Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1975 Page: 6 of 20
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For The Gardener
THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 6 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1975
L
EIGHT YEARS OLD- Kent
'eterson celebrated his eighth
birthday with a party on
Wednesday, February 19. A
Western theme was carried out
during the party, with a cake
decorated with cowboys and
Indians served to his friends
and relatives attending. The
children enjoyed the traditional
pinata. The highlight of the
afternoon was a magic show
presented to the children by
Hobbs Williams. The chocolate
cake, root beer, ice cream
cones, and candy were served.
Joining in the festive occasion
with Kent were his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Peterson, his
grandparents , Mr. and Mrs.
A.V. Peterson, and his Aunt
Madge Rusk from Pampa.
:' From The Desk Of-
Speedy Guffey
; Fire Chief
The Firemen were called out
of bed at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday
morning to combat a Fire at the
Trophy Farms. A storage shed
burned, there were fifteen (15)
Firemen that answered the
alarm.
We now have our new
Pumper Truck in service. The
hose for the truck arrived last
week Thursday and on Sunday
afternoon it was loaded by some
of our Volunteer Firemen.
Tuesday night drill was
spent getting the Volunteer
Firemen familiar with the
guages and valves of the New
Pumper. The New Pumper is
operated on the same basis as
the ola Fire Truck we have been
using for the past (15) fifteen
except there are more gauges
and larger ones, thus all the
Firemen need to be familiar
with them.
I am making a requisition to
the Commissioneers Court for
some added equipment. We
need a dualce gun, like the one
of the McAllen Firemen used on
the Zarsky Lumber Company
Fire, and we also need more
protective clothing for our
Firemen. I hope our County
Judge and County Com-
missioneers see fit to supply us
with these pieces of Equipment.
Lets all check our homes for
Fire Hazards. How about your
hot water heater,--get that
broom and oily mop or any
otrier inflammable material
away' from it. "DON'T LET
YOUR HOME BE THE FIRST
ONE THAT WE USE THE
NEW FIRE TRUCK ON!
Abilene, Kan., cow town on
the Kansas Pacific Railway,
was conveniently located for
northern buyers and Texas and
Western breeders. Abilene's
peak year was 1871 when 700,-
000 cattle were shipped out.
Rose Care For Beautiful Blooms
COLLEGE STATION - A
little extra care of those rose
buses in your home landscape
can bring a season of beautiful
blooms.
"Prune roses now and also
plant new varieties," advises
Everett Janne with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service.
"Plant bare-root rose bushes
about four weeks before the
average last frost date in your
area. However, potted bushes
can be set out at any time."
Prune roses in early spring
before active growth starts,
suggests the landscape hor-
ticulturist. Cut off any insect
damaged or diseased canes.
When pruning, leave about
five vigorous canes 18-24 inches
tall. For an abundance of small
blooms on Hybrid Tea varieties,
cut back about one-fourth of the
plant. For medium-sized
flowers, prune back about one-
half of the growth and for
exhibition-size roses, prune
about three-fourths of the plant.
Janne suggests pruning
rambling and climbing roses
after they bloom. However,
Alaniz Signed By A and I
KINGSVILLE -- David
Alaniz, who averaged nine
unassisted tackles and 20
assists a game last season at
San Isidro High School, has
signed with the Texas A&I
University football team.
Gene Walkoviak, Javelina
offensive backfield coach,
signed Alaniz.
The 6-3, 226-pound linebacker
and tackle, had four in-
terceptions last fall to go with
his impressive tackle statistics.
He was on the Class A all-
state second team as a tackle,
made the All-Valley team as a
linebacker and was on the All-
South Texas team as a tackle.
He has been all-district for
three seasons.
Alaniz, who was coached in
high school by Hector Madrigal
Jr., is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Romeo Alaniz of San Isidro.
He is the 13th signee for the
Javelinas thus far this season
and the fourth linebacker.
some long stems must be left to
produce flowers.
"After pruning, cover the cut
end of the cane with asphalt
wound dressing or caulking
compound. This will prevent
larvae of carpenter bees from
burrowing into the cane-;,"
notes the horticulturist.
To keep roses healthy, weed
and fertilize the garden area
regularly. Apply one-half cup of
8-8-8 or a similar fertilizer at
least a foot from the trunk of the
rose bush and reapply every
three or four weeks if the soil is
sandy or infertile.
Apply a two-inch mulch of
sawdust, wood chips or peat
moss to the soil to retain
moisture and retard weed
growth.
Spray roses with a fungicide -
Benlate or Manzate - every
week during the summer to
control blackspot.
"Try growing a few
miniature roses this spring,"
suggests Janne. "They are
hardy and are good for low
border plantings, rock gardens,
window boxes and as house
plants."
Sudden Infant
Death Subject
Of Talk
SAN ANTONIO, -- The
Nursing Students Association of
Incarnate Word College will
sponsor an open to the public
free lecture on SIDS, the
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The talk will be given by
Dr. Jim Bliss Norton, Jr., a
pediatric cardiologist on the
faculty of the University of
Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio.
Dr. Norton, who is an
associate professor of
pediatrics at the UT facility, is
presently doing research on this
disease.
His lecture, with slides, will
begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
27, in the second floor lecture
hall of the Nursing Education
Building on the IWC campus.
Dr. Norton's lecture is one of
a series of workshops ,
seminars, and lectures hosted
by the IWC nursing students
designed to promote greater
public awareness of the health
sciences and nursing, as well as
increase their knowledge as
students of nursing.
FEOFFORS
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iiAchievement
F
or tomorrow's agriculture . . . today's Future
Farmers of America have already started to meet
the challenges of the environment . . are already
preparing themselves for useful, and satisfying,
careers in the nation's largest industry.
F.F.A offers its young members the opportunity
to develop their special vocational skills with
varied training programs and community projects.
We congratulate F.F.A. on its 40th anniversary,
its members for learning, earning and growing.
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1975, newspaper, February 27, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194498/m1/6/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.