The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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THE LLANO NEWS
VOLUME SI
LLANO. TEXAS. 7*643 THURSDAY. JANUARY 29. 1970
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Time Is Short
For Candidates
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lation,
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n, the
failing
ishap.
might
their
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guns
: tbeir
Tb» daraMtoe Cor filing for-
political office in Texas la near
in*. Monday, Feb. 2.
So Car there have no contests
develop in Llano County with
the exertion of the potations
of County Judge, sought by in-
cumbent R P. McWilliams and
Moore Johansen at Lone
Grave; and that of County
Revamping of Dump
Crowds Discussed
By City Council
Changes in the city (turnip
___i. _____ o i ground wore discussed ' when
Walter Overatreet seeking tne L^P° aty Counal tnet
—- Cor which uicumbent
as instructed to investigate
lespite
eld U-
boy’a
dating
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iation
T. E. Oleodennen has also filed.
Alao filing for office are Lae.
McDonald, County and Diatnet
Clerk; Mrs Rule Peats, coun-
ty treasurer, .A. K Scott, Oom-
Precinct 4; Travis
Justice of the Peace,
1. And W R (Bob)
Gamer has filed for the office
of Ju&Uo of the Peace, Pro
a net 2.
Other! candidates who have
with Charles H Moss.
Llano County Demo
stalls Bui i lium i.nmnalton, in
Other;
also filed
«. chairman.
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elude State Senator J. P. Word
of Meridian; and E. H. Pan-
ning, county surveyor
And for election chairmen:
Matt M Dees, Precinct 1; J. K.
Moseley, Precinct 2; Mrs W E.
Holland. Precinct 4; T. E Alex
ander. Precinct 5; Mrs. Thelma
Thiers, Precinct 6; Mrs. John
M. Loohridge, Jr., Precinct 21;
Mrs. Ray Smith, Precinct 7;
Mrs Paul Sauer, Precinct 3;
Forrest SmatheTB, Precinct 12;
and Howell A Burnett, Pre-
cinct 20.
On the state level, Gong.
Omar Bateson has indicated
be wifi seek re-election; and
-Jim Nugent of Kerrville will
seek to return to his office of
State Representative.
Bob Shannon of Austin has
filed for
Third Court of
how the dump-ground situation
is handled in other cities.
With Mayor Gordon Douop,
Rogers visited last week at the
sanitary land-fill in Fredericks
burg Ail cities - of more then
5,000 population have been
stopped from burning trash and
Fredericksburg has taken to
covering its garbage each day.
A number of items are prohife
ited from being dumped: Car
bodies, refrigerators, stoves,
and "utiiwi large mrtal
Junior Stock Show
Auction $9,402.00
Homecoming Set
With '70 Rodeo
FIRE TOOK ITS TOLL at th« modern and spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Johnson,
on the Castell road near the Llano City Park Monday afternoon though the Llano Volun-
teer Fire Department worked to extinguish the blaie. seemingly caused from something
exploding in the home. (Llano News Photo)
Fire Destroys
Sid Johnson Home
in the races for Governor and
United States Senator posts,
both Gov. Preston Smith and
Senator Ralph Yarbrough haw-
ing strong competition for their
•eats.
Calendar of Events
I
Thursday — Jan. 29
Junior High eager* play at
Burnet.
Friday — Jan. 30
LHS eager* host Brady, boys,
6:30 pm Llano Rainbow Girts
open install atson, 7:30 pnv
Final day to enroll in adult
night typing class.
Saturday — Jan. 31
Final dlay for paying taxes
without penalty. Final day to
register for 1970 voting.
Monday — Fab. 2
Ground Hog Day Llano Art
Guild meeting.
— Tuesday — Fob. 3
Jacket csgers play at San
Saba, 5:30 pm. Llano Lion*
Club meets; Golf ladies lunch-
eon.
Wednesday — Fab. 4
Home Demonstration Council
meeting. 2 |>.m. courthouse,
Uano PareotrTeacher Associa-
tion meeting, scikool cafeteria,
3 45 p m.
