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The Llano news.
VOLUME XLVIII
THE LLANO NEWS, LLANO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1936.
NUMBER 50.
p.INDIGTKENTS FOR
tREFT RETURNED
Five bills of indictment, each eharg-
ng felony theft, were "returned by the
rand jury in a preliminary report to
c$ge Lamar Thaxton, Tuesday after-
ioon Judge Thaxton liad convened
he fall term of district court the pre-
edirig day.
Names of the indicted persons were
vithheld pending arrests.
Members of the grand jury, which
■ecessed until Friday, are: J. L. Ren
ck, foreman: M. C. Dalchau, App
smith, Sam Tate, Kinley Murchison,
\V F. Nobles, Will Hiilsmeier. Roy
Willoughby, Lee Schneider, Robert
Redford, V V. Moss. I). J. Hallmark.
Those excused are: \V. H. Wallace,
Mark A Mohr, Hugo Oestrelch and
L A. Hallmark.
Ernest Schneider was appointed rid-
ing bailiff: W. L. Ray, walking bail-
iff and S, O. Phillips, door bailiff.
Considerable progress was made the
firs* two days of court in cleaning up
civil docket. Disposition was
made of the following cases:
N I Radii, et ai vs. E. M. Dezen-
dorff. suit for damages. Dismissed
a‘ cost of remaining plaintiffs.
Marguerite Smith vs. Jake Smith,
suit for divorce Dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
L H. Williams vs Liu* Ethel Wil-
liams, suit for divorce. Judgment for
•Liintiff
Inez Walla■ v \V E Wallace,
suit for divorce. Judgment for plain-
tiff who also was awarded custody of
minor child
H J. Reimers. et ul. v W. S. Me*
Lettde i. et at. suit on note and fore-
closure Judgment for plaintiffs.
Citizens National Rank vs Charles
H Keyser. suit for debt Judgment
for plaintiff
« • N.i' i 'U t! Rio k vs J II
I Owens, et al. suit for debt. Suit dis-
til isued a< 'o J. H. Owens and judg
nn-nt for plaintiff against remaining
defendants.
City of Llano vs, Texas Public l’til-
i*Ies corporation, suit for penalty.
Dismissed by request of plain.iff with
costs on defendant
City of Llano vs Texas Power and
^ glr company, suit for penalty. Dis-
missed by request of plaintiff with
costs on defendant.
Sadie Crownover vs. W. D. Rankin,
e* al. Injunction Judgment for plain-
tiff making permanent a temporary
injunction heretofore granted.
The criminal docket has been set
for next Monday.
ate Prices on S. A.
Livestock Market
Rains cut down truck shipments of
attic to San Antonio Tuesday hut
nil loads made up the shortage to
rovide a fairly liberal supply. Trad-
ig was fairly active on early rounds
,-jth price levels holding steady to
trong on most offerings as compared
• 1th Monday's closing rounds. The
ulk of supplies consisted of plain to
tedium grades with few fat animals
n f^ie. Grass steers were draggy.
The shipper demand for calves was
cry active. Estimated receipts coll-
ated of 500 cattle and 800 calves.
The bulk o( medium grade calves
dd from $4 to $5 with common kinds
mi rannies down to $3. Rood grade
*t calves and light weight yearlings
old mostly at $5 to $5.50 with a few
t 15.75 Common to medium grade
[>w» cashed at $3.25 to $4 with good
r cows to $4 6 and abw'vt. • aV.j*
inds brought $2 50 to $3 2> wit'i
(tells below. Hulls sold mostly at $4
nd down with odd head higher
docker calves and yearlings cashed
jostlv at $4 50 to $5. Load or so of
rass steers were sold early.
Hogs. 600 head The market eon-
nued active with toppy hogs regain-
m the 10 cents lost on Mondav. An
arly top of $0.10 was paid by packers
n I shippers on tnosf desirable offer-
iijp Other wolghts held steady with
t tcliy's averages. Good to choice
mi to 150 pound butchers $$**90 to
'•in Rest 140 t> 160 pound offerings
7 75 ••> $150: 100 Hi ISO p'stuls $8 50
. in "fill t ■ ?imi pound*. $8.75 to
Turkey Market
Opens at
12 Cents
The turkey market opened in Llano
Monday of this week with local buy-
ers offering twelve cents per pound
for the fowls.
There have been very few sold up
to this time, owing to the bad condi-
tions of the roads in the county, caus-
ed by rains.
Ruyers report the outlook for the
season to he very bad, as there is
an extremely large crop of the birds
in the United States, which will have
a demoralizing effect on the markets
in the East.
