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The Llano News.
volume LXVI
LLANO, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1955
NUMBER 20
The News
CORRAL
Llano First In Track, Literary Events Grand Jury
LImuo will not have a rodeo this
year!
This was decided this week,
when three of the four organiza-
tions took action of the matter.
These organizations are the school
board, chamber of commerce, Jay-
cees end Lions club.
The school board and Jayrees
left the choice to others, saying
in effect that they didn’t care
one way or the other. They would
■work on it If it were held, but
were not anxious. The chamber of
commerce directors was not in
favor of a rodeo this yeiar, Les-
ter Inman said yesterday after-
noon. The subject $vas not brought
up at the Lions club, as the presi-
dent was not informed that their
opinion was wanted.
XXX
Tills may be a good Idea. Maybe
rodeos are dying out. We do know
that there are not nearly so many
people attend as did a few years
ago. There are not nearly so many
local people to take part as there
were before the war.
It takes a lot of work to put on
a rodeo. There is a lot of expense
and a chance for a sizeable loss
financially.
If our memory serves us rightly,
the cold drink concessions were
the difference between a profit
and a loss the past two years.
This is getting on mighty thin
ice, financially.
XXX
But if Llano does not have a
rodeo, what will they have for
the entertainment of the people
of the county?
Last year the chamber of com-j
merce decided not to hnve a home- j
coining, but to wait two years for
the 1956 centennial. We received j
many letters from people living
away from here about this. Peo-!
pie who had planned to return to !
Llano at that time.
There will lie entertainment for j
the younger people this summer
with the opening of the new swim- ( ompletion of the new swim-
ming pool in the state park west : nl'nK P°°' >n *he state park, west
of town. This Is something that
has been long needed and which
Watkins Leads!Llano Takes Sr. 259 Points
Gathered In
Literary Event
Track Team
To Victory
Doubles, Others
In Tennis Meet
by Wilbern Davis
Led by the brilliant running of
Jimmy Watkins, the Llano Yellow-
jackets scored 53 1-3 points to win
their second consecutive track
title, ran at Brownwood April 15.
Lampasas was runner-up with
27 points. San Saba had 22 1-2,
Fredericksburg, 22 1-3, Mason,
15 1-3, and Burnet rounded out the
field with 10 points.
Versatile Watkins took high
point honors with 17 1-2 counters.
He won the 440-yard dash in 52.8
seconds, the 100-y«rd dash in 10.1,
and the broad jump, leaping 20
feet, 9 and a half Inches. Watkins
also ran an anchor leg on the
Jackets’ winning mile relny team.
David Ross was second high in-
dividual scorer with 12 1-4 points.
He took the 180-yard low hurdles
in 22.8 and tied for first in the
pole vault at 10 feet, 6 inches. Itoss
was also a point getter on the
mile relay tenm and finished
fourth in the 100-yard dash and
the broad jump.
Benny Hodges was another first
place man for Llano as he won
the mile run in a 5.25 clocking.
Other Jackets who qualified for
the regional meet to be held at
Brownwood April 23 are: Kenneth
Decker, second in the 220 dash,
third in 100-yard dash and mile
relay; I^arry Templeton, second
in 180 low hurdles and third in the
120 high hurdles; Jerry Butler sec-
ond in 440-yard dash; mile relay;
Billy Smith, third in 880-yard run
and Harold Dean Myers third in
the pole vault.
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Swimming Pool
Opening Held
Up, No Cement
Llano took district doubles ten-
nis championships on senior boys
and girls here last Thursday. Roy
(Irenwelge and Rollie Keese rep-
resented the home town for the
senior boys with Patty Whlgham
and Arlene Lelfeste, the senior
girls. Royce Jost and Milton Blrk
were second for Fredericksburg
with the Burnet team of Jack De-
bo and Frank Nichols, third. Le-
nora Bales and Lesih Lewis of Lam-
pasas were second for the girls
with Corrine Cameron and Mur-
lyn Schuch of Fredericksburg,
third.
Other results of the tennis meet
were:
Senior girls singles: Jeannie
Knoche, Fredericksburg, first;
Helen Mills. I/ampasas, second;
Susanne Gray. San Saba, third.
High school junior boys doub-
les: Kenneth Burke and William
Kott of Fredericksburg, first; Ol-
ney Wallis and Walter Ligon, Lla-
no, second; Johnny Boyd and Tim
Cockburn, Lampasas, third.
