The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME Lll
The News
CORRAL
GOOD NEIGHBORS OF LLANO
Work on Mineral Project
4C. MC. TONIC
J Tonight. tb« Lis no ( lumb'r of
Commerce will hold it* I4th annual
banquet. marking th- ending of the
old and the tw-ginning of a or* year
fft cad»a»or
» Then* ia nothin* that ia a better
Ink for a chamber of commerce
thao a definite objective wlthta the
nope of lucre**
At thii ttm- the Llano Chamber
m Cotanierce ha* inch an objective
The line* of effort have been drawn
aad eentimeat ha* been mobilized
That objective la a *uh*tatloa of
the Federal Bureau of Mine* to serve
,^hi* mineralized region
We can think of no project which
haa enliited #u< h enthusiastic later
county support We can think of no
project at thia time more suited to
chamber of romnier e program
A chamber of commerce t« whs’ it*
name implies Its p'lmirj purpo*e u
to promote the general econoai wel
fare of the community or region It
wepreaeata
Development of the mineral r>-
aourcea of Llano and adjoining roun
tie* will stimulate bustne** activity
la general Theae mineral resource*
Jit*- not been developed beiause of
Hhe tack of fa> little* fir the prelim
nary eork eaaenfial to utilization of
the many metallic* and non metallic*
found In tbi* region
_ The federal government, through
*il» Bureau of Mine* can provide
these facllttle*
We can not hut believe that th-
united appeal from thi* mineralized
jXwgioa will influence th- men whom
Hoe ha*e *-> ••-d to represent u« at
Washington to eaert to their u'most
efforts In behalf of thla project, and
aa such merit* special attention
3LlFE GOES ON
Year* ago we read a quotation In
aa old astronomical textbook that
ha* lingered to our memory It wai
‘The at.devout a*tron<tnier l* mad "
0 It i* in m livable that any m*a
*»^‘W.**w-m»n«|Mn-.'*dw e*ua>ef.*> • jpA^d
the immensity of ipace. who ha*
studied the intricate mechanism of
the universe and »ho ha* acquired a
0hnowi.-dze of the 1*1 that (Hern
it maat Indeed be mad If he denies
the existence of a supreme Intel!!
genre behind It nil
And similarly, we ru not see how
^anyone **• hing all the phen *mt>*
of apr p* The resurgence of vegrta
lion the springing from drab soli of
alp. of color aad of fragrance, that
death la a black curtain behind which
q^te* a bottom)-’** aby**
Kasler. which we will observe n»»t
Sunday, la ia some respect* the moat
joyful and certainly the most hope
umpiring of nil religions festivals
(Nott: Last weak, w* rapro-
ducad an articla from tha Fred-
ericksburg Standard. snowing
haw t *a Cbanthar of Co"*n*area
of Fraoar>cssOurg was cooperat
mg In obtaining a substation of
tea F *daral Bureau of Mmaa.
Th * waak. wa raproduca other
article* m n* gitboring new*
paper* showing how tn*y are an
aistmg m a carepa jr Which, if
successful. w> I rein much to
this stst a*.)
Star)
ia being
(From San Saba
Much local interest
•nawn in th* propaad establish-
ptant o* tha field *tana laboratory
of the U S Bureau of Mina* at
L<ano. with th* San Saba Junior
Chambar of Commare# joining
in tn# pat-tion to gat th* project
located at Llano, whereby tha
two count at aa wall aa ethers in
the section o* tn* state may ma-
ter.aliy profit. With her large
amount of undeveloped resource*
San Sana county ia possibly the
richest in her rock* or field stone.
Or. F. B Plummer, famed Uni-
versity o* Teaaa geologist who
ha* been making aurvOy* in the
county for th* paet couple of
year* and who. with Or E M.
Seiia-d*. also of the University
know San Saba county, geologi-
cally speaking better than most
any others, are loud in their
pra>*e of the eicelient forma-
tions found tn this eection.
Letters are bemg written to
Congressman C L. South and
others asking r*r their assistance
in the work Surveys and re-
search work mad* m both Llano
and San Saba counties show that
they ha*e much tn common a ong
th s line, it it pointed out.
