Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1978 Page: 1 of 8
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"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County "
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No. 51
October 5,1978
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Garceno Home Destroyed
By Fire Friday
A neighbor noticed flames
and smoke coming out of the
second story of Reymundo
Garza's home in Garceno
and ran to tell the unaware
occupants in the first floor,
an action that probably
saved the occupants' lives.
This happened last Friday
at about 6 p.m. Mrs. Garza
was feeding her bedridden
102 year old mother in a
downstairs bedroom as the
fire was consuming the
upstairs bedrooms.
Also in a downstairs
bedroom was Nieves
Rosales, 87. The nei (hobr's
call and assistanct got the
three individuals out of the
house v.hile the fire
proceeded to consume the
home.
The Roma and Rio Grande
City fire departments an-
swered the call but were
unable to prevent the nearly
total loss of the home.
The Garza family lost
clothing, furniture, ap-
pliances, and personal be-
longings in the fire.
Reymundo Garza was
working in a cotton gin in
Frisco, near Dallas, at the
time. He arrived Saturday
afternoon to see his home
destroyed by the fire.
Garza said the origin and
cause of the fire was
unknown.
Residents ot the Garza
home include Mrs.
Reymundo Garza, 54; her
elderly grandmother, 102;
and elderly family friend,
Nieves Rosales, 87, Rafaela
Rosa, 22; Jose Luis Rosa Jr.,
4.
Two month old baby Mari
Trini Rosa, Reynaldo Garza,
17, junior in Roma High
School; Ricardo Garza, 16,
freshman in Roma High
School; Rosita Garza, 14,
freshman in Roma High
School, and Tomas Garza,
21; and Reymundo Garza
53.
Screwworm Case
Reported In Starr
Kevin undo Garza Contemplates Destroyed Home
Local Narcotics Smuggling
Studied In Corpus Christi
Attorney General John
Hill and United States Drug
Enforcement Ad-
ministration Director
Peter Bensinger addressed
federal, state, iind local law
enforcement officials
* Tuesday in (,'orpus Christi on
interagency cooperative
efforts to control smuggling
operations, primarily in-
volving narcotics entering
the U S.
Hill and the D.E.A. are
$ jointly sponsoring an Air and
Marine Smuggling Con-
ference Oct. .'i-5 at the
Sheraton Marina Irin in
Corpus. The two officials
spoke at the noon luncheon
Tuesday.
^ The specially invited at-
' tendees receive a briefing on
recent D.E.A. - Coast Guard
activities off the U.S. coast,
where "mother ships"
carrying multi-ton
quantities of narcotics from
^ Colombia have been seized.
' They also hear reports by
D.E.A. - Washington of-
ficials on other overseas and
domestic air. marine, and
surface smuggling
operations; presentations
detailing airport security
^ operations to detect
smuggled goods; and a
status report on D.E.A.'s
Operation Buccaneer" and
other anti-smuggling etforts
by federal agencies.
Representatives from
Hill's Organized Crime
Division present a case
analysis of Starr County
narcotics smuggling
operations, and will review
application of Texas law,
especially the new organized
Crime statute (Title 11,
Chapter 71 of the Texas
Penal Code), to smuggling.
Among those attending the
conference are Department
of Public Safety Director
Col. Wilson Speir; D.E.A.
Regional Director Irwin
Swank; Commander Joel
Sipes, U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Safety Offif<v- and
officials of the Coast Guard's
Intelligence and Law En-
forcement Office; U.S.
Customs Service and its Air
Support Branch; Federal
Aviation Administration
Investigations and Security
Regional Office; and
Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Crime
laboratory.
Also attending are
representatives of Austin,
Houston, San Antonio,
Corpus Christi, and
Galveston police
departments'; organized
crime units in Cameron, Ft.
Bend, Galveston, Harris,
Nueces, and Dallas Coun-
ties; and sheriff's offices in
Aransas, Brazoria,
Cameron, Galveston,
Harris, Jefferson, Kleberg,
Matagorda, Nueces,
Refugio, San Patricio and
Willacy Counties.
The first confirmed case of
screwworm infestation in
Starr County was reported
Tuesday by the Screw
Eradication Program at
Mission. Not since late 1977
has a screwworm case been
identified on ranches in this
county.
The dubious honor of
having submitted this first
screwworm sample is
credited to the alertness of
Onofre Rodriguez who works
for the Cenizo Ranch owned
by E.W. Schroeder of Corpus
Christi.
