Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 2

Thursday, March 17,1977 mourn STM Hoflsfno U.m TODAY'S CLOUDS Wednesday's satellite cloud picture recorded at 1:00 p.m. EST shows layered clouds over New England and California. Broken lower individual clouds are over the northern lakes and central Appalachians. Un- iform low clouds and fog are along the Gulf Coast and over portions of southern Texas. Snowcover is visible under high thin clouds in the central and northern Rockies, Northwest and central high Plains.

(AP Wirephoto) Weather Jabulptian Skies in the Valley will be 7083 Nashville 46 60 tly cloudy and the weather Buffalo 3843 09 New Orleans 6680 warm through Friday Cheyenne 16 52 New York 4360 Prevailing winds will be Chciago 35 56 Norfolk Va 1954 southeasterly at a gusty 10 to Cleveland 40 5302 Oklahoma City 40 67 15 miles per hour during the Dal Ft Worth 44 68 Omaha 28 62 afternoon. Denver 21 62 Philadelphia 41 64 High temperatures today and Des Moines 31 59 Phoenix 49 79 Fnday will be in the middle andDetroit 3556 Providence 4253 upper 80s The lows torught will Duluth 26 33 Raleigh 50 76 be in the middle 60s El Paso 44 70 Rapid City 25 51 There is a slight chance of Fargo 2541 Reno 3148 light ram or dnzzleearly today Flagstaff 18 52 St Louis 34 60 TIDES Thursday Highs Great Falls 2349 Salt Lake City 30 52 1 39 a and 3:16 lows Harlingen 6784 San Antonio 60 79 7 09 am and 7 33 p.m Friday San Dieto 5070 Highs 2 35 a and 3 35 Honolulu 72 85 San Francisco 44 52 p.m.; and8p m. Houston 65 73 St Ste Marie 28 33 SUNSET Thursday6 39 p.m Indianapolis 36 56 Washington 5066 SUNRISE Fnday6 36a Jackson Ms 5872 Lo Hi RainKansas City 36 60 X2 64 Las Vegas 36 65 CANADIAN Amarillo 33 56 Little Rock 4761 Calgary 55 45 Atlanta 58 70 Los Angeles 45 59 44 Edmonton 10 36 Atlantic City 44 62 Louisville 42 60 Montreal 36 43 Austin 57 78 McAllen 698301 Ottawa32 45 Baltimore 43 64 Miami Beach 6784 Regina 9 45 Billings 20 50 Midland Odessa 45 70 Toronto 32 45 Bismarck 14 46 Milwaukee 33 50 Vancouver28 46 Boise 24 59 Mpls St Paul 31 46 Winnipeg 1830 02 .11 70 05 petition, about the same as last year. There were 243 steer entries in pre-show registration The 38th annual exposition got off to a fast-paced start Wednesday with a director for all 38 years and the show's first president, Eldon Smith of San Antonio and Mercedes, serving as parade marshal The weather cooperated with show officials who staged the colorful western parade, stretching from downtown Mercedes to the mam showgates, after a brief morning shower Throngs lined the parade route, some of them staking out favorite places several hours before the 3:30 parade time Police reported possibly larger crowds than for previous parades but were unable to come up with an estimate of attendance because of the long parade route Mrs Colleen Ferguson, chairman for the parade judges, announced Brownie Troop 137 of Mercedes was winner of the first place $100 pnzefor its decorated float in the parade. Happy WE ASK YOU TO COMPARE cox FUNERAL CHAPELS Horlingen-loFerio Show (Continued From Page One I The western pioneer theme had girls in long dresses engaged in house chores while boys were involved in construction and tilling the soil.

Second place went to the Mercedes Junior High building trades class with "The Old Recipient of the third prize was Mercedes Brownie Troop 342 with Honorable mention was given the Christian Youth Organization of the Brownsville Christ the King Church with the first missionaries depicted on a float and to the Pharr 4-H Club and its Probably the most popular place on the showgrounds Wednesday afternoon was the carnival MIDWAY, invaded at the end of the parade by high school band members from over the Valley who had been in the lineup Show President Jack Schwarz and the cover girl of the exposition. Tom Leigh Voelkel of Donna, cut a nbbon officially opening the 38th show as the first parade units reached the mam gate. Mrs Francis Cooper, show manager, said indications were good for new attendance records She said interest was high in commercial and farm exhibits and an array of free entertainment on the showgrounds, once gate admission has been paid. Rodeo is returning to the livestock show after a one-year absence. The first performance will be Friday night It will be free after gate admission is paid under the first-time grandstand policy.