LCRA Will”
Operate
Kural Coop*
(Fredericksburg Standard)
Th* new Mill Country mineral
area ia a challenge to every
county in the area, not individu-
ally but collectively, and the
move on the part of the officers
of our Senior Chamber of Com-
merce to urge the establishment
o* a bureau of mines substation
in Llano county, was not only the
act of a 'good neighbor', but an
act that reflects th* attitude that
should be t*«ee by every Cham-
ber of Commerce and every in-
div dual in the counties affected.
The day* of jealousy, the days
of despairment because of some
one's else well-being, when that
weii-bemg and progress affects
each and everyone alike, are gone
forever and as useless in trying
to establish progress, as it would
be for th* people of our genera
lion to go back to th* mode* of
transportation used in the dark
ages and attempt to cover th*
grejnd covered today by our mod-
ern means.
Gii:*sp'* county will undoubt-
edly be one of th* chief benefac-
tor* of tha proposed substation
in Llano county. G'lleapi*. whose
terra n and subsurface are ideal
for mineral eapieration. it al-
ready recognized a* on* of the
leaders: for anyone in our coun-
ty to oppoa* th* establishment
of a substation in Llano county
would be sheer felly and detri-
mental to everyone* intereat.
Th* Hill Country on th*
march, not only as th* play-
ground of the etat*. but at th*
earning industrial center of th*
etat*. Its eapantion will rest on
tn* degree to which the countie*
and areas involved can and will
cooperate.
(Heart of Toaas Nowat
The mineral deposits of Llano
county and southeast McCulloch
county—and a highway from
Brady to Llano-
Th* two were drawn closer to-
gether thia week as the operator
of one of two manganese mints
in the Fredon.a area assured rep
reeontativoa of the Brady Cham-
ber of Commerce that ha would
support the local organlaation'a
claim that the Brady-Liano high-
way is essential to proper de-
velopment of the mineral de-
posits.
Fred A. Leser, of Austin who
has a lease on the manganese
mm*, and hopes to begin opera-
tion soon, promised to go with
local road boosters before th*
highway body at any t.me to ask
for designation of th* Brady-
Llano highway.
Lester stated further that ha
had discovered not only manga-
•se. but deposits of fluorspar and
tungsten as well on hia holdings
H* stated that he hoped to in-
duce th* federal government to
supply mineralog ats for core
drilling and a thorough mineral
Survey of th* area.
Meanwhile, from Llano county
was reported firet operations in
otract on of magnesite deposits
in that area. Meramec Minerals.
Inc-, an affiliate of Baa c Dolo-
mite . Inc. of Cleveland. Ohio,
took 300 tons of the product
from th* Gray Fowler ranch, aa
trial shipment.
Magncs'te which resemble* or-
dinary whit* marble and w th-
stands a temperature of 9.200 de-
grees Fahrenheit, is used as a
lining material for furnace*, and
is also utilized in the fertilizer
and rayon industries.
'Bombardment
Of Hail
Cause* Damage
Sccrt* of window. were kaunhed.
aad t ar tops and roofs were damaged
> -ttf-day i Wednesday1 afternoon,
when a riol**nt hailttorm .wept Llano.
Tbr hall, which fell between 3:30
and 4 o'clock, was sc.aBpioM by
20 of an inch cf rain.
A tasty survey revealed that the
Me.hod 1st church probably suffered
the heart**: l>e* Nine large art glass
panes or. th- south side of the build
m« were shattered, and some damage
was lone to the stain'd glu** win-
dows on th- west side or front of the
building.
In thr downtown district, several
build ngs. Including the court bouse,
:iud ne or more shattered panes.
H C. R )!h, ob.-rve* for the United
.S'a- s Waather Bureau, staled he had
measured a number of hailstones and
Th** largest was 2 Inches in diameter.
L ,ao was treated to a variety of
weather during the past seven days.
In addition to a hallato tn. Llano ex-
peri -i --d a dust st irm. a frost and a
number of balmy days.
