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ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. MILK AND HONEY
VOL. 50
Boerne, Kendall County. Texas, Thursday, June 16, 1955
No. 27
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Boerne Fire
Boys Praised
By Rural
Directors
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A resolution of special com-
mendation to the Boerne Volun-
teer Fire Department was pass-
ed by the board of directors of
the Boerne Rural Fire Associa-
tion at its quarterly meeting
Monday night “for splendid
work in making ten fire calls in
the last six months, with speed
and efficiency in extinguishing
flames.”
Several letters have been re-
ceived by the association by rur
al residents who have suffered
fires and their neighbors who
comment on the fast time made
by the volunteers in reaching
the scene of the blaze.
“In our opinion,” says the res-
olution,” the work done by. the
Boerne Volunteers sets a record
unequalled in rural fire fight-
ing. The Boerne community
should be proud of their equip-
ment and the way it is handled
by the members of the volunteer
group, which has resulted in a
great reduction in loss by fire.”
Fire Chief Ernst Nagel, who
is also chairman of the Boerne
Rural Fire Association, was nam
ed to make all arrangements for
the annual barbecue which is
given by the rural association
for the volunteers and their fam
ilies, and other assisting groups.
This barbecue will be held in
August when the officers and
directors will be hosts to the
volunteer organization as a ges-
ture of thanks for their service
in manning the rural fire truck.
A second committee composed
of Henry Moss and Sam Wool-
ford was' appointed to arrange
for the collection of prizes for
the women and children who are
guests at the barbecue. Anyone
wishing to donate attendance
prizes for the fire fighters’ fam-
ilies are asked to contact the
committee before the barbecue.
A resolution was also passed
instructing the treasurer to
send a check for $25 to the
steering committee of the Boer-
ne Hospital Inc., for prelimi-
nary expenses, in connection
with the hospital sales cam-
paign. ... ,
The annual meeting will be
held on the second Monday of
September at the firehouse
when the auditor’s report of the
books will be presented and elec
tion held.
Hill Country
League Chatter
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS
Open installation of officers
at Masonic Hall took place on
Wednesday evening when Boer-
ne Chapter No. 200 O.E.S. in-
stalled officers for the ensuing
year.
The impressive and beautiful
ceremony was conducted with
dignity and witnessed by many
friends of the chapter. In the
chapter room flowers in the
Matron’s chosen colors, orchid
and pink were used effectively.
The welcome was given by
Mrs. Mary Jane Grosser, out-
going Matron.
A tribute to the installed ma-
tron was given by each Star.
Point and a boquet of white
daisies was then presented by
Mrs. Ellie Sill, Marshall.
Installing officers were Mrs.
Ruth Cole, Marshall, Mrs. Mar-
guerite Bowman, Chaplain; Mrs
Ruth Klabunde, Organist Mrs.
Ruth Holekamp, Secretary, Mrs.
Julia Aue.
Elective officers, Mrs. Isabell
Coryell, Worthy Matron; Benno
Klabunde, Worthy Patron; Mrs.
Alice Gerfers, Associate Matron
Rudy Aue, Associate Patron;
Mrs. Ruth Cole, Secretary; Mrs.
Estelle Miller, Treasurer; Miss
Barbara Wade, Conductress;
Mrs. La Verne McQuinn, Asso-
ciate Conductress; Appointive
officers, Mrs. Roslyn Daley,
Chaplain; Mrs. Ellie Sill, Marsh-
all ; Mrs. Mary Easley, Organist;
Mrs. Olivia Bedgood, Adah; Mrs
Maude Edmondson, Ruth; Mrs.
Mary Jane Grosser, Esther; Mrs
Hazel Smith, Martha; Miss Mary
Ann Grosser, Electa; Mrs. Julia
Aue, Warder; Mr. F. 0. Cole,
Sentinel.
At the close of the program
refreshments consisting of cake
and punch were served by Mes-
dames Otto Vogt, Benno Klabun
de, Harry Davis, Ruth Dunning
and Helen Wade.
