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Welcome Mexican Santa Clause
RIO GRAMME
"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County"
VOL. XXXV
NO. 7
DECEMBER 1, 1977
Ten Cents
Starr Plans
Take
Shape
While some negative
occurrances are giving our
Starr County a bad flavor,
some individuals are set on
tpositively improving the
• area.
Lauro Lopez, president of
the Starr County Industrial
Foundation, announced
Tuesday the organization
has been awarded additional
funding to continue its
operations. They have good
plans for Starr County.
Those plans seem to be
materializing rather fast.
Roy Cantu, First National
Bank Officer, reported 18
applicants are seeking the
position of executive
director. They will interview
the best qualified two. They
will need a good individual to.
handle all the work which
they hope to accomplish, it
was agreed.
Of top priority the in-
dustrial foundation seeks the
establishment of an in-
dustrial site, a major need to
attract industry.
They hope to have a golf
course going before too long,
definite plans will be an-
nounced within a week or so.
A s'<*n manufacturing
plant is. oming in, if all goes
well, to settle between Roma
and Rio Grand City. It will
employ around 25 persons,
taceordinp to Joel Guerrero
Jr.
Ceyforth Laboratories is
relocating their home office
to Texas and wants a health
food manufacturing plant
located somewhere in this
area, because of the
feasibility of exporting to
Latin America.
The brick yard east of Rio
Grande City will see some
activity soon. Word is in that
funding has been secured.
Trip's Fried Chicken is
getting ready to build, and a
hotel will be built before too
long.
1 Present at the meeting
were I>opez, Cantu, Rodrigo
Palacio, Jose Maria Alvarez
Sr., Manuel Cano, Dr.
Trevino, and Joel Guerrero
Jr.
Starr
Festival
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1977
7:00 P.M. LITTLE MISS STARR COUNTY
PAGE ANT-Auditorium $1.00
sponsor: R.G.C. High School
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 1977
6:30 P.M. ARRIVALOF MEXICAN SANTA-
Auditorium
7: CO P.M. MISS STARR COUNTY BEAUTY
PAGEANT-Auditorium—$1.00
Sponsor: R.G.C. Lion's Club
9:00 P.M. CARNIVAL-by Starr Plaza Shopping
Mall
sponsor: Future Farmers of America
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3, 1977
9:15 A.M. INT'l WELCOME CEREMONY-Starr-
Camargo Bridge
10:00 A.M. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL GRAND
PARADE
sponsor: R.G.C. Jaycees
11:00 A.M. JAMICA AT QUIOSCO-Britton Avenue
11:30A.M. "LOS ARTISTAS" -musical group
NOON BAR-B-Q-Mexican Plate and Sandwiches-
-$2.50
sponsor: Band Boosters Club
FAJITAS COOK-OUT, TACOS $ .50
sponsor: Young Farmers Association
1:00 P.M. U.S. NAVY BAND CONCERT
1:30 P.M. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
DRILL TEAM
2:00 P.M. GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM
3:00 P.M. U.S. ARMY PROGRAM
4:00 P.M. "LOS NUEVOS"-musical group
5:00 P M. LOCAL DANCE GROUP
R.G.C. HIGH SCHOOL
BAND CONCER'l
under direction of Band Master Alfredo Cortinas
ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBIT & SALES-BINGO-
CAKEWALK-COFFEE- and much much more—
(Events not indicated by tune will be going
throughout the day)
7:00 P.M. GIRL SCOUTS BONFIRE
7:00 P.M. CARNIVAL-FFA
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4, 1977
9:30 A.M. HISTORICAL TOUR-leaves from Hotel
Ringgold—$9.00
sponsor: R.G.C. Historical Society
NOON CHILDREN's PET SHOW-at Quiosco-no
admission ch.
