Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1983 Page: 1 of 34
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Serving Medina County for 97 years
HONDO ANVIL HERALD
Volume 97 - Issue No.20 May 19.1983
Hondo, Texas 78861 USPS 249-280
25 Cents
18 Pages
ON YOUR MARK...Get Set...Go! Lort
Gilliam, center, (known at Little
Muppet Day Care as “Mbs Lori”)
gives the signal as Levi Torkelson
deft) and Shane Wernette roU their
tires across the starting line. Levi is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Torkelson and Shane is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Wernette. The
children of Little Muppet Day Care
participated in the first ever Little
Muppet Olympics Saturday.
Sales tax revenue bucking
downward trend
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Hondo led the county in local sales
tax payments this month, increasing
18.86 percent over the same period
last year.
The net payment this period for
Hondo was $26,988.97 compared to
last year’s payment of $25,625.28. The
1983 payments to date total $87,639.10
while the 1982 payments to date total
$73,732.27.
City Treasurer Vicki Smith said
Monday that the dty has received
$190,000 in local sales tax payments
this year, which is $9,568.79 short of
the budgeted figure. According to the
dty treasurer, the over budgeting
resulted because the dty was unable
to determine the exact amount that
Drug abuse meeting
at school tonight
Parents of school age children and
other interested dtizens are invited to
a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in
McDowell Cafeteria to review a drag
awareness program.
The meeting will address the pos-
sible adoption of a drug awareness
program by the Hondo Independent
School District. Making the presenta-
tion will be Maximum Security Inc., of
San Antonio, which has developed the
plan for school children of all ages. The
program was recently adopted by
Medina Valley Independent School
Distrid and is in use in Judson ISD in
San Antonio.
‘They will demonstrate how their
specially-trained dogs can sniff out
illegal substances,” said David Mont-
gomery, Medina County commis-
sioner. “But they also have effective
prevention programs fertile students
from kindergarten through high
school.”
This push against drugs in the
county schools was started about a
t month ago by Commissioner Leon
Tschirhart of Castrovilie.
‘This is merely a discussion of the
possible implementation of this pro-
gram” Montgomery said. “We urge
all parents of school-age children to
attend.
‘This is the school system’s first
lode at the program and is fact finding.
We are interested in hearing what
parents and community residents
have to say.”
School, county and law enforcement
officials are expected to attend.
By Barbara Berger Wilson
FORMER HONDOAN
...Janey Barrientes called last week from Long Beach, California,
thrilled to have seen a glimpse of Hondo on “Real People,” last
Tuesday. She saw the famous Hondo sign on the show and called
neighbors and friends at home to say her “hometown” was on
national television. “Hometown is always home,” she said, “and I
was thrilled to see it, even for a minute.”
Janey, it’s nice to have such avid fans of home.
RETIRING WITH 32
...years service to the education system are three outstanding
women, Ndl Richter, Sue Muennink and Edna Nietenhoefer. Mrs.
Nietenhoefer has served all 32 years in the Hondo cafeteria, and in
fact, helped open the first cafeteria. Mrs. Richter has taught in the
local school system since 1947, but with some time off to further
her education. Mre. Muennink has been in Hondo for nine years.
We wish them an enjoyable retirement.
ONE OF OUR READERS
...called last week to ask why we hadn’t used some pictures she
had sent in. I explained 1( was because the photographs were too
dark and dark photos don’t reproduce well.
Well, after much discussion, we used them this week and I’m
sorry to say they turned out just like I was afraid they might -
dark and the faces can hardly be seen.
We are very willing to use photographs from our readers, but
they need to be well-lighted. Black and white photographs do much
better than color.
If we know in advance of a special event, it is also possible that
we can send a photographer. We Just need to be asked, preferably a
couple of days prior to the event.
On a related subject, if you know of a story you’d like to see in
the paper give us a caH and well try to do it. For instance, the
military is supposed to send us Information regarding local citizens
in the service and we run every one we get. If it hasn’t bean nut,
it’s because we didn’t receive it. Maybe together we can track it
down or write another.
sales tax payments would increase
with the addition of Wal-Mart.
State Comptroller Bob Bullock said
the checks sent this period bring this
year’s total payments to $309.6 million
statewide, which is 2.7 percent below
the total at this time last year.
“Although these receipts are still
running behind last year, we have
seen a steady improvement for the
past three months. This is in line with
our forecasts and, if the trend con-
tinues as we expect, we should finish
this year with a slight increase over
1982’s totals,” Bullock said,
t’ The May checks represent taxes
collected on sales made in March and
reported to the Comptroller by the
end of April.
Other payments include:
Castrovilie received $5,747.24 this
period compared to $4,571.05 last^
year, which is a 6.23 increase over last
year.
Devine’s net payment this period
totals $21,973.19, a 1.35 percent
increase from last year's total of
$19,780.52.
Natalia ran a dose second in the
county to Hondo, with an 18.81
percent increase from last year. This
period’s payment was $2,405.75, com-
pared to last year’s payment of
$2,524.72.
