The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. [14], Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1977 Page: 1 of 7
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A Frio - Nueces Publication
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1977
VOLUME 12
Councilmen pass ordinance
doubling 1977 City taxes
from
this
the
b<H>ks open 11:00 am.-1:00 p.m.
July 2:
Barbecue dinner, American Legion Hall.
Cotulla Fourth of July Open Rodeo, 8:00 p.m.
was further
July 4: Free Fireworks display, at dusk-football stadium.
Bob
Jr., president
J.R. Black to attend
Charter Lion sees
son become pres
TFB conference
1.8
the
tor
Queen candidates to be judged
personality, appearance
on poise
Here she is
Books open July 1
for ’77 Open Rodeo
of
in
Plocek; Tony Snowden, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Snowden;
and Tom Allen Benson, son of
Mr. and Mrs Charlie Benson
Candidates for Little Miss
Frontier Days are Marianne
Schilling, daughter of Mr and
Mrs J M Schilling: Christy
Patterson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tommy Patterson; Sarah
Frances Crawford, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Frank Crawford;
Jo Faye Tiller, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Jonald Tiller; and
Sammie Kay Benson, daughter
June 28: Cotulla Sol vs Natalia, 8:00 p.m. in Natalia.
Beginning of Little League Championship Series.
James Barbour, incoming Lions Club
president, shown with his father, W.B.
Barbour, Charter Member.
DOUBLE U GIVES THE SLIP to r rank Derby at the Bexar
County Sheriff Posse Rodeo. Double LT is the only bull from the
original Vic's Rodeo Company herd, who will be producing the
Annual July Open Rodeo here on July 2 and 3.
ordinance raising the present
assessment ratio from 30 per
cent to 60 per cent was passed
by the City Council in a special
meeting June 17.
The move was felt necessary
because of the increasing cost of
providing city services.
According to James C. Barbour,
city tax collector, the city
electricity bill has more than
doubled in the last year, and
over $18,000 are needed to
simply meet this expense.
The City collects about $30,000
in property taxes and has not
raised taxes since an evaluation
in 1951-over 25 years ago-
Barbour said
Because of the hr*, dry
weather, those farmers who
irrigated are harvesting many
more melons that those who did
not.
June 26: Cotulla Sol vs Pearsall Stockmen's Stompers,
2:(Ml p.m. here.
and
will
These
Visalia,
of the
Bureau
prominent
leaders
officials
meeting.
Others installed by Mabry
Chiles, a past president, on
June 15 were Jay Watson, first
vice-president; Joe Lee Hearn,
second vice-president; Darel
Walser, third vice-president;
raise the
so that each
be treated
June 27: Eastern Star.
Housing Authority meets.
Judging w ill take place at 1:30
p.m tomorrow at the home of
Mr and Mrs Dick Vesper
Immediately following
interviews with the judges,
there will be a pool party for the
girls.
W. B Barbour became a
member of the Cotulla Lions
Club 37 years ago. when it was
organized. L^ast week he was
present to see his son. Jim
Barbour, installed as president
of the organization for the
coming year.
Poise, personality, and
appearance are the keys to
success for candidates vying
for the title Queen La Saile V
The queen and her court will be
chosen tomorrow by out-of-town
judges after a luncheon in the
Community Center.
12 with rice
July 1: Queen’s Coronation, II. S. Auditorium. 8:(Ml p.m.
Rodeo
At 2:00 p m that day in the
Community Center, candidates
for Royal Princess La Salle V,
grades seven and eight, will be
judged They are Kimberley
Boethel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Waymon Boethel; Laura
Hillje. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hillje. Jr.; and Kathy
Sluder, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. Bill Sluder
The remaining court positions
will be judged at 3:00 p.m. in the
Community Center.
Competing for Princess La
Salle V. grades five and six. are
Kimberley Holmes, daughter of
Mr and Mrs James Holmes;
Jo Snowden, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Mickey Snowden;
April Caudle, daughter of Mrs.
Phyllis Caudle; Glenda
Gonzales, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Francisco E Gonzales;
and Cynthia Ann Garcia,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Manuel Garcia, Jr.
Candidates for the position of
Duchess La Salle V, grades
three and four, are Dawn Tiller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jonald Tiller; Kathy Chiles,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mabry Chiles; and Debra
Davis, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Ernie Davis.
Texas Flowers, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Danny Flowers, is
the only candidate to date for
the title Lady La Salle V. grades
one and two
Four boys and five girls are
competing for the positions of
Little Mister and Miss Frontier
Days, titles given a boy and a
girl three to six years of age
who have not yet attended
school
Boys competing are Jim Tobe
Crawford, son of Mr and Mrs
Frank Crawford: Ken Plocek.
son of Mr and Mrs Melvin
Watson, secretary-
The eight candidates for
queen, to date, and their
sponsors are Sandra
Henrichson. daughter of Mr
and Mrs. F. D. Henrichson.
Madge's Corner; Brenda
Henrichson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. D Henrichson.
