The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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The Llano News.
VOLUME L1V
LLANO. TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1942
NUMBER 15
The News
CORRAL
I)r. E. H. Bollards, of the bureau
of Economic Geology of the Univer-
sity of Texas, has been high in his
praise of deposits of magnesium in
t Llano county during the past few
days.
Dr. Sellards has been In Llano
county many times himself, making
surveys of minerals on one type and
another, also for the past year or
more, the Universtly has had a crew
4>f men. under the direction of Carl
Chelf, working in Llano county mak-
ing a complete survey of minerals to
be found here In quantities that
would be profitable to produce on u
commercial basis.
The government is financing the
construction of a 113,000.000 plant
near Austin for the purpose of pro-
ducing magnesium for war produc-
tion.
The ore to be used by this plant
must come from somewhere near
Austin and in large quantities (we
have been informed they will require
approximately 400 tons daily) to keep
this plant busy.
After completing a part of his sur-
vey In Llano county, Mr. Chelf has
made a report to the University,
which in part states:
"Large areas comprising many
acres of Pre-Cambrian dolomite have
been mapped incident to a short study
made on magnesite In Llano comity.
There is available a large tonnage.
Dolomite strata that have been map-
ped in the magnesite area are true
dolomites, that Is, the calcium-mag-
nesium ratio is essentially ideal as
COMPARED WITH THE SO-CALLED
DOLOMITES OK THE SURROUND-
ING COUNTRY which are in reality
high magnesian limestones Including
impurity's lu the dolomitlc limestones
of the surrounding areas include
much flint and chert, obviously a
trouble maker In plant operations.
On the other hand, the Pre-Cambrian
dolomites (of Llano county t have lit
tie in the way of Included impurities.
Tretnollte, a calcium-magnesium-sill-
cate, is the principal impurity but the
physical properties of tT.is mineral
ure such that the metallurgist knows
that It offers no problem in plant
operation. Unless a high magnesian
limestone lias been found somewhere
in this general region which carries
fewer Impurities that the true dolo-
mite if Llano county, there is no bet-
ter materials available anywhere.
"TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWL-
EDGE. NO HIGH MAGNESIAN. IM
PURITY FREE LIMESTONES ARE
KNOWN IN THIS REGION THAT
WLI. CONTAIN THE PERCENTAGE
OF AVAILABLE MAGNESIUM AS
THE LLANO COUNTY DOLO
MITES.”
The only other deposits to found
in this region, from the information
we have received from authorities on
the subject, are found In Burnet
county and are tiie deposits referred
to by Mr. Chelf as being Impure.
Rationing
Board Opens
New Office
The Llano County Rationing board
has moved to their office In the
Hotel Llano building and Mrs. York
Ratliff is In charge of the office work,
according to Wilburn Oatman, Jr.,
chairman of the hoard.
Mr. Gutman stated the office hours
would be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
daily except Saturday, when the of-
fice will open at 10:40 in the morn-
ing and close at the usual time.
The board will meet In the future
each Monday and Thursday after-
noon.
It was stated by the chairman that
the lionrd had not received any of-
ficial Information as to the March
quota for tires and that the board
would doubtless start on the auto-
mobile rationing within the near fu-
ture as the quota for new car sales
foi the state have been set.
Definite information has not been
received as to when the rationing
of sugar will start, tint It has been
definitely established that the regis-
tration for rationing stamps will be
in the elementary schools of the
towns and counties.
In the new regulations for recapped
tires, there are several classifications
Included which have not been here-
tofore eligible to buy tires of any
character.
Wilburn Oatman. Jr., received the
March quota for tire* and tubes in
Wednesday night'* mail, whiefi gives
Llano county a quota of nine tires
and eight tubes for passenger cars
and 21 new tires and nine retreaded
tires and 24 tubes for trucks and
buses.
—: — lit me tutor IVtirl llurlur —:—
Bi" Attendance
At Veterinary
Instructions
Dr. Huggins and Jay J. -Cooke, of
Fort Worth, conducted a veterinary
school in Llano yesterday, explaining
to till farmers and rnnchnion of the
county the causes and remedies of
various types of livestock diseases.
