Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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Hondo Anvil
Medina County’s Leading Newspaper Since 1886
Herald
Published each Thursday at 1601 Ave. K, Hondo. $6.50 per year in county,
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87TH YEAR - NO. 45
HONDO. MEDINA COUNTY. TEXAS,
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1975
County voters say ’no’ to all
propositions in constitution
Medina County voters were in
step with the majority of Texas
voters who over whelmingly defeat-
ed eight proposed revisions to the
srms
“Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth, and whati(
flies up. though it be but a spark, shall havet
weight." -Pindar,|
BY BURNIS K LAWRENCE
PUBLISHER
HONDO CITY COUNCIL
. Tuesday night will discuss
whether or not to call a bond
elect ion for $425,000 as a good
faith' gesture toward EDA con-
sidering the application for the
proposed Community Center.
Or that is what I gathered at
the last meeting
I would sincerely hope that
Council decides that this is not the
time to call a bond election. First,
I would hope they personally
heck with EDA officials to see if
such a bond election is absolutely
necessary until a more definite
cost figure can be resolved
Let’s don't take only the wind
of the architect. He has given us
plenty of advice on the project
since early April, and 1 am sorry
to say he “sure isn't batting a
thousand" on all of it
I want a community center of
the type that has been proposed;
one that can be utilized by the
people of Hondo and by the school
system. I think it can prove
beneficial over the years.
But I think a bond election of
this size at this time, and
especial!. with the big "if that
goes with the uncertainty of how
much we will eventually need, will
jeopardize the project.
Several persons who have dis
cussed the subject with me feel
the same way. I hope they, and
others, have conveyed their feel-
ings to the Council members and
they decide to “hold off until more
things are firm."
WE ADD OUR WELCOME
. to those Alsatians
visiting our County and especially
their Sister City • Castroville.
We hope they enjoy their stay
as much as area residents enjoyed
their visit to the Alsace region last
spring
Why don't we all come out to
Memorial Park Saturday morning
at 9 a m. and help the County and
City officials welcome our visitors
and make them honorary citizens
of our county!
VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN
their opinion of the proposed
constitution and their voices
should tell the Texas Legislature
something. It should tell them to
stop messing around and get
busy with other matters that are
more urgent. If they will pass laws
applicable to our present constitu-
tion. then our state will be in fine
shape.
PRESIDENT FORI)
* . . . hns his own team now and
heaven help the country. If his
new team of "his guys",give away
any more than the old team did we
might as well pull the plug from
the sink and let everything go
down the drain.
What the President meant in
his speech was that Mr. Kissinger
didn't like Colby and Schlesinger
so they had to go. Ford's moving
Kissinger from the chairmanship
of the National Security Council
was only a milk-sop to give the
people an idea that the great
doctor" was losing some of his
power.
I believe those “Administration
sources" that leaked information
which indicated Kissinger told the
President it had to be “me or
Schlesinger." The defense chief
firmly believed that the Soviet
Union is “taking us to the
cleaners” on the SALT Talks and
other portions of d tente and said
so. Kissinger, who is giving it all
away, couldn't stand that.
As for Colby, he was telling
Congress too many things Kis-
singer had been in on, so he was
doomed also.
So, once again I say, heaven
help us if no one up there won't
have the right or the gumption to
speak out against the man.
THERE TO HERE... Some 170
Alsatians arrived In Castroville
Wednesday and gained their first
view of “The Little Alsace of
Texas." Could it be that it
reminded them of “Au pied des
Vosges; Kayserherg et son
chateau? The group will be greeted
at 9 a m. Saturday by County
Judge Jerome Decker and the
Commissioners Court at a
ceremony at Memorial Park. Each
visitor will be presented a certifi-
cate naming him or her an
Honorary Citizen of Medina Coun-
ty, Texas, U.S.A. This picture was
provided by Roger Struss-Colmar,
via Father Larry Stuebben of
Castroville.
Chamber
launches
drive
They'll be out there hustling for
new members today (Thursday),
those working teams of the Hondo
Chamber of Commerce.
The annual membership drive
kicked off early today at a
breakfast at the New Frontier
Restaurant, and Co-Chairman
David McGraw charged those
present to “get out there and bring
in new members."
Working in teams, the sellers of
an "investment in Hondo" will
battle each other to see which team
will obtain the most new members.
Reports will be broadcast over
Radio Station KRME periodically
and at the end of the day the tally
will be made to see who “takes the
prize."
"All contacts in this annual drive
will Jje wi h persons or businesses
that are not presently members of
the Chamber." McGraw said. "We
feel that those persons who are 1975
members will stay with us to help
promote our city Thev have been
mailed re newal cards and are
coming in fine
"So we need to concentrate our
limited time on those who are not
members,” he continued. "Then in
early January we might have to
hold a mop-up campaign.”
The chamber's 1975 roster holds
fairly steady at 225 members,
which is down some 14 from the
previous year.
Veterans Day parade ready
Hondo will be treated to a
Veterans' Day Bicentennial Parade
Saturday morning.
The parade will assemble at 9:30
a m. at the Memorial Park one
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
PARADE ENTRY « 1917 MODEL
block south of the highway on
Avenue M.
It will proceed from there north
to the Court House, then loop
around and return to the same
Memorial Park.
With the disbanding of the
parade will come the lowering of the
hag. and the playing of taps in
memory of all deceased veterans.
