The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 10
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THIS ISSUE. 10 PAGESt 1700 COPIES.
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The Hondo Anvil Herald.
NO TOWN EVER GREW
on Trad. Thai WhI
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Are t«« a town builder?
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HONDO, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS, DECEMBER 25, 1942.
VOL. 57. No. 25
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tOCAL AND PERSONAL J
7,rott.
j# vours
-gj Christmas!
ird candies of .ill kinds. at
CONFECTIONERY. tf
Feeder pigs about
^1^: 00 each. J. M. EICH-
V "pd.
H Finder of Beaumont is here
"oiiday visit to his parents. Mr.
Sr, J. M. Finger.
r_Red male Greyhound. If
^notify A. G. BLESS. Hondo,
and receive reward. Itpd.
:tu Poultry Prescription will
COMMISSIONERS MEET IN
ULAR SESSION
REG
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, Medina C ounty Commissioners’
Court convened Monday. December
I I. for the regular December term,
with all members present. The fol-
lowing business was transacted:
— - > t. The u'onthly bills of the County
S- W G STORE. ‘ approv“d a"d -der-
OR SALE- ^rlenU k AddW Tht' CoUrt r‘*c**ved the tax ad-
“ft Phone I27 y J:jstnient record4 "f the County Tax
NEWS NOTES
From The
Navigation School
Itiued by the Special Service Ofiice, AAFNS. Hondo, Texas.
ANNUAL BANQUET-DANCE HON-
ORS FCOTBALL BOYS
The Hondo High School annual
football banquet and dance, honoring
the football boys was held Thursday
GREET! frC'S
Th< ugh the world is torn by •
strife, am! ! : te ard vengeance •
s't.n to rule the mind and pur--^
pose of the leaders of most na- •
tions of the earth, the Spirit of •
Christmas seems to permeate •
the hearts of the people. Just *
to tie extent that spirit is real *
—just to the degree that spirit •
so aptly expressed in the words •
—‘‘On earth peace to men of •
good-will”—rules and governs •
the thoughts, the actions, the *
hearts of the great masses of •
the people there is hope for hu- •
manity! •
night” December mh, 6^1(l I I ™at it does so pervade . the
12:00 P. M. in the high school gym- hearts and direct* the heada *nd
POST ORCHESTRA PLAYS
HONDO USO DANCE
FOR
nusiuni.
Blue and white streamers of crepe
piper were hung across the gymnasit
uni, creating a low-ceiling etl'ect. In
the center and ut each end of thifi
bells
vocalist, with Pvt. John Glasper as
pianist, appeared on the program ceiling hung blue and silver
and Pvt. Roy Stephenson, guitarist,1 Near the main entrance was a white
performed. Sgt. .Gene Quinn, head i Christmas tree decorated in blue
chef, supervised the preparation and ;This was in the midst of various
service of food and alo led in group lounge chairs, arranged so as to j
^ rJlNG ^DOESN’T and approved
— T tht ,T1 us re,iuired by law. The re-
'rDftU/ ‘ unnri 3,ui,!!td b>1 id bonds of the Assessor- I The most successful dance of the
HORACE tKUW n iUEiLt Collector were also presented to the 'season, a Christmas dance for men
NIM. Coni" covering the term of office of Hondo Army Air Field, wa( ___... „u| _____________ ______
ANTED—To buy Puroc-Jersey 1942-M*! 1, and were approved and (staged in Hondo high school gymna- ,singing. Sgt. Sammy Schachter act- serve as a reception hall,
rood stork; must be young, ordeu-d filed with the ( ounty Clerk ! sium last Saturday night under USO ed as master ot ceremonies,
i ^i»pe for breeding purposes, as required by law. sponsorship.
EICHHOLTZ. Itpd. , The Court ordered that out of the | B was the first of a series of bi-
HN'TED—To rent a single ga- f2,OCO.OO trade-in value on the monthly Saturday night dances plan-
full Sgt- William Jolesch, I County shovel included in the pur-|ned by the Hondo USO chapter, ac-
Relations Office, Navigation chase of road machinery for pre. j cording to Mis. Myrtle B. Strayhorn
Phone 235. 2tpd. cinct No. 3, precincts Nos. 1, 2 and and B. G. Powell, supervisors sta-
niie the NEW FAVORITE I Road Funds receive their credits tionc<l at the lord center by the na-
£, We serve regular meals, from Pr. No. 3 Koad Fund each in tional organization,
giters and cold drinks. You’ll proportion to the original amount' Th‘‘ AAF Navigation School or
m food and service. tf paid by the preeinc’s when the shov- chestra, formed a week ago by mem
hands is evidenced on every
side. Thele evidences are mul-
tiplied by every kindly act done
by ever individual no matter
where dispersed or how the act
is disposed.
