The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1980 Page: 1 of 6
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PAUL LA SO DOtSS Hi LOX 404
HARPEH,TEXAS 78631
Benefit Dance for Harper Community Improvement Fund, Oct. 24
LONGHORNS PLAY SALADO FRIDAY, OCT. 17, AT SALADO
To Build A Better World . . . . Start in Your Own Community!
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HARPER WEATHER
REPORT
(USPS 235-780)
^Boosting Harper High In The Hills VA Wonderful.Region ^Best Climate In Texas
By Frank E.
Staudt
Hi
Lo Rain
Oct. 8..
....85
44 .00
Oct. 9. .
.... 84
44 .00
Oct. 10.
....83
42 .00
Oct. 11.
....78
43 .00
Oct. 12.
....82
38 .00
Oct. 13.
.... 80
43 .00
Oct. 14.
57 .00
Rain during week, 0.00
Rain
during
month,
0.00
Rain during year, 20.90
Volume 64, No. 42
Population 383
Altitude 2100 Feet
WARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS 78631
Subscription: $5.00 Per Year, locally; $6.00 outside. 10c Per Copy \ Friday, October 17,1980
I READ THIS Rhonda Klein Selected Texas Peach Queen
(CONTRIBUTED)
Cave Dwellers
The name "cave dwellers" is usually associated
with archeological findings in cliffs and caverns
where prehistoric men wrote their news-letters for
posterity on the walls of their homes. However, there
are also modern cave dwellers.
On a summer trip we visited Mammoth Cave of
Kentucky where, after a tour of chambers of palatial
splendor, illuminated artistically, we were led into a
darkened area where we could look down into a sub-
terranean stream called "Echo River". Knowing that
we had descended 360 feet, I was amazed to see this
body of flowing water.
For centuries the fish in this river have had no
eyes because there is no reason to see in total dark-
ness. For lack of function, their eyes disappeared.
There they were, creatures without sight, swimming
about, apparently searching for insects or some kind
of underwater plant life. They never collided, al-
though they were numerous.
At Carlsbad National Park in New Mexico we
also saw animals that live in caves. In this area of
caverns, some of which have not yet been explored,
there are bats that sleep all day, clinging to the
ceilings and walls of the caves. At sunset, however,
they come out, all at the same time as if by a pre-
arranged signal. There are literally thousands of
them. The whirring of their beating wings sends a
wave of sound over the countryside like the first
sound of distant thunder in a brewing summer storm.
Being hungry, each bat is intent on finding food
and flies off to grab insects. In fact, in the states of
New Mexico and Texas, where the bat population is
the highest because of the numerous caves, people
are not bothered too much by insects. Actually, the
bats are out serving the public during the night hours.
There are many false notions about bats, the
oddest of which is that if one gets in a person's hair,
there will be trouble. Such a confrontation would be
more a fright for the bat than for the human being.
Another myth is that a vampire bat would suck
the lifeblood from a baby until the infant dies. Vam-
pires go hunting among grazing cattle for the blood
they want, and one small bat can take only a little at
a time. The cows are pestered, naturally, and cattle-
men are working on the problem, as it is a great
annoyance, but the vampires stay away from people.
Because of this species of bats, the rest of the bat
world has become quite odious to humans.
Quite different from fish and bats are the cave
dwellers I visited in New Zealand. Midway between
Aukland and Wellington is the famous Waitomo Cave,
with its beautiful underground grotto and lake. Boat-
men with long poles to guide small boats helped us
embark and then maneuvered us across the water in
utter darkness. Photography was forbidden. The only
lights in the grotto were produced by thousands of
larvae of a species of glow-worm that hangs sus-
pended on webs which reflect the gleam of the fairy-
like beauty they project in the darkness. The cave's
ceiling resembled a section of starry sky.
Another rule was that we sit very still without
any talking or noise. The men with the poles maneu-
vered the boats slowly and silently. Our guide said
that a loud noise could reverberate through the grotto
and cause the webs to fall. If the larvae fell into the
water, there would be no more splendor until the
glow-worms could rebuild their population.
