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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 49
BANDERA, BANDERA COUNTY. TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1957
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BANDERA CHURCH
OF CHRIST HOST
TO 400 VISITORS
Last Sunday was a great day
for the Church of Christ congre-
gation in Handera. The local
church was host to the Church of
Christ congregations in San An-
tonio, and delegations were pres-
ent from Grove Avenue, Beacon
Hill, Harlandale, Sunset Ridge,
Highland, Denver Heights, Jeffer-
son and South Flores Street. Some
came in time for the preaching
service at 11 o’clock, while others
attended services in San Antonio
and then drove up to Bandera for
the fine barbecue dinner served
by the local congregation. The big
day was scheduled for Sunday,
May 19th, but because of the
heavy rains on the. 18th the gath-
ering was postponed until the 26th.
'The purpose of the meeting was
to further plans for the establish-
ment of a permanent encampment
on the Medina river near Handera.
Two or three choice tracts are
being considered for this project,
and last Sunday many of the visi-
tors went out to look at a 200-
acre site. The members of
Churches of Christ in San
Antonio are sponsoring the en-
campment project, and have an
organization, Christian Associa-
tion, Inc., composed of prominent
members to handle all the legal
details incident to acquiring the
property which is yet to be se-
lected. This corporation was
formed for the purpose of the
establishment and maintenance of
Christian educational training and
recreation facilities, and is control-
led by a board of eleven trustees,
of which A. L. Burden is the pres-
ent chairman.
Several tracts, ranging in size
from 70 to 220 acres, on the Me-
dina river near Bandera are be-
ing considered, and it is hoped
that a selection will be made soon
and immediate steps will be taken
to provide the necessary cabins,
administration building, auditor-
ium,f .jhvimnVing pool, and recrea-
tion 'facilities. The project is al-
ready financed by prominent mem?
hers of the church, and will not be
maintained for financial profit.
Other" trips will be made to in-
spect the sites offered. Because
of the rain and muddy roads oidy
a portion of the crowd were able to
see the sites last Sunday. There
is much interest and enthusiasm
in the project, which if established
here will bring not only large
crowds of summer visitors to Ban-
dera, but also a number of new
families to live in our community.
Among the prominent people
here from San Antonio last Sun-
day who are promoting this big
project were Dr. and Mrs. Ernest
A. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
N. Rutledge, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Bur '.fcfc Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Hal-
ben, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crowder,
Minister and Mrs. A. II. Maner,
Minister and Mis. Cecil Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Shaw Rives, Harry M.
Melton, Sr., and many others.
The sumptuous barbecue dinner
which was served to more than
four hundred people, as determined
by the number of plates handed
out, was a real feast. Besides the
delicious tender barbecued meats
a-plenty, there was beans, bread,
pickles, onions, coffee, tea, salads,
pies, cobblers, and many kinds of
desserts, enough to have fed at
least two hundred more guests.
After the noon-day meal, in mid-
afternoon, those who did not ac-
company the crowd that went out
to look over one of the proposed
encampment sites, gathered in
the church building and engaged
in a songfest for an hour or more.
And many of the visitors inspected
the recently completed minister’s
(Continued on Page 5)
MRS. L. L. BRIGHT
DIED SUDDENLY
WEDNESDAY MORN
The sudden death of Mrs. L. L.
Bright early Wednesday morning
shocked and brought sorrow to a
large number of friends in this
community. Mrs. Bright had been
in poor health for some time, but’j
suffered a sudden heart attack '
about 6 o’clock in the morning and
passed away within a few min-
utes.
Mrs. Ethel Beryl Bright was
born in Colorado Springs on De-
cember 7, 1896, and came heryi
when a bride. She was happily
married to L. L. Bright and had
resided here in Bandera since
1934. She was a gifted artist, a
member «of the garden club, and
was an antique collector of note.
Her home is filled with many
valuable pieces of art. She loved
her flowers and home and was
interested in all things beautiful.
She was a member of the Bandera
Methodist church.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at the Plummer Funeral
Home Chapel today, Friday, May
31. at 3 p.m., with Rev. .John Gibbs
officiating and interment will be
made in the Bandera cemetery
under the direction of Plummer
Funeral Home.
Pall bearers named are J. O.
LaHaye, O. O. Adams, Ray F.
Wyatt, Frank Billings, Frank
Mansfield and W. W. Browne Jr.
