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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1975
THE BANDERA BULLETIN
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Thanks to Rev Roy Span
nagel and Mr and Mrs Ricky
Hill for another beautiful
Christmas service Rev
Spannagel told the story of the
Birth of Jesus, Mr Hill led the
singing of the Christmas carols;
and Mrs Hill played the piano
Joining in the singing were John
Johnson, Mrs Johnny Johnson
of Medina, Joy Smith, Mr and
Mrs H H Hamrick, Mrs.
Roland Thallman, Leigh Ann
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Mr and Mrs Arthur Pickens
of San Antonio spent Sunday
afternoon with their mothers,
Mrs Emma Joiner and Mrs
Emma Pickens
We have many friends to
thank for remembering us at
this beautiful season Among
them is the Business Womens
Club These ladies came
Thursday night and sang carols
Elsie Eckhart played the piano
and those who joined in the
singing were Gwen Akin,
Punkie Camp, Mini Lavarre,
Grace Hicks, Mary Mott, and
Carmen Hicks, who represents
the Purple Hills in this fine club
These ladies sang in the halls
for those who could not go to the
living room
The Girls Auxiliary of the
First Baptist Church came
Friday afternoon They had
many beautiful
decorations and then came and
put them up They also sang
many, many carols. Those in
this group were Laura Tondre,
Connie Calloway, Jeanelle
^lingon, Debbie Calloway,
I^eticia Ybarra, Lucy Ybarra,
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Tondre, Rebecca Calloway , and
the two leaders, Connie Taylor
and Margie Hoffer. These
young people worked hard
making these pretty
^ decorations endive thank them-
* Mrs. Irene Anderwald’s son,
Charlie Anderwald of San
Antonio, visited with her
Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Newcomer of
Pipe Creek visited Miss Maggie
Causey Friday. .
Miss Emma Strum’s guests
Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Scott
McKay of San Antonio.
Jewell and Amy Adams of
Medina came Friday for a visit
with Mrs Willie White
Mr and Mrs. R. P. Hood
visited Mrs. Bettie Littlejohn
Sunday afternoon
Mrs Mattie Mayfield's son,
Durward, of Medina came
Wednesday
Mrs Cordelia Buckelew
enjoyed visiting with her son,
Earl, last Saturday.
Lloyd L Gray of Kerrville
visited his aunts, Miss Nellie
Gray and Mrs Emma Joiner,
Wednesday
Mrs Bettie Littlejohn’s
nephew, Norm E Dorow of
Lakehills, visited with her last
Monday
Lois Heinen Morgenstern
visited with Mrs Grace Partlow
Thursday.
Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Scott
McKay of San Antonio for the
beautiful boxes of fruit. They
almost filled the kitchen You
are nice people to help Santa at
this time
Miss Ida Pepper of San An-
tonio visited Lou Fitzgerald and
Maggie Causey Saturday
Dick Duke, Elder F D
McMellon, and Carl Dorow, all
of San Antonio, came for a visit
with Mrs. Pearl Ruede Sunday.
Mrs. Etta Carnes of Lakehills
visited Mrs Lou Fitzgerald
Sunday
Mrs. James Landreth
celebrated her 93rd birthday
Saturday Her daughter, Mrs
Audrey Cullen, of Center Point
came with a very pretty cake. I
hope we will get a good picture
Mrs. Landreth's., husband,
James, will celebrate his 92nd
birthday in January
Mrs. Thelma Adams' big day
was Friday when she
celebrated her birthday
Mr and Mrs. Chuck (Charlie)
Johnson of San Antonio visited
with his grandmother Saturday.
They came from Medina where
they are visiting with his
mother and father, Mr and
Mrs Johnny Johnson, Kathy
and John.
We are very proud of our
director of nursing, Zula Martin
R.N., and one of our nurses,
Carra Standard, who went to
school last week in San Antonio.
It was sponsored by the
University of Texas System
School of Nursing. They each
brought home good report
cards. It was a very important
and interesting program on how
to motivate your staff and
communications defining your
job, your responsibility to the
hospital, patients and staff
Mrs. Bettie Littlejohn enjoyed
a visit with her nephew and
wife. Mr. and Mrs. Norris
Dohrow of Lakehills The
Dohrows have recently retired
and moved from Ashtabula,
Ohio.
We are enjoying a beautiful
floral arrangement from the
Cowan wedding, delivered by
Roberta; we thank these nice
people for sharing these flowers
with us.
We thank our good friends,
Mrs Judy Goodenough and
Mrs Vernell Mullenax, for their
beautiful music Saturday night.
