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BANDERA. BANDERA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, .1957
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BANDERA COUNTY
SCHOOLS OPENED
TUESDAY
THOUSAND ACRES
DESTROYED BY FIRE
ON DIVIDE
Death came mercifully Saturday,
August 31, to one of the Hill
Country’s most beloved teacHbrs,
Mrs. Mae Pass, of San Antdhio.
Mrs. Mae Walker Pass, daugh-
ter of W. B. and Eliza Walker, was
horn August 17, 1894, at Yoakum,
Texas. Her age at the time of
her death being 63 years and 14
days. Thirty-two of those years
were spent in the teaching pro-
fession. She taught in the Me-
| dina schools several years. Her
influence is_.*still felt in the lives
of many prominent Bandera Coun-
| ty businessmen and mothers of
today.1 One of the most touching
! tributes that can come to a teach-
er was given Mrs. Pass when
three of her foirner students of
Bandera county, Hugh LeStour
goon, Clarence Bauerlein and Dur-
j v'< i’.d Mayfield tenderly served as
pallbearers.
1 Mrs. Pass was stricken with
! pneumonia on March 13 while
ac! 'i f her second grade class
'■( tP » Buena Vista School of the
San Antonio School District. She
was tushod to the hospital where
j she suffered a stroke and was
parulized up to the time of her
death. Although near totally
paralyzed and unable to speak. Mrs.
Pa-- held quiet and happy com-
munion with the many school
children who visited her daily
up until she lapsed into a coma.
Mi's. Pass is survived by her
, daughter, Patsy Webb, son, R. T.
Pass, granddaughter, Sharon Webb,
a ! t host of sorrowing friends.
Bandera County Public Schools
opened their doors Tuesday with
report from the Bandera Schools
of 431 children enrolled for study.
One hundred and l'orty-one stu-
dents have enrolled in the Ban-
dera high school and two hundred
ninety in the Elementary depart-
ments. Miss Patricia Jensehke,
school secretary, reported that two
A very destructive pasture fire
of unknown origin broke out on
the Whitworth ranch several miles
above Medina last Monday night
and before it was brought under
control had burned off an e-timat
ed 1500 or 3000 acres of fine ranch
land.
National Guardsmen out of Kei i -
villo, ranchmen from the surround-
Singular honor- Manager W. W. Cardwell of Bandera Electric
Co-Op (standing l ight» accepts brmr/e rbiqne from President Jim
Amber-m of Medina Electric Co-Op, Hondo, marking Cardwell's HOYLE IN HOSPITAL
“outstanding service to Texas elect, ic co-ops’* as their statewide Tom Bovle of the Bovle Store on
legislative chairman during the past year. I hi- is the first time street suffered a heart ut-
sucb an award has been made. Seated (foreground! is State Repre- (ut,|< a( pj.. polm, pere Monday and
sentative Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., of Denton County who spoke at f-,.]| hronkinK- his ankle. He was
the Seventeenth Annual Membership Meeting of Texas Electric tuiken |)V Plummer ambulance to
Cooperatives, Inc., in San Antonio August 29-30 when the plaque ^ Santa Rosa Hospital in San
was presented to Cardwell. (Antonio for treatment and at the
._______________——— last report before going to press
was resting well. Many friends
hundred and ninety’one were serv- dug area. Utopia, Vandorpool, M
cd in the school cafeteria the first 1 ... .
(lay. f-—-
C. A. Brauut superintendent
Medina l’ulAie School reported
one hundred two children enroll-
ed in the Medina elementary de-
partments with forty-five in high
school. One hundred and fifty-two
meals were served in the cafeteria
the first day of school.
•Mr. Braun also reported that
two additional courses have been
added to the regular curriculum,
namely chemistry in which he says
there is considerable interest with
fifteen enrolled! and a com in
World History.
Thirteen boys turned nit for
football practice and interest is
also high in the athletic depart-
ment.
