The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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ISSUED EVERY THURSDAYgIN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE, MILK AND HONEY
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Boerne, Kendall County, Texas, Jan. 23, 1947
NO. 7
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the nation has
just emerged from the great-
est epidemic of infantile par-
alysis since the great scourge
of 1916, and,
WHEREAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Par-
alysis, which is supported by
the March of Dimes and by the
March of Dimes only, has been
called upon as never before in
its history to spend millions to.
bring the best available care to
those stricken, regardless of
age, creed, color or race, and,
WHEREAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Par-,
alysis will be called upon as
never before to provide contin-
uing care for the thousands
stricken until maximum recov-
ery is assured in every case,-
thereby fulfilling its expressed
pledge to the American people,,
and,
WHEREAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Par-'
alysis has, in addition to these
huge sums spent millions —
COMFORT SEED GROWERS
ORGANIZE
Comfort Seed Growers, co-
operative incorporated, has
been organized and chartered
under Texas State Law for the
benefit of farmers and seed
growers of Comfort and neigh-
boring territory, with all gov-
erning powers vested in the
growers.
The Comfort Grange investi-
gated the increasing' demands
for better quality seeds, and to
coordinate a sound soil conser-
vation measure of improving
the soil with legumes in order
to increase the yield and qual-
ity of crops to be raised, they
took upon themselves the prob-
lem of sponsoring this organi-
zation.
. The Cooperative will operate
modern machinery at the Com-
fort Creamery Warehouse at
Comfort, which will include a
special machine for recleaning
seed of all kinds, an .automatic
seed treater for treating seed
against seed born fungus dis-
and will continue to spend mil-1 eases, and an efficient clover
lions — in research seeking the
cause of and possible cure for
this great crippler, and pro-
poses so to do until polio is ren-
dered harmless, and,
WHERSAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Par-
alysis, supported as it is solely
by the March of Dimes, will
need millions of additional
dimes this year in its wide-
spread educational program de-
signed to strike against polio’s
two greatest allies — fear and
ignorance, and,
WHEREAS, the National
Foundation for Infantile Par-
alysis, spearhead of the cease-
less war against polio will, for
the reasons set forth above,
need funds to carry on its work
in 1947 as never before in its
history,
THEREFORE -BE IT RE
SOLVED, that the days Janu-
ary 24-30 be officially set aside
in Kendall County as the 1947
March of Dimes, during which
time all citizens are urged to
familiarize themselves more
thoroughly with the good work
of the March of Dimes and to
support the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis to
their utmost with their dimes,
through envelopes which will be
mailed all Box Holders this
week.
Morris M. Smith, Chm.,
Kendall Co. Chapter for
Infantile Paralysis
SECOND VETERANS’ AG
CLASS TO BEGIN FEB. 1
The Kendall County Vete-
rans’ Vocational Training Pro-
gram has been in operation
since the 15th of November,
1946, with one class being con-
ducted in Boerne under W. L.
Sigler, Coordinator and Instruc-
tor. A sufficient number of vet-
erans have now secured Certifi-
cates of Eligibility to justify
the beginning of a second class,
which will be conducted at Com-
fort, and an instructor has been
contacted, who has assured us
that he will be ready to take
over this work effective Feb-
ruary first.
All veterans who are inter-
ested in this work and who can
qualify under this program, are
urged to immediately file their
applications for Certificates of
Eligibility, so that they can be
enrolled in the new class when
it is started in Comfort. No
county line will be observed by
the Kendall County School, and
men from adjoining counties
who wish to enroll in the Ken-
dall County School, may file ap-
pication for certificates of eligi-
bility through their County Ser-
vice Officer.
HELP THE
CHILDREN.
CRIPPLED
scarifying machine of large ca-
pacity.
Membership in the Comfort
-Seed Growers is offered to
growers at $1.00 per share of
Common Stock with one voting
right, and with an additional
minimum of 25 shares of Pre-
ferred Stock at $1.00 per share.
The following are the incor-
porating directors: R. G. Hole-
kamp, Pres.; Roy Willmann,
Vice President; Eddie Dietert,
Secretary-Treasurer; Max Bier-
mann, and J. C. Gass, all of
Comfort.
