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The Hondo Anvil Herald
MEDINA COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1886
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT HONDO, TEAXS 78861
81st Year—No. 37
Hondo, Medina County, Texas 78861, Friday, September 15, 1967
12 Pages—10c
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SPARKS
"forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth, and
what flier up, though it be but a spark. shall
have weight."
nmm Edna
G. Me Dade
-Pindar
PAPER PROGRESS?
Paper rugs add instant zest,
according to Miss Bonny Lay
who reports on home furnishings
for the Extension Department of
Texas A&M University.
They also add up to money,
used now and tossed away, as
recommended for the "paper
rugs, in striking designs, rang-
ing in cost from $20 to $35."
One she describes as actu-
ally a "college" (ah,proof
readers!) of newsprint with
stories, ads and a crossword
puzzle.
If you are interested, the
Anvil Herald can supply the
rug components, all but the
crossword puzzle. N o cross
words here. Not even to jerk
out from under your feet, in
the manner of rugs.
ECLECTIC
From the same informative
source as above, come "eclec-
tic pillows". Means, pay your
money and take your choice?
Where the pillow used to be
the place to rest one's weary
head, it is now running wild for
fall in mink, fox, giraffe, pony,
leopard, in fake or real fur.
And the colors! Choose from
hot pink, lemon yellow,
fuschia, plus 'the wet look in
vinyls."
Crying into one's pillow is
no longer necessary to provide
the weelook, -A built-in foa-
ture now.
GOOD DEED
A Scout salute to Bandera's
Life Scout John Becker who
picked up eight gunny sacks
full of cans, bottles, paper and
other roadside litter as a ten-
hour community service in ap-
plying for a merit badge. This
is earning honors the hard way
and doing a good deed at the
same time.
Homecoming Set
For Sept. 23
At a Monday night meeting,
the Hondo Ex-Students Associa-
tion completed plans for Home
coming 1967.
The Homecoming Queen
will be crowned during half-
time activities of the Hondo-
Medina Valley football game,
Saturday, September 23.
A memorial program will
be held following the corona-
tion at which time many ex-
students will be remembered.
Registration tables will be
set up for the beef barbecue
dinner, the football game, and
the dance by the Premiers.
The registration total wiii
be announced at 11 p.m.byMrs,
George Mechler, chairman.
Tickets for the dinner are
now available at the Chamber
of Commerce for $1.25 and 75
cents, and everyone is urged to
buy these in advance if possible.
Plates to go will be available
before 12 noon serving time
for those who are unable to at-
tend the dinner.
The nominating committee
for 1970 includes Mary Ruth
Cameron, Mary Agnes Hubbard,
and Loraine Marquis, as arr
nounced by Association Presi-
dent, Mrs. Marguerite Murrell.
Hopes are high for a good
turnout at Homecoming, and
everyone concerned is working
hard to see that those attending
have a good time.
FARM BUREAU SLATES
CONVENTION OCT. 7
The Medina County Farm
Bureau will hold its Annual
County Convention at the Hon-
do High Suuool at 8:00 p.m.
on October 7, 1967.
Allen Dale will be the
speaker of the evening. Supper
will be served at 6:00 p.m.
GOOD BEGINNING
With a 20-0 win by our Hon-
do Owls as a season opener, who
could ask fa anything mae?
Unless it be that the good ex-
ample set be followed by mae
victories toward the most suc-
cessful football season ever in
Owl histay. Cheers and con-
gratulations!
WAISTED AGE
Somebody who makes a bus-
iness of checking facts fa the
infamation of the general pub-
lic, and the dismay of a portion
thereof, has come up with this:
Did you know that the average
woman's waist reaches its big-
gest measurement when she is
52 years old?
Next question: How many
women willingly admit to be-
ing 52 years old?
SPEAKING OF
AGE...The Texas Highway
Department is celebrating its
50th anniversary cn September
26, along with the Texas Good
Roads Association which claims
seniority with a 64th birthday
coming up, if you count back
to an early beginning before it
was revived in 1932, to become
the present day TGRA.
Says the TGRA Newsletter
for September: "There has nev-
er been a day quite like i t.
Truly, Texas histay will be
made at Austin Tuesday, Sept.
26, when the highway clans
gather from all over Texas
and somfe'T^sS'farturiate areas."
So, it’s a brag? Our Texas
highways are something t o
brag about. A fine one lead-
all the way to Austin if you
can make the Sept.26program.
SCHOOL TRAFFIC
Hondo traffic reaches new
peak periods with the hundreds
of school children en route at
least four times a day. In their
eagerness to get there, and of-
ten greater eagerness to leave,
young pedestrians, cyclists, and
even some of the motaists,
might forget caution.