All the beauties of nature are not on the earth,
some are inside it. There are fish, mammals and
insects living there in total darkness.
Harper School Trustee Meeting
building with the excep-
tion of adding an 8"
(inch) footing to the front
for future dressing up
and change all product
names to read "or of ap-
proximate equal quali-
ty."
Vote: All present in fa-
vor (7-0).
Minutes of a regular
meeting, Oct. 13, of the
Harper Independent
School District Board of
Trustees follows:
Call to order by
Charles Leinweber,
president, at 7 p.m.
Roll call by Levi Elle-
bracht, secretary.
Present: Charles Lein-
weber, Levi Ellebracht,
Charles Dykstra, Ed Bai-
ley, Dean Hopf, Harry
Wilke, Dan Crenwelge
and Superintendent
Bailey.
Absent: none
Others present: Mrs.
Patricia Pouch.
Motion No. 80-93 — By
Charles Dykstra and
seconded by Harry Wilke
to approve the accounts
payable and financial re-
port as presented.
Vote: All present in fa-
vor (7-0).
Motion No. 80-94 — By
Charles Dykstra and
seconded by Ed Bailey to
approve the preliminary
plans for the Vo-Ag
Rhonda Klein, 17-year
old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert H. Klein of
Stonewall and senior at
Fredericksburg High
School, was crowned
1980-81 Texas Peach
Queen at the annual din-
ner meeting of the Texas
Fruit Conference held at
College Station on Tues-
day, October 7.
Miss Klein was one of
four candidates repre-
senting the peach indus-
try at forthcoming local,
Harper Community Benefit
Dance Scheduled
Motion No. 80-95 — By
Ed Bailey and seconded
by Charles Dykstra to
charge a $50.00 deposit
fee for each set of plans
taken out and that 20 sets
of plans be available.
Vote: All present in fa-
vor (7-0).
Motion No. 80-96 — By
Charles Dykstra and
seconded by Ed Bailey to
obtain a title policy on
property cleared by the
affidavit of possession
for $5,000.00 at a cost not
to exceed $150.00.
Vote: All present in fa-
vor (7-0).
There being no further
business, the meeting
was adjourned by board
president, ,Charles Lein-
weber, at 9:30 p.m.
The Harper Commun-
ity Civic Improvement
committee has scheduled
a benefit dance to assist
in obtaining needed
equipment and supplies
for the Harper medical
center.
The dance will be held
at the Harper Comrhun-
ity Park Hall on Friday,
October 24, from 9 p.m.
to 12 midnight. Western
music will be provided
and donated by "The
Last Road to Texas
Band".
During the evening,
five Thanksgiving tur-
keys will be given away,
donated by the Modern
Market. Beer and cold
drinks will be available
at the hall.
A $2.50 donation per
person will include the
dance and a chance to
win a turkey.
Let's all come and en-
joy the evening, plus sup-
port a worthwhile cause.
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state and national func-
tions.
She succeeds Becky
Hardin of Hamilton.
As Texas Peach Queen,
Miss Klein will represent
the Texas peach industry
at the National Peach
Council meeting to be
held in Phoenix, Arizona
in February, 1981, and at
various other national
and state events. Her
parents have an 18-acre
peach orchard now im
production and another
30 acres of peaches that
will be producing soon.
Ed Mitchum of Ruston,
Louisiana, peach pro-
ducer, gave pointers on
how to grow peaches suc-
cessfully for several dec-
ades during the dinner
meeting.
Dr. Wayne Hayenga,
Extension economist in
management, discussed
estate planning with the
conferees.
He said growers need
to consider if they need
tax planning wills, und-
erstand deductions and
credits, how to compare
special farm land
valuation with that as-
sessed as fair market
value, and current pro-
visions of the federal
estate tax.
"Estate planning also
includes having some
funds available to pay
estate taxes. These can
come from liquid assets
of the estate, physical
assets that can be sold,
borrowing power of the
estate assets, or life in-
surance," Hayenga
said.
