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Page 4 —- The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 9, 1962
Mercedes Gets New Phone Head
In Re-Grouping With Edinburg
Valley divisions of the
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co. have been regrouped and
Mercedes now is under the
Edinburg office with J.G.
Garth as manager.
This was announced by
C. C. Bradshaw, district
manager for the company at
McAllen.
Heretofore, Mercedes has
been under the Harlingen
Manager, Claude Lovett.
Mercedes is the headquar-
ters for Donna, Edcouch-
Elsa and Mercedes and
handles long distance and
operator calls for the Wes-
laco exchange. It has area
service both to La Feria
and Weslaco.
District headquarters for
the company is located in
McAllen. Group manager
headquarters at McAllen,
Harlingen, and Brownsville
will rfemain unchanged,
Bradshaw said, but exchange
in the manager groups will
re re-aligned.
J. G. Garth, unit mana-
ger for the company at Hous-
ton, has been named manager
for the new Edinburg office,
Bradshaw said.
In his new post, Garth will
have charge of the Commer-
cial Department operations
of Southwestern Bell in Ed-
inburg, and in the Bell ex-
changes of Edcouch, Elsa,
Donna, Mercedes, Pharr,
Alamo, and San Juan, the
district manager said.
There are 14,800 tele-
phones in this group of cities,
Bradshaw said.
“Establishment of afourth
SCHOOL TAX
(Continued from page 1)
to finish out the fiscal year.
W ith the collection rate
down, that means that col-
lections will be lower next
year also on the valuations,
which also took a decrease
from last year.
The new tax rate probably
should be between $1.41 and
$1.50 to meet current school
needs, Supt. Cernosektold
the board. Present rate is
1.30.
Board members asked if
he could cut any of the de-
partments so that so large
an increase would not be
required. He told them they
could order any part cut,
but that it would affect op-
eration of the system ac-
cordingly.
Public hearing on the pro-
posed budget has been set
for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 in the
board meeting room. After
that they will set the tax
rate to meet needs of the
final budget.
No action was taken on the
budget.
In other action the board
accepted the following res-
ignations of teachers:
Mrs. Eloi-se Taliaferro,
James R. Cooper, Tom West,
Mrs. Sarah West, H. N.
Browning, Junior High Prin-
cipal; Ruben Cardenas, E. B.
Read, Mrs. Cuba Read, Ed-
ward Clarkson, Don Davis,
Joseph McMahan, A. R.
Tucker, Miss Barbara Mc-
Farlin, Harold McCauley and
Mrs. Barbara Schnieder.
New Elementary teachers
elected:
John Dominguez, Jr., Miss
Elizabeth Reese, Mrs. Matie
Redman, Ruben Wedel, Mrs.
Inez Suderman and Francis
T. Griffiths.
The board approved a sal-
ary increase of 6 per cent
for maintenance personnel
and raised salaries of caf-
eteria cooks from $37.50
to $40 per month and of
helpers from $20 to $22.50.
A contract was awarded
to Knolle to furnish milk
and ice cream products for
the school next year. Four
bids were opened at the
meeting and Knolle was low.
The board also approved a
contract with Standard Life
and Accident Insurance Co.
of Oklahoma to insure stu-
• dents and football players.
The firm had the contract
last year and service was
reported satisfactory.
The board heard a report
by Tax Collector Carnes that
the city was delinquent in
payment toward its share of
operation of the joint tax of-
fice. He said he had writ-
ten to Mayor A. J. Hagan
about the matter.
He also reported tax col-
lections off and indicated the
school might have to borrow
operating funds to finish out
the fiscal year.
After considerable dis-
cus ion, the board approved
employment of Mrs. Edna
Mixon in the tax office at
$200 per month. Trustee Li-
borio Hinojosa said he felt
she should not receive over
$175 since that is what her
prodecessor made. Mr.
Carnes pointed out Mrs.
Mixon could take shorthand
and write business letters
whereas he had to write
his own letters previously.
group manager's headquar-
ters in this district in a
step forward toward even
better telephone service for
the Rio Grande Valley,”
Bradshaw said. “The move
will enable us to regroup
our commercial operations
set-up.”