Adults can help by being a-
lert to the middle-of-the-road-
ers, the darters, the criss-cros9-
ers, the day-dreamers, and the
creeping-unwillingly-like -
snail contingent en route to
becoming adults themselves
someday and wondering how
kids can be so heedless about
their own safety.
Eventually, most gripes come
full circle.
City To Enforce Curfew Law
Medina Co-op Slates
Annual Meeting 30th
The annual meeting of the
members of Medina Electric
Cooperative, Inc. will be held
at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept-
ember 30, at the Hondo High
School auditaium with regis-
tration beginning ar 9:00 a.m.
Business to be conducted in-
cludes the election of three
directors, one from each dis-
trict to be elected to serve a
three-year term.
Nominees for directa from
District #1, are Charles Koch,
and Lawrence Rothe, both from
D’Hanis.
Nominees from District #2,
are William Bernard Brown of
Batesville, Arthur Davis of Sab-
inal, and Albert Klopek of DiE-
ley.
Nominees from Distriot #3,
Zip-A-List Kits
To Be Delivered
Zip-a-list kits will be deli-
vered Tuesday September 19.
Postmaster John Muennink
urged all residents to use the
postal cards contained in the
kits to obtain the ZIP c od e s
needed for addresses in their
personal mailing lists.
Each household will receive
eight cards with spaces for the
addresses to be "zipped" by the
post office and for the return
address.
No postage is needed.
In addition to the kit, which
fs folded like a closed accord -
ion, a separate card is being
delivered to remind residents
of the local ZIP Code number.
"ZIP Code is necessary all
year round to increase the ef-
ficiency of the postal service,"
Postmaster Muennink said, "but
it is more important than ever
around the holiday season. This
year, the Post Office Depart-
ment expects to handle well
over nine billion pieces of
mail during the Christmas rush.
ZIP Code will be a great help
in deL'vering that mail aceur
rately and on time."
The postal official reminded
Zip-a-list users to print clearly
and to include their return ad-
dress so that the post office will
know where to deliver the com-
pleted fam. Last year, thou-
sands of people throughout the
nation fagot to include the re-
turn address and their efforts to
cooperate in the project went
for naught, he said.
are incumbent J. Donald Jor-
dan of Cotulla and Raymond
Landrum of Artesia Wells.
MEMBERS ELIGIBLE
Medina Electric Cooperative
Inc., (equal opportunity em-
ployer.) has been serving elec-
tric power to the rural areas in
17 counties in Southwest Texas
for 28 consecutive years. It is
a non-profit organization, own-
ed by those it serves. A11 mem-
bers are eligible to participate
in the election of all directas
at their Annual Meeting and
the directors in turn set the po-
licies of the Cooperative.
Dr. Charles W. Jarvis, "A-
merica’s Number One Hu-
maist", of San Marcos will be
the principal speaker.
During the day, 30 small
electric appliances will be
given to members as door
prizes, in addition to two grand
prizes.
First prize-11/2 Ton Fried-
rich heat pump that heats and
cools; second prize-fully auto-
matic, self-cleaning Hotpoint
electric range.
Sandwiches, coffee and cold
drinks will be served at noon.
PASO Calls
Meeting Sunday
Hondo's PASOunithascalled
a public meeting here Sunday,
to complete plans fa the all-
out voter registration for Mex-
ican-Americans in Medina
County,
Expected to attend the 2 p.
m. gathering at the Hondo Ath-
letic ClubonAve.M are groups
from the La Coste and D'Hanis
LULACS, the AmericanGI Fa-
una Auxiliary of Hondo and
Mexican American citizens
from Devine , Natalia and Yan-
cey.
Albert Pena of San Antonio
is scheduled to speak to the as-
sembly. Total voter registra-
tion is one of the announced
aims of PASO. T. A.Lopez is
local chairman.
DEATHS
Natividad Gonzales
Mrs. L. Koehler
Rev. W. R. Lamm
Mrs. A. E. Meitrin
J. J. Reitzer
Louis Sandoval
Mrs. George Schweers
Louis W. Stein
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FOUR RESIDENTS OF THE BROWN NURSING CENTER stopped for a picture
alongside the Center's pretty flower garden. Credit for the garden belongs
to Mrs. Ed. Harllee second from right, who is everything from landscape
artist to horticulturist and yard man, she said. In the group with Mrs. Harllee
are (L-R) Mrs. Lena Crow, Mrs. Katie Tomerlin and Mrs. Ella O'Bryant.
Blooming in technicolored profusion in the garden are roses, fillies,zinnias
lady slippers, bachelor buttons, marigolds, chrysanthemums, and many others.
Included also for variety are tall cotton plants, a variety of peppers, and a
few shallots. Friends keep the gardener supplied with seeds and plants and the
project is a favorite topic of the Hondo Garden Club's boasting about beautify
ing Hondo.
