Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1973 Page: 2 of 40
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Pg 2, Hondo Anvil Herald, Thurs., March 1, 1973
Letters
from the,
mailbox
More about
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February 28. 1973
Dear Mr Lawrence
Thank you for calling
our attention to the
reference to Bexar County
in the February 21 press
release. M\ apologies for
this error
Needless to say. the
reason we are so anxious
to keep you informed of
UTSA activities is because
we seek students from
vour area and other areas
of the stati and desire
your support
1 hope to be in Hondo
sometime in the near
future and would like to
visit with you. W hen you
are - in -San Antonio, 1
would be delighted if you
would stop by (we are in
the Koger Center at Loop
410 and Babcock Road)
and let me introduce you
to our administrators and
faculty and show you our
facilities
Thank, you for your
coverage of l Ts.A
Sincerely.
Mrs .Janice M\ Smith
IntoiiiiaLioii VS ritei
Blanco. Texas
February 26. I9"3
Gentlemen:
Thank you kindly for
sending me the copy of the
Hondo Anvil Herald that
con|#:hed my ad
1 know it was an
unusual thing for me to
do. but 1 had been ill and
unable to meet the
deadline of Christmas
greetings
Sincerely.
Lelia Rilev Sawers
Dear Pete:
Will you please mail me
another typewriter ribbon
for the II A O Ranch just
like the one I bought
about two weeks ago. (A
mouse got hold of that
one.! 1 will need it before
next Wednesday.
Thanks a million.
Doris Barnes
H & O Ranch
P. O. Box 291
Pearsall. Texas 78061
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CHAMBER CORNER
By Lillian Porter
Executive Secretary
Received a letter from
Ingle J. Sankel of Sam
Antonio who requested all
the Hondo information we
can send him plus answers
to specific questions. He
and his family are interest-
ed in moving here. A
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Surveyor leaves
mark on county
In 1835. a young man
rtanted Charles Scheide-'
montel arrived in the
United States from tier
many.
He was oL g.,.<)<! family:
wi ll educated, and - a hi hi-
, turns., and having reqd, of
the wonderful opportymt >
■m tree America, he un
. a wav from 1 He F -t he! land,
landed in Philadelphia,
teen came m- I ex.m
*\t that time Texas wa-
in t,he midst of dt's
revolution against Mexico,
and Seheidemontel enlisted
with Sam Houston's armv
Arriving tor service just
after the decisive battle of
San Jacinto, Scheidemon-
t“l helped to guard Santa
Ana while he was Ileus
ton's- pristine!
One store has it that
Houston, hearing some of
the soldiers taunting
-Seheidemontel about Jus .
lengths German name
reprimanded them and
called the young man to
him.
Houston- gave Scheide-
mortiel authority to short,
eti his name-tii Monte], or
lie Montel, and the voting
man did so and , ssas
known thereatter as
( harles lie Montel.
\tter the independent!
was won. !)e Montel lived
se\ era I \ ea rs in San
Antonio. and was associ-
ated With surveyor John
-lames, who was laying out
the Henri Castro grant in
the Bexar District. !
When the first Castro"
colonists reached Port
Lavaca in 1843. De Montel
piloted them to -their -new
home on the Medina
River, and was present at
the founding of Castroville
in 1844
That same year, he was
.married to Miss Justine
Pingonot. a daughter of
one of t he colonists.
Fifteen children were born
to the Couple:
Mr. De Montel resided
at Castroville- until his
death in the 1880's, when
he was 76 years old,
\fter settling with the
colonists. De Montel built
a sawmill at Castroville,
later moving it upriver to
where a Mormon Camp
was later located After
running it there awhile, he
moved it. . to .the present
Mto ot Bandera in 1853.
Having bought' a large
plot of land there, he and
:us oltj associate John
James established the
settlement that later be-
came known as Bandera.
C .AS
HONDO’S FIRST FIRE
FIGHTING GEAR was
this horse-drawn wagon
Little more than a water
tank with a hand pump, it
served Hondo's Volunteer
Fire Department in the old
Hax s.
