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Hospital problems make
Residents burn
while Washington
fiddles with Medicare
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The Hondo
Anvil
Herald
MEDINA COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
SINCE 1 886
Published each Thurv at 1*01 Ave K. Hondo. $5 per year in county,
ifc out of state: 2nd class post.iqe |>d at Hondo, Tex,. 78801
83rd Year—No. 37 16 Pages in Two Sections—10c
Hondo, Medina .County, Texas 78861, Thursday, September 10, 1970
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"Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth, and what fliej up,
though it be but a ipark, ihall have weight." --Pindar
By Burnis K. Lawrence
Managing Editor
WALK IN HIS SHOES
It has been said many times, yet repeti-
tion can never detract from the piercing
truth in the old Indian phrase which goes
something like this: "Never criticize a man
until you walk in his moccasins for a moon. "
If we all wouId heed this sage advice
from a race of people who possessed a rare
intelligence, I think the entire world would
be better off.
Americans in these "sizzling 70's" a r e
far too fast on the trigger at heaping criti-
cism on "the other man." And it matters
not that we know nothing about his job, his
true qualifications, his problems. In fact,,
we could care less; all we want to do is o-
pen our mouths and tell the world that we
Enow more about fits job than he does and if
we were in his position we would handle it
differently.
Funny thing is: if most of us were in his
position we would probably make a bigger
mess of the job than he is doing.
Perhaps what the world does need is love
—love of the truth, love of integrity, love
of a straight-forward answer rather than a
mile-long-around-the-track bunch of gar-
bage that winds up meaning no thing,and
love of keeping one's nose out of other peo-
ple's business.
, We do indeed need to walk in a man's
footsteps for awhile before we chastise him
with criticism.
REWARDING RESPONSE
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There is a poster in the hall of St. John's
Catholic School which tells the world:
"Kindness is the overflowing of one's I i fe
into the lives of others."
Such a beautiful thought. And so true.
Look back over a -span of years and discov-
er the bright and most rewarding moments
were the times when someone else benefited
from kindness passed on.
That is how I felt Friday when I received
a call from a woman in town concerning the
suggestion made in last week's Sparks about
some group taking on the task of providing
readers for persons whose sight has failed.
She told me her sight-hps been impaired
due to an illness and throifah her own per-
sonal experience she can afjtest to the need
of someone to read to her
"When school began fast year," she said,
"it meant my daughter would no longer be
at home to be my eyes. I was in a near pan-
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Un-offlcial
Weather
Taylor-Chapman
Service
6ur unofficial weather ob-
server, Dr. 0. B. Taylor, re-
ports that we may expect
"some" rain on or about Sept.
14 through Sept. 22.
Dr. Taylor bases his report
on early morning moon chang-
es, full moon at 5:19 a. m.,
Sept. 15, and a mooh change
at 3:42 a. m. (last quarter) on
Sept. 22. The autumnal e-
quinox occurs on Sept. 23.
DON'T FORGET...
Commissioners Court
meets Monday .
Rome burned while Nero
fiddled and Medina County
residents, especially the sen-
ior citizens, are doing a slow
burn while Somebody fiddles
around with the Medicare eli-
gibility at Medina Memori-
al Hospital.
Who that someone is ap-
pears difficult to pin down.
Administrator Melvin Fing-
er and the hospital board,
through their attorney Hugh
Meyer, lay the blame on the
Health, Education and W e 1-
fare Department's interpreta-
tion of a section on presence
of registered nurses at the hos-
pital on a 24-hour basis.
HEW points a Anger at the
local hospital and says that a-
mong other things the hospital
doesn't have enough register-
ed nurses.
Who's right? Who's wrong?
At this point no one really
knows. But HEW appears to
be in the driver's seat with its
mm
Museum Day
shows net
of $3,000.
Arsons interested in the
Medina County Museum last
Thursday night heard a heart-
ening report that Museqm Day
netted some $3, U00 plus for
the project of moving the SP
depot.
President John Wentz pre-
sided at the meeting and Gla-
dys Lindeburg filled in for
Mary Ruth Cameron on giving
financial statistics. She re-
ported that as of Thursd ay,
Sept. 6, the bank book bal-
ance stood at approximately
$6700, with some $700 bills
outstanding.
Wentz reported to those at-
tending that he has two bids
on moving the depot and was
expecting two more by the
end of this week. He said he
would then call a special
meeting of the Board to ac-
cept a bid and get the ball
rolling.
In a general discussion ev-
eryone talked about next
year's Museum Day event,
where it might be held, time,
date, additional attractions,
and in general how it could
be made into an outstanding
attraction for the city on par
with St. Louis Day in Castro-
ville, Cypress Celebration
Day in Sabinal, etc.
Wentz also appointed a
membership committee con-
sisting of Mrs. Sally Brucks,
Tony Mendoza, Mrs. Alex
Grant Jr., Charles Koch and
Sherrie Weynand..
THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN!
