Del Rio News Herald from Del Rio, Texas • Page 1

Crisis Center 775-0571 49th YEAR NUMBER 93 DEL Rio NEWS-HERA Phone 775-1551 DEL RIO, TEXAS 78840. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 8,1976 15c Stop 5111 DAY Today's Rain Fails to Slow Boys'Club Day Reports from three different restaurants in town just prior to noon today indicated fundraising operations are going smoothly in observance of Boys Club Day in Del Rio. Assistant City Manager Richard Castro said directors and officers of the Del Rio Boys Club reported for duty at 11 a.m. at Pizza Huts No. 1 and No.

2 and at Taco USA to take orders for food and pledges by phone. The three eating esdablish- ments, all part of Pizza Management, are donating their proceeds for the entire day to the Boys Club. Parties involved hope to raise approximately $3,000 to buy new sports equipment and other items for the organization's recently completed building on De La Rosa Street adjacent to San Felpe Creek. Castro indicated directors and officers will work in shifts to insure the telephones are manned during the day, with several other civic groups to handle the phone calls this evening. He explained the city has been divided into four sections and as orders or pledges accumulate from a given sector deliveries and pickups will be made.

Callers are asked to be patient while awaiting a knock at the door. The Kiwanis Club, several bowling leagues from Laughlin Air Force Base and the San Feline Lions Club are among numerous civic organizations scheduled to hold their luncheon meetings at the Pizza Huts today. George Gervin, star player for the San Antonio Spurs basketball team arrived at Del Rio International Airport this morning and was scheduled to make several appearances at the three different restaurants during the day. Three official ABA basketballs were to be autographed by Gervin and awarded to deserving youngsters, with 180 miniature sourvenir basketballs also to be given away. Finally Del Rio's newest magician, Sheldon Parks, will appear at Taco USA this evening all dressed up as a clown.

The Del Rio Boys Club program is said to serve about 900 boys and girls in this area. Around Town By IMA JO FLEETWOOD A TRIANGULAR FLAG of hot pink with white dots and the letters, M.O.B., may be observed from the starboard shroud of the sailing boat of Hamilton and Rosamond White. It is hoisted when the Whites are sailing "just for fun and serves to notify others on the lake of what we're doing," Rosamond explained. She made the flag; the letters stand for "Mother on Board," and "that way Hamilton is not blamed for the way we sail." The M.O.B. idea originated in Australia, and Down Under the women are considering having a regatta of their own.

SAN FELIPE LIONS will make an exception in their meeting time this week. They will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in Pizza Hut No. 2 on East Gibbs Street, since pizza sales will help the Boys Club today and tonight. Next week the SF Lions will return to their usual schedule and meet Wednesday night in the Hut. MR.

AND MRS. JACK BENSON of Westlake Village, and their son, Greg, are visiting in Del Rio as guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Benson.

They will leave Sunday, returning home by way of the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles. They visited in Mexico during their vacation here. MRS. DORA SIEMS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Jesus Cirilo Jr. of Del Rio, underwent a major operation June 17 at Bent water Air Force Base, England, where her husband, T. Sgt. Russell D. Siems, is stationed.

They have Uvo sons, Russell Jr. and Steven Siems. Mrs. Siems is the granddaughter of Mrs. Enedina Q.

Cirilo of Del Rio. They have been stationed in England for three years and sent regards to local friends and expressed appreciation for prayers and well wishes from this city. MRS. PAUL TWYMAN was scheduled to take her last medical treatment of a series at Metropolitan Hospital in San Antonio today. She is in Room 428 of that hospital but hopes to return to Del, JRio this weekend.

A GRAY AND WHITE kitten, about two and a half months old, will be given away to anyone willing to provide a good home, for it. Additional information is available by calling 775-8643. CLASSES at Buena Vista swimming pool under the direction of Terry Miller from 9 a.m. to 12 o'clock noon are coming to a close. Instruction was interrupted by the rainy days that have occurred in July.

The swimming classes are not free; the fee is $10 for the instructions. THE BICENTENNIAL theme of red, white and blue prevailed in the decorations at oare inn that were put up by several members of the Senior High School Methodist Youth Fellowship. Participating were Cathy Croom, Carolyn Croom, Jeanette De Volin, Garrie Agard, Melissa Bohks, Greg Bell and Bobby Croom. MRS. LUPE H.

VAZQUEZ and her sister, Mrs. Felicitas H. Cartillo of San Antonio, left this morning for El Paso to be with their father, Felix Herrera, who is to undergo a serious operation in San Towers Hospital there. They plan to return Sunday or Monday. Mrs.

Carrillo arrived in Del Rio from San Antonio Wednesday and departed with Mrs. Vazquez this morning. THE NORTH AMERICAN Benefit Association will meet July 12 in the home of the president, Mrs. W.B. Cunningham, 915 Ave.

