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RIO GRANDE
"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County"
VOL. XXXV
NO. 32
MAY 26, 1977
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Roma Commencement
Exercises Friday
"The Young and the
Restless" will be the theme
for the 1977 Commencement
Exercises of Roma High
School.
The student-oriented
program is scheduled for th-
is Friday, May 27, at 8:30
p.m. at the Gladiators Court
of the Horace P. Guerra
Building.
One hundred and twenty
seven students are can-
didates for graduation,
making this the largest
graduating class in the
history of Roma High
School.
Emergency Loan
Proposal Approved
Washington, D.C. —
Senator Lloyd Bentsen
Wednesday said the Senate
has approved his proposal to
make emergency SBA loans
available in boarder areas
where the economy has been
depressed by devaluation of
the Mexican peso.
The Senate Wednesday
passed unanimously
legislation similar to a bill
introduced by Bentsen
earlier in the year.
"During the eight months
since the Government of
Mexico decided to float its
currency, the value of the
Mexican peso has decreased
by almost 50 percent in
relation to the dollar," Ben-
tsen said in a Senate speech
urging passage of the
measure.
"One consequence of this
devaluation has been severe
economic distress in Texas
border communities from
Brownsville to El Paso,
communities that have
traditionally counted
Mexican nationals among
their good friends and
customers."
"Many border merchants
report their sales are down
by 50 to 60 percent. This
situation has forced
thousands of Texans out of
work and has led to serious
economic instability in city
after city."
Under the bill approved by
the Senate the Governor of
Texas could certify to the
Small Business
Administration that the
border area has suffered
economic injury from the
floating of the peso.
If this certification is
accepted by the Ad-
ministrator of the SBA, the
area would become eligible
for SBA loans without a
declaration of economic
disaster.
"A declaration of
economic disaster has
serious consequences and
far-reaching implications
for the future of any com-
munity," Bentsen said.
"It should not stand as a
prerequisite for the type of
loan envisioned in this
legislation and I am pleased
that the Senate has given
overwhelming approval to
this needed change,"
Senator Bentsen said.
the largest graduating class
in the history of Roma High
School.
Karen Railey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Railey of Falcon Heights,
lias been named Valedic-
torian of the 1977 Roma High
School graduating class with
a four year average of 93.29.
Salutatorian is Christine
Butcher with a four year
average of 92.54. Chris's
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Butcher of Falcon
Heights.
The Highest Ranking Boy
in the Roma High School
graduating class is Noel R.
Garza, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Garza of Roma. His
average is 88.04.
The Top Ten Students for
1977 are Karen Railey,
Christine Butcher, Elizabeth
Torres, Maricela Volpe,
Noel R. Garza, Eloy
Elizondo, Horacio Flores,
Maria Diliana Sanchez,
Gladys Garcia, and Maria O.
Trevino.
Principals Ramiro
Barrera and Jose Roberto
Garcia announed that the
Class Sponsors this year
were Alonzo H. Alvarez,
Yvonne Munoz, Mrs. J. O.
Valle, Lauro Gonzalez, and
Juan Manuel Escobar.
Cheerleader
OPENING CEREMONIES-Grand Opening Ceremonies for the new Nutrition
Center for the Elderly in Roma were held on Thursday, May 19. The new Center is
located at the old Maria and Isabel Recreation Hall. Services for the elderly are
provided on a regularly scheduled basis. Present for the ceremonies was Father
Grant who blessed the new center and all of the elderly participants from Roma-Los
Saenz and Salineno. Pictured above, left to right, are Mrs. Maria Benavidez, owner of
the building; Horacio Vela, who did the preparations inside the building; Mrs. Salome
Ramirez, participant, cutting the ribbon; Commissioner Amando Pena; and Jose
Maria Alvarez, Jr., South Texas Nutrition Project Director. Not pictured but also a
main figure in the new center is Eliza Galindo. site manager.
RGC Summer School Set
To Begin June 1
Clinic
Set
ESAA-Title VII
Committees
Meet Jointly
The Advisory Committees
for the ESAA and Title VII
Programs of the Rio Grande
City Consolidated In-
dependent School District
met for their regular
monthly committee meeting
on Wednesday, May 18, 1977
at the Title VII Office.
Discussed during the
meeting were advantages
and disadvantages of some
programs; a report on the
visit to the ESAA Programs
by Joe Smith, ESAA
Program Officer from
Dallas; final close-out
reports; test results;
summer programs in
curriculum development;
and the status of the 1977-78
projects.
