The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1957 Page: 4 of 17
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Larry Dubuisson, Edcouch -
Elsa senior, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Dubuisson, has been
selected as a member of the
staff of Philmont Scout Ranch
in Northeastern New Mexico,
near Cimmaron. Young Du-
buisson will serve this summer
as a roving ranger on the
127,000-acre ranch. He plans to
.attend Texas A & M College
next year. Rene DeHon, San
Benito, has also been selected
a member of the ranch staff.
4-H Style Show
Entered by 4-H
From Rio Farms
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, May 16, 1957
Page 4 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mrs. Moddle
Installed Head
Of Elsa Club
Mrs. L. R. Moddle was installed
as president of the Elsa Civic and
Study Club when the club met at
Richards Sun Valley Restaurant
in Harlingen for a twelve o’clock
luncheon on May 7. Mrs. J. F.
Gallaway was installing officer.
Other officers installed to serve
with Mrs. Moddle include Mrs
Jack Hunnicutt, vice president;
Mrs. A. E. Branch, recording sec-
retary; Mrs. Steve Hood, treasur-
er; Mrs. C. C. Stokes, correspond-
ing secretary; Mrs. R. E. Snyder,
historian; Mrs. W. B. Cragon, par-
liamentarian.
Mesdames Hood and C. W. Bow-
ers were hostesses and decorated
the table with an arrangement of
assorted spring flowers and fern
at the head table where the out-
going officers were seated. On the
long tables facing the headtable
were fern and the club flower,
red hibiscus.
The meeting was opened by the
twenty members and one guest,
Miss Clare Mears, singing “Our
Valley Home” followed by the pres-
ident, Mrs. Eva Hess, leading the
group in repeating the Club Collect.
Each chairman and officer gave
a report of their respective of-
fices.
Mrs. Galloway reminesced of
past experiences of the twenty one
presidents of the club in an amus-
ing manner. She also announced
the honoring of Mrs. Bowers with
an honorary life membership in
the club. This makes five honorary
members.
The new president, Mrs. Moddle,
announced the following .chairmen:
Program, Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt,
Mrs. C. C. Stokes and Mrs. W. B.
Cragon; Yearbook, Mrs. Cragon
and Mrs. L. G. Swedlund; Finance,
Mrs. W. A. Cazort, Mrs. Hood and
Mrs. Sam Tayloe; Welfare, Mrs.
L. F. Bell, Mrs. Hood, Mrs. F. L.
Porter, Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt and
Mrs. Hess; Publicity, Mrs. R. E.
Snyder and Mrs. A. E. Branch;
Defense Research, Mrs. J. F. Gal-
loway, Mrs. W. K. Galbreath, Mrs.
R. B. Carter and Mrs. Nelle Die-
trich; Courtesy and Sunshine,
Mrs. H. F. Chandler; Visiting,
* Mrs. Winifred Bell, Mrs. Chandler
and Mrs. G. C. McGown; Mem-
bership, Mrs. W. H. Hughes, Mrs.
Porter, Mrs. Lonnie Wood; Chap-
lain, Mrs. Galloway; delegates to
Elsa Community Center, Mesdam-
es Carter, Swedlund, Branch and
Cazort; reporting delegates to fed-
eration, Mrs. Peay and Mrs. Swed-
lund; reporting delegate to club,
Mrs. W. K. Galbreath; photogra-
pher, Mrs. C. C. Stokes.
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DRESS REVUE
Mothers who drove to Edinburg
Friday afternoon, May 3, to watch
the judges score the dresses of
their daughters during the 4-H
Dress Revue included Mrs. Francis
Thomas and daughter, Susan;
Mrs. Kathleen Bowers and daugh-
ter, Linda; Mrs. Longwell and
daughters Gayle and Janie; Mrs.
Earl Barnes and daughter, Joan;
Mrs M. L. Johnson and daughter,
Ann; Mrs. H. G. Herzog and
daughter, Linda; Mrs. Bowery and
daughter, Nancy; Mrs. Robert
Brown and Martha Sue Smith;
Mrs. Manuel Cortines and daugh-
ters, Elizabeth and Martha; Mrs.
