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No. 63
December 28,1978
FIFTEEN CENTS
GAVEL PRESENTED-Outgoing Starr County Judge Mario E. Ramirez (left)
symbolically presents incoming County Judge Bias Chapa with the court gavel. New
County Commissioner Arnoldo F. Gonzalez (center), and County Commissioners
Amando Pena and Hector Lozano stand by. The presentation was made during
Ramirez' reception for "mnlovees Sunday. Dec. 17.
Starr A&I Fall Graduates
A wide geographic span
was represented by the 374
Texas A&I University
students receiving degrees
during commencement
exercises in Steinke
Physical Education Center
Thursday, December 21 in
Kingsville.
Fall graduates were from
ti5 Texas towns, four other
states and 13 other nations.
President Duane M. Leach is
conferring 263 bachelor's
degrees, 109 master's and
two doctorates.
Besides Texas, four states-
-Florida, Georgia, Illinois
and Louisiana — were
represented.
Starr County students
receiving degrees at the fall
commencement exercises
included:
Rio Grande City, B.A.
Norma Nellie Guerrero;
M.A., Criselia Arredondo,
and M.S., Enrique Ix>pez;
ROMA, M.S.. Gladys
Omedi Ramirez;
SAN 1SIDRO, M.S.,
Exiquio Sanez; and
SANTA ELENA, B.S.,
Adan Acevedo.
FAMILY CENTER
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Riverview Family Center
GRAND OPENING-The Riverview Family Center of Roma will hold its grand
opening and ribbon cutting ceremonies today, Thursday, at 10 a.m. The latest com-
mercial improvement to the city of Roma-Los Saenz is owned by Amando Pena,
count> commissioner. Pictured left to right are: Salomon Montoya, Grocer)
Manager; Sebastian Reyes, Produce Manager; Cesar Gonzalez, Meat Market
Manager; Clotilde R. Pena, Non-Foods Department Manager, and Heraldo Garza,
Store Manager.
County Officials To
Be Sworn Monday
Newly elected or re-
elected county officials will
be sworn in at 10 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 1, 1979, in the
county courtroom, an-
nounced Benito Saenz Jr.,
program chairman.
Saenz said the public and
all elected officials are in-
vited to the ceremonies. A
reception will follow the
installations, he said.
The following officials are
to be sworn in-Blas Chapa,
county judge; Amando
Pena, county commissioner
of precinct two; Arnoldo F.
Gonzalez, county com-
missioner, precinct four;
Jose S. Hinojosa, county
clerk; Jose D. Villarreal,
county treasurer; Juan
Erasmo Saenz, district
clerk; Elias Aguilar, county
surveyor; and the five
justices of the peace, Ar-
noldo Gonzalez Jr., precinct
one; Raul Roy" Pena Jr.,
precinct two; Jose Venecia,
precinct three; Arturo
Clarke, precinct four; and
John W. Fisher, precinct
five.
Armed Robber
Holds Up H.E.B.
OUTGOING JUDGE HONORED-Outgoing Starr County Judge Mario E. Ramirez
i center) is presented with a symbolic gavel by County Commissioner Amando Pena.
The presentation was made during Ramirez' fairwell reception for county employees
Sunday, Dec. 17. Mrs. Ramirez stands by her husband while the presentation is being
made.
A lone gunman, stocking
over his head, held up the
Rio Grande City H.E.B.
supermarket and fled with
an undetermined amount of
cash.
The incident occurred last
Thursday, Dec. 21, at ap-
proximately 9:20 a.m.
Joe De Leon, store
manager, said the gunman
Take Care With Fireworks
"Don't let the careless use
of fireworks spoil an
otherwise joyous holiday
period," warns State Fire
Marshal Ernest Emerson.
"We are entering our second
selling season," said
Emerson, referring to the
times when fireworks can
legally be sold in Texas,
"and we are again expecting
record numbers of
fireworks-related in-
cidents."
"There are no such things
as safe' fireworks,"
Emerson emphasizes. "Only
when everyone knows this
fact and takes it seriously
will there be an end to in-
juries and fires from these
products."
The State Fire Marshal's
Office, a division of the State
Board of Insurance, is
responsible for the licensing
of the more than 4,000
locations of fireworks ac-
tivities arried on in Texas.
"The lack of manpower and
the short selling season
really works a hardship on
us from an enforcement
standpoint," claims
Emerson, "but that cer-
tainly doesn't mean we won't
be out doing our best to see
that all of the licensing
requirements are being met.
Inspectors from this office
travel the state in answer to
complaints and just
generally checking the retail
licenses of those selling
fireworks."
The sale of fireworks in
Texas is legal at the retail
level from December 15th
through Janaury 1st, and
from June 24th through the
4th of July.
"By following a few simple
rules," the State Fire
Marshal advises, "people
can have a safer holiday".
