Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1979 Page: 1 of 8
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"The Largest Paid
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VOL. XXXV No. 95
August 9,1979
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USD A AWARDS- Dr. Marvin T. Goff, right,
Associate Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Ser-
vices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
presented awards to these Rio Grande City residents
who are employees of the Screwworm laboratory
during a July 31 ceremony. From left they are
Zaragoza Garcia of Scrapie Field Trials who received
a certificate honoring him for completing high school
Graduate Equivalency Diploma work; while Joseph H.
Griggs of fly production, Atanacio G. McKee of fly
production, Fidel Trevino of fly production, Joel A.
Gonzalez of maintenance and facilities, and Perfecto
Torrez of methods development, and Roberto Martinez
Jr. of field operations all received certificates and pins
recognizing their respective ten years of service as
federal employees. A total of 585 years of federal
service by 45 employees was recognized during the
event.
Gutierrez Named
Assistant County Auditor
Joaquin Gutierrez, 20, of
La Victoria Ranch has been
named assistant Starr
County Auditor following the
resignation of Joe B. Garza
of Santa Elena.
Garza resigned effective
Aug. 2 but offered his ser-
vices to the county until Aug.
17.
Garza wrote in his letter of
resignation that it is "bard tr>
commute because of the
gasoline problem. My future
plans are to work to Exxon
Co."
Gutierrez, the son of Mr
t)d Mrs Mosses Quti^rreyflf
La Victoria Mm- h, >. 11 be
earning a salar of $11,520
annually.
"I believe in promoting
young people He was in line
for the promotion and knows
the job,' Guadalupe
Villarreal, county auditor,
said.
The Herald learned of the
resignation and appointment
by accident Monday af-
ternoon. The Starr County
Commissioners Court had
held an emergency meeting
that morning in which
bond had been
appro <■.
The Herald was not given
notice of ihe meeting. Other
matters were taken up at the
meeting. Repeated calls and
visits to the County Judge's
office to find out what other
actions had been taken were
fruitless. The Judge was
apparently out of town or
else busj in other matters.
Preschool Clinic Set
i
Joaquin Gutierrez
A pre-school screening
clinic will be conducted by
Rio Grande City In-
dependent School District,
Roma Independent School
District and the Head Start
Program for children three
and four years old.
The Roma Clinic will be
held on August 14 and 15 at
Florence J. Scott Elemen-
tary School. The clinic in Rio
Grande City will be held in
the high school cafeteria on
August 16 and 17. Both
clinics will be opened from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The purpose of the pre-
school clinics is to check
children in the areas of
language development,
vision, hearing, fine motor
development, large muscle
abilities, and height and
weight. Parents can learn if
their three or four year old
child is developing at a
normal rate in each of these
areas.
Parents in Rio Grande
City and Roma are en-
couraged to bring their pre-
school child to these special
clinics which will be con-
ducted by the Head Start
Program and the local
school districts.
For further information,
please call the Head Start
Office at 487-2785, Roma
Independent School District
at 849-1377, or call the Rio
Grande City Independent
School District at 487-5591,
extension 60.
Rattler Mania '79
The 1979 edition of the
Rattler Football Team
lucked off the season this
Wednesday Aug. 8 when the
Varsity and JV candidates
reported to the New Field
House to be issued shoes and
shorts to begin their own
conditioning exercises.
Official practice will begin
on the morning of Aug 13
when the Rattler hopefuls
will begin their 2-a-day
workouts. The first week
will be spent in shorts to
condition and reteach the
athletes. Contact practice
will begin on Aug. 20. The
first interschool scrimmage
will be held at Port Isabel on
Aug. 24 and the finai
scrimmage will be on Aug. 31
here against Weslaco.
"We plan to look at a lot of
players in our scrimmages.
It appears that our strength
will be in the passing game
so we are going to look at
that during these scrim-
mages," stated first year
Head Mentor Walter N.
Watson.
Some of the returning
lettermen who will figure
highly in Coach Watson's
plans to bring the air game
to Rio for the first time will
be Sr. Quarterback can-
didates Chris Guerra and
Johnny Acevedo.
"We found in the spring
that both are good passers
and that both are good
receivers. Acevedo is tall
and a good target with ex-
cellent catching ability.
Chris has good hands and
excellent speed. If he catch-
es the ball in the open field
he will be dangerous to the
opponent," commented
Watson.
In addition to the QB/
Receiver duo there are a
host of excellent receivers.
Pat Saenz Jr., a Jr. wide
receiver, has breakaway
speed as does David Saenz,
also a Jr. Tall and lanky
Ignacio Cruz of La Grulla
and Sotero Lara have good
hands to go with their size.
Newcomer Rogelio Ruelas
of La Grulla also can catch
the ball and promises to be a
great surprise find of the off-
season. Ricky Saenz will be
used at Tight End as a
blocker and called upon to
catch the short under the
cover passes, a feat he is
ideal for, "Ricky is a back
and a receiver and we plan
to use him at both. He has
the size and speed as well as
the catching ability to be the
top Tight End in the District.
