Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972 Page: 1 of 24
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Vol. XXXI No 49 Thursday, December 14, 1972
Rio Grande City, Texas
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County get $150,000 for Neighborhood Centers
The Starr County Commis-
sioner's Court in their regular
monthly meeting approved some
$150,000.00 for a Neighborhood
Center to be constructed at San
Juan Plaza with a branch cen-
ter at Grulla.
The meeting opened with a re-
port from International bridge
Manager J.E. Trevino. Tre-
vino told the court that the
computer system had almost
paid for itself. The bridge, he
told the court, had made over
$20,000.00 profit over last year.
He also told of a proposed
bridge guard that could issue
tickets at the bridge to those
trailers coming across with
more than the bridge allowed
weight.
The commissioners appointed
a committee of Dr. Ramirez,
County Commissioner Amando
Pena and Trevino to look into
the situation and report back
to the court.
Starr County Auditor E.G.
Gonzalez reported that the
county presently had $318,-
703.84. He further requested
Dr. Ramirez named
to national committee
Secretary of the Department
of Health, Education and Wel-
fare, Elliot Richardson has ap-
pointed Doctor Mario Ramirez
to serve on the National Ad-
visory Health Council for a
term beginning immediately
and ending Sept. 30, 1976. The
council is chaired by Dr. Mer-
lin K. Duval, assistant secre-
tary for Health. The group is
composed of twelve members
appointed by the secretary who
are leaders in the fields of fun-
damental sciences, medical
sciences, or public affairs
and the chief medical officer of
the VA and the assistant secre-
tary of defense (health and en-
vironment) who serve ex-offi-
cio. The council is supposed
to advise, consult with and make
recommendations to the secre-
tary and to the assistant secre-
tary on vital national health is-
sues.
Dr. Ramirez will fly to Wash-
ington this week for a meeting
of the council that will be held
on Dec. 13th, and Dec. 14th. He
will return to Austin for meet-
ings of the Texas Medical Asso-
ciation on Saturday and Sunday
Dec. 16th and 17th.
Dr. Ramirez was also elected
state vice president of the Tex-
as Academy of family physi-
cians at their annual meeting
which was held in Galveston
this Fall.
that $12,000.00 be put into the
general fund and $8000 into the
salary fund.
Next the court opened bids
or repairs on a tractor by An-
derson Equipment. The total
repair bill would be $2,213.73.
The court was then told that
the county had three notes due
one for $100,000.00, one for
$50,000.00 and one for $75,000.-
00.
The county will ask for a
deadline extension of two of the
notes.
County Judge Mario Ramirez
reported that many of the de-
partments had stayed within the
budgets allowed for their de-
partments and congratulate
them for doing so. He reported
on the different departments that
stayed within the budget, the
ones that over shot by four per
cent and on the ones that sur-
passed the budget beyond con-
trol. He said precinct one had
over spent by some $20,000.00
A resolution asking for a study
for additional water for dom-
estic use was passed. The re-
solution would allow a study
permitting the state to look and
grant more domestic water to
the communities along the riv-
er.
Commissioners were also
told of the $325,000 that the
county will receive from Re-
venue Sharing. Revenue Shar-
ing is a new federal program
under the Nixon administra-
tion where different communi-
ties are allowed to share in
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COLD WEATHER AFFECTS ALL — These three morning doves tell the whole weather
story in Starr County and throughout the nation as they cuddle up in their efforts to es-
cape the mid 30's weather that our county has had the last few days. Farmers who have
tomatoes still out on the field have said that their crops have been dealt a big blow. In
the meantime motorists are urged to drive with care, especially around school zones.
Children dart out from behind parked cars in their efforts to escape the cold weather and
often do not look for traffic. (Herald photo)
overage of federal monies.
A meeting in Austin on De-
cember 13 will explain to com-
munity officials throughout the
state how the money can be
spent.
Commissioner E.A. Duran
who has dealt in the Revenue
Sharing money through his
private busines suggested that
the county might buy new cars
for the sheriff's department.
Some of the money would be
appropriated for the construc-
tion of the neighborhood center
in Grulla.