This school was well attended by
the livestock producers, who stated
they l.i.d spent a day well worth
their time.
The county agent and Don Bruhl
jointly sponsored the school of in-
struction.
— :— Kimcni1 er IVurl llurbnr —:—
S. A. Livestock
Now is the time for Llano county
to exert every effort, not only from
a selfish standpoint of increasing the
payroll) of the county, hut as u pa-
trioti* measure to insure the govern-
ment receiving the best possible ma-
terial for use during the present war.
This is no time for Us to engage In
selfish projects, which would hamper
the efforts of our government In win-
ning this, the greatest war we have
ever been engaged lu.
Both Dr. Sellards and Mr. Chelf are
competent to Judge these materials
far better than moat men.
We believe the federal government,
who is financing and buying the ou.-
put of tiie new magnesium plant at
Auatin. will be interested in getting
the very best of ores for the opera-
tion of that plant.
If It is found that the products of
Llano county are Inferior to the pro-
duct of some other Ideality, we would
favor the use of ttie best available
ore, but this Is not the case The
Llano county product la the best
available for tiae In the new plant
Federal-State Market News Service
Estimated salable and total re-
ceipts 700. Tuesdnv's hog trade at
San Antonio developed mainly on a
steady basis although slight weak-
ness was evident for sows.* Tiie day's
top rested at $12.50 for good and
choice 1S0-270 lb. averages with simi-
lar grade 160-180 lb. kinds at $12.00
to $12.50. Sows scaling 350 lbs. down
sold mainly at $11.50 with heavier
County Meet
Cancelled for
This Spring
At a group meeting of the superin-
tendents and principals of the Llano
county schools, that are members of
the University Interscholastic League
held in Llano High school Monday
night, February 16, It was decided to
dffcontlnue the county meet for the
current year.
Tiie reason for this decision is that
due to the large number of changes
in teachers during the present crisis
adequate preparations for the meet
are impossible.
—:— Remember lViirl Harbor —-:—
Mrs. J. D. Slator
Dies Sunday;
Buried Monday
j
At about 8:00 o’clock the past Sun-
day morning Mrs. Uallie Slator died
at her ranch home seven miles west
of Llano on highway 29.
Mrs. Slator had been In ill health
for some three decades and during
rei^-nt months hail been gradually
getting more feeble.
Mrs Slator. the former Miss faille
Hardin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Hardin, was born in Blanco
county on December 30. 1865. having
reached the advanced .age of 76 years,
one month and 23 days at the time
of her death.
When a small child, her parents
moved to Travis county, where they
lived for a short time before moving
to Llano county.
On December 22. 1886. she was
united in mnriace with J. D. Slator
of Llano county, who preceded her
in death on February 24. 1937.
There are five surviving children
of this couple, l’nul Slator, of Odessa.
Eric H. and J. I). Slator. of Llano;
and f II. Slator, of Austin; ami
Mrs Alfred I’etsch, of Fredericks-
burg.
Mrs, Slator is also survived by
two grandchildren: Lt. Joe Slator
Petsch, of Fort Manniouth. N.J., who
was unable to attend the funeral,
and I’eggy Petsch, of Austin.
One brother, Lyman L. Hardin, of
Llano, and two sisters, Mrs, Jim
Tate, of Marble Falls, and Mrs. Cot
Hughes of El Paso, also survive.
Funeral services were conducted
at the ranch home on Monday after-
noon at 3:00 o'clock by the Rev. J.
1. McCord, pastor of the Llano Pres-
byterian church and interment was
in the Llano cemetery under the di-
rection of Miles Buttery, local under-1
taker.
Pall hearers were Allen S. Johnson
Wilburn Oatman, Jr., Orville Buttery.
Wallace Robinson, Damon Wvckoff
Total Goes Up
On Third Draft
Registration
Revised count, after receiving the
cards in mail from other counties,
givps Llano county a net total of 329
men registering on February 16, un-
der the Selective Service act, accord-
ing to T. J. Moore, chairman of the
Llano county local board.
Mr. Moore stated of the 319 who
registered at the courthouse here on
registration day, there were twelve
men who requested their cards be
sent to other local boards.
