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MERCEDES NEWS-TRIBUNE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930
Page 3
Dramatic Club To
“It Won’t Be Long Now” is the
showing of school spirit.
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CHEVROLET. TRUCKS
Bankers Mortgage Company
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Capital Surplus-$2,600,000.00
Houston
Bankers Mortgage Bldg.
Mercedes, Texas
TO A CLIENT
21 YEARS INVESTMENT SERVICE WITHOUT LOSS
Dr. John Ashton is
Assembly Speaker
At the High School
Present Its First
Play November 25
Senior Class Receives
Award For Winning
Tiger-Athletic Drive
Jesse H.Jones
Chairman of Board
Come in today and arrange for a demonstration of
the new Chevrolet truckI
Members Hub Club
Print Book Report
Cards On Saturday
UTILITY 1%-TON CHASSIS
$520
DUAL WHEELS $25 EXTRA
To every man who buys trucks, there are certain
features in the new 1%-ton Chevrolet that recom-
mend it especially for modern hauling.
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Mercedes Department
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Donna Meeting
Mercedes Tigers
Defeated By The
Harlingen Team
McQueen Furnishes
Pigeons For Stunt By
Pep Squad Friday
NEW FULLY
ENCLOSED
BRAKES
NEW
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REAR AXLE
W. A. ROMINE
Dist. Supervisor
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
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Commutation
Tickets
Bankers Mortgage
Company First
Mortgage 6% Col-
lateral Trust, Gold
Bonds are as funda-
mentally sound as
human ingenuity
and 21 years invest-
ment experience can
make them
Cast And Committees
Chosen And Work
Started
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Hard Game Ends With
Score of 41-7 Last
Friday
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Atlanta’s new ordinance provides
a fine for playing a loud radio after
11 p. m., but unfortunately it does
not mean any time within., ten years
after.
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Zeta Sigma Will Use
Posters Left From
Club Of Last Year
Can Now Be Purchased
From Agents and Coach
Operators
The rings for the senior class have
been ordered and are expected to
arrive at an early date.
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Junior Class Members
Decide To Pay Dues
Of $1 Each Semester
The rear axle is larger, heavier and more durable*
The rear brakes are larger, and all four brakes
are completely enclosed. Chevrolet’s 50-horse-
power valve-in-head six-cylinder engine combines
modern performance with unexcelled economy.
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All members of the Dramatic club
are working hard to make this play
one of the best that has ever been
presented to Mercedes students and
residents, and are expecting a large
attendance to witness the perfor-
mance.
“Our Treatment Of The
Foreigner” Subject
Of Talk
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Fred J. Heyne
President*
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The cotton planter is safe. His
cotton will fetch enough to pay for
the ginning and he can get a job
at the gin.
Ask the Agent or Coach
Operator for 10 Ride Tickets
Due to the increased enrollment
of the third grade in the South Side
Grammar school, it has become nec-
essary to divide the grades into two
sections. Miss Frances Williams has
been moved from the North Side
grammar school and is teaching one
division while Miss Gladys Nelson
has taken Miss Wiliam’s position.
Miss Nelson has had two sum-
mers’ training at the Texas Chris-
tian University at Fort Worth, and
one summer at the College of Arts
and Industries at Kingsville, where
she took a special course for the
teaching of Spanish-speaking chil-
dren.
name of the play to be presented
mended the class on their splendid by the Dramatic club of Mercedes
The eighth-grade home rooms,
sponsored by Miss Merle Malone and
R. R. Douglass, during their meet-
ing Monday morning at the activ-
ity period, decided to have a Hallo-
ween party. A committee was ap-
pointed consisting of Miss Bonnie
Jean Acker, chairman, Miss Doro-
thy Emerson, Ferguson Hager and
Randolph Bennett to, make all plans
for the entertainment.
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Third Grade Divided
Into Two Sections In
South Side School
Bladder
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If Getting Up Nights, Backache,
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and discouraged, try the Cystex Test.
Works fast, starts circulating thru
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thousands for rapid and positive ac-
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nounced Siss-tex) today, under the >
Iron-Clad Guarantee. Must quickly
allay these conditions, improve rest-
ful sleep and energy, or money back.
Only 60c at
HARREL DRUG CO.
