The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1972 Page: 5 of 10
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By Kika de la Garza
As the Nation prepares to
observe Labor Day 1972, so-
me 81 million Americans
hold jobs. The figure repre-
sents a growth of three mil-
lion in the last 12 months
and is the largest in his-
tory.
The men and women mak-
ing up this work force are
the backbone of the Nation.
A few chronic dissenters
may try to hold up to scorn
what they call the Puritan
work ethic, but the fact re-
mains that people at work
built this Country to great-
ness. There is an innate and
enduring dignity about human
endeavor. The person who
does his or her job every
day in the best way possible
has a right to feel proud.
Labor Day is a time to
pay tribute to those who
keep the wheels of industry
and commerce turning. It is
uniquely their day, and their
fellow-Americans wish them
well as it approaches.
* * * *
SERVICE ACADEMY EX-
AMS — I want to remind
candidates for appointment
to one of the four US Ser-
vice Academies that Octo-
ber 31 is the date that a
Civil Service screening ex-
amination will be held in ci-
ties designated by the Civil
Service Commission.
This examination is of fun-
damental importance. Its re-
sults and the information
sent me by each candidate
will determine my selection.
Candidates selected will be
subjected to further mental
and physical examination by
the respective academies the
Naval Academy, the Mili-
tary Academy, the Air For-
ce Academy, and the Mer-
chant Marine Academy.
* * * *
COAST GUARD ACADE-
MY — This is the only one
of the Service Academies
that tenders appointments
solely on the basis of an
annual nationwide competi-
tion. There are no congres-
sional appointments nor are
there any geographical quo-
tas. Since our area borders
on the Gulf, most South Tex-
ans know something about
the Coast Guard and no doubt
some young men would like
to try for the Academy. He-
re’s how:
A candidate must beaU.S.
citizen, unmarried, of good
moral character, who has
reached his 17th but not his
22nd birthday on Julyl, 1973.
He must graduate from an
accredited high school or
preparatory school by June
30, 1973, and must submit
transcripts showing a total of
15 units, obtained in high
school, preparatory school
or college. Candidates must
be between 5*4** and 6*8”
in height, with weight suit-
able to their physique, and be
in excellent physical condi-
tion.
The competition for ap-
pointment is based on the
candidate’s high school rank
and his performance on the
College Entrance Examina-
tion Board scholastic ap-
titude test, English composi-
tion achievement test, and
either Level I or Level II
mathematics achievement
test. An additional impor-
tant consideration is the can-
didate’s participation in high
school extracurricular acti-
vities, community affairs, or
part-time employment. Most
successful candidates rank
in the upper half of their
class and show a high de-
gree of proficiency in the
mathematical and scientific
academic areas.
T o be considered for ap-
pointment to the Academy,
a candidate must take all of
the prescribed College En-
trance Examination Board
tests prior to or on Satur-
day, December 2, 1972.
Detailed information about
how to apply for appointment
to the Academy is contained
in a booklet published by
the Coast Guard. I will be
glad to send a copy to any
young man in the 15th Con-
gressional District who is
interested in becoming a part
of this great organization.
* * * *
AND AGAIN ABOUT LA-
BOR DAY — The Labor Day
holiday—one of those which
maintained its Monday status
by tradition rather than by
statute — signals the end of
summer and the start of
school. Nowhere in the world
is public and private educa-
tion so advanced as in this
country — and the federal
government is pouring mil-
lions of dollars into improv-
ing the educational lot of all.
My hope is that all those
who are schoolward-bound
profit from these programs
and that they had as fine a
summer as mine did in the
Valley.
School this year repre-
sents another step forward
in the de la Garza family.
Jorge will be a senior in
high school, due to graduate
next spring; Mike becomes a
freshman in high school; and
the young lady of the house,
Angela, goes into junior high.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
CHRIST
ABOVE ALL
MwciJfii Tbxbs
At the University of Texas is a Geneva Bible
that was aboard the Mayflower of the Pilgrims. In
the museum at Plymouth, Massachusetts there are
many items of the Pilgrims brought over on the
Mayflower. To think of those days and to be re-
minded of that band is to have one’s admiration
for that group stirred indeed. One thing is evident
—in coming over here they had no intention of “go-
ing native” in the wilderness. They were citizens
of a high estate and they never forgot that.
In our Christian citizenship, we are sometimes
tempted to “go native” and yield. We just “do
what everybody else does.” We have no standards
other than that. The citizenship of that “Heavenly
Country” is forgotten. And sometimes, it would
seem, denied. Would that the crowing of a cock
could bring us to remembrance and to faith.
—the Pastor
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1972, newspaper, August 31, 1972; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1110718/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.