The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1984 Page: 1 of 34
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★ THE BOERNE STAR
BOERNE, KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS 78006 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1984
25 Cents a Copy
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VOLUME 80, NUMBER 46
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Kendall County V oters
Give GOP Clean Sweep
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plus who voted in the 1980 general was the top vote-getter in Kendall
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Barrows Remembers
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County Commissioners
To Canvass Returns
Veterans Day Rites
Set Sunday Afternoon
County Follows
State's Trend
On Amendments
U. S. veterans, living and dead,
will be honored this Sunday,
Kendall County voters, trooping
to the polls in record numbers,
amendments
Constitution.
commander of this large post. He
served as state commander in 1976.
During this period he was honored
Kendall County’s voters stayed in
tune with the state trend Tuesday,
approving six of eight proposed
County, polling 4760 to Democrat
Joe Sullivan’s 738. The Reagan-
Bush presidential team collected
4568 votes to 938 for Walter
Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro,
leading in all Kendall County polling
boxes.
Gramm, seeking Republican U. S.
Senator John Tower’s Senate seat,
received 4367 Kendall County votes
to 1196 for his Democrat challenger,
State Senator Lloyd Doggett.
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election.
Besides backing the Reagan-Bush
team for another four years, the
triumphant sweep of the nation.
With slightly more than 7,000
Kendall Countians eligible, 5,665
visited the polls or voted absentee,
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known as “Tex”, naturally, and the and 100 ships—and they were very
nickname never left him; he was proud that they didn’t lose a single
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REMEMBERING WWII - Hubert
O. Barrows, Jr. of Fair Oaks
reminisces with friends of World
War II days and recalls duty on the
Destroyer Escort vessel USS Pope.
usually rough seas which some
seamen found out when they didn’t
“buckle up” and rolled out onto the
deck (floor).
There were less than 225 DE’s
built. It was an “emergency build”
due to the fact that enemy German
submarines were sighted just off
the U.S. Eastern coast line between
Boston and New York. These enemy
subs were laying off 100 miles from
our coast,' so this situation called for
“special build, special training”.
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six or seven cooks. The men in the
deck force would take turns at
kitchen duties.
The original complement of 215
men assigned to Barrows’ DE slept
in layers of three tiers on bunks
which were hinged to the wall. A
chain hung from a hook to hold up
the bunk. Their foot lockers were
placed below and they could be used
to sit on during the day. The sailors
had to strap themselves in or
otherwise they would roll out. The
adjustable straps went across then-
chests and they usually slept on
their backs. The Atlantic Ocean was
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
In Case of Fire Phone
249-2233
Police Radio Dispatcher
Ambulance Service
Phone: 249-2222
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Christmas In Hills
Plans for Boerne’s annual Boerne will be crowned following
Christmas in the Hills were the procession.
discussed Tuesday morning during Chamber President Frank Wetzel,
a breakfast meeting which attracted whopresided at the session in the
the largest crowd of the year for the Dutch Boy Restaurant, announced a
county’s voters gave hefty margins
to Congressman Phil Gramm in his
successful bid for a U. S. Senate
seat; for Congressman Tom
Loeffler, who scored an over-
whelming victory for a fourth term,
and for State Rep. Edmund
Kuempel of Seguin, who was swept
back into office for a second term.
In the contested races, Loeffler
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monthly Greater Boerne Area new i membership drive. Wetzel
Chamber of Commerce event. asked for volunteers to make
The Christmas in the Hills will’ telephone calls to prospective
kick off December 1 with a 10 a.m. members. He said new businesses -
parade and will include special have - been eager to join the
events on the city plaza, a Miss Chamber, but that several
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authorized higher per diem for
members of the Texas Legislature,
was defeated 3658-1121 in Kendall
County and was an apparent loser in
the state.
The other propositions were
approved, both in Kendall County
and in the state. The most popular
in Kendall County was proposition
1, which will provide state banks the
same rights and privileges as
national banks. Proposition 2, to
create from general revenue a
special higher education assistance
fund for state colleges and univer-
sities, also was a big winner.
Sales Taxes
Show Gains
The City of Boerne’s latest
sales tax check totals
$29,448.65, boosting the 1984
collections to $243,257.65, a
26.75 percent increase over
1 the comparable period in
1983.
Boerne’s October check,
representing the city’s
portion of the sales tax,
compares to $27,945.12
received in October, 1983.
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to the
returns from Tuesday’s general
election.
The sessions will begin at 9 a.m.
on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Canvassing of returns
is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Monday.
The three-day agenda:
MONDAY
9 a.m.—Bid opening - Carpet.
9:30—Bid opening - Sale of Sher-
iffs vehicles.
10—October Commissioners’ Court
minutes.
10:15—Monthly reports.
10:30—Monthly road report and
Commissioners Grand Jury Report.
10:45—Old Road and Bridge site,
taxes.
11—Claims.
Boerne coronation, and special estabished firms have not paid then-
shopping days in the city’s business dues. Individuals and businesses
establishments. joining the Chamber before the end
The annual observance has been of the year will be considered
' expanded to an eight-day event this paid-up members for the entire 1985
year and most merchants will calendar year.
remain open for extended hours Wetzel announced that a new city
during the period. and area map, sponsored by local
Committee members for the business'firms, will be available for
event appealed to everyone distribution soon and that a new
Tuesday to encourage participation brochure is in the works. Jack
in the parade and in the Miss Boerne Plunkett is developing the borchure
pageant, scheduled on Friday night, which will be distributed thoughout
November 30. Contestants will ride the region, Wetzel said,
in the. parade and the new Miss
BY MARY ALICE YELVERTON was commissioned June 25, 1943 at
Apprentice Seaman, Hubert O. Orange, Texas.
