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The Year That Was
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FREDDY LEYVA... held here by
his mother, Angela, is Medina
County’s “New Year’s Baby” for
1977. Little 6-pound, 5-ounce
Freddy was born at 6:27 a.m. on
January 4, 1977, at Medina
Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Alfredo Leyva of 1206 Ave. P in
Hondo. Dr. John Meyer delivered
the first baby of 1977. [Photo By
Tony Mendoza]
SPARKS
“Forge thy tongue on an ai
and what flies up, though
spark, shall have weight.”
BY BURNIS K. LAWREN
PUBLISHER
THE WATER PROBLEM
.. . south of town has been aired
from both sides and has in my
opinion been explained as to its
source.
But all the explanations still do
not eliminate the problem faced
by farmers in that area. They
have a serious problem and are
justifiably, concerned about a
solution/ Spreading water threa-
tens their livelihood and could, if
it continues to spread, stop their
entire operation.
In last week’s story quoting the
geologists, a suggestion was made
to construct sumps [Or ponds] into
which the water would drain.
Sally [Mrs. E. W.] Brucks told
me prior to that article that a
similar plan has been used for years
in Long Island, New York, where
the water level is high. “They
construct sumjS's and then build a
fence around them to protect the^
population,” she said.
Rene Aelvoet says hediates to
publicly disagree with the experts,
but “they have not offered any
concrete solutions to our pro-
blem.”
Dpnald Muennink says: “The
real point of all this is that we
South Texans have learned to live
with drouth, but we don’t know-
how to handle the problem of too
much water.”
SHORTAGES, SHORTAGES
... everyone is talking about
shortages. Now they claim there is
a coffee shortage. So the coffee
companies are going to hike prices
by 20 cents a pound.
The real shortage is in the head
of someone who printed too many
35 cent discount coupons for
coffee, so the companies have to
re-coop their losses someway. *
The next shortage will probably
be on doughnutsUl hear there will
be a shortage of holes. They have
been exporting holes to Italy for
years to be used in macaroni. A
few were shipped to Vietnam
where someone lost them down
the drain.
There will also be a shortage of
dogs soon, especially in Arizona
and New Mexico where there is a
shortage of trees.
This may well spread to other
parts of the ^country where
utilities are being placed under-
ground, thus creating a shortage
of utility poles. This will then
cause a shortage of moles, gophers
and ground squirrels as the
utilities will utilize their existing
tunnels and create obstacles to
their digging new ones.
Now I’m going to put more
water in my coffee pot, no cqffee,
and sit back and see what
happens.
Should there be any correspond-
ence to this article, please address
it to the city dump because this is
only ~ GARBAGE.
The fellow that brought me the
above article would not let me use
his name, but thought it might
bring a chuckle or two here at a
time when everyone seems to be
uptight.
Screwworm cases
reach high in County
Medina County accounted for 6
percent of the total reported
screwworm cases for 1976 in Texas,
according to a recent screwworm
eradication program report issued
by the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service of the United
States Department.of Agriculture.
However, this percentage does
not necessarily reflect the true
count, since these numbers are
derived only from the screwworm
cases that have been reported,
which may not be all actual cases.
There were 29,241 cases reported
in the state of which 1,646 were in
Medina County. This was the
highest number for any single
county in Texas.
Uvalde County, where 1,466
cases were reported during the
year, accounted for five percent of
the. total.
Kinney County had the third
most reported cases in the state
with 1,018, making up three percent
of the 1976 total.
Only 20 cases were tallied the last
half of December in Texas,
although there were 171 confirmed
screw-worm cases in the month to
bring the state-wide total to 29,241.
This total is exceeded only by
90.980 cases in 1972, and 49,4*84 in
1962 -- the year the program
started.
*
If everyone does his part this
winter, stockmen will have the best
chance ever to eliminate screw-
worms from Texas ranges, says Dr.
M. E. (Cotton) Meadows Jr.,
director of the Southwest Screw-
worm Eradication Program.
Last Year's Events in Review
1976 - that year will be remem-
bered with happiness by some, with
sadness by others. Whatever the
case, there should be something
about the bicentennial year that
you will always remember.
Here is a capsule report of each
month, taken from the back files of
the Anvil Herald: *
January USDA quarantines the
state of Texas to prevent spread of
brucellosis; Pete Morales Jr. is re-
appointed director of Federal Re-
serve Bank of Dallas: Babson
predicts further-economic progress;
Dave Howard named Coach of the
Year by Uvalde Leader-News;
Southwestern Bell spends $800,000
to expand and improve telephone
service in the Hondo area; Frank
Hayes indicted on three new
counts; Texas Banking Com mis-
MEDINA COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1886
HONDO
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89TH YEAR -NO. 1 12 PAGES IN ONE SECTION 15c
HONDO, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1977
SWORN IN... by County Judge
Jerome Decker Saturday morning,
January 1, 1977, was the newly-
elected Medina County Sheriff
Donald' Butch’’ Campsey. [Photo
By Tony Mendoza]
$8-million contract let
to Gary Aircraft Corp.
