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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER17, lf7t PAGE •
RETIREMENT CEREMONIES HONOR
RODRIGUEZ- M.-Sgt. Agustin Rodriguez, second
from left, was honored at retirement ceremonies on the
softball field at Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento,
California. Rodriguez, son of Mrs. Isidra Rodriguez of
Rio Grande City, has been manager, coach, scheduler,
public relations man, and pitcher for the base team
which won two western district championships and
finished second twice in Air Training Command
tournaments. He also holds the Mather record of four
consecutive shutouts in tournament play. He pitched
for Guam in the 1976 AF World Series and also plays
basketball well enough to try out for the American
T exas V egetable Acreage
Up But Revenue Down
Basketball Association when it formed in 1965. He
refereed high school football, basketball, and baseball
games for some twenty years. Shown with Rodriguez
are his son, Rolando, 22, and 323 FTW W-Cmdr. Col.
Beliles. After visiting with his mother in Rio Grande
City, Rodriguez and his wife, the former Ercilia
Barbosa of Harlingen, plan to move to Phoenix,
Arizona, where he will study business administration
at Arizona State University. His sons, Rolando and
Jorge, 20, remained in Sacramento. During his 25-year
career with the Air Force, Rodriguez saw overseas
duty in Italy, Hawaii, and Guam.
Texas' total vegetable
acreage increased almost 11
percent last year over 1977
figures, but the value of
vegetable crops dropped 2.5
percent.
Some 226,700 acres of
vegetables were grown
commercially in Texas last
year, points out Tom
Longbrake, horticulturist
with the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, Texas
A&M University System.
The 1978 crop was valued at
$270.1 million.
This summer's fresh
vegetable picture has been
highlighted by slightly
larger supplies and sharply
lower prices, says the
Itfticulturist. Total
sfetable acreage is up
about 2 percent.
Last year's number one
crop, based on acres har-
vested, was watermelons.
There were 49,000 acres
harvest compared to 58,000
in 1977, an 11.8 percent
decrease.
Onions, the number two
crop, increased 12.6 percent
from 23,700 acres in 1977 to
30,000 in 1978.
Other vegetable acreages
for 1978 were cabbage,
20,100; cantaloupes, 19,300?
potatoes, 18,700; carrots,
17,800; sweet potatoes, 9,500;
bell peppers, 9,100; fresh
cucumbers, 9,000; and pickle
cucumbers, 7,000.
Onions generated the most
revenue among vegetables
in 1978—$46.7 million but
down from $55.8 million tht
previous year.
Cabbage was second with
$42.3 million in returns,
down from $47.5 million in
1977, according to
Longbrake.
Other top revenue
producing vegetable crops
for 1978 were potatoes, $27.7
million; carrots, $21 million;
cantaloupes, $20. 5 million;
watermelons, $20.1 million;
bell peppers, $16.9 million;
sweet potatoes, $15.7
million; fresh cucumbers,
$11.4 million; and lettuce,
$10.7 million.
IRRIGATION PLANNED
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
— Argentina has an-
nounced plans to spend $580
million during the next four
years to irrigate nearly 1.75
million acres of arid land.
The project involves reclaim-
ing land in 17 provinces in the
lower valley of the River Colo-
rado to develop the food-grow-
ing potential of the subtropical
areas of Santa Fe and Chaco.
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Admissions
9-17-79:
Lazaro Villarreal, Rio
Grande City, Sylvia Munoz,
Roma, Julian Munoz, Jr.,
Rio Grande City, Santos
Barrera, Roma.
9-18-79:
Guadalupe Avalos, Rio
Grande City, Rita S. Saenz,
Rio Grande City, David
Saenz, Rio Grande City.
9-19-79:
Veronica Trigo, Rio
Grande City, Beatriz
Escobar, Rio Grande City.
9-20-79
Primitiva L. Benavidez,
Rio Grande City, Alejandro
Rodriguez, Rio Grande City,
Rodolfo Gutierrez, Rio
Grande City, Guadalupe R.
Gomez, Rio Grande City.
9-21-79:
Lilia S. Sanchez, Rio
Grande City, Delia A. Lopez,
Rio Grande City, Jesus M.
Pena, Rio Grande City, Rita
Rodriguez, Rio Grande City.
9-22-79:
Larry Hinojosa, Rio
Grande City, Nilda
Marroquin, Rio Grande City,
Gabina I/opez, Zapata.
9-23-79
Crisoforo Gonzalez, Rio
Grande City.
El Cantaro Is Found
By MONTEZ
In a small community by the Rio Grande River
many years ago it used to be said that a headless
woman would appear and that it was because she
had buried a cantaro of gold.
It was said the muier sin cabeza would cease to
appear once the pot of gold was found by someone.
Well, one early evening the children had been
running all over the solar playing a la touch when
a big, black, shiny car passed on the dirt road,
sending clouds of white dust in rolling waves.The
children ran to see it closer but it went by too fast.
The children were excited because they had never
seen a car like that.
When it got dark, and the children started
scaring each other, they gathered at La Tia's
corredor, under the whispering giant salt cedars.
The grownups were already there, rocking in the
cillones. They were talking about the big black
car.
"Los Hernandez hardly ever come to visit any
more since they moved to the big city, many years
ago," said Tia Lelita. "They have a new car.
When they lived here they were poor like
everybody else, but now they hardly know you,"
she added.
"Mujer, you are always making judgments
without knowing anything for sure. The Her-
nandez are very busy people. They have
businesses and all, so that is why they dor't come
around very often."
So far the children were not very interested, but
then they heard the mention of the headless
woman and they listened attentively.
Don Pedro was speaking, and the children
always listened to him, because he knew many
stories. "The Hernandez must have been the ones
who found the contaro de oro, because since they
moved many years ago la mujer sin cabesa has
not appeared again."
Don Pedro looked directly at each child in turn,
and knew that he had their full attention.
"The Hernandez used to live in a house over just
beyond the railroad traques. They were poor like
everybody else. One year, when everybody
returned for Robestan, where they had gone to
pick cotton, la mujer sin cabeza appeared in this
rancho. Tia Lolita saw la mujer sin cabeza that
time. That night Don Pamphilo Hernandez died.
"The oldest son of el difunto, Josquin, vowed to
find the gold, since he had heard the story of the
cantaro de oro," Don Pedro continued, as the
children inched closer to the cillones and the salt
cedars appeared to whisper loudly.
"Well, Joaquin was so aggrieved by his father's
death, that once he made the vow to avenge his
father's death by finding the gold, he was not
seen again for three whole days.
"At the end of three days, Joaquin returned
from wherever he was, dragging a large bag.
That same night the whole Hernandez family left
our rancho. They say that Joaquin found el
cantaro de oro but nobody knows for sure."
"Its late, time to go to sleep," one of the women
said.
That night the children dreamed of shiny new
black cars and lots of gold.
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1979, newspaper, September 27, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194734/m1/6/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.