Large Acreage in
Soil-building Crops
Planted in County
Llano Ready to Welcome
Horde of Eager Nimrods
The largest field of summer leg-
umes measured to date grown in
Llano county ih connection with the
agricultural conservation program
was grown on S. N. Bedford's farm,
1(1 miles northwest of Llano, accord-
ing to County Agent D. D. Steele. Mi
Redford planted 7fi acres of summer
legumes On hi* farm and has turned
3S acres tinder. The others are being
plowed under flow Resides this acre-
age, Mr. Bradford planted 14 acres
of oats and turned all the crop un-
der green which is a soil building
practice, making the acreage devot-
ed to soil building practices 90 acres
or about 82 per cent of Ills total culti-
vated acreage.
The farmers of Llano county plant-
ed approximately 4500 acres of cow-
peas. soy beans, smian grass and oth-
er soil conserving crops in 1936 as
determined by farm measurements
now practically completed. Planting
these crops is being encouraged to
prevent erosion of land and to return
life-giving humus to the soil. This
acreage of soil-conserving crops t ep-
resents an Increase of 50 per cent
over previous plantings of these
crops.
Farmers have long been familiar
with the benefits to following crops
from well ro’ted plant material, es-
pecially legumes. In the soil. This
humus is a carrier of plant food ele-
ments. it improves the physical con-
dition of the soil and serves as a
sponge to Increase Its water holding
capacity. The latter is of primary
importance In this section of Texas
Experiments have shown that 100
pounds of sand will absorb 25 pounds
of water. 100 pouuds of clay will ah
sorb 50 pounds of water, but 100
pounds of humus will absorb 200
pounds of water, twice its own
weight.
In Texas 70 per cent of the farm
land has been covered by the work
sheets used Ir connection with the
conservation program being admin-
istered by ’lie Texas A and M. Fol
lege Extension Service and direc ted
in the counties by the county agents,
conservation assistants and the coun-
ty and community committeemen.
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EXCURSION TO DALLAS
Under (he sp msorship of the Llano
public schools an excursion train will
he run from I.laao to the Texas Cen-
tennial exposition at Dallas, it has
been announced by It. Ftshbeck. local
freight and passenger agent for the
Southern PacKie.
The train will leave Llano at 7
o'clock next Tuesday evening, arriv-
ing at Dallas at 8:24) a. m. the follow-
ing day. On the return trip the train
will leave Dallas at 11 p. m. Wednes-
day. arriving in Llano at 11 o’clock
•TDiffziiJ "(c-dn-
The train will carry, not only school
children, but also anyone else who
wishes to go All children. Including
those from rural schools, will be
placed in charge of teachers or other
responsible adults.
Tickets are on sale only at the of-
fice of Superintendent of Schools W
W. Hart and the "ale of tickets wif,
close at noon. Monday Price of the
round trip ticket is *3 10, Irrespective
of age
enough sabs early to establish the
market Prices qu taldy steady with
i hi * (nil! lot* .d [d a 1. nhs to
„•< rk*t« l;»*« Monday brought $4 to
$5 The demand w is «|-iw on plain of-
foHngf Bttsru aged weliieta war*
unstable at around $3 SO to $1
Llano is on 'lie tiptoe of expec-
tancy as the opening of the deer
season, Monday, November 16, ap-
proaches. Within a few days
there will be an influx of old
friends—oil men. doctors, lawyers
merchants, butchers, bakers and
candlestick makers—for whom the
deer season in Llano county holds
an Irresistahle lure.
The county, according to all re-
ports. is teeming with game. And
never, within the memory of the
oldest residents, has Llano coun-
ty at this season offered a more
pleasing aspect.
Two successive years of ample
rainfall have blanketed the coun-
ty with a thick carpet of grass.
Landowners, realizing the mone-
tary value of wild life, have ad-
hered to a policy of practical con-
servation, with the result that
game in abundance will delight
fortunate lease holders. Thus
Llano never was in a better con-
dition to greet its guests.
The jubilant spirit of Llano at
the opening of the hunting sea-
son does not spring from mer-
cenary motives. The citizens of
Llano themselves experience as
great a thrill on a frosty morn-
ing in the woods as does any one
of Its guests. And, furthermore.
Llano offers more than the mere
opportunity to sight an antlered
buck. It offers a wealth of good
fellowship.
After all, 'he man who i3 hunt-
ingfor a good time on a Llano
lease, regardless of whether he
brings down a bunk, bags the
limit;
New Presiding Elder
Named for District
The Rev. J R. Horton, pastor of the
past four years at the Heeville Metho-
dist church, was named presiding eld-
er of the Llano district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, at the
Centennial conference held in Hous-
ton.
The Rev. Charles Nixon, who has
been In charge of this district, was
transferred to Brownsville where he
will continue in the office of presid-
ing elder.
