Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1979 Page: 4 of 10
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4,1979 PAGE 4
Delta Zeta Hears Program
The next meeting will be Mrs. Guadalupe Castaneda
held at Miss Hotencia on the subject of sewing.
Lopez's residence, and the Delicious refreshments
program will be given by were served by the hostess.
Tips Sweep Sleep
Problems Away
Mrs. Guadalupe
Castaneda was hostess for
the October Delta Zeta
meeting. President, Mrs.
Castaneda, called the
meeting to order with eleven
members present.
Members voted to help a
sister in need as one of their
projects. A Harlingen Beta
Sigma Phi sister was badly
burned, and sisters all over
the Valley will be praying
and donating money to help
their sister pull through.
Other business discussed
was the money doll raffle,
which seems to be a suc-
cess.
Delta Zeta will send a
letter of appreciation to
Berth's Flower Shop for
being of service to them in
donating or giving them a
ten percent discount in all
their projects.
The program for the
evening was a very in-
teresting talk on gardening
presented by Mrs. Humberto
Garza.
This article could put you
to sleep - hopefully not right
away. But these facts on
fighting insomnia may help
when the time comes to go to
bed.
If you never have trouble
sleeping, read on anyway.
An estimated 10 percent to 50
percent of the population will
have sleep problems
sometime in their lives.
Luckily most sleep
problems do not last very
long. Some doctors
recommend seeking medical
help only if insomnia lasts
several weeks, the Texas
Medical Association says.
Often anxiety or minor
health problems that can
disturb sleep will go away by
that time.
Avoiding long daytime
naps and not drinking coffee,
tea, soft drinks or excess
alcohol also will help
promote undisturbed sleep.
Sometimes even the best
efforts fail.
1977
JEEPWAGONEER.
33,000 miles. Air-
conditioned,
cruise control, tilt wheel,
am-fm. $6,850,
Call Harlingen
evenings & weekends.
423-9415
Historical Commission
Official To Visit In
RGC October 11,12
On Thursday, October 11,
Miss Anice Reed, assistant
director of the Texas
Historical Commission, will
be in Rio Grande City at 7:30
p.m. at the County Court
Room to address the
members of the Starr County
J Historical Commission.
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RIO APPLIANCE SERVICE
Javier L.
Ramirez
Owner
We Ssrvic* All Mikn & Modal*
• REFRIGERATORS • AIR CONDITIONERS
• .FREEZERS • WASHING MACHINES
Next to City Glass Shop
487-3224
401 W. Main Rio Grande City
R.C. Salinas, chairman of
the Starr County Historical
Commission, urges all
members to be present, and
invites the general public to
attend.
Miss Reed will present a
movie entitled, "Operation
Main Street."
The next day, she will
make a similar presentation
to the Rio Grande City
Rotary Club.
GETS GRANT
The University of Michigan
says it has received an award
of $83,000 from the Andrew
Mellon Foundation.
Ii says the award will be
used "to install and test a tech-
nical processing method for the
library to provide information
to users about books, period-
icals and other materials that
are not yet cataloged."
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DRIVELINE
No wonder you had to wait in line . . . There are
800,000 mechanics in America. Sounds good,
until you realize there are over 140 million
vehicles . . .
Q: When the oil light starts glowing on my dash-
board, how long can 1 continue driving before
getting more oil? — O.A., El Paso
A: Stop immediately. Don't drive another
minute, unless you want to risk buying a new
engine. If the warning light is working correctly,
your car has lost oil pressure and is probably out
of oil. Turn your engine off and check the oil level
with the dipstick. If no level shows, don't drive
until you've added oil. A good precaution on long
trips is to keep a quart of oil in your trunk. And
check your oil regularly, everytime you buy gas.
Notable quotes from insurance company accident
reports:
"1 was thrown from my car as it left the road.
1 was later found in a ditch by some cows."
"I thought my window was down, but I found
out it was up when 1 put my hand through it."
