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ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. MILE AND HONEY
Boeme, Kendall County, Texas, Thursday, December 9, 1954
VOL. 49
Walter W. Epperson
Funeral rites for Walter Wil-
liam Epperson, were held on
Saturday, December 4th at 3 p.
m. at Comfort, Texas, under the
direction of Schaetter & Lindner
Funeral Home with interment in
the Comfort Cemetery.
Mr. Epperson passed away at
his home on Thursday, Decem-
ber 2nd, at 11:15 a. m. His ill-
ness had been of a short dura-
tion.
Born at Comfort on August
6th, 1886, he received his edu-
cation at Comfort and Center
Point. In 1904 he moved to
Boeme where he has resided
since that time.
In 1922 he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Olga Haufler.
Mr. Epperson was a charter
member of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars and American Legion
Post. He served as Commander
of the Joe Borland Legion Post
for many years. He was a mem-
ber of the Boerne Chamber of
Commerce, Lions Club, Director
of the Ball Club, head of the
Draft Board in Kendall County
and later serving as a member
of the District Draft Board. In
most of his business years he
was active in the automobile
business.
Surviving him are his wife,
one son, David and a grandson
David Jr. and a sister, Mrs. Sal-
lie Schwethelm, all of Boerne.
Pallbearers were C. C. New-
ton, Bill Janensch, Clarence Diet-
ert, Anton Leidl, Herbert Harz
and Paul Petsch.
The Rev. R. C. Talbot conduc-
ted the services.
May his Soul rest in Peace.
Opening Of
Beauty Box
Formal opening of Ella’s
Beauty Box was held on Satur-
day at their new location in the
new Ebensberger office build-
ing on Main Street.
The furnishings are modern
and attractive throughout.
A profusion of flower arrange
ments sent by friends and bus-
iness associates were in great
evidence.
The guest register showed
over one hundred names, all of
whom received a gift.
The reception hours were 10
o’clock in the morning until 6
in the evening during which
cake and coffee were served.
Assisting were Mesdames Vada
Martin, A. Bergquist, Alvin Rei-
mer, Martha Lattimore, H. F.
Shore, E. A. Morris, A. L.
Schmid, Willie Vogt and Henry
Fabra.
In Lutheran Choir
Seguin—Three students from
Boerne have been selected as
members of the Texas Lutheran
College A Cappella Choir, ac-
cording to Loyd Hudson, direc-
tor. They are Maxine Kreinreder
Betty Ranzau, and Archie Her-
tel.
Membership in the 60-voice
choir, which was organized in
1929, is based on competitive
auditions.
Enrolled at A. & M.
College Station, Texas, Dec.
6.—(Spl.)— The following stu-
dents from Kendall county, are
enrolled for the fall semester at
Texas A. and M. College.
Boerne: Joseph Lemuel Blair,
Alva Ray Coveney, Bryan Wil-
burn Dedeker, Ray Allen Fabra,
Edwin Houston, John Wesley
Moore, and Wayne Dube Sigler.
Comfort: Gordon Bodo Doeb-
bler, Eugene Chester Faltin and
James Edward Redden.
Sisterdale: John Cullivan Gar-
nett.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Rylander
and children of San Antonio
spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Joe Sill.
Community Xmas
Program
The Community Xmas pro-
gram sponsored by the Boerne
Music Lovers will be presented
at Boerne High School Gymna-
sium on Dec. 16, 1954, at 8 p. m.
This is truly a Community
project. The Spirit of Xmas is
shown by the way the school,
church and civic organizations
respond.
We are proud to present our
School Band, St. John Lutheran
Choir and also Boerne Choral
Club, Gesang Verein and our
Junior Music Lovers.
Every one is welcome.
Plaza Theatre To
Participate In
Warm Springs
Foundation Fund
Rose Kemp, manager of the
Plaza Theatre, today announced
this theatre will participate in
the 1954 Texas Theatres Crip-
pled Children’s Fund for Gon-
zales Warm Springs Foundation
with audience collections during
Christmas Week, December 25-
31.
Beautiful Screen Star Greer
Garson and four young Gonzal-
es patients will appear in the
special theatre movie produced
at Warner Bros. Studios in Bur-
bank, Calif., by ace director Mer-
vyn LeRoy. Miss Garson, who is
in private life Mrs. E. E. Fogel-
son of Dallas, makes the dra-
matic appeal for financial aid
for the Texas physical medicine
hospital where thousands of
Texas youngsters have benefit-
ed from treatment for polio,
cerebal palsy, muscular dys-
trophy and other neuro muscu-
lar and musculo skeletal dis-
orders.
