The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1981 Page: 1 of 20
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Game Dinner beckons hunters
The annual Hondo Cham-
ber of Commerce W ild Game
Dinner will be held this
Saturday, December 5, at
the Hondo City Park. The
gates open at 6 p.m. with
nr
serving scheduled to begin
at 7 p.m. Admissioh is free to
all area hunters.
A drawing will be held
after the meal. The following
items win be given away: Is
Prize - Savage Over and
Under Turkey-Varmint Gun,
.222 Caliber Rifle over a 20
Gauge Shotgun - Value
$250.00 ; 2nd Prize - K-Bar
Hunting Knife - Value
$25.00; 3rd Prize - Shrade
Old Timer Hone Steel -
Value $10.00. Tickets for the
drawing can be obtained
from Mrs. Porter at the
Chamber office and from any
SPARKS
“Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth, and what
flies up, though it be but a spark, shall have |
| weight."
-Pindar |
By Hill Berger
PRIZE PECANS... Winners
in the Winter Garden Pecan
Show held Nov. 30 - Dec. 2,
in Hondo, were (from I to r):
Tony Zerr of Medina Coun-
ty, Reserve Champion In
Shell Pecans - Mohawk;
James Leo Greer of
Edwards Co.. Champion In
Shell Pecans - Kiowa; and
Becky Torkelson of Medina
Co., Reserve Champion Na-
tive Pecan. Winners not
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
...heard as I make the rounds of Hondo is
•Who are you going to find to replace Bumis
Lawrence?"
My answer to that question is brief, “No one”.
One of the reasons is that there aren’t many
people who can combine all the qualities of my
long-time friend, Burnis. and another one is that
most editors who have done all the things he has
done are long since retired and not available.
Therefore, when 1 learned from his column that
he had decided upon a new career in Mathis, I
wished him well and designated Pam Nester
Helve) as managing editor.
This was an easy decision so far as I was
concerned, as she had spent a summer with us as
an intern while studying journalism at The
University of Texas and had been doing well since
she was graduated, married, and went to work
full-time with us.
THERE MAY BE A FEW
..additions to our staff, as we are constantly
seeking those who can help us find, print and
deliver the news of Medina County. We need
correspondents from various places and urge
anyone who feels like covering the news from
their area to get in touch with us.
SEVERAL OF THE PROJECTS
.. which were vigorously promoted by Burnis
Lawrence will have our full support. We want to
help in every way possible those who are trying
to improve Hondo and Medina County, and that
includes the county fair, the air show, the public
library, and all other things of value which arise
as the years move along.
This is nothing new; it is what every good
newspaper tries to do and, with your help, well
continue to make progress. Hondo has changed a
lot in the past 35 years, and so has the Anvil
Herald. We hope to continue, improving each
year.
Special activities set
tor football game
Students attending Mey
er, McDowell and Hondo
High Schools will be dis-
missed from class at 1:30
p.m. Friday, December 4, to
give students and teachers
an opportunity to attend the
Hondo-Port Isabel football
game in Corpus Christi
Special Pep Rally
The pep rally for the
Quarterfinal football game
will be held Friday at 12:30
p.m. in the Hondo High
School Activities Center.
Members of the Owl foot-
ball team will leave for
Buccaneer Stadium after the
pep rally at 1 p.m., with the
Hondo Owl band members
leaving at 1:30 p.m
Pre-game Tickets
Pre-game tickets, which
went on sale Wednesday
morning, will be sold at the
County discusses plans
for recording history
Josie Finger of D "Hanis,
Chairperson of the Medina
County Historical Commis-
sion, met with members of
the Medina County Commis-
sioners Court Monday to
Contributions needed
for library building
A fund-raising campaign
o att^iq. funds necessary for
[instructing a new Hondo
►ublic Library building on
lemorial Square is current-
/ underway, said David
IcGuffin, Hondo Library
luilding Fund Chairman.
‘This is a community pro-
xt that will undoubtedly be
enefidal for all citizens of
ur community,” he said.
The Hondo Public Library
; a tax-exempt organiza-
on; therefore, all donations
re tax deductible.
The proposed library
uilding, designed by archi-
tect Bruce Johnson of San
Antonio, tentatively calls for
8,000 square feet of floor
space, with meeting space
which will seat approximate-
ly 125 people. The meeting
will also have a small kitchen
facility.
The cost of the building
is estimated at $360,000.
McGuffin asks that Hondo
citizens help pay for the cost
of constructing the new
building by contributing
whatever amount they can.
“We are very excited
about finally getting a facil-
ity that the community can
use and be proud of. We feel
that it is long overdue,” he
said.