Sin -e that time, there have been
22 cards received from other boards
of men who live in this county, but
were at other points at the time of
the registration.
—:— Remember IVarl Harbor —:—
Bond Sales Have
Smallest Weekly
Total of Year
Sales of Defense Saving bonds
dropped to the lowest total of any
week this year this week, according
to advice received from local selling
agencies, who reported total sales
of $2.,181.25.
Total sales for 1942. with two
months of the year practically gone
total $46,804.75.
Bonds are being offered for sale
by th* Moore State bank in Llaty>
and tiie postoffices In Llano and fas-
ten. Defense Savings stamps are on
sale at practically every retail busi-
ness house in Llano, according to
J. Kv Buttery, county chairman.
—llrmembfr lViirl Harbor —
No Rain Falls
In Llano County
During Week
New Fire Hall
To Be Finished
In Two Months
Carpenters will start on the wood
work on the new fire hall in Llano
this week, according to Joe J. Back-
ues. city marshal.
There is still about seven or eight
more days work on the granite walls,
but Mr. Backues stated this could be
finished during the tine the carpen-
ters are working on the other side
of the building.
This two-story building will be one
of the finest fire halls of any small
town in tiie state, having room for
four trucks in addition to living quar-
ters and large assembly room.
On tiie first floor, in addition to
the truck space, there will be office
space for city officials.
Mr. Backues estimated the building
would be completed, ready for oc-
cupancy within about 60 days.
While there is space in the station
for four fire trucks, the city now has
only three, but another of a different
type is being contemplated.
—:— Remember Pearl Harbor —:—
Hog Market
Continues High
In Llano
Date Set for
C - C Annual
Meeting on
March 25
The Llano Chamber of Commerce
will hold its annual banquet at Hotel
Llano on Wednesday evenijig, March
25, at which time a report on the
activities for the past year will be
given, and thetnew president for the
coming year will be elected. Dr.
H. J. Hoerster, the retiring president
has announced the appointment of the
following committees to arrange for
the event:
Arrangement — Allan Newsom,
chairman; Orville Buttery, and Carl
Garner. Nominating—T. J. Moore,
chairman; J. F. Buttery, and A. R.
Weber. Program H. C. Buttery,
chairman; Charles Miljiger, and Dr.
R. L. Sheppered. Menu and decora-
tions— Miss Esther Dalchau, chair-
man; Mrs. J. P. Buttery, and Mrs.
Bill S. Watkins.
—:— Remember Pearl llurbnr —:—
Interest Grows
In Red Cross
First Aid Classes
W«* do noi anow, nor |* It material
whore the ora Is located in l.lan-
county, IMir only Interest I* smlm-
th.it the government receives the very
best ore that can be obtained during
this present emergency.
it is without hope of personal gain
that a majority of the citizens of
Llano county would like to sdt1 this
material used, if the statements of
the authorities quoted are found cor-
rect.
We believe the sole thought that
would lie in the minds of tiie people
of Llano county Is seeing our govern-
ment receive the best possible ma-
terials with which to win the war.
Since we are not an authority of
minerals, we must take the state
mentg of those who are and trust
them, until they are proven to he
wrong.
We hope and believe that before
any contracts are let for ores to run
the Austin plant, when completed,
every known deposit will lie thorough-
ly investigated and the best will he
selected.
When this I* done, we believe that
Llano county will receive considera-
tion n»>d unless more Information Is
«eriient from deposits not heretofore
Invesii,’.tied the Ur. no county ma-
terial will lie used.
and rough kinds down to $11.25 or
below. Several good and choice 90 to
120 lb. feeder pigs secured $10.00 to
$10.25.
Cattle, estimated salable and total
receipts 700, calves 1,200. Sales in
the cattle division were rather slow
in developing. Slaughter steers and
yearlings ruled steady to weak with
some sales 25c lower. Medium and
good kinds cashed at $10.50 to $11.25
with two loads 633 lb. heifers at
$11.10. Common and medium offerings
hulked at $8.00-10.50. Cutter grade
light weight yearlings suitable main-
ly for boner material secured $7.00
to $7.75.
