The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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536 3RD ST•
CITY XXX
The Merce
nterprise
Volume XLIX — No. 9
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, February 27, 1964
Price lOc
City Ponders
Newest Delay
In Paving Work
The city administration
was seeking to work out a
solution to another holdup
in completion of the big pav-
ing project this week.
Only 10 blocks remain to
be paved. Just last week, the
commission passed an ordi-
ance allocating $6,900 to
complete the project. This
was the amount First of Tex-
as Corp., fiscal agents, had
told the commission was
lacking to complete the pro-
ject. After several meetings
and some heated discussions
between the mayor and the
commission, the commis-
sion finally agreed to put
up the balance $6,900 need-
ed.
At Monday night’s regular
meeting, First of Texas sent
word that work could not
proceed until the city digs
up $7,500.
The paving is in the Ur-
ban Renewal Area. The
agency agreed and con-
tracted to pay for the city’s
share of the paving up to
$200,000. However, engi-
neers and the fiscal agents
said costs exceeded that by
$6,900 and asked the city to
make up the difference some
time ago. This was finally
agreed to last week.
But now the fiscal agents
say they won’t authorize the
contractor to proceed even
so. They say they have dis-
covered several persons on
the streets have not signed
up to pay their pro - rate
share. There also are some
hardship cases which the city
usually pays, they said.
At Monday night’s meet-
ing, the commission agreed
to a man they could not and
would not provide another
$7,500.
There was some indication
the First of Texas Corp. may
be asked to make a new
survey to attempt to obtain
more cooperation of prop-
erty owners, allowing the
project to proceed.
SPAGHETTI
SUPPER
TONIGHT
Spaghetti will be the order
of the day (evening) when
Kiwanis Club of Mercedes
holds its annual supper to-
night in the Travis C afeteria.
President Roger Jones in-
vited the public to par-
ticipate. He explained that all
profits raised are used for
boys and girls work in the
community.
Serving will be from 5:30
to 7:30.
DR. A. D. CALDEIRA
TRAIL RIDERS
COMPLETING
SHOW PLANS
Tip ’O Tex Trail Riders
will make their annual ride
to the Rio Grande Valley
Livestock Show March 16-
18, according to chairman
Walter Terry of Harlingen.
First event leading up to
the ride is scheduled tonight
in Harlingen when the group
and all interested friends
and prospects will hold a
campout.
It will begin at 7 p.m. at
McKelvey Park. There will
be music and plans will be
discussed for the trail ride.
Another public event will
be a Western Dance March
5, at 8 p.m. at the Harlingen
Elks Lodge, which is open
to the public. The third event
also is a western dance,
Terry said.
“But this one, which will
be held during the actual
trail ride overnight stop at
the Elks Lodge in Harlingen,
March 17, is designed for a
lot of folks who make this
three day, 75 mile ride every
year,’’ Terry said. “Wehave
had so many requests from
folks who would like to get
to know many of our trail
ride group better that we
have scheduled this one pub-
lic event to take place during
our actural overnight stop-
over and funfest,’’ he said.
The annual trail ride will
begin at 6 a.m., March 16
at Port Isabel and will ter-
minate at Mercedes Feb. 18
in time for the horse cara-
van to join in the grand open-
ing parade that afternoon at
3:30 p.m.
This year the trail riders
will follow a slightly dif-
ferent trial than in the last
two years, Terry said.
Beginning at the usual
point in Port Isabel, the
ride will follow Highway 100
to the “Y’’ at the Bayview
Road junction. Turning north
the riders will move along
Farm Road 510 through La
guna Vista to Bayview, where
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Death Claims
Local Doctor,
A. D. Caldeira
Funeral services were
held Saturday for a prom-
inent Mercedes physician,
Dr. Anothony D. Caldeira,
Sr., 73.
Thursday afternoon of a
heart attack.
A native of Port of Spain,
Trinidad, British West
Indies, he came to America
and attended Loyolda Uni-
versity Medical School in
Chicago from which he grad-
uated. He practiced medi-
cine in Chicago, Port of
Spain and Mercedes.
He was a member of the
American Medical Associ-
ation and American Aca-
demy of General Pract-
itioners,
He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
He moved to Mercedes in
1937.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Caldeira; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. J. R. Wade, Jr.
of Mercedes and Mrs. Dan
Love of Houston; two sons,
Noel of Long Beach, Calif,
and Anthony, Jr. of Houston;
three brothers, Manuel of
Great Neck, N.Y., Dr. Fred-
rick Caldeira of Harlingen
and John Caldeira of Brook-
lyn, N.Y.; one sister, Mrs.
