The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. [36], No. [16], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1969 Page: 3 of 8
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1969
THE PHARR' PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
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THE VALLEY
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By HARRY FOEHNER
Nearly every recent issue of
Texas Parks and Wildlife Maga-
zine has had articles of local in-
terest to the Valley and the April
issue is no exception having an
account of the Bentsen-Rio Gran-
de State Scenic Park located west
of Mission.
The title of the article by L.
D. Nuckles is “Birder’s Paradise,"
Unknown to many Texans, cer-
tain people from all over the
world are living in hopes of
someday getting to visit this
park, Nuckles whites. That’s be-
cause of the birdlife to be found
there.
Damage done by Hurricane
Beulah has been repaired and an
extensive face-lifting and rebuild-
ing propram is under way. New
facilities are being added and old
ones rebulilt.
We can tell you what the man
said about Bentsen Park but
you’ll have to get a copy of the
magazine to enjoy the beautiful t
color photos. Unfortunately, the
magazine is not on the news-
stands and is available by sub-
scription only from the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department,
Reagan Building, Austin, Texas.
« * •
We have word from Bill Plet-
cher of Harlingen and Tampico
that the annual tarpon rodeo at
Tampico has been set for May 1
to 3.
We have had trouble in the
past in getting information on
this annual event usually held
about the middle of April, but
it seems the dates are fixed in
Mexico City and even Tampi-
quenses were in the dark about
them until recently. Many Valley
people have participated in the
past and valuable prizes are giv-
en.
Interested persons might write
the State Tourist Office, Tampi-
co, Mexico or Club de Regatas
Corona, Apartado 612, Tampico,
Mexico.
* • *
The Central Flyway Council
will meet in Brownsville August
6 and 7 to consider waterfowl
hunting seasons for 1969.
There will be reresentatives
from all the states in this fly-
way, Canada and Mexico at this
meeting.
Valley Sportsmen Club mem-
bers will seek
and other facilities
who might want to get in some
fishing after the council meeting
is adjourned.
Those who would like to help
entertain the visitors should get
in touch with the club at Box
1822, Harlingen, Texas.
SPORTS
ROUND-UP
WHITE WING HUNTERS
ARE GREATLY concerned about
the gradually decreasing quanti-
ty of birds here in the Rio
Grande Valley area.
Some of these same hunters
who have hunted in Mexico the
last few years are amazed at the
difference just a few miles away,
., . . so to speak, and do not under-
go provide boats stand Last year, for instance,
Ues for delegates I witMn a 30.mUe radius of Rey.
nosa, Mexico, there must have
been a million white wings. But
the peculiar thing was that 75
or 80% of those million white
wings stayed in Mexico. The
other 20 or 25% crossed into the
United States near Santa Ana
Game Refuge, Anzaldua Park
when you area, and Bentsen State Park
area.
What do you do
catch a fish so large you can’t
get it to the scales to weigh it.
Why you take the scales to the
fish, Myles Moose of Harlingen
and Mercedes told the Valley
Sportsmen Club after showing
movies of a 414-pound grouper
he and Dial Dunkin speared off
Isla Mujeres, Mexico on the Yu-
cantan coast.
Moose also showed the films
to the Brownsville Sportsmen
Club.
* • »
Crockett Murray of. Mercedes
White wings like to nest in cit-
rus trees, and they prefer a cit-
rus tree to a mesquite tree.
Those who say the white wing
has left the Valley because
of bulldozing out t-he native
brush is not entirely true. For
many years, there was 3,500 acres
of native brush on the north and
west sides of Moore Air Field
northwest ,of Mission, but to our
knowledge, nary a white wing
ever nested in that entire tract.
Yet, just one-half mde south of
caught a 34-pound yellow catfish Moore Field is a citrus grove
and white wings nested in every
tree in that orchard. We talked
to the owner, Sam Nixon of Mis-
sion, and he said he had never
on a throwline at the Mercedes
irrigation district reservoir on the
Rio Grande, the Mercedes Enter-
prise reports.
had so many white wings nest in
part of the total wildlife picture
and more and more agencies are
considering non-game specie in
their updated conservation pro-
grams.
New York State has taken the
initiative in its concern for the
total ecology and not just a small
segment.
WE BUILD
PHARR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
'4rr»r;
m build us by DOING BUSINESS HERE
THIS SIGN DISPLAYED BY
MEMBERS OF THE PHARR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P-SJ-A BASEBALL
SCHEDULE
PSJA HIGH SCHOOL
April 18—McAllen* Here
April 22—Harlingen* There
April 25—Brownsville* Here
April 29—Kingsville* There
May 2—Edinburg* Here
May 6—Alice* (t) There
May 9—San Benito* There
All Games 4 P.M. Except Where
Noted
(*) Denotes District Games
(t) Game at 7:30 P. M.