Many local and area organiza-
tions have signed up to participate
in the parade, but chairman Claire
Westbrook encourages any addi-
tional organization that wishes to
take part should please contact her
at 426-3249.
Organizations now scheduled to
provide parade entries include the
following:
Color Guard; World War 1 float;
World War II, Korea and Vietnam
float; widows of all wars; National
Guard unit; County officials; City
officials; Hondo Owl Band.
Also, Cub Scouts; Boy Scouts
float; Blue Birds; Camp Fire Girls;
Chamber of Commerce and MLC
float; Garden Club float; and
Women for Agriculture.
Also, Young Farmers. Young
Homemakers, FHA, FFA, D'Hanis
drill team, D'Hanis drum and bugle
corps. Batot twirlers, and Morton's
Foods float.
Also, Hondo Vol. Fire Depart-
ment, Texas Highway Department,
all units of 4-H, and tne Rodeo
Association.
/<J7«n
Gaye Bippert heads
Chamber of Commerce
Parting with tradition for the
first time in 20 years, Hondo
Chamber of Commerce directors
Monday elected Gaye Bippert
president of the organization.
She is the second woman to hold
this position. Anne Davis was the
first woman to ever head the
organization when she was elected
back in 1955 to hold office in 1956.
To aid Gaye in guiding the
activities of the chamber, directors
elected Woodrow Glasscock Jr. vice
president and Jim Fridle treasurer.
New directors include: Bill Hare,
Bill Butler, George Bracks and
MRS GAYE BIPPERT
Jury indicts
Frank Hayes
The special grand jury called last
week to consider charges against
former Castroville City Marshal
Frank Hayes among others, return-
ed a multiple-count true bill charg-
ing the 57-year old Haves with
capital murder, simple murder,
involuntary manslaughter and
three counts of kidnaping in the
shotgun slaving of Richard Morale'
of Castroville September 14.
The indictments against Hayes,
as well as others against Have®'
wife for hindering apprehension and
against Hayes, the grand jury
muraer, were returned with a list ol
other indictments on Thursday
morning, two hours into the grand
jury's third day of deliberations.
In addition to the indictments
against Hayes, the grand jury
returned twenty-four true bills
charging 24 people with crimes
ranging from tneft. to burglary and
assault on a police officer.
County AACOG
meeting set
Emergency Medical Services in
Medina County will be the topic of
a panel discussion November 12,
7:30 p.m., at the Castroville
City Hall. The panel will be the
principal part of the monthly
meeting of the Medina County
Goals and Resource Conservation
and Development Committee,
according to committee chairman
Burnis Lawrence.
Glen Collins of the Alamo Area
Council of Governments will chair
the panel. Collins has headed the
Emergency Medical Services pro-
gram at AACOG since its incep-
tion. Judge Jerome Decker, Dr. W.
S. Duty and W. P. "Bud" Guinn
have been invited to complete the
panel.
Raymond Morin, AACOG's rural
housing specialist, will also discuss
rural housing at the meeting.
Richard Schulte. They will replace
Franklin Wiemers, J. D. Schmidt,
Leroy Miller and John Jennings.
Officers and directors will as-
sume duties at the January meet-
ing.
In reporting on the Wild Game
Dinner, it was revealed that a gun
has been purchased and will be
given away that night, with John
Jennings and Gaye Bippert hand-
ling the booth
There was a discussion of having
the Hondo Lions Club Turkey
Shoot from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on the
date of the Wild Game Dinner and
directors voted an endorsement.
Glenn Bragg and J. D Schmidt
reported they purchased a trailer at
the Used Farm Equipment Auction
fo $205 and work will begin soon on
converting it to a permanent float
for the city.
Glasscock reported on the Com-
munity Center and the Chamber
went on record endorsing the effort
Glasscock also reported that the
Sports Lasor is scheduled to be
used in the TCU-Rice football tilt
this week and also at the Sun Bowl
He also said they might start soon
on building ’em in Hondo.
Presit 'O. I arr\ Oefinger said he
would app< ' H a representative to
the regular Medina County
AACOG Goals Committee schedul-
ed in Castroville on the evening of
November 12.
PIGGY BACK... Owl Clay Braden
takes a Bandera Bulldog for a high
ride in last Friday's 39-0 victory in
Texas State Constitution.
A total of 2168 Medina Countv
voters went to the polls Tuesday to
defeat the propositions.
All four Hondo precincts voted
neavilv against the revision 656
Hondoans went to the polls.
A countv-wide vote on each
proposition sho j the following
tallies, with the tor" vote first:
Proposition 1 (legislative-
executive)- 336-1500.
Proposition 2 (judiciarvl - 359
1671.
Proposition 3 (voting) - 383 -
1650.
Proposition 4 (education) -- 373 -
1660.
Proposition 5 (financel -- 351 -
1683.
Proposition 6 (local government)
- 335 - 1696
Proposition 7 (general I - 355 ■
1675.
Proposition 8 (amending pro-
visions) - 362 - 1668.
The Mico area turned thumbs
down more harshly than any area in
the county. With the exception of
Propositions 2 and 5, which receiv-
ed 3 and 2 votes respectively, Mico
voters went 27 to 0 on everything.
Biry was almost as definite, with
the exception each proposition y<>i
at least one vote and Proposition 5
received 3. Otherwise it was 22 uni
23 against
As far as could be determined in
;! e jumble of figures not ont -ingle
proposition won a favorable 'in, in
any voting box in the county
Bandera. The Owls host
Barry Field this week.
Photo By Terry Teague]
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