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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
5
Co Editors Bernadine Fritz and Howard Ervin present Harper School News Roundup with campus updates, student activities, and community announcements from the Harper school year.
Readable items show Kerrville Stock Show results with David Wilson and Michael McMahon lamb placings, Vickie Beard hog and lamb placements, Becky Tatsch carcass winner, Buzzy Bierschwabe Hampshire gift third. Also notes seventh grade IQ tests, science films, scouts activities, Girl Scout cookies, junior high basketball in Medina and Center Point, Jerry Dittmar profile and school activities, and Harper boys and girls basketball results against Utopia with second place looming.
The Shorthorns lost to the Ingram Wildcats last Thursday January 23. Harper scorers included Allen Wienecke Buzzy Bier schwabe and David Jung with others listed. Ingram top scorers were Hirt 10 Ficker 8 Carson 6. Lady Shorthorns fell 24 to 15 with Meeks 11 and Fritz 4 leading Harper. Ingram also led with Young 14 and Edson 10.
The district welcomes Susan Thorn a new special education teacher who resides with her husband between Kerrville and Harper at Thorn s Feed Lot They list her education from Texas Tech University Southwest Texas State University and Sul Ross State University She begins work while local sports events and student activities continue including basketball games and rodeo ticket sales with FFA and 4 H members named from Harper and surrounding areas
Thomas Cauthen and Pam Massey head Kerrville events with champions. Cauthen wins the champion fine wool lamb and a reserve hog. Massey claims a reserve hog in district and places in cross breeds. Numerous riders and cattle entries finish in top positions across fine wool, cross, and cattle divisions.
The Hill Country Memorial Hospital board of trustees will meet Thursday January 30 for its annual session. Newly elected trustees Edwin Eckhardt Jr and Victor Meier will be installed. officers will be elected and the 1974 financial report will be presented along with reports from medical staff and hospital auxiliary.
The Homemakers Focus on Homemakers series welcomed many attendees at a Monday night gardening short course. Jerry Parsons, extension vegetable specialist, spoke on growing tips for local vegetables at 7:30 p.m. in Milam Hall on February 3.
Harper I S D announces the school trustee election will occur on April 5 1975. potential candidates must file by March 1 1975 at the school office.
Senator Jack Ogg of Houston introduces a bill to prohibit smoking on planes trains elevators hospitals museums and other public spaces unless a designated smoking area is provided. Violations would be Class C misdemeanors with fines up to 200 dollars as a protection for non smokers.
Austin taxpayers should file their 1974 income tax returns early with no regard to any rebate plan. Howard C. Longley, acting IRS southern Texas district director, explained the president's plan calls for an automatic rebate by the IRS based on a percentage of tax liability for 1974.
Rep Jim Nugent was appointed Chairman of the Texas House Transportation Committee for this session by Speaker Bill Clayton. Nugent will also sit on the Appropriations Committee. The Transportation panel handles bills on highways mass transit railroads utilities and related services. He is among 21 on the Appropriations Committee reviewing state treasury money.
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Bob Bullock told the Texas Press Association at the St. Anthony Hotel that his agency is the most inefficient in state government. He said he fired 31 employees since Jan 1 and hired the best-qualified replacements, noting he found unused files and old records to be destroyed or archived. The gathering also heard public defender and editor remarks on Southwest Bell and other topics, with coverage of right to work debate and a Carrasco trial update.
In a weekend report Congressman Bob Krueger calls for a nationwide energy initiative inspired by the moon landing. He notes energy use has surged since 1950, foreign oil costs rose from 3 to 24 billion dollars between 1970 and 1974, and warns of potential shortages as planning lags. He argues leadership, cooperation, and innovation are essential to sustain U.S. growth and global standing.
Twelve federal agencies co sponsor a first of its kind Government Assistance to Small Business Conference in Dallas at the Fairmont Hotel. It runs February 18 19 daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with 1000 to 1500 small business men and women expected from Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas and New Mexico. Fred S Neumann SBA Region VI Director calls the event a milestone.
Small Business conference coordination by SBA will assemble 12 federal agencies including Commerce Defense HUD Labor HHS Agriculture EPA FEA GSA IRS to help inform and assist small business. Registration 15 dollars before Feb 18 20 dollars after includes all activities and two luncheons.
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