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Hondo Anvil Horaid, Hondo, Texas
Friday, March 27, 1959
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Illegal For Elected Official
To Sell Goods, Services To City
It is not an easy thing to hold pub-
lic office. It has disadvantages, some of
which are not always considered by the
public. For one thing, there is always
somebody who is made unhappy by the
processes of government, and they can be
unpleasant.
And there are financial problems,
also. For example, it is against the law
for an elected official to do business with
the unit of government which he serves.
The state laws are very explicit on the
subject, and it makes no difference
whether the price paid is equal to the
market value, or lower than usual, or
even at cost. It is simply forbidden, and
with appropriate penalties, of course.
Several persons have pointed this out
to us recently, and they have named Hon-
do names and cases. Some of this activity
has been going on for a long time, they
say, in full knowledge of the law. Cer-
tainly no individual feels that it is wrong
in his own particular case, since the law
has been ignored for so many years.
But how the individuals feel makes
It Yuri Ago
A $200,000 Postoffice building
for Hondo was among the pro-
jects approved by the House
Public Works Committee in
Washington, Wednesday. The
Post Office will still have to be
approved by both the Senate and
the House, and money appropria-
ted to carry out the projects.
Annexation of the Ply, Live
Oak, Leinweber, Longview.Jiur-
phy, New Fountain and Vanden-
no difference. It is a violation of Hie law, berg^ School Districts to the Eton-
and if we are going to live under the rule
of laws instead of the whims of men, we
had better get started following the law.
The penalties for violation are un-
usually severe, too. Not only is there a
fine involved, but the transaction can be
voided, and the seller can lose the mer-
chandise sold with no claim against the
municipality.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
BY JERRY JUNE BERGER
MRS. O. A. FLY is having a they had a use for it. Example: ramshackled shack we used to
big ol' time this week playing
grandma to six of the younger
generation. JOE and FRANCES
MIMS left over the week end for
Dallas, where they are attending
a medical convention, and the
little MIMS are going about their
regular routine in Hondo with
“Ma-moo” lending a watchful
Cye.
SUSAN and KATHY are in La-
cy School most all day and JOEY
and PAT are in kindergarten all
morning, so that leaves only
PEGGY and MICHAEL at home
all day.
Next week we understand that
MRS. E G. POPE will have some
little POPES to watch over for
two weeks. Son GLENN has two
weeks of naval reserve duty to
fulfill in New Orleans, and since
that is the home of wife BAR-
BARA’S mother she is going
along for a visit and take three
of their little daughters along.
Accompanying their parents
Will be MARY BETH, CHERIE,
and MAUREEN, while the other
four youngsters, TEX, FREDDE,
CLAIRE, EDDIE, and PAUL,
will help their grandmother keep
house.
—i-i-b.—
Answering a phone call at the
office Monday morning, we hap-
pened to glance toward the post
office and see that the U. S. flag
was flying upside-down. That’s an
easy mistake to make, for the
flag goes up and down on a con-
tinuous cord, and it just happen-
ed to be inserted topsy-turvy that
morning.
An upside-down flag at sea is
a distress signal, so speculation
here at the office ran from won-
dering who, at the post office,
was in distress, to comments that
perhaps the flag was getting top-
heavy just thinking about the two
new stars soon to be added for
Alaska and Hawaii.
Incidentally, we notice that a
Dallas department store is at-
tempting to cash in on the 49
star flag. Apparently they had
ordered a big supply when Alaska
was accepted as a state, not rea-
lizing that soon a 50th star would
be required. So their advertise-
ments read something to the ef-
fect that if you buy a 49-star
flag, you’U have a real collector’s
item in days to come.
And that is probably all they
need to say. We remember dur
lng the war how if any article
was termed “scarce" then every-
body wanted it whether or not
Non-smokers buying cigarette
lighters, people buying a new
pair of shoes just because a shoe
ration stamp was about to expire,
etc.
Yes sir, those scarce flags will
probably sell like hot cakes:
—i-i-b.—
ROBERT MUMME probably
doesn’t know it, but he made for
a happy neighborhood in our area
Saturday.
Ever since we moved into our
home almost eleven years ago we
have tried, without success, to
get somebody to tear down the
horrible old shack across the
street to the east of us. DR. O. B.
