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THURSDAY. JUNE 29. 1979
VOLUME 34. NUMBER SI
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Insurance has a single worth,
And we, right here, concede it.
Its one excuse—
And only use-
Is Cash the day you need it.
date to be announced
; Additional fund raising ac-
tivities are to be scheduled for
fall and spring Cash donations
and pledges may be left at
Community Savings or with
Nancy Stein Donors of $1,000
and over will be honored by
having their name permanently
inscribed on a plaque in the
building
The Athletic Booster Club is
hoping to reach the goal at an
W. R. D'SPAIN
PH. 796 3697
the Bandera Lions Club meets
at the Flying L Ranch at 7 p.m.
Mr Fehrenbach, a
pottery,
rappeling.
framework of county roads,” he
added. Both Judge Decker and
Judge Wimpee expressed the
belief that Gov. Clements also
comments. “I cannot believe
that a program as vital as this
one is, could be intentionally
vetoed by any governor of
of Mate assistance; or 2)*a
reduction of local road and
bridge maintenance and con-
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BOX 24 BANDERA PHONE 796-3714
Office '/i Mile Out On Ridge Route Road_______
“Based on the
governor’s veto message, it
Home (is emergency)
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BY APPOINTMENT
DR. 1. F. HARRISON
CHIROPRACTOR
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Dallas. Texas 75235
Mrs Carter Beach
Brice B. Mayfield
Mrs. H.L. Porter
Oscar Mayfield
Carl Mayfield
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little League
Sponsors Coke Solo
The Bandera County Little
League will hold a fund-raising
cake sale this Saturday, June
30. Cakes will be on sale in front
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July 4 Holiday
The Bandera Bulletin will be
closed Wednesday, July 4, in
observance of Independence
Day.
We urge advertisers to please
get ad copy in no later than
Monday noon, July 2. Also,
those who have news items,
please bring them in on Mon-
day. Copy not received Monday
will be held until the following
week.
Thank you.
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and expressed the belief the
governor may have been
seriously misinformed about
public relations director of the
Lions Crippled Children’s
Camps, will be the guest
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county and road district high-
way fund This fund would be
Texas distributed every year to all 254
counties on a formula basis to
provide some state support to
weekend, where two days of low-cost recreation was provided 2__
The site selected for this year was the H E B Foundation Camp Garbage pickup will
Thursday, July 5.
NOTICE
Final Budget Hearing
Notice is hereby given that
the final hearing for the 1979-
1980 Bandera County Budget,
including Federal Revenue
Sharing funds, in the amount of
$69,415.00, and local revenues,
will be held Monday, July 2,1979
at 11 a.m. in the Com-
missioners’ Courtroom at the
Bandera County Courthouse
The public is urged to attend. A
summary of the proposed
budget was published in last
week’s issue of the Bandera
Bulletin, on June 21, 1979.
Rein J. Vander Zee
Bandera County Judge
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League teams, and 3 Senior
League teams Each year as
our league grows, so does our
equipment and supply needs Larry Winters. .
Your support of this worthwhile
youth program is very much
appreciated See you Saturday !
at 10 a.m. In Pipe Creek the
cake sale at Jennings Store will
begin at 8:30 a.m.
Eleven teams made up the Brian David
Bandera County Little League, Fredericksburg.
Inc. this year This included 4 The cause of death is under
The Medina Peewees were declared winners of the Bandera-Medina league after winning eight out
of nine baseball games.
The champions were entertained with a wiener roast and swimming party at the Buddy Wells home
last Saturday. Highlight of the party was when the team was presented trophies.
Shown here are (top row, L-R) Jerry Henderson, Timothy Green and Buddy Wells, coaches Second
row, Hobbitt Hawkins. Robert Ashley, Jacob Ortiz, Allen Simons, Tahni Lawler, Trade Willett. Max
Rodriguez, Sidney Silvester, and Michelle Buster. Front row. Wendy Tomlinson, Scooter Melton,
Amy Buster, Copie Davis, Jeffery Henderson, Tim Wells, Joel Sides, Kristina Ashley, and Timmy
Green
THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
and
THE FIRST
STATE BANK
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Inc. this year. This included 4
Minor League teams, 4 Major investigation.
Investigating officers at the
scene were State Trooper
Kenneth Snow and Deputy
young people who attended Bandera County’s 4-H Camp last garbage pickup Wednesday,
July 4, due to the holiday
The site selected for this year was the H E B Foundation Camp Garbage pickup will resume
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Brice Mayfield extend a cordial
invitation to friends and
relatives to attend the 60th
Wedding Anniversary of their
parents. The reception will be
held at the Methodist Youth
Center in Medina on July 8,
1979, from 2 to 5 p m. No gifts,
please.