The last half of the scheduled
Hill Country League started off
with several changes in the
standings. Stanley’s defeat of
Goldthwaite and Boerne’s de-
feat of Comfort throws Boerne
into a tie with Goldthwaite and
Stanley in soul possession of
2nd place. Comfort and Freder-
icksburg dropped into a tie for
- 3rd place with Seguin moving
v into 4th place by defeating Fred
ericksbur in a close one at Se-
guin Saturday night by a score
of 3 to 0. Pats and Medina are
|I tied for the cellar with 2 wins
: and 6 losses each. Some of the
good showings are offset how-
ever by the fact that some teams
are now winning games so as to
be eligible for the playoffs with
players who will not be eligible
,to play in the playoff games.
*■ Seguin probably has the most sol
id team both of the season and
playoffs in the League, and are
due to surge to the top stand-
ings by the end of the season.
The next two weeks favor Stan-
ley and Goldthwaite, but the
last three weeks of the season
will see some spirited competi-
tion. Come out and see some
really good games from here on
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BOERNE GRADUATES
RECEIVE “ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS”
Two Boerne 1955 Seniors
were honored at Commencement
Exercises as having attained
exceptionally high standing in
their High School career in FHA
and FFA activities.
Miss Margaret Yelvington as
the Future Homemaker and
Curtis Voges as the outstanding
Future Farmer were bost pre-
sented appropriate “Achieve-
ment Award” pins by Superin-
tendent Liesman on the Com-
mencement program June 3.
These pins as well as the
specifications and rules for the
awards program were designed
by a special committee of FFA
instructors and Home Making
teachers working with the
Youth Advisory Committee of
the Texas State Grange. The
State Grange has arranged to
provide these pins each year be-
ginning1 this year', to Granges
who undertake to sponsor the
program in their local schools.
The sponsoring local Grange
pays the cost of the Award pins
which will retain the same de-
sign throughout future years.
The rules are .intended to per-
mit or encourage a contact be-
tween several eligible seniors
each year.
Hospital Sale
Sets New
High Record
For Week
The hospital sales reached a
new weekly high last week and
it now appears that the aims of
the director of sales, Vernon
Adler, to get the job done by
July 31 may be accomplished.
Sales and pledges are now
nearing the $25,000 mark.
Next week, the sales force
will publish a list of all pur-
chasers or those who have pled-
ged.
A day is to be set aside for a
team to visit Comfort and sur-
rounding areas to boost the hos-
pital. „
Ten qualified salesmen are
calling on persons in Boerne and
surrounding area to sell the
stock, so that Boerne may have
a hospital.
TRACK PROSPECTS
GOOD FOR ’56
The track prospects in the
Boerne High School look good
for 1956. With eleven tracksters
left over from last season, plus
some new high school recruits,
and a few trackmen up from Jr.
High, the Greyhound track team
should go a long way.
Centered around Earl Dunn-
ing, John Young, G.eorge Pierce,
and Richard Herrhs, who show
good posibilities of going to the
State next season, to make up
the team will be John Barron,
Pat Dawson, Charles Huff.
John McBee, Leonard McBee,
Lamar Pfeiffer, and J. W. Uec-
ker from last season’s team and
up from Jr. High, Cecil Noah,
Ronnie Moore, and A. V. Gran-
ger. Other boys who have ex-
pressed their intent to come out
for track next season are: Billy
Canavan, Jack Bergmann, and
Wesley Rackley.
Tracksters like Tommy
Thompson and Allen Davis, will
be a great loss to the team, since
both boys took points in the
District Meet every season.
In the six years that Coach
Dyer has tutored the Grey-
hounds the team- has. won first
place in the District three times,
second place twice, and third
place one. The Greyhounds took
third place the first year that
they entered track competition
six years ago. Since that time,
the "Hounds have not been less
than second.
OFFICERS TO BE
INSTALLED
New officers of Kendall Lodge
No. 897, A. F. & A. M. John L.