Teachers for the Medina -<■!■■ P
are Miss Vivian Keese, Mrs. Mamie
Braun. Mrs. Lucille Duvall and
A. P. Bareckv principal in the
elementary school. In high school
W. O. Hatfield Jr., principal.
Commercial teacher and coach;
Mrs. Tenn. (Minsky, English; Mi<s
Thelma Gallant, Math; Monroe
Klaus, science: James A. Gallant,
vocational agriculture; Miss Charl.
sie Amos, vocational homemaking
.• nd Mrs. Loretta B. Smith, music.
The bus routes will he the same
as last year.
•egg that has been broken open , ■ an,| relativ.es over this area are
. lie said. He advocated passage ot deeply concerned about his re-
BANDERA MAN HONORED
IUi MEDINA ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE I a lobby-control bill. . covcry and hope he will be com-
W. W. Cardwell, manager of] The TEC members did take time pletely well very soon.
the Bandera Electric Cooperative, out for one high-light of entertain- -
was honored at the statewide meet-1 ment—a contest to select Miss MELVIN BRITT ENTERS
ing of Texas Electric Cooperatives. Rural Electrification of Texas. The MILITARY SERVICE
Inc., in San Antonio, August 29-30.
Mr. Cardwell, who is chairman
of the Texas Electric Cooperatives,
Inc., Legislative Committee, was
presented a plaque from the Me-
dina Electric Cooperative with
headquarters at Hondo. James
winner was Sydney Slack of Perry- Melvin Britt, manager of the
town in far-north Texa . She will Plummer Funeral Home here in
compete early next year for the
E. O. MILLIKEN RITES HELD
IN SAN ANTONIO TUESDAY
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leighton of
Vanderpool were in San Antonio
Tuesday to attend funeral services
fpr Mrs. Leighton’s brother-in-law,
K. O. Milliken, age 53, of .Mc-
Allen, who died at his-home Fri-1II. Schott, Mrs. Jewell Garrison
day. Mrs. Milliken will be re-1 and Henry Fisher
membered here as the former 'Miss1 Six cases have been set for
Stella Mae AV illi-. 11 .-mi in District Court which will
The family have a host of convene on October 7.
friends in the Hill Country who
line and Bandera, converged on
the scene and fought the blaze all
night Monday. Bulldogers, main-
tainors and fire-fighting equip
ment was taken to the scene and
by daylight Tuesday it was thought
that the fire was well 'Under con
trol, however patroling unit's kept
watch. About 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning the fire broke out bigger
and more fiercely than ever. After
an all day bout with the fire b>
ranchers in jeps, pickups using
stock sprayers it was brought un-
der control, however it has been
kept under close observation sine1'.
Every available person in the area
joined in helping to douse the
huge fire.
The fire was confined to the
Whitworth ranch, but extended to
tbe fence of the Old Short Rancho
and swept into Kerr county in tie
vicinity of the Whitworth ranch
V nine mile area was completely
wiped out according to informed
sources.
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
THIS WEEK
The Bandera County Grand Jury
convened here Tuesday and as we
go to press is still in session. Up
to this time no bills have been
turned in. The jury is composed
of Thomas Keese, A. .1. Flower .
Milton Leibold. Sid Maudin. M. R
Sundidge. II. H. Wagner. Billy
Fisher. Rhea Mansfield, W. O.
Hatfield Sr., D. E. Conwill Jr..
Tom Carpenter, and Earl Wyed
Mr. Hatfield is foreman.
The Jury Commission was omir-
I posed of Raymond Hicks. Airs. A
• IT AT u< .TmvnTl (!m
ST. CHRISTOPHER'S
ANNUAL BARBECUE
SET FOR OCTOBER 5
St. Christopher's Episcopal Mi
sion has set October 5, 1957, a
the day for their Eighth Annual
Barbecue, Dance and l'Ystival.
The time (i p.m. _
The evenings program will in-
clude an old fashioned pit bar-
becue dinner, a dance with music
by the Dill Country Pioneers, mid-
way attractions including the duck
pond, fish pond, country store,
darts, fortune telling and many
other games.
This is a family affair and will
be. held on the spacious grounds at
si.. Christopher's Mission on High-
way US!*. In case of. rain it will
be moved to Lost Valley Ranch.
An admission charge of $1.50
will be made for adults .and high
school Undents; 75c for elementary
age children and pre-school age
children free.
Remember the date. October 5.
1957. 0 p.nt.
