The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954 Page: 2 of 10
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1954
SERVING THE CENTRAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY
THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE
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COMPANY
DEPENDABLE GAS SERVICE TO THE VALLEY SINCE 1927
FIRST MTI01AL Mil
Mercedes Member FDIC Ph. L05-2485
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IT COSTS NOTHING . . . JUST A FEW MINUTES
TIME . . . Your Forefathers Bled And Died To Give
' You Freedom And A Voice In Your Government. Use It.
VOTE ! ! !
Central
942 Second, Mercedes
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appearance
You, of course, are the only one who can decide which car looks the
best to you But you might well consider this: Chevrolet’s the only
***** smo°th lines and graceful beauty
of Body by Fisher. It’s the look America likes best!
Chevrolet Co.
Be sure you get the best of these big 4
Millions of Dollars
in equipment and a world of “know how” are the
behind-the-scenes factors responsible for your depend-
able, low-cost Rio Grande Valley Gas Company service.
Good gas service doesn’t just happen. It takes the skill,
training and personal interest of many employees to keep
the standards of your gas company's service high. Our
employees in the field and in company offices are proud to
serve you . . . eager to do their part in making natural
gas the most dependable, most economical fuel possible.
1 price
Take a look at what you pay and what you get. You’ll see that Chev-
rolet has more for you and asks less from you. It’s priced below all
other lines of cars. That’s possible because Chevrolet builds the most
cars-and can build them better to sell for less!
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2 economy
What’s it going to cost to keep that new car in gasoline? Jn oil? What
about service and repairs? Check into it and you’ll find that Chevrolet
has the greatest name of all for keeping upkeep costs down over all
the miles you drive!
3 performance
Do you want livelier, smoother performance on less gas? Then
sure your new car has modern high-compression power. That’s
what Chevrolet gives you-the highest-compression power of any le
mg low-priced car. Come in for a demonstration ride!
DeJong, Moses Receive
Degrees At NTSC
DENTON — Two Mercedes stu-
dents, Mrs. Patsy Moses and Con-
rad DeJong, received degrees at
North Texas State College at com-
mencement exercises Aug. 24.
The 293 applicants for degrees
mark an increase of 50 over that
of the graduating class of the
summer of 1953.
Mrs. Moses is the daughter of
the late E. C. Bazar. DeJong is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. De-
Jong. Both students received ba-
chelor of music degrees.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Avant and
daughter, Gayle, spent Sunday in
Corpus Christi.
Shred Stalks Early To Cut Cost
Next Year, County Agent Says
Now that cotton harvest is near-
ly over, farmers of Hidalgo Coun-
ty can cut down on the cost of pro-
Save valuable
floor space;
install your
electric water
heater behind
a wall panel.
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Former Servicemen
Neecl No Poll Tax
To Vote Aug. 28
You can even
install an elec-
t r i c water
heater in an
out - erf - the -
way clothes
closet. It's
completely
safe.
If your water heater is taking up valuable
space in your kitchen, a new electric water
heater is the answer to your problem. Install
it in some out-of-the-way place to give you
more floor space where you need it most —
perhaps for a food freezer, ciothes dryer, or
one of the many other new electric appliances
most families are acquiring these days.
You can install an electric water heater in
a clothes closet, in a kitchen cabinet or even
in the attic. An electric water heater requires
no flue. It’s completely safe. You can install
it anywhere you want, then forget it. It is so
well insulated you can lay clothes or papers
on it without fear of a fire. See the electric
water heaters at your appliance dealers.
Be Modern — heat water electrically.
Put your elec-
tric water
heater in the
attic-. Set it
and forget it.
ducing next year’s cotton crop by
shredding stalks as soon as pick-
ing is completed, according to J. A.
“Red” Oswalt, County Agricultural
Agent.
Early stalk destruction works
several ways toward reducing in-
sect population and increasing next
season’s cotton income.
