News-Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1941 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME XXVIII
MERCEDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941
NUMBER 19
2000 ATTEND FIRST
LIVESTOCK SALE
MERCEDES, April 9—Approx-
imately two thousand farmers,
livestock buyers and business men
attended the opening auction sale
of the Valley Live Stock Yards
at Mercedes Monday and were the
guests at a free barbecue at noon.
The Valley’s newest livestock
sales yard, under the direction of
Col. R. S. Paiker and Col. C. J.
Vandaworker got off to a flying
start when several hundred cat-
tle and hogs and some horses
and mules sold at good prices.
With Col. R. S. Parker calling the
bids, the buying was brisk through-
out the entire sale.
The barbecue at noon, prepar-
ed under the direction of J. A.
'Oswalt, jLdalgo County agent,
was one of the most delicious bar-
becued meals ever served in this
section. The bread was supplied by
the Sally Ann Bakery of Edinburg
as a nod of approval to Hidalgo
county’s newest industry, while
the Duncan Coffee Company don-
ated their Admiration Brand of
coffee by way of hearty coopera-
tion with this important market-
ing event. The barbecue was fur-
nished by the Mercedes Chamber
of Commerce as a salute to Col.
Parker and Col. Vandaworker and
the Valley Live Stock Yards.
The Valley Live Stock Yards
will conduct their second livestock
sale next Monday and will con-
tinue with weekly livestock auc-
tions every Monday from now on.
Fat Cattle, breeder cattle, fat
hogs, breeder hogs, horses, mules,
sheep and every type of livestock
will be sold'at these auctions. Dur-
ing the week the Valley Livestock
Yards at Mercedes will buy at
cash any animals which the farm-
ers of the Valley have for sale.
Col. C. J. Vandaworker will be
the yard manager and will be on
hand at any hour of the day to
purchase the animals or take them
for yardage until the next auction
sale.
FREE WANT ADS
This service is open to every-
one . . . limit your ad to 25
words or less. Mail or bring
to office in Mercedes or Har-
lingen.
FOR SALE — Five ft. Electric
Refrigerator has guarantee. Good
condition. 318 S. Texas. Weslaco.
FOR SALE—A seven ft., open
unit electric refrigerator, Guar-
antee. Owner traded for bigger
box. 318 S. Texas, Weslaco.
COAL oil Electrolux, 8 ft. box for
sale. Owner trading for electric.
318 S. Texas, Weslaco.
FOR SALE 7 Ft., 193 Electrolux,
Ca nuse natural or butane gas.
318 S. Texas., Weslaco.
FOR SALE 5 ft electric box. In
good condition. 318 S. Texas Wes-
laco.
FOR SALE—Gas Range in good
condition. 614 E. Jackson, Harlin-
gen.
FOR SALE: Nice pigs, that weigh
about 70 pounds. Also Tabby Red
kittens, from Persian mother. Blue
Ribbon Orchards, Stuart Place,
Harlingen.
FOR SALE—Good lots, high &
dry in Combes. Inquire A. R.
Davis, Combes 4 Corners, Harlin-
gen.
POOL DRIVE GETS
LADIES AID HERE
HARLINGEN —The Harlingen
Swimming Pool Fund Committee,
i following a meeting at 9 a. m.
Wednesday in Mayor Hugh Ram-
sey’s office, began a drive to raise
the remaining $5,00 needed; and
by the end of the day had secur-
ed $1,000 with not all workers
reporting.
Several ladies who did not buy
bonds Wednesday asked commit-
teemen to contact them Friday,
Dan Heslop said; and some spoke
of organized effort to put over
the fund drive. Following Wed-
nesday’s heartening experience,
workers began considering plans
to make it possible for those buy-
ing $10 or $20 bonds to use them
up in swims if they so desire.
Trouble Predicted
For Tomato Crop
MERCEDES —Hidalgo County
tomato growers may be in for
some serious trouble if black spot
or blight of tomatoes continues to
spread. According to Dr. G. H.
Godfrey, Plant Pathologist, toma-
to growers can control the disease
by prompt and thorough aplica-
tions of fungicides. He recom-
mends either spraying or dusting
with red copper oxide.
For the spray use IV2 pounds
of red copper oxide to 100 gallons
of water and apply with sprayer
that will hold a constant pressure
of 150 pounds or more.
If dust is used it should contain
6% of red copepr oxide and fresh-
ly mixed.
If chewing or eating insects
are present the copper oxide dust
may be mixed with equal parts of
calcium arsenate.
LOMAX GIN
DISMANTLED
MERCEDES—The Lomax Gin
formerly located just north of the
Missouri Pacific Depot has been
completely dismantled and remov-
ed. The gin was operated for many
years by Jack Lomax of McAllen.