The district manager said
the company’s commercial
operations in other Bell ex-
changes in The Valley would
be re-apportioned as fol-
lows: Mission, McAllen, and
Sullivan City under manager
Dave Shaw at McAllen; Har-
lingen, Rio Hondo and sup-
ervision of coin telephone
operations, under Manager
Claude Lovett at Harlingen;
Brownsville, Los Fresnos,
Port Isabel and San Benito
under Manager John Gillis
at Brownsville.
Touching on the economy
of this area, Bradshaw said
the new manager’s position
at Edinburg is a “yardstick
of the solid growth of the
Rio Grande Valley.” Ten
years ago, he said, South-
western Bell had 38,800
telephones in operation in its
Valley exchanges. Today,
Bradshaw said, the company
has 61,500 telephones in ser-
vice — an increase of nearly
60 per cent.
Garth, whose home town
is Ennis, assumed the new
manager’s post Monday. He
has been with Southwestern
Bell since February of 1959.
He entered the company’s
staff assistant training pro-
gram following his gradua-
tion from Abilene Christian
College where he received
his BS Degree in Marketing
in 1958.
After training in Dallas
and Houston, Garth was ap-
pointed unit manager at
Houston on February 1,1961.
He leaves this post to accept
the new manager’s 'job at
Edinburg.
Garth is married to the
former Carol Ann Walton.
Mrs. Garth is a graduate
of Southern Methodist Uni-
versity where she received
her B. B. A. Degree in Ed-
ucation.
Mr. and Mrs. Garth will
make their home in Edin-
burg as soon as arrange-
ments can be completed.
SCHOOL STAFF
(Continued from Page 1)
cussion by the board, Dr.
Cox made a motion, second-
ed by Fleet Lentz, to accept
the resignation of Supt. Cer-
nosek under the above terms.
Voting for the resignation
were: Cox, Lentz. Voting
against the resignation were:
Knapp and Salinas. Hinojosa-
abstaining. Fernandez and
Sisk were absent.
Hinojosa later told The
Enterprise. he would like
to explain his stand.
“I don’t think it is good
business to let him go now
because we have too many
irons in the fire.” It fur-
ther was pointed out that
it is close to school open-
ing time.
Cernosek is understood to
have a job offer awaiting
him.
Hinojosa said he would
like to repeat the statement
he made at the executive
meeting:
“To me, it is immaterial
whether you go or stay. If
you stay, I am willing to
work with you. If you go,
you’ve got my goodbye’s.
You make up your own
mind.”
He said that as far as
he was concerned, the mat-
ter did not need to come up
again unless the superinten-
dent brought it up. The tie
vote meant the resignation
was not accepted.
Sisk is on an extended
tour and is not due back in
$. W. HU TELEPHONE CO.
EDINIUR6 MANAGER
GROUP
Hinojosa cast the lone dis-
senting vote. Trustees Noa
Sisk and Chico Fernandez
were absent.
Salaries of secretaries of
two school principals were
raised from $170 to $180
per month.
Supt. Cernosek said some
means of irrigating the high
school lawn must be found
since the two wells have
gone out. He said the water
district would provide free
canal water if the .school
would run a line from the
canal. The board asked him
to obtain estimates in cost
of running the line and also
of repairing the wells.
REV. KEGLER
Episcopal Minister
Takes New Post
Rev. William VernKegler,
Raymondville, pastor of the
Church of the Epiphany and
priest in charge of the
Church of the Redeemer,
Mercedes mission (epis-
copal) will become pastor of
the Ghurch of the Redeemer
in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Rev. Kegler has been in
charge of the Raymondville
and Mercedes churches
since July of 1959. Rev.
Kegler is married and they
have one daughter.
Rev. Bill ' Lang, ' recent
graduate of Seminary of the
Southwest in Austin, will take
over the duties in the Ray-
mondville and Mercedes
churches Sept. 1. He was or-
dained a deacon in July and
will be soon an ordained
priest.
Rev. Kegler is taking the
duties assigned formerly to
Rev. Chris Jones who is
leaving the Eagle Pass area
for San Antonio St. Luke’s
Church'.
C A F Receives
P-40 War hawk Engine
For Aircraft
The Confederate Air Force
will have another plane back
in action soon, thanks to the
Dowell Division of Dow
Chemical Co.
The CAF, which is ded-
icated, among other things,
to restoring and flying World
War II aircraft, needed an
engine for its P-40 War-
hawk.
Now a P-40 engine is
something you can’t hardly
;ust go out and locate on a
moment's inotice these.days,
In fact, they’re scarcer than
a Yankee at a Confederate
Air Force meeting.