We had our first employee’s
Christmas party last Friday
evening. One of the things we
did was complete our Christmas
decorations which included the
decorating of the Christmas
tree. I believe it is the nicest we
have had, and we thank
everyone who helped. Hot
spiced punch and cookies were
served. ->
Lois Schulte, our activities
director, is sure excited and so
are the rest of us. as her son
-Mike, will be hoiflf this Friday
for Christmas. We are au
joining her in a Christmas
prayer, thanking the Lord for
her. son’s recovery from a
serious illness and the com-
pletion of his basic training,
with honors, in the navy in San
Diego.
Mrs Pearl Ruede's guests
Sunday afternoon were Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Ruede of Pipe Creek.
We join Mrs. Emma Jenschke
in congratulations to her
grandson, Gene Aschbacher,
age 19, in the rescuing of a man
from a’burning building in San
Antonio December 9th.
We were delighted to have a
group of youthful carollers from
the Bandera United Methodist
Church visit us Sunday evening
They sang the beautiful
Christmas carols which we all
love. In this group were Todd
Sandidge, Chris and Jim Bob
Robbins, Kirk McMullan, Riva
A Nugent, Tammy Petty,
Catherine Taylor, Shauna
Sandidge, Toni Batto, Phyllis
Goodeno,ugh, Mark D’Spain,
Shelly D’Spain, Bernie Batto,
Brenda Brient, Trudy Bailey.
R. C Hayes, C. Tomerlin VI,
ayes,
Steve Kaika, Deborah Merris,
Rhea Kalka, Alan Buxkemper,
Joan Turner, Pam Kalka,
Connie Buxkemper, Leslie
Robbins, Mary Kalka, Kelly,
Penny Kalka, Stacey Dyer, Jan
White, Zale Gray, Tom Gray,
Mr and Mrs Telvy Robbins,
Lorri Robbins, Mrs Lois HAyes,
Mr and Mrs Joe McMullan,
and Shannon McMullan.
Our sincere appreciation goes
to our dear friend, Helen
McKandles, for the many
beautiful aprons she gave to us
this Christmas season. These
beautiful aprons were made by
Mrs McKandles for her beloved
aunt, Mrs. Annie Peters. As
Mrs. Peters loved aprons, Helen
over a period of years made
them for her Mrs. Peters
passed away at the age of 86
years and her children asked
Helen to give her collection of
aprons to Purple Hills Nursing
Home in Bandera. This lovely
gift, coming at this blessed
season, is a wonderful ex-
pression of love that we each
appreciate.
Card Of Thanks
I wish to thank all my friends
and relatives for their con-
sideration and kindness while I
was in the hospital and since I
have returned home. May God
bless you all.
Sammy Stevens
Card Of Thanks
My sincere thanks to my
friends and relatives for their
kindness and concern during
my bout with pneumonia. The
visits, phone calls, cards and
food are appreciated more than
words can tell. “One good friend
is not to be weighed against the
jewels of all the earth.”
LahreeMunsch
Notice
To those who would like to
give deer skins to the Veterans
Administration Hospital in
Kerrville. You may contact
Commander Ross Bailey of the
Bandera VFW at 796-4590 or
Commander Tom Fridlin,
American Legion at 796-4704.
IRS District
Director Introduces
Tex Forms For 1975
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For theftrst time, individuate
will be able to get money
through filing a federal income
tax return, even though they
paid no withholding, Robert M
McKeever, Internal Revenue
Service district director for
southern Texas, said today in
discussing individual income
tax forms for 1975
The money will be paid as an
earned income credit for
workers earning up to $8,000 a
year and maintaining a
household with a dependent
child. The credit is 10 percent of
a worker’s earnings—up to a
maximum of $400—and
decreases as income rises
above $4,000, he said
In addition to the earned
income credit, McKeever said
that other new features of the
tax forms for 1975 include the
following
— A higher standard
deduction of 16 percent, to a
maximum of $2,600 for married
persons filing jointly ($1,300 for
married individuals filing
separately), and $2,300 for
single persons and heads of
household
—A $30 credit for each person
claimed as an exemption.
—A five-percent credit, with a
$2,000 ceiling, on the purchase
of a new principal residence
built or under construction
before March 26, 1975, and
acquired and occupied after
March 12, 1975,
Another “first” is a line on
Form 1040 for deducting con
tributions to individual
retirement plans, generally
available to individuals who do
not participate in pension plans
at work Taxpayers who have
an individual retirement ac-
count or annuity must attach
Form 5329, Return for In-
dividual Retirement Savings
Arrangement, to their tax
return, whether or not they
contribute to their retirement
plan during the year, McKeever
said.
A change appearing in both
Form 1040 and 1040A for 1975 is
the increase in the tax tables to
cover incomes up to $15,000 The
tables make it unnecessary for
taxpayers who do not itemize
deductions—and whose income
is under $15,000—to figure their
tax, he said.
