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I By R*lph Cole
Rudolph Sprott, 45 year old
Haado resident, has jkined the
gedina County Sheriff* Depart-
ment as a deputy sheriff. Sprott
„ , n,tive of Medina County and
la, worked on a ranch for the
past 30 years. He took over hi*
Ww job last Saturday.
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Polly Leifeste of Nitili®, i
among 40 rural boys and girl*
honored at a banquet in San An-
tonio Friday, Feb. 8'Tke lunch-'
eon honored 10 boy* and 10 girl*
-m 4-H clubs, 10 boy* from
A and 10 girl* from FHA
ubs. Boys and girl* were
-lected from clubs throughout
uth Texas and chosen by state
nd district rural youth leaders
n the basis of leaderhip, agri-
ultural work, community af-
airs, scholarship and similar
ctivities.
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Luke F. Wade, social security
epresentative from San Antonio,
ill visit Hondo Feb. 26, and will
pen office at 9 a.m. in the dis-
pel courtroom at the court-
ouse. Anyone with a social
ecurity problem is welcome to
Visit Wade while his office is
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10 CENTS
HONDO, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS, F.RIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1*57
NUMBER SEVEN
Commissioners Back NewBill
D’Hanis Lays Plans For School Remodeling
Citizens To Vote On 1 Fee Hike Would Help
Pay Additional Costs
$120,000 Bond Issue
D’HANIS — As the initial step
in an all-out program for en-
larging, remodeling, and modern-
izing the present school plant of
the D’Hanis Independent School
District, the board of truestees
has authorized a $120,000 bond
election to be held Saturday, Feb.
Martin Dies, congressman-at-
rge, cancelled his trip to Hondo
is week due to a case of the
u. He was to have spoken to
Medina County Farm Bureau
onday night and a dinner had
;en planned by county Demo-
ratic leaders. Dies’ telegram ar-
ved in Hondo Saturday,
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Hondo and Medina County in
neral has been enjoying spring-
e weather for the past week,
gh temperature last week was
Sunday, when the mercury
ared to 92 degrees. Tempera
res reached 88 degrees Satur-
y. Low readings were on the
me days, Saturday and Sunday,
hen 51 degrees was recorded,
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The House has passed a "baby
d bank” bill drafted by Demo-
ats to aid drought-stricken
nchers. The bill would autho
federal “rental payments"
ranchers who agree to keep
estock off parched grazing
ds. Us purpose was to pre
nt permanent damage to pas
's in the southwestern
ght belt. Agriculture aecre-
Ezra T. Benson said the bil
Id “create more problems
a it solves." ”
Burglars
Enter Two
Businesses
16, in the high school library
According to B. J. Stewart,
superintendent of schools, a $1.25
tax rate will be voted on to take
care of the bonds.
The proposed building program
as approved by the trustees calls
for immediate construction of a
gymnasium, which will serve also
as an auditorium.^Lights on the
football field, several new class-
rooms and general moderniza-
tion of the present facilities also
are on the agenda.
The plan, while taking care of
immediate demands, is devised
Medina County Sheriff’s De- ■ t0 provide f°r those of future
partment is still looking for the! years als0- An uP-t°date science
person or persons entering the | cla-ssroom, and new primary
D’Hanis Ice Station last Thurs-1 rooms are among ttie most urgent
day night. ■ needs for academic work at pre-
According to Sheriff Charles ' sent-
Hitzfelder. more than $200 worth' The increased enrollment has
of articles were taken from the' includcd more than 300 pupils
store. Items taken included .22! durinS the current year, making
and shotgun shells, groceries D’Hanis one of the many school
Ver. knives, cigarettes and distriets in the nation facing an
cigarette lighters. ! immediate crisis.
Entrance to »ie building was I AJ1 tax-payers of the school dis-
dained through a rear window. triet are ur?ed to make their
Herman Ney is owner of the busi- wishes known Saturday, Feb. 16.
ness.
Another Medina County busi-
ness, the Castroville Cleaners,
was also entered last Thursday
night. Entrance was gained when
a lock was broken on the door
and a glass broken.
Hitzfelder said it looked as if
the burglars were scared away
before they had a chance to take
anything of value.
