Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1972 Page: 1 of 16
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Demos, Republicans file for positions in Starr
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Starr County Democratic
Chairman E. G. Gonzalez an-
nounced that the list of poli-
tical hopefuls taking official
action to get on the ballot had
grown this year.
An opponent appeared against
U. S. Representative Kika de la
Garza of Mission for the 15th
Congressional District seat.
Benjamin A. (Ben) Martinez of
Kingsville, who ran on the Re-
publican ticket two years ago
filed today for a place on the
Democrat ballot with County
Chairman E. G. Gonzalez.
In other races for the May
primary Alex Gabert and Glenn
H. Ramey filed for the County
Attorneys post. E. A. Duran,
commissioner of precinct one
drew opposition from Roque
Guerra and Margil Sanchez.
Others filing were Terry
Canales for state representa-
tive from the 59th District;
Crisoforo Munoz, tax assessor-
collector; Roel Castillo, pre-
cinct one constable; Alfredo
Garcia, precinct chairman,
precinct seven; F. R. Nye, dis-
trict attorney; Honore Ligarde,
state senator; Oscar Carrillo,
state senator and John Traeger,
state senator. Jose Maria Al-
varez, for county sheriff; Raul
Montalvo, county sheriff, Raul
Pena, county sheriff, Rene A.
Soils, county sheriff, Roberto
Pena, county sheriff and Rey-
mundo Alvarez, county sheriff.
Adolfo M. Ramirez has filed
for the position of constable
precinct one. Hector Lozanohas
filed against J. M. Longoriafor
commissioner from precinct
three.
Emma Vera has filed for
chairman from precinct 6, Jose
F. Villarreal, constable from
precinct two; J. M. Longoria
Jr., precinct chairman from
precinct 9; Gilbert N. Garza,
precinct chairman from pre-
cinct 3; Praxidis Bazan, con-
stable precinct three, Leonardo
Saenz, chairman from precinct
4 and Bernardo Garcia, pre-
cinct chairman from precinct 8.
Dr. Omar Garza has filed for
member of the state board of
education, Victoriano Garcia,
precinct chairman precinct 8;
Jose A, Saenz, chairman from
precinct two and Ismael Pena
will seek the county democra-
tell it
like iff
I $• • •
RAUL TREJO
HERALD MANAGING
EDITOR
It used to be that one could associate juvenile
delinquency with kids hanging around pool halls, soda
shops or skipping school with your favorite girl.
Today one has to associate juvenile delinquency
with such household words as heroin, marijuana, reds,
uppers, downers, fix, joint, alcohol, syphilis, VD and
many others, . . . kinds makes you parents wish they'd
skip school with their favorite girl. , . doesn't it?
Today, February 10, 1972, Dr. Mario E, Ramirez
has been involved along with Dr. Ramiro Narro and
County Attorney Johnny Pope trying to make teenagers
see that we have a giant problem of VD among us.
There are several cases of syphilis and countless
cases of VD throughout the county.
The Herald would not normally discuss these prob-
lems in an editorial column but we feel that what has
to be said should be said with as much emphasis as
possible.
Recently some teenagers were apprehended after
they had taken some thirty cases of beer from some
beer taverns with the objective of consuming it during
beer parties. A fourteen year old boy is presently
under treatment at our local hospital with syphilis and
many have been arrested with possession of alcoholic
beverages. Many of our local youth have been arrested
for possession of narcotics.
VD problems among our youth has reached all age
groups from 13 to 17 and has set itself in both our
public and private schools.
Names of these young people and personal ridicule
of those involved is not the object of this column. We
are merely trying to point some strong examples of
a growing problem in our community.
In a Rotary Hub meeting last week County Attorney
John Pope III trier! to point out that many of these
youth are from our more affluent families and that
the lack of parental guidance is one of the prime
reasons that our local youth have fallen into these
problems.
We agree. . . we feel that these three people in-
volved, in trying to help our youth, are sincere in
their efforts and we support their efforts 100 per
cent; we only wish the community would do the same
... 100 per cent.
One of the other reasons we feel that youth has
gotten into such problems is the lack of community
entertainment or jobs. Entertainment is at an all
time low in this county. One is not surprised to see
cur youth drinking in Mexico or getting beer sold to
them by some of our local beer peddlers.
In weeks to come the Herald along with Dr. Rami-
rez, Dr. Narro and County Attorney Johnny Pope III
will present a series of articles that may not solve
the problem at hand but will at least make parents
aware that it does exist ip large proprotions.
tic chairmanship with Ruben
Molina also seeking the same
post.
Eduardo Pena and John Lund
will also seek the post of con-
stable from precinct one and
Norberto Montalvo will seek the
constable post in precinct three.
John H. Hinojosa will seek
the post of Starr County Super-
intendent of Schools; Pedro S.
Pena, precinct chairman from
precinct one; Julio Larralde
Jr., precinct chairman from
precinct three and Federico
Guerra Jr., precinct chairman
from precinct five. Jesus
Guerra will seek precinct
chairman from precinct six
and Moises Gutierrez will seek
precinct chairman from pre-
cinct nine.