2:00 P.M. TOUR OF HOMES $2.00
sponsor: F.J. Scott Study Club
2:00 P.M. RODEO-La Sagonada Ranch $3.00
sponsor: Starr County 4-H Clubs
6:00 P.M. CARNIVAL-FFA
S.C.C.F. General Chairman: Stella G. Zarate 487-
2871
Criminal Cases
Twenty criminal cases
went before District Court
last week.
The carge of possession of
marijuana against Rogelio
Cabrera Sanchez was
dismissed. Cabrera was
represented by David
Rutherford.
Pre-trial hearing for Elias
Aguirre, represented by
Aron Pena, resulted in trial
date set for Jan. 3, 1978.
.Aguirre is charged with
aggravated assault.
Hector Avila Cruz' pre-
trial hearing on a charge of
possession of marijuana
resulted in trial date set for
Jan. 23. Cruz is represented
by Matias Morin Jr.
Ricardo Saldana,
represented by Glenn H.
Ramey had two pre-trial
hearings on a charge of
unauthorized use of motor
vehicle and also attempted
burglary. His trial is set for
February 13.
M. O. Dolan, charged with
t theft by check, had his trial
date set for Jan 23 at his pre-
trial hearing. He is
represented by Frank
Randall Nye Jr. ,
Erasmo Ozuna,
represented by Rudy Garza,
is charged with possession of
marijuana. At his pre-trial
hearing the date for his trial
was set for February 13.
Due to a change in legal
counsel, George Luis
Salinas, charged with
possession of marijuana,
,had his pre-trial hearing re-
set for December 12. He was
formerly represented by
Glenn H. Ramey and is now
represented by J. L. Ramos.
Gilberto Chapa had his
trial date set for January 23
at his pre-trial hearing. He is
charged with possession of
marijuana and is defended
by Dan Alfaro.
Rufino Clarke,
represented by Raul Garcia,
is charged with possession of
marijuana. At his pre-trial
hearing the date for his trial
was set for January 23.
Francisco Adame Men-
dez, charged with revocation
of probation, had his trial re-
set to December 13. He is
represented by Glenn H
Ramey and Joe Chapa.
Pedro Solis Trillayes' trial
on the charge of murder has
been re-set for January 3. He
is defended by John Pope III.
The trial on a criminal
mischief charge against
Roberto Ray Rosales has
also been reset for January
23. Rosales is represented by
Drew Ijttleton.
Rudy Ruiz' trials on two
separate charge of
aggravated assault has been
re-set for January 23. He is
represented bv Ramey.
Juan Cortez Jr.,
represented by Dan Alfaro
and Aron Pena, had his trial
reset for January 3. His
charge is revocation of
probation.
Juan Antonio Ramirez,
represented by Margil
Sanchez, plead guilty to
burglary and was assessed a
four year probated sentence
plus a $300 restitution fee.
Richard Allen Hammons,
R. Michael Wells and
Guadalupe Elizalde Jr. were
arraigned last week on
possession of marijuana
charges.
Hammons pre-trial was
Nearly $40,000 Already Spent
County Loses Battle
Over $1.5 Million
Leonel R. Lopez
BY MARCELO SILVA
An opinion restraining the
Commissioners Court of
Starr County from issuing
certain certificates of
obligation has been handed
down by Robert R. Murray,
Fourth Supreme Judicial
District, Court of Civil
Appeals.
The suit against the county
was initiated by Leonel R.
Lopez of La Puerta Ranch.
Cesar Leal of Rio Grande
City intervened in the suit
for himself, as a taxpayer,
and for a class of persons.
Both Lopez and Leal
alleged basically the same
thing. They wished to enjoin
the Commissioners Court
from issuing $1,500,000
in
Miss Starr County
Pageant Set For Friday
The Rio Grande City Lions Senior at Rio Grande City
Club will sponsor their an- High School, daughter of Mr.
nual Miss Starr County & Mrs. Sixto Flores,
Pageant this Friday night as Ramirez Firestone.
part of the tenth annual Fuentes, 16, Sophomore at
set for January 3. Wells
arraignment was re-set for
December 12 and also that
of Elizalde, according to
information from the district
attorney's office.
