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Page 2, THE PHARR PRESS, August 13, 1987
THE PHARR PRESS
(IISPS 429-660)
Published at Pharr, Texas
Entered as Second Class Mail
at Pharr, Texas 78577.
Frequency of Publication: Quarterly
Established: February, 1934.
Editor-Publisher.................Lloyd H. Glover
Associate Editor.................Charles Nelson
Telephone.........................(512) 787-1983
MAIL ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 706
Pharr, Texas 78577
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 yrs. ago
From the files Of THE PHARR PRESS
TOP TEN AT LBJ — The Eighth Grade Top
Ten Students at LBJ Jr. High were honored at
the school awards assembly. Recognized were,
sitting from left, Gladys Mariscal, valedictori-
an with 98.14 scholastic average; Maribel
Avila, salutatorian with a 97.71 average;
Sylvia Escobar, third, 96.42; Cindy Saldana,
fourth, 95.85; standing, Alicia Martinez, fifth,
95.85; Anita Sandoval, sixth, 95.57; Jessica
Garza, seventh, 95.57; Linda Fonseca, eighth,
95.42; David Reyna, ninth, 94.71; and
Rebecca Moreno, 94.42. (PSJA ISD photo)
Non-residents may
buy 5-day license
Non-resident deer and turkey. The
hunters will be able license fee will be
to purchase a five- $25.
day license which
permits holders to This new license
hunt any game bird will be effective from
or animal, except Sept. 1.
PSJA School Calendar
1987-88 Year
September 1.............School opens
November 26-27 . . . . Thanksgiving holiday
Dec. 21-Jan. 1 ........Christmas holiday
March 7-11 ..............Spring break
April 1-4 ..............Easter Vacation
May 30..............Last day of school
Teacher inservice days are Aug. 24-27,
and teacher workdays are Aug. 28-31, Jan.
16 and May 28.
August 1937
Mr. and Mrs. W.E.
Baden and daughter
Bernice have re-
turned from a
16,000-mile auto trip
which took them
over most of the U.S.
Born to Mr. and
Mrs. J.E. (Jack)
Decker, a son, John,
Jr., on Aug. 12,
1937, at the McAllen
Hospital.
The Valley cotton
harvest surpassed
the 100,000 bale
mark as of Aug. 12.
The price of lint cot-
ton was 10.25 cents
for strict middling.
Lower grades were
less then 10 cents
per lb.
George McCul-
lough gave an inter-
esting “travelogue”
talk at the last meet-
ing of the Kiwanis
Club. The trip in-
cluded stops at
Washington, D.C.,
Gettysburg, Philadel-
phia, New York City,
Boston and New Or-
leans.
Rev. John B.
Wilder, a long time
resident of Pharr,
has completed 19
months as pastor of
the Calvary Baptist
Church, Harlingen.
He is reported to be
the youngest active
minister in the Val-
ley.
The Missouri Pa-
cific Railroad has an-
nounced improve-
ments in the Valley
costing $375,000,
states E.C. White,
Pharr agent. This in-
cludes a new side
track in Pharr. The
RR. will build 16
citrus packing sheds
and five vegetable
sheds.
D.H. Spencer will
celebrate his 81st
birthday this month.
He is not old, he
says, but 81 years
young.
John and Darrel
Ring and Marvin
Kautsch of Troop 50,
Alamo, won many
awards at the Boy
Scout camporee at
Camp Perry the last
Senator
Lloyd Bent sen
Watching
Washington
It comes as no surprise that Iran, Libya and Syria have helped create and
foster a climate of terrorism that has killed hundreds of Americans and re-
sulted in the captivity and torture of scores more.
What may be surprising is that when it comes to trade with the United
States, each member of this terrorism trio receives the same treatment as
our best friends.
This is outrageous. It is inconceivable that we continue to allow the ter-
rorist nations of the world to enjoy the same low tariff rates that we give
our friends. I believe it is time to halt the practice.
In our trade statutes, we have different tariff levels for our friends and
allies—we give them Most Favored Nation status—and for countries that
are highly unfavorable to us. Most communist countries fit the latter cate-
gory.
The Senate has taken a big step in the right direction, unanimously
approving my legislation that denies Most Favored Nation status for coun-
tries that support terrorism.