High school junior boys singles:
Jomes Gray, Llano, first; Dan
Murrah, Lampasas, second; Wal-
ter Crenwelge, Llano, third.
High school jonior girls doub-
les: Lois Galleman and Virginia
Wunderlich, Fredericksburg, first;
Donna Denning and Mnrv Jo Stray-
ley, Lampasas, second; Jo Ann Me-
Dougal and Betty McFarland. Llano
third
High school junior girls singles:
Stella Oestreich, Fredericksburg,
first; Barbara Burns, Lampasas,
second; Linnie Hallmark, Llano,
third.
Senior boys singles: Robby Rob-
bins, Llano, first; Olin Weiss,
Fredericksburg. second; Glen
Turnbo, Lampasas, third.
of Llano, will be delayed because
of a shortage of cement, Jim Dili.
Is nearing completion. (Work ) assistant manager of the City of
has stopped temporarily because Clano tilities, ennounced this wek,
of the shortage of cement).
We believe some sort of a com-
Dill said the forms are ail set
and everything is ready for the
arrival of the cement. He said there
mutiny-wide project should he car- * nonp avallable in L1«"° ,,r lln>'
pied on to enlist the cooperation
of all the people of the town, if
for no other reason, to bring them
closer together.
By working together we learn
to know our neighbors better. We
learn to appreciate our town more.
This is not true of only furnish-
ing the financing for a project.
It is the work of the individual
which mokes him a better citizen.
The best citizens of an> town
fire the ones who are always will-
ing to serve on a committee, do
any job of a community nature,
work with bis fellow men for the
advancement of the city.
XXX
We have heard people criticized
for always being on a committee,
doing some kind of community
work. We have known many of
these pople very well and have
yet to find one of them asking for
the jot). They took it because in
the majority of cases the ones who
would later criticize refused to
do the work.
If we are not willing to work
for the betterment of our home
town, let’s not make slighting re-
marks about the ones who do (lie
Job. Without them we would he
1n n. had shape.
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Days Stay Warm
Rains Stay Away
Another week has passed with-
out any rain in Llano.
Sunday the mercury went to
within two degrees of the century
mark, according to E. W. Tarre'nre
local observer for the United
States Weather bureau.
Temperatures for the past week
(See WEATHER on Page Eight)
surrounding town and that the
cement mills will not give a defi-
nite delivery on the order from
local lumbermen.
The opening had been set for
June, but this date will have to
be changed, Dill pointed out. He
would not set a new date for the
opening, as there is no way of
knowing when the cement will be
received.
"There is quite a bit of other
work to be done," Dili explained,
“after the concrete has been pour-
ed. Much of this cannot be done
ahead of time, therefore, we will
just have to wait.”
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Mr. and Mrs. D. 1,. Roagor of
Austin visited Mrs. Mattie Reagor
last weekend.
Grady and Wallace Roberts of
Austin visited in Llano last, Sun-
day.
RETURNS TO HAITI
Gray D. Inman returned to Haiti
yesterday, after spending the past
three weeks in Llano with his
family.
Inman said he had been working
on nil irrigation project, which
will greatly increase the produc-
tivity of the nation.
Golf Players Ready
J J
For Tournament
The spring tournament of the
Llano Golf club gets underway
this week as 32 players have turn-
ed in qualifying scores and their
entrance fees.
The tournament will be divided
Into four flights, championship,
first, second and third. The 16
players with the lowest qualifying
scores have been paired and the
losers of these eight twosomes
will form the first flight. All
flights are required to play their
first match this week, which in-
cludes next Sunday. This will mean
that the players forming the first,
flight will play two matches.
The first 16 players (from which
the championship and first flights
will he picked) are paired with M,
(’. Dalohau playing Sonny Raw-
corn; Paul Callings find Alf Wil-
son; H. G. Wallace and Taylor
Virdell; John Pearson and Dr. H.
(See GOLF on Page Five)
Llano took first place In the
literary events department of the
district Interscholastlc. league meet
here last Saturday. The Llano en-
tries ran up a total score of 259
points. Lampasas was second with
90 points, followed by Fredericks-
burg with 73; Mason, 70; San Saba,
57; and Burnet, 17 points.
Scoring for the various events
follows:
Shorthand. San Sabu, Mason.
Llano. Bobby Graham, San Saba,
first; Gwendolyn Kothmann, Ma-
son, second; Carolyn Nehr. Mason,
third.
