The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1957 Page: 8 of 8
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Page 8 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 15, 1957
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[Tips for Lady Barbecuers
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
! Can She build a barbecue fire? Yes she can — the modern mother
knows how to kindle a fire that will barbecue or charcoal grill any
of her family’s favorite outdoor foods. And she does it without so
much as smudging her fingers!
She follows this list of helpful suggestions from a noted research
laboratory. The New York Testing Laboratories of New York City,
as a result of a study sponsored by the company that makes Rey-
nolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, has come up with a method of build-
ing fires in outdoor grills that is safe, clean and easy. Here are their
suggestions:
1. Line the bottom of the fireplace or portable grill with one or
more layers of heavy duty aluminum foil to reflect the heat back
up on the food and speed the cooking. This also keeps the grill
free from grease and ashes.
2. Be sure to use fresh dry foil packaged briquets. These can be
shaken from the package without touching and will ignite
quickly, bum without excess smoke.
3. Use a safe starter material. Foil packaged briquets include an
envelope of granular starter material that eliminates danger
of flareups.
4. Start the fire 20 to 30 minutes before cooking time. Briquets
ignite in several places when the starter is touched with a
match and the fire spreads until all are burning.
5. Remember they do not glow red when burning — instead are
spotted gray. Don’t touch them with the fingers, use tongs.
By Vern Sanford
Texas rres-s Association
AUSTIN, Tex...Labor unions in
Texas now are welded into one
300,000-member organization. The
mammoth merger was accom-
plished at a joint AFL-CIO con-
vention m this Capitol City. Sharp
internal disagreements heartened
those who fear the potential po-
litical power of such a massive
group.
A resolution, recommended by
labor’s Civil Bights committee,
condemned the 55th Legislature
for passing “immoral and undem-
ocratic” laws concerning school
segregation. Gulf Coast delegates
balked. Finally the convention
compromised by adopting the na-
tional AFL-CIO civil rights plank,
worded in a more general lan-
guage.
Delegates also criticized Texas'
daily newspapers; the Texas Tech
Board of Directors; the Kepub-
lican Party; and highway con-
tractors.
Endorsed were a state income
j tax on corporations; an increase
in individual income tax exemp-
tions; federal aid for school con-
struction; higher pay for teach-
ers; and honesty among union
officials.
AFBman Jerry Hoiieman was
elected president. ClOer Fred
Schmidt was chosen as secre-
tary-treasurer.
BOBBY CURB PROPOSED..
With legislative opposition to the
special session weakening under
Gov Price Daniel’s determined
stand, attention now turns toward
what the lawmakers might enact.
Sen. Henry B. Gonzalez of San
Antonio has drafted a strict lobby
control measure. It is patterned
after the Federal Law. It would
require registration of ail persons
seeking to influence legislation,
tor pay. Also it calls for a de-
tailed accounting of money used
to influence legislation, .where it
comes from, how it is spent.
It would hang a heavy sword
over the head of any lawmaker
or lobbyist found guilty of a bribe
arrangement. Penalty up to a
$25,000 fine and 10 years impris-
onment. Corporations involved
would lose the right to do busi-
ness in Texas.
SALES SURGE SEEN..Ex-
perts foresee a “slow but strong
upturn” of production and market-
ing in Texas for the last quarter
of the year.
It might even break last year’s
record, despite the restriction on
credits. So states the UT Bureau
of Business Research.
June retail sales dropped five
per cent from May. But totals for
January-June, 1957 were two per
cent above 19515.
Home modernization has done
"surprisingly well.” But comple-
tion of new homes in 1957 is ex-
pected to fail some 10 to 20 per
cent below last year.
EMPLOYMENT TO CLIMB..
More jobs, better pay, is the out-
look for Texas workers.
'Texas Employment Commission
forecasts a small rise in job-hol-
ders during August, followed by
the usual steep jump from in-
creased activities in September.
