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VOL. XXXV
No. 63
November 27,1980
FIFTEEN CENTS
Radios Could Mean Savings To Gas Company
HISTORY WITH A LOCAL TOUCH—Pictured is the Edgerton House at Rio Grande
City, one of several architectural gems left as the work of the late Heinrich Port-
scheller who built homes and public buildings in the Roma-Rio Grande City areas.
This home and others in the area are mentioned in the newest Valley book, "Rio
Grande Roundup" which will be introduced this Sunday, November 30. The occasion
will be an autograph party at McAllen's Holiday Inn Holidome. Members of the
Valley By-Liners, authors of the book, will be honored along with living subjects of the
60-plus chapters. Dr. Mario Ramirez of Rio Grande City is among the latter group.
The public is invited to attend the courtesy. Hours will be from 2 to 6 p.m. The
Holidome is located at 2nd Street and Expressway 83, McAllen
fcRio Grande Roundup*
Focuses On Local History
Events which shaped the history and
development of the Ix>wer Rio Grande
Valley are threaded through the profiles of
the men and women and presented in the
late ' ; .•«*nf VaNpyanr** a 3W-
page book "Rio Grande Roundup",
Authored by the Valley By-Liners as the
final book of their series begun in 1975, the
volume will be introduced Sunday,
November 30, with a party at the Holiday
Inn Holidome, Second and Expressway 83,
in McAllen. Hours for the event will be 2 to 6
p.m.
Earlier bonks in the trilogy are "Gift of
the Rio" and "Roots by the River." The
latter won first place in Texas Historical
Commission Publication of the Year
competition. Together, they form a
valuable addition for collectors of area
history. Interwoven throughout are the
threads of free interprise, bicultural in-
fluences and border history.
A pre-publication price has been listed by
the Border Kingdom Press, publishing arm
of the Valley By-liners, to be in effect until
January 1,1981. After the autograph party,
the books will be available at leading book
stores of the Valley.
The Starr County Commissioners Court,
meeting in Special Meeting Tuesday, heard
a request from Starr County Gas Company
Manager Ovidio Pena for a radio system
that could mean savings.
Pena presented a proposal from Rio
Tadio for a radio system for three Gas
Company vehicles at a total cost of $5,253 on
a lease purchase agreement. Pena said a
downpayment of $1,277 was required under
the proposal, and monthly payments of $148
for three years.
Pena said the radios would mean savings
in man-hours, gasoline, and time. It was not
clear whether the lease purchase
agreement could be entered into without
having to advertise for bids. County Judge
Bias Chapa asked Pena to seek a legal
opinion from County Attorney Alex Gabert
jefore proceeding on the agreemert.
The Gas Company is a department of the
County.
Before the meeting was called to order
Susan Barry gave a report on historical
possibilities in connection with the proposed
new port facilities in Roma. The in-
ternational bridge there is also a depart-
ment of the County.
Ms. Barry, who for the past few months
has been lobbying before the Court to save
the old suspension bridge in Roma for
historical monument, mentioned
possibilities for saving other historical
structures in the historic community.
Starr County is in the process of acquiring
several lots around the present port to build
new facilities.
A meeting with General Services Ad-
ministration officials and property owners
was held Monday evening in Roma con-
cerning the proposed purchases.
Ms. Barry asked that the County consider
using historical structures for office space
instead of destroying them.
County Judge Chapa thanked her for her
interest in local history, and said her
suggestions would be kept in mind.
Increased traffic at the bridge requires
additional space and facilities. County
expenses in the procurement of the ad-
ditional land and new facilities will be
liquidated through a long-term lease with
G.S.A.
In other matters Tuesday, the Court, all
present, agreed unanimously to support and
participate in the South Texas Economic
Development Corporation (S.T.E.D.), a
federally subdivised lending-type institution
to make loans to private interprise in job-
generating industries. The Commissioners
named Manuel Guillen of the First National
Bank as their delegate to the S.T.E.D. Rene
Smith, a retired banker, was named as
alternate.
County's share in a study to make a
historical district in Rio Grande City.
In other Court actions this month, overdue
bills to Exxon Company and Central Power
and Light Company were approved for
payment in an Emergency Meeting Nov. 6.
Also approved that day was payment of
$237,883.84 to the First National Bank of Rio
Grande City for two notes.
