The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Page: 3 of 30
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The Mercedes Enterprise — Page 3
Classes of '37, '38 reunite soon
GOD’S FIVE MINUTES
THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING'Ecclesiastes 3:1. The Living Bible, Tyndale House
MHS honor roll is announced
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
10:10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
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ASSOCIATION
(Pol. Adv. Pd. by G. Garcia
444 S. Colorado, Mercedes.)
The afternoon is open, but begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m. will be a "Barn Party
and Barbecue” at the Youth Center on
the Livestock Showgrounds. Dress is
Randy Garcia, Tomas Garza, Dora
Gonzales, Marissa Guerrero, Tiffany
Hinojosa, Esteban Marroquin and
Maria Martinez.
Pete Martinez, Marcela Mata, Jesus
Santana, Juan Trevino and Maria
Vargas.
to be casual.
“We know many of our class mem-
bers are interested in erafts and other
hobbies, so they are invited to bring
along a handicraft or white elephant
for a door prize,” planners say.
“We’re looked forward to a fun-
filled reunion,” they add, “and.we anx-
iously await the event.”
More information on the reunion is
available by contacting any of the plan-
ners in the photo above.
At 10 a.m. the next day, April 25,
a ceremony will mark the dedication
of a cedar elm to be planted on the
MHS campus as a gift from the two
classes.
It will be followed by a tour of
school facilities.
PREPARING FOR REUNION OF ’37, ’38
CLASSES — Members of the planning
committee for the approaching reunion of
the Mercedes High School classes of 1937
and 1938 are seen above at work preparing
plans for the event. Shown are, in front from
left, Frances R. Cooper and Banks Irby, from
the Class of ’37, and Lottie Hoffman and
Helen Vogel, Class of ’38. Behind in same
order are Ernesto Fernandez, Carlton
McQueen and Bill Brockington, all class of
’37. The event is set for April 24 and 25.
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Members of the Mercedes High
School classes of 1937 and 1938 will
gather soon for what amount to a 55-
year class reunion.
The two-day program begins April
24 with a 5 p.m. reception and renewal
of acquaintance at the Banquet Room
of the Best Western Palm Aire Motel.
A buffet dinner will take place there
at 7 p.m., to be followed at 9 p.m. by
group photographs of classmates
present.
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The Mercedes Enterprise
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at Mercedes, Texas 78570.
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The tie that binds us together is the love of God Which is
Shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit
ROMANS 5:5
Lydia Dubuisson, Maria Garza and
Yvette Vela.
Average A
Brian Acosta, Particia Correa,
Elizabeth Cuadra, Jose De Leon,
Angelita, De Los Santos, Gerson
Galloso and Minerva Garcia.
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Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, April 8, 1992
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PETE & BETO MARTINEZ
OWNERS SERVICE
103 S. Missouri Ave. Mercedes 78570
The term plastic” includes many The impact of plastics is signifi- The U.S. Coast Guard published in-
different types of materials with a wide cant in large measure because of the terim final regulations 28 April 1989.
variety of properties. mass. For example, in 1989 the Texas These regulations prohibit the deliber-
Plastic itself was first synthesized beach cleanup programs revealed that ate discarding of plastic materials from
over 100 years ago, but the growth of plastics comprised 69 percent of the vessels.
the petrochemical industry, starting in beach litter picked up. The Environ- They also require ports to have
6 • O’s, was the principal influ- mental Protection Agency has identi- adequate reception facilities to accept
ence in the development of plastics as fied plastic items of concern in the garbage that will be offloaded from
major consumer products, marine environment as beverage ring ships. The words “deliberate discard”
Indeed, plastics are resins that have carrier devices, tampon applicators, are important because they exempt
been synthesized from petroleum or condoms, syringes, plastic pellets and those materials that are lost acciden-
natural gas derivatives. Because the spheres, polystyrene foam spheres, tally, such as nets and lines by fishing
properties of each resin can be modi- plastic bags and sheeting, uncut strap- vessels
fied by additives, the number of kinds ping bands, fishing nets and straps, . ,, ... I
ofpla j .This is a reasonable provision be-
or plastic productsis virtually endless. and monofilament lines and rope. . -
The production of plastics has in- A substantial portion of plastic cause accidental losses are bound to
creased significantly since the 1920‘s waste in marine waters and on beaches occur, but, unfortunately, lostnetskeep I
and during the past 30 years the aver- is generated by vessels. For example, on cate ng ish an oth er marine
age annual growth rate has been about the rate of plastic waste disposal for ganisms. Another problem is that not
percent . TT. all nations have signed the MARPOL
10 percent. the U.S. Navy alone has been esti-6 .
On an absolute basis, the amount mated t heie Fee e h 1 treaty, so there is no assurance that
of plastics produced in the U.S.A, has the plastic wast generated by U.S. vessels ftomthese non-signatory coun-
grown from 3 billion pounds in 1958 waters Te morale Atries will attempt compliance with the
to about 57 billion pounds in 1988. a result or the emipleieniation of MARPOL provisions in any way.
Continued growth in plastic produc- MARPOL (Marine pollution) Annex Some major limiting factors are: 1)
tion projected. v which is an international treaty Different plastic products such asplas
Whether afloat, submerged, or agreement for the protection of ocean tic bottles and monofilament fishing
stranded on shores, plastic debris may resources, line are made of different resins and it
endanger marine organisms, poserisks The U.S. legislation implementing is very difficult to separate individual
to human safety, impact the econom- this treaty is contained in the Marine resins from a mixture of resins,
ics of coastal communities, and gener- Plastic Pollution Research and Con- Indeed, there are no widely used
ally degrade the quality of the envi- trol Act of 1987 which ammends the processes to effect the separation of
ronment. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, resins from a mixture.
Mercedes High School Principal
Salvador Garcia, Jr. has posted the
following honor roll for the fourth six
weeks:
FRESHMEN
Straight A
Deena Galvan, Jodi Miller and
Diana Valenzuela.
Average A
Juan Andrade, Yenny Atemis,
Guadalupe Blanco, Esperanza
Cavazos, Robert Closner and Alicia
Echavarria.
Omar Galan, Joe Garcia, Ayde
Garza, Ramiro Gonzalez and Linda
Hernandez.
Joann Huerta, Adrian Lares,
Melody Martinez, Jodi Miller,
Candelari Ortega, Senovio Ramirez
and Marie Rivera.
Omar Ruiz, Elida Silva, Veronica
Trevino, Carlos Valenzuela, Diana
Valenzuela, Rosa Valenzuela and
Nomely Zavala.
SOPHOMORES
Straight A
Yectli Huerta.
Average A
Elias Abrego, Melinda Gamez,
Irma Garcia, Monica Garza, Jose
Marroquin and Mirna Martinez.
Cynthia Nieto, Delia Perez, Yvette
Perez, Norma Ramirez, Cynthia Sali-
nas and Rebecca Trevino.
JUNIORS
Straight A
Rey Chavez
AverageA
Jose Alvarado, Maria Espinoza,
Antonia Flores, Felix Gaytan and
Katharina Hoene.
Candida Marroquin, Jose Rios,
Raymoundo Rodriguez, Juan Ruiz and
Lisa Villarreal.
SENIORS
Straight A
Robert Canales, Corina Catano,
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