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RIO GRANDE
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TPA Award Winning Newspaper
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Vol. XXXIII
No. 17
Thursday, February 6,1975
Rio Grande City, Texas
Elias Guerrero Appointed International
Relations Committee Chairman
Elias J. Guerrero, Project
Coordinator of the Rio Bravo
Resource Conservation and
Development Project has been
named chairman of the In-
ternational Relations Com-
mittee of the National Council,
Soil Conservation Society of
America with headquarters in
Ankeny, Iowa.
As chairman of this com-
mittee he will seek on ways and
meaas for the exchange of
information and conservation
techniques between con-
servation leaders of the various
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Elias Guerrero
Suit Filed Against
Newspaper
A libel suit against the Rio
Grande Herald has been filed
by the firm of Pope and Pope
and F. R. Nye in behalf of
Javier D. Margo.
Margo alleges he was "a
respected, upright, and
honorable business man and
Eye Glasses
Needed IJy
Lions Club
The Rio Grande City lions
Club is conducting a drive to
collect used, old. or unfitted eye
glasses.
These eye glasses will be
rebuilt and will be sent to other
parts of the world for truly
needy people.
Please take your discarded
eyeglasses to one of the
following places of collection:
Edelstein's Better Furniture,
Margo Pharmacy, Grande
Butane, Ramirez Texaco
Service Station and Saenz Cash
and Carry Store.
general manager of the Starr
County Water Control and
Improvement District No. 2 in
Rio Grande City, Texas and
enjoyed the esteem, respect and
confidence of his friends, neigh-
bors, fellow citizens and
business associates. By reason
of, and as direct and proximate
cause of the hereinafter alleged
acts of the defendants, "Margo.
"has been ruined in good name
and reputation, and his honesty
and integrity have been
questioned. He has been held as
an object of ridicule and em-
barrassment and his honesty,
integrity, veracity, and fairness
have been questioned by the
defendants, their agents,
owners and employees.
The water manager further
alleges, "during the month of
March, A.D., 1974 and par-
ticularly on October 31, 1974, the
defendants published an article
concerning," Margo, "whereby
the defendants named the
plaintiff as being the person
agaiast whom the article was
published on such date and
see SUIT page 16
countries of the world and
thereby provided for more
efficient use and conservation
of the natural resources vital to
the welfare of the respective
countries.
Mr. Guerrero has been with
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture some 33 years. He
started as assistant Farm
Management Supervisor with
the Farm Security Ad-
ministration I now Farmers
Home Administration). He did
a tour of duty with the Pink
Bollworm Division, Bureau of
Entomology and Plant.
Quarantine, in Mexico, and
later transferred to the Soil
Conservation Service, where he
is at present.
He graduated from the Rio
Grande City High School and
earned a B.S. degree from
Texas A&M University.
He was an artillery Liaison
pilot-observer during WW-II
and served in the Third Army.
He participated in five battle
campaigns starting in Nor-
mandy to VE day. He also
served during the Korean war
He is married to the former
Adela Garcia of Crystal City.
They have six children: Elias
Jr. - 1st year Medical student at
Baylor School of Medicine,
Houston, Texas.; Adriana -
Senior; Anthropology Major,
Texas A&M University; Rafael
-Junior; Recreation and Parks.
Tarleton State University;
Eduardo - Sophomore; Wildlife
and Fisheries Science, Texas
A&M University; Carlos -
Senior; Rio Grande City High
School; Gilberto-Kindergarten;
West Grammar School.
TSTA, CTA Committee
Begin Push For Benefits
The teacher's and ad-
ministrator's Professional
Consultations Committee
composed of Joel Salinas,
Benito Saenz, Ricardo Recio,
Guadalupe Villarreal, Romeo
[jopez and Santos Porras met
for the second time with
representatives of the school
board to discuss certain
requests. Arnoldo F. Gonzalez
and A. E. Garcia, the district's
superintendent, represented the
views of the administration.
