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Harper, Gillespie County, Texas, Friday, April 23rd, 1943.
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WAY IN AMERICA!
By Mrs. Jack Bailey, President,
Dallas City Council of Parent-
Teacher Associations
THE METHODIST EASTER MESSAGE TO
THE WORLD
To the Parents of Boys and
Girls of Texas:
The home is still a sacred
shrine; and the mothers and
fathers still have, or should have,
control over the youth of our
nation.
House Bill No. 279—on its way
to the floors of both the House
and the Senate at Austin, seeks
to place upon the statute books
regulations that will or can ser-
iously menace the rights of par-
ents, of the boys and girls and of
the emplopers of labor; and, fin-
ally, the right of our youngsters
to serve our country.
Red Tape Galore
Under the title of “UTTERLY
UNWARANTED TEXAS CHILD
LABOR LEGISLATION,” the San
Antonio Express carried an edit-
orial in its issue of March 30 as
follows:
“If enacted, that measure
would impose additional drastic
restrictions on the employment of
young persons when the nation
is struggling under the most se-
vere manpower shortage in its
history and must exert all the
strength it can muster—even to
utilizing the productive capacity
of ’teen-age youth—to win its
fight for survival.
“For that reason—even were it
needed, which it is not—the Cato i
bill is being offered at the wrong
time.
“To obtain employment as of-
fice boy, errand boy, messenger
boy, delivery boy—or even as
newsboy—one would be compell-
ed to obtain various papers sign-
ed by school physician and school
principal, and finally an employ-
ment certificate signed by the city
or county school superintendent.
“As for Texas and the immedi-
ate present, the Senate should
not be called upon to consider the
Cato bill. It should be killed
forthwith by the House.”
Intricate Government
Regulations
Says the Dallas Morning News,
in an editorial o April 4:
<<* * * However, the pending
House Bill No. 279 does not meet
the need. It is a child red-tape
bill that by-passes the objectives
of sound child labor legislation.
For example, obtaining a job cer-
tificate by any youth of less than
18 years, under the proposed law,
would entail (1) getting a detail-
ed statement of intention from
his prospective employer, (2) pro-
ducing evidence of his age, (3)
obtaining a statement of his phy-
sical fitness to work at the job,
(4) producing records from his
school superintendent showing
school work completed, (5) sub-
mitting this and other evidence
to an authority who would pass
on his fitness to hold the job
sought.
“It has recently been declared
the policy of our* nation that a
normal male youth, on the day
he is 18, is of such age and re-
sponsibility that it is his obliga-
tion to his country to enter into
the most grueling, most pro-
foundly shocking to mind and
body of all careers—participation
in a machine-age war. With
much less red tape than is pre-
scribed by this bill, he is drafted
for that purpose. Yet this law
would not permit him, on the day
before he is 18, to hold down an
ordinary peacetime job without
submitting to intricate govern-
ment regulation.
“I WAS WRONG,” SAYS CO-
AUTHOR OF CHILD
LABOR BILL
AUSTIN. April 9.—The so-
called child labor bill, House Bill
279, suffered a severe setback
today, when the co-author of the
bill withdrew as such.
Representative M. L. Ramsey
of Beckville asked the House per-
mission to withdraw as co-auth-
or. The House complied, leaving
Representative Arthur Cato of
Weatherford as sole author of the
measure.
Ramsey later told newsmen the
reason for withdrawing as co-
author.
“I found out I was wrong and
I just wanted to back up,” Ram-
sey said.
The bill would force employers
and parents of children under 18
to go through a lot of red tape to
secure work permits from school
and State Labor Department au-
thorities before a child could
work, even at such a trivial job
as mowing a lawn. It has been
lobbied for by representatives of
agencies interested in a federal
As a choir of young students of a Methodist college sing “God of
Grace, God of Glory,” the plea for peace goes out as the most signi-
ficant Easter message to all. Students of Methodist colleges through-
out the nation are all practicing special Easter programs and music
in preparation for Easter services on April 25,
P.T.A. PRESIDENT HONORED AT S PKBt
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
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LT. DIETEL WEDS IN IOWA
Newly Organized “Tejas” Study Club
Adopts Constitution and By-Laws
Cemetery Clean-Up Goes
Over Well
There were quite a few people
who helped with the cemetery
cleaning last Saturday and left it
in fine shape until the blue bon-
nets go to seed. They are very
pretty and will be left for a while.
The committee, Mrs. P. F.
