The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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Serving Mercedes, Edcouch, Elsa and La Villa
(In Combination with the News-Tribune)
Vol. XXVIII, No. 38
Mercedes, Texas, Friday, August 22, 1941
$1.50 per Year; 5c per Copy
LETTERS EXPLAIN
LABOR DAY FETE
FOR HOME GUARD
Mercedes citizenship is lining up
solidly behind Company C of the
26th Battalion—the Mrcedes unit
and as a gesture of appreciation,
are planning a big public party on
Labor Day with the local unit as
honor guests.
Present plans are better explain-
ed in a letter circulated to mem-
bers of the Advisory Committee
during the past week by ‘‘The Tex-
as Defense Guard Supporters of
Mercedes, Texas”. The letter dated
August 14, follows: '
“At a meeting of Mercedes bus-
iness men Monday afternoon of
this week, it was decided that a
permanent organization be perfect-
ed with the object in view of “get-
ting behind” Co. “C” of the 26th
Battalion, Texas Defense Guard . . .
“You are no doubt acquainted
with the duties of the TDG, but do
you know that they devote two
hours or more twice a week to
drill? Do you know that they re-
ceive no1 pay for the time they put
in perfecting themselves so that if
the need arises they will be able to
cope with any emergency affecting
Texas, that may arise?
“The citizens of Mercedes, of
which you are one, think the time
has come when we should express
our appreciation of Company “C”
in a concrete way, rather than by
a passive attitude.
“It is proposed, among other
things, to “Throw a. Party” for the
boys at the Llano Grande Golf
Course on Labor Day and night. A
dance in the Club House is some of
the entertainment contemplated,
and various games will be indulg-
ed in both that afternoon and
night.
“However, enough of this, as
more details will be sent you in the
future. In the meantime, consider
yourself a ‘‘Working” member of
this organization. Send or phone
your suggestions to either the
Chairman or Secretary of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, so that there
will be nothing left undone in this
Labor Day fete.”
Yoursi Very Truly,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Committees listed under the Tex-
as Defense Guard Supporters fol-
low:
EXECUTIVE—
IS. H. Collier, Chm., John W.
Bowe, Jr., L. F. Drake, C. H. Hupp,
Chas>. Saladino,' Leon Graham, E. A.
Brown, J H. Davis, Jr., R. L. Year-
wood', Sec’y.
PROGRAM1—
W. Ed Perry, Chm., Fred John-
ston, W<sa. O’Hair, Mrs. Dave Peter-
son, Mrs. Myrtle Lee, Mrs. Dewey
Acker, O. G. Halli|burton, Frank
Duncan.
CONCESSION—
John Kilman, Chm., Jake Bauer,
Dan Logan, Quincy Farris, Woody
Tullis, Jim Slaughter.
DANCE—
John Roy Barry, Chm., Bert Rob-
erts, John Schmalzried, Roger Ter-
ry, Donald Stotler.
PUBLICITY—
Carl Blasig, Chm., Paul Netz,
Adolph Zastera, R. H. Kern, Ty
Cobb.
A meeting of the various com-
mittees will he held Friday evening
at 8 o’clock in the City Hall at
which time suggestions and plans
will be heard. Anyone interested in
this program is invited to attend,
according to R. L. Yearwood, sec-
retary.
* — # —
Rifle Club Match
Set Fon Sunday
The Mercedes Rifle Club will
sponsor a Rifle Match Sunday after-
noon at the Mercedes Rifle Club
Range west of Mercedes. “The con-
test is Valley-wide and is open to
anyone who wishes to enter,” ac-
cording to O. J. Schaeffer, Range
Officer.
The match, which will be fired
according to National Rifle Range
Association Rules, will open at 2:30
P. M. The course of fire is 40 shots
at 50 meters. Cash prizes will be
awarded.
ALL-STATE
GIRLS’ TEAM
SELECTED
Richey’s Grocery team of Hous-
ton dominated the All-State honor
team here just as they did the
tournament itself, it was revealed
when the 11-player honor squad
was announced by tourney officials
after Richey’s had won the state
title with a 7-0 victory over Bill’s
and Opal’s of Austin in the final
game.
Four Houston players were nam-
ed on the team, two girls, from
the Sleep-Ezy team of Fort Worth
were listed, and one each selected
from San Antonio, Waco, Dallas,
Beaumont and Austin.
