The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981 Page: 1 of 22
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AirSho takes off Sunday
Hondo skies to fill with thrilling CAF action
Thrilling air action will be
the order of the day Sunday
as the Confederate Air
Force “Colonels” fill the
skies over Hondo Airbase
with their second CAF Air-
Sho
Last year’s show attracted
some 25,000 persons inter-
ested in seeing the action
which proved American air-
power a force too strong to
deal with in World War II.
CAF officials predict the
crowd will be as large this
year and they have a great
show lined up for them from
2 to 4 p.m.
To accomodate that many,
planners have changed a few
things around so as to get
more people off Highway 90
and into the Airbase
quicker.
These changes include: 1)
the gates will open at 7 a m
for those who wish to come
that early, 2) there will be
three gates entering the
Airbase proper, one on the
SPARKS
|“Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth, and what
lies up, though it be but a spark, shall have
veight.”
-Pindar
BY BURNIS LAWRENCE
Editor
IT’S HERE! IT'S HERE!!
.. .yep, the CAF AirSho roars into Hondo on
Sunday and everyone will have the opportunity
to see one of the most action-filled, thrill-laden
shows of their lives.
This isn’t just a show. It's history. It's a replay
of the real thing that many of us were a part of
back during World War II.
Don't miss it. And save yourself some money by
purchasing advance tickets at $5 per person
(children under six free). At the gates the Sunday
the price will be $10.
A story in this week's paper will tell you where
to go to save money on the tickets. Well see you
there on Sunday.
THE LIBRARY DANCE
. . w as a whing-ding of a good time by those
persons who attended. The crowd was smaller
than we had wished for, but I don't believe a
person there failed to have a good time.
v David McGuffin tells me the Library Building
Fund should realize about $350 from the dance.
. .Personally, I feel it should have been closer to
$1500 - that is, if Hondo people would have
turned out to support it. We had one of the best
Country Western singers in the business and the
band was terrific. Yet, I know of people who
droveto Lytle, Boerne and San Antonio to dances.
I
It kinda baffles the heck out of me.
JUDGE JEROME DECKER
.. . tells me emphatically that a story which
appeared in a county paper last week saying the
Commissioners Court approved a deficit budget is
wrong, wrong, wrong.
I went over the budget carefully and the
figures I read were something like an $8,000
surplus in the projected general fund, and about
$26,000 surplus in the special funds.
So, if you read that story and got upset, then
perhaps you can rest easier knowing the Court
didn’t deliberately approve a deficit budget. Now,
by the time September 31,1982 rolls around, they
might have to spend more, but I imagine they will
come with a new way to raise money before they
go in the hole.
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MEDINA COUNTY FAIR
... time is only 10 days away and I’m happy to
report that President Virgil Boehme and his
directors are well on the road to a great fair. They
have more livestock entries, more home arts
division entries, a bigger carnival, a two-day
tractor pull, a revamped organized horse race,
plenty of entertainment and all the food and drink
a person would want.
One thing they will do this year at the County
Fair is charge admission. This will be $1 per
person, with children under 12 being admitted
free.
There will be passes for most of the people who K
work there, but the Fair Board tried to hold them
to a minimum. The reason for that is simple and
we would like for the public to understand.
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south end, one in the middle
and one on the north end, 3)
there will be three exits off
Highway 90 as they are
needed, Castro Avenue,
Avenue Y and Avenue M.
Hondo Police Chief Jerry
Smith, who is charge of the
traffic and parking, says,
“this should alleviate the
parking problems we had
last year.”
Tickets will be $10 per
person six and over at the
gate. But they are still on
sale at the advance price of i
$5 at Gill Savings offices
throughout the County, Hon-
do Chamber of Commerce,
Bruce’s Rock Shop, Hondo
Anvil Herald, Terry Bunker,
David Farrar. Bruce’s Rock
Shop will be open all day
Saturday.
Also on Saturday only the
Branding Iron will have ad-
vance tickets on sale all day.
