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THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1951
Extends Welcome
To New Members
MERCEDES — New members of
the Mercedes First Christian Church
were honored at an informal recep-
tion at the home of Mr. and Mrs..
George Graf, Jr., Monday night by
the church congregation.
William Sanders was in charge*
of the program. Charles Coleman
gave the welcome and Pastor George
Wheeler introduced the new mem-
bers to the old members and led
in a get-together of games, and
also introduced the Sunday School
teachers.
Walter Dressier gave a message*
on the service that might be' ren-
dered the church and J. P. Dawson
talked on what can be gained from
the church.
Mrs. R. G. Boiler Jr., and Mrs.
E. V. Lyons extended an invitation*
to the Christian Endeavor services
and iMrs. C. W. Ferguson told of'
the work of the Woman’s Council
of the church.
The men’s chorus of the church,
Leslie Barnes. Frank Duncan,.
George Graf, Jr., R. G. Boiler, Jr.,
and, Jake Bauer, gave vocal selec-
tions. Ice cream and cookies were
served later in the evening.
Girl Scouts Make
More Plans For
June Day Camp
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Has Founders Day
Program Tuesday
MERCEDES — Mrs. Seth West-
fall was in charge of the Founders
Day program at the meeting, of the
Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority Tues-
day night at the home of Mrs. Fred
Gillette.
Miss Frances Nelson, music teach-
er in the Edcouch-Elsa school, pre-
sented the program and sang “The
Star Spangled Banner” and “I Lovs
Life”, accompanied by Arnold
Holmes of Mercedes. Mrs. Dean
Garrett, vice president, presided in
the absence of Mrs. Fred Gibson.
Others present were Mrs. Jimmy
Pealor, Mrs. Charles Borchelt, Mrs.
Jewel Archer, Mrs. Gus Kroschew-
sky, Mrs. Billy Drawe, Mrs. A. W.
Thornton, Jr., and Miss Mary Fran-
ces Dean. Refreshments were serv-
ed. 1 ,i
Mrs. H. B. Brown of Donna was
a medical patient.
Mrs- 0. L. Northeutt of Donna
underwent major surgery, May 10.
Mrs. Guadalup ePerales of Wesla-
co was a medical patient.
Miss Laura McDonald of Merce-
des is a medical patient.
Robert A. Baxter of Weslaco un-
derwent major surgery, May 14.
Mrs. Nelson Brunnemann of
Mercedes underwent (major surge-
ry, May 15.
Baby Francisco Serna of Mercedes
is a medecal patient.
IN THE
SPRING
MERCEDES — Mrs. W- A. Hens-
ley of Harlingen, director of the
Girl Scout Day Camp to be held
in June, and Mrs. Bobby Clark of
Weslaco, Girl Scout worker, were
in Mercedes Thursday to attend a
meeting of the Mercedes Girl Scout
Council at the Federated Clubs
Center to discuss further arrange-
ments for the day camp. Mrs. M. R.
Lawler, council president, presided.
Included in the leaders for the
various age groups are Mrs. Woody
Hargraves, leader of the 7 and 8
year olds, with Mrs- 0. L. Hix
as assistant.
Attending the council meeting
were members) of the executive
board, troop leaders and junior aids.
A social hour was held and re-
freshments were served. Mrs, Law-
ler presided at the tea table laid
with a lace cloth and centered with
an arrangement of lavender altheas
and thistles which won a blue rib-
bon at the Mercedes Garden Club
flower show Wednesday.
By Ona F. Lathrop
QPRING was bustin’ out all over, sweat grimed up my face and my
0 and guys and girls were T-shirt stuck to my back. I finally
strollin’ down the street arm in peeled off the shirt and then I felt
arm like summer-time that Friday the sunburn glowing from my skin,
night. I wheeled my old jaloppy up But I didn’t care. Elinore was peek-
to Elinore’s curb pretendin’ it was ing out from her upstairs window
a swank red convertible with leath- occasionally and I took the roller
er seats—or at least a green coupe spinning up and down the long
like Bob Bellamy’s. I laid on the green stretch like a Hercules—I
horn, hoping Elinore would think hoped.
