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THE r;»T
Serving Mercedes,Edcouch, Elsa and La Villa
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(In Combination with the News-Tribune)
VOL. XXIX, No. 52
MERCEDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY , DECEMBER 11, 1942
$1.50 PER YEAR; 5c PER COPY
) GIRLS LEAD BOYS
ON HONOR, ROLL
JUST RELEASED
WONDERS ABOUT
SKATING PARTIES
HELD IN VALLEY
Cotton Farmers
To Decide Floor
Prices Saturday
Girls exceeded boys by twelve on
the honor roll just released by
Supt. Leon Graham for the second
six weeks of the first semester. The
roll follows:
Senior High; Girls—Alice Ann
Baron, Ethel Brust, Marjorie Col-
lier, Mary Kate Erwin, Lidia Garcia,
Jean Hoppe, Patty Ann Lang, Marie
Shannon, Alicia Zamora.
Boys — IMerle Borchelt, Gene
Brown, Milton Krause, Tomme Joe
Lambertson, Heriberto De Leon, As-
cension Paynado, Richard Roman,
Bobby Wipke, Grady Young.
Junior High: Girls — Wanda
Baum, Carol Sue Borchelt, Dorothy
Ann Bursic, Irene Champion, Hilda
Marie Erchinger, Barbara Ewing,
Barbara Joyce, Marilyn Krause,
Baura Nell Lauderdale, Merle Mc-
Clendon, Claudia Mae McConnell,
Marjorie MacVean, Peggy MacVean,
Mary Frances Mylnar, Katherine
Panas, Eloise Richmond, Dorinda
Schrank, Nyon Scogin, Esther
Y oung.
Boys—J. D. Baron, . Leonard
Buntrock, Noel Caldeira, Jose
’Flores, Guillermo Gonzales, Gon-
zales, Konrad Kelley, Edelmiro
Pena, Gilberto Salinas, Lloyd Sch-
warz, Ralph Tucker, Hilario Ybar-
ra, Julian Zepeda.
South Grammar: Girls — Billie
Gray Andrews, Nancy Atteberry,
Ann Blasig, Nina Ruth Bonner,
Doris Jean Campbell, Laura Jane
Carter, Betty Nell Davis, Beverly
Ann Drawe, IMildred Edwards, Mary
Dell Fitzgerald, Velma Jean Hanna,
Frances Henry, Ruth Hoppe, Shir-
ley Ann Hoppe, Dorothy Jean Lang,
Ross, Vivian Jane Rouse, Peggy
Violanda Rodriguez, Billie Ruth
Schwarz, Dorothy Tucker, Elia
Vento, Emma Vento, Glenda Faye
Williams.
North Grammar: Girls—Susana
Alvardo, Maria Becerra, Esmeraldo
vCano, Panchita Cano, Eva. Cantu,
Nelle Gardenas, Lilia Garcia, Nora
Garcia, Viola Garcia, Aurora Garza,
Garciella Gonzales, Elisa De Leon,
Gumisenda Molina, Maria Elisa
Pena, Margarita Rodriguez, Ninfa
Sierra, Gloria Sierra, Nora Soerra,
Viola Solis, Gregorio Trevino,. Sara
Trevino, Jesusa Vallejo.
Boys—Arturo Alvaredo, David
Campos, Baldemar Cantu, Jesus
Contierrez, Adam Dominguez, Ro-
gelio Galvan, Alfredo Gareevs, Igna-
cio Garcia, Noel Garcia, Rodolfo
Garcia, Santos Garcia, Baldemar
Garza, Augustin Gonzales, Alejan-
dro Guerro, Seferino Hernandez,
Eloy Islos, Frank Leal, Hector Leal,
Alfredo Lopez, Cayentano Martinez,
Gilbert Martinez, Honzalo Mata.
EDCOUCH-ELSA
HONOR ROLL
ANNOUNCED
Supt. Joe H. Wilson has released
the following honor roll for the
second six-weeks period just closed:
First grade: Catherine Erme'l,
Gerald De Berry, Wanda Holt, and
Carolyn Clifton.
Second grade: Thedda Mae Fos-
ter, Eugene Martin, Jr., Dorothy
Davis, and Mary Nancy Jarrett.
Third grade: Billy Dean Cooper
and Larry Becker.
Fourth grade: Susan Adkins,
Richard Clifton, Jamee Ellen Ew-
' ing, Phyllis Galloway and Mary
Ann Russell.
Fifth grade: Dora Jean Gafner.
Sixth grade: Doreen Morrison and
Bonnie Rae Becker.