The new presiding elder for the
Llano district is a comparatively
young man. being about 40 years of
age, it is said. Originally he came
from Tennessee, but has spent the
major part of his ministry to date in
Texas.
The Rev. Mr. Nixon and family tflll
leave Llano for Brownsville today.
The Rev. Mr. Horton, his wife and
four-year-old child are expected to ar-
rive in Llano next week.
The Rev. C. E. Bludworth, pastor of
the Lutie Watkins Memorial Metho-
dist church, was reassigned to his
pastorate here.
DEMONSTRATION SILO OPENED
Teacher Resigns
From Llano School
Mrs. Ranta Hunter, who has been
connected wi*h the Llano public
schools for the past eight years, has
resigned on account of her health.
She came here originally from San
Saha, although her home is in Ros-
well, New Mexico. Sim taught math-
ematics in the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades.
Her position has geen filled by Mrs.
Alvin Baumann who previously has
taught in he Llano schools, having
resigned about three years ago.
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TODD BUYS GROCERY
State Issues
Mineral Lease
Warning
Many farmers were interested in
seeing the results of burying green
feed in the ground for a three-months
period. Upon opening the small
demonstration silo at Valley Spring
it was found that the feed was in an
excellent state of preservation.
As results of this trench silo demon-
stration last August under the super-
vision of K. it. Eudaly of (he Exten-
sion Service nearly 100 tons of feed
were buried for pasture use in Llano
county. The filling of the trench silos
is a part of Extension Service work-
in promoting feed conservation pro-
gram directed locally by the county
agent.
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UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mrs. Jesse Johnson, who recently
underwent a serious operation at the
M S hospital in San Antonio, is do-
ing as well as could be expected, i'
was reported this week in Llano.
W. H. Todd, veteran grocer of
Llano, cannot stay out of the busi-
ness. Recently lie sold the Piggl>
Wiggly store to Howard Wallace, and
now he is back In the grocery busi-
ness, this time on the north side of
the courthouse square.
Mr. Todd, who operated the Piggly
Wiggly store for eight years, and
who. for the past sixteen years has
been in the grocery business in Llano,
has bought the grocery operated by-
Vic Hallstrom, who will continue in
association with Mr. 1 odd.
BUCKHORN CAFE REDECORATED
In anticipation of the opening of
the 1936 deer-hunting season next
season, J. T. Ellason ha3 redecorated
and refurnished the Buckhorn cafe
and market. Walls and ceiling have
been painted, the hundreds of deer
heads cleaned, a new linoleum floor
covering laid and upholstered stools
placed at the counter.
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Mrs. Jack H. Carter returned home
the latter part of last week from
a three weeks' visit with friends and
relatives in Dallas and San Angelo.
Judge Ike D. White of Austin, was
in Llano the first of this week attend-
ing to business in the fall term of
District court here.
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M and Mrs. \Y W. Watkins visit-
in Austin Sunday.
orrrniq:
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THE KITCHEN
CHAUTAUQUA
Less Work!
More Fun!
November 19 - 20 - 21
We Invite You
Come as Our Guest
AUSTIN.—Landowners in San Saba.
Mason Gillespie, Burnet and Llano
counties have been advised by the
Texas Planning Board to be wary of
signing away the wholesale mineral
rights on their land through the use
of an oil and gas lease which also In-
cludes the right to exploit whatever
other minerals are found on a lease.
Thousands of acres of land in these
five counties, immensely rich in com-
mercial minerals, already have been
leased primarily for the purpose of
drilling for oil. However, information
reaching the Texas Planning Board
indicates that mining companies ar*>
acquiring valuable mineral leases
through the' use of oil and gas leases,
which include all other minerals as
well as oil and gas.
To change this practice and to pro
tect the owner of valuable mineral
lands the Texas Planning Board’s min-
eral resources committee is drafting
a bill, which will be submitted to the
next legislature, providing for two
lease forms, one for the oil and gas
rights and one for the other mineral
rights. Thus the land owner will
have two sources of revenue opened
to him from his land under the pro-
vision of the proposed bill.
The Texas Planning Board's min-
eral resources committee believes
that there will he an intensive
development of many commercial
mineral deposits in these five coun-
ties. other than oil and gas, within
the next twelve months, hence the
planning board feels that tne land
owner should think twice before in-
cluding the entire mineral rights to
his land in an oil and gas lease, es-
pecially when the geology of this area
has been shown to contain many min-
erals other than oil and gas.
