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Page 2, The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday,October 14,1982
The Old Philosopher
(Editor's note: The Old
Philosopher on his South
Texas grass farm discusses
China this week, more or
tess.)
Dear editor:
As I understand it, a lot of
civilizations originated in
China, like gun power, and
then for some reason China
slid back and was passed by
as civilization moved for-
ward in other parts of the
world.
nBTKMH
Fuji Film
24 exposure
110-24 135-24
$2.25
Peden
Rexall Drag
1118 18th St. Hondo 426 2334
LICENSED 2 INSURED
TERMITE & PEST CONTROL
Tree & Lawn Spraying
P.O. Box 95, D’Hanis, Tx. 78850
JOE SOWA TOM ATTAWAY
363-7284 _____303 7329 . .
CARLE ENTERPRISES
ROOFING AND REMODELING
Residential or Commercial
Mark Carle - Owner
7313 Cabin Creek
San Antonio, TX 78228
1-681-2645
Specialists in All Types
Roofing and Remodeling
A Phone Call H rings A Itoofor/Carpenter
.Not A Salesman
For Local Service, Call
GARY ZINSMEYER
426-3658
Higher
Education
Now though civilization is
returning to China. The
Chinese government has
just announced that it will
allow installment-buying.
For 30 percent down and
the rest in monthly pay-
ments Chinese workers can
buy television sets, radios,
tape-recorders, cameras,
washing machines, etc.
Maybe even walking plows.
But the" system is a little
different from ours. If a
Chinese buyer fails to keep
up payments, his colleagues
at work will be responsible.
I got to thinking how this
might work in the U.S. Say
one man is two months
behind on his speedboat
payments. If his fellow office
workers agree to take over
the payments, who’ll they
get to take over theirs?
Any middle bracket white
collar worker who hasn’t got
installment payments of his
own is not supporting na-
tional economic recovery.
What would it gain for one
worker to swap his new
carpet payments for an-
other's speedboat pay-
ments? Who’d swap last
summer’s vacation loan pay-
ments for last Christmas’
spending spree?
Somebody ought to go to
China to see how they’re
handling this problem. Don’t
look at me, I’m tied up trying
to figure out the inflation
problem over here. Govern-
ment figures show inflation
is coming down but every-
thing you buy seems to be
going up, aformof new math
I don’t understand.
One cause of inflation, I’ve
decided, is too much bor-
rowed money chasing too
many goods people don’t
need. On the other hand, if
you want to start a real
depression, let people stop
buying things they could get
along without.
The problem is something
like the Presidency. Very
few politicians are smart
enough to know that nobody
is smart enough to handle
that big a job.
Yours faithfully,
~y J.A.
Mtdina County
ItUkfaqi
By J. A. Rios
Reminisce
SINS talks
SENSE**
Weve talked about our school children and
their educations.
Now, let's talk about our colleges and
universities and the young adults these
institutions produce.
I am a graduate of what are now Angelo
State and Texas Tech. During the course of the
campaign, I have joked about majoring in
freshman English for three years. The truth is
I got a good education and had the opportunity
for a better one*
Our children are getting even better
educations today because we have these
regional schools.
For Texans, Angelo State, Sul Ross and
Midland Junior College are the flat, dry rocks
in the middle of a stream They are the
stepping stones to an educated and informed
citizenry.
Were it not for these institutions, I'd be
digging more post holes in Paint Rock than I
do now.
It has been suggested that these institutions
be required to seek funding for expansion and
capital improvements every two years.
This is nonsense. The halls of tne Capitol
will be jammed with lobbyists from every
school, fighting over a share of the funding
like fishwives over a choice mackerel.
What business, even a small, mom-and-pop
operation, doesn't plan ahead?
Texas has made a decision to invest in the
future through quality education. That future
spans generations, got two-year cycles.
We must think and plan in terms of those
generations as we look to the future of our
colleges and universities.
We can't let a crop failure or two get in the
way of that vision.
A 125th parish anniver-
sary was set to be celebrated
at Holy Cross Church in
D’Hanis on Sunday, October
15. Plans called for entrance
procession led by Ed S.
Koch, a former altar boy at
St. Dominic’s Church and 90
years old at the time of the
celebration, and enthrone-
ment of the Holy Bible,
performed by Sisters Anne
Schmidtzinksy, Andrew
Wolff and Flora Hruzek.
Rev. Victor Schmidtzinsky
celebrated the Low Mass of
Thanksgiving and Rev.