With the positive iden-
tificai..,:i of screwworms the
Mission Lab warns all
ranchers that more cases
are su e to follow. Now more
than before it is very im-
portarv hat sus|>ected worm
samples be collected and
sent to the Mission base for
identification.
The buildup of fertile
screwworm flies in this
The Starr County Hay
Show will be in Rio Grande
City at the Community
Service Center at San Juan
Plaza on Thursday, October
19, according to Show
committee chairman, Rene
Munoz. This event is being
conducted by the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service with the assistance
of the Hay Show Committee.
The hay entries will be
judged by Dr. A.C. Novasad
and Dr. R.R. Hoverson, state
and area specialists
respectively with the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service, reported County
Extension Agent, David
Sandefer.
Scoring will be based on
appearance and physical
charateristics, with
maturity the single most
important factor, the agent
said. This is true, continued
Sandefer, because maturity
and the ability of an animal
to digest hay are inversely
related, that is the older the
plant the less usable it is to
forage consuming animals
Based on his personal
experience, Munoz related,
"Fertilization and cutting at
the proper time are the keys
to producing quality hay".
Fifty percent of the hay
sample grade will be based
on a protein analysis
determined by a chemical
procedure.
The First National Bank of
Rio Grande City will sponsor
the hay show as they did last
year. Because of this support
there are no entry fees
charged to cover the cost of
the protein analysis.
"Just to get the protien
analysis", stated Munoz,
"makes it worthwhile for
every hay producer to enter
the show."
Entry deadline for hay
samples is October 12.
Samples, a 4-6 inch deep taco
removed from a standard
bale or the equivalent from
round bales or stacks, can be
submitted to the County
Extension Office or given to
Rene Munoz, Lazaro
Rodriguez, Reymundo
Gonzalez or Rene Barrera.
All county hay producers
are invited to participate.
Educational programs
conducted by the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service serve people of all
ages regardless of socio-
economic level, race, color,
sex, religion or national
origin
m
Retama Manor
Administrator
Appointed
RIVER ERBS-The Rio Grande River in Rio Grande City was down about eight feet
Tuesday from the high flood mark reached in the past few days as a result of over-
spills at the Presa Marte R. Gomez in Camargo. Several esteros iresacas) were
reported flooded in the Garciasville and I Ji Grulla as a result of the river spilling over
its banks.
Anita Gonzalez Canales
has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the Retama
Manor Nursing Center in Rio
Grande City.
Mrs. Canales succeeds
Mrs. Dalia Cervantes who
had been the administrator
for the past seven months.
RGC School
Board Meet
The Regular Meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the
Rio Grande City
Consolidated Independent
School District scheduled for
Tuesday, October 3, 1978 was
postponed until Wednesday,
October 11, 1978 at 11.00
o'clock A.M. at the Multi-
purpose Center, Fort
Ringgold according to Jorge
I. Guerra, Secretary.
county would provide a
source of infestation for this
coming spring if allowed to
continue a productive life
cycle. The valley area is a
prime overwintering area
for screwworms.
Screwworm sample
mailer containers can be
obtained at the County
Extension Office located at
the Courthouse or by
requesting them from the
Screwworm Eradication
Garcia Named
Kotarian Of Week
Featured in El Ruido Del
Rio last week as Rotariari of
the Week is Humberto
"Beto" Garcia.
Rene Contreras, "Ruido"
editor, writes that Garcia
was born April 8, 1935 in Rio
Grande City. He graduated
from Rio Grande City High
School in 1953.
Garcia attended Pan
American University and
then transferred to San
Antonio College where he
majored in Business and
Accounting.
Garcia served two years in
the U.S. Army. During that
time he was stationed 18
months in Europe.
According to Contreras,
Garcia is now assistant
manager and accountant for
Starr Produce Co. where he
has worked for the past 19
years.
Garcia is married to the
former Virginia Vela. The
couple have four children,
two boys and two girls. All
are involved in various
school activities.
Garcia is a member of the
Mrs. Cervantes was trans-
ferred to the McAllen
Retama Manor Nursing
Home
"Before promotion I
worked ni Fdinburg General
Hospital as Licensed
Vocational Nurse," Mrs.
Canales said "I have also
worked in nursing homes for
the past ten years, she said.
She received her training
through Texas Southmost
College and percepted under
Mrs Dorthv Davidson at the
Retama Manor Nursing
Home in Fdinburg She
received her State Board
License for Nursing Home
Administrator in June this
year.
