The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1980 Page: 1 of 8
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Labor Day Week-end Rodeo at Harper Com. Park Sat.-Sun.
Harper School Opens 1980-81 Term on Tuesday, Sept. 2
Boosting Harper ^High In The Hills ^A Wonderful Region ^ Best Climate In Texas
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HARPER WEATHER
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Volume 64, No. 35
Population 383
Altitude 2100 Feet
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The Old Virtues
(By Herbert Hoover)
“The principal thing we can do, if we really
want to make the world over, is to try the use of
the word ‘old’ again. It was the ‘old’ things that
made this country the great nation it is.
There are the Old Virtues of integrity and
truth.
There are the Old Virtues of incorruptible
service, and honor in public service.
There the Old Virtues of economy in govern-
ment, of self-reliance, thrift, and individual
responsibility and liberty.
There the Old Virtues of patriotism, real
love of country, and willingness to sacrifice for
it. .
These ‘old adages’ are very inexpensive, and
they would help win hot and cold wars. I realize
such suggestions will raise that odious word
‘reactionary’, but some of these ‘old values’ are
slipping away rapidly from American life. And if
they slip too far, the lights will go out in
America, even if we win hot and cold wars.”
(Iowa Centennial Address, December 28,1946)
A NATURALIZED CITIZEN SPEAKS
I am doubly an American, because I am
foreign born. It may be that the native-born
Americans take America for granted. Foreign-
born Americans like myself do not take America
for granted. We look upon American citizenship
and the most precious and sacred of boons. We
understand what it is that we left behind us —
denial of the freedoms of man — and we know
what it is that has come to be our high destiny, to
be a sharer in American freedom, to be a bearer
of American responsibility, to be a devotee of
American democracy, and for the preservation
of its loftiest ideals and purposes.
(from “Oath of Naturalized Citizens”
by Stephen S. Wise)
One slice of bread thrown away weekly by
each American family equals waste of over 100
million loaves of bread yearly.
News from the
Special Opportunity
Center at Kerrville
The Medallion Room,
Inn of the Hills was the
place to be July 29, 1980,
as TJ Productions spon-
sored a benefit dance
featuring live country-
western music. Everyone
attending had a great
time and the Special Op-
portunity Center's Build-
ing Fund received 50
cents on each ticket sold.
Building Fund meet-
ing-luncheons were held
at the Pioneer House on
July 28 and at the Flying
L Ranch on July 31.
Guests included Pat
Auld, Mary Atwell, Don-
na LaMaster, Florence
Weiss, Hannelore Ban-
nister, Edith Fuhn, Linda
Tate, May Bachelor,
Rev. David Deorfler,
Mary Evans, Vesta
Mills, Melissa Poole,
Nita Jenkins, Rev. Har-
vey W. Hulse, Lous Du-
Bose, Rev. Bob
Schmeltekopf, Bernard
Scrogin and Karen
Gwaltney. The luncheons
were hosted by Glenn
Dennis.
Margaret Beasley
volunteered her time
July 10 and 11 to answer
telephones at the Center
while staff members
attended a two day work-
shop. Francilla Day
volunteers as a teachers
aide every Tuesday from
1 to 3 p.m. Helen Reed
makes sure the sheltered
workshop bookkeeping is
current by volunteering
her time each Thursday.
The Special Opportuni-
ty Center received the
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HARPER LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kensing
returned from BexleyWeath,
Kent, England, on August 21
after a five-week stay visit-
ing her family. While there,
they visited many points of
interest in and around Lon-
don and reported having a
most enjoyable vacation.
Mrs. Louise Heinemann
accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Heinemann and family
of Navasota to New Orleans
to visit her daughter and son-
in-law, Mary and Buzz Raye.
During their visit, they tour-
ed the Superdome and Bour-
don Street and took a ride
down the Mississippi River.
On returning to Texas, she
spent a day visiting her son,
Roy Heinemann and family
of Waller.
Mrs. Heinemann returned
to Austin, Wednesday, where
her grandchildren, Deborah
and Dean Krenek, met her
and accompanied her to
Harper for a visit.
This past weekend, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Krenek of
Manchaca, Linda Heine-
mann of College Station, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Heinemann
and Rebecca of W'aller visit-
ed their mother, Louise
Heinemann, and attended
the Gillespie Countv Fair.
following donations and
memorials in the month
of July: Keystone Sun-
day School Class, First
United Methodist
Church; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson; First
National Bank; Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Robinson;
and Jane Wittenbert.