Survivors include the husband,
L. L. Bright of Bandera; two sis-
ters, Mrs. John II. Walton and
Mrs. George W. Reid of Houston;
three neices, one nephew and one
grandnephew,
A BEAITIFEL BROCHURE
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Toepper-
wein and their manley little son
were over from Boerne late Sat-
urday afternoon. They came to
bring us a copy of a beautiful
brochure titled “Buckhorn Collec-
tion,” which was designed awj
printed by Mr. Toepperwein / in
his Highland Press office -in
Boerne. The edition was limited
to only 100 copies, and this one
for us was number 15 and auto-
graphed by Harry Jersig, presi-
dent of the Lone Star Brewery in
San Antonio. It will be remem-
bered that the Lone Star Brewery
recently purchased the great
Buckhorn Saloon collection, of
horns and curios from the family
of Alfred Friedrich, and it has
been moved from its Houston
Street "location in San Antonio to
the grounds of the Lone Star
Brewery, where a suitable building
has been provided for it, and it
will be made the great show place
of San Antonio. Mr. Toepperwein
is in charge of the decorations,
designs, and publicity of the
Buckhorn Collection in its new
location, and the issuance of the
Buckhorn Collection brochure is
the first step towards publicizing
the new arrangement by showing
photographs and describing 218
horns and mounted animal heads
in the collection. There are thous-
ands of horns in the collectb n, hut
only a limited number are shown
in the brochure, which itself is a
collector’s item.
(AMP RIO MEDINA
BOUGHT BY MR. AND FELL IN THIS AREA
WATER BOARD NOTICE
The Bandera1 Water Board is
taking applications for a full time
employee. If interested turn your
application in on or before June 4.
We reserve the right to refuse any
and all applications.
Bandera Water Board
Old Mattresses made new. Pick-
up, quick service. Phone your
orders collect to Mayfield Mattress
Company, Kerrville, Phone CLear-
water 7-6043. 44-tfc
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v Father’s Day is June 16 '
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Cjfiitzgeraid's
“Always Something New**
Phone 6-4113 Bandera, Texas
MRS. CECIL E. HILL
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Hill of
San Antonio have recently pur-
chased the Camp Rio Medina
camp-site six miles north west of
Medina. It consists of fifty acres
on the Medina river and has been
operated as a Boys Camp for
many years. The purchase was
made from Misses Daisy and May
Griffiths, whose brother, the late
Dr. T. W. Griffiths, operated the
camp until his passing some six
yeift-s ago. He maintained a high
standard and rendered a splendid
syryice to a large number of boys.
The new owners will hold to the
same policy and seek to maintain
the same high ideals. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Hill have taught school
a number of years. Mrs. Hill is
presently teaching in the San An-
tonio Schools and Mr. Hill serves
as Minister ol" the San Pedro
Church of Christ. Due to the late
ness of the transaction the camp
will not open until June 23 this
year but will operate oh a full
summer schedule in the future.
There will be four two-week per-
iods but those who desire to en-
roll can come at any time and
stay as long as they desire. The
enmp will feature the following
activities: Character development,
swimming in clear Medina waters,
boating, horse-back riding, hiking,
competitive sports, varied crafts,
group singing, party and picnic
get-to-gethers. stunts, and fish-
ing. The camp will • serve both
boys and girls and those who come
will be housed in clean comfortable
cabins and served well-balanced,
appetizing meals. Constant, care-
ful, Christian supervision will he
given at all tjmes. The health of
the campers will he carefully
guarded and a nurse will be on
duty at all times. Mr. and Mrs.
Hill live at 1111 W. Mulberry,
San Antonio, Texas.
SWIMMING CLASSES
POSTPONED
The Red Cross Swimming classes
which were to have started Monday
under the direction of Miss Ellen
Louise Brient, have been post-
poned until sometime in August
TORRENTIAL RAINS
Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises
for the 29 Seniors of Bandera High School
LAST MONDAY
and County Agent Werner I,indig
were also present. Mr. Jordan
gave an interesting talk on the
various activities, both local and
state-wide, in which the 'Taint
Bureau can engage. ,
D. W. Hicks. M. R. SandidgeH".
O. Bauerlein and .T. C. Focke will
serve as directors for a one year
term. Archie Gallant. L. C.Mathis.