Typewriting, Mason, Llano, Fred-
ericksburg. Connie Lelfeste, Ma-
son, first; Lolly Boguseli, Mason,
second; Frances Brown, Llano,
third.
High school spelling. Llano, San
Saha, Lampftsas. Sherry Ratliff
and Gail Rioketson, Llano, first;
Jane Felts and Susanna Gray,
San Saba, second; Cynthia Almond
and Nina Duggen, Lampasas, third.
Llano won first in the high
school division of number sense
with Roy Grenwelge as the entry;
Carolyn Shurtleff of Lampasas
wins second and Bob Bigliam, also
of Lampasas, third.
Llano took first and second girls
poetry reading with Murlene Wal-
ker and Sherry Ratliff. Sue Ann
Keller of Mason was third. In the
boys division, Billie Ray Rwines
was first and Harold Preston sec-
ond. both of Llano.
Gerry Bob Virdell was first and
Millie Pechacek second, both of
Llano in the high school junior
girls declamation. Marilyn L. Koth-
niftnn of Mason took third honors.
In the hoys division Janies Ham-
ilton of San Saba was first and
John Kassow of Burnet second.
Jay Shott of Mason was first
and Robby Robbins of Llano sec-
ond in the senior boys declama-
tion contest.
Returns 13
Indictments
Malcolm Brewer was indicted
for murder by a Llano county
grand jury last week. This was
one of 13 indictments returned
by the grand jury.
Of these hills, there are four
for driving while intoxicated, sec-
ond offense, in which the arrests
have not been made. One bill for
obtaining money with a worthless
check was returned, however, the
defendant is not named on the
docket as he has not been arrested.
Three bills of indictment for for-
gery have not had the defendants
apprehended. Two of these, how-
ever, are thought to be against
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Witherspoon,
who are now in jail in Austin, hnv-
ing been convicted both there and
in Greenville on similar offenses
and given seven year penitentiary
terms. They are wanted in many
other places as well.
The cases of burglary were filed
against Paul R. Kuznik. He was
given a five-year suspended sent-
ence for burglary of Bob Wald rope
and the case of burglary against
him where J. T. Ellason was the
victim, was placed on the retired
docket.
Lee Ray Terry was given a five
year suspended sentence for burg-
lary, also. C. E. Brown was the
victim.
Castulo Moreno also drew a
five-year suspended sentence for
forgery of a check on A. F. Buie
for $285.00.
The court will be back in ses-
sion tomorrow to try any other
criminal cases that may be ready
for trial.
Many Cases Of
Rabies Found
In Llano Co.
500 Expected For Beef
Council Barbecue Sat.
Fredericksburg
Firm Low Bid
On New Road
Alien Keller of Fredericksburg
was the low bidder on the farm-to-
market road from Llano to Bluff-
ton by way of Lone Grove, it was
learned yesterday. Bids were open-
ed in Austin by the state highway
department, and the low bidder an-
nounced.
The amount of the bid was
$117,359.93.
Oinstructlou work will start
within the next two weeks, if the
work order is Issued. There is no
known reason for any delay in is-
suing this order, it was pointed
out.
An outbreak of rallies in Llano
county is nearing the epidemic
stage, I)r. Dan J. Hoerster, county
j health officer, stated yesterday.
In extemporaneous speech, frail ; There have been many cases found
Committee Personnel For
3 Communities Named
Three of the four communities
entered in the Rural Progress con-
test, sponsored by The Llano
News, have named their standing
committees and elected officers.
The Prairie Mountain Improve-
ment club met at the community
house Saturday, April 16 with 31
members present. At a short busi-
ness meeting. Mrs. Ella Rusche
was elected treasurer and Mrs.
James Rusche was appointed re-
porter. The committee named in-
cluded Increasing and managing
family income, Charles Keese, Al-
vin Scnelder, Reubin Oestreich and
Robert Keese; improving health
condition, Mrs. R. C. Schneider.
Mrs. James Rusche, Clemens Rode
and Oscar Sehuessler; improving
home and farm, Aaron Rode, Ches-
ter Schneider. Mrs. Charles Keese
and Obed Rode; encouraging so-
cial activity, Mrs. Clarence Cren-
welge, Mrs Aaron Rode. Clarence
Crenwelge and Mrs. Clemens Rode;
finance, Clifford Settemeyer, Mrs.
Alvin Schneider, Robert Schneid-
er and Eric Staedtler; special
committee, Mrs. W'almar Lanee-
henning. Mrs. Eric Staedtler. Mrs.
