Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1972 Page: 3 of 16
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1971 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 3
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Manuel P. Guillen Jr. and
Mario S. Guillen, have been
named the Outstanding Conser-
vation Ranchers for 1971 by the
Starr County Soil and Water
Conservation District.
The Guillen brothers were
cited for their outstanding con-
servation work on their 1,129
acre ranch, 10 miles northwest
of Roma, where they raise Beef-
masters.
They have carried out brush
control, range seeding of Buf-
flegrass, deferred grazing, pro-
per grazing, use conservation
practice on their entire acreage
Two farm ponds also have been
built to supply water for live-
stock, reduce pollution and fur-
nish a place to raise fish for
recreation.
According to John A. Shuford,
chairman of the Board of the
Directors of the District, the
Guillen brothers will be pre-
sented with their award at the
Silver Anniversary Awards
Program on May 8th, together
with other District winners.
Mr. & Mrs. George Fike
of Arnarillo announce the birth
of David Michael, 8 lb. 10
oz., at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morn-
ing, February 27, 1972. at St.
Anthony Hosp. in Amarillo.
Mrs. Fike is the former
Kathy Russell of Rio Grande
City. She is the daughter of
Rev. & Mrs. D. R. Russell of
Rio Grande City.
FESTIV AL SLATED
NEW YORK - Sixteen
of the world's outstanding uni-
versity choruses will come to
the United States to participate
in the third international Choral
Festival at Lincoln Center,
April 6.
They also will sing at 125
universities and other schools
in 22 states and give a concert
at the Kennedy Center in Wash-
ington, be greeted by Mrs
Richard Nixon in the White
House and give a brief concert
at the United Nations
Choruses are from Puerto
Rico, Argentina, Brazil. Czech-
oslovakia. Denmark. England,
France, West Germany, Hun-
gary, Netherlands, Poland,
Uganda. India. Japan, Korea
and New Zealand.
The United States Universi-
ties Choir is made up of 10
choruses, from Ohio State
The Rio Grande Herald, Rio
Grande City, Published every
Thursday by Starr County Pub-
lishing Company, Incorporated,
102 East Second Street. Raul
Trejo, Managing Editor and
General Manager. Second Class
mail privileges authorized at
the Post Office at Rio Grande
City, Texas, 78582. Subscrip-
tion Rates: In Starr County,
$3.00 per year; Outside Starr
County, $3.50 per year. Mail-
ing Address: P. O. Box 452, Rio
Grande City, Texas 78582. Tel.
No. 487-2819.
Will Help Probationers
Rio Grande Valley probation
and parole officers have formed
a new association, with the pos-
sible addition of police officers,
to provide a medium through
which members might function
in matters of common concern.
The Rio Grande Valley Pro-
bation and Parole Officers As-
sociation believes that it is nec-
essary to have some form of
local organization to better meet
the needs of the probationers.
"We wanted something local-
ly that would work better for
our probationers here," said
Arturo Longoria, Hidalgo Coun-
ty Chief Juvenile Officer and
president of the newly formed
association.
Longoria pointed out that the
association has been in the or-
ganizational stages since Octo-
ber, 1971 and has reached a
membership of 27. "All proba-
NOBELSOUGHT PEACE
WASHINGTON - The
founder of the most renowned
peace prize wanted to make
war so horrible man would nev-
er take up arms again.
Alfred Nobel, whose annual
prizes are financed by a fortune
based on his invention of dyna-
mite, once said:
"I wish I could produce a
substance or invent a machine
of such frightful efficacy for
wholesale destruction that wars
should thereby become alto-
gether impossible."
The Swedish inventor and
semi-recluse put his brooding
thoughts that way to an Aus-
trian noblewoman, Bertha von
Suttner, a life-long friend and
champion of peace movements
during the period of aggressive
imperialism that led up to
World War I
tion and parole officers belong
to the state association, but we
felt we should meet some ofthe
needs of our probationers," said
Longoria stressing that more
work needed to be done at the
local level.
Longoria said the RGVPPOA
is made up of federal, state
and county parole and proba-
tion officers. "Initially there
were 27 members and we hope
to increase the number by ad-
ding police juvenile officers,"
said Longoria.
The association president
said there Is one police juven-
ile officer per police depart-
ment and pointed out that Hidal-
go County has one. "They are
eligible for membership too,"
said Longoria. "That should
give us anywhere from 15 to 20
new members," added Longo-
ria.
"Our main goal is to rehabil-
itate ... provide supervision for
kids placed on probation," said
Longoria pointing out there were
1,146 cases before the juvenile
probation department last year.
Longoria said that the ages of
the juveniles brought before
them range from ages 10 to 17
for boys and from 10 to 18 for
girls.
"We have had fairly good
success with our probation-
ers," said Longoria. He point-
ed out that sometimes it is hard
to actually find out who has vi-
olated their probationary sta-
tus. "The ones on official pro-
bation that violate it and are
caught is a very small percen-
tage," said Longoria.