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Saturday, June 16, 1979.
Ms Haynes, age 36,
Bruce Harris Jenkins of
Victoria died June 15, 1979 as
the result of a tractor accident
on the highway near Victoria
Mr Jenkins was under contract
to the Texas Highway Depart-
ment to mow the highway right-
of-way in that area when the
accident occurred
Mr Jenkins was born
January 9, 1951, in Orangeburg,
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submitted to the Regional
Management Selection Board.
The Board, composed of a
representative of the United
States Civil Service Com-
mission, a Postal District
Manager and two postmasters,
selects and recommends to the
Postmaster General the best
qualified person for ap-
pointment to each vacancy.
It
to an agency being abolished.
Judge Jerome Decker
early date so construction of the
needed facilities may begin
Nancy Stein, a club
representative, says, ‘‘Our
young athletes are competing in
various sports activities
throughout our state and are
bringing back to Bandera
trophies and ribbons. Bandera
is being well represented
wherever they compete. We
have a fine group of athletes
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maintenance and construction
even though the Sunset Act
makes provision for the
Mon Found
Dead
On Hwy 173
The body of a 21-year-old man
was found 6 miles south of
of the OST Cafe and in front of Bandera on Highway 173 by a
the Country Shopper beginning passing motorist Wednesday,
June 27, at approximately 5:30
a m.
The victim was identified as
Brian David Moehle of
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Booster Gub Pions For Sports Facility
A goal of $250,000 has been set
by Bandera Athletic Booster
Club; the funds are to be used
for building a baseball stadiym
and all weather track at the
highschool The organization is
planning a series of fund raising
activities with the first one
scheduled for July 7 at the
Bandera Recreation Center.
A barbecue to be served from
5:30 to 8:00 will be followed by a
danc£ from 8:00 to 12:00 with
music furnished by Tejas
Additional information on this
event may be found in the ad on
page 12 of this issue
A Tupperware party is
planned for July 14 in front of
the courthouse from 10 till 2
New items will be on display
that day, in the meantime,
Nancy Stein, 796-4491, will
accept advance orders One
thousand dollars in sales will
earn a $200 contribution for the
club from Tupperware.
A Mexican dinner and dan-
cing to the music of a Mariachi
band at the Recreation Center is Mr. Fehrenbach,
in the planning stage with the knowledgeable speaker, will tell
of his visits to the Lions camps
His address promises to be
interesting and beneficial.
Braves Win League Championship
Fehrenbach Will Be
Uons Gub Speaker
Alvin Dolle of Oak Hills Lions
Club of San Antonio announced
today that fehrenbach, supported the county foundation
w|jjc|j our 8^^ highway
system was built. On behalf of
■ ■ ----- their respective associations,
speaker tonight, June 2», when the two presidents released the
following statement:
In 1951 the legislature
provided that $7.3 million of the
state’s motor fuel taxes would
be annually allocated to the
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visiting experts in such fields as
painting. pottery. deer -v
tracking, rappeling, and
tumbling , other arts & crafts
Additional information may
tn-touiicl in Itie < .imp Adventure
ad on page 12 of this issue ’',7
'‘The county Judges and
Commissioners of Texas have
always strongly supported a
modern and efficient highway struction expenditures. With
system composed of state high- legislation enacted this year, it
ways supported by an extensive has become far more difficult to
raise property taxes for almost
all purposes. With the required
implementation of a number of
new and larger tax exemptions,
the early loss of state support
for county roads could not have
come at a worse time. It ap-
pears that this loss will result in
a reduction in preventive
maintenance and repairs to
county roads and bridges. It
may mean a much greater cost
to the local taxpayer when
major repairs are required
General Insurance f
Ph. 796-3726 -
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WEDNESDAY,
Julgl11
Area youngsters. first ■£00001
through eighth graders, are
being offered adventure in the
form of a day camp at Medina
Ihe facility is currently plan ■gg|||
iiuig five s.-ssions of three days
a week, with the first one
scheduled for July 10 through UHUH
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Staff members of Camp
Adventure include Jerry
Goodman, counselor, Hill .
Country Youth Ranch; Nancee s?
Goodman, former Houston •’>
YWCA camp and program
director; and Beth Hawkins,
former chaplain St. Mary’s
Hall, and director of religious
education, Camp Capers.
Programs will 1
State Assistance
For County Roads
Today the presidents of the
Texas Association of Counties
and the County Judges and
Commissioners Association of
Texas expressed their profound
shock and dismay over Gov.