Dual wbeels, along with six truck-type cord tires,
are optional equipment at slight extra cost. In
addition, the new heavy-duty truck clutch, the
4-speed transmission and the heavier, stronger
frame are factors of outstanding importance to
the modern truck user.
Athletic drive. Mr. Gay also com-
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The good old days were when
meals were opened with blessings
instead of can openers.
Nannie Mae Barnes, and
that the blankets would probably I postponed indefinitely because . of
last nine years. , | the rainy weather.
Correct Apparel For
Business Women Is
Discussed By Club
A discussion on the correct appa-
rel for a business woman was the
main topic at a meeting of the
Commercial club Thursday morning.
The club, sponsored by Mrs. Ramah
Doan; head of the commercial de-
partment, is taking up commercial
work in all of its various phases,
correct apparel being the subject of
the first program.
The correct and incorrect way for
Fittz, and prompter, Miss
a stenographer to dress were illus-
trated on living models. Miss Amy
McManus portrayed the part of an
incorrectly dressed stenographer,
while Miss Audie Bell McKinney
took the part of the one who was
correctly dressed. Criticisms on
their costumes were made by Miss
Edith Johnson and Miss Ethel
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Members of the Pep squad are
busily working on their uniforms in
hopes that they will have them fin-
ished before the San Benito game
today. The uniforms decided upon
are to be black jumpers with white
shirts and black and orange ties.
The girls will also wear black be-
rets with M. H. S. printed in orange
across the front.
Miss Ezma Taylor, sponsor, as-
sisted in the selection and designing
of the uniforms which will lend a
distinctive air to the Pep squad.
This club is well organized this year,
containing twenty-two members, and
under the able leadership of the yell
leaders," Miss Cary Ann Hadden,
Thomas Spears and Miss Anna
Baum have learned many clever and
novel yells. The Pep squad always
accompanies the football boys when
they go to another town to'play and
lend splendid moral support to the
team as is evidenced by their lusty
cheering on the sidelines.
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Little Blue Triangle
Takes Service Work
As Project For Year
The Archery club, one of the most
interesting clubs in the school, will
soon be ready for active work. The
fourteen members under the leader-
'ship of W. E. Perry, sponsor, have
been at work since school opened on
their bows and arrows. As soon as
all members have completed their
bows, active practice will be held
each Saturday morning on the foot
ball field and officers will be chos-
en.
The members who is most skillful
with his bow will receive the title
of head archer but will retain that
position only as long as he remains
the best arc!.er.
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Football Boys Have
New Blankets Given
By “M" Association
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high school, November 25. After
try-outs, the following persons were
chosen for the cast, and are now at
work on their various parts: Tho-
mas, Arthur Jones; William Meek,
Thomas Spears; “Beansy” Blake,
Marvin Brown; Robert Preston, Don
Murray; Mrs. Wilkes, Miss Helen
Utter; Charles Dodson, Gume Solis;
Dr. Walter Talley, Hoyt Hager;
Ann Winston, Miss Estelle Vann;
Vivian Darrell, Miss Maude Tullis;
Rev. Dr. Loring, John Trolinger;
policeman, Irvin Smith; Frank Cul-
len, Ferguson Wood; Olga, Miss
Nannie Mae Barnes; Frances, Miss
Cary Ann Hadden; and two photo-
graphers, Price’ Fittz and Robert
Keen.
Committees for the .play are:
stage committee, Miss Anna Baum,
Robert Keen and Miss Muri Wann;
property committee, Miss Ruth Tay-
lor, Ferguson Wood, and Miss Cary
Ann Hadden; publicity committee,
Price Fittz, Tom Blackwell, and
Donald Barton, Miss Anna Baum,
Donald Barton, Miss Anna Maum,
and Robert Keen; make-up commit-
tee, Miss Yvonne Marshall, and Tom
Blackwell; costume committee, Miss
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The army of unemployed seem to
include those who stand in a group
beyond the sign: “Men working
ahead.”
Members of the Hub club voted
to print book report cards Saturday
morning, October 11. The president,
Ferguson Wood, appointed the fol-
L wing persons to assist in the print-
ing. and sort the type: Marvin
Brown, Roger Terry. Leonard Van
Berg, John Ortmeyer and Wendall
Giddie.
