The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1962 Page: 2 of 8
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Pag* 2 — The M*rc*dea Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 16, 1962
Zonta CU MotJU TjUoriJ S,
Jor 7Y!rS. Jrase, dCate President
en/ice
A memorial service for the
club’s late president, Mrs,
Beatrice Drake Frase,
Donna, preceded the busi-
ness meeting of the Zonta
Club of East Hidalgo Thurs-
day evening at El Sombrero.
Mrs. Frase died recently
following a brief illness.
Mrs. Myrl Zimmerman,
McAllen, lieutenant gover-
nor of District X, Zonta
International, presided at the
service.
Miss Elvira Hinojosa,
formerly club vice presi-
dent, had previously been
named president by the
club’s board on Monday
evening and presided at the
Thursday meeting. An-
nouncement of the Fall Con-
Mrs. Wilder Ends
Counseling Course
Mrs. Catherine Wilder of
Mercedes recently complet-
ed the six-week Counseling
and Guidance Training in-
stitute held at Texas Chris-
tian University in Fort
Worth.
Conducted under a con-
tract with the U. S. Office
of Education arid by authority
of the National Defense Ed-
ucation Act, the Institute was
designed to review and up-
date theoretical phases of the
work counselors with able or
gifted students in high
school.
During the June 25-Aug,
3 session, the 30 enrollees
from six states had training
experience in three major
areas. They included the or-
ganization and systematic
instruction in theories and
analysis of counseling; psy-
chology of the gifted stu-
dent; theories of vocational
counseling and psychology
carrers,
. The group took part in
counseling, under supervi-
sion, of students and their
ference of District X, to be
held in Harlingen, was made
with emphasis on attendance.
Valley clubs include the local
club and the Zonta Club of
West Hidalgo, the Zonta Club
of Harlingen, the Zonta Club
of Brownsville and the Zonta
Club of Willacy County.
Club business included
plans for testing of young-
sters for the special educa-
tion classes in the Mercedes
Public Schools, classes
which were originally start-
ed by work done by the club.
Mrs. McKinney
‘Neighbors’ Hostess
Mrs. Audie McKinney was
hostess for "Just We Neigh-
bors" Club when it met
Thursday at the home of
Mrs. G. G. Aldridge.
Mrs. Amelia Schmucker,
president, had the program,
describing her recent visit
to San Francisco. Mrs. Mc-
Kinney described her visit
to Washington where she vis-
ited her two daughters.
Others present at the
meeting included Mrs. J. C.
Potts, Mrs. Ralph Murdoch,
Mrs. G. L. Wood, Mrs. Leta
Klefisch, Mrs. Lee Kidder,
Mrs. E. 0, Cramer, Mrs.
Dennie Denman, Mrs. H. M.
Moffitt and Mrs. Audie Mc-
Kinney.
Mrs, Jose Martinez, who
was admitted as a surgical
patient in the McAllen Mun-
icipal Hospital last week, is
now at home with her parents
Mr. and Mrs, Philip Moody.
parents. Seminar sessions
were conducted. Director of
the Institute was Dr. 0.Hoyt
Williams, assistant profes-
sor of secondary education
and director of Guidance Ed-
ucation at TCU.
Mrs, Wilder is a coun-
selor in Mercedes Junior
High School.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
HONORS RELATIVE
OF, METCALFE’S
Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Met-
calfe honored their daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Don Met-
calfe, with a surprise birth-
day party in the home of the
latter in Weslaco Sunday
night.
The guests were shown
into the living room and were
waiting to say "Happy Birth-
day" as the Don Metcalfe’s
return from church services
at the First Baptist Church
that evening.
The table was laid in white
and melon. The centerpiece
was the decorated birthday
cake with melon colored
roses and "Happy Birth-
day, Mary Kay". Mixed nuts
in gay melon and green bowls
added color for the occasion.