Nevertheless, whether tax-
payers receive a Form 1040A or
Form 1040 tax package, they
should try itemizing deductions,
as well as claiming the standard
deduction, to see which method
results in a lower tax, he ad
vised
McKeever said that medical
bills, charitable contributions,
and other tax-deductible ex-
penses sometimes can mount
up, and enable taxpayers who
itemize to cut their taxes
significantly.
Although most taxpayers will
receive their tax packages in
the mail by early January 1976,
now is a good time for southern
Texas residents to gather
records and other information
needed to file their tax returns,
he said.
McKeever added that
Congress has been considering
proposals to change several tax
law provisions If changes are
made that affect 1975 income
taxes, the IRS will provide the
supplemental forms and in-
formation that taxpayers will
need to meet any new
requirements of the tax law.
SM0GGY SKIES for Santa VA Dental Benefits
Mrs Lahree Munsch is much
improved from a severe case of
pneumonia. We hope she will
continue to improve and be well
soon.
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About one in 500 Americans—
440,000 people—has an inherited
tendency to very high blood
cholesterol, according to The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes. MOD grantees are
trying to find a cure for this
abnormality, which can con-
tribute to heart attacks and
strokes
One in 14 American babies—
more than 200,000 a year -are
born with birth defects, says
The National Foundation-
March of Dimes.
Zipping through the clear
night air with a sleigh filled with
geedlAg-fenU-AO eatjilor Santa
these days. Gear air isn't easy
to find anywhere.
Smog is sweeping the coun-
try. In fact, the Environmental
Protection Agency released a
study this summer showing that
smog, chiefly caused by car
exhaust, was spreading from
car-congetted cities to
nonurban areas
“As a result, it may be
necessary to expand to an area-
wide basis some of the pollution-
control measures now in effect
only in urban areas," says EPA
Administrator Russell E Train.
The agency said that the
nation's big cities act like giant
smokestacks spewing clouds of
pollution that drift hundreds of
miles into the countryside
Controls proposed for
nonurban areas would include
inspecting exhaust control
devices on cars as Well as fumes
from gas stations and even dry
cleaning establishments Right
now, these controls are in effect
only in a few dozen cities
It's the action of the sun or car
exhaust and other pollutions
that causes smog Hundreds of
chemical reactions take place
with-this mixture and cloud the
air we breathe. It’s a com-
plicated process the sun’s
energies can be absorbed by
nitrogen dioxide in the presence
of some hydrocarbons Ozone is
one of the many dangerous
chemicals that can be
produced
Contributions to Christmas
Seals, which show Ipts of happy
Santas and clear air, support
the fight against all kinds of air
pollution, emphysema,
tuberculosis, and other lung
diseases, and cigarette
smoking
Answer your Christmas Seal
letter today, 318 W. Houston St.,
San Antonio, Texas 78205 It's a
Matter of Life and Breath
The end of the Vietnam era
did .not end the one-year
-eligibility for Veterans Ad-
ministration dental care to
-which— personnel leaving the—
armed forces are entitled. A. A.
- Hunter, VA Regional Director,
said today
Wartime service has not been
a condition of eligibility for VA
dental care since passage of the
Veterans Health Care Ex-
Act in 1973, he advised,
discharge or
ement under conditions
than dishonorable is still
necessary.
The last day of the Vietnam
era was May 7, 1975.
Veterans are still eligible for
one-time complete treatment
for dental conditions which
developed during military
service but were not corrected
then, provided application is
made to VA within one year
after date of separation from
active military service
This care is provided by law
at no expense to the veteran
Full information on VA dental
benefits can be obtained at any
VA office or VA hospital or from
local veterans service
organizations. Hunter said
Application for treatment can
be made at any VA office or VA
hospital
Although authorization must
first be secured from VA, most
veterans receiving dental care
at the agency's expense are
patients of private dentists in or
near the individual's home
town, rather than at a dental
clinic of a VA hospital. A A
Hunter said
Tile general one-year
eligibility for VA dental
treatment does not extend to
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Mewy Christmas
Jingle belle echo through thie
epeelal night, pealing wimhee
of merriment and joy to all,
from Santa and urn.
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Dreams of the Sugar Plum
Fairy and beautiful imaginings
fill the night. May all your
dreams come true!
CONWILL & HAYNES ELECTRONICS
care for dental conditions that
obviously existed before the
veteran entered military ser-
vice, it was pointed out.
Some veterans, however,
have special eligibility for
continuing VA treatment
These include:
—Those receiving VA com-
pensation for dental conditions.
—Those whose dental con-
ditions resulted from combat
wounds or service injuries.
—Those who were prisoners
of war.
