The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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Farmers Tour Crops
The annual San Patricio
County cotton and grain
sorghum tour was held Monday
afternoon. The tour began at
the Adams Bros, farm north of
Edroy on FM 79ft.
County Extension Agent Dan
Pawlik acted as tour director
and introduced the various
agricultural specialists and
seed company representatives
who were present to make
comments.
Among the professionals
present were Dr. Jose Amador,
area extension pathologist,
Weslaco, Dr. Dale Pennington,
area extension agronomist,
also of Weslaco; Drs. John
Bremer, agronomist, and
Robert Metzer, cotton
specialist. College Station.
James Robinson, area en-
tomologist, Lucas Reyes,
research scientist for Corpus
Christi, and others. Also
present were two associates ot
Dr. Luther Bird, whose 11 new
cotton variety selections were
planted in a demonstration plot
on the Adams farm.
Twenty-five cotton varieties
See TOUR, Page 6
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Mathis, Texas 78368, Thursday, June 17, 1976
Eight Pages — No. 25
ANNUAL COUNTY CROP TOUR. These farmers are shown inspecting a grain sorghum
variety demonstration at the Adams Bros, farm near Edroy Monday. Cotton variety plots
were also seen at the farm. The tour later moved on to a farm in the Sodville community for
similar demonstrations.
Monday Meeting
Commissioners Grant Pay
Raises; More Asked
The Commissioner’s Court
gave approval to two raises in
the County Clerk’s Office and
one other in the Probation
Department at a meeting held
Monday at the County Cour-
thouse.
The raise of $110 per month
for Augustin Garcia in the
Probation Department to $850
Public Service
Announcements
On July 4th, the Lagarto
Volunteer Fire Dept, will have
a chicken barbecue and all the
trimmings for $2.50 per plate at
12 noon at the fire station.
The Mathis Public Library
Hours are Monday through
Friday, 1-5 p.m.
The American Association of
Retired Persons organizational
meeting will be held Monday,
June 21 at the Mathis Fire
Station at 4 p.m.
is effective June 14. Probation
Officer Dana Hendricks had
petitioned the court to grant
the raises at their last regular
meeting for both Garcia and
Don Cureton in the Probation
Office. “I feel that if we don’t
give him (Garcia) the raise he
will leave for a better paying
job in another county, and we
will have to start over again
training someone, besides he is
a certified peace officer with
three years experience, the
only one I have in my office,”
Hendricks said. Charlie
Spiekerman then said ‘‘Could
we hire someone at his present
salary if he leaves us?” and
Hendricks replied, “I doubt it,
perhaps I could tind some
college graduate fresh out of
school to take the position, but
we would have to train him”.
Hendricks also has requested
a pay hike for Don Cureton
raising him from his present
salary of $12,828 to $14,088.
“This proposed pay raise,
gentlemen, is still much less
than his predecesor (Hueske)
was making when he left and
Don has felt a little uneasy
about his salary”, Hendricks
added. The Commissioners
tabled Hendrick’s request for
additional money for Cureton,
but added that they would
consider it for next year’s
budget with a possibility of the
raise becoming effective on
Jan. 1. 1977.
Mrs. Velma Sherman,
County Clerk, then applied for
raises for two of her em-
ployees. “Linda Villarreal has
said she would handle all the
micro-filming for our office, so
you won’t have to hire someone
to do it. therefore we can save
the county some money,” Mrs.
Sherman added. “And Jan
Rothlisberger has had a
demanding load put on her by
the County Attorney’s office, so
I am asking for a pay grade
raise for each.” The com-
See RAISES, Page 6
WEATHER REPORT
Sketching
By John L Norris
Winner of South Texas Press
Association 1976 Award for
Best Column Writing
Before we had got started
on building our present home,
we contracted to have a water
well drilled near to where our
back door would be.
The well drilling man had all
sorts of adverse problems arise
during his effort to get an
abundance of water to the
surface. At first, he had to
change out a motor on his rig.
Then his chief operator quit,
and he looked for a
replacement for a long time,
before he gave up on that, and
finished off the job himself.
Even after he had reached the
desired depth, he had a lot of
trouble in unclogging the well
casing at the bottom of the
hole. He back-washed, jetted,
and fussed about. I despaired
of his ever succeeding. Then,
when he finally got water
running out of the five inch
casing, I thought that he would
pump my well dry before he
shut down his high-powered
jetting apparatus. He calmly
read his newspaper for an hour
or so, went to the cafe for
coffee, and readied his rig for
departure before he came up to
report that he had been jetting
the well at 100 gallons per
minute for three hours, and
hadn’t lowered the water level
an inch. He concluded, and I
concurred, that I must have a
pretty good supply of water
down there about 165 feet.
Date
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Since then, we have watered
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brush three or four times per
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day, and we haven’t noticed a
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feeling, since I haven’t always
CONDUCTS FIRST MASS. Rev. Jose M. Gutierrez, third from left, is shown as he was about
to enter Sacred Heart Church Sunday to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for his family,
friends, and the local church members.
First Mass Conducted
By Jose M. Gutierrez
Rev. Jose M. Gutierrez, the
first and only man of Mathis
origin to obtain the Roman
Catholic priesthood, conducted
his-first service, the Mass of
Thanksgiving, Sunday at
Sacred Heart Church.
An estimated crowd of ap-
proximately 1,000 worshippers
and well-wishers packed the
sanctuary for the ceremony.
A number of visiting and
local clergy and others, friends
of the new priest, assisted in
the service.
The church choirs and others
furnished the music.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Margarito Gutierrez Sr., and
other members of the family
also participated in the ser-
vice.