The chairman of the store com-
mittee announced that the’ commit-
tee was without a table. The club
voted to buy lumber and have one
built if one could not be obtained
otherwise. . '
The members voted to follow the
procedure-of past years, and ask the
Rotary club to furnish them a
speaker for every other meeting. At
the alternate meetings, all busines
will be transacted and an occasional
program furnished by the members
of the club.
The following program committee
was appointed: Thomas Phelan,
chairman, Leonard Van Berg and
V'endell Giddle.
N. W. Gay, sponsor, announced
that he had motto posters on hand
which were not taken by any club
last year. The club voted to pay
half of the charges on these if the
Zeta Eta Sigma would pay the oth-
er half, and agree to use the posters
in partnership'with them.
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Pep Squad To Have
Attractive Black
And White Uniforms
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The Mercedes Tigers were defeat-
ed by the Harlingen Cardinals last
Friday, 41 to 7. The visiting team
outweighed the locals and have also
had more experience.
The game started with Harlingen
kicking off to Mercedes, and it look-
ed as though it would be close. Har-
lingen made a long pass near the
middle of the first quarter and car-
ried the ball down near the goal.
They soon made a touchdown and
also their extra point. The first
quarter ended with Harlingen 7 and
Mercedes 0.
The ball was in Harlingen’s pos-
session at the beginning of the sec-
ond quarter and a second touchdown
and extra point were soon made by
the Cardinals. The remainder of
the quarter was rather tight. The
first half ended with Harlingen
leading Mercedes 14 to 0.
Harlingen made a touchdown near
the middle of the third quarter but
failed to make their extra point.
Harlingen started the third quar-
ter with a third touchdown* and
extra point, Mercedes scored at this
time, making a touchdown by a long
pass to Condi Solis. They also made
their extra point. Harlingen made
two more touchdowns each time,
making their extra point thus leav-
ing the score at the close of the
game in their favor 41 to 7.
T. W. McQueen, local fancier and
breeder of homing pigeons, address-
ed the “M” Association at their
regular meeting Wednesday, and
very generously offered to furnish
pigeons to the Pep Squad to be used
as a novelty stunt during the foot-
ball games. Mr. McQueen’s plan
for using the birds was to attach
gay balloons to their legs’ with
streamers of orange and black, Mer-
cedes high school colors, and at the
end of the first half release the pig-
eons.
' The club members discussed the
question of buying pins, but decid-
ed to postpone the final decision to
a later date.
The game with Harlingen was dis-
cussed and the Harlingen team was
rated as being hard playing.
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Eighth Grade Home-
Rooms Make Plans
For Hallowe’en Party
The Little Blue Triangle,, spon
sored by Miss Georgialene Shef-
fied, has as its main project, serv-
ice work. The club has taken up
the case of a poor family in town,
and plans to assist them by giving
clothes and food.. At the next meet-
ing, the members are going to bring
articles that may be of use to the
family and make one large donation.
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That highway sign, “Go slow;
men working,” isn’t correct. It
should read: “Men working go
slow.”
The members of the senior class
were delightfully surprised Monday
morning when N. W. Gay, principal
of the senior high school, presented
the class with a delicious box of
candy. The treat was awarded the
class for being the first, in both se-
nior and junior high schools, to go
100 per cent in the recent Tiger-
Fourteen new football blankets
are the gift from the school athletic
organization to the members of the
high school football squad.
The blankets are bright orange
with the head of a snarling tiger
in the center of the back. Not only
are they extremely attractive but
from their appearance must be
warm also. E. H. Poteet, superin-
tendent of schools, stated Monday
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A decision to use the posters left
from last year was made at a meet-
ing of the Zeta Eta Sigma Thursday.
The poster committee, of which Miss
Nannie Mae Barnes is chairman, re-
ported that .there were many pos-
ters on hand at the school which
were unused last year: If the so-
ciety wished, it might buy these
posters from N. W. Gay,• principal,
at a lower cost than new ones could
be obtained. After a discussion, the
members voted to buy the posters
now on hand, using them in com-
pany with the Hub club and plac-
ing them in both senior and junior
high schools. .