TAYLOR, who lives across the
street from it on the north, had
tried for years before we tried,
and the Methodist stewards h^/
at one time made an effort to
get it removed.
The property was owned by an
estate and there were literally
dozens of heirs, each one owning
about a dollars worth of it. MR.
MUMME has spent two years
buying up the interest of first one
heir and then another and finally
last week he decided that he own-
ed practically all of it so he tore
down the eye sore. Those waist-
high weeds over there look posi-
tively beautiful compared to that
HOSPITAL NEWS
Mrs. Esperanza Rodriguez,
Mar. 22, medical
Amos Harllee, Mar. 22, medi-
cal
Mrs. Paula Wojko, Mar. 16,
surgery
Mrs. Laura Bless, Mar. 21,
medical
Mrs. Alex Haby Sr., Mar. 17,
medical
Mrs. Alfred Rudinger, Mar. 16,
medical
Mrs. Willie Mouton, Mar.
medical
Mrs. Willie Faseler, Mar.
accident
Mrs. Cruz Ramirez, Mar. 20,
medical
NEW BABIES:
Cynthia Marie, to M&M Joe N.
Reyes, on Mar. 15, 7 lbs. 7 ozs.
Norma, to M&M Pedro Gon-
zales Jr. on Mar. 19
Juan, to M&M Juan Reil Vera
on Mar. 21. 6 lbs. 5 ozs.
Ramon, to M&M Ramon Do-
minguez on Mar. 22. 6 lbs. 2 ozs.
Ramiro, to M&M Frederico C.
Romero on Mar. 22. 7 lbs. 12 ozs.
Roberto N. to M&M Apolinar
Delgado on Mar. 18. 6 lbs. 14 ozs.
Did you know that the build-
ing was formerly Hondo’s first
picture studio? We have heard it
said by some long-time Hondoans
that many a good photograph
came out of the place.
It is sad to us that buildings
are allowed to get in such a state
of disrepair. It is most unfair to
persons in the area who try to
keep up their places. But that is
just one example of what can
happen when an estate holds on
to property until no heir is in-
terested enough in it to keep it
in respectable shape or to sell
it. We have wished at times that
we could put a shack just like
that one across the street from
every one of those heirs, scat-
tered wherever they may be. If
such could have been the case,
they undoubtedly would have
been a little more sympathetic
and cooperative about tearing
this one down. Thanks to MR.
MUMME’S patience, he has fin-
ally accomplished what they
should have felt obligated to do
years ago.
Happy Birthday
Mrs. Fritz Bohmfalk, Mar. 29
George Wiemers, Mar. 29
John Horecka, Mar. 30
Emil J. Lindeburg, Mar. 30
Mary Catherine Taylor, Mar.
30
Mary Ann Tschirhart, Mar. 30
Paul E. Oefinger, Sr., Mar. 30
Ben Henry Wiemers, Mar. 31
Mark Muennink, Mar. 31
Mrs. Luther McCartney, Apr. 1
Mrs. Louis Mote, Apr. 1
Mrs. Joe Steinle, Apr. 2
August Sprott, Apr. 3
Theo R. Wurzbach, Apr. 3
Here in Hondo
Mrs. Andrew Poerner and Mrs.
Emma Keller and daughter, Ger-
trude, from the Devine commu-
nity visited Mrs. Alex Haby
Tuesday afternoon.
M&M Arthur Bracks held a
chicken barbecue last Sunday in
honor of their son, Arthur Bracks
Jr., who visited them from Hous-
ton. Other guests included Lenny
Schroeck and Helen Juksar of
Houston, Ray Perkins of Brack-
ettville, and Ralph Graff and
M&M R. G. Pope and family all
of Hondo.
xwwnwee^^Mwwwf****************************************** COW POKES
REMEMBER WHEN
do Independent School District Hondo vaQ|* WM fa, town
*»™ved Saturday by a vote f^orsday andenHsted with our
of 504-130.
DEVINE - The J. F. McCre-
lesa Processing Plant has been
purchased by K. S. Perkins and
H. H. Heyland, H. E. Allen an-
nounces. The new firm will op-
erate the plant in the future as
a broiler processing plant.