LaCoste received a payment this
period of $1,550.83 this year, a
decrease of 3.77 percent. Last year’s
payment totalled $2,044.13.
Seniors await
graduation
Graduation activities get into full
swing this weekend for area high
school seniors.
Baccalaureate Services for Hondo
High School seniors will be held at 8
p.m Sunday at St. John’s Catholic
Church. Rev. Alwin Becker of Bethle-
hem Lutheran Church at Quihi will
deliver the sermon.
Others partidpating in the service
indude Rev. Bert Clayton, First
United Methodist Church; Father
Paul Cleary, St. John’s, First Baptist
Church Choir, and Rev. Larry Booker,
New Fountain United Methodist
Church.
On Monday, seniors will celebrate
their class night at 8 p.m at the
Activities Center with the presenta-
tion of the class will, prophesy, song,
etc
Capping off the week will be
graduation services at 8 p.m Friday,
May 27 at Barry Field.
DRanis Seniors
Baccalaureate Service for DRanis
High School seniors will be held at 8
p.m Sunday at Holy Cross Catholic
Church. Father Tony Constantino will
deliver the sermon.
DRank graduation will be at 8 p.m
Saturday, May 28 at the football field.
1
School Board members
summoned in bank case
Eleven Hondo dtizens have been
subpoenaed by attorneys for the
Hondo National Bank in its suit
against the Hondo Independent School
District.
Scheduled to appear in 38th District
Court at 9 a.m Tuesday, May 31, for a
hearing on the bank’s motion to strike
the pleadings of the school district are
the following present and former
school board members:
Rene Aelvoet, Jack Been, Henry
Dominguez, E. J. Leinweber, Jr.,
Larry Oefinger, Milton Renken, Mrs.
Floyd ©oris) Saathoff, Judge J. E.
Sandusky, J. D. Schmidt, Dr. John
Windrow and Loyd Witte.
The school distrid has asked for
payment of back taxes, interest and
penalties approaching $48,000 and
another $40,000 in attomevs fees to
defend the case. The City of Hondo
is owed $30,060.48 in back taxes,
interest and penalties.
In a filing May 2, attorneys for
Hondo National Bank said it would be
“highly undesirable for the court to
rule favorably on the taxation by the
Hondo Independent School Distrid
for the years 1979,1980 and 1981 prior
to the ruling by the U. S. Supreme
Court in the American Bank casp
(The AB & itust Co. vs. Dallas
County case has been presented to the
high court and could have an impad
on the local case, since the taxation of
bank stock is at question. The ruling is
currently pending).
In the school distrid’s response
supporting its motion for summary
judgment filed May 6, attorneys called
the case “vexatious.”
The response asks “How much more
fitting it is to place the cost of rule
abuses upon the client of the abusing
attorney, who calls himself his client’s
“chief policy officer” rather than upon
the dient of the non-abusing attorney,
a small school distrid supported solely
by the public’s tax dollars
“In summary: should it be the public
or Wallace’s own bank who pays for
William F. Wallace Jr.’s repeated
bad-faith abuses of the rules?”
The suit was filed November 13,
1978, by Hondo National Baric against
the school distrid and dty charging
that both taxing entities were wrong-
ly colieding taxes on the bank’s stock.
The suit also challenged the school
distrid’s right to use out-of-town
banks as a depository and the values
placed on land based on ag-use.
Council readies
for budget hearing
Hondo’s proposed 1983-84 dty bud-
get shows estimated revenues of
$5,316,247 compared to estimated
expenses of $5,180,560.
The only tax increase required to
meet the budget is estimated at 6.6
cents per $100 valuation which will
go toward the construdion of the new
library which dtizens approved in
April.
City Manager Mike Rhea explain-
ed that the budget is pending a review
with dty council members and it will
then be the focus of a public hearing
at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 31 at City
Hall. A seven percent imret-se for cost
of living adjustments and merit incre-
ases is built in to the budget though
that would be subjed to council
approval.
Rhea said he is “uncomfortable”
about the approved budget primarily
because he has only been here since
January and had to start working with
the next year's budget before he had a
good feel for the dty.
‘The budget, once it's adopted, is a
legal document and must be followed
unless it’s changed by ordinance,” he
said. “I’m looking for a better system
to keep the budget in control and so
we can use current figures We hope
to get a computer for this purpose ”
To prepare the budget, Rhea ex-
plained that he filled out sheets for
each department showing adual 1981 -
82 figures, budgeted 82-83 figures and
year-to-date figures which reflected
the revenue or expenses at the time
the report was started.
This form was then given to
department heads with guidelines to
provide revised estimates for the
current year and the proposed budget
for 1983-84. On the form, only neces-
sities were included, though a “wish"
list could be attached separately.
At this point, Rhea reviewed the
budgets, compiled the dty budget and
turned it over to the council at last
week's meeting.
See budget highlights on Page 3.
Area banks show continuing
economic growth in county
First quarter reports for the coun-
ty’s banking institutions showed cont-
inued economic growth in the area.