Jones, Mrs. S. S. Stewart, and
Mrs. A. C. Wendel, are very
pleased for the response and
there will propably be another
day of cleaning up later.
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WILLIE MEIERS ENTERTAIN
WITH BIRTHDAY SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Meier en-
tertained with a supper Monday
night, honoring their daughter,
Miss Annie, on her 18th birthday
anniversary.
Those to enjoy the occasion
were Mr: and Mrs. Alf. Lehne,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moellendorf
and family and Lorenz Wendel.
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COOKS FOR THE ARMY
... IN AUSTRALIA
Society Will Study Texas Folk
Lore For The Coming Year
PVT. VERNON R. MOEHLE
Pictured above is Pvt. Vernon
R. Moehle with his Australian
“girl friend” as they were caught
in a pose some time while on vis-
it to her home . . . somewhere
in Australia. Vernon, age 21, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Moehle of the Willow City com-
munity. He enlisted in the Army
at the age of 19, in Dec. 1940,
and was sent to March Field,
California, for training. From
March Field he was transferred
to Australia where he has been
since the outbreak of war. His
duties are confined to those of
“cook” for the Army Air Corps.
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'Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Klein en-
tertained with a dinner at their
home Monday at noon, honoring
their niece, Miss Annie Meier on
her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Meier and children were the only
guests.
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Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Hopf were
in Fredericksburg Monday to
visit Mrs. Hopf’s sister, Mrs.
Arthur Schleyer, who underwent
a major operation at the Keidel
hospital. Mrs. Hopf remained
with her sister.
Members of the “Tejas” Study
Club, newly organized federated
club of Harper, met at the Har-
per School Building on Saturday,
April 17th, for their second meet-
ing. A statement of purpose, as
suggested by Mrs. James Box,
was accepted by the club mem-
bers.
Mrs. Forest Bode, president of
the new organization, read the
constitution and by-laws, and fol-
lowing an open discussion of
their contents, they were accepted
by the membership.
The club plans to enter into an
exhaustive study of Texas Folk
Lore during the coming year.
Chairmen of the standing com-
mittee were appointed by the
president as follows:
Program .......... Mrs. Carl Oehler
Entertainment
Mrs. Gilbert Anderegg
Auditing .... Mrs., Hugo A. Hopf
Membership
Mrs. Alfred Ellebracht
Social Service
Mrs. W. E. Fletcher
Mrs. Oehler designated Mrs.
David Schmidt, Mrs. James Box
and Mrs. J. R. Peril as members
of her committee, which will be-
gin its functions at the May
meeting.
The Tejas Study Club plans
not only to impart service of a
literary nature to its members,
but also to render aid in all
worthwhile organizations and un-
dertakings in our community. Its
purpose embraces a citizenship
clause which calls for united ef-
fort on the part of its members
in war work to speed an allied
victory!
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Mr. and Mrs. Jake Metzger
haye moved to San Antonio
where Mr. Metzger was transfer-
red to from Dallas. He is working
in a government defense plant at
San Antonio similar to the type
of work he has been doing here-
tofore.
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In California
Lt. William Dietel, Jr., and
Miss Maurine Mathis were united
in marriage in simple rites at the
First Lutheran Church, South
Sioux City, Nebraska, on Sunday
afternoon, April 18th, at four
o’clock. Rev. Ernest W. Haugse
of Sioux City officiated at the
wedding.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Mathis of Sher-
man, Texas. She attended and
graduated from the Sherman
high school in 1940. She is a
member of the Sherman Munici-
pal Band and has taken an active
interest in many civic and social
activities of her home town.
The groom is the second young-
est son of the editor and Mrs.
Wm. Dietel. He enlisted in the
Army Air Corps in February
1942, and recently was commis-
sioned a First Lieutenant and
was made flight commander of a
squadron in the Army Air Force.
He is a graduate of F.H.S., year
1936, following which he attended
Texas University for two years,
majoring in physics and chemis-
try. Lt. Dietel met his bride early
last summer while he was sta-
tioned at Perrin Field, basic
training school near Sherman.
Attendants to the young
couple ’were Miss Charline
Mathis, a sister of the bride,
as bridesmaid, and Frederick E.
Dietel, the groom’s younger bro-
ther, best man. Other attendants
included Miss Fay Orr, maid of
honor, and Lt. Herbert Funk, Jr.,
of New York City, groomsman.
Guests included Miss Faith Gay-
nor, Sioux City; Lt. Kenneth C.
Dutton of Kentucky, Lt. Clyde W.