The directors are calling a
general meeting to be held in
Comfort, Saturday, January 25,
at 1:30 P. M. at Holekamps
Hall, for the purpose of giving
detailed information regarding
the organization, signing up
charter members, reading the
constitution and by-laws, and
discussing plans of operation.
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW
PLANS COMPLETE
The 4-H Club and FFA Show
which will be held at the Ken-
dall County Fair Grounds at
Boerne on February 8th, has
been shaped up so that entries
and judges for the various
events have been secured. Mr.
Walton “Speedy” Hicks of Ban-
dera will judge the beef calf
classes, Bill Oliver and an as-
sistant will handle the sheep
and goat classes, and Terrell F.
Gates, Principal of Luther Bur-
bank School of San Antonio,
will judge the swine.
Latest check shows that
about 50 consignments have
been made to the sale. Quite a
number of the boys feel that
selling locally will be more
profitable than keeping their
animals and feeding for one of
the larger livestock shows. Of
course, quite a number of ani-
mals will be exhibited at the
Kerrville District Show Febru-
ary 20th, 21st and 22nd.
Present plans are to complete
all judging before the noon
hour, so that the afternoon can
be devoted exclusively to the
auction of calves, lambs and
pigs. Auctioneer has not yet
been secured, but it is planned
to have a professional auc-
tioneer on hand to do the sell-
ing. All local business men are
being invited to come out to bid,
as well as representatives from
firms at San Antonio, who have
always helped to make the an-
nual sale a success. For infor-
mation about the show or sale,
see M. M. Smith, R. R. Tippit,
Buddy Gilliat or C. E. Nelson.
MRS. ANNA M. STRUBE
PASSES ON JAN. 9
Mrs. Anna M. Struibe, highly
respected resident of Waring,
passed away at her home there
Thursday afternoon, January 9
from the effects of a stroke.
Funeral rites were held from
Schaetter and Lindner Funeral
Home on Saturday at 2 p. m. by
the Rev. H. W. Danhaus, who
also conducted services at the
Comfort Cemetery, where in-
terment was made.
The Comfort Mixed Choir
sang a selection at the Funeral
Home and another at the ceme-
tery and at the grave.
Robert C. Herbst read an o-
bituary in which he paid high
tribute to this fine woman. Ac-
tive pallbearers were Arthur
Blaschke, Hermann Blaschke,
Anton Leidl, John Leidl, Her-
bert Schuetze, and Paul Schuet-
ze, while Mesdames Anna Hauf-
ler, Adolph Hennings, J. J.
Rose, Hilmar Rust, Carl Voigt
and Chas. Zoeller served as hon-
orary pallbearers.
The many beautiful flowers
were mute testimony to the
love and esteem felt for this
good woman.
Mrs. Anna M. Strube was
born at Altenweddigen near
Magdeburg, Germany on April
7, 1874, a daughter of Andreas
and Katherina Gerricka Do-
meier. She came to Texas with
her parents when she was a
girl, and in 1892 was married
to Henry V. Strube and the
young couple settled near Wel-
fare. Later they bought a farm
on the Joshua, which is now
owned by their son, Otto
Strube. They resided on a farm
near San Antonio for a time
but later returned to this sec-
tion and purchased a farm near
Waring, which has been their
home ever since.
Twelve children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Strube, of whom
one son, Louis, made the su-
preme sacrifice on the battle-
field of Belgium during World
War II. Those who survive their
beloved mother are Otto, Henry
Jr., Herbert and Richard Strube
of Waring, William Strube of
Boerne, Adolf and Edwin of
Welfare, Fritz Strube of Kerr-
ville; Me'sdames R. M. (Mary)
Beck and L. E. (Lydia) Beck of
San Antonio and Miss Anna
Strube of Waring.
Mrs. Strube is also survived
by eight grandchildren, a bro-
ther, Ad. Domeier of Browns-
ville, and two sisters, Me flames
John Frey and Minna Leidl,
both of Boerne. Mrs. Strube
was preceded in death by Mr.