so too. Elinore came dashing out Then there was* a tootle of a
with her blonde curly bob flying, fancy horn at the gate and I
shaking her fist. glimpsed that green coupe that al-
“You’ll have Pop get apoplexy,” ways made me see red. Elinore
she warned, climbing in beside me came flying down and suddenly I
and looking back over her shoulder knew the front lawn needed rolling
anxiously. “He’s in a vile mood worse’n the back. I trundled the
anyway, because I asked for a heavy roller around that way and
new dress for the junior prom. Says bumped it out to the terrace. But
all kids think about nowadays is Elinore climbed in and slammed
clothes. Why, when he was a the green door,
boy ” Elinore giggled and slid in “Bye, now, Dexter. See you
to the middle of the seat. You later>» she waved at me>
know how they go on. Parents are „ „
archaic!” When Mr. Mason w>snt to pay me,
“Sure', they are,” I agreed, my ^ Angered through his change a
heart doing a flip-flop. And I opened tlT?e- 1 ^nfw how it was with
the cut-out and roared down the *«“• 1 iould J“st her him telling
road. We were already late for the Elmore there wouldn t be enough
first show. It was a silly love story *or ^er have the new dress,
about a fellow and a girl giving up “That’s all right, Mr. Mason,” I
everything for each other, but shrugged. “I just love rolling lawns.
Elinore sighed a little and cried a Develops my football muscles.”
little and loved it, so I pretended And I went off whistling.
1 liked it too. But my whistle got more and
On the way home I got up my more mournful the farther I went.
courage to ask her if she’d by my Fd have to get a job some place
steady and she said she’d see. I else and now my muscles were so
knew she was thinking of Bob sore, I wasn’t worth a cent. Then
Bellamy and his new coupe but I suddenly there were light footsteps
figured I’d have the inside edge if running behind me and Elinore
only I could take her to the prom, caught up with me, panting. >
But she wouldn’t promise that “Oh Dexter, you’re wonderfuL
either. Dad said you wouldn’t take any-
“Fm not sure I’ll go yet if I .thing for rolling the lawn and he
don’J; get the new dress,” sjie
nurred. but I knew that was omy
stalling, to see if Bob askj
Course I'd have to scrami
Mothers Are Honored
By Brownie Troop 2
MERCEDES — A Mother’s Day
tea at the -Federated Clubs Center
Saturday from 4 to 6 had for host-
esses, members of Brownie Troop 2.
Mothers were met at the door and
were given gardenia corsages. After
serving cake and punch a social hour
was held.
Hostesses were Elizabeth Mar-
chant, Margie Collier, Ann Watson,
Rose Starck, Mary Linda Hix, Ca-
mille Johnston, Joan Knapp, Nelinda
Gonzales, Lu Juana Martin, Donnie
Vollmer, Marcella Byrn and Patsy
Ray.
HOSPITAL NOTES
MERCEDES — Mrs. liable Rat-
tenberry of Mercedes wa a medical
patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnston of
La Villa are the parents of a son,
born May 10.
Girl Scout News
MERCEDES — Girl Scouts and
Brownies who plan to atend the Girl
Scout Day Camp to be held on the
show grounds June 5-6-7-8 are urg-
ed! to fill out registration blanks
and bring them at their next meet-
ings. Blanks are being sent this
week.
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 41 OF A SERIES
Mrs. W. A.Hensley of Harlin-
gen, director of the Girl Scout Day
camp at the show grounds June 5-
6-7-8, will conduct an out-door craft
class Thursday, May 17, at the show
grounds from 4 to 8 o’clock for all
leaders, assistants, junior aids and
others who will work at the camp.
Supper will he served.
The craft elass will include ac-_
tivities being held at the Dav Camn ,
sweetssi guy I feaow!” And I
JiodgK far * minytf she was going
to* kiss me. rj
“Just about, huh? I suppose Sob
Bellamy is the sweetest. And I go
tugging my muscles out for you to
buy a dress to go with him to—” 5
“Are you crazy? Of course I’m
not going with him. Didn’t you ask
pie? Besides, he kept making smart
cracks about you so I made him
block and
v Scout Troop 3 at the'ir meeting
made arrangements for a cook-out
to be held Saturday ©I this week. A
meeting time wag get for the pur-
chasing committee of food and also
the committee who will prepare
the food,
Brownie Troop 1 met with tMrs.
