Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1979 Page: 1 of 8
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RIO GRANDE
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"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County"
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VOL. XXXV "No. 15
December 27,1979
FIFTH* CENTS
Starr Chief Deputy
Is Convicted
Starr County Chief Deputy
Sheriff Leonel Romeo
Alvarez was found guilty last
Thursday, Dec. 20, of
violating a prisoner's civil
rights by U.S. Magistrate
William Mallet in Browns-
' ville.
The verdict came after
four days of testimony in
which several persons ap-
peared as character wit-
nesses for Alvarez including
Starr County Judge Bias
Chapa and members of the
county commissioners court.
Mallet, in handing down
the sentence of one year's
probation without super-
vision, said the incident was'
provoked by the prisoner.
Alvarez was found guilty
of beating handcuffed
prisoner Rolando Vela in an
incident in November, 1977,
as Vela was being led into
the Stair County jail.
Roma Man
Charged
With Theft
Health Fair Art Contest
Brings Three Winners
GRULLA QUEEN- Tiny Tot Queen Contest, sponsored by the Holy Family
Catholic Church in Grulla climaxed Friday evening, December 21st, with the an-
nouncement of Miss Adriana Villarreal, age 3, as Queen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roberto Villarreal of La Victoria Ranch, Grulla. Miss Dorisa Lee Rivera (age 4)
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Medardo Rivera Jr., of Grulla was first attendant (left) and
Miss Noeini Gil, age 4, dauf-ihter of Mr. and Mrs. Eleazar Gil of Grulla, second at-
tendant. The parents of the Queen and attendants donated the proceeds totaling -
$2,047.00 to the Building Fund of Holy Family Church.
Creating interest in the
Health Fair which occurred
on November 30 and
December 1 was the par-
ticipation of Mrs. Minerva
Sanchez's Health Class in
Ringgold Junior High.
As her students learned
more about the health she
taught, it was suggested to
them they could contribute
something to the Health
Fair. They jumped at the
chance to use their art
talents. It seemed everybody
got into the excitement of the
thing and they seemed to
delight in making something
of great worth to display
depicting physical and
mental health. Many posters
were cleverly painted
showing the ill effects of
drugs on the body and the
poisonous substances in the
world. Posters about good
nutrition competed with
posters on cleanliness and
health organizatioas.
A positive note on health
was portrayed through
posters supporting
recreation. Also, on the
mental health side, students
made posters of how to get
along with themselves and
each other and about their
future careers. Some
students even went so far as
to build a miniature hospital
and garage out of boxes.
Some posters showed how
they could be happy helping
each other. Others showed
that through high
aspirations of their life they
could prevent bad habits.
Exercise too, was depicted
as making a happy, healthy
body.
Other posters taught how
to prevent communicable
diseases and how to help
clean up the environment.
Animals were cleverly
shown depicting good health
And then there was the
Christmas tree cleverly
decorated with miniatures of
many of the things that were
shown on the posters. There
were angels brushing their
teeth, maintaining good
posture. Miniature mirrors
and brushes for good
grooming adorned the tree.
Many cleverly-made articles
by the students depicting
cleanliness, exercise, good
nutrition and rules of good
health covered the tree.
Truly, the art contest
added a great personal note
to the fair, and helped to
make it enjoyable for all who
attended
First place winner was
Patsy Doria, 8th grade, with
her poster entitled
Drinking Helps You to Hit
the Nail Squarely on the
Thumb."
Second place winner was
Sylvia Garcia. 8th grade.
Her picture was a cleverly
drawn cuckoo clock and the
words "A Drunk Cuckoo
Clock Backs Out and says
'What Tim. Is If'
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Reynaldo Garza, 19, of
Roma was charged Dec. 18
with theft of property from
an automobile of items
i worth over $200 but less than
$500.
Garza was taken before
Rio Grande City Justice of
the Peace Arturo Clarke who
set bond at $5,000. Garza was
charged by Roma
Policeman Norberto Cantu.
