The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1964 Page: 4 of 8
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Page 4 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday* January 9, 1964
RECEIVING $100 SAVINGS ACCOUNT given away as part
of their formal opening for the new First National Bank
of Mercedes are A, R. Dillon and W. D. Dillon of Dillon’s
Farms. Presenting the pass book for the bank is Garner
George, executive vice-president.
Grier Heads Deacons
At Local Church
The annual election of the
new officers of the New Test-
ament Christian Church was
held at the church last
Thursday night.
Johnny Grier was elected
chairman of the board of
deacons and' James Mulkey
was elected chairman of the
elders.
The following will serve
as elders and deacons for
the ensuing year: elders -
Guy White, A1 Frandsen,
James Mulkey; deacons -
Randal Stafford, Walter Bai-
ley, Clifford Durham, Johnny
Grier and J. W. Burcham.
Junior Deacons - Earl
Frandsen and George
Wheeler, Jr,
Elected secretary of the
church was Mrs. Randal
Stafford.
Alien Registration
Due By January
Information furnished by
an alien in making his annual
address report to the
Government is confidential.
According to Mr. J. W,
Holland, District Director of
the San Antonio District Im-
migration and Naturalization
Service office, the inform-
ation furnished by aliens in
reporting their1 addresses
has been declared confiden-
tial by statute.
These reports must be
submitted during January
each year by all aliens in the
Adult 4-H Leaders
Set County Meeting
For Thursday
The Adult Leaders of the
Hidalgo County 4-H Clubs
will meet today at the County
Agents Office in Edinburg
at 7:30 P.M.
Cullen Looney and Jack
Brown will present the Farm
& Ranch Management Dem-
onstration which took first
place at 4-H Roundup last
summer. Adult Leaders will
have an opportunity to see
how a demonstration is or-
ganized and presented by
using charts to the best ad-
vantage.
A period of discussion will
be allowed to give leaders an
opportunity to get ideas and
express views pertaining to
demonstrations according to
Bill Schumann, Assistant
County Agent.
The meeting will be under
the direction of Mrs. Dewey
Smith, Edinburg; Mrs. J. C.
Looney, Edinburg and Glen
Jeske, Alamo, who compose
the committee organizing the
meeting.
United States, with few ex-
ceptions. Forms on which to
submit the reports are avail-
able at any Post Office or
office of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service. Per-
sons who are unable to pick
up a form because of illness,
or other reasons, may have a
relative or friend obtain a
card for them.
The card should be return-
ed to one of these offices.
Parents or guardians of
aliens under fourteen years
of age should submit reports
for such children.
—Enterprise .Staff Photo
CHURCH LEADERS planning a finance campaign to complete the Fellowship Hall of
the First Methodist Church included, left to right, Charles Greenwood, Mike Clifford,
Gilson Knapp, E. E, Marchant, Rev. David Paul, pastor, Dr. M. R. Lawler and Floyd
Langford. Not shown is Howard Sparrow, who left the meeting early.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our
thanks to all who were so
kind and thoughtful during
our recent sorrow in the
death of our beloved husband
and father, A. A. Jones, Sr,
May God bless you.
Mrs. A. A. Jones
Mr, and Mrs. Bill Young
Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Jones
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POWER USE
(Continued from Page 1)
line was constructed from
Lon C. Hill Power Station
at Corpus Christi to Sea-
drift, and a continuation of
the line from Seadrift to
Victoria Power Station was
converted from 69,000 to
138.000 - volt operation. The
high - voltage line gives
CPL two 138,000 - volt in-
terconnections between Cor-
pus Christi and Victoria, and
allows large blocks of power
to be moved between the two
major CPL power plants.
CPL’s 66 - mile trans-
mission line from Uvalde to
Brackettville to Del Rio was
also converted from 69,000
to 138,000 - volt operation
during 1963 to further
strengthen the power supply
in that area.
All three of the lines are
part of CPL’s interconnected
South Texas transmission
system which joins all CPL
power plants with the 211
communities served by the
company and allows power to
flow to the area where
needed.
During the year, new elec-
tric substations were also
built at Corpus Christi, Port
Lavaca and Edinburg. Eleven
other substations were en-
larged.
CPL officials said that
the expansion program would
continue at a fast clip in
1964, when more than $19,
500.000 is expected to be
spent for new construction.
CPL in 1963 was again
one of South Texas’ largest
employers and largest tax-
payers. The firm paid out a
total of $11,907,000 to its
2,175 employees in the form
of salaries. CPL’s largest
item of expense in 1963 was
taxes, which amounted to
$ 17,763,000 , or about 25
percent of every dollar the
company received in reve-
nue. The company’s total
revenues for the year were
$69,300,000, 5.4 percent in-
crease over 1962.