Tommy Russum, Richey hurler
and the tourney’s outstanding play-
er, was one of two pitchers named.
The other was Elsie Shannon,
spunky young Sleep-Ezy pitcher
who tossed 21 consecutive innings
Friday night. Other Richey All-
State players were Pudding Stech,
catcher; Sis Kohl, centerfielder and
hitting star; and Pete Barbier, sec-
ond baseman. The second Sleep-Ezy
star named Bertie Mooty, short-
stop, kid sister of Jake Moody, Chi-
cago Cubs pitcher.
Other All-State members were
Alva Jo Fischer, Grand Rapids
(San Antonio), first base; Mary Mc-
Corwick, R. T. Dennis (Waco),
third b|ase; Mutt Fanning, A. P.
Simons, (Dallas), rover; Eva Steele,
Hoffer’s (Beaumont), leftfielder
and Tillie Ponkoney, Bills and
Opals (Austin), rightfielder.
VALLEY MEETING
OF OLD PEOPLE
AT MERCEDES FRI.
Old people from all over the Val-
ley and the general public, interest-
ed in securing the full amount of
parity payments under the old age
assistance program, are invited to
attend a meeting at the Mercedes
city hall auditorium Friday fore-
noon, A gust 22, at 10:00 o’clock.
This meeting is- being held' under
the auspices of the old age assist-
ance grievance committee of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley of which
H. J. Stockton of Harlingen is the
chairman.
MERCEDES JP
COURT NOTES
Charles W. Clift fined $1 and
costs for speeding.
He prayeth best who loveth best.
—Coleridge
VALLEY MAN
RODEO WINNER
Burt Batsell of Brownsville, af-
ter seven years of trying, won the
Missouri Pacific’s tarpon trophy for
the eight annual Rio Grande Valley
Fishing Rodeo at Port Isabel Satur-
day night. Batsell brought in two
tarpon Saturday to give him a ro-
deo total of three tarpon for 153
points.
J. W. Lister of McAllen was sec-
ond, his 180-pound tarpon landed
Saturday giving him 120 points.
C. W. Brown of San Antonio was
third of 96 points, by virtue of two
tarpon landed Saturday.
Five tarpon were brought in Sat-
urday, making a rodeo total of nine.
No sailfish nor marlin were boast-
ed throughout the rodeo though
strikes were frequent, so trophies
for these events will not be award-
ed.
Major C. L. Bering of Houston
took the hard luck championship
Saturday. He had caught a large
tarpon and was bringing it to the
judges to be counted in his tarpon
competition total, when the fish’s
jaw pulled out. He arrived without
the fish but still in possession of
the jaw and towrope.
MONTERREY ROAD
CELEBRATION
SEPTEMBER 19-21
With the Texas-Mexicar border
region generally becoming more
tourist-travel conscious, setting of
datesi for celebrating the opening of
the new Reynosa-Monterrey h i g h-
way has turned attention anew to
general improvement and extension
of travel arteries from the border
to the Miexican interior.
McAllen has taken the lead: among
Texas cities preparing for the Sep-
tember 19-21 celebration of comple-
tion of the highway which puts that
city within 3 1-2 hours’ driving
time of the Nuevo Leon capital. Fes-
tivities, beginning at McAllen on the
19th, will continue at Reynosa and
other points along the road and be
concluded at Monterrey on the 21st.
Meanwhile other Texas border
points from Brownsville to Eagle
Pass report progress on roads that
soon will be heavily traveled routes
into Mexico.
Advices from Brownsville say
that work is proceeding on the $1,-
600,000 Matamoms-Victoria high-
way. Money is reported: “in hand”
for construction on this road, which
will open another route from the
border to M'exico City.
FINE HEREFORD
CATTLE STOCKED
IN THIS AREA
Hidalgo County is to get some of
the finest stock of Hereford cattle
in the state. A recent deal made be-
tween J. R. Wade and Jess Dudley,
ranchers, Edcouch, Hoke MicKim,
vocational agriculture instructor of
the E-E high school and J. A. Os-
walt, County Agent and Wm. Gardi-
ner, former assistant county agent
of Edinburg and the Tepee Lee
Ranch of Uvalde by which 300
head of calves will be brought to
the Valley.