20 Years Ago
To borrow a phrase from the
late John M. Allen, humorist, or-
ator and statesman of Mississippi,
millions of unborn fishes will yet
live to rejoice at having been
given the opportunity to be born
in Medina County, for on Sunday,
March 19, 1939, the Medida Fish
Hatchery was formaUy dedicat-
ed on the Medina Valley Irriga
tion project near Devine.
D’Hanis High School pupils
went to Hondo Friday and Sat-
urday to participate in the ten
nis contests of the Interscholas
tic Leage. Barbara Boog, junior
girl, took -second place in the
singles, and Gertrude Aten and
Sarah Nester won third place in
the junior girls’ doubles. In the
senior girls’ doubles, Melverda
Poerner and Inez Huegele won
second place, while red ribbons
also went to Elmer Keller and
James Rudinger in the senior
boys’ doubles.
30 Years Ago
Today is Good Friday, and the
29th anniversary of this editor’s
entrance into the newspaper busi-
ness. On Good Friday 1900 we
bought a half interest in The Cas-
trovUle Anvil from the late Val-
entine Haass at Castroville. Some
of our “cheerful” advisors gave
us less than six months to “live”
but we have checked off 29 years
of it — and oh, “What a life.
We wouldn’t have missed it for
anything.
The town was shocked late Sat-
urday by an unconfirmed report
from one section of the Mexican
Revolutionary War zone to the
effect that Consul William P.
Blocker had been shot and killed.
A telegram was later received
from Mr. Blocker by his father,
Judge V. H. Blocker, which prov-
ed the report false and allayed
the worries that had been felt.
A letter received later brought
the news that all Americans were
safe and under the protection of
two American gunboats lying at
port in the harbor.
40 Years Ago
Judge A. M. Lamm, dispenser
of justice for Precinct No. 1, now
that business is rather dull, has
turned his attention to gardening
and has fresh English peas on
his table these days. He claims
credit for these early vegetables,
but we question his veracity —
we believe credit belongs to his
better nine-tenths.
After more than a year over-
seas Dr. W. H. Smith, looking
in the very pink of condition,
reached home last Sunday after-
n o o n, accompanied by Mrs.
Smith and children. Dr. Smith is
the first officer to reach home
from France and received a
warm welcome, and he says he
is rejoiced to be back in good
old Hondo once more.
54 Years Age
LA COSTE — The W.O.W. Hall
was completed Saturday. They
erected a very neat and large
dance hall and two extra private
rooms, all furnished with electric
lights. This is quite an ornament
for the town.
CASTROVILLE - Our stock-
farmers are mostly all busy burn-
ing pear (prickly) in order to
save their stock. Stock in general
is in bad condition and . some
have fallen.
And. Sprott, one of Medina
County’s new settlers in the up-
corps of readers. Mr. Sprott and
several of his neighbors recently
moved from Comfort to Medina
County.
144 Years Ago in Texas
MORE DEPRADATIONS
We are put in possession of the
following Indian news, by a let-
ter from Mr. Wm. Thaxton, dated
San Saba, March 16th:
“Small bands of Indians are
almost constantly prowling thr-
ough our country, stealing and
killing horses. About two weeks
since, they stole a large number
of horses from Cherokee creek,
in this country, and made good
their escape with them. On
8th inst. they killed three head
of horses on Wallace creek, and
stole nine head more, and were
quietly wending their way to-
wards the North, when they were
discovered by Messrs. Joseph
Campbell and David Litten, who
were out cow hunting about six
miles of old Camp Colorado. The
Indians, two in number, were
driving their stolen horses as lei-
surely and with as much uncon-
cern in open day, as any stock
raiser in the country would do.
The two white men, although they
were but poorly armed, determin-
ed to attack them, when a sharp
fight ensured; the Indians resist-
ing manfuUy, showered volleys
of arrows upon their assailants,
but fortunately without effect.
The white men continued the
fight until they emptied their pis-
tols, and wounded one of the In-
dians badly, if not mortally, and
then turned to take charge of
the horses, and drive them in.
—They had aU been stolen from
Wallace creek and vicinity.”
BUT ONE LEFT
Among the unfortunate list of
those who perished on board the
Princess, when she sank beneath
the waves of the Mississippi be-
low Baton Rouge, was the Gallant
Major James Izod who was a
member of General Quitman’s
company in 1836. Now, the only
one of that noble band of volun-
teers left on earth, is our esteem-
ed fellow-townsman F. T. Duffau.