In addition to providing
dependable electric service
to about a million people
in South Texas, CPL con-
tinued its efforts to help
South Texas grow and pros-
per. The firm’s full - time
industrial development staff
worked closely throughout
the year with local groups
to encourage the location
of new plants in South Texas.
CPL’s “Arm for Industry”
program, a continuing com-
munity self - improvement
plan introduced in 1963, was
enthusiastically received.
The program is designed to
achieve civic accomplish-
ment as a result of citizen
participation. More than 50
communities entered the
Arm of Industry contest in
its first year, and even more
participation is expected in
1964.
CPL’s agricultural repre-
sentatives cooperated with
area farmers, ranchers and
extension agents . in the
development of new crops
and methods to increase
farm production. The com-
pany participated actively In
efforts to stimulate tourist
trade in South Texas, and
CPL employees were active
members of community
betterment organizations.
At the end of the year,
the company was serving
262.000 customers, approxi-
mately 3,560 more than at the
end of 1962.
(Fhe Bible
My God shall supply every
need of yours according to his
riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
-(Phil. 4:19)
Sometimes it is difficult to
see how the Lord will provide
but moving in His mysterious
ways God always manages to
find methods, that did not
exist before, to perform His
gracious wonders.
oLoohina i/’
Dills Week
15 years ago
Miss Garnett Lou Russell
was the first arrival of the
w year, 1949. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Russell of Mercedes.
She arrived at 2:10 a.m.
and weighed 5 lb. 10 oz.
* * * *
Thirty - five members of
the Imel family gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Imel of Mercedes
to hold a family reunion
Christmas Day.
* * * *
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Shotwell entertained with a
bridge party last Tuesday
evening honoring Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Hudspeth of East
Lansing, Mich. Mrs. Huds-
peth, a sister of Mrs. Shot-
well, has been visiting with
her parents in San Juandur-
ing the Christmas holidays.
* * * *
The first of a series of
coffees given by Mrs. Jack
Martin and her mother, Mrs.
Merton Gray, was held last
T uesday.
* * * *
Mr.and Mrs. Lloyd Heggen
were hosts far an open house
event Sunday night at their
home.
* * * *
A social hour was enjoyed
Sunday evening when Mr,
and Mrs. Harold Rippertand
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Boiler,
Jr., entertained a group of
friends at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Boiler, Jr.
* * * *
Ty Cobb, Weslaco, was a
guest speaker at the Tuesday
meeting of the Mercedes Ro-
tary Club, his subject being,
“Mercedes-1949.”
* * * #
A joint meeting of the
several circles of the First
Presbyterian Church was
held at the church Tuesday,
when Mrs. Barr Ewing pre-
sided.
* * * *
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary at their
meeting Monday night at the
Federated Clubs Building,
heard a talk given by Mrs.
Woody Tullis, who told of
her trip, with Mr. Tullis,
to Panama recently.
* * * *
Mr.and Mrs. A. A. Jones,
Sr., entertained with anegg-
nogg party Sunday.
* * * *
Mr. and Mrs. James B.
Dales of Austin were guests
here in the home of Mr.and
Mrs. Steve Gallaway over the
holidays. The women are
sisters.
* * * *
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ENTERPRISE
25 YEARS AGO
Dr. M. R. Lawler of Mer-
cedes will assume his duties
as president of the Hidalgo
and Starr Counties Medical
Association at a dinner
meeting of that organization
to be held in Edinburg. Mrs.
Lawler is president of the
Women's Auxiliary.
* * * #
The Mercedes Garden
Club met in the homeofMrs.
R. E. Kirkpatrick.
* * * *
Quarterly dinner meeting
of the Valley Firemen’s and
Fire Marshalls’ Association
will be held in Donna next
Tuesday night. A number of
Mercedes firemen, headed
by Chief J. L. Bates and
Fire Marshall R. L, Year-
wood, are planning to attend.
* * * *
Mercedes Business and
Professional Women’s Club
will meet at the home of
Mrs. W. Edw. Perry for a
covered dinner Tuesday
night.
* * * *
A number of interesting
programs have been pre-
sented by the recently or-
ganized Good Citizenship
Club of the South Grammar
School. The program of one
of the first meetings includ-
ed poems by Marvin Sch-
warz, Bill Brown, Billy
Campbell, Walter Sims,
Billie Riley and Lynn Gean
Foster. Shelley Collier, Jr.,
told a story.
* * * *
J. M. Reynolds and son
John, returned Thursday of
last week from a business
trip to San Antonio.
* * * *
Mrs. O. M. Joyce enter-
tained the Coterie Bridge
Club at her home Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. H. D.
Stuart won the prize for
high score.
* * * *
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F.
Archer were host and
hostess at a family dinner
party at their home.
* * * *
Clark Atteberry was
elected to the board of di-
rectors of the Mercedes
Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting of that body held
in the City Hall Tuesday
night.
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over the past 28 years—State
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1964, newspaper, January 9, 1964; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091861/m1/4/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.