In order to pass or to run
these talented men must
rely on the "trenches" to
give them the precious 4.5
seconds it takes to make ^
play be successful. Re-
turning to block for the
Rattlers are Tackles Abel
Rodriguez and Rene Garza.
"Abel has potential to be
the next All Stater from
R.G.C. At 5'U" 205 he is
quick and has tremendous
desire. I have coached Abel
since he was a Freshman
Boyle Reflects On Early Days As Geologist
Editor's Note: The
Herald has nominated
George R. Boyle for the
Grand Old Man honor
awarded by the In-
ternational Petroleum
Exposition. For this
pvrpose, he presented us
with his autobiography,
which is printed here as
he wrote it.Boyle lives at
the historical Hotel
Ringgold in Rio Grande
City
I was born in Dublin,
Texas on February 10th,
1899 I left Dublin when I
was two months old and I
didn't see the town again -
until I was 62 years old. I
am sure that it hadn't
improved much while I
was gone. My folks
moved to Oklahoma
where my father was in
the banking business. He
had been one of the
founders of the first bank
in Oklahoma City in 1889.
When we returned to
Oklahoma he owned
banks and hardware
stores in such sorry (at
that time) towns as
Wetumpka, Dustin,
Stroud etc. While we
were living at Norman in
1910 (so my sister could
attend the University
more conveniently), my
father went on a trip to
the Rio Grande Valley.
Although he had never
farmed in his life he
bought land at San Benito.
It was a very foolish
move but it probably-
saved his life as he was
suffering from a very bad
case of bronchitis.
Neither he or anyone else
was making any money
farming.
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George R. Boyle
When we moved to San
Benito Porfirio Diaz was
president of Mexico but
the Madero Revolution
soon broke out and the
border Country remained
in a disturbed condition
for about ten years. We
kept about eighteen guns
in our house in the
country. Two bandits
were killed within half a
mile from our house
One of our friends was
killed by bandits and
another was captured by
another group but
managed to escape.
However, people lived as
if it were nothing out of
the ordinary.
I graduated from high
school in 1917 at San
Benito and entered
Oklahoma University
My brother was already
attending there. About
that time a very strange
thing happened In the
year 1907 while my father
owned a bank in Stroud,
Oklahoma there was a
depression and the
government closed all the
hanks. Fortunately my
father's bank was in good
condition but he was
compelled to close
anyway A man in Stroud
needed some money
badly and asked my
father for a loan. As the
banks couldn't loan him
the money my father
made him a personal
loan When the man could
not repay him, he gave
him a deed to his farm
which my father had
never seen. My father
moved to the Rio Grande
Valley without ever
seeing the farm. When
the Cushtng Oil Field
came in my father's farm
was on it. My father sold
the farm to an oil com-
pany, sold his San Benito
property and retired in
Oklahoma City. After
several years, out of
curiosity, he visited the
farm.
After a year in
Oklahoma University I
transferred to Harvard
University, for no good
reason except that my
older sister was living in
Arlington,Massachusetts,
only a short distance
from Cambridge. She
had suggested that I go to
Harvard. After grad-
uating from Harvard with
a major in Geology I
worked for the Marland
Oil Company at Ponca
City, Oklahoma and then
moved to San Antonio
where I was employed by
Milham Corporation.
This company had leased
about 70,000 acres in
Starr County without any
specific geological in-
formation. The land also
did not have a good title
as it had to be partitioned.
At that time they did not
have geophysical in-
formation or even
electric logging. They
also brought in drillers
and contractors that had
drilled in the hard rock of
North Texas and could
not interpret the for-
mations very well so it
would have been a
miracle if they had
discovered a well.
(See BOYLE, Page 3)
and I have never seen him
slow down. Even when he is
so tired that he can't lift his
head he is giving you 100 °L,"
states Watson of his highly
talented lineman.
Others that will be called
upon are Roel Garza, Omar
Trevino of La Grulla, Tomas
Gonzalez, Leo Garza, Javier
Olivarez, Robert Cantu of La
Grulla, and DeWitt Jones of
la C'asita. Buster Gomez
and Adolfo Benavidez will
see some offensive action
but will be used mainly on
defense.
The defense will employ
the popular "59" or five man
front. Some returning
starters will be Jorge
Aguilera, Line Backer. La
Casita, Buster and Adolfo,
David Saenz and Jaime
Villarreal. Johnny Acevedo
will see action both ways as
will Ricky Saenz and Abel
Rodriguez. Newcomers that
show great promise are
Jorege Cantu of La Grulla at
Defensive Back, Nacho Cruz
of La Grulla at Defensive
End, and Jorge Rodriguez at
Line Backer (offensive
returning starter).
"All in all we are the
smallest team ever fielded
here in a long time. I think
our lack of overall size will
be complimented with our
quickness and desire. We
naturally will be picked low
because we had 26 seniors in
78. Sometimes these
'unknown' players are
surprises. We, (the coaching
staff) feel that we have as
good as chance as anyone.