The charge, a felony, is
pending Starr County Grand
Jury investigation.
Oscar Cantu, 48, of Rio
Grande City was charged on
Dec. 18 with aggravated
assault. The charges were
made by Adan Alaniz, also of
Rio Grande City. Judge
Clarke set bond at $5,000 on
flar/tu ?rH the 'natter :s
pending Grand Jury in-
vestigation.
Clarke siad the charges
resulted from a stabbing
incident in one of the local
beer establishments.
On Saturday, Dec. 22.
Department of Public Safety
Officer Gene Falcon Jr.
charged Eliberto Champion
of San Juan with Driving
While Intoxicated. Judge
Clarke set bond at $500 and
the matter will be heard in
County Court before Judge
Bias Chapa.
Also to be heard in County
Court is the case of Luciano
Oscar Naranjo, 35, of
Harlingen, who was charged
with D.W.I, on Dec. 22, the
same day Champion was
charged. Judge Clarke set
bond on Naranjo at $500.
Naranjo was charged by
Department of Public Safety
Officer A.L. Jarero.
Roma Tax Rebates Up Over 1978
Third place winn
Luciano Lopez 7th £
with his picture o! a :
holding a sign s;
Smoking Stinks." 1
were all first time entri
these students in art
tests.
went to
grade,
skunk
saying
"'lese
s for
con-
•m'
Roma-Los Saenz has
received a tax rebate
payment of $9,874.71 for the
period ending Nov. 29. This
compares to $7,511.62 for the
same period in 1978.
This year Roma-Los Saenz
has received $64,220.91 to
date, compared to $52,266.16
for the same time in 1978.
This represents a 22 percent
increase in tax rebates for
the community.
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock Thursday said the
local option one-percent
sales tax provided more than
$467 million in revenue to
Ttras cities ir 1979 . ;
Bullock also announced
the December city sales tax
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RGC School Superintendent Elected
To State Humanities Committee
Antonio E. Garcia,
Superintendent of Schools in
Rio Grande City since 1974,
is one of five Texans elected
to the Texas Committee for
the Humanities at the Com-
mittee's quarterly meeting
in Austin, December 7 and 8.
Garcia has been a South
Texas educator since 1950
and has worked as a teacher
and principal in a number of
If-
&
(iar<
Dr. \.K.
school districts. He received
his Ph D degree in 1978 from
the University of Texas at
Austin.
Along with Garcia, other
new TCH members include
Lillian Bradshaw, Director
of the Dallas Public Library;
William Broy'es, Editor of
"Texas Monthly"; Robert
Patten, Professor of English
at Rice University; and
Archie McDonald, Professor
of History at Stephen F.
Austin State University.
The Texas Comittee for
the Humanities, a state
program of the National
Endowment for the
Humanities, is a volunteer
citizen's committee seeking
to increase public un-
derstanding and ap-
preciation of the humanities-
literature, philosophy, for-
eign languages, religious
studies and related fields.
Over the past year, the TCH
has awarded to Texas
groups and organizations
grants totalling more than
$1,200,000.
allocation to more than 900
Texas cities totaling $76.6
million, boosting tax
payments for this year $42.2
million more than 1978.
"From that standpoint,
there was reasonable, but
not recession-proof growth
in city sales tax rebates,"
Bullock said.
"In a blizzard of bad
economic news, these totals
show municipal treasuries
fare moderately well. While
overall inflation-which is
now close to about 13 percent
annually-has softened some
of the cities' economic gains,
?"iin"t.rr.en;s for inflation
paint a better picture " he
said.
He said inflation for ems
and merchandise on uhich
the sales tax is collected is
estimated from six to seven
percent a year.
Houston's check this
reporting period will total
$15.8 million, raising the
city's total for the year to
$97.2 million, up 9 percent
over 1978.