Here is how the Bentsen provision works. First, it directs the Secretary of
State to maintain a list of nations that support terrorism. It then denies
trade preferences to any nation on the list. But it allows the President dis-
cretion to waive this procedure if he decides that doing so is in our nation’s
best interests.
This combines incentive and punishment, a “carrot” and “stick” ap-
proach, if you will. Through my legislation, we are telling nations that sup-
port terrorism: “You’re going to pay a financial penalty. But if you stop
supporting terrorism, you can get off this list.”
Clearly, it is time for action. Events and statistics speak for themselves.
During the past decade, the number of terrorist incidents worldwide has
been growing at the alarming rate of 12 percent a year. American citizens
are routinely singled out for harsh treatment—even execution—when they
fall into the hands of terrorist groups. In fact, 40 percent of all terrorist in-
cidents are directed against U.S. persons or property.
Meanwhile, the amount that we import from Iran, Libya and Syria is
surprisingly large, more than $620 million last year. Projections for this
year show that amount increasing.
Ironically, though, our policy toward terrorism has been at best incon-
sistent. Recent actions—such as identifying Iran as a terrorist nation, then
selling them TOW missiles and HAWK spare parts, at the same time we
were trying to convince our allies not to sell weapons to terrorist nations—
have undercut our words.
Such events are most unfortunate, and it is unclear just how long it will
take us to recover our credibility. But denying special trade status to
nations that support terrorists can put us on the right track.
two weeks.
The PSJA schools
will open for the fall
term on Sept. 7, an-
nounces Supt. J. Lee
Stambaugh. Coaches
Chas. (Brick) Decker
and M.R. (Jumbo)
Smith have issued a
call for all football
players to report for
practice Aug. 30.
Atty. Billy Gold-
berg, who received
his law degree in
June, won his first
case in Judge
Savage’s JP court
this week. The small
courtroom was
crowded with local
well wishers, who
wanted to see the
young attorney in ac-
tion for the first time.
August 1947
The Chamber of
Commerce has an ac-
tive membership of
187, Walter Hurst,
manager, reported
this week.
New construction
so far this year has
totaled $256,000.
Largest permit for
the month was to
H.V. Revees, Jr. for
the construction of
five duplexes on
South Cage Blvd.
Cost was $30,000.
Harry Britten, Jr.,
chairman of the
American Legion
building committee,
reported this week
that the building site
on South Cage had
been staked by Engi-
neer M.B. Gore and
construction can be-
gin in the near fu-
ture. He reported
that Mrs. John A.
Cook had made
another donation to
the building fund.
Showing at the
Texas Theatre was
Dennis Morgan and
Jane Wyman in
‘‘Cheyenne,’’
Groucho Marx and
Carmen Miranda in
“Copacabana,” and
Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello in “Buck
Privates Come
Home.”
E.L. Holt, formerly
of Wichita Falls, has
been named the new
director of the PSJA
High School band.
Ground was
broken for the new
American Legion
building on Aug. 10
with many Legion
and Auxiliary mem-
bers and interested
Pharr residents
present. Mrs. John
A. Cook had the
honor of digging the
first shovel of dirt.
Because of poor
quality of cotton due
to heavy rains, the
price has dropped
from 30 cents to 24
cents per pound for
the best grades. Cot-
ton seed was worth
$50 a ton and cotton
pickers were re-
ceiving $2 to $2.25
per 100. The total
Valley cotton harvest
was up to 175,000
bales.
Harry Engstrom,
PSJA vocational in-
structor, is attending
a special course at
Texas A&M this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. U.
Edward Baker are
announcing the ar-
rival of a son, William
Edward, Aug. 13,
1947, at the McAllen
Hospital.
A new subdivision
has been opened in
southwest Pharr
with a total of 52
lots. Bart Melton is
the owner and devel-
oper.
August 1957
M.B. Gore, one of
the real pioneers of
the Valley and Pharr,
died July 26 after a
week’s illness. He
was 73. He came to
Pharr in 1909 soon
after the townsite
was laid out.
The Hidalgo Co.
Com m issioners
Court has approved
the widening of Hwy.
281 to four lanes for
7.1 miles to Red
Gate.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Stone and family left
this week for El Paso
where they will make
their future home.
He has been with the
immigration service
for 15 years, the last
five in Hidalgo Co.
