Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1978 Page: 1 of 8
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No. 47
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BY MARCELO SILVA
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meeting to
discuss the
Investigation
watershed
and flood
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Believe it or not, the Rio Grande City to El Sauz
Road paving was one of the projects promised to
be undertaken after the elections of 1934. The
promise was made at a political rally at El Sauz.
In 1978,44 years later, the road still isn't paved.
After doing some fence repair work with my
father at his ranchito in San Isidro Monday af-
ternoon, we dropped by the school board meeting
of that community. Nothing happened, basically.
A matter about a complaint of nepotism against
the president another member of that board was
before the members.
The president, upon calling the meeting order,
recessed until Friday at fi p.m., claiming he could
not preside over a meeting where his position was
being questioned.
Frank Randall Nye Jr., attorney for the San
Isidro School District, was instructed by the board
to go to Austin and check out the nepotism
charges. He was advised that if there was any
question, the trustees would take whatever action
necessary.
The president of the board requested all
members of the board be present at the Friday
meeting.
Nye said nepotism laws are very broad and
cover relatives up to the third degree. He said in
an area like San Isidro there are so many large
families.
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Ralph W. Ross was the Rotarian of the Week and
was featured in El Ruido Del Rio, that club's
weekly bulletin. Rene Contreras, bullentin editor,
wrote that Ross, who resides in McAllen, is
presently employed as sales manager of a
vegetable and melon farming operation in Starr
County
Ross, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and a
World War II veteran, is the vice-president of the
local Rotary (Tub
Speaking of Rotary, the incoming County Judge
spoke recently to that club. He said he has for-
mulated several plans for the betterment of the
county, but insisted that he will need the
cooperation of all the citizenry.
Bias Chapa said one of liis plans is to seek
widening of Highway 755 from Rio Grande City
north and to seek with Mexican officials the
paving of a direct route from Camargo to the Mon-
terrey highway. This would create more tourism
and trade for our area, he said.
"Roads move the county," Chapa said, and
added he will do his best to try and get the road
from I-a Grulla to the McCook Road paved.
Other plans he mentioned are to hire a full time
service officer for the veterans; better equip the
fire department; create recreation areas in dams
to be built on local arroyos; uranium exploration;
work together with other border counties and
towns; seek more doctors for our county; and
promote the hiring of qualified local people.
i would like your advise, criticism-if we all
work together, we will have a county we will all be
proud of," the incoming county judge concluded
In La Grulla a committee has been created to
study the water issue Concerned citizens have
been seeking an explanation to recent water basic
0 rate increases from $8 to $12. That committee is
chaired by Helen Gonzalez and represented
legally by Roger Reed of the Texas Rural Legal
Aid.
Heed said there are two basic questions which
are being looked into, which are: is the Grulla
water department being run as efficiently as can
be, and, is Rio Grande City i Starr County Water
0 Control and Improvement District No. Two. most
recently named the Rio Grande City Municipal
Utility District) justified in raising water rates to
the Grulla department
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Judge Ricardo H. Garcia's 229th Judicial
^ District Court has been bus>. During the past
* eight months. The Judge, known as "The Ijon of
Duval County," has disposed of 1,169 cases in his
tri-county district which includes Starr. Duval and
Jim Hogg Counties.
The Judge thanks all the people who took part in
the jury system. "The participation of so many of
our good citizens has enabled the disposal of the
H majority of the heavy caseload," Judge Garcia
said
ACS Recruiting
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Creek and Sandia Creek
Watersheds is scheduled for
10:00-11.00 a.m. on Sep-
tember 8, 1978. The meeting
will be held in the District
Court Room of the Starr
County Courthouse in Rio
Grande City, Texas.
The purpose of this
meeting will be to sum-
marize planning studies in
both watersheds, as of
August 1978. The studies
have been undertaken in an
effort to identify the prob-
lems and need sof the area
and to formulate possible
solutions.
The Sponsoring I x>cal
Organization, which is
comprised of the Starr
County Commissioners
Court, the Starr County Soil
and Water Conservation
District, and the Monte
Mucho Soil and Water
Conservation District will
conduct this meeting
Technical assistance is
being provided by the Soil
Conservation Service,
United States Department of
Agriculture, under the
authority of the Watershed
Protection and Flood
Prevention act f Public Law
566, 83d Congress. 68 Stat
666), as amended.
Both watersheds are locat-
ed in south Texas in portions
of Starr and Jim Hogg
Counties. I/;s Olmos Creek
Watershed comprises an
area of about 204,470 acres
(319.5 square miles), of
which 188,000 acres are in
Starr County and 16,470
acres are in Jim Hogg
County. I-os Olmos Creek
heads in Jim Hogg County
and flows in a south-
soutneasterly direction for
about 49 miles to join the Rio
Grande, about one mile
downstream from Rio
Grande City. Sandia Creek
Watershed comprises an
area of 134,450 i 210.1 .square
miles), of which 83.020 acres
and 46,430 are in Starr and
Jim Hogg Counties,
respectively. Sandia Creek
heads in Jim Hogg County
and flows in a southerly
direction for about 30 miles
to join Ix>s Olrnos Creek in
central Starr County Both
watersheds lie within the Rio
Grande Basin.
