Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1973 Page: 3 of 28
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 3
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POLICE DETECTIVE SGT, Adan Marks, a native of Rio Grande City, right, Tuesday
night was awarded the 13th annual Ayres Compton Humanitarian Award during the ban-
quet of the Texas Police Association at Friendship Garden here. Forrest Keene, police
chief at University Park, is shown awarding the trophy to Marks, while Mrs. Olga
Marks, wife of the recipient, looks on.
Judge telis attorneys
to keep politics out..
A newly-appointed judge in the
complicated case of Clinton
Manges vs. M. A. Guerra and
other partners in M. Guerra and
Son met with attorneys in the
long-pending suit Thursday
afternoon in the 229th District
Courtroom here in Rio Grande
City and gave them some
strongly worded advice.
District Judge Vernon D.
Harville of Corpus Christi ad-
monished the eight lawyers to
"leave your personal feelings
for each other outside this
courtroom". Adding that Starr
County politics also will be
excluded from the proceedings
and the courtroom.
"I have been asked to come
here and I am not interested
in Starr County politics,
if there is such a thing," the
iudce stated from the bench.
He also reminded the
lawyers that under the civil
statutes they were " officers
of the court," and that "when
you represent things to this
court, the court will expect
facts".
He said the attorneys in the
case were to "leave the fiction
in your briefcase."
Judge Harville prefaced the
latter comment with; "From
the remarks made this morn-
ing, I can't separate facts from
fiction.''
Among those around the coun-
cil table for the informal con-
ference with attorneys of record
in the case called by the judge,
was Kellis Dibrell of San Ant-
onio who said he was repre-
senting Virgil Guerra for the
first time and wasn't familiar
with earlier proceedings.
Also present was Harvey I,.
Hardy of San Antonio who said
he represented Joe Guerra, but
was fairly new to the case and
that his client was on a trip
out of the country and would be
gone for at least two more
weeks.
Other participating included
William Church of San Antonio
representing Manges, and a new
attorney for Manges, Judge T.
Gilbert Sliarpe of Brownsville;
former Sta*e Senator Jim Bates
of Edinburg, receiver in the
case and speaking for him-
self, and Dennis Hendrix of Ed-
inburg attorney for the rece-
iver who at times represents
Manges.
The group also included
Garland F. Smith of Weslaco
and a member of his law firm
David Yarbrough, who re-
present Ruben R. Guerra and
M.A. Guerra and who were
successful last month in
getting Judge O.P. Carrillo of
Duval County disqualified.
The court judgment, en-
tered May 21 by Judge Mangus
Smith of Hidalgo County who
presided over the disqualifi-
cation hearing, held that
"transactions between, Clinton
Manges invest the judge with a
disqualifying interest in the
case ".
The presiding judge of the
Fifth Judicial Administrative
District, Joe R. Alamia of Ed-
inburg, appointed Judge Har-
ville to succeed Judge Carrillo.
Saenz named human
relations chairman
A US TIN—R uben Saen z, princ i -
pal of Rio Grande City High
School, is serving as chairman
of the human relations commit-
tee of the Texas State Teachers
Association.
Saenz, 153 North Kennedy,
was appointed to the committee
by the state president of TSTA.
The human relations commit-
tee works to promote under-
standing, unity, and communi-
cation among various ethnic
groups, and acts as liaison bet-
ween school personnel and the
public in matters related to
human needs, attitudes, and re-
lationships.
Other members of the commit-
tee are Mrs. Doris Arceneaux
of Houston, vice chairman; W'.
G. Thomas Jr., Fort Worth;
Cora Torres, Fort Worth; Joe
Atkins, Dallas; Celina Gar. la,
Corpus Christi; Calvin De
Witty, El Paso; Jane Leister,
San Antonio; Mrs. Marion R.
Simpson, Dalhart; and Stewart
Steinberg, Dallas.
Starr gets family
planning program
Governor Dolph Briscoe an -
nounced Friday approval of a
.1102,000 grant to Texas Asso-
ciation of Title III-B Projects,
Inc., in San Antonio for refund-
ing the agency's Family Plan-
ning program.
Funded under Title II of the
Economic Opportunity Act, the
grant is effective July 1, 1973.
Governor Briscoe said the
grant enables the association to
continue a family planning and
comprehensive health services
referral system in 20 Texas
counties, and at migrant stream
sites in the midwestern and
northwestern United States.