Total deposits in area banks incre-
ased by $9,470,000 to $73,503,000
during the past 12 months, while loans
increased by $4,760,000 to
$40,522,000.
Community National Bank of
Hondo, Medina County’s newest fin-
ancial institution, reported increases
in deposits of $2,193,000 since year
end along with increases in loans of
$693,000. Total deposits as of March
31, 1983 were $11,649,000 while total
loans were $8,356,000. March 31,1982
showed deposits of $5,713,000 and
loans of $5,790,000.
The county’s largest bank, Hondo
National Bank, reported deposits of
$17,937,000 and loans of $10,787,000 at
the end of the quarter. This compares
to $19,023,000 in deposits and
$11,036,000 in loans at the end of 1982.
March 31, 1982 deposits were
$18,468,000 while loans were reported
at $9,858,000.
Medina Valley State Bank, Devine,
reported March 31, 1983 deposits of
$17,514,000 and loans of $9,272,000.
The 1982 totals were $14,641,000 in
deposits and $8,646,000 in loans.
Castrovilie State Bank reported
March 31,1983 deposits of $16,341,000
and loans of $9,107,000. March 31,
1982 deposits were $15,399,000 and
loans were $8,491,000.
La Coste National Bank reported
March 31,1983 deposits of $8,495,000
and loans of $2,429,000. The 1982
March 31 deposits were $7,857,000
and loans of $2,325,000.
DRanis State Bank reported March
31, 1983 deposits of $1,567,000 and
loans of $571,000. March 31, 1982
deposits were $1,955,000 and loans
were $652,000.
For the year ending March 31,1983
Community National Bank, Hondo,
reported deposit increases of
$5,936,000. Loans increased
$2,566,000.
Hondo National Bank's deposits
decreased $531,000 for the period
3-31-82 to 3-31-83 and loans increased
$929,000.
Castrovjlle State Bank reported
deposits increased $942,000 and loans
increased$616,000.
Medina Valley State Bank of Devine
reported deposits increased
$2,873,000 and loans $626,000.
Deposits at LaCoste National Bank
were up $638,000 and loans were ur
$104,000.
DRanis State Bank’s deposits were
down $388,000 and loans decreased
$81,000.
Restraining order issued
in Glasscock case
(The following story appeared in the
San Antonio Light Friday, May 13. A
similar article appeared in the San
Antonio Express the same day.)
Attorneys for former Hondo Mayor
Woodrow Glasscock have temporarily
halted efforts by a San Antonio bank
to foreclose on real estate holdings
and bank stock he posted as collateral
for $208,000 in loans.
Bexar County District Judge Fred
Biery issued a temporary restraining
order at the request of Glasscock’s
attorneys and set a hearing for May 20
to determine if FYost National Bank
can continue its foreclosure efforts.
According to a lawsuit filed against
the bank in behalf of Glasscock and his
wife, he executed four loans in April,
August and September of 1982, and
secured them with a total of 15,633
shares of stock in the Community
National Bank of Hondo and unspecif-
ied real estate holdings in Hondo.
Glasscock gained national notoriety
in 1977, when, as mayor, he wrote a
tongue-in-cheek 16110* to President
Carter asking for names of unemploy-
ed people so he could invite them to
move to Hondo.
The letter was written altar the dty
was turned down for a federal grant
because of its low unemployment
level.
Last year, he was the Republican
nominee for Texas land commissioner.
Glasscock was soundly defeated in
that statewide race by Democrat
Garry Mauro. He lost a bid for the
Democratic nomination in the 21st
Congressional District in 1978.
One of Glasscock’s attorneys, Don-
ald R Taylor of San Antonio, said last
night that he did not know if Glasscock
made any of the loans to pay campaign
expenses or debts from his statewide
bid.
In the lawsuit, Glasscock’s attor-
ney's said he had been hospitalized
earlier this month “and is at the
present time unable to conduct his
business affairs and any attempts to
do so would seriously impair his
chances for a physical and mental
recovery.”
The lawsuit states that his wife,
Judith, has been “negotiating with a
substantial number of creditors” to
restructure the couple's indebtedness
"to tide them over a current cash flow
shortage and enable them to pay their
creditors in an orderly manner.”
Kindergarten registration
Children who will enter DRanis
Kindergarten next fall will register in
the Kindergarten classroom on Fri-
day, May 27, from 12:30 to 1:30
To be eligible for Kindergarten,
students must be five years old on or
before September l, 1983. Children
entering the Kindergarten program
are required to havea birth certificate
and an immunization record.
If you have any questions, please
fed tree to call 363-7267 or 363-7216.
Last Owl’s Nest
The last issue of The Owl* Nest for
this school year is enclosed as an
insert in this edition of the Aavfl
It is a fine end to a good year for the
Owl’s Neat staff and its sponsor, Rita
Vance. Devotea primarily to gradu-
ating seniors, the issue has numerous
stories of interest to all Hondoans, not
just the students.
We hope you enjoy it!
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