FROM THIS MANGLED STATION WAGON, three men miraculously escaped
alive. In the car-train collision which occurred here early last Thursdaymom-
ing on the Southern Pacfic tracks, Sept. 7, Louis Sandoval,45,and Natividad
Gonzales, 51,were instantly killed. Still hofitalized are Jesus Barrientes,52#
driver of the wagon; his son, Joe Barrientes,l8 (released after treatment) and
Ramiro Martinez,21.
Two Hondoans Die
in Car-Train Crash
In an early morning c a r -
trai n collision last Thursday,
September 7, Louis Sandoval,
w, and Natividad Gonzales,
51, both of Hondo were instant-
ly killed. Their vehicle was
struck by an eastbound Southern
Pacific passenger train at 6:29
a.m.
The two men, with three
others who escaped with injur-
ies, were employees of a jan-
itorial service at Wilford Hall
Hospital, Lackland AFB, and
were en route to work when
the accident occurred.
Seriously injured were the
driver, Jesus Barrientes, 52, of
1806 15th Street, who was trans-
ferred to a San Antonio hospi-
tal; his son, Jose Barrientes, 18,
treated at Medina Memorial
Hospital and released; and Ra-
miro Martinez, 21, of 130612th
Street, taken to Wilford Hall
Hospital.
Funeral services for Sandoval
and Gonzales were held here
last Saturday morning.
About three years ago, Mrs.
W. T. McClaugherty of Hondo
lost her life at the same cros-
sing, on Avenue F and Hwy.'90.
The crossing is considered a
dangerous one, with visibility
limited.
At their monthly meeting
Tuesday night, the City Coun-
cil made plans to close this
crossing and open a new one
further east, pending an agree-
ment with the Southern Pacific
Railroad and the necessary sur-
veys.
Pete Alcozer, a regular pas-
senger in the Barrientes car
pool, had what he consideres
a miraculous escape from being
involved in the tragic accident.
He had asked the men to pick
him up on Hwy 90 instead of
at his home as he had planned
to leave his own car in town.
Alcozer was standing on the
corner directly across from the
railroad crossing and witnessed
the accident.
Stock Show President
Appoints Committees
President Odie Gilliam ap-
pointed all committees for the
1968 Medina County Junior Fat
Stock Show at a meeting Mon-
day night.
Twelve members met todis-
cuss general plans for the show
and select judges for the var-
ious show categories. Hondo
sponsors the show this year, to
be held Feb. 5-6 at the Hondo
Livestock Auction grounds.
Appointed to the catalog
committee areJohnC.Biediger,
chairman; Hartley Howaru and
J. D. Schmidt.
Other committees (with
first named as chairman) are:
Building, Grounds, Bleachers:
Richard Schweers and Young
Farmer members.
Auction, Trucking, Buying:
Hartley Howard; Oscar Suehs,
Frank Helvey, Marion Tschtr-
hart, Lloyd Hardt.
Stenciling, Typing: Marcel-
lus Garrison, Glenn Bragg.
Recording: Mariland Helvey.
Building and Grounds Pro-
tection: George Ilse.
Tag and Ribbon: G lenn Bragg.
Cleanup: Young Farmers and
Hondo FFA; Sale of Ads in
San Antonio, Howard Hartley.
President Gilliam appointed
superintendents and assistants
j of eight divisions as follows:
i Barrows, J. D. Schmidt, Butch
Roberson and J. D. Huesser;
Breeding Swime, Butch Rober-
son; Steers: John Seifert, L. J.
Wernette, Robert Zuberbueler.
Breeding Cattle, Lawrence
Rothe, Hartley Howard; Fat
Lambs, Wayne Cheyney, C. A.
Stein, Chester Saathoff, Royce
Duesterheft; Breeding Sheep &
Goats: John MuAnelly.
Poultry: B. C. McDonald,
Phil Rodge's; Commercial
Calves: John McAnelly.
JUDGE®'
Subject to confirmation, the
following judges were named:
Calves & Swine: J.D. Tank-
sley, Jr; Lambs, Jack Groff;
Commercial Feeder Steers:
Charles Mai tsberger; Poultry:
Gerald B, Champayne.
A motion, made by Lloyd
Hardt, to request the same sift-
ing committee chosen for the
1966 show carried. List was in-
complete at press time.
OTHER ACTION
In routine business, the stock
show members voted to pay
judges $25 and the sifting com-
mittee $10. On motion of
Ralph Gilliam, the YoungFarm-
ers were named to serve as the
Management Committee, with
Richard Schweers as chairman.
(See Stock Show, Pg 10)
BRONZE STAR FOR
MAJOR J. G. BARRY, JR.
J. G. Barry has as guests this
week his son, Major James G.
