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HARPER, TEXAS
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Harper FFA 12th Annual Rodeo Set For May 14
Harper Is In Need Of A Doctor!
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Volume 61, No. 19.
4 Pages
Population 383 Altitude 2100 Feet
HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS 78631
Subscription: $4.20 Per Year, locally; $5.25 outside, includes tax
Friday, May 13, 1977.
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Right and Left
Ever wonder why the British and some Europeans drive on
the left-hand side of the road, while here in the Americas we
drive on the right-hand side?
Strangely enough, both systems, though opposite, evolved
from exactly the same circumstances, the fact that most
people are right-handed.
The custom of the left-side driving harkens back to the
Middle Ages when civil wars, family feuds, and disputes over
boundary lines were a common occurence and caused some
pretty precarious relationships. It was difficult for a man to
know who was a friend and who was an enemy. A group of
men riding horseback on a road whether escorting a carriage
or merely traveling to the next village could never be certain if
approaching riders were friends or foes. If a group or rider was
hostile, a bit of sword-play was usually in order, involving the
right hand.
With such uncertainty haunting the roadways, it became
customary for riders to keep to their left, meeting all comers
with swordhand to swordhand, just in case. This enabled a
man, if he were threatened, to thrust and parry without the
awkwardness of having to do so across his own body.
In North America, driving to the right side of the road
began in the pioneering days of the Conestoga wagons. The
Conestoga was a powerhouse of a vehicle, about fourteen feet
long, capable of hauling great loads and usually drawn by six
draft horses. The wagons generally travled in convoys, number-
ing as high as a hundred at times. Since it was the largest
vehicle on the roads at that time, all other traffic had to give
"right of way".
It was natural for a right-handed driver to hold the reins in
his left hand and the whip in his right. In order to better
manage all that horsepower, the driver would walk on the left
side of the wagon. The Conestoga had no true driver’s seat, as
it was necessary for the driver to walk on the very bad roads,
and most of them were just that.
When passing other vehicles, to prevent side-swipes, the
Conestoga driver would walk in the middle of the road,
keeping his team to the right-hand side. Any vehicles passing
were forced to keep to their right.
Thus, in keeping with these old customs, Americans still
drive on the right-hand side, and the British and Europeans on
the left.
The first roll of photographic film was patented by Georqe
Eastman in 1884.
According to experts, a ruby-throated hummingbird has
940 feathers.
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MICHIGAN GAS—An estimated 100 million cubic feet of natural
gas per day is processed at Amoco Production Company’s gas
plant at Kalkaska, Mich., shown above. About 80 per cent of the
gas and 60 per cent of the oil produced in Michigan is from the
Niagaran reef trend located in the northern part of the state, where
Amoco has a continuing exploration and development program.
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Not for Hunters to Shoot!
... But for Tourists to! Look At!
UP AND AVAY.....
...INTO THE CLEAR BLUE YONDER'
(And back down—to Terra Firma!)
BULL ELK, weighing 600 pounds, three
years old and going on four, with Cow Elk,
16 years old, is a main tourist attraction at
Burg’s Corner, Stonewall, where
thousands of tourists have stopped to
admire these attractive wild game
animals. Simon Burg, who purchased the
original Elk ten years ago from the Hill
Ranch at Cypress Mills, Blanco County,
said the first one died on August 18, 1973,
at age 14 years. That one had eight points
on each antler and was considered an
‘Imperial’ Elk. The one above, a
descendant of the first one Burg had, looks
like a ‘Royal’ Elk, a Royal having six
perfect points on each antler. An
‘Imperial’ Elk has seven or more perfect
points to each side, each antler. The Cow
Elk is expect d to calf again this year,
having calved^Leven consecutive years in a
row, missed one year and then had
another. These Elk were secured by the
Hill Ranch from Canada and are known as
the ‘Manitoba’ strain . . . largest Elk in the
world! Burg said they also have a Heifer
Elk Calf, eight years old which has had
two calves. He has given two Elk back to
the Hill Ranch and disposed of others to
his children, friends or relatives. Whether
they have ‘eaten’ any of this Elk meat,
which reportedly is extra good, was not
revealed.
