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Vol. XXXI No. 19 Thursday, February 28. 1974
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Rio Grande City, Texas
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HAUL THEJO
HERALD MANAGING
EDITOR
The Saturday morning meeting of the Starr County
Democratic Executive Committee which conducts
the May primaries and provides election officials was
very interesting.
The four to three vote that governed the meeting
did not come easy to those trying to defeat the
pressures of the New Party Chief E.G. Gonzalez.
It seems a group composed of a county com-
missioner from way-over-there an attorney and
several other people tried to persuade Moises
Gutierrez Precinct 9 Chairman, that he should stay
away from the meeting or if he did attend that he
should vote with "them.".
The results of attempts to persuade him'did not
pay-off and Gutierrez voted with a group determined
to oust the present "Jefe" type of committee. It was a
sound defeat for the New Party and one t^ it has
never been handed them in many years of control in
this county.
The funny part about the entire meeting was the
New Party committeemen on the board did not
nominate the people that the party has put up for
those posts in the regular primary election. For
example the Party put up Gustavo Rivera and one of
their boys nominated Felix Villarreal to the present
vacancy on the board. The Party placed on the ballot
Coche Garcia for Precinct Three but the boys
nominated Roberto Pena. The party really showed
their colors as far as their "dependability" on their
May ballot candidates.
The results of the Saturday meeting and the line-up
that resulted from the meeting promises new faces
conducting the election at the polling places in the
form of election presiding judges, election clerks and
other election officials.
Javier I). Margo, Starr County
Water District Manager, landed a three year contract
with a $100 a month raise in pay over the objections
and questio of board member A.O. Garza.
Garza rai J questions because Margo's contract
does not come up for renewal or consideration until
November of this year.
Garza got some excuse about Margo wanting to go
to work some where else but Garza feels that it's
because the Party is not sure of winning the up-
coming water district election and if it loses the water
district, down goes the salary or out goes Margo.
Certainly there is no district in the entire Valley that
pays near a $1000 per month for a manager. Gee, wish
I had one of those to chew on.
Margo will now be receiving $950 per month.
"I figured that since they (the directors) were in
such a generous mood with district money that they
would consider giving the rest of the hard working
employees of the district a 15 raise in pay." Garza
told the Herald, "But my motion to that effect died for
lack of a second."
"The way I figure it the rest of the district em-
ployees deserve a raise, they work hard to earn what
they now earn and the refusal of the district directors
to approve or the managers failure to i ecommend the
raise for the employees was a slap in the face to those
employees", Garza concluded.
Annual Youth Fair opens
The ninth annual Starr
County Youth Fair, sponsored
by the Starr County 4-11 Adult
Leaders Club, will be held this
weekend. March 1. 2, and ;i in
Kio Grande City. Plans for the
Fair were finalized at a meeting
of the Youth Fair Committees
on Monday. February 25.
directed by Javier I) Margo,
General Chairman of the Youth
Fair
Youth Fair activities will
begin on Friday, March 1, with
the admittance of exhibits to the
fairgrounds in Fort Ringgold
from 4:00 to7:00 p.m. Weighing
and sifting of the animal entries
will be conducted from 6:00 to
7:00 p.m. Admittance of
exhibits will be continued from
7:00 to H:())> a.m. on Saturday.
March 2, with judging to follow.
The annual Youth Fair
Parade will kick off Saturday's
activities. The parade, under
the chairmanship of Charles
Richmond, will begin at the
Courthouse and proceed down
Second Street to Fort Ringgold
beginning around 9:30 a.m.
Entries for the parade should
meet at 9:00 at the courthouse.
This year's Parade Grand
Marshall is Keynaldo Alaniz,
Starr County Commissioner.
Rosettes and cash awards
will be presented to winning
floats in the parade, with the
theme being, " "Ol< Spanish
Trail ' Awards of $',(). $:io, and
$2o will be given in both the
Junior and Senior Divisions.
Organizations and schools are
urged to enter the float com-
petition. Many county bands
will be participating in the
Garcia
services
today
Longtime Rio Grande City
resident Fabriciano iWencho)
Garcia. (12, died at his home
after an apparent cardiac
arrest
Garcia, a long time employee
of City Auto Parts was an active
member of the De Saules
Council of the Knights of
Columbus and a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. He
was a veteran of World War II
A Catholic. Garcia is survived
by two sons, Gilberto F Garcia
<il Rio Grande City and
Fabriciano Jr . of McAllen lie
is also survived by a daughter
Mrs Johnny iKmmai
I) rue m on I of Rio Grande City
Also surviving him are a
brother Gilberto O. Garcia ol
McAllen and three sisters San
Juanita G I linojosa of McAllen.
