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E R A L
VOL XXXV
No. 72
January 29, 1981
FIFTEEN CENTS
Glossbrenner
• Appointed To
Key Committees
AUSTIN — State Rep. Ernestine
Glossbrenner (D) of Alice has been named
vice-chairwoman of the House Rules
Committee. She was also appointed to the
eBusiness and Industry and Public
^Education Committees by Speaker Bill
Clayton.
Clayton said Rep. Glossbrenner would
serve in these capacities during the next two
years of the 67th legislature.
Rep. Glossbrenner, a math teacher by
profession, is serving her 3rd term in the
House. last session, she served as Vice-
chairman of Public Education Committee
and on the Business & Industry Committee.
The Rules Committee, a procedural
committee composed of nine members, has
& jurisdiction over Rules of Procedure of the
™ House of Representatives, Joint Rules of the
House and Senate, all proposed amend-
ments, all procedures for expediting the
business of the house in an orderly and ef-
ficient manner, and all proposals to invite
nonmembers to appear before or address
the House or a joint session.
Arrests
Continue
Included among law enforcement activity
for the past week were charges of
aggravated assault with deadly weapon
were filed against Margil Ixipez by Simon
Tanguma, Jan. 24. Tanguma was shot in the
(jack with a firearm. Tanguma was in the
local hospital, reportedly in good condition.
I,opez was placed on bond by Justice of the
Peace Arturo Clarke in the amount of $8,000.
£ Roma city police filed charges Jan. 24,
^ against Jorge A. Ortega, 18, high school
student in Roma. Ortega was charged with
burglary and with the unauthorize use of a
motor vehicle, a shcool bus. Ortega was
arraigned by Judge Clarke and placed on a
$10,000 bond.
Oneoimo Zarate, of l a Grulla, was
charged >'< an. 25, with aggravated assault
upon Ididro 'ianguma, also of la Grulla.
Zarate allegedly stabbed Tanguma several
£ was in McAllen Hospital.
Bond on Zarate was set by Clarke at $15,00u.
Also on Jan. 25, charges of forgery in
connection with the sale of an automobile
were lodged against Maria Angelita P.
Guerra, 29, and Digoberto N a ran jo Alaniz,
26, by Ariel A. Guerra. Bond was set by
Clarki at S 10,000.
Charges of theft of a car stereo and other
articles were lodged against Digoberto
Naranjo Alaniz by Ariel Alie Guerra on Jan
25. Bond was set at $5,000 by Clarke.
• Checks May
lie Delayed
A number of persons who have been
receiving disability and death benefits from
the Veterans Administration will not get
their checks at the regular time on
February 1, 1981. According to Homero
A Salmon, Service Officer for Starr County,
these people failed to return to the VA the
annual income card which was sent to them
on November 1, 1980.
Under the law, the VA must discontinue
benefit payments to these people if they
failed to return the annual income report by
January 1, 1981. Those affected are
veterans in receipt of disability pension
benefits, widows and children of veterans
who receive death pension benefits, and
dependent parents of veterans whose deaths
were caused by service-connected
9 disabilities.
Those people who are terminated due to
failure to return the income card may
reestablish their entitlement by furnishing
the VA with a full accounting of their 1980
income, and their anticipated income from
all sources during 1981. Assistance can be
obtained by contacting your local Veterans
Service Officer.
Commissioner A Ivarez A n nounres
County Dump Open
For 24 Hour Service
Starr County Commissioner J.M. Alvarez Alvarez said.
has announced that the dump site for Rio The county official pointed out that all
Grande City area residents is now open 24 residents had a vested interest in fighting
hours a day with no charge to users. litter.
According to the Precinct 1 Com- "Since the county government already
missioner, the dump site, located on old El pays a rattier large deficit incurred by CAC
Sauz Rd., is now manned by three county for operating the county's garbage
MMBA ALPHA EPSILON MEMBER—Rose Marie Villarreal, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rene Villarreal of Rio Grande City, is a member of the American Criminal
Justice Association fraternity, Lambda Alpha Epsilori. A graduate of Rio Grande
City High School, Rosie is a senior at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville
studying criminal justice with the Parole Officers Training Project. She is presently
doing counseling at the state prison for women in Hunstville and will start her in-
ternship in the Spring in Dallas with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Honors she has received include receiving a plaque for serving as treasurer at the
1978 Regional Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the 1979 Regional Conference
in Grambling, Louisiana; at the 1980 Regional Conference in Huntsville, Texas; and
at the 1980 National Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The 1981 National
Conference will be held in Huntsville, March 22-27. Rosie was recently home for the
Christmas holidays to visit friends and family who wish her a Happy Birthday,
February 1.
employees hired during the Jan 12 Com-
missioners' Court meeting.