A. W. Stewart , president of Gary
Aircraft Corporation, announced
that the company has been awarded
a mew $8.3 million dollar contract
County to
receive grant
from LEAA
Austin - Governor Dolph Briscoe
has approved a criminal justice
grant for $12s068 to continue
probation services for Medina
County.
Also aproved was an award for
$33,422 for the Alamo Area Law
Enforcement' Academy, which will
continue to provide law officer
training throughout the AlamP
Area Council of Governments
region.
The local grants were among 116
approved by Governor Briscoe
statewide from Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration (LEAA)
funds under the Crime Control Act
of 1976.
HUNTER SCHUEHLE... became
Medina County’s county attorney
Saturday when he took his oath of
office in ceremonies held at the
county courthouse.
[Photo By Tony Mendoza]
SHOWN DURING... swearing-in
ceremonies Saturday is Michael
Hodge, who took office as Precinct
#3 Justice of the Peace. [PholoBy
Tony Mendoza] J
by the United States Air Force. The
contract is for the overhaul of
Packette engines and related parts
and accessories, and all work will be
performed at the company's Hondo,
plant.
Tire contract is for an 18-month
period and it is estimated that more
than 3000 engines will'be overhaul-
ed during this time span. The
company has already overhauled
about 40,000 of the same type of
engine at its Hondo plant during
the past -ten years.
In addition to the basic contract,
additional funds will be spent by
the Air Force for purchase of parts
and materials from other small
businesses to support Gary Air-
craft in its performance of the
contract.
Work commenced under the new
contract on January 3, 1977, and
the annual payroll of the company
will continue at the multi-million
dollar level. '
Bids to be
opened for
FM 471 work
Bids will be opened January 27
for seal coating on FM^ 471 from
Highway 90 in Castroville to FM
1957, according to a spokesman for
the State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation.
The area of road to be worker^ on
spans 5.584 miles and is a continu-
ation of 12.851 miles of sear coating
work in Bexat Crfunty.,
The work is part of 87.2 miles of
highways in the San Antonio area
that will be repaired.
The work will help restore the
riding surface and- lengthen the
service life of the roadway on
various selected routes in the
district.
The work will be done in half
sections, disrupting traffic to a
minimum.
A. O. Hilgers of Pleasanton is the
department’s engineer in charge of
the project.
Work in Medina County is
expected to start in April, accord-
ing to C. E. Hackebeil. Hondo
engineer___
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sion sets hearing date on Charter
- application of Farmers & Ranchers
Bank of Hondo; Fr.'George Steub-
ben assigned to Chief of Chaplain’s
Office. Washington, D.C.; County
Commissioners approve bid on new
tractor for Pet. 2; Hondo's JV wins
first basketball game in seven
starts; Bicentennid tree planted at
Medina Co. Museum; Jackie
Storms Pacha of Bandera is New-
Year's baby; Griggs Construction
Co. given bid for new Medina Co.
tax office; Ronr.ie Rothe and Martv
Heaton named D’Hanis Cowboy
co-captains for ’76; Burnis
Lawrence named Outstanding Citi-
zen, Bonnard Rothe named Out-
standing Farmer-Rancher bv CofC.
February -- Medina Co. Jr.
Livestock Show nets record money;
Wallace Lutzs celebrate 50th wed-
ding anniversary; CofC budget set
at $17,653 for 1976; Economic
Development Administration says
“no” to proposed Hondo Commun-
ity Center: D'Hanis girls lose
Bi-District basketball game to
Nueces Canyon; Frank Hayes trial
moved to San Angelo; Rev. Alton
Rudolph assigned to St. John’s
Parish; Owls win Bi-District,
D’Hanis wins District basketball;
Lawrence Rothe and Dr. 0. B.
Taylor die; Oscar Barrientes Jr.
graduates from US Border Patrol
Academy; Owls lose Regional
basketball game.
March - One buck limit set by
Commissioners Court: drought
breaking rains fall, finally; Yancev
Methodist Church observes 100th
anniversary: Garden Club sponsors
City-wide Clean-Up D v; Charles
B. Langfeld dies; Devine’s Kathy
Anderson com petes in America’s
Jr. Miss Pageant,
May - Elections draw record
turnout, Commissioner and Sheriff
upsets surprise many; Paul
'Richards named All-State; W. H.
