Riverhunters Begin Court Battle
Five Uvalde men went to court last Tuesday Nov. 27 to fight a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proclamation that states it is illegal to hunt in the riverbeds of Uvalde County.
Raymond Scott, Clifford Joe Scott, H. H. Willis, Kyle Whidden, and Ray Lemke all were found guilty of violating that law and fined $28.50 each. The men who are all members of the Uvalde County Sportsman Association said they would be appealing their case to the criminal court of Appeals in Austin.
Attorney Rogelio Munoz was the lawyer for the defendants and Uvalde County Attorney David White Jr. was the prosecuting attorney.
The only two witnesses called to the stand were State Game Warden Bill Waldrop and Deputy Game Warden Don Frietag. Waldrop was the officer who filed the citation on the men and Frietag accompanied Waldrop when the men were caught hunting dove on the Frio River half mile south of the Garner
Field crossing on the evening on Sept. 16, 1979.
Frietag is not a state officer. He is paid for his duties by a group of ranchers in Uvalde County. He does have power to make arrests of game and fishing violators in four counties including Uvalde.
Twenty four possible jurors were interviewed before the remaining six were selected. Those struck out by the attorneys had very clearly stated either they were against the proclamation and believed the rivers should not be closed for hunting, or on the opposite side saying they did not want river hunting to be permitted.
It took the jury of four women and two men only some 15 minutes to decide on their verdict.
The case was very significant in that it brings to light the long existing battle between ranchers who won land adjacent to the rivers and the citizens who believe everyone has a right to enjoy the rivers and the game therein.
Over one hundred citizens most of which
were from Uvalde and members of the Sportsman Association attended the trial held at the American Legion Lodge in Knippa,texas.
The riverhunting issue gained much public attention when the recently elected State Representative, Gerald Geistweidt, attempted to present a bill to the legislature that would declare the riverbeds in the public rivers of the State of Texas game sancturaries. The proposed law would thus have made it illegal to take firearms into the river.
Geistweidt was forced to come to Uvalde and then apologized to a large number of citizens who were against his proposed law. He stated then he had based himself on a plea from several Uvalde ranchers who had asked for his help in keeping hunters off the river. Geistweidt backed off and never presented his proposed law to the legislature as a result of this confrontation.
The proclamation by which “The Uvalde Five’’
were charged with was one that was enacted some 16 years ago under the asuspices that the game in our state must be protected. Attorney Rogelio Munoz stated that this proclamation was one initiated by ranchers to keep people off the public rivers and serve their personal interests—not for the conservation of game.’’
While Uvalde County Judge Leo Darley was in office there was no problem for riverhunters because Darley believed the law was unconstitutional. He believed that since there were no defined river boundaries (and that it was impossible to survey every piece of riverbed) that his court could never find out if a man was guilty or not.
Representative Geistweidt and a change in County Judge and three new County Commissioners, plus a greater popularity in hunting has given the issue a new dimension.
Attorney Rogelio Munoz stated that the case heard
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THE UVALDE FIVE—[L-R] H.H. Hillis, Ray Scott, Joe Scott, Kyle Whideen and Ray Lemke the defendants in the first test case against the Texas Parks and Wildlife proclamation that prohibits hunting in the riverbeds of Uvalde, Zavala and Dimmitt Counties, were found guilty In the Precinct 5 Justice
of the Peace Court last Tuesday. The five are members of the 600 strong Uvalde County Sportsman’s Association and they say they will be appealing their case to the Court of Criminal Appeals.



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Cinco de Uvalde Pelean Cazeria En Los Ríos
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THE DEFENDANTS: Attorney Rogelio Munoz [left] discusses the progress of the riverhunting trial of defendants [l-r] H.H. Hillis, Ray Scott, Kyle Whideen, and Ray Lemke. The defendants were found guilty by a six man jury but they say they will appeal and continue their efforts to get the law removed from Uvalde County that prohibits riverhunting.
LOS ACUSADOS: El Licensiado Rogelio Munoz [Izquierda] discute con los cinco casadores de Uvalde que pelean la ley que prohíbe la cazeria en los rios de Uvalde. Ellos Insistieron que la ley no se aplica justamente, ya que ningún ranchero o cazador en terreno alquilado, ha sido aprendido por violar la misma ley. Los acusados fueron declarados culpables por el jurado de seis personas en Knippa, Texas el martes, pero dicen que apelaran su caso hasta lograr que s^ cambie esta ley.
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During 1980, Social
Food Seminar Scheduled At A&M Center
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And that is what the Food Seminar at the Texas A&M University

Security will need more than 1,000 persons to occupy Claims Representative positions nationwide and many of those positions will require U.S. citizens with a good knowledge of Spanish as well as English.
Research and Extension Center in Uvalde on Dec. 5 is all about. The program is sponsored by the STAR Family Living Task Force and Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The seminar is free and open to the public. Sessions will be presented at 10:00 a.m. and at 7:00 p.m.
Two outstanding food authorities will be featured on the program. Each will give recipe
The Claims Representative career begins at the GS-5 level (approximately $11,000 a year) and advances to the GS-10 levl (approximately $18,000 a year).
If you are interested in a career of service to the public with promotional
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Paulette Schwartz, a Texas Department of Agriculture marketing specialist, will demonstrate the use of fresh citrus and pecans.
Annette Reddell, seafood education specialist, Marine Advisory Service, Texas