Bowman, Worshipful Master;
A. H. Gerfers, Sr. Warden; A. B.
Edmondson, Jr. Warden; F. O.
Cole, Treas.; R. L. Hooper, Secy.
L. B. Young, Sr. Deacon; Garth
Gombert, Jr. Deacon; Fred Hill-
man, Chap.; Earl Dunning, Sr.
Steward; James O. Ammann, Jr.
Steward and R. F. Smart, Tiler.
To be installed 7:30 p. m. 24
June 1955 at Municipal Auditor-
San Antonio
SCOUTS RETURN
FROM CAMP
The Boerne Boy Scouts Troop
102 returned Sunday from a
weeks outing at their own Camp
Lansing on the Guadalupe River.
Many advancements were made
by the boys in their. Scout work
and a good deal was learned in
the art of citizenship, obedience
and getting along with other
boys in a group.
. Our special thanks go to Mrs.
Edw. Zinsmeister, Col. Milton
Hawkins, A. J. Rust Service Bu-
tane Co., Fabra’s Market and
Grocery, Mrs. Lee D’Spain and
Mrs. D. K. Lansing for their
gifts to the camp. Also to the
Lions Club and especially Lions
N. Leslie, L. E. McQuinn, E. E.
Dunning and F. Young for their
time and service given to the
boys. To Major D. K. Lansing
our gratitude for his religious
service and nature study lecture
to the boys and for his patience
and undying faith in the youth
of Boerne.
Thirty one Boy Scouts and
seven-adults spent at least one
day at camp with an average at-
tendance of 29 boys and three
men a day. There were 722
plates .of food served, an aver-
age of 34 persons per meal.
Receipts from boys, amounted
to $281.23 and receipts from
Lions Club was $29.00 making
total receipts of $310.23.
Expenditures were as follows:
ice 14.60; bldg. mat. 5.39; Gro-
ceries $208.97, misc. food, $2.85;
kitchen utensils etc. $17.00. To-
tal expenditures $249.81, mak-
ing a total surplus of $61.42.
This surplus will be applied to
games and equipment for next
year’s camp.
In addition to the people nam
ed we wish to thank the count-
less others who made our camp
possible and who are too numer-
ous to name individually.
Yours in Scouting
BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL
The Vacation Bible School be-
gan June 6 and continued for
eight days. There were 129 en-
rolled with an average attend-
ance of 100 per day.
The General Officers were:
Mrs. Ford F. Gauntt, Princi-
pal.
Mrs. J. S. Curington, Secre-
tary.
Mary Gauntt, Pianist
Mrs. Pearl Mints, Mrs. Opal
Ory, and Mrs. Rose Beeson, Re-
freshments Committee.
A. B. Edmondson, Jack
Schmid, Recreation Committee.
Nursery Department:
Mrs. Betty Cavin, Superinten-
dent.
Miss Jo Ann Stewart.
Beginner Department:
Mrs. George Cole, Superinten-
dent.
Melba Cole, Jo Nell Davis,
Mrs. Ray Smart.
Junior Department:
Mrs. A. B. Edmondson, Super-
intendent.
Emma Jean Buck, Mrs. Betty
Smith, Van Beeson. Alfred Ba-
con, A. B. Edmondson and A. L.
Radla.
Intermediate Department:
Mrs. Leslie Bowman, Superin-
tendent.
Mrs. H. A. Clute.
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The public is cordially invited
— j— to attend. Officers of many of
Boerne Grange sponsors the j the gan Antonio and adjacent
awards program in Boerne High L0fjges wil be installed by the
Most Worshipful Grand Master
of the Texas Grand Lodge.
School and is quite proud of the
records of the first year win-
ners.
At a meeting of the Commis-
sioners’ Court held on Monday,
Ray Brooks was appointed as
full time Assessor and Collec-
tor at a salary of $3600 per
year plus 8c per mile mileage.
