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Volume 61, No. 20.
4 Pages
Population 383 Altitude 2100 Feet
HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS 78631 Subscription: $4.20 Per Year, locally; $5.25 outside, includes tax
Friday, May 20, 1977.
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Bloom Where You Are Planted!
(A tip for grads)
I remember so well the little bride, starry-eyed and
glowing, and her handsome, happy bride-groom on their
wedding day. Her adoration for her new husband, his love for
her, lighted the little chapel and the reception afterward.
Everything was perfect.
Now two children and three moves later, moves that had
taken them far from their midwestern home, friends and
relatives, I wondered about their adjustment* to new environ-
ments, new problems, new jobs, new homes, new churches,
and the making of new friends. Would she be a frustrated,
disappointed housewife, a self-centered immature individual?
So I let the knocker on their front door with a sharp rap
and stood waiting for it to be answered. It was an unexpected
visit. Her-appearance told me I heed not have worried. She
was as neat and pretty as I had always remembered her. True,
she was a few years older, a few gray hairs, but on her they
looked good. It was soon evident that the years had added a
new dimension, a well rounded personality. She was an inter-
esting attractive individual. A few minutes conversation and all
my doubts and worries had disappeared.
At the offer of a cup of tea, I followed her into her neat
little kitchen and there above the sink I found the answer to
my questions. A simple little wooden plaque with a daisy and
a butterfly or two, and the words: BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE
PLANTED. Her gaze followed mine and she said with a smile,
"Yes, that’s one of the things that has pulled me through the
’bads’.” Then over our cups of tea freshly made sponge cake,
she told me how depressed and lonely she had been at one of
their moves.
One day, walking down the street of the new village, she
had seen in a dusty antique show window, the motto of the
daisy and the butterflies and the five words, BLOOM WHERE
YOU ARE PLANTED. The little plaque is all she remembers
seeing in the window. She didn’t recall what errand she was
doing. She did remember bringing the motto home, carefully
cleaning it, and hanging it over the sink in the new kitchen,
and the difference it made. Cooking, dishwashing and all the
other housekeeping chores were brightened by this little piece
of wood with the dabs of paint and the five words.
She had become aware that we grow and mature where we
are and not from where we would like to be. So with these
words before her she began to make a niche for herself and
her family in the new neighborhood.
To succeed, BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED.
"Down in Luckenbach, Texas
... You Feel No Pain!"
Junior and Senior Rifle Teams, Harper-Doss
Take 1st Place at San Angelo
Wedding Day Set
A recent, new RCA record-
ing, entitled “Luckenbach,
Texas, Back to the Basics of
Love”, by Bobby Emmons and
Chips Morman, with Waylon
Jennings, soloist, is creating a
national hit with a recent UPI
poll listing the record as No. 3
in the United States. The record
is available at Gibson’s in
Fredericksburg. A spokesman
for Gibson s says it appears the
recording is No. 1, at least
around here!
Radio Station KNAF has had
several calls from various
places, from other states, ask-
ing about the big city of
Luckenbach and what the name
of the radio station was at
Luckenbach. Bill Jung, KNAF
announcer, has had calls from
Hyatsville, Kentucky, and from
a place in Montgomery, Ala-
bama, wanting to know all
about the city.
The words to the song include
something like: “Down in
Luckenbach, Texas . . . You
Feel No Pain . . . Back to the
Basics of Love,” etc. The
melody is good and has a
‘catch’ tune which, along with
the words, appears to be head-
ing for a Number One hit.