Thus pass away the heroes of
thirty-six — Peace to their hon-
ored ashes!
LETTER
TO EDITOR
Hondo, Texas
March 19, 1959
Mr. Bill Berger
Hondo Anvil Herald
Hondo, Texas
Dear Mr. Berger;
The Hondo Ministerial Associa-
tion would like to express to you
and your paper appreciation for
the attention which you have giv-
en items of news concerning the
activities of the churches of Hon-
do. We believe that each of the
churches, individually, as well as
the community as a whole benefit
from this consideration.
Sincerely,
Harold Goodenough, Secy.
Hondo Ministerial Assn.
Th« story of
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE The Church Bell
"I don't need to advertise," an established merchant in Kansas once told William
Allen White, renowned publisher of The Emporia Gazette. "Everybody knows me and
knows what I sell."
"In that event," replied the thoughtful publisher, "we can dispense with the oldest
advertising medium for the oldest institution in the world. See that church down the
street," continued Mr. White, pointing to one of Emporia's oldest and most beauti-
ful structures, "That church has been established here for many years. Everyone
knows what it is and what it does. In the tower of the church is a bed and every
Sunday it rings out to remind folks to come to' church.
"Shoppers go where they are invited and stay where they are well treated," con-
cluded the publisher. V
"Regardless of how wefl established a firm may be,
newspaper advertising is a repeated invitation and a
reminder to come and do business with that store."
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By Ace Reid
"Watch out, ol' steer! We done lost control of this modem bronc!"
Old Seco Says
You Can Move To Australia
But Can't Escape Controls
Dear Editar:
Every once in a while some
thinker, after wrestling with the
farm problem generally from a
desk in a city, comes out with
the announcement that if a farm-
er can’t make it on a farm, let
him move to town.
I never have paid any atten-
tion to this, as I’m not planning
on moving to town, as I don't
know anything about a town
that’d make me more effitient
than I am out here on this John-
son grass farm ,and the best I
can judge, city people have about
as many economic problems as
country people.
But I’ll admit I’m a little puz-
zled by a farmer in the state of
Michigan who has announced
government controls have finally
gotten him down and he's selling
out and moving to Australia.
Now if anybody wants to move
to Australia, it’s all right with
me, but I’m afraid if that Michi-
gan farmer thinks he’s going to know where that farmer ca
farm down there without any so-
caUed controls, he’d better hold
back enough money for a ticket
to some place else. According to
an article I read last night, an
Austrialian farmer can plant
what he wants to, but he can’t
sell to anybody except the gov-
ernment, at a price the govern-
ment figures up after it buys all
the stuff and sees- what it can
sell it for.
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If this Michigan farmer doesn’t
like that system, he can move to
England, where the government
not only has controls, but even
wiU put you off your land if you
‘don’t take care of it.
If that farmer doesn’t like that
system, he can move to Russia,
where he could farm all right but
couuldn’t own his land or what he
grows.
Come to think of it, I don’t
move to escape controls, and
way I see It, he may find Michi
gan isn’t such a bad place af
aU.
As a matter of fact, con'
probably are about like
Everybody complains a’
them, it’s sort of a duty now
days, but we might be in wor
shape without them than wit
them..
Personally, I’m going to stic
with the United States, I’m goin
to stick with Texas, and I’m g
ing to stick with this Johnso
grass farm right here. Any tim
us farmers get tired of contra'
we can vote em down,
city people can vote to drive
both sides of the street at
same time if enough of em w
to.
Say, taxes sure are high, ain'
they?
Yours faithfully
GREETINGS:
& SALLY-TATIONS
Trinity University journalism
students have been having a field
day getting out a special edition
of the Anvil Herald. Nice to see
so much enthusiasm and deter-
mination. Was flitting through the
back shop Monday when Quent
Larson, our shop foreman, said
My goodness, Sally. I thought
you were one of those cute col-
lege girls.” I love being lied to
like that. But before I wind up
with ego all over my face, I re-
call reading that when people
telling you how young you look,
you can be sure they think you
are growing old.
GAS
Dragged myself into Nester’s
Super Market Thursday evening
Bobby asked me how I felt. Told
him I was as tired as if I’d been
ironing all day with a cold iron.
