The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1947 Page: 2 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 25 x 19 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page Two
The Harper Herald, Harper, Texas
April 11, 1947.
THE HARPER HERALD
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
NORMAN J. DIETED, Publisher and Owner
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR
MRS. A. C. WENDEL IS
HARPER, TEXAS
AUTHORIZED REPORTER
PHONE NO. 1612
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Harper, Texas,
February 25th. 1926. under the act of March 3, 1876.
5 IB THE UIORLD Of Hill
BV UMO RCIB
John L. Lewis Shares Blame
Old John L. Lewis, striking
fast following the terrible Cen-
tralia Mine blast which claimed
the lives of 112 coal miners, at-
tempted to blame Interior Secre-
tary J. A. Krug, Coal Mines Ad-
ministrator, for "criminal neg-
ligence” and “murder” in connec-
tiin with the disaster.
Testifying before our Labor
Sub-committee last week, before
kleig lights and radio microphon-
es, Lewis vented his spleen to-
ward Krug and made admissions
that branded himself with guilt
and criminal negligence.
In my questioning of the wit-
ness I branded him as being far
more guilty than Krug. The bas-
is for my charge were these
facts:
1. In the contract with the gov-
ernment, it was provided that at
each mine “there shall be a Mine
Safety Committee selected by the
Local Union”. The contract pro-
vides “If the committee believes
conditions found to endanger
the lives of the mine workers, it
shall report its findings and re-
commendations to the manage-
ment”. It is further provided
that the findings of the commit-
ete are conclusive and the safety
code entitles the workers to then
withdraw from the unsafe area
without additional authority.
2. Lewis said he personally
knew of the unsafe conditions in
the Centralia Mine and knew it
might “blow up” at any time.
3. While knowing of the immi-
nent danger that existed, Lewis
as head of the Mine Workers
" 7m ion toaPTSTstef?^
the miners from the danger area,
which he had a right to do under
the terms of the contract with
the government.
4. While knowing of the immi-
nent danger at Centralia, Lewis
did not see fit to personally call
that fact to the attention of Mr.
Krug, as Coal Mines Administra-
tor, and lodge a protest.
“What is your excuse,” I asked,
“for not appealing ta Mr. Krug
to correct the Centralia condi-
tion?”
“Why, Mr. Krug and I were at
war,” boomed Lewis. “Didn’t
you hear about it? Least of all
we could communicate with Mr.
Krug about a local condition/’
Thus we have the sordid story
of an arrogant old man who
knew the Centralia Mine dis-
aster might happen at any mo-
ment but who wouldn’t cal] it
to the attention of the Coal Mines
Administrator because “we are
at war”!
The Wool Bills
Both the House and Senate
Committees have reported favor-
ably bills providing government
wool programs for a period of
two years from last January
first.
It is hoped these measures will
be acted upon at an early date.
This will depend, however, upon
the Republican leadership which
has control over what legislation
is taken up and acted upon.
The present wool purchase pro-
gram expires on April 15. It was
for that reason we have urged
that action be speeded. Through
the efforts of Bryan Hunt, of
Sonora, President of the Texas
Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Associa-
tion, Vestel Askew, Secretary, S.
Stumberg, of Sander&on, past pre-
sident, and M. C. Puckett of Ft.
Stockton, Vice - President, and
others, the House Committee on
Agriculture reported a bill two
weeks ago. But the House leader-
ship has not yet permitted the
bill to come up.
The House bill would continue
the present purchase program
for two years and alllow the CCC
to sell our wool at prices compe-
titive with foreign wools. The
Senate bill does the same and
provides for a revised parity
price formula which is called
“comparable price”. This would
mean an increase of about two
cents a pound to domestic wool
producers.
Spokesmen for wool growers
have urged that, in lieu of the
government subsidy program, the
wool be sold on a free market,
provided additional protection is
given in the form of import
quotas or the imposition of im-
!/t fees on wool dumped on our
MiraF
eign countries.
There is a lot of support for
that position in the House and we
are hopeful the Republican-c
trolled Rules Committee, wh
decides what bills may come
and what amendments may
As a means not only of render-
ing needed relief, but also of ex-
pressing friendship of Americans
for the Soviet Union, interde-
nominational and Protestant
“Church World Service” announ-
ces through its director, Dr. Les-
lie H. Moss, that it has undertak-
en tc provide warm clothing for
100.000 war-orphaned Russian
children. This is the first relief
that CWS has sent to Russia, al-
though a related inter-faith (now
dissolved) did the same thing
last year. A complete outfit for
a boy or girl—an outfit such as
CWS is sending from moneys re-
ceived from Protestant churches
and people—costs $21.50.
The Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A. is raising a “restora-
tion fund”, for relief and reha-
bilitation in Europe, Asia, and
the war-damaged islands of the
Pacific, in the sum of $27,000,-
000. The campaign was launch-
ed in May 1945, and to date $21,-
108,000 has been pledged, accord-
ing to director Dr. Harold VA.
Dalzell.
Among shipments sent over-
seas recently by the Methodist
Committee for Overseas Relief-
using funds contributed by Meth-
odist churches, largely through
communion offerings—were fif-
ty cases of shoe repair kits.
These were shipped to Bremen,
Germany, where they will be dis-
tributed by Bishop J.E.W. Som-
mer and the Methodist Relief
Committee he heads. These kits,
containing tools, leather, nails,
etc., will help meet one of the
greatest needs of the German
people; for years no new shoes
have been available there, and
many thousands ,of people are
reported going barefooted or
nearly barefooted, even in winter
weather.
lishing in some Japanese city a
Christian university, provided by
Christian people of America as
partial “atonement” for the atom
bomb destruction of two citties.
Dr. Brumbaugh is executive sec-
retary of the proposed “interna-
tional Christian university of
Japan,” for, which the Federal
Council of' the Churches, of
Christ and the Foreign Missions
Conference of North America
will ask American churchmen to
contribute “from five to fifteen
millions of dollars”—though Gen-
eral MacArthur urges that thq
sum be fifty millions. First un-
it to be established, says Dr.
Brumbaugh, a former mission-
ary to Japan, would be a school
of education which would be “an
agency for the moral and intel-
lectual advance of the entire
population.”
¥SS
n>o<
>0CZ>0C=D0C=>0<
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Harper’s Churches .Extend A Cordial Welcome
COME TO CHURCH THIS SUNDAY
D
fffwaianii (L,
rv ">n<->n<—>Q< >Q< >Q< >Q
The place of the Sunday school
in the teaching of religion in
America will be considered for
four days, July 23 to 27, by some
10,000 volunteer church teachers movies
and officers at the twenty-first
quadrennial International Sun-
day School Convention at Des
Moines, Iowa, under the auspi-
ces of the International Council
of Religious Education. The
Coliseum and the Drake Stadium j applications
Dates of the 1948 Houston Fat
Stock Show have been announc-
ed as February 4 thru 15. That’s
a four day overlap with the re
centiy announced dates of the
next Fort Worth Exposition and
Fat Stock Show. The Fort Worth
event is scheduled for January
30 thru February 8. This con-
flict will make it difficult, if not
impossible, for exhibitors to take
part in both events. Livestock
showmen we‘ve been able to con-
tact hope for some adjustment
in these dates which will make
it possible for them to make
both shows.
Dude ranch operators around
Bandera tell us they get lots of
letters from “would-be-cowboys”
.....young men, mainly from
the east, who’ve developed their
conception of cowboy life from
and magazines. Invaria-
bly, the applicants specify “I
want a straight ridin’ job. . .
no field work and no fence
work.”
The Bureau of Animal Indus-
try will probably be flooded with
when word gets
will house the Convention,
siding will be former Gcv.
Pre-! around that they’re putting on
Har-! 200 cowboys to ride herd on the
Fashionable Christ Church,
New York City, of which Dr.
Ralph W. Sockman is minister,
has provided a day nursery and
its equipment for the Jefferson
Park Italian Methodist Church
which serves one of the most
densely populated areas of East
Harlem, New York. All organi-
zations of Christ Church work-
ed on the project—men painting
and sanding the floor, women
sewing, furnishing linens and
assisting in the care of the chil-
dren.
old E. Stassen, head of the Coun-
cil £nd J. L. Kraft, Chicago in-
dustrialist, who chairs the con-
vention committee. Speakers and
leaders will include Dr. Roy L
Smith of Chicago, Mrs. Grace
Sloan Overton of Adams, N. Y.,
Dr. Roy G. Ross of Chicago,
General Omar ,N. Bradley, Presi-
dent Paul Hoh of Mount Airy,
Pa., Mrs. Harper Sibley of Ro-
chester, N. Y., Dr. Mordecai
Johnson of Washington, D. C.,
Attorney General Tom Clark,
Dr. Ernest T. Thompson of Rich-
mond, Va.
