The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1976 Page: 4 of 4
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Page 4 Friday. October 22, 1976.
The Harper Herald + + Harper, Texas
HARPERITES TO TAKE TRIP
Backpacking. A TravelingCamp
tor of the First Baptist Church,
Harper.
Backpacking is enjoying a
revival of interest among all
ages and is the only way to see
and enjoy much of the wilder-
ness area of the great USA. “It
is the only way to camp that
gives a complete sense of free-
dom from this high mechanized
world,” says Rieger. “Causes
no pollution or erosion and can
be done in comfort if you know
how and have the proper equip-
ment.”
“A complete backpack with
all the goodies suitable for any
type of weather and of the fin-
est quality shouldn’t exceed
$350,” Rieger added. “Since we
live in the great Hill Country of
Texas and enjoy a fairly tem-
perate climate, we can get a
suitable backpack and equip-
ment for about half of the
above figure. A general rule of
thumb (depending on the physi-
cal condition of the backpack-
er) concerning the weight of
the pack, the backpack should
not exceed 50 percent of the
body weight of the packer. For
the average boy 8-16 years of
age about 25 to 30 percent is a
more realistic figure.”
Gillespie Swine Breeders 6th Annual °c Fisher
Sale Grosses $17,160.00
The Royal Ambassadors of
the First Baptist Church, Har-
per, will begin a series of back-
packing trips.
These excursions are design-
ed to familiarize boys with the
outdoors and how to enjoy
themselves with a minimum of
equipment and all of this in a
backpack.
The first backpacking trip
will be held Friday-Saturday,
October 29-30, and will cover
about 12 miles cross-country
round trip. This trip will teach
the basics of backpacking by
compass, trail campfires and
trail cooking.
One of the highlights of the
trip will be a Treasure Hunt by
compass and is a completetive
event.
Boys currently involved in
this program are David Col-
well, Richard Barker, Jimmie
Barker, Jimmie Sivells, Brad
Sivells, Neal Rieger, Paul
Bode, Jeff Bode, Mike Haag,
Gerald Masters and Tim Larri-
son.
Anyone interested in this pro-
gram and would like to partici-
pate, is asked to please contact
Dallas Rieger, Camp Director,
or Rev. Coleman Turner, Pas-
The 6th annual Gillespie
County Swine Breeders Asso-
ciation Pig Sale was held last
Saturday, Oct. 16, at the new
Livestock Exposition Building,
Fair Grounds, with the sale re-
sulting in 177 head being sold
for a total gross amounting to
$17,160.00. This is approximate-
ly the same as last year, ac-
cording to Walter Rode, presi-
dent of the Gillespie County
Swine Breeders.
Rode said that the over all
average for the sale, which was
auctioneered by Dudley Al-
thaus, was $96.95, slightly und-
er that of a year ago. Marcus
Phillips of Hereford, Texas,
FFA and Ag instructor, was in
charge of the sifting and judg-
ing.
Grand champion hog was a
cross, shown by Wayne Weh-
meyer, which brought $300.00.
Reserve champion hog was a
Chester white, shown by Geist-
weidt and Rode, which sold for
$260.00.
Champion Duroc, shown by
Walter Rode and Sons, brought
$190.00. 0
Champion Spot, shown by
Barrett Klein, sold for $145.00.
Champion York, shown by
Clayton Massey of Harper,
brought $210.00.
Champion Hampshire, shown
by Lee Roy Behrends and Sons,
brought $155.00.
Other high selling pigs were:
Geistweidt and Rode, a Cross,
for $370.00 (highest price paid
for an individual pig); and an-
other Cross by Geistweidt and
Rode which brought $360.00,
second highest price paid for
one pig.
Buyers came from as far
north in Texas as Hereford and
as far south as the Rio Grande
Valley, and as far east as
Louisiana and as far west as El
Paso.
Officials of the swine associa-
tion said that the 6th annual
sale was considered a big suc-
cess with everyone looking for-
ward to the 7th annual event in
1977. Gillespie county is becom-
ing known more and more as
one of the outstanding swine
producing counties in Texas
with the quality and breeding of
hogs here becoming an ever in-
creasingly important part of
the general economy of this
area.
In addition to Rode as presi-
dent, other officials of the asso-
ciation include Willie Wehmey-
er, jr., secretary and Clarence
F. Klein of Stonewall, treasur-
County Attorney Schmidt Announces
For Re-Election
Split peas are specially grown
whole peas that are dried and
their skins removed by a spe-
cial machine. A second
machine then breaks the peas
in half.
Warehousemen Erwin Woerner and
Conrad Holekamp To Be in Limelight
Texas Wool and Mohair Asso-
ciation members will meet at
the Inn of the Hills in Kerrville
October 26-27. The program
will get under way with a free
afternoon October 26 for golf,
tennis, shopping or just visit-
ing. Evening activities include
a reception & dinner hosted by
the Mohair Council of America,
American Sheep Producers
Council, Birt, Inc. and the Tex-
as Sheep and Goat Raisers’ As-
sociation. Banquet speaker will
be R. D. Biglin, Executive Di-
rector of the American Sheep
Producers Council in Denver,
Colorado.