The CAF’s procurement
division had located one en-
gine, but it was available only
on a sight-unseen basis, with
no guarantee it would run.
And the price was a bit steep.
However, Don Albrecht of
Mission, Dowell District
Manager for the Valley,
learned of the CAF’s plight.
He got in touch with Dowell
headquarters and the firm
came through handsomely—
they gave the Southern air-
men a practically brand-new
engine. It had had only 88
hours of time before a com-
plete major overhaul.
The Dowell firm some
years ago bought up a num-
ber of the powerful Allison
engines and has been using
them as mobile power plants
in its oil, gas and water well
stimulization operations.
town until next week.
Fernandez probably will
be at the meeting Thursday
night.
Those who know the sup-
erintendent well seemed to
feel that since he is a good
school administrator, he will
not choose to force accep-
tance of a resignation which
would leave the board with a
tremendous i problem so late
in the season.
The general consensus is
that there still will be, a
majority of the board which
will work with the superin-
tendent to the benefit of the
student body and the entire
system.
His contract last January
was extended and he has
two more years on that.
H. D. Wallace, West prin-
cipal, is an applicant for
principal of the new voca-
tional junior high at Wes-
laco, it was reported. The
post has n yet been filled,
according to Weslaco school
officials.
Hofei Steps Up
Collections, Cuts
Office Expense
Collections on pledges has
been stepped up and moves to
economize have been i ns ti-
tuted by the directors of the
Mid - Valley Motor Hotel
Corp.
Effective Monday, the
campaign headquarters of-
fice in the Hidalgo Bank
Building will be closed to
save on rent, utilities and
salaries. Routine inquiries
about the hotel will be un-
answered at the Chamber of
Commerce office. Specific
questions about accounts will
be answered by the firm’s
auditor, Lauder and Ken-
nedy.
“This will save us sev-
eral hundred dollars each
month which we can apply to-
ward the funds we will need
for actual hotel construc-
tion,” one official said.
The main part of the fin-
ance campaign is over and
maintaining a separate office
was a needless expense, it
was explained.
Persons desiring to mail
payments on their pledges
may use the same mailing
address, P. O. Box 325, Mer-
cedes. Payments may be
made in person at the Cham-
ber office.
These moves were made to
save on administrative costs
because certain minimum
cash must be on hand by Oc-
tober to satisfy the state se-
curities commissioner in
Austin. He must give his
approval before plans can
proceed for making a loan
for the balance needed to
build the hotel.
Stock certificates will be
mailed out soon to all stock-
holders who have paid their
pledges in full.
Meanwhile, numerous
suggestions have been re-
ceived from stockholders in
the “Name the Hotel” Con-
test which ends Aug. 31.
“I hope we get more sug-
gestions because we want the
right name for our newest
enterprise in Mercedes.
People will be just as proud
of the new motel as o f the
new Civic Center,” said
Larry Lidstrom, campaign
director.
A series of meetings has
been held recently by execu-
tive committee members and
a campaign mapped to step
up pledge collections to meet
the October deadline.
Officers expressed confi-
dence the goal would be met.
PROCLAMATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HIDALGO
CITY OF MERCEDES
WHEREAS, during the
Berlin Crisis, the President
of the United States, by ex-
ecutive directive, called the
famous Company D, 4th ARB,
144th Infantry, 49th Armored
Division, National Guard,
into active service, and
WHEREAS, the people of
the City of Mercedes, Wes-
laco, and Donna, are parti-
cularly cognizant of the will-
ingness of the men leaving
our cities in the service of
our country to accept the
restrictions, hardships and
inconveniences c onnected
therewith, and
WHEREAS, we are all
aware of the competent and
effective service rendered
by our young men in carry-
ing out their duties, and
which we gratefully acknow-
ledge with the assurance that
we shall 'long remember a
good job well done,
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
A. J. Hagan, Mayor of the
City of Mercedes, Texas, do
hereby proclaim the week of
August 5, 1962, through Aug-
ust 11, 1962, 49th Armored
Division Week, and request
that each and every citizen
extend to the members of
the returning 49th Division
and their families a most
cordial welcome home.