A big featuring music and dancing, is on the schedule for 7:30 p.m. today. The variety show will be followed by the first in a nightly series of dances and western music by the Texas Wild Bunch Hundreds of youngsters, their adult leaders and advisors, along with show workers, have taken up residence on the showgrounds The accommodations range from fancy air-cooled mobile homes to the open air stalls with the livestock. The exodus will start Sunday following the climax of the show, auction of the 4-H and FFA steers. Mobile Home Park Proposition Tabled Obituaries ALLEN JUDSON DOAN SAN BENITO Funeral services for Allen Judson Doan, 69, will be 2 pm today in Thomae-Garza Funeral Directors chapel with the Rev Mary Elizabeth Raper officiating Burial will be in Mont Meta Memorial Park JOSE OLIVO Funeral services for Jose Olivo, 83, will be 11 a today in Queen of Peace Catholic Church.

Burial will be in Restlawn Memonal Park under the direction of Garza Funeral Home Pallbearers will be Jose Serna Jr, Ezequiel Serna. Rogelio Olivo, Joe Elizarde, Ruben Elizarde, and Ricardo Elizarde. VERNON HOWARD BLACK DONNA Vernon Howard Black, 79, died Wednesday afternoon in Knapp Methodist Hospital. He resided six miles north of Donna A Valley resident since 1942, he lived first at Mission, moving to Donna in 1950 He was a veteran of World Wars I and II, a member of the Donna American Legion Post, a member of the United Methodist Church and a native of Chattsworth, Ga Graveside rites will be held at 10 a Friday in Highland Memorial Park The Rev. Floyd Conner, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate.

Stotler Mortuary is in charge of arrangements Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Mary Nixon of Robstown; a niece, Mrs Lenita Fay Smith of Monroe, and a sister-in-law, Mrs Frances Black of Donna RUBEN VILLARREAL SR. MERCEDES Funeral mass for Ruben Villarreal 46. will be said at 4 p.m today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church He was dead on arrival at a Weslaco hospital Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery under direction of Garcia and Trevino Funeral Home MRS.

ORVAL STITES DONNA Funeral services for Mrs. Tommie C. Stites, 70, of South River Road will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the First United Metodist Church, She died Tuesday night in McAllen General Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was the widow of Orval Stites The Rev.

Windel Bell, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Donna Cemetery McCaleb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors not listed previously include a stepmother, Mrs.J. W. Williams Sr.

of Huntingdon. and a brother. Jay Williams of Weslaco. The name of a step-' daughter, Mrs. Gwen Hayes of Donna, was given incorrectly earlier Pallbearers will be grandsons, John Boyce, James Boyce, Tom Boyce Keith Edwards.

Kent Edwards and Robert Hunt. THOMAS E. DELONG Thomas E. DeLong, 75, a Valley winter visitor, died early Wednesday morning at Posada del Sol where he resided. Survivors include the widow.

Mrs. Doris DeLong; a sister, Mrs. Helen Woodward of Minneapolis, and a brother, Ray DeLong of Saginaw, Mich. Memonal services will be held at Posada del So, three miles Palm Drive, under the direction of Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Directors. VALLEY BRIEFS 59 .19 By JIM RAMSAY SAN BENITO Following heated discussion between Mayor Cesar Gonzalez and Ed Ogdee, a member of the audience, the City Commission voted Qfld oh QuadaPupe (QQ) msk te miey them mcm ikonles and appreciation ym io aW iiipw fiends and wQatwes fan tie in tiiougfcr and attention to tta flits ttMe ojj HjouA pmenee of fta eewmcnm ond oPi ike ond otkcA tributes u-tPf lotem kmdfij nmembened CrmmemotalweMoM mQ9 be sotd lus konoA of A St CofMw Clutch Jf 12 15 on Sunday.

uMweli 2Oik ommmy kis bmtk IS A IS IS A three to two Wednesday night to table a preliminary plat on a proposed 10 acre mobile home subdivision. Ogdee waid he would not object to the mobile home subdivision, which would be developed by Ralph Jenkins behind Whalen Furniture Store and adjacent to El Camino Real Mobile Home Trailer Park on the west. Jenkins is owner of the trailer park Ogdee told the commissioners his objection would come if the trailer park were built and then sold as lots. He would pose no objection if it were owned by Jenkins and used as an extension of the existing mobile home park The mayor said all requirements had been met by the developer, as the Planning and Zoning Commission had already approved the preliminary plat. Jenkins said he bought the acreage seven years ago, with the intention of expanding the mobile home park.