LABOR DAI CELEBRATION
\ Gl( \M> SUCCESS '
Bandera dude ranches, hotels
toui'ist courts and motels ume fill-
ed to ca parity during t ho loop
Labor Day week-end, and many
Bandera homes wen- opened to
out of town visitors. The Labor
Day celebration sponsored by tli'1
Bandera Chamber of Commerce
and a number of the local ehurches
i- a fill' show and well attend-
ed le 1< cal as well as visiting
people to the Hill Country.
The day's festivities included a
Whi'e I'Vlephani -ah in the morn-
ing and at noon a delicious bar-
becued chicken dinner. One of the
highlight - of th day was a White
Elephant Auction which went over
big. Then .Uteri1 were games for
all. and lnid.e Ranch horse races
all afternoon, concession stands,
hobby booths, old time German
band concert, pony cart and pony
rides.
\11 in hall the day was a very
festive oife and enjoyed by all.
TOM M A SEARCY MAKES
RATING OF l’.F.C.
Bandera, left the last of the week
for San Antonio* where he was
to report for his pre-induction
ATTENTION A I.LeBROWNIKS
national, title.
Other finalists in the contest
were Miss Deaf Smith County EC, physical on September 4.
............ ................. Jo Ann Fowlkes; Miss Midwest, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Plummer
Amhcrson, president of the Me-] EC. Nelda Smith; Miss Lone Wolf jr and little daughter, are spend-
dina Co-op’s board of directors, | EC, Virginia Iempleton; Miss jnrr some time here looking after
made the presentation. ! Wood County EC. Carol f ourtney; i the interests of the Plummer Fun-
A C all-time record number of Miss Wharton County EC, Ra>-j oral Home, and are being wol-
memhers 525, attended the meet- tjtona Hatton; Miss Gadalupe Val- coined “home” by a large number
ing. ley EC, Gretehen Niebuhr; and 0f friends here.
Mr. Cardwell warned them that Miss Hall County EC, June Ross, j--—
cooperatives must avoid cotnpla- Mis- Courtney, Quitman, was MR. VND MRS. WENDT
eenev. 'named alternate for the national CELEBRATE 32nd
“**’ 1 ’ i:- : ' — ’ VNNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wendt
celebrated their thirty-second wed-
and - nntors,” he said. tion with the so-called “REA bill”
Riggs Shepperd. manager of the' which was passed by the Texas
Medina Co-op, reported on national Legislature this spring. They dis-
legislntive developments. He cussed plans for seeking more
warned that the cooperatives have favorable legislation at the next
been losing , most of the battles session of the legislature.
for fair treatment under the law. ______
“It is UP to eveiyone to start • „ SHORT NOW
an (Miucational vn>irram on the . i hhct ri
national .state and local level so 1 V* L 11 . ! 7
tluit the peei'le can learn the Relatives and friends here will
fnets," he said. be interested to
'We must be active in local af- contest,
fairs, and we must improve our, The rural electric members ex-
lelationships wit}) representatives 1 mvs-ed their definite dissatisfae-
ding anniversary at their pretty
horhe on the Medina highway
Tuesday. Their children, Mr. and
Airs. Maurice Wendt and family
of Wichita Falls, Air. and Airs.
Bill Alcador and son of Corpus
Christi and Air. and Airs. Fred
Standard and son of Houston were
on hand to help make the day a
joyous otic.
are offering condolence and svm-
"t were J, J*** ™l metij,. will
San Antonio to attend an REA™ ,m th« s.<,,'°"1 ,u|nf)ch
meeting when they received tho September 10. All girls
news of Air. Milliken’s death. Mrs. ,of co,.m >* nrei <’1'g.lde to
Leighton and her brother, r>(.n | ^ a (nrl Sc.nit lirownie, provnled
Willis, left immediately for Me-1 K’y are between the ages of *,
Allen to be with their sister dut- thrm.\h ™.s troop "pT ii
fng her trying hours. i "orc' hy thej’uhlie School Parent
(Teachers Association. 1 he lead-]
|,r, r'VTu'c nnivc j ors are Airs. James Langham, Airs, i
UIJ rJnTWT JTIOV Raymond Pawvlik and Mrs. Gabe
WELL FROM OPERATION Anderwald, technical advisor for-;
Friends here will be pleased to drill and handcrafts. This season!
