The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1943 Page: 1 of 6
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Serving M ercedes, Edcouch,Elsa and La Villa
(In Combination with the News-Tribune)
VOL. XXX, No. 40
MERCEDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1943
$1.50 PER YEAR; 5c PER COPY
Kiwanis Club Sponsors
Sunday Union Service
The Union Church service held
Sunday evening at the Baptist
church and sponsored by the Kiwan-
is Club, was well attended despite
the rain. The Kiwanis male chorus,
directed by W. M. O’Hair, led the
congregation in a lively and melo-
dious song service and rendered one
special number, “When They Ring
the Golden Bells.”
The sermon was delivered by the
Rev. C. M. Meyers, pastor of the
Christian Church, whose son, My-
ron, is a member of the local Ki-
wanis organization. He challanged
that attitude of men which criti-
cized the church of failing to make
an adequate contribution to the life
of our nation and indicated if there
were any other organization which
could do a better job than the
church, that he would associate
himself with such.
A liberal offering was taken and
given to the Kiwanis Club to be ad-
ministered by the committee on un-
derprivileged children, of which
Sterling Prince is chairman.
Mercedes Churches
Union Services
Peggy Johnson
Is Tiger Editor
Mercedes churches will continue
the union Sunday evening services
through October with the service
next Sunday at the Presbyterian
church when the sermon will be pre-
sented by Rev. W. G. Birkner. Spe-
cial music will be by the Presbyter-
ian choir.
Services on the following Sunday
will be at the Christian church and
on the third Sunday at the Metho-
dist church. The Presbyterian
church will again be the meeting
place on the fourth Sunday. The
fifth Sunday night service will be
at the Christian church with Rev.
E. N. Lawson of the Baptist church
giving the sermon.
Pastors To Attend
School Assembly
The Mercedes Pastor’® Associa-
tion, in cooperation with the super-
intendent and faculty of the Mer-
cedes High School, have arranged
for regular appearance of the pas-
tors each Monday afternoon at the
assembly program of the high
school student body.
The first scheduled speaker was
Rev. W. G. Birkner, of the Metho-
dist church who addressed the stu-
dent® Monday on the importance of
moral and religious training of
younth. The speaker for next Mon-
day is Rev, Paul Brust of the Lu-
theran church.
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Methodist Church Notes
Peggy Johnson has been named
editor of the Mercedes Tiger, high
.school publication, for the coming
term. Betty Joe Pressley is manag-
ing editor.
Others on the staff are: Proof-
readers, Blanche Werbiski and
Martha Lou Nicholson; business
manager, Patty Ann Lang; associ-
ate business manager, Dale Givens;
circulation manager, Patty Sue
Kind la; Sports Editor, Charles
Eldridge; exchanges, Rene Zamora
and Yzaura Garcia.
The Tiger, under the sponsorship
of Miss Amy Cornish, is in its 23rd
year. For the past four years the
paper has been voted the best Valley
paper at the Valley High School
Pres® Association.
The first issue of the Tiger fdr
the 1943-’44 school term is sched-
uled to make its appearance next
Monday, October 4.
Tin Can Collection
Said Uncertain
W. G. Birkner, Pastor
Last Sunday the deluge of rain
just before Sunday School “dampen-
ed” our spirits somewhat and
brought our attendance down to 68,
from a year’s high mark of 139 of j
last Sunday. We don’t feel so good
about that but we can blame it on
the rain! Now next Sunday we ex-
pect to see everybody back again.
We’re hoping to have at least 139
again. Our men’s Bible Class started
a most interesting series of six les-
sons on the problem of a just and
durable peace, using as a text “The
Six Pillars of Peace.” We urgfe all
the men to come and join us in this
study.
Pledge Cards Coming in For Our
Improvement and Expansion Pro-
gram. A number of pledge cards
were turned in last Sunday and the
stewards are urging every member
of the church do likewise by next
Sunday, Oct. 3.
Sunday—Oct. 3rd is World-Wide
Communion Sunday, when Christ-
ians of all races and nations will
gather in pentitence and faith a-
round the table or our Lord, Jesus
Christ. A special effort will be made
to get every resident member of our
church to attend the Sunday morn-
ing Service. The sermon theme will
be “Christ, the Universal Savior.”
Special music will be rendered by
our girls trio.
Oct. 10th, is membership Sunday.
Ten individuals have already com-
mitted themselves to be received in-
to our church on this day, with a
number of others considering the
matter. We hope to have at least
25 new members on that day, at
which time they will be inducted
ineo the church with a fitting cere-
mony.