The Medina County Fair
Association is co-sponsoring
the event again this year and
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will have the concessions.
There will be concession
stands, seven soda water
stands and two beer stands.
Food will include: hot dogs,
brisket tacos, came guisada,
tacos, sausage and tortillas,
burritos, dial upas, tamales,
turkey legs, barbecue on a
bun, sausage on a stick,
oriental food, fruit in a bag,
ice cream bars, snow cones
and plenty of tea and lemon-
ade.
These concessions will be
provided by various civic
and school organizations in
the County along with some
individuals. Concessions will
again be sold on a ticket
basis and the Fair Associa-
tion plans on having 10
ticket booths this year to
prevent any congestion.
Prior to the beginning of
the two-hour narrated show,
approximately 60 World
War II vintage aircraft will
be on static display for all to
view.
“We’re going to have a
bigger show than last year,”
said Art McKinley of Uval-
de, who heads up the event.
‘The action will be there and
so will the thrills. It’s a show
everyone should see and we
hope they. are out there
Sunday to enjoy it with the
members of the Confederate
Air Force.”
SANDY RIVERA
Rivera to host
Queen's Contest
The 1981 Medina County
Fair Queen’s Contest will be
held Tuesday, September
15, at 8 p.m in the Hondo
Activity Center, with
KSAT-TV personality, San-
dy Rivera, presiding as Mis-
tress of Ceremonies.
Rivera hosts a noon tele-
vision program on KSAT
where she interviews inter-
esting people.
A total of 24 Medina
County girls have entered
the contest and \vill meet
with the three judges at a
tea hosted by Mrs. Parker
Meyer of Hondo, Saturday,
September 12.
Judges for the contest are
Dorothy Nunelly of San An-
tonio, Debbie Watt of Jour-
danton and Jeff Kahn of San
Antonio.
Contestants who will be
competing for the title, along
with their sponsors are:
Yvonne Bailey - Hondo
Chamber of Commerce; Kim
Stovall - Castro Garden
Club; Tiffany Carpenter -
Castro Garden Club; Stacey
Pope - Hondo Area Develop^
Meet CAF Colonels
Want to meet a few Con-
federate Colonels?
Like to see the people who
will fly the planes Sunday in
the CAF AirSho?
Then come out to the
Airbase Saturday evening
and enjoy a free dance with
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Railroad officials seek
speed increase to 55 mph
ment Corporation; Bekki
Griggs - Hermann Sons;
Kathy Raney - Castro Colo-
nies Heritage Assn.; Lois
Ann Floerke - D Han is Lion’s
Club; Tracy Schultz - Castro-
ville Lion’s Club; Debbie
Tschirhart - Castroville
Chamber of Commerce; Deb-
bie Mangold - Rio Medina
4-H Club; Holly Haby - Rio
Medina 4-H Club; Debbie
Bourquin - Rio Medina 4-H
Club; Kim Biediger - Castro-
ville Chamber of Commerce;
Deena Schur - Hondo Lion’s
Club; Kimberly Winkler -
Hondo Optimist Club; Melis-
sa Boehme - Castroville 4-H;
Shannop Bippert - Castro-
ville#!?; Alison Schraeder -
Castroville 4-H; Mishell Nes-
ter - Castroville Chamber of
Commerce; Kathy Middour -
Castroville Chamber of Com-
merce; Ann-Laura Howell -
Medina Valley PTA; Laura
Smith - Medina Valley PTA;
Loretta Lynn Neumann -
Hondo 4-H South Unit II;
Elizabeth Van Damme - Hon-
do 4-H South Unit II.
drains took up a lot of the
Tuesday night Hondo City
. Council meeting.
The Siuthem Pacific offi-
cials are seeking a 55-miles
per hour speed zone through
the City, but the Council has
tabled the request for
further study.