learn that Charlie Fellows is mak-1 various types of handcrafts, group
ing good recovery from an opera- singing. National Health and
tion which he recently underwent Standard and drill instruction, hik
in the Nix Hospital in San An-ling and camping and safety rules i
tonio and is now recuperating at land numerous other social event-
his home here. We join his many are in order for the Brownies,
friends in wishing for him a] Parents, if you are interested
speedy recovery and hope he will | in the Girl Scout program come
be able soon to return to his duties I to this meet ing and bring your
at his Conoco Station. I girls for enrollment.
learn that .Toe
Ale t of tbp meeting was given Hunter Short, husband df Mis.
over to the discussion of those Bernice Richard- Short and son
legislative, problems of the co-ops. I Vr. ar.d Mbs- Los Short, lias
Three legi ’aim's ".hive, -ed the' recently been elevated m nation
group. They were Senator Henry • * P*'iv.-.te 1 :i>t < las--, a! his sta
Betty Jane Laskowski Wins Sewing* Contest
B. G.-n • • t. - , ■ f S ii Anto i". Sen-
ator ( bat h s Hi" ring of An tin.
and Reqt®.'iita*iv" V1 ■ ■ t- » J.uni-
son o'* Sanuer h. IV- ‘o* C. n tv.
•> Raimi* Dugger, edi'or of th."
•Texas 01 ■■"> ver". • • > he a-'.!
the group.
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H< idelbeig, Germany.
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Oirnpany Kerrville,
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COMPLETE LINE OF
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Fall and Winter Clothes for Children
SWEATERS and JACKETS
Fall Fabrices and Fashions
A nice line of Handbag’s
Use our lay-away plan for your fall
wardrobe
' Ofitzgeraid's
“Always Something New’’
Phone 6-4113 Bandera, Texa*
AIR. AND AIRS. PURSCH’S
BROTHER-IN-L \\V DIED
WEDNEKD \Y
Mr. arid Mrs. John Pursch of
Pipe Creek received the sad .nev
W' dn day • •: "iing ••'' tl,.1 d "ttlij
of their* liroflter-inrlaw. Otto
Brctzo. age 73. They attend*'!
fu-:.....al service’ fir Air. Braize
Friday morning. An its* "'*. 1 (
a* Tr’i'lit’ I inh ran C'hn !• in (• *»i
Antonio, R1"-. r>P"!i.m on nffic’-'1 I
d and i'lterm-" ! was nimie in the I
Roselawii cemetery, in San An-1
tonio
J. J. I,TT Gil TON SELLS
•O’BRYAN'!' RANCH
J. .1. Leight n, Vanderpool real
a'" agent, completed a real
estate transaction this week where
In the Ben F. O’Bryant ranch was
sold to Burch Spears of Victoria.
In reporting the sale ATr. Leigh-
ton told that Mr. Spears is plan-
ning extensive improvements, and
has already started work on a dam
on the Spring Branch. “He plans
to make a real pretty ranch of
the place,” said Air. Leighton.
;1
Pfe. Tommy Searcy
Mr. and Mrs. Monk Searcy were
very pleased this week to have a
letter from their on. Tommy
Searey, who is stationed in Camp
Pendleton, California, with the U.
S. Marines. Young Searcy was
made honor mail of his platoon
and advanced to the raid. of
I’; ivi'.’e Fjr.-t ('lass, and aft.-r a
BULLDOGS OPEN
TONIGHT WITH
ROCKSPRINGS
Th*' Buildup., will open the, sea-
son tonight with the Angorhs of
Uocksprings. Little is known of
the Rockspring team but a hard
winning single wing team i ex-
pected.
The Bulldogs will be relying
mainly on the services of seven
returning lottermen and several
new boys as well as last year*
squadmen. . . „
The Bulldogs lost eleven lettdr-
men through graduation and two •
squadmen who have moved.
Returning lett* ripen are: George
Searey, Eugene Kuede, Preston
Word, Newt Sewall ,Bobby Stev-
ens, Harold Hayes uVuj Ervin
Brown.