Though families are torn and
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POST CHAPLAINS
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP
blue I 1 nou*ri lamines are torn ana
* there m much occasion for sad- *
ness and longing for absent *
ones, the Spirit of Christmas •
On the Vert wall"behind the head-j * ftiU P^visils. in the hearts and *
, . ,, n ' 4 linnvnu rut H nn/in a
.bi ■ wi re the words Regiona
CONDUCT < hampions” in
The Hondo Army Air Field chapel
was a gathering place for many
Army Air Forces men this week for
special Christmas services and musi-
cals.
Services announced by Chaplain
L )' [Bath left Tuesday for 1 UJ,S purchased by the County. The bers of the post band, making its William C. Strahan for Catholics are
Anton i to spend Christmas with I Treasurer’s record will show thy re- first public appearance, was ap- as follows: Solemn High Mass at
pr And family. Col and spective amounts paid by each nre- Plaudfd throughout the
aarF er and family, Col. and
C. D Eddb man and son, Jackie.
August Finger and two sons
ad August Jr., of San Antonio
ending the week here with Mr.
in J. M. Finger and other re-
spective
cinct and
will be determined by calculation
paid by each pre- Plauded throughout the dance ses midnight, Dec. 24; Low Muss imme-
respective credit* s'on“ which ended at midnight. diately following; Mass Christmas
The orchestra is made up of morning at It o’clock.
SALE-Chestnut sorrell nad-
ir very gentle. Splendid for
much. Price $50.00. O. T.
SON, Sabinal, Texas, Care
Ranch 2tpd
Lawrence R. Brucks urrived
f.a», to spend a Christmas fur-
. with his mother, Mrs. L. J.
,tks. and family.
E. HAASS, Attorney -at -taw.
it residence, Hondo, Texas
matters carefully attended
> ill courts of Texas. Manager
s.i.ted and credited to Precincts Nos. former professional musicians, sev- | A candle-lighting service was held
1, 2 and 4. lend of whom were with name bands (Wednesday night under the direction
pay to her by the County for the hw own band before J°ininSf the .special Protestant services Christmas
care of Mr. Hutzler from $1.00 per A™’y Air F°,rCivu • (morning at 7:30. Congregational
‘ A group of D Hams young women | singing will consist ol Christmas
augmented the corps of Hondo j carols. A song service feature will
young ludies as dance partners for 'be ‘‘Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav-
the large number of Air Forces en- enly Light,” (Bach) by a quartet
listed men present. Mrs. Strayhorn, (composed of Pvts. Milan T. Kuchar-
wife of a marine corps captain in ik and John T. Phillips, 1st Lt.
overseas service, served as chaper- | George W. Schardt and S/Sgt. Wil-
one. j liam F. Leverett.
day to $1.50 per day. After due
consideration, the Court voted unan-
imously to grant the increase until
further orders of the Court.
. • ,, . ^ • _ This was the last meeting of the
Cour, (or .hr «ol,„ ....... b,
tin* County Judge.
STORES TO CLOSE FOR CHRIST
MAS WEEK-END
Merchants and businessmen of
She said arrangements had been
made for another dance Saturday
night, Jan. 2.
An informal program of Christmas
carol Ringing by the service men
11 courts of Texas. Manager Hondo have agreed to close for the ! „ , " « ^ ,,ne''
County Abstract Company, week-end of Christmas, beginning («annpd ^ Smas Eve,' and r A chorus, composed of Pvts. John T.
ami Mrs. H. E. Haass and 1 Friday, Dec. 25th, through Sunday, jj,-’ m
atw Taylor and Roy Carter Jr 1 Dec. 27th. This will give Hondo ’
**'ing today for Corpus Christi employers and their employees a
Mid the Christmas week-end badly needed three-day holiday.
During the musical program held
Wednesday night, organ selectionr
were played by Mrs. Schurdt. Vocal
solos were given b^ Pvt. John T.
Phillips, Jr., tenor. Miss Evelyr
Schardt presented a violin number.
Mr ami Mrs. Walter H. Knorr.
Octivia Davis of San Antonio
Mias Lucy Jurtine Davis of
The decision came after announce*
ment was made in last week’s paper
that some stores and shops would
4nm arrived home Wednesday close Cor the three days. This will
to spend the holidays with K‘v* storekeepers and their em-
be available. Special
hostesses will be on hand, and fruits,
nuts and candies will be served.