Francis A. Kilday of San
Antonio, who was baptized
in the old St. Dominic’s
City Council members
passed Hondo’s first curfew
ordinance, making it unlaw-
ful for a minor to be on the
streets between the hours of
1 and 4 a m.
Members of Cub Scout
Pack 219 collected canned
food for victims of Hurricane
Beulah Smiling proudly
with their cache of goods
Hondo Planning and Zon-
ing Commission Chairman
Hugh Meyer announced
plans for a meeting to consi-
der extension of the dty
limits approximately one-
half mile to the East and 600
feet to the South.
A 220-pound pony, belong-
ing to Ernest N. Bendele,
sired an 80-pound colt out of
a part-Percheron mare
weighing 1,120, owned by
Albert Saathoff. Many said
Oct. 12,1972 -10 Years Ago
Church in 1902 also partici-
pated in the special cere-
monies.
A Texas Historical marker
was unveiled in ceremonies
led by Mrs. Josie R. Finger,
chairman of the Medina
County Historical Survey
Committee, and State Re-
presentative John Poemer.
John A. Batot, a 90-year-old
descendant of one of the first
families in the settlement of
D’Hanis, unveiled the
marker.
The Drug Shoppe, owned
by Jack Gruber, opened its
doors for business on Mon-
day, October 16, 1972. The
Oct. 13,1967 -15 Years Ago
were Doug Schueling, Craig
Heath, Larry Arcos, Wayne
Westbrook, Joe Tschirhart,
Lacy Gilliam, Raul Domin-
guez, Bobby Rios, Tommy
Johnson, Richard Herring,
Tony Muniz, Johnny Kalino-
wski, Tobin Tilley, Charles
Balzen, and Garland Bader.
Mark Britsch and Kenny
Wevnand were not present
for the photo. Den mothers
were Mrs Myles Weynand,
Oct. 11, 1957 -25 Years Ago
it couldn't happen, but it did.
Mary Jo Meyer, a gradu-
ate of Hondo High School
was elected to serve as
Junior Class Secretary-
Treasurer at Sul Ross State
College.
Officers of Hondo Assemb-
ly No. 258, Order of Rain-
bow, were Gradene Rogers.
Ruthie Crow, Doreen Nehr,
Mary Elsie Heinlein and
Mary Pope
establishment boasted a
Tirst” - a drive-up window
for while-you-wait service.
Medina Memorial Hospital
acquired the combined ta-
lents of eight of America’s
best cardiologists to assist in
analyzing electrocardio-
grams when a fully-auto-
mated, computerized elec-
trocardiogram machine was
installed. The equipment is
hooked up, via telephone, to
a Chicago-based computer
which analyzes the informa-
tion according to computer
programs supervised by
eight top-notch cardiolo-
gists.
Mrs. Horace Britsch, Mrs.
Chester Balzen and Mrs.
J.L Tilley Jr.
Members of the All-Texas
Air Tour came to Hondo for
a 45-minute get-acquainted
visit. The 125 persons came
to Hondo Airbase in 50
planes and were greeted by
Chamber of Commerce offici-
als and other Hondo citizens
Approximately 350 Fu-
ture Homemaker members
from Del Rio, San Felipe,
Brackettville, Leakey,
Nueces Canyon, Utopia,
Uvalde, Knippa, Sabinal,
D’Hanis, Hondo, Castroville,
LaCoste, Natalia and Devine
met at Hondo High School
for the District 1, Area VII,
meeting of the Texas Associ-
ation of Future Homemakers
of America.
Texas, the giant of Ameri-
can states in area, was small
in population in the 1850's.
Texans numbered about
250,000 and were thinly scat-
tered over the eastern third
of the state. Texas under its
present boundaries first ap-
peared on maps in the year
1850.
Here and there were a few
villages and towns, some
newly founded, others reach-
ing back to the early Spanish
period of colonization. San
Antonio, with a population of
3,000, was the largest town
in 1850, located on the
westernmost fringe of settle-
ment. A number of forts
were built along this fringe,
established during the war
with Mexico or as a conse-
quence of it.
One of the earliest maps of
Texas is by J.H. Young. His
map is based on personal
observations of Texas and
appeared in 1853 in a unique
pocket-sized edition. The
map is color-coded and folds
out to approximately 12 by
14 inches. It was published
by Thomas Cowperthwart
which bragged it was a “map
of the state of Texas from
the latest authorities."