•I at presently attending
Texas Southmost College in
Brownsville to receive my
associate Degree in Nursing
Home Administration in
May." Mrs. Canales said.
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According to Sylvia Garza,
daughter of the Garza's, the
children were given some
clothes collected at the
Roma schools, and two
ladies, Irma Garza and Mrs.
Ixirenzo Garza collected at
Garceno about $400 for the
family. Those ladies also
brought food and 'our family
is very grateful," Sylvia
Garza said.
Garza said he was about
to make the final payment on
the home, which he built ten
years ago. He said that
because that portion is not
divided and he does not have
clear title to the land, he has
been turned down for
financing.
He said the loan company
he has been paying to told
him there was no insurance
on the home.
Fire Truck Caravan
To Be In Rio
Lab, P.O. Box 969, Mission
78572.
County Extension Agent,
David Sandefer, urges all
ranchers to cooperate in this
effort to eliminate the
screwworm and prevent the
economic losses to cat-
tlemen that an infestation
represents. The end of the
ear tick season is almost
here. Increased vigilance for
the next few weeks will
result in fewer screwworm
problems next year.
It is going to sound like the
fire alarm of the century in
Rio Grande City early
Saturday morning.
Firemen from all over the
Valley are participating in a
vehicle caravan to call at-
tention to the 57th an-
niversary of Fire Prevention
Week, Oct. 8-14.
The caravan has been held
yearly in the Valley, but this
is the first time it comes to
Rio Grande City.
Units from several Valley
towns will meet in the Rio
Grande City firehouse at
about 7 a.m. Saturday
morning, and eat breakfast
there.
The caravan, with sirens
going, will leave the
firehouse at about 7:50 a.m.
and will cover Rio Grande
City for about 20 minutes.
The caravan will then
leave for Valley towns at
8:15 a.m., and will spend the
day covering most of the
Valley.
Immaculate Conception
Church where he teaches
C.C.D. and is a lector
Disco Dance
Saturday
Ix>ri Ochoa urges everyone
to come out to the Disco
Dance scheduled for this
Saturday night by the Im-
maculate Conception School
PTO. Ixiri and her partner
won the dancing contest held
at the recent PTO Disco
Dance.
This Saturday's event will
also include several contests
with prizes and will be at the
Parish Hall in Rio Grande
City from 8 to 12. T.K. the
disc iockev will be suddIv-
ing lights and records for the
dance. Admission is $3.00 per
person, and everybody is
invited to attend and catch
the "Saturday Night Fever"
in Rio Grande City.
lx>ri, a student at Rio
Grande City High School, is
the daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Humberto Garcia.
Rotariari Of The ^ eek Beto Gareia
Longoria To Serve
As Governor For Day
On December 9, 1978
Senator Raul L. Longoria
formerly of La Grulla, will
serve as Governor of Texas
during traditional Governor
for a Day ceremonies.
It is estimated that hun-
dreds of constituents from
the 27th Senatoriai District
of Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo
and Jim Wells counties will
travel to Austin to join in the
celebration.
As President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, Senator
Longoria becomes the
Governor of Texas when the
Governor and Lt. Governor
are out of the state Senator
Longoria was elected
President Pro Tempore
during the 65th regular
session of the Texas
Legislature and re-elected
during the recent special
session.
An organizational meeting
to plan Governor for a Day
activities is set for October 6
at 3 p.m in the McAllen
State Bank. No. 2 Broadwav,
McAllen.
Pena Recognized For
Support To Olympics
Anita Gonzalez Canales
Pablo Pena Jr., owner of
Pearl Distributing Co. in Rio
Grande City, has been
recognized for his support to
the 1980 United States
Olympic Team.
In a certificate from
William B Renner.
president, Aluminum
Company of Amer ica, and F
Don Miller, executive
director of the United States
Olympic Committee,
is recognized for
standing achievement in
recycling aluminum
beverage cans to help
support the 1980 Jnited -
States Olympic Team "
Pena,
'out-
George E. Herrman,
president, Alcoa Recycling
Company, Inc., wrote to
Pena. Thanks to your
outstanding efforts on behalf
of beverage can recycling,
Alcoa's recently completed
Olympics recycling
promotion has been a very
successful activity.
Although all the returns
have not yet been tabulated,
we do know the announced
goal of 13 million pounds of
cans will be exceeded That
means more than $130,000 to
tram our citizen-athletes for
the 1980 Olympics."
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1978, newspaper, October 5, 1978; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194683/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.