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Harper, Gillespie County, Texas, Friday, April 4, 1947.
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The Matter, of Drinking
Coffee
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Coffee drinking in Texas has
increased greatly during the
years of prohibition. In many of
the county seat towns it con-
tinues as a regular mid-morning
and late afternoon custom.
Long before that the'coffee pot
was an indispensable item of
chuck wagon equipment and old-
timers who remember the taste j tives of six communities
of “camp coffee” insist that it; ed at the Round-up and
is the only brew which brings
out the full flavor.
Time was when San Francisco
held the title of leader in coffee j from Harper were V. A. Cottle,
consumption, rivalled of course Morris DeLorey and Dayton
by New Orleans where usually i Rahe. Others present at the
‘ tjiere is something added.” And j meeting included Lee Itz of
40 years ago Denver coffee hous-: Fredericksburg; Marcus Burg,
es were found on nearly every. Jerome Jenschke and Rubin
Country Baseball
Organized At
List Friday
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life
Harper Scheduled To Play
Fredericksburg- Here April
20th For First Game
Organization of the Flill Coun-
try Baseball League was per-
fected at Kerrville Friday night
of last week when representa-
gather-
agreed
to start a summer playing sched-
ule on April 20th.
Those attending the meeting
Schumann of Stonewall, Martin
Marquardt of Sisterdale, W. C.
Brooks of Ingram, and E. D.
Gorski of Bandera. Camp Stan-
ley, Douglas Patton, Mgr.,
seventh team of the league,
downtown street.
But now comes the little city
of Astoria, Ore., with a claim to
coffee consumption which is little
less than awesome.
A report from Pennsylvania
that in one town the average per-
son consumes eight cups of cof-
fee a day rouses Astoria’s pride.
Mayor Eaton of Astoria com-
mented: “We have that much
for breakfast. We drink enough
coffee to float all the coal in
Pennsylvania and there’s enough
fire under Astoria coffee pots
to burn all their coal.”
An Associated Press reporter’s j -
quick survey of Astoria and its 1 Harper Lions Club members
coffee consumption is impres-; heard Rev. B. E. Breihan as
sive. At one small restaurant ’ guest speaker at their regular
in the Finnish section the pro- j meeting Wednesday evening. Rev.
prietor, who uses 60 pounds a i Breihan spoke on community
week, says his customers aver-! ^ork, citing the fact that due
age 15 cups a day. A downtown 1 to the tremendous progress made
restaurant, whose manager esti- iin recent years in travel, corn-
mates 14 cups per person daily, munications, etc., no community
buys 15 tons of coffee a year.!is isolated as was, perhaps the
The coffee company which sup-1 case, at one time. Distance no
plies most of Astoria’s 50 restau-1 longer separates towns and corn-
rants says it sells enough for 17 1 munities and Rev. Breihan noted
million cups a year. That figures ! that the modern advancements
out to 15.4 cups a customer . have led to one community work-
Veterans Asked To Sign Up
For Training Program
Gold Hunters!
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not represented at the meeting
but it is understood that the
army camp will definitely have
an entry in the league.
Officials Elected by the group
were Marcus Burg, president;
W. C. Brooks, vice-president;
and E. D. Gorski, secretary. The
latter consented to drawing up a
playing schedule for the season
which is to be published before
the games get underway.
First games have been set for
Sunday, April 20th, with Harper
playing Fredericgsburg in Harp-
er; according to present plans.
Stonewall will play at Bandera.
off-Sun-
fcS£
One team will have an
day every fourth week.
During the past several weeks
the Harper baseball team has
had several good practice ses-
sions and further work-outs are
the! planned before the first league
was' game is played here on the 20th.
...j
Lions Members Heard Rev.
Breihan Wednesday Night
"daily. " j ing side by side with its neigh-
And Astoria has one restaurant1 boring communities for the ulti-
which is too busy to make change j mate good and progress of all.
in selling coffee by the cup. It
gives customers all they can
drink for a flat rate of $3 a
month.—(S. A. EVE. NEWS.)