Taylor Wootton and .1. M. Corneli-
due to the floods in this area. So. son will serve for a two year term.
watch the Bulletin for the an-1 -
nounceemnt of the date for swim GOSPEL MEETING
classes. ^ | There will be a gospel meeting
--beginning Sunday at the Broad-
Miss Eva Thaflman of San An- way Church of Christ. Medina,
tonio attended the graduation ex- conducted by Brother Stewart of
ercises of the Bandera High; Waco, Texas. Everybody is cor-
School last Tuesday evening in dially invited to hear these gospel
the High School^ Auditorium. { messages.
| End of school activities were
| highlighted this week by bacca-
| laureate services and Commence-
ment exercises. On Sunday even-
Torrential rains fell in the Hill ring Cameron McKinnon, "minister
Country Monday, and sent the for the Bandera Church of Christ,
Medina River on a 20 foot raise, spoke to the Seniors in a capacity
Reports which came in to the Bui- packed auditorium at the High
letin office that day gave Medina School, and used as the subject
5 inches; Bandera 3.6 inches; Les : for his timely sermon, "Life is
Short Ranch at Station' C, 2.5 a One Way Street.”
inches; Bill Short residence, south i Miss Mayme Jo Eckhart played
of town, 3.5 inches; Privilege i the processional, “Pomp and Cir-
Creek community, 3.3; R. J. Evans cumstnnees” and Bobby Koimn
Ranch, East Verde, 2.7; Bruce gave the invocation. Congroga-
Ranch, 4.0; Earl Weed’s home on tional singing of “Now the Day
the Kyle Ranch, 5 inches; J. E. is Over” was directed by John 1).
Ryan home, 2.8; John j (leinen Sommer. Ashley M. Hugh gave
ranch, 4.9. Mrs. Frank ‘Krueger the scripture reading. A special
reported 5 inches at their place number "Be Still, My Heart” was
during the weeke-nd and that presented by Marlene Joiner, Bar-
water had risen at the Medina hara Koimn, Shelby Mansfield and
Lake dam to over 100 feet; eig,ht Nancy O’Bryant,
inches of ram was reported on At the conclusion of the service
the Cripple Creek ‘Ranch near Eddie Jon Ryan pronounced the
Medina. benediction and Mayme Jo Eckhart
Though many fields of oats have played the “Priest’s March, as
been destroyed by the rains and the reces ion:.!,
hail, farmers and ranchers are On Tuesday evening a capacity
still looking forward to good gras- crowd gathered at the High School
for the winter. j Auditorium to honor the graduat-
-------- ! ing clnss at their commencement
OFFICERS OF BANDERA exorcises.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU The program included the "Coi
The directors of the Bandera "nation March” by the Bulldog
Countv Farm Bureau met Thurs- Bandera directed by John Sommer;
day night at the Agricultural Cen- Invocation by J. Marvin Hunter,
tor and elected officers to serve‘Editor of the Bandera Bulletin:
for the ensuing year. Taylor Salutatory bv Melhurn Hardin;
Wootton was elected president; J. special mu a by Marilyn Ritclie-
M. Cornelison, first vice-president; son. John D. Sommer. Anthony
C. (). Bauerlein, second viee-presi- Coiiwill. Bobby Preston and the
dent; and J. C. Focke, secretary- valedictory by Robert Thalnmnn.
treasurer. The by-laws of the I’ev. John Gibbs, pastor ot the
newly formed organization were Bandera Methodist Church elmse
approved and signed by the direr- for his text "II I Should Die Be
tors and officers, and the charter _______________________
(Articles of Incorporation) signed
and sent to the Secretary of State, LION’S CLUB TO STAGE
Austin, Texas, for approval, CHICKEN BARBECUE
J. D. Jordan, field represent:! The Bandera Lions Club lias
tive of the Texas Farm Bureau, set June 15 as the date for their
fore 1 Live”, for an impressive
talk to the Seniors.
Gladys Ann Laskowski received
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
award presented by James Shaw.
Robert Tbalmann received the
American Legion award, presented
by Ross Bailey and Barbara Word
received the American Legion
Auxiliary award presented by Mrs,
Woodrow Ruede.
Besides being valedictory of bis
class Robert Thalnmnn received
the highest award in bis clas. , a
scholarship from the Texas Edu-
cation Agency to any state sup-
ported sschoql; the Church Related
Scholarship, which will entitle him
to attend nearly any of the re-
ligious coll(‘ges in Texas; and also
the Reader’s Digest award.