Seventh grade: Loretta Shields,
Evelyn Barker, Mary Balli, and
Reynaldo Medrano.
Eighth grade: Elmo Dean Wade,
Sam Lester Johnston, Anabel
Hughes, and Paul Anna Jones.
Ninth grade: Bruce Galloway,
Gordon Smith, Naomi Vivian, and
Doris May Wade.
Tenth grade: Rosemary Adkins,
Dorothy May Campbell, Esther Er-
mel, Ruth Pickens and Mildrena
Shields.
Eleventh grade:- Imogene Maloy,
„Joy Ruth Russell and Mary Ellen
WTade.
Twelfth grade: Neal Galloway,
Billy Maloy, Paul Voigt, Maurice
Carter and Jane McDaniel.
Enterprise subscriber Geo.
K. Gee ,up at Minneapolis,
Minnesota charges us - with
casting an erroneous impres-
sion, by reporting skating par-
ties in the social section. Geo.
seems to have the idea that our
northern readers will interpret
the skating to be on ice and he
doesn’t want anybody to think
that ice is an abundant com-
modity in the balmy Rio Gran-
de Valley.
George, you have lived in the
Rio Grande Valley long enough
to know that the Central Power
and Light Co. have the mono-
poly on ice production and
although we send a lot of ice
to Minnesota, it is to keep our
valuable winter produce in the
best of condition in transit.
If you need to explain or
apologize, George to your Min-
nesota friends for the Valley
“skating parties’’ just tell ’em
we have everything down here
but, including skating parties,
even if we have to jack up the
skates and put rollers under
them.
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Missionary, Speaker
At Kiwanis Meeting'
—*
Rev. Charles Culpepper, China
Missionary, who recently returned
to this country, was the guest speak-
er at the regular Thursday noon
luncheon meeting of the Mercedes
Kiwanis Club. The speaker, who
was introduced by Rev. E. N. Law-
son of the Mercedes Baptist Church,
gave a graphic and impressive ac-
count of personal experiences under
Japanese occupation of China.
He said that the Japanese mili-
tary machine must be done away
with if Christianity is to continue.
Kern Addresses
Mercedes Rotarians
R. H. Kern addressed the mem-
bers of the Mercedes Rotary Club
Tuesday noon, centering his talk
around “Rationing Regulations as
Affecting the Food Industry”.
Two vocal selections were given
by the high school sextet, under the
direction of Miss Helen Morrison.
Mercedes Woman
Passes Away
Mrs. C; H. Boyce, 8 6, passed
away Saturday, December 5, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Trousdale, with whom she has
made her home for the past four
years.
Two other daughters survive:
Mrs. Kyle Humphries of Denton,
and Mrs. Cecil Kuhn of Amarillo; a
son, Charles Ward Boyce, of Tiler,
and a sister, Mrs. John Thornton,
of Gonzales. Mrs. Trousdale accom-
panied the remains to Runge where
burial was made Monday. Deceased
was a member of the Baptist
Church. (
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H. L. Sdhmalzried
Cotton farmers will decide the
floor price of cotton when they vote
on cotton marketing quotas Satur-
day, December 12. OPA’s ceiling
price on finished cotton goods auto-
matically places ceilings on raw
cotton but no floor was established.
The bottom price is left up to
cotton farmers because loans at
9 0 per cent of parity are effectible
only when quotas are voted favor-
ably. Farmers have a choice be-
tween planning marketing and loan-
supported prices under a “Yes” vote
and unlimited marketing and no
price support under a “No” vote.
Despite a present 24-million bale
supply, cotton prices, which are
supported by loans, are higher for
the current crop year than they have
been for several years.
Supplies of cotton for both mili-
tary an dcivilian use are sufficient
to last two years but there is not
nearly that much food.
Production of food and other
scarce war crops should be of pri-
mary concern to all farmers this
year for the same reason that mak-
in war materials has become the
chief concern of manufacturers.
By holding cotton production
within the limits of the nation’s
needs, dwindling supplies of labor,
machinery, chemicals, transporta-
tion and storage facilities can be
used to the best advantage in pro-
ducing pork, beef, poultry and dairy
products.
Bundles For America
Make Announcements
Do you knit? If not would you
like to learn? Bundles for America,
Inc., has a request for 100,000
knitted garments for service men.
V/e need more knitters. Mrs. Henry
Williamson, Phone 6011F11, will
be glad to assist any one who needs
help. Our local Branch is now
knitting helmets, sweaters and
gloves. A small shipment of Navy
garments went out this week.
Please keep the salvage coming
in. The maintainence of our Branch
depends upon the amount of salvage
brought in and the number of work-
ers we have.