Think the 55 mph speed limit isn't safer? When the
new limit was enacted in 1974, Texas traffic fatal-
ities promptly began to fall — 18 percent in the
first year alone. It was the first decrease since
1967. The total number of deaths has gradually
increased since then — because of population
growth — but the highway death rate (accidents
per miles driven) remain far lower than in the pre-
55 years.
Sometimes the fact that a car works at all seems
like a minor miracle. For instance ... at 55 mph,
each piston in your engine moves up and down
inside its cylinder about 35 times per second.
Piston temperatures reach 400 degrees, and bear-
ing pressures exceed 1,000 pounds a square inch.
What keeps the engine from grinding itself to
pieces? A film of motor oil thinner than this page.
Bet you didn't know . . . Almost one-sixth of the
fatal traffic accidents in Texas involve vehicles
striking pedestrians. Most frequent victims are the
very young, the elderly, and persons who have
been drinking.
Share your questions, anecdotes and observa-
tions with us. Write to: ^ .
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation
Austin, Texas 78701
ST DC Board
To Hold Meeting
A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the South Texas
Development Council will be
held on Friday, Oct. 5 at the
Zapata Civic Center in
Zapata beginning at 10:00
a.m..
The Agenda is as follows:
Call to Order, Irma G.
Yunes, Chairperson; Roll
Call by Alex W. Gabert,
Secretary-Treasurer; and
Minutes, Staff Reports,
Chairperson.
Ratification of expenses
WE TRAIN PEOPLE TO OPERATE
IT WITH A TIGHT FIST.
incurred for the period
August 1, 1979 to September
30, 1979, Secretary-
Treasurer; Report of the
Government Application
Review Committee, J.O.
Dodier, Chairperson of the
GARC; Report of the
Manpower Policy Advisory
Council, Judge J.G. Rath-
mell, Chairperson of the
Advisory Council; and
Ratification of STDC Ad-
visory committees by the
chairperson.
Report on the clarification
of policy on alternate
representatives, Secretary-
Treasurer; Ratification on
contract between STDC and
the Community Action
Council of South Texas for
financial assistance in the
purchase of a two-ton truck
for the elderly nutrition
program, Adriana
Rodriguez, Aging Services
Director; Ratification of
contract with John Y.
Dickinson, CPA., for per-
formance of the annual audit
of STDC programs, Rodolfo
Garcia, Fiscal Officer; and
authorization to contract
with the Community Action
Council of South Texas and
the Laredo-Webb County
Community Action Agency
for financial assistance In
renovating senior citizens'
centers-Adriana Rodriguez.
Approval or resolution
authorizing the submission
of an application for the
purchase of radio equipment
for the cities of I^aredo and
CTTJES OF Laredo and
Roma, Andres Juarez,
Criminal Justice Planner;
Approval and adoption of
audit performed by certified
public accountant for fiscal
year 1979,-Secretary-
Treasurer;Discussion of
reimbursement of travel
expeases incurred by the
directors while attending
board meetings, Secretary-
Treasurer; Discussion of
Board Meeting Sites,
Chairperson; and Election of
vice-chairperson by the
Chairperson.
The telephone company does more than send bills We get
them, too And it's my job to make sure those bills are right
Keeping costs under control is a full-time job
Every penny I save here is a penny our customers won t
find on their phone bills And I'm also helping my company
run a tight and efficient business
Thats why I'm proud to be one of the people General
Telephone is talking about when they say
We keep you talking | C^| ^
Cathy McBumett,
Accounting Control
Clerk,
San Angelo, TX
One of the
100.000 GTE
professionals who
are working to
bring you better
and more efficient
telephone service
Have a highly profitable
and beautiful
JEAN SHOP
of your own. Featuring
the latest in Jeans,
Denims and Sportswear.
$15,500.00 includes
beginning inventory,
fixtures and training.
You may have your store
open in as little as 15
days. Call ar>y time for
Mr. I^oughlin
(612) 835-1304
Texas Vegetable Producers
Prepare For Annual Meeting
Vegetable producers from
all over Texas will be at-
tending the annual meeting
of the Texas Vegetable
Association in Houston,
Texas, on October 17 and 18.
