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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
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E R A L
VOL. XXXV
No. 53
September 18,1980
FIFTEEN CENTS
New Park In Plans For RGC Area
^ The Rio Grande City Consolidated In-
dependent School District Board of Trustees
Monday, in special meeting, approved the
long term lease of 16 acres to Starr County
for the development of a multi-purpose
recreational facility.
Javier D. Margo, federal programs
coordinator for Starr County, said a federal
grant of $103,000 will be used initially,
starting Oct. 1, to begin development of the
four-part park. The grant is to be used to
• employ economically disadvantaged
youths, he said.
Starr County Judge Bias Chapa said
$15,000donated by H.E.B. will be used in the
construction of a four-field baseball park-
for little league, pony league, men's and
women's baseball leagues.
Extension Agent David Sandefer said one
part of the park will be used to construct
facilities for the 4-H and F.F.A. youth ac-
tivities. He said a team of A&M experts will
help in the overall design of the park.
A Margo said the park will also have a
w playground with swings, seesaws, and other
recreational equipment.
Precinct Three County Commissioner
Nominee Norberto Montalvo said that since
the project would be in his precinct (his
election in pending the results of the
General Elections) he would guarantee that
it would be well maintained, and offered to
help in any other way to bring about the
materialization of the park.
The land is located on 56 acres which were
a part of the Fort Ringgold Purchase, and are
~ owned by the school district. It used to be an
airplane landing strip on the eastern part of
Rio Grande City.
The idea for the park was first brought up
before the school board by Noe Sanchez, for
a little league park. It was then agreed that
the land had to be under the sponsorship of
the county in order to use the H.E.B. funds
and obtain federal grants.
Judge Chapa explained that the county
had originally sought to build the park at the
Jaycee Field at El Rodeo area, but had
found that the land did not belong to the
Jaycees, so the park could not be built there.
"We are trying to coordinate it so it can be
a nice park," Margo said.
The board was hesitant to grant the 99-
year lease because the county did not yet
have a plan, so the approval was given
subject to the plans and the drafting of the
lease agreement. Sandefer said the A&M
experts would be in town this week to work
on the plans for the whole project.
In other matters, the trustees approved a
curriculum for non-English speaking
students. The Superintendent of Schools,
Dr. A.E. Garcia, said it was an excellent
curriculum, "to bring the aliens into the
mainstream."
The school district has to accept illegal
aliens into the school district as a result of a
recent Supreme Court Justice decision.
Efrain Garcia, curriculum director,
explained that there are about 270 non-
English speaking students in the enrolled,
and that the plan is to set up four full-time
language development classes. He said the
Principals and teachers were enthusiastic
about the plan.
"It's a strain on teachers, "Dr. Garcia
commented concerning those students who
do not speak English in the classroom.
"We need this program real badly,"
agreed Ruben Saenz, high school principal.
The curriculum was approved
unanimously by the trustees.
The trustees also agreed to include in the
salary policies that local supplements to
teachers would be based on continuous
service, and also added pay grades four and
five to the policy.
Also approved was the advertisement for
bids for new portable classrooms in La
Union.
Also on the agenda was a report by Alan
Taniguchi, consulting engineer. He was not
present, however, to give the report.
Following an executive session, the
trustees named Jaime Trevino director of
the ESAA Program, and Daniel Villarreal
the evaluation supervisor of that program.
New teachers hired were Joel Madrigal,
Sandra Perez, Ninfa D. Ixipez, Maria Lydia
Garcia, and Lydia Hinojosa.
Also approved were Matilde Garza,
custodian* at the high school; San Juanita
Aguirre, alternate custodian or cook sub-
stitute; Elida Rocha Garza and Elida
Garza, alternates. Alex Gutierrez was hired
as teacher aide at the vocational building.
The trustees also raised the hourly wages
of non-professional personnel by 20 cents
per hour, from $2.90 to $3.10. This will affect
person working in maintenance, custodians,
guards, transportation department, and the
cafeteria. The cafeteria managers also
received increases in their hourly wages.
Raises were given to the head mechanic
up to $850 per month; and to the tran-
sportation director, up to $925 per month.
Travel of $50 per month was approved for
R. C. Salinas, Edna Ramon, and Rene
Rolando Lopez.
GTE Makes Improvements
In RGC-Roma Area
"General Telephone is keeping pace with
the growth in Rio Grande City and Roma,"
said Bob Majors, division manager in
Weslaco.
"We are presently completing another
building addition on to our central office
switching center here in Rio Grande City
that will make room for an additional 600
lines and 900 terminals. The equipment
addition is scheduled to begin in early
1981," Majors said.
Improvement in the quality of service a
person will notice when dialing is the result
of the company adding an additional 100
channels or carrier equipment in uie
switching center. This addition of carriers
also permits the telephone company to add
another private line to an existing pair of
wires in the service cable "Both customers
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Rattlers Travel
To McAllen Saturday
The Rio Grande City High School Rattlers
travel to Mi Allen oatuiday for c non-
district game against the new Memorial
High School Mustangs.
The McAllen Iniependent School District
opened the doors if its second b gh school
% this Fall. Its infant football squad will
compete against a non-Five-A schedule
during its first two years then joins District
28-5A for the 1982-83 school year. The
Rattlers meet the Mustangs at 8 p.m.
This will mark the third game for the
Rattlers. So far, they won against the La
Joya Coyotes 42-0 and lost to the Mission
Eagles last Friday, 13-10. The Rattlers
began to play for keeps the following week,
on Friday, Sept. 26, hosting the top-rated
Pace Vikings in the Rattlers t.?al >..strict
game.
The Vikings have already set their sights
on the 16-4A district crown, bus may be
thwarted by the Rio Grande City Rattlers,
who have outperformed their initial ex-
pectations.
