Oh hell, I just got out my book & the photo is of Jack Smith, page 504 of 50 Years of Texas Caving - not Helmer.
> On Apr 24, 2020, at 9:59 PM, Chris Vreeland <cvreel...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > > Kunath’s photo of Helmer titled “May Nothing You Dismay” is probably my > favorite caving photo ever taken. > >>> On Apr 24, 2020, at 4:22 PM, Ron Ralph <ronra...@austin.rr.com> wrote: >>> >> >> Ross, >> >> Kunath is indeed the one to talk to about Bill Helmer. Attached is a note >> from 1955 in the records of the Texas Speleological Survey that might help >> somewhat. >> >> Ron Ralph, TSS Director >> >> From: grub...@centurytel.net >> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 7:59 AM >> To: texascavers >> Cc: searos...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Historical Question >> >> I think a "person of interest" to look into here is Bill Helmer. He was a >> UTG caver back about then and he was a cartoonist who did many caver >> cartoons. See his book "There we was" He went on to have a career at a >> nationally prominent magazine, Playboy. Even if this is a blind lead you >> will find interesting things. NSS bulletin 10 on "The Caves of Texas" was a >> bit after that as I recall, so I dont think its involved here. 1954 is very >> early UT grotto. Sadly many of the people I would ask about this are no >> longer with us >> >> From: "kara posso" <k.po...@hotmail.com> >> To: "texascavers" <texascavers@texascavers.com>, searos...@gmail.com >> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 7:48:55 AM >> Subject: [Texascavers] Historical Question >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Below is a message i received from a fellow through the grotto email the >> other day. I thought that he would have better luck solving his mystery with >> the help of all of you since my institutional knowledge does not go back >> this far. Ross is included on this email, please reply to hum or remember to >> hit REPLY ALL to keep him on the email chain since he is not signed up on >> the listserve. >> >> Also Ross, if there is anyway you can share the comic strip (or part of it) >> i am sure people would be interested to see! >> >> Thanks folks! >> Kara >> >> >> My name is Ross Burns, and several people on Facebook suggested that I post >> this question to your group.It concerns spelunking in the Austin area in the >> period of 1953-54. >> >> I am a fan of the old Pogo comic strips by Walt Kelly. He frequently >> mentions real people. events, and groups in the strip. I have been reading a >> recent re-issue of the strips for 1955 and 1956. In a storyline he >> published beginning in January of 1955, he repeatedly mentions the >> University of Texas Spelunking Team. Partly I know that he loved to play >> with words including spelunking. However the repeated mention of UT and >> Texas over 2 or 3 months, makes me wonder if there was a particular event >> that he was referring to. Some of the characters are trying to reach the >> team to help rescue a frog that was swallowed by Albert the alligator. So, >> it may have been some sort of rescue or similar event. >> >> Since Kelly wrote the strips well ahead of publication date, he probably >> started this storyline in November or December of 1954. >> >> I would appreciate any information that you might be able to shed on this >> mystery. >> >> Thank you for your time and attention. >> >> Ross Burns >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> <1956.DOC> >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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