G. E. McCannon and daughter,
Jane. Other girls whose garments
were judged were Doreen and
Frances Jones, Frances Hester,
Margie Haley, Ramona Roberts,
Betty Jean Kuehn, Sarah Younger,
Olga and Janett Yantz. Hidalgo
County had 123 entries and 23 of
those were from Rio Farms 4-H
Club. These entries included 13
dresses, 9 skirts and 1 apron. Un-
usual features of the dress revue
were two shirts made by George
Savage and Bobby Wilson of the
Alamo 4-H Club.
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Mr. and Mrs. Grady Prichard
and daughter, Reta Jean, of Bor-
ger and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Clay
of Grandfield, Okla., visited sever-
al days in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Milligan of Edcouch.
Mrs. Prichard and Mr. Clay are
sister and brother of Mrs. Milligan.
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Rev. and Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt,
Mrs. W. T. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Snyder and daughter, Cheryl,
and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sn?aer
were dinner guests Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Edcouch.
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Leo Tripp of Monte Alto conduct-
ed a magic show in the Monte
Alto school auditorium on May 10.
He was assisted by Kenneth and
Gail Adams. Pie and coffee were
sold after ^the show. All proceeds
went to the Monte Alto PTA. A
total of $70 was made.
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The Senior Class mothers will
honor member of the class and
their sponsors with a weiner. roast
May 22 at 5:30 at the home of
Frank Smith, Sr., near Elsa. Mem-
bers of the class are invited.
Court of Honor
Held for Scouts
A Court of Honor was held for
the scouts of the Edcouch-Elsa
area Monday' evening, May 6, at
8 p.m. at the Edcquch-Elsa High
School Auditorium. The theme
was “Spotlighting the Scout,” and
those serving on the Court of Honor
were as follows: Clarence Johns-
tone, acting as Master of Cere-
monies; Marion Bentsen, E. B.
Dubuisson, Larry Swedlund, Clay-
ton Robertson, Earnest Carruth
and Noel Janvier.
The Court of Honor was opened
by an invocation by Larry Dubuis-
son, followed by a Pedge of Al-
legiance to the Flag led by Larry
Lewis, and the Scout Oath led by
Pat McKinnis.
Those receiving awards were as
fallows:
Tenderfoot rank: Errol J. Lew-
is, David Friedlein, Gray Swed-
lund, Jon Cellum and Tommy Tur
pin; 2nd Class rank: David Fried-
lein and Jimmy Jones; Star rank:
Pat McKinnis; Life Rank: Larry
Dubuisson and Timothy Johnstone;
Merit Badges: Larry Lewis - First
Aid, Craig Bentsen - First Aid,
Harry J. Raper - First Aid, Pat
McKinnis - Cooking, Hog and Pork
Production and Scholarship, Jerry
Carruth - World Brotherhood, Tim
othy Johnstone - Weather, Larry
Dubuisson - Citizenship in the
Home and Citizenship in the Na-
tion.
Also Den Chief Cords: Craig
Bentsen, Mike McKinnis and Jon
Cellum; Quartermaster: Don Fried-
lein ; Bentsen Park Camporee
Award Ribbons - Lion Patrol -
Class A Blue Ribbon, Pioneer Pa-
trol - Class B. Red Ribbon; 50
Miler Award: _ Dwight Robertson
and Larry Dubuisson; Emergency
Service Award: Jerry Carruth
Jerry Robinson, Timothy Johns
tone, Johnny Tayloe and Dennis
Martin.
The Court of Honor was closed
with the Scout Benedition led by
Johnny Tayloe, and refreshments
were then served to approximate-
ly 50 guests and scouts.
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I Delta Gt\ea Tleivs
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% Local Representative MRS. R. E. SNYDER Phone AM 2-18S9 *
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On May 4, the 4-H girls went
back to Edinburg for the May Day
Style Show beginning at 7:30 p.m.
After the girls had modeled their
dresses in the May Day Parade,
Miss Gladys Kellermeier, Assistant
County Home Demonstration Agent.
announced their ratings and pre- j|T f
sented their ribbons. liLlllS Ill LliUHvli
GATTI-AXUM RITES
Girls who are over 14 and have
been in club three years, who re-
ceived blue ribbons that will give
them an opportunity to enter the
Sub-District Dress Revue later in
the year were: Olga Garcia, Mar-
gie Haley, Betty Jean Kuehn,
Frances Hester, and Janette Yantz.