Oct. 10th, is membership Sunday.
Oct. 15th, is the date of our An-
nual Meeting of the Church. Every
family will be asked to bring a
covered dish supper to the church.
The tin collection program in
Mercedes and Hidalgo County is
still in “suspense,” according to
local salvage officials.
Construction of a large bin for
the collection of tin cans has been
authorized by the Mercedes Cham-
ber of Comerce but further post-
ponment of the tin collection pro-
gram was necessary in order to give
C. F. Spikes of Mission, County Sal-
vage chairman, more time to satis-
factorily work out a plan for dis-
posing of tin cans to shredding
plants.
It i.s doubtful whether tin cans
could be collected, handled and
transported to shredding plants at
present prices paid for salvage tin
by shredding. plants. Spike® has ad-
vised local Chamber of Commerce
officials-That he is still hopeful that
this matter can be worked out sat-
isfactory.
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Mercedes Welfare
League Notes
Mrs. H. J. Menton has been ap-
pointed historian for the Mercedes
Welfare Association. The Prenatal
Clinic, with Alice Kilman as Chair-
man, i® functioning efficiently, with
plans being made to further the ed-
ucational program.
Thanks are expressed to the fol-
lowing for donations this week:
Ivns. Martin Ghio, a gate for the
Nursery School door; Mrs. Charles
Saladino and Mrs. Ross Pucket, for
sheets; Mrs. Margaret Ragland,
$6.00. Mrs Fred Bennett, a useful
vase; Mrs. H, J. Menton, table for
the Nursery School; Spencer-Sauer
Lumber Company, top for table;
Borderland Hardware, linoliUttl
for three table tops; Felix Zavala,
for his services for putting on these
tops, and again, thanks are express-
ed to T. W. McQueen for making
gates for two door® in the Nursery
School and for his work and interest
in making the playground a success.
Communion Day
To Be Observed
Rotary, Kiwanis
Fete Faculty
Dr. George C. Baker, pastor of
the Harlingen Methodist church ad-
dressed the joint gathering of Ro-
tary, Kiwanis, their wives and the
Mercedes school faculty, at a teach-
er reception Tuesday night at the
high school cafeteria. The speaker
chose as his subject “The Basic
Thing” ir. a talk directed at shaping
a post-war program.
Supt. Leon Graham introduced
the faculty group, practically all of
whom were present. Floyd Langford
welcomed the faculty and the re-
sponse was by Miss Luna Bell Bea-
chum. A Kiwanian quartet compos-
ed of W. G. Birkner, W. M. O’Hair,
Edw. Perry and Jake Bauer gave
two vocal numbers, and Mrs. George
Graf gave three vocal numbers, all
highly appreciated. R. H. Kern, Sr.,
explained the Cultural Arts program
and stated that the season tickets
would continue on sale throughout
this week. R. E. Kirkpatrick was the
able toastmaster.
MERCEDES KIWANIS
CLUB COMMENTS
C. of C. Directors
To Be Elected
The Presbyterian church will ob-
serve the World-Wide communion
day next Sunday morning at eleven.
A very impressive service has been
arranged consisting of quiet music,
hymn®, prayers, scriptures, directed
meditations, church vows, and par-
taking of the Lord’s supper.
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Mercedes General
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Eugenia Karpen of Pro-
gre®so \vas admitted to the Merce-
des Hospital last week, for medical
aid. '
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bobo are the
parents of a daughter, born in the
Mercedes Hospital, Sept. 23.
Miss Chlorene Dodson of Merce-
des, underwent a major operation in
the local hospital, Sept. 24.
S. J. Barter of Hargil, underwent
a minor operation, Sept. 27.
Baby Robert Ray of Raymond-
ville, is in the local hospital for
medical aid.
Mrs. H. G. Purl of Mercedes,
underwent a major operation in the
local hospital, Sept. 22.
Senora Natividad Garza of La
Villa, underwent a major operation,
Sept. 28.
Brother Curl will be with us to pre-
side and conduct the business of our
4th quarterly conference.
Oct. 19th, is the date of our An-
nual Conference, which meets at
Travis Park Church, in San Antonio.
By Jack Hayes
We wish we had a dollar with
which to remit the customary pen-
alty for failing to write this column.
But we do not have a dollar and
sometimes wonder whether we will
ever possess a dollar again. So to
work we go.
