The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954 Page: 4 of 10
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SERVING .THE CENTRAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY
THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1954
Mercedes Teacher
Will Receive Degree
At Texas A&I College
KINGSVILLE-—Forty-eight stu-
dents from the Lower Rio Grande
Valley are candidates for degrees
from Texas A&I College Aug. 27.
Cameron County is represented
by 24 of these. Seventeen are from
Hidalgo County, nine from Starr
County, and eight from Willacy
County.
Dr. Walter Prescott Webb, dis-
tinguished historian and professor
of history at the University of
Texas, will deliver the principal
address at the commencement ex-
ercise, scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 27.
Scene of the program will be Jones
Auditorium.
Dr. E. H. Pote'et, president of
A&I, will confer degrees upon
candidates, who will be certified
by Dean Jernigan and presented by
directors of the various divisions.
Mary Alice Heath, Mercedes, is a
candidate for a Bachelor of Science
in Elementary Education. Miss
Heath, a teacher in the North Ele-'
mentary School here, is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. T. B. Heath, Mercedes.
Avia Eunice Blankenship and
Billy Joe Walling, both of Edcouch,
are candidates for Master's de-
grees.
is a medical patient.
Mrs. Minnie Jones, Mercedes, is
a medical patient.
A. R. Gonzales, Weslaco, is a
medical patient.
Jose Rodriguez, Elsa, underwent
surgery.
Luis Espinosa, Mercedes, was a
medical patient-
Cheryl Ann Riley, Mercedes, was
a medical patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Guillarmo Garza,
Weslaco, are the parents of a son
born Aug. 24.
Mrs. Daniel Perez, La Feria, un-
derwent major surgery Aug. 23.
Donna Butler, La Feria, under-
went minor surgery Aug. 23.
Mercedes General
Hospital Notes
People, Spots In The News
Mr. and Mrs- Mario Quintanilla,
Weslaco, are the parents of a
daughter born Aug. 17.
T. T. West, Weslaco, underwent
surgery.
Lydia Vasquez, Weslaco, was a
medical patient.
Baltazar Aguirre, Weslaco, un-
derwent surgery.
Mrs. Benito Vento, Mercedes, was
a medical patient.
Jose C- Aranda, Mission, under-
went surgery.
Guadalupe S. Guteirrez, La Vil-
la, underwent surgery.
Dr. S. W. Bohmfalk, Weslaco,
underwent surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Rit Erwin, Merce-
des, are the parents of a daughter
born Aug. 19-
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Eugene
Maugham, Harlingen, are the par-
ents of a son born Aug. 20.
J. A. Stidham, Weslaco, is a med-
ical patient.
Mrs. Walter Klein, Edcouch, is a
medical patient.
David R- King, Mercedes, under-
went surgery.
Gary Matlock, Donna, underwent
surgery.
Mrs. Eustorjio Moreno, Mercedes,
Lawler Hospital
BUMPER CROP—Yields of up to
25 bushels per acre despite spring
droughts keep Kansas wheat ele-
vators busy taking it for govern-
ment loan storage; scene at Topeka.
scale is most likely to cause dam-
age in dusty \treas and in parts
of the orchard which are affected
by insecticidal dust that drifts in
from adjacent fields of cotton,
grain, or vegetables. These contact
insecticides kill the natural ene-
mies of scale insects and spider
mites, and artificial control mea-
sures may be required in the af-
fected areas. Experienced orchard-
ists know that red scale is defi-
nately capable of killing or seri-
ously damaging citrus trees and
other host plants. They also know
that citrus spiders seriously dam-
age the leaves and retard the
growth of the fruit. Rust mites
blemish the fruit and lower its
market value. Fire ants are active
in many orchards where the young
trees are tank watered and the
basins are mulched with dry grass
and weeds. Detailed information
concerning the control of insect
pests that affect Valley citrus trees
can be obtained from your County
Agricultural Agent.
