The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1951 Page: 8 of 14
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THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MAY 24. 1924
Days Retire From
Teaching After
Years of Service
MERCEDES — Many friends in
Mercedes will be interested to know
that .Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Day, for-
mer Mercedes High School principal
and teacher in the local schools, res-
pectively, have retired from the
teaching profession after a combin-
ed 82 years in which they have
served childhood! in the public
schools of Texas.
After 42 years in the schools, Mrs.
Day was forced to retire due to ill
health. Mr. Day retired seven years
ago due to heart trouble, after 40
years service. Retirement for the
^ays wiU mean moving to a newfice
home at Nachodoches. For Mrs.
Day it may mean writing a book
of her years as a primary teacher.
At retirement, Mrs. Day was teach-
ing at Boese. During their teach-
ing profession, the Days taught in
Lyford, Harlingen and Mercedes.
Music Pupils Have
Saturday Entertainment
MERCEDES — Mrs. Virginia
Shotwell entertained with a party
for her music pupils Saturday after-
noon at her home. Following a time
at games refreshments were serv-
ed.
Present were Mary Ann Rushton,
Lou Anne Langford, Jean Knapp,
Joanna Frix, Janet and Gwendolyn
Brandt, Joan Strittmatter, Rebecca
Ihrig, Cora Nell Crow.
William Henry Harrison was the
oldest U. S. president to take of-
He was 68.
OES Plans Covered
Dish Supper For
Monday, May 28
MERCEDES — At the Monday
night meeting of the Mercedes
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star, plans were made for a cover-
ed dish supper to be held at the
meeting Monday night, May 28, Mrs.
Gamer George, worthy matron,
presided.
Also' at the meeting, the last of
the current year, election of new
officers will be held. New officers
will be installed Thursday night.
May 31.
At the close of the session, Mrs.
James Kirker gave a musical read-
ing, accompanied by (Mrs- G- A.
King, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. A- Mur-
dock, membergi of the Chicago, 111.,
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star, were guests.
Mrs. Gilson Knapp and Mrs. E. F.
Jones were hostesses for a social
* hour nad served refreshments-
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False Gods.. _
Lesson for Sunday, May 27. [
««rHAT HARMONY is there be- j
” tween Christ and Belial ... j
And what agreement has the tem- j
pie of God with idols?” These
words of St. Paul are a challenge
to those who follow the false gods
of our time. They apply to those
who make oracles of the so-called
intellectuals who have no use for
God, and to those whose worship
of skill would lead to a world full
of trained hands but empty hearts.
They are a warning to all who
would brush aside every moral
scruple to attain worldly success.
God has filled the world with
good things. The sun, the stars,
the rains and the earth and its
fruits are a reflection of Himself.
But they are not gods. Neither are
those gifts of intelligence and beau-
ty with which God has endowed
human creatures. Everything that
comes from God should be
looked upon in terms of reference
to the Creator. Only in this way
can men enjoy the gifts of God
without - letting them blot out His
image from their lives.
Man’s spiritual life has tended
to be hampered by fast-develop-
ing progress in scientific, econom- -j
ic and social fields. Men and i
women are surrounded today by j
distractions and lures unknown j
to other generations. 1
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In this atomic ag^, especially, :
great numbers are tempted to for- !
get the great truth of Christian i
revelation: That God is, and will j
always be, the Supreme Ruler, j t
False idols may abound every- j
where, but in God alone lies man’s j
hope for true and abiding happi-.^
ness. , j/ " j
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"I REMEMBER'
BY THE OLD TIMERS
From Mrs. Rosa Currier, Spring-
dale, Mont.: I remember when
mother took a large paddle down
to the wash place by the creek
where she had a huge oak block
and a big black kettle of water
set on some rocks over a fire.
She dipped the clothes in hot suds
in the kettle and placed them on
the block and beat them clean with
the paddle. Then she rinsed them
in the creek. Great was the day
when she got a new wooden wash
board.
From Mrs. H. F. Alexander, Red-
Wood Valley, Calif.: I remember
when we carried water up a steep
hill to fill the reservoir of the big
black iron stove. Also the dish
pans were filled to heat for the Sat-
urday night bath, taken in wash
tubs. In the summer the tubs were
placed in the yard under a tree.
There were 10 in the family, so
this stunt was done every week,
nor did we all have a fresh tub
of water. Several had to wash in
the same.
From Frank A. Dole, Aberdeen,
Wash.: I remember when my
mother would go to the woods and
peel off the inner bark from the
Alder trees, cut it in small pieces
and boil it in a kettle with her
yarn to give the socks she knit
a light brown color.
From Mrs. Joseph C. Norris,
Boone, N.C.: I remember when
the doctor made his calls on horse-
back carrying medicine in a black
leather saddle bag. How fasci-
nating to watch him cut littie
squares of paper — newspaper
would do if h6 other kind was
handy—and with the point of his
pen knife dip a certain amount of
powder out of tW9 Of three differ-
ent bottle's, placing it together in
Xe center Of each square of pa-
per, then folding it carefully—each
package a dose, and usually a bit-
er one. ;r'
(Mail your memories to Tht Old
TiflS&tfS* Box 340* Frankfort, Ky.)
Swimming Party Honors
Audra Ann George
MERCEDES—Audra Ann George,
who is moving to San Jacinto, Cali-
fornia., with her parents, iMT. and
Mrs. F. R. George, was honored
with a swimming party Saturday
morning at the McAllen Country
Club and picnic at Whalen’s park
by Jane Hollon and Betty Reid.
Others enjoying the event were
Martha Starck, Patsy Clifford, Jean
Knapp. Martha Pinkerton, Lou Anne
Langford, Nancy Rushton, Jean
Knapp, Frances Jo Bryant, Bunny
Jones, Merry Frances Brows, Eloise
Johnston, Ann Rowland, Zetta
Baum, Clydell Hollon, Larry Bar-
num, Jimmy and Larry Hollon of
Los Fresnos. Jphnny Jaquet, Frank
Markham, .Marion, Lawler, Jr-, Joe
Winston, Bobby Swain, Bill Vollmer,
H. B. Rogers, Jr. Several mothers
accompanied the group.
Benjamin Franklin, made the fihst
harmonica.
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The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1951, newspaper, May 24, 1951; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074098/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.