Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1976 Page: 1 of 12
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RIO GRANDE
"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County"
VOL XXXV
Thursday, December 23,1976
Ten Cents
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM - The children of the First United
Methodist Church presented a Christmas program for the en-
joyment of the public on Sunday night, December 19. The
Preschool children reenacted the Nativity Scene with a pageant
including Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, angels, and Wise
Men, pictured. The music was provided by the adult choir of the
church, accompanied by Mrs. Ross l«iGrange. Narration was
read by Rene Rolando Lopez. First through third grade
| ' students, pictured, presented "The Gifts of Christmas" and
fourth through sixth graders displayed posters and spoke on
3 their "Hopes and Wishes" for our country and world. Following
the service, bags of goodies were given to all the children
participating in and attending the program. On Sunday morning
the members and visitors of the church took part in a Can-
dlelight Service. Christmas hymns and spiritual readings began
the service, then a candle was lit by each person from the
ushers' candles which had been lit from the altar candles.
Following the lx>rd's Prayer, "Joy to the World" was sung as a
recessional carol.
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ESAA, Title VII Hold Joint Meet
On December 14, 1976 the
Title VII Bilingual Parental
Advisory Committee had a joint
session with the ESAA parental
Advisory Committee. Mr. Juan
Garza, chairman for the Title
VII Committee opened the
meeting.
Mr. Garza asked Mr. Efrain
Garcia to discuss the objectives
of both programs. Mr. Garcia
mentioned that this was the last
year for Title VII, but that a
new proposal for a demon-
stration program was going to
be made. He said that in order
to write a good proposal we
have to come out with new
ideas. He also mentioned that
parents should convey new
ideas for the new program for
this is your program. He told
them that they were under
competitive basis and that the
new proposal had to be
presented first to H.E.W. Office
of Education and later sub-
mitted to Washington for ap-
proval.
He added "that the new
proposal would have a student-
teacher component." Students
were going to be hired to assist
teachers. Another component
would be local culture. Here
students were going to write out
into the community and write
local stories. Teacher aides to
assist teachers would be
another component. He said
that teachers were overloaded
and that teacher aides would
help the teacher give additional
aide to deprived children.
Finally parental involvement
including volunteer parents
would be another component.
He nier.;ioned that it was very
lmp-u'iant for parents to assist
teachers particularly Kin-
dergarten teachers.
He told the group that Mr.
Barrera, Title VII Coordinator
would call for special meeting
at a later date.
Mr. Recio, ESAA Coor-
dinator, spoke to the group. He
explained why Essa helped
eliviate overloaded classrooms.
He mentioned that resource
teachers would get some
students who needed extra help
from the regular classroom and
in this manner where able to
give these children individual
help. He had a copy of the
proposal for the committee to
read. He passed a list for
parents to sign indicating where
they were for or against the
program. He told the group that
this list had to be submitted
with the proposal.
Mr. Juan Garza then asked
the group for discussion. Dif-
ferent members expressed
their ideas and feelings toward
these federal programs.
Mr. Garcia also took this
opportunity to explain to the
committees a new 5 year plan
for the district where the
parents will have the op-
portunity to express their ideas
on courses they want their
children to take.
Swine Flu Immunization
Program Abruptly Stopped
Roma, Rio Grande City
Included In Historical Paper
^"ci'ia Gutierrez, R.N.,
announced that the Region X
Public Health Field Office in
Rio Grande City last Thursday
at 4:30 p.m. received orders
issued by Dr. Paul Musgrave,
Region X Medical Director,
that all swine flu immunization
clinics be cancelled and that no
more of the vaccine should be
administered until further
notice. The orc'ers were ef-
fective immediately.
The government's $135
million swine flu immunization
program is currently in
suspension while federal health
officials seek to determine if
their is any link between the
vaccine and an unusual form of
paralysis that has killed at least
five persons, all recipients of
the swine flu shots.
About 40 million citizens, less
than 30 per cent of the eligible
adult population, received the
vaccine before the program
was abruptly suspended
Thursday.
Officials of the Center for
Disease Control and the Health,
Education and Welfare
Department said they called a
halt to vaccinatioas because of
statistical relationships bet-
ween persons receiving vaccine
and the incidence of a paralysis
called Guillain-Barre syn-
drome.
In announcing the suspension,
Dr. David Sencer, director of
CDC, said an intensive two-day
survey turned up 94 cases of
Guillain-Barre syndrome in 14
states. Of those, 51 had received
swine flu shots within one to
three weeks of the onset of
paralysis; 31 had not been
vaccinated and the status of the
remaining 12 was uncertain.
From these statistics, a CDC
official said, the chances are 7
in 1 million that a person who
has received the vaccine will
contract Guillain-Barre syn-
drome, as opposed to 2 in a
million for the unvaccinated.
Sencer said, "We are not able
with the available data to rule
out the possibility of an
association" between Guillain-
Barre syndrome and the vac-
cine.
The syndrome usually begins
as a rapidly developing
weakness in the legs, then in the
hands and arms and finally the
trunk, neck, and face. It. is
poorly understood, often
misdiagnosed illness frequently
preceded by a pulmonary
disorder. Ninety percent of its
victims recover completely,
CDC officials said, 5 percent are
left with "some weakness' and 5
percent die.
Seventeen New Citizens
Naturalized In Ceremony
Seventeen men and women
became new American citizens
in an impressive Naturalization
Ceremony at the District
Courtroom in Starr County
Courthouse in Rio Grande City
on December 15, 1976 at 2:00
p.m.
