Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1979 Page: 1 of 7
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VOL. XXXV No. 85
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Local Merchant Featured
In Business Periodical
Rio Grande City Business,
civic and political leader
Pete Diaz Jr. is featured in
the June issue of TEXAS
BUSINESS as Texas' top
Hispanic businessman.
The article states "Rio
Grande City has three
claims to fame-two of them
negative and one positive.
It's the seat of the poorest
county (Starr) in the nation.
It 's considered by some to be
a traffic center for dope
v-A-'t from Mexico. It's the
headquarters for Diaz
Enterprises, Inc."
The article continues.
"That last fact is a big plus
for this dusty little town on
the fringe of Texas' lushly
green Rio Grande Valley.
Pedro Diaz is considered to
have the largest Mexican-
American business in
Texas- a business that
includes 11 family mer-
chandising centers, a radio
station and ownership of La
Quinta Motor Hotel in
McAllen."
Diaz is quoted as saying,
"It was tough getting a toe-
hold into big business back in
the 1950's and early
1960's...In this part of Texas,
Mexican-Americans were
often looked at as nothing
more than peons. The Anglo
community simply could not
see a Mexican-American
going into big business. So
we had to work harder to
prove ourselves. It took me a
long time-but now there are
very few problems."
Diaz says in the article
"I've teen lucky and have
teen blessed. All my wants
have been met. I have a
beautiful wife and six great
kids-and most of them are
coming into the business. 1
own a radio station-
something I always wanted
as a kid "
Ricky Guevara To Come Home
MEMORIAL SERVICES—The Roma and Rio Grande City VFW
Posts held joint Memorial Day Services at the Rio Grande City ceme-
tery Monday. Small flags were placed at the graves of veterans. In
attendance at the ceremonies were Adolfo Ramirez, Domingo Gon-
zalez, Fred I^abar, Santana Gonzalez, Alberto Garza, Leonel Garza,
Juanito M. Villarreal, Juan Alaniz Perez, Wenceslado Martinez, Roel
D. Valle, Adolfo Gonzalez, Jose Perez, Obidio Acevedo, Rene Gon-
zalez, Noel Salmon, Ricardo Recio, Arturo Montemayor, Humberto
Cavazos, Noe Rodriguez; and from Roma, Manuel Escobar, Juan
Narango, Roque Rosales, and Miguel Escobar. Ladies Auxiliary
members present were Marta Gonzalez, Cristela Gonzalez, and
Estefana O. Garza.
Ruben Saenz, Rio Grande
City high school principal,
reports that Ricardo
Guevara is scheduled to
come home early in June,
returning to Houston only for
periodic checkups.
Guevara has been in a
Houston since March 7
battling leukemia.
Saenz, R.G.C. schools
Superintendent Dr. A.E.
Garcia, and about 35 friends
of Guevara were in Houston
Saturday. Saenz presented
the 18-year-old his high
school diploma, with the
traditional handshake.
Guevara had continued his
studies of sterilized text-
books in his 10' x 10' germ
free hospital room.
An Associated Press story
states "Ricky stood proudly
in his red cap and gown,
displaying the Rio Grande
City High School diploma for
a mob of television cameras
and friends jammed around
the window of the 10-by-10
foot germ-free hospital room
where he has teen battling
leukemia since March 7."
Ricky's mother, a widow,
is a janitor at the Rio Grande
City high school. He has one
sister, Viola, who dropped
out of college to be with her
brother and mother.
G tievara
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R.G.C. School Trustees Hire Summer Personnel
The Rio Grande City
schools board of trustees
Tuesday evening approved
the following personnel for
summer employment:
STATE BILINGUAL
PROGRAM
Teachers: Elva Ellert,
Dora Elia Ramon, Angelica
Brown, Rafael Trevino,
Linda Mae Olivarez, and
Elia
Teacher Aides: Diana
Ramirez, Ella Lou Saldana,
Tomasita C. Garza, David J.
Trevino, Elvira L. Garza,
and Sylvia L. Garcia.
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING
KINDERGARTEN
Teachers: Herlinda M.
Garza, Thelrna L. Lopez,
and .Alicia 0. Saenz (Alt.)
Teacher Aides i Provided
«0 bj rs V. Bilingu 1
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Diaz To Address
National Conference
FLAG RAISING—Army Reservists Rene Gonzalez and Ricardo Recio raised the
flag at the Army Reserve Center to half staff Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
Pete Diaz Jr. will be
among a panel of
businessmen who will ad-
dress the SER Annual
Conference on Hispanic
Americans in Business
Tuesday in Washington, D.
C.