MILK DRIVE
NEXT WEEK
MERCEDES—The 20-30’s were
the attentive audience of Rev. E.
V. May, their guest speaker, at
their regular meeting Monday
evening at Waters Cafe.
Final check up of the parts that
each member was to play in the
milk drive was made. The in-
auguration of the Milk Drive will
be Friday, April 11th, at 2:30 p.
m. with a street parade. Due to
the limited number of members of
the club the street ballyhoo for
the Milk Drive will be done away
with.
People wishing to contribute
milk to this worthy cause may
place cans of milk in the boxes
stationed at each grocery store.
A dance will be held Friday,
April 18th, at the high school gym.
Admission will be 12 large cans
of milk or $1.00 in cash. Music
will be furnished by Johnny Twinn
and his orchestra. There will be
a floor show par excellence.
57 VOTES CAST
IN SCHOOL POLL
MERCEDES—Fifty-seven votes
were cast in the school election
in Mercedes Saturday for the pur-
pose of electing three school board
members. Three men, L. H. Henry,
W. K. Hoekstra, and Frank Hen-
dricks, were elected without op-
position, each polling 57 votes.
VALLEY LIVESTOCK
SHOW OPENS THURS
HARLINGEN — The Valley’s
second livestock, poultry and swine
shows of the season got under
way here yesterday and the main
exhibit building at Fair Park
with the Valley Fair Livestock and
Poultry show opened a three-day
stand.
Bulls, cows, calves and swine
were being given final currying
and polishing for the judging
which is to start Friday morning.
Approximately 125 calves have
been entered by the 4-H and Fu-
ture Farmers organizations, in ad-
dition to nearly 400 chickens, and
about 50 head of breeder cattle,
Harry Ratliff, chamber of com-
merce manager, said.
Cattle and swine were in separ-
ate buildings in exhibits which
ranged from as far west as Starr
county, from the King Ranch (San-
ta Gertrudis) to the north and the
Garcia-Dougherty herds at Browns-
ville.
Attracting considerable atten-
tion among the swine breeders
was a large Hereford boar, a bril-
liant red animal with a white face,
brought in by Roy Porter of Har-
lingen, who is introducing the
breed in the Valley.
Scores of lads, members of the
4-H clubs and Future Farmers of
America, were busy slicking up
their prize fat calves for the
judges’ eyes.
Judging is to start Friday morn-
ing with the following experts de-
ciding the points; W. C. Barnes,
Texas A. and M. Extension service
beef specialist; C. K. Fraser, Tex-
as College of Arts and Industries,
swine specialist; J. C. Brown, Tex-
as A. and I., poultry specialist,
Dairy cattle will be judged Satur-
day by E. R. Eudaly of Texas A.
and M. College.
Big event of the three-day show
will be the auction Saturday when
about 300 head of cattle are to be
auctioned.
Carnival shows have been set up
on the Fairpark grounds to divert
spectators from the serious busi-
1 ess of studying fine points of the
cattle, swine and hogs.
Bundles for Britain
To Get 5% Proceeds
MERCEDES—Mrs. Morris Al-
len announced that the Jitney
Jungle store had graciously agreed
to turn over 5%' of the gross in-
come of Wednesday April 16, to
the Bundles for Britain chapter.
The Chapter sent off a large
bundle of hospital garments, blan-
kets, and knitted goods this week.
Mrs. Allen also announced that
the chapter office would be clos-
ed Friday and Saturday preceding
Easter Sunday.
Hughes Construction
Opens Headquarters
MERCEDES—The Hughes Con-
struction Company of Hughes,
Ar., who received the contract for
work on the levees, opened their
office in Mercedes at 810 Second
St. in the former office of the
Shotwell Plumbing Shop.
Mr. J. R. Ramey has been in
Mercedes for the past sixty days
making arrangements. Mr. Ramey
and Mr. Alex Ramey will be in
charge.
Mr. Ramey stated that it was
anticipated that work would begin
Tuesday.
First Easter Sunrise
Service Staged Sunday
MERCEDES, April 9 -^People
from every section of the Valley
will gather before dawn next Sun-
day on Sunrise Hill, four miles
north of Mercedes just off the
Baseline road, for the Valley’s
first Easter Sunrise Service stag-
ed under the sponsorship of the
8th District Federation of Music
Clubs of which Mrs. H. E. Hager
of Mercedes is president.
The hill will be easy to locate
by markers to be placed at var-
ious intervals along the road, ac-
cording to officials of the Merce-
des Chamber of Commerce, who
is cooperating in this unique event.
