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Vol. XXXII
No. 53
Thursday, October 17, 1974
Rio Grande City, Texas
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Editor's note: The Rio
Grande School Board has railed
for a bond election November
5th. The public has heard for
some time about the bond issue
via The Herald and although at
present it is our policy not to
endorse either of the two
propositions of the bond issue,
we do recognize the need for a
building program for the school
district.
In this issue we begin to
present evidence of that need
for a building program. We
hope to demonstrate the
urgency of a new Jr. High in La
Grulla, the step-child of
politicians.
La Grulla- One of the only
two incorporated communities
in Starr County, La Grulla has
been overlooked for many years
in regards to educational needs.
\j& Grulla was once an in-
dependent school district
deriving its financial wealth
from the nearby oil wells in the
form of taxes. However, La
Grulla was fated with depen-
dency upon the whims and
capriciouness of politicians of
years past. But the reality
see Grulla
remains: La Grulla must cope
with the schools it has-the only
hope now is to pass one of the
two bond propositions.
Tuesday, this editor visited
the La Grulla Jr. High and saw
first hand the deplorable
conditions the students face day
in and day out.
The halls of La Grulla Junior
High are drafty and whenever
the students change classes, the
sounds of a cattle stampede are
heard in those halls. The
wooden floors are old, decayed
and dirt-filled. It is totally in
the rough.
The greatest sin of all are the
terrible conditions in which a
visitor will find the boys and
girls restrooms. After in-
spection, one wonders why
there isn't any bathroon tissue
paper in either of the
bathrooms One wonders what
happened to the money allotted
for supplies and which appears
as thousands of dollars on the
school budget. Yet supplies in
many schools are scarce. But
bathroom tissue paper will not
alleviate the dire need for clean t
restrooms at LaGrulla.
The boys' restroom is painted
a dull and listless grev. The
page 18
School Bond Election Nov. 5th;
No Strong Opposition Seen
The Board of Trustee met in
special session last Friday at
the Multi-purpose Center. All
school board members were
present except Charles La
Grange.
The board went into executive
session to discuss matters
relating to the pending bond
election.
In open session it was moved
by one of the trustees that an
order be set out calling for a
bond election. The motion was
seconded by John A. Pope III.
After the discussion period, the
motion was passed
unanimously.
However, it was brought out
by George Edgerton, a local
resident that the Board ought to
consider a more detailed report
to the public regarding the
matter of the terms of the
bonds, the time, the interest and
in what specific manner are
these bonds to. be paid.
Edgerton also referred to the
declining oil reserves in Starr
County and he thought the
board ought to commit itself to
a "10 year" pay period. This
suggestion was met by op-
position from John Pope III who
stated that a short period such
as 10 years would hurt the man
who does not have a big income
and would also hurt the farmer
and rancher whose ineoTne is
not very high at present. Pope
was referring to the economic
situation which is in a
depressed state.
But Edgerton said that 10
years would benefit everyone in
the long run because "we can be
almost certain that within the
next 10 years we will have oil
left in Starr County, but we
don't really know how much oil
if any we will have in the next 15
or 20 years." He went on to say
that the "tax burden will be
placed on the local resident and
it will be a heavy tax-if a term
of 10 years is not taken to pay
off the bonds." Edgerton in-
vited the Board to commit itself
to 10 years, but it was an-
nounced that it the board could
not be placed in such a position
since no one knows that the
market will be when the bonds
are sold. Edgerton declared
that the voting public is not
about to pass a bond issue
unless details are known and he
did not want to give the school
board a "blank check."
In other business, election
precincts were described and
election judges and alternate
judges were chosen.
Ricardo Goraalez and Rene
Smith will be the presiding
judges in precinct #1 and the
election will be held at the
county courthouse.
Other Judges selected were
Jose Adan Garcia and Paul
Doyno precinct 2, Ernesto Vela
and Romeo Lopez precinct 3,
Jesus Gonzalez and Erasme
Montalvo precinct 4, and Israel
Ybarra and Jose Maria
Longoria Jr. precinct 5. These
voting precincts are within the
school district boundaries and
do not affect any other polling
place outside the school district.
