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Pa^e 4 -- The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, September 10, 1980
School
Menu
September 15 - 19, 1980
LUNCH
MONDAY -- Barbecued
Pork on Bun. French Fries -
Catsup. Sliced Dill Pickles,
Chilled Peach Halves, Oat-
meal Cookies. Milk.
TUESDAY - Steak
Ranchero, whipped Potatoes,
Mixed Vegetables. Fruit Jello,
Hot Rolls. Milk.
WEDNESDAY ~ Enchi-
ladas. Pinto Beans, Spanish
Rice. Pineapple Rings, Corn-
Bread. Milk.
THURSDAY ~ Baked
Meat Loaf, Candied Yams.
Health Salad. Spiced Apple-
sauce. Hot Rolls. Milk.
FRIDAY ~ Fried Fish
Pattie. Tater Gems - Catsup,
Pear Half W/Shredded
(Cheese. Cornbread. Milk.
; BREAKFAST
MONDAY -- Orange
Juice. Assorted Cereal, Toast
& Jelly. Milk.
TUESDAY - Apple
Juice. Biscuit & Sausage.
Banana. Milk.
WEDNESDAY
Orange / Grapefruit Juice.
French Toast, Syrup, &
Bacon, Milk.
THURSDAY - Pine-
apple Juice, Scrambled Eggs
& Potatoes, Hot Flour
Tortillas, Milk.
FRIDAY - Apple/Pine-
apple Juice, Rice Krispies,
Cinnamon Roll, Milk.
FANS’FEARLESS FOOTBALL FORECASTS
To add interest to the
football season, The Enterprise
Has asked local fans to predict the
outcome of ten games each week. Readers
are encouraged to match their football picking
skills against those of the Enterprise’s ‘Fearless Forecasters.'
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ALICE at McALLEN
MISSION at RIO GRANDE CITY
HARLINGEN at C.C. KING
DONNA at WESLACO
RAYMONDVILLE at SAN BENITO
MERCEDES at LA FERIA
PACE at PORTER
BROWNSVILLE HANNA at EDCOUCH-ELSA
DALLAS at DENVER
HOUSTON at CLEVELAND
R.G. ‘TINY’ PEREZ
Justice of the Peace
McALLEN 4 7
MISSION 4 13
KING 4 3
WESLACO 4- 6
SAN BENITO 4 7
MERCEDES + 13
PACE 4 8
HANNA 4 12
DALLAS + 9
HOUSTON + 4
MAURO VASQUEZ
Athletic Director, Mercedes
McALLEN 4 10
MISSION 4 7
HARLINGEN + 7
WESLACO + 6
SAN BENITO 4 3
MERCEDES + 10
PACE 4 14
HANNA 4 14
DALLAS 4 3
HOUSTON 4 12
BOBBY ADAME
Businessman
McALLEN 4 7
MISSION 4 6
HARLINGEN 4 7
WESLACO + 7
SAN BENITO 4 3
MERCEDES 4 8
PACE 4 14
HANNA 4 14
DALLAS 4 3
HOUSTON 4 7
SDL VERIO HINOJOSA
Retired
McALLEN 4 14
MISSION 4 12
HARLINGEN 4 3
WESLACO 4 13
SAN BENITO 4 7
MERCEDES 4 19
PACE 4 21
HANNA 4 12
DALLAS 4 18
HOUSTON 4 12
Games listed are for Friday, September 12 and Sunday, September 14
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MASKED MARVEL
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McALLEN 4 6
MISSION 4 14
HARLINGEN 4 6
WESLACO 4 7
RAYMOND VILLE 4 10
MERCEDES 4 14
PACE 4 14
HANNA 4- 14
DALLAS 4 14
HOUSTON 4 14
Lower costs, disease and insect control are advantages of precision seed planting
Ends
course
Marine Pfc. Javier Her-
nandez, son of Leonarda
Hernandez of Mercedes, has
completed the Marine Corps’
personnel clerk course.
