The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1967 Page: 3 of 20
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Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, October 5, 1967
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THROW RUG VALUES
.. .rayon-viscose weaves
24x36"........ 177 3x5t......... 477
27x48"........277 4x6.......... 777
Hi-low cut and loop pile patterns with non-
skid latex backing. Washable assorted
colors.
... the look
and feel of
pure silk
LADIES NYLON
SATIN PANTIES
2 100
Regular 699 per pair values. Full
cut yet trim fitting. In white with sizes
5-10. Stock up at this low Beall Rin-
ger price.
LAY-A WAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS
MACHINE WASHABLE
ACETATE QUILTED ROBES
SIZES 10-18
AND 40-44
We show one of several styles
that are fashioned beautiful
wear. Kodel polyester fiber-
fill will not matt-stays soft
and fluffy. In pink or blue.
400
.. .neither winter wind or
rain can penetrate this
PILE LINED
ALL WEATHER
GIRLS COATS
SIZES 7-14
The weather resistant shell
is rayon and cotton teamed
with acrylic pile lining. Lea-
ther look double breasted but-
tons, saddle stitched roomy
pockets and wide collar. Au-
tumn dark brown.
.. .fits every figure
in high fashion!
FITS-ALL
CORDUROY
JACKET
11”
This corduroy beauty doesn't
need a size - fits everyone
perfectly. Mandarin collar
styling stays in shape with
foam backing. Turn back cuffs
and huge pockets make it your
favorite. In camel or bone.
SIZES 32-40
Luxuriously soft because the
no-iron blend of fabrics is
acetate and nylon. Dainty lace
and embroidery add a touch
of elegance to collars. Hand
or machine wash - colors
stay new looking. Select long
or shift gown styling.
.. .beautiful Beall Ringer Buys
SOFT, MACHINE
WASHABLE CUDDLE
TRICOT NIGHTWEAR
FOR TFIS EVENT ONLY
.PINK
.BLUE
.MAIZE
REVERSIBLE OVAL
BRAIDED RUG ENSEMBLE
4 RUGS PRICED AS ONE
YOU GET
1-9x12' OVAL
1-3x5' OVAL
29**
ORANGE/BROWN
AVOCADO/LIGHTGREEN
BROWN/SPICE
Beautiful home buy. Reversible styling gives you double
wear. Woven of 100%, miscellaneous fibers that wear new
looking longer. Sold in sets of four only, one color combina-
tion in the set.
The
MHS
Story
— by Betti Sisk -
Everything in the Lone
Star State is reputed to be of
unusual size, but these mos-
quitoes are unbelievable!
This would have been the
perfect week to move into the
new high school. As things
were, students had to attempt
studying while battling mos-
quitoes at the same time. In-
side the classrooms, though,
situations were not as tragic
as those outdoors where one
was immediately enveloped
in a swarm of the little (?)
monsters.
Needless to say, we were
all overjoyed when finally the
trucks came and sprayed the
town.
* * * *
With danger of floods a
thing of the past, school re-
opened on a rather chilly
Thursday morning. There
was little excitement among
the student body as many had
volunteered their services to
help prevent flooding and had
continued to work through
Wednesday night. It was quite
easy to figure out who worked
the latest as they found stay-
ing awake a bit difficult —
even during their favorite
classes!
* * * *
Friday morning, everyone
was a bit more energetic if
not enthusiastic. The vitality
could be attributed to the fact
that the cold front was still
here and the mosquito pro-
blem had become worse. No
matter which one was most
annoying, you had to keep
moving in order to remedy
the situation.
* * * *
As almost all MHS students
were eagerly anticipating the
Mercedes versus Falfurrias
football game, it came as
quite a disappointment when
announcements were read
stating that there would be no
New Board
Organizes
Our Lady of Mercy church
Advisory Board had its first
meeting Sunday at the church
rectory. The Rev. A. N.
Kaler and the Rev. James M.
Lyons discussed the purpose
of the newly elected Board.
They also discussed what the
group can and should do for
the church and the com-
munity.
Oscar Gorena was elected
president of theBoard to ser-
ve one year. Elected to ser-
ve with him are J. R. Wade,
vice president, and Elvira
Hinojosa, secretary.
Honor Church
School Workers
A teacher recognition and
dedication program of all
Church School workers will
be conducted at the 11 a.m.
worship service Sunday,
October 8, at the First Me-
thodist Church.
Teachers will be honored
at a coffee reception Wed-
nesday, October 11, at 7:30
p.m. in the church fellowship
hall. A film, “Learning Is
Everybody's Business’*, will
be shown.
game because of the floods,
lomorrow night, however,
the Tigers will battle the
Raymondville Bearkats here
at Tiger stadium.
* * * *
The 1967 Bengal year-
books were distributed dur-
ing last period Friday after-
noon in the auditorium to
those who had ordered them.
Withinfive minutes, the auto-
graph rush had gotten un-
derway as students were hid-
den beneath mountains of
Bengals. By the time every-
one has scribbled near his or
her picture and predicted
your future on the front page,
you wonder what happened to
the neat yearbook you re-
ceived a short time ago.
Relief Set
By Baptists
McAllen and Harlingen
have become Baptist Relief
Centers for aiding those in
need because of the recent
hurricane. The Harlingen
Center is serving those as
far west as Mercedes.
Clothing and food have
been arriving from Baptist
churches throughout Texas
and for the Harlingen area,
are being stored and dis-
pensed at the recently va-
cated building of the Valley
Baptist Academy, 613 South
F. Street.
The only requisite for re-
ceiving aid is a need. A
statement of the need must
be presented to the center
signed by the Baptist pastor
of the locality in which the
recipient lives.
Those in Mercedes and
nearby may contact either
the Rev. OliverW. Sumerlin,
pastor of the First Baptist
Chruch, or the Rev. Elias
Valerio, pastor of the First
Mexican Baptist Church.
Dispensing hours at the
Baptist Relief Center in Har-
lingen are 9-11 a.m. and
2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, ex-
cluding Wednesday evening,
when it will not be open
7-9 p.m.
Administration of the Har-
lingen Relief Center is the
Lower Rio Grande Baptist
Association which is com-
posed of the Baptist chur-
ches as far west at Merce-
des. Four thousand dollars
was received by the Associa-
tion from the Baptist Gen-
eral Convention of Texas,
Headquarters, Dallas, for
hurricane relief. The Con-
vention also gave the Val-
ley Baptist Hospital
$25,000 to administer for
hurricane relief.
The local Baptist pastor,
O. W. Sumerlin said that the
two centers cannot supply all
needs, but are merely two
of many organizations aiding
in this almost overwhelming
situation. First attention
must of necessity be given
to those place hardest hit
by the hurricane, and the
familes in direst need.
Those with lesser needs
should give way to those in
greater need, he said.
ATTENTION, FLOOD VICTIMS
To assist BMA policyowners in keeping their protection
in force when flood conditions prevent the payment of
premium within the grace period provided by the policy,
BMA will allow an additional 31 days for the payment
of premium on any type of contract without interest
charge.
B IVL A
Business Men’s Assurance
San Antonio Branch Office
7077 San Pedro - Phone DI. 4-0211
Julian H. Craven, Manager
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1967, newspaper, October 5, 1967; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1105826/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.