Now that we have a song
about Luckenbach, the little
community about ten miles
east of Fredericksburg where
the “World’s Fair” was held as
originated by the late Mayor
Hondo Crouch who made the
town famous, and a song about
the “Harper Valley PTA” but
actually not about Harper,
Texas, which is located 22
miles west of Fredericksburg,
we need a song about Fred-
ericksburg itself. Actually,
there have been some songs
written and tunes composed
about this famous birthplace of
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and
County Seat of Gillespie Coun-
ty, birthplace of the late Presi-
dent Lyndon B. Johnson who
was born at Stonewall, wrtich is
in Gillespie County. We might
some day not be surprised to
hear a new song about Crab-
apple, Cherry Springs, Grape-
town, Rheingold, Handy Stop,
or even Doss Valley, Willow
City, Mecklenburg, Bear Moun-
tain, Wolf Creek, Bear Creek,
Cave Creek, Spring Creek, or
perhaps Enchanted Rock
where many a fascinating tale
about Indian lores have been
told.
Anyways, this country here is
“rich” in fascinating legends,
backgrounds, scenic beauty,
where any composer and song
writer, poet or otherwise, can
find world’s of inspiration!
HARPER LOCALS
Charles Clawson of Austin
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Clawson, over the
Mother’s Day weekend. He also
visited his great-aunt, Mrs.
Minda Mosel.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clawson
spent last Friday with their
daughter, Mrs. Lynne Randall
and her family in Round Rock,
Texas.
Among those from this area
attending the funeral services
of M. C. Blackburn in Junction
last Saturday were Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Marschall, Mrs.
Walter Parker sr., Mr. and
Mrs. David Schmidt, Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Anderegg, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Berry.
VISITORS AT THE OPEN HOUSE at Hill Country
Memorial Hospital on May 15 are observing coronary
care equipment. The Open House attracted many in-
terested citizens to tour the facility.
Hospital Open House
Held May 15
Over 250 interested visitors
attended Open House at Hill
Country Memorial Hospital on
Sunday, May 15.
“Our community is fortunate
to have the health care institu-
tions and voluntary health or-
ganizations that provide ser-
vices to our area,” according to
Roy Stroeher, Hospital Board
Chairman. The Hospital Board
Chairman reported that visi-
tors received information and
demonstrations in each of the
hospital departments and by
the various community health
organizations who contribute to
health care in the community.
On behalf of the hospital,
Stroeher expressed apprecia-
tion to all those who participat-
ed.
Arts & Crafts Fair At Kerrville
May 28-29-30
Kerrville, Texas — Each Me-
morial Day Weekend, this Hill
Country town is at its spring-
time best to host the Texas
State Arts and Crafts Fair. On
May 28-29-30 over 200 of Texas’
finest artists and craftspeople
will exhibit quality works in the
atmosphere of an old fashioned
country fair.
The Fair brings together arts
and crafts ranging from histor-
ic and pioneer to contempor-
ary. Many crafts that helped to
shape the history of Texas are
actually demonstrated. Fair
visitors can watch an almost
forgotten forge weld by a
blacksmith or catch a glimpse
of times past at the quilting
bee. Sheep shearing, horse
shoeing, spinning, weaving and
msuical instrument making are
featured along a little Hill
Country creek.
An open air shelter with tab-
les or hay tables under ancient
oak trees provides great places
to eat or rest. And the food is a
delicious tribute to Texas pa-
lates. Feast on German sau-
sage, beef jerky, fried chicken,
barbeque and several Mexican
specialities. Sweets and a mul-
titide of ice cold drinks are
available throughout the fair-
grounds.
C. S. MINCYS ENTERTAIN
EASTERN STAR
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mincy,
worthy matron and worthy pat-
ron of Fredericksburg Chapter
No. 113 order of the Eastern
Star, entertained all their offic-
ers and families, and also in-
stalling officers, with a bar-
becue dinner in their home,
Sunday evening, May 15.
Thirty-five attended and the
evening was spent visiting with
one another and discussing
plans for the New Charter
Year. Special guests was Mrs.
Susan Sembritzky.
RUBBER STAMPS — Desk
Name Plates, Snap-On Name
Badges — Order them at The
Radio Post.
AIL entertainment is free to
Fair ticketholders, and a new
concert or program starts
every two hours on the fair-
grounds stage. These include
New Folk Concerts, two coun-
try-western bands and a jazz
band. A family group will offer
songs reminiscent of an earlier
Texas. Comedy and juggling
are combined in a slapstick
performance by Michael Mar-
lin.