Santa Claus to visit Hondo
A North Pole messenger
sent word that Santa Claus
will arrive in Hondo Satur-
day, December 5.
Santa will hang around at
the Hondo City Hall from 9
to 11 a.m. taking Christmas
orders from Hondo children.
report on the activities of
the Historical Commission.
Mrs. Finger suggested to
the Commissioners that his-
torical information be com-
piled so that an account can
be published of Medina
County’s history v
Members of the Historical
Commission will meet with
the Commissioners in a
special session to outline
plans for completing the
history of Medina County.
Mrs. Finger also asked mem
bers of the Court to appoint
additional people to the
Historical Commission to
help gather information for
the book.
In other Court business,
Commissioners unanimously
agreed to discontinue travel
allowances for County J.P.’s.
Charles Brown and Harlan
Wolff, also met with the
Court Monday to present a
sketch showing the location
of all roads within the
Medina Oaks Subdivision.
When completed, the sub-
division will meet the
requirements set in the
Medina County subdivision
rules.
Chamber director. Tickets
will be available at the game
dinner. The gun is pres-
ently on display at the
Hondo National Bank.
Cooks for this year’s event
indude: Dooley Eckhart and
Les Schumann - Chili; Gene
Harrison - Fish, Rattlesnake
and Rabbits; Robert Zuber-
bueler, William “Gizmo”
Freeman, and Buddy Jones -
Barbeque; Fred Johnson and
Blanton Taylor - Doves and
Dumplings; Richard
Schweers, Colby Joe Heyen,
and Rudy Moo6 - Beans;
Tommy Wilson, Bobby Fohn
pictured here are Henry
Lindeburg, of Medina Co.,
Champion Native Pecan; J.
C. (Red) Wright or Real Co.,
Champion Shelling Pecan -
Souix; Green Orchard of
Medina Co., Reserve Cham
pion Shelling Pecan - Schley.
A total of 244 entries were
received from pecan grow-
ers in Edwards, Real, Bexar,
and Medina Counties. (Photo
bv Terry Teague)
-Superintendent's Office until
noon Friday. Admission is $4
for adults. $2 for students
(pre-game), and $4 for stu-
dents at the gate.
» Directions
Hondo Superintendent N.
E. Woolls suggests that
Hondo fans who are driving
to the game follow these
directions to the stadium:
Take Nueces Bay Boulevard
exit off of Interstate High-
way 37. Turn right on
..tiuecef Bay Boulevard onto
Leopard. Turn left on
Leopard, traveling about
three blocks to stadium. The
stadium can be seen from
Interstate 37.
The stadium, which seats
a total of 10,000, will open at
6:30 p.m. Hondo fans will sit
on the East side.
and Terry Tilley - Hot Pota-
toes; and Lupe Alvarez -
Menudo.
Others involved are: Dav-
id Montgomery - Firewood;
Glenn Riff and Mies Hutson
- Beer and Soft Drinks;
Gerald Hay - Iced Tea and
Coffee; and John Melton -
Drawing. AU chamber of
Commerce directors will be
available to help serve the
meal and assist the cooks.
Donations of wild game
(i.e. rattlesnake, fish, cotton-
tail rabbits, doves, and veni-
son) and-or cash will be
accepted prior to and inclu-
ding the day of the dinner. If
you have any wild game you
would like to donate, please
contact the person who is
cooking particular food and
make arrangements for get-
ting it to him at the proper
time. Arrangements for sto-
ring the wild game can be
made by calling Charles
Rothe - 426-3005.
At present there is a need
|or fish, rattlesnake and
doves. Your generous dona-
tion is certainly needed to
insure the success of this
evening.
The wild game dinner is
sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce to show appre-
ciation to the many hunters
who choose the Hondo area
to do their hunting. Hie
increased revenue to the
landowners and local busi-
nesses provides a welcome
boost to the economy. The
directors of the Hondo
Chamber of Commerce ex-
tends a cordial invitation to
all hunters to join them
Saturday for an enjoyable
evening.
Medina County’s Leading Newspaper since 1886
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95TII YEAR - NO. 48 V THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1981
HONDO. MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS 20 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
PLUS ONE INSERT
Council, citizens discuss
area industry development
Members of the Hondo
Area Development Corpora-
tion met with the Hondo
City Council Monday night
in a special meeting to
discuss the development of
industries in the Hondo area
Bruce Baize, Director of
the corporation, asked City
Manager Gene Harrison to
draw up^a map of existing
City property which is avail-
able for industries to lease.