A 1978 graduate of
Mercedes High School, he
joined the Marine Corps in
January,' 1980.
Precision planting of pre
germinated seeds-a compar-
atively new method of
assuring early germination
and high plant populations-
will be demonstrated in the
Rio Grande Valley this winter.
Tommy Valeo, Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service
engineer, said demonstration
plots are being established at
the Texas A&M Research and
Extension Center using two
different fluid drilling tech-
niques.
The fluid drilling method
is characterized by the
planting of pre-germinated
seed in an inert protective gel
and with the assurance most
of the material is viable.
“Because it’s germinating
when placed in the ground we
know it’s living,” he explain-
ed. “All seed which doesn’t
show life is discarded before
leaving the nursery, assuring
very high plant populations.”
The purpose of the
viscous, non-salt-sensitive gel
is to protect the seed until its
tender, exposed radical (root
part) becomes established and
to aid in pumping the seeds in
the seed drill.
“What you’re actually
accomplishing with this plant
ing method is to tailor
conditions to suit the plant,”
added Dr. Stove Searcy,
agricultural engineer with the
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station in College Station.
Searcy has done considerable
developmental work with fluid
drilling the last two years and
was in the Valley recently to
help Valeo and Experiment
Station Engineer Bob Dillon
get their project off the
ground.
Valeo said other apparent
advantages of fluid planting
over conventional sowing of
dry seed are dower costs,
fewer insect and disease
problems due to earlier
emergence and better stands
with more uniform emergence
and maturity.
Another big plus, Searcy
noted, is an extended crop
season in many cases because
of a peculiarity held in
common by many plants.
“Often they will grow at
temperatures too low for their
seeds to germinate,’’ the
researcher explained. “So if
they can be transferred to the
field already germinated and
ready to start growing, you’ve
lengthened the season to the
extent they can be planted
earlier.”
An economic fact of life
they bear in mind is that
those farmers first to market
with their crops--especially
specialty crops—are usually
rewarded with higher prices
then those reaching market
only a week or two later.
Although they feel fluid
drilling will meet its highest
success with head crops
(lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage
etc.) where precision metering
of seed is required, Valeo,
Dillon and Searcy are employ-
ing pepper seed in the initial
demonstration because of its
uniform germination charac-
teristic.
By getting the crop in
early Valeo hopes to get by
with one irrigation instead of
three--another big plus for
fluid drilling if this major
management expense can be
significantly reduced.
Because this system
wasn’t developed in the Valley
none of them is certain it will
work here.
“High soil temperatures
could make it unfeasible in
South Texas,” acknowledged
Search, who has done much
research in Oklahoma.
PUBLIC NOTICE
BRIEF EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS
OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 4, 1980
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution
35 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
authorize the Legislature
to permit banks to estab-
lish and operate un-
manned teller machines
within the county or city
where the banks are lo-
cated and to share the use
of teller machines on a
basis consistent with anti-
trust laws, if it finds such
operation will serve the
convenience of the public.
The Legislature has al-
ready passed enabling leg-
islation (H.B. 1510) for
this proposed amendment.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment permitting
the legislature to au-
thorize banks to use un-
manned teller machines
within the county or the
city of their domicile on
a shared basis to serve
the public convenience.”
PROPOSITION NO. 2
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
97 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
grant the State and the
accused the right to an in-
terlocutory appeal from
the following trial court
rulings in criminal cases:
pretrial rulings on the
constitutionality of a stat-
ute; on a motion to quash,
dismiss, or set aside an
indictment; and on a mo-
tion to suppress evidence.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment authorizing
appeal of certain pre-
trial rulings of a trial
court in a criminal case
by either the state or
the accused.”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
98 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
require a single appraisal
of all property subject to
ad valorem taxation and
would provide for a single
board of equalization with-
in each county. The con-
stitutional requirement
that the county commis-
sioners court sit. as a
board of equalization
would be eliminated, and
elected officials of the
county or governing body
of the taxing unit would
be prohibited from serv-
ing as members of the
board of equalization.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment requiring a
single appraisal and a
single board of equal-
ization within each
county for ad valorem
tax purposes.”