These calves are to be divided as
follows: J. R. Wade, one hundred
heifers for foundation herd for
ranch; Jess Dudley 100 steers for
feeders; Hoke McKim 50 steers for
the F.F.A. Chapter members of the
Edcouch-Elsa High School, and the
other 50 steers for the 4-H Club
boys of Hidalgo County.
The 4-H Club and F.F.A. boys
will purchase these calves to use as
theiri projects in 4-H Club or voca-
tional agriculture work with the
animalsi being fed on home grown
rations according to statements
made by McKim, Oswalt, and Ted
Martin, assistant County Agent. The
boys expect to put their calves on
feed; about the first of Sept.
G. W. Barnes of Texas A&M Col-
lege met the Valley group at Uval-
de on Saturday and assisted them in
selecting the 300 calves.
Those leaving the Valley early
Friday morning for Uvalde includ-
ed: Jess Dudley, J. R. Wade and
sons, Howard and J. R. Jr., Hoke
McKim, Leroy Harbison, Johnny
Lee Williams, Billie and Otha B.
Maloy, all of Edcouch, and Ray
Guinn, Elsa; Shelly Collier, Merce-
des; J. A. Oswalt, Ted Martin and
H. C. Aderholt of Edinburg, Mr.
Cameron of Pharr and fifteen 4-H
Clu;b boys representing the 4-H
Clubs of Mercedes, Weslaco, Donna,,
Pharr, Alamo, San Juan, McAllen,
Mission, Edinburg and Laguna Seca.
Wade trucked his calves home
Saturday night while the remainder
included in the deal will be brought
between now and the first of Sep-
tember. All members of the party,
returned to the Valley Saturday
night except Messers. Dudley, Col-
lier and Wade, who returned Sun-
day afternoon.
— • —
The Mercedes School Board has
purchased' a new school bus with a
seating capacity of 56. Delivery will
be made by the Brown Motor Com-
pany of Mercedes.
Driver for the 1941-42 school
session will be Harold Schwarz.
BRIEF PREPARED
FOR AIRPORT
Briefs and maps are being pre-
pared this week on the proposed
Mid-Valley airport site by the cham-
ber of Commerce of Mercedes, Wes-
laco, Donna and Edcouch-Elsa-La
Villa. These briefs, when completed,
will be submitted to the Civil Aero-
nautics Administration for final ap-
proval and to other governmental
agencies.
In a conference with Major-Gen-
eral Brant, a local committee learn-
ed last Wednesday that all training
schools to take care of the present
pilot training program have been es-
tablished. Only in the event that
congress should decide to enlarge
the training program, new fields
may be necessary. However, local of-
ficials have been encouraged by
aeronautics authorities to develop a
commercial airport since it is pre-
dicted that air transportation will
grow in leaps and bounds right af-
ter the war and towns will need ad-
equate airports in order to .avail
themselves of these new transporta-
tion facilities.
— • —
Mrs. E. C.Carlson
Passes Wednesday
Mrs. Edna C. Carlson, 67, long
time resident of Mercedes, passed1
away at the Mercedes General Hos-
pital early Wednesday morning,
August 29, following an illness of
several weeks.
Mrs. Carlson came to Mercedes in
1909 with her husband, C. A. Carl-
®on, from Chicago.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at the
First Methodist Church in Merce-
des with Rev. J. W. Albritton offi-
ciating and Rev. J. E. Lovett of
Weslaco assisting. Burial will be
made in Ebony Grove Cemetary.
Survivors include her husband,
one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Reinke,
cf Chicago and one brother, Lewis
Hendsehu, of Chicago.
Pallbearers include the following:
J. M. Reynolds C. W. Miller, E. M.
Spendiff, J, C. Deyo and H. T. Tid-
more all of Mercedes and Roy Jern-
igan of Weslaco.
— ® —
Louis P. Barth
Candidate For
Degree At U. of T.
Louis Pollock Barth of Mercedes
is a candidate of the University of
Texas to receive his degree in the
graduation class at Austin next
Monday, August 25.
The Mercedes candidate is seek-
ing a dregree in Bachelor of Busi-
ness Administration.