B. Members will continue making stuffed toys for Val Verde Memorial Hospital. OFFICERS of the High School Queen City Belles remind members the same schedule will be followed at the concession booth Sunday as that worked out for July 4 and cancelled by rain. The girls are to report at the times assigned and in the same locations. They will offer homemade cookies for sale to raise money for the Belles.

Carrizo Bank Closure Upheld By Judge Kazen School Trustees To A word Prefects Members of the school board will meet Friday at I p.m. in Supt. O.B. Poole's office to award bids on the construction of $150,000 worth of projects during the summer months. Poole reported a quorum of board members opened bids Wednesday afternoon but will decide on the best one at Friday's meeting.

The two projects previously approved by the board in mid-May call for the construction of boys and girls bathrooms at Travis and Lamar Elementaries, for about and the building of a bus repair shop and parking lot in the vicinity of Wildcat Drive and Fifteenth Street for $75,000. Selection of a contract for each project will conclude the planning phase of this summer's construction program which began in early April. Vandals Slash Convertible Top SPURS' AMBASSADORS Shown arriving at the Del Rio International Airport this morning are San Antonio Spurs' 197475 head coach Bob Bass and his 6' 7" star George Gervin. The two representatives of the NBA Spurs are here to participate in the Del Rio Boys Club of America benefit project in collaboration with the Pizza Huts and Taco USA today and tonight. (News-Herald Photo) Vandals caused approximately $500 in damages to an automobile and burglars made off with loot valued in excess of $100 in two separte incidents, according to reports filed this morning at the Del Rio Police Department.

The vandalism was reported by Mrs. Montey Kirk, 119 Palo, Alto and reportly occurred prior to this past Monday. Mrs. Kirk reported vandals slashed the convertible top and seats on her automobile while it was parked in front of her home. She estimated damages at NBA ENTRY BIG BOOST Gervin and Bass See Bright Spurs' Future about $500, according to investigating officer Reggie McCall.

The largest of the two burglaries was reported at Casas Del Rio Housing Project, Maintenance supervisor Alfonso Soto, 404 W. Bean told Partolman Raul Castorena burglars broke into an unoccupied apartment at the project taking an assortment of light bulbs and light fixtures and several towel racks. Including damage to a window broken to gain entry, the loss was estimated at $65, according to the report. Linda Escamilla, 405 Gillis late Wednesday morning reported the loss of a stereo tape player from her pickup truck. She estimated the loss at $39.

The woman told Patrolman Fred Ramirez the burglary occured about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday while the vehicle was parked behind a business in the 800 block of South Main Street. Partolman Ramirez' report did not indicate forced entry into the vehicle. ByCARLGUYS News-Herald Staff George Gervin, the 6' 7" star of the San Antonio Spurs, called the Iceman for his cool individuality on and off the basketball court, melted completely in an interview with the News-Herald this morning. The tall and talented Detroit, native revealed that he has left the ranks of the Cool Cats as far as going along with a solo act.

He stated that he got married Wednesday and already is established in San Antonio as a resident. Gervin confided that his wife, the former Joyce King of Detroit, and he adopted the Alamo City as their new home. Both Gervin and his new wife were college and high school sweethearts although he played for Eastern High and she attended Kary High in the Motor City. Today's trip as the Spurs' cage ambassador to the Queen City showed the king-sized Iceman still as Mr. Kool as far as his interview was concerned.

Gervin pointed out that there was a "great big difference" in playing for the Spurs than there was while he was starring for the Virginia Squires. "San Antonio has a solid franchise and we have a fine group of fans plus a good squad. We are all in this together and I'm sure we'll make our presence felt in the new NBA alignment," the 24-year-old cage ace commented at the airport. He also said that the Spurs could really develop into an organization that would attract the fandom of Southwest, West and South Texas and surely would be a highly competitive team, especially with the Houston i Rofckets and New Orleans now being mentioned along with the Spurs for the Central Division family of the NBA. Here with Spurs' head coach Bob Bass to participate in the Del Rio Boys Club benefit project in collaboration with the Pizza Huts and Taco USA, Gervin also expressed interest in the basketball status of the Del Roiarea.

"Tell the players here in high school that now is the time for all of them to start setting up personal goals. They need to evaluate what their coaches tell them and then determine how much and how hard they need to work on the off-season program on their own. Basketball players are not born. They are developed and many youngsters a lot less tall than I am, are great competitors in college and in the professional ranks. Dedication and hard work made them and the players here need to follow those lines," the Iceman commented today.