opportunities, visit your nearest Social Security Office. The office in Kerrville, Texas is located at 1004 Junction Highway. Call 896-1422 adn ask for details on the “CRESS Project” before December 3, 1979.
Agricultural Extension Service, will demonstrate seafood dishes and give a slide demonstration on buying, storing and cooking fish.
An exhibit featuring ideas for Christmas Time at Home will be on display. This will include gift ideas and special holiday foods.
Joan Shearrer of Pleasanton serves as chairman of the STAR Family Living Task Force.
Cinco hombres de Uvalde fueron a corte el pasado martes, 27 de noviembre para pelear una proclamación del Departamento de Texas Parks and Wildlife que declara que es ilegal cazar en los lechos de los rios del condado de Uvalde.
Raymond Scott, Clifford Joe Scott, H. H. Willis, Kyle Whidden y Ray Lemke todos fueron declarados culpables de violar esa ley y fueron multados $28.50 cada uno. Los hombres todos son miembros de la organización de cazadores del Condado de Uvalde (Uvalde County Sportsman Association) y dijeron al terminarse el jurado que ellos apelarían su caso a la Corte de Apelaciones Criminales en Austin.
El Licensiado Rogelio Munoz fuex el abogado de los acusados y el Abogado del Condado David White, Jr. fue el abogado prosecutor.
Easter Seal Bowling Marathon Set
Uvalde/Real residents are invited to participate the Easter Seal Bowling Marathon, scheduled for Fri. December 7th from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. at the Uvalde Bowling Center located on Highway 90 East.
The special event, sponsored by Dr. Pepper, KVOU Radio, and the Uvalde Bowling Center, will raise funds to help support and aid the physically handicapped. Over the past 50 years, the Texas Easter Seal Society has helped handicapped children and adults through the purchase of speech, physical, and occupational therapies, orthopedic equipment, and travel to and from Rehabilitation Centers. Last year alone, the Society spent some $4.3 million being of service to 13,166 Texans.
The Easter Seal Bowling Marathon is open
and is de°pen Thursday 9:00 to 9:00.
Veinticuatro posibles miembros del jurado fueron entrevistados antes de que los dos abogados escojieron los seis que juzgaron el caso. Muchos de los que fueron rechazados habian declarado claramente que estaban encontra de la ley que prohibía la cazeria en el rio, o estaban en el otro lado de la cuestión, diciendo que no creían que se debía permitir la cazeria en el rio.
Los únicos testigos que fueron llamados a declarar fueron el Game Warden del Estado Bill Waldrop y el Deputy Game Warden Don Frietag. Waldrop fuez el oficial que registro la acusación contra los hombres y Frittag lo había acompañado cuando estos fueron aprendidos cazando palomas en el Rio Frio a media milla del cruzero del rio en el Camino Garner Field la tarde del 16 de
munity effort. There is no registration feb; instead, participants will ask friends, neighbors, coworkers, or self to sponsor each effort by making a specific donation of $2, $3, $5, or whatever the sponsor would like to contribute. The donation
Festival Guadalupano en San Antonio
Católicos de Uvalde y ciudades vecinas que deseen asistir al Festival Guadalupano que tendrá lugar en el Centro de Convenciones el proximo 9 de diciembre a las 2:30 p.m.
Un autobus de la Compañía Painter ha sido alquilado para llevar a las personas que deseen asistir y saldra ese dia a las 9:30 de la manana.
El autobus llegara a la parroquia Sagrado Corazon por la Calle
Alli se servirá
Septiembre, 1979.
Fritag no es oficial estatal (no le paga el estado). A el le pagan por sus servicios un grupo de rancheros del condado de Uvalde pero si tiene el poder de arrestar a violadores de la leyes de cazeria de animales campestres y peces.
El jurado dilato solamente algunos quince minutos en llegar al veri-dicto.
El caso es muy significante en que enfoca la disputa de muchos anos entre los rancheros que tienen propiedades a lo largo de los rios y los ciudadanos que piensan que el rio y los animales que en ellos habitan son del estado — que son del publico para que los disfruten toda la gente.
Mas de cien personas de las cuales la mayoría son miembros del Uvalde Sportsman Association asistieron al jurado que se llevo acabo en un salón de
will be determined on what the sponsor would like to contribute. The donation will be determined on what the sponsor would like to donate, not on how many pins the participant will knock down during the event.
una comida y despues seguirá la procesión de alli hasta el Centro de Convenciones donde se celebrara la Misa por el Arzobispo Flores a las 2:30 p.m.
El grupo regreseara a Uvalde como a las 7 p.m.
Read Muñoz' Argument for the Defense
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la Legion Americana enz Knippa, Texas y que fue conducido por el Juez de Paz Robert Schlort del Precinto 5 en el cual ocurrió el caso.
El asunto de la cazeria en el rio recibió mucha atención publica el ano atención publica cuando el entonces recien elejido Representante Estatal gerald Geistweidt trak/de pasar urja ley estatal que declaraia que los lechos de los rios del estado de Texas fuesen delcarados santuarios de animales campestres. La propuesta ley hubiera declarado ilegal el portar armas en el rio.
Geistweidt fu^ forzado a venir a Uvalde y pedir disculpas al grah numero de ciudadanos que protestaron su proposición. Dijo que no sabia que tanta gente estaba a
Keep in mind you are bowling for Easter Seal and helping to support the services of the society. . Recruit as many sponsors as possible. The greater the number of sponsors,
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Personas que deseen asistir pueden hacer sus reservaciones a la rectoría de la Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de uvalde al 278-3448. El costo del viaje es de $10.00 por persona.