Free parking on an attended
lot is available throughout the
Fair. Fair dates are May 28-29-
30, Saturday, Sunday and Mon-
day of the Memorial Day
Weekend. Gates open at 10 a.m.
each day and close at 8 p.m.,
except for Monday, when they
close at 6 p.m. Admission is
$2.00 for adults and 50c for
children under 12.
For a free color brochure
write Texas Arts & Crafts
Foundation, P. 0. Box 1527,
Kerrville, Texas 78028.
AMERICAN LEGION AND
AUXILIARY MEET
The American Legion and
Auxiliary met this month with
a good attendance. The ladies
finalized plans for Memorial
Day. They are decorating vet-
erans graves this week, and
would appreciate help in locat-
ing any that may have been
missed, and updating their lists
of about 50 graves in the local
cemeteries. Edna Cosper and
Geraldine Skipper are working
at this.
Midelle Parker is in charge
of distributing poppies on the
last Saturday, May 28. Poppy
cans and poppy posters will be
placed a few days ahead, and
she urges the public to take a
poppy and wear it Memorial
Day weekend.
When asked to wear a poppy
on Memorial Day, remember
the veteran in a hospital or
workshop who made this me-
morial flower. Poppy Day pur-
pose has always been to honor
the war dead by assisting the
living. This is the true signifi-
cance of Poppy Day.
The Junior Rifle Team com-
prising Carol Rode of Doss,
Brad Sivells, Jim Bob Sivells of
Harper, and Brad Barivish of
Fredericksburg, took first
place honors at the District 4-H
Show held Saturday, May 7, in
San Angelo. Their 4-H leader is
Milton Wendel of the Harper-
Doss Club and Ray Pape of
Fredericksburg.
Also, the Senior Rifle Team,
comprising Steven Geistweidt
of Doss, David Wilson, Sherwin
Staudt of Harper and Rory
Pape of Fredericksburg took
first place in the San Angelo
district show, also on May 7.
The Senior Team will go to
the state meet in June, time
and place to be made known
later. This will be the third
time that Milton Wendel has
taken his Harper-Doss Club to
the state meet. In 1975 his team
consisted of Steven Geistweidt
of Doss, Steven Skipper, Sher-
win Staudt of Harper and Rory
Pape of Fredericksburg. They
tied for 1st place at the district
show in San Angelo and 9th
place at State. In 1976 his team
consisted of Richard Rangel,
Sherwin Staudt, of Harper; Ste-
ven Geistweidt of Doss and
Rory Pape of Fredericksburg.
They placed 1st in the district
show at San Angelo and 3rd at
State. Rory Pape was high
individual at the state show.
We wish our Harper-Doss
team “GOOD LUCK” at the
June state meet.
—John Barker
4-H Club Reporter,
Harper-Doss Club.
NANCY FELLER
BOB EVERTSON
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Feller of
Harper announce the engage-
ment and approaching mar-
riage of their daughter, Nancy
Lee, to John Robert ‘Bob’
Evertson of Kerrville, son of
Mrs. James C. Evertson and
the late Mr. Evertson.
The bride-elect is a 1969
graduate of Harper High School
and holds a B. S. degree in Ele-
mentary Education from Ange-
lo State University and is now
teaching at Ingram Ind. School
Dist.
Her fiance is a 1970 graduate
of Tivy High School, served
three years in the U. S. Army in
Germany under NATO along
the wall, and is presently an
accounting major at Sam Hous-
ton State University at Hunts-
ville.
The couple plans a July 2
wedding in St. James Lutheran
Church in Harper.
Bemadine Fritz Graduates
RILYN McDOUGALL
HONORED WITH LUNCHEON
Mrs. Charles John
McDougall honored Marilyn
McDougall, senior, with a salad
luncheon in the home of Mrs.