Davis of Utica, N. Y., St. Sgt. and
Mrs. Howard J. Adams, Sgt. Ed-
ward Amory, St. Sgt. A. H. Bal-
linger, Sgt. W. D. Martin, St. Sgt.
Lawrence E. Dunmyer, and Sgt.
Jack L. Mason.
The bride was attired in cream
colored suit with rose accessories,
as were also her two attendants.
While Lt. Dietel is stationed at
this Army Air Base the newly-
weds are making Sioux City their
home.
A large host of friends and
relatives extend their sincere
wishes to the young couple for a
long and happy married life.
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Fourteen Harper Lad-
ies Complete Home
Nursing Course
New Class Is Being Organized
And Will Begin Soon
Mrs. David Schmidt Is Elected
District Vice-President
At a conference held in New
Braunfels on April 7th and 8th,
officers and delegates from the
Seventh District, Texas Parent-
Teachers’ Association, elected
Mrs. David Schmidt of Harper to
the office of District Vice-Presi-
dent. Mrs. Schmidt’s jurisdiction
extends over the counties of Blan-
co, Gillespie and Llano.
The Harper P.T.A. is indeed
proud of such a distinctive honor
having been bestowed upon its
president, for it indicates that
Mrs. Schmidt is showing out-
standing ability as a P.T.A. lead-
er.
In addition to this honor which
has come to the Harper commun-
ity, the district conference at
New Braunfels accorded further
honors to the Harper P.T.A. when
it was announced that the pro-
gram yearbook and the “scrap-
book” of records of the Harper
P.T.A. were given an “A” rating,
the highest rating which can be
given. The scrap book was com-
piled by Mrs. A. C. Wendel, with
the assistance of several high
school students and members of
the P.T.A., and included news
stories, photos, etc., taken from
the Harper Herald.
Friends and co-workers of Mrs.
Schmidt wish her success in her
new office, and are confident of
her ability to carry out her du-
ties as a district officers.
The Methodist and Presbyter-
ian church Sunday schools will
present an Easter program at
2:00 p.m. next Sunday. The Pub-
lic is invited to attend.
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LT. SMITH DECORATED
FOR BRAVERY
Information was received re-
cently by George Smith, voca-
tional agricultural teacher, that
his brother, Lt. Robert W. Smith,
who was reported as missing in
die aerial war over France early
in January this year, has been
decorated for bravery. This infor-
mation was reported to Lt.
Smith’s wife who in turn related
it to Mr. Smith here. No further
information, however, was avail-
able, but, on the basis of this bit
of good news it is hoped that Lt.
Smith is alive and well.
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Ensign and Mrs. F. M. Archer
visited with his sister and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith,
last week end. Ensign Archer is
one of Uncle Sam’s dive-bomber
pilots with the U. S. Navy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dean Austin of
San Antonio announce the arriv-
al of a son born recently. Mrs.
Austin will be remembered as
Miss Stella Strackbein.
Spring Carnival On Saturday,
May 1st Will Be Gay Event
For Citizens of Harper Area
PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
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(EDITOR’S NOTE —We wish
to compliment and congratulate
the Harper Parent-Teacher’s As-
sociation, its officials and mem-
bers, for their outstanding and
progressive work, and for their
outstanding achievement at the
recent conference held at New
Braupfels. The accomplishments
of this splendid organization cer-
tainly deserve the plaudits and
appreciation of the citizenship of
the Harper community for the
welfare and betterment it is seek-
ing for the school as well as the
entire community!)
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Awarded ‘Wing's”
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaiser of
Rock Springs visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kaiser, and
other relatives during the week
end.
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Reginald McDougall of Cali-
fornia is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Bessie McDougall, this week.
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Mrs. Clarence Taylor of Fred-
ericksburg visited relatives here
during the week end.
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Eber Parker, who is employed
on the Take It Easy ranch near
Kerrville, spent the week end
here with relatives.
P.T.A. Will Use Proceeds
Benefit of School
For
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child labor amendment, but the
majority sentiment in the House
appears overwhelmingly against
the bill and Ramsey's withdrawal
as co-author appeared to be an
indication that the bill would be
swamped should Cato ever sub-
mit it to a vote.—Houston Press.