Hondo Mayor Woody
Glasscock said that a fiat
lease rate could not be
established for the land, but
that the price of the land
would depend upon it’s loca-
tion and existing utilities.
Council members decided
that approximately 300
acres of land west of town
would be approved for in-
dustrial development.
Before a map of the land
can be made, however, the.
City must examine a feasibil-
ity study which is presently
being compiled by the
Federal_£viattf>p Adminis-
tration
This study will provide
the City with a tool for
working with the FAA. The
FAA sets certain guidelines
that the City is asked to
follow when constructing
buildings near tba Hondo
Airfafse. ^'
In other City business,
Harrison will meet with the
Texas Water Commission
Thursday at 10 a m to
discuss the STP discharge
permit.
Friday in Corpus Christi
Owls fish for Tarpons
By Terry Teague
The next step on the Class
AAA playoff ladder gets a
little tougher this week as
the Hondo Owls tangle with
the Port Isabel Tarpons in
the Quarterfinal round at
Buccaneer Stadium in Cor-
pus Christi:
Port Isabel comes in sport-
ing a 12-0 record and has
been ranked either one or
two all season long in the
UPI and AP high school
football polls.
The Tarpons are under
4-year coach Tommy Rob-
erts who has guided them to
four District titles, four Bi-
District crowns and three
Quarterfinal appearances.
While at Port Isabel, Rob-
erts has compiled a 47-2-1
record and in his career he
has retarded, an impressive
1$W9-Tmark.
This is the third consecu-
tive year for the Tarpons to
reach the Quarterfinal
round. In 1980 they lost to
Van Vleck on penetrations
after battling to a scoreless
tie. Then in 79, it was Edna
that disappointed the Tar-
pons 21-6.
The Tarpons’ high-scoring
offense has rolled up 393
points for a 32-point average
per game. Hondo, mean-
while, has chalked up 301
points for a 25-per-game
average.
The Tarpon offense is led
by Senior QB Donald Guillot
(5-9,150). He has 562 yards
rushing with 11 touchdowns.
When forced to pass, Guillot
has been on target, comple-
ting 31 of 58 passes for 565
yards, 6 touchdowns, and
with only 2 interceptions,
both of which came during
last week’s game with Refu-
gio Guillot has excellent
speed, according to Owl
Coach David Howard, and is
an exceptional passer.
The Tarpons’ counterpart
to FB Ronnie Morin is bruis-
ing Senior Terry Roberts
(5-9,180). This season he has
gained 732 yards and made 9
TD’s. Coach Howard des
cribes Roberts as their pow-
er back. They like to run him
inside more than outside.
Mike Markel, another busy
RB, has 647 yards and 7
TD’s. The other back is Jr.
THE WEIGH-IN.^. Dr. B.
/ G. Hqncock, State Extension
Horticulturist at Texas
A&M University, weighs a
sample of pecans Tuesday
during the Whiter Garden
Pecan Show in Hondo. Han-
cock was the head judge at
the show. Other judges in-
cluded Dr. Jerry Parsons
and Dr. Loy Shreve, both
Extension Horticulturists.
(Photo by Terry Teague) ‘
Rudy
has a bit more speed.
The two favorite receivers
of Guillot are Senior Arturo
Gonzales and Beta Pena. The
TE is Arturo Gonzales
(155) and he leads the team
in receptions with 20 for
around 400 yards. Ricky
Rios (140), a senior wing-
back, comes in with 5 TD’s
despite not starting until the
sixth game of the season.
The offensive line is led by
Senior center Hank Ether-
idge (5-6,140), "who is the
quickest of their linemen. On
one side are Juniors Mario
Chapa (180) and Gabe Pena
(155).
They run a veer-type of-
fense with split backs and a
man in the slot. The Tarpons
have good team speed and
quickness but are average in
size up front in the trenches.
Seven Seniors and four Jun-
iors are starters on the
offense.
Like Hondo, the Tarpons’
defense has been tough to do
anything against during this
long season. They’ve record-
ed nine shut-outs while
allowing only 28 points in 12
games.
When the Owls have the
ball, they will be looking into
a mirror of their own split
six defense as deployed by
Port Isabel. A strong point
of the Tarpons is their
secondary where they’ve al-
lowed only 49 completed
passes all. season. Another
incredible statistic is that
they have 35 interceptions
as a team. Donald Guillot
leads with 14 interceptions,
followed by Jr. defensive
back Venustiano Martinez
with 9 and LB Ricky Rios
with 8 enemy aerials. Two
players who caught the
Owls’ coaching staff's eyes
were LB Terry Roberts and
defensive back Donald
Guillot.
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