In their Regular Term meeting Nov. 10
the Court:
Canvassed the election returns of Nov. 4;
Approved bonds of $5,000 each for District
Attorney Investigators Eugenio Falcon Jr.
and Bernardo Garcia:
Approved El Chaparral Subdivision Unit
No. 1, property of Roberto Gonzalez, Jorge
Gonzalez, Rene G. Smith, and Rene G.
Smith Jr., a partnership doing business as
Frontier Properties of the County of Starr;
Approved ten days vacation and ten days
sick leave for employees;
Authorized the payment of any out-
ompensate for ever increasing prices of standing notes to the First National Bank;
The Court also agreed to look within their
respective budgets to see where surpluses
exist and to make amendments to the 1980
budget to finish out 1980. "We'll complete
the year somehow," Judge Chapa said.
Several bills presented by Starr County
Auditor Guadalupe Villarreal were ap-
proved, including a bill for $1,025 presented
by Judge Chapa. Chapa said the money was
a contcibution to the South Texas
Development Council (S.T.D.C.) as the
Advertising
Rates To
Go Up
The Rio Grande Herald will raise its
advertising rates slightly on Dec. 1 . to
materials and labor
Newsprint went up six per cent on Nov. 15.
Photographic materials, due to silver
content, went up 100 per cent since the last
Herald rate increase. The price on
photographic materials went down 12 per
cent when silver prices tumbl"d, then went
Authorized the Starr County Bridge
Manager to pay up to $200 for bridge repairs
as needed;
Convened as a Board of Equalization and
approved the tax lists of the County as
presented by the Tax Assessor-Collector,
with total rendered properties being
up again. Increases to employees are $95,799,070, total utilities $4,631,110, and total
necessary so they can meet rising costs,
and to meet the continually rising minimum
hourly rates. Gasoline prices boost the cost
of deliveries.
These factors are an old story, something
businessmen have to live with.
New rate cards will be enclosed in end-of-
month billings. Customers who do not get a
bill in early December may have a new rate
card upon request at the Herald.
Football Banquet
Is Tuesday
The Rio Grande City Quarterback Club
will hold its annual Football Banquet on
Tuesday, December 2, at 7:30 P.M. The
event will be held at the Multi-Purpose
Center.
Guest Speaker will be the internationally
known Cactus Pryor of Austin. Local
Coordinator for the event is Hector Guerra.
Humberto Garcia will be the Master of
Ceremonies.
Tickets for the event are being sold by the
Rattler Quarterback Club. Call 487-3188 if
you are interested in obtaining tickets for
the banquet. Tickets are priced at $5.00
each.
unrendered properties $15,923,690 for
grand total of $116,353,870;
Granted an easement of 1,300 feet to Fidel
Salinas Jr. for the sole purpose of laying and
maintaining a water line, 1M> to 2 inch,
buried 12 inches deep;
Ramiro Narro, M.D., was re-appointed to
serve two years at the same salary as Starr
County Health Officer;
And authorized the County Judge and the
County Auditor to auction all county
equipment not needed.
On Nov. 14, the Court. Approved El
Bosque Subdivision, Unit No. 2, property of
J. C. Guerra;
Ordered that four blocks of Fourth Street
in Rio Grande City be advertised for paving
bids immediately, and that the County
Judge request an immediate report form
Consolidated Engineers ori the streets of the
project;
Approved payment of $595 to Richard
Boeye for appraisal work at the Starr
County International Bridge;
Approved $1,500 for meter machine
postage for official use of County officials;
Approved $35 rental for the warehouse in
Precinct No. Two;
Approved $300 for Eugenio Falcon Jr. for
lodging and travel to attend a Sheriffs
Seminar in Austin;
Agreed to pay $2,558 to Texas Surplus
Property Agency;
Passed a resolution requesting the
Economic Development Administration the
use of $37,500 for fencing or other use in the
new international bridge;
Approved a four-year lease agreement
with Amalia De La Cruz Montalvo for tv/o
acres of land for use by Precinct Three as a
warehouse area, without cash con-
sideration
Grand Jury Returns
Six True Bills
U.I.L. Sponsors To Receive Compensation
The Kio Grande City Consolidated In-
dependent School District Board of Trustees
has approved compensation for University
Interscholastic league (U.I.L.) literary
sponsors of the district.
Sponsors at the High School, Ringgold
Junior High, and Grulla Junior High will
receive a total of $7,425 in additional com-
pensation for working with the children in
the various literary competitions.
