Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1977 Page: 4 of 12
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
THURSDAY JULY , 1>T7
PAGE 4
The 24 Hour Plan Of Alcoholics Anonymous
By Pilar G.
e
"For example, we take no
pledges; we don't say that
we will "never" drink again.
Instead, we try to follow that
we in AA. call the "24-hour
plan." We concentrate on
keeping sober just the
current twenty-four hours.
We simply try to get through
one day at a time without a
drink. If we feel the urge for
a drink, we neither yield nor
resist. We merely put off
taking that particular drink
until tomorrow.
"We try to keep our
thinking honest and realistic
where alcohol is concerned.
If we are tempted to drink -
and the temptation usually
fades after the first few
months in A.A. - We ask
ourselves whether the
particular drink we have in
mind would be worth all the
consequences we have ex-
perienced from drinking in
the past. We bear in mind
that we are perfectly free to
get drunk, if we want to, that
the choice between drinking
and not drinking is entirely
up to us. Most important of
all, we try to face up to the
fact that, no matter how long
we may have been dry, we
will always be alcoholics -
and alcoholics, as far as we
know, can never again drink
socially or normally.
"We follow the experience
of the successful "old-
timers" in another respect.
We usually keep coming
regularly to meetings of the
local A.A. group with which
we have become affiliated.
There is no rule which
makes such attendance
compulsory. Nor can we
always explain why we seem
to ge a lift out of hearing the
personal stories and in-
terpretations of other
members. Most of us,
however, feel that at-
tendance at meetings and
other informal contacts with
fellow A.A.'s are important
factors in the maintenance
of our sobriety.
"There are two days
every week about which we
should not worry, two days
which should be kept from
fear and apprehension. One
of these days is yesterday,
with its mistakes and cares
its faults and blunders, its
aches and pains. Yesterday
has passed forever beyond
our control. All the money in
the world cannot bring back
yesterday. We cannot undo a
single act we performed. We
cannot erase a single word
we said. Yesterday is gone
beyond recall. Do I still
worry about what happened
yesterday?
"The other day we should
not worry about is
tomorrow, with its possible
adversities, its burdens, its
large promise and perhaps
its poor performance.
Tomorrow is also beyond our
immediate control.
Tomorrow's sun will rise,
either in splendor or behind
a mask of clouds, but it will
rise. Until it does, we have
no stake in tomorrow, for it
is as yet unborn. Do I still
worry too much about
tomorrow?
"This leaves only one day-
today. Any man can fight the
battles of just one day. It is'
only when you and I add the
burden of those two awful
eternities, yesterday and
tomorrow, that we break
down. It is not the ex-
perience of today that drives
men mad. It is the remorse
or bitterness for something
which happened yesterday
or the drefii of what
tomorrow may bring. Let us
therefore do our best to live
but one day at a time. Am I
living one day at a time? 24-
Hours A Day - Just for today
I will not take that drink - it
is always today.
Avoid Altitude Sickness
Planning a trip to the
mountains to get away from
the heat for a week or so? So
are several million other
American families at this
time of year.
The American Medical
Association cautions that if
you're headed for some
really high mountains -
above 7,000 feet - it would be
wise to make the change
gradually if you wish to
avoid high altitude sickness.
Anyone who has made a trip
to Mexico City can tell you of
his troubles in this respect.
Try, if you can, to make
the ascent over a span of
days so that your body can
adjust to the oxygen-poor physical activity during the
thin air at higher elevations, trip. Sit quietly as much as
Symptoms of high altitude
sickness are drowsiness;
headache, blueness of nails,
lips, nose and ears; a feeling
of warmth and flushing of
the face soon after arrival;
troubled sleep; irritability,
and shortness of breath.
If you must make the trip
quickly by plane, before the
trip get a good night's rest
and avoid alcoholic
beverages and heavy
smoking. A good breakfast
an hour or so before
departure is all right, but no
food should be taken during
the rest of the climb. Reduce
possible. After arrival in the
high altitude area, go to bed
for a few hours and eat very
lightly.