Flares, furnished by the Missouri
Pacific Railway Boosters Club of
which Jimmy Fitzgerald of Mer-
cedes is chief booster, will light
up the hill during the hour just
before dawn. An electric light sys-
tem, furnished by the Central
Power and Light Company, will
be used to light the stage at the
foot of the hill and also a cross on
top of the hill. The entire service
will consist of music and pagean-
try to portray the ressurection
scene.
The service will open with band
music. Persons selected from the
churches and music clubs from
every section of the Valley will
assume the role of the disciples,
Mary and Mary Magdalene and
Peter and John and the other fol-
lowers of the divine Saviour, and
make a pilgrimage to the tomb
which is located in the background
of the stage. There will be a num-
ber of sacred songs by the audi-
ence, which will be seated or
standing on the hill side above the
stage, the invocation, scripture
reading, and benediction by prom-
inent Valley clergymen and a
number of other features portray-
ing the dramatic scene which
transpired near Jerusalem on the
first Easter morning.
Wilfred St. Clair Fisher, is the
general chairman and director of
music of this unique service while
Mrs. Fisher, also a well known
Valley artist, will direct the pag-
eant.
The Valley Easter Sunrise ser-
vice is patterned after the na-
tionally known Easter Sunrise
Service in the Hollywood Bowl in
California. For several years Mrs.
H. O. Schaleben of Edinburg and
her committee have been search-
ing for a suitable location for this
sacred celebration and she and all
lumbers of the music clubs of the
Valley are rejoycing that a suit-
able location has finally been
found.
The services on Easter morning
wil start at 5:00 o’clock. The hill
can easily be located by following
the baseline road, which is paved,
to a point four miles north of
Mercedes at the Seay Club house.
The hill is located about one-half
mile west of the Seay Club house
and can be reached by two roads,
both of wihch are being placed
in excellent condition by County
Commissioner Tom Hoster. Hidal-
go County and state highway pa-
trolmen will be in charge of di-
recting the travel.
Scout Official
Visits Here
MERCEDES—Lee Harbottle of
the National Office of the Boy
Scouts of America arrived in the
Valley Wednesday. Mr. Harbottle
is expected to spend several days
in the Valley.
PRINTING PLANT
MOVING TO
HARLINGEN
HARLINGEN — The United
Printers and Publishers, publish-
ers of the Valley Weekly, the Mer-
cedes News-Tribune and commer-
cial printers, this week will start
the moving of their plant from
Mercedes to ^804 West Harrison
Street, Harlingen, occupying 7,000
square feet of floor space.
The business office of the Val-
ley Weekly and the coipmercial
printing will be located at the
West Harrison address and a news
and business office for the Mer-
cedes News Tribune will be main-
tained in Mercedes.
The United Printers and Pub-
lishers has the largest commercial
printing plant south of San An-
tonio and to this is being added
a complete Lithograph Printing
plant.
The Lithograph plant was pur-
chased from the American Type
Founders and a special represen-
tative of the company will be in
Harlingen next week to superin-
tend the erection and starting of
the plant.
Lithograph or offset printing is
one of the most recent improve-
ments in newspaper printing and
commercial work. By this process
a wide use of pictures can be ob-
tained at a much lower cost than
through the use of engraving, as
has been used in the past.
This well equipped and modern
plant now makes it possible for
all Valley users of fine printing
to have this work done in the
Valley.
This will enable the United
Printers and Publishers to print
bank checks, ruled forms, cata-
logues, school annuals and other
publications that are now being
printed out of the Valley.
Work on the move starts Fri-
day morning and the plant is ex-
pected to be in operation in Har-
lingen Tuesday morning, April
15th.
The building on West Harrison
is fifty feet by one hundred and
forty feet. The front thirty feet
of the building has been divided
into offices and The Watson Pub-
lishing Company, publishers of
Texas Farming and Citriculture
will occupy the east half of the
office space.
The west side of the shop will
house the litograph darkrooms and
plate making equipment while the
printing equipment will be placed
on the east side of the building.
The United Printers and Pub-
lishers is incorporated and the of-
ficers are as follows: Troy Mc-
Daniel, president and manager;
E. C. “Jack” Watson, vice-pres-
ident, and McHenry Tichneor,
secretary-treasurer.
Two Commissioners
Sworn in Wednesday
^ MERCEDES—The City Commis-
sion met Wednesday evening in
the Council Room of the City Hall.
Present were D. L. Heidrick, H.
T. Stotler, D. R. Givens, O. J.
Schaeffer, H. D. Lauderdale and
H. E. Hager.
City Commisisoners D. G. Giv-
ens and Adolph Zaztera were
sworn in as commisisoners for the
ensuing two years.
The Commission voted to grade
and fix the streets in Queen City
Annex.
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