In addition to the above, a
good discussion was held on
Luis Jaime Trevino, ESAA
Resource Teacher at Grulla
Schools, reported to the
parents on the im-
provements made by the
students through the use of
resource teachers and aides.
He also stated how well
bilingual-bicultural edu-
cation has been im-
plemented in the classrooms
and hoped that programs of
similar nature will continue.
After the meeting was
adjourned, refreshments
were served.
Dates have been set for the
17th annual Cheerleader
Summer Clinic at Pan
American University, and a
record enrollment of close to
500 cheerleaders is expected
for the week of August 8-12.
"More than 450
cheerleaders attended last
summer, and we anticipate
an even larger enrollment
this year," said Dr. Amilda
Thomas, professor of health
and physical education at
PAU.
Dr. Thomas started the
cheerleader clinic in 1960
and it has grown steadily
ever since.
The clinic staff is supplied
by the National
Cheerleaders Association of
Dallas, directed by
I^awrence Herkimer.
High school and junior
high school cheerleaders
attend from throughout
South Texas. Every phase of
cheerleading is taught.
Deadline for enrolling
cheerleaders in the clinic is
June 30. Interested persons
should contact Dr. Thomas
at PAU, phone 381-3502.
Superintendent A.E.
Garcia has announced that
the Title I Regular and the
Migrant Education
Programs will sponsor a six
weeks summer program for
eligible students.
Registration is scheduled
for Friday and Tuesday,
May 27 and May 31, at
Ringgold Intermediate for
Migrant students and
Ringgold Junior High Title I
Building for Title I Students.
The program will be for
students who were in grades
first through eighth in
September 1976. No
cafeteria or buses will be
available on May 27 and May
31. These services will begin
on June 1 when classes begin
at 8:00 a.m. The program
will terminate July 11, 1977.
The basic criteria for
program participation is
migrant student designation
or students who are
educationally and
economically deprived. The
program will offer remedial
reading, remedial math,
enrichment activities and
recreation consisting of
physical education and -
swimming.
Classes will run from 8:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday
thru Friday, with breakfast,
lunch and transportation as
part of the program. Any -
questions concerning these
programs may be directed to
Miss Elma Rose Gonzalez,
Title I Program Ad-
ministrator at 487-5591 ex-
tension 56 or 57, or Mr. Ar-
turo Garza, Migrant
Program Administrator at
487-5591 extension 50.
Starr County Students
Graduate At Pan Am
Dr. Ralph Schilling,
president of Pan American
Univeristy, presented 745
diplomas during May
commencement at the
university. There were 660
undergraduate degrees and
85 graduate degrees con-
ferred.
The graduating class was
composed of both May 1977,
and December 1976
graduates. The May
graduate students with -
master's degrees were: -
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
RIO GRANDE CITY -
Catherine LaGrange and
Credit Bureaus
Set Standards
RN's Garza, Longoria
Attend Nurse's Conference
The Texas School Nurse
Administrators Association
held their annual conference
in Houston, Texas on May 11,
12, and 13. Valley
representatives included
Mrs. Frances Garza, R. N.
from the Roma Independent
School district and Mrs.
Gloria Longoria, R. N. from
the Mission Independent
School district. The con-
ference coincided with the
Texas Medical Association
Convention.
The nurses' conference
opened the first day with a
session on "management of
Time."The speaker was
Shirley E. Rose, Ph.D.,
Director of Curricular
Services, Harris County
Department of Education.
The second day, the nurses
met with the Texas Medical
Association School Health
Committee in the morning
and the Texas Education
Agency School Health
Committee in the afternoon.
On the third and final day
of the conference the school
nurses attended a session on
the Iinpedeance method of
performing hearing tests on
school age children. This
type of hearing tests detects
middle ear infections which
ordinarily are not picked up
by puretone testing. The
presentation was given by
speech therapists from the
Aldine Independent School
District, Aldine, Texas.
The next Texas School
Nurse Administrators
conference is scheduled for
June 1978 in Austin, Texas.
PAD To
Offer
Course
TOP STUDENT8-San Isidro Junior High School
Principal, Vicente Vldnalz announced the 1976-77 top
ranking students. Elda Ybarra (left), daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Alfredo Acevedo received the honor of
Valedictorian with an average of 96.7 I .aura Alicia
Guerra, duaghter of Mr. and Mrs. Lauro Guerra
received the honor of salutatorian with an average of
92 8.