Reginald McDougall, May 16..
Several of her classmates
and friends attended.
ELIZABETH JUNG HONORED
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fritz
honored their daughter, Eliza-
beth (Cookie) Jung, with a
steak supper at their ranch
home, Sunday May 15.
Classmates and their guests
attended.
JIM PARKERS ANNOUNCE
BIRTH OF SON
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parker an-
nounce the birth of their son on
May 9 at the Sonora General
Hospital. He weighed in at 7
pounds and 15 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Walter W. Parker jr. of
Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Wer-
ner Koch of Fredericksburg.
HARPER LOCALS
Mrs. Minda Mosel and the A.
C. Clawsons had the following
guests this past week: Jack
Solomon of Corpus Christi
(Mrs. Mosel’s nephew and Mrs.
Clawson’s brother), Mr. Solo-
mon’s daughter, Mrs. Barbara
Lloyd of Corpus Christi and
Mrs. Myrtle Justice and her
son, Bob Justice of Austin.
BERNADINE FRITZ
Bernadine Fritz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fritz of
Harper, was among the grad-
uating class of Angelo State
University in the spring com-
mencement exercises held May
13 in the Physical Education
Building. She holds an Asso-
ciate of Science Degree in
Nursing and graduated with
honors.
Miss Fritz will be taking the
State Board examination July 5
and 6 in Austin, upon passing
will qualify her as a Registered
Nurse. She is employed at Sid
Peterson Memorial Hospital in
Kerrville.
Guests attending the com-
mencement exercises were
from Kerrville, Harper, San
Angelo and College Station.
New Pastoral Appointments
To Be Announced
United Methodists will audi-
tion a prototype of their first
national radio program during
the seven annual conference
meetings over Texas and New
Mexico.
The presiding bishops, places
and dates of the conferences
are: Bishop Alsie H. Carleton,
Albuquerque, is president of
the New Mexico Conference
meeting at Glorieta Baptist As-
sembly, Glorieta, N.M., May
24-27 and the Northwest Texas
Conference scheduled for St.
Paul United Methodist Church,
Abilene, May 31 - June 2.
Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe,
Dallas, heads the North Texas
Conference scheduled for
Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, May 29 - June 1 and the
Central Texas Conference to be
held at the Convention Center,
Waco, June 5-8.
Bishop Finis A. Crutchfield,
Houston, presides at the Texas
Annual Conference meeting at
First United Methodist Church,
Houston, May 30 - June 2.
Bishop J. Chess Lovern, San
Antonio, chairs the Southwest
Texas Conference, scheduled
for Travis Park United Metho-
dist Church, San Antonio, May
30 - June 2 and the Spanish
speaking Rio Grande Confer-
ence to be held at Southwestern
University, Georgetown, June
10-11.
The bishops will announce
the new pastoral appointments
during the seven annual confer-
ence sessions.
CAR MADE UNINTENTIONAL APPROACH FOR
DRIVE-IN SERVICE TO HARPER POSTOFFICE
Car Rams Accidentally Into
Harper Postoffice Saturday
Harper people along Main
Street were under the impres-
sion that a bomb had exploded
when a car accidentally
crashed into the front of the
Harper Postoffice Building,
Saturday afternoon, May 14, at
about 4 p.m.
A 1967 Chevrolet Corvair
driven by Dina Blair, 16, owned
by Bobby Mayce, both of Har-
per, crashed into the front side
of the postoffice brick building
when Miss Blair lost control of
the car .as she was turning into
the driveway east of the build-
ing while enroute to her grand-
mother’s house on a nearby
street.
The picture above indicates
that both the vehicle and the
glass front were heavily dam-
aged. Frank Staudt, former
genial postmaster and owner of
the Harper postoffice building,
which he erected some years
ago to replace a historic old
wooden structure, said that he
figured the day will come when
we will have “drive-in” service
at postoffices throughout the
country ... but he didn’t think
it would happen yet! Neverthe-
less, he indicated that he was
glad no one was injured in the
accident, saying that insurance
adjusters were to come and ap-
praise the damage and repairs
would be made soon.