The first families to'arrive
were 16 Polish families,
direct from Europe.
One incident, in Castro-
ville. is remembered con-
cerning De Montel’s
friendship with the Indi-
ans of the area.
The Indians once stole
some horses at Castroville.
Some rime later, a friendly
Indian rode into town on a
horse which was recogn-
ized as one that was
stolen.
The Indian was seized,
and a rope placed around
his neck, and the colonists
would have swung him
from a .tree limb had not
De Montel stopped them.
He spoke with the
Indian, who convinced him
that he had secured the
horse in a trade with other
Indians. De Montel con-
vinced the colonists that
no man would steal a
horse and then deliberately
ride the animal back into
the community where it
was stolen, and the Indian -P a'n oam^
was released. , class.
Charles De Montel, Sr. students at
was one of the most are (>°'ng
important pioneer settlers
of Medina County, and his
descendants still live in
the county today.
Methodist, he sent an
"order of ' worship" from
St. Andrews United Meth-
odist Church asking us to
give it to Hex Homer
Weimer of the Methodist
Church here His remark:
“Teir him we LOVE fried
chicken-that's why we are
Methodists." He even
send a photograph ot
himself, as he thought it
might be neighborly, per-
haps even tie charitable'
thing to do--let us get., a.
peek at the newcomer.
More letters have come
from Junior Livestock
Exhibitors and Tom Holl
mig gave them to us:
Dear Mr. Hollmig:
1 thank you very much
for buying rrty show call
on behalf of Hondo
Merchants. All of us in tin-
show appreciate the help
given to us by the many
generous people such as
you.
Thank you again,
Tim Hardt
Hondo Merchants:
I appreciate your con
cerrt in the "bidding ami
purchasing of my animal
The Hondo FFA, of whies
I am a member, appreci-
ates every person that
does His part of helping
the Ag boys.
Sincerely yours,
future \ira
Hondo Merchants,
I would like to express
mv thanks and apprecia-
tioty tor your support at
theVledina County Junior-
Livestock Show
1 want to especially
thank you for buying my
lamb.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Fournica
Hondo FF A
Dear Hondo Merchants:
I would like to thank
you lor buying my lamb at
the . 1973 Stock Show- I
tried very hard to take
care of "Big Bin
It, is because of people
like you that we have the
chance.to teed and sell our
animals.
Thank you again.
Jessica Min-rinink
We have received new
1973 Brochure maps of,
Aransas Pass IV a great
place for fishing and just
of graduate
Texa*- A&M
research on
tourist attractions in Tex-,
as’ Hondo was one of the
towns, and with the help
of Glenn Dittmar. I am
compiling quite a list of
Sparks
C. J BLESS GENERAL
MERCANTILE now oc-
cupied by Bingo Auto
Farts shows (left to right)
Hugo Schweers, Rollie C.
Bfess and Louis Rucker.
Photo taken about 19H).
tourist attractions around
here. Glenn is doing much
groundwork on a brochure-
map of tourist attractions
ih Medina County. You
will be surprised how-
much we have to offdr.
Walter A. Breidenbach
from Kingsville passed by
the Chamber office for a
quick handshake-said they
have bought a house and
will be moving in as soon
as they get their home
fixed to'their liking. We're
so glad to have them back
in Hondo.
T-Sgt Pete Pike from
Air Traffic Ground Control
Approach came in for
Hondo information to mail
to- T-Sgt, Raymond May-
field from Cabot, Arkansas
Vho will be moving here,
ipril 15 to:, work at the
■unit. We are sending him
a letter of welcome and
asking him to come by the
Chamber office and let us
know,, if there is anything
we can do tor him that will
make his move easier.
Bob Nowlin with the
American . Heart Associa
tion wants to get some
people together to discuss
more on the Association
and see it we citii form a
Medina Counts unit to-
-help people learn more
about this dreaded rilness.
