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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
1
The speaker addresses Virginia about her young friends being misled by a skeptical age. They trust only what is visible and comprehensible to narrow minds, asserting that all minds, whether adult or child, are shaped by doubt and limited understanding.
In a holiday note from Port Chester New York, Mr and Mrs John M Liptak Jr send season s greetings along with compliments on The News. The passage recalls the biblical nativity story with Caesar s decree and Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem to deliver the Christ child, while shepherds watch in the field and angels proclaim peace on earth.
County Assessor Brantley Barker warns that more than 2,000 residents have not paid poll taxes in San Saba, leaving only five weeks to qualify to vote. Poll taxes lag while state and county taxes show strong 70 percent+ collection. Feb 1 is deadline, with delinquency risking loss of voting rights in the 1950 election.
Funeral services for Tol Chapman, 53, were conducted at First Baptist Church Richland Springs with Rev. Leslie Rogers and Rev. R. W. Robinson officiating. Born in Richland Springs, he died at his Llano home Saturday morning. Survivors include brother D. M. Chapman and five sisters Hattie Richards, W. H. Willingham, Leonard Hardin, Alfred Hardin, Eva Phillips. Burial followed in Richland Springs Cemetery. Relatives attending included Chris Haines of Sonora, Leonadine Hardin of Austin, Hal Hardin and W. H. Willingham of Ft Worth, Leonard and Alfred Hardin of Llano, and Mary Bob Hardin of Llano.
Roxie C Pierce 82 died after a two year illness. Services were at First Baptist Church with Rev Sam D Taylor. Born February 22 1867 in Fayetteville Georgia she married Young Pierce in 1883 and lived in this county 59 years. Survived by four daughters four sons and many grandchildren. Burial at China Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. W. A. Smith and Mrs. Te eil Smith of Temple were in San Saba Monday.
A Thursday morning fire in the central heating boiler room at the San Saba schools forced two unexpected holidays. Classes were dismissed due to no heat. Small tools and two motors burned. boiler room scorched and smoke damaged. Insurance adjusters assess damage this week. Boilers converted from oil to natural gas after the blaze.
The San Saba Band Club met December 18 in the Band Hall with president Slim Cobern presiding. Members voted to pay dues to send San Saba Band members to Fort Worth January 28 for the Fat Stock Show, where they will be guests for the day. The treasurer reported on the membership drive and listed numerous new members and donors from local businesses and residents.
County court house employees gathered in the tax assessor collectors office to exchange gifts around the Christmas tree. The idea began with decorating the tree and drawing names, and several officials hoped it would become an annual event.
An oil cook stove being refueled caught fire Sunday morning at the county jail. The fire department responded to control the blaze and smoke damage affected the kitchen while the stove suffered significant damage.
Santa Claus and his four rein-deer led a festive parade through San Saba with a fire truck and the Armadillo Band. About 1,200 students were dismissed and an estimated 7,000 others lined the streets as Girl Scouts sang carols. Post and store receipts rose, signaling solid holiday business.
The San Saba Production Credit Association, central office in San Saba with four field offices, completes the purchase of the final $5,000 of government stock on Dec 17, making it fully owned by farmer and rancher members. It now holds over $600,000 in capital and surplus with more than 1,100 stockholders. The FCCA partner loans total over $244 million, yearly volume about $742 million. funds come from selling notes to the Roger al Sateen and Ball of Houston, with no government money loaned.
Jaycee directors met Monday to discuss locations for the proposed San Saba post office and a federal building and voted to encourage owners of suitable lots to submit bids. Several lot owners have indicated they will enter bids.
County Agricultural Agent A. B. Ford will be away from the office until January 2 using accrued leave and the Extension Service holidays. He plans to visit Normangee briefly with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Ford.
A San Saba youth, released from Gatesville reformatory, was returned for an unconditional term after breaking into a box car on December 2 and entering Cash Feed & Produce on December 3. Some pecans were stolen from the produce house but later recovered.
Mrs. M E Hardin and relatives plan Christmas in Raymondville as guests of Morris Hardin and P Har din families. Kenneth joins Winnie Mae and Curtis Johnson and others for the holiday with Mrs Hardin's sons.
The San Saba County auction ring sold 366 head of cattle. Fat cows brought 1.73 to 17.30, cutters 12.41 to 14.78, canners 8.5 to 12.50, stocker cows 110 to 163 per head, cows and calves 145 to 240, stout calves 20 to 24 with tops to 26, fat calves 21 to 25.50, yearlings 18 to 22, and calves 14.74 to 16.20.
Brownwood civil engineer Wesley Hall began plans this week for a low water crossing on the Colorado River along the Richland Springs Brownwood highway. The concrete slab crossing at Whitted Crossing will connect via San Saba county farm to market roads and a future hard surfaced extension. Brown county designates the route as a farm to market road and Highway Commission funds target paving 13.7 miles from Camp Bowie south of Brownwood to the Mills County line with further extension to the river cross.
Tom J. Henry, a vocational agriculture instructor in San Saba schools, represented the area at a two day statewide meeting in Dallas. Plans for adult education in vocational agriculture were laid out as the state department places emphasis on adult education this year.
San Saba vocational agriculture students report Purina Mike gained 98 pounds in 61 days while Ike gained 47. Mike consumed 276 pounds of grain and 23 pounds of supplement versus Ike’s 20 pounds of grain. Cost per 100 pounds of gain favors Mike at 3.15 dollars versus 14.87 for Ike.
S L Kirk of San Sabaranchur underwent hospital surgery at Temple hospital on December 13 for removal of his left eye after sympathetic reactions endangered the injured right eye. The left eye had been damaged about a month earlier when he was struck by a limb while hiding posture. His condition is now satisfactory and right eye symptoms have disappeared.
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