Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1985 Page: 12 of 16
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Ngt 11 March 21,1M5, Tha Hondo Anvil Herald
Economically Yours
HONDO AUTO DEALER... Jack Winkler,
second from left, is shown with other area
Chevrolet dealers and Shirley Snoga of San
Antonio. She was the winner of the "Hot
KTFM Spring Pick-up Drive-Away" contest
sponsored by the seven area Chevy dealers.
The winner guessed the exact count of 1,041
containers of Miller beer loaded in the bed of
the 1985 Chevy S-10 pick-up. Also shown are
dealers Ewalk Koepp of Lavernia and Rich-
ard Troell of Pleasanton.
CONCEPCION YTUARTE
Funeral services for Concepcion
Ytuarte, 84, were held at 3 p.m.
March 15 at St. John’s Catholic
Church with the Rev. Paul Cleary
officiating. A rosary was held March
14 at 7:30 p.m at Guinn Horger
Chapel. Burial was in the Guadalupe
Cemeter in Hondo under the direction
of Guinn Horger Funeral Home
Mrs. Ytuarte died March 12 at
Heritage Manor Nursing Home. A
member of St. John’s Catholic
Church, she was a homemaker She
died March 12 at Heritage Manor
Nursing Home
Survivors include two sons,
Edward Ytuarte and Jose A. Ytuarte,
both of Hondo; a daughter, Dora
Quiroz of San Antonio; 33 grandchil
dren and 45 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Paul, Jose
Alfredo, Jose Louis, Rodolfo and Jose
Obituaries
Angel Ytuarte, John Hellberg and
Raul Cantu.
CURTIS W. CARTER
Funeral services for Curtis W.
Carter, 70, of Devine were held
March 14,1985 at 2 p.m. in the Hurley
Funeral Home Chapel Burial was in
the Evergreen Cemetery under
direction of Hurley Funeral Home.
Carter, bom Sept. 12,1914, died in
Sweeney Survivors include a son,
Tom Carter of North Hollywood,
Calif, and one daughter, Mary Louise
Young of Cadiz, Ky
JUAN I). PEREZ
Funeral services for Juan D Perez,
61, of Natalia were held March
16, 1985 with a rosary recited at 6
p.m. at the Perez home Mass was
Hondoan Van De Walle
is named commander
Curt A. Van De Walle, a junior civil
engineering major from Hondo, has
been named commander of the Texas
A&M University Corps of Cades for
the 1985-86 academic year, announced
Corps Commandant Col. Donald
Burton.
Van De Walle, 20, was selected by a
panel of commissioned officers in the
CURT A. VAN DE WALLE
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EMS Report
The crews at Community EMS
have responded to 10 calls between
March 5 and March 18. These calls are
itemized as follows:
March S - Transferred a patient
from Medina Memorial (MM) to
Heritage Manor (HM).
March 7 - Transported a medical
emergency from residence to MM.
March 10 - Transported a medical
emergency from residence in Hondo
to MM.
March ll - Transported a medical
emergency from HM to San Antonio
hospital CSA).
March 14 - Transported an OB
patfcnt from residence in Hondo to
March 14 - Transported a patient
whsmMlirartdanos to MM, patient
School of Military Science and
approved by university officials. He
will assume command during Final
Review in May when seniors tradi-
tionally transfer their rank and duties
to the next class. The corps
commander is the highest ranking
cadet in the 2,000-member student
military unit.
Henry A Werchan of Houston was
named deputy corps commander for
1985-86 and will assist Van De Walle
in overseeing operat ions of the Corps.
Van De Walle currently serves as
corps sergeant major and is a
member of Squadron One. He is
expected to receive his degree and be
commissioned in the U S Air Force in
May of 1986.
His other activities at Texas A&M
include membership in the Ross
Volunteers, the ceremonial honor
company of the Corps, the American
Society of Civil Engineering, and the
Who’s Who Selection Committee.
Van De Walle is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert H. Van De Walle of
Hondo.
Wechan, 20, is a junior electrical
engineering major and is expected to
receive his degree and a commission
in the U.S. Army in December 1986.
He currently holds the rank of
brigade sergeant major. Werchan is
also a member of the Ross Volun-
teers, as well as the Gen. Ormand R
Simpson Corps Honor Society, Rud-
der’s Rangers and the Wings and
Sabers Society.
He is the son of Mrs. Ana Wilboum
of Houston.
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from
March 17-
celebrated March 17 at 10 a.m. at St.
John Boscoe Catholic Church.
Burial was in Natalia in the St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery under
direction of Hurley Funeral Home.
