The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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SADLER RAPS
LOOSE HANDLING
OF STATE LAND
Texas would not have the
fiscal problems it has today
if some 53,000,000 acres of
state land had not been
“passed out the back door by
the legislature since Texas
became a state,” according
to Jerry Sadler, state land
commissioner.
Mr. Sadler, who took over
his new duties Jan. 1, spoke
before the Mercedes Rotary
Club at noon Tuesday at The
El Sombrero.
Sadler said his job as land
commissioner is to protect
state owned tidelands and
other interior lands from en-
croachment and exploitation.
He said Texas already has
profited by 12 million dollars
from Laguna Madre oil de-
velopment and for that rea-
son he has taken a definite
stand for holding of mineral
rights to the proposed
national seashore area. Sad-
ler said he is “neither for
or against a Padre Island
national seashore” but is
determined to retain to
Texas schools the mineral
rights to the 200,000 acres
of submerged lands involved.
He estimated the minerals
are worth a billion dollars.
Sadler told the Rotarians
“the cure for all our troubles
would be a mandatory death
penalty for a politician who
tells a lie”. In a jocular vein,
he added, “but I don’t want
that law to be retroactive.”
Mentioning ,briefly the
current legislative situation,
Sadler said “anytime you
hear a governor or a politi-
cian say he has an open mind,
you can be sure it's closed
down for repairs.”
He said development of
Texas’ 350 miles of Gulf
Coastline should come in the
aftermath of recent passage
of the Reagan-De la Garza
Act by the 57th Legislature.
Until control over state
owned tidelands was vested
in the School Land Board
and the land commissioner’s
office, there was no way to
implement coastal-develop-
ment, Sadler said.
Under the bill by Sen.
Bruce A. Reagan of Corpus
Christi and Rep. Eligio dela
Garza of Mission leasing and
other implementation of
coastal development can
proceed.
Texas has more on its Gulf
Coast than either Florida or
California, Sadler said.
—Enterprise Staff Photo
PROGRESS on installation of sewer mains in the Hollywood
addition was evident the past few days as the contractor’s
equipment dug trenches and laid lines along Tenth Street.
Some sections of Tenth were blocked to traffic at times.
This will be the first time the area east of the canal has had
city sewage.
High School Announces Dates
For Students To Obtain Schedules
$1.00 each and last about 3
to 4 years.
By action of the Mercedes
School Board fees will be as-
sessed on the following
courses:
Drivers Education, $6.00
Mechanical Drawing,
$2.50 per semester. This
will include all supplies.
Typing, $2.25 per year.
Students enrolling in these
courses should pay the de-
signated fees at the time they
pick up their class
schedules.
Students wishing to enroll
in Mercedes High School for
the first time should report
at the same time as those
that have pre-registered.
New students should write
the school last attended and
request their transcript to
be forwarded to Mercedes
High School. This should be
done immediately, Mr. Fitz-
gerald said.
Football practice will be-
gin Monday, Aug. 14. Mer-
cedes will play their first
football game of the year on
Sept. 1, meeting the E-E
Yellow Jackets at Edcouch-
Elsa.
Schedule for high school
students to pick up their en-
rollment schedules for the
coming year was released
this week by Principal N.
K. Fitzgerald.
The schedules should be
obtained by the student at
the school according to the
following schedule:
Seniors, Monday, Aug. 21,
8 a. m. through 12 noon.
Juniors, Monday Aug. 21,
1 p.m. through 5 p.m.
Sophomores, Tuesday,
Aug. 22, 8 a.m. through 12
noon.
Freshmen, Tuesday, Aug.
22, 1 p.m. through 5 p.m.
Students should bring 500
as a lock and locker deposit,
Mr. Fitzgerald said. Twenty
five cents of this deposit will
be returned at the end of the
school year, provided the
lock is returned to the office.
This money is used to re-
place the locks which ori-
ginally cost a little over
Cotton Picker Hit
By Blaze Friday
A cotton picker owned by
Edgar Schwarz exploded and
burned at 6 p.m. Friday on
the Schwarz farm, Mile 2 1/2
East and 8 North.
Mr. Schwarz reported that
the machine had just been
refueled and that some of the
gasoline splashed out onto
the manifold which was
cracked. When the machine
was started, the gasoline
was ignited.
The LaFeria Fire Depart-
ment answered the call.
Football Tickets
Go On Sale Monday
Football season tickets
will go on sale Monday, Aug.
