Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1974 Page: 4 of 20
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,1974 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 4
COUNTY
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Pruning program presented
Several cases were heard in
Justice of the Peace Court,
Precinct No. 1, Judge Brigido S.
Lopez, presiding, last Thursday
morning. The County Attorney,
as usual, represented the State
of Texas in all of these
proceedings.
In the State of Texas vs. Roel
Ramirez, the State moved for a
dismissal because the com-
plainant is no longer a member
of the Sheriff's department and
now is a resident of Dallas
County. Ramirez was
represented by John A. Pope
III.
In State of Texas vs. Eliberto
Munoz the Court accepted the
Defendant's plea of nolo con-
tendere to driving on the center
lane and not passing and was
fined $35.00 plus court costs.
Munoz was represented by John
A. Pope, III .
Cirildo Garcia was tried on a
peace bond complaint filed by
Pedro Morin. The Court found
that a threat had been made
against the complainant and
Garcia was placed under a
$500.00 peace bond.
In State of Texas vs. Tlosendo
Contreras the Court passed the
defendant's case once the
Defendant informed the Court
he would seek local counsel to
initiate civil proceedings
against his wife. Contreras was
reprimanded by the Court and
instructed by the Court to follow
his counsel's advice.
Ismael Vela, Jr. and Fidel
Cantu failed to appear in Court
as notified. County Attorney
Alex W. Gabert moved for a
judgment nisi and bench
warrant. The Court took the
matter under advisement since
notice returns had not been
presented to the Court.
In proceeding before Judge
Minerva R. Pena, Justice of the
Peace Court, Pet. No. 2, Ar-
noldo Acevedo and Rolando de
la Cruz plead guilty to Disor-
derly Conduct and each were
fined $82.00. The complainants
against Acevedo and De la Cruz
were Manuel Villarreal and
Estefana Lund.
See Light
Blind Men
Two totally blind men say they
saw specks of light, like con-
stellations of stars, during ex-
periments to develop an arti-
ficial eye
"It was just a relief that I
could see," said Doug, a 28-
year-old graduate student in so-
cial work who lost his sight
seven years ago in a Vietnam
landmine explosion.
"Then it was very exciting I
wanted to kiss my wife It was a
yippy-skippy type feeling.''
Technical descriptions of the
experiments, conducted by a
team of more than 30 research-
ers from the universities of
Utah and Western Ontario, are
in the issue of the journal "Sci-
ence" released Friday. Theo-
retical plans for the artificial
eye were published in the Jan.
24 issue of "Electronics."
"Prune or Not to Prune" was
the title given by David San-
defer, County Agricultural
Extension Agent for Starr
County, when he talked to the
Rio Grande City Garden Club
and interested gardeners in Rio
Grande City on Thursday,
January 24, at the Community
Room of the First State Bank.
Sandefer said that according
to the Extension Service there
are only seven reasons for
pruning plants. If you have no
good reason for pruning a plant,
put the tools away without using
them. The seven reasons for
pruning, in the order of their
importance, are to remove dead
wood or winter killed growth; to
balance the amount of top or
branch growth on a plant with
the amount of root system at the
time of transplanting; to
remove parts of plants that are
injured seriously by disease or
insects; to repair injuries to the
plant by weather conditions
such as storms; to rejuvenate
older plants by removing old
stems and branches to en-
courage vigorous new young
stems to take their place; to
maintain or develop a desired
size or form; or to produce
more or better flowers and
fruit. For whatever reason you
prune, always prune in a
moderate manner.
He showed different tools that
could be used for pruning and
explained when and how to use
each of them. He said that all
tools used for pruning should be
sharp and clean.
Sandefer put up drawings
showing ways to prune and
showed why these methods
were bad and then showed the
correct method, which is on a
slant away from the top bud and
slightly above it, when buds are
alternately placed on the stem.
Remember that shoots are
likely to begin near the point at
which the pruning was made.
The new stems produced by
these shoots will generally grow
in the same direction that the
bud was pointing before the
shoot emerged. When the buds
are opposite each other, the
shoots will probably go in both
directions. Always make a
clcan cut and do not injure the
wood or bud.
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
JULY 1 1971 *
A Letter
To The Editor
Dear Editor;
Luis Rene and Gerardo Garcia of I/>s Garcias woke up Sunday
morning to discover that both their bikes were stolen from the
porch of their home.
I think that the thieves do not realize that these two boys worked
very hard over the last year to buy them with their own money. The
bikes mean a lot more than the pleasure they derive from them.
If anyone has seen the two bikes which are approximately 16
inches high and maroon in color please call 487-2417. Your name
will be kept secret and a reward will be made. Help make two boys
very happy by reporting to them if you see them.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Isauro Garcia
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1974, newspaper, January 31, 1974; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194444/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.