Orange sherbert punch
was served by the honoree
to the guests, including these
from Weslaco: Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Michalk and children,
Donna Gayle, Tommy, Carla
and Nathan; Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Lancaster and chil-
dren, Kay, Kris, Karen, Kim
and Kermit; Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Danis and Mrs, Doris
Anderson. Other guests in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Sasser and children, Kathy
and Carole of Edinburg; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Halliburton and
children, Royce Ann, Linda
and Cindy of Mercedes; and
the children of the honoree,
Mike, Donna Kay, Beth and
Joanne.
Kindergarten Set
For Catholic Church
Registration for Our Lady
of Mercy Catholic Kinder-
garten classes for the fall
term will be held Wednes-
day, Aug. 22, it was announc-
ed this week.
The registration will be
held from 9 to 12 a.m. at St.
Joseph's center, 1245 S.
Georgia.
Miss Amalia Perez will be
in charge.
Dorcas Aid
Has Regular Meeting
The regular monthly
meeting of the Dorcas Aid
was held at the Parish Hall
of the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Thursday.
The meeting was opened
with the group singing
"Guide Me Oh Thou Great
Jehovah". The scripture was
read by Mrs. Perry Mitchell
followed by the closing pray-
er given by Mrs. Don West-
fall. Mrs. LloydHeggen pre-
sented the program topic on
"Prayer,"
In the absence of the pre-
sident, Mrs. Geo. King, Mrs,
Westfall presided at the
meeting.
It was stated at the bus-
iness meeting that the
Walther League Caravaners,
a state wide group, would be
guests of this Walther
League group during the
month of August.
The monthly donation gift
was $10.00 which was given
to the Church Air Condition-
ing Fund.
Refreshments were ser-
ved to the 17 members and
Pastor Herzog by Mrs. Mit-
chell and Mrs, Westfall.
LAWLER CLINIC
Gerald Cowley, Alamo,
was admitted August 5, as
a surgical patient.
Mrs. Sarah Lester, Mer-
cedes, was admitted August
6, as a medical patient.
Clara Bunselmeyer, Elsa,
entered August 8 as a sur-
gical patient.
David Spencer, Donna, en-
tered August 8, as a surgical
patient.
Mrs. Mary Johnston, La
Villa, was admitted August
9 as a surgical patient.
<%. MEETING THE CHALLENGE
A GROWING SOUTH
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Good electric service is our product. Ex
ence, planning and good citizenship help
keep it high in quality, low in price.
We Carry a Spare
Whenever there’s work to be done on our
electric system, we try to do it without
interrupting your service. One device that
helps us keep your electricity constant is
the mobile substation.
Maybe the job is routine, such as expand-
ing a substation to provide for growth.
Maybe it’s an emergency, brought about by
storm damage or fire. In either case, the
mobile substation can take over your serv-
ice temporarily while repairs or changes
are made.
You’ll probably never know it is there, and
that’s the general idea. We like to provide
the kind of electric service you can take
for granted. Our four mobile substations
— ready to serve you anywhere they are
needed — are representative of the mod-
ern equipment we use to keep your electric
service high in value, low in cost.
# CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Schvab and son David have
returned recently to their
home in San Antonio after
i visiting with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. F. R. George and
his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Schvab of Harlingen.
While here they enjoyed a
day at the beach swimming
and fishing. Mrs. Schvab
is the former Miss Audra
Ann George of Mercedes.
Knapp Memorial
Methodist Hospital
Patients admitted from
August 6 as of noon to Aug-
ust 13 as of noon:
Mrs. Howell Byron Starns
Elsa; Mrs. Encarnacionde la
Cruz, Elsa; Mrs. Antonia
Garcia, Mercedes; Apolon-
io Barrientes, Mercedes;
Jackie Proffit, Weslaco;
Mrs. Herman F. Williams,
Weslaco; Mrs. Gilberto
Pena, Weslaco; Joseph
Adams, Weslaco; John W.
Bonneau, Weslaco; Mrs.
Thressia Martin, Donna;
Ronald James Robertson, La
Feria; Mrs. LoydHam, Wes-
laco; Mrs, Bobby Lackey,
Weslaco' Baby Victoria Lo-
pez, La Villa; Mrs. Clyde
Strange, Weslaco; Gerald E.
