The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1961 Page: 5 of 8
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LANGFORD NAMED
VKE-PRE5IDENI
OF HOSPITAL
Barry L. Trask of Wesla-
co was re-elected as presi-
dent of the board of trustees
for the Knapp Memorial
Methodist Hospital for
another year "at the group’s
annual meeting on Friday,
June 30, in Donna. Also re-
elected were vice - presi-
dents Cedric F. Wood of
Donna, Floyd Langford of
Mercedes, and A. L. Cramer
of Elsa.
Mrs. Clayton Malone of
Progreso was re-elected as
secretary, and Mrs. Moulton
Cobb of Weslaco, treasurer.
Construction on the hospi-
tal is scheduled for comple-
tion around November. It is
being built by a development
group headed by H. Raymond
Mills of Weslaco, and is to be
operated by the Methodist
board. The 100-bed facility
will cost just over
$1,600,000. A definite open-
ing date has not been set yet.
The administrator,
Marcus E. Drewa, reported
that some work had been done
on the organization of the
Medical Staff. He said that
about 100 applications for
membership on the staff have
been received. Of these, 27
are for the active staff, 46
for the visiting, or courtesy,
staff, and the balance for the
consulting staff. A meeting of
interested doctors will be
held in the near future.
He pointed out some of the
excellent features of the hos-
pital building, stating that the
patient rooms are the most
modern that he has seen
anywhere. Architect for the
project is R. Newell Waters
of Weslaco. The general con-
tractor is the W. B. Uhlhorn
Company of Harlingen.
PiMlii r , i
— Enterprise Staff Photo
FIRST BALE OF COTTON reported ginned in Mercedes
was that grown by Enaristo Vento, Jr., left. Center is Doug
Whitener, ginner, and at right Bill Basinger, manager of
the Mercedes Co-Op Gin which handled the bale. It was
brought in Friday afternoon of last week.
July 4th Holiday
Quiet In Mercedes
Mercedes had a quiet and
sane July 4th holiday.
Police Chief Claudio Cas-
taneda reported a minimum
of complaint son fire-
crackers in the city.
Only one minor traffic ac-
cident was reported, that on
July 2 when no one was in-
jured and one vehicle was
damaged slightly.
Two police cars patrolled
the highways leading to and
from the city with their head-
lights on in cooperation with
the Department of Public
Safety “Drive Lighted and
Live” slogan for the holiday.
Downtown business firms
were closed most of the day
and the drug stores closed at
noon.
Real bargains in typewriters
at The Mercedes Enterprise.
Renovation Work
Slated On U. S. 281
J. F. Snyder, district engi-
neer, Texas Highway De-
partment in Pharr, an-
nounces a new highway con-
struction project on U. S.
Highway No. 281 in Hidalgo
& Cameron Counties. Work
in Hidalgo County will be in
two segments: from Pharr
to Hidalgo and from Progre-
so to the Hidalgo-Cameron
County line. Work in Camer-
on County will run from La
Paloma to Brownsville. The
works consists of grading,
• flexible base, asphaltic con-
crete pavement and two
course surface treatment.
Joe Cox, Resident Engi-
neer at Pharr, in immediate
charge of construction,
states that E. B. Darby &
Co., Inc. of Pharr is con-
tractor; and that actual con-
struction will begin on or
about July 1st.
You're IN THE SWIM
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_DOUBLE STAMP DAY
WITH THE PURCHASE OF
$2.50 OR MORE
with these SUMMER SP£C/ALSt
(WHOLE OR CUT UP FREE)
NO LIMIT
FRYERS
PIKE PEAK ROAST
FRONTIER PICNKS
lb.
lb.
4-6 lb.
lb.
26c
59c
33c
FREE! FREE! FREE!
s $10.00 Worth Black Gold Stamps
Free with the purchase of $5.00 or
More.
