The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1943 Page: 3 of 6
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THE ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1943
MERCEDES
DIRECTORY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Charles Tucker, Pastor
Sunday, School
9:45
A.M-
Morning Worship
11:00
A.M.
Young Peoples Vespers----7
P.M.
CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Suaday School
10:00
A.M.
Morning Wurship
11:00
A.M.
Evening Worship
• 8:15
P.M
Prayer Meeting Wed.
8:15
P.M.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
W. G. Birkner, Pastor
Telephone 216
Sunday School------— 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship-----11:00 A.M.
Young People--------7:00 P.M.
Evening Preaching ---------7:45
Wed. Evening Choir Practice 7:00
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. E. N. Lawson, Pastor
Sunday'School 9:45 A.M.
Worship Service 10.45 A.M.
B. T. U. 7:00 P.M.
Evening Worship 8:00 P.M.
Wed. Prayer Service 8:00 P.M.
OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
Eloy Puentes, Pastor
Masses on Sunday at 7:30 and
9:30 a. m.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
E. F. Brauman, Ass’t. Pastor
Phone 200
Mass every Sunday 10:30 a.m. ex-
cept 2nd Sunday of the month at
7:30 a. m.
WSek day masses as announced.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Paul G. Brust, Pastor
Morning Services 10:45 A.M.
Bible Class 9:45 A.M.
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
EDCOUCH-ELSA
DIRECTORY
MASONIC LODGE NO. 1250
1 & 3 Thursday nights.
D. E. Hollingsworth, W. M.
I. M. Smith, Secretary
EDCOUCH-ELSA LIONS CLUB
Meets every Thusrday at
Bonita Inn—12:30
M. D. Richardson, Pres.
Joe H. Wilson, Sec’y.-Treas.
EDCOUCH - ELSA INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board meets at hight school second
Monday night of each month.
W. H. Hughes, Pres.; Paul Jones,
V-P.; R. H. Guinn, Sec’y; Ella J,
Pieper, Assessor and Collector, Joe
H. Wilson, Supt. A. B. Barker, H. H.
■Adkins, John Carr, Jacinto Gon-
zalez, trustees.
DELTA POST NO. 189
R. R. Hill Commander
W. E. Cooper, Vice Commander
C. W Bowers, Adjutant
Legion . Auxiliary 189
Mrs. R. E. Snyder, President
Mrs. Olonzo Hollowell, V. P.
Mrs. R. H. Guinn, Sec’y-Treas.
Mrs. Belle Boflne, Sergeant-at-arms
Mrs. W. W. Wyman, Chaplain
Christian church
Rev. Le May, Pastor
Bible School
10:00
A.M.
Morning 'Worship
11:00
A.M.
Missionary Meet
1st Tues.
3:30
P.M.
2nd Tues.
12:00
P.M.
Luncheon
3rd Tues.
8:00
P.M.
Faye Jrosswhite
(Study Circle)
FTRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
Sunday morning service 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Reading Room in Church Building
open Tuesdays and Fridays
2;S0 to 4:30 P.ftL
Wednesday Evening Testimony
l Meeting 8 P. M.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
750 So. Texas
Rev. C. L. Bornamann, Pastor
Sunday School 2:30 P.M.
Worship Service 3:30 P.M.
Wednesday Evening
Prayer Service , 7:30 P.M.
EDCOUCH CITv COUNCIL
Regular meetings every second
Tuesday night of each month at 8
p.m. Ottis McDaniel, mayor, C. C.
Moore, city secretary; Victor Leg-
gett, O. E. Brieger, J. B. Ewing,
Mike Lomas, Uvalde Lopez, council-
men.
ELSA CITY COUNCIL
Meetings every second Monday
night of each month. Melvin A.
Giese, mayor. R. B. Carter, Coy
Weaver, Edwin H. Giese, Ben Za-
mora, and Coy Williams, council-
men.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Mrs. J. F. Galloway, Matron
Mrs. W. W. Wilson, Secretary
Meetings 2nd, 4th Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
EDCOUCH-ELSA
PARENT - TEACHER ASS’N.
