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Page 2, The Hondo Anvil Herald. Thursday. February 16.1984
Letters to the Editor
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A Board Member’s Viewpoint
More About..
Blood drive
P-1 Medina County
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! \J ByJ A.Rios ____1_
I, a a member of the
Hondo Public Library Board
at Directors feel that certain
facts about the proposed
library improvements need
to-be clarified. These cwn-
meats and opinions are my
own and do not necessarily
represent those of other
board members.
,Our present library
facility is and has been
totally inadequate for the
sise and usage of our
community. I am proud and
pleased with the progress
aad changes that our
librarian and her staff have
made with their limited
resources.
-In March of 1981 the
Qbrary Board was fagad
with the task of selecting a
tentative site for a proposed
(lew library building. We felt
that the most qualified site
|p Hondo was the Public
Square Before bringing tins
Select ion to City Council for
approval we had a title
search run on the property,
te then asked the title
Company and an attorney
their opinion of the legality
it building a public library
Ssi the Public Square. Both
{jdvised that the proposed
building could be built on
this property
; This prehnxnary research
yas done so that the Library
Hoard could go before City
Council to ask for approval
to continue our fund drive
{efforts with the Public
«• X
Square as our proposed site.
At a City Council meeting
this information was pre-
sented and the Council gave
its approval of the site.
The Library Board with
the help of the Junior
Service League and Kray
supporters then pursued a
fund raisin# campaign.
During the course of the
campaign we asked for
contributions, held fund
raisers, and wrote over two
hundred grant requests.
In September of 1982 the
Library Board asked the
City Council to hold a bond
election so that the citizens
could decide if they wanted
an improved library that
would be funded with tax
dollars. The election was
held in April of 1983 and
passed in favor of library
improvements.
It was not until after the
election that the city further
researched the Public
Square property and it was
then that the Library Board
learned of any “Clouds” on
the title of the proposed site.
The City Council has been
advised that there could be
possible lawsuits if the
Public Square site is pur-
sued. Because of this threat
the Council wishes to seek
another building site or an
existing building for library
use.
I personally sought advice
from several attorneys re-
garding the Public Square
property and received many
different opinions, some pro
and some con. Because of
this controversy the Public
Square has been eliminated
as a site. All hard feelings
should be buried and the
business of selecting a new
ate or existing structure
should proceed. If, as a
citizen of Hondo, you have
any ideas or suggestions
please contact Mayor Patter-
son or a council member.
I believe, and I fed that I
voice the opinion at other
board merrbers. that the
real issue is attaining a
proper facility to house our
library so that the library
can offer the necessary
resources and serve the
needs of this community
The Library Board
through the help of the
Texas State Library has
made recommendations to
the City Council as to the
type, location, and size at a
facility that Hondo needs. I
challenge the City Council to
evaluate each site according
to these recommendations
and to make the best
possible decision for the
citizens of Hondo. If the
council does so, we as
citizens should accept the
decision with unity and look
forward to becoming active
in a more cultural, educa-
tional, resourceful, flexible,
and entertaining public
facility.
Sincerely,
David A. McGuffin
the many uses for one single
unit of blood. Some vital
products include red blood
cells, fresh frozen pteama,
and anti-hemophilic factor.
Many byes are saved every-
day because of one unselfish
act, that of donating blood.
Please remember, the life
you save may be your own.
Giving blood does not only
benefit the patient, it bene-
fits the donor, too. In fact,
according to the South
Texas Regional Blood Bank,
if a person donates one pint
of blood, every member of
that person’s immediate
family, which indudes his-
her spouse and children up
to 18 years of age, will
receive one year’s coverage
in the event thev use blood.
The coverage is defined as
the total cost of processed
blood and blood products as
charged to the hospital by
the South Texas Regional
Blood Bank. Payments for
whole blood and blood pro-
ducts will be made only for
costs not covered by the
patient's medical insurance.
The Iota Upsilon Sorority
members will be calling last
year’s donors in order to
encourage them to give
Mood again. The Sorority
will also furnish cookies for
the donors. N.H.S. noembers
who have been busy publiciz-
ing the event are Eddy
Campus, Mercy aanchez and
Thelma Villarreal. Another
committee of N.H.S. stu-
dents will be signing up
donors as they arrive. This
group consists of Trey
Glasscock, Cynthia Clayton
and Jeff Rummel.
Both the National Honor
Society and the Iota Upsilon
Sorority encourage stu-
dents, high school faculty
members, and the com-
munity to donate blood. Mrs.