Survivors include his widow,
Andrea, of Natalia; two sons, Steve
Perez and Albert Perez, both of
Natalia; two brothers, Marcos Perez
of Washington and Inez Perez of
Houston; and one sister, Mary Perez
of San Antonio.
ABBIE MAE GILLIAM
Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie
Mae Gilliam, 87, of Pearsall were held
March 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the First
United Methodist Church in Pearsall
with the Rev. John Robinson officiat-
ing.
Burial was in the Pearsall Ceme-
tery under direction of Hurley
Funeral Home
Mrs. Gilliam, a native of Gonzales
County, died March 16 in San
Antonio.
Survivors include a son, Tom
Gilliam Jr. of Pearsall; one daughter,
Mrs Vera Barnhart of Pearsall; six
grandchildren and six great-grsnd-
children
Club plans
observance
Members of Overeaters Anony-
mous in Hondo will join others in
observing the 50th anniversary of tlie
organization with a special workshop
Saturday a the San Antonio Commun-
ity Church.
The workshop will begin at 1 p.m.
and conclude at 4 p.m. at the church
located in the Ramsey Park Commun-
ity Center. Interested persons are
invited to attend.
Course openings
still available
Community EMS in Hondo still has
several openings available in its
Emergency Care Attendant Course,
which is scheduled to begin on April
1. The course is 51 hours in length and
is designed to train First Responders.
It is the desire of Community EMS
to gain some volunteers from the
surrounding communities which it
serves so that trained people may
respond more quickly until the
ambulance arrives.
If you are interested in taking this
course, please contact Beth Hanne-
mann at 428-2007 or 4284137.
By Bum# Lawrence
Economic Co-ordinator
Our annual Industrial Appreciation
Barbecue comes off on the evening of
Monday. April 1 at the Medina
County Fair Exhibition Hall and you
are invited.
The event is designed to say “thank
you” to the businesses and industries
which punp the money into our
economy through jobs, local pur-
chases and other avenues. It is held
each year during the observance of
Texas Industry and Business Week
April 1-7.
This year we are discarding the
longstanding “male only” sign over
the door by extending an invitation to
the ladies of the community, both as
individuals and as business people.
I have been challenged by a
business woman who wanted to know
why she was not given an invitation
and I contend she was invited because
all the articles in the Anvil Herald
have stated ‘tickets are available to
anyone”. We are not passing out free
tickets this year so the opportunity to
purchase a ticket is open to everyone,
male and female
Another new approach is the $4
Medina County
TH&ttfayt
By J. A. Rios
Before the mid-nineteenth century,
the Alsatian-Germans left their
native lands for many reasons -
over-population, economics, politics,
and adventure. Whatever their
reasons for coming across the
Atlantic and whatever their thoughts
about their native lands, the Alsatian-
Germans retained their culture.
The Alsatian-Germans brought
their cures and recipes, their songs
and stories, their tools and ways of
building, their treasurers and tradi-
tions. Most importantly, they brought
their old and revered ways of Ufa
These folkways they molded and
mixed with the new land that would
become Medina County.
Even before the first Alsatian-
German families crossed the water in
the numerous immigrant ships, many
of them were silently, but fervently,
vowing to keep the family together
and to remain loyal to their culture.
Despite many obstacles and hard-
ships, most did, bringing a richness to
Texas and to Medina County that is
evident even to the present day.
The Alsatians came upon a
bewildering land when they arrived
on the banks of the Medina River
almost one hundred and fifty years
ago. The new land was vast,
demanding and deadly.
Land holdings in Texas were
enormous by European standards.
Families were able to obtain more
land in the 1840s than they ever
imagined possible. But there were
few neighbors for the early settlers
and even less comforts. In the 1840s,
Castroville and the three sateUite
centers on the Quihi, Seoo, and Verde
Creeks were nothing more than crude
outposts on Texas’ westernmost
frontier. There were great distances
between the Alsatian-German com-
munities and even greater ones to the
settlements outside of Medina Coun-
ty. The settlers had to contend with
Indians and the constant work which
meant survival.
The Alsatian-Germans devoted the
majority of the time to occupying
land which had to be cleared and
planted. At the same time, they had
to create comfortable living arrange-
ments. Although there was much
suffering, there was no turning back.
By necessity, the first homes were
unrefined. When the Alsatian-Ger-
mans set up house in a veritable
Medina wilderness, most started
from scratch. Only a very few could
afford fashionable goods and furnish-
ings. Since many items were inaooes-
ible to rural communities, country
craftsmen and novice builders made
Hondo man
announces
candidacy
I, Kenneth Flory, am announcing
my candidacy for place one on the
Hondo City Council in the election of
April 6,1985.