By W. H. FRIEND
Associate County Agent
August is probably the most dif-
ficult time of the year for citrus
orchardists in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Hot, drouthy weath-
er creates a need for irrigation at
shorter intervals, weeds and vines
grow rapidly at this season, and
pests such as red scale and citrus
spiders thrive in hot dusty weather.
Cotton picking and starting fall
vegetable crops are jobs which
compete strongly for available sup-
plies of farm labor during August.
The coordination of the work pro-
gram, so as to get all essential jobs
done on time, is the difficult part
of fitting citrus orcharding into a
program of general farming.
Water is the prime factor in cit-
rus orchard management at this
season. The demand for water is
high because of the high tempera-
tures and the high transpiration
rate of the treees and heavy cover
crops (mostly grass and weeds).
Allowing the orchard soil to dry
out at this time of year will result
in undersized poor quality fruit in
bearing orchards, and it will re-
tard the growth of young trees.
Complete neglect of the water
needs of young rees during pro-
longed drouthy periods will result
in serious losses. An interval of
ten days between irrigations is
about right for young trees on
cover cropped sandy soil. The in-
terval may be stretched to about
twenty-one days in bearing or-
chards where weeds are kept un-
der control by mowing or light
disking.
Cultivation during the summer
season should be kept to a mini-
mum. Stirring the soil creates a
dust problem and dust is highly
favorable for the development of
and spread of damaging pests such
as red scale and citrus spider mites.
Having a good ground cover in the
orchard will lower soil tempera-
tures and enable the tree roots to
use more of the top soil. Grass
and weed __ stubble will also slow
down the flow of irrigation water
and should increase the penetra-
tion of water into the root zone.
Mowing or shredding are better
ways of controlling orchard weeds
than disking, especially at this
time of year. Shredding creates less
of a fire hazard than mowing, and
is more practicable in orchards
where there is considerable brush
and debris on the ground. Con-
siderable hand labor is required to
keep tree smothering vines under
control during the summer season.
California red scale, citrus spider
mites, and ants are the pests most
likely to cause serious injury to
citrus trees during August. Red
P. P. Smith, Sebastian, was ad-
mitted Aug 17 as a medical patient.
Sam Saulsbury, Sr,. Harlingen,
was admitted Aug. 18 as a medical
patient.
Roger Garrett, Mercedes, entered
Aug. 18 as a medical patient.
Mrs. Sterling Prince, La Feria,
had major surgery Aug. 19.
W. M. Jordan, Weslaco, was ad-
mitted Aug. 19 as a medical patient.
L. I. Wilson, Elsa, was admitted
Aug. 20 as a medical patient.
Mr. and Mrs- Merlyn R. Hempy
are parents of a daughter bom
Aug. 20.
L. A. Blanchard, La Villa, en-
tered Aug. 21 as a medical patient.
Mrs. C. O. Dale, Mercedes, had
major surgery Aug. 21.
Mrs. James Richardson, Merce-
des, had surgery Aug. 23.
Patricia McClure, Edcouch, had
surgery Aug. 23.
Johnston Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Estebon Gonzales,
Edcouch, are the parents of a son
born Aug. 17.
Manuela Perez, Progreso, was ad-
mitted as a medical patient Aug. 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waylon
Cole, Sebastian, are the parents of
a daughter born Aug. 18.
Juan Sanchez Rodriguez, Merce-
des, was admitted as a medical
patient Aug. 20.
Raymoundo January, Mercedes,
underwent minor surgery Aug. 21.
Yolanda Lechuga and Maira de
la luz Garza, McAllen, were ad-
mitted as surgical patients Aug. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Luevonos,
Raymondville, are the parents of a
son born Aug. 23.
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TENTH anniversary of Public
Relations News is celebrated by
Denny Griswold, publisher of
this authoritative newsletter,
with study showing there are
upwards of 100,000 persons now
in public relations field in U. S.
Fernando Magellan, Portuguese
navigator, discovered the Philip-
pines on March 16, 1521.
