Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1975 Page: 1 of 18
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G^OD TIMING... The unveiling
on May 14 of the statue of Audie
Murphy at the new San Antonio
veterans hospital named after the
World War II hero was appro-
priately timed since Memorial Day
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BY BURNIS K. LAW RENCE
PUBLISHER
1 HOPE WOODY GLASSCOCK
doesn t take exception to makes the laws to run the city.
what I am about to say, because it
is not meant as a slam against
him
But I think the Hondo City
Council could have given more
consideration to the alternatives
they had when they named a
councilman to fill the spot left
vacant when Bud Gwartney
moved to Brackettville.
One alternative, of course,
would have been to name Gizmo
Freeman, who was the only person
who sought the office this past
election besides the incumbents.
Certainly, he was defeated. But he
did receive votes and those
persons are citizens of our town
just as much as those who voted
for Gip Chapman
But their other alternative is
the one which should have receiv-
ed considerable discussion. The
alternative of appointing a Mexi-
can-American to the Council.
A group which comprises more
than 50 percent of the population
deserves more representation on
the governmental body that
MEMORIAL DAY
At the present they do not have
a vote dn the Council. Yes, they
have a voice in Mayor G. E.
Pedroza, if he is inclined to speak
for them, but they really have no
vote since he can only vote in case
of a tie.
W7oodv was appointed because
he is a businessman, and that’s
well and good. If he can get the
Council as a whole to conduct the
City’s business in a businesslike
manner, he certainly will have
accomplished something. I
personally feel he will make us a
good councilman.
Yet, there are many, many
problems which come before the
City Council which are not really
“business problems.” Therefore,
that expertise is not absolutely
necessary.
There is an old saying that goes
something like this: "What's done
is done," but I hope this one
doesn't, as another old saying
warns us, "come back to haunt
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us.
... is next week, no matter if
you observe Monday, the day our
government has decreed as the
day to have a holiday, or Friday,
May 30. the day we have always
set aside to honor the dead of all
our wars.
Whichever day one observes, it
should be with quietness, not
boistrous; with reverence, not
profanity; with sadness, not
frivolity; with gratitude, not
contempt; and with profound
appreciation, not lip service nor
by completely ignoring the true
meaning of the day.
Whether we wish to believe it or
not. the dying of thousands of
Americans on the battlefields of
many wars pumped the lifeblood
into our great nation. Without
their sacrifices we could today
well be the serfs of some other
nation, the minions of some
dictator, puppets on the string of
a totalitarian government rather
than free men and women.
Yes. America, our freedom is
bathed in the blood of thousands
of Americans who dared fight for
right over wrong, our greatness
was built on the stepping stones
Americans who died because they
shared a belief that every man,
woman anrf child in this world has
the right to decide their destiny
and that right is worth dying for.
Audie L. Murphy, the most
decorated soldier in World War II,
expressed it with much more
feeling in his book “To Hell and
Back":
"But I also believe in...all the
men who stood up against the
enemy, taking their beatings
without whimper and their tri-
umphs without boasting. The men
who went and would go again to
hell and back to preserve what our
country thinks right and decent."
Thank God for the men like
Audie Murphy and thousands of
others who have given their lives
so that you and I can be around
this Memorial Day breathing the
free air of a great, humanitarian
nation. I firmly believe that,
despite the many cry-baby draft
dodgers, deserters and other
run aways from responsibility,
there are thousands upon thous-
ands of Americans still around
who will gladly stand up and be
counted when it comes time to
fight tyrany again.
of the bodies qf thousands of
RALPH GRAFF
President of Medina County Committee on Finance.
Farm Bureau, reports that H.B.
1535 by Sullivant, Bock and
Olson, a hill providing that the
vulue of agricultural lands for ad
valorem tax purposes shall be
determined according to the pro-
ductive capability of such lands
using accepted income capitaliza-
tion methods, has been passed by
the Texas House of Representa-
tives and sent to the Senate,
where it was referred to the Senate
Senator John A. Traeger of the
21st District, which includes
Medina County, is a member of
the Senate Finance Committee.
‘‘We in Farm Bureau," says
Graff, “are very much in favor of
this Bill and ask our members and
farm and rnnch friends to contact
Senator Traeger, State Capitol,
Austin, Texas, 78711, asking for
his support."
BELIEVE
. . . there was a tornado in the
picture Joe Gallegos took from the
window of his pickup. It just did
not show up as well as I thought it
would in the paper last week. The
photograph was in color and the
tornado blended into the back-
ground too easily.