Fosbroke, Weslaco; Mrs.
Jack Bond, Mercedes; Mrs.
Ben F. Morrison, Weslaco;
Mrs. Jaxmaxie Jackson,
Donna; Mrs. Jesus Noriega
(two admissions), Mercedes;
Mrs. Amma Briscoe, Wes-
laco; Santana Cavazos, Se-
bastian; Mrs. Rafael R. Ca-
baza, Jr., Weslaco; Antonio
Leal, Weslaco; Mrs. Charles
R, Colvin, Weslaco; Miss
Oralia Diaz, Weslaco; Mrs.
Henry Bridges, San Benito;
Mrs, Darrel Swearengin,
Jr., Weslaco; Mrs. Walter
Klien, Edcouch; Sam Levin,
Weslaco; Mrs. Guadalupe
Galvan, Donna; Mrs. Ricardo
Reyna, Mercedes; Miss
Juanita Garza, Weslaco;
! Miss Beatrice Saenz, Mer-
i cedes; William F. Becker,
| Donna; Sharon Turned, Mis-
i sion,
BIRTHS
I Congratulations to:
i Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto
! Pena for the birth of a new
| baby boy born August 6. ,
| Mr. and Mrs. Bobby j
Lackey for the birth of a new j
i baby girl born August 7. j
j Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Hamj
for the birth of a new baby I
I boy born August 8.
j Mr, and Mrs, Rafael R.
j Cabaza, Jr. for the birth
j of a new baby boy born
; August 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus
I Noriega for the birth of a new
i baby boy born August 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel
Swearengin for the birth of
a new baby girl born Aug-
ust 11.
Mr, and Mrs. Ricardo
Reyna for the birth of a
I new baby boy born Aug-
ust 11,
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BSP HOLDS
LUNCHEON-BRIDGE
Gamma Omega Chapter of
the Beta Sigma Phi held a
luncheon bridge at the Har-
lingen Country Club Aug. 11.
The individual tables were
decorated with pink roses as
placecards. Salad plate and
ice cream buffet was served.
The high prizes were won
by Mrs. W. W. Holmes and
Mrs, Kent Worley. Traveling
prize was won by Mrs, E.E.
Marchant.
Members present were
Mrs. J. L. Brewer, Mrs.
Jack Drawe, Mrs. R. P.
Edgemon, Mrs. Milton Hild,
Mrs-. Floyd Langford. Mrs.
Lucille Parrish, Mrs, Billy
Pruitt, Mrs. Kirk Schwarz
Mrs. Elmo Wade, Mrs. Joe
Winston and Mrs. KentWor-
ley. Guests were Mrs. Jack
Cowden, Miss Virginia Hol-
mes, Mrs. W. W. Holmes,
Mrs. E, E. Marchant, Mrs.
Curtis Reagan Mrs. H. C.
Werner and Mrs. Jack Sch-
warz. ___
Local MYF To Aid
In Area Carnival
Mercedes M. Y. F. group
will take part in the McAllen
Sub-District Carnival to be
held Friday, August 17, in
the gymnasium of the First
Methodist Church in Mc-
Allen. The event will be from
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Methodist youth from all
the McAllen District
churches will take part in
sponsoring the carnival. The
proceeds will go into the
general M. Y. F. fund to be
used in a project chosen
by the young people. Every-
one is invited to attend and
have an evening of fun.
Mercedes M. Y. F. will
sponsor the Marriage and
Divorce booth
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Lucy Ann Garza, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Conrado
Garza of Corona, Calif., cel-
ebrated her 10th birthday
with a party at the New Civic
Center, Sunday, Aug. 12. Mr.
and Mrs. Garza are visiting
Mrs. Garza’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs Jose de los Santos,
Sr. 1
Local Farmer Wins
Tractor Contest Prize
W. D. Dillon, Mercedes,
is one of the prize winners
in the nationwide Minnea-
polis-Moline "Dealin’Days"
prize program, it was an-
nounced by Howard Roman
of Roman Equipment Co.