Gillespie Grand Jury Returns
12 Bills of Indictment
Gillespie County District
Court convened on Monday,
May 2, with District Judge Bob
Barton of Kerrville presiding.
A Grand Jury was empaneled
and, after investigating 17
cases, returned 12 bills of in-
dictment which included: three
cases of theft, two cases of
aggravated assault, one DWI
(Driving While Intoxicated),
one possession of Hashish (a
drug); one attempted case of
rape; one forgery, three indict-
ments against James Karr (ad-
dress not furnished) who is in
the Gillespie County jail at this
time for (1) jumping bail, (1)
for possession of Cocaine, and
(1) for possession of Mari-
huana.
The names of the persons
indicted, some local according
to District Clerk Walter Sch-
midt, can not be released until
the parties are arrested and
served with indictment papers.
There were four “No Bills”
among the cases investigated
by the grand jury. One charge
of theft case was passed (no
indictment) by the Grand Jury
and recommended for trial in
the County Court.
Members of the Grand Jury,
who were dismissed after their
due deliberations, were: Nor-
man Rech, foreman; Thomas
B. Maloney, Jack Wiemers,
Frederick J. Metzger, Douglas
Wayne Edwards, Walter Klett,
Mrs. Milton Cosper, Jim Bob
Stevens, Reginald McDougall,
Mrs. Virginia Pehl, Jimmy R.
Penick and Bradley Sweeney.
PETIT JURY
On Monday, May 9, a Gilles-
pie County Petit Jury list was
summoned with a 12-man jury
being selected to hear a case
where Rosemary Rivas, of San
Antonio, sued Community Sav-
ings & Loan Association for
damages. On Wednesday, May
11, after three days of testi-
mony, the charge was given to
'the jury, with the jury deliver-
ating less than an hour and
ruling in favor of the Com-
munity Savings & Loan Asso-
ciation.
A motion for a new trial has
been filed by Rosemary Rivas,
according to District Clerk
Walter Schmidt.
Also, Schmidt said that Dis-
trict Judge Bob Barton is try-
ing to be here for District Court
every Friday morning, when-
ever possible, and that the next
session of District Court will
convene this Friday, May 20, at
9 a.m. at which time several
minor uncontested cases are on
docket.
Heart Association
Sponsored Seminar
Nurses from the Hill Country
Memorial Hospital and Kimble
Hospital in Junction attended
the seminar, “The Cardiac
Patient — Rehabilitation, Com-
munication, Sexuality”, spon-
sored by the Gillespie County
Division, American Heart As-
sociation on Saturday, May 14,
at City Hall.
Mrs. Esther Wooten, RN, BS
in Nursing, provided an excel-
lent presentation along with
Mrs. Gretta Hill, RN, B. S. in
Nursing.
Mrs. Wooten is a graduate of
the University of the Southwest
in Louisiana. She is presently
working on her Master’s degree.
from Texas Womens University
as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in
cardiovascular diseases. She is
employed as Assistant Instruc-
tor, Angelo State University
Nursing program, San Angelo.
Mrs. Hill is a graduate of
Texas Christian University has
had experience as supervisor in
ICU’s and CCU’s for five years.
She is Administrative Assistant
in Nursing Service at Shannon
Hospital at San Angelo.
Sherry Welge, RN, president
of the Gillespie County Divi-
sion, American Heart Associa-
tion welcomed guests. Judy
Poehlmann, RN, profession^
nursing education task force
and leader for the sponsoring
organization, introduced the
guest speakers.
Harper Weather Report
By Frank Staudt
Hi Lo
Rain
May 11......
...73
56
.00
May 12......
...82
53
.00
May 13......
...78
55
.00
May 14......
...80
60
.00
May 15......
...78
66
.00
May 16......
...74
66
.05
May 17.......
...76
64
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Total rain..
..0.05
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