The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL 42
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas, Feb. 20,1947
NO. 11
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE, MILK AND HONEY
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POSTAL
SAVINGS DEPOSITORY
OFFICERS
R. SPENCER, President
W. C. AMMANN, Vice-President
W. E. JANENSCH, Cashier
C. M. HOLEKAMP, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS
R. SPENCER W. E. JANENSCH
W. C. AMMANN FRITZ SUELTENFUSS
H. L. DAVIS ED. W. EBENSBERGER
CAPITAL & SURPLUS
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Fun For All
Hill Country District Boys
Livestock Show Feb. 20-22
Future Farmers and 4-H Club
boys from Kerr, Edwards, Real,
Bandera, Kendall, Gillespie and
Kimble counties will compete for
$1750 in prize money when they
show some 1050 fat and breed-
ing animals in the Third Annual
Hill Country District Boys Live-
stock Show at Kerrville on Feb-
ruary 20, 21 and 22. A county
show for the boys living in Kerr
County will be held on the morn-
ing of the 20th, just prior to
the beginning of the district
show at 12 noon.
Officials of the show have an-
nounced the following schedule
for the district show: Thursday
afternoon: Sifting and tagging
for the auction sale of fat ani-
mals; Friday morning: judging
of fat lambs, goats, hogs and
dairy cattle; Friday afternoon:
judging of beef cattle, breeding
sheep, and fat poultry; Satur-
day afternoon: auction sale of
fat animals starting at 12:30.
Some 600 fat animals and fowls
will be sold during the auction
sale.
Judges which have been select
ed to place the animals entered
in the show are: H. A. Fitzhugh,
San Antonio, beef cattle; Wal-
ter Garth, College Station, fat
lambs; Guy Powell, Llano, breed-
ing sheep; Ray Shaver, Sonora,
dairy cattle; Paul Hilburn,
Event, hogs, and Ted Martin,
College Station, fat poultry.
The Hill Country District
Boys Livestock Show is put on
by the Kerr County Livestock
Shows Association which is com-
posed of ranchers and business-
men who are interested in the
future of the livestock industry
in the Hill Country. Adam Wil-
son, Jr., is the president of the
organization and Dr. R. D. Rade-
leef is secretary-treasurer.
Band Tag Day Success
With $225.65 Collected
The “Tag Day” for the Boerne
High School Band staged last
Saturday was very successful in
many ways. It was successful
first as a 100% organization for
every band member was in his
place. It was also a success as a
day for recreation. The day was
a perfect spring-like day, every
member was in high spirits:
cheerful, cooperative, and in the
mood to play. The day was far
beyond our expectations in a
successful way, financially. The
drum majors who served as so-
licitors met people on the street
with smiles and the smiles were
returned with a nice donation.
One or two numbers were play-
ed in front of each business
house. The response to solicitors
in each case was gratifying and
pleasant. The sum of $225.65
was collected down town and the
band hopes to go to North
Boerne one afternoon this week
and play for the business houses
there.
About the youngest perform-
er, “Tommie Dorsey” Fabra at-
tracted quite a lot of attention
with his trombone. Some of the
youngsters in the listening au-
dience could not figure how Fa-
bra could pull the slide out so
far and then swallow it again.
Some trick!
The members of the band and
Director E. C. Vander Stratten
wish to extend thanks and ap-
preciation to each and every one
who contribuated to the success
of the event.
The organization wishes to
say it was treated royally by
the citizens.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bitterman will be interested to
know that they are the proud
parents of a baby girl born Feb-
ruary 11th.
SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT NEWS
This is the 4th of our series
of articles on operation of the
Kendall County Soil Conserva-
tion District. Readers have been
advised of the operation of the
program, personnel responsible
for it, and the individual conser-
vation plans. From now on, the
articles will be devoted to items
of current interest, and will
cover accomplishments of the
individual district cooperators.
A certain amount of informa-
tion on how to best c^rry out
the approved practices will also
be given.
Arthur Blaschke, whose farm
and ranch is near Waring, is one
of the original cooperators of
the district. He has already par-
tially completed each of the re-
commended practices in his con-
servation plan for his place. His
fields are protected by terraces,
with diversions to turn outside
water, and to hold the water
holding capacity of the soils, he
plows under a green manure
crop of legumes. This also sup-
plies large amounts of cheap
nitrogen fertilizer, since legumes
are able to collect nitrogen from
the air and place it in the soils.
His fields are smooth, and there
is no evidence of sheet erosion
or gull erosion.
In plowing and planting, Mr.
Blaschke follows the contour of
his terraces, which are broad
and flat-topped, and he has no
trouble in harvesting crops
grown on the terraces.