We need more substitute attend-
ants.
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Mercedes Hospital
Notes
Mr. ahd Mrs. C. A. Ripley of Mer-
cedes are the parents - of a son
weighing 8 pounds, born in the Mer-
cedes Hospital Dec. 7.
W. M. Edwards of Weslaco, un-
derwent a major opeartion in the
Mercedes Hospital Dec. 1.
J. C. Price of Harlingen, under-
went a minor operation on Dec. 2.
W. W. Blackman of Dallas, lo-
cated at the Mercedes Hotel, under-
went a minor operation in the local
hospital Dec. 5.
Mrs. Dora Schroader continues
seriously ill in the Mercedes Hos-
pital.
Omega Christian of Edcouch,
continues to improve in the local
hospital.
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Christmas Seal Drive
Initial Inspection
Of Edcouch-Elsa
Cadet Corps Made
Student officers for the Edcouch-
Elsa High School Cadet Corps, the
first organization of its kind in
Texas, were partially announced at
the close of a drill and initial in-
spection last Friday night by Capt.
Harold Stuart, commanding officer
of Company C, Texas Defense Guard
at Mercedes.
Neal Galloway, a senior, and the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Galloway
was named cadet captain. Billy
Maloy, also a senior, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan IMaloy was appointed
first lieutenant, while Melvin Mc-
Daniel, Ray Guinn and Oscar Cantu
were appointed second lieutenants
and J. D. Prater, Jr., first sergeant.
Eight other sergeants and nine
corporals are to be appointed with-
in this week.
The 85 members of the cadet
corps are now fully uniformed and
they made their first public appear-
ance in uniform at the Friday re-
view program. The corps was re-
viewed by Major J. B. Taylor, com-
manding officer of the 26 th Bat-
talion, Texas Defense Guard, Mer-
cedes; Capt. John C. Jones, Lt. W.
C. Hale, Lt. Joe Grimm ahd Sgt.
Bray of Mercedes. Speakers includ-
ed Supt. Joe H. Wilson, Major Tay-
lor, Capt. Jones, Lt. Grimm, W. H.
Hughes, Capt. Stuart, and Shelley
Collier.
Following the program and re-
view, refreshments were served by
the First National Bank of Mercedes
with Messers Shelley Collier, D. E.
Hollingsworth and Capt. John C.
Jones being the host committee.
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Rev. W. G. Birkner
Addresses P.-T. A
BOW TO AVOID
THE HIGH COST
OF LIVING
Atta”ce Launched In
CHRISTMAS SEALS
The Rev. W. G. Birkner, pastor
of the Mercedes First Methodist
Church, addressed the members of
the South Grammar School Parent-
Teacher Association at their Thurs-
day meeting. The speaker chose for
his subject, “The relation of Home,
School and Church in Developing
the Moral Character of Children.
The speaker divided his talk into
three topics: “Our most percibus
heritage, our children;” “The
child’s most precious possession is
his character,” and “The relative
importance of Home, School and
Church, in moral decisions.”
Mrs. L. H. Henry presided. Mrs.
J. A. Slaughter conducted the study
course being held in the organiza-
tion.
The “Tonette Band”, under the
direction of Miss Ala Mae Hudson,
played selections and the Choral
Club sang Christmas songs. The
attendance prize went to Mrs. Day’s
room- ‘ MM
Masons Select
Rogers Kelley As
Brand Master
For the moment it dawns
upon us that we may have fig-
ured out a way to materially
reduce the high cost of living.
The answer is—own a news-
paper and start bragging about
the ability of the the local nim-
rods.
Last week we carried a story
about the ability of “Doc” Zas-
tera at bagging his limit of
ducks in no time at all and the
very next day Doc drops in
with undeniable proof—four
ducks for the editor’s family.
Now, should there be others
in the Mercedes community
who are more or less proud of
their marksmanship, we hasten
to offer our services in telling
the community about it.
Livestock Auction
Has Slump Btit Prices
And Quality Are Good
The auction at the Valley Live-
stock Yards in Mercedes was com-
paratively small Monday, due prob-
ably to the inclement weather and
gas rationing, however the stock
which was offered was of a high
quality and the prices were good,
according ■ to Pryor Dillard, mana-
ger-owner.
The hog market was firm, prices
on quality stock ranging from 12.75
to 13 cents per pound, which was
in line with the San Antonio Mar-
ket quotations for the day. Cattle
prices were also in line with the
San Antonio Market. Best fat calves
sold around 11.50 with the average
at 11 and 1114 cents per pound.
Defense stamps were again given
as attendance awards.
