1 I, IAOU PASS NCWS GUIDi, THUtS. , JANUARY11,! MlM/r Twenty Year* inn in Mat era k 1 aunt v. Texan anil I’ieilrnn V^rni. I nahmla an refleeteil in itentn from the International \en n liuiileJanuary 1*182A strong, healthy economy for Eagle Pass Is indicated by the huge rise in both deposits and loans at First National Bank. A bank call on December 30 showed that deposits have skyrocketed to $6.608,521.96. up 13V*percent from a year ago.In one of the most unusual elections ever held in Maverick County, an announced candidate whose name did not appear on the ballot and a write-in polled the highest number of votes. Elected to the board of the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District on January 9 were JACK R. CHITTIM who is unofficially credited with 172 votes, J.R. JONES who received 113 write-in votes, and incumbent SAM bCtiWARTZ with 112 votes.W.A. NEWATT will be a candidate for reelection as Mayor of Eagle Pass. He resigned as president of First National Bank effective January 1, and W.H. GEORGE was named president.Presenting: LISA JEANETTE CERNA, born December 24 to MR. AND MRS, DAVID CERNA; ALIA MOSES, born January 6 to MR, AND MRS. ABDALLAMOSES; JACQUELINE DEVINE CQOK,born December 25 to MR. AND MRS.BILL COOK; THEODORE ROSS LEVINE,born December 28 to MR. AND MRS. BENJAMIN LEVINE.MR AND MRS W.C. SMITH of El Indio celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on January 2. Among family members celebrating with them were their daughter MRS. JEROME CLIFFORD of Eagle Pass.The marriage of MISS NORMALETICIA PENA and ROGELIO GALVANwas solemnized January 7 at Our Lady of Refuge Church.HAROLD GRAHAM, R.H. VEREECKEN and WARD WUESTE wereelected vestrymen at the annual parish meeting of the Episcopal Chruch of the Redeemer on January 8.CHARLOTTELYALL and MARILU RIOJAS were among the Incarnate Word College students who returned to San Antonio last week after spen ding the holidays with their parentsLUIS COBO returned to his studies at Incarnate Word School January 2.OSCAR JAVIER VALERO, son of MR. AND MRS ANTONIO VALERO, was thefirst baby of 1962, arriving on January 2.Forty-two babies were delivered at Memorial Hospital during 1961, setting a new record according to superintendent HARRY WIMPLE. The births in-eluded two sets of twin born in December.Texas Tech studens returning to school last week included LYNN NEUMAN. EDWARD SCHMIDT III, DAVID TOWNS. KERRY KEISLING, JIM FORD and PETER LEWIS.EUGENE BLACKBORN has acceptedappointment to head the 1962 March of Dimes campaign in Maverick County.SAM THURMAN has announced the sale of his Angus Ranch to TIM LEONARD of Roswell. New Mexico.Seco Creek Philosopher tries