Early summer brought the cus-
tomary glut of workers as schools
poured out thousands of graduates
and vacation job-seekers. In ad-
dition, factory jobs dropped some-
what as automobile assembly
plants and aircraft companies cut
back.
However, the same'” period
brought good news to factory
workers as average weekly wag-
es jumped some $2. In the higher
brackets were workers in coal
and petroleum products, up $4.7(5
to $113.1(5 per week, and those in
chemicals, up $2.49 to $103.34
per week. Less fortunate vvere
those in apparel and fabric pro-
ducts, up .37 to $43.92.
NO MAGIC EXPECTED.. Re-
building public confidence in Tex-
as insurance cannot be done
“by any magic touch or wave
of the wand, nor overnight, nor
within a few months.”
It will take “painstaking plan-
ning, organized effort and com-
petent performance,” said Joe P.
Gibbs, member of the newly re-
organized Board of Insurance
commissioners.
Board members are reconciled
to operating in a “show window,”
said Gibbs, recalling th erecurrent
troubles that resulted in a whole-
sale legislative overhaul of the
department.
“We recognize that the public
has a right to look in on us to
see what we are doing to remove
the clouds ot-Moubt,” Uhbbs stat-
ed.
CONSTRUCTION UR. .Construc-
tion authorized in Texas for the
first halt of 1957 is five per cent
mgher than for 195(5, according
to the U''1 Bureau of Business Re-
search.
Foremost among the cities mak-
ing gains were Midland, Houston,
Amarillo, Lubbock, Fort Worth, El
Paso and Odessa.
Dallas, San Antonio and Austin
showed declines.
FARM OUTLOOK. .Where rain
has not fallen recently, outlook
tor grass and feed crops is poor,
reports the Texas Agricultural Ex-
tention Service.
Timely showers helped pastur-
age and late crops in some areas,
but were too late for corn and
feed.
DRYS LOSE — AnH-prohibition-
ists still are riding high in local
option elections. So reports the
Texas Liquor Control Board.
Orange and Culberson Coun-
ties favored continued sale of al-
coholic beverages by one-sided
margins.
VOLUNTARY CUTS - Texans
seem to have adopted a dubious
"wait and see” attitude toward
Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s re-
quest for a voluntary 10 per cent
cut in oil imports.
For months Texas officials and
industry leaders have sought
White House help to restrict the
flow of foreign oil into the coun-
try. They blamed “excessive im-
ports” for the dwindling demand
for Texas oil.
State oil allowables slipped
month by month to an all-time
low. State revenue estimates,
heavily dependent on oil taxes,
were dragged down correspon-
dingly.
After study by a Cabinet com-
mittee, the President’s advisory
asked importing companies east
of the Rockies to reduce crude
oil imports to 1U per cent below
me l954-h(5 average, implied was
was the suggestion that manda-
tory quotas would be imposed if
the voluntary program doesn't
work out.
City To Open Bids
On Paving Monday
The City Commission will hold
a special meeting at the city hall
at 2 p.m. Monday to open bids
for the first section of paving
under the recently-approved $200,-
000 bond issue.
Paving and curb and gutter are
proposed for the downtown area
from Missouri to the canal and
from the highway to Sixth. Mayor
Gene O’Shea also has requested
that Hidalgo Street be widened
and paved and that Vermont from
Hidalgo to the Highway be paved
in this first project.
Part Time
Business Opportunity
Wanted: Reliable man or woman
who has 4 to 6 hours spare time
each week, Must be able to serv-
ice route of Automatic Dispen-
sers.
Business is set up for you. Your
income starts at once. Products
used daily by men, women and
children.
Your income should net up to
$200.00 to $600.00 monthly. To
qualify, you must have $1345.00
to $2495.00 cash available.
This Company will extend finan-
cial assistance for expansion, if
desired.
NATION WIDE SALES CO„ INC.
2322 Big Bend Blvd.,
St. Louis 17, Mo.
