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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988
A FRIO-NUECES PUBLICATIONS, LTD.
USPS 134-180
Hypothermia
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A Winter Hazard
For 6 Months
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Artist Volunteers To
Paint Early Front St
To Be Here
Three Killed In Train/Car
Wreck In Pearsall
New Legislation Will Affect
Farmers And Ranchers
ELSA SANCHEZ
Elsa Sanchez
To Run For
Tax Assessor
Cowgirls Even Up
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Seminar Slated
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Report From
The Sheriff’s
Boy Scouts
Name Leaders
where he was treated and held for
observation, then released Sunday
afternoon.
These new Troop and Patrol leaders
will meet soon with their adult leaders
to plan the next six months of meetings,
campouts, and other Scouting activities.
One of the main projects of our Scouts
will be to plan and implement sessions
of special training for those Troop
members who will backpack the mountain
trails at Philmont in July of this year.
children's small bodies radiate heat
reserves faster than adults, and people
who are chronically ill, using medica-
tions, drugs, or excessive alcohol may
have lower resistance to sharp tempera-
ture changes and may react slowly in
ROY G. MARTIN was asked by Mrs. Fredna Wood,
Chairman La Salle County Historical Commission, to
unveil the dedication plaque and to read the inscription
on it at the recent dedication ceremoniea of the Annette
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I, Elsa (Bibi) G. Sanchez, wish to
announce my candidacy for La Salle
County Tax Assessor Collector
during the March 8, 1988 Democratic
Primary Elections.
I am a 1979 Cotulla High School
graduate and my husband, Nazario
Sanzhez Jr., and I are life-time
residents of La Salle County as well
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caught off guard when extremely cold
weather strikes.
The Texas Department of Health
(TDH) warns that, almost every year,
unprepared or unsuspecting people die
from hypothermia in Texas. They die
from extreme loss of body heat. More
than 100 Texans have died from hypo-
thermia in this decade, according to
the TDH Vital Statistics Bureau.
The most frequent victims of hypo-
thermia are very young children, the sick,
and the elderly. Dr. Clift Price, TDH
Associate Commissioner for Personal
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19points, followed by Eliza Diaz and
K’Reesa Hillje with 8 apiece. Robin
Casillas chipped in 7, Roxie Hillje 6,
Elia Diaz 2 and Kim Davis 1.
Robin Casillas and Roxie Hillje
led the team in steals with 6 and 4
respectively. Hillje also led the team
in rebounds with 13 and K'Reesa
Hillje had 9.
The Cowgirls continue district
play this week as they traveled to
Pearsall Tuesday night and play
Jourdanton at home Friday.
token of their appreciation.
“We're delighted to have a painting
from such a talented artist and one so
appropriate for the Brush Country
Museum. The generosity and thought-
fulness of Marjorie and Pitt are surely
appreciated,” says Mrs. Fredna Wood,
Chairman La Salle County Historical
Commission.
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The Cotulla Cowgirls won their
15th game of the year Friday night
as they defeated Crystal City 51-46.
The win also evened up their 28AAA
District record 1-1.
The Cowgirls started the game
strong as they jumped to a 19-10 first
quarter lead. In the second quarter
Crystal City came roaring backand
outscored Cotulla 16-7 to tie the
game 26 all at halftime. When the
third quarter began the Cowgirls
used their inside game of Roxie and
K'Reesa Hillje to help establish a six
point lead, 40-36. During the final
quarter the Cowgirls led by as many
as 12 points, but Crystal City never
gave up and cut the lead to 3 with 48
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Dr. Price said that many hypothermia
victims die in their own homes, quietly, Amhaccarnre
before anyone realizes the danger. HIIIU0>>0UUI>
Office
The La Salle County Sheriff’s De-
partment is investigating a theft that
occurred in November 1987 in the Buck-
holt area, south of Loe Angeles. Ac-
cording to Sheriff Darwin Avant, the theft
was reported to his department on
January 11,1988.
Items taken include an air compressor,
valued at $200.00; a 22 caliber rifle,
value - #70.00; and a 12 gauge shotgun,
value - *100.00.
On January 10, damage was reported
to a CP&L transformer on the school
property at Tilden and Leonard. Reports
indicate that a truck driven by Carl
Leighton Huffaker, of San Antonio,
struck a light pole guide wire while
backing out of the gymnasium area.
The wire broke, causing the transformer
to short out.
The amount of damage to the 1986
Ford pickup involved was not available.
However, total damages were reported
to be over *250.00.
Sheriff's deputy Fernando Gonzalez
investigated.
Campus Hears
Lecture On
Martin Ludeman Addition to the Brush Country
Museum in Cotulla. A large crowd turned out for the
ceremonies.
freezing point, although extremities
may freeze if exposed to severe cold.
“Even people who work outside in
dangerously cold weather sometimes
misjudge the elements, particularly
wind-chill,” Dr. Price said. A brisk wind
combined with a temperature slightly
below freezing can increase the chilling
effect on exposed skin by almost 50
degrees below the thermometer reading.
