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HARPER,TEXAS 78631
Harper School Board Calls For Bond Issue Election Dec. 15
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HARPER WEATHER REPORT
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Volume 63, No. 47
Population 383
Altitude 2100 Feet
HARPER, GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS 78631
Subscription: $5.00 Per Year, locally; $6.00 outside. 10c Per Copy- Friday, November 23, 1979
"I REAP THIS"
(CONTRIBUTED)
That Beloved
Bird, the Turkey
The Indians surely started something when they appeared
on the Pilgrim’s first Thanksgiving Day with wild turkeys
thrown over their shoulders as their contribution to that feast
of thanksgiving for blessings.
For many years turkey remained almost a once-a-year treat.
One of the happy things which distinguishes the space age
from pioneer days is that turkey is now available almost year-
round in cans or frozen packages.
What would my grandmother think if she could see me
pick up a package of sliced turkey with giblet gravy and pop it
in the oven to warm it? By the time some quick-mix biscuits
are baked, a turkey dinner can be ready any night.
It was not always thus, for getting ready to cook a turkey
consumed most of a week. In pioneer times, most families
raised their own turkeys, and considered it a bit shiftless to
get your turkey from your neighbor. But sometimes it was the
best policy after all to rely on a neighbor, for the children
might become so attached to the family turkey that they
would weep when it became necessary to make the sacrifice
for the feast.
I remember a special turkey called "Gobble, Gobble,
Gobble" and how hard it was to eat even a bite on Thanks-
giving Day.
Often the family turkey had to be killed while the children
were away at school, or had been sent to the store to buy
extra bread for the stuffing, or some cranberries for the sauce.
Once the dreadful deed was done by a parent, who prob-
ably did not relish the job either, there was nothing the
children could do but eventually accept the fact and get ready
for dinner.
Meanwhile they could lose themselves in the task of
helping pull the pin feathers. The longest tail feathers were
given to the children to make Indian headbands and to wear
prancing around the table after dinner, or going out into the
yead to exercise before eating another piece of pumpkin or
mince pie.
Every good housewife in those days knew that you had to
stuff the turkey by hand. You had to mix the bread and
seasonings with eggs and celery thoroughly with the fingers,
and not use a spoon. It certainly never occurred to anybody
that you could even walk into a market someday, buy a pack-
age of turkey stuffing, mix and just pour it from the cardboard
carton into the naked bird.
How good that turkey and dressing smelled as it baked
throughout the morning of Thanksgiving Day. We would stand
on tiptoe behind mother as she gazed inside the oven door to
see how well the bird was browning. No shade had quite the
perfect coloring of the outer skin of Mother's Thanksgiving
turkey, and no perfume was ever as fragrant as the kitchen
that memorable morning each year.
Finally it was time to turn off the oven and let the turkey
simmer in its own juices while the other food was placed on
the table. This involved washing the potatoes, adding brown
sugar sauce to the sweet potatoes, getting the relish plate of
carrots, celery and radishes from the ice-box, seeing that jam
was ready for the hot biscuits.
Then there had to be two dishes of cranberry sauce on the
table. No family could seem to decide whether to have cran-
berry sauce strained or with the hulls cooked intact. It pleases
me to note that both types are still available in the stores.
The desserts were arranged on the 'sideboard', and first in
line was pumpkin pie, not the modern whipped chiffon kind,
but a good heavy, solid, substantial piece of pumpkin
seasoned with spices above a rich flakey crust.
Next to it was the mince-meat pie, and sometimes an
extra apple pie for the uncle who preferred it. Such an assort-
ment resulted in everybody having a little slice of all three; by
then it was time to move on to the spice cake, or the choco-
late fudge, or white cake with coconut icing.
Many are the culinary delights of the Thanksgiving season,
another reason for giving thanks for daily blessings of food and
shelter. The joy of sharing a meal with loved ones and friends
remains a tangible symbol of our heartfelt blessings, as the
happy tradition of America’s Thanksgiving Day is exemplified
by that beloved bird, the turkey.
TURKEY SHOOT
The annual one-day Turkey
Shoot, sponsored by the
Sageser-Haas Post, American
Legion, at the Harper Com-
munity Park last Friday was
a grand success. Many hunt-
ers, visitors, from near and
far, participated.
Members of the Sageser-
Haas Post No. 650 would like
to thank all those that took
part. Additional thanks also to
the American Legion Ladies’
Auxiliary for their work in the
concession stand which was
kept busy during the day.
GETTING MARRIED? - See
Dietel & Son Printing, 105 North
Milam in Fredericksburg for
your wedding invitations, nap-
kins and suggestions on all
printed Items!
Hunters Have Great Success; Some Bucks Field-Dressed at 120to 130 Lbs.