"These county employees will take eight
hour shifts during the week so that area
residents will have convenience and ac-
cessibility to the dumping grounds,"
Commissioner Alvarez said.
Alvarez said that a tour of Rio Grande
City's streets provides an "unsightly
scene."
"Full trash bags are common sights in
streets and alleys throughout most of
unincorporated Rio Grarde," Alvarez said.
The local Community Action Council
(CAC) operates the garbage collection in
Rio Grande City, under a contract with the
Starr County Commissioners' Court.
According to Alvarez, major reasons for
littering cited by citizens was lack of money
to pay for the CAC garbage collection and
the fact that the dump site was closed
during hours when they could dispose of>
their garbage themselves.
Alvarez said this is why the Com-
missioners' Court decided to open the site 24
hours a day instead of the regular 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. hours.
"Hopefully this will alleviate much of the
unsightly littering now taking place in our
community," Commissioner Alvarez said.
"This week, Precinct 1 will be cleared of
all the public littering. Thus, I would like to
invite my constituents to help support my
efforts to keep our community litter free,"
department, it is with extreme urgency that
all taxpayers should concern themselves
with the problem of public littering,"
Alvarez said.
Under the agreement with CAC, the
Commissioners' Court agrees to pick up any
deficit costs CAC may incur in ad-
ministering the garbage service. While
continuing in the red after CAC took over
last year, the garbage service did not run as
large a deficit under the community action
agency's administration as it did
previously.
A large amount of delinquent accounts for
the garbage service and poor equipment
have been main causes of the deficit
operation of the service, according to CAC
staff responsible for administration of the
department.
DPS Cracks Down On
I '* V l In Eight Counties
GTE Files Rate Increase Request
AUSTIN — General Telephone Company Dickerson in the Houston area; and
of the Southwest P riday (Jan. 23, 1981) tiled Texarkana, San Angelo, Bryan and College
a statewide request for increased revenues Station.
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas
(PUC) seeking $44.6 million in annual
revenues of which the company would
receive $23.2 million after taxes and un-
collectibles.
The request is based on financial data for
a one-year period ending Sept. 30, 1980.
General Telephone is the largest in-
dependent (non-Bell) telephone company in
Texas serving over 1.3 million telephones in
291 exchanges across the state. Major cities
served include Garland, Irving and Piano in
the Dallas/Fort Worth area; Bayton and
Floyd McCall II
Dies In Austin
Floyd A. McCall II, 80, died on Saturday,
in Holy Cross Hospital in Austin after a
sudden illness.
A native of Ixiveland, Col., McCall had
lived in Rio Grande City for the past 62
years and was a retired merchant.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary $31 million increase in annual revenues,
McCall; five sons, Earl J. McCall of including a $4 million service penalty. The
Mission, Gerald McCall of Austin, Floyd A. amount granted by the PUC also con-
McCall III of Redwood City, Calif., Melvin tributed to the need to file now for increased
McCall of Oregon, and Lloyd McCall of Rio revenues, according to Hightower.
Grande City; four daughters, Mrs. Helen The PUC order issued in August stated the
Newman of Salt lake City, Utah, Mrs. Ellen company must improve its service levels or
Malone of Rio Grande City, and Mrs. I-ois face possible further action by the PUC. Rex
Hunt and Geraldine Ann McCall, both of Bailey, vice president-marketing &
Houston; 19 grandchildren and 11 great customer service, said, "Companywide
grandchildren; and a nephew, Herbert service levels have improved significantly
Moore of Houston. and are continuing to trend upward. We are
The Rev. David Freeman officiated at optimistic the PUC review of our service
graveside services held at 2 p.m. Wed- will be favorable."
nesday in Roselawn Cemetery under the Bailey added, "In hindsight, I guess we
direction of the Kreidler Funeral Home of felt a little too strongly the customer was
F. E. Hightower, vice president-revenue
requirements, said the major factors
creating the necessity for filing the ap-
plication are:
Continued inflation.
Record-setting gross construction ex-
penditures necessary to keep pace with
growth.