William P Clements' veto of
state assistance for county
roads for the state fiscal year
1981. Derwood Wimpee, Rock-
wall County Judge and
president of the
Association of Counties, stated
that he was extremely sur-
prised by Gov Clements’ action the counties in recognition of
the essential role county roads
and highways play in the
overall state transportation
theoperation of the Sunset Law system In 1951 the legislature Today, more than half of all the
text of the acknowledged that an efficient
state system depended heavily of Texas are county main-
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The Bandera Water Board
A smile in the Frio River sums up the experience of fifty-three gives notice tha, Jiere will be no
the board of county and road
district indebtedness could not _ _ ___________________
operate after September 1, legislature has appropriated less buying power; however, it -■*'
1979,” Judge Wimpee said, (’
County Judges and Com-
missioners Association of
Texas, also expressed his
surprise over the veto and gave
his support to Judge Wimpee’s Texas, the only local tax source in any call
a county has is the property tax. legislative session.
Gov. Clements' veto will force
all 254 counties to choose bet-
■mve a uue kiuuu ui auucica „ - . - . ween 1) a tax increase to it
and coaches Let’s give them T”“’ Judge D?<*er up for this unexpected eariy
the facilities they need to help
them."
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• Jenkins and Nith Blitchington
Jenkins, Bandera residents
He married the former
Debbie Wurman and their
marriage was blessed with one
x small son, Jon Bradford
Jenkins of Victoria
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs Debbie Jenkins of Vic-
toria; one son, Jon Bradford
Jenkins of Victoria; one
brother, Keith Jenkins of
Bandera ; one sister, Julie Rose
Jenkins of Bandera; parents,
Mr and Mrs Bill Jenkins of
Bandera; and his maternal
grandmother, Mrs Julia
Hankinson of Aiken. South
Carolina.
Jenkins attended St Mary’s
University in San Antonio and
Texas A&M University at
College Station.
Funeral services were held in
Victoria, Monday, June 18, then
he was brought to Bandera for
final rites. Rev David Doerfler,
pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church, officiated
Many friends here offer
sympathy to the Jenkins
families at the loss of their
loved one
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Camwi C. Haynes
New Postmaster At Pipe Creek
Sectional Center Manager- served as a Distribution and
Postmaster John J. Saldana of Window Clerk in San Antonio
San Antonio, today announced for the past 44 years,
the appointment of Carmen C. Postmaster selections are
Haynes as the new Postmaster made on the basis of merit from
effective a list of qualified candidates
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Back row, L-R, are Tommy Adams Sr., manager, Glen Flach, Tommy Adams Jr., David
Shackelford, Floyd Hamilton, Roan Gardner, Skipper Swonke, and Donnie Walker, Coach.
Kneeling are David Edward, Mike Cardenas, Tony Fernandez, Mark Mayfield, Gayla Adams, Tim
Fritche, Gus Ortega.
The Braves, under the leadership of Tommy Adams Sr., manager, and Donnie Walker, coach, have
wrapped up the Bandera County Little League Championship. They won the first half of the season in
a play-off with the Bluedevils and remained undefeated in the second half.
The Braves sported new uniforms this year, thanks to the sponsorship of the Concrete Products
Company owned by Floyd Wyatt and Donnie Walker.
The Bluedevils came in second place, with the Giants and Astros in third and fourth place
respectively.
The Senior League Teams will not finish their season until next week, due to many of their games
being rescheduled because of rain.
these important funds to the has been an important source of ' s ’
counties. The Texas Sunset Act, suonort for hard-Dressed countv
out the 1981 appropriation to the which passed in 1977, provides budgets,
counties of Texas for road for the phased abolition of the C.......
board of county and road payers of Texas, we respect-
district indebtedness. From fully petition Governor
1951 to 1978 every governor of Clements to examine closely the
distribution of an appropriation Texas has approved that part of effects of his veto. We feel that
the General Appropriation Act after serious consideration, this
of that made the $7.3 million ap- assistance to county roads will
Medina County, president of the propriation. Now, for the first continue to be justified and
time in history, a governor of desirable Finally, we ask
Texas has vetoes this ap- Gov. Clements to include the
propriation. restoration of the 1981 ap-
Under the Constitution of propriation for county road aid
for a special
roads in unincorporated areas
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appears the governor thought upon the network of local roads tained. With inflation and rising > 4
maintained by the counties of costs, the $7.3 million
Texas. From 1951 to 1979 every originally provided in 1951 has
Judge Wimpee said, |
"Unfortunately, the veto wiped counties. The Texas Sunset Act, support for hard pressed county *
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Saul, Myra. The Bandera Bulletin (Bandera, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1979, newspaper, June 28, 1979; Bandera, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1558697/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bandera Public Library.