Thursday — Fab. 5
Junior Woman s Culture (Hub
meeting. * '
HLTA Projects
Scheduled for 70
Mothers March . T „
Nets 1524 in LUm
Football Plans
Mothers marched in Llano
Monday to tbe tune of $524.75,
collected for the fight against
birth defects and crippling dia
kS*«X dWnTxi
SS-J• SS,S.W-
Dlac»* to see how their garbage PaJik and rodeo grounds. - to be held in 1970, sponsored
rjt."sr-dS 5Sajrt?sr£: "’sTiSb?- - u_
rut JSf&'JL't'zi a-SLt
He added that IJano iweds fire, he added. Johnson, wiho held April 4-5 and 11-12.
to ^^d evSSoT^ «— - ^ the 17* Mi* WU I4JI
in« to the sanitary land fill luric!h b°iur' h«d left the house Beauty Pagin' vnll be held
system and to ^top Wn£g > few minutes before, and was June *%*" * *£
inMh. aa is already mandator working in his garden when he m>unced later Last year it was
in the larger • discovered Che fire. His wife is held in HuraL
_______ _ supervisor of nurses atJ the The tall Arts and Crafts
Llano Memorial Hospital. Trail will be held Sept. 26-27 hel-pens.
The entire home was. badly and Oct 3-4 Gary Martin of ‘We certainly appreciate the
and the entire front Lampasas was appointed chair- contirbutaons and interest of
the kitchen was man of the trails Bill Need- Llanoari* in aiding our hum,
a complete ham aerved in this capacity kMt . .ER4 offiriaia wAL
loss. Walker said. The bed year
Moore Johamon has author- rooms were damaged with
ized The Llano News to an- amotke and water.
A Homecoming will be beld
this year in connection with
the Llano Rodcao, tlie fust
aurti homeniming in year* to
be held at Lliano
Carlos Ashley, Sr , baa been
named general chairman of the
homecoming arrangements, to
be aasisted by James Thiers,
Jimmie Stewart, Mrs. PM
Mjarachall, Mrs. Quaync Itober-
son and Uwter Inman.
• The Rodeo Committee in-
cludes Ale* Hardin, Jimmie
Stewart anti lister Inman.
Hio wilWu will be hold, m
is customary, on the first week-
end In June, which this year
is June 4-5-6
Tbe Mothers March was
Sponsored by the IJano chapter
of Epsilon Sigma Alpha soror
ity with the araortanoe of •
large number of volunteer
Moore Johnson
files lor Office
damaged
area, where
nounoe his oartlidacy for the The Johnsons had built their
office of Llano County Judge, modem three bedroom, two
subject to the democratic pri
mary election.
Johanoon, who makes his
bath home on the bonk of the
Lland River only a few years
ago.
home at Lone Grove, has lived
in Llano County all his life and
served as County Commission-
er, Precinct’ 2, from 1949 to
I960.
He said be would appreciate
the consideration of the voters
of Llano County, and if elected
to the office would serve to the
beat of his ability.
Dr and Mrs John C. Reager
and -children visited last week
end with their parents, Mr. ami
Mrs. F. C. Reagor of Llano
and Mr and Mrs. Owen Hyatt
of Round Mountain.
Mrs. R. A. Byfield has bad is
guests her children, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fly of Miles City,
Montana, and Mr. and Mrs
McCook of
Shreveport, had been
week*.
Frank Goodman- returned
borne Wednesday from the VA
Hospital in Temple where he
a patient for two
,
Register to Vote
Before Jan. 31
W. A. Overstreet
Files for Post
Walter A Overstreet of Lone
Grave baa authorized The
Llano News to announce hi*
candidacy for the office of
Commissioner. Precinct 2, sub-
ject to the Democratic Primary
Election.
Overstreet is a native and
life-long resident of Looe
Grave with the exception of
the tame in the aimed force*.
He was supervisor of the Llano
County roads for 13 years and
has been a road contractor for
20 years, tolling out in July.
He said he would appreciate
the consideration of the people
of his precinct and the m4>
port of all Llano County resi-
dents and, if elected, he would
fulfill the duties of the office
to tbe beat of hia ability.
Mrs E. L Cameron of Bait j
lett has been visiting her
daughter and family, Mr and
Volunteers in the march in
eluded Mrs Una Mae Hopwon
and Doome, Mm. Ruby Mabry
and Regime, Mrs Clyaton Doss,
Mr*. Tom Willoughby, . Mrs
Charlie Matthews, and Mrs W.
F. Ouolloy.
Also Jill Landon, Kearby
Needham, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Doyle, Miss Jura- Kassel I, Mrs.
