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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
5
The community lauds this year’s rodeo as the best spectator event yet with a grand parade in Llano County. Clerks Clinton Hardin and his wife are thanked for their hours of preparation, while neighbors plan 4-H shows, livestock improvements, and Llano granite memorials.
The Llano Granite Products company reports Granitex crushed granite used for chicken grit and automotive spark plug cleaning. Contracts extend to six states outside Texas with recent finishes for concrete floors, including the Central Power and Light building in Corpus Christi. D.C. Read is president, O. P. Gresham plant superintendent, and the plant sits on Parkinson land near Six Mile road. The company began crushing granite in July of last year and has since shipped numerous carloads and truck lots.
The Ligno chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elected eight officers at its regular Monday meeting. Ming Minnie Long was named worthy matron and W. G. Williamson worthy patron, with Miss Minita Martin associate matron and E. W. Tarrence associate patron. Other officers include secretary Ona Darnall treasurer Ellen Currie conductress Ruby Peterson associate conductress Nell McDermott captain Lucy Winkel marshal Minnie Belle Ligon organist Bessie Puthman Adah Media Roth Ruth Audrey Baldwin Esther Nora Hardin Martha Florence Fishbeck Electa Lillie Smith warder Mae Williamson sentinel. Installation officers were Lucy Winkel installing officer Claudie Mc Coy marshal and Minnie Belle Ligon organist.
A. T. Williamson of Cherokee was buried in Llano cemetery yesterday at age 64. He died in a Brownwood hospital with few details available. The note urges local residents to unite and help improve Liang and Liang county in the weeks ahead.
County attorney Bill S Watkins says highway 16 south of Llano to the San Saba county line is unlikely to be paved this summer due to lack of funds. The Texas Highway Department may pursue a WPA tied contract later, but completion before cold weather is doubtful and WPA labor would be diverted from other projects.
Harold Collings, 29, died in a White River hospital after an accidental gunshot wound. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Collings of Liang county. Details were scarce as his brother Paul Collings and relatives left for White River. It was unclear if the body would be moved to Llano for burial.
Misa Mary Agnes Pehl, June graduate of Southwest Texas State Teachers College from Liang, earned special distinction in the order of oratory in Pi Kappa Delta, the national honor forensic fraternity. She ranked first in three interscholastic tournaments and reached the semifinals of the national Pi Kappa Delta meet in Knoxville, finishing ninth nationally in women’s oratory. The SWTUC Samba chapter improved 26 points to seventh among 165 chapters, with Baylor first and SWTUC second in Texas. Three speakers, including Pehl, advanced to the semifinals at the national convention.
Claud Clendenen faced charges for selling fish from Buchanan Lake. He was tried before a jury in Justice Court on Monday and again on Tuesday but both trials ended in a hung jury. No date was set for a subsequent trial, per Justice of the Peace J B Mayas.
Ella Clair Bruhl won first in the three night Cowgirl contest at Llano Rodeo tying with Annette Moss of Llano for top honors. Moss took second with Clinton Hardin of Gillespie county third and Roy Zesch of Mason fourth. Vivian Ellis of San Saba county claimed fifth, Jasper Hardin and Carl Freeman tied for sixth seventh, Tom Lowe of San Saba won eighth with several other entrants named.
Llano County native Henry Morgan Smith born January 14 1864 died early Thursday leaving widow Mary Click Smith and eleven children in Llano and surrounding towns. The golden wedding anniversary was celebrated June 20 1889. Funeral at 4:00 PM Friday at the Baptist church led by Rev N A Sanders.
The commissioners court met for the regular monthly session on Monday and Tuesday. They approved a $40 monthly allowance for a full time deputy sheriff to serve Buchan an and Inks lakes. Roy Smith is employed on a cooperative basis by the county and local businesses on the bikes. The session also approved monthly accounts against county funds.
P. V. Patrick of Lampasas was elected by the Liano school board to fill a high school vacancy in mathematics. He will also serve as principal.
Chairman Norman H. Davis of the American Red Cross condemns the Paris bombing and deaths of women and children. He notes a 2 year old unanimous Red Cross appeal urging nations to prohibit bombing towns and cites the London International Conference where all represented nations endorsed the motion. The appeal remains unheeded.
The Llano area hosted an electric appliance show drawing over 3,000 attendees from Llano and adjacent counties. Hundreds of dollars in appliances and credits were awarded. Sponsored by The Llano Neva, the Lower Colorado River Authority, and local dealers. H. T. Jones of the LCRA attended and urged similar showcases in each district town.
Public schools in Llano county are granted 2826 dollars in equalization aid for the 1939 40 school year. State superintendent D A Woods announced the full salary aid of 2227 dollars has been paid and Llano schools have received 75 percent of 599 dollars allotted for transportation. Tuition figures depend on applications received.
Special prizes were awarded at the Llano rodeo along with a $100 Austin Long saddle from Moore State Bank for best average calf roping time by Llano or nearby county riders. Charlie’s Variety gave Carl Pool trousers for the fastest calf roping time each night, won by J R Phillips 17.8 seconds, Lynn Hardin 18 seconds, and Jasper Hardin 19 seconds.
S A Livestock Federal State Market News Service reports estimated salable and total receipts at 360. Market active with bulls steady since Monday. Top and bulk of good 170 to 300 lb butchers priced 5.50, best 140 to 170 lb hogs 4.50 to 5.40. Packing sows mostly 4.50 or less, a few above. Feeder prices near 4.00, mostly 3.50 down.
The passage notes that the stated vacancy was the only one to be filled while all other positions would remain occupied by the faculty from the previous year.
D W Behrus of Mason county won the $100 Austin Long roping saddle for best average time among Llano surrounding counties in calf tied down at the Llano Rodeo last week. Hiram Davis of Round Mountain was runner up. Three day results feature Calf tie-down, bronco riding, bull riding and bulldogging with multiple winners across days.
J. W. Tow, a longtime Llano resident, called the recent Rodeo parade the largest crowd he had ever seen on Llano streets, saying he had witnessed 60 years of events and never saw a bigger gathering.
Cattle receipts show 600 salable today with total 800 and calves 1700. Fat cows steady to 15 25 cents higher as market weakens on shelly hides. Blocker and slaughter calves ease 25 cents, heifer calves soft, other classes mostly steady with some sales weak. Prices include 8.00 and a reported 1905 dollars in varying lots.
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