Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1974 Page: 17 of 20
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1974 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 17
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SAN ISIDHO TWIRLERS One
of the brightest elements of the
San Isidro School Marching
Band are the twirlers and their
many routines. This year the
band is led by 1-r Drum Major
Blanca Estella Saenz, Twirlers
Tencha Laurel, Velina Vicinaiz,
Mimi Garza, Rosie Pena, Josie
Pena, Terry Mendez and Velma
Montalvo The Tiger Band
performs in concerts and has
been active in many lower Rio
Grande Valley parades
(Herald photo)
Rodriguez
admitted to
Gary Job Corp
SAN MARCOS - Gary Job
Corpsman Miguel A.
Rodriguez, 18, has received his
gold seal certificate from the
Gary Job Corps Center in San
Marcos, Texas.
Corpsman Rodriguez has
been in the training program
for 11 months specializing in
Commercial Electricity. He has
been placed with H E Sparks in
Victoria, Texas.
When asked what he thought
of the Job Corps and the Gary
Center, he replied, "It's alright
for learning a vocation".
Rodriguez is the son of Mrs.
Feliciano Rodriguez, 808 East
Water Street, Rio Grande City,
Texas.
The Gary Center, Job Corps'
largest urban facility, offers
basic education and job skill
training in 30 vocational areas
with an enrollment of young
men predominately from Texas
and adjoining states of New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Louisiana
Information concerning Job
Corps opportunities is available
through the local state em-
ployment offices.
VOE observe OEA Week Feb. 3-9 Shortage 'Critical' In Valley
Vocational business and
office education students at Rio
Grande City High School will
join office education association
members from throughout the
nation in activities to make the
community aware of the im-
portance of vocational student
organizations during National
OEA Week, February 3-9, 1974
The celebration of this week
is to inform the public of the
meaning and objectives of the
OEA. By doing this, the com-
munity will be aware of the
important part that the OEA
plays in the local school and
community.
Special activities are planned
for this week by each OEA
Chapter and many of these will
be in relation to this year's
national theme, "Students
Sharing - Students Caring."
The Rio Grande City OEA
Chapter composed of members
of both office education and
office duplication classes plans
to honor the teachcrs of the high
school with a coffee, promote
OEA by placing posters in
windows of local business
establishments, presenting
various people who have helped
the Chapter with OEA
momentos and working with
other student vocational
organizations in planning a
vocational student dance which
will be held on February 15 at
the Multipurpose (.'enter
The Office Education
Association, with a mem-
bership of more than 50,000
students, is designed to develop
leadership abilities in the
American Business System and
competency in office oc
cupations. Through its
professional, financial, civic,
service, and social activities
and projects, the OEA is
developing leaders of
tomorrow, today
B\ CHARLES F. WEBSTER
A critical shortage of trucks
and flaring northern violence is
rapidly endangering the
prospects of shipping Rio
Grande Valley citrus to nor-
thern markets
Since last Saturday, things
have become "critical," ac-
cording to (iary Griffith, traffic
manager for the Texas Citrus
Exchange (TCXi located here
in Edinburg.
"The situation is critical and
things will get worse if the
trucker's strike isn't called off
THIS WEEK
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The Market was 2 to 6 dollars on all
classes of calves at the year end
close. Slaughter cattle arc about
steady. It looks like there will be a
lot of cattle in the next few weeks.
The Cattlemen's Exchange will
have a good run of cattle during both
their Thursday and Monday Sales.
But we will not be too crowded to
take care of your marketing needs.
Do come see us . . .
SALE THURSDAYS AND MONDAYS
"A PLACE FOR RANCHERS
1 ft
CATTLEMEN'S EXCHANGE
21/2 MILES NORTH 281
EDINBURG
383-5671
LOCAL OWL-- Airman Maria
PI Ybarra, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Manuel R Lopez of Rt. 1.
Rio Grande City, has been
assigned to Sheppard AFB,
after completing Air Force
basic training. During her six
weeks at the Air Truining
Command's Lackiand AFB,
Tex . she studied the Air Force
mission, organization and
customs and received special
instruction in human relations
The airman has been assigned
to the Technical Training
Center at Sheppard for
specialized training in aircraft
maintenance Airman Ybarra
is a 1968 graduate of Rio Grande
City High School. Her husband,
Staff Sergeant Roman Ybarra
Jr.. resides on Rt 1. Rio Grande
Citv.
soon." Griffith said in an in-
terview yesterday.
"We've got no trucks, and
what few we are getting, we
have to really hustle for.
They're all tied up in this
strike," Griffith explained
"We've got orders waiting
that we can't fill now. and the
prospects don't look good." he
added.
TCX handles the shipment of
citrus and vegetables from
several Valley firms, including
Rio-Tex, Edinburg Citrus of
Edinburg and Mission and Lake
Delta Citrus in Weslaco
Griffith said that several of
the local independent truckers
are joining the "shutdown,"
and many more are "willing to
run. but they are not w illing to
get their heads knocked off."
In explanation of this
statement, Griffith gave an
example of the problems
drivers are presently facing.
"People are driving along
highway l .S 59 north of
Houston and threatening the
drivers They're telling them to
get off the road or else Many of
our drivers are really scared."
The traffic manager said that
trucks come from all over the
country to haul out of the Rio
Grande Valley, and not all of
the trouble is coming from the
union drivers.
"Independents are really the
ones causing the shutdow n," he
said
T'p in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and that area they're unionized,
but farther south, like in
Arkansas and around there,
they are not unionized They 're
independents, and they are
joining the shutdown,'' he
added
"There is an independent
shutdown, largely sponsored by
Overdrive magazine, and many
of the independents are in-
volved in this "
Griffith said that there was a
Your youngsters may enjoy a
nutritious milk shake made
with peanut butter. To prepare
blend together creamy peanut-
butter, milk and vanilla ice
cream
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1974, newspaper, February 7, 1974; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194445/m1/17/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.