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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
5
The piece warns of grass fires typical to late summer and urges caution with cigarettes and wind. It discusses Llano’s plans for a new fire department building site, street maintenance needs, and limited municipal funds. Voter interest is low as primary elections approach and highway improvements near completion are noted.
Ait H. Kersey of Austin traveled to Liang on Tuesday to attend the horst of W. P. Brooking.
The county tax rate remains 69 cents per $100 valuation, with 46 cents for maintenance and 23 cents for sinking funds distributed among road machinery bonds, bridge bonds, and other warrants. School district rates stay largely unchanged, with Valley Spring and Pontotoc districts carrying bond payments. others tax mainly for maintenance.
S A Livestock Market News notes estimated salable receipts about 400 to 523 with early activity steady to 10-6 higher than Monday. Cattle receipts around 600 calves 1300. light supplies, trading active and steady with ranges for common and medium steers 6.25 to 7.00, yearlings 6.00 to 8.00, cows 3.00 to 4.50, bulls 6.50 down, some heavy calves 8.25 to 9.00, Brahmans and mixed lots present.
Federal state and local plans advance seaplane base at Lake Buchanan with docks to serve Colorado River seaplane operations. Civil Aeronautics Authority supplies plans, LCRA to sponsor dock construction with National Youth Administration center support, and talks include Lake Austin facilities using CCC camp in Austin city park.
All aliens in Llano county to be registered and fingerprinted from August 27 for four months ending December 26. The post office in Llano handles the work for Llano county, with counties lacking an office above third class assigning to the county seat. Surrounding counties will use county seats at Liano San Saba Mason and Fredericksburg, while Burnet and Johnson City take their counties.
Eighteen local Girl Scouts traveled to Tow valley for a two day stay at Camp McGinty led by Mrs. L. T. Schrank. They swam, enjoyed recreation, saluted the flag, pledged allegiance, and recited the scout oath each evening. Duties included fire building cooking dishwashing and water carrying under their leader.
Hatimated salable and total receipts 200. Market is steady. Few good lambs at 8 cents per pound, spring lambs at 7.60, some common lambs 4.50. Stocker lambs scale at 5.00 per 100 pounds and mature wethers 3.00 to 2.60, latter at 100 pounds. Few Angora lots bring 2.25 to 2.50, some at 2.75 early.
Walter P Brooking longtime Llano county resident died Monday afternoon at his home he was 77 born March 27 1863 in Iu a vaca county He rode with Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders and later corresponded with him He married in 1894 and widow survived by three stepchildren two brothers and a sister Funeral held Tuesday at the Baptist church with Rev W P Ray officiating Interment in Llano cemetery under Miles Buttery undertaker pallbearers named
The city council appropriated $3,000 for a new two story fire hall to house three city trucks. Plans include a meeting hall above the equipment room and larger living quarters for two department members. Construction is delayed while a cheaper option is sought with possible agency or external contract. Two rigs remain at the present fire house and one at the Goodman building next door to the Southern Hotel.
J P 135th Couple led by J P J B Mayes Liano's marriage justice of the peace assisted the camp. The group praised for supporting girls entrusted by parents. Read names of campers including Jeanette Hammond Virginia Boswell Jean Moss Helen Earl Black and others with chaperons Mrs Alex Hardin and Etta B Harris.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bruhl returned to Llano after being waterbound in Lafayette Louisiana from Thursday night to Sunday morning en route from New Orleans to Llano They described a hotel on the highest Lafayette point with water up to the lobby and reduced supplies Red Cross aid arrived for refugees as trains brought crowds of mealless people watermelon became a staple for some locals In an exhausting crossing back to Texas the couple faced washed out bridges and barges used by the highway department to span rivers before finally reaching Houston about 540 miles away.
Three days during the past week saw the mercury slip above the 100 mark on the government thermometer of H C Roth, focal observer for the United States Weather Bureau. Temperatures for the past week record a 135th marriage ceremony held last Sunday night as G F Flanagan and Misa Christine Allen of Abilene asked that he perform the ceremony. Justice Mayea hopes to make his total 200 before he leaves office.
Miss Fay Green from the State Department of Welfare toured Llano to explain a surplus commodities stamp plan for relief clients. Grocers will be contacted to discuss orange stamps worth their face value for groceries and blue stamps redeemable for surplus items. The plan aims to let relief clients choose items they want while grocers maintain profits.
The Llano city council passed an ordinance Monday afternoon keeping the tax rate at $1.50. Of this amount $1.08 funds general city services such as streets, policing, fire protection, and cemetery upkeep, while 42 cents go to interest and bond retirement.
The Commissioners' Court set a contract to repair two toilets on county property and will permanently close the basement men's toilet. The other court house toilet will be repaired to first class condition, as will the women’s toilet in the courthouse yard. Roof work is also planned due to extensive deterioration.
The Llano Independent School District keeps the tax at one dollar per hundred dollars valuation. The fund allocation remains 60 cents for maintenance and 40 cents for interest and bond payments.
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