The total amount at the high school is
$3,800 as follows: Jorge I^opez, $300,
debate; Sabas Ozuna, $300, number sense;
Danny Vasquez, $300, typing; Oscar
Zepeda, $300, science; Rebecca Sanchez,
$300, spelling; Manuel Guerra, $300, per-
suasive speaking; Elisa Perez, $.300, in-
formative speaking; Nydia Guillen, $300,
prose; Santos Pcrras, $300, poetry; Juan
Andrade, $300, calculator; Raul Guerra,
$300, journalism; and Adriana Gutierrez,
$500 for the one act play.
At Ringgold-Junior High the total is $2,125
going to the following: Juan D. Villarreal,
$200, debate; Lucinda Hinojosa Vela, $250,
director general, will attend planning
sessions at Region I, coordinate travel
arrangments, coach English and Spanish
poetry; Rolando Garza, $200, number
sense; Olga Saenz, $200, spelling; Patsy
Trevino, $200, persuasive speaking; Elva
Eva Trevino, $200, informative speaking;
Rafael Trevino, $200, prose and poetry;
Josefa Guerra, $200, ready writing; and
Adriana Gutierrez, $200, one act play, solo
and duet acting.
The total going to Grulla Junior High
School is $1,500, to the following sponsors:
Arcadio Salinas, $200, debate; Merardo
Banda, $200, debate and other; J.M.
Longoria Jr., $200, number sense; Leonel
Saenz, $200, spelling; Nicandro Ixipez, $200,
persuasive speaking; G. Moffet, $200,
poetry; and Adelaida Salinas, $200 for ready
writing.
The trustees also approved some travel
pay at their regular meeting Nov. 10. The
six persons to receive travel pay are Con-
stancio Salinas, $50; Ricardo Recio, $50;
Byron Piper, $50; Guadalupe Pena, from
$40 to $50; Julio Saenz Jr., $50; and Felicia
Garza, $50.
At that same meeting Jimmy Clovin was
awarded a $100 raise as sanitation depart- teacher aide
and Jose Elias Lopez to replace Mrs. Ruiz
Leandro Perez and Alfredo Garcia, bus
driviers; Adelina S. Guerrero, manpower
bus driver; and MonicaHipshaw,high school
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EIGHT POINTER—Jimmy Gonzalez III of Rio Grande City, a 13 year-old eighth
grader at Ringgold Junior High, bagged an eight point buck Sunday morning in Jim
Hogg County. The buck weighed about 160 pounds. The smallfr five point buck was
bagged by his dad, Jimmy Gonzalez Jr. The pointer weighed about 130 pounds.
ment head.
Non-professional personnel hired are:
Juan Elijio Garza, P.E. aide at Ringgold
Elementary; Santos Salinas, cook or
custodian; Jose Isidro Villarreal, main-
tenance; Andrew Clarke, to take Iarry
Colvin's place; Adela Ramirez, substitute
cook; Domingo Arredondo Jr., maintenance
department; and Maria N'elia Solis Salinas,
Anita Lopez, and Olga Lopez were alter-
nates approved as teacher aides.
The 1980-81 textbook committee was
named Nov. 10. They are A.E. Garcia,
chairman, and members Petra Guerra,
Maria Imelda Trevino, Elizabeth Dickens,
Israel Ybarra, Adelaida Salinas, Barbara
Ozuna, Narciso Cavazos, E.H. Garcia,
Thelma Lopez, Elia 11 Munoz, Hortencia
Garza, Josefa Guerra, Ruben I/)pez and
Noe L. Sanchez.
Also named were the student tutors for a
$45,737 Federal Grant for Special
Education. They are Rosalinda Villarreal,
Maria C. Garcia, Graciela Luna, Leonor G.
Corona, Sylvia I/nigoria, Maria Nelia Ortiz,
Maribel Alaniz, and Elda Guzman.
Alternates approved are Thelma Villarreal,
Raquel Chapa, Dalia Lara, Claribel Ix>pez,
Gladys Rodriguez, Estella Solis, Coneepcion
Marchan, and Rosa Sepulveda.
At a previous meeting, on Oct. 24, the
trustees approved an hourly rate of $9 for all
teachers in tne Adult Basic Education
Program. There will be two sessions per
week at two and one half hours per session.