CORP. ELMER LUCKENBACH
Corporal Elmer Luckenbach,
age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wes
A. Luckenbach, returned last
week to his station, San Berna-
dino, Calif., after spending a
week’s furlough here with his
parents. Corp. Luckenbach was
inducted into the Army on Octo-
ber 27th, 1942, and was trans-
ferred from Fort Sam Houston to
Indo, California, and then to San
Bernadino where he is with the
Medical Supply Depot. Elmer is
a graduate of F. H. S., 1940, fol-
lowing which he attended Texas
Lutheran College one year, and
then one year at a San Antonio
business college.
Harper has the distinction of
having fourteen women who have
completed satisfactorily the
course in Home Nursing offered
by the Gillespie County Chapter
of the American Red Cross in the
spring of 1942, with Miss Marie
Franke, instructor. All have been
awarded certificates. Should any
of those receiving certificates
desire a pin issued from Area
Headquarters in St. Louis recent-
ly, please get in touch with Miss
Julia Estill, chairman of Home
Nursing, at Fredericksburg, who
will reserve the pins. They are
priced at 15c each.
Enrollments are also accepted
now for a class in Home Nursing
to commence as soon as satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made
for a competent authorized in-
structor, twenty-four hours of in-
struction being required for the
course. There are already twenty-
nine enrollees.
The Gillespie County rationing
board will allow additional gaso-
line for those sharing rides and
attending classes in Home Nurs-
ing at headquarters of the local
chapter in the Court House in
Fredericksburg.
Announcement will be made
through these columns of the be-
ginning of class work, and those
interested should wetch for the
opening of these classes.
Included in the list of fourteen
Harper ladies who had the distinc-
tion of completing the Home
Nursing course are the follow-
ing: Mrs. Lydia Bierschwaie,
Miss Helen Doris Brown, Miss
Bill Brown, Mrs. W. A. Brown,
Mrs. Milton Cosper, Mrs. W. E.
Fletcher, Mrs. Dean Hopf, Mrs.
A. J. Jones, Mrs. Max Lange,
Mrs. Tempie McDonald, Mrs.
J. M. Scarborough, Mrs. Raymond
Spaeth, Mrs. William Strackbein,
Mrs. J. F. Wedekind.
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Mr. and Mrs. Murray Stevens
of Austin spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Stevens.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Durst of Doss
visited in the Fred Gammenthal-
er home Wednesday night.
LT. REUBEN ECKHARDT
Lt. Reuben Eckhardt, age 27,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Eck-
hardt of Fredericksburg, receiv-
ed his Officer’s Commission and
“wings” at graduation exercises
being held today, Thursday, at
the Blackland Army Air Field,
Waco, Texas. Reuben is among
a class of several hundred pilots
who graduate today from various
flying schools located in Texas
and Oklahoma and comprising
the Gulf Coast Training Center
whose headquarters are under
the command of Maj. Gen. G. C.
Brant of Randolph Field.
Lt. Eckhardt is a graduate of
Fredericksburg High School, year
1933. He attended S. W. Texas
Teachers’ College at San Marcos
and received his B. A. degree
there in 1937. He taught school
at Willow City for several years,
and for a period of more than a
ye— was employed in the office
of the Fbg. Federal Savings &
Loan Association, and later, he
accepted a position as Auditor
with the Civil Service Commis-
sion for a government Aircraft
defense plant at Dallas, which
position he held until he enlisted
and was called into the Army
Air Corps in August 1942.
The young flyer received his
ground training at Kelly Field,
primary flight training at Pine
Bluff, Arkansas; basic training
at the Waco Army Air Field, and
advanced training at the Black-
land Field, also near Waco. At
the time of this writing it was not
known what his next station
will be.
Lt. Maurice P. Noll of Kerrville
also received his Wings and Of-
ficers’ Commission at the Pampa,
Texas, Army Flying School, to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Strackbein
and children visited in the Sam
Honig home Sunday.
CAPT. HARRY PRIESS, JR.
Announcement was received
last week by Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Priess, of Fredericksburg, that
their son, Harry, Jr., had been
promoted on April 3rd to the
rank of Captain in the U. S.
Army, Medical Detachment, at
Camp Claiborne, La. Capt. Priess,
age 25, is a graduate of the Texas
Dental College at Houston, year
1941. He was commissioned a
First Lieutenant in August, 1942,
after he had served with an in-
active commission with the U. S.
Public Health Service at Spring-
field, Missouri, at which time he
was transferred to Camp Barke-
ley, Texas. He remained at Camp
Barkeley until last October when
he was sent to Camp Claiborne,
La., where he has been in the
Dental department for the army.