STATE CHAMPIONS DECIDED AT MERCEDES TOURNAMENT
illlllii
Richey’s of Houston, who defeated Bill’s and Opal’s of
Austin, 7 to 0, Saturday night at Mercedes to win the
Texas TAAF girl’s softball title, are shown above.
Front row, left to right- Dot Brook, utility; Maurine
Ayer, first base; Puddin Steck, catcher; Irene Cook,
shortstop; Mary Kiber, right field Pete Barbier, sec-
ond base and Sue Whistlnhunt, left field. Back row,
left to right, Pauline Wright, scorekeeper; Red Ma-
honey, utility; Poke Brannon, first base; Toots Phipps,
short field; Sis Hohl, center field; Tommie Russum,
pitcher and Ann Varner, third base.
(Photo by Purnell-Cut courtesy Valley Morning Star)
STATE TOURNEY i
AT MERCEDES
BIGGEST YET
The Texas Amateur Athletic Fed-
eration girls softball tournament of
1941 is a matter of history with,
Richey’s Grocery of Houston the>
winner of the tournament.
Mercedes—scene of the 1941 tour-
ney which drew more competition
and bigger crowds than any in. th©
history of the federation—deserves
much credit for the successful tour-
nament. While the Mercedes Lion®
Club was official sponsors, all Mer-
cedes citizens joined in making the-
state finals outstanding.
Richey’s Grocery, favorites to win.
the tourney, came through in grand
style Saturday night, defeating the
Bill’s! and Opal’s Cafe team of Aus-
tin for top state honors by a score of
7 to 0.
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Richey's ____ 3001 030 0—7 8 3.
Austin ------- 000 000 0—0 2 Z,
Russum, Ayers and Stech; Whit-
ley, Sassman and Walker. j
The Mercedes girls, co-ehampiong
of the Valley district by virtue of
their win over Raymondville last
Wednesday night, were eliminated
in the first round of the state finals
Friday morning when the Elite Cafe
girls of Georgetown chalked up a,
14-4 win over the locals.
R H E
Mercedes_____ 103 000 0—4 3 8
Georgetown_____ 020 80- x-11 9 7,
King, Solis and Morrow; Jen-,
nings, Duncan and King, Eichler.
La Feria Bombers, co-champions
of the Valley area were likewise el-
iminated in the first series of games
Frid|ay morning, losing a hard
fought battle to Austin, 1-0.
R H E
Austin_____— 000 100 0 1 5 0
La Feria_______000 000 0 0 3 3
Whitley and Walker; Stallings
and Dillard.
In the pre-tournament opening
game here Thursday night an all-
star game between North and South
Texas teams resulted in a 5 to. 4
win for the South.
Nineteen teams from fifteen Tex-
as cities entered the state finals
here and at six other Valley cities.
Teams participating were Elite Cafe
of Georgetown, Hoffner’s of Beau-
mont, Grand Rapid of Ban Antonio,
Yarborough’s of Corpus Christi,
Grand Prize of Austin, Jax and
Richey of Houston, Wel-com-in of
El Paso, Sleep-Ezy of Fort Worth,
O. M. S. of San Antonio, Bill’s and
Opal’s of Austin, R. Ti- Dennis Co.;
of Waco, Baytown, Tyler, Dallas, La.
Feria and Mercedes.
NEW VALLEY
STATION OPENS
The newest Valley radio station,
KGBS, owned and operated by the
Harbenito Broadcasting Co. and lo-
cated between Harlingen and San
Benito has started broadcasting.
Operating on 1240 kilocycles, the
station can be located at 124.
Broadcasting is from 6:40 a. m. to
11:00 P. M.
News broadcasts at 7:30 a. m.,
9:45 a. m.,'12 noon, 5 and 6 P- m,
are by the Associated press; the
new station having a 24-hour AP
leased wire service. Sports at 6:45
p. m., 8:00, 8:55, 9:45, and 10 p-
m. Jack Rutledge will handle the
Valley news.
— ® —
What has become of all the dis-
asters that was to befall this coun-
try when the national debt got
three-quarters of its present size?
TOEPER SAYS
By CLAUDE ROGERS
Some of the worst fifth-col-
umn activity occurs on our ^
four-lane highways.
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Netz, Paul C. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1941, newspaper, August 22, 1941; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1105974/m1/1/: 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.