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Supt. S. F. Cernosek.
Those who held season
tickets during the I960 sea-
son may hold their same
seats for the five home
games until Aug. 19. Season
tickets will be $6.25.
The tickets may be pur-
chased at the school business
office.
SAVARINO BUYS
SALADINO GIFT
FRUIT COMPANY
William Savarino has pur-
chased the House of Saladino,
gift fruit packaging and ship-
ping firm, it was announced
this week.
The business was pur-
chased from Charles Saladi-
no, who has been a pioneer
in the industry. He started in
Valley shipping in 1926.
House of Saladino gift
packages have gained world-
wide recognition with orders
going to many overseas
countries.
The purchase also in-
cluded the large warehouse
at 240 S. Illinois.
Mr. Savarino moved to
Mercedes several years ago
to manage Saladino indus-
tries here which also in-
clude Saladino Lumber and
Box Co.
Tomato And Citrus
Office Remains Here
Headquarters for the
Texas Valley Tomato Com-
mittee and the Texas Valley
Citrus Committee will re-
main in Mercedes.
The two committees voted
at a recent meeting to leave
the joint office in Mercedes
for another year. J. F. Gross
is manager of the commit-
tees and offices are located
in the Central Office Bldg.
TENTATIVE SCHOOL CALENDAR 1961-1962
August 28 - Meeting of Administrative Staff
August 29 - August 31 - In-service teacher training
September 1 - Registration of all students
September 1 - Mercedes vs Edcouch-Elsa at E-E
September 4 - Labor Day - Holiday
September 5 - Classes begin
September 5 - October 13 - First Six Weeks Period (29 days)
October 16 - November 22 - Second Six Weeks Period
(28 days)
November 23 - 24 - Thanksgiving Holidays
November 27 - December 20 - (18 days)
December 21 January 1 - Christmas Holidays
January 2 - January 19 (14 days) Third Six Weeks Period
(32 days)
Total days of instruction, first semester - 89 days
January 22 - March 2 Fourth Six Weeks Period (30 days)
March 5 - April 13 - Fifth Six 'Weeks Period (29 days)
(One day out for TSTA III - March 16, set by TSTA III)
April 16 - May 24 - Sixth Six Weeks Period (27 days)
April 20-23 - Easter holidays
May 24 - Last day of classes
May 25 - Teachers complete records
May 27 - Baccalaureate Services
May 28 - Students return to school for report cards
May 28 - Graduation exercises
May 29 - Teachers check in reports to principals
Total days of instruction, second semester, 86 days
Total days of instruction - 175
Civic Center
Contract Let;
Site Purchased
Land was purchased and
contract was awarded for
construction of the new
municipal civic center at
the regular meeting of the
Mercedes City Commission
Tuesday.
Ulhorn Construction Co.
was awarded the contract on
a low bid of $253,333.
The commission author-
ized purchase of 14.1 acres
of land from J. A. Chapman
for $ 14,100 between the main
canal and the Ten Ten.
Construction is expected
to start immediately on the
swimming pool and bath
house with work on the audi-
torium to follow.
In other action the com-
mission opened bids for a
civil defense radio system.
Bids submitted were for GE
equimpent, $3,284; RCA $3,
902 and Motorola $3,497.20.
The commission author-
ized installation of street
lights on First Ave. at Wash-
ington, Michigan and Reyno-
sa.
They also authorized
Mayor C. A. Ripley to sign
an agreement for transfer of
a 200-bed mobil hospital unit
from Cameron County to the
City.
Also refunding of some
$640,000 in water and sewer
bonds was authorized.
MERCEDES “TIGERS”
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
1961
Sept. 1
Edcouch-Elsa
T
Sept. 8
Donna
H
Sept. 15
Raymondville
T
Sept. 22
Edinburg
H
Sept. 29
Open Date
Oct. 6
*San Benito
T
Oct. 13
*R. G. City
H
Oct. 20
Open Date
Oct. 27
♦P.S.J.A.
T
Nov. 3
♦Mission
H
Nov. 10
♦Falfurrias
T
Nov. 17
♦Weslaco
H
* Denotes Conference
16-AAA Games
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Sept. 7 Donna T
Sept. 14 Raymondville H
Sept. 21 Edinburg H
Sept. 28
Open Date
WEATHER
Oct.
5
San Benito
T
Oct,
12
R. G. City
H
High
Low
Oct.