—Those who have a dental
condition which is determined
by VA to be aggravating a
service connected medical
disability.
Sunday night visitors of Mrs.
Ernest Scheele were Mr. and
Mrs. H. W Adamsof Odem, Mr
and Mrs. Hugo Zoeller of
Boerne, Mr and Mrs. Gilbert
Scheele and Mrs Mack Joiner
of Bandera
Mrs Robin Shaw is at home
again after undergoing major
surgery in the hospital in
Kerrville.
We are pleased to report
Sammy Stevens is doing fine
and is at home now after un-
dergoing a major operation in
Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital
recently.
The unborn baby is especially
sensitive to the mother’s health
habits in the first month and a
half of pregnancy, says The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes Good personal health
care before and during child-
bearing age is always im-
portant, the Foundation
reminds
Your Social Security
The Medicare hospital
insurance deductible will be
$104 starting January 1, 1976,
according to Jules K Gipson,
social security branch manager
in Kerrville
"A Medicare patient who goes
into a hospital and starts a
benefit period after December
31 will be responsible for the
first $104 of the hospital bill,"
Gipson said.
The 1975 deductible was $92.
Under the Medicare law, the
amount of the deductible is tied
to the average cost of one day’s
stay in a hospital
“The increase to $104 for 1976
is a result of a review of hospital
costs during 1974,” Gipson said
"However, the present $92
deductible remains in effect
throughout any benefit period
that started in 1975 even if the
period of hospitalization goes
into 1976 ’’
Under the law, the increase in
the deductible means there also
will be increases starting
January 1 in three other
amounts Medicare patients pay
for covered care
For a hospital stay of over 60
days, the patient will pay $26 a
day (up from $23> for covered
services furnished on the 61st
through the 90th day.
For a post-hospital stay of
over 20 days in a skilled nursing
facility, the patient will pay $13
a day (up from $11.50) for the
21st through the 100th day.
For reserve days used—after
90 days of hospital care in a
benefit period—the patient will
pay $52 a day (up from $46).
Medicare hospital insurance
helps pay for hospital stays and
certain post-hospital care of
people 65 and over, disabled
people under 65 who have been
entitled to social security
disability benefits for 24 con-
secutive months or more, and
many people who have per-
manent kidney failure.
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Mwuj tefouu
and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
from^
The Hutchesons
Being certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the
9tate of Tesas for this purpose, the Mohair Council of America,
Sit Central National Bank Building, San Angelo, Texas 7AA0I,
proposes a referendum election on February 10, 1V7A. under
provisiens of Article S6C, Vernon's Civil Statutes on the propo-
sition of whether or not mohair producers in the following
counties shall assess themselves an amount not to exceed 2H
cents per pound on all mohair sold to be collected at the first
point of sale, and to elect members for • 12-person commodity
producers board to administer proceeds of such assessment to
be used for advertising, promotion, market and product de-
velopment, education and research programs designed to en-
courage production, marketing and use of Texaa mohair.
Counties included in the referendum are: District 1 Terrell,
Crockett, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio and Jeff Davie. District 2 —
Val Verde, Kinney. District 3 — Edwards. District 4 — Bandera,
Real, Medina, Uvalde. District 5 — Mason, Llano, Gillespie,
Kerr, Kendall, Comal, Blanco. District A — Schleicher, Menard,
Sutton, Kimble. District 7 — Mills. Hamilton, San Saba, Coryell,
Lampasas, Burnet, Hays, Travis. Williamson, Ball. District 8 —
Irion, Sterling, Coke, Tom Green, Concho. McCulloch. Coleman,
Hunnels, Nolan, Taylor, Callahan. District A — Brown, Eastland,
Comanche, Erath, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Jack, Parker, Hood.
The referendum and election will be held by physical ballot
with voting place to be at each county A St'S office in the re-
ferendum area or in the county courthouse in counties that do
not have A8CS office facilities. Polls will be open at 7 am. and
dose at 7 p.m. Producer* who will be away from their particu-
lar voting box location on election day may obtain an absentee
ballot from county agent offices, wool and mohair warehouses
or from the Mohair Council of America. Absentee ballots must
be mailed in the self-addressed envelope to the central balloting
place at P.O. Box 222, San Angelo, Texas 7AA0I, before midnight
three days prior to the election date.
Any person within this referendum area engaged in the busi-
ness of producing or causing to be produced mohair for com-
mercial purposes is eligible to vote, including owners of ranches
and their tenants and share-croppers, if such person would be
required to pay the assessment proposed.
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(3ecause the confidence and trust of those
we serve is the foundation of our success, it is
with warmth and friendship that we say
thank you" at Christmas.
McMULLAN INSURANCE A6ENCY
PHONE 796 3731
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