Cotulla Model Market; Alicia
Avila, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesus Avila. Capenter's Dry
Goods Store; and Anna Smith,
daughter of Mr and Mrs L G.
Smith, Winter Garden
Production Credit Association
Also vying for the title are
Jackie Curtis, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Jack Curtis, Cotulla
Flower and Style Shop; Laura
Maldonado, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Rocky Maldonado.
Rocky's Texaco Station. Becky
Diggans, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. George Diggans. J Donald
Jordan Oil and Gas Leases; and
Audrey Gonzales, daughter of
Mrs Luz Gonzales. Winter
Garden Pharmacy
J R. Black, chairman of the
peanut commodity division of
the La Salle County Farm
Bureau, will attend a statewide
Farm Bureau commodity
conference July 6-7 in Waco.
Also on the state board, Black
is among producer
representatives in the five
Texas Farm Bureau
commodity divisions who will
discuss policy development
subjects surfaced earlier in
county meetings.
Invited to attend are the
county presidents and the
commodity committee
chairmen in the 103 counties
that have county commodity
organizations in the TFB's
cotton, citrus, dairy, peanuts or
rice divisions
Although La Salle County only
has one commodity division, a
number of counties have more
than one. There are 55 counties
with cotton divisions, three with
citrus. 35 with dairy, 18 with
peanut, and
divisions.
Jimmy Black, who did not
irrigate, said he’s been through
harvesting for over a week now .
while Charlie Gulley estimates
he'll be harvesting for at least
another week
"We’ve still got a lot of
watermelons,” he said, adding
that the quality is ‘Teal good
this year.”
Jerry Coleman reported that
he should be through harvesting
sometime early this next week
The second largest
watermelon producing county
in the state, La Salle County’s
season usually ends about July
4. said County Extension Agent
David Wolfe.
"Of course it’s been real dry,
which causes these melons to
burn and shortens the yield," he
explained.
vaiue oi each animal sold
This would raise $30 million to
$40 million per year for beef
research, education, and
promotion.
It’s a Saturday night and, having nothing better to do, you
sit before the television set. coke and chips in hand, watching
another beauty pageant
As the contestants file onto stage one by one. you make
mental notes to yourself, throwing a few verbal comments to
anyone in the room now and then:
"She’ll be one of the finalists You wait and see That type •
always wins.”
Etcetera
But is there a “type” of girl destined to win such contests?
Does Miss All-American Girl, Ms Sophisticate, or Little Ole
Me from Down Yonder have an edge over other girls?
Apparently not, if former queens of La Salle County are
any indication of the true state of affairs. Each of the three
former queens and the reigning one are unique and
diversified in their interests
Poise, personality, and good appearance are possibly the
only qualities they share.
Bubbly Melinda Otte became Queen La Salle I in 1973
Active in extra-curricular activities and excelling in
academics, she graduated from Cotulla High School the
following year with a number of honors, one being the
designation as a President's Scholar by Texas A&M
University at College Station
Nearly a senior there now. she is double-majoring in
nuclear engineering and industrial engineering and
thoroughly enjoying her field of study
This summer she is going to school and working part-time
as a research associate at the university's Nuclear Science
Center She is doing neutron activation analysis with multi-
channel analyzers
"It’s like qualitative analysis in chemistry,” she said,
“only it's also quantitative."
The job was made possible through her participation in the
Engineering Co-op Program at A&M. an on-the-job training
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Hightower. Vernon, member of
the House Agriculture
Committee
Top executives, educators,
and government officials will
speak in separate meetings
of the various commodity
divisions.
The annual summer
commodity compliments one
held early in the year dealing
with implementation on Farm
Bureau policies
commodities involved
The City has entered into an
agreement with Cotulla
Independent School District to
share its re-evaluation of all
city property. Until this re-
evaluation is made, possibly
next year the Council deemed it
necessary to
assessment ratio
taxpayer might
equally
The increase
explained by Barbour as a
result of rising costs for
equipment, materials, and
supplies necessary to provide
services and because of several
increases in minimum wage
paid city employees without
Books for the Cotulla Fourth
of July Open Rodeo open July 1
from 11.00 am until 3:00 p.m.
at the American Legion Hall.
Scheduled for July 2-3, the
annual rodeo is contracted by
Vic’s Rodeo Co of Marion this
year
Rodeo events and entry fees
are as follows: bareback
riding. $30; tiedown roping. $35;
bull dogging. $35. steer roping,
$70; barrel racing. $20; and bull
riding. $40
After the 8:00 p.m.
performances, dances will be
held from 9:00 p.m to 1:00 a m.
at the Legion Hall, with music
provided by the Blue Riders
The American Legion will
also sponsor a barbecue dinner
at noon on July 3. w hen they will
give away a barbecue pit
Other Fourth of July
Activities include the
coronation of Queen La Salle V
on July 1 at 8:00 p.m. and a free
fireworks display on July 4 at
dusk, both sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce
July 2-3:
Dances, American Legion Hall, music by Blue Riders.
of Mr ana Mrs Charlie
Benson.