Virginia Rezende of San
Diego, Calif, and seventeen
grandchildren.
Rosary services were held
at 8:15 Friday at Stotler
.Chapel. Funeral mass was
held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday
at Our Lady of Mercy
Catholic Church and burial
was in Ebony Grove Ceme-
tery,
Pallbearers included Gene
O’Shea, Jerry Vandersnick,
Charles Ricke, Tony
Krueger, Gene Raulie and
Dewey Acker.
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RARE COIN — This $20 gold piece was the fourth to be
made at the Denver mint and is considered a rare find
by collectors. A Valley resident wishing to remain an-
onymous loaned it to the First National Bank of Mercedes
which has it on display in its new bank lobby. The coin is
said to be worth $5,000 now and is insured for that amount
during its exhibition.
CAF Show Book
Off Presses
The big 1964 Confederate
Air Show Souvenir Program
is expecitu to ue avaiiaoie
for sale Monday, officials
indicated.
The said printing was
nearly completed at mid-
week and some of the books
are expected to be completed
by Monday. Several persons
already have inquired about
the new program books, they
said.
The book is greatly en-
larged over the first one of
last year. Last year’s pro-
gram of 28 pages grew to
88 pages and a three - color
cover this year.
Several new features are
included, among them items
on the parachute groups and
an aviation glossary.
Editors of the book are
Rufus Shackleford and A. L.
Clubb.
It was printed by The Mer-
cedes Enterprise.
Three To Attend
Wesleyan Guild
At least three delegates
from Mercedes plan to at-
tend the Annual meeting of
the McAllen District Wesle-
yan Service Guilds Sunday
at First Methodist Church in
Mission.
They are Mrs. Charles
Armstrong, Peggy Rode-
baugh and Mrs. Bill Cramer.
Principal speaker will be
Mrs. V. G. Woolsey of Cor-
pus Christi, President of
the Southwest Texas Con-
ference Woman’s Society of
Christian Service. Hermes-
sage will follow the theme
of the Conference “To Know,
To Grow, To Go.’’ New of-
ficers for the coming Church
Year, 1964-65, are to be
installed by Mrs. Merle
Gleckler of Austin, South-
west Texas Conference Sec-
retary of the Wesleyan Ser-
vice Guild. Presiding officer
for the Annual Meeting will
be Mrs. May Lee Reagan of
Brownsville,- McAllen Dis-
trict Secretary (Chairman)
of the Wesleyan Service
Guild, will preside.
Band Plans
Spring Concert
Here Saturday
The annual spring concert
of the Mercedes High School
T iger band will be held Sat-
urday night at the high school
auditorium.
Time is 7:30.
Following the concert, the
annual Tigerland ball will be
held at the Travis Cafeteria.
The band last weekend re-
turned from a spring trip
to Karnes City and Austin.
Director is A vie Telt-
schik.
Program for the local con-
cert will include:
“The Voice of the Guns”
by Kenneth J. Alford; “Prai-
rie Overture” by Robert
Ward; “Fanfare and Alle-
gro” by Clifton Williams;
“Por Que?” by Cavaldo
Fresedo; “West Side Story”
by Leonard Bernstein;
“Night Flight to Madrid”
by Kermit Leslie; “Five
Mellow Winds” by David
Schanke and a quintet com-
posed of Claire Adam, Chip
Sparrow, Terry Fossler,
Lawrence Onderdonk, Jean
Atteberry* “Bolero Es-
panol” by Ernesto Lecuona;
“Colonel Bogey” by Kenneth
J. Alford.
Auction Barn
Still Closed
The Valley Livestock
Commission barn remained
closed this week and no de-
finite information was avail-
able about its future.
The auction yard and arena
has been closed for several
weeks —since Jerry Moerbe
and his father closed down
the business. This is be-
lieved to be the first time
the business has been closed
since a major fire destroyed
the old facilities several
years ago.
At that time, Chester Cot-
ter and brother operated the
sale firm and they rebuilt it.
Some sources reported this
was a major income pro-
ducer for Mercedes industry
and had one of the biggest
dollar volume sales.
The present owners gave
no explanation of the shut-
down except that they
“thought they had it leased
to someone to operate.”
No sales have been held
the past several Mondays.
CIVIC CENTER SCHEDULE
Feb. 27 - Valley City
Inspectors Dinner Meeting.