Other blue ribbon winners were:
Joan Barnes, Becky Ann Stephen-
son, Nancy Bowery, Janet McCan-
non, Lauryn Galyle Longwell, and
Lindy Herzog.
The girls who received red rib-
bons were: Janie Longwell, Gloria
Garcia, Elizabeth Cortines, Sarah
Younger, Martha Cortines, Dor-
een Jones, Susan Thomas, Martha
Sue Smith, Linda Bowers, Ann
Johnson and Francis Jones.
Rio Farms 4-H boys who were
escorts for the style show were:
Mike and Jamie Hooper, James
Allen Stephenson, Richard Smith,
Dickie Herzog, and Kenneth Barn-
es. This style show was a family
affair as nearly all the contestants
had their entire family in the aud-
ience.
Annual Dads Night
Meld by FFA May 7
The Edcouch-Elsa Future Farm-
ers of America held their an-
nual Dad’s Night on May 7 at the
Cerftral Cafetorium with Frank
Smith as master of ceremonies.
Honorary chapter degrees were
given .to Supt. A. L. Peay, Hannis
Turberville and Ray Guinn. Frank
Smith, Jr., received the award of
star Chapter Farmer which was
presented by Charles McGilvrary.
Jimmy Hoyt and Santos Escobar
received awards for highest grades
and activities in the chapter.
Charles Graham and Daniel Me-
drano were elected delegates to the
state convention.
Eight greenhands were raised to
chapter farmers. They were Larry
Vivian, Jimmy Wise, Leroy Fu-
qua, Bill Dudley, Albert Garza,
Gilberto Hinojosa, Roberto Hinojo-
sa and Tomas Montoya.
Chapter officers elected were
Charles Graham, president; A1
Hyatt, vice president; William Tur-
berville, secretary; Jimmy Wise,
treasurer; Albert Garza, report-
er; Daniel Medrano, sentinel.
Special awards were given to
BTIl Dudley on poultry, and to
Charles Graham, A1 Hyatt and
Daniel Medrano on livestock judg-
ing.
Refreshments were served to
seventy-five guests.
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Edcouch-Elsa
Commencement
Friday, May 24
Future Homemakers Install;
Name Three Style Show Winners
Installation of FHA officers was
held May 7 in the Edcouch-Elsa
High School auditorium with the
eighth grade girls and mothers of
FHA members as special guests.
Nancy Howell installed the officers
in a candle-lighting ceremony,
with the officers dressed in white
and lighting a candle as the duties
of each’ office was explained.
Lynda LaDuke was installed as
president and other officers are
Freda Schroeder, vice president;
Rosa Trevino and Carol Peay, sec-
ond vice presidents; Mary Etta
Evans, third vice president; Ann
Johnson, fourth vice president; Ru-
by Wood and Faye Weyel, fifth
vice presidents; Connie Cellum and
Lupe Carranza, parliamentarians;
Marjorie Bingham, historian; DOr-
ah Gutierrez, secretary; Dinah
Dahl, treasurer; Becky Hollon, pi-
anist.
Sixteen girls entered the style
show with dresses they had made
Becky Stafford won in division
one with a blue and white pin
checked gingham church dress
with white accessories. Sharon Tur-
pin was named her alternate. Betty
Jean Kuehn won in division two
with a red street sheath dress of
red cotton trimmed in red and
white. Mary Etta Evans is her al-
ternate.
Division 2, party dress,, was
won by Ann Johnson wearing a
floral full skirted, sleeveless dress
which she wore with a violet color-
ed duster. Diana Flores was nam-
ed her alternate.
The girls will model their dresses
in the All-Valley Cotton Style Show
in Harlingen this summer. Judges
were Mesdames Albert Hughes,
George Wiley and Neal Galloway.
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Central PTA Holds
Fathers’ Night.
The Edcouch - Elsa Central PTA
held Fathers’ Night on May 6 at
7:30 with a covered dish supper
at the Cafetorium.
Mrs. E. C. Thomas installed the
officers for the new year. They
are Mrs. Horace Smith, president;
Mrs. Dan Calloway, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. N. E. Ricketson, secre-
tary; and Mrs. Johnny Brown,
treasurer.
Mrs. Glenn Moore sang two num-
bers accompanied by Mrs. Vivian
Russell on the piano.
The attendance prize was won
by Mrs. Russell’s room.