Longoria said juvenile offen-
ders are sent to correctional
school depending on the serious-
ness of the crime and their
Study club career
day open doors
All eighth grade students of
Roma, Ringgold and La Grulla
Junior High Schools will be at-
tending a Career Conference
today. The conference Is being
planned and sponsored by the
Florence J. Scott Study Club.
J. Scott Study Club.
The conference, to be held
in the Multi-Purpose Center,
will begin with a general as-
sembly and welcoming com-
ments. A keynote address will
be given by Humberto Vas-
quez, speech and history teach-
er from Roma High School.
The students will then divide
into groups for three sessions
to discuss the careers of their
choice. The students chose from
fifteen career areas, which will
be represented by speakers
from throughout the Rio Grande
Valley and South Texas.
Areas to be discussed Include
farming and ranching with Bob
McDonald of the KRGV televi-
sion farm report; librarian with
William Coward; and business
of Rio Grande City Starr Plaza.
Nursing studies will be conduc-
ted by Hector Gonzalez of In-
carnate Word Academy In San
Antonio; and cosmetology will
be led by Mrs. Aizar Karam.
Banking will be discussed
by Frank Anderson of the First
State Bank and Trust Co. of
Rio Grande City, and the High-
way Department in McAllen is
sending a representative to dis-
cuss the Police and Highway
Departments.
Vocational Areas, such as
plumbing, mechanics, electri-
cians, and carpentry will be
conducted by Gilbert Leal of
the South Texas Technical In-
stitute in Harllngen. Ramlro
Villarreal, special customs a-
gent from Falcon Dam, wilt
discuss Customs; and Dr. Ma-
rio Ramirez will lead the ses-
sion on medicine.
John A. Pope in, Starr Coun-
ty District Attorney, will dis-
cuss law; Jose Villarreal will
lead the talks on Social Work;
and Mrs. Jose Villarreal will
talk to those interested in sec-
retarial work. There will also
be speakers for a group on Tire-
men and teachers.
With 250studentsllstlngtheir
preferences, several careers
areas were indicated as being
very popular. Leading all areas
were the vocational trades with
35 and nursing with 32. The po-
lice and highway departments
followed with an Impressive 28
and secretarial work with 27.
Farming and ranching received
26 votes and cosmetology got 19.
Eighteen chose teaching as a
career, 14 the medical profes-
sion, and 13 chose law. These
were the student's first choices.
With Women's Lib seeming
to have made its mark on to-
day's young peole, all areas
seemed to have been chosen
freely by both boys and girls.
The careers of Doctor, lawyer,
customs officer, police, busi-
ness, and banking seemed just
as popular among the girls as
the boys. One young lady even
stated farming and ranching as
a preference.
The aim of the conference Is
to guide these young people Into
a career which will be meaning-
ful to them and to give them an
idea of how to use their High
School years in preparation for
the career of their choice
chances for being rehabilitated.
"Once juveniles are commit-
ted to correctional schools it
depends on their behavior how
long they stay," said Longoria.
Longoria also said their stay
at the schools also depends on
their adjustment and the ser-
iousness of the offense they
have committed.
In July a Criminal Justice
Council grant was made avail-
able to the Hidalgo County adult
and juvenile probation depart-
ments in the sum of $100,323.
69, according to Longoria.
Longoria said the money was
split almost in half between the
juvenile and adult probation de-
partment but "most ofthe mon-
ey still comes from the county."
Full membership is open to
all probation and parole officers
in Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr and
Cameron Counties. Associate
membership is open to all police
juvenile officers.
The objectives of the RGVP
POA as outlined are:
—To study methods of pro-
bation and parole work by con-
ferences, field study, in-ser-
vice training, schools and pub-
lications;
—to promote a program of
public relations in order to build
and maintain an enlightened
public interest in the proper
administration of probation and
parole;
—To cooperate with similar
associations in the correctional
field and with all groups inter-
ested in the treatment of crime
and its prevention;
—To stimulate interest and
support in long range research;
and
—To continually strive for
higher personnel standards in
conformity with the qualifica-
tions set forth by individual
respective agencies.
Monthly meetings have to date
served as a medium of idea-
exchange and very informative
sessions with community based
agencies such as Vocational Re-
habilitation and Drug and Alco-
holic Units of the Texas Men-
tal Health and Mental Retarda-
tion Office.
A workshop is scheduled for
March 23 on the "Principles of
Supervision." Jesse Clark, U.
S. Probation Officer, Houston,
and instructor at The Federal
Probation Training Center, Chi-
cago, HI. will present the four-
hour workshop in Harlingen at
the Chamber of Commercebuil-
ding, according to Longoria.
"Hopefully all members will
be able to get off all afternoon
to attend the meeting," said
Longoria.
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1972, newspaper, March 9, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194345/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.