PROPOSITION NO. 4
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution
18 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
allow the Legislature to
authorize the conduct of
bingo games by certain
specified groups for chari-
table purposes, subject to
the limitations that opera-
tion of the games must be
approved in local option
elections and that all pro-
ceeds must be spent in
Texas.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment to authorize
bingo games on a local
option election basis if
the games are conduct-
ed by a church, syna-
gogue, religious society,
volunteer fire depart-
ment, nonprofit veterans
organization, fraternal
organization, or non-
profit organization sup-
porting medical research
or treatment programs
and if the proceeds are
to be spent in Texas for
charitable purposes of
the organizations.”
PROPOSITION NO. 5
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
86 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
allow the Legislature to
authorize the Governor to
exercise fiscal control over
the expenditure of certain
appropriated funds, sub-
ject to any conditions and
limitations provided by,
law and subject to the ap-
proval of a budget execu-
tion committee that would
be composed of the Gov-
ernor, Lieutenant Gover-
nor; Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Chair-
man and Vice-chairman of
the Senate Finance Com-
mittee, and Chairman and
Vice-chairman of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations
of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment to grant the
governor power to exer-
cise fiscal control over
the expenditure of ap-
propriated funds as pro-
vided by law.”
PROPOSITION NO. 6
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution
8 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
allow the Governor who
appointed a previously
confirmed official to re-
move that official from
office subject to the ad-
vice and consent of the
Senate; and if the Legis-
lature is not in session, to
call a special session of
the Senate which may last
no longer than 2 days for
consideration of the re-
moval.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment to authorize
the governor to remove
appointed officers with
the advice and consent
of the senate.”
PROPOSITION NO. 7
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
121 proposes a constitu-
tional amendment that
would authorize counties
with a population of 5000
or less to construct and
maintain private roads if
they impose a reasonable
charge for the work. The
Legislature by general
law may limit this au-
thority. Revenue received
from private road work
may be used only for the
construction, including
right-of-way acquisition,
or maintenance of public
roads.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment authorizing
counties with a popula-
tion of 5000 or less to
perform private road
work.”
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution
36 proposes a constitution-
al amendment that would
change the jurisdiction
and authority of the
State’s appellate courts.
The amendment would
change the name of the
Courts of Civil Appeals to
Courts of Appeal and pro-
vide that these courts
have intermediate appel-
late jurisdiction over both
criminal and civil cases.
The amendment would
change titles for the As-
sociate Justices of the Su-
preme Court to Justices
and would require mem-
bers of the Supreme
Court to be attorneys li-
censed in this state while
holding office.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment to change
the name of the Courts
of Civil Appeals and the
names and qualifica-
tions of the justices of
the Supreme Court and
to prescribe the juris-
diction and authority of
the appellate courts.”
PROPOSITION NO. 9
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution
54 proposes a constitution-
al amendment which de-
fines separate property
owned by either spouse as
all property, both real and
personal, of a spouse
owned or claimed before
marriage, and that ac-
quired afterward by gift,
devise or descent. Persons
about to marry and
spouses, without the in-
tent to defraud pre-exist,
ing creditors, may by
written instrument from
time to time partition be-
tween themselves all or
part of their property.
Spouses may exchange a
community interest in
property owned or to be
acquired for a community
interest in other commu-
nity property. The amend-
ment would allow spouses
to agree in writing that
income or property aris-
ing from any separate
property is to be separate
property rather than as
community property as it
would be in the absence
of an agreement. The
amendment proposes that
a gift from one spouse to
another is presumed to in-
clude all income or prop-
erty deriving from such
gift.
The proposed amend-
ment will appear on the
ballot as follows:
“The constitutional
amendment allowing
spouses to agree that
income or property aris-
ing from separate prop-
erty is to be separate
property.”