A, J, Hagan, Mayor
City of Mercedes, Texas
11 SEEK QUEEN
TITLE AT YQUTH
HORSE SHOW HERI
Eleven young ladies have
entered the 4th annual Tip
O’ Texas Youth Horse Show
Queen Contest, scheduled for
8:00 p.m., Saturday at the
Rio Grande Valley Livestock
Show grounds in Mercedes.
Vieing for the Queen title
are Stephanie Dollery, Mer-
cedes; Jo Ann Shriver, Alice;
Jo Ann Jones, Mercedes;
Carolyn Huitt, San Benito;
Helen Jordan, McAllen;
Patsy Dicus, Edinburg;
Booty Spurrier, Harlingen;
Karen Shriver, Alice; Nora
Jean Finley, Mercedes;
Christine Schuster, San
Juan; and Ronna Jane
Mitchell, LaFeria.
The girls are to be judged
on personal appearance,
western attire, a nd riding
ability.
August 1 was the deadline
for entry in the Queen’s
Contest however Contestants
may enter the other classes
up to post time the night of
the show.
The Horse Show, which
is being sponsored b y t he
Cameron County 4-H Coun-
cil, will feature Stake Races,
Pole Bending, Western
Working Horse Class, Bar-
rel Races, Western Pleasure
Class, and Children’s Show-
manship Class.
A large field of contestants
is expected with nearly 100
entries already having been
made. Any boy or girl under
20 is eligible to participate.
Admission to the show will
be 750 for adults and 500
for students.
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State Revokes
Beer License
The Texas Liquor Control
Board has denied application
for a beer license for the
Cactus Lounge in the west
edge of Mercedes.
However, the owner has
filed suit in 139th District
Court asking that a writ
of mandamus be issued to
force issuance of the per-
mit.
The Mercedes city com-
mission certified the loca-
tion as a wet area June 11,
then rescinded the order
June 26. City officials said
a search of the records in-
dicated that all newly-an-
nexed territory was dry un-
til voted otherwise. The
county judge held a hearing
July 9 and approved the per-
mit. The owner later re-
ceived a letter from the
Liquor Control Board stat-
ing the permit would have to
be returned since the city
had withdrawn its certifica-
tion.
College Entrance
Applications Offered
Recent graduates of Mer-
cedes High School who plan
to enter Pan American Col-
lege in September must have
taken either the College En-
trance Examination Boards
or the American College
Tests. For those who have
not taken either of these
tests, the registratar of Pan
American College advises
that the A. C. T. will be
given on Sept. 5 at Pan
American.
Applications may be se-
cured at the Mercedes High
School office. The applica-
tion along with a $3 fee must
be submitted to the regis-
trar's office at P. A. C.
JOINT CHURCH MEETING
Catholic School
[ May Be Closed
Present plans indicate the
Catholic; Parochial school
will not operate this year.
The school in prior years
has had well over 100 stu-
dents, but it was understood
there were only 85 last year.
Principal reason for clos-
ing would be a shortage of
teachers. Only sisters of
various Catholic orders may
teach in the school and none
have been assigned here yet
for the new term which is
only some three weeks away.
The school was started in
the early 1920’s.
Most of the students are
expected to attend Mercedes
Public Schools and Supt. S. F.
Cernosek said he has asked,
if the school could lease
the classroom building if
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic
Church does not operate the
school.
Even though the public
school may get 60 to 80
additional students, state aid
on the basis of average dailv
attendance would not be , a-
vailable until the following
year.
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT: Furnished
house. Mi 2 1/2 East of
Mercedes and 1/4 Mile North
of Highway 83. Ph. L05-
2887.
FOR RENT: New 2-bedroom
home in Queen City Anex.
SALADINO. tf.
FOR RENT: Attractively
furnished air - conditioned
apartments. Call Mrs. H. J.
Menton, L05-1161.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 2 Bedroom brick
home, nice location close
to schools. Call L05-1174.
WANTED
WANTED: School teacher for
third grade at Santa Maria
School. Call L05-1030 for
appointment. 29-tfnc.
FOR SALE: Westinghouse
Dryer Electric needs minor
repairs. Cheap. Call L05-
2425. 3 2-tfn.
Members of the First
Methodist Church and the
First Presbyterian Church
of Mercedes will hold a joint
worship service Sunday.
The service will be held
in the Methodist Sanctuary
with Rev. Michael Murray,
Presbyterian minister,
preaching. Sam Johnston,
Methodist lay reader, will
assist in the program.