A course in child
development sponsored by
the Stale Department of
Public Welfare will begin in
June at Pan American
University.
Lasting ten weeks, class
enrollment will be limited to
those persons working in -
child care programs, at no
charge to participants.
Three semester hours
credit form Pan American
will be granted upon com-
pletion of the course and
those signing up must meet
Pan Am's admission
requirements
The credit reporting in-
dustry, through its national
trade association,
Associated Credit Bureaus,
Inc., has adopted a new set
of security standards for
credit bureaus designed to
guard against tampering
with consumer credit in-
formation, according to Raul
R. Guerrero, Owner Mgr. of
Credit Bureau of, Rio
Grande City, Tex.
"The credit reporting
industry has long recognized
the need to protect the in-
tegrity of consumer credit
files," said, "and individual
credit bureaus such as ours
have maintained their
individual security
procedures in the past.
Recent fraud attempts in
several cities, however,
have spotlighted the
desirability of an overall
industry code to redouble
our defenses against
fraudulent 'doctoring' of
consumer credit reports."
"Our industry is en-
couraged," Guerrero con-
tinued, "by the vigorous and
successful prosecution under
the existing fraud statutes of
would-be file tamperers
outside credit bureaus and
their accomplices inside the
bureaus. Many of these
actions have resulted in
deserved jail sentences for
those who attempted to
falsify consumer credit
records."
The Credit Bureau of Rio
Grande City is a member of
Associated Credit Bureaus,
Inc. and will scrupulously
adhere to the new industry
standards for file security.
Elements of security
covered in the new code
include: Physical office and
building setup; careful
screening and indoctrination
of employees; limited access
of employees to file records;
careful sifting of prospective
subscribers, scrutinizing
and rechecking information
furnished by subscribers,
especially when it would
"whitewash" an adverse
record; and detecting -
unauthorized changes in file
records by inside or outside
sources.
John L. Spafford,
President of Associated
Credit Bureaus, Inc., said
the security standards
contain safegrards for
computerized credit bureaus
in the handling and
processing of computer tape
data, careful audit trails to
permit backtracking each
stop of the infornation-
gathering process, safety of
documents and supervised
destruction of obsolete in-
formation.
In addition to requiring
minimum security
procedures for all credit
bureaus, the new standards
also suggest even more
comprehensive and more
stringent methods which
may be incorporated into a
given bureau system on an
optional basis.
"These security standards
are being instituted for the
mutual benefit of con-
sumers, (creditors and cr -
edit bureaus alike,"
Guerrero said, "and we
solicit the cooperation of all
segments of this community
in protecting this data which
is so important to our credit
economy."
Starr County Residents
Arraigned On Charges
The Drug Enforcement
Administration and the
Department of Public Safety
Task Force in conjunction
with, the Attorney General's
office once again rounded up
Starr County residents drug
related incidents.
Arrests made this past
weekend included the
following.
Lauro Garcia, of Salineno,
39, charged with possession
of marijuana, over 4 oz.,
felony, arraigned Friday,
May 20. Bond was set at
Center Graduates
17 Children
Seventeen children
received 'diplomas at
graduation ceremonies for
the First United Methodist
Early Childhood Center on
Friday, May 20.
Presented their cer-
tificates by Ruben Saenz, the
graduates, taught by Mrs.
Rene Rolando Lopez, were
Eddie Barrera, Justine
Cummings, Robert Lee
Garza, Adelfa Gonzalez,
Denise Gonzalez, Veronica
Gonzalez, Jossie Guerra,
Veronica Gutierrez, Jennifer
Lea Hinojosa, Roel Miguel
Lopez, Rene Molina Jr.,
Marcelo Montalvo, DeAnn
Peterson, Chad Severson,
Mark Trevino, Maricela
Villarreal, and Laura Liza
Gomez.
The program began with
music by Mrs. Boone
LaGrange and an Invocation
by Mrs. Alex Hinojosa.
Mistress of Ceremonies for
the occasion was Mrs.
Robert Peterson, President
of the Early Childhood
Center's Parent-Teacher
Association. Mrs. Peterson
gave the Welcome to a
capacity crowd in the church
sanctuary of the Methodist
Churcf,. •
The graduates, led by Mrs.