★ *
Phillips, John D. I.utan, Dwight C
Grant, Donald F. Flierl, Mila.i Ku-
charik, Lelaml Vhlaske and Sylves-
ter Ulsrud, Lt. George W. Schardt,
GIRL EMPLOYES NAME NEW (and 8/Sgt. William F. Leverett, sang
CLUB AT BUFFET SUPPER (“Nazareth'’ (Gonrod) and “The
--— | Lord’s Prayer’’ (Mnllotte). Sgt.
“Women in Navigation” was an- [Leverett presented a vocal solo num-
r— — -------.... ------ - . nounced hs the name selected for the , ber
Ptrmts, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, Payees a rest after a record-break- , Hondo Army Air Field civilian irlg. * *
iiwf nra.hiiltdau anoa/«n nf Rm'in,* nn<l I " n N N
CHRISTMAS ATMOSPHERE PRE
VAILS AT POST
ing pre-holiday season of buying and j orKaniziltion at a buffet supper held
^XTom^cKrni | *^£* r£™**tFI ^^
w. .»d bi. .Ut.r, Mb. Ur.i, „ ^ j,nuary , ho„d,y, but „ ; »"■' jMIhn M-.-nnol will .p.nd
b M Nr, T C Barn— . ill I ?n “T*1 Cl"”’’ i Appro'.iLl.ly IS Lmb.r. at "r * i,'°Z<ck, .vid'Sra it
itikai l .ij elsewhere it is to be presumed that 1 tl,nd'd thp Mlinn' the pni..rt»inmpn»i.k C
SuT ^°Dda? Mr and (local stores will be closed for tha% , ™--?umfor ^ich1 iSSdeS hw : .. . . , „ . . .
"Fn Earl Barden and children, ont> dav Now Year’s I)nv next week Pr<^,Jtn. \0T vvt!ltl) was provided by. 1 he enlisted mens Service clut
«Mnd Brenda Sue. of Houston,1 patrons of the Hondo buaineS I theD,"pecwl s,,rVlcf departm'nu’ * and ,)0St theatre wil1 be enters of
M” "• "«•* employe,
sponsoring a New Year’s masquerade will hang up “properly identified”
Tll ~Pmin. rn„rt b““ “t tne service club, according tc 8(>cks in the Service Club for the
«Uv f»r ei o or , , i The ( ounty court house folk will ^jrs Heh*n Hathaway, sub-depot era- 'convenience of St Nicholas
vbp rttS°’ T?f* t0 J0,"(*,81? oh^rve the three-day Christmas , pre8ident. Regular meeting
L »e)er, who is stationed at; holiday. I .i„,„„ ...in k„ ............. t
1and they will make their j
‘ there. J
j, I notice and plan their shopping
7* « B Meyer and two sons, cordingly.
“ nenry and John Walter, left
white letters. The
head-table had a large centerpiece
of white carnations and narcissuses
with fern. Two small white foot-
balls tied with blue satin ribbons at
each side of the flowers completed
the centerpiece. There were smaller
arrangements of white flowers at
each end of the table und the space
between was marked with fern and
miniature footballs. Covers were i
laid for twenty guests.
Small tables were arranged in a |
“V” in front of the banquet board.
Each was decorated with a small j
blue megaphone with spikes of nar-
cissuses thrust through the top.
The place cards were small blue j
megaphones with the names lettered j
in white ink. |
The menu consisted of turkey with ;
dressing, buttered peas, pineapple !
and cranborry salad on lettuce, hot
rolls with butter, iced tea, and fruit
homes of Hondo. And we are
sure absent ones would have it
so, for knowing that fact they
know all is well with the loved
ones left at home.
For those material things
with which we have been fav-
ored by those represented by
their good-will messages to our
readers in this issue of this pa-
per, we are too profoundly
gratefi\J to find words for ade-
quate expression.
Therefore, we can only say to
each and every one to whom this
message comes
THiS CHRISTMAS 1942
Though dark
Your Christmas night.
May the love of good will
Make luminous—and so glad-
den—
—FLETCHER DAyiS. *
cake with whipped cream.
Music was played during the ban- [ ^ Your heart,
quet by Gene Sarli. Miss Evelyn
Woodley, the Pep Squad’s sponsor
sang two popular selections.