I am a long time resident of Hondo
and a 1942 graduate of Hondo High
School.
I am sincerely interested in
progress and good government for
the dty of Hondo and if elected, I will
exert every effort In this direction.
to MM.
March 17 -
emergency from HM to
Transported a mortal
from HM to MM.
WINTER FUN... United Methodist youth and
sponsors panes from skiing, study and recrea-
tion to pose for a picture at Winter Park, Colo.
They include, front row, from left, Nathan
Carroll, Sherri Oeflnger, Dina Kerlman and
Barbara Muennink. Second row, from left.
Barbara Muennink.
Justin Hayes, Melinda Meyer,
Bosque, Jana Muennink, Shelly Bragg, Ken
Kuykendall, Jonas Hackebeil, Cynthia Clay-
ton, Trey Olaaseoek and Janie# Clayton. Back
row, from left, Jim Hayae, Jolynn Bragg,
John F. Faselor, Glen Bragg, John R, Faeeler,
Chad Hayes, David Bragg, Homer Clayton
crude copies of furniture and homes
with whatever materials were obtain-
able. Although European styles were
copied, most early furniture and
homes were plain and functional.
The early Alsatian-Germans of
Castroville, DHanis, and Vanderburg
brought their European bondings
that had been a part of their
generations for centuries to the land
of Medina County. They mixed their
culture with the Medina County
environment and the Texas experi-
ence Gradually, the culture of the
Alsatian-German prospered' and
added a greet richness to the land.
charge per person. The pries will
indude entertainment and a dahdnui
barbecue beef meal with afl the
trimmings The meal will be prepared
by Lupe Alvarez
However, we do have a time
deadline on buying tkketa. They
must be bought by Wednesday,
March 27, so that we may know how
many meals to prepare
Ronnie Mason, who has been
picking and singing Country-Weatern
music long before I came to Hondo,
will entertain during the evening
We also have Pledger Cate,
Executive Vice President of the
South Texas Chamber of Conxnaroe,
coming out from San Antonio to
present a very short program. And
we plan to recognize all busineesee
and industries present as well m
present two special awards.
Come on out and join us- but let ua
know before hand, please.
Numerous people have asked me In
recent days, “Well, what an you
doing about getting FFA to retaaoe
some of the airbase property ao the
City can attract industry?”
I'm glad they asked. We an
waiting on the survey to be
completed on the portion we want
FFA to release. Once it is completed
the City will write a letter to FFA
making the request and I have
volunteered to hand-carry it to Fort
Worth,
Very soon 1 hope to be able to give
you a more positive report.
A UNIQUE TOWER... The citizens of LaCoste and the Medina
Valley School District are proud of the students who brought
home the 1984 state football championship. A citizen of
LaCoste, Jack Benefeil, decided that since it was a part of the
district, LaCoste needed to demonstrate its pride in the state
champs. His idea was to utilize the existing water tower
downtown, and last weekend the project was finished. The
message is emblazoned on the tower in 30- and 24-inch letters
along with a seven-foot panther.
Marty Del and the Bar. Bart Clayton.
Sparks
BY BILL BERGER
Every year in March the National Newspaper
Association schedules a Government Affairs Conference in
Washington.
It is always interesting, and I’ve made a few of them,
including the most recent. The biggest event Just ahead of
our visit was the South Dakota invasion, when tha entire
state legislature came to talk with congress and officials
about the severe problems among farmers in that atata.
They were hoping for some kind of consideration In a
farm finance bill, and succeeded in persuading both the
House of Representatives and the Senate to do something
for them, but received a prompt veto from President
Reagan.
Shortly after the veto message, Sen. David Boren of
Oklahoma appeared at the National Press Club with
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Frank Naylor. They had
opposite viewpoints. While Naylor thought it was necessary
to save expenses by cutting down agriculture department
outlays, Sen. Boren suggested that if the foreign aid bill
could be reduced from $20 billion to $19.9 billion, the entire
cost of the agricultural relief bill could be covered.
Sen. Boren said that the cost of the bill which President
Reagan had vetoed was $100 million.
Secretary of Agriculture John Block also addressed our
newspaper group, and stated at one point in his remarks
that the effect of the proposed farm bill would reduce
agriculture’s income by about 20 percent in the next two
years from what it was now.
Block said it was necessary to get the government out of
agriculture, so that our farmers could be competitive with
the rest of the world.
There was more. We heard from J. Peter Grace, who has
been looking at government waste, and from Jack
Anderson, the columnist who Is carried in hundreds of daily
papers.
Parhaps wa can make another column, out of their
remarks, and Include what the president told our group.
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