Counties involved in the pro-
gram include Bee, Bexar
Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Du-
val, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg,
Jim Wells, Kinney, Kleberg,
La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick,
M' Mullen, Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Val
Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zavala
and Zapata.
Marks gel*
Award For Heroism
An act of heroism that re-
sulted in injury to the police
officer has led to statewide
recognition for Brownsville
Police Sgt. Adan Marks, who
Tuesday night was given the
annual Ayres Compton Human-
itarian Award.
Marks, a 13-vear veteran of
the local police department,
was honored during the annual
banquet of the Texas Police
Association meeting at Friend-
ship Garden here. Marks was
presented a silver cup by Uni-
versity Park police chief For-
rest Keene.
Marks was chosen top law-
man of the year for his hero-
ism in rescuing a four-year-
old txiy from an attacking Ger-
man shepherd dog, applying
first aid that stopped serious
blood loss by the injured lioy.
During the struggle with the
'>ig dog, Marks fractured his
left foot.
Marks committed his deed
of heroism in July of 1972.
Marks, -12, is a native of Rio
Grande City, He attended Tex-
as South most College and later
received training at various
police schools sponsored by
the FBI and Texas A&M Uni-
versity. Marks and his wife
Olga are the parents of four
children.
The Ayres Compton Award
has been given each year for
the part 1? y ars to the law
enforcement officer, engaged
in the line of duty who, by some
act of heroism or humanitar-
ianism is named outstanding
by a committee of his peers.
The award is named after
its donor, the editor of the
Texas Police Journal for the
past 22 years.
Gavilan killed
in two-car crash
Gavilan
ESCOBAR— HomeroEscobar is
to receive one of the highest a-
wards statewide for achieve-
ments on FFA activities. This
award is called the Lone Star
Farmer Degree. Homero has
been an active member of the
Rio Grande City FFA Chapter
since he first enrolled in voca-
tional agriculture in August of
1970. He has served on several
committees of the chapter pro-
gram of activities. He has part-
icipated in several shop and
livestock in both the Starr
County Youth Fair; and the Rio
Grande Valley Livestock Show
at Mercedes. Homero has ser-
ved as delegate representing the
Rio Grande City Chapter on the
district; area and state FFA
Conventions. His work with
livestock began early when as
a 4-11 Club member he success-
fully exhibited two fat lambs.
At present Homero is the presi-
dent of the RioGrande City FFA
Chapter; and also holds the of-
fice of treasurer of the Rio
A Starr County man, Joseph
Romeo Gavilan, was killed in
a two-car head-on collision
Saturday evening near Garcias-
ville.
The death brought the Valley
death toll to 102 as compared
with 42 at the same time last
year.
Gavilan was a retired Army
man that had served in the
armed forces for over 23
years. Upon retirement Gav-
ilan was employed tn the trans-
portation department of the
Rio Grande City School Dis-
trict and was presently em-
ployed with the county.
Services for Gavilan were
under the directivn of Ceba-
llos Funeral Home at 5 p.m.
Monday afternoon with full mil-
itary honors. Pallbearers were
provided by the 48th Army
Division of Fort Sain Hous-
ton. Services were held at
the Immaculate Concepcion
Catholic Church.
Survivors are his father Ru-
tilo Gavilan; his wife Concep-
cion G. Gavilan; daughters Gil-
da G. Bazan, Yolanda Gavilan,
Susana Gavilan, Olga G. Gon-
zalez; sister. Starr G. Buch-
horn, Ameica C. Marley; bro-
thers, Roy Gavilan Fred Gav-
ilan de Creanza Maria Wil-
liams, hermano de Creanza
Lester Williams.
Grande Valley District Asso-
ciation. His tenure of office will
end June 30, 1973. On July 10-
13 Homero will travel to Fort
Worth Texas; where he will re-
ceive his Lone Starr Farmer
Degree after having success-
fully completed the require-
ments for such an award. Dur-
ing the Annual State FFA Con-
vention Homero will officate as
chairman of the delegation re-
presenting the Rio Grande City
FFA Chapter. This year Home-
ro is the only FFA member from
all tlie three high schools in
Starr County who will receive
the Lone Starr Farmer Degree;
which as mentioned above is -
one of the highest awards on
the state level that an FFA
member can receive. Homero
at present is also serving as
Junior Member of the Board of
Directors of the Starr County
Soil & Water Conservation Dis-
trict A in this capacity he also
serves as liesion officer bet-
ween the Senior Board and Juni-
or Board of Directors.
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