’Hants MOD
ollects $159.40
HANIS — The annual March
Dimes campaign in D’Hanis
ned up with $159.40 for the
io fund for 1957, and the
aunt has been sent to head
ters, according to A. J.
2, general chairman,
e drive in sahools was direck-
by Arthur Adams and result-
la a sum of $62.06. The Altar
>ety of Holy Cross Church,
ecuS?:?™ F“h"’ President’
i efl a72-2®, while altar boys
February 6
February 7
February 8
February 9
. _ February 10
Peanuts for $19.22. Coin col- February 11
on boxes in various business February 13
es contained $5.92. February 13
Lonnie Wiemers
Shot With BB Gun
Lonnie Wiemers, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fielding Wiemers of
Yancey, was shot in the eye with
a BB gun Sunday afternoon,
while playing.
Several children were playing
Bureau
Awarded
At Meeting
Calvin Hardt, president of the
Medina County Farm Bureau,
received a certificate of merit
from the Texas Farm Bureau for
Medina County reaching its
membership goal for 1956 at a
meeting held Monday night in
the Hondo High School audi-
torium.
Medina County’s Farm Bureau _
had one of the lowest member m
ship losses in the state for 1956,
H. C. Brinkoeter, district direc-
The Medina County Commis-
sioners Court voted unanimously
to back a bill in the Texas Legis-
lature for the amendment of
various fees paid the county
clerk’s office by 50 per cent.
The bill, which is now pending
in the Legislature, does not state
what this increase would apply
to, but Henry Schulte, Medina
County clerk, says it is for filing
certain documents.
Schulte said the reason the bill
had been submitted was because
cost of supplies in the office had
increased and there had been no
increase in prices charged for
these services.
Introduced in the Legislature
by Amos Martin, representative
of the 10th District of Lamar
County, House Bill 67 says fees
presently fixed by the statutes
are not sufficient to pay the pro-
per share of . the cost of per-
TOP CAPON — Merrflyb Echt- bbar ihT'chtmpion' capon and the Medina bounty Jfctoor Fat
le, LaCoste *-ri g.:\, ________- first place pen of two capon* at Stock Show Feb. 4-5,
when the three year old youth | tor 0{ District 10, Texas Farm
Bureau, said in presenting the
award. Records show about 11
members were lost last year.
Main speaker for the evening
was J. H. West of Bishop, who
is’ vice-president of the Texas
Farm Bureau. West spoke on
ran in front of the gun. Lonnie
vas rushed to a doctor who said
the shot went through the eye
id and lodged between the eye
’id and the eye ball.
Doctors say it’ will be several
days before they can tell how
serious it is and what affect it j rf0vernment-b a c k e d plans for
will have on the child's eye. - - ■
THE WEATHER
farmers, and told the dangers
existing from them. More than
100 persons were present for the
meeting which was to have Mar-
tin Dies as main speaker. Dies
cancelled his speech due to a
case of the flu.
County judge A. H. Rothe gave
a report on the water situation
in Medina County, -i
Hugh Meyer’s name was drawn
for the attendance prize.
February 16 Through 23
FFA Week Slated
The Hondo FFA Chapter will. as summer fishing trip, educa-
join more than 10,000 other FFA tional tours, etc. At the time the
Chapters over the Nation in ob-1 National G was organized
serving National FFA Week Feb. , * ,,
IQ_23 i at Kansas City, Mo. in Nov
Future Partners of America is, l928. Virginia had made greater
a Nation-wide organization of strides in organizing a well
boys studying Vocational Agricul- rounded program than any other
ture. Before the organization of siate.
FFA in 1928, there were a The Future Farmers of
large number of agricultural America today has a wide pro-
clubs over the nation. Some had gram of work that includes all
j the name future wheat grow- phases of agriculture. There are
ers, future corn growers, or fu- livestock, poultry, soils, grasses,
ture ranchers. Many states set dairy pritducts and grain judg-
up state-wide organizations. ing contests. In addition, there
Club Purpose
Purpose of the clubs were most-
ly for recreational purposes such
is also a leadership and citizen-
ship contest, sponsored by the
different state associations.