Slaughter cows met generally very
steady releases. Common to medium
beef kinds turned at $7.50 to $8.75
with good Individuals eligible to $9.00
or above. Most canners and cutters
brought $5.50-7.50. Unchanged prices
took si-usage bulls of common and
medium grade at $7.50 to $8.85. Kill
er calves ruled fully steady us good
and choice consignments brought
$10.75-11.50 and common to medium
a t$8.25-10.50 Cull offerings ranged
from $6 50 to $7.50.
Limited Stocker calf supplies found
trade 1'ated on a Arm basis. Good
and choice ateer calves changed
hands at $11.00 12.60 with a few lots
smuni 250 lb. averages at $13.00
to fir 2ft. flood and choice heifers
secured $10 76-1126 Limited supplies
During the past week. Llano lias
had nothing but weather. The tem-
peratures have been neither very
hot nor very cold, with the exception
of last Friday morning, when the
mercury dropped to 23 degrees.
There was no rainfall recorded
during tiie past week by H. C. Roth,
local observer for the United States
weather bureau.
Thermometer readings for the past
week have been as follows:
Max. Min.
Thursday 45 32
Friday 63 23
Saturday ~ 66 37
Sunday 65 38
Monday 72 54
Tuesday 62 33
Wednesday 58 34
—!— Remember IVarl Harbor —:—
FORMER LLANO BOY
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
Las Vegas, Nevada:— Robert L.
Wilson, of Llano, has been promoted
to th- rank of sergeant from that of
corporal at the Air Corps Gunnery
school here, where he is a member
of the 50th school squadron and is
assigned to duty as an armament in-
structor.
Sergeant Wilson entered the C.S.
army May 7, 1941, at Corpus Chrlsti
us a volunteer. ,
The local hog market dropped from
ten to twenty cents in Llano this
week from a high of $12.50 last
week, according to information re-
ceived from buyers.
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week. $12.20 was paid for top hogs
and the price advanced 20 cents on
Wednesday to $12.40. ten cents un-
der the highest price of the sea mu.
While the bulk of the crop for this
section has already been marketed
several hundred are coining into
Llano each week now for sale.
—:— Remember IVtirl Harbor —:—
Delta Sorority
Hold Meeting
<8e« MARKET* I’age Five)
and Joe Backues.
Among the out-of-town people at-
tending the last rites for Mrs. Slator
were- Francis Harris and M. D. Sla-
tor, of London, Texas; Mrs. O. E.
Hicks, Mrs. Jake Dees. Mrs. Betty
Moore. Dick Moore, Jim Sluflor and
Edna Slator. all of San Antonio;
Grover and Aaron Slator, both of
Brackettville; Mrs. E. L. Avery. Mrs.
Roy Inks, Miss Mildred Edgar, Mrs.
Joe Edgar and Miss Rose Barnhill,
ail of Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Petsch. of
Kerrvllle; Mrs. Adolph Kneese. Mr
and Mrs. Eddie Stein, Mr. and Mrs.
Emil hlley, Mrs. W. H. Schaefer, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Stein, Mrs. Mannle
Strelegler. Mlaa Constance Strlogler,
Miss Cordle Blerschwale. Mrs. Victor
Keldel. Mrs. II. W. Kusenbergor.
Mrs II A. R!e«. Mr and Mrs Fred
Mathlseii and Mrs J. J. MrKwen.
all of Fredericksburg; Mr. and Mra.
W. J. Dees, of Vineyard, Tessa
The Keystone Hotel In Lampasas
was the setting Saturday at 1 o’clock
for the February luncheon for mem-
bers and guests of the Delta Kappa
Gamma society.
The table was centered by a large
arrangement of red roses in a brass
bow!, carrying out the colors of the
society. Tall red tapers in brass can-
delabra hurtled on each side, and
English ivy trailed gracefully to
smaller arrangements at each end of
the table, featuring the George Wash-
ington motif.
Miss Flora Mueller of Llano, past
president, who spoke on “The Ob-
jectives of Delta Kappa Gamma,
stated that there are now chapters
iri forty-five of the forty-eight states
in the union and that there are ap-
proximately 15,500 members In the
United States.