Barrows, Jr. of Boerne began his The Destroyer Escort ship was
Navy service on August 7,1942 (his specially built during the war to
dad’s birthday) at boot camp in San combat German “U” boats, and the
Diego. This basic training lasted six crew took the ship to Bermuda on a
weeks and from there he was “shake down” cruise—firing guns,
transferred to Boulder, Colorado, depth charges, making sure every-
for training as a radio operator. He one knew his job before “action.”
had had one and a half years Barrows first day of active duty
experience with the telephone was August 9, 1943, when the ship
company in San Antonio. This escorted five tankers back to the
training consisted mainly of Morse states from Bermuda. His first big
co(je. duty was escorting convoys over to
Hubert Barrows, Jr. became the Mediterranean—between 165
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assignment. men—during wartime the full
“Tex” had three months of anti- complement was 215 men. This
submarine training at Miami, included radio division, engineering
Florida. department, signalmen, deck force
Barrow’s “first ship”, the U.S. [80 men were under Barrows at one
Pope, DE-134 (Destroyer Escort), time], gunnery division deck force,
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Besides setting a vote total
record, Kendall Countians also
posted an absentee mark, casting
700 ballots- by that route. The
previous record, 504 absentee votes,
was set in 1980.
In other contested state races,
Kendall County voters gave then-
support to Republican John Thomas
Henderson in his apparent
unsuccessful bid for Railroad
Commissioner, 3847 votes to 1298
for the incumbent Democrat, Mack
Wallace; backed John L. Bates, the
unsuccessful challenger to John L.
Hill for Chief Justice, Texas
Supreme Court, and also backed
apparent loser Virgil E. Mulanax,
Republican, who battled Sam
Houston Clinton for Judge, Court of
Criminal Appeals, Place 1.
Monday may be a Veterans Day * 11:30—Constable, Pct. 2, request,
holiday for some, but Kendall j 11:45—Monthly jail inspection.
County’s commissioners will begin a 1:30 p.m.—Hal Davis - insurance
three-day regular session on that discussion.
date, with a number of items on the 2—Insurance discussion - going out
agenda, including the canvassing of for new bids - 1985.
Povemberissatnist. Peter’s , by being named captain of the All.
F Catholic Church. i American Team of Commanders He
J Patriotic music, flag ceremonies currently is on the national VFW
F and laying of wreaths will honor legislative committee. Mrs. George
,, those who gave their Eves in war, Muller of Boerne is his daughter.
" _ aOfficer All veterans, veteran’s families,
Gus Benner, VF erv li loved ones of deceased veterans and
. said. This is the fifth year Boerne the general public are invited to
j has presides. attend the afternoon service.
Veterans" speech _ The program will be carried out
Speaker for the occasion will be I members of VFW Post #688,
David L. Stern of San Antonio. Stein Ladies Auxiliary Post #688, and
is a life member of the VFW Post other veterans organization of the
#9174, Lackland Air Base, and has Boerne area.
served two terms as post
Kendall County Sheriff Lee H. D’Spain 181, Draeger 99.
D’Spain easily defeated Tom Precinct 3 (Kendalia)—D’Spain
Draeger in Tuesday’s general 192, Draeger 46. __
election, capturing another four Precinct 4 (Boerne High School)-
years in office. • D’Spain 546, Draeger 274.
D’Spain, an Independent, led in Precinct 5 (Comfort Veteran’s
every box, including absentees, to Hall)—D’Spain 240, Draeger 222.
Proposition 6, which would have score a 3198-1746 victory over Precinct 6 (Sisterdale)—D’Spain
permitted the use of public funds Draeger, also an Independent. 109, Draeger 65.
and credit for payment of premiums The race was the only local Precinct 7 (Waring)—D’Spain 72,
on certain insurance contracts of contest on the ballot. Draeger 34.
companies authorized to do business D’Spain held a decisive margin in Precinct 8 (Kendall County Fair-
in Texas, fell 3640-1058 in Kendall the absentee totals, out-polling his grounds)—D’Spain 544, Draeger
County and apparently went down opponent, 366-177. He also posted 259.
to defeat state-wide. hefty leads in several other voting Precinct 10 (Welfare)—D’Spain
Proposition 8, which would have precincts, with the closest calls 87, Draeger 47.
coming in Comfort, where he led by Precinct 11 (Boerne Fire House)—
a total of only 33 votes in both D’Spain 413, Draeger 241.
boxes. Precinct 12 (Comfort Old Fire
The box-by-box tally: House)-D’Spain 148, Draeger 133.
Precinct 1 (Kendall County Court- Absentee votes-D’Spain 366,
house)—D’Spain 300, Draeger 149. Draeger 177.
Precinct 2 (Pleasant Valley)—
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2:15—Executive Session.
2:30—Budget Amendments.
2:45—TAC - membership dues.
2:50—Dept, of Treasury - Revenue
Sharing report.
3—Visitors.
3:15—Polling Election votes.
TUESDAY
9 a.m.—E. Schwarz - approval of
reclamatin work in floodplain by
House-Beck.
9:30—E. Schwarz - approval of
vacating and resubdividing - Cherry
Ridge.
10—E. Schwarz - approval of
preliminary plat - Mike Pruitt.
10:30—E. Schwarz - acceptance of
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