However, we must go along
with the consensus and pick
Raymondville as the pre-
season favorite.
"I would say we will rate
somewhere along 6-7-or 8 in
an 8 team race. But they
always give the underdog
the outside lane in the long
races which is the best
position to be in. Our
greatest weakness right now
is our lack of a complete
staff. We had a wonderful
coach leave us a couple of
weeks ago that would have
made our job a lot easier.
Coach Salinas took the Ben
Bolt job which was a good
move for him.
"We have juggled the staff
around and will handle both
the JV and Varsity with
myself, Frank Balli, Danny
Vasquez, Darrell Earhart
and Pat Saenz. Jorge Solis
of I^a Grulla and Jose Trigo
will coach the Freshmen.
Raymond Martinez will
coach the Rio 8th with Ralph
Perez, Juan Roberto Guerra
anil Adan Peralez will
handle the Rio 7th and B"
Bombers. Greg Lara,
Coastancio Salinas, and
Hector Rivera return to
handle the highly successful
program at La Grulla Junior
High," said Watson.
As the Rattlers prepare to
kick off the new season, the
fans need to prepare as
well. This year's "Color
Night"will have a new look.
Instead of just the football
team, the Band and
Cheerleaders will also
perform. Color night will be
Aug. 23 beginning with
picture taking from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m., followed by a
team and Banc performance
and a finale
The QB Club will then host
a weiner roast for the
football team. There will be
no charge to the public and
everyone is
Watson said.
invited, Coach
Coach W atson. Rattler Head Mentor
Starr (Nonstable Named
To Personalities ()f The South
Adolfo M. Ramirez, a
Starr County Constable for
the past eight years, has
been named to "Per-
sonalities of the South," and
his biographical sketch will
appear in the 1978-79 Edition.
The inclusion in the edition
is made in recognition for
past achievements and
outstanding service to the
community, state, and
nation.
An award was presented to
Ramirez by the Editorial
Board of American
Biographical Institute, a
division of Historical
Preservation of America.
Ramirez has also been
named to Men of
Achievement in 1979, and in
1976-77 was given the
Community Leaders and
Noteworthy Americans
Award.
Ramirez was born in
February 1927 at El Bravo
Ranch. He has been in-
volved with law enforcement
in Starr County for over 25
years.
He served as a deputy
sheriff from 1954 to 1970 and
has been a constable,
precinct 1, since 1970.
Ramirez holds a Criminal
Investigator's Diploma, a
Traffic Officer's Diploma,
and an Idetification Officer's
Diploma, all from the Law
Enforcement Academy in
Austin.
He is a member of the
Justice of the Peace and
Constable Association of
Texas, and is active in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFWi.
Ramirez and his wife have
four sons and two daughters.
1
amirez
Starr ('ounty 4-H,ers
Sweep Fashion Revue
Six Starr County 4-H'ers
traveled to Edinburg for the
1979 Fashion Revue that was
held at the Echo Hotel.
In the Senior category
Dillia Montalvo, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto
Montalvo, placed first with
her wool entry. Dillia wore a
reversible wool coat in a
solid burgundy and plaid.
Starr County's junior 4-
H'ers virtually made the
Sales Over $14 Million
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock Thursday said gross
sales in Texas for the first
quarter of 1979 totaled $48.5
billion, a $6.1 billion increase
over the same three-month
period last year
Starr County, with 329
outlets reporting, had over
$14 million in gross sales
during the first quarter of
1979.
junior division their own,
sweeping four of the five
categories. The nine-year-
old winner was Belinda
Saenz, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Esiquio Saenz. Belinda
wore a dotted swiss dress
trimmed in ribbons and lace.
The ten-year-old category
was won by Soila Celine
Saenz, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesus Saenz. Soila's
own creation of mixing
prints, ruffles and lace won
her the honor.
Velissa Lopez, eleven-
year-old category entry, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rey I/jpez. Velissa wore a
sundress accented with a
short bolero Her whole
outfit was trimmed in rib-
bon.
The twelve-year-old entry
was Maru Requenez. She
made a beautiful lavander
ruffle sundress that won her
a trip to district.
The thirteen-year-old
entry was Melissa Ann
Ramirez, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rolando Ramirez.
Missy made a salmon peach
colored dress with a chino
white jacket for her prize
winning outfit.
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STARR 4-H'ERS W5N- District 12 Top Winners in the
Junior Division at the recent Fashion Revue held in
Edinburg were il-rt nine-year-old category, Belinda
Saenz, Starr County: ten-year-old category, Soila
Celine Saenz, Starr County; eleven-year-old category,
Velisa lx>pez, Starr County, twelve-year-old category,
Gazle Franke, Uve Oak County, and thirteen year-old
category. Melissa Ramirez. Starr Countv
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1979, newspaper, August 9, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194729/m1/1/?q=%22Rio+Grande+Herald+Publishing+Company%2C+Inc.%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.