W bile the dessert was being served________
Rose Marie Finger, pep squad ‘t*ad-
er, made a welcome address, which _.
was followed by Ulks by the coaches, . ber L That purpose wU, haye been
Mr. Tom D. Bndges and Mr Murray ^ ^ ch#irman said when th
Stephenson; football captains Stan* Board completes the issuance of sup-
ley Hollmlg and Tommy Ney; spon- plemental ^tion books
He emphasized that the Medina
County Board will continue to issue
temporary rations to truck and fleet
users of gasoline whose Certificates
of War Necessity as issued by the
Office of Defense Transportation
contained errors or who are appealing
to ODT for additional mileage be-
cause, as originally issued, such cer-
tificates did not allow sufficient
gasoline for the certificate holder's
essential business.
The Chairman called attention of
all gasoline dealers to the change in
the use of the emergency receipt
Form R-S55 so there may be na mis»
understanding or nbuse of this meth-
od of abtaining emergency supplies
of gasoline.
“Effective December 15th, we
must revert to the original purpose
of that emergency ration form, and
use it only where there is actually a
serious threat to life, health or val-
uable property," he en phasized.
sors, Miss Evelyn Woodley and Mrs.
Fabian Garrison, and the Stperin*
tendent, Mr. Hans C. Richards.
Mr. Bridges and Miss Woodley
also announced the new football cap-
tains and cheer-leaders for 1943.
Stanley Hollmig was re-elected cap-
tain with Franklyn Bless as co-cap-
tain of the Hondo Owls. Grace
Woolls was elected head cheer-lead-
er with Frances Martin and Kathleen
Rohrbuch as assistants.
Following the banquet, the floor
was cleared for dancing. The Grand
Maieli, led by Supt. Richards, opened
the dance, which was the grand fi*
nale.
FROM THE RATIONING BOARD
MIDNIGHT MASS AT ST. JOHN’S
CHURCH
St.
1 is in receipt of the fol-
: message to be relayed to the
u* friends: “Merry Christmai lhere will be four masses in
7 lhe tolks of Hondo from Bill John tho Evangelist’s Church on
er5', GSO Colgate Ave., Perth i Christmas, December 25, as follows:
rj. New Jersey” Midnight mass at 12; 6:00 A. M.,
' 17:00 A. M., and 9:00 A. M.
r"' •* M. Eiehholtz will | Confessions will be heard Thurs-
Rr* i m (i.bristma!S ,Mn 1 day, Dt*c. 24, from 3:00 P. M. to
ChVi.n «•' k‘cbb(dtz *^r" °f Gor 1 ti;00 P. M. and Christmas Eve fror.*
•r in 1 ,.*• Mr- . Elchholt* ( 7:oo to 9:00 o’clock P. M.
. or *n sea diving and : Mass in Our l^ady of Sorrows!
dates will be designated in. January, tun,” Captain T. F. Staudt, assistant
and arrangements have been made special services officer, raid,
fur post taxis to furnish transporta- There will also be special Christ-
tion to and from their homes for ni0s fare at the post theatre, featur-
elub members living in Hondo. • ing goup singing of Christmas carols,
Entertainment ranged from the This admissiofl-free program will
Persons who do not have copies of
War Ration Book One—which con-
sumers will need to buy coffee undev
rationing—were notified by the Oft
fire of Price Administration today
“We want everyone to join in the | that the application must be filed
repartee of the “Service Club
Twins” Pfc. Stanley and Pfc. Bill
Fleischman, to dancing to popular
music by the Service Club orchestra.
Two vocal numbers were given by
Pvt. Allen Ray, and several vocals
featured Sgt. Samuel LaBirt, colored
entertainer. Cpl. Iteon Goldstein,
start at 12:30 a. m., December 25,
following chorul services and Service
Club activities. Later, chorister:
will visit the Post hospital.
In accordance with the wishes of
President Roosevelt, Christmas Day
will be observed as u holiday at the
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Nn; | w1 *e i! »i»»w»i»w»m»i»i»i»i>i»i»m»i>i<itnit»iit>M
j Rev. Robert Chatillon, Oblate Father
” Eiehholtz. welder, first of San Antonio, will hold the serf
*4 U. S. Navy, has wired
‘o r Eiehholtz of
,'l * ’ hristmas greeting and
. a nc i8 well somewhere on
. He also added the re-
»'«h all his friends a Merry
|r|'"an(i a Happy New Yeur.