Precinct
Four J.P.
Report
Cases filed during the
month of November, in
Arturo Clarke's J.P. Court
Pet. No. 4 totaled 163.
Cases were traffic
violations filed by the DPS
and County Sheriff's office
totaled 86.
Non-traffic violations
(hunting, simple assault,
public intoxications)
numbered 30; 34 cases were
County Court cases, (DWI,
possession of less than 2 oz
marihuana, etc.); 4 cases
were felony cases
(aggravated assault, etc.); 8
Driver Suspensions hearing
were held and 1 Civil case
was held.
13 marriages were per-
formed during this month.
Total fines collected during
the month was $2,074.25.
During the Thanksgiving
holidays 14 people were
charged and were placed in
jail for D.W.I., resisting
arrest, and theft.
Seven marriages were
performed during this
period. Nine cases were filed
by Department of Texas
Parks & Wildlife in con-
nection with deer
violations
Starr County Christmas
Festival. Miss Starr County
will be selected in a contest
scheduled for 7:00 at the Rio
Grande City High School
Auditorium Arrival of Santa
Claus at 6:30 will begin the
gaLt evening. The con-,
testants and their sponsors
are as follows:
Araceli Analniz, 17, Senior
at Rio Grande City High
School, L. F. D.
Clemencia Barrera, 18,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Jose Barrera, First
National Bank.
Rosa Nelia Barrera, 17,
Senior at Roma High School,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Adan
Barrera, Roma Annual
Staff.
Rosa Maria Briones, 18,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Armando Briones,
Triple LLL.
Melissa Canales,
Canales, 16, Senior at Roma
High School, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Adrian Canales,
Falcon Water District.
Sylvia Casas, 18, Senior at
Rio Grande City High
School, daughter of Mrs.
Maria P. Casas, Gilbert's
Fried Chicken.
Doralinda Flores, 17,
Roma High School, daughter
of Mrs. Ismelda Fuentes,
Roma Auto Parts.
Ada Garcia, 17, Junior at
Roma High School, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Noe Garcia,
Roma Student Council.
Rubiola Garcia, 1<t, Senior
ac Rio Gias.-1" City Ligh
School, daughtei Mr. &
Mrs. Rafael Garcia, Pablo
Pena & Son Lumber (Jo.
Susana Garcia, 16,
Sophomore at Rom:* High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Noe Garcia, R.B.
Pharmacy.
Becky Garza, 17, Senior at
Rio Grande City High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Esteban Garza, City
Glass Shop.
Maricela Lydia Garza, 17,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School daughter of Mr.
&Mrs. Francisco Garza, Rio
Motors.
Melissa Y. Garza, 18,
Senior at Rio Grande City GLass~Shop
High School, dauf hter of Mr. Anita Requenez, 16, Junior
Senior at San Isidro High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Charles McWaters,
Grande Butane.
Cynthia L. Olivarez, 18,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High Schhol, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Cuachtemoc
Olivarez, Winns.
Dalinda Pena, 17, Senior at
San Isidro High School-
'frugbter of Mr V Mr.
Doroteo Pena, Central
Power & Light.
Ninfa Perez, 18, Senior at
Rio Grande City High
School, daughter of Mrs.
Viola Perez, Border En-
terprise.
Eliza Ramos, 17, Senior at
Roma High School, daughter
of Mr & Mrs. Jose R.
Ramos, Rocky Raccon,
Lisa Fuentes, 16,
Sophomore at Roma High
School, Daughter of Mrs.
Ismelda Fuentes, Roma
Auto Parts.
Gracie Recio, 17, Senior at
Rio Grande City High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Eusebio Recio, Torres
& Mrs. Arturo M. Garza, Rio
Grande Dept. & Variety
Store.