Mr. Dillon is being award-
ed a Sheaffer desk set by
the Minneapolis-Moline Div-
ision of Motec Industries,
Inc., Hopkins, Minnesota,
according to W. L. Pringle,
vice president.
Dealin* Days ran during
the months of May and June
at Minneapolis-Moline farm
equipment dealer show-
rooms in the United States.
Late Manager Of Baseball Team
Tells Of The Rules In Letter
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whit-
lock, aunt and uncle of Ray-
mond Slade, have received
a newspaper clipping of a
letter their nephew wrote to
his little league team in
Austin.
Until his recent death at
the age of 40 from a heart
attack, he was coach of the
Colts, All-State North Austin
Optimist baseball team. He
died before the playoffs.
In his last talks with the
boys, he told them he couldn’t
hit for them or pitch or
catch or run—that they had
to stand on their fown two
feet to play the game.
His philosophy was sum-
med up in a letter he wrote
to one of the team mem-
bers, Bo Byers, in reply to
a note of appreciation from
the boy:
"I know you are young and
will learn much more as
years go by but life is very
much like a ball game.
Things will be thrown at you
good and bad.
"Your job will be to pick
out the good ones and let the
bad go by. Your umpire on
this will be the Almighty
who has never missed one
yet and never will.
"When you were brought
into this world by your par-
ents you immediately enter-
ed into the game of life. No
one sits on the sidelines
and there are no substitutes.
You get coaching from your
parents and pastor which is
badly needed but when you
walk up to the plate you are
on your own.
"No one can hit for you in
this game.
"If you have had the right
kind of spring training (your
young years), you will be
ready.
"Getting on base is im-
portant, but it doesn’t mean
a thing if you die on first,
second or third.
"The most rewarding
thing in your life will be
these three words by the Al-
mighty: ‘Safe at Home.”’
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Man’s dominion over the
bondage of materialism will
be set forth in Christian
Science churches this Sun-
day.
Selections from the Bible
and correlative passages
from the Christian Science
textbook, "Science and
Health with Key to the Scrip-
tures’’ by Mary BakerEddy,
will comprise the Lesson-
Sermon entitled “Soul."
The Golden Text is from
Exodus (20): "I am the Lord
thy God, which have brought
thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bpndage.
Thou shalt have no other
gods before me."
This citation will be read
from Science and Health
(p. 14): "Entirely separate
from the belief and dream of
material living, is the Life
divine, revealing spiritual
understanding and the con-
sciousness of man’s domin-
ion over the whole earth.
This understanding casts out
error and heals the sick,
and with it you can speak
‘as one having authority.”’
Youth For Christ
Ralley Requested
For Valley Area
A group of fifteen busi-
nessmen and church lead-
ers signed for a chartered
Youth for Christ Rally for
the Valley a few months
ago. The needed "teen-
work" has its temporary
headquarters at 509 E.Sam-
ano St., or Box 840, Ed-
inburg, Texas.
Youth for Christ is an
inter-church ministry spe-
cializing in teen-agers. It is
organized as .a non-profit
corporation which operates
as an autonomous unit gov-
erned by boards composed of
community leaders. There
are more than 350 Youth
For Christ Programs in
the United States and pro-
grams in 45 foreign coun-
tries. Dr, Billy Graham and
Dr. Torrie Johnson started
the work in 1944.
There are three main de-
partments in the program.
High School YFC Clubs meet
in over 3300 high schools
and junior highs as a vol-
unteer, Christ-centered, in-
spirational club. The minis-
try to delinquent youth is
called Lifeline, Lifeline
touches young lives in court-
rooms, juvenile homes,
camps, counseling rooms,
and homes. Focal point of the
club meetings is th,e area-
wide Saturday night youth
RALLY, Sparkling music,
pointed testimonies, teen
talent, and quizes all put to-
gether with a pungent Gospel
message, make up a format
that God has blessed to reach
thousands of unreached
teens.
Youth for Christ is a co-
operation arm of the church
specializing in teenagers.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1962, newspaper, August 16, 1962; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091720/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.