SCHOOL OPENS TUESDAY, SEPT. 2 Labor Day Weekend Rodeo Set
Harper High School Students
to Register August 28 and 29
for Harper Community Park Aug. 30-31
HARPER SCHOOL
BUS SCHEDULE
The Harper Schools
will begin the regular
1980-81 session Tuesday,
Sept. 2, at 8:30 a.m. This
will necessitate the buses
According to Harper until 5 p.m.
High School Principal Regular school classes
Leon Dunn, all Harper will begin on Tuesday,
high school students are Sept. 2, at 8 a.m. Bus
to register for the coming routes are to run as
1980-81 school terms next usual,
week, Thursday and Fri- All ELEMENTARY
day, August 28 and 29, and JUNIOR HIGH stu- . . ,
1980. dents will register on the runn.ng fifteen minutes
Principal Dunn ad- opening day of school, ^;e,r' ,
vised that SEN IORS will Tuesday, Sept. 2, ,980. ■„“,0B°1 ’"" a "
register in the morning No indication or ore- 2‘3? -Tr the f rst
hniirc nn Th.ircH^v/ An +• or and 3:15 p.m. regular
hours on Ihursday, Au- diction as to the number +irn_ +horo-,f+or,
gust 28, from about 8 0f school students (en- +ime thereafter!
a.m. until noon. JUN- rollees) for the 1980-81
IORS are to register that school term have been
afternoon, Thursday, offered. Last year the
Aug. 28, from about 1 total enrollment exceed-
p.m. until around 5 ed 230 students in the
o'clock. high school, junior high
FRESHMEN will re- and elementary grades
port for registration on with the senior class,
Friday morning, August which numbered 33 grad- August 20.. .94
29, and SOPHOMORES uates, having been an ail- August 21.. 100
Leon Dunn,
High School Principal
FREDERICKSBURG
WEATHER REPORT
By Norman J. Dietel,
Observer
Hi Lo Rain
65 .00
will register that after- time record high,
noon, Friday, August 29,
Texas Beauty Wins Miss
College Rodeo Crown
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August 22. .100
August 23. .101
August 24.. 100
August 25. .101
, 'Auqust 26.. .98
No rain past week.
Heat wave has returned
with five successive days
of 100 and 101 degree
weather.
Gina Burns,
Gina Burns of Coleyville,
Texas, was crowned Miss
College Rodeo 1980 at the
College National Finals
Rodeo, and was presented
with a $500 Copenhagen-
Skoal rodeo scholarship re-
cently in Bozeman, Mon-
tana.
First runner-up was Lynda
Friesz of Boise, Idaho, a
sopho. more at Boise State
University; second runner-
up and voted Miss Con-
geniality was Dale Holliman
of Buckhorn, New Mexico, a
senior at New Mexico State
University, and third run-
ner-up was Michele Burgard
of Huntingdon Beach, Cali-
fornia. a junior at Cal-Poly,
Pomona.
A junior at Texas Tech
University, Gina Burns is
majoring in Animal Busi-
ness. The 20-year old bru-
nette was voted Miss Tar-
rant County when she was
ten years old and in her jun-
ior year at high school, was
crowned First Runner-up to
Leslie Walker, the current
Miss Rodeo Texas. In 1978,
Gina represented the North
Fort Worth Businessmen’s
Association as their Pioneer
Day Queen.
Earlier this year, she
r
Rodeo
represented Texas Tech as a
member of the Horse Judg-
ing Team in the National
Intercollegiate Judging Con-
test at the National Quarter
Horse Congress in Ohio.
A snow and water skier,
Gina is also an able horse-
woman and competed suc-
cessfully against 23 contend-
ers for her new title of Miss
College Rodeo. She made the
top ten in her region in goat
tying in 1978 and 1979, and
her present grade average is
3.54.
The Copenhagen-Skoal
scholarship Gina won was
part of $125,000 in rodeo
scholarships given to schools
annually at the College Na-
tional Finals Rodeo. To date,
the company has awarded a
total of $598,000 in scholar-
ships since the program was
initiated in 1974.
A diversified consumer
products and consumer cor-
poration, U.S. Tobacco,
makers of Copenhagen,
Skoal and Happy Days, is the
world’s leading manufac-
turer of moist smokeless to-
baccos. The corporation also
produces and markets
cigars, pipes, pipe tobaccos,
premium wine, pet food and
writing instruments.
Teamsters reunion
The annual Old Teamsters Reunion
to be held Labor Day, Monday, Sep-
tember 1, at the Texas Hills Sporting
Range at Tivydale, will welcome
young and old.