Jose A. Saenz was selected as
the Absentee Clerk for the bond
election and absentee voting
will be conducted at Fort
Ringgold at building No. 10.
In reference to the bond
election, the president of the
board, Raul Guerrero, stated
that presentations to the public
would be made in each locality
informing the school district
resident of the need of new
schools and improved
buildings.
After no other business was
brought forth, the school board
adjourned.
Demos Seek Near Record Gains
WASHINGTON
Democrats are headed for a
near-record total of governor-
ships and for substantial gains
in the Senate and House in the
Nov. 5 elections, an Associated
Press survey indicated Satur-
day.
In many states, however, Re-
publicans still hope to reduce
impending losses with heavy
media efforts and personal vis-
its by President Ford, despite
criticism by many candidates
of Ford's surtax proposal and
the pardoning of Richard M.
Nixon.
With just over three weeks
left until the election, Demo-
crats are generally increasing
their expectations, while many
Republicans fear the worst. One
GOP professional observed:
It's not what you would call a
vintage Republican year, but
who expected it to be'.'"
Based on reports from AP
bureaus in the 50 states, along
with late polls and interviews
with key politicians here, this is
the current outlook in the Nov. 5
midterm l>alloting
Governors. Already
holding a 31 18 margin,
Democrats are expected to gain
a net of from three to eight
governorships, including
California, New York,
Massachusetts and Con-
necticut, to approach or
surpass their 1930 record of
39.
Senate: Democrats are
likely to gain from two to six
seats on top of their current 58-
42 margin. Most GOP in-
cumbents remain in varying
degrees of trouble, but few
Democrats face comparable
problems.
House-Democrats see a
good chance of gaining from 30
to 40 new seats in the House,
where they already have a 248-
187 majority. Republicans hope
to hold their losses to half that
number, but they fear the sur-
tax impact and widespread
GOP apathy could cost the par-
ty additional seats
"I'm getting used to tough
developments from out of
state," declared Tennessee Re-
publican gubernatorial
nominee Ivamar Alexander. "I
resent having to carry the
burdens of past actions of of-
ficials in our party," said
another candidate, Rep. I^iMar
Baker, R-Tenn.
The cornerstones of the loom-
ing Democratic triumph seem
likely to be landslide victories
in the California and New York
governors' races.
In California, Edmund G
(Jerry) Brown Jr , 38-year-old
son of the last Democratic gov
ernor there, holds a substantial
lead in polls over moderate Re-
publican Houston I. Fournoy.
Republican Gov. Ronald Rea-
gan is retiring.
In New York, Rep. Hugh L.
("arey heads a balanced, unified
ticket that appears likely to
give the Democrats their first
statewide triumph in 16 years.
Republicans concede that Gov.
Malcolm Wilson, Nelson A.
Rockefeller's conservative
successor, is trailing.
The Democratic drive in New
York may produce one of the
yaar's most startling upsets.
Some party leaders think for-
mer Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark
now has close to an even chance
of upsetting veteran Republican
Sen. Jacob K. Javits, though
one Democratic party
strategist says, "I'll believe it
when I see it."
Besides Wilson, two other Re-
publican governors seem to be
in trouble.
In Massachusetts, polls show
Gov. Francis W Sargent con-
siderably behind Democrat Mi-
chael S. Dukakis. In Colorado,
Gov. John Vanderhoof, seen
earlier as a likely w inner, is in a
close race with Democrat
Richard Lamm, One poll gives
I-amm a surprisingly wide lead
Democrats appear likely to
pick up the governorship of
Connecticut, where Rep Ella
Grasso is ahead, and have «
good chance of gaining GOP-
held governorships in Arizona
Tennessee, Oregon and possiiti;
Wyoming.
The sole Democratic in-
cumbent in difficulty is veteran
Gov. William Egan of Alassa.
Polls show Republican Jay
Hammon, an environmentalist,
well ahead
GOP candidates may have a
chance to overturn the Demo-
cratic hold on Maine and South
Carolina, where the favored
see Demos page 19
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1974, newspaper, October 17, 1974; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194479/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.