The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1943 Page: 3 of 8
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THE ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1943
TEXAS STATE GUARD
FACTS ABOUT THE
TEXAS STATE GUARD
1. The Texas State Guard is a Military Or-
ganization having a specific legal status.
2. The three primary functions of the Guard
are:
a. To preserve internal security.
b. Assist in training men for the Regu-
lar Army.
c. To form a reserve of military power.
3. The Guard’s place in the national war pic-
ture is a very important one: The
Guard’s service is a service deserving
profound respect.
4. The Guard is not a Marching Society; it
is not a group of men who like to wear
uniforms and “play soldier.” It is a dead-
ly earnest army, staffed by competent
officers. It is an army equipped with
weapons that shoot real bullets, and it
knows how to use them. It is an army
dedicated to the protection of the lives
and property of the citizens of Texas,
and to the preservation of American lib-
erties and ideals.
5. The 26th Bn. of the T. S. G., comprising of
four infantry companies is domiciled in
and completely staffed and officered by
citizens of Cameron, Willacy and Hidalgo
counties, who serve without pay.
6. The personnel of the Guard is made up of
executives, ministers, business owners,
doctors, lawyers, salesmen, clerks, in
fact a cross-section of the manhood of
this section — all anxious to protect
homes, families, life and property.
7. All enlistees receive the Regular First
Army Basic Training—Military Cour-
tesy, Discipline, Sanitation, First Aid,
Marksmanship, Scouting, Patrolling,
Hand Grenade, Gas in Offense and De-
fense, and many other courses prescribed
by the War Department.
8. The Guard is issued Regular Army uni-
form and equipment. The uniforms are
distinguished by the TSG emblem or
shoulder patch on the left shoulder and
is a distinguishing mark that all mem-
bers are proud of.
9. The Guard is not subject to being Feder-
alized as was the National Guard nor will
association with the Guard exempt one
from the provisions of the draft.
10. The Guard’s recruits drill Tuesday and
Thursday nights in Mercedes from the
Armory headquarters on the Highway.
After a thirty-day probation period re-
cruits will be transferred to one of the
regular units. The recruit may choose the
drill most convenient to him.
11. Any able-bodied male citizen of good re-
putation, age 16 and under 60, who can
stand a simple physical examination is
eligible to join.
12. It is not contemplated that Guard Units
will ever be called upon to serve outside
the boundaries of the Valley counties.
13. The drill schedule of the 26th Bn. calls
for a series of Bivouacs, Field Problems
and Mobilization Maneuvers for the
month of November, all of which will be
interesting, instructive and healthful.
14. The ranks of the T. S. G. have been
somewhat depleted on account of the
Federal draft. A number of patriotic,
interested recruits! are required now to
bring the Battalion up to war strength.
You are badly needed. Enlist Now. Apply
at the Armory on the Highway, Tues-
day evening at 8:00.
J. B. TAYLOR,
Major Commanding
26th Battalion Inf.
NOVEMBER 7-13
If you are between 16 & 60 and can pass
a simple physical examination . . .
You can proudly wear the uniform of the
TEXAS STATE GUARD
PH
The week of November 7-13 has been designated as
Texas State Guard Week in Mercedes by Mayor D. L.
Heidrick. Certainly Mercedes can not afford to lag be-
hind other Texas cities by failing to bring Company “C”
of the 26th Battalion to full wartime strength at once.
Recruits will find the close order drills, manual of arms,
special operations, bivouacs and problems instructive
and healthful, and serve in a most vital capacity in case
of a home-front emergency. In addition, as all training
is under the direct supervision of the War Department,
they will have a sound basic training if they enter the
armed services and should advance more rapidly than
those without similar training.
Enlistees should report Tuesday night at 8:00 for
training. The place: Texas State Guard Armory on the
Highway, just east of Texas Ave., Mercedes:
FALL IN! With the Texas State Guard!
PROCLAMATION
By The Mayor of Mercedes
I, D. L. Heidrick, Mayor of the City of
Mercedes, in cooperation with Governor
Coke Stevenson, proclaim the week of Octo-
ber 7 - 13—
STATE GUARD WEEK
In this critical hour of the Nation’s exis-
tence, there is no organization more essen-
tial than the Texas State Guard. It has for
its object the high and laudable purpose to
preserve internal security, to assist in train-
ing men for the Regural Army, and to form
a Reserve Military Power, all of which it is
accomplishing in a very creditable manner.