Indulge in only light
physical activity during the
first 24 hours. Walk, don't
run, if you have to climb
steps to a hotel or lodge.
Patients with certain heart
and respiratory conditions
may encounter more serious
discomfort by abrupt
changes to high altitudes.
Most chamois skins
(shammies) now sold are really
sheep skin
I. j'PP
Vilma T. Trevino has been
elected Cashier of the F irst
National Bank of Rio GraiVfe
City, it has been announced
by Rodolfo Cantu, Executive
Vice President.
Mrs. Trevino began her
banking career in 1966. She
has previously served as
bookkeeper, Department
Supervisor for Bookkeeping,
and Assistant Cashier. She is
a 1965 graduate of Kio
Grande City High School and
attended Draughons
Business College.
1
Le Baron Girls All-Tournament Winners
People And Places
By Tissa
On any given Sunday afternoon, the most ex-
citing and explosive place to be is at the Little
League field in Rio Grande City to watch the girls'
baseball teams battling it out to win the season's
best team trophy.
On Saturday, July 16, the teams were at their
best as they played in the season's first Women's
Baseball Tournament sponsored by some of the
coaches.
The teams participating were the Le Baron
Girls team, Bay's Rookies, the Cowgirls, the
Fonzies, Pete's Angels, Cherna's Chicks, and the
Ramirez-Gonzalez Clinic-Firestone Girls team.
The Le Baron Girls team won the season's first
tournament. The games were played during the
day and under the lights at the Little League field
into the evening with the Le Baron team beating
the Ramirez-Gonzalez Clinic-Firestone Girls, the
Cowgirls, and Bay's Rookies to take the major
honors and win the first place trophies. Second,
third, and fourth place trophies were also awar-
ded.
Ernestina Gaytan looked ready for the major
leagues as she played her third base position to
win the Most Valuable Player award of the
tournament. Other All-Tournament Player
awards for the Le Baron team were Pini
Tanguma, pitcher; Marissa Gonzalez, left field;
and Juanita Guerra, second base. The other eight
members of the I>e Baron team, who also helped
the Le Baron team to win, were Lana Gonzalez,
catcher; Thelma Ruelas, short stop; Marta
Gaytan, rover; Liliana Ramirez, center field;
Edna Larralde, first base; Rosario Garcia; Alma
Guerra; and Margarita Garza, right field.
The team is superbly coached by Roy Larralde
and Assistant Coach Roel Garza. Also assisting
are David Dannhaus, Flavio Gonzalez, Martin
Garza III, Mario Lopez, and Luis Larralde.
Rodrigo de Triana, one of Co-
lumbus' sailors, was the first to
sight the land of the Americas
Oct 12, 1492 The first landfall
was made at an island named
San Salvador by Columbus,
now believed to be Watling
Island in the Bahamas
Some American Indian
"medicine wheels," such as one
in Wyoming's Bighorn Moun-
tains that is formed of stones
placed in the shape of a 28-
spoked wheel, were used as
primitive astronomical in-
struments, researchers believe.
Legal Notice
The Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation, on July
19, 1977, accepted for filing,
the application of CITIZENS
STATE BANK, to be located
at Corner of U.S. Hwy 83 at
Nix Street in Roma Texas,
for Federal Deposit In-
surance.
Any person wishing to
comment on this application
may file his comments in
writing with the Regional
Director of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation
at its Regional Office, Suite
3300 , 300 N. Ervay Street,
Dallas, Texas, 75201. If any
person desires to protest the
granting of this application
he has a right to do so if he
files a written notice of his
intent with the Regional
Director within 15 days of
the date of this publication.
The nonconfidential portion
of the application is on file in
the Regional Office as part
of the public file maintained
by the Corporation. This file
is available for public in-
spection during regular
business hours.
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DEPENDABLE CATERPILLAR
OPERATORS
From Rio Grande City Area
Immediately SV2 Days A Week
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Solis, Tony. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 1977, newspaper, July 28, 1977; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194621/m1/4/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.