AVISO PUBLICO
Breves Declaraciones Explicativas
De Las
ENMIENDAS CONSTITUCIONALES
PROPUESTAS
ELECCION GENERAL
4 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1980
PROPOSICION NO. 1
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Con junta #35
del Senado propone una
enmienda constitucional
que autorice a la Legisla-
tura permit ir a los buncos
establecer y operar ma-
quinas registradoras auto-
maticas ('teller machines)
dentro del condado o ciu-
dad en donde estdn los
bancos compartiendo el uso
de las maqvinas registra-
doras de acuerdo con las
leyes antimonopolistas, si
acaso esta operation re-
sulta conveniente para el
publico. La Legislatura ya
aprobo la autorizacion de
esta legislation (H.B.
1510) para la proposition
de esta enmienda.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
permite a la Legislatura
autorizar que los bancos
usen maquinas registra-
doras automaticas ('tell-
er machines) dentro del
condado o ciudad de su
domicilio en un plan de
cooperation para con-
veniencia publica.”
PROPOSICION NO. 2
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Con junta #97
de la Camara propone una
enmienda constitucional
que conceda al Estado y al
acusado cl derecho de una
apelacion interlocutoria en
los siguientes fallos de la
cortc en causas crimi-
nales: los fallos antes del
juicio sobre la constitu-
cionalidad de una ley:
sobre la petition para anu-
lar, destituir, o descchar
una acusacidn; y sobre
una peticion para suprimir
la evidencia.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
autoriza la apelacion de
ciertos fallos antes del
juicio de una corte en
una causa criminal par
el Estado o por el acusa-
do."
PROPOSICION NO. 3
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Con junta #98
de la Camara propone una
enmienda constitucional
que reqniera una evalua-
ci6n de todos los bienes
sujetos a los impuestos de
ad valorem y proveerd uni-
camente una junta para
revisar avaluos dentro de
cada condado. El requisito
constitucional de que la
corte de comisionados del
condado sea la junta de
avaluos sera eliminado, y
a los oficiales electos del
condado o de la comision
directiva de la unidad fis-
cal se les prohibird servir
como miembros de la junta
de revision de avaluos.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
requiere solamente una
evaluation y una junta
para revision de avaluos
en cada condado para
determiner los impues-
tos de ad valorem.”
PROPOSICION NO. 4
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta #18
del Senado propone una
enmienda constitucional
permitiendo a la Legisla-
tura el autorizar juegos de
bingo por grupos con
propositos caritativos so-
lamente sujetos a las li-
mitaciones de que la opera-
cion de los juegos tiene
que ser aprobada en elec-
ciones de option local, y
que todas las ganancias
tengan que ser usadas en
Texas.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
autoriza los juegos de
bingo bajo elecciones dc
opcion local si los juegos
son dirigidos por, ya
sea, una iglesia, una
sinagoga, una asocia-
cidn religiosa, un ser-
vicio volnntario de bom-
beros, una sociedad no
lucrativa de veteranos,
una organization frater-
nal, o una sociedad no
lucrativa que apoya la
investigation medica o
programas de trata-
miento medico y si las
ganancias son usadas en
Texas para los propo-
sitos caritativos de las
organizaciones.”
PROPOSICION NO. 5
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta #88
de la Camara propone una
enmienda constitucional
que permite a la Legisla-
tura autorizar al Goberna-
dor para que ejerza con-
trol fiscal de los gastos dc
ciertos fondos financieros
previamente asignados,
sujeto a las condicion.es y
limitaciones proveidas por
la ley y sujeto a la apro-
bacion de un comite ejecu-
tivo del presupuesto que
constara del Gobernador,
Gobernador Teniente,
Presidente de la Camara
de Representantes, Presi-
dente y Vice-presidente
del Comite de Finanzas del
Senado, y Presidente y
Vice-presidente del Comite
de Asignaciones Fiscales
de la Camara de Repre-
sentantes.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
concede al Gobernador
el poder para ejercer
control fiscal de los gas-
tos de los fondos asig-
nados segun la ley."