Railroad officials say that
at the present 45 miles per
hour speed limit the trains
need to start their decrease
three to four miles in
advance and it takes them
about the same distance to
regain their speed. They say
this causes horizontal oscil-
lation which is counter-pro-
ductive, and in many cases
derailments are caused by
arbitrary speed restrictions.
Protected gates at railway
crossings in the city were
discussed and it was learned
that the one at Avenue M
will cost $41,800 while the
one at Avenue Y will cost
$100,150. The difference in
cost is brought about by how
level the area is, how the
drainage is and the accessi-
bility of power for gates.
Mayor Woodrow Glass-
cock suggested that protect-
ed gates be placed at all
crossings in the city.
City approved another 20
year contract with Entex,
Inc. to supply the city’s gas
needs. The company agreed
to a two percent franchise
tax on all gas connections
and local Manager David
McGraw said the company
would probably pay the city
on a monthly basis instead of
an annual payment.
It was also agreed that if
the state law changes to
allow the maximum percent-’
age to rise, then the City of
Hondo would be in line for
that amount
School officials have re-
quested that Montel and
Miller Streets be closed but
Council postponed any
action until more informa-
tion can be obtained.
Other problems which
have arisen between ' the
City and the School were
discussed briefly. Mainly
these are on work performed
by the City and areas where
the school has provided
things for the City. Supt.
Bud Woolls and the Council
agreed to sit down at a
future meeting and work out
a solution to any such
problem areas.
New City Attorney Bob
McGowen, who was not
present for the regular
meeting Tuesday night, was
instructed to draw up bids
for the old pool house and 20
acres of land.
License and authority to
transmit over the new non-
directional beacon has been
given and the Mayor will
sign the necessary papers.
Persons operating the NDB
must be licensed by FCC.
Harrison reported that no
word has been received from
the examiner on the dis-
charge permit requested for
the projected new sewage
treatment facility. He said
the examiner has approxi-
mately 20 days to submit his
report to the Commissioner.
Work on the new propos-
ed charter has been com-
pleted by attorney Laurie
Stiteler and now it must be
reviewed by the entire
commission and then by the
Texas Municipal League in
Austin. Th£ charter will be
submitted to the public for a
vote sometime in November.
Bank approves building plans
them
The dance will begin at 9
p.m and shut off at 12
midnight and will be free to
the public. All the Confed-
erate Air Force Colonels will
be on hand to greet the
public.
Architect Ron Barbutti of
San Angelo presented floor
plans and elevation sketches
to the building committee
and Community National
Bank directors. ‘These pre-
liminary plans were ap-
proved”, announced Lloyd
Hardt, Chairman of the
Board, “and the architect
will now prepare working
drawings and models.”
It is anticipated that con-
struction will start by year-
end on the permanent bank-
ing house for Community
*Bank. The bank is now
operating from temporary
quarters in the Landmark
Center on Hwy. 90 West in
Hondo.
The first phase of Com-
munity Bank’s new building,
located at Avenue M and
15th Street, across from the
Courthouse in downtown
Hondo, will contain approxi-
mately 6000 square feet. The
approved plans allow for
future expansion on the
present site along with some
detached units on the two
lots on the comer of Ave. N
and 16th Street.
Chairman of the building
committee is Woody Glass-
cock. Meeting with Glass-
cock and Barbutti were Bank
Directors Hardt, Rene Ael-
voet, Oddie Gilliam and
Herb Fulcher. Judith Glass-
cock of J. Glasscock Design
is coordinating the designs
for the project. The bank
plans to move into the new
building in mid-1982.
Entries still being accepted
for Medina County Fair Parade
Entries are still being court, who will be chosen
accepted for the Medina September 15.
County Fair Parade to be Groups interested in en-
held Saturday, Septentoer tering the parade should
19, beginning at 10 a m contact Karen Moos, Texas
The parade will be high- Women for Agriculture,
lighted by the new Medina Route 1 Box 2, Hondo, Texas
County Float to be ridden by 78861, or call (512 ) 426-4696
the 1981 Fair Queen and her or 426-3488.
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