The cotton crop
harvest is up to
245,000 bales. Price
of lint was 33.5 cents
a pound. Cotton seed
was bringing $55 a
ton. The cotton crop
this year is not ex-
pected to be close to
the 402,746 bale
harvest of 1956.
Pfc. Ted Frazier
left this week for one
year of service with
the U.S. Embassy
Service in Indo-
China. He is in the
U.S. Army but has
been assigned to the
State Dept.
Rev. W.N. Clark is
celebrating his 13th
year as pastor of the
First Baptist Church,
Pharr. This is the
longest by far that
any pastor has
served this church.
The “north” free-
way route for the
proposed express-
way through Hidalgo
County was ap-
proved at a public
hearing held in Pharr
by the Texas High-
way Dept. District
Engineer J.F. Snyder
presided and he and
members of his staff
answered questions.
Possible opening
up of East Kelly St.
through the PSJA
High School grounds
(a bone of contention
in years past) may
materialize. Mayor
Bowe has agreed to
lay a sewer line to
the new elementary
school on Jackson
Rd. without charge
provided the school
district will give the
right-of-way for Kelly
St.
The PSJA School
District has collected
94.27 percent of its
1956 tax roll.
Mr. and Mrs. Max
Burkhart announce
the arrival of a son
on Aug. 11, 1957, at
McAllen Hospital. He
was named Brad
Baden.
August 1967
New secretary at
the Pharr Chamber
of Commerce is Mrs.
Kay Greier, an-
nounces Foy Easly,
executive vice presi-
dent.
Ralp Chappell,
manager of the
Pharr HEB grocery,
has been named
manager of the HEB
store in McAllen
south of Sears. New
manager for Pharr is
Edward Verosky,
who has been
manager at Donna
for two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard Escobar are an-
nn,inrina the arrival
of a daughter, Cyn-
thia, on July 28,
1967, at the McAllen
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. M.R.
Jennings have re-
turned from a 14-day
tour of Europe. The
entire trip was by
plane, except for bus
trips in cities.
Busiest retired
person in town is
Blake Liles, who is al-
ways working around
his house. Friends
say they saw him
more often when he
was working for
CP&L.
Mrs. F.C. Henke
and daughter Phyllis
have returned from a
vacation trip to Cali-
fornia. They return-
ed via the Grand
Canyon and Carls-
bad Caverns.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Hall of Nash-
ville, Tenn., and five
children have been
visiting with Mrs. J.
Connally Kelly. Mrs.
Hall is the former
Cheri Kelly, the
daughter of Ben
Kelly, and grand-
daughter of J.C.
Kelly, the co-founder
of Pharr.
Mrs. Edith Knight
Baker, a pioneer
resident of Pharr,
died Aug. 13 at the
Edinburg Hospital.
She came here with
her husband in
1918. They later
built a two-story resi-
dence at East Caffery
and South Dogwood
and then built six
apartments on South
Dogwood.
Charles (Chuck)
Young, a former pro-
fessional baseball
player, has been
named tennis coach
for PSJA Junior and
Senior High Schools.
The PSJA Athletic
Dept, has a budget
of $50,500 for this
year.
Joe Escobar, who
has been choir direc-
tor of the Pharr
Methodist church for
the last three years,
has resigned to ac-
cept a position in
Pasadena Junior
High School. He has
been choir director
in the McAllen
schools for the last
six years.
August 1977
Preliminary plans
for the expansion of
the Pharr Memorial
Library by 5,400
square feet were ap-
proved by the board
at a special meeting
this week. The city
has budgeted
$200,000 for the li-
brary expansion.
Architect is Gene
Hobart of Weslaco.
Remodeling of Jef-
ferson Junior High
School is being con-
sidered again by the
PSJA trustees. The
building is the oldest
in the District, being
the first high school,
which was completed
in 1916. The building
was remodeled once
before at a cost of
$300,000.
Gus Davis, a long
time resident of
Pharr, died at his
residence Aug. 5. He
and his wife came to
the Valley in 1920.
He was 76.
Harmon and
Madge Hall cele-
brated their 60th
wedding anniversary
on Aug. 14. They
were married in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Jake Marvin (Jake)
Clark, a resident of
Pharr from 1916 to
1949 died Aug. 4
near Port Lavaca,
Texas. He was 65.
The Cactus Drive
In theatres on East
Highway 83 have
been purchased by a
group of local inves-
tors, headed by J.G.