Mrs Manucla G Murray ol
Houston and Kster <; Vallo of
Rio Grande City. Seven
grandchildren also survive
< iarcia
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction ol Ceballos
Funeral Directors of Rio
Grande City and services will
be held Thursday morning at
at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
parade also, with trophies to be
presented during the Parade of
Champions on Saturday af-
ternoon
The official opening of the
fairgrounds will be at 10:01) a.m.
following the parade. Youth
exhibits. Science Fair entries,
livestock, and commercial
exhibits may be seen at the
M. Itipurpose Center and the
fairgrounds on Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Livestock exhibits this year
will include twenty-five lambs,
twenty-four steers, four
registered heifers, nine swine,
and two dairy heifers. In-
creased tent space and pens
have been added for this year's
livestock entries
Over too Farm Shop Projects
and about forty Industrial Arts
Projects representing the
County Schools, will be judged
and exhibited The Clothing
Division boasts 123 entrants this
year, with a new Handicrafts
category included. Judging for
the clothing entries will be on
Thursday morning at the
Multipurpose Center, and
winning garments will be shown
at the Fair There are 276 en-
tries in the Foods Division, with
a Candy category added.
Various concessions, spon-
sored by County 4 11 clubs, will
lie open on the fairgrounds w ith
barbecue on buns, sandwiches,
solt drinks, raspas, ice cream,
and many other refreshments
available
Livestock Judging will be at
11:00 a.m.. and the Presen-
tation of Awards and Parade of
Champions will begin at 2:30
p.m. Auction of Top Food
Kntrieswill beat :i:0() p.m., and
the Fat Lamb Auction will
follow at 4:00 p m
A Western Dance for the
public will be held on Saturday
night rile Dance, sponsored by
the 4-11 Adult Leaders Club, will
feature Country Roland and the
Valley Hoy s, and w ill be at the
K C Hall in Rio Grande City
from 9 to I \dmission is $ii oo a
couple.
A Rodeo will highlight Sun-
day's activities The rodeo w ill
Ik.' held at 2:00 in the afternoon
at the Starr County Roping Club
Area north of Rio Grande City.
Stock contractor for the rodeo is
Kings Bros . Inc. of Weslaco.
Short notes...
The Rio Grande High School
Band Booster Club will be
holding a meeting Tuesday,
March 5 at the band hall to
discuss a planned Bar Be Cue
The 7::$0 pm meeting will
also fie to discuss financing the
band trip to Corpus Christi to
perform at Bucaneer Days
The Rio Grande City Herald
has located in its new office at
:SI! West Main Sleet
New faces added
to Demo committee
The Starr County Democratic
Executive Committee in a
special session called last
Saturday morning elected three
new precinct chairmen.
The committee which had
attempted to meet twice before
to replace three ol its members,
had failed in a flurry of legal
taik from two local attorneys
The committee had attempted
to meet on January 5 and
January 12 but at one meeting
several members stayed out-
side and an attorney claiming to
represent them stated that his
clients were refusing to attend
the meeting pending
clarification on notice of the
meeting.
The Saturday morning
meeting was requested by-
Pedro S Pena of precinct one.
Those present at the Saturday
meeting were Pedro S Pena
Precinct Chairman Precinct
< me. Kinma Vera I'recinct
Chairperson from Precinct <>.
Federico Guerra Jr Precinct
Chairman ol Precinct
Ml redo (Iarcia, Precinct
Chairman ol Precinct Her
nardo (. ircia Precinct
Chairman ol Precinct It and
Moises < i ui ici rez. I 'recinct
Chairman ol Precinct 9. and
Ismiiel Pena. County
Democratic Chairman Also
present was O \ Garza,
•ecietarv to the committee
The purpose ol the special
meeting was to till all existing
vacancies The vacancy of
Precinct Chairman of Precinct
No 2, Jose A Saenz, vacated
position by changing his
residence to a place outside the
precinct to which he was
elected Vacancy of Precinct
Chairman of Precinct No. :i due
to a federal felony conviction of
Gilberto N. Garza and to fill the
vacancy of Precinct No 4
formerly held by Leonardo
Saenz vacated on February 4
when he filed for County
Treasurer and became a
candidate for public office.
In a tight vote Paul M Doyno
who was nominated by Kmma
Vera of Precinct ii to replace
Saenz and Roberto Pena was
nominated by Pedro S Pena
The vote was 4 3 in lavor of
Doyno In another 4-3 vote with
the same persons nominating
( ornelio Alvarez defeated Felix
Villarreal and Viola G Garza
defeated Antonio i'forty (iarcia
also in a 4 3 \ ote
The new Starr County
Democratic Committee is now
composed ol Pedro S Pena, 2.
Paul M Doyno 2. Cornelio
Alvarez Mrs Viola G
Garza 4 Federico Guerra Jr .
Kmma Vera. • ■ Alfredo
Garcia. 1 Bernardo (iarcia. li;
and Moises Gutierrez it. Isniael
pena the County Democratic
( hairman and < * A Gai /.a head
the group
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