Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1984 Page: 1 of 32
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Sale of airbase tracts
discussed by City Council
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called “a departure from what has
been done before,” the City of Hondo
will soon be contacting the Federal
Aviation Administration (FA A) about
the possibility of selling tracts of
airbase land which have only been
available for leasing in the past.
At its regular meeting Tuesday
night, Hondo City Council discussed
with Industrial Coordinator Bumis
Lawrence and one interested investor
what are right now tentative plans to
see about opening up airbase pro-
perty as never before for industrial
development.
Sonny Cammack, a Medina County
resident who lives northeast of
Hondo, who owns Alamo Water
Refineries in San Antonio, and whose
children attended Hondo schools,
contacted Lawrence about a month
ago about opening a small manufac-
turing plant on the airbase. The
business would make fiberglass filter
tanks for water systems (of a type
currently available only from Bar-
celona, Spain), and would employ 20
people, 19 locally.
The 6.88-acre tract Cammack
wants is located along Castro
Avenue, just north of the golf course.
Rhea quoted a proposed price of 17
cents per square foot, which multi-
plies out to $7,405.20 per acre and
$50,947.77 total.
Need permission
The first thing the City must do is
get permission from the FAA office in
Fort Worth to sell the land, which
Lawrence said might be done through
submitting (sometime after January
1) a detailed, written plan on how the
City would allow the land to be
developed for industry.
"What we’re trying to do is use this
rate as a catalyst, to find out what the
FAA will go (agree) on,” he said.
Lawrence noted Wednesday that
although historically the FAA has not
allowed towns to sell their old airbase
lands, Big Spring has been able to
get permission recently, and it might
By Barbara Berger Wilson
work for Hondo as well
Further Council
tered on how the City would protect
itself from fly-by-night land specula-
tors, and also examined the feaaom
for selling instead of leasing.
According to Rhea and Lawrence,
the City could require some kind Of
performance contract from buyers,
which would void the sale after a
certain time (one year, for example) if
the buyer did not show promised
production. Buyers would then have
to be interested in industry, instead
of re-selling land for more profit.
In addition, the City could grant a
property tax moratorium (several
years maybe) to airbase land buyers,
as an incentive "to get people to
invest in Hondo,” said Rhea.
“In my -mind, the benefit we’re
going to derive in a deal like this is
not in the taxes, it’s in the payroll.”
Rhea said that in the two years he . _
has been City Manager here, he’s -SHOPPING ON THE SQUARE...
been approached by "25 to . 30 ** wnie Ann Burrell of D’Hanis, center,
interested parties”, about airbase *«•*«** a ceramic Christmas tree from
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booth during Saturday’s Christmas
on Main Street. With her are EarHne
Schlortt, Stacy Sdilortt, Donna Lutz
land. “But mention the word ‘Lease’ ,ne *’our Seasons Nursing Home
and they start running backwards.”
and WflHam Schlortt. Mary Jane
Saathoff, left, a Four Seasons
volunteer, mans the booth.
THE FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET
. . . seems to have met with enthusiasm from merchants and
shoppers alike. The day-long event took a great deal of planning
and organization and I’d like to recognize Chamber of Commerce
executive secretary Diane Schiffers for her enthusiastic role in
putting the day together. She may not want to tackle this again
right now, but perhaps by next year she will have changed her
mind.
These “events” take years to get established, but all the people I
spoke with were pleased with this first effort and want it to
continue.
To whomever had the first thought of this - well done.
WE UNDERSTAND THE POSTAL COMMISSION’S
. . . Board of Governors has raised the rate of a first class
stamp from 20 cents to 22 cents effective February 17. So, up goes
the cost of business.
I would much rather them jiave raised the cost of all the junk
mail wd receive each day. Perhaps the mailers of such material
could be forced to pay for the garbage they generate - which at our
home is plenty. And if you think our household is unusual, check
the post office garbage can someday when circulars have
been mailed. You wouldn't believe how many people walk from
their Post Office Box to the garbage can to dispose of this
unwanted mail!
DO YOU BUCKLE UP?
. . . Hondo’s PTA will hold a special safety meeting Tuesday,
December 18 at the High School Audio Visual Room.
It will focus on seat belt usage and holiday traffic with Allen
Kempf of the Texas Department of Public Safety presenting much
of the program.
A recent survey conducted by the Hondo PTA showed that just
under 5 percent of the 1,842 people surveyed wore seat belts - a
pretty sad percentage.
In its special session this summer, the Texas Legislature passed
a law making it mandatory for children under four to be fastened in
either a child restraint seat or in a seatbelt. Now I believe strongly
in this, but it’s obvious the legislators don’t have three year olds at
home.
We try very diligently to buckle up whenever we get in the car,
but when I threaten my three-year old with the fact that it is
against the law for him to be unbuckled, he just doesn’t get too
exdted. In fact, I think he would enjoy getting stopped to get a
"ticket”. After all, the last time he got a ticket, he went to a movie.
