The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1963 Page: 5 of 8
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DENNIS ROMIG
STUDENT TO LEAVE
AUG. 16 ON TRIP
TO GERMANY
Dennis Romig, Mercedes*
first foreign exchange stu-
dent, will leave Houston Aug.
16 for his-journey to Ger-
many.
His itinerary was con-
tained in an official report
received recently.
At Houston he will board
a plane loaded with other
students from the Southwest
headed overseas.
They will spend the night
in an American Field Ser-
vice dormitory, and get a
briefing early the morning of
Aug. 17. At 11 a.m., the
group, joined by others from
over the U.S., will sail for
Rotterdam, where they are
scheduled to arrive Aug. 27.
From there they will be
sent to language camp before
proceeding on to their indi-
vidual destinations.
Fort Hood Virtual City In Itself
As Citizen Soldiers Train
There is a lot to the old
adage that a soldier moves
forward on his stomach —
AVA VII ***** — wcm UllU pajiu ACD aj*U '.!U1 Dl-
that is, he likes to eat. 'quenchers such as lemonade
Kingman Reef, approxi-
mately 1,000 miles south of
Hawaii, is 150 ft. long by
120 ft. wide. It was discov-
ered by Capt. W. E. King-
man in Nov. 1853.
The grocery bill of the
49th Armored Division, Tex-
as National Guard, during
Its two weeks of training
at Fort Hood proves that
point.
Enough food will be ra-
tioned out to feed a city the
size of Waco—or about 105,
000 people — in one day.
Among the group are some
70 members of the Mercedes
unit.
For example, If all the
bread the division consum-
ed were stretched loaf to
loaf, the “bread line** would
extend past Gatesville, six
miles away. It involves about
28,608 loaves.
And there will be enough
coffee for about 200,000
cups*
Operating the division’s
super market** — better
known in military terms as
the ration breakdown — is
2d Lt. Sam Lucchese of Aus-
tin, a member of the 249th
Supply and Transportation
Battalion.
His chief clerk, SFC Gran-
ville Moehring of Austin, put
the pencil to the ration es-
timates and came up with
the 49th*s market list for the
1963 camp.
By Aug. 11, the last day
of camp, the “Lone Starr’’
men will have put under
their pistol belts some 58,
496 pounds of meat, and an-
other 12,480 pounds of poul-
try.
Naturally, there will be a
side order of 60,352 pounds
of potatoes.
The 49th Division will
spread around 7,872 pounds
of butter. And, also in the
dairy department, 358,400
half-pints of milk will have
been passed over the chow
lines.
To fill out the pantry, an
estimated 5,440 pounds of
flour went to the kitchens,
and 12,288 pounds of sugar
went Into pastries and thirst-
or ice tea.
The iceman will be busy
doling out 262,000 pounds of
ice. Just how much might
make it to the mess halls
is hard to figure, since there
has to be some melting in
this hot Central Texas heat.
Kiwanians To Hear
Exchange Student
Mercedes Kiwanians will
hear Dennis Romig, local
foreign exchange student, at
their Thursday noon
luncheon in The El Som-
brero.
Dennis, local high school
senior, will describe his re-
action at being chosen to go
overseas for a school year
of study in Germany under
the American Field Service
program. He is the first stu-
dent from Mercedes to go
abroad.
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STRONG IS A
COTTON FIBER
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SIZE FORiSIZE, COTTON IS
STRONGER THAN STEEL,WITH-
STANDINQ 'UP 125 100,000 LBS.
PER SQUARE INCH, WHILE STEEL
BREAKS AT AROUND 75,000
LBS. PER ^SQUARE inch.
FARMERS GOING
BROKE IN COTTON,
ROTARIANS TOLD
Many Rio Grande Valley
farmers Are going broke
raising cotton, but don’t know
it, J. B. Brady, executive
vice - president of First
National Bank of Harlingen,
told the Mercedes Rotary
Club Tuesday noon.
They are “just living up
their machinery**, the bank-
er and expert in cotton said.
The FHA has loaned them
money in recent years but
may not help in the future.
“I- don*t know what Valley
farmers are going to do
then,** Brady said.
The speaker said research
by Texas A&M College mar-
keting experts recently
showed that production of
one bale per acre will yield
a profit of $7.84 per acre,
but a bale and a half per
acre will earn a profit of
$68.39.
Brady recommended that
Valley cotton producers eli-
minate all hand labor; use
flame, chemical and me-
chanical cultivation; plant
for early maturity to avoid
insects and weather; and
keep cotton competitive in
price. He said the govern-
ment must abandon the two
price system which already
has lost the United States
its foreign markets.
Brady, who usually turns
up every year with a crop
estimate close to the ulti-
mate figure, said he is “con-
fused** this year. Some esti-
mates are as low as 200,000
bales. He ventured to say
that the crop will be between
300,000 and 350,000 bales
this year. He said early
season rains knocked off 76,
000 bales of cotton.