PERSISTENT—Jaroslav Drob-
ny, self-exiled Czech, with
Wimbledon tennis title he won
at 32 after 13 years’ campaign-
ing J
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MILK MILESTONE—Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Ben-
son accepts 65-billionth paper milk container from William F
May, general manager of American Can Company’s fibre milk
container department, and E. M. Norton, executive director of
the National Milk Producers’ Federation. At right is Patrick B
Healy, special services director of NMPF. Nearly half of nation’s
milk is now packaged in paper containers, now in 20th year.
Mrs. George Succumbs
At Home Of Son Here
Mrs. Elsie May George, age 76,
died Monday morning at the home
of her son, F. R. George, Mercedes.
Mrs. George was born in Everett,
Mo., and came to the Valley last
Dec. from Drexel, Mo.
Funeral services were Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock at Stotler
Mortuary with Rev. J. Russell
Brown, pastor of the Mercedes
Methodist church, officiating. Bur-
ial was in Ebony Grove Cemetery,
Mercedes.
Pallbearers were Gordon Leon-
ard, J. Russell Smith, Jack Martin,
E. Q. Farris, Tony Rippert, and
Dewey Acker.
Mrs. George is survived by her
husband, J. , E. George, Mercedes,
her son, two grandchildren, Audra
Ann and Mary Alice George, and
three sisters: Miss Alda Rosier, Las
Vegas, N.M.; Mrs. Alice C. McDow-
ell, Las Cruces, N.M.; and Mrs.
C. D. Walley, Amsterdam, Mo.
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HARLINGEN — When your car
heats up and boils away the water
in the radiator, the cure is sim-
ple—just fill up the radiator with
Harlingen water.
So advises Jeff Bell, manager
of the Harlingen Chamber of Com-
merce.
Wait a minute! He has evidence
to back it up. A letter from Mrs.
Ethel T. Jewett, vacaitoning in
Aransas Pass.
She reported that a few weeks
ago, between Flagstaff and Oak
Creek Canyon, she and her artist
husband from Michigan were ex-
periencing all kinds of trouble
crossing the mountains, some as
high as 12,000 feet.
“We had stopped at ALL the
filling stations for water, used up
what we had for emergency in a
bucket in the trailer, when I hap-
pened to think we had water in
the storage tank in the trailer,”
she wrote. “Last Dec. 6 we were
in Harlingen, and that water was
put in the tank then.
“We filled the radiator with the
Harlingen water from that tank
and honest!, the car didn’t heat up
any more at all, and we still had
high mountains to go over.
“Naturally, being a Texan, I
know the water in our country is
the best, but I just hadn’t realized
it was so powerful.”
A P.S. said her husband “will
swear to it, too.”
Bell declined any Chamber of
Commerce-y comment. Just mut-
tered, “I can’t top that!”
Palm Garden Schools
Will Open Aug. 30
The Palm Garden Schools, North
and South, will open for the fall
term Monday, Aug. 30, with regis-
tration at 8:30 a.m., E. A. Stanfield,
principal, announced this week.
Teachers at the South Palm Gar-
den School will be C. R. Martin and
Mrs. Ruby Lawrence. There will
he three teachers at North Palm
Gardens, Mrs. J. B. Gilmore and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield.
Enrollment of the two schools
will run approximately 210 of which
approximately 130 will be at North
School.
A vaccine for bluetongue, a sheep
disease, is now in production by
four commercial laboratories.
Workers of the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station made several
contributions to the basic research
on the disease.
A nail driven into a tree trunk
would be at the same height from
the ground five years later.
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K. K. Compton Wins
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Word has been received here
of the proihotion of K. K. Comp-
ton from Colonel to Brigadier Gen-
eral in the Air Force. General
Compton is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Compton of St. Joseph,
Mo.
General Compton will be com-
manding officer of the air division
at Pinecastle Air Force Base, Fla.
When he was 27, and a colonel,
General Compton led a successful
raid on Cortone, Italy. A short time
later he was one of the leaders of
70 bombers which blasted Bari
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also headed the now famous air
raid on Ploesti oil fields in Ro-
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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/m1/4/: 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.