Rev. Breihan also cited the civic
work, boy and girl scout activi-
ties, etc., which tend to create
community good.
Twenty - three members were
present for Wednesday night’s
meeting with E. Dean Hopf, pres-
ident of the club, presiding. In
addition to Rev. Breihan,. other
guests were Rex Fox and Charles
Mains.
Since the organization recently
elected to have a speaker and en-
tertainment for the first meeting
PHOENIX, ARIZ. — (Soundpho-
to) — Mr. and Mrs. William J.
Middaugh of Joplin, Mo., with the
pack burro they’ll use on their trek
to near-by Superstition Mountain
in search of the fabulous lost
Dutchman gold mine. The 59-year-
old pistol packin’ grandmother
blew into Phoenix with a yellowed
map to the mine handed down to
her by her great-great uncle-
-ooo--
Seniors, Sponsors and
Friends Enjoyed
Dancing Party Friday
Misses Joe Ann Kinsey, Donnie
Lennon and Haroldene Porter
entertained with a party Friday
night in the Kinsey home.
Dancing was enjoyed through-
out the evening to the music of
a Victrola.
Cake and ice cream was serv-
ed. All the senior class and
of each month no business mat-1 their sponsor and class friends,
ters were dicussed this week. The j about 45 in all enjoyed the de-
llQYt. n g,. A Dl l Ufi, wUI
Attention is again called of all
World War II veterans who are
interested, .to sign up for Agri-
culture, Distributive Education,
and “Trades & Industries” train-
ing program which is being of-
fered through the Gillespie Coun-
ty Veterans School by the Fed
eral Government. According to
E. Dean Hopf, County Coordinat-
or, classes are now being con-
ducted in Agriculture and Dis-
tributive Education in Freder-
icksburg and in Harper, at the
courthouse and at the Harper
school building, respectively, but
no classes have, as yet, been
formed in Trades & Industries
due to the lack of veterans ask-
ing for this course.
Application can be made to
Albert Petermann, assistant to
the county judge in the court-
house, or direct to Mr. Hopf, at
any time.
New classes will continue to
be formed from time to time.
Length of time which veterans
could apply for these training
courses will be determined by
the duration or length of time
they served while in any branch
of the U. S. armed forces. Com-
pensation to the veterans taking
either one of these training cour-
ses amounts to $65.00 for single
boys and $90.00 for married men
or veterans with one or more
dependents.
The courses require from 1014
hours per week for agriculture
to 3214 hours per week for
trades and industries, which in-
cludes on-the-job or at-home
training.
Pamphlet on Return
Final Burial of War
Personnel Available
ture the business session at which
time discussions of projects and
activities undertaken and spon-
sored by the club will come be-
fore the members.
STINGY PARISHIONEERS AND
STARVED CHURCHES
HARPER SCHOOL NEWS
Wedding Rites For Miss
Estella Duecker and
Elgin Eckhardt Mar. 30
It seems an American habit j (Note: The Journalism Class
that the more we get the less we ! of Harper High School will fur-
give. Especially is this true re-
garding philanthropic and relig-
ious contributions.
Last year Americans enjoyed
the highest national income in
history. As the result we in-
nish the news each week.)
SCHOOL NOTES
Those students who took part
in the District Track Meet held
, ,. , , at San Marcos Saturday, March
creased our spending and our 22, were
Scotty Kinsey, Felix
Lange, C. D. Young, Ray Carter,
j . . i Wesley Sageser, and Carroll
lent institutions decreased by | Wa1k 7,
more than a billion dollars. 1
savings. But our contributions
to churches and related benevo-
Orareh contributions alone
decreased 19 per cent, and this
despite a growing population and
a church membership that reach-
ed a new high. Last year the
per capita contributions b y
church members dropped to
$13.90, as against $20.31 the prev-
School will be dismissed for
Good Friday, which comes on
April 4 this year.
Many students are ill with
“flu”.
—H.H.S—
Harper Wins 5 First Places at
County Meet
73 per cent below what they were ^ounty meet held there Wednes-
in the 1932 depression level. j » March 19.
