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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
3
A Texas hunting boom centers on exotic trophies with blackbuck at 500 dollars, sika at 450, and German red stag at 825. Hunters prize the diverse species, and the absence of seasonal limits or travel costs makes Texas the leading market for exotic game trophies in North America.
The article notes Texas exotic wildlife began in the 1930s as a rancher hobby and now exceeds 50 000 animals mainly in Hill Country fences. It highlights species like Indian blackbuck and axis deer, the Y O Ranch at Kerrville, and the Texas Exotic Wildlife Association led by E M Stevens. Wayne Preston offers game brokerage services with no fee to hunters.
A reader asks about using a G I home loan and the G I Bill concurrently. the answer confirms both benefits can be used together. The NSLI dividend rate on credit with VA rose from 4.24 to 4.5 percent this year. Another reader asks about returning a widow’s pension check. the guidance states yes, return it and then receive payments at widow pension rates. A final question compares disability payments for wartime and peacetime service, noting wartime rated at 25 dollars monthly versus 20 for peacetime due to 80 percent of wartime rate.
A 30 year incumbent endorses D J Lerma for Cameron County Precinct No 1 commissioner. He notes the precinct's expansion to include Brownsville area and urges voters to support Lerma for independent judgment and qualifications.
A guide outlines how fake contests lure readers with promises of free prizes to entice purchases. It notes the pattern of disguising ads as innocent surveys and emphasizes the risk of spending on unwanted goods.
The Harlingen Mid Valley Retired Teachers unit met May 26 in the Central Power Building Hospitality Room at 2 20 pm for the final meeting of the year. Dr Charles H Dolezal superintendent of the Rio Grande Valley State Center for Mental Retardation spoke on growing mental health and learning needs across twelve counties from Laredo to Brownsville and Duval County outlining ongoing study and efforts.
Problems in the school system rose from 800000 in 1971 to 1000000 in 1972. Dr Dolezal urges retired teachers to volunteer for guidance while new officers for 1972 73 are installed by Mrs Sue Prince. Officers include President Mrs J L McNair and others. Also notes refreshments served after the meeting. Research Pays Victor Comptometer Corp competes with Japanese makers in U S electronic calculators and has tied labor costs through design work with American chips.
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