Present as visitors during the
meeting of the twenty-third were
Weslaco Kiwanians, Raymond Clif-
ford and Luther Hughes. And pre-
sent, also, were our newest member
elects, Geo. Summers and Joe Lam-
bertson. We are sure that the club
is glad to welcome these two new
members into our group. Joe Lain-
beit®on, formerly having been an
active Kiwanian, should already
know the ropes.
As you recall, the program dur-
ing the final meeting before the
Union Church Services last Sunday
night consisted of a final song prac-
tice. This was held without the as-
sistance of Miss Streckfus, our regu-
lar pianist, whom we obviously mis-
sed. Although a couple, more or
less sour notes were slipped in, it
was amusing to hear the remarks
of one of the visitors after the meet-
ing. At least he was under the im-
pression that the group would be a
bunch of pretty good singer® if only
a pianist had been performing. We
readily agreed as to the potential-
ities of this talent, but at the same
time admitted that the accompani-
ment of our pianist does help con-
siderably. But we do wish that our
visitor had been present at the Un-
ion Services Sunday night. No doubt
he would have been thoroughly con-
vinced of, these merits.
Here is just a tip to Kiwanis
Ann®: Mercedes Kiwanians are a
as fine a group of fellows as you
will find anywhere. However, it
might not be a bad idea to check
occasionally on these hard-working
husbands. At least you would have
thought so had you witnessed the
reactions and the glint in the eyes
of certain members when the mere
suggestion was made that it would
be more fun to leave the wives at
home during the teachers’ reception
and banquet. Too bad! But we will
wager that they had a good time
even if their wive® were there. (No
reflections on the wives or the
teachers.
In case you had not already no-
ticed, of 101 clubs reporting in the
Texas-Oklahoma District, five clubs
reported 100% attendance records
for the month of July. Your club
was one of the five—thanks to the
splendid work of Shelt Young and
his attendance committee and the
cooperation of every member for
making such records possible.
And no doubt the continual pro-
vision of interesting programs un-
der the supervision of Bill Heller
and his program committee deserve
much credit, as well as such other
factors a® Godby Acker’s skill in
presiding over the meetings, Bill
O’Hair’s ability in leading songs,
Jud Deyo’s inconspicuous efficiency
and consistency as secretary-treas-
urer, Paul Netz’ cooperation in pub-
lishing Kiwani® news, and the in-
terests in common of Kiwanis mem-
bers, their fellowship and congen-
iality.
Myron Myers is looking better
and has continued to improve dur-
ing the past few weeks. We wonder
how many Kiwanians have intend-
ed to stop by and see Myron but
have neglected doing so?
Dr. Faustena Heidrick left for
Chicago where she will be associat-
ed with St. Luke’s Hospital.
Balloting to elect six new direct-
ors of the Mercedes Chamber of
Commerce will start within a few
days. A ballot will be mailed to
every member of the organization in
good standing, according to the el-
ection committee which consist® of
Shelley Collier, chairman, E. Q. Far-
ris, Floyd Langford, Abe Baum, An-
tonio Garcia and J. B. Taylor.
The new directors will be instal-
led at the annual membership meet-
ing and banquet of the Chamber of
Commerce sometime in October.
The date for this event will be set
by the banquet committee. Walter
Collier heads the attendance com-
mittee and Floyd Langford is chair-
man of the program with E, Q. Far-
ris, Fred Johnston, Bob Graf and J.
E. Wilder as the other members.
Serving with Walter Collier on the
attendance committee are Abe
Baum, Adolph Zastera, Dan Logan,
Antonio Garcia, O. J. Schaeffer, L.
G. McDonald, L. L. Galloway, Shel-
ton Young, J. C. Bauer and Leon
Graham.
Lt. Barth Assigned
To Active Duty
Atlanta, Ga.—2nd Lieut. Thomas
Sonlv Barth, 22, son of Walter W.
Barth, of Mercedes, has been assign-
ed to active duty with the fighting
Leathernecks. He was ordered to
lead Marines in battle after success-
fully completing the rugged offi-
cers’ training course at the famous
Marine Base at Quantico, Va.
Lieut. Barth attended Texas A &
M College where he received an en-
gineering degree and played on the
football team.
New Mileage Record
Permitted Truckers
MERCEDES TOPS
3RD WAR LOAN
QUOTA AGAIN
With three days to go, Mercedes
has already gone over the top with
its 3rd War Bond Drive, despite the
fact that it had a quota consider-
ably higher in proportion to popula-
tion than other Valley town®.