. 1. You can stop insects from re-
producing; cutting down on the
number of generations, and in so
doing reducing the number of in-
sects that can carry over for next
season.
2. Checks spread of cotton root
rot.
3. It is good farming practice.
4. Permits the planting of fall
and winter cover crops.
5. You ltengthen the time between
crops and make it harder for in-
sects to survive.
These cover crops when turned
under add humus that will improve
water holding, capacity of the soil
and aid in controlling root rot.
For best results stalks should be
shredded during hot, dry weather.
Tests at Brownsville have shown
that when stalks are cut in hot,
dry weather, and left on the soil
surface for 6 to 7 days, a high
percentage of pink bollworms in
bolls exposed to the high soil
temperature will be killed. Soil
temperatures in August and early
September ranges from 140 degrees
F. to more than 150 degrees F.
This high temperature has killed
from 80 per cent to 90 per cent of
the pink bollworms
After the shredded stalks have
been exposed to the sun for a week
the residue or trash should be
turned under six or more inches
deep. Tests have proved that when
bolls are buried 6 inches, less than
10 per cent of the worms survived
at a 4 inch depth, 30 per cent sur-
vived, and at a 2 inch depth, 60
per cent of the worms survived.
Oswalt suggests that we cannot
over emphasize the value of the
early stalk destruction program.
It will save you money on insec-
ticides, make more cotton, help to
reduce root rot and nematodes.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ruebe Woodard
left Aug. 20 for their home in
Falkville, Ala., after a visit in
Mercedes with Mrs.' Woodard’s
cousins, Mrs. Lee Jones and Mrs.
Etta Tarvin, and other relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Darrell N. Flynt
LIGHT FOR FREEDOM
POWER FOR PROGRESS
AUSTIN — Former members of
the Armed Forces, the U. S. Marine
Service or the U. S. Merchant
Marine who have seen active duty
within the last 18 months are en-
titled to vote in the Aug. 28 run-off
primary without the payment of
the poll tax, according to a ruling
by Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd.
Shepperd said the waiver also
applies to any person who is now
on extended active duty as a mem-
ber of any of the reserve compon-
ents of the Armed Forces, a selec-
tive service draftee, a member of
!the National Guard, the U. S. Mari-
time Service or the U. S. Merchant
Marine.
The Texas Constitution prohib-
its members of the “regular” mili-
tary establishments from voting.
Voters covered by Shepperd’s
ruling are not required to accom-
pany their application for an ab-
sentee ballot by either a poll tax
receipt or an exemption certificate,
though the county clerk may re-
quire the voter to make a state-
ment setting forth his military
status.
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Mrs. Bigden Awarded
Bachelor’s Degree
In Field Of Education
DENTON — Mrs. Alice Rebecca
Bigden of Mercedes was among 153
students who received degrees at
Texas State College for Women
Aug. 20.
She was one of 82 students who
were awarded the bachelor’s de-
gree. Her field was elementary ed-
ucation.
Master’s degrees were conferred
on 69, and doctor of philosophy de-
grees, on three.
Mrs. Bigden is the wife of Dick
Bigden.
Pfc. Gil A. Flores
, i Graduates From Class
I CORPS, KOREA — Army Pfc.
Gil A. Flores, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gil Flores, Mercedes, Tex., recent-
ly was graduated from the I Corps
Non-Commissioned Officer Acad-
emy in Korea.
A member of the 185th Engineer
Combat Battalion’s Company C,
Flores received instruction in lead-
ership, of units, map reading and
other military subjects.
The Mercedes soldier arrived in
Korea last March from Fort Leon-
ard Wood, Mo.
Flores formerly worked for the
Mercedes Enterprise for approxi-
mately a year prior to entering the
service.
and family have been in Big Spring
where Mr. Flynt went for the con-
clusion of a debate that he had
held with the Baptist minister E. G.
Newcomer.
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The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954, newspaper, August 26, 1954; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1072853/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.