At a
At that meeting Oct. 24 the trustees ap-
proved the following professional per-
sonnel: Enrique Garza, mobile resource
teacher, migrant program, subject to
replacement; Melissa Garza, Headstart
teacher; Elva Eva Trevino to replace
Rafael Trevino Jr. as the English GET
instructor; I>eah Gonzalez as teacher;
Oralia Garza assigned to the LAU program;
and Jewel Peterson as Title I teacher to
work one half day at the Immaculate
Conception School.
Noii-professional personnel approved at
the Oct 24 meeting are Rogelio Ortiz, audio
visual department; E^pifanio Zavala,
custodian at the gym; Judy Colvin, teacher
aide: Maria de la Luz Gonzalez, permanent
cook; Maria Amelia Solis, Elva Benavidez
and Delia Chapa Alaniz, substitute cooks;
Belinda Garza, alternate teacher aide;
Maria Hilda Cortez, ESSA program.
Maria I^eticia Lopez, Ij\U program; Mrs.
Ruiz to be placed in the Elementary Librarv
Salary increases approved at the Oct. 24
meeting went to Alvaro Lopez, $100 per
month: and Jaime Trevino, $750.
Ella Montemayor will receive $900 as
spoasor for cheerleaders in the High School
and Junior High.
A special meeting was held Oct. 29 and
only one item was approved at that time.
The trustees approved an order to the effect
that travel pay for district personnel will be
made only upon full documentation.
Also on Oct. 29 the trustees heard from
Heberto Barrera concerning the Tax Ap-
praisal District. No action was taken on
that matter. The trustees requested ad-
ditional information regarding the
possibility of the school district contracting
with the appraisal district.
In other matters in their meetings, the
Rio school trustees have agreed:
To create in Rio Grande City a center for
off-campus courses that will be offered by
Pan American University;
To take up at a future date a request from
Encarnacion Garza that an increase in pay
of $1,500 be given to counselors and
supervisors;
To accept the bid of $22,506 from Rio
Valley Construction Company for two
classrooms at I-a Union;
To accept the change order for the duct
and control modifications for the High
School air conditioning system as presented
by Tex-Air Corporation of McAllen;
To deduct an amount corresponding to
unfinished work by Republic Glazing
Company in regards to doors and windows
on the recycling program for the
Elementary Schools;
To accept a proposal by Pablo Pena, local
engineer, of $1,000 to repair the old Roque
Guerra Jr. Cafeteria.
To put in force policies regarding Head
Start, Plan A enrollment, and the Migrant
Program;
To accept a Migrant Tutorial Program as
presented by Migrant Coordinator Arturo
Garza;
And approved a one per cent tax discount
for persons who pay their taxes by the end of
November, 1980, and to torn over the
delinquent tax accounts to the tax attorney
for legal action.
At their last meeting, Nov. 18, the Rio
school board approved $3,000 for meals and
lodging for the Rio Grande City High School
Band for a trip to Austin to compete in the
State Marching Contest
The Starr County Grand Jury returned six
true bills and no-billed one individual during
its November session last week, according
to Assistant District Attorney Gocha Allen
Ramirez.
Ramirez said the following persons were
indicted: Alfredo Arce Jr., one count of
criminal mischief and one count of
unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; Jose
Luis Martinez, attempted burglary,
Esteban Ventura Gutierrez, possession of
marijuana; Sabino Solis, murder; and
Macario Villarreal Jr., criminal mischief.
Jose Guadalupe Saldivar was no-billed on a
charge of unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle.
In other matters in the 229th Judicial
District Court, two individuals received
sentences following plea bargainings last
week, according to Ramirez. Francisco
Mejia, an illegal alien in this country, pled
guilty to burglary of a residence. He was
assessed a five years unsupervised
probationary sentence provided he does not
return illegally to the United States again.
He was sent to Mexico.
Jorge Luis Pejlraza pled quilty to
burglary of a building and was assessed a
two-years probationary sentence plus a $200
fine, Ramirez said.
Forty cases are coming up for either
arraignment, arraignment and pre-trial,
pre-trial and trial, and trial in the District
Court Dec. 8.
Scheduled for arraignment are: Enrique
Ortega Jr., unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle; Jose Segovia, attempted burglary;
Jose CervantesGama. unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle; Ismael Vasquez, theft;
Ramon Carrilio, unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle; Alfredo Arce Jr. cr'"<inal
mischief; Alfredo Arce Jr., unauthoazed
use of motor vehicle; Jose Luis Martinez,
attempted burglary; Esteban Ventura
Gutierrez, possession of marijuana; Sabino
Solis, murder; and Macario Villarreal Jr.,
criminal mischief.