Rev. Wayne Smith and his
family are on vacation.
COPIES OF
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PHOTOS
MAY BE
ORDERED AT
NOMINAL
PRICES
LUCKY VALUE DAYS
WINNERS
Minimax: A. Rangel
746 W. Tenth
Cotter's; V. Cantu
919 S. Georgia
H&H; E. Rios
919 S, Texas
Baum’s: G. Flores
1006 S. Washington
Borderland: J, Rodriguez
429 S. Colorado
Bazar's: Mrs. H. Harrell
741 Virginia
O’Shea: Mrs. B. May
Rt. 1, Mercedes
Rippert’s: Mrs. J. Irby
1535 S. Texas
Hanshaw’s: R.L. Drennan
Arguelles: Fina Ledesma
S. Indiana
Beall's: Mrs. D. Harrell
Box 151
Queen City Pharmacy
Mrs. L.V. Hernandez
1136 S. Virginia
Mercedes Oil: J. Davila
Farris: L. Garcia
525 S. Georgia
Dominguez Shoe Center
Mrs. Bill Onderdonk
J&J: L. Martin
R4R. Box 126
Ferg’s: Mrs. E. M. Swarner
Mile 2 West
M. Drug: G. Solis
1202 S. Indiana
HEB: E. G. Lira
110 N. Georgia
Saladino: Mrs. B. Green
733 Kansas
Anthony’s: Mrs. I. Palacios
1126 S. Virginia
Valley Boot: D. Hinojosa
Reynolds: Mrs. W. Collier
Leal’s: Cote Benavides
321 S. Vermont
Vogue: Mrs. T. Acker
Salinas: Mrs. F. Rodriguez
644 N. Missouri
Two Guardsmen
Win Army Medal
Two Mercedes National
Guardsmen have b een
awarded the Army Com-
mendation medal.
They are SFC Roberto Ma-
ta and S/Sgt, Rene Esteban
Garcia, both of Co. D., 4th
ARB, Infantry, 49th Armored
Division.
The medals were awarded
for outstanding achievement
as members of the Texas
National Guard on active du-
ty at Fort Polk, La.
Major Gen. Harley B.
West, the division’s com-
mander, presented the
medal.
FOR RENT: Furnished air-
conditioned bedroom. Tele-
phone, kitchen and dinning
area privileges; laundry
facilities. Mature couple or
single person. $10.00 per
week. F. W. Duncan L05-
1747, 841 Palm Heights. 28-
tfn.
FOR RENT; Country home
one bedroom, bath and all
modern facilities, air con-
ditioning available. Fenced
yard, paved road. Call R.C.
Jones, LO5-1035. 33-tfnc.
FOR SALE
Several lots and homes in-
cluding: One two bedroom
home on six lots, near schools.
One duplex, one bedroom to
each . unit. 5 acres with
home. 15 acres no buildings.
One Rome on 3 acres. East
Merecedes. One 3 bedroom
with li/2 baths.
One 4 bedroom home for rent.
One bedroom with kitchen
priviledges.
Call L05-2122 evenings.
Let Dewey Acker do your
cotton defoliation withaHigh
Boy sprayer. Call L05-1167
or L05-1822. 32-2tc
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HEADS CHAMBER
MANAGER GROUP j
George Wheeler, manager
of the Donna Chamber of ,
Commerce, was elected ;
president of the Valley
Chamber of Commerce Man-
agers Association at the
group’s August meeting last |
week.
B. E. Christoffel, Ray- j
mondville Chamber of Com- j
merce manager, was named
vice-president.
Paul Vickers of McAllen,
former McAllen Chamber of i
Commerce manager, is sec- !
retary.
Wheeler succeeds Wade j
Terrell, McAllen manager, j
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A Mercedes student is one
of 71 candidates for a law
degree at the University of
Texas School of Law sum-
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Mercedes
DRUG CO. _
Two Registered Pharmacists un Duty
AGENCY DRUG STORE
WE NEVER CLOSE
PHONE L05-112)
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Jones-Blair Paint Sale
SPECIAL
Peerless Outside White $3.50
Peerless Latex Interior $2.85
10% Off On All Other
JONES-BLAIR PAINTS
Thru August, 1962
SALADINO LUMBER CO.
500 S. Illinois
LQ5-1622
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1962, newspaper, August 9, 1962; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091739/m1/4/: 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.