The frost of lost Thursday morning,
when the t-mpe-atjre sagged to a
min mum of 2< d-grt*e# apparently
caused little or no damage to fruit,
Mr Roth stated.
A mild northwes'-r, the past Mon
lay cover-1 a large section of the
stale with a pail of fine dusl.
Tempera*ares for the past seven
Jajs are a< follows:
Mai.mum
Minin
Thursday
<9
24
Friday
T 4
27
Saturday
33
-Sunday
59
41
Monday
75
52
Tuesday
79
43
W -die*Jay
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l.\TKRSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
Meet on Friday. Saturday
««
UOE
be.
STUDENTS RANK HIGH
On th* official honor roil of the
('allege of Arts and R< fence of Tex-
L'llvvrtity. re •■oily '••leased and
comprised of students ranking In the
npp-r one tenth of tbo college, ap-
peared th* names of several Ida no
students la the Suomi Cum La ode
y j ng - - b--*t 10J mit of
l.N*. were two freshmen. Harold
Buttery and Cart In the Mag
wa Com Laud* list appeared the
name of MaMtr W-wtertesn. and la
e the A pia < air loiode Let was Ana
*RBa M -a In the rum Laude group
we-- Harry
Franklin
Nichols and George
£ RODEO AT CSBON APRIL 2B
k The New Hope a hool of the K*
Ban comman.ty have announced their
Reboot riislBg for April !t
P The | rorraas I* to atari at 1 M p
4fm There will he steer riding, calf
roping goat roping. Basic, aad fan
Lad Mtenslusni for everybody A
Lu-ee erUI be given to the winner
ftf-hta will be followed by n big sup
At T M n free piny win be gteon
^Tbe play. “ApriTs fosC In SB of
• | Boa* comical yon bare ever ooew
fteerycn* Invited to rant and bave
&M Mb# So charge will be Bade
H . Ah# rodeo nr piny.
Over the long arms of power lsn-»
that are stretching farther and far-
ther In Central Texas' farm and ranch
count.y soon will go more so! cheap-
er elm trtrlty to rural dwellers, it l«
reported at Austin
In a two-bladed agreement that had
been worked out last week, rates
were materially reduced fur con sum
ert now on the Haas of two large
rural electrification cooperatives, and
brought low enough for many families
which < ould not aford even at the
co-op s low rate*, to electrify their
homes
These reductions. It was announc-
ed. wUI come shout aa the result of
aa agreement whereby the Lower
Colorado River authority will operate
the distribution (a- little# of the M
emales Electric Cooperative, nerving
a large are* of the HUI Coaatry west
of Austin, and the Lower Colorado
River Elevtrtc cooperative, stretch-
ing Into the rich farming area east
of the < apilal (:ly
IVosor l * affected by elimination
of overh-ad espense of two operating
divisions. It was uaid. would result
fa the reduction of minimum hills for
the two cooperatives from 12 Sc and
92 44 to I12S. and la placing la ef-
fect for co-op customers rates equal
to the LCRA rates now In effect on
its rural linen and in SBaller towns
a substantial cut tn charges to con
sinwn
In addition to the IS year operating
program, the plan also calls for the
pnrchwae by the cooperatives of con-
siderable rural lines and the distri-
bution systems of several town* froa
the as:honey.
These properties will be ooM to
the co-ops ut tbs same price at which
the authority perrbaaed them last
year from Texas (tower and Light
in bo
by the
The LUno county interschclastlc
league meet will be held at the Llano
high school Friday and Saturday of
thia w«l All si hoots of the county
arid th«- public in g-a*ra! are Invited
to attend the meet
The following is the program for
the meet as announc'd by Ora K
Koades. d.rector general.
Friday morning Drawing place* In
playground hall and volley ball. Mr
Mtlle'. Room 10, high school.
* 3d Boys' playground ball. Mr
Le-s:kathletic field
* 10 Girls' volley ball. Mr Miller
volley ball court
11 0d Story telling. Mra. Allen
Johnson room 14 and auditorium
II d0 -Ready writer*. Mrs Noland
Kelley, room IS.