Set for arraignement and pre-trial is the
case of Juan Sanchez Reyes m* a charge if
unauthu aea of a motor vehk«e.
The following cases have been set for pre-
trial Dec. 8: Homero Lopez, possession of a
prohibited weapon; Homero Lopez,
possession of cocaine; Guadalupe A.
Barrera, possession of cocaine; Hector
Sandoval, attempted murder; Hector
Sandoval, aggravated assault; Eugenio De
I^eon, murder; Rogelio Solis, unlawful
possession of a firearm on licensed
premises; Miguel Duuas Castillo,
burglary; Miguel Dimas Castillo, burglary.
Juan Jose Gonzalez, burglary; Juan Jose
Gonzalez, burglary; and Juan Jose Gon-
zalez, burglary.
Three cases are set for pre-trial and trial;
Amador Garza, burglary of a vehicle; Luis
Fernando G. Garcia, unauthorized use. of a
motor vehicle; and Luis Fernando G.
Garcia, aggravated assault.
The following twelve cases have been set
for trial: Juan Rodriguez, possession of
marijuana; Jesus Maria Zarate, murder;
Arthur John Biegaski Jr., murder; Romeo
Garza, burglary: Angel Valentin Garza,
burglary; Romeo Garza, criminal mischief;
■ John M. McBryde, theft by check; Moises
Camacho Medrano, involuntary man-
slaughter; and Bernardo Alvarez, theft of
cattle.
Grulla Man Found In River
The body of Julian Garza, 51. of Grulla
was removed from the Rio Grande River
Monday by Mexican authorities and funeral
services were held Tuesday
Garza had been missing since Saturday,
Nov 15, according to Grulla Justice of the
Peace Jose Venecia. The body was
discovered in the river nine days later by
Mexican fishermen. Venecia said a relative
of the deceased identified the bodv.
Ceballos Funeral Home received the body
at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the in-
ternational bridge in Rio Grande City.
Funeral services followed immediately at
the Solis Cemetery in Grulla.
Survivors include his wife, Paulina G.
Garza of Rio Grande City; one daughter.
Moncerrata G. Portillo of Rio Grande City;
and his son-in-law, Miguel Portillo, also of
Rio Grande City.
Los Olmos Creek Watershed
Public. Meeting Sei At RGC
The Soil Conservation Service has called
for a public meeting to present and discuss
the recommended alternative plan for
watershed protection and flood prevention
in IjOS Olmos Creek Watershed is scheduled
for 2:00-3:00p.m. on December 10.1980 The
meeting will be held in the District
Court Room of the Starr County Courthouse
in Rio Grande City, Texas.
The sponsors of the projects are the Starr
County Commissioners Court, Starr County
Soil and Water Conservation District, and
Monte Mucho Soil and Water Conservation
District. Technical assistance is being
provided by the Soil Conservation Service,
United States IX'partment of Agriculture,
under the authority of the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act
( Public Law 566. 83d Congress, 68 Stat. 6661,
as amended The meeting will be conducted
jointly by the Sponsors and SCS.
Los Olmos Creek Watershed is located in
far South Texas in portions of Jim Hogg and
Starr Counties. It comprises an area of
about 204,470 acres (about 319.5 square
miles). Los Olmos Creek heads in southern
Jim Hogg County as Remadura De Charco
l^argo Creek i becoming Los Olmos Creek in
northern Starr County) and flows in a south-
southeasterly direction for about 49 miles to
join the Rio Grande about one mile down-
stream from Rio Grande City The Rip
Grande forms the international boundary
between the United States and Mexico. Rio
Grande City is about 90 miles west-
northwest of Brownsville and about 200
miles south of San Antonio I/)s Olmos
Creek lies within the Rio Grande Basis.
Structural measures in the plan are one
floodwater retarding structure and two
dikes to be installed within a four-year in-
stallation period. The total estimated cost
of those measures is $4,131,700, of which the
local share is $707,450 and Public Law 566
share is $3,424,250 I-ocal share of the cost
consists of land rights and projects ad-
ministration.
Average annual flood damages will be
reduced from $566,020 to $54,020, a reduction
of 90.5 percent. Total average annual
damage reduction benefits will be $512,000
and $11,840 to employment benefits for a
grand total of $523,840 The average annual
cost of the structural measures is $354,590
for a benefit cost ratio of 1 5:1.0
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