The map shows Medina
County, although the 1853
boundaries do not corre-
spond exactly to our present
ones. The eastern third was
part of Bexar County and
Medina Lake, of course, does
not exist. ,,
The following settlements
are included for Medina
County: Castroville, Quihi,
Vandenburg, and Fort Lin-
coln, Most history accounts
indicate Fort Lincoln was
abandoned in 1851 but the
citadel appears on Young's
map of 1853 D’Hanis does
not appear as a separate
community.
Western settlements are
scarce and far apart Closest
to Fort Lincoln (D’Hanis > is
Fort Inge (Uvalde) with the
next closest settlement be-
ing Fort Duncan (Eagle
Pass)
Midway between Fort
Duncan and Laredo is a
AVOID FALLS
Most falls for older adults
occur between the bed and
bath, so Think safety” in
these areas, advises Dr
Peggy Owens, a housing and
home furnishings specialist
with the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
Safety features that help
avoid falls include grab bars
and non-skid surfaces in the
tub or shower. Also a seat in
the shower aids disabled
persons
Native Hondoan owns restaurant
A West Texan for our times.
★
BILL SIMS
TEXAS SENATE
Conservative - Independent - Democrat
Pol Adv Paid For By Sims lor iexas Senate Committee John
Carglle. Treasurer P 0 Box 60074 San Angelo. Texas 76900 .
A well known native of
Hondo, Gilbert Rodriguez, is
now the proud owner of his
own restaurant in San An-
tonio. His dream has come
true after many months of
hard work. He is proud to
say that he built the major-
ity of his new establishment
himself with the help of
family and friends.
Gilbert is widely known in
the music profession around
the area as well as out-of-
state; during the 60’s and
70’s he recorded and tra-
veled with his band known
as Gilbert and the Blue
Notes. He still has his band,
but his major concern is his
new restaurant and seeing
that his customers are well
Hondo Anvil Herald
Publication No. USPS 249-280
Published at 1601 Ave. K, Hondo, Medina County, Texas
Entered at the Post Office, Hondo, Texas as Second Class Mail. .
Published every Thursday in Hondo, Texas, by Associated Texas
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Bill Berger, Publisher
Pam Nester Helvey, Managing Editor
Tony Mendcza, Production Superintendent
Sue Lee, Business Manager
Frances Reitzer Proctor, Office Manager
Bea Koch. Classified Advertising Manager
Billie Ann Burrell, Advertising Compositor
Rose Dominguez, News Compositor
Nora Sanchez, Commercial Printer
Terry Teague, Sports Editor
Kim Adlong, Asst. Adv. Compositor
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The Castroville Anvil, Est 1886
The Hondo Herald, Est 1891
Consolidated Oct. 17, 1903
The LaCoste Ledger, Est. 1915
Consolidated June 1,1951
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satisfied and pleased with
the delirious Mexican foods
served at Gilbert’s.
Working closely with him
are his wife, Dora and son,
Javier. Dora’s specialty is
her homemade tortillas.
Their best seller is Gilbert’s
Special and the came guiz-
ada is delicious. For the best
in Mexican food, you can
depend on Gilbert’s Restaur-
ant where the customer will
feel right at home and
everything on the menu is
sold at very reasonable
prices.
He has been open for a few
weeks but his Grand Open-
ing celebration will be this
coming Sunday, October 17.
TODAY’S THOUGHTS
The Lord demands fairness In every
business deal. He established this principle.
Proverbs 16:11 (LB)
There Is nothing of which we are apt to be so
lavish as of time, and about which we ought to
be more solicitous; since without It we can do
nothing In this world.
William Penn
Happiness Is a perfume you cannot pour on
others without getting a lew drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone complains of his memory; nobody
of his judgement.
LaRocheloucauld
Thank You for Allowing Us
To Share These
''Thoughts” with You
102 Gallo Professional Bldg.
QUALITY
TITLE COMPANY
settlement identified as Pre-
sidio del Rio Grande. It is
located on the Texas side of
the river on the Upper
Presidio Road. This road
appears from the interior of
Mexico through Presidio del
Rio Grande eastward to
Castroville and to San An-
• tonio. Also identified is a
Lower Presidio Road but it
does not pass through Me-
dina County.
Progressing westward to
the Rio Grande from Medina
County there are only two
counties, Uvalde and Kin-
ney. Below Kinney County
and in a counterclockwise
pattern are Webb, Starr,
Cameron, and San Patricio
Counties. Bexar County is
half-moon-shaped and
borders Webb and San Pa-
trick) Counties. It eodrdes
Uvalde and Medina Coun-
ties. Settlements north of
Medina County indude Ban-
dera and Fort Martin Scott
(Fredericksburg).