Gonzales patients who appear
in the film are 5-year-old Tom-
my Levitt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Levitt of Allison; 11-year-
old Lucille Hada, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hada of San
Marcos; Bill Mims, teen-aged
son of District Attorney and
Mrs. Mims of Midland; and 6-
year-old Polly O’Neal, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar O’Neal
of Post.
William O’Donnell, vice-pres-
ident and general manager of
Trans-Texas Theatres, serves as
co-chairman with Lynn Smith,
Sr., head of the Lynn Theatre
in Gonzales, to spear-head the
drive. Almost every theatre-
man in the state has pledged to
support the fifth annual Texas
Theatres Crippled Children’s
Fund to maintain and enlarge
facilities at the non-profit Gon-
zales Warm Springs Foundation.
Local residents may contrib-
ute at the theatre collections
here or mail contribution checks
direct to the Texas Theatres
Crippled Children’s Fund head-
quarters at 932 National City
Building, Dallas.
Joe W. Hines
Joe Hines, age 59, of 226
Berkshire St. passed away on
December 2nd, in San Diego,
California. Surviving him are
his widow, Mrs. Thelka Voelcker
Hines, uncle, Ira Hines, aunt,
Mrs. Amelia Hines.
Services were held on Tues-
day at 1 o’clock from the Riebe
Funeral Home. Rev. Joe Mc-
Namee officiating. Interment
was in the Boerne Cemetery un-
der direction of Kendall Lodge
No. 897, A. F. & A. M.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gibson of
San Antonio, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Doris Ann to John Pruett Eb-
ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erhard
Ebner of Boerne. The wedding
will be during the Christmas
holidays,
News Notes From
County Agent's
Office
C. E. Nelson
This Friday, December 10, at
10:00 A. M. at the Mrs. Gourley
Farm, is the time and place for
the farm equipment demonstra-
tion, including rock picker. The
Gourley farm is located one mile
due East of North Boerne, on
paved road which leaves Hwy.
No. 87 right at the Sisterdale
Road intersection at the North
edge of Boerne.
The meeting is being sponsor-
ed by the Kendall County Soil
Conservation District Supervis-
ors, some implement companies,
and the agricultural agencies
working in the County.
Other equipment than the
rock picker is District owned
machinery, including manure
spreader, grain and fertilizer
drill, and the special grass seed
planter.
District Supervisors are es-
pecially anxious to get reaction
of farmers and ranchers to the
work done by the rock picker. If
it is a needed piece of equip-
ment in Kendall County, they
will purchase one for use here.
Chairman Robert Herbst of
the Kendall County Soil Conser-
vation District also reminds
landowners living in Sub-divis-
ion No. 5, (Sisterdale-Kendalia-
Lindendale area) of the special
supervisor election to be held at
Kendalia this Friday evening,
promptly at 7:30 o’clock. This
election was made necessary by
the resignation of W. H. Whit-
worth, who had served only one
year of the 5 year term. Color
slides on Conservation, includ-
ing some pictures taken in Ken-
dall County, will be shown at the
meeting.
Boysville News
The regular December meet-
ing of Boysville Auxiliary was
held on Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. F. H. Helm. In the
absence of the president, Mrs.
J. F. Kutzer, the meeting was
presided over by Mrs. L. J.
Gregory. A vote of thanks was
given Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Helm
for securing shirts for Boysville
also Mrs. J. Speight and Mrs. A.
E. Coveney for the beautifully
decorated birthday cake and Mr.
and Mrs. M. Theis for securing
refreshments which were taken
to Boysville in November.
Eighty three shirts, bought
with money donated by the
Boerne people at the cost of
$175.00 have been delivered the
little boys received colored flan-
nel shirts while the older boys
were given white dress shirts
and ties. It was decided that ten
days before Xmas a box would
again be placed at the Post of-
fice where interested persons
may place their donations for
Boysville. It was also decided to
send a gift of $15.00 to Gordon
White, the first boy from Boys-
ville to attend College. He is en-
rolled at S.W.S.T.C. at San Mar-
cos.
The next meeting will be held
on Monday, January 3rd at the
home of Mrs. Gordon Hollon.
Engagement
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Hynes S. Martin
and Mrs. Ida Seeger announce
the engagement and approach-
ing marriage of their daughter
and granddaughter, Lorraine
Theresa to Mr. Walter George
Shomburg of Brenham.
The wedding to be held on
Sunday, January 2, .1955 at St.
Peter’s Catholic Church.
Miss Jean Nadine Noah spent
Friday evening and Saturday in
San Antonio.