Anyone interested jrj learn-
ing kinre may call our
office 426-2015.'
We received a call from
Mrs. Albert Pastel ot
Brackettville who needed a
room .for her daughter who
was going to be here
around March 3 Mrs,
Robert Koch came to our'
assistance and offered her
home We thartk vou Mrs
Koch. .
Rev. Villa and Rex
Segovia from San Antonio
Assembly of God are very
interested in starting a
church here in Hondo. \
goal they mentioned is
helping young people find
their goal.
Whew! Get ready for
t M-s-'list!
Job openings 7. job
applications and referrals
35,"Hondo maps 9, Hondo
information 5, different-
types ot, information 14.
out-of'-'tdwn -telephone and
address requests 3. Salva-
tion Army bills 1, TEC
call- in cards for job
referrals 8. deer leases
received ’ I fytwi commodi-
ty 4, long distanh—call on
real estate 1, letters mailed
requesting brochures 2.
answers to mail call in
cards 31. Social Security 4.
Ccnt'd. from Page 1
he'll be sporting a fine mustache which he started last week-that
is if Mrs. Poerner can make him remain strong and not shave it
off.
Joe Hernandez, the barber, also began a growth on his upper lip
which already outshines mine. But that doesn’t mean anything,
Joe. It’s the final outcome that counts.
PERSONAL INVITATIONS
. . . always make people have a warm feeling and if at all possible
they will respond to the occasion.
With Ahis in mind-, why don’t we all start a letter campaign
right now inviting all friends and relatives to come and enjoy
Museum Celebration Day and the Antique Auction on May 5 and
6?
We can go one step furth'er-get a rubber stamp that extends an
invitation to this special event in the annual history of our city
and county. The Anvil Herald is going to do this very thing-and
. to help anyone else who would like a stamp, we will give a 15
percent discount on all stamps pertaining to .Museum Day ordered
through our office. r
Poerner urges constituents
to send back questionnaire
Vegetable marketing is
an essential economical
element in the economy of
Texas, particularly the
45th Legislative District.
House Concurrent Resolu-
tion No. 24. of which I am
the author, is designed to
initiate an effort to insure
high quality vegetables by
perhaps creating a State
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FHA meets
On March 3rd. members
of the Hondo FlIA
Chapters will attend the
Area FHA ('ohxSmtfori in
San Marcos.
Theme tor this year’s
meeting is "FHA is' the
Key in '73".
Our project for this veiir
is collecting clothes for the
Souths] d e Com m u n i i \
Center If vou have anv
clothes that are in good
condition that you wish to
donate, please leave them
at the Homemaking De-
partment of Hondo High
School Your contributions
will be greatly appreciated.
Brenda Ma/urek
Fifth Vice-Pres.
FHA Chapter I
Here in Hondo
vegetable-marketing regu-
latory agency and state-
wide marketing orders.
In order to attain our
goals, this Resolution
requests the legislatures ot
all other vegetable produc-
ing states, to join Texas in
asking the U.S.. Congress
to deal with foreign
governments asking that
they establish comparable
standards of sanitation
and inspection of vegeta-
bles. It is our. hope that
through this means of
control, the ■ vegetable
industry may be upgrad-
i*d--not merely by improv-
ing the outlook on the
industry, but by stabiliz-
ing market prices as well
A State adult education
bill, House Bill 147, has
been given preliminary*
approval. This bill would
put state funds into adult
education programs con-
ducted by local school
districts, junior colleges
and universities for the
first time. Included inthe
programs w'ould he basic
literacy courses, high
school equivalency and
other necessary braining
skills for adult education.
It is estimated that, about
828 million will be needed
over a five-year period to
’educate three million Tex-
as adults -iiru* quarter of
the State's population
who have never completed
high school.