OVER 400 DEER AT HARPER LOCKER FIRST 4 DAYS
EXOTIC GAME, such as this Fallow or Axis deer, are not to be found too
often in the hill country. However, this 7-pointer shown above was brought
down on Saturday by Jay J. Thibodeaux, formerly with SEDCO of Houston
who a year ago purchased a 255-acre place, the old Everett Klein ranch on
the Texas-New Mexico Pump Company’s road, off Tivydale road south of
Harper. Thibodeaux is seen above, right, with his wife. This unusual kill
prompted quite a bit of attention at the Harper Locker where it was
brought for processing Saturday afternoon. At left, above, is Dean Storey,
Harper Locker plant owner-manager. The deer, perhaps a cross between a
Fallow and Axis, weighed 140 pounds dressed. It may haw osme from a
neighboring county where it could have escaped since the'^em to have
been markings (cropping) on one of the ears.
-Photo byN.J.D.
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LESTER LEBLANC, 19, of Beaumont (left) killed two nice 8-point bucks
Saturday on the Oren D. Parker ranch, eight miles northwest of Harper on
the Noxville road. With him are J. W. Brown, his employer from Beaumont
(a rice and soy bean farmer, who killed a 7-pointer), and Tod Herring,
right, an employee at the Harper Locker plant where the deer were
brought Saturday afternoon for storage and / or processing.
DAVID MILLER, at extreme left, with his wife from Bonham, Texas, have
been hunting on the R. E. Peril ranch near Harper for the past 48 years.
Mr. Miller started with R. E.’s father, Jim Peril, back in 1931 when he was
quite young. He was one of the lucky first-day hunters Saturday morning,
getting a nice 7-pointer which is seen among the several deer brought in (to
the Harper Locker) for processing Saturday.
Also in the picture, continuing from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Mich-
ael Thibodeauz (he killed an 8-pointer Saturday) and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Thibodeaux, formerly of Houston who reside now near the Texas-
New Mexico Pump Station off the Tivydale Road south of Harper.
—Photo by N.J.D.
For December 15
Harper School Board Calls
for $850,000 Bond Election
Seven Bucks Entered First 3
Days in Harper's "Bull of
the Woods" Contest
By Frank Staudt
A total of seven bucks were
entered during the first three
days of the 1979 hunting sea-
son in Harper’s annual “Bull
of the Woods” contest, now in
its 26th year.
As of this date (Tuesday,
Nov. 20) no turkey gobblers
have been entered.
Janet Esquell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Esquell,
was the first one to enter in
this year’s contest. Her buck
scored as follows: 78 lbs.
dressed weight, scored 78
points; 7 points scored 35
points; 12V2 inch spread
scored 49 points; height 9%
scored 39 points; circum-
ference base scored 23 points;
total points scored 224.
Charles Wanner killed his
buck the second day of the
season which scored as fol-
lows: 111 lbs. dressed weight
scored 111 points; 8 points
scored 40 points; .12% inch
spread scored 51 points; 10%
inches in height scored 43
points; circumference base
5% inches scored 23 points;
total points scored 268.
Michael Manning bagged
his six point buck on Sunday
evening which scored as fol-
lows: 85 lbs. dressed weight
scored 85 points; 141/2 inch
spread scored 58 points; 10
inches in height scored 40
points; 6 points scored 30
points; 5V2 inch circum-
ference base scored 22 points;
total points scored 235.
Eugene Bode killed his
buck, who is leading in the
contest at this time, also on
Sunday evening. His buck
scored as follows: 124 lbs.
dressed weight, scored 124
points; 15V4 inch spread
scored 61 points; 12% inches
in height scored 49 points; 10
points scored 50 points; 6%
inches circumference base
scored 27 points; total points
scored 311.
Morris Harper killed a 12
point buck on Monday which
scored as follows: 75 lbs.
dressed weight scored 75
points; 10% inches in height
scored 43 points; 13V2 inch
spread scored 54 points; 12
points scored 60 points; 7Vz
(Continued page 2)
The Harper Independent
School District Board of Trus-
tees met in special meeting
Thursday night, Nov. 15,1979,
with a number of invited
guests present to hear plans
about an important Harper
School project and a bond
election.
The board and community
advisors hears a presentation
from Stewart Lambert, Aus-
tin architect, on plans for land
acquisition, renovation work
and construction work. Total
amount of the project is for
$850,000.00 for which the
school board called for an
election to be held on Satur-
day, Dec. 15. All qualified
voters of the school district
are to vote on the issue.
The minutes of the special
board meeting as held last
Thursday were as follows:
The meeting was called to
order by School Board Presi-
dent Charles Leinweber at 7
p.m. with Levi Ellebracht,
secretary, giving the roll call.
Present were Charles Lein-
weber, Levi Ellebracht, Mar-
vin Raz, Bill Beard, Buzzy
Parker, Ben Terry, Dan Wade
Crenwelge, and Supt. Cole-
man Bailey. None of the
school board members were
absent for this meeting.
Invited guests: Jerry Hood,
Jim McMahon, Cecil Tatsch,
Lyle Spaeth, Don Bode, Ken-
neth Moser, C. H. Bier-
schwale, Victor Wendel, Ed
Bailey, Mrs. Kenneth Maner,
Oma Bierschwale, Jo Ann
Lennon, Mildred Duderstadt,
Harold Loewe, Mr. Lambert -
architect.
Note: The Board and com-
munity advisors heard
presentation of Stewart Lam-
bert, architect. Board and ad-
visory group went into leng-
thy discussion of presen-
tation.