Lopez, gave the pledge of
allegiance to the flag and
sang several musical
selections, Five Little
Ducks, Los Pollitos, and -
Little Bird. A piano solo by
De Ann Peterson followed.
The younger children, led
by their teacher Mrs. Byron
A. Piper, then led the song
Jesus Loves the Little
Children, Spring Song, Jac
and Jill, and Georgy Porgy.
Members of the younger
class are Marcella Mon-
talvo, Valerie Garcia, Eloy
Garcia, Dana Cummings,
LeonelOlivarez Jr., Jennifer
McCamy, Marc Piper,
Benigno Gomez, Veronica
Rivera, Kandi Garcia,
Douglas Anderson, Juanito
Caro, Lauro Garza,
Maricela Gutierrez, Marissa
Trevino, Noe Olivarez Jr.,
and Patricia Campos.
Mrs. Peterson then in-
troduced the featured
speaker, Mrs. Juan Lino
Perez, who spoke on family
responsibilities. The
program was concluded with
the presentaton of cer-
tificates and words of ap-
preciation by Ruben Saenz.
The Parent Teacher
Association members served
a decorated "Snoopy" cake
nul rvnts, and punch to ail
those attending. The
fellowship hall was
decorated in a graduation
theme.
$50,000.00 cash.
Jose Marin, 45, La Posada
Apts., Edinburg, was
charged with delivery of
marijuana, by Department
of £ublic Safety troopers, on
Sunday, May 22 Arraigned
Sunday. Bond set at
$50,000.00 cash.
Juan Solis Gomez of
Garciasville, 33, charged
with delivery of marijuana,
over 4 oz., by Department of
Public Safety. Bond set at
$50,000.00 on May 22, 1977.
Celestino C. Quintero, 38,
of San Juan, charged with
delivery of marijuana by
Department of Public
Safety. Arraigned May 22,
1977. "Bond set at $50,000.00
cash.
Evelio S. Rodriguez, 40, of
In Grulla, charged with
delivery of marijuana and
carrying an unlawful
weapon, by the Department
of Public Safety. Bond was
set at $52,000.00 cash.
Pedro Quintero, 40, of San
Juan, charged with delivery
of marijuana and carrying
an unlawful weapon, by
Department of Public Safety
personnel. Arraigned May
22,1977 bond set at $52,000.00
cash.
Amado Molina, 24, Gar-
ciasville, charged with
Delivery of marijuana, over
4 oz., by Department of
Public Safety. Bond was set
at $50,000.00 cash.
Heraclio Guzman, 30, of
La Grulla, charged with
delivery of marijuana, over
4 oz., by Department of
Public Safety. Bond was set
at $50,000.00 cash.
Martin Garcia Lopez, 27,
of Garciasville. charged
with delivery of marijuana,
over 4 oz., by Department of
Public Safety. Bonri ■ as set
at $50,000 00 cash.
All of the above were
arraigned before Arturo -
Clarke, Justice of the Peace,
Pet. No. 4, this week-end.
Maria Trevino.
Graduating in Mav with a
bachelor degree bv
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
RIO GRANDE CITY -
Herlinda Garza, Melba
Lopez and Maria Sanchez
ROMA - Jaime Escobar
and Raquel Ojeda
SAN ISIDRO - Yolanda
Lopez
DELMITA - Nelda
Requenez
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE
RIO GRANDE CITY - Bias
Garza, Ruben Molina and
Roger Williams.
LA GRULLA - Romeo
Longoria.
SCHOOLOF HUNANITIES
RIO GRANDE CITY -
Rosalinda Arellano
SULLIVAN CITY - Ar-
noldo Flores
DIVISION OF HEALTH
RELATED PROFESSIONS
i ASSOCIATE OF NURSING
DEGREE I
ROMA - Evelyn Peel
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
RIO GRANDE CITY -
Antonia Gonzalez, Petra
Gamez, Oralia de la Garza,
Juan Guerra, Yolanda
Guzman, Gloria Laurel and
Javier Rodriguez
ROMA - Sylvia Canales,
Delia Garza, Roel Gonzalez,
Maria Guerra and
Ramoncita Guerra
GRULLA — Jorge Solis
GARCIASVILLE - Maria
Bazan
SULLIVAN CITY
Esmeralda Flores
SAN ISIDRO - Nelida
Rodriguez
SCHOOLOF SOCIAL
SCIENCE
RIO GRANDE CITY -
Luisa Garcia, Bayardo Rex
and Roque Rosales
FALCON HEIGHTS -
Glenna Kieffe
ROMA - Gilberto Saenz
SCHOOLOF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
ROMA - Ventura Gonzalez
SULLIVAN CITY - Jose
Farias
SCHOOLOF SCIENCE AND
MATH
RIO GRANDE CITY - I-
srael Gonzalez
Local Scouts Receive
Camp Scholarships
The Girl Scout summer
camp program was an-
nounced by Wallace Graner,
McAllen, Council Camp
Committee Chairman. There
will be 12 Day Camps
operated throughout the
Valley by the Tip of Texas
Girl Scout Council, and all
girls in the community are
welcome to register for the
camps, including girls who
are not Girl Scouts.