Boerne Grange
Report
The Boerne Grange was host
to the Granges of Balcones,
Comfort and Fredericksburg and
the Kendall County Pomona
on Dec. 3rd. when the newly-
elected officers were installed
for the coming year. State
Grange Master, Mr. James Ben-
der was installing officer, ably
assisted by his wife and Mrs.
Harry Grosser and Mrs. A. E.
Coveney. Songs were by Mrs.
Lorene Kraft from Blue Bohnet
Grange and Mrs. Jeanne Foss of
Balcones Grange was at the
piano. Other Granges represent-
ed were Converse, Martinez, New
Braunfels, Cibolo, and Alamo.
State officers present were
Master, Executive Committee-
man, Overseer and Secretary.
Two little girls from the Fred-
ericksburg Grange sang a duet.
Miss Dora Wollschlaeger, Lec-
turer of the Boerne Grange, an-
nounced that the annual Christ-
mas Party will be held on Dec.
17 with an exchange of gifts,
the price of which is not to ex-
ceed twenty five cents. Members
are requested to bring refresh-
ments. An invitation to be pres-
ent was extended to the mem-
bers of other Granges. The Lec-
turer of the Fredericksburg
Grange extended an invitation
to their Christmas party.
Delicious refreshments were
served to about one hundred
twenty people.
The next regular meeting will
be on December 17th.
Christmas Is Near
The Boerne store windows are
taking on a festive air.
Every day one can see more
and more perfect gifts that we
have been shoping for. All are
indeas for “under the tree,” or
“stocking stuffing,” whichever
way you plan to display your
Christmas gifts.
They range from inexpensive
toys to the more elaborate gifts,
depending upon one’s pocket
book of coure, then there is al-
ways the ever welcome candy,
nuts and fruit. Do your Christ-
mas shoping early, look over the
advertisements in the Boerne
Star, but do in in Boerne.
Band Turkey
Dinner Success
The Band Turkey Dinner was
a big success and the band and
members of the Boosters Club,
wish to thank all for making it
so. They wish to thank all who
worked, baked turkeys, pies and
cakes. Also who donated the
trimmings.
The Boerne Band placed sec-
ond at the Marching contest in
Uvalde last Friday.
Banquet
Boerne Chapter No. 200 O. E.
S. honored Mrs. Dorothy Weir,
Deputy Grand Matron, District
5, Section 3 with a Banquet on
Tuesday evening at St. Helena’s
Parish Hall. Wreaths of Pyra-
cantha berries decorated the
table. A short program was en-
joyed. Mrs. Ruth Holekamp
played a musical number, Mrs.
J. C. Allen gave a Christmas
reading, Benno Klabunde sang
“Joy to the World”, after which
the entire group sang “Silent
Night.”
After the banquet fifty one
members and visitors retired to
the chapter room for the Depu-
ty’s official visit. Mrs. Weir was
presented a corsage and a gift.
After the meeting cake and
coffee were served. Mrs. Weir
was accompanied by her hus-
band, Mr. Orville Weir and her
mother, Mrs. Smith. Medina and
Bandera Chapters were repre-
sented.
Boerne Cops
Kerrville Title
Center John Canavan scored
34 points to lead the Boeme
Greyhounds to a 66-47 victory
over the Tivy Antlers in the fin-
als of the first annual Hill-Coun-
try Basket Ball tournament Sat-
urday at the new Tivy gym in
Kerrville. -
Canavan, a 6-5 youngster was
the meet’s top scorer with 103
points in three games. Roger
Baker of Tivy, who scored 21
points against Boerne, made 67
points for the tourney.
Llano tripped Northeast of
San Antonio 47-46, in a conso-
lation finals on a late field goal
by David Ross. Harold Preston
paced Llano with 11 points as
John Payne tallied 19 for North-
east.
In the championship semi-
finals, Tivy edged Central Cath-
olic of San Antonio, 52-50, with
Baker scoring 19 points. Charles
Reininger of Central collected
15. Boerne clipped Johnson City
53-46, as Canavan tallied 34
points. Pilgrim made 22 for
Johnson City.
Consolation semi-final tilts
saw Northeast top New Braun-
fels, 60-55, and Llano down Fred
ericksburg 47-36.
First round scores: Johnson
City 36, Northeast 32; Boerne
53, New Braunfels 34; Central
43, Fredericksburg 34; Tivy 59
Llano 50.
Kermit Theis hit for 14 a-
gainst Kerrville in the finals.
Carroll Kneupper had 10 points
in two of the games.