CHANGE OF LOCATION
. The Mobile Chest X-Ray unit
which is scheduled to be in
Boerne on July 1st, and 2nd.
will be located in the Adler
building on Main Street instead
of Main Plaza, as was announ-
ced earlier.
Remember the dates.
NEW MINISTER
FOR ST. HELENA’S
Sheridan Newman, former
Brady man and son of the late
Judge and Mrs. F. M. Newman,
has been chosen as the new min-
ister of St. Helena’s Episcopal
Church and is to arrive some
time this week to take over his
duties here, according to the lo-
cal vestrymen.
Mr. Newman has been study-
ing for the past year at the
Church Divinity School of the
Pacific, the Episcopal seminary
at Berkley, Calif.
Before entering the seminary
Mr. Newman was lay reader in
charge of Holy Trinity Mission,
Carrizo Springs and also St.
Timothy’s Church in Cotulla.
The Episcopal congregation is
looking forward to honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Newman as their Rec-
tor and to fill the vacancy which
was caused by Rev. and Mrs. R.
C. Talbot leaving last fall.
Boerne extends a hearty wel-
come to the Newmans.
MR. GUS WOLLSCHLAEGER
Funeral services were held
today from the Ebensberger
Funeral Home for Mr. Gus
Wollschlaeger, 88, who passed
away Tuesday, June 14.
We join the many friends in
extending sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rahm,
Charles and Charleen motored
to Fort Hood last Friday, and
were accompanied home by Cpi.
Robert Gilbert Rahm, who re-
ceived his honorable discharge
from the U. S. Army that day.
HOME MAKING
SUMMER PROJECT
Girls who have been enrolled
during the past school term are
allowed to work on Summer Pro-
jects under the supervision of
the Home Making teacher, Mrs.
Daphne Smith.
Credit Projects on which girls
will work include, sewing, food
prepartion home decoration,
gardening and laundry. Girls
enrolled for the summer projects
are Mebla Cole, Jonell Davis,
JVlary Grosser, Esther Leal, Ro-
berta Minor, Mary Ann Montes,
.Jonell Nickel, Lorene O’Connor,
Fay Scharmann, Jo Ann Stew-
art, Erna Vogt, Martha Weber,
Leonra Cravey, Dorothy Davis,
Jacqueline Dwyer, Auroa Mo-
reno, Loraine Newman, Betty
Pfeiffer, Barbara Reissig, Mary
Syfert, Maxine Rolf, Virginia
Lane, Rachel Davis, Patsy Dav-
is and Nettie Fay Fellows.
Another meeting of the Citi-
zen’s Taxpayers Committee will
be held on Wednesday, June 22,
at 9 a. m. at the Court House.
COMFORT GRANGE
MEETS
At the meeting of the Com-
fort Grange Thursday night, all
members were urged to get X-
rayed when the machine is in
town. It was also suggested that
the members go as a group with
everyone going at the same
time.
Our nylon hose collection nev-
er reached a large enough a-
mount to be sold so a cash do-
nation is being sent to the
Grange' library. The members
voted to send the nylon already
collected to the State .Hospital
in Kerrville for use in the pa-
tients workshop.
Badges are going to - be
bought for the officers to wear
during the meetings. The wom-
en were reminded to be getting
their entries ready for the sew-
ing contest.
As part of the program Elmer
Wheeler read about the proper
ways to display the U. S. Flag.
Lecturer Walter Kutzer read
some of our traffic laws as an
illustration that we need more
uniform traffic laws for farm
vehicles. The last” part of the
program was a humurous con-
test held between the members
present.
Standing Of Hill
Country League
Team
Goldthwaite
Boerne
Camp Stanley
Comfort
Fredericksburg
Seguin
Pat’s
Medina
Lions Club Doings
Anyone would theenk the
Boerne Lines were some punk-
ins. You reed about how they do
thees and that, but it looks to
me, I theenk, that mostly they
mooch coffee frum one anoder.
Line Ebensberger, he try for
collec Model “T” Fords, I theenk.