Gladys Lindeburg, N.H.S.
sponsor, is looking forward
to a good turnout and
commented, ‘last year we
collected 115 pints of blood
and I am hoping we can do
better this year.”
Commercial calves winners named
Entrants in the Medina
County Junior Livestock
Show Commerical Calves
division induded the follow-
ing:
Senior Division - Alan
Nietenhoefer, Hondo, 1st,
both calves sold to Senesa
Ranch.
Scott Conover of Moore,
2nd did not sell his calves
Junior Division - Billy
Rios, Hondo, 1st, one calf
bought by Nesters^ Super
market; one by Robert
Neater and Hondo Livestock
Auction, donated to Hospital
Benefit.
Larry Schmidt, Hondo,
2nd, one calf purchased by
Roy Long; one by Shirley
Saathoff, Medina Family
Practice, John Seifert, Bill
Hellen and Frank Helvey,
donated to Hospital Benefit.
J.D. Rios, Hondo. 3rd,
buyers were Nester’s Super-
market and Crazy Horse
Manufacturing.
Robert Schmidt, Hondo,
4th, purchased by Nester’s
Supermarket and Shirley
Saathoff.
Community EMS plans fundraiser
Community EMS is plan-
ning a fund-raiser Saturday,
March 31 at the Medina
County Fair Building from 7
p m. until midhight.
Three hundred tickets are
available at $100 each which
will admit two adults for a
meal, drinks and special
prizes.
First prize for the event is
a 1984 Chevrolet Silverado
Truck. Second prize is a
Case Power Tractor Mower.
Tickets may be purchased
from Clyde Schuehle, Bill
Butler, Steve Hannemann or
any of the EMS personnel.
Fingerprinting clinic set
A fingerprinting clinic will
be held at Wal-Mart Satur-
day, February 25 from
a m to 5 p m
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By LyndeH Wiliams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Corrections following the
departure a few days ago at
W.J. Estelle, Jr.
f AUSTIN - Texas is
searching for a new director
of the Texas Department of
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jLions Benefit Auction
items listed
{ A partial list of items donated to the Medina Memorial
■Hospital Emergency Room Fund-raising Auction to be held
{this Sunday at Hondo City Park includes the following:
I 1
j; 1) Four hour* of backhoe service
! 2) One cord firewood, delivered
J s> Four gU-ibeR-t hU* tire*, installed (for passenger car
• W714"/15"
I 4) Original painting by Jose Vivea-Ataara
1 5) Pontiac Phoenix. 1980 70,000 miles, good running condition
I 6) Dove hunt farsight people (one day of the 2nd weekend of the
| season) at the Glasscock Ranch, 4 miles west of D'Hanis
| 7) $100 worth of Fertilizer plus spreader
| 8) Used riding lawn mower
■ 9) Original painting by Clay McGaughy
| 10) Ruger 10 22 .22 calibre rifle, new
11) Weekend deer hunt for 2 with guide, no accommodations,
Decker Ranch 4 mi. N. Hondo
12) Cate anti-freeze/case grease
13) Mounting of your deer head
v
{ 14) Handmade quilt
J: 15) Texas Longhorn buii calf
• 16) Guided Sika hunt at the 777 Game Ranch. 4 miles southwest
I of Hondo
I 17) Handmade quilt
I 18) Clay McGaughy print
| 19) Registered 6-mos.-old lab puppy with four months free
( training at Uodibar Kennel
| 20) Dove hunt for 8 people at the Garrison Ranch, 10 miles north
of Hondo v
21) Used riding lawnmower \
22) Trip to Houston Fat Stock Show for 2. air fare and hoteK
23) Folding bed
24) Used dishwasher
25) Weekend for two at Granada Royale Hometel. San Antonio
26) Weekend at condominium (2 bedroom) at S. Padre Island
27) Weekend at condominium (2 bedroom) at S. Padre Island
28) Full week at condominium (2 bedroom) at S. Padre Island
29) One-day dove hunt (or 8 at Reese Ranch, located 3 miles
southeast of Hondo (any time other than opening weekend)
30) One-day dove hunt for 8 at Rothe Ranch, located 12 miles
north of D’Hanis
31) Oil change, lube, and filter for yenr (maximum 5) for domestic
car or light truck
32) 45 piece China act
33) Recliner
34) Homemade quilt
35) Guided fishing trip at the Ames Ranch, southwest of D’Hanis,
with outsdoorsman Tony Zerr
36) Antique tablet
87) Antique telephone with original batteries
38) New John Deere riding lawn mower
39) Antique milk can
40) PVC chair*
41) Antique table and bench
42) Portable typewriter
43) New chandelier
44) New light fixture
46) 80 lb. pecan* and electric iheilar
48) 2 used living room chairs
471 Quail hunt for 3 at Nixon Ranch, guided by John Rabidou
with deft provided in Batesville
4*i Air freshener . John and Valerie Coyle
49) Tan rounds of sheet at National Gun Club, ptua i reason by
Phi) Murrey. 1983 world champion
80) 8ame as No. 49
51) 1996 dub show lamb - Tom and Haaey Hollmig
(2) Two ornamental pine trees
S3) 18S *q. yds. of LD Brinkmann linen carpet by Monsanto - Old
Office
64) Dear bunt at Arnold Saathoff Ranch
68) Used microwave (Tbannidor)
88) Set of new box and open-end wrenches - Pat and Boots
W«n*t»e '
87) Same as No. 56
Estelle took the post 12
years ago, heralded as one of
the finest penologists in the
nation. He left with
numerous prison system
audits and investigations of
corruption underway. .