Returning quadmont are Lon
Uottingham. Jay "Edwards, James
Herrera. Kenneth Kalka, Joe King,
Ronnie Rugh, Kelley Shuptrine and
Jack Tucker.
New monihers are John Alanis,
Raymond Adamietz. Don Daven-
port. Jimmy Davenport, Jerome
Edwards, Travis Evans, Herbert
Haas. Wendell Langford, Roger
Poe, Junior Ramos, Ernest Sehla-
doer. and Murry Walker.
Don Day ha. been seloetod man-
ager.
The entire haekfield will he new
with the exception of Word tit
quartoi hack. Starting this week
in the haekfield will he Hayes at
left half; Rued at fullback:
Searey at Tight half; and Word
at quarter hack.
The offensive line will rely on
lottermen Sewall. Stevens, and
Brown and a group of squadmen
and now hoy- hustling for other
positions.
Probable starters in the line will
he; LE. Sewall: LT, Stevens; LG.
Rugh or Alanis; Brown; RG.
Ydnmietz or Tucker; RT. Evans;
RE, Shuptrine or Heinen.
Raymond Adamietz and Travis
Evans are two new additions who
have already made pits.it ions on
th" team. They will start at right
guard and right taeklgitonieht.
Afurry Walker, another new
member will probably see. some
action on defense.
Due to tli" lark of • \porionoo
the 1957 Bulldog will he in for
a rough time . With continued
improvement they should develop
into a fair team hv mid-«cnson.
MRS. C. I. PATTERSON
RECEIVES HONOR
Mi-. (’. T.. Patterson received
notice this week from the Albert
Sidney Johnston Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy in Sail Ahtonio that she has
heetj elected to honorary member-
ship in that chapter. Airs. Patter,
son helped to organize this chap-
ter and is the only honorary' mem-
ber of the chapter, and ha- been
a member ever ■ ince it's "'g.aniznt-
iott in tile early 1930s There are
two other chanter- ii San. Antonio
namely tlio Robert E T.eo Chap-
ter ami the Barnard E pee Chap-
ter.
BEAUTIFY
YOUR HOME
Atfith an
. lA’UOnTErV FWIT.TSH
1 ’>'•! ASS I'l AVTUR
LOCAL GROUP ATTENDS
T.E.C. CONVENTION
The Texas Electric Cooperative
convention was held in San An-
tonio Thursday and Friday of last
week at the Gunter Hotel.
Those attending from Bandera
were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Card-
well. E. R. Teel, A. H. Schott. D.
E. Conwill .Tr., Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Loo Mans-
field and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jus-
tice. While in San Antonio they
were guests of the St. Anthony
and Gunter Hotels.
Aliss Betty Jane Laskowski rack-
ed up another win to her credit
last week in Kerrville when she
• took first place in a Singer Sewing
1 Machine contest, by making a
dress. Betty Jane modeled the
dress she had made and came out
over nine senior girls and 11 jun-
ior girls also entered in the sowing
contest. For her prize she re-
ceived a very fine scissor set. The.
garment she made and modeled '
will go to Houston to he modeled |
by a professional model and should
it win there will he sent to New
YbrF. "STunild the dress win An
Houston. Betty Jane will win a
lovely Singer Sewing machine.
Kerrville judges for the Singer
contest were Mrs. Ross, Mrs. L. D.
Davis and Miss Helen Boyd, Home
Demonstration agent of Kerr
county. Pictured here are Air.
Russell of the Singer Sewing Cen-
ter of Kerrville. Betty Jane Las-
kowski and Airs. Ross.
Betty Jane recently was declar-
ed winner in the District I H Dress
Revue in Abilene and will go to
State 4-H Contest at the State
Fair in Dallas in October.
Christ is the Answer.
The Church with a Program of Progress
You Are Invited to Attend Services at the
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BANDERA
‘A Place for Everyone"
J. Manley Reynolds. Pasloi
FOR
FURNITURE
Floor Coverings
Bedding -- Gifts
IT'S THE MERCANTILE
Expert Installation Services
Free Delivery 100 Mile*
Convenient Terms
BANDERA
MERCANTILE
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