Marble Tournament
Sponsored By VFW
Hondo’s Veterans of Foreign
Wars will sponsor a marble tour-
nament in Hondo April 6. Eligi-
bility requires a boy under 15 or
a boy who will not reach his 15th
birthday prior to April 15, 1957.
Ample time remains to get in
a lot of practice before the main
test April 6. The practice may
produce a state or national win-
ner.
The annual VFW marble tour
nament has been held every year
since its beginning in 1947. Last
year’s winner was Richard Aus
tin of Los Alamitos, Calif.
VFW members will visit Hon-
do schools during the next few
weeks, giving a full explanation
of the program and printed rules
and diagrams to all interested
boys.
A playoff will he held at each
Hondo school and the school win-
ner will then move no to the city
tournament set for April 6
Medals will be awarded first.
pete May 8 in Austin for the
state championship. Sponsors
will be responsible for arrange-
ments and provide a VF^ excort
for the visit to Austin for the
vinning district champion to at-
'end the state playoffs.
Two Victims
Injured
In Accident
Two persons were injured in a
raffic accident east of Castro-
.'ilie early Sunday afternoon.
Alfred Joseph Bourqum, 17,
ind Royce Groff, 18, are confined
o Castro Clinic with injuries as
j result of a collision with a 1951
Ford driven by Mrs. Lucille B.
second and third place city j Wurzbach, 39 year old Castro-
champions. | ville resident. The two boys were
The contest will be open to all! driving a 1941 Indian motorcycle,
bovs — boys or parents do not! Bourquln received a fractured
have to be affiliated with the leg in the accident and Groff re-
VFW. School authorities at the! ceived a fractured foot and facial
public schools and parochial lacerations. The boys are from
schools, have indicated they wei-1 R‘o Medina and Castroville rez-
ffa AIM
The Primary Aim , of Future
Farmer work is to develop agri-
cultural leadership, citizenship
and cooperation. There are a
total of 12 aims and purposes of
the FFA organization. They are:
1. To develop competent, ag-
^essive, rural, and agricultural
leadership.
2. To create a love for coun-
try life.
3. To strengthen the confidence
of farm boys and young men in
themselves and their work.
4. To create more interest in
the intelligent choice of farming
occupation.
5. To encourage members in
the development of individual
farming programs and establish-
ment in farming.
6. To encourage the members
to improve the farm home and
its surroundings.
7. To participate in worthy un-
dertakings for the iprovement
of agriculture.
8. To develop character, train
for useful citizenship and foster
patriotism.
9 To participate in coopera-
tive effort.
10. To encourage and practice
thrift.
11. To encourage improvement
in scholarship.
12. To provide and encourage
the development of organized
rural recreational activities.
School
Election
Saturday
Two school elections will be
held this Saturday in the Hondo
Independent School District.
One election is to spread the
bonded indebtedness of the dis-
trict over the new territory add-
ed last summer, and the other is
to spread the $1.25 tax over the
new territory. Neither election
affects the bond or tax status of
the district as it existed prior to
the addition of part of the Upper
Quihi District.
The school laws are mandatory
in requiring independent school
districts to call elections for the
purpose of equalizing the bond
and tax levies over the whole dis-
trict when new territory is added’
The elections will be held at
the Lacy School gymnasium Sat-
urday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
and any legally qualified voter of
the district as now constituted
may vote.
come the prospect of this whole-
sorrie outlet for their youngster's
energies.
pectively.
Mrs. Wurzbach attempted a left
turn from Highway 90 feast of
IvLRY.LRS r J,ck Junior Fat Stock Show held at vine FFA. Louis Poeroer, also of
»t th^u ch,n,Pio» the Devine football field Feb 4 5. Devine, exhibited the reserve
Medina County Petenoo is a member of the De- champion.
The first place winner in the Castroville, and the boys were
city contest will meet players
from LaCoste, Uvalde, Del Rio
and Pearsall, for district champ-
ionship.
The district champion will com-
ii
headed for Castroville at the
time of the accident.
Sheriff Charles Hitzfelder and
deputy sheriff Vernor Muennink
invesitgated the accident.
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American Leqion
Sets Game Party
Hal Jones Post 128, American
Leghn, is planning to start a
monthly game party, with the
first one scheduled for March 1,
future events to be the first Fri-j
day of every month.