While no one has charged
Estelle with a criminal
offense, his administration
and its recent history of
construction cost overruns
and other expenditures has
»-■ been under dose scrutiny by
! the Texas Legislature.
Last week, the prison
system reported that the
cost of maintaining state
prisoners has increased over
275 percent during the past
decade. That same report
incidentally found that 27
percent of the prisoners are
from Houston and 26 percent
from Dallas; 44 percent are
black, 37 percent are white
and 19 percent are Hispanic.
According to one Board of
Corrections member,
Estelle’s taking actions and
spending money without
board approval got him into
hot water he couldn't
survive.
In 1979 the Legislature
appropriated $300 million for
emergency prison construc-
tion to be managed by
Estelle and other TDC
officials. Critics charged he
mismanaged those funds and
other revenues, by
arbitrarily awarding sweep-
ing merit raises and hazard-
ous pay to clerical and
white-collar workers.
In stepping down, Estelle
made no statement in de-
fense of the criticism. Board
members will attempt to
replace him in the next three
months.
Texas House
The leadership in the
Texas House of Representa-
tives will be different next
session. At least 11 of the 33
standing committee chair-
men! are not going to run for
reelection.
Some are going into the
private sector; others, like
Tom DeLay of Fort Bend
County running for Con-
gress, are seeking higher
office.
The vacancies will allow
Speaker Gib Lewis to choose
a good many new lieutenants
as about 30 of the 150
incumbents are estimated to
voluntarily step down.
No TSx Bill?
Some observers believe
that one factor influencing
the decision not to return is
the threat of a special
session to raise taxes that
Gov. Mark White wants to
call before the summer ends.
Many legislators do not
want to be forced to vote on
a tax hike just prior to either
the primary or general
election. By calling it quits, f
they can serve until January
1985 with no such pressure.
But the en masse retire-
ment might spell doom for
White's tax bill.
The 30 departing mem-
bers may not want to vote
for the tax hike in special
session, preferring to post-
pone it until the regular
session just six months later.
And legislators eager to
find favor with Speaker
Lewis so they may fill the
iewleiauip slots may be
hesitant to pass a tax bill
which Lewis opposes.
Goddes of Liberty
Experts renovating the
Capitol have discovered
several cracks in the statue
of the Goddess of Liberty
atop the Capitol dome.
The 96-year-old zinc
statue was originally cast in
the Capitol basement and
raised to the dome in 1888.
The Goddess holds a sword .
in her right hand while she
raised a five-pointed Texas
star with her left.
The experts plan to repair
the Goddess where she
stands - on top of the Capitol
- rather than attempt to
lower her to the ground.
War of Words
The war of words between
two Democrats running for
the U S. Senate seat being
vacated by John Tower has
unity-minded Democrats
wringing their hands.
Last week, for the second
week in a row. State Sen.
Lloyd Doggett, an Austin
liberal, delivered a caustic
attack on former Ambassa-
dor Bob Krueger.
This time Doggett’s cam-
paign mailed out over 50,000
fund-raising letters highly
critical of Krueger and
another opponent, Congress-
man Kent Hance of Lubbock.
The letter depicted Krueger
as a tool of special interests
and criticized Hance for
co-sponsoring Reagan’s
three-year income tax re-
duction bill.
Though mailed by the
Doggett campaign, the v
letters bore the signature of
Tex»« Agriculture Commis-
sioner Jim Hightower.