Henry Wendel Sr., president, will
conduct a short business meeting at 3
p.m. for election of officers. Fred
Pearson of Kerrville is vice-presi-
dent, Wesley Franz, secretary, and
Walter Schmidt, treasurer.
Wendel says, "Anyone who drove
Texas Awarded $295,000 Grant
DALLAS, TEXAS —
The State of Texas has
been awarded a grant of
$295,000 for Training and
Technical Assistance in
association with the De-
partment of Energy's
Weatherization Assis-
tance for Low-Income
Persons Program in Tex-
as, it was announced
today by G. Dan Rambo,
regional representative
for the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
The grant will assist
the State in improving
the quality of workman-
ship that is essential in
realizing the maximum
amount of energy sav-
ings from the installation
of weatherization mater-
ials.
The Texas Program is
part of a nationwide
effort to reduce energy
consumption and im-
prove the dwelling unit
environment of the low-
income persons in the
nation.
For further informa-
tion regarding this pro-
gram, contact Mr. Sid-
ney M. Wieser, Execu-
Plans for the 16th an-
nual two day Labor Day
weekend rodeo, barbecue
and dance at the Harper
Community Park have
just about been formu-
lated and arranged for
Saturday and Sunday,
August 30 and 31.
According to Boyce
Grona, chairman of the
rodeo committee, the an-
nual two-day affair will
feature thrilling events
as usual, with the open
rodeo being produced by
the Vic's Rodeo Com-
pany of San Antonio.
A gala parade through
town on Saturday after-
noon at 3 p.m. will begin
the two-day festivities.
Barbecue meals will be
available on the grounds,
under the shady pecan
trees with ample con-
crete benches and tables,
picnic areas provided,
beginning at 6 p.m. each
day.
Rodeo events will start
each evening at 8 p.m.
with a dance starting
around 9 p.m. Music for
the dancing on Saturday
night will be by "The
Last Road to Texas"
band and on Sunday by
"Leon Rausch", form-
erly with Bob Wills'
Texas Playboys.
Live musical enter-
tainment will begin at 3
p.m. Sunday afternoon,
August 31, on the Com-
munity Park grounds.
The open rodeo events
will include bareback
bronc riding, entry fee
$35.00; bull riding,
$35.00; girls' barrel race,
$25.00; steer roping and
facing, $40.00; calf rop-
ing, $35.00; and a wild
steer saddling event with
a winner to be declared
each night.
At 8 a.m. Sunday
morning, a Roping Class
five Director, Texas De- wj|| take place, with a
partment of Community Af- "Riding Event Slack" af-
fairs, 210 Barton Springs ter the main rodeo show
Road, Austin, Texas, phone Saturday night.
512- 475-6601. Proceeds are for the
SUBSCRIBE TO benefit of the Harper
THE HARPER HERALD Community Park.
Everyone is cordially
horses and-or mules is an automatic
member of the Old Teamsters, for
which there are no dues."
Awards will be made to the oldest
man, oldest married couple, and
youngest person present.
Free beer will be dispensed
throughout the afternoon and bar-
becue will be available for supper.
Delightful music will be provided
by Ottie Klein and his Band.
Subscription Price: $5.00
per year locally, no tax;
$6.00 per year in counties
beyond those bordering
Gillespie County, or 3 yrs.
for $16.00 (no tax)
drive
frieqdly”
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
invited to come and
enjoy the two-day rodeo,
barbecue and dancing at
the Harper Community
Park for the forthcoming
Labor Day weekend, Au-
gust 30 and 31. Come and
bring your family, meet
your friends and have a
good time in Harper at
the Community Park.
HAKREK COMMUNITY FLOAT made a
great hit at the annual Gillespie County Fair
parade in Fredericksburg Friday morning,
August 22, 1980. The float, which won a second
place, represented the Harper Community
and advertised the Labor Day weekend rodeo,
barbecue and dance which is to be held this
Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31.
Riding the float were Jdy Ressmann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ressmann, who
is the ffa sweetheart this year; Lions Club
Queen Janel Bode, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Bode, and Raynette Hartmann, “Miss
Flame”, representing the Harper Volunteer
Fire Department, daughter of Game Warden
and Mrs. Max Hartmann. Judy is a sopho-
more, Janell and Raynette are seniors in
Harper High School this next term of school
which starts Tuesday, Sept. 2. Drivers and
assistants of the float were Roy Ressmann (at
left above) and Felix Klein (at far right)
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Dietel, Norman J. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1980, newspaper, August 29, 1980; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034883/m1/1/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harper Library.