IT OR NOT
Sorry about that, public, be-
cause I think you would have had
the same feeling as I did - "man, 1
don’t want to be anywhere near
that thing." And Joe tells us he
had the same feeling -- that’s why
he was "moving on" in that
pickup.
Rep. Krueger to visit area
U. S. Congressman Bob Krueger
of the 21st Congressional District is
scheduled to be in Hondo Saturday
morning to view the area near
Yancey hit by a tornado on April
29.
Rep. Krueger will meet with
County Judge Jerome Decker and
the Commissioners Court before
making a visit to the devastated
area.
After that he will lunch with the
Commissioners before leaving for
Del Rio.
comes up this next week. At this
time Americans can pause to say
"thank you” for those hundreds of
thousands of American soldiers
land others from free countries all
over the world] who have given
their lives through the years that
we might remain free from tyranny.
Tony Mendoza, Commander of
Pruneda American Legion Post
#524 in Hondo, attended the cere-
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FOR CHILDREN. Medina Coun-
ty Judge Jerome H. Decker sign6
proclamation heralding Foster
Children Y\eek in County. Mrs.
Patricia Lawrence, Social Services
Supervisor for the Texas Depart-
ment of Public Welfare, presented
the proclamation to Judge Decker.
Special week
for children
Mtxiina County Judge Jerome
Decker has designated May 18 to
24 as Medina County Action for
Foster Children Week as part of the
national observance that has been
proclaimed by the President of the
United States.
Purpose of this week is to bring
the needs of foster children before
the people in hopes that citizen
concern will be effective in seeing
that foster children are guaranteed
the same basic rights that most
other children enjoy. These include
a loving home, decent clothing and
food, a good education, adequate
medical and dental care, equal
treatment under the law'.
Stable, loving foster homes are
needed throughout the state to
insure that all children in need can
be provided an appropriate tempor-
ary home. Through no fault of their
own, the home life of these children
is broken. Understanding foster
parents working with social
agencies can help undo the poten-
tial damage of this shattering
experience.
In this area the State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare certifies and
supervises foster homes. The local
Welfare office can provide addition-
al information for anyone interested
in the Foster Care Program, call
426-3062.
Garage sale
will benefit
tornado victims
Proceeds from a garage sale set
for Friday and Saturday, May 23
and 24, will go toward the Yancey
Tornado Fund. Sale will be held at
1203 31st Street in Hondo from 9
a.m. to 5 p in. each day.
A spokesman said: “So many
shoes and clothes, men’s, women’s
and children's, (all sizes) were
collected for the tornado victims at
Yancey and everything was greatly
appreciated.
"However, all the clothing could
not be used, so it has been decided
by all concerned to have a garage
sale, with all proceeds going to the
Yancey Tornado Fund.
monies honoring the most decorat-
ed soldier of World War II. They
met his wife and two sons and
snapped the above pictures during
the ceremony. The pictures from
left to right show [1] Commander
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Mendoza with Terry Murphy; |2)
Mrs. Murphy and her two sons at
the unveiling; [3] Congressmen
Jake Pickle, Abraham Kazen, Roy
Roberts and Olin Teague with Mrs.
Murphy; [4] a view of the stand; (5]
the Murphys; and |6] Mrs. Murphy
and the General.
MEDINA COUNTY’S LEADING
NEWSPAPER SINCE 1886
Hondo Anvil
Herald
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87TH YEAR - NO. 21 18 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS - 15c
HONDO, MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY 22, 1975
Nasty little screwworm
makes 1975 grand entry
Screwworm flies made a grand
entry into Medina County last
month for the first rime this year.
Four infestations were confirmed
during that month, and May
promises to be anoher good month
for the ravenous little insects.
Screwworms infested 31 Texas
counties in April, 21 of them for the
first time in 1975.
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THAT’S GREAT... Assistant
Principal Mike Grantham con-
gratulates Elsa Carmona on receiv-
ing the $4,000 E. L. Wheatley
scholarship. The Hondo High
School senior will attend the
University of Texas at Austin.
|Photo By Tony Mendoza]
Elsa Carmona receives scholarship
Elsa Carmona. Hondo High
School senior, has received a $4,000
E. L. Wheatley scholarship to
attend the college of her choice,
which is the University of Texas at
Austin.