Mrs. J. R. Wade, President
Mrs. Clifton, Secretary
Mrs. Victor Holt, Treasurer
CHURCH OF CHRIST
J. Fikes, Minister
Morning Bible classes 10:00 A.M..
Sermon 10:45 A.Mi, Worship 11:45
A.M.
Evening Bible classes: Children,
Young People, and Adults, 8:30.
Sermon 9:00 P.M., Worship 9:45
P.M.
Wednesday Bible study class:
Children and Adults, 9:00 P.M.
The Mercedes Gospel Tabernacle
of the
Christian Missionary Alliance
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Sun. Evangelistic Service 7:45 P.M.
Cottage Prayer Meeting
Thursday 7:^5 P.M.
ROTARY CLUB
Every Tues. noon 12:15 P.M.
High School Cafeteria
Shelley B. Collier, President
Sec’y Fred Johnston
ELSA CHURCH OF CHRIST
Ellis G. Grubb, Minister
Bible class 10 A.M.
Preaching 11 A.M.
Communion 11:45 A.M.
Evening Bible class 8 P.M.
Evening worship 8:45 P.M.
Wed. Bible class 8:30 P.M.
Fri. Women’s Bible class and drill
8:30 P.M.
EDCOUCH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. N. N. Beaird, Pastor
[Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Ti’aining Union 6:45 P.M.
Evening Worsnip 7:30 P.M.
Prayer Service Wed. 7:30 P.M.
“The Church with a warm wel-
come.”
KIWANIS CLUB
Every Thursday 12:30 P. M.
High School Cafeteria
A. G. Acker, President
Shelt Young, Vice Pres.
'Sec’y., J. C. Deyo
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
First Mon. of each month
City Hall 8:00 P.M.
Mrs. Homer Settles, president
Mrs. J. M. Hughes, vice pres.
Mrs. Geo. Avant, secretary
Mrs. L. H. Ziegler, treasurer
AMERICAN LEGION POST
J. A. Garcia Post 172
Geo. Ferrier, post commander
City Hall 8:00 P.M.
2nd and 4th Monday nights
MASONIC LODGE
MERCEDES A.F.&A.M. 1010
2nd and 4th Tues. nights
8:00 p. m. Masonic Hall
W. E. Tillery, Master
Garner George, S.W.
Truitt Jordon, J.W.
Ben Tucker, Secretary
EASTERN STAR
2nd and 4th Mon. nights
8:00 p. m. Masonic Hall
EASTERN STAR
Mrs. W.. E. Perry, Worthy Matron
Nat Groves, Worthy Patron
Mrs. B. F. Byers, Secretary
Arm for the love of America. Your
scrap metal is needed now for more
ships, guns, planes.
ELSA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
E. H. Moseley, Pastor
Sunday School . 10:00 A.M.
Church Services 11 A. M. & 8 P. M.
Auxiliary 2nd. - 4th. Wednesdays
Every Wednesday 7-9 P.M. Com-
munity gathering, outdoor games
for all ages followed by catechism
contests, Bible drills, story telling,
chorus singing, specials and Bible
study.
METHODIST CHURCH
Roy G. Rader, Pastor
Church School, 10 a.m. G. A.
Willeford, superintendent
Public Worship, 11 a.m. and 8
p.m each Sunday.
Young People, 7 p.m.
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service, fourth Tues. 11:30 a.m.
Church Fellowship night, second
Wednesday in each month.
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"CAAOX A*0**-
Career Woman
By R. H. WILKINSON
Associated Newspapers.
WNU Features.
DORTIA had repeatedly told him
* he would be smart, and happier,
to forget her and marry someone
else. Ivan had at first laughed at
her, then pleaded with her.
“I could never be happy with any-
one but you. I love you. You know
that.”
“You may love me now. Later,
you’ll stop. No man can be happy
with a career woman. I want to
paint pictures more than anything.”
“You can!” he cried. “I’ll never
stand in your way. You can have
your career and me too.”
