The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1980 Page: 1 of 20
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JAMES K. NANCE
SPARKS
“Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth,
andfwhat flies up, though it be but a
spark, shall have weight.”
•Pindar
BY BUKNIS LAWRENCE
Publisher
IF YOU WANT
to hear something extremely interest-
ing, as well as educational, then don’t miss (he
Tuesday night debate on initiative and referen-
dum.
This debate between Waggoner Carr and
James K. Nance had been billed as the only'one of
its kind in the State, but the Fort Worth Chamber
of Commerce spoiled that billing by having the
two fight it out in that city.
The debate will be held at the McDowell
Cafeteria and will cover a subject which will be an
extremely hot issue in the next Legislature.
Initiative and referendum could affect your
lives, your children's lives for years to come - no
matter if it's a law or not. so why not go hear two
knowledgeable men argue the subject.
THEY’l.I. TRY \GA1N
. . on that public hearing on the exten-
sion of KM 2676 some seven miles to KM 171.
The State Depart men! of Highw ay s and Public
Transportation has called a hearing in Castrov ille
for November 13 and invited everyone to come
out.
A previous hearing in Hondo brought on some
protests about underground springs and resulted
in this second hearing, which officials hope will
draw some proponents for the road.
TWO OTHER CROCES
... have been added to the "thank you" list of
the Medina County Fair Association in appreci-
ation of their assistance at the CAE AirSho.
• They are the Hondo Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment and the Community E.M.S., both of which
volunteered help during the AirSho. Each will
received a contribution of $200.
MY FRIEND BOM REKI»
. . . who toils in the vineyards at the Air
Training Command Public Affairs office once
upon a time directed ;uid produced the Major
Bowes Amateur Hour on Radio. Now , you young
people won't remember the program, but us
"older” ones recall it being the rave of the
airways.
Bob tells some extremely funny stories about
his stint in the hig time.
..One story relates the practical joke some
friends played on a buddy on the New York
turnpike. They were all going upstate in two cars,
with the owner of a '56 Chevrolet following his
Please Turn to Page 2
Hot legislative issue
N. > '
Initiative & referendum
debate to pit Carr and Nance
The vital issue of initiative
and referendum will be de-
bated in Hondo the evening
of Tuesday, October 21, with
two renown Texans facing
each ot her over t he rosl rum
Former Texas Attorney
General Waggoner Carr and
Houston attorney James K
Nance will debate the issue
at 7 p.m. on the above date
in the McDowell Middle
School Cafeteria
Initiative and referenduiD
is an issue that will be
full-born during the next
session of the Texas Legisla-
ture, and Carr and Nance
will provide area residents
with a preview of the argu-
ments which will echo
through the Capitol of Texas
come next Spring.
Carr will be arguing for
the adoption of initiative and
referendum and Nance will
oppose it.
David Mrizek, professor
and debate coach at San
Antonio College, will serve
as moderator for the event,
which is being sponsored by
the Hondo Chamber of
Commerce Chamber F*resi
dent Charles Rothe will in-
troduce the moderator.
VIP’s Invited
Diane Wolff, committee
chairperson, has made all
the arrangements for the
debate. She has invited
Governor Bill Clements and
State Senator John Traeger
of Seguin has said he wili be
on hand.
“We have informed the
civic and speech teachers in
Hondo, Castroville and De-
vine,” Mrs Wolff said and a
special invitation will be
extended to all City and
County officials."
The debate will be ar
ranged to include: opening
remarks by Waggoner Carr.
45 minutes; answer by
James K.-Nance, 60 minutes;
rebuttal by Carr, 15 min-
utes; and a 20-minute ques
tion period
Medina County’s Leading Newspaper since 1886
THE HONDO
ANVIL HERALD
Texas Tech
Waggone. Carr is a gradu
ate of Texas Tech with a law
degree from the University
of Texas, He served in the
Texas House of Represent a
tives from 1951-1961 arid
served as Speaker of the
House from 1957-1961.