Opal Holland, Mrs Herbert
Love, Mrs Karen McGiivray,
Mrs. Weldon SeeUger. Mrs
James Fowler and Linda, Mrs
Jerry Rush, Mrs Gladys Talley,
Mrs Wilbur Gnell, Mrs. Henry
| Buttery and William
' Also Mrs Dennis Panned,
Mrs. Murray Elils, 1 Mr* Bril
Shipp and Carla, Mrs Orville
Buttery, Mrs. Orville Adame,
Mrs. M J. Stewart. Mrs. O. W
Rusche.
And Mrs Bonner lackey,
Kathy Elliott, Mrs I^o Hardy
Mrs Harwood Shafer, Mr*. Lee
Roy Strayhorn and Carol, Shar
on Weeata, Mrs. Jerry Butler,
Cheryle Barclay, Sue Dunop,
Mrs. Wi rifled Sma there, Nell
Adams, Mayboll Taylor, Mrs
A C. Kanchcloe, Mrs. Harold
Tucknera. Betty Bailey, Mr*
Riberta McDermott, Jane
Feugo, Mrs A. C. Myrk* and
Penny, Mrs Walter Janner,
Mrs Jim Myers, Mm Doris
Oeritreich anrl Mrm Twinkle
Roes.
CARLOS C. ASHLEY
A get-anquainted meeting
wiilJ be held at the high school
auditorium Monday night, Feb.
9, ao that LUneana might have
an opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the new Lteno
High School coach,
dauley.
Plana for the spring football
practice and tor the 1970 sea-
ton will be diacuased and Mc-
Cauley will aim explain hu
ideaa on football
Joe. Me-
Ail parents and fi*ie of tbe p”~' U1 splluD'
Llano Yellowjackote are urged
to be praeent for the meeting.
Hospital
Notes
Admlttenoa*
Bert GBIcftpie, Jerry Slaane,
Mrs Kate Nichole. Mr* Bert
Gillespie, Rbbert Tfiellner, Mr*
Ethel William*. Mira Carrie
Mclnnis, Mr* W W Watkim,
Mm Ethel Shelton, M L Wad<
tod Mm Lloyd Coiner.
Drug Abuse is PTA
Program Topic
“Drug Abuse” will be da
ciawod by Tom Kuvhuff of
Kerrville, Safety Education
Patrolman with the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety, at
tbe meeting , of the Llano
Parent -Tonrhcr Aatociation, to
be held Wednwday, Wb- *.
teria.
The 1970 Llano County Jun-
ior Livestock Show auction
sale totaled $0,40200. oompaped
to last year’s $6,861.69.
There wen- 126 buyer* with
the Highland latkea National
Bank the biggest buyer at $026
for 16 aiantMhi.
Other buyers, who spent
$100 or more-, were Moure
State Bank, Llano Livestock
Auction Company, Uano Lions
Club, Uano Feed and Supply,
People's Savings and Loan,
Productiun Oretlit, City of
Llano, Uano County FWm
Bureau, Hill Country Uvoetock
RaHaore, R. ti. Kuykendall and
aon, and Marvin Higgs
home of these Individual,
and firm* contributed to want
■tlie sale but actually did not re-
ceive anything in return except
the feeling of having aaded a
worthy civic project, for which
they about: certainly be com-
mended.
Many others, whose name*
are Mot ail listed above, aided
the show in counties# other
ways, donating their time, in
tercet, anti equipment and
abouid also be commended,
along with the Llano Jaycees
winch sponsor the show and
sal*.
The 126 buyer* wens:
Acme Dry Good# Co,, Ashley
A Ashley, Ainsworth Real
Estate, D. J. Duncan, Buttery
Hardware Co., Bluffton Store,
Daiiy Snack, Wade package
Store, Dairy King. Burger Bar,
Sigvnur Dairies. Jranee Ban
ner, Coon Beer, Tommy Coop-
er, Uano f1haounber at Com
meroe. Corner Drug Store.
Earl Clendennen, City of
Lktoo, S. E. Cheanut, Earl
Smith, Community Saving A
Loan. Donna Childers and
(Continued do Fa#a 9
Dtemi teals
Arthur Smith, Mm Walter
Bauer, John Bevill, Robert
ToeMner, E. W. Oeboirn, Ern-
ert Brewer, Mrs Rina Moore,
Jerry Sinane, Mr. and Mm. Bert
(•illcapte.
Wrthe '
Mr. and lb* Lloyd Comer
, of Barnhart are the parents of
a daughter, Dene Diane, born
Tuesday. Jan 27 The nwgher
is the former Mira Brenda
Durat of Maaon.