. . . Yep, it's that season again and boys young
and old are chasing that oblong ball again. Foot-
ball fever might not be too high but come Friday
night in Del Rio it will knock the top from the
thermometer when the Owls take on the Wildcats
in the first game of the year. Game time: 8p.m.
Hondo Homecoming
Hondo High School Home-
coming will be held Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 9-10. All
former teachers and ex - stu-
dents of Hondo High School
are cordially invited to at-
tend the two-day event.
All officers, committee
chairmen and class chairmen
are urged to attend the Hon-
do High School Ex - Students
Association meeting, T u e s -
day, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p. m.
in the Audio-visual room at
Hondo High School.
Since Homecoming is
drawing near, officers would
like to hear progress reports
from all committee chair-
men.
Also on the agenda will
be the election of a Home-
coming Queen.
opinion for last December
Federal officials put the sting
into their interpretation by
cutting off the hospital portion
of Medicare.
And then to add Impact to
the already strong blow, the
Texas Health Department fol-
lowed suit by ceasing M e d i -
caid payments.
Medina Memorial request-
ed and was given a hearing to
present its side of the prob-
lem. Administrator Finger
and Attorney Meyer represent-
ed the local hospital at the
San Antonio hearing, and since
that time Meyer has filed a
brief on the entire proceed-
ing*.
And that is where it stands.
The'federal Government has
cut off Medicare pay men ts.
The hospital has appealed.
And during the meantime all
the elderly citizen who is el-
igible for Medicare can do is
either enter the local hospital
and pay the bill— pt the
doctor's'portion whici. is still
payable under Medicare ac-
cording to Finger--or go to
some hospiul eligible for
Medicare.
Many area citizens are do-
ing exactly that—going tooth-
er hospitals. The patient load
at Medina Memorial has
dropped since December, al-
though not as drastically as
might be expected or rumor-
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Audit says City
books in black
Hondo ended the 1 9 6 9-70
fiscal year with a surplus of
$100,171, compared to $12,-
575 the proceeding year and
about $37, 000 in 1967-68. Ci-
ty Councilmen received the
OFF TO DEL RIO I
news Tuesday night when the
city's auditor presented his re-
port during the regular coun-
cil meeting.
The city's operating state-
ment for all funds showed that
Owls open
1970 season
Friday night is what Hondo
Owl football fans have been
waiting for the past 10 months.
Their Owls travel to Del Rio
to tangle with the Wildcats in
their first action of the 19 7 0
season, and hundreds of fans
will trek to the border city to
see the battle.
Coach Nelson Bippert, in
his second season as head
coach at Hondo, says, "I
think we will be ready for Fri-
day night."
His Owl gridsters looked
good in their Friday night
scrimmage against Boerne and
Bippert said that "Tuesday of
this week they looked better
offensively than they have any
time since practice began. "
The Coach said their offen-
sive timing is improving and
the defense has been more
than pleasing. "They’ll hit
you, " is how the he describes
them.
Owl fans as well as players
will be hoping for a repeat of
1969 when Hondo took the
Wildcats 15-7. However they
would like to win it all the
way and not have to come
from behind like last year.
"Del Rio, a 3-A school
that is pushing hard to become
a Four-A, is rebuilding this
year, " saidnew WildcatCoach
Howard Fest in a telephone
conversation last Friday with
the Anvil Herald. Coach Fest,
who is brand new at Del Rio
this year, said the Wildcats
have only four returning start-
ers, and for Hondo not to ex-
pect too much of them.
When told this information
Coach Bippert enjoyed a good
laugh. "He's right about re-
building and him being new,"
the Hondo Coach said. "But
we watched them in scrim-
mage against Laredo Nixon
and they looked all right."
Coach Bippert continued:
"Del Rio looked good defens-
ively. They are not too big -
-about average size with a
mingling of big boys--but
they looked quick. Offensiv-
ely they did not show a lot of
speed against Laredo Nixon
but they did prove to be quick.
They have a boy who is a
sprinter but we are not cer-
tain he will play. Their quar-
terback is returning from last
year. He is a passing quarter-
back but in the past Coach
Fest has never been pass mind-
ed. But he could change so
we don't really know if they
will go through the air or on
the ground. "
Coach Bippert said he prob-
ably go with the tentative of-
fensive lineup of: Kurt Lein-
weber, center: Morriss Fase-
ler, right guard; Steve Oefin-
ger, left guard; Lee Green,
right tackle; Gordon Wiemers,
left tackle; Faron Helvey,
right end; and alternating Er-
ic Grant and Ricky Powell as
split end. In the backfieldhe
probably will start Tom Hi.|l
at quarterback, Hugo Morales
at fullback, Lonnie Knowles ai
tailback and Bill Abbott at
wingback.
Coach Bippert wanted it
made clear these are "probab-
le". "We have boys who are
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only the city's general fund
ended the fiscal year In the
red. Hondo's general fund
traditionally operates at a loss
with the deficit being made
up from profits of the electric
system.
The combined balance
sheet can be found in this
week’s Anvil Herald.
