The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1964 Page: 5 of 8
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MERCEDES
June 8-13; 8:30-11:30 A.M.
Ages 3-16
Preliminary registration 8:30 A.M., June
5 for all age groups. The Intermediates,
ages 13-10 will meet at church for Vaca-
tion Bible School 7-9 P.M., June 8-13 in-
stead ot in the mornings. No charge for at-
tendance.
WELCOME
Ride-O-Rama
Ride-O-Rama did not meet
this week because of the
wet track at the Mercedes
Little Cowpoke Arena. We
have promised to tell some-
thing about our Ride-O-
Rama horses. But, first, a
few lines about the Kleberg
County Youth Rodeo at
Kingsville: Four of out-
riders entered this rodeo
which began Thursday at 8
and ran continuously until
3 a.m. Sunday morning with
360 contestants. Stephanie
Dollery and Little Duke won
first in a field of 87 junior
barrel racers. 1 ler total time
for three barrel races was
61.1 seconds so she tied for
first with a girl from Taft,
In the runoff Stephanie
won in 20.2 and took home
another saddle. Her brother,
Steve, placed sixth and also
reached the finals in show-
manship. Stephanie was al-
so in the 10 finalists in
breakaway calf roping but
she missed her calf in the
finals. Jimmy Bell and Gava-
lone were in the top 10 in
tiedown calf roping. Our Rio
Roundup friend, Kenny Reg-
er, won first in junior pole
bending in a field of 95.
RIDK-O-RAMA HORSES
Rocket chalked up the most
points at Ride-O-Rama this
session — 233 1/2 for Tom
T rcasure and a large num-
ber for Lee Wells who
chalkedup a totalof 107 1/2
with Rocket and Penny. Roc-
ker, lives at the Treasure
place with six other horses
belonging to Uncle Tom and
the kids — Lee and Richard
Wells. This year Rocket and
Treasure set new records
in the adult races — less
than 21.9 in pole bending
and 15.1 in stakes. Last
year they ran the ring race
in 11.1. Rocket and Lee set
a new record of 21.9 in the
11 thru 15 pole bending con-
test. Rocket, is three and is
out of Ginger, buckskin, and
County, Adrian Davis' palo-
mino. Five years ago they
bought Penny who had a bad
leg and was so shy and
boisterious that Tom had
to battle to hold her at every
telephone pole on the five
mile trip home. In the break-
ing to ride, Penny had to
be tied to four willow trees
until she got used to the
saddle and then she bucked
off Lee, Dwight Dear, and
Tom until they conquered her
and made a beautiful racer
out of her. She Is mostly
thoroughbred and is out of
Milady Dubonnet and Farr’s
The oldest horse on the
Dollery place is 36 year old
Midget, a Shetland pony, who
was ridden by Mr. Dollery
when he was a boy. Shawn,
5, has been riding Midget for
three years. Shawn doesn't
take racing seriously. He
just likes to clown and make
people laugh.
Mr. Red Chalked up 189
points for Jimmy Reger this
session. Mr. Red’s mother
was a palomino and his sire
was Barbee’s Triple Time.
He is four and Jimmy is
thirteen. Mr. Red is a very
fast runner and was so ram-
pageous last year that some
people were saying “I
wouldn’t ride that horse for
a hundred dollars”. This
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MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
SERVING THE VALLEY BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
YOU ARE INVITED TO COME BY AND
VISIT OUR NEWLY REMODELLED DISPLAY
Just Take Highway 83
In McAllen To The
ROOM-REFRESHMENTS AND FAVORS FOR INTERSECTION Of McCOLL ROAD
EVERYONE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
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Jt ’sOur 17th
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Yes, 17 years of progress
the people of Mercedes and the Valley.
NOW
A $250,000 a year
Volume
Annual Payroll
over $100,000
42 full-time workers
Fleet of 10 trucks
Complete laundry
Dry Cleaning
Industrial Laundry
Did you know that many of our cus-
tomers that patronized us 17 years ago
still are with us?
This may not be important to you as a
customer, but to us, it is gratifying to
know we have such loyal friends and
customers.
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THEM
Only 1 truck
Laundry and dry cleaning
on a small scale
A half-dozen employees
Volume about one-tenth
present output
Home Town Industry Home Owned and Operated
Queen City
HOWARD SPARROW, Owner
Death Claims
Mrs. Brooks
Mrs. Violet J. Brooks, 42,
died at Lawler Clinic-Hos-
pital in Mercedes.
team has raced through the
stake race in less than 15
seconds several times. They
also race In the barrel and
pole bending races. They
have been racing for a year
and a half and have 9 tro-
phies and some ribbons. Mr.