Harper Lions Club Met
The Harper Civic Improvement Fund gained addi-
tional ground due to the contribution of the following
individuals: J. W. Gartrell (The Falls Ranch), Ken
Moates and Mrs. Walter Parker Sr. Many thanks to
the above and remember the benefit dance of 24
October 1980.
The Harper Lions Club
had their regular meet-
ing on Tuesday, Oct. 14,
at 7 p.m. at the school
cdf|t<J-ium with Presi-
ueiYT MafV rri Williams
presiding.
Cub Scout, Lorin
Baethge, came before
the Lions Club to inform
the members of the need
for $50.00 to begin their
scout work. The Lions
Club sponsors this group
of Cub Scouts and im-
mediately agreed to give
this amount for their use.
Lions Clint Brown and
Roy Roberts were ap-
pointed by President
Williams as members of
the program committee.
They are to endeavor to
have a program once
each month. Resident
engineer Rufus Jones is
to be invited for a meet-
ing soon for comments
-and discussion on the
Pedernales crossing on
the Kerrville Road 783
just below town.
Reports by Lion Presi-
dent informed club mem-
bers that he has had two
favorable replies on
petitions sent for some
corrections of Town
Creek bridge and cross-
ing at Camp Pearl
Wheat.
A ladies nite has been
set for attendance of Dis-
trict Governor Mike But-
ler of Kerrville for De-
cember 9.
RHONDA KLEIN OF STONEWALL and a
senior at Fredericksburg High School was re-
cently crowned Texas Peach Queen for 1980-81.
Ms. Klein will represent the Texas Peach Indus-
try at National Peach Council as well as other
regional and statewide events over the coming
year.
"Bull of the Woods" Contest Membership Closes Midnight Friday, Nov. 14
Memberships are
necessary to compete in
this year's annual "Bull
of the Woods" contest.
As in former years a
total of six (6) cash
prizes will be awarded at
the end of the season.
This is the 27th con-
secutive year that this
competitive contest has
been held, and it has
grown in popularity from
year to year. This is the
oldest and most out-
standing contest spon-
sored throughout the
entire Hill Country.
As in former years,
there are the two (2) big
cash prizes in the "Bull
of the Woods" contest,
namely, first and second
prizes. In addition there
will be four (4) cash
prizes given again this
season. This is being
accomplished through
the wonderful support
and generous courtesy of
local Harper business
firms.
Hunting Prospects for the 1980 Deer Season
By Frank E. Staudt
This year's deer and
turkey season opens on
Nov. 15 and runs through
Jan. 4.
The majority of ranch-
ers throughout the Har-
per area will tell you that
they don't have as many
deer as they had two or
three years ago. Many
fawns died during July
and August. We didn't
get any rain during July
and only received an inch
and ten points during Au-
gust.
We have had splendid
rains during September
which has helped the
looks of the country
greatly.
1 do my fair share of
driving in all directions
from Harper. Recently i
drove over to Mason and
I saw only four (4) deer
going over and coming
back. After the recent
flood on the Llano River,
I drove over to the Lon-
don crossing and I saw
only two (2) deer going
over and coming back.
In the fifties and six-
ties, you would have seen
from fifty to sixty deer, a
good percentage of them
bucks. Occasionally you
would see a trophy buck
that would make your
mouth water.
We know that the hunt-
ing pressure is getting
greater and greater
every year.
In the twenties, there
was very little hunting
done by outsiders. To-
day, they come from all
over the State, quite a
few even come from ad-
joining States; Hunting is
big business throughout
the Hill Country. It is
estimated that the Hill
Country grosses over
fourteen (14) million dol-
lars annually out of hunt-
ing.
Youth Against Cancer Conference to Be Held Oct. 25
Want to change the
world, or at least clean
up a corner of it? "You
can make a difference to
your friends, family and
community by partici-
pating in the American
Cancer Society's Youth
Against Cancer program
and helping to promote
the Great American
Smokeout," says Van
Brown, P.l. chairman,
Gillespie County Unit.