Hightower Apologizes
Hightower immediately is-
sued a statement disavowing
the letter, saying it was
distributed without his ap-
proval by Doggett! He
apologized to both Krueger
and Hance for the error.
Earlier, Doggett had ac-
cused Krueger of voting to
support foreign assassina-
tions while on a. television
debate.
Krueger has responded by
accusing Doggett of distort-
ing his record and running
the dirtiest campaign I’ve
ever encountered,” which
Doggett denied.
With the assistance of the
Hondo Police Department,
parents can have their
children fingerprinted and
then put on file in case of any
emergency.
There will be no charge.
Wal-Mart is doing this as a
public service to the com-
munity.
Correction
In the February 9 issue of
the Hondo Anvil Herald we
published incorrect informa-
tion regarding the name of
one of the candidates for
Constable, Precinct 2. The
correct name should have
been Robert “Ratzy" Burell.
Also, in the same stray,
the name of Hunter
Schuehle, the sole candidate
for County Attorney, was
omitted.
We regret any inconveni-
ence these errors may have
caused.
From the beginning, the
Negro lives inside white
society and he therefore
acquired the tongue of his
master as well a6 segments
of the white culture. The
speech and oral traditions of
the American Negro origi-
nated primarily on the
plantation life of the Old
South.
Pew borrowings from the
Negro or tern* relating to
him entered the American
English vocabulary during
the earliest colonial period.
The greatest number of
words would not be recorded
until the Nineteenth Cen-
tury, however, it was during
the Eighteenth Century that
the Negro penetrated the
colonial consciousness and
made his impact on the
American English language.
Most terms emerged in
the context of slavery. Slave
was littled used at first
because servant was used
interchangeably with it. In
the early Eighteenth Cen-
tury, white indentured
servants worked alongside
the slaves in America.
Negro appeared in word
combinations initially. For
instance, Negro quarter first
appeared in 1734 while slave
quarter was first used in
1837. When a slave was
newly-arrived or knew no
English, he was labeled a
salt-water or new Negro.
White Negro referred to an
albino but was later applied
to a mulatto. A dower
Negro was part of the
bride’s dowry or even a
wedding gift. Many free
Negroes either newly-
emancipated or descendants
of those freed had their own
slaves.
Once confined to a planta-
tion, a slave became a field,
hoe, or house Negro. Negro
doth or plains described the
special clothing for slaves,
usually white for field
workers and blue for house
servants. Negro monger,
Negro trader, and Negro
overseer are Eighteenth
Century words which
acquired negative, sinister
connotations.
Affectionate words such
as unde for an elderly Negro
man, auntie for a woman,
mammy, mauma, or maum
for an infant’s nurse, suggest
an intimate aspect of the
slave culture. In 1842, the
English novelist Charles
Didtens wrote his wife: “All
of the women ... in slave
States speak more or less
like Negroes from having
* been ... with black nurses.”
Negro English was re-
cognized in the Eighteenth
Century. One of the earliest
references to the dialect is
that of Madame Sarah K.
Knight in her 1702 Connecti-
cut journal. Ip 1721, Cotton
Mather attempted to repre
duce some spoken words of
Negro English in The Angel
of Bethesda. Additional
writers who recorded typical
Negro speech in their
literary works include
James F. Cooper, Benjamin
Franklin, Joel C. Harris, and
Harriet B. Stowe.
During the Nineteenth
Century, the Negro dialed
lost ground by being stereo-
typed on stage and in fiction.
It was presented as poorly
pronounced and terribly un-
grammatical. The possibility
that the Negro could influ-
ence the speech of his white
masters, especially in the
Southern States, was dis-
missed due to the slave's
subordinate position in
society.
It was not until the
mid-Twentieth Century that
linguists acknowledged the
contributions of African lan-
guages to American English
vocabulary. Linguists also
recognized that the first
Negroes in America shaped
the American English lan-
guage by adapting Anglo-
Saxon words to their parti-
cular needs. In the process of
adopting American English,
the slaves gave it an
eloquence that has been
identified as Black English.
Many of the controversial
conclusions concerning Black
English centered on syntax
(sentence structure) and
pronunciation. However,
even the critics cannot deny
the fact that Black English
speech, however “different
it may sound”, uses the same
basic vocabularly content as
does any other dialect in the
US.
Some African loan words
include tote, yam, Cuff (from
Kofi, a name given to a boy
bom on a friday), Sambo (a
Nigerian word for second
son), banjo, voodoo (from
Vodu or demon), gumbo
(from the Angolan word for
gokra, kingombo), goober,
ooOtef, jambalaya, hip and
hippie.
