Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1975 Page: 5 of 20
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THE UO GRANDE HERALD PAGE i THURSDAY, JANUARY *, 1 7S
PAN AMERICAN PROGRAM - Student guests Javier Ramirez of
Roma and Irasema Chapa of Ixj Grulla were among those who
enjoyed the interesting program on Tobago and Trinidad presented
to members and guests of the Pan American Round Table of Rio
Grande City-Roma by Mrs. R. N. Perez and Mrs. James L. Shaffer.
The regular meeting of the Round Table was held on January 14 at
the Methodist Educational Building. Shown are, left to right, Javier
Ramirez, Mrs. Perez, Irasema Chapa, and Mrs. Shaffer. (Herald
Photo by Tissa)
Trinidad And Tobago:
Subjects Of Program
A vacation trip to Tobago and
Trinidad is a must after hearing
Mrs. R. N. Perez and Mrs.
James L. Shaffer's program on
these countries given at the
January meeting of the Pan
.American Round Table of Rio
(Grande City-Roma, held at the
Methodist Educational
Building.
Mrs. Ramirez gave a brief
history and facts on Trinidad,
the bridge between South
America and the West Indies.
The country has only 1874
square miles, or approximately
48 miles by 38 miles, about the
size of the state of Delaware.
The population is about one
million, of which 100,000 live in
the modern city of Port of
Spain. It has a mixture of races,
nationalities and cultures. The
native language is English but
rather corrupt standard
English, as illustrated by Mrs.
Shaffer. Trinidad is rich in oil
and is second to Puerto Rico in
industries.
Tobago is a sleepy island, the
world's most tranquil area and
an ideal vacation spot.
Robinson Crusoe's home, it lies
twenty miles northeast of
Trinidad. It is also known as
Bird of Paradise Island, as it is
the sanctuary for many colorful
birds. Its most important crop
is sugar cane; and asphalt and
petroleum are its largest en-
terprises.
Both countries are members
of the United Nations. The
beauty of Tobago and Trinidad
was illustrated by a colored
film strip shown by the
program chairmen.
The Rio Grande City High
School senior student guests
were Miss Irasema Chapa,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bias
Chapa of LaGrulla and Javier
Eduardo Ramirez, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Mario E. Ramirez of
Roma. Other guests at the
meeting were Miss Madge Rusk
of Pampa, Mrs. Stella Watson
of Brownsville, Mrs. Judy R.
Barrera, and Mrs. J. J. Perez.
The Director, Mrs. Roger
Williams, presided during the
business session. The next
meeting is scheduled for
February 11.
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
The KIO GRANDE HERALD, Rio Grande
City, Texas is Published every Thursday by
Rio Grande Herald Publishing Company, Inc.,
James V. Mathis, President, 311 West Main
Street. I.loyd Van Nest, General Manager and
Managing Editor. Second Class mailing
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Post Office Rio Grande City, Texas, 78582.
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Telephone Number 512-487-2819.
LLOYD A. VAN NEST Managing Editor
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General Telephone Construction
Budget Lowest In Years
General Telephone Company
President I,. Gray Beck today
announced plans to spend $109.7
million during 1975 to expand
and improve telephone
facilities in its operations in
Arkansas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Texas.
Beck said this equates to
more than $150 per customer
served by the company.
The telephone executive
pointed out the 1975 con-
struction budget is the lowest in
several years and is much
lower than earlier projections
due to inflation, inadequate
earnings and a drop in expected
growth.
•'These current conditions
were drawn into sharp focus as
the final 1975 budget and its
related projects were
examined," the telephone
company president said. "At
the same time, our most op-
timistic estimates for the year
showed that with our present
rate structures and the dogging
regulatory lag' \the time
between the added costs and the
granting of new rates to support
these costs), our revenues
would not be sufficient to
support our original projected
construction expenditures.
As a result, during the last
quarter of 1974 particularly, we
studied and reevaluated our
1975 construction budget. The
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1975, newspaper, January 30, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194494/m1/5/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.