Naturalization petitions were
granted for Leonila Garza
Gonzalez, Carlos Alvarez Jr.,
Teresa de Jesus Villarreal,
Aida Sarabia Garza, Francisca
America Perez, Maria Ofilia
Garcia, Alberto Perez Jr., Felix
Mejia, Maria Yolanda Garza,
Patricio Hernandez, Olga
Villarreal Escobar, Ramiro
Villarreal, Roberto Matilde
Gonzalez, Rosa Rocha Vela,
Eloy Chapa, Sylvia Gonzalez
Saenz, and Maria Margarita
Gonzalez.
The opening of the Court was
made by Starr County Sheriff
Reymundo Alvarez. The Junior
Squad of the V.F.W. made the
presentation of the colors, and
Miguel Perez played the Starr
Spangled Banner on the cornet,
liie Rev. Ceferino Castellanos
of San Isidro Catholic Church
led the Invocation.
The Honorable Raul
Hinojosa, U.S. Examiner, made
the motion by Naturalization
Examiner, and the Honorable
Ricardo H. Garcia, Judge of the
District Court, granted the
motion. The Honorable Juan
Erasmo Saenz, District Clerk,
administered the oath.
Following the pledge of
allegiance, led by the V.F.W.
Junior Squad, a welcome ad-
dress was given by Garcia.
Saenz made the presentation of
citizenship certificates, and a
Benediction was led by the Rev.
Castellanos.
Roma - Los Saenz and Rio
Grande City were among the
Rio Grande Valley towns in-
cluded in the recent historical
issue of "El Turista" printed in
the valley. Both rich in culture
and history, the Starr County
towns made interesting ad-
ditions to the publication.
Of Roma-Los Saenz, they
wrote, "Roma-Los Saenz is an
interesting community, so
different from many of the
Valley settlements. It is two
communities, actually, in
appearance, and Roma
dominates so far as Valleyites
who refer to it are concerned.
The name Roma is for Rome
and was given to a mission built
in 1751. Los Saenz is for a
Spanish captain. Miguel Saenz,
who received the land grant in
1767.
Roma was an important
shipping point on the Rio
Grande until about the time of
arrival of the railroads and
highways. The river was
navigable most of the year, and
steamboats carried cotton
downstream until after 1886. In
the days of the Gold Rush,
Roma prospered from the trade
of the California - bound fortune
seekers. And during the Civil
War, Roma had a lively trade
with Mexico. Roma has a
Spanish or Mexican at-
mosphere, and Winter iexans
should put it on their "must
lists' to visit. Livestock, some
agriculture and petroleum, plus
being a gateway to Mexico (a
bridge spans the Rio Grande
into Ciudad Miguel Aleman),
are the prime factors in the
cc./nmuw:Jy's economy
There are many buildings in
the area of stone and adobe
construction."
El Turista also told of the
early origins of Rio Grande City
and of the main points in its
development and growth.
STDC To Discuss Starr
County Projects
The Government Application
Review Committee, GARC, of
the South Texas Development
Council will meet on December
22 at 10:00 a.m. in the Public
library in Hebbronville, Texas.
Several Starr County projects
and proposals are to be
discussed at the meeting.
Review and comments will be
heard on the following projects:
Improvements to Sanitary
Sewer System, city of Laredo;
Emergency Energy Assistance
Program, Community Action
Council of South Texas;
Recycling and Construction of
Classrooms, Rio Grande City
Independent School District;
Waterworks Administration
Building, county of Starr;
Recreational-Agricultural-
Cultural Park, county of Starr;
County Maintenance, county of
Starr; and Cultural Im-
provements, Starr County
Industrial Foundation.
Ratification should be made
on the construction of a gym,
pool, and tennis courts for the
Roma Independent School
District.
Dance
Planned
The Damas Catolicas of Rio
Grande City are planning their
annual Christmas Dance to be
held on Saturday night,
December 25, from 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.
I/)s Continentales will be
providing music for dancing at
the Knights of Columbus Hall in
Rio Grande City.
Sanchez Receives
Double Conference Honors
Juan Sanchez
Juan Sanchez was among five
Sul Ross State University
football players named to the
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic
Association all-conference
team. Four from Sul Ross were
listed on honorable mention
teams.
Sul Ross University, who was
runner-up in the conference,
and Trinity University, who
took the crown, dominate the
team chosen by conference
coaches.
Sanchez was the only TIAA
player selected for both of-
fensive and defensive teams.
The 6T\ 245 lb. tackle was a
unanimous choice for down
lineman and was also selected
for offensive tackle. Only four
of thtVconference team players
were unanimous selections.
Juan, a senior at Sul Ross
University, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe R. Sanchez of Rio
Grande City. He is a graduate of
Rio Grande City High School.
Lobo quarterback Ricky
Watts was the unanimous
choice for all-confcrence
quarterback. Halfback Robert
Bolden was chosen for the of-
fensive team. James Rodgers
and Marty Schumaker were
chosen as linemen for the
conference team.
In honorable mention column
were Bill Dimler, San Antonio
junior fullback; David Wood,
junior tight end from Fort
Worth; and Stan Caffey, senior
guard from Seminole on the
offensive team and Travis
Howard, sophomore linebacker
from Odessa, on the defensive
unit.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS The staff of the Rio Grande Herald
wishes everyone^ Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Antonio (Tony) Solis, Managing Editor and Tissa Peterson,
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Society Editor and Reporter especially want to wish everyone in
Rio Grande City and Starr County a very Merry C\ istmas
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