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Mr. and Mrs. John S. wnuc-'
wood and son visited'in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Brown Sun-
day evening.
According to members of the
P.T.A. Committee in charge, the
big Spring Carnival to be held
at the Harper School building on
Saturday evening, May 1st, will
be a gay event for all citizens,
young and old, of this community
and surrounding school district.
An interesting program is being
rounded out by the teachers of
the school and playlets, songs,
skits, and entertainment num-
bers will he put on by the pupils
of the various grades and classes.
Supper will be served to the
general public beginning at 6 p.m.
for which a variety of delectables
will be available, including chili,
sandwiches, cake , pie, coffee,
cold drinks, ice cream, etc. Fol-
lowing the supper a small admis-
sion of 10c for children and 25c
for adults will be charged for the
carnival program which, it is
planned, will be held out-doors.
Those who so desire may par-
ticipate in bingo and other games
which will be erected on the
school grounds for the occasion.
Although a complete outline of
the program to be carried out by
the school children was not avail-
able at the time we went to press
this week, assurance was given
that an interesting program is
being planned and that it will be
published in next week’s issue of
the Herald.
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County Officials Will Close
Their Office Good Friday
And Easter M'..iday
All officials of the County of
Gillespie will close their office in ^
Court H0ose,v/)ri . Good /Friday
April 23rd, cnJ Easter Monday,
April 26th, observing the Easter
Holidays.
Victory Loan Sales In County
Near $100,000.00 Mark
Efforts Of All Citizens Will Be
Needed In Order To Meet Quota
County Chairman A. L. Cam-
eron called upon all volunteer
workers and the citizens of Gil-
lespie County themselves this
week to do their utmost in meet-
ing the $236,000.00 2nd Victory
Loan quota. This is the sum as-
signed this county for the Na-
tional 13 Billion Victory Loan
drive which ends Friday, April
30th.
Reports for the first week, up
to and including Saturday, April
10th, showed that a total of $94,-
560.00 in bonds and government
securities had been purchased by
Gillespie County investors during
the first six-day period. This sum
includes a $50,000.00 War Bond
purchase by the Southwestern
Life Insurance Co. of Dallas,
which was purchased through
their local representative, Alex
R. Frantzen. The remainder, or
$44,560.00, were bond purchases
made by individual investors
ranging in size from the $25.00
bond to $14,000. in War Bonds.
According to Mr. Cameron, on-
ly a few of the workers had
made reports on the bond sales
up until Saturday, and these re-
ports were all incomplete. The
majority of contacts to be made
by the volunteer workers were
still to be made, and, with the
complete cooperation of every-
one who is financially able to do
so, the goal for meeting the
county-wide quota of $236,000.00
should be met.
It was pointed out that appro-
ximately three million dollars is
on deposit in Gillespie County
banks and that the $236,000.00
Victory Loan quota is only about
8 per cent of the total deposits.
While our government is asking
the citizens to loan it this money,
which will be repaid with inter-
est, it must be remembered that
the boys who are in the armed
forces are giving 100 percent of
their time, and large numbers of
the men in the army, navy, ma-
rine and air forces are them-
selves investing every spare dol-
lar they can in government war
bonds and securities.
The slogan which the treasury
department has used for this
campaign: “They GIVE THEIR
LIVES, you only LEND your
Money”, should reach to the very
heart of every citizen of our
great country.
Many residents of our county,
who will not be contacted by vol-
unteer workers in this campaign,
should not hesitate to make their
investments in these War Bonds.
The job of “going over the top”
in this drive is not an easy one,
and it is the duty and should
be the conviction of every citizen
to do his or her utmost in filling
our county quota of $236,000.00.
With about twelve days of the
three-week campaign remaining,
indications are that half of the
assigned quota must still be
raised. This can and must be ac-
complished if everyone will do
his share towards the successful
conclusion of the 2nd Victory
Loan Drive!
“Let’s not be more tender with
our dollars than with the lives of
our men and women of the arm-
ed forces!”
First Photos of Bombed Italy
GENOA, ITALY—PASSED BY CENSORS—In one of the first pictures to reach this country of
bombed Italy, a labor corps of the “Servizio Lavoro” marches through ruins in a street on the Italian
Riviera on their way to clear up the debris after the bombing of Genoa. The “Servizio Lavoro” has been,
organized in Italy to carry on demolition and repair work after RAF raids. So devastating are the RAF
raids that it is necessary to make these workers mobile and draft them from inland places to large
cities, targets of the RAF raids. ~ ~
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