Another dance has been set fori
Saturday, March 2, with Frank
Fees and his Honey Bees supply-
ing the music.
Camp Fire
Carnival
Set Feb. 23
The Medina County Council of
Camp Fire Girls, Inc., will pre-
sent their annual indoor carnival
Feb. 23, according to R. V. Stan-
ga, president of the local council,
Barbecue plates will be served
for $1 each starting at 5:30 p.m.
at the Lacy Elementary gym-
nasium.
Various groups will sponsor
booths such as a fish pond, base-
ball throw, cake walk, dart game,
soda water and sandwiches, pop-
corn balls, homemade cookies
and candy, pie and coffee. Civic
organizations have been asked to
participate.
So far, a sorority will sponsor
an Easter chicken sale, the Busi-
ness and Professional Women’s
Club will furnish aprons, and the
Garden Club will hold a plant
sale.
Money from the carnival will
go toward the Camp Fire budget.
The Council is working hardv to
have Camp Mary Louise ready
for summer camping for the
girls.
forming services rendered. The
bill is an “act increasing certain
fees charged by county clerks
and county and district courts.’’
Funds from the county clerk’s
office go to the county officer’s
salary fund.
The resolution stated, "Be it
resolved that the Commissioners
Court of Medina County go on
record as favoring the passage
of a bill now pending in the Legis-
lature for the amendment of
various fees payable to county
clerks in connection with duties
performed by county clerks.”
Certified copies of the resolu-
tion were sent to Jack Richar-
son, state representative, and R.
A. Wcinert, state senator.
In other business by the Com-
missioners Court, constable of
precinct 5 failed to offer bond
in time required by law and after
due consideration, the court by
unamious vote, declared the of-
fice vacant and ordered the con-
stable be paid at the regular
monthly salary for the first 20
days of January.
The court accepted the Hondo
National Bank bid for depository
for Medina County and Medina
County schools. The bank’s bid
was deposited with the county
clerk pending completion of bond
by the bank.
Mrs. Lillian Heyen will receive
$15 out of the general fund for
extra work in the district clerk’s
office while the clerk was absent
due to illness. Mrs. Heyen serv-
ed in the clerk’s office during
district court trials.
C. R. Haby, William Moore and
Jim Thigpen made requests for
use of county road machinery.
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Lions Club
Plans Project
For D’Hanis ^
D’HANIS — The most recent
civic improvement sponsored by
the D’Hanis Lions Club will add
to both the safety and the beauti-
fication of the town. J
At the request of the Lions,
the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has installed a warn-
ing bell at the intersection east
of the railway station, thus elimi-
nating a potential hazard where
FM 1796 joins Highway 90. This
crossing is used by many school
children.
For the beautification of the
town, a project is in progress in
co operation with the D’Anis
Chapter of Future Homemakers
of America, which plans to make
a park on the highway in front
of the railroad station. The Lions
have put in a water pipe and
will haul the soil needed for the
park, thus preparing the site for
planting of grass and shrubs by
FHA members under the
direction of their adviser, Miss
Fred Boyce.
A group of the girls and their
sponsor recently attended a
meeting at Hondo for the purpose
of studying with other boosters
a program for the beautification
of Highway 90.
Juroska Sentence
Charlie Juroska, 42 year old
Hondo resident, received a five
year suspended sentence in Dis-
trict Court recently on a charge
of indecent exposure to a child
under 16 years of age.
Deaths
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wlta Indicated, a nawt account
far aaeh parson’ llstad it prlntad
altawhara in this ittua o* tha
H art Id.)
JOE A. FIEDLER
W. C. BEAL
‘MRS. LINA MARBURCER
‘MRS. OTIS NESTER
•JOHN M. MECHLER
*Na htfarmatian avallabla at
HaraW affka.
POLITEST PERSON — E. J. Johnson, left, receives a
flower for "Politest Person of the Month" from
Mary Ruth CamerQn, finance chairman of the Hon-
do Business and Professional Women's Club. The
B&PW CIud names a politest person each month
and presents them a flower. J
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Cole, Ralph. Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1957, newspaper, February 15, 1957; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth811165/m1/1/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hondo Public Library.