He was in the U S Army
Air Corps during World
War II
Presently, he is president
of Texas 13, a statewide
organization of concerned
citizens who seek meaning-
ful tax relief for all Texas.
and has represented numer
ous clients of his- firm before
the Legislature for 32 years
Among those clients are
DuPont, Union Carbide
Houston Lighting and Power
Company. Entex, United
Gas Pipe Line, United Texas
Transmission Company and
Pennzoil,
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HONDO. MEDINA COUNTY. TEXAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1,480
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Houston Attorney
Nance, a native of Com-
manche County, graduated
from Rice and the Texas
Law School. He has been
with the law firm of Baker
and Botts in Houston for 40
years in 1981.
He served as a lieutenaht
in World War II from 1942-
46 in the Pacific on a
destroyer escort.
Nance has specialized in
trial work (maritime law)
Hot Issue
Initiative and referendum
is a hot issue in Texas and
Gov. Clements has vowed to
call the issue one of the
priorities of the next legisla-
ture. He believes it will
“give the people a direct
voice in running their
government.” Passage of
such a bill would allow
referendums to be called by
obtaining enough signatures
on petitions. Then, if the
referendum passed the
popular vot4. it would auto
matically become law. Pro
ponents call it a form of
"pure democracy."
Opponents claim it will
allow special interest groups
to gam passage of bad legis
lation through the exploita
tion of high emotions
Public hearing
set on FW 2676
NURSING STUDENTS...
Celebrating their last week
of clinical experience on
October Id were students of
the Vocational Nursing
school at Medina Memorial
Hospital. They are, in no
special order. Anna Barrios.
Kathy Berry, Veronica Gear,
Sandra Ramirez, Edith
.Tapia, Joyce Van Damme,
and Deborah Washington.
(Photo By Tony Mendoza)
The State Department ot
Highways and Public Trans-
portation will conduct a
public hearing on Thursday.
November 13. 1980 at 7:30
p m at Koenig Park in
Castroville, for the purpose
of dismissing the proposed
extension of F M 2676 in
Medina County.
This Farm-to-Market pro-
ject will extend F.M 2676
eastward. It will begin 11.3
miles northeast of F.M 689
continuing to F.M 471. The
,proposed project, approxi
mutely 7 miles long, is a two
lane farm-to-market high
way and includes the con-
struction of a bridge over
the Medina River The pro-
posed right of way width is
120 feet.
.benefits and services for
displacees and information
concerning the relocation as-
sistance office will be discus-
sed Tentative schedules for
right of way acquisition and
construction will also be
discussed
All interested citizens are
invited to attend this public
hearing Verbal and written
comments from the public
regarding the project are
requested Comments may
be presented either at the
hearing or within 10 days
after the hearing. Written
statements and*other exhib-
its may be submitted to the
Resident Engineer’s Office
on F.M. 462 south ofU.S.90.
or P. O. Box 425, Hondo,
Texas 78861, but must be
received not later than 10
days after the public
hearing.
-V%.
Absentee balloting
began October 15
Nursing students
honored by Hospital
The Vocational Nursing
students of Medina Memor
ial Hospital were honored
with a covered dish luncheon
on October 10. 1980 All
hospital enmlovees joined in
the celebration commemor-
ating the students' last w eek
of clinical experience.
Students completing the
1-year course are Anna
Barrios, Kathy Berry.
Veronica Gear. Sandra
Ramirez, Edith Tapia. Joyce
Van Damme, and Deborah
Washington. They will take
their State Board
examinations in April, 1981
qualified nursing personnel
for Medina County and as a
means of improving area
employment While final
plans have not yet been
made, the hospital is tenta-
tively planning to start the
next school in August. 1981
Individuals interested in
further information on this
program should contact the
Administrative office at the
Hospital
South Texas C of C
members on tour
Maps and other drawings
showing the proposed loca-
tion and design will be
displayed at the public hear-
ing and together with envir-
onmental studies and any
other information about the
proposed project are on file
and available for inspection
and copying at the Resident
Engineer's Office at Hondo.
Also, the maps and draw-
ings showing the proposed
location and design have
been placed on file with the
county of Medina.
The State's Relocation
Assistance Fhogram. the
October 15th was the first
day of absentee balloting for
the general election on No
vember 4th
If you are going to be out
'of the county on that date,
you may bring your registra-
tion card by the County
Clerk's office and cast your
vote.
