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NEW YEARS EDITION
THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
SECTION 1
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1976
Eating Biackeyed Peas on New Year’s
Day Will Bring Good Luck During Yr.
Texans traditionally eat black-
eyed peas on New Year’s Day to
insure prosperity and good luck for
the coming year. This tradition
will be observed once again in 1977
when we get out the kettle or new
crock pot to cook the blackeyed
peas, Marilyn Haggard, a foods and
nutrition specialist, says.
She is with the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service, The Texas
A&M University System.
“The peas should be soaked be-
fore cooking to reduce required
cooking' time. This can be accom-
plished quickly by boiling them in
water for two minutes, removing
from the heat and soaking for one
ihour. They are then ready to cook.
If you prefer to soak the peas over-
night, it is still a good idea to start
with the two minute boil, because
you will have fewer hard skins and
the brief boil will keep them from
souring,” she explained.
Season with one teaspoon salt for
How To Care For
Pot Plants
Pot plants are popular gifts dur-
ing the holiday season. And with a
little care, these living gifts will
retain their beauty for a longer
time.
Dr. William C. Welch, landscape
horticulturist with the Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service, advises
a cool location for poinsettias, chry-
santhemums or azaleas. It is im-
portant to keep the plants out of
drafts and away from heating
sources.
“Since Christmas plants usually
come from a greenhouse whert? they
get plenty of water, frequent water-
ing is necessary in the home, usu-
ally every other day,” advises
Welch. “Since over-watering is pos-
sible, use a good planting media or
a container with a hole in the bot-
tom to allow proper drainage.”
“All new plants need a good light
source,” says the horticulturist.
“The best light is by a window, but
artificial light will do. A plant can
be damaged by placing it in direct
sunlight or too near a glass win-
dow.”
Some gift plants can be trans-
planted for prolonged beauty in the
spring, notes Welch. Chrysanthe-
mums are among the best plants
for surviving the greenhouse-tq-gar-
den shock.
each cup of dry peas. Salt pork and
bacon are old standbys for season-
ing, but chopped ham or smoked
turkey left over from the Christmas
celebration are great also. Pepper,
garlic and oregano can be added in
small amounts, one-fourth teaspoon
per pound of dry peas, to enhance
the flavor.
In the slow cooker, soak the peas
overnight, then cook them in water
on high for two to two and one-half
hours. Reduce control setting to
low, add seasonings and meat and
cook on low for eight to ten hours.
If you prefer les watery peas, use
less water.
Serve your peas with hot corn-
bread, butter and lots of fresh, crisp
onions, the specialist suggested.
Bears Edge Donna
55-53 Dec. 28 To
Up Record to 14-7
The PSJA Bears held off a last
quarter spurt by the Donna Red-
skins to eke out a 55-53 win over
the 3-A opponent in a non district
game at the Osodome.
The Bears held a comfortable
35-24 lead at half time but Donna
scored 15 points to PSJA’s 8 in the
final quarter to make the game
close.
Double figure scorers for PSJA
were George Silva 20, Nandy Cab-
rera and Charlie Martinez, 12 each
and Warren Quick, 10.
The Bears are now 14-7 for the
season.
AIRLINE and STEAMSHIP TICKETS
No Additional Service Charge
RELIABLE MEXICO AUTO INSURANCE
Free Mite-by-Mile Road Logs
WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL
All Arrangements and Reservations
SANBORN’S
2001 S. 10th St.
686-0711
McAllen
682-3401
LAS CARNITAS
North Fir in Front of Buckner School
Open Daily from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.
PHARR, TEXAS
FAJITAS CHOPPED STEAK BURGER
Choice Meat, lk Lb. Fully Cooked;
with Onions, Mustard, Mayonnaise
and Pickles
$1.00
(Barbecue Sauce If Preferred)
PORK STEAK BURGER
Chopped Northern Pork, Boneless,
with Onions, Fully Cooked
1/4 U». $1.00
BAR-B-Q BEEF RIBS
1 Full Lb. $2.00
TO GO — ALL POODS TO GO
iimb
F. O. E. CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY — Each year the
Eagles Lodge sponsors a Christmas party for the children in
this community. Ruben Lopez, member of the Lodge, is doing
his part this year by playing the part of Santa.
—Photo by Silverio Flores
Vegetable Prices
Here are prices paid for vege-
tables recently, according to the
U. S. Market News Service;
Cabbage — 50 lb. mesh sacks,
med. large, $4.50; 1% bu. crates,
$5.25; rod type, 50 lb. mesh sacks,
$4.50; savoy, $4.50.
Greens — Collards and kale, $3.50;
mustard and turnip tops, $3; kohl-
rabi, $4.50; dandelion, $4. All these
prices based on 2 doz. bunches.
Dill, 4 doz. bunches, $4.50.
Onions, green, crates and cartons,
4 doz., $5.50.
Parsley, 11/9 bu. crates, 5 doz.
bunches, curly and plain, $5.
Spinach, from Winter Garden dis-
trict, demand exceeds limitied sup-
ply. Savoy type, bu. baskets, $4.
All above prices are FOB ship-
ping point.
Safety Rules
For Hunting
The rule of “gun safety”:
— Always treat a gun as if it is
loaded. Whether a gun is loaded or
not, assuming that it is loaded will
make the individual act cautiously
and deliberately when handling a
weapon. This is the primary gun
safety rule.
— Be sure of the target before
you pull the trigger. Make sure you
know exactly what and where the
target is, as well as what lies be-
yond the larget. Too many hunters
assume they will hit their target
and fail to consider who or what
may be directly beyond the line
of fire.