Barry, Jr., wife Marilyn, chil-
dren Lynette, Jimmy and Joan-
ie. Major Barry has been sta-
tioned at Fort Hood since re-
turning from his tour of duty in
Vietnam. He is now en route
to Fort Amador, Panama, and
will be assigned to the Inspec-
tor General's department.
- Major Barry was awarded
the Bronze Star for " meritor-
ious achievement . in ground
operations against a hostile
force " in Vietnam. The fam-
ily will leave Thursday for
Smithville to visit Mrs. Barry's
parents, the Bob Youngs, before
driving to Charleston, South
Carolina. They will fly to
Panama on the 20th of this
month.
WEST END BAPTISTS
PLAN SPECIAL SERVICE
Special Homecoming ser-
vices will be held at the West
End Baptist Church this coming
Sunday, September 17 at three
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Rev. M. L. Lorfing, re-
tired, and a former pastor of
Hondo's St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, will deliver the ser -
mon.
Pastor of the West End
church is the Rev. Wilfred Lew-
is who will assist in the services.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
A lunch will be served at
2:00 p.m., preceding the wor-
ship service.
Acreage Survey
Now Being Made
Postmasrer John H.Muennink
announced today that rural
mail carriers were to begin dis-
tributing 1967 Acreage Survey
Cards to patrons on their route
about September 14.
The Post Office Department
assists U.S. D. A. in making
this survey each year. These
reports, directly from farmers,
are the basis for official esti-
mates for Texas acreage of all
crops harvested in 1967. ,
To be sure this community
is well represented in the sur-
vey, Postmaster Muennink urge?
each patron receiving a card
to fill it out and return it tohis
mailbox.
Rural mail carriers working
on this project are C . A .
Haass, Route One; Mrs. Frank
Graff, Tarpley Star Rt; and L.
D, Williams, Yancey Star Rt.
City council members voted
unanimously Tuesday night in
favor of a proposed new ordin-
ance to adopt a curfew law for
Hondo.
City attorney Hugh Meyer
was instructed to draft the
ordinance for approval at the
next council meeting. The
law would restrict minors from
the city streets after one o'clock
in the morning, with any ex-
ceptions to be specified in the
ordinance.
Action was taken after re-
ports flom Chief of Police John
Gravell and Patrolman Milton
Brown who said "things were
getting a bit out of hand." They
told of weekend brawls and
drag racing, beer drinking,
break-ins, and other disregard
for law and order continuing to
the early morning hours.
Gravell invited the ccuncil-
men to dtive by the Dairy
Kreme corner between one and
three or four o'clock lu the
morning to get a first-hand
picture of what takes place. He
said the "leaders" are often
older youths employed out of
town and returning to “show
off and lead younger groups
into trouble. It is believed that
same leaders make beer avail-
able to the boys.
'Included in the . lot are
some of our own town boys,
from good families, and unless
something is done serious trouble
is apt to follow."
He said that a few nights
ago, papers were placed in the
driers of the Wlemers Laundry
on Hwy 90 and tat afita.
Paint was spattered on cars and
other attempts at "revenge"
were made. Beer cans are fre-
quently thrown "everywhere"
Including some of the resident-
ial areas.
Both Gravell and Brown said
that sometimes they patrolled
the streets until five in the
morning trying to keep order.
When the Council discussed
the situation and voted for the
curfew, someone remarked that
this wouldn't make them "pop-
ular". Maryor Decker said "For
my part, I'm not seeking popu-
larity at the price of ignoring
duty. A curfew is not my idea
of a happy solution to safeguard
our city but if that's what it
takes, that's what we'll do."
THE PUB
A group of officer s from The
Pub, Hondo's youth recreation
(See Curfew, Pg 10)
Co-op Receives
$840,000 Loan
Announcement trom u. S.
Congressman Abraham Kazen,
Jr., of an $840,0 00 REA loan to
Medina Electric Cooperative,
Inc,, Hondo, was confirmed
Tuesday by Jim Myers, local
manager.
Myers said the loan would
be used to finance 13 miles of
138 KV transmission line and
related facilities between the
Medina Co-op power plant at
Pearsall and Moore.
At Moore, this 138 KV line
will interconnect with Central
Power & Light Company's 138
KV system.
A wire of approval was also
received from REA Administra-
tor Norman Clapp, for the in-
terconnection and pooling a-
greement between SP&L and
the Medina and South Texas
Electric Cooperatives. The two
co-ops have been interconnect-
ed since 1961, Myers said.
Myers added that this inter-
connection would be to the
benefit of all contracting par-
ties by minimizing the chances
for complete power system in-
terruptions as weil as improving
the over-all cost of wholesale
power in this period of increas-
ing costs.
Slow delivery of the neces-
sary transformers and other
electrical equipment will de-
lay completion of the inter-
connection until about May,
1969, Myers explained.
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McDade, Edna. The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1967, newspaper, September 15, 1967; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth811090/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.