The scholarship was announced
by International Brotherhood of
Pottery and Allied Workers, head-
quarters in East Liverpool, Ohio,
Miss Carmona was notified by a
telegram which read:
“This is to officially inform you
the national selection committee of
the E. L Wheatley Scholarship
Fund met at Rutgers University
April 15 and selected you as the
Sales tax check
hits *9,250
Somebody spent a lot of money
at home in Hondo during the month
of April 5 to May 5, 1975, or at least
the sales tax check received by the
City of Hondo for that period
certainly gives this indication.
The monthly check mailed by
Comptroller Bob Bullock totaled
$9,250.70 perhaps the largest single
month since the sales tax was voted
in 1968.
For the same period Castroville
received $2,168.70 and Devine
received $5,133.75.
winner from the region number
three competition for a four year
scholarship in the amount of $1,000
per year for the purpose of
attending an accredited college or
University of vour choice in secur-
ing an undergraduate degree. The
executive board of International
Brotherhood of Potter\ and Allied
Workers commend you for your
excellent scholastic and personal
record and extend their congratula-
tions to you. Signed: George R.
Barbarae, administrator."
Miss Carmona, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rogelio Carmona of
610 16th Street, says she will study
to be a resource teacher or bilingual
education. f
The 18-year-old senior is in the
top 10 of her class and participates
in band, is a reporter for the
National Honor Society, president
of the Office Education Association
and editor of the Annual Staff.
Contributions still needed
As of Wednesday morning the
Yancev Tornado Fund stood at
$490.
Contributions can still be made
to help the victims of the disastrous
tornado on April 29.
Send your cnecks to the Fund at
the Hondo National Bank or Box
367, Hondo, Texas.
Public hearing scheduled on Aquifer
Local and area residents ___
being asked to “get up in arms”
over a public meet ing which will be
on June 4 at the San Antonio
Convention Center concerning the
Edwards Aquifer.
The Environmental Protection
Agency has called the meeting to
comply with the clean drinking
water amendment recently tacked
onto a Congressional bill by Cong.
Henry B. Gonzalez.
Purpose of the public hearing is
to obtain comments and data
regarding the possible designation
of the Edwards Aquifer as a sole or
principal drinking water source
which if contaminated would create
a significant hazard to public
health.
The Agency is particularly inter-
ested in comments and data
relative to the geographical area
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Leading all Texas counties with
31 cases for 1975, 28 during April
alone, was Willacy County. Close
behind was Kenedy County, which
had 26 positive samples during
April.
Meanwhile, in this area counties
reporting cases included Atascosa
1. Frio 2, Real 1, and Uvalde 1.
Moisture and temperature condi-
tions throughout most of Texas
remain ideal for screwworm infesta-
tions, warns Dr. J. E. Novy,
director of field operations for the
Screwworm Eradication Program.
About the only exception to this
dangerous situation is the south
portion of the state, which has
received no appreciable moisture
since November," reports Novy.
A distribution center for sterile
screwworm flies was opened during
the month at Del Rio while a winter
facility at Tampico, Mexico, was
closed.
April cases were reported as far
north as Llano County, requiring
distribution of more sterile screw-
worm flies in the state.
These northerly cases pose a
direct threat to the Big Bend,
Trans-Pecos, Hill Country, and
Coastal Bend areas.
Female screwworm flies deposit
their eggs on the edges of wounds
in warm blooded animals. Hatching
larvae enter the wound to feed on
live flesh.
Release of sexually sterile males
among known screwworm popula
tions is the primary tool of the
eradication program. Female screw-
worm flies usually mate only once
in their lifetime.
Eggs produced as a result of the
mating with a sterile male will not
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Traditional page
Graduation ceremonies tor Hon-
do seniors is scheduled for May 29
and the Anvil Herald will run the
traditional graduation Congratula-
tory Page in the May 29 issue.
Any business or any individual
that wishes to be included in this
traditional page should contact the
Anvil Herald 426-3346 for further
information. Calls must be made by
noon Tuesday, May 27.
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TAKE IT!!!... Rocky Sedgwick
appears to be having a hard time
giving away tea at the first Hondo
Lions Club Pancake Supper May
15. However, he might have been
glaring at the photographer. The
Lions served almost 500 persons at
the event. Proceeds went to the
Hondo High Band and the Nelson
Bippert Scholarship Fund which is
sponsored by the Club. [Photo By
Burnis Lawrence]
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