The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 18, 1997 Page: 1 of 6
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Hobson Hopf
P.O. Box 231
Harper, TX 78631
f 182
Founded in 1908
Vol 69 NoJ,
PRICE:35 cents
HARPER, TEXAS
USPS 235-780
Tuesday, March 18, 1997
Harper
Sophomore
Scores
Prefect on
SAT Math
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MOLLY MAOOO’S GUESS WHO?
The ladies in last weeks paper are: Mary Kettner Kothmann, left
t>y KareHI Fi<Vll(|t and too dark to recognize, center was Verdie Fletcher (birthday
Our sympathy goes to Pete Cosper, Bonnie Popnoe and Kenneth person) and to the right was Ruby Kettner.
Cosper and the entire family and relatives, as Edna passed away This week we have a man who had been Gillespie County Deputy
last Monday morning. Those who knew her will miss her. Once Sherrif for Harper since about 1967, to help maintain law and order
again we have lost one of our dear people from this community. for the community and surrounding areas. This picture was taken in
Congratulations goes to Mr. and Mrs. James Zant on the arrival of April, 1973. Do you know this man? He still lives iij Harper.
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a baby daughter. She was welcomed by big brother Wacey.
Once again this past week we had rain galore ! Rivers, creeks
and streams were over-flowing in placesi. At Mormon Creek by the
Baptist Church in Doss, a man from Sam Antonio was swept into the
creek. He was up against a fence and had been there for about a
hour when he was able to wave and g«et three motorists attention
Andrew Bishop, Kara Welge, his girlfriend, and her sister Kayla
were riding around checking the creeks when they found this man in
the creek. Andrew was able to pull this man out of the creek with a
tow rope.
We need to think before we go into these low dips where there is
water at times. It would help us to stay out of trouble and might
even save our lives!
Rev. & Mrs. John Bishop were able to attend a retreat for
Minister's and their wives, at Alto Frio Baptist Encampment in
Leakey this past weekend. They had a wonderful time and
fellowshiped with other minister's and their wives from five different
associations. The main speaker for this event was Dr. Glen Booth.
I also received a letter from Rickie Tatssch. It really was good to
hear from her. She is progressing very slow but she is grateful that
she isn't going backwards. Rickie says she is slow in getting any
feeling back and she is on medication that is helping to control the
pain. She is having to watch her diet amd at this time of the year
Rowdy Westbrook, a sophomore at Harper High School, scoreda her daughter, Cathy, is having difficulty with allergies. Some of you
perfect 800 on the SAT I: Reasoning Test this past January, placing know what that is like, don't you? The wesather isn't bad but they did
him in the 99th percentile at both the state and national levels when have a hail storm last week. Rickie is still going to physical therapy
compared to college-bound seniors. Westbrook attained this score twice a week and she does "sit & be fit" at home. She is sorry to
by answering every math question correctly and ommitting no hear about all the sickness we have had heire.
questions. In December of 96, Westbrook scored a 33 on his ACT Rickje we send you our greetings and ,ov,e' We hope you continue
math subtest, missing only three questions, also placing him in the to improve We wi|, keep you on our prayer |ists in 0Ur churches
99th percentile in math and in the 91st percentile for his composite and ^omes
oT °J V , 'f/eStbr°0k iS *h! ** StUden*iR *he hiSt0rV 0f Harper The Harper High School seniors left Sunday, March 9th, to go on
High School to attain a perfect score on the SAT math as a ,heir senior Wp They went t0 rwsfs and evidently had a very good
sophomore. We are very proud of Rowdy and his tjme One 0f the places they went was Six Flags. You should hear
accomphshment, says counselor Joy Jones. "He’s a great kid and some of ,he|r storjes about where th ate Especially where they
contnbutes so much to Harper High Schoo academically, yet he is or knives, goodness, we thought those
^so Ktvolved ,n FFA Student Counc,l ath ehcs, tfIL, etc He has ^ over,' P , understandl their sponsors were Mr.
set a standard of excellence for which other students can aspire. \ v . .. . .. Manninn it cppmc a<=
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they too, had a good time. If you are keeping up with school, it
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TEXAS FARM RANCH &
SAFETY COUNTIL
William Clayton (Clay) Nuckles of Hondo has been named rural
hero of 1996, according to Ben Bullard, president of the Texas Farm
and Ranch Safety Council.
Nuckles will be honored Monday, March 17, at the Texas Safety
Association's 58th Annual Texas/Southwestern Safety Conference
and Exposition, to be held at the Adams Mark Hotel in Houston.