The first National Girl Scout
Cookie Sale was held in 1936.
For 33 years the Girl Scouts have
been having Annual Cookie Sales.
SNYDER’S STUDIO
201 SOUTH CAGE
PHARR, TEXAS
PHOTO FINISHING
AT A DISCOUNT
We care where our product is served1
Beer served in pleasant and wholesome surroundings is
the aim of the United States Brewers Association. And
we are always striving to do something about it.
The USBA is represented by field men around the
country. They meet with proprietors of establishments
where bder is sold. They work in every way possible to
promote a set of high standards wherever beer is served.
This USBA effort means even more enjoyable places
for America's great beverage of moderation.
UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
905 International Life Bldg., Austin, Texas 78701
and some trees had as many as
four. It was not uncommon to
find many young birds on the
ground beneath the trees. Of
course, many were lost to preda-
tors of all kincK White wings
will nest again when they lose
their brood but unlike mourning
doves, they will not nest again
once they have raised a “fam-
ily". For some reason, two is
the maximum that a white wing
or a dove will hatch at one time.
Why did the white wings pre-
fer this citrus grove to the na-
tive brush? The citrus trees
were thicker and provided better
cover and protection. They were
closer to water and also closer
to feed.
There is lots of brush in Start
Co. and northern Hidalgo Co. but
a lot of white wings do not nest
in these areas. They will nest in
the native brush that is along
the Rio Grande River like Santa
Ana, Oblate Fathers and Anzal-
duas Dam, Bentsen Park, etc.
Some bold, new steps are go-
ing to have to be taken if the
white wing is restored to this
area. Keeping the hunters from
shooting from the side roads will
not do any good if there are no
birds there. Soon, there won’t be
any hunters either!
♦ * m
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASE-
BALL SEASON is underway and
already, there are many surprises.
And we are thinking, this is just
the beginning.
For instance, the four expan-
sion clubs do not seem to be
as “weak” as everyone predicted,
like San Diego defeating the As-
tros three straight, and Mon-
treal, the first “foreign’’ club in
history, winning a few games
already.
St. Louis, a team that was
supposed to have an easy time
of it, have been having their
troubles finding a victory.
Washington, a team that was
supposed to be as poor as the ex-
pansion teams, won their first
three out of four.
So this season in the Majors
may prove to be the most inter-
esting of all.
• • •
ATTENDANCE 18 NOT WHAT
IT USED TO BE at the Astro
Dome in Houston. At a Sunday
game, the hrst of the season,
only 10,000 were out at the Astro
Dome. For he opening game on
Friday night, there was less
than 20,000. The Dodgers, who
were the visiting team, have al-
ways been one of the better
clubs in pulling customers to the
Astro Dome.
Unless the Astros can do bet-
ter on winning, their attendance
is going to hit bottom this year.
We hope not. With all the “ex-
tra” activities around the Astro
Dome, like Astro World and the
circus, the hotel and motel ac-
commodations close by attend-
ance should be better than ever.
When school is out and summer
time begins, we are sure it will
pick up. This writer expects to
be there himself to see a few
games.
• • •
ODDS & ENDS PICKED UP
here and there in the world of
sports—Switzerland has the low-
est crime rate of any country
in the world. Every male receives
a gun at age 9. During the en-
tire lifetime, they must keep the
gun or guns in their home. . .
Texas Parks & Wildlife purchas-
ed land in Central Texas for $225
an acre for a State Park. A year
or so ago,t they purchased land in
Southwest Texas for $125 an acre
for a wildlife management area
and there were screams that the
price was too high. Didn’t hear
a word of protest this time, and
the price is higher. . , We see
where Legislators are trying to
eliminate the charge for entrance
into the State Parks. Are they
willing to take money out of the
general fund, or appropriate
Bears Lose To
Alice 3-1
The Alice Coyotes edged ou,t
the PSJA Bears 3-1 at the Bear
diamond April 11th, scoring all
their cuns in the 6th inning on
errors with the aid of only two
hits.
Manuel Ysaguirre hurled for
the Bears, giving up only 5 hits,
struck out 7 and walked none.
The Bears collected 7 hits,
more than usual, but managed
only the one run and it took
four hits to get that one run in.
Jack McKeever and Ramon Ba-
zan each got two hits, while
Jaime Santa Maria got one hit,
a triple, and the other hits were
by Javier Garza and Pat Zamar-
ripa.