Following conferences in Ja-
pan with national Christian lead-
ers, with General MacArthur,
mad with Japanese edupajjjyyfial
Thoburn T.
D.D. has returned
aufhoritf
Brumbaugh,
to the United States with gener-
al support of the idea of estab-
Said Secretary of War Patter-
son recently: “The canteens are
closed. The recreation centers
are dark. The civic groups and
churches turn to, other activities.
The flow of letters overseas
dwindled. The American people
are not callous or indifferent. I
am certain that if the proper
impetus is applied there will be
a reawakened personalized inter-
est in our soldiers at home and
abroad.”.....It is being urged
that ministers notify the nearest
church of members who are now
in service; that church people
welcome uniformed men at their
services; ; and that writing by
offered, will
permit that
solu-
tion to be
considered on
the
House floor.
■ j
J
Distributors
FLOUR
■The South's Leading Selling Flour
Mexian border. But, “drugstore
cowboys” are definitely barred
from that job. BAI wants only-
seasoned hands who won their
spurs the hard way. Main job
of the 200-man patrol will be to
to keep Mexian cattle from
streaking aross the line.into the
United States. It’s all a part of
the campaign to keep foot and
mouth disease out of the U. S.
The presence of foot and
mouth disease in Mexico may be
a contributing factor in prospects
for continued high beef prices in
this country. That possibility
was brought out at the San An-
tonio convention of the Ameri-
can Stockyards Association. It
was pointed out that U. S. mark-
ets normally handle 500,000 head
of Mexican cattle annually. With
the border closed to such im-
ports, the demand for beef
grown on this side of the Rio
Grande will be stronger.
The northward migration of
Texas cattle to Oklahoma and
Kansas grass is expected to be
lower than usual this year. Ev-
en so, cattlemen, expect nearly
200,000 head of cattle to be ship-
ped from winter pasture in Tex-
as to the bluestem grazing lands
of northeast v Oklahoma’s osage
ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH
Rev. A. A. Glitter, Pastor
“Remember that thou keep
holy the Sabbath Day.”
Sunday, April 13:
Mass at 8:30 and 10 a. m.
Communion Sunday for the
Holy Name Society and the other
men of the Parish.
Sunday School and meeting of
the St. Ann’s Society after second
Mass.
Monday night at 8:00 Youth
Discussion Club resumes meet-
ings.
You are always welcome in a
Catholic Church. Walk in any-
time. Attend any service.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Taylor
and little daughter of Ozona vis-
ited relatives here during the
week-end.
Mrs. Workman and two little
daughters accompanied Rev.
Workman to Harper for Easter
services.
----ooo-
i>ocrr3o<~—>n<->n<—iz>o<zziz>o<=zz>oc—>o
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Erato Hopf and small daugh-
ter of Austin visited his parents
Sunday. Mrs. Hopf was called
to Ohio to be with her mother
who underwent a serious opera-
tion.
-ooo-
Mrs. Zelma Hopf and son,
Dean, were visitors in Ft. Worth
two days last week. Mrs. Hopf
visited a sister and Dean made
a business trip.
-ooo-—
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Spencer of
Llano and their daughter of San
Marcos visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. V. O. Copple, Sunday.
---ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Benson
of San Antonio visited relatives
in Harper Sunday. *
--ooo—--
Charles G. Workman, Pastor
April 9-10: Presbyterian Wom-
en’s Meetings at First Presbyter-
ian Church, Austin.
April 11: Austin Presbytery
meets at Los Angeles Heights
Presbyterian Church, San An-
tonio.
April 13: Union Sunday School
and Worship and CYF at the
Methodist Church at 10 a. m., 11
a. m., and 5 p. m. respectively.
April 19: Youth meeting of
Austin Presbytery at Madison
Square Presbyterian Church, San
Antonio.
April 20: Union Sunday School,
Worship and CYF at this church
at the above stated hours. Ser-
mon: “Jesus’ Cleansing of the
Temple,” or What Jesus Would
Change in Our Churches Were
He to Physically Cleanse Them
Today.” Mark 11:15-19.