Mercedes citizens had purchased
$800,000 dollars in the drive up to
Wednesday morning. The quota was
$637,000, twice the quota of the
2nd War Loan when Mercedes pur-
chased approximately $1,400,000
to rank highest in the nation in
per capita purchases.
Edcouch-Elsa likewise is over the
top with a total of $187,000 up to
Wednesday. The Edcoujeh-^Elea:.
quota was $150,000.
The Edcouch-Elsa Lions’ Club
Carnival and Bond Rally scheduled
to have been held Monday evening
at the Elsa club house was called
off due to unfavorable weather.
Industrial Area
To Get New Sewer
TIGERS FIRST
HOME GAME
THURSDAY NIGHT
Truck operators are permitted to
write their speedometer readings on
their ODT reports at the end of ev-
ery week instead of thir mileage,
according to ODT representative
Donald who spent Tuesday at the
Mercede® Chamber of Commerce of-
fice assisting truck operators with
their problems.
Operators of agricultural trucks
may prefer to record their weekly
mileage in terms of ®peedometer
readings since it requires less time.
However, ODT officials urge that
weekly reports must be kept.
“These records are particularly
helpful to us when truck operators
request increased mileage and gaso-
line allotments and help us to make
a more prompt and correct decis-
ion,” Donald said.
Mercedes Youth
Becomes Pilot
Billy H. Drawe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Drawe of Mercedes, who
ha® been attending Oklahoma A.
and M. College, at Stillwater, has
finished there and was sent to San
Antonio Aviation Cadet Center to
be classified. Word has been receiv-
ed by his parents that Billy has been
classifiel as a pilot.
Billy was a student at A. and I.
College, Kingsville before going in
to the service.
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Promotion Day
Set For Sunday
The children’s division of the Me-
thodist S.S. will observe promotion
day Sunday morning according to
Mrs. O. M. Joyce ®upt., following a
meeting of the Council of Children’s
Division Tuesday of this week.
All children who have been in at-
tendance at the school will receive
proper recognition and those who
are of proper age will be promoted
to the next higher department. Nur-
sery children who have reached
their 4th birthday will he promoted
to the Beginner Department and Be-
ginners who have reached their 6th
birthday will be promoted to the
Primary dept. Primarie® who have
reached their 9th birthday or who
are in the 4th grade in public school
will be promoted to the Junior dept.
Juniors who have reached their 12th
birthday or who are in the 7th
grade in public school will be pro-
moted to the Intermediate dept, and
Intermediates who are 14 or who
are In the 9th.grade in school will
be promoted to the Senior dept.
Seniors who are 18 or have com-
pleted their high school work will
be promoted to the Young People’s
department.
Teacher® for the departments will
be installed by Supt. A. G. Acker,
Construction of a new sewer ex-
tension in the Mercedes industrial
district is being planned by the Mer-
cedes City Commission.
Thi® new sewer line, when com-
pleted, would more adequately serve
the industrial district and also the
adjoining residential section.
The directors of the Mercedes
Chamber of Commerce at their last
meeting appointed a committee to
cooperate with the city commission,
if necessary, in working out the de-
tails for this project.
Annual Boy Stout
Roll Call Scheduled
For October
The Boy Scouts of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley will conduct their
4th annual Inventory and Roll Call
during the month of October, ac-
cording to A. H. Dreyer, Scout Ex-
ecutive. The 4th Roll Call will be
known as the Roll Call for Service
and will be conducted to ascertain
all the facts regarding each Club
Pack, Scout Troop, Explorer, Sea
Scout, Ship and Air Scout Squadron
in the Council.
At the request of Government
Agencies, the Boy Scouts have suc-
cessfully performed 43 service pro-
jects. They are official Dispatch
Bearers for the Office of War In-
formation and have received special
training that will enable to perform
certain types of tasks related to the
War Effort. The Inventory and Roll
Call are designed to give the Scout
Officials def inite knowledge concern-
ing what leadership, membership,
and equipment can be counted on
for such service or in the event of
of such an emergency and what
special training each unit has had.
The Scout Executive pointed out
that the Roll Call make it possible
for the Council to conduct a pre-
liminary check-up, correct any weak
places, and assist in keeping all Un- j
its in running order for the coming
school season.
The Roll Call will be conducted
on a nation wide basis and Roll Call
Officials for each Community will (
be named in the near future to ar- (
range for mobilization or all Units
together with their leaders and
equipment.