Name
Address
City _
One Per Customer Please
Expires July 8, 1961
lb. 79c
lb. 55c
lb. 69c
lb. 73c
lb. 49c
Round Steak
Rump Roast
Sirloin Steak
T-Bone Steak
LEAN FRESH
Ground Beef
Chuck or 7-Steak lb. 55c
MARR S ALL MEAT ,, _
Franks lb. 49c
NEW TESSIE
TOILET TISSUE
QTS. HILL'S
HORMEL'S PURE PORK
Sausage lb. 39c
IOWANA
Sliced Bacon IB. 59c
CHIEF BRAND THICK SLICED
Bacon 2 lbs. 98c
ASSORTED 16 SLICES
Cold Cuts 49c
BOLOGNA, SALAMI, PRESSED HAM;
CHEESE
B e e f C h o p s lb. 69c
GOLD CHAIN PILLOW CASE
FLOUR
10 LB.
BAG
25 LBS.
Produce
10 LB. PLASTIC BAG
95C$ 1.8 *)pqtaT0K 49c
del. VALLE doz^ Red Grapes 2 for 23c
EGGS 39C <*e..nee
4 ROLLS FOR
Specials Good
1 JULY 6, 7 and 8
Lemons
CENTRAL AMERICAN
Bananas
WEJLCHADE
Grape Drink
OLMITO
Cut Beans
QLMITO , Beef, Chicken Turkey
Tomato Sauce 3 for 23c TV Dinners
Bath Size TREESWEET
2 for 29c Orange Juice
2 Lb. Box BOOTH FAMOUS FOODS
39c Fish Sticks
PALMOLIVE
Toilet Soap
COMET
Rice
NO. 1 CAN
3for $1 Dog Food 3 for 25c
NO. 303 CAN SWISS MISS, Apple, Cherry, Peach
2 for 25c Pies 3 for $1.00
11 oz. Box
59c
6 Oz. Can
21c
8 Oz. Box
35c
HUNTS 14 OZ. BOTTLE S3 tt II O
25e CATSUP 19c GY.
2 for 25c
LB.
15c
LB.
10c
4 LB. BAG
59e
Get $2.50 Worth Black Gold Stamps FREE with the purchase of a 6-pack Carton. Of
PEPSI COLA
BAMA
RED PLUM JAM
DELITE
PURE LARD 2
LBS. FOR
12 OZ.
19c
29c
35
Plus Deposit
c
HEINZ 16 OZ. Can 2 FOR
Pork & Beans 25c
ARMOUR'S 4 OZ. CAN
Vienna Sausage 2 for 39c
AUSTEX Plain 24 Oz. Can
Chile Con Carne 65c
AUSTEX with beans 24 Oz. On
Chile Con Carne 45c
DEL MONTE Halves or Sliced 21/2 Can
Peaches 29c
KRAFT QT.
Cooking Oil 55c
GT. SIZE
R i n s 0 B1 u e 65c
BEG. SIZE
29c
21/2 Can
2 for 35c
1 LB. BOX
33 c
CRISCO
Shortening
BLUE PLATE
Apple Jelly
IMPERIAL
Sugar
Tide
HI-NOTE
Tuna
HI-HO
NO. 300
GRAHAM’S
MELLORINE
■■49c
ANY FLAVOR
A GALLON
FOLGER'S
COFFEE
i-Lb. /r*
Con OD
Pound M 29
Can
2
Crackers
HUNT'S
Fruit Cocktail 2 for 45c
NORTHERN white or colored
Napkins 2 for 25c
3 LB. CAN
85c
20 OZ. JAR
35c
5 LB. BAG
51c
LE GRANDE Cream Style NO. 303 CAN
Corn 2 for 29c
DIAMOND 46 Oz. Can
Pineapple Juice 29c
ARMOUR'S PANTRY MAID
Oleo 2 lbs. 35c
GERBERS BABY FOOD 4 CANS
Fruits & Vegetables 37c
SWANSDOW Any Kind 19 OZ. BOX
C a k e M i x 3 for $1
KOUNTY KIST 303 CAN
Peas 2 for 29c
NEW SHEDD'S QTS*
Salad Dressing 45c
GT. REG.
77c 32c
NEW STAR FIRE 12 Oz. Can
Luncheon Meat 39c
Breeze
^COURTESY AND APPRECIATION TQ OUR CUSTOMERS ALL THESE
weekAeve7yL\veBeEk°FFERED every TUESDAY of the following
The Mercedes Enterprise — Page 5
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, July 6, 1961
Former Resident
Will Tour Europe
Mrs. Harold W. Balay,
formerly of Mercedes, was
to leave the United States
Thursday for a tour of Eu-
rope.
Now a resident of Albu-
querque, N. M., she was ac-
companied by Mrs. Vernon
D. Borden, Santo Domingo
Indian Reservation.