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Mrs. W. K. Galbreath of Elsa
entertained with a canasta party
on May 6 honoring Mrs. J. F. Gal-
loway on her birthday. Mrs. Gallo-
way’s birthday is on the 12th of
May, but she is out of the Valley
and the party was held early.
Cake and coffee were served to
Mesdames Ben Mitchell, A. B.
Barker, J. P. Pealor, Sr., R. G.
Bell, L. D. Cummings, O. V. Gin-
grass, George Johnson, Arby Ev-
ans, C. B. Hartzog, Lena Stovall
and the honoree, Mrs. Galloway.
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Mrs. G u s Bunselmeyer and
granddaughter, Clara, Elsa, ac-
companied her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Wilbur Bunselmeyer, to her
home in Corpus Christi where they
will visit for several days. Mrs.
Wilbur Bunselmeyer had been in
the Valley to be with her father,
S. M. Turberville, who has been
seriously ill in the McCalip-Ivy
hospital in Weslaco.
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Mrs. Elsie George received a
telegram from New York City re-
cently advising her she was a
great grandmother. A son was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Bill George on
May 8. Bill George is a grandson
of Mrs. Elsie George.
Miss Kathy Cecilia Gatti, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gatti,
Monte Alto, became the bride of
Airman First Class Tucker Axum,
Shreveport, La., May 11 at 9 a.m.
at the St. Theresa Church in Ed-
couch. The groom is the sbn of
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Axum, Sr.,
Palestine, Texas. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father
Edward Blown. O.M.I., before close
friends and relatives of the couple.
The bride wore a pink ruffled
nylon and net ballerina length dress
with tight fitting strapless bodice
with a short bolero and matching
accessories. Her bouquet was of
pink sweetheart roses.
The couple’s attendants were Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Shaw of Weslaco,
formerly of Elsa.
A wedding breakfast was held at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. George
Diver in Elsa. Mrs. Diver and Mrs.
Shaw served from a table covered
with white linen with a central ar-
rangement of spring flowers.
Mrs. Axum wore an orchid suit
with white accessories for her go-
ing away costume.
The newlyweds were dinner
guests at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
home of the bride’s parents. The
couple left on Monday for Shreve-
port where the groom is stationed
in the Air Force.
Circle Heads Named
By Methodist Group
Mrs. J. A. Medley of Weslaco
was guest speaker when the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
met at the Edcouch Methodist
Church on May 8 at 3 p.m. The
speaker was introduced by Mrs.
J. F. Galloway. She spoke on the
pledge service.
Mrs. Bill Cotton, the new WSCS
president, read the names of the
chairmen of the circles. The morn-
ing and afternoon circles meet on
the second Wednesday with Mrs.
George Johnson as chairman of
the Morning circle and Mrs. Clara
Hughes as chairman for the After-
noon ^ircle. Mrs. Robert Schmidt
is chairman of the Young Matrons’
Circle and Mrs. M. J. Bobo is
chairman of the Evening Circle.
Mrs. R. E. Bowker is president
of the Wesleyan Service Guild
which meets on the third Monday
evening. The general meeting will
be held at the church on the fourth
Wednesday of each month.
Mesdames R. L. Miller and Clin-
ton Fraser served refreshments to
twenty-five members.
DIXON'S CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO.
Septic Tanks — Drain Tile — Foundation Blocks
Stock Troughs — Precast Steps — Water Tanks
PHONE AM2-1181 ELSA, TEXAS
Commencement Exercises for
seniors of the Edcouch-Elsa High
School will be held, on Friday eve-
ning, May 24, at 8 o’clock. The
class will have charge of the pro-
gram and present the speakers
from their own group.
Special awards will be made by
O. H. Smith, high school principal,
and diplomas will -be presented to
the group by John Scnmalzried,
president of the board of trustees.
Baccalaureate services \yill be
held in the high school auditorium
on Sunday night, May 19, 8 o’clock,
with Rev. Carl Bunch, pastor of
the Edcouch Nazarene Chtirch,
as the speaker.
Among the students who will
graduate from Edcouch - Elsa this
year are John Bearden, Bill Rich-
ard Bergman, Carl Bunch, Ani-
ceto Cavazos, Larry Dubuisson,
Adan Escamilla, Victor G. Farias,
Jesus Garza, Billy Theo Goree,
Jimmie Hoyt, Norman Johnson and
Don Goss. Also, Ayton Harrison,
Alton Ernest Jones.
