The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1984 Page: 3 of 10
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Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, January 4, 1984
Details told concerning changes to driver's license
Starting this week, those
persons who renew their
driver license, qualify for their
first license, or apply for a
duplicate permit will receive
licenses bearing new codes
signifying class of license.
Colonel Jim Adams, direct-
or of the Texas Department of
Public Safety, said the
department is starting the
conversion to a new classified
driver licensing system in
accordance with a law passed
this year by the Texas
Legislature
“Licenses issued prior to
1984 will be valid until the
expiration dates which appear
on them,” Adams sais. “The
new licenses will carry
classifications designating the
type and weight of vehicles
which the holder may oper-
ate.”
The new license classifica-
tions are “A”, "B", “C”,
and “M”.
The Class “C” license
permits operation of single,
two-axle vehicles with a gross
weight of 24,000 pounds or
The Mercedes Enterprise — Page 3
"THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING . . ." Ecclesiastes 3:1, The Living Bible, Tyndale House
GOO’S FIVE MINUTES
A NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTION
"He is not communicating,"
said a friend concerning the
ineffectiveness of a certain
minister.
He was wrong. His friend
WAS communicating. He was
telling the world everything
about himself. He was saying,
"I have lost my zeal! I have
lost my vision! I have lost my
direction! I am headed
nowhere—bearing no cargo—
k without a rudder!"
Thus he was a casualty of
today's high-speed social
change and the breakdown
of authority.
But God's man must not allow
such a tragedy to occur to him.
He must renew his vision, his
zeal, his direction, in the only
way he can by, "looking off
unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith; who for
the joy that was set before Him,
endured the cross, despised the shame,
and is set down at the right hand of the throne
of God."
It's not communicating—it's communicating rightly.
That makes the difference.
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ATTEND CHURCH THIS WEEK
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©Community Advertising
+: less excluding motorcycles
t and mopeds. This designation
+ also allows the towing of a
* vehicle not exceeding 10,000
+ pounds gross vehicle weight
* (GVW) or a farm trailer not
+ + exceeding 20,000 pounds
GVW.
In addition, the Class “C”
designation permits the opera-
tion of a bus with a maximum
seating capacity of 23 pas-
sengers not including the
driver. Standard operator
licenses issued under the old
law will be converted auto-
matically to Class “C”
permits upon renewal or
issuance of a duplicate
license.
The Class “B” license
allows the holder to drive all
Class “C” vehicles plus single
vehicles with a GVW exceed-
ing 24,000 pounds and buses
with a capacity of 24 or more
passengers. Motorcycles and
mopeds are excluded.
Class “A” permits allow
operation of any vehicle or
combination of vehicles in-
cluding those listed for classes
“B” and “C”. Mopeds and
motorcycles are excluded.
Commercial and full chauffeur
licenses issued under the old
statute will be converted
automatically to Class “A”
permits upon renewal or
issuance of a duplicate
license.
The Class “M” designa-
tion allows the holder to
operate motorcycles, motor-
driven cycles and mopeds.
The road test must be
taken with a vehicle which
meets the specific require-
ments of the license class for
which the person is applying.
“All classes of licenses
including renewals will be
valid for four years,” Adams
said. “The fee for obtaining
or renewing all license classes
• - willbe $10. An examination
■ * ‘ fee of five dollars will be
charged for those drivers
seeking a higher license
classification or a motorcycle
endorsement for their current
license.”
Drivers who have no
moving violation convictions
over a four-year period and
who also have no physical
limitations are eligible to
renew their licenses by mail.
REWARDED FOR VOLUNTEER WORK -- Four Mercedes volunteers with the Texas
Department of Human Resources have been recognized for a combined total of over 400 hours
of volunteer work in various office clerical duties. Flanked above by Florencio Villarreal,
TDHR supervisor, at left, and Henry Howell, volunteer supervisor, right, who made the
presentations, are, from left, Norma Ocanas, Esmeralda Hinojosa and Maria Guadalupe
Marquez. Also recognized was Amparo Morales. TDHR welcomes anyone willing to do
volunteer work with the agency, with officials inviting all interested to contact the local office.
PAU schedule different
Pan American University
will offer more evening
courses this Spring to meet
the needs of students who
hold jobs during the day.
Evening classes will be
offered in most disciplines,
but particularly in the fields of
education, business, and
mathematics, according to Dr.
Ronald Applbaum, Pan Amer-
ican’s vice president for
academic affairs.
“Our Spring schedule
attempts to meet the needs of
working people, especially
public school teachers and
business men and women,”
said Applbaum.
“We’re offering a large
number of courses at the
undergraduate level in the
evening and an even larger
percentage at the gradaute
level.”
The schedule will be
helpful to elementary and
secondary school teachers and
administrators working on
graduate degrees or certifica-
tion requirements.
To help address the need
for more certified mathematics
teachers, the math depart-
ment, is offering several
courses in the evening, includ-
ing basic math and algebra,
geometry for teachers, and
the use of microcomputers in
elementary mathematics.
Registration for evening
classes begins January 11.
Persons interested in taking
Classes begin January 16
on the Edinburg and Browns-
ville campuses.
ONE-ACRE
TRACTS FOR
SALE
with frontage on
Mile Two East
Call
565-4991
Like a good neighbor.
State Farm is there.
MARIO B.
DOMINGUEZ
Bus. 565-9412
101S. Texas
This Series Made Possible by These Business Firms and
Individuals Who Support Our Right to Worship Freely.
BARGAIN BARN
Screen Doors $25 and up
Interior/Exterior Doors $10 and up
Aluminum windows in all sizes Carpet Remnants
BUILDING MATERIALS - Doors, windows, much more.
228 S. Ohio
Beall’s
Palm Plaza Shopping Center
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Phone 565-2441
Mercedes, Texas
FUTURE GLASS
For all your glass service needs!
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565-4337 Next to Ten-Ten on Business 83
The Vogue
Ladies Ready To Wear
302 S. Texas
565-1332
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
See me for
car, home, life
and health
insurance.
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Life ) (Fil
INSURANCE
Res. 565-4622
Mercedes
State Farm Insurance Companies • Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois
Walk in the best
everywhere
you go.
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AIR CONDITIONING
Auto -- Truck -- Farm Equipment
Electric Windows -- Cruise Control
Stereo and On-Board computers
Expressway 83 [Exit Solis Rd.] La Feria, 797-3385
Matt’s Appliance Repair
•Ranges •Washers & Dryers
• Window Units & Refrigerators
565-4555
565-3026
1306 S. Missouri-Mercedes, Texas
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
DARIUS W. HEROLD
1101 S. Missouri
565-1696
Mercedes, Tx. 78570
Rios of Mercedes
Boot Outlet
565-2460
Corner of Vermont & Business 83
VanBerg and Flores
AWARD WINNER
1983
The Mercedes Enterprise
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Wednesday at Mercedes,
Hidalgo County, Texas.
Office of publication 230
S. Texas Ave. Subscrip-
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Valley, $8 per year out of
Valley. Single Copy price
20 cents.
Give yourself a
comfortable break and
let us fit you for a
pair of Eel Boots
available in men’s
styles in gray and
rust. Ladie’s styles
available in gray at a
remarkably affordable
price. $160.
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1984
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565-1242
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1984, newspaper, January 4, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1632037/m1/3/: 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.