Everyone is earnestly urged
to have a church home, and al-
ways will be welcomed here.
--ooo-
Miss Helen Schoenvogel of
Orange Grove and her friend,
Erwin Stehle of Gonzales spent
the Easter holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Schoenvogel.
-ooo--
Leslie Phillips and Pvt. Lamar
Parker of San Antonio spent
the week-end with relatives here.
-ooo-
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rev. M. C. Hoermann, Pastor
Sunday, April 13:
9:30 a. m. Sunday School and
Bible Class.
10:30 a. m. English Service.
Wednesday, April 16:
2 p. m. Women’s Missionary
Society.
IV -ooo-
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. John J. Thomas, Pastor
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hamilton
of Abilene visited his sister, Mrs.
Carl Oehler, and family last
Thursday night. Mrs. Oehler and
two sons accompanied them home
and returned with Carl who went
for Easter.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Russel Jr.,
Miss Margie Lennon and Elmer
Lee Russell attended Easter Ser-
vices at the First Baptist Church
in Ke.rrville Sunday and were
dinner guests in the F. W.
Nichols home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dees and
little daughter left for Shreve-
port, La. Friday to visit with
his parents.
-ooo-—
Mrs. S. E. Oswalt and baby
daughter and Miss Lottie Porter
spent Easter with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Porter.
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
Preaching Services at 11 a. m.
Dinner on the grounds.
Afternoon Services at 2 p. m.
A cordial welcome to one and
all.
-ooo- ,
METHODIST CHURCH
B. E. Breihan, Pastor
10 a. m. Union Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning Worship..
Lunch and Fellowship at noon.
Erwin Woerner of Fredericks-
burg wil speak at the 11 o’clock
hour in the interests of lay act-
ivities. Mr. Woerner holds the
chairmanship of these activities
in our district. .
A cordial welcome to these
worship hours and our season of
fellowship at noon.
-ooo-
THE HARPER GOSPEL
TABERNACLE
Rev. Walter Jost, Pastor
The 16th anniversary of the
Harper Gospel Tabernacle will
be held at the tabernacle on Mon-
day, April 16, at 7:30 p. m.
Ministers are expected from
surrounding towns who will
speak from the pulpit.
There will also be special sing-
ing.
A cordial welcome is extended
to everyone to come and attend
this anniversary program.
-ooo-
SUBSCRIBE
$1.50
TO THE HERALD
PER YEAR*
-ooo-
District Scout Chairman
Appeals To Citizens of
Gillespie County
;t ^ Ol^la
les Jtf)*so tellers' !lff? c'int\nu-' J r n
si*
$
|WOOL- MOHAIR |
I
■llBBllllBBMmmraBlBllBWlllEllBBBBlBlBllBBBBllBBBB
t 'I
COMPLETE LINE OF ' POULTRY
AND DAIRY FEEDS
!1
II
1
l
Always in the market for your grains
;
Lochte Storage
I!
AND COMMISSION
Fredericksburg,
N
On the occasion of the 1947
Drive for funds for the Gillespie
County District, Boy Scouts of
America, I should like to address
a few words to the citizens of
Gillespie County. Between the
10th and 19th of April, you will
be given an opportunity to con-
tribute in the annual drive for
funds to perpetuate an active
Boy Scouts program in this coun-
ty. It is our plan to raise $3,-
000.00 in this drive. As you
consider your contribution, we
would like to have you know
and remember:
That we have over 120 regist-
ered Boy Scouts in Gillespie Co.,
which is the largest boys’ move-
ment in this county, and that
there are over 900 other, boys of
Scouting age who want to be
and who should have the oppor-
tunity to be Scouts.'
That we have over 60 adult
sfcouters, men and women who
have pledged unstintingly of
their time and money to provide
a continuing, wholesome outdoor
program for boys id this county.
That we have organized all
troops that were inactive during
the war years and are in the pro-
cess of organizing as many new
troops as possible to make Scout-
ing available to all boys.
That the money which is con-
tributed in this drive will be us-
ed to build a much-needed meet-
ing place for the troops *vof this
county which do not have ade-
quate facilities for meeting; to
build outdoor shelters for sum-
mer and winter camping so that
a year-round outdoor Scouting
program can be initiated; to as-
sist with the program of exten-
sion of Camp Wooten at Austin,
Texas, which will provide a well-
supervised two weeks summer
camp experience for our boys;
to assist with financing the
budget of the Capital Area Coun-
cil, Boy Scouts of America, which
furnishes us professional field
executives and administrative as-
sistance and which served this
county during the war years
when our workers were fewer
and our contributions were
smaller.