Karen Gonzalez, 17, Senior
at Rio Grande City High
Schools, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Ricardo H. Gonzalez,
Zarsky Lumber Co.
Darlene McWaters, 17
at San Isidro High School,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Juan
Requenez, Edelstein Better
Furniture.
Maria Rodriguez, 17,
Senior at San Isidro High
School, daugher of Mr. &
Mrs. Encarnacion
Rodriguez, Cash & Carry
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SERVICE AWARD-D Locker Munsell from 606 W. Bluebannett, Rio Grmrato City,
Texas recently received a 30 year certificate award and a 30 year pin for hit 30
years in service with the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE MunseU is married to the
former Miss Dorothy Ruth Schuford also from Rio Grande City. They ha r. Ave
children-3 boys and 2 girls. Munsell worked with the Hoof and Mouth Progran as a
Range Rider from 1-25-4A to 11-1-53. Then he worked with the Tick Eradkation
Program as Livestock Inspector from 11-2-53 to 6-22-58 and lias been working as
Supervisor for the Program since 8-24-56. His USDA Tick Office la located at the
corner of fourth and Flores St., here in Rio Grande City.
Grocery.
Olga Saenz, 17, Senior at
Roma High School, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Gilberto
Saenz, Diana Shop.
Ismelda Salinas, 17, Senior
at Rio Grande City High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Fidencio Salinas, Twin
Palms Food Center.
Sylvia Salinas, 17, Senior
at Rio Grande City High
S<. iooi. "'aughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Arcadio Salinas, Rio
Pharmacy.
Noemi Sosa, 16,
Sophomore at Roma High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Santos Sosa, Mireles
Grocery.
Maria G. Trevino, 17,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Lee Trevino, C.O.D.
Auto Parts.
Melva Celene Trevino, 18,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School, City Auto
Parts.
Yvonne Jaive Trevino, 17,
Senior at Rio Grande City
High School, daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Raphael Trevino, C.
R. Anthony.
Olga Vela, 16, Sophomore
at Roma High School,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Arnoldo Vela, C. O. D.
Grocery.
Vanessa Vicinaiz, 17,
Senior at San Isidro High
School, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. Vicente Vicinaiz,
H.E.B.
C. O. D. Auto Parts.
Parade
First
The Starr County
Christmas Festival
Grand Parade will have a
first this year, live radio
and television covmge.
Two radio per-
sonalities, Martin
Rosales and Raul Her-
nandez of Harlingen
Radio 96 KIWW will be
broadcasting live from
the parade grounds.
Also, Channel 2 Cable
television will be
broadcasting live from
Rio Grande City.
certificates of obligation.
Leal, in addition, asked for
damages.
It started back in early
May, 1977. The Com-
missioners Court apparently
realized would be in excess
of revenues.
On May 9 at a regular
commission meeting, by
unanimous vote with all
members of the court
present, it was agreed to
issue $1,500,000 in cer-
tificates of obligation.
Guadalulpe Villarreal,
county auditor, said the
certificates of obligation
would be like a loan repaid
over a ten year period, the
ultimate source of the money
being a bank in Austin.
According to Roger Reed
of the Texas Rural Legal Aid
the same interest in 1979 and
the balance over the
remaining eight year period
at ten per cent interest.
Total interest over the ten
year period would have
amounted to around $826,275.
Leal said it did not seem
right to him that the com-
missioners court could
actually become indebted
for such a large amount
without the public vote.
Following the filing of the
suit against the county, a
hearing was held at county
court July 30 at which time a
restraining order preventing
the county from proceeding
with the plan was denied.
On July 12 a final hearing
was held at San Diego before
District Judge Richard
who represented Lopez, the Garcia, 222th Judicial
suit against the county was District, who ruled in favor
filed June 21. Leal in- of the commissioners court,
tervened shortly after, Reed
said.
Approximately $39,000 in
"claims" for the certificates
of obligation had already
been given to salaried
county employees by that
time, Reed said.