Melhurn Hardin, salutatory, and
second highest ranking student
in the senior '..(Mass, also received
a Church Related Scholarship.
Nancy O’Bryant, highest rank-
ing girl in the class, received a
Church Related Scholarship also.
Joe S. King mady the scholar-
ship presentations.
Mrs. A. I!. Lewi- made the
presentation of the National Honor
Society awards. Bobby Koimn
was entered for the first time, and
Melhurn Hardin and Robert Thai*,
inann, the two top ranking stu-
dents. received National Honor
Society' pins also. Barbara Word
entered the National Honor So-
ciety when a senior. Nancy (.)'-
Bryant. Ashley Rugli and Glad,\
Ann Laskowski. also' members,
complete the list of permanent
members of the National Honor-
ship.
A B. Lewis made the presenta-
tions of the elementary di-
plomas to the graduating class.
Those who received diplomas were
Elvcru Alguesevu, Charles An-
drews, Joan Baker, Sarah Card-
well, Betty Causey, Jimmy Dav-
enport, Jerry Edwards, Robert
Erfurt, Elsie Faurie, Barbara
Focke, Kay Fortner, Elsie Hae-
golin, Henry lloinen, Alice Jane
Heiser, Jcannine Hicks, Burgin
Johnson, Sarah Mae Knilibe. Paul
Langston, Juanita Lovercheck,
Sharon Mekay, Janice Meginnis,
Douglas Miller, Jerry Murphy,
Richard Murphy, Judy Carol
Renschler, Augustine Rodriquez,
Barbara Seheele, Ernest Schlaqoer,
Thomas Blackshear, Royce Stev-
ens, Clyde Wallace, Billy Walton,
and Charles Zuharik. Elsie Faurie
was the highest ranking student,
followed closely by Barbara Focke.
J. C. Alvis spoke briefly in pre-
enting the high school diplomas
to the students. The roster, includ-
ed Nancy O’Bryant, Evelyn Bud.,
Kenneth D’Spain, Kenneth Byrne,
Card D’Spain, Janie Duff Jr.,
Ada Grace Endei. JoAim Fellows,
Melhurn Hardin. Donald Hayes.
Lynn Elbert Jeffers, Marlene
Joiner, Lloyd Kalka, Barbara
Koimn. Bobby Lee Kuhn: Gladys
Ana Laskowski, Shelby Lee Mans-
i' eld. Carole Mayes Adolph Xe-ky,
Peggy Pingleton. Georgia Ann
Richards, Ashley Rugli Jr., Eddie
Jon Ryan, Richard S> idadoei.
Tommy George Searcy, Robert
Tlmlmann, William Gerald Vandor-
vocr, Thurman Wallace. Barbara
Word.
In its next issue the Bulletin
hopes to print a picture f the
1957 graduating class.
Bandera Seniors Are Planning Work,
College, Marriage and Homemaking
tirs annual chicken barbecue ac-1 bv\hl, „f ,ht' ^rad-
cording to Allen Lovercheck n«w-L;,ti class of T)7 of th(. Bandera
ly elected president. _Fhe barbe- ,Ii h Schoo| vvork, colleKt.
me wall be held at the Bandera and horn,.,nuking.
< oiinty Agricultural Center on the j $&gh. Gera*! Vai.de,-
Medina highway and serving will jjyan ,,|a„
login at, i P-p1- . immediate" step into more advane-
L allowing the dinner installation „(| stU(lv wjUl Ashley ,h„ A&M
nt the newly elected oft leers will | „l|junct" in ,,unclion j„ preparation
take place with the following being k ;lt A&M tllis |a„ (;ora,d
installed: Allen Lovercheck, pres,- , . f „ Sf.ak, ,tU(lv Qn his r„m
dent; O. 0. Adams, secretary- ^ A ,((U,. E(,(lie JoI1
treasurer; Frank Montague Jr.,
first vice-president; 1. E. Adam
ietz, second' vice-president; C. A.
Ritcheson, third vice-president;
Ray Wyatt, Lion tamer; and Ray-
mond Hicks, tail twister.
Tickets are now on sale by
Lions club members, adults $1.00
per plate and child’s plnte 50c.