That if the money you give
provides the opportunity for one
boy to have a Scouting experi-
ence and thus is instrumental in
making him a better citizen, it
is well spent.
Having presented these facts
| for your consideration, we would"* %
' ask you to contribute to the f
maximum of your capacity, with- j X
out reservation. Give your con-! j*
tribution to any of the workers X
listed elsewhere in this issue of
Small scale experiments on
marketing some of Texas’ plen-
tiful supply of bluebonnets have
shown considerable promise,
j Chicago florists have sold the
Lone State flowers’ at 75c per
dozen the next day after they
were gathered. Cost of gather-
ing, packaging and delivering in
Chiago via air express is figured
at six cents per dozen.
The value of the flax crop in
Texas has been estimated at ten
million dollars. That represents
the produce of some 150,000 Tex-
as acres. We‘ve been told that
a little over a third of Texas’
flax crop is produced in Karnes
County. With those statistics in
this paper or to the chairman of
this drive, Mr. Harry O. Davis.
Signed
Weimar F. Hein, Chairman
Gillespie County District
Boy Scouts of America
mind, it isn’t surprising that
folks in Kenedy have/ set aside
one day. . .May 3. . .to pay
tribute to that crop, Plans for
the Flax Festival include a par-
ade and exhibits of flax and
many of the products made from
it.
Wfy&lr&S rr
received, we’re sometimes in-
clined to think of DDT as a mir-
acle-worker. However, scien-
tists say that despite the fact
that results of DDT as an insec-
ticide have been amazing, there
is a need for a great deal of
careful experiment to make it
possible for the public to get the
greatest net benefit from the
chemical.
To mention only one of the in-
numerable known powers of
DDt, countless tests have shown
that spraying with this chemi-
cal in water-dispersible form
can make possible gains of 5 to
15 percent1 in milk production
Dairymen are spraying cattle,
barns and equipment for fly
control. Beefs* animals sprayed
with DDT have shown gains av-
eraging 50 pounds of beef per an-
imal more than those untreated
during the 60 day midsummer
fly period.
SEE US FOR
Firestone & Goodyear Tires
SOUTH
LAND BAT
(Guaranteed)
TERIES
SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION
Harper - - - Texas
After-Easter Sale.
Coats -Saits - Dresses - Skirts - Blouses & Shoes.
| MAKE YOUR HEADQUARTERS IN HARPER AT . . . ❖
| BILL'S LUNCH ROOM !
| BILL KAISER, Prop. |
I Hamburgers - Sandwiches - Chili *
| T-Bone Steaks with French Fries I
❖ *
♦%
i Beer, Cold Drinks, Coffee, Ice Cream %
* ❖
KerrA Bus Company,
'Friendly Service’
All are Nationally
from our regular
Spring merchandise.
advertised lines
stock of Early
Daily Schedules to . . .
Fredericksburg, Austin &
Leave Harper: 11:10 A.M
San Antonio.
& 8:00 P.M.
Me a tip from and
attend this sale.
It will pay dividends. Sale starts Thurs-
day, April 10 and ends Tuesday, Apr. 15.
Prices Slashed - - - Costs forgotten.
During this Big Sale.
Daily Schedules to . . .
Junction, San Angelo & Big Spring.
Leave Harper: 9:40 A.M. & 4:30 PM.
BUS STATION:
Citizen Auto Company
Phone 28 - - - Harper, Texas
Kerrville
Texas
y//«s
“The Friendly Store’7
“Over 25 Years in the Hill Country”
immm
Dr. Leon F. Zwiener
i
— OPTOMETRIST —
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
UPSTAIRS IN THE GOLD BUILDING
OFFICE HOURS 9 to 12 and 1 to 5:30
X
X
J:
I
?
X
I
t
?
V
EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT
Quality [Glasses — Expertly Fitted
Dr. Zwiener
Schreiner Wool &
Mohair Commission Co.
— <HW»oeaNNi
KERRVILLE, TEXAS
We solicit your consign-
ment of wool & mohair
on our record of prompt
service.
/
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1947, newspaper, April 11, 1947; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1145929/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harper Library.