On his pastures, he has cut
down the stocking rate, and his
pastures now are building up to
the original stand of the higher
forage producing grasses. All of
his livestock is in good shape as
a result of this practice, and he
is able to keep them that way
with very little supplemental
feed. The whole place is run on
a good conservation basis, and
Mr. Blaschke gets the greatest
amount of return out of his soils
each year without harm to, or
loss of the good top soil.
•
The Kendall County Soil Con-
servation District supervisors
held their regular monthly meet-
ing on February 13th. Applica-
tions for district assistance were
received from and approved for
Adolph Stieler of Comfort; Mrs.
T. I. Harkins of Boerne; L. M.
McLoughlin at Comfort; Walter
Haufler at Comfort; C. G. New-
ton at Kendalia; E. W. Hell-
muth at Boerne; John G. Zoel-
ler at Boerne and Peter Acker
at Boerne.
The district supervisors also
approved the conservation plans
for Willie Agold of Boerne; Si-
mon Haag of Sisterdale; Walter
Herrin of Kendalia; Moris Ed-
mondson of Kendalia; Col. F. B.
Lammons of Boerne; A. C. Lew-
is of Boerne; Calvin Edge of
Kendalia; G. A. Langbein of Sis-
terdale; L. A. Nordan of Boerne
Mrs. Katherine D. Edmunds of
Boerne; Col. L. J. Maitland of
Kendalia; Otto Klemstein of
Comfort and Edumnd Herbst of
Sisterdale.
•
George M. Rhodes of Sister-
dale has an excellent illustration
of the advantages of turning un-
der a green manure crop into the
soil. On his farm at Sisterdale,
Mr. Rhodes last year had part
of his field planted to Hubam
clover, and part of it to grain.
The clover was turned under
during the summer at the same
time the whole field was plow-
ed. This year he has wheat on
this field, and can point to the
exact line showing the former
clover land. The wheat on this
acreage is larger and has better
color, with better stooling and
better ground cover.
Mrs. C. T. Roberts is visiting
friends in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Chamber of Commerce is
preparing to give a full evening
of entertainment to Boerne and
the surrounding territory at the
Fair Grounds Saturday, Feb-
ruary 22.
February 22 is Washington’s
Birthday and a more fitting date
to celebrate and enjoy yourself
could not be found. Everybody
will be at the Fair Grounds and
there will be plenty of little
things to make it worth your
while. All your friends will be
there and make it possible for
a full evening of entertainment.
The merchants and business
men of Boerne have cooperated
splendidly and the committee
from the Chamber of Commerce
looked like Santa Claus when
they passed down the streets
Wednesday with all the mer-
Photo by Carl
Above is pictured our second
typesetting machine, a four mag-
azine model C with three maga-
zines and a split magazine. This
machine is the latest in type-
setting machines and is equal to
any machine in our neighboring
city, including the best job shops
and the dailies. With the addi-
tion of this machine we can now
offer with our old machine 32
different sizes and faces of type,
including a complete series of the
popular light and black Cairo.
FAIR OAKS RANCH BUYS
HEREFORD STOCK
At the Essar Ranch sale held
last Saturday near San Antonio,
the Fair Oaks Ranch of Boerne
purchased 2 top Hereford breed-
ing animals, a bull, which is a
son of the Essar Ranch chief
her sire, T. Royal Rupert 60th,
and an outstanding bred heifer.
Mr. Fair is to be congratulated
on his bringing these good ani-
mals into this area and adding
them to his top herd of pure-
bred Hereford cattle.
Reported price of the animals
is in the neighborhood of $1000
each.
Mrs. H. M. Mitchell of Beau-
mont is here visiting her fath-
er Mr. Carl Chamberlain. She
is registered at Kendall Inn.
chandise they could carry which
will be distributed at the party.
Bingo will be enjoyed and a
special committee of real enter-
taining callers and helpers will
amuse you.
If there is any money made
at this party the proceeds will
go towards building sidewalks,
Fair Ground improvements and
park improvements.
All the contemplated improv-
ments are needed and a series
of parties are planned to get the
money for them. Every dime you
spend will go towards building
something for you and the chil-
dren and even the grandchildren
to enjoy. Come out and let’s
help build improvements for
Boerne in 1947 that will still be
serviceable in 1997.
Mr. McHenry, erector for the In-
tertype Corp. and Mr. Gerspach
who sold us the machine spent
several days in Boerne installing
the machine. They turned it oyer
to us and we have been operating
without any trouble. Mr. Mc-
Henry is an excellent machinist
and Mr. Gerspach is very cour-
teous and capable.
We take this opportunity to
thank our friends, customers
and subscribers for making it
possible for Boerne to have a
two typesetting machine plant.