11 dd Picture memory. Mis* Hazel
May. room Id
Friday afternoon: l:dd—ThtoeR
contest. Mr Ray Graves, room 15
2 dd Roys' subjunior track. Mr.
Mlil-r. athletic field.
2 3d OIris' playground hall. Mr
Smith. athletic field
Frida) night:?: 45— Declamations,
high rn-hoot and ward school divi-
sions Mr ft' W Hart, high school
Saturday morning F CO—Spelling
all kit dona: Mr W H Bat-nett:
G'adcs IV and V. rural and ward,
room II.
Grad-* VI and VIL rural and ward,
room IS
Grades till and above, rural and
high school, room 13.
10 ©d Number sense, rural and
ward Mis* ByfieM. room II
10 dd Jsnictr track and field. Mr
Miller (see below i.
Saturday afternoon t dd— Senior
track aad field Mr. MUler taw be-
low |
Saturday night: 7 45—Choml sing
lag. Mias Pearl Dak-ban. auditorium
Rural declamations. Mr W. W
asr. room Iff.
ts and awards of rib-
Ic ftaM Mr H C.
•Men Alt contevt-
'S. aazsa?--------- ........
ants m is! r-port to the starter of an
event five minutea before the lime
s- h-duled
Saturuuy morning: 10 00— High
and grade school junior 50 yard dash
Rural school junior 50 yard dash
High and grade school junior high
Jump
Rural school Junior high jump
10 -5—High and grade school jun-
ior loo ya'd dash.
Rural school junior 100 yard dash.
High and grade school junior broad
jump
Rural school junior broad Jimp
10 45- High and grade school jun-
or 440 yard relay.
Rural school junior 440 yard relay
10 45—-High and grade school jun-
ior pull-up.
R:"a! s hool Junior pull up
Saturday afternoon- Senior track
icd field:
1:20—100-yard daah
1 Id Shot-put.
1 50—haO yard run
2 ©0—Discus
2;!0-::0 yard dash
2:20- High Jump
2:30 -One mile run.
2:40 Broad jump
2 50 One mile relay.
Petty Theft
ff
Reported
Petty thieve* mode a raid on seven
xntomobile* the past Thursday night
xnd accumulated a variety of loot,
deluding four tire*.
Two tire* w*re taken from Coach
Miller's automobile, and a similar
loas was reported by Horace Lackey
The car* prowled yielded tools, flask
ligkt*. gasoline aad a number of Mk-
Llano Rodeo
Dates Set
Jane 4. 7 and ti have been set as
the date* for Llano's annual rodeo
for 1940
'* f - C-'-M-- Th- .. (C• V , .(
Saturday, were set by the rodeo com-
mittee last week. In order that no-
tice may he given other towns mak-
ing plans for similar events and
avoid conflicting date* ,
No plans for the show have been
made as yet. however, the committee
stated that there would be three
night shows. Instead of one afternoon
show, at was the case last year.
Preparations will start within the
near future to have every thing In
r&idlness for the largest rodeo this
year that ha* ever been held la
Llano.
LODGE VISITORS HERE
D N Cushing. Right Eminent
Grand Commander and 8. Van Wle,
Past C xnmander. both of San Anton-
io. were gueets of the Llano Com
maudery No. 54. Monday night. Other
visitors indud-d E Diggs. Past Com-
mander: J. C. Eckert, Past Command-
er: George White. Past Commander;
William B Milton. W. C. Trendwett.
R A Mallholland. and M B Plgott
Eminent Commander, of Colorado
C-mmandery No 4. all of Austin
ATTEND STOCK SHOW
Annual
Banquet of
C. ofC
Tonight
Col Homer Garrison, head of (te-
state police system, will deliver tba
main addieas at the lilh annual ban-
quet of the LJaao Chamber of Cam
mere* tonight (Thursday) In tha
basement of Hotel Msao Walter &
lomg. secretary of the Austin Cham-
ber of Commerce, will art toast-
master.
The meeting will open with the
singing of “America” by the assembly
and an invocation by the Rev J. C.