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12th Annual Harper FFA Rodeo Saturday
Tte 12th annual Harper FFA
Rodeo will be held Saturday,
May 14, at the Harper Com-
munity Park.
The Rodeo will get underway
at 7 p.m. There will be Bull
Riding, Calf Roping, Bronc
Riding, Scoop Race, Wild Cow
Saddling, Ribbon Roping,
Team Roping, Barrel Racing,
Pole Bending, and Calf
Scramble for the kids under 13
years of age. The admission for
the gate will be $1.75 for adults
and $1.00 for school children.
The beef steak Bar-B-Que
will get underway at 5:30 p.m.
and will continue until 7 p.m.
The meal will be $1.75 per
plate. This is sponsored by the
F.F.A. chapter and the Harper
4-H Clubs.
The Big Dance will start at 9
p.m. with “The Rounders”
furnishing good western music.
The Greenhand F.F.A. Chapter
will have the refreshments at
the dance. The admission will
be $2.00 per person from the 7th
grade and up.
There will be plenty of
refreshments on the grounds.
The Young Homemakers are in
charge of the concession stand.
The Young Homemakers use
this as one of their money rais-
ing projects.
Everyone is invited to come
out and enjoy an evening of fun
and entertainment according to
Kenneth Maner, Rodeo chair-
man, Shelia Maner, Rodeo
secretary, and Mike Ficker,
F.F.A. president.
“Come out and support the
youth of our community,”
urges Clayton Massey.
HARLAN-WILLENBORG
WEDDING ANNOUNCED
The marriage of Sharon Sue
Willenborg and Robert Lynn
Harlan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Harlan of Waco, is an-
nounced by Mrs. Anton Willen-
borg of Rt. 2, West.
The couple exchanged vows
on Saturday, May 7, at 4 p.m. in
St. Martin’s Catholic Church in
Tours.
The bride is a 1976 graduate
of West High School where she
was valedictorian. She was also
on the Distinguished Honor Roll
at McLennan Community Col-
lege. She is employed at the
West Rest Haven in West.
The groom, grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Harlan of
Harper, is a 1975 graduate of
Connally High School.
He attended Texas State
Technical Institute and is em-
ployed by Brown and Root in
Glen Rose, Texas.
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Harlan
To Be Honored
On 50th Wedding Anniversary
The children of Tommy and
Cleo Harlan will honor their
parents on their 50th wedding
anniversary on Saturday, May
28, at 7 p.m. at Harper Com-
munity Park.
The Emil Tatsch family will
provide music for dancing.
Harold Graham of San Antonio
will call square dances.
Friends and relatives are in-
vited to attend, enjoy the danc-
ing, visit or watch.
Guests are expected from
California, Arizona, Dallas and
many other cities. “Do come
out for an evening of fun,
fellowship and dancing,” the
children say.
GETTING MARRIED? — See
Mary at The Radio Post for your
wedding invitations, napkins and
suggestions on all printed items!
—Radio Post photo.
High-heeled shoes
AUSTIN, Texas (Spl.) - A
physical rehabilitation
specialist at The University of
Texas feels sorry for women
who wear high-heeled shoes.
Prof. Karl K. Klein says
high heels keep the calf mus-
cle in a constantly shortened
state, adding that as “the
heels go up, the back goes
forward and low back stress
begins to appear.” The
professor believes stresses
caused by posttire imbalances
can be responsible for heart
conditions, arthritis and
rheumatism.
In a recent lecture he
reported that chronic low
back stress is the leading (but
not most serious) medical
problem in the U.S. resulting
in most time lost from work
and most insurance paid.