—Always carry the gun so that
you can control the direction of
the muzzle, even if you trip or fall.
Remember to keep the safety un
until you are ready to shoot.
— Never point a gun at anything
you do not plan to shoot. Hunters
have bpth physical and psycholo-
gical limitation and it is important
these limitations be recognized and
accepted.
Most often, hunting casualties are
caused by a violation of one of
these basic safety rules. Knowing
the cardinal rules of gun safety is
not enough, however. They must be
practiced.
James Dyer Gets
Degree At A & M
James W. Dyer of Pharr is a cen-
tennial graduate of Texas A&M
University.
Dyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
colm G. Dyer of RR. 1,-Pharr, re-
ceived his undergraduate degrees in
civil engineering and agricultural
engineering.
Texas A&M had a total of 1,418
fall graduates, a mid-term record
for the state’s first public institu-
tion of higher learning, now enter-
ing its second century.
A & I Center
To Offer Three
Night Courses
^Evening classes in citrus fruit
production, general horticulture,
farm management and real estate
appraisal will be offered for the
Spring semester at Texas A&I Uni-
versity Citrus Center located north
of Expressway 83 on FM 1015 be-
tween Weslaco and Mercedes.
Registration will be Jan. 3-4-5-6-7,
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.. at the
center. Tuition fee is $50. Classes
will .begin Jan. 10th.
Citrus fruit production is a 3
credit hour course and covers a
broad range of subjects related to
the culture of citrus. This includes
varieties of citrus, rootstocks, pro-
pagation, flowering and fruit-set,
cultural practices, fertilizers, irri-
gation, disease and insect control,
freeze protection, priming, and mar-
keting.
General horticulture is a 3 credit
hour course and provides detailed
studies onf ruit, vegetable and or-
namental culture, of the structure
and growth of plants r and an over-
all view of plant classification and
identification. Several sessions will
be devoted to landscape planning
and gardening.
Farm management is a 3 credit
'hour course and is problem orient-
ed, designed to aid citrus growers
make decisions. Emphasis is placed
on acquisition of orchards, market-
ing citrus, capital and annual op-
erating requirements and principles
of farm record keeping and taxes.
Real estate appraisal is a 3
credit hour course and relates to
estimating the value of residential
and commercial property, includes
theory and techniques of* appraisal,
building cost analysis, capitaliza-
tion rates, etc. Prerequisites: Fi-
nance 344 & 345, and General Busi-
ness 347.
The Lonely Heart
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DON’S STOP & GO
405 WEST HIGHWAY
PHARR, TEXAS
rest are from the Yturria, Balli,
Salinas, Vela, Zamora, Cisneros.
If anybody in the Valley has a
family tree, old photographs, or any
other item of historical interest
and they would like to have it dis-
played, please contact Miss Yolanda
Gonzalez at 546-0554 at the City Col-
lege Library, also if you need help
in tracing your family she or other
members of the Geneological Soci-
ety will be very glad to help you.
THE LONELY HEART
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&
DEER PROCESSING
SPECIALIZING IN POLISH
STYLE SMOKED SAUSAGE
Also Fresh Sausage
RIO GRANDE CHILDREN’S HOME
3 MILES WEST OF MISSION
DAYS 585-4701 NIGHTS AND SUNDAY 682-4891
WE'KE
SATISFIED...
It s still a pretty good old
world, after all, and we’ll
just stick to our usual custom
of sending our friends
NEW YEAH (SHEETINGS
MAGIC VALLEY INVESTMENTS
119 EAST PARK — PHARR
200 Years of Rio
Grande History
At Brownsville
“200 Years of Our Heritage Along
the Rio Grande, With Family Trees
and Family Treasures” . . . this is
the title of a very unusual exhibit
shown in the lobby of the City Col-
lege Library at Brownsville. This
exhibit will be on display until the
first week in January.
The exhibit was put together by
Miss Yolanda Gonzalez from the li-
brary and the Heritage Commission
to close the Bicentennial year. For
the first time a collection of about
21 family trees are displayed to en-
courage many of the descendants
of the pioneer families in the Val-
ley of the Rio Grande to trace their
ancestors, and keep records of any
important, historical information
they may have dealing with their
genealogy. One of the “trees”
traces their ancestry to some of the
Mayflower descendants, others to
the George Washington period. The
c
ibna joy hod pence
ABIDE UMTH AOU THROUGH
FILL THE UtHR
(f\ to
As the bells ring out the
old year and herald the
new, we send our greet-
ings to all and trust God’s
richest blessings will be
yours.
Tip Of Texas Co.
E. A. TIPPITT
805 N. CAGE — PHARR
Best wishes
New Year
GASLITE MANOR CATERING
and PASTRY SHOPPE
BILLIE and ED LABADIE
200 SOUTH CAGE — PHARR! — 686-4203
People Make the Difference.
One of our Best is Janis Doyal.
If you worked with as much greenery as our Teller Janis Doyai,
you’d probably have a green thumb, too.
Gardening, says Janis, is a favorite pastime. On duty at our bank,
she waits on customers,
verifies deposits, assists with
money orders and is “of
service to anyone who needs
it.” Janis can raise your
spirits as well as she raises
her plants. She’s also an
expert at raising children.
Nine, in fact. Come by and
meet Janis. She can help you
raise your bank balance
too.
Security State 'Bcuthy
Pharr, Texas
Member F. D. I. C.
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Glover, Lloyd H. The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1976, newspaper, December 30, 1976; Pharr, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth866394/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pharr Memorial Library.