The eastern third of the'
state is heavily settled.
From Corpus Christ! to Jef-
ferson, the 1853 map ap-
pears to be a repoduction of
any modern-day map. The
west Texas and panhandle
areas the mapmaker as-
cribes to Apaches and
Comanches. The entire
South Texas area is labeled
“wild horses and cattle.”
The Young map was in-
valuable probably to the
gold seekers headed West
and possibly to Texas new-
comers in the Mid-Nine-
teenth Century. It is an
important tool for modern-
day researchers.
The map is part of a
current showcase exhibit on
the second floor of the
Lyndon Baines Johnson Li-
brary in Austin.
ANSWERS
from City Hall
By Dr. Dave Palmer
Hondo City Manager
The gala affair will feature
his band plus other musical
attractions
So if you're in the neigh-
borhood around 970 Spiral,
where Hwy 90 west and
Loop 410 intersect, drop by
and visit with Gilbert, Dora
and Javier and their friend-
ly, courteous staff at Gil-
bert’s Restaurant. You'll
find them there Tuesday
through Friday from 7 a.m.
until 9 p.m., Saturday from 8
a.m. till 9 p.m and Sunday
8 a.m to 2 p.m.
Treat yourself to delirious
Mexican food, reasonable
prices, and a warm, friendly
atmosphere at Gilbert's Re-
staurant in San Antonio.
(Editor’s Note: This week’s “Answer’s from
City Hall" column is continued from last week’s
discussion concerning airport properties and the
airport which are leased by the City of Hondo
from the Federal Aviation Administration.)
W hat will be the rental terms for lease of land and
buildings by the City?
Generally as policy, the City prefers a 12 month
lease period (or less), and three year leases, if
granted, will require an escalation dause provid-
ing an increase in the lease rental rate equal to
the inflation rate for the preceding lease year.
The first three months payment in advance as a
deposit, will be required on new leases, with each
rental unit being responsible for all utilities
(water and electricity) paid on a monthly basis
The City of Hondo will be responsible for all
repairs to structures resulting from normal use of
the buildings Mr S.H. ’Posse" Parsons and his
employees have worked very hard during the last
few months repairing and renovating a number of
buildings in preparation for leasing
What might be induded in some minimum
standards for commercial aeronautical activities'’
Some of the elements that should be incorpor-
ated into standards for the Hondo Airport would
require that the service operator arrange for
suitable spoils, structures or facilities; provide
adequate fixtures and equipment; operate during
specified minimum hours; conform to safety,
health, and sanitary codes, show evidence of
financial stability and good credit rating, main-
tain an adequate staff of employees with skills,
licenses, and certificates and meet stated indem-
nity and insurance minimums.
As more citizens of Hondo become aware of the
potential for quality growth and development of
the Hondo Airport and airfield properties, one is
reminded of the great variety of aeronautical
activities possible, some of which already are
being carried out at the Hondo Airport
Charter operations, pilot training, aircraft
rental and sightseeing, aerial photography, crop
dusting, aircraft sales and services, sale of
aviation petroleum products, repair and mainten-
ance of aircraft, air carrier operators, and aerial
advertising are possible activities of an airport
Why has an airport advisory board been
established?
To assist the City Manager and the City
Council in providing sound recommendations and
„ guidelines for continuing growth and develop-
ment of the Hondo Airport and airport proper-
ties, the Council established an Airport Advisory
Board. Membership on the Board include Jerry
Smith, Maida Modgling, Tommy Rothe, Rev Bert
Clayton, Frank Sandoval, Lupe Sanchez, and
Ralph Jones, with Bruce Baize serving as
alternate. Ex offido, non-voting members of the
Airport Advisory Board include Frank Mayo,
Charles Torkelson, Art-Stewart, Eddie Strong,
Major Rick Urban, and Ken Ginnow. The Board
will assist the City Council by recommending
proposed minimum standards for the airport,
suggesting the best uses for the airport property,
and proposing ways to increase revenue from
airfield properties.
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We would like to advise all
our friends and customers that
we are still in business and
ready to supply you with
shelled pecans and other nuts
and dried fruits.
When new crop pecan
season comes, we will be
prepared to buy your in-shell
pecans as usual.
Our operation is being
moved to the Yancey High
School Building.
D. McCreaS Son, Inc.
Yancey, Texas
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