Diaz will speak on
"Minority Entrepreneurship
and Its Challenges." Other
panelists are John W.
Haines, General Motors
Corporation, Luis G. En-
Memorial Day Ceremonies Held In Rio
The Rio Grande City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW), Post No. 8526 and
the Roma VFW Post No. 9175
held joint Memorial Day and
Vietnam Veterans Week
observances Monday in Rio
Grande City.
Services were held at 9
a.m. at the Rio Grande City
followed by a dinner and
recognition of five Vietnam
Veterans at the VFW Post at
noon.
The activities were led by
Domingo Gonzalez, Rio
Grande City VFW post
commander, and Manuel
Escobar, Roma VFW post
commander.
A speech written by
Homero J. Salmon, veterans
service officer for Starr
County, was read by Army
Reservist Rene Gonzalez.
In the speech Salmon said
it was very important to
continue to fight for services
and recognition for
veterans.
Starr County Judge Bias
Chapa then presented ser-
vice awards to five Vietnam
veterans- Salmon, Medardo
Banda, Roberto Margo,
Francis T. Howard, and
Roque Rosales.
Salmon, a retired Air
Force non-commissioned
officer, served in Vietnam in
1970-71. He attended Fonda
State University, is a
member of the Harry S.
Truman Masonic Ixidge,
the American G.I. Forum,
and is presently Service
Officer of VFW Post No.
8526.
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VIETNAM VETERANS RECOGNIZED -Five
Vietnam Veterans were recognized for service to their
country and to their community in Memorial Day
Vietnam Veterans Week ceremonies at the Rio Grande
City VFW Post. Pictured are (left to right) outgoing
VFW Post Commander Domingo Gonzalez; Vietnam
Veteran Roque Rosales; Starr County Judge Bias
Chapa; Vietnam Veteran Homero J. Salmon; Vietnam
Veteran Francis T. Howard; and incoming Post
Commander Fred I-a bar. The two other Vietnam
Veterans recognized (not in the picture) are Medardo
Banda and Roberto Margo.
Program): Frances
Carrion, Audelia P. Fears,
Ma. Lydia Sepulveda, and
Belia G. Lopez.
Alternates: Albesa
Ramirez, and Carolina
Pena.
TITLE I
MIGRANTPROGRAM
Supervisor: Josefina
Smedley.
Teachers: Vicky Saiinas,
Amanda Solis, Gloria
Martinez, Raul Guerra,
Hortencia Lopez, Ma. Nela
Sanchez, Simon Garza,
Daniel Villarreal, Sabas
Ozuna, Benito Saenz, Jr.,
Ovidio Acevedo, Alejandro
Gonzalez. Cecilia Porras,
cinias, OMBE, U.S. De-
partment of Commerce;
Wilbert Fisher, vice-
president, Security Pacific
National Bank; Tom
Bowdie, Kaiser Aluminum
and Chemical; and Julian
Padilla, U.S. Hispanic-
Chamber of Commerce.
Diaz owns a network of
food stores and soft goods
centers in the Valley that
generate an estimated $50
million in sales annually.
Martha M. Gonzalez, Ofelia
Garza, Lucila Mireles,
Danny Vasquez, Juan de
Dios Villarreal, Pat Saenz,
Ann Marie Ramirez, and
Frank Balli, Jr.
Swimming Instructors:
Araceli A. Perez, Darrell
Earhart, and Leticia P.
Garza.
Alternates: Socorro
Newell, Roel Gonzalez, and
Manuel Gutierrez.
Teacher Alternates:
Barbara Ozuna, Alicia O.
Saenz, Josefa G. Guerra,
Ma. Elva Perez, and
Silvestre Reyna.
Secretary: Leah Gonzalez.
Supply Clerk: Rachel
Neie.
LVN: Anita A. Salinas.
Nurse Aides: Jesus T.
Rich, and Zulema Ponce.
Swimming Aides: Oc-
taviano Ramirez, Bobby
Molina, Helidoro Zarate, and
Nora Mendoza.
Alternates: Larry Colvin,
and Richard Cor.treras.
Teacher Aides. Estela G.
Gonzale", Lucila Garza,
Dora Gonzalez, Sonia S.
Brown, Gonzalo Bazan. Jr .
Ma. Guadalupe Duran.
Diana F. Alaniz, Aida Vera.
Amelia V. Lopez, Adriana
Ixipez. Alicia R. Corona, Ana
I.. Mills, Brunilda Cortez,
FJste'.a V. Cantu, Graciela
Salinas, Minerva Alvarez,
Angelina O, Garcia and
Oneida Clarke.