Several Llanoans
Earn Degrees
Several Uanowi* have rac-l * the Georgetown school
ently completed requiremeoU *a^Vn
^ tST are Mr of Mr mU Uf Bom
ai."SL.,vafatf
Spring, who earned hia mart lertifiorte in
at u degree in «ramal science rt Soutimert Texas State UN
ai Tex«ft A AIM Unfrverwity »k1 vetmty wihfiin* me
m now employed with Capnxfi ber of Gamma W* Beta^aooiai
Industrie* rt Graver in the sorority and Kappa Lwtnha
Texas Paohoridie Ratf,* liome eoonomioi KMMp.
Mm Bette Otto Cortar. She plana to be married in the
Who*- buaband is Lyle Costar,
compleUxl requtrement* for the
Bachelor of Bubummh Admin
istration Degree rt the Univer-
sity of Texas Mm Cbrtwr,
daughter of Mrs F. O. Otto of
Uano, make* her home in New
Braunfels with her
who Is in the construction hurt
KINGSLANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE installs Hemer L.
Richards, right, as its 1970 president, shown receiving the
gavel from Garland Diggs, outgoing president, at the annual
banquet, held Thursday night. (Llalid News Photo)
WWI VETS TO
MEET MONDAY
World War I Veteran*, Uano
County Barrack* 1575. arid
their auxiliary, will meet at_
the Llano County Community'
Center Monday afternoon, Feb.
2. rt 3 o’dnrir.
A ooverod dikh supper *411
be served following the mart
rig-
Methodists to Hear
Superintendent
new
Jackie Iarretnore Seraion*.
Wbune hurtrand is Claude FJluAt
SeHHion*. Jr , earned a baohetoi
of acicnoi- degree in home eoo
nundo* at Soutbwert Texra
Strte University where abe wra
a memibor of Kappa lasnba
.Sunday rmwning, Febrrary l. Kappa, boiru- coon<*nics soror
the Rev C. Jordan Mann, dirt gy and tbe Ajnertuaiv- Home
rw* superintendent, will preach Bounumiias Amooutien. The
St LUtle Watkins Mi-morial daughter of Mr. and Mrs W.
United MeCrindirt (bunch 'in s. Iwrrwnore, she and her hus-
the World Tot lay”, and has tw*] make their home in
sermon will close the local (icorguU/Wn where be is mmoe-
Eispbsny Mimon* Empbaaih. urted wrtJi radio station KGTN
whseh ha* been ohHerved in Mrs SeaslMiS ha* sigjped a
tbe church through January rontrart to teach bum*1 i>ooi*xm
spring.
Mi*. Carol Danahy
whose biaiband is R. L LeaAr
of Cherokee, earned a bachelor
of science degree in home eco-
nomic*, alao at SWTSU In Ban
_ _ Marena. The daughter of Dr.
bualMinl i and Mrs. G. L Danrtiy, she was
a member of Kappa Delta Phi,
honorary educational fratum-
^ s „
Mr*. Janeam- Raescner Com,
whose husband is Jimmy Cone
of Uano, earned a bachelor of
art* degree In hirtory, with a
minor in English, from Texas
AAM University The daughter
of Mr tod Mi* H A Raeseswr
of Uano. she and her huahaml
have returned to Uano-to live.
Sherman Raltlifl wa* one of
the 657 ran dilates for the
baohelor’a degree from the Col-
lege of Arts and Science of the
University of Texas, rt the end
of the last mm eater, Jan. 24
The aon of Mr ami Mrs A. M
Ratliff, he is married to the
former Mi*s Tominie Ruth
Fowler and they have one
child, Angela Ratliff, who re-
ceived Ms degree in
bas been employed with
Brown Ranch in Au-tJsi He ban
onw arc-1 Ited a position a*
manager-trainee with tbe
Thrift Credit Corporation, alao
In Auatin
Commenoement was hi-Id at’
AAM University Saturday The
University of Texas hold* no
public enmmenremeint tor win-
ter gni iurtes, and Southwest
Texas State UMverrtty holl* its '
formal ptgWar omimimcement
tor both pinter end spring
graduate rt the oh*-I union of
*be -qinrig mweter, on May 28
If other rtudents »bould be
listed, Ae New* wduid appro
the informatiqn o<
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Cunningham, T. H. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1970, newspaper, January 29, 1970; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1114035/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.