Another bill. House Bill
88. dealing with a "com-
parative negligence doc-
trine’ was approved this
week which would allow
accident victims- to collect
damages in court, even it
found negligent. This bill
would replace the present
law- applying "a~feontribu-
torv negligence" rule stat-
ing an injured driver
cannot recover damages in
court ii the jury finds him
as little as one percent
contributor of the acci-
dent. It passed in the
Senate, juries would have
to decide the percentage
each driver contributed to
the collision. (Example, if
an individual were found
to have caused 40 percent
of the accident, he could
recover 60 percent of his
damages Currently, he
would be allotted nothing.)
As an interested legisla-
tor in vocational-technical
education, 1 have been
asked to serve as chairman
of a seminar-hearing dur-
ing the Governor's Confer-
ence on Vocational-Techni-
cal Education. The Confer-
ence, , to he held in
Austin's -Municipal Audi-
torium, February 27 and
28: should provide much of
interest to those interested
in this growing nrea of
education II interested,
please plan on attending
this informative ronfer-
Mondax. March 5,
1973 has been set as the
deadline for all returning
questionnaires J hope to
have them tabulated by
March 8, si that I ’may
introduce anv legislation
which I feel is ot utmost
importance to mv consti-
tuents.' Please till out your
questionnaire ii you have
not dofie so and mail it to-
me so that i may serve
you according’ to
Wishes
your
Library News
Mr and Mrs. Robert
Wiemers and Let* Holder
rejUtrned Wednesday. Feb-
ruary 21. from a trip to
Decatur, Alabama They
visited Mr: Wiemers' sis-
ter. Ida (Mrs Charlie)
Ward, and her husband
Mrs,
Zed el l
critically ill.
On their way home, they
spent one night with Mr.
and Mrs. .Wernell Conner.
Sr., sister of Mrs Wiem-
ers Also, they visited with
Mrs. Minnie • Wiemefs at
Four Seasons Home • at
Temple, Texas. Zed ell
McAllister passed away on
Friday. February 23
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Any erroneous reflections upon
the character, standing or re-
putafon of any person, firm
or corporation, which may ap
pear m The Anvil Herald will
he corrected upon being
brought to the attention of the
publisher.
From the desk of Congressman Kazen
Americans have joined
m a resurgence of patrio-
tism as we welcome back
the men released from
prison , camps in Vietnam.
1 have been deeply moved
by television news pictures
ul those men- climbing out
of transport planes, blend-
ing pride in. their serx-ice
with joy at returning to
...their wives and families
An example came in our
family Mrs Kazen for
years has 'worn a . POW
bracelet bearing the name
nt Captain Jeremiah Den-
ton, Jr. of Virginia Beach,
Virginia arid we shared
the thrill when the navy
flier was the first man off
one of the planes. My
daughter. Jo Betsy, had
worn a bracelet for
Captain Jerry Singleton of
Dallas arid rejoiced at his
safe return Both men had
been prisoners since 1965.
ti-
ll is well that the long
war in Southeast Asia has
ended. Our national lead-
ers were able to negotiate
from the strength of our
armed services and the
support of the American
people. It is not a war that
we won, but traditional
victory was never our
goal. Only time will tell
whether we achieved the
purpose of protecting a
small .nation against op-
pression.
Missing Are Important
should expect all .possible
information before we turn
to other matters, and if
necessary our military
must send search teams
looking for unmarked
graves that provide defi-
nite word, however, sol-
emn to courageous fami-
lies.
Return of all prisoners
and accounting for the
mis.sing constitute our
first" priority. Other dis-
. cussions are premature,
But we must not put anR we should postpone
the -war behind us too ; controversies that mav
quickly Our nation must develop over post-war
Seek for a full accounting -.reconstruction in South-
of men missing in action.
News photographs and
propaganda films have
shown pictures of prison-
ers unmentioneti in the
exchange of information
between the tw;o sides. The
nation and the Congress
east Asia and possible
amnesty for those who
evaded military responsi-
bilities. When immediate
needs are met, there will
he time to consider oilier
problems related to the
war.