Following the public
meeting and receipt of in-
puts and suggestions of-
fered, the project sponsors
will evaluate and select an
alternative which best
satisfies the needs of each
area. That alternative will
be the basis for formulation
of a Watershed Plan for both
watersheds.
Southwest Border Regional torn mission
Funds Border Economic Projects
TIGER CHEERLEADERS—The San Isidro High School cheerleaders for the 1978-
79 school year are, top to bottom, Sonya Saenz, Mirni Pena, Becky I>opez, Nelly
Garza, Nani laurel, and Mary Ramos. These girls attended an NCA Clinic from
August 14 to 18 at Pan American University. They received four superior ribbons
during daily evaluation. They also received a Super Star Squad ribbon, which was
earned after they made up motions to chants, learned game rules an 1 regulations,
incorporated jumps, tumbling, pyramids, and double stunts into cheers, expressed
their goals for the year, and filled out their Rainbow to Success. To climax thier
week's awards, the Tiger cheerleaders were presented with an NCa Spirit Stick,
which they were allowed to bring back home. They also received the Spirit Stick on
Monday and Thursday. Spirit Sticks were awarded to only twelve of the eighty most
spirited squads at camp. ( Photo by Hilario Alvarado, Jr.)
Dr. Ramirez Co-Chairs
"Salute To kika" Dinner
Texas Ambassador Robert
S. i Bob) Straass, the United
States Special Trade
Representative, Special
Counselor on Inflation, and
Presidential trouble-shooter,
will be the principal speaker
at a "Salute to Kika" dinner
and reception Thursday,
September 21, in McAllen.
The evening will honor
Fifteenth District
Congressman Kika de la
Garza of Mission, who is
seeking another term in the
U.S. House of Represen-
tatives.
Tickets for the fund-
raising dinner, to be held in
the McAllen Civic Center at 8
P.M.
87.50 a person
according to Jesse Trevino
Publicity Chairman.
Attorney Joe Kilgore,
Congressman de la Garza's
predecessor in the House of
Representatives, will serve
as the evening's master of
ceremonies. Glen Roney of
McAllen is "Salute to Kika"
general chairman, and
Robert de la Garza is
chairman of the Kika de la
Garza for Congress Com-
mittee.
Cooperating as Co-
chairmen with Roney are
Mrs. Alicia Vera of
Brownsville, Mike Frost and
Joe Garza of McAllen, and
Dr. Mario Ramirez of Rio
Grande City
The "Salute to Kika'", also
a birthday party for the
congressman, will draw
friends and supporters from
the lower district area
embracing the five counties
of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr,
Willacy, ami Zapata.
In the past, two American
presidents have joiend Mr.
de la Garza in the area.
President Johnson attended
the congressman's 1971
birthday celebration in
McAllen, and in ' 1972
President Nixon serenaded
the South Texas legislator in
Starr County playing Happy
Birthday Kika on the piano.
In announcing grants
approved by the Southwest
Border Regional Com-
mission, Cristobal P.
Aldrete, Federal Coehair-
man, stated: "These
projects will address some of
the critical needs and
problems affecting the 36
border county U.S.-Mexico
area and mark the initial
efforts of the Commission in
the evolvement of our
regional comprehensive
development plan."
The Southwest Border
Regional Commission,
consisting of the Governors
of Arizona California, New
Mexico and Texas, and
Cristobal P Aldrete.
Federal Cochairman,
convened in Boston,
Massachusetts, on Tuesday,
August 29, following the
National Governors'
Association meeting. The
Commission reviewed
various project proposals
thp south-
comprise the region and,
utilizing the balance of
program funds available for
Fiscal Year 1978, approved
the following grants:
Solar Energy Upgrading
Program for Low Income
Housing - a cooperative
effort among the solar
energy offices of the four
border States to coordinate
existing solar energy plans
in the region and to
demonstrate the use of solar
energy and conservation
techniques to reconvert,
rehabilitate and upgrade
existing low-income housing
units typical in the south-
western United States.To:
New Mexico Solar Energy
Institute - $400,000
Box 3 SOL
Las Cruces, New Mexico
88003
International Trade
Center Feasibility Study an
economic study to determine
the feasibility of establishing
a centralized regional in-
ternational trade center in
El Paso, Texas.