BUNDLES FOR
WAR BONDS
Mercedes and La Feria will meet
on Tiger Field Thursday night of
this week at 8:15 in the locals first
home game as well as their opening
conference contest. Last week’s
game with Harlingen demonstrated
that the Tigers are a hardfighting,
excellent tackling bunch who do
not give up until the final whistle
blows. However, the locals were no
match for the much heavier and
more experienced Cardinals and had
little opportunity to run offensive
plays and were simply overpowered
by superior strength. The game end-
ed in a 38 to 0 score.
This week’s contest promises to
be pretty even as the two teams are
about alike in size, number, and ex-
perience. Against La Feria the lo-
cals will have an opportunity to run
offensive plays and to see if they
have a scoring punch when matched
with teams in their class. Given a
dry field the contest should be fast
and hardfought. La Feria features
a wide open game with lots of pas-
sing and ha® two or three backs
who are capable of considerable
shifty and fast running.
Coach Crawford plans to start the
same lineup as was used last week,
and with the experience that comes
from actually playing a game the
locals are expected to be in much
better all around shape and will be
gunning for their first conference
victory.
The following week is an open
date for the locals with Mission vis-
iting here two weeks from Friday
for a second conference game. The
Tjiger Schedule has been further
curtailed as Raymondville has drop-
ped football for this year because of
inability to secure a coach. It has
been imposible to schedule other
Valley teams and games with out-of
Valley schools are impossible due
to transportation difficulties. ,,
China Independence
To Be Observed
We wish to announce that for the
present we shall be open on Satur-
day nights from seven o’clock to
nine o’clock. Our regular hours
have been from 10:00 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Mondays and from 10:00
afternoons.
to 12:0 forenoons and 3:00 to 5:00
Please do not forget to bring in
used but serviceable toys and dolls.
We are not able to buy a sample
pattern for cloth dolls. If you have
one no longer needed, may we have
it?
Thanks so much, for the co-oper-
ation We are receiving. It is not only
the officer® and attendants who
make up Bundles for War Bonds.
Everyone who contributes in any
way is a part of Bundles for War
Bonds. At present you are helping
to buy War Bonds.
In the future you will know that
you have had your part in erecting
a city building which will also house
our public library.
George Kearney, who is stationed
at Goodfellow Field, San .Angelo,
was here over the week-end visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Kearney, Sr.
‘The indeuendence of China will
be duly observed in thi® country in
a broadaast on the evening of Satur-
day, October 9,” according to Mrs.
H. E. Hager, local chairman of the
China Relief.
Speakers on the program will be
Sec. of State Cordell Hull and prob-
ably Wendell Wilkie. Definite an-
nouncements of the program and
hour will be made next week in. the
Enterprise. This should be a highly
informative program, Mrs. Hager
stated in urging local people to keep
the program in mind.
Civic Music Asisn.
Programs Announced
First attraction on the R.G.V.
Civic Music Assn’n series thi® season
is the “National Operatic Quartet”
to be presented on Thursday Oct. 14
at 8:15 P.M. at the High School
Municipal Auditorium. This quartet
composed of four outstanding solo-
ists including Mary Bowen, soprano,
Winifred Heidt, contralto, Eugene
Conley, tenor, and Glenn Darwin,
baritone, present a distinctive pro-
gram of duets, trios and quartets. A
program which will appeal to
everyone and one which has been
requested many times.
On Nov. 10, the greatly beloved
“Vivian Della Cliiesa” lovely lyric
soprano comes to the Valley. She is
a star of opera, concert and radio,
appearing weekly over two major
broadcasts. On Tuesdays “The Amer
ican Melody Hour” and on Sunday®.
“American Album of Familiar
■Music.’’ Music lovers are look-
ing forward to this wonderful op-
portunity of seeing and hearing
such an outstanding artist.
Feb. 21 is the date of “Leonard
Pennario’’ the pianist of phenoman-
al talent to be presented as the
third attraction. He possesses the
strongest and fastest piano fingers
of this generation. Young and han-
some and as exciting as fire-works,
and a featured soloist with the
“Chicago Symphony Orchestra”.
Louis Kaufman closes the series
on March 27th. He is one of the
leading violinists of this age and is
receiving unanimous praises from
music critics. More people have
heard his playing than any other
violinist as he has recorded for over
20 motion pictures thus reaching
untold millions through this med-
ium of the sound track. He is
shoulder to shoulder with the best
of them.
Mrs. Sallie Hertz of BrownwOod
has returned home following a vis-
it here with her son, Jimmy Brit-
tain, and family.
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