New technology.
"The money to finance new construction
in the fast-growing Sun Belt area of Texas
must be borrowed at record high interest
rates," Hightower said, "and double digit
inflation continues making everything
connected with providing service cost more.
The company's program to improve and
upgrade service and to continue to construct
new facilities makes it necessary to request
higher rates to more nearly reflect today's
costs of doing business."
The request follows the company's first
application filed before the commission on
Feb. 25, 1980 for $58.3 million resulting in a
commission order in August 1980 granting a
possible, more equitably align rates with
costs.
Significant changes affecting large
customer groups include increasing
monthly telephone rates in each of the 10
rate bands and foreign exchange charges,
changes in service connection charges
which more nearly allow customer to pay
only for services used and an instrument
recovery fee for customers who discontinue
service and do not return leased in-
struments to the telephone company.
In addition, GTSW plans to implement
changes in current offerings for secretarial
answering bureau services.
AUSTIN — The Department of Public
Safety has announced an intensified effort to
arrest drunken drivers in eight Texas
counties.
Col. Jim Adams, director of the DPS, says
Troopers will be working during their off-
duty time, compensated with Federal
money, to seek a reduction in all fatalties
and especially those accidents that are
alcohol related.
"National statistics show that about half
of all the traffic fatalities involve a driver
who had been drinking," he said.
In Texas, during 1979, 4,229 persons were
killed on Texas streets and highways and
that figure is going to be slightly higher for
1980. Many of these tragic accidents oc-
curred because some of the motorists had
been consuming alcoholic beverages or
were classified as being legally drunk,"
Adams said.
The eight-county project is called
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
(STEP), which uses Federal monies,
channeled through the State Department of
Highways and Public Transportation. Total
funding amounts to $282,430 with an ap^.
proximate equai division of money to each
of the eight target counties.
"These particular counties show a
definite need for additonal DWI en-
forcement, hut we are certainly not slowing
down our drunk arrests in other areas of the
State," Adams said.
"We are constantly aware of the ever
increasing numbers of DWIs in our society.
It is our objective to reduce the number of
drivji s on our highways who insist upon
driving while under the influence of
alcohol," he noted.
Adams emphasized the DPS goal is to
reduce driving-while-intoxicated accidents.
"This is not a ticket writing quota system
nor is it a public relations gimmick; it is
part of a very serious effort to get the
drunks off our highways. Already, our
Highway Patrol Captains have prepared
theii operational plans which include
identification of frequent DWI locations and
the accident experience data over the past
years," Adams said.
Adamsnoted that the most frequent DWI
arrests generally occur on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights after dark, but
his Troopers are not limited to working just
specific time periods. However, he pointed
out that the DPS will expend an additional
13,000 hours of Trooper time on this specific
project.
The Selective Traffic Enforcement
Program is in addition to the continuing
enforcement effort to remove drunks from
Texas highways. DPS said about 41,000
persons were arrested last year on driving-
while-intoxicated charges. However, the
total DWI arrests for the year will be higher
when combined with arrests made by local
authorities. Final statistics should be
available soon, Adams said.
Ail ii 11 Education
(Ilasses Reft/ten
Gon-
McAlien.
Veterans Urged To Watch For
Fraudulent Dividend Benefit Forms
A fraudulent dividend benefit form is once
again being circulated to veterans and
veterans organizations in Texas and
throughout the nation.
This fraudulent typewritten form in-
dicates that a bill was passed in Congress
that would give World War II veterans a
dividend of 65* per $1,000 of their G.I. in-
surance for each month ot service. There is
no such bill and tins information is com-
pletely false. Dividends are paid only on
policies which are kept in force. While the
address of the VA Insurance Center at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is correctly
shown on the form, it is, nonetheless, a
fraudulent form.
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maybe more interested in us holding rates
down. Maybe we were concentrating a little
too heavy on controlling expenses and not
enough emphasis on meeting service ob-
jectives.
"However, now the company has made a
commitment to dedicate the necessary
resources to improve service," Bailey
explained, "and we are very pleased with
the short-term results of the plan
inaugurated."
Bailey's testimony filed with the PUC
includes a review of telephone growth in
Texas during the year ending Sept. 30, 1980
(over 95,800 phones gained); capital budget
increases during the 1980 to meet growth
and upgrade the quality of service ($13
million bringing the year's capital budget to
$217 million); and detailed explanation of
efforts to bring service levels in compliance
with PUC rules and standards.