Our churches cannot maintain Those who wen were:
work so necessary for them to
a healthy growth, or continue to
accomplish, in the face of such
pinch-penny support. They are
threatened with financial anem-
ia. If is a bad policy to spend
for everything else we want,
then give a few pennies of what Lange 4th.
100 yard dash, Ray Carter,
1st, C. D. Jung 3rd.
1 mile run, Ray Carter 1st, El-
bert Schmidt 3rd.
High jump, Scotty Kinsey 1st,
Melvin Eckhardt 4th.
Discuss, Scotty Kinsey 1st, Fe-
we have left for religious and
philanthropic purposes. Check
the financial condition of your
church and see if you cannot help
improve it by digging deeper into
your own purse.—(Grit).
—-ooo-
440 yard relay, Harper 2nd.
1 mile relay, Harper 2nd.
Low hurdles, Ray Carter 2nd,
Scotty Kinsey 4th.
Broad jump, Elbert Schmidt
2nd, Scotty Kinsey 3rd.
Shot, Scotty Kinsey 2nd, Felix
Roy Roberts spent a few days (Lange 3rd.
of last week at Mineral Wells at-! —H.H.S.—■
tending the W.O.W. convention. ! Juniors and Seniors Attend Prom
--—ooo- - At Center Point
Mr, and Mrs. Shorty Beard of; The juniors and seniors of
San Angelo spent a few days last Harper High School attended
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Glen 1 the Junior-Senior Prom at Cen-
Hopf. j ter Point Saturday, March 15, at
--ooo- i 8 o'clock.
W. F. Dees, who has been in j Those from Harper who at-
Bermuda, arrived here for amended were: Donnie Lennon, Jo
visit with his wife and baby and Ann Kinsey, Antoinette Parker,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitewood. | Margarethq Rischner, Dorothy
-ooo- j Parker, March’e Thomas, Har-
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Kneese oldene Porter, Mildred Boatright,
and baby are visiting her sister !’ Frankie Thurman, Opal Mae
Senior Girls Hear Lecture by
Dr. Bernice Moore and
Dr. Harry Moore
The senior girls heard the lec-
ture, “Living for this Day,” by
Dr. Bernice Moore and Dr.
Harry Moore of the Hogg Found-
ation,-Austin, Texas. The Moores
were guest speakers when Tejas
Study Club and Delta Kappa
Gamma were hosts at a meeting
in the school building, Saturday,
March 15.
—H.H.S.—
Grammar School News
Bernice Duderstadt was absent
Thursday and Friday.
Bobby Benner was absent Wed-
nesday.
Second grade class received
new readers.
Those who were absent recent-
ly were Frances Rischner, Bar-
bara Lennon, Kenneth Oehler,
Alvin Lange, Kathryn Lang,
Frances Dittmar, Charles Ger-
loff, William Jones, and Carolyn
Parker.
Frances Dittmar went , to see
John Duderstadt.
Darlene Kramer has her birth-
day next Thursday.
—H.H.S.—
Meet The Seniors of Harper High
Name: Margaretha Rischner.
Age: 17.
Place of Birth: Harper, Texas.
Color of Hair: Brown..
Color of Eyes: Brown.
Birthday: March 29, 1930.
Favorite Sport: Volley ball.
Likes: To dance.
Dislikes: Waiting for meals.
Intends to Marry: Least of her
worries.
Ambition: To be a steno-
grapher.
Favorite Subject: Shorthand.
Favorite Movie Star: Ingrid
Bergman.
Nickname: Maggie.
*— H.H.S.—
Harper Wins Volley Ball Game
Harper Volley ball team won
their first game Friday, March
In a double ring ceremony,
A pamphlet containing infor-
tion about the government pro-
burial of World War II armed
forces personnel who died over-
seas, has been prepared by the
War Department, and is now
available for distribution.