They were to leave New
York July 6 and begin a
motor coach tour in Brus-
sels, Belgium. There they
will meet a Dutch school
teacher, Lucienne Verelst,
who Is a correspondent of
Mrs. Borden’s. Next they go
to Amsterdam, then to
Cologne, Heidelberg, Lu-
cerne, Austira, Venice,
Florence and Rome, up the
Riviera to Monte Carlo and
Monaco, back to Paris. Then
the trip will be by boat across
to London, returning from
there Aug. 3. The tour is
sponsored by the - Interna-
tional Educational Advisory
Committee, Washington, D.
C., for school teachers and
immediate relatives.
LOCAL YOUTHS
COMMENDED
AT BOYS STATE
Five Mercedes boys who
attended Boys State* last
month have been commended
for their activities by one of
their supervisors.
The commendation came
in the form of a letter from
Jack Faulds, superintendent
of Burleson County Schools,
Caldwell, and was addressed
to parents of the boys,
“I had the pleasure of
spending a week at Boys State
with your son. I wanted to tell
you what a fine boy he is and
how much I enjoyed serving
as his senior counselor.
Working with a group of boys
who are well mannered and
courteous is a joy to ex-
perience, and reflects their
family backgrounds. Boys
State ,is a very worthwhile
program and I am sure those'
boys who share in this ex-
perience will be better
Americans because of it. The
American Legion holds this
program high on its list of
service to God and country.
The boys who are selected to
participate in Boys State are
given this training in the hope j
they will cherish and trea- !
sure the heritage that is ;
theres all the more because ;
of their attendance.”
At Boys State, Jack Mora- i
va and Steve Brower were
elected county judges and !
Edwardo Morales, Ernesto !
Galvan and Dale McClendon j
were elected to the House of j
Representatives.
1he Old
“The best way for a house-
wife to have a few minutes to
herself at the close of the day
is to start doing ; he dishes."
TWO ROAD JOBS
BEING PUSHED
FOR COMPLETION
Plans are being pushed for
the improvement of two
major thoroughfares in the
Mercedes area.
The Mercedes Board of
City Development and Cham-
ber of Commerce reports
that easements are now being
obtained for right of way to
complete paving on Mile ll
North.
A survey is underway to
facilitate the completion of
easements to widen U. S.
Hwy. 83 from Washinton to
the floodway bridge.
Most property owners
have voluntarily agreed to
provide the extra frontage,
but a small number whose
buildings may have to be
moved or remodeled have
not agreed. The city has
offered to pay costs of
moving buildings which arc
too near the front of the
highway.
Under the widening plan,
the city provides the right
of way, curb and gutter and
the state paves the highway
itself.
Two Valley Men
Named Directors
Two valley area men were
named to the 1961 -62 board
of directors of the Texas
Restaurant Association
Wednesday at the 24th annual
convention at the Rice Hotel
in Houston.
They are Tom Moran, San-
dy Retreat, Port Isabel; and
Wayne J. Love, El Sombrero
Cafe of Mercedes.
State officers elected for
the new term-are: President
H. M. Bennett,' bill Bennett's
Grill, Houston; 1st vice
president - Guy T. Jones,
Safari Restaurant, Dallas;
2nd vice president - Giles
Spillar, Night Hawk Restau-
rant, Austin; and secretary-
treasurer - Harry F. Porter,
The Lahala House, Corpus
Christi.
Officers on the local level
were also confirmed at the
meeting. Those who will
guide the Valley Restaurant
Association activities during
the coming year are: Presi-
dent-John C. Gilson, Mecca
Fine Food, Raymondville;
1st vice president - Mrs.
Faye Reeder, Sammy's Res-
taurant, Harlingen; 2nd vice
president - Rockev Martin,
Martin’s Restaurant, Pharr;
and secretary - treasurer
Edith Butts, Rainbo Baking
Company, Harlingen.
Lane To Address
Farm Bureau Unit
Leon M. Lane, manager
of the Valley Farm Bureau,
will explain the Farm
Bureau Cropland Adjust-
ment Program to members
of the Mercedes Farm
Bureau.
The group will meet at
8 p.m. Thursday (tonight)
at the Magic Valley Electric
Co-Op Building, according to
Billy H. Drawe, president.
There also are other impor-
tant business items on the
agenda, he said.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1961, newspaper, July 6, 1961; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1090585/m1/5/: 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.