The award honors an individual who performed or attempted an
heroic act of human-lifesaving related to farming and ranching.
Memories From The Fast
JulY 1983
is only 9 more weeks until school is out ! My how time flies. Of
course the seniors can't wait for that time to be over. _
We still have some people who are sic;k but some are getting P3rK0F Still i QUflCf 3l 94
better. Jess Parker celebrated his 94th birrthday, June 17. The happy
Remember to pray for Victor Harper. He is not doing well. occasion began on June 12, when 1650 relatives and close friends
I understand that Clara Scarborough is doing better. However, gathered with Mr. and Mrs. Parker on Devil's River, Noxville, to
keep remembering her in your prayers. celebrate his 94th birthday and have an old-fashioned reunion. A
jy. jy. jy. .y. .y. jy. ^ ^ jy. ^ jy. .y. .y. jy: jy. .y. Y-^ delicious noon meal of barbecue and all the timmings were served
TS06KAA Holding?---------- under beautiful pecan trees.
june -i6) he was honored by the Douig Bode family with a Mexican
The home of member Frances Dendy will be the place for the supper June 17 he was treated t0l a fish supper by the Doyle
spring meeting of the Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Sheep and Parkers and June 19, Father's Day, he was honored with a Father's
Although Clay was unable to save the life of'his father, John, he is Z whicTtim^ T' by ^ ^ BakeFS 3"d R'aym0nd ParkerS‘ Barbecue’
have the opportunity to admire or chuckle at each others hats. They Mr Parker better known by |his nine grandchildren, 13
are being asked to wear their favorite, old or new, to the meeting. great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren as "Big-daddy: is
There will be an election of officers for 1998-1999, as well as an the only living son of Mr. and Mrs. Jamies Henry Parker, who came
update on the 1997 Wool and Mohaiir Style Show which will take to Noxville in 1874, and married the former Matilda Jane Crockett,
place in October. They had 10 boys and one daughter.
Lunch will be served following the business meeting. Cost is Jess parker married the former Lorena Milam, August 18, 1913.
$7.00. Reservations should be made no later than March 17th by Thjs August they wj|| be married 70 yeears. They reared four sons
calling Frances Dendy at (210) 257-5942. Guests and prospective ^ ^ daughter Vjrgn Doy|e He,en B|anch (Mrs. Earl Baker),
credited with going beyond the call of duty, and almost died himself
in the attempt. On May 15, while clearing land with a bulldozer in
Medina County about 19 miles north of D'Hanis, John was attacked
by a large swarm of bees.
Seeing his father slumped over in the tractor sea, Clay attempted
to get the bees off of him, getting stung himself in the process.
John, who had emphysema, was at this time gasping hard, trying to
get air in his lungs. Clay — knowing his father was in no condition to
use the inhaler - pumped the medication into his own mouth,, and
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By this time John has lost consciousness. Clay performed CPR on ^^^ Ar★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
him, then decided to try to carry his father to their truck, located
about two miles away.
About a mile later -- Clay, deciding his father had died - walked
the rest of the way to his truck, called the EMS on his mobile phone,
went back to where his father lay, and took him in the truck to meet
the EMS.
Clay's attempts to save his dad were in vain. What the young man
didn't know was that he was close to death himself. The EMS
personnel gave Clay the injections needed to fight the bee venom,
and drove him to meet the helicopter that would take him to the
hospital in San Antonio.
"No one really knew how much danger Clay was in until the
doctors explained to the family how close he came to dying
himself," Mary Cantrell, his mother, relates. "It turned out that he
had over 150 bee stings, plus the emotional shock that he had been
through."
Although doctors told Clay he did all that was possible to save his
dad, Cantrell said Clay still questions his actions.
"This young man was only 24 years old when this happened, but
he used common sense way beyond his years tryiing to help his
dad," Cantrell says. "He would be the first to tell you he is no hero,
but everyone who knows him and knows what happened that day
will tell you different."
Raymond Lee, Aubrey Jay and Cecil Elllis, dec. Mr. and Mrs. Parker
have resided at their ranch home for the past 55 years. He still has
a very good memory, still enjoys readimg the headlines of the paper
and likes to watch boxing and the news on television. He still has
his ranch west of Harper where he raises Brahmer cattle, sheep and
Spanish goats and can still remember the times when mohair was
bringing only 2 1/2c a pound and cotton was down to 2c a pound.
He loved horseback riding until two years ago. Farming and
ranching has been his life. He's still enjoying life to its fullest, doing
both ranching and farming, which he loves !
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Bishop, Karen. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 18, 1997, newspaper, March 18, 1997; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1057651/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harper Library.