The Day Camp Program is
five days of outdoor
fun....camping during the
day with Troop leaders and
mothers of Girl Scouts to
help the girls enjoy activities
in the out-of-doors. Girls
have the chance to meet and
camp with girls from other
trcops in their town and from
other nearbv towns. There
will be many activites
planned - firebuilding,
nature projects, exploring,
outdoor crafts, lashing,
laying trails, cook-outs,
games and lots of singing!
The local sites and -
directors are: Brownsville
Brownies, Dean PorterPark,
June 6-10, Marienela -
Rotermund, Director;
Brownsville Juniors &
Cadettes, Camp Lula Sams,
June 13-17, Alice Abbott,
Director; San Benito, Camp
Hardy, June 6-10, Lala
Martinez and Chelo Gon-
zalez, Directors; Harlingen
Brownies. I^on C. Hill Park,
May 31-June 4, Josie
Figueroa, Director;
Harlingen Juniors Cadettes,
Pendleton Park, May 31-
June 4, Nancie McEowen,
Director; Weslaco, Gibson
P.'irk, Judith Connolly,
Director, June 6-10; Delta
Lake Park, June 6-10, Delva
Ybarra, Director, Edinburg,
Memorial Park, June 6-10,
Margaret Winters, Director;
McAllen Brownies,
Fireman's Park, June 6-10,
Karen Novy, Director;
Mr Allen Juniors, Cascade
Par1' June 6-10, Viva De
Leon, Director; Mission
Anzalduas Park, June 13-17
Pauline Bisaccio. Director:
Rio Grande City, Roque
Guerra School, Ann Ramir-
ez, Director.
Camp Lula Sams, the
Council's resident camp, will
be in session for 6 weeks this
summer, beginning June 19
Camp Lula Sams covers
approximately 90 acres with
improvements that include a
central dinning room, cabin
units with lattie & showers
and unit kitchen, an in-
firmary, swimming pool,
tree house unit, primitive
camp sites. Trading Post,
resaca for canoeing &
fishing. A complete Red
Cross swimming program is
offered.
Girls are housed in
separated and independent
living areas governed and
managed by campers with
guidance from staff.
Campers live 4 to 5 in a cabin
with staff cabin in area.
Older girls and their unit
staff live in tents. Meals are
served in the central dinning
hall except when groups plan
their own cook outs.
Mrs. J. T. Anthony, Camp
director, stated that a record
number of campers are
expected this year to attend
the four sessions. June 19
through August 6.
Merit scholarships to
Camp Lula Sams have been
announced for outstanding
Girl Scouts in Rio Grande
City
Honored for their active
troop participation in many
phases of Girl Scout ac-
tivities are Sylvia Garcia,
Lucy Mendez, Dora Elva F-
lores, Norma H Garza,
Renee Marie Lopez, Sylvia
Ann Luna, Kacey McCaney,
Natalie Elaine Warren.
TOP ROMA STUDENTS-The top students of the 1977 graduating class at Roma
High School have been announced by Principals Ramiro Barrera and Jose Roberto
Garcia. Valedictorian is Karen Railey with a four year average of 93 29 Karen's
parents are Mr and Mrs. Herman Railey of Falcon Heights. Christine Butcher is
Salutatorian with an averag* of 92.54. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Johnny
Butcher of Falcon Heights. The highest Ranking Boy is Noel R. Garza with a four
year average of 88 04 His parents are Mr and Mrs. Ruben Garza of Roma. Com-
mencement exercises are scheduled for Friday, May 27, at 8 30 p.m. at the Gladiatros
Court of the Horace P Guerra Building There are 127 candidates for graduation, the
largest in the history of the school.
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