PROPOSICION NO. 6
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta #8
del Senado propone una
enmienda constitucional
que permita al Gobernador
remover a un oficial de su
cargo aunque este haya
sido previamente nombra-
do por el Gobernador y
confirmado por el Senado.
El remover al oficial sera
unicamente bajo el con-
sentimiento del Senado, y
si la Legislatura no esta
en sesion, se convocard
una sesion extraordinaria
del Senado, la cual no du-
rard mas de dos dias, para
considerar la elimination
del oficial en caso.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
autoriza que el Gober-
nador remueva a los ofi-
ciales nombrados bajo
consejo y consentimien-
to del Senado.”
PROPOSICION NO. 7
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta
#121 dc la Camara pro-
pone una enmienda consti-
tucional que autorice a los
condados con una pobla-
cion de 5000 o nienos, que
construyan y mantengan
caminos privados cobran-
do razonablemente por el
trabajo. Por ley, la Legis-
latura puede limitar esta.
antoridad. Los ingresos
rccibidos por trabajo en
ca)ninos privados sc pue-
den usar solamente para
construction, para adqui-
sicion dc derecho de paso,
o para cl mantenimiento
dc caminos publicos.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda. constitucional
autoriza que los conda-
dos con una poblacidn
de 5000 o menos traba-
jen en caminos priva-
dos.”
PROPOSICION NO. 8
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta #36
del Senado propone una
enmienda constitucional
que cambie la jurisdiction
y autorulad de las cortes
de apelacion del Estado.
La 'enmienda cambiara el
ngmbre de Cortes de Ape-
laciones Civiles a, Cortes
de Apelacion, dando a es-
tas cortes jurisdiccion de
apelacion sobre casos cri-
minates y civiles. La en-
mienda cambiara el titulo
de los Jueces Asociados de
la Corte Supre'ma a, Jue-
ces, y requerira que los
miembros de la Corte Su-
prema sean abogados con
licencia del estado de Te-
xas mientras permanezean
en el pxiesto.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecera en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitucional
que cambia el nombre de
Cortes de Apelaciones
Civiles y el nombre y
requisito de los Jueces
de la Corte Suprema y
dicta la jurisdiccion y
antoridad de las cortes
de apelacion.”
PROPOSICION NO. 9
EN LA BOLETA
Resolucion Conjunta #54
lie la Camara propone tina
enmienda constitucional
que define la propiedad
que posee cualquiera de
los conyuges como separa-
da, incluyendo las dos
closes—de bienes voices y
los bienes inmuebles—los
tales fueron propiedad de
alguno de los conyuges
antes del matrimonio o
fueron adquiridos despues
como un regalo, ya sea un
legado de bienes voices, o
de descendencia. Las pare-
jas que estdn por casarse
o los que ya estdn casados,
y sin la intention de de-
fraudar a sus acreedores
preexistentes, pueden re-
partirse de vez en cuando,
entre si y por escrito, toda
o parte de su propiedad.
Pueden tambien intercam-
biar un in teres com fin en
bienes poseidos o que van
a poseer por un interes
comun en la com unidad de
bienes. La enmienda per-
mitird a los conyuges con-
venir por escrito que los
ingresos o bienes deriva-
dos de cualquier propiedad
particular seguird siendo
propiedad particular en
lugar de ser comunidad de
bienes como serin si no
existicra este convenio por
escrito. La enmienda pro-
pone que el regalo de un
conyuge a otro se supone
que incluye todos los in-
gresos y bienes derivados
de tal regalo.
La enmienda propuesta
aparecerd en la boleta
como sigue: “La en-
mienda constitutional
permite a los ednyuges
el consentir que los in-
gresos o los bienes que
se deriven de los bienes
particulares permanece-
rdn como bienes particu-
lares.”
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