When You Think of
Hospitalization Insurance
Think of
WILLIAM J. CONDON, LL. B
y wf- 302 S. Texas Ave. Mercedes
Bill Sndon ‘ Telephone LOgan 5-1161
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As Advertised in
LIFE
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BERKSHIRE
STOCKING
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15 to 31
only
Fabulous orase-a-year savings! JJ
Including Berkshires with the exclusive jj^
Nylace Kantrun Top and Toe-Ring to 0
stop runs from top or toe.
Come in and choose your favorite styles
at these low prices.
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Reg. 1.65
NOW
i29
3 FOR 379
Reg. 1.50
NOW
l19
3 FOR 349
Reg. 1.35
NOW
109
3 FOR 319
LEE ANN SHOP
MERCEDES
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STORE HOURS.
Sunday Through Thursday
7:30 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
7:30 a.m. — 9:00 p.m.
SAVE
VALUABLE
HARVEST
PREMIUM STAMPS
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WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES
| CHOICE MUII fl
SWIFT PREMIUM, CANNED
Snowdrift
Wesson Oil
Mellorine
Peaches
:■ ' ,
3 LB. CAN
QUART
BORDEN'S
Vz GALLON
PENTHOUSE
NO. ZVz CAN
55c
Jello
PICNIC
41/2 Lbs.
PIRATE CELLO
FIAMES
Lb.
3H
CALF, FRESH SLICED
LIVE!
Lb.
4?c
PIRATE
gg g Whole or Butt Half
Lb.
SSt
Center Sliced
Lb.
9U
Shank End
Lb.
m
BUDGET SLICED
BACON
Lb.
%
WHOLE ONLY
FRYERS
Lb.
ASSORTED FLAVORS
MONARCH, GUY
AS P Ait A G11S
MONARCH, NO. 303 CAN
BUTTER BEANS
GOLD MEDAL
FLOUR
ARMOUR'S
CHOPPED BEEF -
armquHs
VIENNA SAUSAGE
PET
MILK
MARYLAND CLUB
COFFEE
HUNT'S, 8 OZ. CAN
TOMATO SAUCE
HUNT'S
FRUIT COCKTAIL
HUNT'S
CATSUP
MIRACLE WHIP
BAMA
GRAPE JAM
DAT WELT,
TUN A
FIRST CHOICE, NO. 303 CAN
TOMATOES
No. 1 Can 19$
2 For 29$
47$
25 Lbs.
..Jc; i
$| 99
12 Oz. Can 33$
4 Oz. Can 15$
Small or 2 Large 27$
1 Lb. Can 93$
2
r or
No. 300 Can
14 Oz. Bottle
Quart
FIRST CHOICE
PINEAPPLE
DEL MONTE, NO. 303 CAN
SPINACH
DEL MONTE, CREAM STYLE
CORN ^
DEL MONTE \
PEAS 3
FIRST CHOICE
BLACKEYED PEAS t
KRAFT DINNER '
KIMBELL'S
FLOUR
BETTY CROCKER, White, Yellow,
CAKE MIXES
VAL TEX, CUT, NO. 303 CAN
GREEN BEANS
KIM
OLEO
CLOROX
NORTHERN
TISSUE
NORTHERN
NAPKINS
No. 303 Can
No. 303 Can
No. 300 Can
VA Oz.
5 Lbs.
Devil's Food
CELERY
Each
15c
THOMPSON SEEDLESS T
GRAPES
2 Lbs.
35c
HALES
PEACHES
Lb.
19c
KENTUCKY WONDERS
BEANS
Lb.
23c
CALIFORNIA WHITE
POTATOES
Lb.
5c
DRUGS
DRENE
SHAMPOO 2 Bottles For
43c
TOOTHPASTE
Giant
43c
MUM SPRAY
DEODORANT
Plus Tax
51c
FROZEN FOODS
TREESWEET
ORANGE JUICE
2 For
29c
BIRDS EYE
.GREEN PEAS
10 Oz.
19c
Ibirds eye
i CAULIFLOWER
10 Oz.
24c
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1957, newspaper, August 15, 1957; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1065204/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.