Anyone who must be outside in very
cold weather should be alert to weather
forecasts and should pay attention to
increases in wind. They should wear
loose-fitting, layered clothing, gloves
and face protection and should have
an emergency plan for staying warm if
conditions worsen, Dr Price advised.
He added that common sense and at
least a basic knowledge of the dangers
SEE CHILL PAGE 3
Kid Baseball
A Financial Freedom Seminar will be
held February 8, 9, 11, and 12 from
7:00-9:00 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church. More information will be pro-
vided in the Cotulla Record at a later
date.
Texans grown accustomed to the
state’s mild climate are sometimes
Pittman, Mrs. Fitzpatrick lived in Cotulla
for many years. Other members of the
family included H.C. Pittman, Jr.,
and Virginia and Jeanette Pittman.
They were loved and respected by the
comminity. Mr. Pittman Sr. was a
member of the school board for several
years.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick began the first grade
with classmates Fredna Knaggs Wood.
Martha Swisher, and Kassie Keithley
Adami in the building which is now the
front part of the Brush Country Museum.
Her brother, H.C. (Pitt) and Mrs.
Fitzpatrick say they have many happy
memories of Cotulla, and the two are
collaborating to have the painting framed
and to present it to the museum as a
Marjorie Pittman Fitzpatrick of Austin
has volunteered to paint Front Street of
Cotulla, early days, and donate it to the
Brush Country Museum in Cotulla.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick uses primitive folk
art with bright colors. She has had
showings in Austin nt United Savings
and many other places including art
galleries all over Central Texas. In an
article from the Chicago Tribune of
January 31, 1986, Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s
works were described as “bright and
charming folk paintings depicting rural
roads, quilting parties, farmhouses,
town storefronts and other quaint
interior and exterior scenes in vivacious
colors and designs.' ’
With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.C.
"With our current understanding of
the condition, we believe that many hypo-
thermia deaths in the past may have
been mistakenly attributed to other
causes, such as heart attack,” Dr. Price
said. ----
Relatively few people "freeze to
death,” since death occurs long before
the body temperature reaches the
Meeting Set
For February 2
Parents or any interested persons
who like Cotulla Kid Baseball need
to attend a very important meeting
on February 2at6p.m. at the Winter
Garden PCA offices. This is an
organizational meeting concerning
the Girls and Boys Cotulla Kid
Baseball program. Please attend!
Stock Show
“Beyond age 65,” Dr. Price said,
‘' Some persons begin to lose their natural
reflex to shiver, which is both an auto-
matic warming mechanism to stimulate
the circulation and a means of alerting
the individual to dangerous tempera-
ture.”
Hypothermia begins when the deep
body temperature drops to 96 degrees,
just less than four degrees below normal.
The victim becomes lethargic and con-
fused. Drowsiness, slurred speech,
falling blood pressure, shallow breathing,
and a bloated or pinkish tint to the skin
develop, and unless the individual
receives warmth, coma and death are
imminent.
COTULLA, TX 73014
Rogge said. “The stronger districts
will not be assessed to the point of non-
viability as before. “
For the past two years many borrowers
feared that further drain on Texas
reserves would impair the safety of their
stock investments in the Farm Credit
System. The legislation guarantees
that when a borrower pays off a loan,
his stock can be retired at par value.
As the System began experiencing
the effects of a declining agricultural
market in 1985, prior legislation required
that stronger banks set aside funds to
help ailing districts. Since 1985 the Texas
district has paid *50 million in cash to
help other districts.
The legislation also ends a two-year
legal battle over *138 million in assess-
ments against the Texas District. The act
calls for immediate reversal of *72 million
assessed by the Texas Land Bank in the
third quarter of 1986 and an additional
*66 million assessed by the FCS Capital
Corporation. The Capital Corporation is
the FCS organization set up to handle
acquired property and problem loans for
distressed districts.
"We do not take lightly our joint
liability and responsibility to other Farm
Credit districts, ’' says Rogge. ‘ ’ However,
we simply could not continue to send
money out of the district and risk not
being able to serve our own borrowers.”
Rogge said, under the new law, the
Texas District will pay a one-time assess-
ment of $39 million which he called a
manageable amount for the Texas banks
and associations.-Rogge noted the net
benefit with reversals would be almost
*100 million.
“This will allow the Texas banks and
associations to retain their viability,”
Rogge said.
Rogge stated that the portion of the bill
related to restructuring mandates a
merger of the Federal Land Bank of
Texas and the Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank of Texas. Rogge indicated
the banks' seven-member board would
meet with management the week of
January 18 to discuss implementation
of the merger which must be complete
by July 6, 1988.
Investigated
According to Sheriff Darwin
Avant, in the early morning hours of
January 16, 1988, Roland Lee Crisp,
age 34, of Artesia Wells, Texas was
arrested for disorderly conduct and
public intoxication in connection
with a disturbance at a South Main
Street Cafe-Bar. Crisp was sub-
sequently charged with resisting
arrest, terroristic threats and
aggravated assault on a peace of-
ficer, Avant reported.