The city of Dallas will
receive $8.6 million, bringing
its total for the year to $55.3
million, up 10 percent over
the 1978 total.
San Antonio will get a
check for $4.1 million,
making they city's year-to-
date total $25.8 million-an
increase of 5 percent over
1978.
Fort Worth's check for the
month totals $2.8 million,
raising its total for 1979 to
$18.5 million, a 5 percent
increase over last year.
The 'December city
allocations of the local option
sales tax don't reflect
purchases by Christmas or
holiday shoppers since
returns covering those
periods are not due until
after the first of the year.
The city sales tax is
collected by merchants and
other sales tax holders along
with the four-percent state
sales tax and is rebated
monthly to cities in which it
is collected by the Comp-
troller.
PAU Closed
For
tlolid ays
The campus of Pan
American University is
closed for the holidays.
Offices will re-open Wed-
nesday, Jan. 2.
Dormitories closed at noon
Friday, and Friday was also
the last working day for
most campus personnel.
Final examinations for the
Fall semester were held
during the past week.
Physical plant and
security personnel will have
regular shifts of employees
working on campus during
the holidavs.
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POSTER CONTEST WrNNERS- Students :n the Health class of Mrs Minerv;
Sanchez took top honor' in the art contest held during the r ent H .'it Fair F'-
left to right, they are first place winner Patsy Doria; second place winner Sylvia
Garcia; and third place winner Luciano Ixipez.
Diaz Named Fo Council
Walter Durham, a
businessman from Dallas,
was elected to chair the
recently created Private
Industry
Balance
sibilities
portion
for the
4-H Council And Leaders Meeting Set
Ths District 12 4-H Adult
Leader Meeting will be held
along with the District 4-H
Council meeting on Satur-
day, January 5, at the Freer
High School from 10:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. A leadership
training seminar will also be
held.
All 4-H adult leaders and
county council delegates are
encouraged to attend this
training meeting. Changes in
the Gold Star Award
program and new project
report forms will be
discussed.
There will be a general
assembly and business
meeting of the Adult leader
Association from 10:00 a.m.
to 11:00a.m. in the cafeteria.
The District 4-H Council will
meet at the same time in the
Civic Center.
Training sessions will
start at 11:00 a.m. and
conclude at 3:30 p.m. A
barbecue lunch will be
provided by the Freer Adult
Leaders and 4-H Club for
$2.00 a plate. Morolene Davis
will preside at the business
session, and Ed Koliba will
introduce the instructors and
be in charge of training.
The training sessions will
be as follows: Carolyn
Gilbert, 4-H youth specialist
with the Texas 4-H Center,
will conduct a session on the
Texas 4-H Center at
Brownwood. The purpose is
to share with leaders the
facilities available, as well
as programs and training
offered at the center.
The new 4-H Project
Report Form and Hints on
Improving 4-H Record Books
will be conducted by Connie
Schuetze, 4-H adult leader
from Kendall County, and
tips on using the new forms
will be given.
At 2:30, sessions on Food
Conservation and Safety,
Petroleum Power, and
Hunter Safety will be held.
Laura Pacheco, CEA
Hidalgo County; Pat Koliba,
adult leader in Hidalgo
County ; Bertha Marez, CEA
Cameron County; amd
Martha Ostrowski, adult
leader in Cameron County,
will explain the Food Con-
servation and Safety Project
in detail. This team will
cover such topics as things to
do in this project, the six
objectives of this program,
ways to get started, and
many others. A bonus will be
itemized lesson plans for.
leaders to use.
Tommy Valco,
agricultural engineer from
Weslaco, will present the
objectives of the 4-H
Petroleum Power Program.
A highlight will be ways to
get the project going in your
club and county. Tractor and
small engine projects and
activities, along with wise
energy use, will be covered.
Bill Hodgin, CEA Mc-
Mullen County, will conduct
the session on Hunter Safety,
He will cover several ways
to teach and be aware of
safety in the hunting field.