The court then went into an
extensive discussion of the new
funds for a neighborhood cen-
ter. County Judge Mario Ram-
irez told the commissioners
that he had received notice of
the new funds last Wednesday
and that people from the HUD
would be visiting the area
Wednesday afternoon. He told
the commissioners that he had
informed Alex Gabert, the coun-
ty's representative to the South
Texas Council of Governments,
and the agency through which
much of the funds for Starr
County are cleared.
He explained that earlier the
county had submitted plans for
a community center with branch
centers in Grulla and Roma.
He was later informed by May-
oy J.C. Guerra of Roma that he
would appreciate the city of
Roma being excluded from the
project.
"You have a community cen-
ter already here what do you
want another one for?" Com-
missioner Reynaldo (Moreno)
Alaniz asked.
"It seems that everytime there
is money like this available San
Isidro gets left out and you want
approval for this money right of
way," he added.
"You hold all these meetings
in such secret that we are never
notified and I don't like it
judge,"Alaniz said.
"These meetings are all open
and all the commissioners were
notified," Ramirez said.
Alaniz was complaining be-
cause he said that County Judge
Ramirez wanted approval to
accept the money for the neigh-
borhood center at the Monday
morning meeting and that they
(the commissioners) did not
have time to study the projects.
Before approving the accept-
ance of the funds Commission-
er Amando Pena told the judge
that he wanted it understood that
the commissioners should be
notified so that they could study
the projects before approving
anything.
The project would include
rooms for demonstrations,
health clinics, a library and a
center hall area.
The court then heard a re-
port on the dentist assigned to
Starr County.
County Judge Ramirez an-
nounced that the dentist had just
opened his office at 102 Clay
Street and was available to all
residents.
The dentist's office will be
open to all residents and stand-
ard charges will be charged
with modified pay scales being
paid by those who can not af-
ford the services. Those who
cannot pay will not have to pay.
The dentist is under a federal
salary and the profits from the
office will be shared by the fed-
eral government and the coun-
ty. The county's share would go
towards paying for rent of the
office and utilities.
Pablo Saenz Jr. has been
named Civil Defense coordina-
tor and Dr. Ramiro Narro has
been renamed as County Me-
dical officer.
The commissioners re-
See COURT, Page 7
Public meeting proves
very interesting...
The public hearing to discuss
the new hospital and bond issue
being proposed by the Starr
County Water and Improve-
ment District Number 2 went
off as scheduled last week.
The meeting held at the Rio
Grande City High School Multi-
purpose Center attracted about
100 persons.
The opening of the meeting
was handled by Ray Rochester,
co-chairman of the hospital
committee.
Dr. Mario Ramirez introduced
the entire plan of the hospital
before he opened the meeting
for questioning. Ramirez told
those present that the first re-
view of the plans will be con-
ducted Tuesday, December 19in
Austin.
Ramirez was questioned ex-
tensively as to the location of
the new hospital and about the
responsibility of the choice.
Dr. Ramirez explained that
he consulted a firm from Mc-
Allen and that they had chosen
the site after a comparison of
population.
Ramirez received a complete
questioning on the hospital be-
fore he turned the meeting over
to the Water District Board for
an explanation of the bond issue.
The bond issue was explained
by Water District Attorney
Frank R. Nye.
Nye explained that the bond
issue would be used to provide
a sewer system for the entire
community and to extend a line
out to the new hospital. The
water district had received 55
per cent funding and an addition-
al 20 per cent funding if the
district served the new hos-
pital.
The bond issue election wiU
be held on December 30.
There were extensive dis-
cussions from Nye and newly
appointed Water District Man-
ager Javier D. Margo.
Margo received much atten-
tion after he stated that every
home had received a cut-off
notice, that every home would
receive a new meter, and that
the district would cease to serve
as a charity organization.
Margo told of plans and of
means that his district is work-
ing on to collect past due ac-
counts.
Margil Sanchez, local busi-
nessman, protested Nye's ex-
planation of the bond issue and
said that he and others would
walk out if Nye continued to
speak on the bond issue. Nye
said he saw no reason why he
shouldn't continue and Sanchez
and several others waikeu out.
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972, newspaper, December 14, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194385/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.