PECAN CONTEST ANNOUNCED
STOLEN LIGHTING
The establishment of Improved va-
rieties of pecans has been mainly
through this section, says County
Agent D. D. Steele. Llano county has
produced many excellent native pe-
cans, some of which have received
state and nation-wide recognition for
their size, flavor and cracking quali-
ties. Among these might be named
the Osbourn, famed for its thin shell
and higli quality. The parent tree of
this pecan i3 located near the mou i
of Cole creek.
The Grenwelge pecan, another
Llano county product is noted for its
size and productiveness. It originat-
ed from a tree on the Grenwelge
ranch on the Llano river near Cas-
tell.
There are no doubt, many other
pecans of note in the county-, and to
encourage their identification the A.
& M. College is holding a Pecan show
November 23-24. The following rules
will govern the contest:
1. Any pecan not named nor pre-
vious described in a publlca ion is,
eligible for the contest.
2 One pound samples must be sub-
mitted to the Department of .Horticul-
ture not later than November 20.
3. Pecans will be judged on basis
of shape, size, percentage of kernel
to shell, shelling qualities and and
kernel quality.
4. Every entry will be judged. A
copy of the scores of each sample will
be supplied each person who submits
a sample.
5. Prizes of $2.50, $1.50, and $1.00
will be awarded for First. Second and
Third prizes, respectively.
Anyone interested should submit
samples to the county agent's office
in time to send them In for entry. It
v.v.a »» r-e-t value to know the
scoring record of the ‘pecans, even
though they may not win a prize.
BY OFFICERS
The Lone Grove church again is il-
luminated by the Delco light plant,
stolen nearly three and one-half
months ago. The man who admitted
the theft is languishing in the Bexar
county jail, facing this as well as oth-
er charges, and a retired major gen-
eral of the United States army is out
$50.
On the night of the past July 24, a
thief stole the light plant at the Lone
Grove church. Sheriff Elmon Stew-
art, called in to investigate the case,
stated to his friends he would not
stop until the plant was recovered.
Nearly three and one-half months
passed and the theft had been for got-
ten by all except the persistent
sheriff. Finally the officer ascertain-
ed the identity of the alleged thief,
and. best of all. he knew where to
reach the culprit. The man, who has
a criminal record, is under sentence
from Goldthwalte and had been trans-
ferred to San Antonio from Kerrvllle
to face other charges, it is reported.
When confronted, the past week-
end, by Sheriff Elmon Stewart and
County Attorney Bill S. Watkins, he
readily agreed to take them to the
place where he had sold the light
plant. The plant was found at the
palatial country estate of Major Gen-
eral Halstead Dorey, retired, in the
hills about 18 miles from Boerne in
Kendall county.
Prior to selling the lighht plant to
the army officer, the suspect confess-
ed, he had rented it for three weeks,
at $1« a week to a portable dance hall
operator at Three Rivers. Later he
sold the plant to the army officer,
who paid $50 with the agreement that
an additional $25 would be paid later.
While at General Dorey’s place
Llano officers were invited by him to
view his magnificent and valuable col-
lection of curios gathered from alt
parts of the world and housed in a
special building.
Work Progresses
At Buchanan Dam
Despite Weather
Despite bad weather practically all
this month, work on the construction
of Buchanan dam has gone forward
with the same speed that has been
made since the first of July, when the
Lower Colorado River Authority took
over construction work..
The average of over 1.000 cubic
yards of concrete each work day has
been maintained duriug the first third
of November.
Other work, such as excavation and
form construction, also has been car-
ried on during this time.
According to R B. Alsop superin-
tendent of construction, the major
portion of the work will be completed
during the month of January. 1937.
This will mean that after that Mme,
practically all excavation will have
been completed and the force of 1.600
workmen will be cut materially. After
the first of the new year, Mr. Alsop.
expects to cut the force every week,
until completion in the late spring
or early summer.
CLUB BOYS IN MONEY
Mr. and Mrs C. H Steele, of San
Antonio, are spending tie week in
Llano at the home of their son and
his wife. Mr and Mrs D. D Steele,
who are attending the Texas CenV 'i
nial at Dallas. Mr and Mrs. Steele
were accompanied to Dallas by Her-
bert Stewart Nelson Talley and Ray
Smi’h. 4H club boys,
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All six of the 4H club boys who had
pigs entered a' the Texas Centennial
exposition received awards, according
_j,. )rj,n p*»•»».- f n» ”'v**ion assistant
In the office of Co Agent D. L>. Steele,
wli • returned to Llano, Wednesday.
The boys won a to'al of $70, but
details of how they pla-ed in the show
were not available in time for publi-
cation this week
Llan i boys who ha 1 entries in the
show were Billie Keng, Sam R.ibb,
.T -on Rahh. Mar us Smith. James Ep-
p.-s ••! and Georg" Knperson.
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