A special presentation will be
made to two long-time wool and
mohair warehousemen for their
many years of dedicated ser-
vice to the industry. These men
are Conrad T. Holekamp of
Junction and Erwin L. Woerner
of Fredericksburg.
The general business session
will get under way at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday. Officers and direc-
tors will be elected at that time,
and reports of various phases
of industry activities will be
heard. Current officers are:
Murph M. Compton of Menard,
president; George C. Taylor of
San Angelo, First Vice Presi-
dent; Joe El Hill of Eldorado,
Second Vice President; and
Fred Campbell of Sonora, Sec-
retary-Treasurer.
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First Frost Wednesday, October 20
The first officially recorded
frost for Fredericksburg this
season occurred Wednesday
morning, Oct. 20, 1976, accord-
ing to N. J. Dietel, official U. S.
Weather observer.
The official thermometer
hovered around 30 degrees
while Station KNAF had 29 and
down at Stonewall it was 28 or
even lower. Frank Staudt at
Harper had a low of 22 degrees,
lowest in the county, with
everything covered with a
mantle of white and lots of ice!
A chilling cold front moving
out of the Canadian and Arctic
ice lands brought freezing tem-
peratures throughout most of
the northern, western and cen-
tral portions of Texas. One
weather report said that this
was the earliest freeze in the
state since 1967. It is one of the
earliest on record for Fred-
ericksburg, according to Dietel.
Last year the first official
freeze was on Nov. 13 with 29
degrees.
Coldest place in the nation
early Wednesday morning was
reported at Craig, Colorado,
where the thermometer
tumbled down to 12 degrees
above zero. Warmest place was
in Key West, Florida, in the
80’s. Considerable snow was
reported in Wisconsin, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, Montana, Ne-
braska, Nevada, Utah, Idaho
and other western states.
Excellent rains came with
the ‘norther’ as it moved
through the state Tuesday.
Fredericksburg had an official
0.65 of an inch of rain for Tues-
day and 0.44 for last Friday-
Sat., as recorded by Dietel,
with Station KNAF having
registered 1.01.
Other rainfall reports in-
cluded Alex Knopp at Pilot
Knob with 0.75 for Tuesday and
1.30 for last Friday; Frank
Staudt at Harper with 0.70 for
Tuesday and a whopping 2.90
for last Friday; Reuben Her-
bort had 0.50 on Tuesday and
GERALD W. SCHMIDT
Gerald W. Schmidt has an-
nounced that he is a candidate
for re-election for the office of
County Attorney of Gillespie
County, Texas in the forth-
coming November 2 general
election.
Schmidt is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ruben Schmidt. He has
lived all of his life in Gillespie
County. He is married to the
former Kathy Wahl of Stone-
wall and they have two child-
ren, Cindy and Tammy. He is a
member of Bethany Lutheran
Church.
Gerald W. Schmidt is
presently completing his
second four year term as Coun-
ty Attorney & has stated that he
is proud of the Gillespie County
law enforcement officers and of
the law enforcement in Gilles-
pie County.
He further states, “I ask the
citizens of Gillespie County to
support me in the election for
the office of County Attorney so
we can continue the good law
enforcement we have had in the
past. Your support in the
November 2 election will be
greatly appreciated.”
He's Hooked!
But bringing in that fish will take a lot of care.
Just like in our country it takes a lot of caring from people
like you .and me to make our democracy as nearly perfect
as we can make it.
Watchdogging. Speaking Out. Voting. That’s right, that’s
one right you don’t want to let off your hook.
In fact, this is the day to exercise that right.
\bte today in the general election.
Mote, it’s November 2,19 76.
ra BROWN REAL ESTATE
VS- “WE SPECIALIZE IN SERVICE”
Eliminate
Texas
right to
work
laws?
Carter says yes.
Ford says na
What do you say?
Say it on Nov. 2nd.
Vote for
President Ford.
around 0.40 last Friday; Hugo
Weinheimer at Stonewall had
0.80 on Tuesday and 1.20 last
Friday and 28 degrees Wednes-
day morning. Rainfall was
apparently general throughout
the county last weekend and
again on Tuesday, putting this
country into good condition for
the fall season and especially
for the beginning of the hunting
season which starts early this
year, November 13.
A REMINDER FROM YOUR
LOCAL VFW
SOME OF AMERICA'S GREATEST POLITICAL LEADERS
HAVE BEEN ELECTED BV THE MARGIN OF A
SINGLE VOTE.
1800 — Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the
United States by one vote.
1824 — John Quincy Adams was elected President of the
United States by the House of Representatives by a
single vote.
1944 — Robert Taft was elected Senator from Ohio by
less than one vote per precinct.
1948 — President Harry S. Truman carried California
and Ohio by less than one vote per precinct and thereby
won re-election.