*IT’$ A REAL CHALLENGE. Vtou HA\JE To GET THE OIL OuT OF THE
GROUND An* TQ JHE /MARKET THROUGH THIS MAZE Of FEDERAL
RESTRICTIONS' STATE RESTRICTION? AKj£> LOCAL RESTRICTIONS. "
HARPER LOCALS
Mrs. Tommy Harlan has just
completed a 3-weeks mini-
course in square dancing at
Peterson Junior High School in
Kerrville. Fifty-four students
participated in the course.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lange
of Seguin and Mrs. Ella St.
Clair of Harper were dinner
guests of Mrs. W. E. Fletcher
and the Howard Sivells, Sun-
day. The occasion was Bradley
Sivells’ 13th birthday. Mrs.
Lange brought a lovely birth-
day cake.
Pete Whitworth is in the hos-
pital having some tests run. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Thomas North spent
several days in the hospital but
is home doing better.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kensing
spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Whitworth and Mrs. Eddie
Kensing.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gammenthaler returned home
to Florida and their son, Bob,
returned to Dallas, Monday.
Sunday, (Buster’s) Charles’
sisters from San Antonio came
and had a covered dish supper
for a few close friends and rela-
tives from Doss, Kerrville,
Fredericksburg and Austin.
They enjoyed sewing while they
were here. They spent the week
with his sister and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald McDougall,
and Marilyn.
Lt. Col. Norman Sullivan of
San Antonio visited her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Lange, over the weekend.
Mrs. Antoinette Ackel of
Odessa spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Model Par-
ser.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy North
spent the weekend at Barksdale
and met their daughter and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Dane of Harlingen.
Mrs. Johnnie Bierschwale
and children of Mason, Mrs.
Joe Mack Scarborough of Aus-
tin, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bier-
schwale and boys were dinner
guests of their mother, Mrs.
Lydia Bierschwale, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee
Russell of Dripping Springs
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Lennon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Della-
giacoma of San Antonio and
Mrs. Reinhold Oehler were
guests at the Rose Schumann
home recently.
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Reception for Annie Ruskey
The faculty and Parent
Teachers Organization of Man-
vel Elementary will host a
reception Sunday, May 15, to
honor retiring teacher, Annie
Ruskey.
Ms. Ruskey has taught in the
Manvel school for 25 years, and
has been a teacher for 30 years.
She taught one year in Snake
Creek in Fort Bend County, and
four years in Harper.
Ms. Ruskey, who resides
three miles west of Alvin on
Hobbs Road, went back to col-
lege and got her teaching de-
gree in 1950. She earned a
Bachelor’s Degree in two and
one half years, attending Alvin
Community College, and the
University of Houston. She
attended classes both night and
day to obtain the degree, and
then went on to obtain her Mas-
ter’s Degree at the University
of Houston. In Manvel, Ms.
Ruskey taught grades one, two
and three.
Drivers see
gas station
competition
A majority of American
motorists feel competition among
gasoline service stations is ex-
tremely high or high, according
to an Amoco Oil Company mar-
ket research report released today.
“Among seven types of retail
businesses, only supermarkets,
fast food restaurant chains, and
discount store chains are believed
by motorists to be more com-
petitive,” said John Stitzell,
Amoco’s marketing research
director.
The balanced panel of motorists
rated service stations more com-
petitive than hardware stores,
drug stores and appliance stores.
“The research indicates that
motorists on the whole see ade-
quate competition among service
stations,” said Stitzell. “They feel
they have a choice in selecting a
brand and a location for buying
gasoline and related automotive
products and services.”
According to the American
Petroleum Institute, U.S. mo-
torists can choose from more
than 1,400 brands of gasoline at
189,000 service stations.
RUBBER STAMPS — Desk
Name Plates, Snap-On Name
Badges — Order them at The
Radio Post.
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FOR EMERGENCY
PHONE CALL
Harper Volunteer
Fire Dept.
and for Ambulance Service
PHONE 864-4444
But do not call for
information
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SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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Telephone Exchange
Customers
Call for
ENTERPRISE 80086
to report traffic accidents,
burglaries, robberies, or
whenever
needed!
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Dietel, Norman J. The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 13, 1977, newspaper, May 13, 1977; Harper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034791/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harper Library.