Feb. 28 - Telstar Teen
Dance.
March 1 - Private Dance,
March 2 - General Elec-
tric Distributors Meeting.
March 3-GirlScout Coun-
cil Meeting.
—Enterprise Staff Photo
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION designating March 8 as Con-
federate Air Force Day was delivered to CAF head-
quarters at Rebel Field Tuesday. The proclamation, signed
by Gov. John Connally, was delivered by State Rep. Bill
Coughran of McAllen, acting as the governor’s personal
representative. The CAF big second annual air show will
be held March 8. Rep. Coughran presents the proclamation
to Col. Rex Garrett and Col. Dick Disney.
Annual Science Fair To Be Open
At Mercedes High School March 4-7
The Fifth Annual Science
Fair will be held March 4
through 7 at the Mercedes
High School Gymnasium, it
was announced this week.
Director of the show is
James Carlton McQueen.
Exhibits will be set up for
judging by 1:30 p.m. Wed-
nesday, March 4. Exhibits
may be placed in the gym
March 3 after 1:30.
Outstanding exhibits from
junior and senior divisions
will be entered in the Dis-
trict III Science Fair April
3 in the McAllen National
Guard Armory.
Exhibits are classifed el-
ementary, grades 1-6 all
branches of science; Junior
grades 7-8-9, biological and
physical sciences; and Sen-
ior, grades 10-ll-f2, biolo-
gical and physical sciences.
Awards will be given by point
system, blue, red, white,
yellow ribbons and sweep-
stake rosettes in both bio-
logical and physical science
groups.
Heading the Senior Di-
vision are Lawrence Murphy
and Robert Higgins, science
teachers of Mercedes High
School; Junior Division,
Ralph Brooks a science
teacher of Mercedes High
School and J. R. Wade,
science teacher of Mercedes
Junior High: Elementary Di-
vision, Roger Jones, princi-
pal of West Elementary
School: Fair hall super-
visors and equipment setup,
A1 Broden and Don Greenish,
Junior High science teach-
ers.
The science fair will be
open to public viewing
Thursday, March 5 at 9:00
Rotary’s History
Told By Governor
History of Rotary Inter-
national which was organized
Feb, 23, 1905 was outlined
for Mercedes Rotary Club
at its Tuesday noon luncheon.
Dr. T. Lawrence White,
Rotary District 593 gover-
nor, was guest speaker for
the 59th anniversary ob-
servance. he recalled the
first Rotary Club meeting
was a luncheon date for Paul
Harris, an engineer, a tailor
and a coal digger.
Dr. White said Rotary to-
day is established in 129
countries of the world, with
11,000 clubs, and 600,000
members.
Rotary, he said, has a po-
tential to bring about world
peace. It is the only organi-
zation in the world in which
men of all faiths and color
sit down together.
Its motto is “he profits
mnsf who serves best.”
a.m. through Saturday,
March 7, 4:00 p.m. No ex-
hibits will be removed until
4 p.m. Saturday afternoon,
March 7.
Two Men File
On City Council
Two new candidates filed
for city commission posts
this week.
One other candidate, John
W. Bowe, has announced he
will seek the office of mayor.
The commission can-
didates are Manuel B. Garza
and Ignacio Guerra.
One member has filed for
re - election to the local
school board.
He is the present chair-
man, Rudy Salinas.
Terms of Mr. Salinas and
Dr. Lawrence Cox expire.
Dr. Cox has said he plans to
seek re-election.
Terms of Mayor A. J.
Hagan, and Commissioners
Howard Sparrow and Claudio
Hinojosa expire.
Mr, Sparrow, senior
member of the commission,
says he will not run again.
Mayor Hagan announced last
year he would seek a sec-
ond term but some ob-
servers feel he may change
his plans because of health.
Mr. Hinojosa, mayor pro
tern, has not said definitely
what his plans are but is
believed to be considering
running again.
Deadline for filing is 30
days prior to the elections.
School election is April 4
and the city April 7.
POLICE REPORTS
During the past week, the1
Mercedes Police Depart-
ment investigated five min-
or accidents in the area.
There were two thefts over
$50 reported with one later
cleared. One auto theft was
called in but was cleared.
Other calls which were
turned in included six dis-
turbances, five dog, two fu-
neral escorts, two juvenile,
two run-aways with one
cleared, two mischevious ju-
veniles and ten miscel-
leanous calls.