In responding to a petition which Ogdee wanted presented, the mayor said the petition should have been presented to the Planning and Zoning; Board at the time the meeting with that group was advertised. Ogdee asked the commissioners if any of their members had seen the advertisements in a local newspaper for the preliminar)' plat to be presented CAF (Continued From Page One soon, to investigate tourist development in that city. Allex told the board meetings will be held with the Reno Chamber of Commerce to discuss wholesale tours run by that organization, and the Reno National Air Races director, to discuss airshow logistics. The board approved nomination of six candidates for three-year terms on the board. They are Card, Robert Doucet, Alexandra Hinojosa, Tommy Mathis, Graham McCullough and Robert Shepard.

The names will be submitted to individual chamber members for consideration. Murder Investigation were Mill withholding the name of a homicide victim here late Wednesday afternoon Police Chief Don Jackson declined to release the name of the victim pending notification of next of kin and investigative purposes. The victim who was shot with a small caliber gun was found at 2 a.m. Wednesday in the offices of Oak Irrigation Co. at 508 N.

Cage Jackson said there are no suspects in the case and investigation is continuing Justice of the Peace Teresa Palacios prounced the man dead at the scene and requested an autopsy. Youths Charged Anthoney Deckard, 18 and Armando Hinojosa 18. both of Mission was arrested bv oolice Monday night and charged before Justice of the Peace Arturo Leal with possession of eight pounds of marijuana. Leal set bond at $5,000 and $2.500 respectively. Vehicles Auctioned BROWNSVILLE Cameron County District office auctioned off 10 county-owned vehicles at the Precinct 1 Warehouse Wednesday morning.

A total of $7,807 was received from the sale. The highest bid accepted on one of the vehicles was $1,225 and the lowest bid was $250 for a wrecked vehicle. Library Service Francis Vaughn will speak on community services offered by the City-College Library at the noon meeting of the Kiwanis Club today in Fort Brown Motor Hotel. Mrs. Vaughn will discuss the films, lectures, tours and mobil units that the library system has available for its clients.

Currently she is working on a film festival which lasts the entire spring semester. Proposal Tabled Pharr city commission Tuesday night tabled a request for a $2.100 amendment to the 1967-77 budget for a computor system of programming city payroll checks. Commissioner Quentin Newcombe questioned the validity of the city spending a large amount of money on a project that does not actually show a future savings. He pointed out the city would have to decrease expenditures elsewhere in order to approve such a request. Juveniles Nabbed juveniles were referred to Hidalgo County juvenile detention center after being arrested by McAllen police.

Police had stopped a car occupied by seven juveniles and one adult after they saw someone throw a CB radio and an eight-track stereo from the vehicle. The arrest cleared up burglaries at H.E.B. No. 3, Victor Fields Elementary School Gunshot Wound Fatal SAN of the Peace Tommy Thompson of Harlingen has ruled that two gunshot wounds which resulted in the death of Don Austin, 75, 1612 N. Reagan, San Benito, were self-inflicted.

According to police, Reagan was shot once in the stomach and once in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol late Tuesday. He was ound in a bed in his residence. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Ruth Austin; and two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Dunn of Austin and Mrs.

Marlin Haines of El Paso. Ther will be no local services. Thomae-Garza Funeral Directors have charge of arrangements "Not by works of righteousness which we hove done, but according to his mercy he saved us Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Titus 3:5,6 MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHAPEL 1901 E. HARRISON DAVID WARD, PASTOR home 425-7620 study 428-3044 and Rudy 66 Service Station Four of the seven juveniles made statements concerning the burglaries. Their ages ranged from 14 to 16 Arson Crops Up Puentes former Alamo chief of police who is on trial for theft of $9,285.05 fine and bond money from the police department, now faces trial for arson involving destruction of records and a portion of the city building which housed the police department, municipal court, city offices and the fire department The arson involvement grew out of testimony in 206th District Court before Judge Joe Evins Wednesday.

Puentes nad earlier waived a jury trial. Weed Arrests Reported (Teddy) de la Garza. 22, was arrested by McAllen police on a narcotic search warrant and charged with possession of marijuana Judge Howbert Steele set bond at $10.000 De la Garza was on probation at the time of his Renate Ruiz 23 had bond arrest. Eduardo Mata Rodriguez, and pach ond Santana at In another case, McAllen Amulfo Santana, 23, of Mission judge SteH on a police working with the Drug as they attempted to of marijuana Enforcement Agency arrested pounds of marijuana to under- VALLEY MORNING STAR Published every morning by Freedom Newspapers, Commerce South 15th Streets, Harlingen, Texas 78550 Second Class Postage Paid at Harlingen, Texas 78550 BY CARRIER $3.50 per month plus 6C State Sales Tax. SINGLE COPY PRICE Daily--------Sunday 35cPhone GA3-5511 MISS YOUR PAPER? If you should not receive your Valley Morning Stat by 6 am daily, 7 a.m.

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