Cotton, Brady said, yields
50 percent of the Rio Grande
Valley farm Income. “We
cannot afford to do without
It.*’
ENTERPRISE ADS PAY
Ride-O-Rama
Steve Dollery was the only
Mercedes winner In the
iunder 11 age group at Sat-
urday’s Ride-O-Rama. Steve
won first in the stake race.
In the 11 thru 15 group,
Jimmy Reger won stakes
again with Billy Goeser In
second and Lee Wells in
third. Stephanie Dollery was
back after winning and plac-
ing in several up-state con-
tests. Stephanie won the pole
bending race, followed by
Bill Goeser in third and
Jimmy Reger in fourth place.
Stephanie placed second in
the barrel race and was
followed again by Bill Goes-
er and Jimmy Reger tielng
for third.
Tom Treasure won first
in adult stake race and tied
for second in rings. Jim
Dollery placed fourth in
poles and barrels. Dick
Harman placed second in
jackpot roping.
The Summer Session of
Ride-O-Rama is two thirds
over and the points are now
given for the first four places
in each event. Anyone can
still win. Under 11 age
Will QIIY
■TILL ISv I
/
group:
STAKES: Butch Garrett,
201/2; Steve Dollery, 12;
Ruby Lee Nix, 111/2; Vicki
Bell, 11.
POLE BENDING: Roger
Garrett, 18; Butch Garrett,
13 1/2; Vicki Bell, ll;Ronna
Mitchell, 9.
BARRELS: Vicki Bell, 15;
Butch Garrett, 13; Bugger
Bob Barter, 10; Ronna Mit-
chell, 6 1/2.
11 thru 15 age group:
STAKES: Jimmy Reger,
26 1/2; Lynn Colvin, 9; Lee
Wells, 7; Stephanie Dollery,
6.
POLE BENDING: Jimmy
Reger, 13; Billy Goeser, 12;
Stephanie Dollery, 12; Lois
Herzog, 7 1/2; Nancy Goel-
Ier, 7 1/2.
BARRELS: Jimmy Reger,
21; Booty Spurrier, 18 1/2;
Lynn Colvin, 10; Stephanie
Dollery, 7.
Adults:
RINGS: Adrian Davis,
161/2; Rock Ross, 131/2;
Tom Treasure, 11-1/2; Ed
Garrett, 10 1/2.
STAKES: Tom Treasure,
211/2; Bobby Peroni, 16 1/2;
Adrian Davis, 12 1/2; Rock
Ross, 7.
POLE BENDING: Tom
Treasure, 22; Donna Goel-
ler, 13; Jim Dollery, 12;
Rock Ross, 7.
BARRELS: Bobby Peroni,
17 1/2; Adrian Davis, 14 1/2;
Tom Treasure, 8 1/2; J. L.
Bell, 6.
Roping:
TIE DOWN ROPING: Glenn
Bell, 7; Jimmy Bell, 5;
Bugger Bob Barter, 3.
BREAKAWAY ROPING:
Jimmy Bell^O.
RANCHHAND ROPING:
Glenn Bell, 11; Tommy Lea-
veil, 10; Dick Harman, 8;
Bobby Peroni, 4; Phillip O*
Rear, 4.
JACKPOT ROPING: Joe
Brymer, 9; Glenn Bell, 9;
Tommy Leavell, 8; Art
Beckwith, 7.
1st place - 4 points.
2nd place - 3 points.
3rd place - 2 points.
4th place - 1 point.
Contestants come from all
over the Valley and some
from the outside.
The above top four in each
class are from:
MERCEDES: Steve Dollery,
Jimmy Reger, Stephanie
Dollery, Billy Goeser, Lois
Herzog, Tom Treasure, Jim
Dollery, Tommy Leavell,
Dick Harman.
WESLACO: Vicki Bell, Bug-
ger Bob Barter, Lynn Col-
vin, Lee Wells, J. L. Bell,
Jimmy Bell, Joe Brymer,
Dick Harman.
DONNA: Adrian Davis.
HARLINGEN: Ruby Lee Nix,
Nancy Goeller, Donna Goell
ler, Booty Spurrier, Rock
Ross.
DELTA AREA: Butch Gar-
rett, Roger Garrett, Edwin
Garrett, Glenn Bell.
LA FERIA: Ronna Mitchell,
Bobby Peroni, Phillip O’
Rear.
The Intermediate class of
the First Methodist Church
spent Monday at Padre Is-
land. Those going were Steve
Hollon, Ted Hollon, Jimmy
Terry, Jim Bob Wilt, Shar-
on Jones, Patti Swain,
Marilyn Roach, and guest,
David Dillon.
Mrs. Jim Lauderdale and
children, Sarah and James,
have returned after a two-
week visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Owens,
of Amarillo.
The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes. Texas, Thursday, August 1, 1963
Page 5
MASONS START BUILDING FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
The cornerstone of a building for pre-school in its current modernization program. A new high
age children of Masonic- Home and School in
Fort Worth was leveled recently by George R. M.