Designed to answer the ques-
tions which most frequently are
asked by next of kin and rela-
tives of personnal killed outside
the continental limits of the Unit-
pamphlet eontians
in Fredericksburg, united in
_____o ____ ______ _____________7 __ ____w 21, When they met “Hunt on the
and family at New Braunfels j Strackbein, Lillah Mae Wendel, l°cal field. The score for the
this week. j Scotty Kinsey, Aubrey Carter, | three games * played was as fol-
ooo—— (Junior Whitewood, Elmer Strack- l°ws:
her mother, Mrs. W. A. Spencer.
—ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baumann
and son, Jr., visited Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Maxie Baumann of Kerr- j Alf. Ellebracht Sunday.
ville spent a few days visiting -ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Ellebracht SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
pear Sunset. $1.50 PER YEAR
3rd game
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hopf visit-1 bein, Rudy Staudt, E, J. Fiedler,! Games Harnpr Hunt
ed in the home of Mr." and Mrs. Aubrey Harper, Clyde Hagee, qst eame , 4
Alfred Lehne Saturday night. (Ray Carter, Richard Harlan, and 2nd P-amp ..... ...................." 19
--ooo--- j Archie Lennon. The sponsors
Mrs. Zelma Hopf and son, attending were Mr. Phil Rogers,
Dean, were Austin visitors one Miss Frances Floyd, and Mr.
day last week. j and Mrs. Arthur Bierschwale.
-ooo- Other guests there were from
Mr. and Mrs. Waldene Sud- Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, and
duth and two children of Eldo- Medina high schools,
rado spent the week-end with ! ---ooo-
The Harper team: was compos-
ed of Alice Feller, Jo Cosper,
Opal Eckhardt, Merle Parker,
Wanda Klaehn, and Frankie
Thurman. Their substitutes
were Theresa Rischner and Jo
Ann Kaiser.
—H.H.S.—
Mr. and Mrs. Eber Parker and
children have
Stieler ranch
home.
marriage on Sunday, March
30, at 3 p. m. Miss Estella
Duecker, daughter of Mr. and-
Mrs. Edmund Duecker of Stone-
wall, and Elgin Eckhardt, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Eckhardt, of
Harper.
White Easter lillies decorated
the church for the festive occa-
sion, when Mrs. O. Lindenberg
presided at the organ.,
S The bride was given in mar-
riage by her father. The groom
was attended by his brother, Al-
ton E. Eckhardt, as best man; his
brother), Wesley, and his cousin,
Kermit Eckhardt and Harwell
Schwenn, cousin to the bride.
The bride’s gown was long, of
white brocaded marquisette. It
had long puffed sleeves and was
trimmed with ruffles on the
square neck and on the hem of
skirt. Her lace trimmed finger-
tip veil was attached to a scal-
loped halo, trimmed in orange
blossoms. She carried a large
bouquet of calla lillies with lace
fern. She wore a single strand
of pearls, a gift from the groom.
The maid of honor, Miss Leona
Duecker, only sister of the bride,
wore a green dotted Swiss dress
fashioned similar to the bride’s.
Her head-dress was a bit of
green net trimmed with pink
flowers.
Bridesmaids were Lucille Klier,
Loreen Duecker, and Opal Eck-
hardt, only sister of the groom.
They wore pink dotted Swiss
dresses also fashioned like the
bride’s with head-dresses of pink
net and white flowers. They car-
ried small bouquets of pink and
white carnations with pink
streamers including the maid of
f)onor.
Miss Vernell Hahne had charge
of the bride’s book.
A luscious wedding supper
was served at the home of the
bride’s parents for 80 guests,
with Mesdamess Hilmer Eckert,
Ewald Hahne, and Miss Virginia
Eckert, hostesses.
The newlyweds left for Carls-
bad Cavern, and expect to return
this week-end. They will re-
side in San Antonio. The groom
served in the army for three
years, .
We extend to the young couple
all good wishes for a happy mar-
ried life.
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information on burial options,
how next of kin are determined,
the care with which remains are
identified, and escorts.
This pamphlett is available in
either English or Spanish.