Veterans,
Kin Important
I shall remain aware
that thousands of men
who served in this war
ha\*e come back to civilian
life needing help from-their
fellow citizens. We must,
certainly take care of the
wounded. Many others
who retained their physical
■well-being had interrupted
their educations or their
jobs to serve, and are now
finding little opportunity-
in civilian life. All of us, in
Government and the pri-
vate sector, owe a debt to
these men, and the
magnitude of their num-
bers does riot reduce our
responsibility towards
them..
We must also remember
that nearly 46,000 young
men died in this' war.
Some of them left young
wives and small children.
Hondo Public Library's
Board of Trustees held its
first meeting of 1973
Tuesday night. Feb. 20, at
the library with Mrs Sally
Bracks, Chairman, presid-
ing. In attendance were
Mrs. Bracks. Mrs. Nor-
man Buescher, Airs. Glad-
ys Knowles, Martin Noon
an, Boh Peden, Virginia
Clift, Mrs. Lottie Maw,
Ward'-s daughtej> Librarian, and Mrs ina
Mc Allister, was Mansell, secretary
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and
approved. Members voted
approval of and welcomed'
the new board member,.
Mrs. Gladys Knowles.
General discussion on
various aspects of the
Federal Revenue Sharing
Program was participated
in by all present. Mrs
Bracks reported on pres-
ent status' of Friends of
the Library’ and their
planned future activities.
Again, in recent weeks,
donations to the library
have been generous. Harry
Filleman presented five
volumes “Pictorial History
of World War 11 A
"Korean War", "Civil
War", “This Is America
My Country" and "Ex-
ploration and Discovery of
America".
Martin Noonan donated
"100 Years in Bandera
1853-1953". From Alfred
E. Wolff we received
"Hound-dog Man" by
Fred Gipson and "Excuse
M y Dust” by Bellamy
Partridge. Bob and Sally
Gaconnet brought in
"Earth and High Heaven"
by G. Graham.
Mrs. Liz Maples 'gave
the library magazines and
a copy of "Message to
Malaga" by Helen Macln-
nes. Three Detective Book
Club triple-volumes were
donated by Virginia Clift
or aging, parents who
never again can know a
son s help. We all .have a
debt to the-se kinfolks.
1 was shocked by news
reports that the Veterans'
Administration had or-
dered reductions in vete-
rans' benefits amounting
to nearly $160 million in
an announcement almost
simultaneous with the
POWs return. I noted, too,
that the White House
quickly backed away from
that plan.
In summary, I point out
that our joy at the return
of the prisoners must be
tempered by awareness of
continuing responsibilities
that are ours.
"Brimstone Club by F
Van Wyck Mason, histori-
cal fiction, was presented
In Gail C Farley, who
also gave two paperbacks.
Fighting Prince of Done
gal ' by Robert T Reilly
and "The Scimitar bv
Samuel Fdwards.
Dewey R. Verona contri-
buted several stamp maga-
zines and Ellery Queen
mystery short stories.
Matty other magazines
were, brought in by the
Paul Reily family. Mrs. O,
\1 Redus, Mrs. Ella
Oelinger, Mrs (). C.
Marquis. Wesley deGrodt.
Mrs George Bendele, Mr.
and Mrs, John IF Poerner,
Inez Short anil Hellene
W ollschlaeger.
Mrs Redus also provid-
ed us with a new
decoration for the library,
this one being a bouquet
of various kinds ot flowers,
all in a winter-white color.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Buescher donated Wall
Street Journals, magazines
and paperbacks. Other
paperbacks were received
front Mrs George L.
Thallntan. Deborah and
Gladys 1, indeburg, Bar-
bara Weems, J. 1).
Schmidt and Edna Av-
coek
The foremost problem at
the library is to get
members to return their
overdue books. IVtany
readers are being ' kept
waiting for these unre-
turned books. The book-
drop is so easily -accessible
at any time if you cannot
get to library during
regular hours No fine is
ever charged for "late.’
books.
Regular library hours
are 11:30 am. to 5:30
p.m., Monday through
Friday.
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