Names of winners in all
categories will be revealed July
1 at the Queen’s Coronation,
when the reigning queen. Miss
Marcy Leigh, will turn over
her crown and title “
Also present for the beginning
of a new reign will be former La
Salle County Queens Melinda
Otte. Lisa Johnson, and Cindy
Vela.
Two rehearsals, one on
Tuesday and one on Thursday,
are scheduled
Dean
treasure*; Robert De Koch,
Lion Tamer; and Bill Sluder,
Tail Twister
Directors installed were Sie
Joe Lann, J Donald Jordan,
and Joe Carpenter, all elected
to two-year terms, plus Herb
Menn, Charles Ryan. Albert
Nutt, Jr., and outgoing
president Tony McClenny, all
elected to one-year terms.
Two charter members were
present for the installation.
Barbour and Paul Cotulla
As a result of a recently
passed city ordinance, city
taxes will in effect double
year.
Effective as of today,
City gets
sales tax
for June
AUSTIN -- Comptroller
Bullock said last week that his
office has mailed checks
totaling $39.3 million to 865
Texas cities for their June share
of the one percent city sales tax.
Cotulla’s share was $5,970.19.
The latest checks bring to
$167.1 million the amount
rebated to the cities to date this
year, a 15.1 per cent increase
over the same period last year
Houston again received the
fattest check — $7.5 million -
while Dallas and Fort Worth
received $4 8 million and
million, respectively.
Roanoke received
smallest check — $15.79.
Bullock also reminded Texas
taxpayers of the following bills
approved by the 1977
Legislature which will affect
sales tax collections:
- SB 110 exempts from the
sales tax syringes and
hypodermic needles used for
medical purposes The bill is
effective August 29.
HB 694 exempts
newspapers and subscription
sales of magazines from state
and local sales taxes effective
August 29.
— HB 1831, now in effect,
exempts from the sales tax the
sale and rental of motion
picture film to or by movie
theaters and television stations.
additional revenue
property taxpayers.
A public hearing in which the
Council will sit as a Board of
Equalization to hear complaints
of property owners and make
adjustments in property value
where justified is set for July 7
at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
Bank president
elected to head
WBCA, Laredo
Ray Keck,
Stockmens National Bank
Cotulla and Union National
Bank in Laredo, was recently
elected president of the
Washington's Birthday
Celebration Association
(WBCA) for 1977-1978.
He has been president of
Stockmen's National Bank for
23 years, according to an article
by Jim Parish in "The Laredo
Times."
The article also stated that
Keck has been a director of the
Nueces River Authority for 22
years and has served two terms
as president of Texas Good
Roads Association
He was raised in Cotulla and
"while residing there began
allotting a generous amount of
his time and energy to unpaid
service to local, regional, and
state improvement projects.”
Irrigation main factor
for good melon crop
''.IeSne28 Lifer
June 29: Boy Scout Court of Honor.
Several
agricultural
government
address the
include Allan Grant of
California, president
American Farm
Federation; David L. Hume of
Washington, D. C.,
administrator of the Foreign
Agricultural Service of U. S.
Department of Agriculture; and
U. S. Representative Jack
Food vouchers
available now
Food vouchers worth up to $25
are available at the county
judge’s office to migrants
obtaining at least half of their
salary from seasonal farm
work
Given away by the Texas
Migrant Council, they may be
picked up by anyone meeting
the aforementioned
requirements
78 cattlemen register
for referendum
A total of 78 eligible cattie
producers in La Salle County
registered to vote in the
upcoming Beef Referendum
“It’s about 25 30 per cent of
the oroducers,” said David
Wolfe, county extension agent
The important thing is,
however, the numtier of regis-
tered producers who turn out to
vote July 9-15, Wolfe reminded
The Referendum, if approved
by two-thirds of the cattle
producers voting, would
authorize the first nationwide
self-help program for the beef
industry
Each cattle producer would
contribute three-tenths of one
per cent (30 cents per $1) of the
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Community Calendar
June 25: Queen’s Contest.
A.A.I practice meet, Judson High School, S.A.
Irrigation appears to have
been a primary factor in
successful watermelon crops
this year
30 youths
start work
this week
Thirty youths went to work
Monday under the Summer
Youth Program. Title III. a
division of the Middle Rio
Grande Development Council's
Manpower Program
The county c ity. and school
each received 10 workers, thret
in each division coming from
the Texas Migrant Council
All workers are 14 to 21 years
of age, in school, and from low
income families
They will work for four
weeks, and then 30 more youths
will be hired
DATE
HIGH
LOW
June 15
86
74
June 16
96
74
June 17
97
73
June 18
100
75
June 19
97
74
June 20
99
77
June 21
92
74
June 15
June 21
RAINFALL
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White, Mrs. Freddie & Reddell, Lewis A., II. The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. [14], Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1977, newspaper, June 24, 1977; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178259/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.