Coach Bass, a modish man with a Pete Rose-Mickey Mantle cross, said that the "Spurs will get after the program and he, like his ace scorer- rebounder, indicated that the NBA affiliation would be a big boost. "We'll have a natural rivalry with the Rockets (Houston) and I'm sure we'll be able to win a place in the cage fans' hearts in San Antonio and all the surrounding areas. Bass, a competitor from way back, directs an extremely fast brand of basketball that he personally tabs as "early offense." The 46-year-old head coach has spent 24 of those years in the coaching ranks and played the game as an Oklahoma schoolboy and then as a collegian at Oklahoma Baptist University. Among his many successful cage achievements is the fact that the Spurs won 51 games against 33 setbacks, the best in the club's franchise history this past season. He, Grevin, were glad to be part of the Boys' Club project and said they'd appear at all three of the food establishments through the afternoon and tonight.

Weather Way Clear For FDIC Pay Off CARHIZO SPRINGS, Tex. (API- State Dist. Court Judge E. James Kazen cleared the Way Wednesday for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to gin paying depositors In the Citizens State Bank of Carrizo Springs.

Kazen allowed the closure of the bank and dissolved re. straints on the state banking commissioner to allow bank as. sets to be liquidated. That ac. tion allows FDIC to begin pay.

ing depositors, possibly as soon as Friday morning. Wednesday's decision follow, ed a day.long hearing in which attorneys for bank owner En. rique Salinas of Eagle Pass tried to work out a plan to keep the bank operating. Citizens State was shut down by State Banking Commissioner Robert Stewart June 28. Mitchell of Austin, notified the court Wednesday night he will appeal the action to the 4th Court Appeals in San Antonio.

FDIC regional counsel Charles Pickett said he did not think the appeal would delay his agency's payments to ciepos. itors. due payments up to the $40,000 celling, Pickett said. Depositors with more money mustwalt until assets are liqui. dated and surpluses distributed.

The bank closing followed a two.week examination by state and federal examiners, who re. ported finding as much as $3.3 million in uncollectable loans. Examiners also reported find. ing books out of balance by as much as $550,000. Those and other dis.

crepancies sparked Investiga. tions by the FBI, Texas attor. ney general's office and other law enforcement officials. After the June 28 closing, Sa. Unas Won a short-lived temporary restraining order from Judge Kazen, briefly reopening the bank.

A squad of assistant attor. neys general rushed to Laredo and convinced the judge to nullify his order. DEL RIO AND VICINITY: Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers or thundershowers this afternoon, decreasing tonight; partly cloudy and chance for showers and dersho wers Friday. Winds from the southeast at 5 to 12 miles per hour, increasing Friday, and gusty in and near the thundershowers. Minimum temperature tonight in the upper 60s; maximum temperature Friday in the upper 80s.

Probability of rain, 30 per cent this afternoon, 20 per cent tonight and 30 per cent Friday. Maximum temperature Wednesday, 87; minimum 67. Minimum temperature this morning, 70 degrees. Trace of rain. Time of sunset, 8:46 p.m.

Time of sunrise, 6:51 a.m. Amistod Report Amistad elevation this morning was 1116.83, an increase of .02 over Wednesday. Depth of the water at Amistad Dam was 216.83 feet, up .02. Water storage this morning amounted to 3,494,495 acre feet, an increase of 1,364 acre feet. Water surface measured 64,717 acres, up 17 acres.

Downstream flow was 1,770 cubic feet per second; the flow Wednesday was 1,820 cfs. DAVID C. BAILEY, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.R Bailey of 203 Crestline, has been on the dean's honor roll for the fall and spring semesters at Sul Ross University in Alpine with a 4.0 average.

He graduated from Del Rio High School in 1970 and worked at the and on Dolan Creek before going to college. His father, a retired military and civil service worker, is also working toward his degree at Sul Ross. BEEF BARBECUE will be sold by the First Assembly of God Church at Foster and West Martin Streets Sunday. The barbecue will be sold at $1.80 per pound from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Border Patrol Sets Open House Displays have been arranged in the foyer of the United States Border Patrol headquarters office for the Del Rio Sector's open house Friday. Exhibits typifying the work of the Border Patrol will be included with red, white and blue as decorations for the displays. Trophies won by Border Patrolmen in pistol shoots are to be displayed. The open house is planned for 2 to 4 p.m. Friday and Chief Patrol Agent Hugh E.

Williams said the public is invited. Homemade cake, punch and coffee will be served during the hours of the open house at the headquarters, located on the Loop Road. The Del Rio Sector includes 41 counties extending 300 miles from the border to the interior. There are more than 29,000 ranches and farms in the sector coverntng 59,541 square miles. The sector includes 205 miles of river front between the United States and Mexico along the Rio Grande.

Two hundred and thirteen employes work in the sector with 89 officers at the headquarters office. It's the site of the Alamo a city of one million pridefully aware of its bicultural past and present an economic and military powerhouse and a major center of medical research and more. MURRAY OLDERMAN covers the people, politics and promise of a sunbelt city on the go in a three-part report beginning on Page 13 in today's DEL Rio NEWS HERALD.