Red and Jimmy are great
pals. They even play hide and
seek with each other. When
Jimmy is in school, Mr.
Red plays hide and seek
with the family dogs. The
dogs hide in the weeds and
Mr. Red tries to sneak up
on them on tip toes. You have
to see it to believe it. Mr.
Red knows at which time
Jimmy should be coming
down the lane from school.
How much does a good
horse cost? The highest cash
price paid for the above
horses was $75,00. But
they had to be trained for
years afterwards. It takes
a lot of patience and “know
how”, and the rider has to
be boss. Most of these horses
have been raised by these
families and have been
family pets all the time.
Many a two or three year
old child rode on Rocket and
Sissy when they were only a
few months old so they only
had to be taught to neck
rein. They would allow any-
one to crawl between their
legs. Lee used to ride them
Roman Style -- standing on
their backs. She used to ride
them standing with one foot
on Rocket and one on Sissy,
But you need two even tem-
pered geldings for this style
of trick riding.
So you see you can get a
good horse without having to
spend too much cash—if you
have the “know how”, time,
and parientce. But it is dan-
gerous business to get an un-
trained or boisterious horse
for little children or inex-
perienced riders. Hospital
bills come higher than a well
trained horse.
Now we have told you about
the horses with the highest
scores and their families.
We will continue with other
R ide-O-Rama horses - some
registered.
Mrs. Brooks worked as
La Feria school nurse until
she became ill last fall.
She was a member of the
La Feria Child Study Club,
Sorosis Literary Club and
Beta Sigma Phi. She was
born in Binghampton, N. Y.,
and came to the Valley in
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Mercedes. Texas, Thursday, June 4, 1964
1945.
Survivdrs include her hus-
band, Ralph C. Brooks Jr.;
two sons and five daughters,
all of La Feria; one brother
and two sister, all of New
York ate.
The family has suggested
that friends wishing to do
so may contribute to the
Violet J, Brooks Memorial
Nursing Loan Fund, care of
the First National Bank of
La Feria.
Let Practical Experience W
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C. "BUD” ATWOOD
Jo State Representative
Place 3 * District §8
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I was born and reared on-a farm
near Edinburg. I graduated from Ed-
inburg, High School, attended Pan
American College two years, and
graduated from the University of
Texas with a degree in Petroleum
Engineering, I practiced my engin-
eering with Halliburton Oil Well-
Cementing Co., and then returned
to the Valley to pursue family farm-
ing interests, and have also been
teaching Science and Math in Pharr,
Texas,
I am 29 years old, married to the
former Marcia Miller of Alamo, and
I am a resident of Edinburg.
My Pledge to the People of Hidalgo
County Shall Be to:
1, Constantly strive to Improve
quality of education.
2, Improve facilities for research
of marketing procedures for Valley
products,
3, Work toward development of
more markets for Valley products.
4, Provide the Valley delegation
technical and agricultural experience
toward solving impending local water
and conservation issues.
5, Work to ^safeguard all private
enterprise, to encourage fair com-
petition thus stimulating employment
opportunities and economicgrowth,
6, Seek assistance and counsel
from local governing bodies on legis-
lation directly affecting those govern-
ing bodies.
QUOTES FROM CAMPAIGN SPEECHES:
"I, A, C, Bud Atwood, believe the Valley delegation should be more diver-
sified,”
“Having had working experience in farming, teaching and engineering, I
can provide the Valley delegation the diversified experience needed, as the
Valley's future lies in agriculture, petroleum and other industries, and the
education of it’s youth.
“I, A, C, ‘Bud’ Atwood will not be under obligation to any particular fac-
tion or group, and can therefore freely represent all of Hidalgo County to the
best of my ability.”
“My only two campaign promises are, if elected, 1, A, C, Bud Atwood will
remain independent of any political faction or group, and (2) 1 will be a
hard working representative, who will listen to, consider, and weigh care-
fully all available facts before making any decisions,
I, A, C, Bud Atwood, believe the duty of our representative form of govern-
ment, a Constitutional Republic, is to protect the rights of the Individual, and
not sacrifice any of these inherent rights in favor of any group.”
“Your vote and active support on Saturday, June 6th, in the Democratic
Run-off would be sincerely appreciated. Thank You!” (Paid Pol Advt
For YOUR Sake,
VOTE Saturday!
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Saturday is an important day here, and in your life.
Your ONE VOTE may make a BIG difference in
your way of life, and that of your children. If you
fail to vote, outside influences may dominate us.
Please, for your own sake, plan now to go to the
polls Saturday and vote!
HERBERT M. PIKE
CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 1
(Paid Political Adv.)
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1964, newspaper, June 4, 1964; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091827/m1/5/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.