Never give fireworks to
small children. They are too
young to understand the
dangers involved.
Always read directions.
The most common cause of
injury is misuse, mainly by
children under 15. If you
don't understand the in-
structions, don't take a
chance by lighting the
firework
Have and adult present.
Proper supervision can
prevent dangerous
mishandling.
Never experiment. Don't
take fireworks apart or mix
anything with the contents.
Never make fireworks at
home.
Ignite outdoors. Light
fireworks only in a clear
area away from houses and
flammable materials. • dry
brush, gasoline cans, etc.)
Allow enough room for
prr^or functioning. Never
set ",vorks in metal or
glass containers. Be sure
other things are out of range
before lighting fireworks.
Never handle a firework
that has malfunctioned. Do
not try to relight them, or
pick them up • rather, douse
water on then;
"Until there is good en-
forcement of fire safety
legislation," Emerson said,
"it's vital that parents do
their own enforcement for
the sake of the health and
lives of youngsters.
Remember that it's the
young people who are most
often victims of fireworks
accidents."
approached him at the
courtesy booth and pointed a
uun at him. De Leon said the
hole at the end of the hand-
gun looked bigger than a 22
caliber to him.
The gunamn spoke in
Spanish, was 5'10" to 6' tall,
and fled in what appeared to
be General Motors car, beige
or light gold, De Leon said.
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De Leon said he was
unable to give the exact
amount of cash taken.
Starr County Sheriff
Reynundo Alvarez said the
investigation is continuing.
Alvarez said this is the
first armed robbery of that
kind since he took office six
years ago.
(llothing Donations
Sought For Volunteer
Fireman's Family
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Clothing donations are washed.
being sought for volunteer
fireman Ismael Diaz'
family.
Diaz' utility room burned
down last Thursday, along
with most of the family's
clothing, wb/ch was to be
Any donations can be
made to Eugenio Pena III at
the Rio Grande City Fire
Station.
The Diaz' have three girls,
ages 4, 8, and 15, and two
boys, ages 11 and 12.
Los Saenz Student Graduates
Maria Rosario Trevino
Chavez had completed the
requirements for the
Bachelor of Science degree
in Vocational Home
Economics Education with a
minor in Kindergarten at the
Mary Hardin Baylor
University.
Mrs. Chavez, a 1970 gradu-
ate of Roma High School,
attended Incarnate Word
College from 1970 to 1973. In
1977 she enrolled at Bavlor.
completing her
requirements on Dec. 16,
1978.
She is married to Sgt.
Johnny Chavez. The couple
have two children, Jennifer
Wendy, 5, and Gay
Christina, 2. They reside on
base at Fort Hood, Texas.
Mrs. Chavez is the
daughter of the late Horacio
Trevino and Eustacia G.
Trevino of Los Saenz
R.G.C. School Board To Meet
The regular meeting of the
board of trustees of the Rio
Grande City Consolidated
Independent School District Guerra, secretary to
scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. board
2, 1979, has been postponed
until Thursday, January 11,
1979, according to Jorge I.
the
Herald Subscription
Rates To Go Up
Annual subscription
rates for the Rio Grande
Herald will go up to $6 50
per year for all sub-
scriptions effective
January 1, 1979.
The present rates are
$4 00 [)cr year in the
county and $5.00 per vear
for mailing outside the
county.
Present subscription
holders will pay the new
rates when their sub-
scriptions become due,
according to Marcelo
Silva, general manager of
the Starr County
newspaper
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PATROLMAN GONZALEZ—Patrolman Jorge Luis
Gonzalez aduated from the 29th Corpus Christi
Police At ademy on Friday, December 15. The training
was seventeen weeks long and included 480 hours of
training . long with fifteen college hours in Police
Science. Patrolman Gonzalez, who has also attended
Del Mai ollege, is the son of Mr. and Mrs Rene J
Gonzales of Rio Grande City He will be working in the
capacity of patrolman with the Corpus Christi Police
Department.
PATROLMAN WILLIAMS- Patrolman Roger Hobbs
Williams, Jr. received honors for highest academic
achievement awarded by the Corpus Christi Police
Officers Association This is the first time that this
award has been presented Mis overall average was
94.6 while at the Corpus Christi Police Academy, where
he graduated and received the honor on December 15.
The twnety-ninth graduation ceremony followed
seventeen weeks of training including 480 hours of
training along with fifteen college hours in Police
Science Hobbs had previously earned his B.S. in
Criminal Justice from Pan American University in
May, 1976. He will be working in the capacity of
patrolman with the Corpus Christi Police Department
Patrolman Williams is the son of M: nnd Mrs Roger
H Williams of Rio Grande Citv
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 63, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1978, newspaper, December 28, 1978; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194695/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.