Kermit Natho. The group made Mo-
ther’s Day gifts. All members were
present with the exception of two.
just drive me around the
let me*outTgain.”
“You mean—y' mean—” I guess
I looked so dazzled and befuddled
that Elinore felt sorry for me. Any-
way, she did kiss me then—right
there on the public sidewalk in
broad daylight. And only steadies
do that! I felt like doing a cart-
wheel. I’d have to get another job,
but so what? Lawns need rolling
all over town when spring is bustin’
out all over.
Scout Troops 4 and 5 met with
Mrs- Guy McClendon and planned
a swimming party for May 22. This
was the last meeting of the current
year.
Brownie Troop 2 met at the home
of Mrs. E. E. Marehant. Mrs. Ted
Martin and iMrs. Omar Hix took the
children to the Den for refresh-
ments* Plans were made for a Mo-
ther’s Day tea and a swimming par-
ty in the future.
Valley
Farmer
MRS. H. D. LAUDERDALE
AT HOUSTON CONVENTION
Mrs. H. D- Lauderdale left at the
week-end for Houston to attend the
General Federation of Women’s
Clubs convention being held May
13-19, at the Shamrock Hotel. Mrs.
Lauderdale is chairman of the con-
stitutional amendments committee.
She was accompanied by Mrs. J.
S. Sanders of La Feria. _
MRS. J. D. VOLLMER IS
BRIDGE CLUB HOSTESS
(MERCEDES — Mrs. J. D. Voll-
mer etertained the Thursday bridge
club at her home. Mrs. Frank Mark-
ham scored high in the games of
contact and Mrs. C. A- Ripley scor-
ed second high.
Others attending were Mrs. Fred
Bernard, Mrs. R- R. McAfee, Mrs.
Tommy Ewing. Mrs. J. A. Hatha-
way, Mrs. E. J. Sanders and Mrs. H.
D. Stuart.
Mr. and (Mrs. H. D. Lauderdale
were in Austin over the past week
where they visited with their daugh-
ter. Laura Nell, a student at the
University of Texas. They also met
their son, Jimmy, in Austin, who
is attending the New Mexico Mili-
tary Institute.
Years
He serves actively on several committees
of the Mercedes Farm Bureau and is a direc-
tor of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock
Show. Mr. and Mrs. Wade have six children,
three boys and three girls.
The interest of the -boys in the work of
their parents is shown by the fact that all
three boys are Texas A & M graduates, ex-
cepting Elmo. He is a senior this year and
eligible for graduation soon. Howard and
J. R. Jr. are actively engaged in farming
■with their dad. The three girls are Aline,
Mary and Myrline.
Mr. Wade predicts that the Valley “will
come into its own” when the new dam- anl
subsequent dams make available ample sup-
plies of sweet water for farm irrigation.
For his part in building this community,
this Valley and the farm industry, for the
active industry of his family in creative farm
fields, we pay tribute to Mr. J. R. Wade and
his family and those farmers like him.
No serious thought of the community
progress anywhere in the Valley can over-
look the part played by the farmers of the
“Magic Valley.” This week’s edition of the
Community Builders pays tribute to J. R.
Wade of Mercedes and La Villa.
Since the time 32 years ago when the
family came to the Valley from Hedley,
Texas, the farming operations of Mr. Wade
have grown until they now cover 1800 acres
of irrigated soil, and employ upwards of a
thousand people at peak periods.
Mr. Wade and other prominent farmers
of his type, have rapidly “swung” to scien-
tific farming, with its fertilizers, insecticides,
deep wells, heavy mechanization, skilled key
laborers and plant and insect consultants.
He admits that he calls for “all the help he
can get” in trying to control all insects,
hasten growth of plants along with increased
production, and keep abreast of the latest
in mechanization of farm work.
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The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1951, newspaper, May 17, 1951; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1073144/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.