Thirteen Graduated from St. Joseph’s Parochial School
Baccalaureate services and commencement exercises for 13 junior high graduates of the local St.
Joseph’s School were held here last Sunday, May 20th, at the 9:00 a.m., Mass in St. Stanislaus
Catholic Church. Delivering the sermon was Rev. Victor Schmidtzinsky, local pastor. Processional
and recessional music was provided by Miss Patricia Jenschke who presided at the organ and the
parish choir sang the hymns during the services.
Diplomas were awarded by Rev. Schmidtzinsky to the following graduates: Terry Munson, Curtis
Heinen, John Alanis, Jerry Adamietz, Sammy Dickinson. Edward Laskowski, Roger Poo, John Me
Shane .Augusta Mechler, Elizabeth Batto, Bernice Finch, Josephine Dugosli, and Jane Montague.
All were beautifully dressed in maroon and white caps and gowns.
For the first time a scholarship from Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio, was awarded
to a student in an out of town school. Miss Jane Montague received the coveted scholarship.
The following graduates of Bandera High School had their class rings blessed, namely, Misses
Jo Ann Fellows, Gladys Ann Laskowski, and Messers. Cirildo Rodriguez and Floyd Kalka. They were
beautifully dressed in blue and white caps and gowns.
After the services the graduates had a class breakfast at Oakwood Courts. And in the after-
noon the annual school closing party was held at Oakwood Courts where the children enjoyed swim-
ming and supper together family style.
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The eighth grade graduating class of St. Joseph’s School is pictured here. Reading from left
to right, hack row, are: Jerry Adamietz, Sammy Dickerson, Edward laskowski, Roger l’oe, Bernice
Klach, John McShane Jr., Josephine Dugosh. Front row: John Alanis, Terry Munson, Curtis Hein-
rn. Augusta Mcchlcr, Betty Batto and Janie Montague.
attending Trinity University this
summer and A&M this 'fall.
Others who plan to attend col
lege in the fall hut who are either
working or taking a little time off
this sufnmer are Carol D’Spain.
Ada Ender, Barbara Word, and
Shelby Mansfield, all planning
business college courses at
Draughoti’s in San Antonio. San
Marcos will claim Evelyn Buck,
who will attend Southwest Texas
State Teacher's College in prepar-
ation for a teaching career. Bob-
by Koimn will work for an en-
gineering firm in Houston this
summer and attend the University
of Houston in, September. Adolph
Nesky will work for an oil com-
pany *it Midland tllis summer and
enroll at Texas Tech for a course
in Petroleum Engineering in the
fall. Kenneth D’Spain, Floyd
Kalka, and Lloyd Kalka will he
working this summer and will at-
tend Sul Ross College at Alpine
where you may expect to hear of
them on the football team. Rob-
ert Thnlmann is working at Hors-
man’s and plans to attend either
Texas A&M or Baylor University
when the fall semester starts.
Melhurn Hardin has a trip to
Europe this summer to see the
sights*’ learn a lot, nilil visit with
his brother before returning to
Texas to attend Texas University
in preparation for Medical School.
Peggy Pingleton will enroll in
San Antonio Junior College to
take a two-year course in prepara-
tion for work ns a laboratory
technician.
Several of the seniors plan to go
ipimediately into .full-time work
and are already holding down re-
sponsible job^* Richard Sell la-
dder will he Working with C, A,
Applegate in furniture construe
tion. James Duff is continuing
with Conoco, and Joe Wallace is
at the. Fronfiycr Coffee, Shop.
Georgia, Ann Richards is at Dude's.
Barbara Koimn has a nice iob in
Houston where she “plans to con-
tinue working. Nancy O'Bryant
will be working at the court house
here in Bander.'! until the army
lets H. V. make’the sort of plans
that will allow them to be to-
gether, We are not sure about
the type of work that Marlene
Joiner, I.ynn" Jeffers, or Kenneth
Byrne expect to do. but wo are
sure that Urey will have i good
future.
Tom Searcy leaves very soon for
the Armed Forces, the Marines,
and may good luck go with him.
Gladys Laskowski, Jo Ann Fol-
lows, and Carole Mayes have al-
ready sot wedding dates and to
them we wish a lifetime of real
happiness.
As this year's class of seniors
join tiro large group of Bandera
High School Exe- may many rich
blessings come their way. and may
cash one help to make some part
of the world hotter.
Birthdays are
Happier Days
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