On Smokeout Day, No-
vember 20, the American
Cancer Society urges all
smokers to kick the habit
for at least one day, and
hopefully, for good. Be-
fore Smokeout Day,
Youth Against Cancer
groups promote the
effort by sponsoring edu-
cational poster contests
for elementary school
children, taking non-
smoking pledges in area
locations and generally
doing all they can to
drum up support for the
smokers who are quitting
for the day.
"If you would like to
find out more about this
project, or the Youth
Against Cancer pro-
gram," says Brown, "at-
tend the District 5 Youth
Against Cancer Confer-
ence Saturday, October
25, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Ecumenical Cen-
ter, 4507 Medical Drive,
San Antonio. Call (512)
696-4211 for more infor-
mation.
Help a friend light up
his life, instead of his
cigarette! "See you at
the Conference}" added
Brown.
The rancher and farm-
er can certainly use this
lease money that he gets
from year to year from
the hunter.
I, for one, would like
for the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission to
shorten the annual hunt-
ing season to one month.
I think this would please
the majority of ranchers
and land owners
throughout the entire Hill
Country.
TRAVELERS SPEND
$47.2 MILLION IN
KERR COUNTRY
Americans traveling
Kerr Country last year
spent $47.2 million, a new
study done for the Texas
Tourist Development
Agency reveals. The
figure is 17.9 percent
above 1978.
The Washington-based
U.S. Travel Data Center
found 1,579 travel-related
jobs in Kerr Country with
a payroll of $9.7 million.
Travelers paid $607,000 in
local taxes, and $1.5 mill-
ion state taxes.
The study includes tra-
vel for all purposes. It
measures the impact of
all overnight trips, and
day trips of at least 100
miles.
If you and yours enjoy
hunting, join and become
members of this year's
"Bull of the Woods" con-
test. By doing so, you will
be eligible to line-up your
hunting sights on one of
six (6) cash prizes. You
may secure your mem-
NEW BRAUNFELS
FALL ANTIQUE
SHOW AND SALE
The New Braunfels
Fall Antique Show & Sale
is here again — 14th
Semi-Annual Show at the
Civic Center in New
Braunfels. Quality deal-
ers from all over the
state of Texas and sev-
eral out of state dealers
will be exhibiting quality
merchandise for sale.
The Show dates are Octo-
ber 17-18-19.
The Antique Show &
Sale will be held at the
Civic Center and will be
open from 10 a.m. till 9
p.m. on Friday and
Saturday and from noon
until 6 p.m. on Sunday.
A sampling of items
that will be for sale
include fine cut glass, art
glass, carnival and pat-
tern glass along with
furniture, primitives, sil-
ver, coins, toys, porce-
lains, orientals, clocks,
and many other antiques
and collectibles.
This is the only quality
Antique Show & Sale in
the nation where admis-
sion is still only $1.00,
which is good all 3
days!!!
SUBSCRIBE TO THE
HARPER HERALD
bership at Bode's Feed &
Supply, R. E. "Rollie"
Peril, Milton J. Wendel
or Frank E. Staudt.
FLU VACCINATIONS
URGED
Older people and those
with chronic lung and
other disabling diseases
are especially urged to
get their flu vaccinations
early this year.
Flu vaccine is avail-
able at the Harper Medi-
cal Clinic from now on.
LOEFFLER'S BILL
IS SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT
U. S. Representative
Tom Loeffler has an-
nounced that his bill,
naming the Federal
Building in San Angelo
for former 21st District
Congressman O. C. Fish-
er, has been signed into
law by the President.
"The President made
it official today," Loeff-
ler said from Texas.
"Clark Fisher's name,
for 32 years associated
with service to his con-
stituency and to his coun-
try, will be an ever pres-
ent reminder in San An-
gelo of good government
and the standards he set
for representation. I am
proud to have offered
this legislation, and
proud to call O. C. Fisher
a friend."
Loeffler said the Gen-
eral Services Adminis-
tration will now proceed
to make plans to dedicate
the building. The dedica-
tion itself is expected
sometime next spring.
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Dietel, Norman J. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1980, newspaper, October 17, 1980; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034549/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Gillespie+County%22: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harper Library.