CLASS ORGANIZED
On Thursday, February 13,
1947, the Intermediate Girls
Girls Class of the Boerne Baptist
Church met at Mrs. Leo Davis’
for a business meeting and Valen
tine party. Songs were sung and
Valentines distributed. Ofgficers
elected were Nelda Dixon, pres-
ident; Nellie Jo Saunders, vice-
president; Jo Ann Owens, secre-
tary ; Sara. Lee Herndon, Report
er; Emma Lee Treneworth and
Velma Davis, Social committee.
Iced tea, cookies, and sandwiches
were served.
—Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Saxon and
little daughter of Blanco were
week-end guests of relatives
here.
Kendall Boys Showing
At Kerrville Show
4-H Club members from Ken-
dall County and FFA boys from
the Comfort and Boerne chap-
ters are showing quite a large
group of animals at the Third
Annual Hill Country Boys Live-
stock Show which is being held
at Kerrville this week-end. Near-
ly 30 Kendall County boys have
entries, and all judging is tak-
ing place this Friday. All en-
tries were in their stalls Thurs-
day at noon, and sales order has
already been assigned for the
auction of fat animals which
will be held tomorrow (Satur-
day), at 12:30 p. m. The auc-
tion has always been fast and
prices have been good, and the
boys will receive a goodly sum
of money for their year’s dem-
onstration work.
County Agent C. E. Nelson
of Kendall County has been at
Kerrville since Wednesday
morning, where he has also as-
sisted the Kerr County 4-H Club
boys, a new agent not yet hav-
ing been secured for Kerr Coun-
ty.
STELLA VODRIE
RITES FRIDAY
Services for Mrs. Stella Cade
Vodrie, 62, of 201 E. Huisache,
San Antonio, past worthy ma-
tron of Grand Chapter of Tex-
as, O.E.S., who died at a hos-
pital Thursday were held Fri-
day at 4:30 p. m.
Mrs. Vodrie was also a mem-
ber of San Antonio Chapter No.
3, O.E.S., and a member of the
Ladies of Maccabees. During the
war, she was a defense worker
at Kelly Field.
She' is survived by three
brothers, Dr. C. C. Cade, Dr. W.
H. Cade and J. R. Cade; one sis-
ter, Mrs. Martin J. Arnold, all
of San Antonio; two daughters
and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Vodrie was well known
in Boerne, having attended the
local O.E.S. Chapter on many
occasions. The Star joins her
many friends in extending sym-
pathy to the bereaved family.
Mrs. Milton Whitworth was
honor guest at a party given by
Mesdames Max Schwarz, Fritz
Adler and George Bowman at
the Fritz Adler home.. Spring
flowers of pink and white casual
ly arranged were used as deco-
rations. After games and con-
tests a salad course was served
to seventeen guests.
SAYINGS
By Joachim Besen
It is much better to slap one
on the back than to speak be-
hind his back.
There is no ego tree growing
in a head that is full.
An onion a day keeps kisses
away.
“Laugh and the world laughs
with you”—not when one
laughs at his own jokes.
MARGARET ANN GOEKING
LISTED ON HONOR ROLL
San Marcos, Feb. 18 — Miss
Margaret Ann Goeking, niece of
Mrs. C. E. Skrave of Boerne, has
been listed as an honor roll stu-
dent for the entire fall semester
at San Marcos Academy, a pri-
vate school for boys and girls.
To be listed on the honor roll
of the academy, a student must
make at least a B average in all
academic subjects and must
make a satisfactory mark in all
personal character traits.
A former student of Boerne
High School, Miss Goeking en-
tered the academv in Septem-
ber, 1945, and is now classified
as a senior in high school. She
is also vice president of the
Phithalians, a girls sorority,
senior class favorite and a bas-
ketball letterman.
NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS
Notice is hereby given that
I will be at the following places
to issue car licenses and to take
assessments on the following
dates:
Kendalia, March 3rd, all day.
Lindendale, March 4th, A. M.
Only.
Luckenbach, March 4th, Noon
Only.
Grapetown, March 4th, P. M.
Only.
Sisterdale, March 5th, A. M.
Only.
Waring, March 5th, P. M.
Only.
Comfort, March 6th and 7th,
ALL DAY.
S. F. Edge,
Assessor-Collectors of Taxes,
ll-2t Kendall County, Texas
VISITS HERE
Lt. and Mrs. Milton M. Nem-
ky of Ft". Dix, New Jersey visit-
ed the C.C. Roeder family in
Boerne last week.
Lt. Nemky is enroute to the
Philippine Islands where Mrs.
Nemky will join him in the near
future, x
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