Mrs. W. It. Payne of San Saba, a
former teacher, delivered a timely
address on "Tiie Part of the Woman
in the National Crisis.”
Musk81 selections were given by
Misses Gloria Taylor and Nadine
Odom, Lampasas high school stu-
dents.
Guests at the luncheon included:
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ilozarth, Mr.
Dudley S. Moore, Mrs. Christine
Blackburn, Miss Pearl Casbeer, Mrs.
Charles E. Stokes, Lampasas. Mrs.
J. W.Yett, Marble Falls. Mrs. W. R.
Payne. San Saba.
The following members were pres-
ent: Mrs. Mabel Boultlnghouse. pres-
ident, Cherokee; Miss Flora Mueller.
Mrs. Mildred Benordeti. Llano; Miss
Fanni» Walker, Mrs. Ethel Wilson,
Mrs. Marguerite Hillman. Mrs. Lor-
ena Dry Smith, Mrs. Uiulse Casparis,
San Saha; Mrs. Valree Nanney, Mrs
Lois Anderson. Mrs. Grace Herbert.
Miss Julia Mae Alexander, Marble
Falls; Mrs. Velma Elliott, Miss Ora
K. Ulrich, Mias Mutau Nagal. Mias
Bernice Lloyd. Mias Alleen Yett,
Mrs. Knrta Clark, Mrs. Jeff I). Jack-
son. Mrs Maggie R. Matthews, and
Mrs John B Taylor, l-ainpaaa*.
The next meeting will be held ill
Han Ha ha lu April.
C. M. Tucker, instructor in Red
Cross first aid, is conducting two
capacity classes in Llano at this
time.
One class, open to anyone who
wanted to take the course, was start-
ed on Tuesday night of last week ami
is inciting on Tuesday and Friday
nights for a five-week period.
Tiie other class, restricted to air
raid wardens and firemen, is meet-
ing on Wednesday night of each week
—smarting last week for the same
number of weeks.
Attendance, according to Mr. Tuck-
er. ha* been excellent and he is well
pleased with the interest being mani-
fest by both groups.
At the meeting last night of air
raid wardens, there were only eight
who were not present.
—:— RFineititor IVarl llnrbor —
Mrs. Luke Moss and Mrs. Ben Don-
op went to San Angelo this morning,
where they will get their brother.
Sumner Kendrick, and take him to
his home in Austin. Mr. Kendrick
lias been confined to a sanitorlum
for the past seven months.
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Happy
j Birthday j|
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The News extends best wishes to
the following who have birthday thia
week.
February 22
Lnrel Dean Schneider, Richard Mc-
Dermott, Leonard Muriel Ellie, Emma
Crenwelge, Georgia Hoffman, Bertha
Nell Lloyd.
February 23
Fred Lange, Willie Pearl Hasse,
Tabor Jean Castelow, Wayne Gibson
White. Imogens Tinsley, Doris Durst,
Martin Hugh Phillips, Mrs. Alex Har-
din, Von Rae Maddox, Marel Wester-
man.
February 24
James Frank Kendrfek, Peggy Jane
Buchanan, Johnnie Elizabeth Norris,
Wilma Martin, Fields Keyser.
February 25
Wllford Baxter Kiser, Ray Tumlin-
son, Floyd Ratliff, Dorothy Louise
Smedlev, Lorine Edna Miller, Ray
Wayn; Harrell, Blanche Hallmark,
Robert G. Bode. Lela Mae Thomas.
February 26
Shirley Clarice Rogers, Vernon
August Otto, Rryan Billion Wootan,
Willie Calvin Treadwell, Nelson W.
Negland, E. T. Cnderwood.
February 27
Joe Raymond Backues, John Rom
Morgan. Victor McCoy. Marjorlo Aon
Dalchau, John L. Miller, J. R, Mor-
gan, J. W. Alexander.
February 2t
J, B Mayes. Walter Lee Hallibur-
ton, n-.iti« J..» Box, James Yl'llbum
Greco. Vomer Durst. Fraa^
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