Residents of this area may ob-
tain one of the pamphlets by
writing to American Graves Reg-
istration Service, San Antonio
General Depot, San Antonio 8,
Texas.
-ooo--
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stevens,
Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Stevens
and son, Belmore, were Freder-
icksburg visitors Monday. Bel-
more went to check with the Dr.
and we are-glad to report he is
doing fine. ,
Funeral Rites Held
Thursday For Mrs. F.
Zachry At Sunset
Hill country friends mourned
the passing of Mrs. Frances
Zachry, 64, whose death occurred
in a San Antonio hospital early
Wednesday morning, March 26.
Mrs. Zachry, the widow of Dr.
G. R. Zachry, came to this 'sec-
tion after the death of her hus-
band. and taught school in
Harper several yearp. A
few years ago she suffered an
attack of arthritis, which made
a semi-invalid of her. During the
late years of the war her son,
Lyle, was killed in action in the
Pacific area, and the shock of
his death was a severe strain up-
on her frail physical condition.
Her children, who looked after
her with tender care, placed her
in a San Antonio Nursing Home,
where she would be near medical
attention at all times. One' of
her daughters, Mrs. I. R. Heffer-
nan, was with her at the last.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Heffernan of Moun-
tain Home and Mrs. Carl Lewis
of Springfield, Oregon, and one
son, Guy Zachry, of Hobbs, New
Mexico. There are two brothers,
A. L. Payne of Marshall, and
Howard Payne of Arizona, and
four sisters, Mrs. A. B. William-
son of this city; Mrs. B. U.
Smith of Bridge City; Mrs. W. H.
Campbell of Sanco and Mrs. L.
M. Morrow of Deming, New
Mexico, who also survive.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at the Smith
Funeral Home in Kerrville with
interment being made in the
Sunset, Texas, cemetery. Rev.
A. J. Carson, pastor of the Kerr-
ville Baptist Church, had charge
of the services.
Pallbearers were: Fred Gam-
menthaler, Frank Floyd, Roland
Nichols, Roger Adkins, John
Bailey and Gober Gibson.
--ooo-
Henry Moursund
Nominated Fot-W
Auto Mishap Near Midway
Is Fatal To San Antonian
Bank Holiday
/;
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WASHINGTON, D. G— (Sound-
photo)—House Speaker Jos. W.
Martin, Jr., (R) of Mass., has re-
ported a shortage of “about” $125,-
000” in the House of Representa-
tives “bank” and said only $50,000
of the loss w^s insured. Former
| House Sgt.-at-Arms Kenneth Rom-
; ney was in charge of the “bank”
which was closed pending comple-
tion of an audit by Comptroller
| General Lindsay Warren. Rep.
( Walter Norblad, above, (R) of
I Oregon, ?is shown tearing up a
I House pay check because several
i legislator? reported their pay
| ehecks were returned to banks in
their home states without payment
after the House “bank” was closed.
-ooo-
Otir '4-.
WASHINGTON
Letter
Texas US Attorney
Senators Tom Connally and
W. Lee O'Daniel have recom-
mended to President Truman
the appointment of Henry Mour-
sund as attorney for West Tex-
as.
Mr. Moursund is a son of A.
N. Moursund, now of San An-
tonio, and a native of Freder-
icksburg.
Moursund’s confirmation
would fill the first important
federal job in Texas in a year or
more since a patronage feud be-
tween Connally and O'Daniel
blocked Senate confirmation of
presidential nominations for gov-
ernment positions in Texas.
Connally and O'Daniel had pre-
viously clashed on numerous ap-
pointments and Moursund’s rec-
ommendation by both is the first
mutual approval.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tunnel of
Stanton spent Tuesday night
with Mr.
schwale.
and Mrs. R. G. Bier-
Mrs. Richard Roeder return-
ed home from the hospital Fri-
day. Her many friends wish her
a speedy recovery, she lost her
eyesight from the attack of flu.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Durst and
moved to the j son of San Antonio spent the
to make: their week-end with his mother, Mrs
R^.B; Goff..