Il’Hai,'rni8n N'ey und daughters
fc. " Were visitors at this of-
'*V- Mrs. Nc*y ordered the
‘r«W mint to Sgt. Howard
Ho v ,fl*t ^rorn grandmoth-
P I’-mma Rothe, of D’Hanis.
w'th the Medical Do-
-Pd n Army and has been
in Panama since last
Cross Christ-
‘»! .!?t,urin* songs by Wil-
n,f(i | ’("sephine Huston, ac-
, ,‘F Blue Concert Or-
. I, direction of Phil
r pivvitod by the
Christmas Eve from
J® f* '"•* CWT. A repre-
*oth#7K n?“n *nd " r‘‘l'r,‘M’n
a, apjiear on the pro-
tf ,k‘ ,/ Norman II
U”' KH Cross.
vices.
C. GARCIA,
Pastor.
CLOSING NOTICE
All business houses in Hondo will
close for the three-day period of
Christmas, beginning Friday, Dec.
25, including Saturday, Dec. 26th,
through Sunday. Dec. 27. 1’Htrons
are urged to make arrangements for
trading accordingly.
Retail Merchants Association.
Air Cadets Spell Out Old Greeting
CLOSING NOTICE
The County courthouse will he
closed for the Christmas week-end,
beginning Christmas Day, ami in-
cluding Saturday and Sunday.
ARTHUR H. ROTHE,
County Judge.
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERING
Eugene’s F’urnlture Upholstering
All kinds of furniture none over.
Itnx sptings re-tied. Location—front
of Pedro Santos’ dance hall. Itpd
An old (reeling 1* spelled out here by United States aviation cadets
In the Sonthoast Air Corps Training eenter at Maxwell Field, Ah. No
Christmas tree trinket Is the airplane ornamenting this cheery Noel
greeting. Rather, It’s an advanced training sb.p ami the seen leg icy
background against which the men stand is Uie rmuretc warm up mat.
with their local War Price and Ra-
tioning Board by Dec. 15. Stamps 20
through 28 are designated as "eoft
fee stamps” when contained in books
showing the holder to be 15 years or
older. The first stamp to be sur-
rendered is the No. 27, which entitles
an eligible buyer to one pound at
any time during the five-week period
ending January 3.
This War Ration Rook One will
have to be presented to local boards
around the first of the year In order
to receive War Ration Book Two,
After December 15, applications
may be made only for those born af-
ter November 15, or who, on that
date, were out of the country, con-
fined to an institution, or were be-
ing subsisted in kind or fed in an
organized mess of the Army or Navy.
Any of these may obtain Ration Book
One within one month after the con-
dition preventing their registration
has been removed.
• • •
In order that essental transporta-
tion may continue without interrup*
ti'»n. the Medina County War Price
and Rationing Board is making every
effort to complete the issuance of
supplemental fleet, official, non-
highway, transport and temporary
! rations of gasoline by Tuesday night.
! December 15th, the Chairman of the
hoard announced today.
At the same time the Chairman
pointed out that the use of OPA
emergency receipt Form R-555, ex-
cept for emergencies involving ser-
ious t! rest to life, health, and valu-
able propeerty, is to be di.-continued!
i ffeclivt at muliiigiit l>ecembt*r 15th.
This emergency provision of thq
gasoline rationing regulation was in-
voked on Navember *2H when it be-
came obvious that thi Board would
be unable to process all application*
for supplemental rations by Decem-
RATIONING BOARD TO
UNTIL JAN. 3
CLOSE
The Medina County War Price
and Rationing Board wishes to an-
nounce that their office will be
closed froqj Dec. 28 through Jan. 2.
This is necessary in order to com-
plete the issuance of gas books and
make out monthly reports.
We will be able to serve the publia
more efficiently nfter catching up
with the work we now have piled up,
therefore, it is for your ow'n benefit
that you cooperate with us and not
ask for special favors during this
week.
Medina County War Price
and Rationing Board.
INITIATED IN HONOR SOCIETY
GEORGETOWN, Dec.* 8.—Texas
Alpha Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu held
initiation services in the Fine Arts
Auditorium on December 8 for tho
following ten student ; Mildred Ar-
nold, San Antonio: Mary Jo Car-
lyle, Troup; Evelyn Cooke, George-
town; DeWitt Gregg, Kingsbury;
Frances Fly Mims, Hondo; Abb
Rhodes, Georgetown; John Roger
Walker, Hn ckenridge; Joe Karr,
Dallas; Joy Torbett, Marlin; Mer-
relic Adkins, Port Arthur. Om* fac-
ulty member, Joe* Brown, assistant
professor of econonus, was also init-
iated.
l’i Gssima Mu is the National So-
cial Science Honor Society, with
chapters in uprpoximutely one iiun-
dred snd twenty-five colleges (
universities in the United States,
The Southwest University (’
ter of Pi Gamma Mu **w bus
membership of twenty students
| Un fiuulty mi mb r ,
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