To: City of El Paso - $30,000
500 E. San Antonio
El Paso, Texas 79901
Borderwide School
District Impact Study - a
study to examine the
economic impact of legal
resident alien children on the
school districts of the border
region.
To: Ortianization of U.S.
Border Cities - ?15,252
Suit! 01, Mills Building
303 N. Oregon
El Paso, Texas 79901
Technical Design for
Border Are . Resources
Centers - a joint effort by the
Commission and the Office
of Regional Economic
Coordination, U.S. Depart-
ment of Commerce, to
develop a functional design
for border area resource
centers that would en-
compass border area data
banks and a technical
assistance capability for
communities, researchers,
planners, and governmental
and private sector groups
and organizations.
To: California Border Area
RWCE Center - $10,000
San Diego State
University
San Diego, California
92182
The Southwest Border
Regional Commission was
created in August 1977,
under the provivisions of
Title V of the Public Works
and economic Development
Act of 1965, to promote
economic development by
reducing or removing ob-
stacles to growth through
planning, research,
technical assistance and
supplemental funding of
Federal grant-in-aid
programs.
The philosophy underlying
this Federal program is that
some eeonomi< problems
are of such a scale as to
extend beyond the boun-
daires of or materially affect
more than a single State
The regional concept ap-
proach is the most logical
and practical vehicle to cope
with tiiost? .ueas ot need anu
problems that transcend
local and State political
jurisdictions. The regional
commissions provide a
formal mechanism for
Federal-State decision-
making in support of long-
range economic growth.
Funding Continued For
Elderly Nutrition Project
The American Cancer
Society. Starr County Unity
met Wednesday, September
at 6:00 I' M for the first
Meeting for the year.
All of the officers were to
give a report on their goals
for the coming year.
"Also, we will try to
recruit more members to
our Society. We sure need
^inre volunteers, men too
Versons who are willing to
give of their time," Norma
Irene Sanchez, public in-
formation chairman said
If you are interested in
becoming a member please
call me. Norma I Sanchez at
487-2024 from 8:00 to 5:00.
After 5:00 call me at 487-
5044," she said.
I will publicize all of the
activities of our unit Every
month 1 will put articles in
our newspaper. Articles
that I think the public should
know about. It is very im-
(xirtant to keep the people
informed of what is going
on," Ms. Sanchez concluded.
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Title VII Project Director
Jose Maria "Chema"
Alvarez, Jr. would like to
inform the Herald that the
South Texas Nutrition
Project for the Elderly has
been approved for con-
tinuation funding, Nov. 1,
1978 thru Oct. 31. 1979
The Governor's Com-
mittee on Aging met for its
quarterly meeting in Austin
on Aug. 11, 1978 and ap-
proved a total budget of
$471,597.00 for the South
Texas Nutrition Project
serving the 3-county area of
Starr, Zapata, and Jim Hogg
counties.
Besides the daily noon
lunch served at the different
centers, the STNP provides
many social services to the
elderly of this area These
services include but are not
limited to the following:
Transportation, escort
services, Nutrition,
Education, shopping
assistance and recreation.
Every nutrition project
center provides a very-
sociable atmosphere where
our mature citizens can have
fun at horseshoe, darts, or
dancing and. of course, the
all-time favorite, Bingo.
Some prefer card playing,
where they can play malia.
spades, or hearts and a little
bit of penny poker. Also, this
provides them an at-
mosphere where they can
say their tall tales and some
not so tall, but with good
spicing such as a not so dirtv
joke in the middle of their
story.
I would like to take this
opportunity to extend a
cordial invitation to all the
Senior Citizens of our area to
participate in our Program
The only qualification is that
you be at least 60 yrs voung
I* or any additional in-
formation please contact
Jose Maria Chema" Al-
varez. Jr. at 487-2585, Ext.
29 or 48 or the adminis-
trative office at 420 E. Main
Street in Rio Grande City.
DIAZ ADDRESSES ( ROW!) -Pete Diaz Jr.,
statewide chairman of the Nosotros Con Tower
campaign, speaks to the large crowd gathered at the
Starr Plaza Shopping Center for a barbecue and rally
honoring U.S. Senator John Tower, candidate for re-
election Diaz was the host for the event
lONM KKMh HUH I HE SENATOK Kene
Gonzalez right, Ricardo Recio, Jaime rrevino
i background i, and Marcelo Silva i with tht :nerai,
took the pportunity Friday to confer with U S Senator
John Tower concerning the U S Army Reserve unit in
Rio Grande City. The Senator was in Rio Grnrde City
to attend a barbecue and rally hosted by Pete Diaz Jr.
statewide chairman of the Nosotros Con Tower
campaign. ,
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^ '1MER VANDALISM—Vandals broke windows at the Immaculate Conception
School during the summer, to the tune of about $300 worth Cafeteria service was
delsved for two weeks while workmen replaced the br«w.en panes.
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