A bigger sale is in prospect for
next Monday with adjustment of
gas rationing problems being taken
care of.
Market For Tin
Cans Soon To Be
Established
La Villa Honor
Roll Announced
Frank Allen, principal of the La
Villa school has released the fol-
lowing honor roll for the second
six-weeks period:
Second grade: Juanita Hernan-
dez, Cristela Chapa, Ella Chapa,
Refugia Garza, Irene Trevino, Am-
elia Gonzalez, Rolondo Zuniga, Ma-
H. L. Schmalzried, recently elect-
ed president of the Mercedes Kiwan-
is Club, spent several days at the
week-end in Fort Worth where he
attended a president-elect school.
Mr. Schmalzried returned the first
of the week.
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Three Mercedes Girls
Pledge Sororities
At A. and I. College
Among the seventy Texas A. and
I. College, Kignsville, girls who
pledged sororities on the campus
last Saturday noon, after a week
of rush parties and entertainments,
were three Mercedes students.
The three Mercedes girls who
pledged- with Alpha Sigma were
Lorraine Schaeffer, Saraellen Hern-
don and Ruth Taylor.
ria Louisa Hinojosa, and Raquel
Munoz.
Third grade: Alfonso Martinez,
Elvira Garcia, and Fred Johnston.
Fourth grade: Onesimo Perez,
Ruben Munoz, and Alfred Molnie.
Fifth grade: Jose Hernandez and
Jesusa Castillo.
Sixth grade: Ninfa Solis.
Seventh grade: Inez Zuniza.
Eighth grade: Emma Gomez and
Elida Garza.
.... Protect Your Home
from Tuberculosis
The annual Tuberculosis Christ-
mas seal drive is under way in Mer-
cedes with the following ten people
being first to send in money for
their seals: P. D. Panas, R. L.
Yearwood, First National Bank,
Robert E. Kirkpatrick, Fred E.
Bennett, J. F. Baingo, C. C. Bates,
Dr. J. W. Chambers, Paul C. Netz,
and Mrs. Blanche A. Duncan.
The national goal for this year
has been set by the National Tuber-
culosis Association at eight million
dollars. Ninety-five per cent of the
income from the seal sale remains
in the state in which it is raised.
In Texas the funds finance the pro-
grams of the Texas Tuberculosis As-
sociation and about two dozen local
and county associations.
Lt. Rogers Kelley, of the Army
Air Corps, a former Mercedes man,
-was named Grand Master of the Ma-
sonic Grand Lodge of Texas at its
recent Annual Communication he.ld
at Waco.
Lt. Kelley is also State Senator
from the 2 7th Senatorial District.
He has been stationed at Kelly Field
since completing officers training
school at Miami Beach, Florida,
last summer.
The new Grand Master is the first
to be named while serving in the
armed forces in the history of Texas
Masonry, and is the first resident
south of the Neuces River to be so
named. He is the second youngest
Grand Master in the 105 years of
Masonry in Texas.
Other elected officials are: Claud
L. Austin, of Dallas, Deputy Grand
Master; Bascom Giles, of Austin,
Grand Senior Warden; and Pat M.
Neff, of Waco, Grand Junior War-
den. Kelley appointed Chief Justice
James P. Alexander, of the Supreme
Court of Texas, Grand Orator; R.
Bruce Brannon, of Hillsbororo,
Grand Chaplain; Jas. C. Jones, of
Dallas, Grand Senior Deacon; Wil-
liam J. Burris, of McAllen, Grand
Marshall; and A. M. Casberg, of
Edinburg, Grand Tiler.
— ® —
Mercedes Woman
Loses Her Mother
Word was received late Tuesday
night of the death of the mother
of Mrs. Ralph Elliott, Mrs. M. S.
Burke, 80 years of age, who died
at her home in St. Charles, South
Dakota, that evening.
Mrs. Mary Morrow has just re-
ceived information from George B.
Butler, evecutive-seeretary of the
Texas Salvage Committee. Mr. But-
ler writes; “We recently sent a
bulletin to all our chairmen asking
them to request that the tops and
bottoms be cut off of cans, the cans
mashed, and that the housewife
save them until further notice.
“We are going to ’ have in the
future a de-tinning plant in Dallas
which will take care of all the cans
we can save in the next few months.
We know it is hard to ask the
housewife to salvage her tin cans
and not have a market for them at
this time but if each housewife will
save her cans, I am sure she will
not have more than a barrel full
when they are properly mashed,
then when the de-tinning plant is
opened, we will have enough cans
to keep it going 24 hours a day.