WEATHER REPORT
Little League
Meet Tonight
The Mercedes Little
League organization will be
completed at a meeting at
7:30 p.m. today at the Civic
Center.
Manager Bill Savarino
said a. president will be
selected.
This year, the program
will be included in the city
recreational program.
Plans for a new Urban
Renewal Park have been ap-
proved and construction is
expected to start soon.
It is planned to have the
baseball section completed
in time for the 1964 Little
League Season.
No program was held here
last year because the ex-
pressway already had the old
park and no playing field was
available.
Open House, Other Activities Set
For Annual Public Schools Week
Public Schools Week will
be observed in Mercedes
March 2-6, according to
school and lay committees.
Various campuses in Mer-
cedes are holding open
house -and planning special
activities for the event.
Proclamations have been
issued by the mayor and the
governor.
Following is a schedule
of events:
VISITORS WELCOME AT
ALL SCHOOLS ALL WEEK.
MERCEDES HIGH
SCHOOL
Wednesday March4-Student
Assembly 10:00 to 11:00
a.m. Special Band Concert
Speaker “The Value of
Education’’
Thursday March 5 -Musical
Talent Show. Auditorium
7 p.m. Classroom Visita-
tion. Refreshments at Caf-
eteria 7:30 to 8:30.
MERCEDES JUNIOR
HIGH
Thursday March 5 - Stu-
dent Assembly at Aud-
itorium 11:15 a.m. Con-
cert Junior High Choir,
Speaker Rev. Conrad Kit-
chell. Open House at Li-
brary 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Joint program with High
School 8:00 p.m,
NORTH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Monday March 2 - Open
House 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Refreshments served by
• North Elementary P.T.A,
ZACHARY TAYLOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Monday March 2 - Open
House for Visitors 7:30
p.m. Special Emphasis on
Class Room Visitation by
Parents AH Day Tuesday
March 3.
WEST ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Wednesday March 5 - Open
House for Visitors 7:00 to
8:30 p.m. P.T.A. will as-
sist.
TRAVIS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Tuesday March 3 - 6:45 to
7:30 p.m. Open House for
visitors 7:30. Monthly
meeting of P.T.A. All
rooms will have Guest
Registers for Visitors to
sign. All Service Clubs
will meet at School Caf-
eteria on their Regular
days.. Followed by pro-
grams if desired,
SCIENCE FAIR
OLD GYMNASIUM
Thursday March 5 - Open
day time and evening from
8:00 to 9:00 All Winter
Visitors and Patrons wel-
comed at all of these
meetings.
PROCLAMATION
The custom of observing
Public Schools Week in Tex-
as has been faithfully fol-
lowed by the citizens of our
city for the past thirteen
years.
During this period, par-
ents are encouraged to visit
the public schools, and all
citizens are urged through
special programs to rec-
ognize the tremendous im-
portance of our system of
education. Our goal is to
make Texas public schools
the finest in the Nation, and
to achieve this our citizens
are urged to take an active
interest in the school sys-
tems and to cooperate with
their school boards, super-
intendents, principals and
teachers.
Never before in our
history has there been a
greater need for educated
leadership. As we rush to
train young people in science
and technology to keep pace
with world events, it is also
important to remember that
our public schools will fur-
nish our leaders tomorrow
with the basic human, and
moral and spiritual founda-
tions necessary for more ad-
vanced training and know-
ledge,
THEREFORE, I, as Mayor
of the City of Mercedes, do
hereby designate the period
of March 2-6th., 1964 as
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
A. J. Hagan
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
j MERCEDES, TEXAS
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By
JOHN CONNALLY
Governor of Texas
AUSTIN. TEXAS
GREETINGS:
Special observance of increased emphasis on our education
system has been marked annually for fourteen years by a Public Schools
Week in Texas.
During this period, parents are encouraged to visit the public
schools, and all citizens are urged through special programs to recog-
nize the tremendous importance of our system of education. Our goal
is to make Texas public schools the finest in the Nation, and to achieve
this our citizens are urged to take an active interest in the school systems
and to cooperate with their school boards, superintendents, principals
and teachers.
Never before in our history has there been a greater need for
educated leadership. As we rush to train young people in science and
technology to keep pace with world events, it is also important to
remember that our public school's will furnish our leaders tomorrow
with the basic human, moral and spiritual foundations necessary for
more advanced training and knowledge.
THEREFORE, I, as Governor of Texas, do hereby designate
the period of March 2-6, 1964, as
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
in Texas,
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