P.E. Vide;- Ov ar Garcia,
Romeo Ortiz and Elia Pena.
Bus Drivers Gumercindo
Zambrano, Erasmo Valadez
and Bias Guerra.
Custodians:Jose Garcia,
and C'armela T. Garcia
' < omrnunitN Aides ! < <
Andradc-. Adriana G. Bazari,
Trinidad Guevara and
Josefa Gil.
Alternate- Irene Cruz,
Neta Granger, Nelda
Castillo, Ma Lydia G.
(See SCHOOL. Page 6)
Sandefer And Scrivner
A Team For Starr (bounty
Banda, a Grulla com-
missioner and Rio Grande
City schools teacher, served
in Vietnam from 1964-1966.
He attended St. Phillips
Junior College and Our I^ady
of the Lake College. He is a
member of the Catholic
Church Men's Club and
assists with adult com-
munity education.
Margo, a doctor of
veterinary medicine, served
as an Air Force captain in
Vietnam during 1967-1968.
He is a graduate of Texas
A&M University. He is a past
school board member of the
Rio Grande City schools, and
also is a member of the
Knights of Columbus and the
Jaycees.
Howard is a Rio Grande
City schools trustee. He
served as a non-
commissioned Air Force
officer in Vietnam in 1965-66
He attended the Adjutant
Generals school for military-
justice while in the service.
He is presently employed as
assistant coordinator
counselor with the South
Texas Development Council.
He is past Worshipful
Master, Hope Lodge No 471,
Rio Grande City.
Rosales holds a B A.
degree in Political Science
and is a school teacher in
Roma. He served in Vietnam
from 1964 to 1966. He is past
vice commander for the
VFW post in Roma and is
chairman of the scholarship
fund. He als® coaches the
VFW Post pony league team
Grass-roots represen-
tatives such as County
Agents David Sandefer and
Elva Scrivner underscore
the contention that only
Texas A&M University can
truly call the entire state its
campus.
Sandefer, Scrivner and the
entire Starr County ex-
tension staff are duplicated
in varying degrees at 251
other locations around
Texas—in all but two
counties-to help local people
help themselves. Help comes
in various forms, ranging
from advice about crops and
livestock to suggestions
concerning the most
economical and efficient
ways to run a household to
guidance for youth groups.
Specifically, Sandefer,
Scrivner and their
associates are on-the-spot
representatives of the Texas
Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice, one of the major public
sen ice agencies of Texas
AS '
'i extension service has
alw been affiliated with
the verall institution
hea rtered at College
Statu j but the land-grant
and sea-grant university for
Texas has recently un-
dergone major transition to
incorporate its research
and public service agencies
as integr; 1 parts in carrying
out its ur ique mission.
Th s • w concept is m-
tr facilitate free flow
c al knowledge and
n lology between the
la and classroom on
th< land and, on the
oth transfer of useful
infc . tion from the
lab< ry to the ultimate
con ler-be it an in-
divi or industrial or
govi -ntal group,
W >andefer, Scrivner
and ir associates are
officia affiliated with the
Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, they serve
as a point of contact for all
programs associated with
Texas A&M.
Other agencies now func-
tioning as major units of the
university are the Texas
Agricultural Experiment
Station, specializing in
agricultural research
concerning economically
important crops and com-
modities, and the Texas
Engineering Experiment
Station and Texas
Engineering Extension
Service, which provide
comparable types of
research and self-help
service for local govern-
ments and industry and, in
certain cases, individuals.
Other research- and service-
oriented units at Texas
A&M include the Texas
Transportation Institute, the
Center for Marine Resources
and the Center for 'Energy
and Mineral Resources, with
the latter serving as
manager for the Texas
Energy Extension Service, a
new organization intended to
help Texans conserve
energy and save on fuel bills.
The level of Texas A&M's
research activities is
reflected in the fact that it
ranks first in the Southwest
in funds received for such
work and among the top 20
institutions nationally,
according to the National
Science Foundation. The
university invests morp
than $60 million annualK in
studies ranging from
pollution control to highway-
safety and energy con-
servation.
While research and public
service activities have been
brought mon directly into
the university framwork,
teaching remains Texas
A&M's basic function.
Throughout the '70's it has
broadened its curriculum to
serve a student body that has
teen the fastest . row in. in
t.he nation Its 30,255 students
include the nation's largest
enrollments in engineering,
agriculture and veterinary
medicine. Students studying
'"i other fields, however,
outnumber the combined
total for th< >- three fields for
which the university is best
known.
Yolttnda Scrivner \nd l)a\i<l Sindcfcr
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1979, newspaper, May 31, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194717/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.