He said I must be like that tired
German fellow who has been
complaining so much — that
Bushed Bavarian. Mrs. Milton
Mechler who checked out my gro-
ceries overheard the conversation
and remarked, “Well, I can tell
you, I’m just a plain bushed
Dutchman!”
- GAS
Guess this wasn’t my week to
go traveling but I did it anyhow.
Friday, Nephew John invited me
to hitch a ride with him to Dallas
where he and Sis have moved
Opportunity doesn’t have to.twist
my arm very hard when it comes
to traveling. Enjoyed the trip but
wound up with a sick headache.
Had fun Saturday and Sunday
and then flew back home. Every
seat in the plane was occupied.
We had barely cleared the ground
when engine trouble developed
and our plane didn’t gain much
altitude. We did a complete circle
and landed safely. While we were
waiting for another plane to be
made ready, one of the women
passengers visibly shaken by the
experience turned and asked,
“Weren’t you terribly fritfi-
tened?” Had to admit the only
thing on my mind at the time
was that 1 had only taken out a
one-dollar insurance policy in-
stead of my usual $2.50 or $5 one
and I was unhappy about it. The
least I could do is die rich!
GAS i 1
Saw my niece, Eileen, and her
BY SALLY BRUCKS
daughter, Jan, while in Dallas.
Jan, 13, is lovely, slim and has
poise that belies her years. En-
joyed, especially, her ability to
laugh at herself. She was telling
us that Eileen had bought four
small frozen pecan pies and had
them in' the deep freeze. Jan
came home from school one even-
ing accompanied by one of her
friends. They were starved and
in foraging spotted the pies in
the freezer. Jan said they each
ate one thinking how delicious
they were icy and cold. Next
day she didn’t stop with one but
ate the remaining two. It was
when her mother inquired about
Sis and John and enjoying eve
minute of it. His former
mate, Jim Dowling, and
mother, Dorothy, were over :
breakfast Sunday morning,
was recounting the time sev
years ago that Sis and I s
the day at the fraternity b~
fixing dinner for the 20 or
boys living there. Sis baked
apple pies and mountains of coo*
ies while I fried 12 chickens f”'
fixed the rest of the meal,
set the table for them but v
stumped for a centerpiece,
spied a world globe and suggest
ed we pin a banner on it _sU‘
ing “With worlds of love.” Sin
--------------------it waa to be a gathering of W
the missing pies she found she ding doctors, the banner tmi
M Ml canted the inscription. “Wit
worlds of love from Tony s t
mate troubles.”
had eaten them raw.
GAS
Son Tony is now living with
Medina Valley Soil News
On March 16, a conservation
program was presented to the
Hondo FFA boys and their fath-
ers by the Medina Valley Soil
Conservation District. A short
discussion was held on conserva-
tion practices carried out on crop-
land and rangeland. Two movie*
were shown titled “Grassland”
and “Return to Eden.” After the
program refreshments were pro-
vided by the FFA Chapter at
Hondo. There were 44 interested
boys and men present.
The Medina Valley Soil Con-
servation District also presented
the same program at D’Hanis on
March 19. There were 37 farm-
ers, ranchers and FFA boys pres-
ent. Refreshments were provided
by the D’Hanis FFA boys.
Meetings are scheduled with
the FFA boys of Castroville for
March 31 at 7:30 p.m. and La-
Coste on April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
If you live in the area of Castro-
viUe or LaCoste, try to make one
of these meetings. You will en-
joy the discussion and movies.
Work being completed this
week In the District was is rm
ponds tor Edgar Stiegler Gil
Falbo and Gatten Merritt.
A. H. Oefinger terraced a n
to insure against soil and wf
losses. Terraces are an effec
supporting conservation pracu
which all aloping land needs.
Many contour lines were
tor the farmers the past w
This will help their crops
coming year by giving aa
water which would otherwise
off, and Will insure higher
yields
...w (Ohnm* and ^
courage; be not afraid,
thTurt thw
whithersoever thou goest
—(Joshua lsw
Through the long centuries
men have hold these wondroju
word* close to their hearU
and have overcome gnel
tribulations that must come"
ns all. Today, aa forever, Go*
never falls.”
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