Gary Kraus, Troy Lee Maloy,
Harry Joel Maloy, Jean Mullere,
Abel Partida, Jr., Herald Pena,
Bobby Pettigrew, Guadalupe Rios,
Dwight P. Robertson, Ruben San-
chez, Frank Smith, Sammy C. Tur-
berville, Herbert V. Vela, Eddie
Zamora and Richard Zamora.
Carmen Ayala, Sonia Carreon,
Getty Castillo, Bobbie Clark, Eva
Escamilla, Socorro Flores, Jose-
fina Gonzalez, Oralia Hinojosa,
Nancy Howell, Lana Hughes, Soi-
la Isquierdo, Oralia Leal, Lorna
Jean Lewis.
And Noemi Martinez, Eugenia
McDaniel, Viola Moron, Kathy
Peay, Beatrice Rodriguez, Margie
Thompson and Alva Catherine Tip-
ton. , ,.
Graduation exercises for the
Edcouch-Elsa Elementary Schools
will be held in the high school
gym on Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m.
Students will put on the program
in its entirety. A. L. Peay, super-
intendent of schools, will present
the diplomas to the approximately
120 students who will graduate.
Honor students this year are
Jimmie Hoyt, son ol Mr. and Mrs.
Lewie Hoyt, with an average of
95.425 as valedictorian, and Soma
Carreon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernesto Carreon, salutatonan, with
an average of 94.818. Students
ranking in the first ten of the class
of 49 for this year are Kathy Peay,
92.432; Nancy Howell, 90.795; Gary
Kraus, 90.554; Viola Moron, 90.15;
Lana Hughes, 89.775; Carmen
Ayala, 89.775; Larry Dubuisson,
89.020; Don Goss, 89.013.
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Surprise Breakfast
Honors Coy Weavers
Mrs. R. B. Carter of Elsa was
hostess for a surprise breakfast
for Mr. and Mrs. Coy Weaver on
their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary May 6 on the patio of the
Carter home at 8:30 a.m.
The refreshment table was cov-
ered with a red and white cloth
centered with an arrangement of
gardenias. Close friends and neigh-
bors were present.
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Miss Kathy Gatti
Honored with Shower
Miss Kathy Gatti was honored
with a bridal shower on May 6 at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gatti, with Miss Bertha
Joe Balensiefen and Mrs. Bill Kon-
zen of Elsa as hostesses.
Miss Balensiefen, Miss Gatti, and
Mrs. Konzen were in the receiving
line. The refreshment table was
covered with a white linen cloth
centered with bougainvillea and
queen’s wreath. Mrs. George Div-
er served the cake to thirty-three
guests and Mrs. Bob "Hageman
poured punch.
Mrs. John Cortino was also
the houseparty.
Officers Installed
By Beta Sigma Phi;
Mrs. Odom President
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held.a
dinner meeting at El Sombrero
Cafe in Mercedes May 9 with Mrs.
Geneva Milligan, retiring president,
installing the new officers for the
year.
These officers include Mina Od-
om, president; Francis Keyes, vice
president; Me’ba Pickens, exten-
sion officer; Corrine Whittle, re
cording secretary; Pat Schroede,
corresponding secretary; Dorothy
Clark, treasurer; Ty Hollon, direc-
tor; Louise Moddle, sponsor. The
sorority presented, Mrs. Milligan
with a gavel guard.
The group had a gift exchange
and revealed their Beta Buddies.
They also drew names for next
year. Plans were made for the
Spring Charity Dance May 18 at
the Elsa Community Center.
Mrs. Nola Newton of McAllen
will be guest speaker on “Home
Lighting” at the home of Mrs.
Henry Lauderdale in Mercedes on
June 4 at 7:30 p.m. with the chap-
ters from Weslaco, Mercedes, La
Feria and Delta Area present.
Each chapter will invite members
MISS RICHARDS
GIVEN COURTESY
Miss Martha Nelle Richards,
bride elect of Monte Carrol Camp-
bell of Mission, was honored with
a tea shower at the home of Mrs.
Horace Smith May 11 when co-
hostesses included Mesdames. G.