We have every reason to be exceptionally
proud of the 26th Battalion, comprising
Company A, Harlingen; Company B, Ray-
mondville; Company C, Mercedes, and Com-
pany D, Weslaco. The personnel of the
Guard is composed of executives, ministers,
doctors, lawyers, farmers—in fact, a cross-
section of the manhood of The Valley. It is
very necessary that the various units be
filled to their full complement, and I hereby
respectfully urge all of our civic organiza-
tions, schools, churches, business concerns
and all o:f our citizens to give the widest
publicity to the worth-while work that is be-
ing done by the Texas State Guard during
the week of November 7-13, to the end that
each unit shall receive its full quota.
D. L. HEIDRICK, Mayor
Listed below are a number of Mercedes Boosters of Company “Cn, 26th Battalion, Texas State Guard who sponsor this advertisement:
EWING MOTOR COMPANY
Ford Dealer
FORNEY ARNOLD
Radio Repairs
ATTEBERRY’S
Sheet Metal Works
H. E. BUTT
Grocery & Market
MODEL DRY CLEANERS
Phone 163
HICKS RUBBER CO.
J. H. Davis
HUGHES EVANS
GEO. P. CARNES
Public Accountant—Income Tax Service
Business Phone 337—P.O. Box 133
A. G. GARCIA BROS.
General Merchandise
CRESTOVER STORE
5c to $1.00
MRS. FRED JOHNSTON
Flowers for all Occasions
MERCEDES DRUG CO.
Phone 26
WATERS’ CAFE
A Good Place to Eat
HIDALGO COUNTY BANK
& TRUST COMPANY
R. R. McAFEE
Insurance
NEBENZAHL’S
Outfitters for the Family
QUEEN CITY PHARMACY
Phone 66
RIO FOODS, INC.
Canners
SALADINO
BOX & CRATE CO.
VENEER PRODUCTS CO.
If it’s Shippers Supplies, We Have It
JAMES G. McCARRICK CO.
Shippers
J. M. REYNOLDS
Jeweler & Optometrist
AZTEC CAFE
Open All Night
BAUM’S
Men’s Store
CENTRAL CHEVROLET CO.
Mercedes, Texas
DOMINGUEZ BROS.
General Merchandise
CITY OF MERCEDES
EAGAN & LIGON
Shippers
GRAF PACKING COMPANY
Mercedes, Texas
RIO GRANDE GRAIN CO.
Feed & Seed
KERN’S GROCERY
and MARKET
LOGAN & PAXTON
Shippers
MERCEDES CO-OP GIN
Home Owned
ASSOCIATED GROWERS
Shippers Tex-Lem Lemons
l. g. McDonald
Insurance
PRACTICAL DRAWING CO.
Wholesale
SPENCER-SAUER LUMBER CO.
Phone 22
THE VOGUE
Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear
VALLEY BOOT MAKERS
Hand-Made Boots & Shoes
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Mercedes
G. E. (Buddy) WATSON
Shipper
ALSTON’S DRUG STORE
Phone 350
MERCEDES GULF SERVICE
STATION—Phone 83
GLOVER’S CASH GROCERY
and MARKET
CHARLIE H. HUPP
Insurance
RIPPERT’S
Home Decorators
O. J. SCHAEFFER
Service Station
ART BIEL
Civil Engineer
FLOWERLAND
Phone 6000-F-4
J. R. BARRY & SONS
Feed-Seeds-Insecticides
F. SAENZ & CO.
General Merchandise
BEN GOLDEN
Jeweler & Optometrist
GREEN HAT GRILL
Air Conditioned
T. R. RIGGS NURSERY
Florist
W. E. TILLERY
Bonded Warehouse
SWIRCE
Dry Goods
BROWN MOTOR COMPANY
Phone 139
A FRIEND
OF THE GUARD
MERCEDES CITRUS GROWERS
Shippers
C. B. WILLIAMS
Shipper
BORDERLAND HARDWARE
Across from Armory
THE ENTERPRISE
Printers and Publishers
PACIFIC FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.
Distributors
VALLEY DRUGGISTS, INC.
Wholesale
MARKHAM LUMBER COMPANY
Builders Supplies
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Netz, Paul C. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 5, 1943, newspaper, November 5, 1943; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1098947/m1/3/: 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.