Villarreal said the plan for
the certificates of obligation
was prepared for the county
by Vinyard and Street, Inc.
of Austin, who was
represented before the
commissioners Court by
Randall Nye, a local at-
torney.
The auditor said that at the
time expenditures exceeded
the budget by $212,177 and
this deficit was partially
responsible for the financial
condition the county found
itself in.
Also, the county had
outstanding debts totalling
approximately $700,000
which had to be paid.
The plan presented by
Vinyard and Street seemed
to be a good plan to the
commissioners, Villarreal
said. It would allow for ti e
county to pay salaries from
the certificates of obligation
monies while freeing in-
coming tax revenues for
paying off outstanding debts.
As it was planned, the
county would issue an em-
ployee, at pay time, a
"numbered claim," which
the employee would then
take to the local bank.
The local bank would
honor the "claim" as if it
were a check from the
county and pay the employee
in cash
After the local bank had
collected $50,000 worth of
"claims" it would then
"sell" them to a bank in
Austin for cash. The Austin
bank would then be holding
these certificates of
obligation from the county.
According to Villarreal,
the $1.5 million would be
payable over a ten-year
span. $90,000 principal plus
Ten days later, on July 22,
Lopez and Leal filed a
motion for a new trial and
were overruled by Judge
Garcia August 31.
Lopez and Lea! then went
before the Court of Civil
Appeals on November 9. and
the opinion ruling against
the county was handed down
November 23.
The last paragraph of the
opinion reads; 'From our
conclusion upon the material
questions presented by the
record, it follows that the
judgement of the trial court
lenying the injunction will
be reversed and judgment
here rendered restraining
the Commissioners Court of
Starr County from issuing
certificates of obligation to
pay regular salaried county
employees unless such
employees are engaged in
the construction or repair of
s public works project."
Villarreal said there is no
one employed by the county
working in the construction
or repair of a public works
project.
Reed said the county can
appeal, an if denied a
hearing foi an appeal, can go
to the State Supreme Court
of Civil Appeals.
"I don't see any im-
mediate need for firing
anyone, "Villarreal said,
adding that the county can
operate without any problem
for the next six months, by
cutting down on services. He
said the county commission
might come up with some
solution by that time
"We will just have to give
minimum servires,"
Villarreal said
The First National Bank of
Rio Grande City is presently
short $39,496.84, the amount
of "claims" they cashed
before court action froze
activity. It is not clear how
the county will assume
payment of this money
Vinyard and Street
Precinct One J.P. Keport
Efrain Garcia of Trevino s charged with having cut
Additon was charged with Albino Martinez with a knife,
unauthorized use of a motor according to Gonzalez who
vehicle. He was arrested by set bail at $10,000
Starr County Deputy Sheriff
Jessie Medina at a local
restaurant. Garcia had been
wanted since September but
was believed to have been in
San Antonio, according to
Gonzalez, who set bond at
$3,000
A Rio Grande City man,
Rosendo Flores was charged
with aggravated assault. He
was arrested by Constable
Deputy Sergio Rosales who
said the incident occured at
a local atore Flores is
interest would be charged the county $15,000
payable in 1978, $100,000 at for services, plus $300,000 for
the company, plus $3,500 for
travel, according to
Villarreal. Including all
costs the county would be
payuig around $50,000 for the
plan, he said
The Starr County Auditor
said he is not going to pay
Vinyard and Street He said
he does not feel the services
the company rendered were
of benefit to the coulnty.
The opinion does not grant
Leal any damages Leal
however, said he is satisfied
Robert Leon Huffman and
Russel Wayne of Fort Worth
were charged with
possession of more than four
ounces of marijuana by
Game Warden Jose Garcia
and Department of Public
Safety trooper Ralph
Burkley
Bail was set at $50,000 each
by Justice of the Peace
Precinct One Arnoldo
Gonzalez. Jr. Both defen-
dents were unable to post
bond and remain in the
Starr County jail.
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