Garza, who is
trustee. The acreage
in the sale totals
13.8 acres, and ex-
tends from Hwy. 83
on the north to Kelly
Ave. on the south.
Concerned taxpay-
ers in the PSJA Dis-
trict met in the Man-
darin room of the
Texan Hotel to dis-
cuss tax valuations in
the District. Judge
Chas. Thompson was
moderator for the
meeting. George
Hinkle of San Juan
was elected chair-
man of the group and
he was authorized to
select six or eight
others to complete
the committee.
The cotton harvest
for 1977 exceeded
the 306,000 bale
mark as of Aug. 22.
Mayor A.C. Jaime
and a group of Pharr
leaders went to
Mexico City to meet
with Mexico officials
in regard to a bridge
across the Rio
Grande south of
Pharr. Others in the
group were Bob Hen-
derson, city commis-
sioner, Raul Longo-
ria, state senator,
Fred Hull, State Rep.
Tony Garcia, Zack
Barreiro and Frank
Escobar.
Reserved
football
tickets
on sale
Reserved seat tick-
ets for the PSJA
Bears home games
are on sale now at
the PSJA Stadium
ticket office.
The Bears have
five games at home
and five away. They
will play both McAl-
len and Harlingen at
home this year.
Cost of the five
home games is $20.
On Tuesday,
August 18, season
ticket holders may
buy additional tick-
ets.
New season ticket
buyers may pur-
chase tickets from
Aug. 20-Sept. 6.
Ad 9 See 91
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CKAR.C£S KSXSOK
Charles Nelson,
the originator of the
column “As I See It",
was out of the Valley
when copy was pre-
pared for this issue,
so our dear readers
will have to wait until
next time to read his
caustic comments
about ‘‘potholes”
and other critical is-
sues that face the
people of this area.
Bremer elected
to CPL Board
ciety of CPA’s. He
has served on the
advisory board of the
Lutheran Social Ser-
vices of Texas and is
active in the United
Way of the Coastal
Bend. He is the
building program
chairman of Mt.
Olive Lutheran
Church in Corpus
Christi. He and his
wife, Mary, have two
children.
***
Daisy
Lewellyn
dies at
age 86
Daisy Dora Lewel-
lyn, a member of one
of Pharr's pioneer
families, died June 6
at the Pharr Nursing
Home after a long ill-
ness. She was 86.
She came to the
Valley in 1908 with
her family from Kan-
sas City, Mo., at the
age of seven, and
had lived here since.
She was preceded
in death by her hus-
band, Francis Lewel-
lyn in 1951, and two
brothers, Tommy
and Clifford Lovett,
San Juan.
Mrs. Lewellyn is
survived by one son,
Gene Lewellyn, one
daughter, Kathleen
Lewellyn, and one
sister, Hazel Wilkin-
son, all of Pharr and
three grandsons.
Burial was in Rose-
lawn Cemetery with
the Rev. Ted Knies
officiating.
Skinner Funeral
Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Pallbearers were
Charles Curtis, Ken-
neth Walters,
Tommy Davis, Don
Hall, Jim Crutchfield
and Bill Burkhart.
***
Richard H. Bremer
Richard H. Brem-
er, 39, was elected to
Central Power and
Light Company’s
Board of directors
during the quarterly
meeting.
Bremer is CPL’s
vice president, fi-
nance. A certified
public accountant,
he joined the com-
pany in 1977 as an
executive assistant
for finance and be-
came vice president
and controller in
1980. He was named
to his present posi-
tion in 1986.
He graduated from
Faribault High
School in Faribault,
Minnesota and re-
ceived a bachelor’s
degree with honors
in accounting and
economics from
Luther College in
Iowa in 1970. Prior
to joining CPL, he
was with the ac-
counting firm of
Arthur Andersen &
Company in Chicago
and Houston.
Bremer has served
on several manage-
ment and planning
committees at CPL
and on committees of
the Edison Electric
Institute, the Federal
Energy Regulatory
Commission and the
Texas Society of
CPA’s. He is a mem-
ber of the American
Institute of Certified
Public Accountants,
and the Texas So-
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METHODIST CHURCH
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Sunday, 6:00 P.M.........................Choir Practice
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Weekdays
The Rev. Calvin Peterson, Pastor
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