1948 — Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the Senate
from the State of Texas by a margin of only 87 votes.
1954 — Senator Neuberger of Oregon won his seat in the
Senate by less than one vote per precinct.
1960 — John F. Kennedy won the Presidency by less
than one-tenth of one percent of the voters. He was
elected by fewer voters (136,000) than the population of
the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
TERRITORIES HAVE GAINED STATEHOOD BY THE
MARGIN OF A SINGLE VOTE.
California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and the State of Wash-
ington were each admitted to the Union by only one
vote.
IS ONE VOTE IMPORTANT???
YOU BET IT ISM!
• • •
ANTI-GUNNER .
JIMMIE CARTER
American Citizens in General - Texans
in Particular, Be Aware - Morris Dees,
Carter’s chief money raiser and general
counsel for the "Committee for Jimmy
Carter” is the brains behind at least
one Anti-Gun group - out to bury &
"break the National Rifle Association in
five years”
Do you know what this would mean to
Citizens of U.S.A.
Go to the Polls - Nov. 2
Vote your Convictions
Our Future Depends on You.
GO TO THE POLLS . 2
VOTE YOUR CONVICTIONS
Our Future Depends on You!
Endorses Sutton
For Judgeship
Former 21st District Con-
gressman O. C. Fisher has en-
dorsed Ronald L. Sutton for the
216th District Judgeship. In his
endorsement, Fisher stated, “I
am proud to endorse Ronald L.
Sutton, a capable attorney,
qualified to be a working Judge
for the 216th District Court.”
(Pol. adv. pd. for by Ronald L.
Sutton) (tf
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Repr. Jim Nugent to Speak for Veterans
Day Program Nov. 11 at 11 A.M.
Representative Jim Nugent
of Kerrville will be guest
speaker for the annual
Veterans’ Day program to be
held this year again at the FHS
Stadium on Thursday morning,
Nov. 11, at 11a.m.
Steve Borski, commander of
the Frantzen-Ahrens Post,
VFW, and Norman Wilke,
commander of the Louis Jor-
dan Post, American Legion,
are in charge of the program
and will serve as master of
ceremonies. The program is to
include selections by the FHS
Band and St. Mary’s Mary-
chorale.
The World War I Barracks,
Gillespie County, Edgar Mar-
schall, commander, and
member of all three veterans
organizations are urged to be
present for this annual patriotic
occasion. A cordial invitation is
extended to all citizens to at-
tend.
Borski said that a barbecue
supper will be held for the VFW
members and their families at
the VFW Hall that evening,
Nov. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. to
which all members are cor-
dially invited.
VOTE FOR THE MAN
ROBERT R. (BOB)
BARTON
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+ 41 years old; graduate of Schreiner College and The University of Texas Law
School; married; father of teenaged daughter and two teenaged sons;
member of First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville;
4- Practicing attorney for 16 years; Assistant County Attorney and County
Attorney of Kerr County fo over 7 years; District Attorney of Bandera,
Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and Kimble Counties for 4 years; past President of
Hill Country Bar Association;
+ Member of Optimist Club of Kerrville; past President of Kerrville Jaycees;
1969 recipient of Kerrville Jaycees Distinguished Service Award for
community service.
ELECT RBBERT R. BARTBN
DISTRICT JUDGE - 216th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(Pol. Adv. Paid by Joe H. Benson, Campaign Treasurer, 531 Fairway Court, Kerrville, Texas)^
Gillespie County’s Only Candidate
EB«M IS EASIER
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
216th Judicial District
JOE MIKE EGAN
FOR SOME JOSS
PEOPLE COUNT
MORE THAN PARTY
Sound argument can be made that for
some offices PARTY counts more than
people. As pointed out by Governor
Reagan, it's in the Platform of the
opposing parties that what they stand
for is spelled out. You care what parties
stand for because this tells you what
their candidates will DO either for you
or to you if elected. Thus you vote for
the PARTY, not from clubmanship, but
because of what you expect its candi-
dates to DO if elected.
This general guidance is of no help to
you in predicting what candidates for
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITE-IN:
ALL offices will do. GOD SAVE US IF
EVER the justice for place 2 on the
Supreme Court of Texas or the District
Attorney for the 216th Judicial District
mixes his party’s platform to the
slightest degree with HOW HE DOES HIS
JOB. Here the sole test is QUALIFICA-
TION. Here it’s the MAN, not the party,
that makes the difference in what you
can expect him to DO -all you ever
cared about anyway. Here you are
thrown back on your own judgment -
even to the extent of a WRITE-IN.
Good Luck,
Joe Mike Egan
(1) A write-in vote for EGAN is sufficient.
(2) Note you have made beforehand of name EGAN may properly be taken into the
polls and copied.
(3) Caution: Be certain to write-in in column for D.A. 216th Judicial District against
Brown and Tuck. (Pd. p0j A(iv^ ^ joe M^e Egan^
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