She laughed, shaking her sleek, *
blonde head. “Forget me,” she said.
“I’m not the only girl in the world.
You could be happy with someone
else.”
“I couldn’t. I could never be hap-
py with anyone else. I’ll never for-
get you.”
They continued to see each other.
Portia thought it would be less cruel
than not to permit him to call. Be-
sides, at times when he wasn’t mak-
ing love to her, he was fun. He was
fun and it also flattered her vanity.
That was natural. Every girl, ca-
reer or not, likes to be told she is
beautiful, likes to know that she is
loved. Ivan never let her down.
If she thought he would get used to
her, cease loving her, she was
wrong. He became more ardent.
Frequently he went on business
trips, remaining away two, three and
sometimes seven and eight days. He
always called her the moment he
got back.
“I thought of you every minute I
was gone. It was torture being
away. Will you marry me?”
“Oh, Ivan, you mustn’t! You
mustn’t continue to think of me this
way. You must meet someone else.”
“Why do you keep saying that?
There’s no girl in this world as
beautiful as you, as lovely as you,
no one I could care about. You
know that.”
“It sounds wonderful! It sounds
romantic and glamorous, but it isn’t
so: I’m practical enough to know
that. There will be another girl.
Sometime. I’m sure of it.”
“There won’t. Ever.”
It became a habit. She expected
his ardor; accepted it. Automatical-
ly she would make the same replies
and he the same answers. Then
they’d have fun. It was pleasant.
Portia didn’t mind. She enjoyed it.
She could still devote the greater
part of her time to painting, to her
work, her career.
Another month passed. Then
something happened. Portia woke
up to the fact that she wasn’t cut
out to be an artist. It had been a
growing feeling in the back of her
head for months. The reality came
as something of a shock. The
thought that all her effort, all her
future planning was for nothing rath-
er dismayed her.
Yet she faced it bravely. Better
to admit defeat now than to go on
and on, groping, sliding back, ex-
periencing defeat. Better to fore-
stall all that now by being sensible.
She thought of Ivan. With a little
shock she thought of him. She re-
membered all the times they had
had together, all the things he had
said, his vows, his ardor.. And sud-
denly it flashed across her mind that
it had been this career that had
stood between them, that had caused
lier to overlook the true significance
of Ivan’s regard to her.
Now that the barrier had been
lifted she saw vividly what lay be-
yond. She loved him. She had loved
him all the time. The barrier—her
career—had been false.
Her heart quickened its beat as
she looked into the future—a bright,
sparkling future with Ivan, having
fun, being told she was beautiful
and perfect.
She became eager. Tomorrow he
was returning from Chicago. He
would call her. She would meet him
as usual. He would present his old
argument, expecting her customary
reply. Then she would tell him the
truth, withholding nothing, admitting
the falseness of the barrier that had
stood between them.
She smiled, thinking of the expres-
sion that would come into his eyes.
The telephone rang at five min-
utes after five.
“Meet me at Tony’s for dinner.
I can hardly wait.”
“Of course. I’m glad you’re back.
It .will be fun seeing you again.”
She was proud that she had been
able to keep her voice the same.
She arrived early, sat down in the
lobby, lighted a cigarette, picked up
a magazine. She mustn’t let him
know at once. He mustn’t read it in
her eyes. She must wait until he
became ardent, when they were
seated at their cozy, customary ta-
ble. >
She heard his voice before she
saw him. She looked up from the
magazine’s fashion page.
He was standing directly in front
of her. He was grinning. Beside
him was a dark-eyed girl.
“You were right. I felt you were
right all the time, but couldn’t bring
myself to admit it.” He turned to
the girl. “Here she is. The other
girl. The one I can be happy with.
We’ve been married a week. I’ve
told her all about you. She’s dying
to meet my—career woman.”
Portia rose. She was very proud
of herself. She extended her hand.
“Congratulations. Best wishes. I—
I’m glad—so glad.”
But her heart was breaking.
TONP
HG
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Netz, Paul C. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1943, newspaper, August 27, 1943; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1098882/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.