Strube on October 30, 1946, her
parents, one brother, Andreas
Domeier.
Mrs. Strube was a woman of
fine qualities, and devoted her
life to the well-being of her
family and friends. She was
beloved and esteemed by all
who knew her, and her host of
friends is joined by The News
in extending sympathy to the
bereaved family. — Comfort
News.
ATTEND INSTALLATION
State Master and Mrs. Ar-
thur Leesch attended the joint
installation of Grange officers
,at New Braunfels on Friday.
Officers of Bulverde, Blue Bon-
net, Bracken, Oak Grove and
Spring Branch Granges were
installed.
Despite the unfavorable wea-
ther between 150 and 200 peo-
ple were in attendance.
_ H. J. Vogt and his usual ef-
ficient installing team conduct-
ed the installation.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whitworth
have moved to Boerne and will
reside in the cottage they re-
cently purchased from Mr. and
Mrs.'Oscar Kaiser.
Mr. £nd Mrs. Ernest Nagel
have sold their home to Captain
and Mrs. Clifford Saxon, who
expect to move to Borene short-
ly.
DISTRICT COURT
District court met in regular
session last week. The following
citizens acted as grand jurors:
Jul. P. Bowman, Foreman
Anton Bergmann
Herman Weber
Peter Lux
Harry Schuetz
Joe Pankratz
Arnold Marquardt
Louis Bergmann
Dietrich Gombert
Walter Jung
Joe Haag
Fritz Grosser
Clarence Cravey
Walter Haufler
Bailiffs were:
Joe D. Johns
C. E. Krause
W. E. Winn.
Three indictments were re-
turned and included the follow-
ing:
State of Texas vs. Cecil Men-
chaca, aggravated assault.
State of Texas vs. Felipe Mon-
tez, aggravated assault.
Both of the above cases were
transferred to the County
Court.
One indictment was returned
for swindling over $50.00.
The following cases were dis-
posed of:
John T. Noak vs. Ella Noak,
divorce granted.
Maria Rosas vs. Faustino
Rosas, divorce granted.
LET’S HAVE CONSOLODA-
TION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
For years Kendall County
has been in need of consolodated
school districts. Throughout
Kendall County are numerous
small districts which are, on the
whole, very poorly equipped.
Most of them have only one
teacher and old out-dated books.
The children of these small dis-
tricts have practically no con-
tact with large crowds. They
have very few of the advantages
and conveniences of the larger
and more modern schools.
Now, many children travel
great distances to go to the bet-
ter schools, rather than the
common districts.
Because of this greater dis-
tance to school, the transporta-
tion grew very expensive.
With the new consolodated
school system now being pro-
posed, the advantages are tre-
mendous. Rather than have the
state-aid and school tax assets
be divided among the sixteen
common districts and two inde-
pendent districts, the dividend
per district r- would be much
greater because of fewer dis-
tricts. These schools would be
better equipped with the mod-
ern methods of education. The
children would be neither awk-
ward nor shy, as those of the
more backward school. School
busses could follow simple
routes over the county to pick
up the children.
So, in conclusion, remember
this: “Better schools mean bet-
ter education, better education
means better citizens, better
citizens mean a better nation”
and that is the object for which
we are striving.
Contributed
GILBERT RAHM RECEIVES
TEACHERS CERTIFICATE
Gilbert Rahm took the teach-
ers examinations and made
such high grades that the State
of Texas has awarded him a 3
year certificate, instead of the
usual 2 year certificate. Gilbert,
who graduated as Honor Stu-
dent of the 1946 class of Boerne
High, has been teaching the
Kreuzberg school since Sept.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Light,
newcomers to Boerne, are the
happy parents of a baby girl,
born at the Boerne Hospital on
January 18th.