’Cotton” Bendele dies; Bicenten-
nial celebrations held countywide;
Richard Biedegers of LaCoste
celebrate #50; Arnold Guajardo
w-ins Police Service Award; Medina
Valley and D'Hanis win district
baseball titles; J. P. Ephraim of
D'Hanis celebrates 60 years in the
banking business; D’Hanis beats
Bruni for Bi-District champion-
ship; Velda Cole Zerr named to
STAR Family Living task force';
Area schools turn out graduates;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter. Saathoff
celebrate their 50th year together;
Tax office moves to new location,
June - Runoff elections put John
Tondre in Pet. 3 seat; Glynn
Tschirhart of Castroville drafted by
Atlanta Braves; Edna Nietenhoefer
goes to Pillsburv's National Bake-
off: EMT organization started.
July - Hondo hosts Freedom
Festival on July 3; nation
celebrates 200th anniversary;
Refugio Herrera is 90 on July 4;
Hondo Bicentennial Commission
recognized for efforts: Kerrville bus
overturns outside Hondo; Tour
D'Alsace II returns; John McAnel-
ly and Wayne-Cheney are honored
by Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Association; Medina Electric Co-op
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Public hearing set
by TWQB Board
Individual board orders for each
of the counties over the Edwards
Underground Reservoir will be
considered at a public ' hearing
scheduled by the Texas Water
Quality Board for Jan. 13 in
Uvalde. The hearing will be held at
the Civic Center beginning at 10
a.m.
The new orders, if adopted, will
be based on the existing board
order which regulates activities
over the Edw-ards Aquifer,,"but will
be adapted to the particular needs
and requirements of the individual
counties. Portions of Hays, Comal,
Bexar, Kendall, Medina, Uvalde
and Kinney counties lie over the
recharge zone of the aquifer.
Among other provisions, the new
regulations, if adopted, will require
TWQB approval of subdivision
plans prior to start of construction,
require that plans and specifica-
tion's for organized waste collection,
treatment and disposal systems be
approved by the TWQB and the
Department of Health Resources,
and require that preventive and
control measures be adopted for
above-ground storage of hydrocar-
bons. exempting those facilities
CATTLEMEN MEFT SET
The third annual meeting of the
Medina County Independent
cattlemen's Association will be held
Saturday. January 29.
U. S. Congressman Bob Krueger
will address the. delegation on
issues of importance to the agricul-
ture business.
Members, prospective members,
and their spouses are invited to
attend this meeting and banquet. '
used only for temporary or small
capacity storage.
It is also proposed that the
Uvalde County order provide
specific .regulations pertaining to
private sewage facilities adjacent to
those portions of the Nueces, Dry
Frio, Frio and Sabinal Rivers in ancL
up'stream of the recharge zone. **
Persons interested in the hearing
are urged to attend and to make
statements for the record if they
wish to do so.
Rainfall report
shows wet year
The annual year-end rainfall
report -from the George J. Brucks
ranch 9.5 miles north of Hondo on
FM 462 shows 1976 to be one of the
wettest years in Hondo's history.
A total of 51.50 inches of rain fell
in 1976, 17.70 more than last vear’s
33.80.*
No rain at all fell in January and
Febriiary, which was unusual.
A whopping 13.00 fell in April,
causing flood-like conditions on the
county.
The next-wettest month was
October, when 9.70 inches fell, and
May and July were also unusually
wet with *7.90 and 7.80 inches
respectively. -
0 The downpour of rainfall in 1976
was quite a contrast to the feast
and famine character of 1975.
Here are the totals compiled by
Mr. Brucks: Jan.-00,'Feb.-00. Mar -
1.00, Apr.-13.00. May-7.90, June-
2.20, Julv-7.80, Aug.-.60. Sep.-4.60,
Oct.-9.70, Nov.-2.00, Dec.-2.'70.
TAKING OFFICE... following the
swearing-in ceremonies Saturday
morning in the County Courtroom
were [L to R] Judge Jerome Decker,
who performed the ceremonies,
Medina County Precinct #1 Com-
missioner Robert “Bobby” Zuber-
bueler, lYecinct #3 Commissioner
John Tondre. and Medina County
Tax Assessor-Collector Leon Man-
gold.
|Photo By Tony Mendoza
CONSTABLES... who were sworn
in to office on January 1 by Medina
County Judge Jerome Decker were
[L to R] Precinct #4 Constable
Carlos Tovar, Prednct #S Con-
stable Candy Zepeda and Harvey
Bradley, Precinct #5 Constable.
[Photo By Tony Mendoza]
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