Whatever the Negro’s
influence on the American
English language and what-
ever the nature of his
speech, there is no question
that Negroes and Black
English are essential parts
of America.
Strictly Business
By Kathy Adkmg
Advertising Cunsuiium
The 15,006 square feet
... H.E.B. supermarket,
1003 19th St. (Hwy. 90) in
Hondo, offers a wide variety
of food, toys, gifts, garden-
ing needs and much more.
H.E.B., an independent
supermarket chain owned by
the H.E. Butt family, began
in 1905 in Kerrville and has
grown to 150 stores in South
Texas. The store in Hondo
opened in 1969 and became a
real asset to the community
and surrounding areas.
The largest asset to our
H.E.B. is Don Hutson, the
Setting it straight
Probably everyone in Me-
dina County, except those
who are relative newcomers,
knows the difference be-
tween Mumme’8 Inc. and
Muirene Brothers and their
owners. However, last week
in our story on the Highway
173, Highway 90 intersection ■
meeting, we got an owner
and business wrong.
Bobby Mumme, who
spake at the meeting, is
owner of Mumme Brothers,
a trucking firm, along with
his brother, Jimmy.
Clarence Mumme of
Mumme’s Inc., a feed and
seed company, also voiced
his opinion at the meeting.
The two companies are
not related in any way.
Possibly, aside from the
similarity of the names.
some of ine contusion for
newcomers is the fact that
both companies are located
across from each other at the
same intersection.
We apologize for the
error.
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Where To Write
Your Representatives
U.S. Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen
240 Russell Office Building
Washington, D.C.. 20510
U.S. Senator John Tower
142 Russell Office Building
Washington, DC. 20510
Congressman Abraham “Chick"
Kazen
2408 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Senator Bui bum
P.O. Bon 12088
Capitol Station
Amt in, Texas 78711
Representative Jim Crockett
P.O. Box 2910
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78789 .
store manager since 1982.
Mr. Hutson's approach to
managing this large store is
unique. Applying a lesson
learned from a grocer 40
years ago, that you never
ask your people to do
something you wouldn’t, he
has the complete coopera-
tion of his employees. It is
not uncommon to have this
manager checking you out,
sacking groceries and even
taking your packages to the
car. He says, “I run this
store like it was my own and
treat people the way I want
to be treated when I shop.”
His employees say that
working for H.E.B. and Mr.
Hutson is not just a job but
one they enjoy.
Sinoe Mr. Hutson took
over, the store has been
completely remerchandised
and a larger variety of
merchandise has been
added. His main concern is
“the customer, their satisfac-
tion and ease in shopping.”
The biggest marketing
change in H.E.B.’s history,
made about 18 months ago
here, wax the addition of the
generic foods. The high
quality of the generic brand
has nwde for an overwhelm-
ing acceptance of the new
product. Almost any product
you may need comes under
this label and the difference
In savings sends money
home in your pocket.
Hondo’s H.E.B. k> continu-
ing to grow under Mr.
Hutson’s fine leadership. His
goals for H.E.B.1 future In
Hondo are to further update
the facility and Increase the
variety of merchandise avail-.
able. He’d even like to aee a
larger store here to serve
you.
Your home and auto needs
• are what White’s
hope to fill. They have
something for everyone and
offer service to match.
White's Home and Auto
was taken over by the
Mueller family in March of
1978 and is oriented to the
needs of the entire family.
There are bicycles and parts,
guns and ammo, garden
supplies, tools, camping and
picnic supplies and much
more. They even have furni-
ture and large and small
appliances.
If you have a fireplace and
need a dependable chain saw
to keep the home fires
burning, they’ll show you
their complete line of Stihl
saws.
For the sportsman in your
family, White's has Buck and
K-Bar knives, fishing
supplies, etc.
White's is also a licensed
state inspection station.
They have batteries, tires,
tune-up kits - whatever you
might need to keep your
vehicle running smooth.
Steve Mueller invites you
to “check with us for ALL
your home and auto needs.”
White's Home and Auto B
located on the comer of Ave.
M and 17th Street in Hondo.
Did You Know
...from the strictly
business aspect of life that
no one can make their
business grow by just word
of mouth. It does work but
most businesses cannot de-
pend on this form of adver-
ting alone. Newspaper ad-
vertising is one of the best
investments a business can
make. The return on
advertising dollars is »«■»%
2 to 1 or more.
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