Rev. Gutierrez and two other
men were ordained Friday in
Corpus Christi. He recently
completed his studies for a
master’s degree in divinity in
Columbus, Ohio. He will
remain in the South Texas area
for work in the church
ministry.
Following the Sunday af-
ternoon mass, a reception
followed at Parish Hall. That
night a covered dish supper
and fiesta was held at Cielito
Lindo Hall.
had so much clear, clean water
that readily available.
Where I did most of my
Where I did most of my
growing up, we had a limited
had the underground cistern
for household use, and the
stock tank for the cows, mules
and ourselves when the cistern
was dry, which was pretty
often. Sometimes, even the
See SKETCHING, Page 8
Young Farmers
Slate Barbecue
The Mathis Young Farmers
will have a barbecue honoring
their wives and children
Saturday, June 19 at the L. C.
Hennig Ranch at Papalote.
Volleyball and softball will
start at 4 p.m. and a beef
barbecue supper will be served
at 7 p.m.
R.S.V.P. to the Chapter
officers, spokesman Clarence
Chopelas said.
Elliott Takes
Manager’s Post
Steve Elliott was appointed
acting manager of the San
Patricio County Drainage
District at the regular meeting
of the Board of Directors
Tuesday as announced by
Woodrow Hart, chairman of
the board.
Elliott has been employed by
the Drainage District since
January of 1973. “We are
confident that he will be able to
perform the duties of his office
adequately, and he has a good
office and field staff to carry
out the work under his direc-
tion,” Woodrow Hart ex-
plained.
Elliott replaces former
manager Dennis Troup who
resigned the latter part of May.
Approves Personnel Ordinance
City Awards Well Bid,
Delays Entex Decision
The Mathis City Council
Tuesday night again discussed
the Entex gas company re-
quest for a cost of service
adjustment, but as it has done
several other times in the last
two months, tabled the matter
until more information is
obtained.
Entex seeks to add 85 cents
per month to each customer’s
gas bill to help pay for the
increased cost of doing
business. The City of Mathis,
like several other cities in the
area, has delayed action on the
request, saying it needed more
information or time to study
the request.
The council this week asked
A. C. Wieland, district
manager of Entex, to furnish a
table which categorizes Mathis
customers, telling how many
use how much gas, so that they
may know which customers
are effected most by the
proposed increase. Some of the
council members indicated
they were afraid that low-
income customers, the ones
least able to pay, would be
paying biggest percentage of
their bill as an increase.
In related action, the council
tabled action on hiring a rate
consultant in regard to the gas
rate, but agreed to contact a
consultant to see if he can meet
See COUNCIL, Page 8
Near Edroy'
Two Mathis Women Hurt
In Truck-Auto Crash
Two Mathis women were
injured but reported in good
condition following a truck-
auto collision Monday at 3:30
FIRE destroyed this automobile and a large truck-tractor trailer rig after a collision early
Monday morning on IH 37 near Edroy. Three persons in the auto and the truck driver
escaped before the fire started. Two Mathis women, passengers in the car were injured, but
reported in good condition.
a.m. just north of Edroy on
Interstate 37.
State Trooper Jerry Byrd
said the automobile, a 1967 -
Mercury driven by James
Oliver of Corpus Christi, was
struck from behind by a 1974
Mack truck and tractor trailer
rig, driven by Luis Romands,
also of Corpus Christi. Of the
drivers, only Oliver was hurt,
receiving a slight gash.
Oliver and the two women
passengers, Olivia Silva and
Yolanda Olivo were taken to
Memorial Hospital in Corpus
Christi.
Byrd said the truck, loaded
with diesel fuel, was headed
north. Both vehicles were in
the right hand lane when the
truck overtook the car, hitting
it from the rear. The vehicles
had traveled 500 feet when the
truck jackknifed and turned
upside down. The car stopped
only a few feet from the truck.
The fire did not start im-
mediately, Byrd pointed out,
and apparently started from
something electrical. The
persons were able to get out
before the fire, which
destroyed both vehicles.
Mathis and Odem Volunteer
firemen extinguished the fire
which also burned a large area
See COLLISION, Page 8
Spain Offers Gift To San Pat County
Juan Jose Guzzoni, graduate
engineer of the University of
Heidelberg, Germany, and
representing King Juan Carlos
of Spain appeared before the
Commissioner’s Court Monday
with a proposition from his
government.
Guzzoni, introduced by Tom
Utter, director of the Sinton
Community Development
Agency, asked the court if the
county would like to be a part
of Spain’s plans in recognizing
the American Bicentennial
with different memorial gifts.
These memorial gifts are
part of a limited number
being given different cities
around the United States.
Guzzoni made mention of
Washington, D. C., Santa Fe,
New Mexico, San Antonio,
Houston, New Orleans, and
Corpus Christi. The memorial
would stand as evidence of the
different aspects of Spanish
influence on the American
historical experience. The
monument, of local design, is
comprised of three 20 foot
See SPAIN, Page 6.
PROPOSED SPANISH MONUMENT - Juan Jose Guzzoni,
representing the Spanish Government, explains his country's
plans for donation of a memorial depicting Spanish influence
in American history especially in this area. The project, if
accepted by the Spanish Government and the County, could
be erected on or before Oct. 12, 1977. Shown listening to
Guzzoni's statement are clockwise from bottom Com-
missioners Joe Zapata and Glenn Dorris, Tom Utter, director
of the Community Development Agency of Sinton; Frederic
Johnson, attorney of Sinton; Assistant County Auditor
George Hernandez, County Clerk Velma Sherman and
County Judge Percy Hartman. Not shown in the picture are
Commissioners Charles Spiekerman and Pat Kindle. (News
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Davis, Wilburn. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1976, newspaper, June 17, 1976; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1059814/m1/1/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mathis Public Library.