Bailey states the company met or ex-
ceeded the majority of PUC service
requirements during September, October
and November, pointing out objectives not
being met are nearing PUC required service
levels.
Oscar Gomez, rates and tariff manager,
said overall the proposed tariff establishes
rates that will, to the greatest extend
The Rio Grande City CISD's Adult Edu- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8:30
cation Program classes will reopen on Fe b p.m.
3, at the high school, la Union School, and
Grulla Jr. High.
The courses offered will be English as a
Second language, Adult Basic Education,
and General Education.
Persons that were enrolled during the
first part of the school year are encouraged
to return as well as any other adult in-
terested in attending these classes.
These free classes are open to persons 17
years of age or older. Classes will meet on
Traeger Serves
On Key
Committees
State Senator John A. Traeger.
representing our district 21, has been
designated to head the powerful Committee
on Intergovernmental Relations, for the
next two years.
This committee will handle all the
legislation dealing with municipal and city
government, county government, creation
of new state and county courts, hospital
districts, pension systems and many other
subjects.
Senator Traeger is also serving on the
Finance Committee and the Committee on
Economic Development.
He is quoted as saying "membership on
these three major committees will allow me
to help the constituents in District 21 in
many ways, and I hope to achieve the many
legislative goals we will have for this fine
district."
Senator Traeger was also elected
>r further information, call P.A
zaiez at 487-4566 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The first GE]D graduates for the 1980-81
school year from the Hidalgo-Starr Adult
Coop Program include: Jesus Mannes-
Roma; Rebecca Ruiz-Roma; Magda
Margot Alvarez-RGC
From the ABF Evening Program:
Adelina C. Cavazos-RGC; Grisel Marks-
RGC; Evangelina TriUayes-Grulla; Con-
stancia Falcon-La Union; Ana Sylvia
Longoria-Grulla; Cristobal Mendoza-
Grulla; Teresa Manuela Garcia-RGC
From the Roma LSD Evening ABE
Program: Elias Barrera: Linda Garcia;
Angelita Bazan
The next (JED Testing Date is scheduled
for rrud March.
For further information concerning GED
classes or test dates, call P.A. Gonzalez at
487-4566 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Pet. 4 J.P.
Report Filed
Annual report of Justice of the Peace
Precinct 4 filed on Jan. 8, with the County
Clerk and Commissioners Court showed
activity by Justice of the Peace Arturo
Clarke resulted in 26,687 50 in fine collec-
tions plus $1,414.00 pending to be collected
as of Dec. 31. 1980
The report shows that 1,392 traffic
violations were filed; 411 non-traffic cases,
282 County Court cases, 80 District Court
cases, 28 peace bond hearings were held, 29
Inquests and 50 driver's license suspensioas
hearings were held
Statutory warnings were given to 717
opening day to the office of "President Pro- persons, and 15 emergency committements
Tem of the Texas Senate". This is the
highest honor Senators can bestow on a
fellow member. Senator Traeger will
preside over the Senate anytime the Lt.
Governor is absent, and is second in line to
succeed the Governor.
were issued. A total of 2,944 cases were
handled during the year
A total of $2,049 was collected for the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.; Criminal
Justice fund received $3,866 and Law En-
forcement Fund received $1,546
\1 n rtin IVf orales
Former Resident
Receives Award
Martin Morales, a Rio Grande City native
with relatives here and in Edinburg, was
one of four persons named by the Michigan
Department of Commerce to receive a 1980
Minority Businessperson of the Year
Award.
Morales, who owas the Little Mexico
Restaurant in Grand Rapids, Mich.,
received the award at a banquet held
recently in Detroit. The banquet was
sponsored by the Office of Economic
Development.
Morales, a former director of social
services for Hispanics in Kent County,
Mich., has served as a consultant and ad-
visor for latinos throughout Michigan,
Morales has received an honorary Doc-
torate of Humanities Degree from the
University of Puerto Rico and also received
the Simpatico Award from the Hispanic
Scholarship Fund Committee Morales was
one of the founders of the Fund, which offers
financial assistance for college education
for Spanish-speaking students
I am greatly honored by this recognition,
however, my success in business is due not
only to my committment to provide the best
in dining pleasure, but also to the support of
a loyal clientele from all races and ethnic
groups of this area," Morales said.
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