Ella Rusche, Mrs. Reubin Oest-
reich, Mrs. A. H. Schuessler, Mrs.
Obed Rode. Mrs. Robert Keese
and Mrs. Chester Schneider. The
fSee COMMITTEES on Page Five)
Ricketson of Llano captured the
girls division and Billy Gamrl of
Lampasas wns first for the boys
with Bob Renick second.
Both Llano’s debate teams won
first. Virginia Massey and Patsy
Rogers represented the girls and
Olney Wallis nnd James Gray
formed the boys team.
Bobby Lee Lockjear of San
Saba was first; Marjorie Pollings.
Llano, second and Caroline Mc-
Williams, Meson, third in senior
girls declamation.
Lampfisas took all three places
in slide rule contest with .Tack
Brown. Glen Turnbo and Ray Bu-
channn as the contestants.
Grade School Division
Number sense, Ann Schofield,
Lampasas, first: Gary Byrd, Sap
Saba, second; Janie Ray, Rurtiet,
I hird.
Junior boys declamation, Tom-
my Medurt, Lampasas, first, Joe
Norris. Burnet, second; Errol
Hodges, Llano, third.
Sub-junior declamation, Jane
Robinson, Lampasas, girls; James
Robbins Storm, Lampasas, boys.
Picture memory. Fredericks-
burg. Mason, Llano.
Story telling, Mason first and
second with Laura Lemberg and
Gary Johnson; Llano third with
Dane Jedlicka.
Fifth and sixth grade spelling,
Sandra June Wittig. and Ini Ellen
Nagel of Fredericksburg,
Suritft Sue Stephens and Mary
Ann Gage of Idaho and Joy Sue
Till and Betty Jo O’Hair of Lam-
pasas. tied for second and third
Junior boys declamation, San-
dra Dieta. Fredericksburg, first:
Kathleen Love, Llano, second; Ann
Scofield. Lampasas, third.
Seventh and eighth grade spell-
ing, Carolyn Gray and La Wanda
Osbourn of Llano and, Virginia
Erscli and Sarah Swinney of Lam-
pnsas, tied for first and second
wlith Phyllis Rolston and Sue
Sparks of Mason, third.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kene, Jr. and
two small sons. Rickie and Randy,
of Raton Rouge. La., have been
visiting his parents in Llano.
in the county this spring.
Dr. Robert Hunger, veterinari-
an, said he had found several cases
among foxes, one dog and eight
head of cattle which have proved
positive rabies victims.
In talking of the danger. Dr.
Hoerster advises everyone in the
county not only in Llano but the
rural areas as well, to have their
dogs vaccinated.
“There has been one man,” Dr.
Hoerster explained, “who has had
to take the series of 14 treatments
for rabies. These are Very painful
and all precaution should he taken
to avoid the necessity of having
to take them”. This man was work-
ing with a calf, put his hand in the
calf's mouth, out it on a tooth. It
was found later that the calf was
suffering from rabies, therefore he
took the shots as a precaution
against the disease.
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Elwood Raines
New City Secy.
Elwood Raines lias been ap-
pointed city secretary, along with
his many other duties, it. was an-
nounced tliis week by Wilburn
Oatman, Jr., the retiring secretary.
At a recent meeting of the city
council an ordinance was passed
(bunging the office of city secre
tary from an elective one to an-
first; 1 pointive position. 1
Raines will be assisted in his
duties in the new office by Jim
Dill, newly appointed assistant
utilities mannger.
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Deferred Grazing
To Pay Ranchers
25 to 50c Acre
Through the soil conservation
program for Llnno county, there
is approved a pfistureland deferr-
tnent program. All landowners are
allowed to receive 50 cents per
acre on the pastureland deferred
for six months, or 25 cents per
acre for rangeland deferred for
Lions Club To
Sell Brooms and
Mops For Blind
Want to buy a broom? That is
what the members of the Llnno
Lions club will be asking all the
housewives here on the afternoon
of May 17, it was decided Tues-
day at the regular weekly meeting
at Hotel Llano.
The broom sale will be a part
of a program to help the bind,
as the brooms and .mops to lie
sold nre made by blind workmen
at the Lighthouse for the Blind in
Fort Worth.
A percentage of the money will
be retained by the Llano club for
their activities locally.
The regular meeting of the club
on the day of the sale will be at
six o’clock In the afternoon, instead
of nt noon. Immediately after the
meeting, the members will start
their canvass, calling on every
house in town, it was explained.