And he stands in awe of policemen and their flashing lights. In fact,
all it takes is flashing lights for him to get unbuckled to see what’s
going on!
Do I threaten him with jail? Or do I tell him, that 1 will go to jail
if he doesn’t buckle up...but then that might be too great a
temptation for him in a devious moment.
I’d be interested in hearing how others have conquered the
problem of enforcing this law!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF EDUCATIONAL REFORMS?
... In the next session of the Legislature, there will likely be
revisions made to the educational reforms passed in last summer’s
spedal session.
If you have thoughts concerning the subject, please take the time
to either write them as letters to the editor or to write to our
newly-elected Rep. Eldon Edge, House of Representatives, Capitol
Station, Austin, Texas 78711 or to State Senator Bill Sims, at the
same address.
I’m sure they would appreciate hearing horn you. You are who
they represent and if you don’t take the time to write, they must
guess at the “mood of the people”.
We believe the grading system is too strict under the new rules.
They raised the percentages significantly. Where 60-70 used to be a
D, it is now 70-73, a C is now 74-83, a B is 84-93 and an A is 94-100.
So, for a example, if you have a 10-question test, and miss three,;
you have made a 70 which is a D. Granted, missing three isn’t
gnat, but you have to wonder how many students across the state
can measure up to such high standards.
And I might point out, that Ross Perot’s daughter is exempt
from all of educational reforms passed by the Legislature, since she
attends private school. (Pent is the one who pushed these changes
through.) And did you know that she would have failed last year
h«r«m* she missed 23 days of school in order to show horses!!
Under the new rules which apply to all students who attend our
mibhc schools, she would fail if she missed more than five
unesrumri days - and showing horses is definitely unexcused!
Does this remind you of the people who say “do as we say, not as
we do!”
that’s
said
Councilman Steve Hackebeil
agreed that the problem is that
leasing “is sometimes a deterrent,”
but cautioned that if the City were to
get permission to sell airbase
property, "we’re also setting a
precedent ”
Councilman ahd mayor pro-tern
Tony Hardt, who chaired the meeting
in the absence of Mayor A.D.
Patterson, who is recovering from
knee surgery, said that the “lease-
only” arrangement “has been an
albatross around our necks.”
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Main Street” deemed success
Christmas filled the air throughout
Hondo Saturday as the city’s first
annual “Christmas on Main Street”
got everyone in a festive spirit.
Decorations lined most of the
merchant’s windows, while fiddlers,
carolers, and "Singers contributed to
the entertainment.
The merchants were pleased with
the turnout and some are already
getting ideas together for next year..
Office Supply and Old Office owner
Sales tax receipts show
increase in county
Checks totaling $57.4 million in tax
payments went out December 7 to
the 997 cities in Texas that levy the
one-percent local sales tax. Mean-
white, receipts in Medina County are
still running 11.3 percent ahead of
last year’s pace.
Early deadlines
approaching
We will have unusually early
deadlines for the Anvil Herald issues
dated December 27 and January 3.
The major alteration in our sdwdule
is due to Christmas and New Year’s
Day falling on Tuesday this year.
Advertising deadline for the
December 27 issue will be at 5 p.m.
Thursday, December 20, white the
deadline for the January 3 issue will
be 5 p.m Thursday, December 27.
Classified ad deadline will be 10 a m.
Friday, December 21 and 28.
So, if you’re planning after-Christ
mas clearances, we need to pick up
your copy nearly a full week ahead of
the publication date.
News copy can be brought into the
Anvil Herald office until noon Friday,
Dec. 21 and Dec 28.
We appreciate your cooperation.
According to State Comptroller
Bob Bullock, this month’s rebates
reflect receipts from new taxes on
goods and services that were
collected for the first time beginning
October 2. The December checks
represent taxes collected on sales
made in October and reported to
Bullock’s office by November 20.
Medina County
Around these parts, Medina Coun-
ty’s five towns that received checks
combined for $32,547.04, an increase
of $5,366.21 (19.7 percent) over the
$27,180.83 total collected for the same
period last year. For all of 1984, the
county total stands at $491,587.15,
representing growth of 11.3 percent
over last year’s $441,672.81.
The City of Hondo’s check of
$16,279.79 was once again the largest
in the county (50 percent of the total),
and showed a gain of $1,686.35 (11.5
percent) over the same period in
1983. Total revenues for the year
here stand at $233,536 29 - up 7.2
percent from last year’s $217,849.65
Devine took second spot with an
$8,841.76 check, $970.50 and 12.3
percent more than at the same point
last year. Devine’s yearly total of
$172,317.07 represents a 15.27 per-
cent rise over $150,358.87 for this
much of 1983.