The 42 points against I^a Joya stunned a
few predictors, but it was the Eagles' match
that stunned even more. Although the score
was slightly in favor of the Mission team, it
was the Rattlers who controlled the pigskin
most of the game as the stats show.
But the real test will come Sept. 26, in
Rattler Stadium, with Brownsville Pace.
GTE l<incmnn Rosendo
Alinnrez Inspects Reel Of
Cable Used In Rio Project
maintain private service with no worry of
party line and it allows us to provide the
customer a line faster without going out to
their home with another cable." commented
Majors.
Additional dialing equpiment was added
to the central office switching center in Rio
Grande City to serve the La Grulla
customers.
"In February, we completed a 600 line and
600 terminal line additions and 100 lines of
touch calling lines at a cost of over
$190,000," Majors said.
"To improve service to the rural
customers served by tlx- Rio Grande City
telephone exchange, a $33,600 carrier
project was installed this year," added
Majors.
"In order to better dispatch our service
personnel in the Rio Grande City - Roma
area we erected a maintenance radio tower
which will permit us to have constant
contact with the maintenance personnel
from our division service office in
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Weslaco," Majors said.
"This year, we will complete several
large cable projects in Rio Grande City and
Ronid," explained Majors. "In Roma a
$123,708 general cable relief project along
East Hwy. 83 to I/)S Saenz consists of some
17,000 feet of aerial and buried cable that
will pick up some 40 customer requests for
service we're now holding due to a lack of
cable facilities," he added.
Majors went on to say that as sections of
the cable are placed and spliced, we can
then provide these customers with
telephone service.
"There are numerous other distribution
cable projects associated with this large
cable job that range anywhere from $2,500
to $10,000 each, so vou can see we're
spending the necessary money to provide
these customers telephone service," Majors
said.
"Another large cable project in "Rio
Grande City to serve the Housing Authority
Project is now being completed. The job
began in May and should complete by the
end of September and this is some 17,053 feet
of buried cable," said the Division Manager.
The growth has continued to increase in
the Rio Grande City and Roma area with
over a 10 percent increase last year. "We're
expecting at least the same or more of an
increase this year," Majors commented.
"The company will have again spent
approximately $1 million to expand outside
cable and dial switching facilities this
year," Majors said.
Vegetables Growers
To Meet October 8-9
Commercial vegetable growers will be
treated to a wide range of discussions plus
a product and equipment display during the
fourth annual meeting of the Texas
Vegetable Association in Amarill Oct. 8-9.
The two-day educational meeting will be
held at the Villa Inn Motel, announces Tom
Ixingbrake, horticulturist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M
University System.
Commercial product and equipment
displays will highlight the first afternoon
followed by a reception and dinner.
A business session chaired by TVA
president Frank Schuster of San Juan
will kick off the second day's program
which will feature discussions on labor, new-
mechanical harvesting methods, new
cultural techniques, use of gel seeding in
vegetables, and market potentials for West
Texas vegetables.
Discussing farm labor will be Mike
Yurocek and Wes Fisher, vegetable growers
and shippers in California and Texas,
respectively, and Bill Weeks, Texas Citrus
and Vegetable Growers Association. Ex-
tension specialists Dr. Bill Peavy and Dr.
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full soiind and precision marching of the Rattler Rand. I he Rand, with its Rifle Team and Flap C orps, performs during halftime ceremonies,
that the Rattler Rand will again bring credit tothe school district, continuing its award winning tradition. The Head Band Director is \lfredo
Roland Roberts will speak on gel seeding
and onion studies in the High Plains,
respectively.
Other Extension Service specialists on the
program will be Dr. Jerry Parsons who will
review a vegetable study trip to southern
California and Tom Valco who will discuss
results of mechanical pepper harvesters in
South Texas.
Several research scientists with the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station will also
be on the program. Dr. Leonard Pike will
discuss new'cultural techniques in pickle
production, including high plant populations
and chemical fruit setting, while Dr. Bill
Lipe wili explain results of onions treated
with anti-transpirants under field con-
ditions. Dr. Robert Branson with Texas
A&M's Agricultural Market Research and
Development Center will discuss marketing
of West Texas Vegetables.
Joining Schuster on the TVA executive
committee are Bob Peterson of Rio Grande
City, president-elect; Janette Hruska-
Mortensen, Weslaco, secretaiy; and Joe
Van De Walle of San Antonio, treasurer.
TIAA
Player
Of Week
Sul Ross middle
linebacker David Sanchez
was named Texas In-
tercollegiate Athletic
Association Defensive
Player of the Week for his
t performance in the Lobos'
15-14 loss to the McMurry
Indians Saturday night in
Alpine.
Sanchez, 5-11 Rio Grande
City junior, came up with 12
solo tackles, four assisted
and one pass deflection to
lead the defensive unit.
Offensive Player of the
Week was Ricky Sells,
McMurry's substitute
quarterback. Sells came
H into the game late in the
third quarter to take over for
injured starter Mark Cox
and turned the game around
for the Indians, running for
83 yards on seven carries.
His long carry of the night
was a 56-yarder.
GED Tests
Scheduled
The Rio Grande City
• C.I.S.D., "GED Testing
Center," will be testing on
Saturday, September 20,
1980 at 8 a.m. at Rio Grande
City High School.
Persons who are or were
enrolled in the GED classes
or the CETA/ APL classes
are encouraged to take these
tests. Other interested
persons can take the tests if
they meet these
qualifications; 18 yrs. old or
older, and one calendar year
out of public school.
The testing fee is $15.00 for
the battery of five tests and -
$3,00 for each individual test
For further information
and to register for tests
contact P A. Gonzalez at 487-
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