House of Representatives Approve
$720,000 Hot Lunch Continuation Bill
Pat Rogers spent the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe
Parker and Lon PArker at Round
Mountain.
-ooo-
Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Forest
Green and little son visited rela-
tives at Cypress Mill during the
week-end.
The Texas House of Represen-
tatives on Monday passed a bill
appropriating $720,000.00 for the
continuation of the hot lunch
program in Texas schools for
the remainder of the school
year.
The bill has been sent to the
Texas Senate for consideration
by the group of lawmakers.
County Sets Record
In Auto Registrations
All Time, High Record Reached
In Registration Fees For
Motor Vehicles
Gillespie County reached an
all time high record in registra-
tions of motor vehicles at the end
ow the current registration period
on April 1, according to a ten-
tative summary by Tax Assessor-
Collector Wm. M. Petmecky.
Registered by April 1, were 2,-
734 passenger cars, 480 trucks
and 219 farm trucks. Registra-
tions are still coming in and sev-
eral hundred additional licenses
will likely be issued within the
next month or two, the tax office
reported.
Registration fees were also
the highest ever achieved by
April 1 of any year, reaching the
total of $51,343.95. The county
retains thefirst $50,000 of this
amount and one-half of the re-
mainder for use in its road and
bridge fund. The other one-half
of collections is paid to the State
Highw ay Department.
The $50,000 mark was reached
for the first time in the county’s
registration history for the year
1946 but it was January of 'this
year before that mark was
reached.
Registrants now must furnish
an affidavit showing their car
or truck was not operated on
public roads in order to avoid
penalty of 20 per cent on their
license payment.
Metal plates for cars have not
been received and it may be
another month or two before
they are shipped, the Texas High-
way Department stated in a re-
cent bulletin. Notice will be giv-
en of their arrival through the
newspapers, Mr. Petmecky said.
The Highway Department was
able to get enough metal recent-
ly to finish the plates but they
say it takes quite a bit of time
to make the thousands of plates
that were still lacking in the 78
counties that did not get theirs
in time for the registration
period.
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^^ac'nsHER
The Valley of Chance
Washington is a city rich in
the history and traditions of by-
gone days. Among the spots en-
shrouded with the secrets of a
near-forgotten past, is a plot now
trash-strewn and covered with
underbrush. It’s known to hiss-
torians as “The Valley of
Chance”—a half mile beyond the
District line in Maryland. They
say that spot is soaked with
enough blood to do justice to a
battlefield. Many dramatic chap-
ters In Washington’s history were
written there — the old duelling
grounds where men met to a-
venge their names and in defense
of honor.
The first man to be wounded
there was a congressman, Barent
Gardenier of New York, in a
duel with Rep. George W. Camp-
bell of Tennessee in March, 1808.
The match stemmed from a ver-
bal battle on the House floor,
and Gardenier was seriously
though not mortally wounded.
After that fracas, Mr. Gardenier
was reelected to Congress and
Rep. Campbell was appointed
Minister to Russia.
Five years later, Lt. Col.
Thomas Flournoy, of Andrew
Jackson’s army, fought a duel at
the same place and wounded his
opponent. Shortly after that,
Ensign Edward Hopkins, whose
home was in sight of the valley,
was mortally wounded while en-
gaging in the “Code Dueilo”
there.
But the place was not nation-
ally known until General Arm-
istead T. Mason, an ex-Senator
from Virginia and Col. John M.
McCarty, first cousins, settled
a long-standing quarrel in 1819.
They met in a violent snow storm
and faced each other only, 12 feet
apart. Both fell—Mason was
dead and McCarty seriously
wounded.
It was the historic duel be-
tween Commodores Stephen De-
catur and James Barron, in
which Decatur was killed that
made The Valley of Chance
world-known. That occurred in
1820, March 22.
