Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1972 Page: 17 of 24
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Reports
THURSDAY^ DECEMBER 7. 1972 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 17
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At my
request, the Administrator of
the Farmers Home Adminis-
tration has given me a con-
densed but comprehensive an-
alysis of tne main provisions
of the Rural Development Act of
1972. I consider this one of the
most important pieces of legis-
lation passed by Congress this
year. It will prove beneficial
to many South Texans.
* * *
LOAN PROVISIONS — Under
the law, rural young people in
our area can obtain loans to
enable them to operate enter-
prises in connection with their
participation in 4-H Clubs, Fu-
ture Farmers of America and
similar organizations. The
young borrower can sign for
and assume personal liability
or a co-signer may assume
personal liability in addition.
Previously, when a loan was
made for this purpose, it was
made to the parent. Loans can
be repaid over a period of up
to seven years.
Rural enterprise loans to
help establish small business
enterprises can now be made to
eligible citizens living in rural
areas and towns up to 50,000
population. Before enactment of
the new law, these loans were
available only to farmers to
establish business enterprises
on their farms. Loan limit is
$100,000 and the repayment
schedule can extend up to 40
years.
Also, rural enterprise oper-
ating loans up to $50,000 can
now be made to help finance
the operation of small business
enterprises. The new loan limit
is up from the $35,000 previous-
ly authorized. Repayment sche-
dule is up to seven years.
Provision is made for loans
to public bodies and nonprofit
associations in places having up
to 10,000 population for essen-
tial community facilities such
as fire halls and firefighting
equipment, community centers,
ambulance services, industrial
parks and others. Under pre-
vious legislation, such loans
could be made only for water
and waste disposal systems and
in places of up to 5,500 popula-
tion.
Rural industrialization assis-
tance loans can be made to pub-
lic, private or cooperative or-
ganizations organized for profit
or nonprofit or to individuals
for the purpose of improving,
developing or financing business
industry, and employment to
improve economic and environ-
mental conditions. These loans
can be made in places of up to
50,000 population. No loan lim-
it is specified and will be ad-
ministratively determined. Re-
payment schedule is up to 40
years.
All of these loans can be
guaranteed or insured. The
term "guarantee" refers to a
loan made and serviced by an-
other lending institution and
guaranteed by FHA. The term
"insured" defines a loan made,
insured and serviced by FHA.
Guaranteed loans have priority.
Previously, these were direct
loans.
* * *
GRANT PROVISIONS — Sev-
eral new grant authorities are
contained in the Rural Develop-
ment Act.
Grants are not to exceed $10
million annually can be made to
public bodies or planning agen-
cies to prepare comprehensive
plans for rural development in
places with population up to 10,
000.
Highway signs
must conform soon
Some local advertising sign
owners may incur financial los-
ses unless compliance with the
Texas Highway Beautification
Law is made by December 31,
1972, according to R.E.Stotzer,
Jr., District Highway Engineer
for this area.
The State will play costs of
removal or relocation of non-
conforming signs erected prior
to June 29, 1972, if a valid li-
cense and permit is obtained
or applied for prior to the year
end deadline. Those not having
a permit will be considered ille-
gal or abandoned and subject
to removal by the State.
Signs erected after June 29,
1972 must conform to the re-
quirements of the law before a
permit can be issued. Those
erected without a permit will
be considered illegal and the
owner will have to remove them
at his own expense or face the
fines imposed by the law.
The area controlled by the
statute in the Rio Grande Valley
is a 060-foot wide band parallel-
ing US. 281 North from the Old
Military Highway, U.S. 83, U.S.
77, and Spur 241.
Signs advertising products or
services sold on the premises
or advertising the sale of the
premises are exempt from the
law, although sign owners might
be well advised to confirm ex-
emptions in doubtful cases with
the Highway Department.
It is urged that all affected
persons contact the District
Right of Way Office at Pharr.
The mailing address is P.O.
Drawer EE, Pharr, Texas
78577. The phone numbers are
787-4154 and 787-2771.
JPs trained in new laws
Justices of the Peace Mrs.
Minerva R. Pena, Brigido S.
Lopez and Isabel Saenz suc-
cessfully completed a training
program conducted by Lamar
University in San Antonio.
The 40-hour seminar is one
in a series of sessions being
conducted over the state by La-
mar in conjunction with the Jus-
tices of Peace and Constables
Association of Texas.
Funds for the program are
provided to the JP association
by a $217,000 grant from the
Texas Criminal Justice Coun-
cil.
Dr. Kenneth E. Shipper, dean
of Lamar's College of Technical
Arts, said the training covers
requirements as established by
the 62nd Texas Legislature.
The state currently has 903
magistrates, ranging from ex-
perienced attorneys in metro-
politan areas to those who serve
on a part-time basis while hold-
ing another job.
Shipper said the program re-
cognized the need for the trans-
mission and updating of basic
skills and methods needed to
function effectively in the of-
fice, regardless of the work-
load or other training of indi-
viduals.
'Patton' Producer Will
Make MacArthur Film
HOLLYWOOD - Next
from the roan who gave you
"Patton"; a film biography of
Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
It was perhaps inevitable tliat
Frank McCarthy, himself an
Army general, should have
been dubbed to produce the bi-
ography of MacArthur.
McCarthy persevered for more
than a decade to film the life of
another flamboyant World War
II general, George Patton.
Hollywood dearly loves to re-
peat success, and "Patton" was
a real winner. It grossed $37
million against a cost of $12.5
million and won an Oscar for
best picture. George C. Scott,
as Patton, won the best-actor
Oscar.
Richard Xinuck, who author-
ized "Patton" as production
head of 20th Century-Fox,
recently announced "Mac-
Arthur" as a project under his
new contract with Universal.
The producer; Frank
McCarthy.
'1 just spent a month at the
MacArthur Memorial Library
in Norfolk, Va.," said the
urbane McCarthy in his new
Universal office, "The liter-
ature on MacArthur is endless;
there have been at least 150
t>ooks written about him.
"There is also voluminous
material published by the gov-
ernment. MacArthur wrote his
own versions of all his battles,
and they are part of public
record. Fortunately for our pur-
poses, anything published by
the Government Printing Office
is in the public domain. So we
can use all that material for
the movie."
McCarthy said it's too early
to think about casting of Mac-
Arthur. He's quite certain that
it won't be George C. Scott.
"In fact," said McCarthy,
"Scott was asked who he
thought should play MacArthur.
He suggested Cary Grant."
The producer admitted that
he approached "MacArthur"
with some reluctance, since he
didn't want to appear imitative
of himself. But he was coun-
seled by a friend, Clare Boothe
Luce, that the MacArthur story
was far more complex and in-
teresting than it appeared.
"She was right," McCarthy
said. 'T had known MacArthur
only by his public acts. The
real man is a fascinating fig-
ure."
The producer said he had not
approached the MacArthur
family for permission, since he
doesn't intend to portray them.
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1972, newspaper, December 7, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194384/m1/17/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.