Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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RIO GRANDE
TPA Award Winning Newspaper
Ten Cents
Vol. XXXIII
No. 30
Thursday, May 8, 1975
Rio Grande City, Texas
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GTE MEN WIN AWARD - General Telephone employees attached to the Weslaco District
under the supervision of Joe Pilmer, have been given an award for methods used in work
habits which promoted the safety of the GTE worker as well as the safety of the consumer-
citizen. Rio Grande City and Roma GTE personnel from left to right: Vitor Montoya,
Lisandro Garcia, Manuel Falcon, Iyeonel Lopez, and Albert Guajardo, Plant Foreperson.
GTE District Employees Awarded
Joe Pilmer, District Manager
of General Telephone Company
of the Southwest, at Weslaco,
announced today that the
Weslaco District employees had
won the company's safe driving
vehicle award for 1075.
This represents 409, 404
miles driven without a single
accident. This record was
accomplished by ap-
proximately lid employees in
the La Feria. Lyford,
Raymondville, Rio Grande
City, Roma, Santa Rosa,
and Weslaco exchanges"
Pilmer said.
The manager continued,
"Safety is one of the most
important aspects of our job ,
we are concerned not only that
wedo a job well, but that we do
Shuford Announces Soil
Stewardship Week
Soil Stewardship Week, a
nationwide observance which
emphasizes man's respon-
sibility to protect and conserve
soil, water, and other natural
resources, will be May 4-11 this
year, John A. Shuford,
Chairman of the Starr County
Soil & Water Conservation
District, announced today
This year's theme, "Test of
Strength," emphasizes "how
the many changes now oc-
curring in the nation test of
strength' and affect our con-
tinuing responsibility to be good
stewards of the land," said Mr.
Shuford
All the churches in the district
are scheduling special Soil
Stewardship services during
this special week
lx>cal events scheduled for
the week include a conservation
tour for the clergymen.
Mr Shuford cited food and
energy shortages. en-
vironmental pollution, and the
growing concern over land use
as examples of changes and
development affecting the use
of America's natural resources
We hope." said Mr Shuford,
that during Soil Stewardship
Week millions of Americans
will pause for a moment to
consider their responsibilities
for the protection and use of the
lord's earth."
Members of the Starr County
Soil Stewardship Committee,
are Rev. Ponce, Rev. Russell,
Father Fitzpatrick.
The district, upon request,
w ill provide local churches with
programs, bulletin inserts, and
copies of this year's observance
booklet The material was
prepared b\ the National Soil
Stewardship Advisory Com-
mittee of the National
Association of Conservation
Districts The advisory com-
mittee is composed of chur-
chmen of different faiths
Nineteen hundred and
seventy-five will be the 21st
consecutive year that the Starr
County Soil & Water Con-
servation District, along with
almost ",000 similar districts
throughout the nation, has
sponsored Soil Stewardship
Week The custom of setting
aside special Rogation Days"
for this purpose began more
than 1,500 years ago in France,
when French peasants praved
for help after crop failures had
brought widespread hunger
it safely. We are very proud of
our employees for achieving
this distinction for the Weslaco
District."
CPO Capture
Ton Of 'Jane
L.3. Customs Patrol Officers
seized more than 1 ' tons of
marihuana, narcotics, and
dangerous drugs last April 28
and this morning in six separate
incidents near Zapata, Rio
Grande City, and McAllen,
Texas.
Kenneth W. Wisecarver,
Acting Regional Commissioner,
said three persons were
arrested and five vehicles were
seized. The drugs are valued at
more than $815,000.00 on the
retail street' market.
The Customs Patrol seized
1,012 pounds of marihuana and
a large truck near Zapata on
Falcon I-iike late last night.
Three incidents at Rio Grande
City last night and early this
morning netted 1 ,:i41 pounds of
marihuana and two
vehicles.Two separate in-
cidents near McAllen resulted
in the seizure of !i(i5 dangerous
drug pills and small quantities
of heroin and marihuana plus
two cars.
One man was arrested at Rio
Grande City and two men were
arrested at McAllen. Additional
arrests are expected.
U S Customs seizures of
marihuana in southwestern
states jumped more than 59%
during the first six months of
Fiscal Year 1975. Customs
officers in the Houston Region
seized 22,020 pounds of
marihuana -more than 11 tons
worth over SO million-in 980
separate seizures
Privacy Law
Encounters Support
The liio Grande City School
j Board of Trustees were told at a
meeting Monday evening by the
District's attorney, Glenn
Ramey, that the school must
comply with new federal laws
regulating the privacy of
students records.
Ramey stressed the point the
school district must support the
new law Public I-aw 9.'i-:i80, or
face possible cut off of federal
funds. He also stated the
compliance to the law meant
the school district cannot
relinquish student ac-
cumulative record information
without the expressed per-
mission of the student, if he is
over 18 years of age. or without
the consent of the parents of the
student in question.
The Superintendent of
Schools, A. E. Garcia, ex-
pressed his support for the law.
Garcia mentioned the fact
some teachers will judge a child
and the arbitrary result is the
teacher recording the value
judgement on the student's
record The record, whether
good or bad, follows the student
for life.
See Privacy Page 16
Farmers Administration
Receiving Applications
Farmers and ranchers in
Starr County who sustained
production losses and physical
losses as a result of Drought
from January 1, 1974 through
March 24. 1975 may be eligible
to receive an emergency loan
from the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration.
Those who have not received
an emergency loan to assist
them in recovering from their
loss may apply for such a loan
at the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration county office at 200
North Britton Avenue,
Chapapas Building, Rio Grande
City before the close of business
January 29, 1970.
These loan applications will
be taken under the terms of a
new law Public I,aw 9.'t-2-'17)
enacted January 2, 1974. In-
dividual examination will be
made of each application to
determine the date of the
disaster occurrence and
emergency loan benefits for
w hich the applicant is eligible.
i-oans based on qualifying
production losses may include
funds to reimburse applicants
for production expenses which
went into damaged or destroyed
crop and livestock enterprises,
but not to produce new crops
during 1975. Payment terms
depend on the purposes for
which the loan is used and the
applicant's payment ability. No
loan may exceed the actual loss
sustained. The interest rate for
these loans is 5 percent and
there will be no principal
cancellation. These loans must
be secured by crops, livestock,
farm machinery or real estate
Rio Band
Plans
Serenades
This is your chance to woo
>our wife, sweetheart, or
mother with a romantic
serenade' Members of the Rio
Grande City High School Band
will perform instrumental
serenades this weekend for
whoever you want to please.
The Band Boosters are spon-
soring this fund-raising project
for the Band for Mother's Day.
For a booking or more in-
formation, call any of the
following numbers 487-2091,
.'.'!80, 2082, or 2172.
Vandalism Report Heard
By School Trustees
Principals Ruben Saenz and
R.C Salinas appeared before
the Rio Grande City Board of
Trustees to report on the fin-
dings regarding the vandalism
and destruction to school
property.
Both Saenz and Salinas have
had extensive damages done to
their schools including the theft
of money and destruction to
their school offices.
It was recommended and
agreed on by the board that
security guards be hired in
order to monitor the activities
on the campus grounds It was
further suggested the guards be
allowed to act in the capacity of
a law enforcer.
Saenz stated that penalties
for offenders will become a
reality in the coming months.
The Board of Trustees has
agreed to give the question a
speedy answer They voted to
advertise for applicants for the
positions of security guards and
when hired would start almost
immediately
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1975, newspaper, May 8, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194509/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.