If you are out of the
county and are eligible to
vote as .a county resident.
you may request a ballot by
writing the County Clerk's
office and enclosing the pre-
cinct number and your regis-
tration number. Do not send
the registration card.
Deadline for absentee vot-
ing is October 31.
Quite a few absentee bal-
lots have already been re-
quested. mostly by military
people, and were being put
in the mail on Wednesday.
Registered voters
Medina County has 11,444
registered voters according
to the office of Tax Assessor-
Collector Leon Mangold.
That number had register-
ed since February 26th until
the last day of registration
Some 1,220 were new regis-
trations.
Purges, moved and regis-
tered elsewhere, totaled 76,
according to Mangold
Medina Memorial Hospital
offers vocational nursing
training to insure the best
Twenty-five South Tex-
ans. including Gene Harrison
of Hondo, were in California
last week as a part of the’
fifth annual industrial tour of
the South Texas Chamber of
Commerce.
This year's tour is the
Chamber’s second to Cali
fornia In 1978 meetings
were held in San Francisco
and Palo Alto. Negotiations
are continuing on contracts
made on the earlier tour and
last Thursday's meeting w ill
be used to follow up on some
of the earlier contacts.
Bullock rep in Hondo Thursday
'Cowboy cords' given by Hondo police
Chief of Police Jerry
Smith has announced that
the Hondo Police Depart-
ment has joined a growing
trend of many other law
enforcement agencies across
the state of providing Dallas
Cowboy football trading
cards to the youngsters of
the community.
The program began last
year in cooperation with the
70 Bayfield W right
Tackle
Dallas Cowboys
89 Billy Joe Dupree
Tightend
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboy front office,
Kiwanis International and
local police departments in
the Dallas Metroplex and
later expanded to other
cities with Kiwanis Clubs.
The program is now avail-
able to communities without
an active Kiwanis Club.
Each of the trading cards
have a photo of many of the
Cowboys’ outstanding
players including Coach Tom
Landry. On the back side of
the cards are “Cowboy Tips”
relating a football position,
play or penalty to safety,
crime prevention, or a rule
of life one should follow.
Hondo Police Officers in
uniform will eaefi carry a
different card each week
beginning each Monday. To
get a trading card, a young-
ster will have to contact an
on-duty officer in uniform
and ask for a card. No two
officers will have the same
trading card during any one
week. This will encourage
youngsters to meet not just
one policeman in uniform but
every officer on the depart-
ment.
As the program continues,
the more scarce cards will be
in demand. Each youngster
will b#1 trying to get one of
each of the 28 different cards
and will begin trading,,the
cards to collect the entire
set.
Chief Smith requests
parents to encourage their
children to seek out officers
to collect the cards and
hopes more youngsters get
to know the officers individ-
ually through the program.
Austin-State Comptroller
Bob Bullock announced he is
sending a representative
from his San Antonio South-
west office to Hondo on
Thursday October 16. 1980
to assist local taxpayers and
answer questions about
state taxes.
Bullock said Joe Alderson
will meet with local tax-
payers at the Medina County
Tax Office from 10:00 a m. to
Noon
“If Hondo area merchants,
or anyone else for that
matter, have any questions
about state taxes or need
help in preparing tax forms,
Mr Alderson will be there to
assit them,” Bullock said.
"We're trying to cut the
red tape in this office and we
believe these face-to-face
sessions with taxpayers help
do just that,” Bullock added
Bullock reminded those
taxpayers who are unable to
meet with his representative
on October 16th that they
can still get their questions
answered quickly by calling
his TOLL-FREE tax in-
formation number in Austin.
That number is 1-800-252-
5555.’
WINNERS...During Fire
. F*revention Week at Meyer
Elementary School all
kindergarten students made
Fire Prevention posters.
These students were win-
ners in their respective
classes. Pictured bottom row
left to right are: Timothy
Riddle, Frankie Rodriguez.
Rice Marling, Kevin Lutz.
Veronica Villarreal. Angel-
ica Escamilla, Michael Gon-
zales. Top row left to right
are Cassie llaak, Orlando
DeLeon, Jeff Anthony,
Sarah, Rice, Alexia Ulbrich,
Erica Campos. Mathew
Rothe and Hilda Garcia.
(Photo By Tony Mendoza)
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