Last Tuesday, Nov. 30, the
Greyhounds opened their season
by defeating Fredericksburg 58-
34 in Fredericksburg. Canavan
scored 29 points, Kermit Uecker
10 and Kneupper 9 to lead the
scorers in this game. v
These Greyhounds play fine
basketball, always hustling and
showing good spirit. Come out
and see them play whenever
they are at home. You’ll enjoy
the games and the team will ap-
preciate your support.
Playing for the Greyhounds
this years are: John Canavan,
Kermit Uecker, Jimmy Gourley,
Kermit Theis, Carroll Kneupper,
Edwin Henkel, John Kirschke,
Terrell Norris, Curtis Voges,
Earl Dunning and Joe Coryell.
Soil Supervisors
Hold Meeting
The regular monthly meeting
of the Board of Supervisors of
the Kendall County Soil Conser-
vation District was held at the
Utilities building on Tuesday
morning. Alfred Kneupper was
selected to conduct a Supervis-
ors Election at the Kendalia
School Friday night at 7:30 p.
m. This election is to replace W.
H. Whitworth who has resigned
from the Board.
Those present at the meeting
were Robert Herbst, Comfort;
Arthur Blaschke, Waring; W.
H. Whiworth, Sisterdale and
Joe Nickel, Boerne and Alfred
Kneupper, Kendalia.
According to the Treasury
Department, U. S. Savings
Bonds Division, Kendall Coun-
ty’s series E Sales for October
are $3,657. Series H are $4,000.
Cumulative total $89,347. In or-
der for Kendall County to reach
it’s 1954 quota by December 31,
bonds in the amount of $31,653
should be purchased.
Attending Grand Lodge, A. F.
& A. M. in Waco the past week
were the following: R. A. Dixon,
Mina Adams, Ed. Edmundson,
Gilman Hall, Julian Bowman, H.
Orcutt and Robert Hooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kemp
and daughters have returned to
their home in Falfurrias after a
pleasant visit here with home-
folks.
No. 52
Lions Club Doings
The boys gave Tailtwister
Moore a bad time last Tuesday
night. Lion Young started it off
by paying his fine of a dime all
wrapped up in a gift package.
The package was a can of oil
with the dime somewhere in the
bottom of the can.
While old Clyde was busy
elsewhere, someone filled his
whistle with water and when he
tried to blow it for Lion Knight
poor Jack got a face washing on
his bald head. So TT Moore gave
Jack change for a dollar all in
pennies and nickels.
At the head table the guests
were Joel Westbrook, attorney
for the defense of Cpl. Claude
Batchelor and James Drought,
Associate Council. Mr. West-
brook was guest speaker and
gave an excellent talk on the
Communist weapon of “Brain-
washing.”
Lion President, Vadnais, said
he was going to reverse the
practice of giving tickets to the
members to sell for the Boeme
Movies by selling them himself.
We noticed that he had Lion
TT Moore do all of the selling,
however.
Old Clyde fined Lion Shepard
for being ticklish and Bert put
on a good act. But Shucks, Bert,
we all know you quit being tick-
lish twenty years ago.
Lion Hollon very generously
passed his desert to Lion Shep-
ard, but Bert was a little shy
of such a gift, and refused it.
But Lion Knight took over and
finished his desert and Gor-
don’s also. Where do you put it
all, Jack?'
Friday night, December 10th.,
our Home Town Boeme Movies
will be shown at the Boeme
High School. Adult tickets, for-
ty cents and students, twenty-
five cents. Lets all come out and
see how good our Boeme people
look in the movies. Shots of the
Somerset football game, the bas-
ket ball team, Boerne Band, Boy
Scouts, Lion Club Barbecue, all
School classes, some of our mer-
chants and the Talbot's fare-
well party at Herff Park.
Grange To Sponsor
Social Security
Speaker
January 7, 1955, 7:30 o’clock
at the Episcopal Church Base-
ment, a representative from the
Social Security Administration
will discuss the new laws. The
main features to be emphasized
will be the new coverage of far-
mers and other self-employed
persons.
Since the new law will become
operative in 1955, it is urged
that all persons avail themselves
of this opportunity to learn de-
tails of the program.
This will be an open meeting
and the public is invited.
Dr. L. J. Gregory
In New Office
Dr. L. J. Gregory is now lo-
cated in the new building next
door to the one he previously
occupied.
Election Carries
An Election for the purpose
of assumption of outstanding
bonded indebtedness and th€
levying of a tax in payment
thereof and for a maintenance
tax, was held on Saturday at
the school cafeteria.
There were 37 votes cast.
For Maintenance 35
Again maintenance 1
For assumption 33
Against assumption 2
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Henderson
of Lampasas were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Lewis, Sunday.
The ladies are sisters.
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