O. McDaniel, W. B. Cragon, C. W.
Bowers, J. S. Hood, G. T. Rohr,
C. E. Wood, and W. T. Dudley.
Patricia Smith and Condy Rich-
ards, sister of the bride-elect,
greeted the guests at the door. In
the receiving line were Mrs.'Smith,
Miss Richards, the bride-elect’s
mother, Mrs. M. L. Richards and
the groom-elect’s mother, Mrs. O.
A. Campbell of Mission, and the
bride’s grandmother, Mrs. C. B.
Griffin of Weslaco.
Members of the houseparty wore
after five dresses with carnation
corsages harmonizing with their
dresses. The bride’s book was pre-
sided over by Mary Virginia Rich-
ards, a sister of the bride-elect,
and Miss Linda Nash, her cousin
from Weslaco. A miniature shoe
container held a small nosegay of
maline in white and pink, the chos-
en colors for the party.
The colors of white and pink
were repeated in the stock and
snapdragon floral arrangement in
a crystal container on the mantle.
The refreshment table was laid
with a white floor length net cloth
over pink and held a crystal con-
tainer of flowers flanked on each
side with three lighted tapers. As-
sorted tea cakes and mints were
served by Mrs. Jake Kennedy of
Camp Hood and Miss Mollie Ann
Willich of Elsa. The gift room
hostesses were Mrs. Rohr and Mrs.
Dudley.
Edcouch Agenda
Covers Budget, i
Water Rate Hike
Edcouch Mayor Bill Manix and
other city officials met at th"
Offices on May 9 with George \JIL-
es of Mercedes, city auditor, dis-
cussing a proposed budget for the
remainder of the year.
A new water rate was discussed
and the following rates approved,
effective with meter readings
June 15 and water billing July 1:
3.500 gallons, $2 minimum; next
4.500 gallons, thirty cents per
1000 gallons; next 5,000 gallons,
twenty five cents per 1000 gallons.
All over 13,000 gallons, twenty
cents per 1000.
The increase in rate is due to
higher cost of materials and in-
creased salaries of water employ-
es. A $5,000 certificate of deposit
was authorized to be purchased
from the Elsa State Bank and
Trust Company which will 'give'dhe
city 3 percent interest on the de-
posit.
A new sixteen inch drain was
placed across the street at the
firemen’s park which will help
drain the northwest and southwest
sections of town when it rains.
of another club from their com-
munity. Hostesses for the local
chapter will be Nina Odom and
Joyce Giese with the Edcouch Gar-
den Club as their guests. Mary
Anna Cellum will be in charge of
refreshments.
Leveled Land Crops Not Damaged
Bv Heavy Rains, SCS Unit Reports
Child play center, Edinburg.
Music, creative arts,? hand
crafts, rhythm games, story-
telling. From 7:30 to 1:00. $12
per month. Phone Am2-1244 or
DU3-1081. 20-2tc
Business
Directory
City Property — Farm Land
Rentals
J. E. KIRK
Real Estate
Phone AM 2-1871 Elsa
The supervisors of the South-
most Soil Conservation District re-
port that the recent heavy rains
around La Villa, Edcouch and El-
sa did not damage any crops on
leveled fields where borders were
high enough to keep out outside
water.
Many farms in that area receiv-
ed nearly 15 inches of rain on
Friday through Sunday the last
week in April. By Tuesday morn-
ing the rainfall had either gone
into the soil or slowly drained off
though drop structures in the bor
ders on those leveled fields where
outside water did not back onto
the land. Crops apparantly suffered
no damage on those fields and
were doing well.
Where the borders were con
structed and maintained properly
no erosion or field damage occur-
red. It was not difficult to tell on
Tuesday which fields were leveled
and which were not. Unleveled
fields adjoining properly leveled
ones were standing in water where
runoff had accumulated and in
many instances crops were dead.
Clarence Smith who lives just
south of La Villa on baseline road
has leveled the sloping land around
Border Butane, Inc.
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H Mi. W. Hiway — WO 8-3848
Weslaco* Texas
Mrs, J. F. Galloway of Elsa, ac
companied by Mrs. Vern Carlson
of Edinburg, left on Thursday for
Wellington, Kan., where she will
attend the wedding of MisS Mary
Frances Somers on May 18. Mrs.