Jones, pastor of the Llano Methodist
Church. During the banquet boar,
musical Interludes will be offered by
Mr aud Mrs. A G Macy, Wlllbura
Oat man. Jr., and Mrs L R Renordea.
John L. Watkins, retiring p'estdeat
of the IJeno Chamber of Commerce,
will Introduce th* toastmaster, who
In turn will Introduce Colonel Garri-
son who will make the principal ad-
dress of the erenlng.
Mrs. Lawrence L Rruhl will offer n
reading and A. G Macy will be heard
In a cornet solo.
The prog-am will tw cloaed with
the Introduction of guests, the report
of the nominating committee, the
election of a president for the en-
suing year, the traditional parting
song “Cod Be With You Till We
Meet Again," and the pronouncing of
the benediction by the Rev Joe
Frederick, pastor of the Christian
Church in Llano.
County Court
Jurors Called
The following have been summon-
ed for county court jury service for
the April term of coutl to convene
April S:
Paul Myers. Cl Tord Martin. O. O.
Henderson. Joe W Smith. V. V Memo.
II W. Beyer. C C Hickey. David
Stewari. Leetor Johnson. C F. Tow,
Ed Durst. G O Riddell. No-man
- T-r **». - •*» SreAi-t-. -.«»-* --
Phillip*. F. r Talley. Max Oestrek-h
S. A. Livestock
Federal Stat* Market News Service
Hogs: Estimated salable and total
receipt* were lleted at R0 Butchers
sold mostly Idc lower than Monday
on a fairly actlre market The bulk
better grade 175 275 lbs arermge* rea-
lized 95 40 with some lot* medium
grade* at 15 00 to 95.30 Good 1IM7B
lbs ranged mostly at 94 50 to IS 40.
Packing *ows sold weak at |4 50 and
down Feeder pigs were weak at 93 M
down
Cattle: Estimated salable aad total
receipts 500. calves 1.100 The day's
run of cattle ran principally to stock
er classes The moderate slaughter
supply sold mostly steady with Mon-
de)'* strong to higher trade. (tot
steers were very sc*-re. odd head
selling up to 9« SO A few sizeable
lots good short-fed yearlings cssbeff
at 99 00 to 9*75 and medium grade*
at I? 79 Common kinds sold down-
wards |o 9C 50. Conner and cutter
cows bulked nt 9) 25 to 9* 75 or bet
ter Common to good grade* ranged
at 95 00 to 14 00. a few head reaeb-
Mr. and Mrs F. W. Lindsey of &
Marcos and dnngbteru. Bn. R R. Ja
niaga and Mm. C. D. CaffRell off Hat
Springs. Ark., are ilaRIng Hr. aad
Mrs. C. B. Shuts aad family Mr.
: tntory tn Men. Mails brother
lug 94 H Ball* bulked at 95 25 to |A
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Header*, a ar« slaughter calve# were scarce and
leaving for Hou.ton on Saturday ',tr»dy Odd bead better grede* rvneb-
March 23. where they will remain ^ „ -5 and ,, gg kmX |fc. pr»rtJ«m|
throughout the week for the Houston! IO> MM Coibwoo aBd median
Fat Stock Sshow. Ig-ades hulked at 94 04 to It 0B Stock
Kart, who represents Houston M 11 j^Ue* were mostly steady although
ng company is Burnet. Llano. Ran bid* were cocsldemff
Saba. Hamilton. Brown. Lamps*** weak Bilk better grade steer raleun
Coleman. Commanche. McCulloch.
Mills Mason, and Coryell countleo.
wtU for a time be In charge of a
booth for that company at the show.
He will also sou 1st In entertaining
some 200 guests of the Houston Mill-
ing company. K of which will be
customers from bln various counties
Karl expects to have several calves
fed dun bln territory entered M the
ranged at 910 0B to 911 00 with sev-
eral lots 11199 to HI M or bettor.
Plainer lot. void downwards to IBjBB.
Better heifer calves balked et IS BB
to 91MB.
Sheep Estimated soluble and total
receipts were pin rad at MB. teff
were tee ecaree to afferi a toad off
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Collins, Will. The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1940, newspaper, March 21, 1940; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816983/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.