He got tree, fore aroun hees
place already. Me must theenk
they don run so fast as thees
newer models. You get so ole
you mus slow down alreddy,
George ?
Line Vadnais, he pull the fas
one, No? At Scout Camp, he say,
“If they draw my name, I give
the monee to the Boy Scouts”
an all the time he know he can
have the monee becuz he was
not there the week before. That
one fine theeng, I Don theenk!
Line Hawkins, he get seek. We
member when he say “The ole
Gray Mare, she aint what she
use to be,” but it was for hees
lineness then. So what you
theenk now, Milt?
Las Wed. Line Newton make
like a Fire Warden wen the
sireen go off. We theenk with
sum practiss, Newt, you make 1
good Boy Scout. You to blame
for all the comoshun you start-
ed?
Lineness Saxon, she stil seek,
we theenk. She go by hospital
but they no fine sumting rang
yet. Mebbeso, she feels muy
grande again now, No?
Funny ting, Line Newton and
Line Vadnais never get there
name drawn for door prize. You
theenk, mabbe they don have
the names in the sombrero?
They get Line Shepard tree
time, Line Bedgood and anodder
Line too time, why they never
get Newt or Arthur?
Now, I theenk, Lines have 1
beeg Barbecue come up June 26,
at Fair Grounds . Cum after
Church and eet cheap and no
have to cook at home. She’s for
make monee for Boerne Club for
home charity and service. “You
All Come”, an they do sumbody
sum good weeth the monee.
See you all nex Tuesday
night, I don’ hope. Same place,
same time.
W L Pet.
6, 2 760
6 2 750
5 3 625
4 4 500
4 4 500
8 5 375
2 6 250
2 6 250
Results, Sunday, June 12th.:
*Seguin 3, Fredericksburg 0.
- Boerne 9, Comfort 5.
Medina 15, Pat’s 5.
Stanley 10, Goldthwaite 8.
*Game played at Segin Sat-
urday night; June 8th.
Games, Sunday, June 19th.:
Pat’s at Goldthwaite
Seguin at Boerne
Stanley at Medina
* Comfort at Fredericksburg,
(night.)
Only one night game this
Sunday. All others will be day-
time game, starting at 3:00 P.
M.
NOTICE
All veterans of any wars are
requested to attend a meeting
at the Court House on Friday,
June 17th at 8 p. m. for the
purpose of discussing the trans-
ferring the Veterans Memorial
Building fund to the Hospital
fund. Come out and help settle
this discussion, if you are a vet-
eran and are at all interested.
O. D. H. S. NEWS"-
Boerne Lodge No. 25, Order
of Hermann Sons held their reg-
ular monthly meeting Friday,
night, June 10th with 27 mem-
bers present and two visitors. '
The meeting was called to or-
der by V-President Arnold Mec-
kel. The minutes of the May
meeting were read and approve
ed. The financial report was al-
so given, which was accepted.
After a lengthy discussion
pro and con in regard to the
Lodge’s 65th birthday celebra-
tion, it was finally decided to
have it on either the 23rd or 1
20th of July, according to the
availability of the Fair Grounds
hall. (At this writing the hall
will be available on the 23rd of
July.) As an added feature at
our celebration, a women’s drill
team from San Antonio, will be
asked to put on an exhibition.
Henry Schrader and his boys
will furnish the music.
It was also passed on to have
an attendance prize at each
meeting. Arthur and Maggie
Schulz are in charge of this v
event. So all members better be
present at the next meeting as
our $4 will be in the“ kitty”.
Your name may be drawn.
There being no further busi-
ness the meeting adjourned.
Delicious refreshments of hot
tamales, potato chips, cake,
cookies and drinks were served.
Tie tamales were a treat from
Brother Niemeyer of San Anto-
nio. After all had their fill, cards
were enjoyed till a late hour.
Next meeting is July 8th.
Arnold O. Meckel, Reporter
POLICE AT WORK
Chief of Police Lewis Holman
will give more of his time en-
forcing traffic laws and city
ordinances.
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