The auditor's report also
disclosed that while Hondo's
population has remained rela-
tively stable the last 10 years,
valuations have climbed from
$2.7 million in 1961 to $7.5
million in 1970. During the
same period, taxes levied
have climbed from about $33*
900 in 1961 to approximately
$56, 500 this year. Collec-
tions have been 90 per cent or
better the last four years.
Last year's electric system
surplus was nearly $108, 000,
a healthy increase from die
$89, 665 figure of fiscall968-
69, and 1967-68's $§4. 049
surpluses.
Electric system customers
have grown slowly but steadi-
ly in number since 1961, the
report shows. Customers
have Increased from 1413 in
1961 to 1763 in 1970. The
increase this year over last
was 24 customers.
At the same time, kilo-
watt hours of consumption
have risen from 5695 per cus-
tomer in 1961 to 10,845 this
year.
Hondo's water, sewer and
garbage system, which oper-
ated at losses in two previous
fiscal years, showed a net
surplus last fiscal year of over
$9600."
During 1970, the- garbage
system lost four customers,
w hile the sewer system gained
38, and the water system add-
ed 24. Total customers
shown in the report are 112 7
garbage, 1335 sewer and 1626
water.
Average gallons u s* d per
customer have risen from 143,
000 in 1961 to 175,200 gal-
lons in 1970, Total consump-
tion in 1961 was about 193,-
400,000 gallons, with the
1970 figure reaching 284,90(1
000.
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Miss Hondo to be named Saturday nite
More than 30 hopeful girls
will vie for the coveted title
of Miss Hondo 1970 at the
Lions Club sponsored Pageant
at 7:30 p. rh. Saturday, Sep-
tember 12th.
Pageant Chairman Jimmy ,
Tschirhart said Wednesday
that final plans h-a-ve been
made to insure a most pie a -
sant and entertaining pro-
gram.
Judges named include the
general manager of Radio Sta- .
Aon KBUC in San Antonio,
Harrell Banks; Mrs. Jo Ann
Custer and Mrs, Dee Worley,
both of Uvalde.
Candidates participating in
this years event include De fa-
ble Howard, Cora Gilliam,
Norma Rodriquez, Susie Graff,
Myra McCartney, and Ida Y-
barra.
Also, Rebecca Jordan, Jan-
et Graff, Reggie ftdroza, Lot-
tie Porter, Vangie Carmona,
Hope Palacios, Jayne Taylor,
Sandy Grave 11, Donna Breit-
en, and Maureen Pope.
Other candidates include
Lanell Saathoff, Laura Man-
gold, Rose Mary Trinidad,
Lynn Leinweber, Dena Willi-
ams, Diane Schulte, Sally
Garza, Virginia Santillano,
Debra, Leinwe ber, Belinda
HerretajCrickett Schweers,
Carye McGarfty, Joetta Em-
brey, Mary Saathoff and Deb-
ra Delony.
Some special guests that
will be on hand at the Hondo
High School gymnasium are
Miss Carrizo Springs, Kelie
Box; Miss Cotulla, Joan Booth;
Miss Devine, Sherry Sulten-
fuss; and Miss Crystal City,
Linda Maldonado.
Lions Club President, Dr.
W. S. Duty has urged that ev-
eryone make special efforts to
be on hand for this fast mov-
ing program Saturday which
will be climaxed when the
reigning Miss Hondo, Georgia
Landers, crowns a successor.
Jimmy Goodman, Pageant
Master of Ceremonies, s a i di
the program featuring the or-
gan music of Mel Sharp, will
be an entertaining one.
One of the highlights of
the program, will be the se -
lection of a Little Miss and
Little Mister Hondo.
The following little girls
will take part: Andrea Saat-
hoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Saathoff; Rita Sue
Graff, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Graff; Laura Carter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Carter; Leslie Biasing, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Bia-
sing; LoriDittmar, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D i 11 -
mar; Terry Gonzales, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Gon-
zales; Alicia Parra, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Parra;
Cindy Lee Johnson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie John-
son; Lynda Amberson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Amberson; Kimbetly Gayle
Poehler, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Poehler; Robin
Lee Ward, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Ward; Yvonne
Morin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Morin; Theresa
Ann Arcos, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Arcos.
Little boys entered in this
year's pageant are Joe Rodri-
quez, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Rodriquez; Rex William-
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Williamson; Kyle Landers,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lan-
ders; Monte Bippert, son of
Mr. and lylrs. Nelson Bippert;
Glenn Schweers Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Schweers;
Royce Graff, son of Mr. a n d
Mrs. John L. Graff; Rowdy
Moos, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ru-
dy Moos; Curt Van DeW alle,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
* Van DeWalle; Joey Dean Neu-
man, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Neuman; James Lutz,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Lutz; Bryce Britsch, son of Mr.
and M rs. Leroy Britsch; H a r-
ley Wolff, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harlan Wolff; Craig Muennink.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Muennink.'
All of die little children
will be entertained with a
party beginning at 1:30 p. m.
Saturday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John C, "Jackie"
Winkler at 1512 27th Street.
Pageant Director Mrs. Mar-
tha Iris Goodman said that
the older girls will meet at 3
p. m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Winkler.
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