Galloway and Mrs. Carlson will
visit Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Gallo-
way and daughter of San Antonio
on Thursday evening and will also
visit with friends and relatives at
Caldwell, Kan., before returning to
the Valley. ’
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Mesdames E. B. Dubuisson, Jack
Hunnicutt and L. R. Moddle attend-
ed an executive board meeting of
the heart fund association in Har-
lingen May 7 at 7:30. Officers were
elected with Mrs. Dubuisson elect-
ed a director.
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ENTERPRISE WANT ADS PAY
Jimmie Hoyt Wins
Farm Bureau Award
Jimmie Hoyt received the Farm
Bureau Scholarship Award of $250,
good in a college of his choice,
at the Area FFA Meeting in Alice
Saturday.
Guale Rios was reporting dele-
gate from the E-E chapter.
Applications for Lone Star Farm-
er were considered from six E-E
boys, Frank Smith, Jimmie Hoyt,
William Turberville. Valdemar Mo-
ron, Alger Hyatt and Charles
Graham. There are ninety-four ap-
plications and 64 will be chosen.
Vocational agriculture teachers,
Urfa Adams and Charles McGil-
vrary, accompanied the boys to
Alice.
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Debbie Norris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Norris of Ed-
couch, spent several days last week
in the McCalip-Ivy hospital for
medical treatment.
NEW MATTRESSES
and
MATTRESS RENOVATING
CANTWELL MATTRESS
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his house in level contour benahes.
Monday morning all water had ap-
parantly gone into the soil or
drained off through the drop struc-
tures. No damage was apparant.
Arthur Schwarz who lives five
miles north of Mercedes and one
mile east reported a leveled forty
acre field took a 5.2 inch rain
with no damage to the soil or
crops. He stated that he was pre-
paring to level another 40 soon.
Dick Wade who lives one mile
south of La Villa on the baseline
road reported an 80 acre field that
was almost perfectly level took
the heavy rain as well as consid-
erable road ditch water and was
drained dry by Tuesday. No ap-
parent crop damage was observ-
ed.
Mrs. Robertson
Installed Head
Of E-E Teachers
Mrs. Alice Robertson has been
installed as president of the "S-
room Teachers Association i .he
new year. Other officers are fiss
Bess Enness, vice president; Mrs.
Stella Nelson, secretary; Jim Wea-
therby, treasurer; Mrs. Ethel Zu-
be, parliamentarian.
The officers were installed ‘on
May 8 at a meeting in the Central
Cafeteria. Milton Brooks, chairman
of the Citizenship Committee, had
charge of the program and pre-
sented Richard Zamora and Rudy
de la Garza, a member of the Na-
tional Guard Unit of Els£. Mrs.
Brice Fuqua spoke on “A Gate-
way to Citizenship.”
Recommendations adopted by
the group were to continue the
C.T.A. breakfast for all teachers
at the opening of school, and to
invite District III to hold its an-
nual workshop at Edcouch-Elsa in
October.
PILOT CRASHES
Richard Oliver, a dusting pilot
with Odom Aircraft, Edcouch, was
seriously injured Sunday morning
while dusting cotton on the Milton
Richardson farm. It was report-
ed that his plane stalled and then
crashed. He is in McCalip-Ivy hos-
pital in Weslaco. His wife, who
lives in Arkansas, has been called
to the Valley.
Valley Principal^ ^
Form Organization
Elementary principals of Valley
schools met at Edcouch-Elsa Cen-
tral Elementary May 9 and decid-
ed to organize a Valley Elemen-
tary Principals Association, which
would be an area organization of
the Texas Elementary Principals’
group.
Eleven Valley school districts
were represented. Officer^ elected
were Frank Masten, Edcouch-El-
sa, president; Bill Ferguson, P.S.-
J. A., vice president; Hazel Black-
well, Weslaco, secretary; Harry
Haeffner, E-E, treasurer.
The group decided to meet twice
each year, once in the fall and
again in the spring. *
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Mesdames Bill Cotton, Clara
Hughes, W. H. Hughes, James
Pealor, Jr., Carl Roberts, Victor
Ogden and Paul Terry of the Ed-
couch W.S.C.S. attended a district
officers training school in San Beni-
to Friday.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1957, newspaper, May 16, 1957; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1065219/m1/4/?q=waco+tornado: 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.