Motion No. 79-22: Motion by
Ben Terry and seconded by
Levi Ellebracht to call a bond
election for land acquisition,
renovation, and new con-
struction for the amount of
$850,000.00 for Saturday, De-
cember 15,1979.
All present in favor.
There being no further busi-
ness, meeting was adjourned
by Charles Leinweber, presi-
dent.
Minutes of an emergency
meeting of November 15 at 11
p.m.:
Call to order by Charles
Leinweber, president, 11 p.m.
Roll call by Levi Elle-
bracht, secretary.
Present: Charles Lein-
weber, Levi Ellebracht, Mar-
vin Raz, Bill Beard, Buz Par-
ker, Ben Terry, Dan Cren-
welge, and Superintendent
Coleman Bailey.
Motion No. 79-23: by Marvin
Raz and seconded by Buz
Parker to pay Sharon
Tatsch’s salary and hospital
expenses until she recovers
from bus accident.
VOTE — ALL PRESENT
IN FAVOR
Motion No. 79-24— By Bill
Beard and seconded by Dan
Wade Crenwelge to authorize
Coleman Bailey to contract
for Workmen’s Compensation
Insurance at the earliest
possible time.
Vote: All present in favor.
There being no further busi-
ness, the meeting was ad-
journed by Charles Lein-
weber, president.
HARPER LOCAL
Visiting with the Paul Lang
family, Friday the 16th, was
LtC. and Mrs. Norman E.
Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs.
Stan Pelley from San Antonio.
Also they attended the Turkey
Shoot in Harper.
55PW
Drive Friendly the Texas way
The warm weather con-"
tinued through Tuesday but a
cold Arctic blast was forecast
for this week. The Rocky
Mountain states were under a
•blanket of 12 to 18 inches of
snow Wednesday morning of
this week and the chilly winds
were expected to arrive
around the Harper country by
some time Wednesday . . .
which is what hunters gen-
erally are looking for!
Harper area hunters count-
ed their good luck and bless-
ings on the opening days of
the 1979 deer and turkey hunt-
ing season, bringing in some
of the heaviest bucks killed
around here in recent years.
By Tuesday evening, Nov.
20, nimrods (men and women,
young and old) had brought in
over 400 deer to the Harper
Locker for processing and
storage. Dean Storey, pro-
prietor and manager of the
locker plant, said he and his
crew were “dead tired” after
working the first four days,
most of the time from 7 a.m.
until past midnight.
Jan Esquell, Harper High
School sophomore, had the
honor of bringing in the first
buck, a 7-pointer, which she
shot early Saturday morning
on her dad’s place, the Joe
Esquell ranch, on the Reser-
vation Road.
Second buck brought to the
Harper Locker Saturday
morning was killed by L. W.
Patton of Livingston, Texas,
while the third buck listed at
the locker plant was one
brought in by George W. Hale
of Texas City. It was not
known, nor remembered,
where these bucks were
killed, number of points, or
weight, but all were reported
by locker plant employees to
have been in good shape.
Only a few turkey had been
brought to the locker plant up
to Tuesday, all for storage
and probably intended for the
Thanksgiving dinner table.
Seven hunters from East
Texas, around Tyler, killed
eight bucks on the opening
day or two on Aubrey
“Pooch” Harper’s place, the
former John Strackbein ranch
five miles west of Harper, off
the Junction highway and on
the Wendel road.
130 POUNDER
Largest and heaviest buck
to date, reportedly, was a 9 or
10-pointer killed by John
Chesley of Tyler, this buck
field dressed at 130 pounds.
Chesley got the buck on Pooch
Harper’s place five miles
west of Harper, Wendel road.
Gene Bode, proprietor-
manager of Bode’s Feed &
Supply in Harper, was leading
the Harper “Bull of the
Woods” contest with a 10-
point buck he killed Sunday
evening. This buck dressed
124 pounds, had a large set of
antlers. Place of kill was not
disclosed.
Another large and fat buck
was killed by George Mc-
Nallen of Irving, Texas,
Saturday morning in nearby
Kerr County, place of ranch
not disclosed. This buck had
large 11-point antlers with the
deer field dressed at 120
pounds.
EXOTIC GAME
It doesn’t happen often, that
a hunter around this part of
the country, has the good for-
tune of killing a fallow or axis
deer. However, this good for-
tune came to Jay Thibodeaux,
formerly of Houston, who
purchased a 255-acre spread
at the Texas-New Mexico
Pump Station, off Tivydale
road, a few miles south of
Harper.
Thibodeaux went deer hunt-
ing Saturday morning and
much to his surprise, he saw
and killed a large deer which
had sort of spiked horns (ant-
lers). He thinks it may have
been a cross between some
exotic type of deer, but others
at the Harper Locker, where
it was brought for processing
Saturday afternoon, were of
the opinion that it was a “Fal-
low” deer. It weighed 140 to
150 pounds, was good and fat.
The weather was a bit on
the warm side Saturday
morning and again Sunday,
some light showers having
fallen in the area both morn-
ings.
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