Those filing as Republicans
with E. Falcon, the incumbent
Starr County Republican Chair-
man are Virgilio Guerra, filing
for county republican chair-
man; Miguel Valadez, Rafael
Guerra, Emma Falcon, Emi-
terio Villarreal, Emma Calla-
way, Maria Dalia Garcia and
Carlos Solis will seek precinct
chairman for precinct 1 through
Muzquiz
isn' t
leaving
Rattler Head Coach Gilbert
Muzquiz told the Herald early
Wednesday morning that re-
ports by a Valley television
station that he was and is a
front runner for the PSJA head
coaching job and that he in fact
was going to take the position
with PSJA was wrong.
"As far as I know I plan to
be in Rio Grande City and any
interviews that the Valley sta-
tion broadcast are wrong and
the information did not come
from me," Muzquiz said.
Muzquiz did say that he had
discussed the position with PS
J A officials but that he asked
that his name not be considered
for the head job at PSJA.
Muzquiz was irate at the
broadcast because its source
was not known. "I feel that if
something is goingtobe report-
ed on my activities I should at
least be contacted," he added.
Coaching contracts are due
to be Issued by the local school
board next Monday at their
regular meeting.
VEE fees
will he
refunded
Dr. R. S. Mar go has an-
nounced that his office will be
refunding VEE money to local
horse owners.
Margo told the Herald that he
has been instructed by the fed-
eral government to refund the
money he collected for fees
between July 16, 1971 and July
22, 1971. Margo said that vac-
cinations made by him during
this period will be paid by the
government and that he had in
fact been paid.
Margo asks that those horse
owners who had horses vacci-
nated by him during this period
call him at 487-3623 for the
refunding of the money. Mar-
go's office is located at 601
W est Sixth Street.
OEO
approves
local funds
Senator John Tower in a tel-
egram to the Herald has an-
nounced that the Office of Eco-
nomic Opportunity has ap-
see OLO page 2
9 respectively.
Anastacio Alaniz will seek
election as county tax-asses-
sor collector; Eudoicio (Bocho)
Garcia will seek the county
sheriff's post; Lorenzo Garza
will run for county commis-
sioner precinct one and Jose
Maria Montalvo will seek the
county commissioners post for
precinct three.
In the constables races
Baldo Garza will seek the pre-
cinct one constableship and
Ramiro Munoz will seek the
post for precinct two.
Hobby says education
Is state's top need
Bill Hobby, a candidate for
lieutenant governor in the Dem-
ocratic primary in May, told a
gathering of supporters in
Edinburg Thursday that the
most important area of state
government is elementary and
secondary education.
"We have the dubious dis-
tinction of a high poverty rate
in this state and a school sys-
tem that produces the highest
number of drop-outs in the
nation," Hobby said.
Hobby, who filed Friday in
Austin, said, "We must design
a system which reflects the
realities of the world we live
in today in a better fashion than
we have done to this point."
The 40-year-old Houston
newspaper executive said that
the system of education today
emphasized a college degree,
but did not give graduating stu-
dents the skills with which to
work after finishing a secondary
education: "Only seven out of
100 Texas students who enter
the first grade ever finish col-
lege—why don't we design a
system that will give them a
skill when they finish high
school so they can earn a liv-
ing'?"
In Austin today, Hobby said
that he was calling for a return
of reputation and credibility to
state government and he pro-
posed a concerned-citizens,
statewide Ethics Commission.
He said that the very word
"politician" is distasteful to
the average Texas voter who
rightfully has grown cynical
with state officials seeking
office for personal gain rather
than public service.
"Texas has reached a crisis
of confidence and the state's
present Code of Ethics written
in 1957 is not strong enough in
the area of conflicts of inter-
est," he said.
"As a newspaper editor, I
watched and helped unravel the
Frank Sharp stock scandal. The
continuation of such conflicts of
interest on the part of state
officials should not be allowed
to continue," Hobby said. "Only
with a strong Ethics Code can
the public be protected against
such shenanigans," he said.
"For this reason, an Ethics
Commission, composed of no
elected state officials, but Tex-
as businessmen, labor leaders,
educators and clergymen could
present to the Legislature a
recommended Code of Ethics.
It would be the Commission's
responsibility to write what
they think Texas electorate can
expect from their public offi-
cials in the form of a correctly
written, constitutionally valid
Code of Ethics," Hobby said in
Austin.
He said in Edinburg, after a
speech at Pan American Uni-
versity Thursday morning, that
although the stock scandals are
on the minds of voters, and is
understandably their chief con-
cern, "It's time to put it be-
hind us. The grand jury has
met, indictments have been re-
turned and the trial will be
held soon. It's a sorry mess,
but it's time to put it behind
us."
Hobby said that the two most
important aspects of the job he
is seeking, the lieutenant gov-
ernor's, is his position in pre-
siding over the Senate and as
head of the Budget Board.
Meetings
The Starr County Commis-
sioners Court will be meeting
Monday afternoon at 2 p.m.
The meeting will be the reg-
ular meeting for the court.
* * *
The Rio Grande City Inde-
pendent School District will be
holding its regular meeting
Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Multi-Purpose Center. A-
mong some of the items to be
discussed are coaching con-
tracts which were tabled for
this meeting.
The public is invited to attend.
*
The Rotary Club meets every
Friday at 12 noon.
Tins week the club will hold
an interesting meeting at the
Rattler's Den Restaurant.
Members are urged to attend
the meeting as plans for the
First Lady of South Texas ban-
quet will be discussed.
RIO
GRANDE
IE±!
SERVING STARR COUNTY FOR 50 YEARS
Rio Grande City, Texas
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1972, newspaper, February 10, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194342/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.