The theme of the conference
this year is "Better Energy
Utilization in Vegetable
Production."
The conference this year
promises to be the best ever,
stated Jerral D. Johnson,
Executive Secretary of the
organization. Topics will
vary from getting the most
from your irrigation pump-
ing dollar to the possible
use of vegetables in gasohol
production. The feature
address will be by the Texas
Commissioner of
Agriculture, Reagan Brown.
The meeting will begin at
noon on October 17 and will
involve a tour of vegetable
variety plots, fungicide
trials and the use of JMS
Stylet oil for the control of
viruses in squash.
The formal meeting will
begin on the 18th of October
at the Quality Inn Motel near
the Intercontinental Airport,
6115 Jetero Blvd. in Houston,
according to David San-
defer, County Agent in Starr
County.
The meeting is open to
anyone interested in
vegetable production. For
ZIP! IT'S NAMED!
WASHINGTON - Whit-
comb L. Judson, a Chicago en-
gineer, filed the first patent for
a "slide fastener" in 1883, but
it failed to capture the public's
fancy mainly because it tended
to catch on things or spring
open at disquieting moments in
alarming places.
It wasn't until 20 years later
that the zipper became depend-
able when a Swede, Dr. Gideon
Sundback, attached the match-
ing metal locks to a flexible
backing, according to IPO Inc.,
a non-profit public educational
group dedicated to preserving
the patent system as an in-
centive to innovation and crea-
tivity.
The name "zipper" was
coined in 1926 when Gilbert
Frankau, a novelist, is reported
to have exclaimed at a promo-
tion luncheon "Zip! It's closed!
Zip! It's open!" But it was
Schiaparelli in 1930 who de-
cided that the zipper was prop-
er and fashionable for women's
clothing, reports IPO.
further information on the Texas Vegetable telephone-713-845-8032, or
upcoming meeting contact Association, P.O. Drawer contact the County Ex-
Dr. Jerral D. Johnson, B5, Aggieland Station, tension Office located in the
Executive Secretary of the College Station, Texas, County Courthouse.
C?GIL'S BAR-B-Q
2'/a Miles E. Highway 83
At El Arroyo
Rio Grande City
W 487-5751
mm swan*
1 Lb. Beef Round
1 Pt. Potato Salad
1 Pt. Bar B Q Beans
*619
1 Lb. Brisket
1 Pt. Potato Salad
1 Pt. Bar B Q Beans
*4"
Vi Bar B-Q Chicken
6 Oz. Potato Slad
6 Oz. Bar B Q Beans
$250
TACOS
ALCARBON
$265
1 Pt. Potato Salad 93'
1 Pt. Cole Slaw 93°
1 Pt. Bar B.Q. Beans 93'
1 Pt. Bar B. Q. Sauce $1.25
We Also Have
FRIED
CHICKEN
OPEN 10:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
SAVE HUNDREDS NOW
ON THE NEW-SIZE
'79 FORD LTD
v<£
SPECIAL INCENTIVES FROM FORD TO US
MAKE SENSATIONAL SAVINGS POSSIBLE.
It's the best price of the year on the new-size
Ford LTD. The '79 LTD, easier to handle and
park thaniast year, has an EPA estimated
mpg of (16). And a highway estimate of
22.t Based on LTD's 19-gallon fuel capacity
and the EPA estimated mgcr the estimated
driving range would be (304) miles. Based
on the highway estimate, the estimated
driving range would be 418 miles
^Compare these estimates lo the estimated mpg of other
cars Your mileage and range may ditler depending on
speed, distance and weather Calif est lower Actual
highway mileage and range will probably bo lower than
estimate
HURRY IN FOR THE
BIGGEST FORD SAVINGS
OF THE YEAR AT:
AND ALL THIS COMES STANDARD
ON FORD LTD:
• 5 0 liter (302 CID) V-8
• Automatic transmission
• Power brakes
• Power steering
• Steel-belted radial ply tires
• Full wheel covers, and more
RAMIREZ FORD SALES, Inc.
601 WEST MAIN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1979, newspaper, October 4, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194737/m1/4/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.