Castroville was the only Medina
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Sara Lee Meyer, said, “The effort was
definitely worthwhile. It was really
exciting to see the downtown traffic
on Saturday afternoon, and people
did seem to have a good time ”
good time.”
"People came to town that might
not have otherwise," said Linda
Butler of Butler Pharmacy. ‘The
event created a lot of excitement in
the community and it definitely
should be done agdin ”
New Western Auto owner Don
Schur said that he was very satisfied
with the program, particularly since
it was the first year.
Fred Graff of Graffs Western
Wear said that business was tremen-
dous. “We had a lot of traffic in town
and everyone seemed to really be
enjoying themselves There were a
large number of people from out-of-
town and several told me how much
they enjoyed shopping in Hpndo ”
LaMirage owner Mary Zerr, said
she really enjoyed the day, and
“hopefully, as the years go by, it will
grow”.
And Ann Peden of Peden Rexall
Drug said that she, too, was quite
pleased with the event.
Sponsored by the Hondo Chamber
of Commerce and promoted in several
of the area’s newspapers. Christmas
on Main Street was designed to keep
people shopping at home, as well as to
bring others to the community, and it
seemed to have succeeded
Chamber Executive Secretary
Diane Schiffers said, “We had people
coming into the Chamber office
Saturday from San Antonio, Uvalde.
Jourdanton, Castroville and Bandera
and many other places in the area, so
I was very encouraged about the
attendance.”
Entertainment included canning by
the Camp Fire Girls, fiddling by the
Medina County Reveleers and singing
by the Ken Heyen Family Band
Several booths lined the south side of
City hall.
Winners of the business decorating
contest sponsored by the Young
Homemakers of Texas included Office
Supply of Hondo, first; La Mirage,
second; and The Frame Up, third
Santa Claus arrived at City Hall
aboard a fire engine to the delight of
hundreds of waiting youngsters
Chamber estimates showed that
600-700 children sat in Santa’s lap
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Two trucks stolen
Two trucks with a combined value
of nearly $90,000 were stolen from
the Hondo area over the weekend.
Mumme’s Inc. of Hondo reported
the loss of an $18,500 truck tractor to
the Medina County Sheriffs Depart-
ment Monday afternoon, while a
two-ton International Truck belong-
ing to Industrial Electric Corp. was
reported missing Monday morning.
Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Tschirhart
told the Anvil Herald that Mumme’s
had reported vandalism to its trucks
during the past few months, and at 4
p.m. Monday discovered that a
recently repainted truck tractor had
been taken from their lot sometime
during the weekend.
“The best we can determine, the
truck was taken sometime between
midnight Saturday and 10 a.m.
Sunday," Tschirhart said.
IT 8AYB, DON’T OPEN... uutH
Christmas,” but squirrels can’t rend.
Even If they could. *1 so seldom that
one receives a present that it la
doubtful he would heed the notice.
Poofer" Ivea in the yard «f the C.A.
(Jeff) and Phytta Jennings hone on 4 p.m. for Mb ration of nuts. Since
the Old Bandera Road. Mrs. Jen- Roofer has practically become a
nbigs, a self-professed andnai lover, member of the family, she derided It
says the squired has become quite a would only be right to make sure that
pet and comes every day at 7 son. and Santa aiao brought him a present.
“Clarence Mumme, Jr., said that he
noticed a gate open Sunday morning
about 10 a.m. and stopped to close it ."
Mummed truck is painted a bright
metallic green and has a license
number 2BW710
Mumme’s is offering a $500 reward
for anyone who can give information
leading to the arrest of a person or
persons responsible for theft or
vandalism to vehicles at Mumme s
Inc.
The second vehicle was stolen from
a Medina Electric substation 5‘2
miles south of Highway 90 on 183
The two-ton dark green International
truck with a yellow post-hole digger
on the back was stolen sometime
between 1 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m.
Monday The truck and equipment
were valued at $69,000
Tschirhart said this truck had a
state of Texas emblem on the side and
had the license number of 8236AE.
All information regarding the two
vehicles has been entered into a
statewide computer, but as of
Tuesday evening no leads had turned
up.
Tschirhart urged anyone having
information regarding either theft to
call the Medina County Sheriff’s office
at 426-5381
Of the weather . |
The Hondo Radar Station nas
supplied the following weather in-
formation for this past week;
Wed, Dec 5
High.
57
Low.
36
Rain
.01
Thu., Dec 6
54
33
.00
Fri.,Dec7
56
27
00
Sat., Dec 8
64
34
.00
Sun., Qec 9
75
46
.00
Mon., Dec 10
77
47
00
Tue, Dec 11
74
53
.00
Mean high temp, for the week; 65.3
Mean tew temp for the week: 39.4
High temp, for 1984; 105 on April 20
Low tenp. for 1984; 18 on Jan. 19
Total rain for Dec; 0.30 inches
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