According to the sheriff's report,
Crisp received injury to his eye and
face. Upon release from jail on bond,
Crisp reportedly went by private
vehicle to a San Antonio hospital for
observation. Crisp asked for an in-
vestigation of the matter, alledging
that more than necessary force was
used to effect his arrest, according
to the sheriff.
Avant reports that he has asked the
Texas Rangers to do an unbiased,
outside investigation of the incident.
Avant stated that Captain Jack
Dean, Commander of Company D of
the Texas Rangers of San Antonio,
has indicated that the request will be
honored.
tives into a national BC. The legislation
allows local stockholders to decide the
structure of their local Land Bank
Associations and Production Credit
Associations. •
The Boy Scouts of Cotulla’s Troop
150 elected Kevin Stephenson to be
their Senior Patrol Leader for the next
six months beginning the first of
February. Kevin has been the Patrol
Leader of the Falcon Patrol. The Falcons
elected Kenneth Buescher to be their
next Patrol Leader. Kenneth has
selected Trey Pendleton to be the
Falcon’s Assistant Patrol Leader. The
Badger Patrol elected David Colchado
as their new Patrol Leader and David
appointed Michael Lovell to be the
Badger's Assistant Patrol Leader.
The Stock Show Ambassadors
Committee from San Antonio is
planning a promotional tour through
Cotulla on January 22, (tomorrow).
They will be stopping for a short
visit at the Country Store at 10:50
a.m.
We would like to encourage
citizens, civic and business leaders
in the community to be present for
this informal get-to-gether. The
Ambassadors Committee will
distribute literature and posters
promoting the 1988 Stock Show.
The Cotulla - La Salle Chamber of
Commerce
Services, explained
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Services were held for Rethea
Youngblood of Pearsall at 3 p.m.
Monday at Pearsall’s First United
Methodist Church and at 11 a.m.,
Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home in
Pearsall for Robert and Linda Starr,
both also of Pearsall.
The trio was killed in a tragic
train-car accident which occurred at
approximately 12:20 Sunday mor-
ning at the railroad crossing on
Fitch Road, five-tenths of a mile
north of Pearsall.
Local Department of Public
Safety trooper Hector Luevano, who
investigated the accident, said
Monday that he learned that the three
victims and a fourth person, John
Moore of Dilley (who survived the
accident), had just left a dance at
the Moose Lodge and were driving
south on Power Plant Road in a 1986
white Chevrolet Camaro, when they
turned left, onto Fitch Road and into
the path of a southbound Union
Pacific freight train.
Justice of the Peace John Billings
was summoned to the scene and
pronounced the three victims dead
and they were taken to Hurley
Funeral Home in Pearsall.
Moore was taken to Frio Hospital,
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LruC ADuSe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pedro
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Border Patrol Agent, Jack Tanner Mrs. Nora G. Martinez, previous
visited the FrankNewman Campus Tax Assessor-Collector.
on Jan. 16 and Jan. 18. He delivered My experiences with taxing has
a very informative lecture on the been three years with the Cotulla
various types of drugs. He defined Independent School District and La
their classifications and explained Salle County Appraisal Office and
that the use of drugs has detrimental one year with the La Salle County
results on the human mind and body Tax Office. I’m presently employed
not only on a short term basis but on as the secretary to the La Salle
long term basis as well. County Judge and work with the
He also provided the students with Indigent Health Care Programs
a facimile of artificial drugs. Agent In addition to the knowledge and
SEE DRUGS PAGE 3 SEE SANCHEZ PAGE 3
At December 31, 1987, the Farm
Credit Banks of Texas, 44 Federal
Land Bank Associations and 23 Produc-
tion Credit Associations had *3.3 billion
in loans outstanding to some 100,000
Texas farmers and ranchers and 200
agricultural cooperatives and rural
utilities.
seconds to play in the game. A basket Also, as a result of the legislation,
by Angie Kerr and 2 free throws by stockholders of the Texas Bank for
Robin Casillas helped to secure the Cooperatives will vote whether to merge
Cowgirl victory. the Texas bank with the other 11 district
Angie Kerr led the Cowgirls with BCs and the Central Bank for Coopera-
AUSTIN - Texas farmers and ranchers
should begin immediately to feel the
positive effects of new legislation now
in place for the Farm Credit System.
According to Donald R. Rogge,
chairman of the Farm Credit Banks of
Texas Presidents Committee and presi-
dent of the Federal Land Bank of Texas,
the most immediate result would be up
to $4 billion in assistance from the
federal government to aid weaker Farm
Credit districts. The legislation also
reverses *138 million in assessments
against the Texas District.
Rogge explained that since the Texas
Farm Credit District remains one of the
strongest of the 12 Farm Credit districts
nationwide, it would not need financial
aid from the government. However, it
would benefit indirectly.
"When weaker Farm Credit districts
are in need of help the *4 billion provided
for in the legislation will be the source,”
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Court In Session
The 218th Judicial District Court,
Judge Richards Woods presiding, was
in session in the La Salle County Court
House Monday morning. Reports from
the District Clerk’s Office late Monday
morning indicated that jury selection
was underway.
Criminal and civil cases were
scheduled to be heard.
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