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BOERNE STATE BANK
BOERNE, TEXAS
ESTABLISHED 1906
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POSTAL
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OFFICERS
R. SPENCER, President, W. C. Ammann, Vice-Pres.
W. E. JANENSCH, Cashier
C. M. HOLEKAMP, Ass’t. Cashier
DIRECTORS:
R. SPENCER w. E. JANENSCH
W. C. AMMANN FRITZ SUELTENFUSS
H. L. DAVIS ED. W. EBENSBERGER
C. M. HOLEKAMP
CAPITAL & SURPLUS
$75,000.00
Your Business is Solicited and Appreciated
DEPOSITORY FOR KENDALL COUNTY
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
OF STATE BANK ELECTED
At a meeting of the stock-
holders of the Boerne State
Bank held recently all the 1946
directors were re-elected to
serve for 1947.
The directors of the Bank
are: R. Spencer, W. C. Am-
mann, H. L. Davis, W. E. Jan-
enseh, Fritz Suelenfuss, Ed. W.
Ebensberger and C. M. Hole-
kamp.
At the directors meeting held
immediately following the stock
holders meeting, the officers of
the Bank were elected for an-
other year. The officers are R.
Spencer, president; W. C. Am-
mann, vice president; W. E.
Janensch, cashier and C. M.
Holekamp, asst, cashier.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
The Girl Scouts held their
regular meeting Tuesday in the
basement of the Episcopal
Church.
Our leader called the meeting
to order and as the roll was call-
ed each scout answered with a
law.
The scouts decided upon a per-
manent date of our future meet-
ings. It was decided that the
meeting be held the first and
third Friday in the month, ef-
fective in February, therefore
January 28 will be our next
meeting. February 7 and 21 will
be our meeting dates for Feb-
ruary.
A refreshment committee was
appointed to serve refresh-
ments.
A vestiture ceremony will be
given Tuesday for the Scouts
who did not receive their pins
last time.—Pauline Hatcher,
Reporter.
EIGHTH GRADE NEWS
Well! Mid-terms are over and
eight of the 8th Grade pupils
made the honor roll: Tyndal
Cole, Courtney Noll, Harriet
Grosser, Margie Nichols, Jo Ann
Owens, Jo Ann Smith, Nadine
Taylor and Dorothy Ann Vogt.
Several missed the honor roll
by only a few points. Poor Nelda
lacked just 1-3 of a point from
reaching that coveted average
of 90.
The class was surely glad to
check in their old geography
books, but the civics looks just
a little harder.—Reporter.
SAYINGS
By Joachim Besen
If the daily commentators
were to go on a strike, it would
give the people a chance to do
their own thinking.
* * *
I cannot write a book “Gone
With the Wind” but I can write
an article which will go with
the' wind.
W. M. U. MEETS
The W. M. U. of the First
Baptist Church met Monday,
January 20th, for a business
meeting. The auxiliaries were
organized and the following of-
ficers and leaders were elected:
President—Mrs. Robert Pi-
land.
Vice President—Mrs. Leo E.
Davis.
Secretary and Treasurer —
Mrs. Norris Olson.
. Program Chairman — Mrs.
Harold Bettersworth.
Sunbeam Leaders — Mrs. R.
A. Dixon and Mrs. Alton Uecker
Girl’s Auxiliary—Mrs. F. Lee
Herndon and Mrs. Edgar Routh
Royal Ambassadors—Leo E.
Davis.
Young Women’s Auxiliary—
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Piland.
• Reporter — Mrs. Alton Dan-
iels.
Remember it is now time to
pay your pbll tax. A poll tax
must be paid on or before Jan-
uary 31st. See the tax collector.
BAPTIST CHURCH
BUYS LOT
Our church has been able to
.purchase the lot adjoining our
property. On Sunday, January
26, we will seek to raise funds
sufficient to clear this new pur-
chase. We are asking each of
you to have some part with us
in this undertaking. It is a very
great step in the progress of
our church, as it allows us room
to grow and develop.
“Be still, and know that I am
God: I will be exalted among
the heathen, I will be exalted
in the earth.” Psalm 46:10.
In this day there is a great
need for people to stop in the
midst of a busy life and recog-
nize the fact of God; having
done this, then to acknowledge
Him in all our ways. Will you
help to fulfill this scripture
today by exalting Christ in your
life ? Read and learn of Him and
then use His teachings as a pat-
tern for your living. At the
Boerne Baptist Church we seek
to exalt Christ, will you worship
Him with us?
Leo E. Davis, pastor.
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