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PS-17
Exotic Birds Are y
Released in Willacy
The Texas Parks & Wildlife
Dept, made the season’s first re-
lease of exotic birds at two sites
in South Texas.
Two hundred and fifty g^ay
francolins were released near
Raymondville in Willacy and
Kenedy Counties and 150 were
released near Bruni in Webb
County.
Gray francolins, natives of In-
dia and Pakistan, are about twice
the size of a bobwhite quail and
are known for their fine sport-
ing characteristics.
• The birds were all adults.
There will be no open season
on these birds at this time.
Fishing License Sales
Higher This Year
Fishing license sales for this
year are “off and running,” ac-
cording to C. L. Friou, staff ser-
vice officer for the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Dept,
Friou says the Dept, sold 23.8
per cent more fishing licenses by
the end of January than for the
same period last year.
Commercial fishing license
sales are also up from last year
by 16.3 per cent.
Friou says that unusually mild
weather in January contributed
to the increased interest in fish-
ing.
According to Friou, sales of
hunting licenses were up 6.1 per
cent for resident licenses and 29
per cent for non-resident hunt-
ing licenses by Jan. 31.
Of the many types of licenses
issued by the Dept. 1,619,872 have
been sold this year compared
with 1,434,326 a year ago—an in-
crease of nearly 13 per cent.
Daylight savings time begins
2 a.m. April 27. So, if you want
to get your full 40 winks, go to
bed one hour earlier after you’ve
set your clock forward one hour.
money for park improvement?
This fee program will insure a
park improvement progam, but if
they have to wait on the Legis-
ature, there will never be any
money coming. By the fee sys-
tem, the people who use the
parks will pay for their upkeep
and improvements made.. .Fred
& JOE SEITZ, CARL KLINGER
and VERN MAUK hit fish at the
rightime Tuesday when they
caught 64 trout and reds. Mauk
took the grand prize—he caught
the first and last fish—both cat-
fish, according to Joe.
Bears Whitewash
S. B. 8-0 For 1st
District Victory
The PSJA Bears broke out with
a rash of hits, 12 of them, more
than they have made in the last
four games, and whipped the
San Benito Greyhounds 8-0 at
Bear Field Tuesday afternoon. It
was the Bears first district win.
Jack McKever, Pat Zamarripa,
Ramon Bazan and Ramiro Cas-
tillo each had two hits each, with
McKeever and Castillo getting
doubles.
The Bears scored early and
had a 6 0 lead going into the
6th inning, when they scored
two more on Castillo’s double.
Randy Palmatier hurled the
shut out for the Bears, giving
up 7 hits, but they were well
scattered. He struck out one and
walked one.
Others getting hits for PSJA
were Manuel Ysaguirre, Fred Vil-
larreal, Elias Bazan and Juan Al-
varado.
This game marked the half
way mark in the schedule. The
Bears will open their second half
of play Friday against the McAl-
len Bulldogs.
PSJA Track Squad
Places 5th In
District Meet
The PSJA track squad scoredY
39 points and placed 5th in
district meet held at Edinburgr
last Saturday, April 12th.
Mario Moreno was the big win*
nor for the Bears, qualifying itn
both hurdles for the regional!
meet. He placed first in ta*ef
120-yard high hurdles with a time
of 15.3 seconds, a new districts:
record, and placed second in the*
330-yard intermediate hurdles?
with a time of 39.9.
Other winners for PSJA were:!
440-yard relay — 6th. Roberts
Musquiz, Mario Romero, Edgars
Ruiz and Bobby Cantu. Time r
44.9.
Mile relay — 5th. Juan Alaniz,l
Leo Gonzales, Leo Sanchez, Hec-i
tor Lopez. Time 3:31.8.
880-yard run — Hector Lopez,; v
6th. Time 2:01.
Mile run — George Sotelo, 3rd;
4:31.8 and Roy Ysaguirre, 6th,
4:36.
High jump — George Elizondo,
5th, 5 ft., 8 inches.
120-yard high hurdles — Bur-*
nell Faris, 4th.
Edinburg won the District meet!
with 121 points, nosing out Me--
Allen by winning the mile relay**
and mile run. McAllen had 110 t
points, Alice 101%, Kingsville-*
82%, PSJA 38, Harlingen 28,,
Brownsville 13 and San Benito. 2L~
Hey, you joggers! How aboutt
taking along a grocery sack andB
pick up some of Pharr's bumper <
crop of litter as you go. You’ll!
get the benefit of the bend an*
well as the jog, and render a t
real civic service!
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