In 1826, Senator Randolph
made a speech on the Senate
floor accusing Henry Clay, then
Secretary of State, of forging a
letter from the Mexican Minister
to Washington. Clay promptly
challenged the Senator to a duel
and they met in The Valley of
Chknce. Shots were exchanged
but neither was wounded. Clay
demanded a second firing but
Randolph refused. The Secretary
then advanced to shake hands,
exclaiming: “I trust in God, my
dear sir, that you are untouched!
After what has happened, I
would not have harmed you for
a thousand words.” “You owe me
(See Washington Letter, page 4)
Three young men enroute
from San Antonio through Kerr-
ville to Junction Wednesday aft-
ernoon met with an auto mis-
hap which resulted in the death
of one and injuries to another.
Robert O. Beardslee, age 29
years and 8 months, met almost
instant death when he was
thrown from the ’36 Chevrolet
sedan in which he and his two
companions were riding. A rear,
left side, tire is reported to have
blown out causing tlie driver to
lose control of the wheel.
The auto turned over several
times on a straight stretch of the
highway, approximately four
miles northwest of Mountain
Home, between Mountain Home
and Midway. Beardslee was
thrown against the fence where
his head was crushed.
According to information re-
ceived by the Herald, another
occupant of the auto, Robert
Wilson of San Antonio, was
rushed to the Legion hospital
where he was given treatment
for bruises and cuts. His condi-
tion, however, was not believed
to be serious.
A. C. Beardslee, third, occu-
pant in the car and brother of
the accident victim, escaped un-
injured. The latter is reported
to have switched the driver’s
seat with Wilson (driver at the
time of the accident) just about
a mile from where the mishap
occurred.
The dead youth is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Jessie V. < Hal-
sey Beardslee, two brothers and
two sisters. Funeral services
are to be held today, Friday, in
San Antonio from the McCullum
Funeral Home.
According to the Memorial Fu-
neral Home of Kerrville, the
three men were going to a place
near Junction, to do a roofing
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tackie in the overturned auto in-
dicated that the young men were
also intent on going fishing near
Junction. Wilson is reported to
be a World War II veteran.
E. R. Fenton, veterans service
officer, will be in Fredericksburg
at the Courthouse only on each
first and third Friday hereafter
from the. hours of 12:30 until
3:45 P.M.
-ooo——-
Logan Stevens Is
Honored On 3rd
Birthday March 26
Mrs. Creighton Stevens enter-
tained with a party honoring her
small son, Logan, on his 3rd
birthday anniverssary in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Belmore
Roberts Wednesday evening,
March 26.
The little folks enjoyed an
Easter egg hunt, and refresh-
ments of chicken sandwiches,
angel food cake, and pink lemon-
ade was served to the following
children:
Martha Jean Stevens, John
Arthur Tarr, Wayne Morris, San-
dra Cottle, Nancy Ann Hart,
Steve and Donald Oehler, Kathy
Sue Duderstadt, Gale Dittmar,
Willie Mae Kaiser, Elaine Rode,
Bobbie Brown, Karen Ann Ditt-
mar, Johnnie Jones, Jackie
Phillips, Jimmie Peril, George
Wallace, Luke Mains and the
honoree.
-ooo-
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Harper, Texas
April 2, 1947
Mr. Norman J. Dietel
Editor of Harper Herald,
Dear Norman:
In last week’s issue of the
Harper Herald there is an ar-
ticle contributed by Rev. Charles
Workman, the conclusion of
which contains certain state-
ments offensive to a Catholic.
Since the charges appeared in
the Herald, I respectfully re-
quest space in the Herald to
make a reply.
Very sincerely yours,
Rev. A. A. Gitter
April 3, 1947
Father A. A. Gitter,
Pastor, St. Anthony’s Church,
Harper, Texas..
Dear Father Gitter:
Your request for space in the
Harper Herald to permit a re-
ply to an article published in last
week’s issue, as noted in your
letter above, will be gladly com-
plied with.
However, in order that no
further controversies might en-
sue, I will consider your reply
as final and I do therefore re-
spectfully request from all con-
cerned that we continue to live
in peace and harmony with each
other.
Sincerely yours,
THE HARPER HERALD
Norman J. Dietel, PubL
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