19
Lamar (McAllen
Aug. 2
95
76
8th & 9th)
H
Aug. 3
96
73
Oct.
26
P.S.J.A.
T
Aug. 4
98
72
Nov.
2
Mission
H
Aug. 5
91
"78
Nov.
9
Game tentatively
Aug. 6
98
74
scheduled with E.
E.
Aug. 7
95
73
Nov.
16
Weslaco
H
Aug. 8
91
76
—Enterprise Staff Photo
DISCUSSING FARM BUREAU legislative matters and policies are Dick Mitchell, Alice,
area field representative of the Texas Farm Bureau; Bob Lilly, Austin, TFB legislative
director, and Leon M. Lane, executive manager, Valley Farm Bureau.
QUARTERBACK
CLUB ELECTS
SAVARINO
The Mercedes Quarter-
back Club held its first meet-
ing of the season Tuesday
night at The El Sombrero
and elected William Savarino
president.
Other officers are Grady
Herold, first vice-president;
Roger Terry, second vice-
president; Charles Arm-
strong, secretary; Tony Or-
tega, treasurer.
The annual barbecue will
be held at the Livestock
Showgrounds Coliseum
Tuesday night, Aug. 29.
Tickets went on sale this
week,- A $1 membership en-
titles one person to attend
the barbecue.
7,137 BALES GINNED
Mercedes farmers have
ginned 7,137 bales of cotton
this season, a check of the
two local gins showed. Of
this year’s total, Ross Gin
reported 2,815 andMercedes
Co-op 4,322,
Trace
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Permit To Issue Hotel Stock
Due Soon, Delegation Reports
A delegation of officers
and directors of the new
Mercedes Community Motor
Hotel conferred in Austin
Monday with the State Se-
curities Board and received
virtual assurance a permit
to sell stock in the new
corporation would be granted
within the next two of three
weeks.
The delegation was headed
by Dr. M. R. Lawler, presi-
dent, and Shelley Collier, Jr.,
vice-president. Others in the
party included S. H. Collier,
Floyd Langford, Atty. J. D.
Vollmer and Larry Lid-
strom, campaign director.
“Despite a 30 day delay
because of a backlog of ap-
plications for stock permits,
we believe we will be ready
to start the second and final
phase of our campaign in the
latter part of August,” Dr.
Lawler said.
The 967 persons who sub-
scribed to purchase stock
may expect the salesman who
called on them to return with
the actual stock certificates
by around Sept. 1 in time for
the first payment which is
due at that time, it was point-
ed out.
The Securities Board re-
viewed the application for
permit to sell the stock and
indicated approval would be
forthcoming soon, the group
said.
When this permit is re-
ceived, the campaign sales-
men will be called for
another big meeting and in-
structions issued for con-
tacting the subscribers with
the stock itself.
The group flew to Austin
Sunday afternoon by private
and commercial airliners
and returned to the Valley
Monday night.
After the permit is ap-
proved and the stock actual-
ly issued, a stockholders
meeting will be called to
elect permanent directors
which in turn will elect per-
manent officers.
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NEW GYMNASIUM take shape just east of the old high school gym. While the structure
can t be completed by the opening of school, officials hope to put it into use by the basket-
ball season.
Mercedes Entrants
Place In Horse Show
Several Mercedes en-
trants placed in the recent
Cameron County 4-H Horse
Show held at the Livestock
Showgrounds.
Lois Herzog won second
place in the Junior Stake
Race, in Junior Pole Bending
and in Junior Cloverleaf
Barrel Race.
Other winners included
Stephanie Dollery, fifth in
the queen’s contest, fourth in
the children’s western
horsemanship and third in
junior barrel race; Bugger
Bob Barter fifth in junior
pole bending and fifth in bar-
rel race.
Welcome Wagon
Hostess Appointed
Mrs. Ava Phelps has com-
pleted a special training
course and has been granted
title of Welcome Wagon
Hostess for Mercedes.
Mrs. Phelps recently re-
turned from Memphis,
Tenn., where she took the
special course. Welcome
Wagon is a personalized plan
of public relations in which
all newcomers to the com-
munity are greeted person-
ally by the hostess in behalf
of the whole community,
social organization and
sponsoring business men.
HONOR STUDENt
James A. Barry ot Mer-
cedes was an honor student
at the University of /Texas
during the spring semester.
He was rated as Ampla Cum
Laude.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1961, newspaper, August 10, 1961; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1089741/m1/1/: 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.