The superintendent promised
to look into the matter of
securing funds through new
legislative law which might
pass the legislature. The funds
would be used to employ
curriculum supervisors for two
different levels, elementary
and secondary. The school
district at one time carried such
a position, but because of the
lack of funds, the position was
dissolved. However, it was
pointed out that the title of
curriculum supervisor was now
part "of the newly formed
Administrative Assistant to the
Superintendent position." The
possibility was discussed of
rerouting some other positions
to provide for such a position.
After discussion, the matter
rested.
Administration represen-
tatives were impressed with the
possibility of the school district
tearing the cost of the yearly
check for tuberculosis, as
required by the State of Texas.
The superintendent will check
up on the cost of such a program
if provided by the district and
then request the board act on
the request. Gonzalez was
pleased with the proposal since
it would demonstrate some
benefits to employees. They do
not now have any similar
benefits.
Presently, the Texas State
Teachers Association is
working with the legislature in
order to get the TB tests
discontinued. The topic will be
tabled until the outcome is
decided by the actions of the
state legislature.
A plan on insurance
premiums to be paid by the
school district was brought
forth. It was proposed that the
school district pay fully or
partially for insurance. It was
noted that there were 231
professionals and 250 non-
professionals employed. The
total paid for insurance
premiums by members of the
professional organization
amounts to approximately
$70,000 per year. One of the
consultation committee
members expressed the view
that it was better to get the
school district to pay for the
employees insurance and exact
the difference for the payment
from the employee. Details on
this matter would be presented
at another date.
Many existing problems
would be eliminated if the
teachers received a $400.00
raise above the state minimum.
Administrators would be in-
cluded in this program
see COMMITTEE page 16
School District Accepts Reimbursables'
The dispute over reim-
bursables resumed at the school
board meeting Tuesday
evening.
Approval of the architecture
firm, Taniguichi and Asso.,
contract brought a heated
response from John Pope III
who, with Board Member,
Ramiro Narro, questioned the
acceptability of retaining a
reimbursable clause in the
contract.
Narro stated he had con-
versed with a board member
outside the present district and
that school board member
stated he had never heard of
reimbursables as part of an
architectural contract. Some
citizens have described the
"reimbursable clause" as a
slush fund."
"What are they doing for fi.4
percent or fi.8 percent", asked
Pope'1
In the final vote Roberto S.
Margo abstained from the vote.
Pope and Narro voted no. All
others favored the contract
after the reimbursable amount
was lowered from $33,000 to
$12,000.
The matter of the sale of
school land to the local in-
dustrial foundation was tabled
after discussion.
The foundation is requesting
the school district sell ap-
pro ximately three acres of land
to them. The organization is
made up of about 75 persons
from Starr County.
Pope did not want to become
involved in the sale transaction
because of the sensitivity of the
issue. One of the board mem-
bers called upon Eulalio
Aguilar, the county surveyor, to
price the land. He was against
the sale of the land and did not
begin to state its value. "We all
know the history of school land
sales," stated one spectator. He
was referring to the past ac-
tions of the school boards of
selling land to political chiefs
allegedly without allowing the
public to be informed.
An idea was presented to open
up all schools to the voters in
the upcoming school election. It
was argued that there was no
reason why the residents east of
Avasolo Street should be made
to trek to La Union to vote.
Apparently, it is hoped they will
be allowed to vote in the
Precinct I voting place. This
plan would also allow each
precinct to be used in the
election.
Coach Roel Maidonado
submitted his resignation and a
school board subcommittee was
created to look into the athletic
department.
Mothers
PresenI
Coronation
The Catholic Mother's Gub is
sponsoring a coronation at the
High School Gym. Sunday,
February 9th, 1975 at 7:00 p.m.
Admission is $1.00 for adults
and 50c for children. The
Catholic School children will
present the program for the
night, together with numbers
from the public school and 4-H
members.
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1975, newspaper, February 6, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194497/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.