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Pecan School
To Be Held In
Llano Monday
Bluefford G. Hancock, extension
horticulturist for A&M college will
conduct a pecan school next. Mon-
day, April 25, beginning at 9:00
o'clock at the veterans school
building in Llnno.
Hancock will discuss such tilings
as choosing the best variety for
planting and budding, soil re-
quirements, disease and parasite
control, fertilization, and how to
bud and graft native trees. The
school has been planned in an ef-
fort to be of interest to everyone,
whether they have one tree in the
yard or an entire grove, and every
one is encouraged to come.
Immediately after lunch, if there
is enough interest, the group will
go to a native bottom and get
Hancock’s recommendation for
clearing underbrush and gat ac-
tual experience in the field of
budding and grafting.
Some 500 people are expected
to be in Llano Saturday for the
barbecue and meeting of beef pro.
ducers, according to T. J. Moore,
one of the chairmen for Llano
county.
Leo Welder of Victoria, president
of the Texas Beef council, and
Roy Parks, president of the Texas
and Southwestern Cattle Reisers’
association, will be on the pro-
gram.
Producers from District 17,
which composes Llano, San Saba,
McCulloch, Mason, Gillespie, Blan-
co, Burnet, Travis and William-
son counties, have been invited.
It was stated the local men have
assurance there will he delegat-
tlons from all the counties.
“The purpose of the Texas Beef
council," Jack Love, the other one
of the co-chairmen, said, "is the
same as the promotion depart-
ments of any other large indus-
trial organization. We. the beef
growers, must create a larger mar-
ket for our products just as the
automobile manfacturor has for
his cars.
"We cannot expect people to
continue eating beef If we do not
tell them to and let competitive
producers sell the public on meat
substitutes," Love emphasized.
Mrs. Rex West of Beevllle spent
Llano School
Children To Be
“Shot” Today
This afternoon the first chil-
dren In Llano county will have
their vaccinations for polio, ac-
cording to George Pechacek. who
has charge of the program locally.
Nearly all the children In the
first and second grades will be
inocculated, Pechacek pointed out.
It is necessary to have the con-
sent of the parents of the chil-
dren.
The second shot will be given
Thursday, May 5. it was explain-
ed. These two are with serum fur-
nished by the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis. This
organization, through use of March
of Dimes contributions, is fur-
nishing vaccine for all the first
and second grade children in the
United States.
A third or “booster” injection is
recommended, but is not considered
as essential as the first two, is
given seven months after the sec-
ond. This is not to be furnished
free of charge, but may be secur-
ed from any physician at that
time.
The schools are furnishing the
facilities for the immunization
and all local physicians nre giving
their time without charge to help
with the work. The nurses in Lla-
no are also cooperating to the ex-
tent of giving their services with-
out charge.
Parents have been asked not to
come to the school this afternoon
os this could cause much confus-
ion. Physicians say the polio vac-
cination is expected to be "no
worse” than ordinary shots for
tetanus, diphtheria or whooping
cough.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tate Of
tiie weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. j San Antonio spent the weekend
S. E. Chesnut. with Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Chesnut.
200 Watch As Joe House
Receives Rotary Charter
About 200 persons were pres-. dress of welcome by Dr. H. J.
ent ot the school cafeteria last ! Hoerster, mayor of Llano, Dr,
night when the Llano Rotary club ! Clarence R Miller, district gover-
received their charter from Dis- [ nor-elect. made the response. Jack
trict •Governor Le-ander Wagner ^®hby, presideiv of the Marble
of Crystal City. Joe House, presi-1 club acted as master of
j ceremonies, Marble Falls was the
sponsoring club. Grany Heame, in-
dent of the local group accepted
the charter in behalf of the club.
Delegations from 10 other Ro-
tary rlubs were at the meeting,
Austin, Brady, Fredericksburg,
Kerrville, Marlin, New Braunsfel,
San Antonio, San Saba, Taylor and
West Austin.
W. T. (Trap) Hanes, district
governor from Cameron, was the
(See GRAZING on Page Five) 1 main speaker. Fallowing the ad-
coming president of the sponsoring,
club, introduced 24 of the 26 char-
ter members of the local bodp.
Gifts were presented the newly
organized Rotary club by Austin,
Fredericksburg, New Braunsfel,
Taylor, San Antonio, Kerrville, San
Saba, West Austin. Marble Falls,
Wbco, Hillsboro, Corsicana and
Cameron.
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