Montgomery of Fort Worth, right, Past Grand
Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas
and president of the Masonic Home board of
governors. The building is scheduled for comple-
tion about January 1, 1964.
A substantial part of the building cost came
from the. Mary E. Bryant Estate. The building is
the fourth addition to the Masonic Ffnmr. campus
school building will be occupied this fall.
Shown putting mementos in the cornerstone
box are several three-to-six-year-old children who
will benefit from home-like facilities of the new
building. On the left is Hugh M. Craig of Fort
Worth, Masonic Past Grand Master and member
of the Masonic Home Independent School District
board. He is a graduate of the school
Children and grandchildren of MaSons are eli-
gible for admission to Masonic Home and School
ac
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Mouser of Dallas and Mr,
and Mrs. Lon McCulloch of
Houston visited recently in
the home of Miss Alma What-
ley and Mrs. Emma Cunning-
ham. The women are cou-
sins of Miss Whatley and
nieces of Mrs. Cunningham.
Visiting in the home of*
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Johnston**
is their grandniece, Carol
j Lavender, of Jon®a**roJ
•-Tenn. %
Hot Work—Modeling
... wool at 85 degree*!
working so hard to tell the
young jet set—the country's
biggest style customer?
Long evening skirts, for ■
every occasion from at home p
hostessing to evenings out, C
are In. Besides the wools, ’’
there are uniquely printed 1/
velvets, paired with shell ::J
tops.
Boys Golf
Meet Slated
ti A two-day metal play
“Boye** tournament will be
held at the Llano Grande
Municipal Golf Course In
Mercedes on August 12 and
13.
This tournament will be
sponsored by the Llano
Grande Women’s Golf Asso-
ciation. All boys, 18 years
and under, interested in
playing in this tournament
should contact the Golf
Course in Mercedes as soon
as possible.
The deadline set for enter-
ing is 6 p.m. August 11.
All out of town golfers plan-
ning to enter should submit
handicap. Tee off time will
be 9:00 a.m. Monday August
12. Entry fee will be $1.50
plus green fees.
Trophies will be presented
to the first and second place
winners in each flight and
refreshments will be served
to the golfers following the
tournament.
Center-Field Knit
Pin-Up
...for fit
section of the country will be
wrsring back to school.
Even though this huge
firm, among the five largest
of its kind in the country,
stayed in its own backyard
for picture-taking, lt budget-
ed some $15,000 for shooting
and distributing color photos
of fall clothes. (Chestnut
Hill, including its divisions.
Chestnut Hill, Mr. Dino, Pan-
tino and Harburt, has about
an $11 million a year busi-
ness volume.)
What’t New for
Young Jet Set?
WHAT IS THIS fashion
story so many people are
New versions of the shift
include low-belted gray flan-
nels and pin-striped wools.
Other news to watch for:
Vests and loosely tied
scarves.
Bright-huad, brushed ny-
lon sweaters.
Jumpers.
Boots and hoods, some of
the latter detachable from
the costume so they can dou-
ble as "smoke ring” scarves.
At Last—the Final Product
... the look* of fall
The Photographer
. .. Mel Victor
And it was easier than the
shooting the day before when
one model swung on a rope
over Everglades aawgrass
and another got nuzzled by
an inquisitive ranch horse
who developed an interest in
the fake ponyskin "Maver-
ick-’ vest she wa* wearing.
South Florida-
Anywhere U.S.A.
BIO NORTHERN firms
spend thousands of dollars
transporting such teams to
Florida to take "location pic-
tures” In our palm-and-sand
resort settings.
Bat Hollywood's Cbeotant
Hill Industries stayed clone
to home with its faU '63 line.
Main problem wu to find
Sonia Flo rids settings that
could be Anywhere, t -S.A.
The ptctarea taken la the
Grave will he distributed to
some 1.7M newspapers all
ever the country aa typical
of what young girls la every
Back to Work and Back in Track
.. Jeanette take* *tep up for make-up
Brushing on Rouge
.. . inside her ‘‘dretoasg room*
A very young ballplayer, look-
ing ahead to Little-League days,
is ready for action in the newest
of baseball apparel, in a stretch
knit fabric of "Dacron’’ polcester
fiber and Du Pont nyloh. Light-
weight and comfortably stretch*
able, it’s great for a lively little
pitch-and-catch expert. No mat-
ter how much soil adheres to a
budding star and his kuseball
uniform,.this Stretch-ees"outflt Is
as completely easy-care as the
boy himself. It launders in min-
utes and dries quickly to be
ready for the next big game.
BUILDING PERMITS
David Satter. Moving.
Approx. $300.00.
Lee Pate, Jr. New Brick
Veneer Home. Approx. $7,
500.00.
Rudy Garza. Addition;
$720.00.
Francisco - Matias. New
Frame. $4,800.00.
(0ng.ra.vetl WJeddina and SocialStation
Tiie Mercedes Enterprise
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1963, newspaper, August 1, 1963; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760536/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.