An important thrust is the
teaching of basic safety and
survival in a strange en-
vironment.
Anyone wishing to attend
from Starr County should
contact David Sandefer,
county extension agent,
Agriculture, by January 2.
Council
of State respon-
in the Title VII
of the Com-
prehensive Employment and
Training Act i CETA i, which
is administered by the Texas
Department of Community
Affairs in Austin. Durham is
president of MESBIC
Financial Corp. of Dallas.
Also elected at tht
December 13 meeting as
vice-chairman was Henry
Zuniga of Dallas. He is the
regional director of the
Office of Minority Business
Enterprise for the U.S
Department of Commerce in
Dallas.
The council, whose ad-
ministrative duties are
handled by the Manpower
Services Division of TDCA,
serves as a business and in-
dustry contact point in the
local employment and
training system, presenting
the private sector's view and
recommendations for
making the CETA programs
more responsive to local
employment needs. The PIC
will meet periodic ally during
the next year to participate
joint
State
y with the Balance of
prime sponsor, TDCA.
Funds obli
Department
TDCA and t!'
$2.4 Million,
amount to be used t
model program for
minority enterpris
training and
disadvantage!
A detailed
program to
terested contract
117 counties t
TDCA's Balance
jlacei
iateci uy tne
of Labor to
PIC total over
with a certain
create a
ivolving
in the
nent of
individuals,
marketing
edui at in-
ictors in the
served by
State
programs is aisi planned by
tht council
Other member - of the 11
member council. ■hosen
from business and industry,
organized labor and com-
munity based organizations
are Pegg M. Swan,
Houston; Howard Maddera.
L e v e 11 a n d ; William
Cheshire, Amarillo; A1
Rodriguez, Austin. Pete
Diaz, Rio Grande City;
Gerald Borders, Dallas;
Robert L. Whitener III,
Commerce; Delmar Tally,
Austin; and Richard Mon-
toya, Austin.
Mobile Home Park Operators Expect Big II inter I isitor Season
Managers and owners of
the Valley's many
recreational vehicle parks
are looking forward to
significant increases in the
number of winter visitors
this winter.
They also expect visitors
to come earlier and stay
longer, according to a recent
survey conducted by Pan
American University
researchers.
In late November, the
bureau of Business and
Economic Research in Pan
Aid's School of Business
Administration interviewed
120 managers and owners in
Cameron and Hidalgo
Counties to determine the
impact of high gasoline and
energy prices on this im-
portant part of the Valley's
economy. The survey was
part of the bureau's annual
research on tourism and will
be followed by a survey of
several thousand winter
visitors in late January
Forty percent of the park
operators believe the total
number of winter visitors
will be greater this year,
while another 40 percent
expect the number to be at
least as great as last year.
Only 20 percent were
pessimistic, saying that the
number will probably be less
this year. Almost all 189
percent) said that their
parks will be completely sold
out at certain times" this
winter, and that the fully-
occupied time will be earlier
this year than in previous
years. About 10 percent of
the parks were already sold
out at the time of this studv.
and the remainder expect to
have no spaces available by
the first of January
Park operators were
asked for their observations
on changes that might be
taking place in the behavior
of winter visitor.' Seventy
percent of the operators
observed that visitors are
home
, this
back
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corning earlier and staying
longer. They also noted that
there is an increasing ten-
dency for these visitors to
store their trailers or motor
homes in the Valley rather
than take them back
this Spring Obviously
meaas they will come
another year
Park operators report that
winter visitors appear to be
traveling less while here in
the Valley, apparently to
conserve gasoline. They also
appear to be more concerned
about prices in general than
in previous \ t ars.
Increasing nui; hers of
winter visitors are giving
serious consideration to
moving to the Valley per-
manently I* ause of prices
and shortages back home
This has always been the
case for some families, but
park ^Delators report that
they hear a lot more talk on
this subject than ha been
true in the past
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1979, newspaper, December 27, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194747/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.