“In reference to fat and grease,
we believe we have vvorked out a
program on this. Your butchers
will be notified in the next few days,
if they have not already been noti-
fied, how to handle this grease. |
“The housewife should strain all
surplus kitchen fats into a large-
mouthed one-pound metal contain-1
er. She will be paid four cent's per
pound.
‘‘Salvage chairmen will be noti-;
fled in the next few days how it is j
to be shipped from the butcher. Do
not waste any fats.”
William P. Lucas
Passes Away
GAS ADJUSTMENT,
AND APPLICATIONS
STILL BEING MADE
By arrangement made with the
Hidalgo County War Rationing
Board, the Mercedes Chamber of
Commerce force will assist non-
highway users secure gasoline for
their equipment, starting Thursday
of this week.
The Chamber of Commerce has on
hand a supply of the necessary
forms which it had printed in con-
junction with other Valley cham-
bers of commerce since the govern-
ment stock of these forms have al-
ready been depleted.
Rationing books for non-highway
purposes are issued by the County
War Rationing Board, following
proper application, Carl A. Blasig,
Chamber of Commerce manager
here stated.
Those who still wish to make ap-
plication for supplemental gasoline
for cars and those who have not as
yet applied for their Certificates of
War Necessity for trucks can still
get assistance at the local Chamber
of Commerce office in filling out
their forms.
Blasig also stated this week that
truck owners who had not received
a sufficient allottment of gas under
their Certificate of War Necessity,
can get an adjustment now. Those
who wish to get adjustments are
asked to call at the Chamber of
Commerce office for details.
AIR RAID SYSTEM
TESTED MONDAY
The air raid test given Monday
afternoon in Mercedes met with co-
operation by those who heard the
alarm and the air raid wardens
were on the job, in efforts to stop
all traffic at once and carry out the
program.
Homer Settles, commander of the
Civilian Defense in Mercedes, stated
that the test was made in order to
test the operation and control of
the signal system in Mercedes, and
that it worked very nicely, with the
exception of it not being heard in
all parts of the city, as was the case
by some in Hollywood.
The red signal came in at 5:55
p.m and the all-clear signal sound-
ed at 6:28 p.m.
— ® —
Heat Explodes
Drum of Gasoline
Funeral arrangements were be-
ing made for William P. Lucas, 6 9,
who died at his homo north of Mer-
cedes, Monday. Surviving are two
sons, R. P., of Telleruride, Colo-
rado, and W. W., of Atwater, Cali-
fornia; two daughters, Mrs. Charles
Schuchert, of Premont, Texas, and
Mrs. Duane Miller, of Mercedes;
two sisters, Mrs. Lee Norris, of
Ohio, and Mrs. Ziegler, whose ad-
dress is not known.
The deceased moved to the Mer-
cedes community in 1916 from San
Benito.
Roderic St. John of Batavia, New
York, is spending a brief period in
Mercedes. St. John, who lived here
a number of years ago and attended
the local school, will be employed
with the Vahlsing company in Elsa.
The explosion of a drum of gaso-
line late one afternoon last week, in
the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sie-
vers, southeast of Mercedes, was due
to an extremely warm day and also
due to the fact that the drum had
been filled to capacity, according to
Fire Chief Vernon Adams.
The Mercedes Fire Department
answered the summons and extin
guished the blaze. A second drum of
gasoline exploded from the heat of
the first blazing barrel but some of
the contents was saved. No other
damage was done.
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Hears From Brothers
Stationed in Africa
David Polk of Mercedes is a very
happy man this week—he has rea-
son to be—for he has just received
a letter from one of his brothers,
Euin, who is stationed in Africa in
the army air corps with tlie trans-
portation division. This . letter,.
written about a month ago, stated
that both he and another brother,
Alfred, were OK.
The brother, Alfred, has been in.
the army seven years, now a techni-
cal sergeant in the air corps, and
has to his record four trips to Rus-
sia. Euin has had four years in the
air corps.
Mr. Polk has two other brothers
in the service—four in all.
W. D. Collier
Is Guest Speaker
Members of the Woman’s Auxil-
iary of the Mercedes J. A. Garcia
American Legion Post, heard an
address of interest and enlightment
Monday evening at their regular
meeting at the city hall by W. D.
Collier on “Rehabilitation, and Wel-
fare Work of the Legion”.
Mrs. Homer Settles presided. Mrs.
J. P. Nicholson was in charge of the
piogram. It was brought out that
the work of purchasing articles to
be put in kit bags for men in the
service at the point of embarkation
is progressing. The group will meet
Friday in an endeavor to obtain
addresses of Mercedes men in the
service, so that Christmas greetings
and brief messages might be sent.
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