A report was made by Miss Mary
Fay Hopkins, chairman of the so-
cial committee, on the plans made
for the party to be given the new
students and teachers. Arrange-
ments were made for transportation
and the society voted to accept the
report of the committee, which rec-
ommended a weiner roast. It was
decided to have the entertainment
Monday night. This date was later
Home Economics
Groups Of Valley
Form Organization
Sponsors and representatives from
all Valley Home Economics clubs
met in Donna Saturday morning to
organize a Valley. Home Economics
organization. After registration,
Miss Margaret Stuart, president of
the Donna Home Economics club
delivered the welcoming address.
The assemblage sang “America, the
Beautiful,” and “Auld Lang Syne,”
after which there was the introduc-
tion of club sponsors and represen-
tatives. The following program was
given: “What Your Club Did Last
Year”; business meeting; piano so-
lo, Miss Florence McBride; talk on
“Home Economics in Other Lands”,
Miss Emma Lou Hodges; talk on
“Worthy Home Membership,” Miss
Edith Hood. Lunch was served to
the visitors by the Home Economics
club of* Donna.
The program after lunch was: a
play, “The, Contrast”; a talk, "De-
veloping Personality Through Home
Economics Education,” Miss Consu-
ella Castilla; vocal solo, Jimmi
Green; a talk, “What Home Eco-
nomics Girls Want to Know About
Their Clothes,” Miss Harriette Fen-
ner; music, furnished by the Donna
Glee clubs, and a reception by the-
Donna Home Economics depart-
ment.
Officers elected for' the organiza-
tion were Miss Edna Quinn, presi-
dent; Miss Margaret Marsh of Mc-
Allen, vice-president; Miss Bessie
Baker of Harlingen, secretary-treas-
urer; and Miss Mildred Marsh of
McAllen, reporter.
The.next meeting is to be held in
Harlingen on December 7.
Those attending from Mercedes
were Mrs. Kathryn Thompson, spon-
sor of the local club, Miss Dixie Sen-
terfitt.
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ent-day United States senators were
foreign born, twelve congressmen
were born in other countries and one
of the most prominent members of
the American Supreme court is for-
eign born. '
Dr. Ashton was enthusiastically
applauded by the students and
teachers, and warmly thanked for
his talk by Principal N. W. Gay.
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In other words, the League will
hold another conference to insure
everlasting peace if it can persuade
Frande and Italy to stop quarreling
long enough.
The members of the junior class
at a regular business meeting Mon-
day morning, voted to pay dues of
one dollar each semester with ad-
ditional taxations if it is found nec-
essary to further finance the class.
A report on the -profits accruing
from the sale of soda pop and candy
at the recent football games was
given by Miss Margarette Garrison,
class treasurer. The juniors are
given the exclusive rights to sell at
these games in order that they may
raise the money necessary to finance
the junior-senior banquet.
A committee composed of Miss
Mary Fay Hopkins and Don Mur-
ray was appointed by the class pres-
ident, Philip Lentz, to procure and
bring to the next meeting a book
on parliamentary drill and the prop-
er method of procedure for conduct-
ing a meeting.
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Fourteen Members Of
Archery Club Soon
Start Regular Meets
honeymoon.
Those fleeting days when the future seems so
certain, so secure.
Make the most of them—dream, the dreams of
youth—of castles in1 Spain—of your dream-ship laden
with priceless treasure. The romance of youth.
Many newly married couples have found the ro-
mance of systematic saving—a romance that rivals
their own — for only in systematic saving can the
fondest hopes and brightest of dreams find fulfillment.
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The students of Mercedes high
schools formed an appreciative au-
dience to a splendid talk made by
Dr. John Ashton, Monday morning
at the assembly period. Dr. Ashton
was introduced by • the senior high
school principal, N. W. Gay, who
stated that Dr. Ashton was bom in
Hyde, England, but received his
Bachelor of Science degree from the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege of Texas. Dr. Ashton also
holds a degree of Doctor of Philos-
ophy and one of Master of Arts from
the University of Missouri, and
studied also in Paris, France.
The subject of Dr. Ashton’s
speech was “Our Treatment of the
Foreigner.” He stated that home-
.teaching had a strong influence on
the thoughts and beliefs of children,,
and that they retained many of their
early impressions even after they
had reached maturity. Thus, if pa-
rents discuss foreigners in a dis-
paraging manner and tone of voice,
the child remembers and is influ-
enced, in his later life, whenever he
may encounter foreigners, by this
thoughtless criticism.
America as a nation is prosper-
ous, and has no parallel in the world
for freedom of thought, actions and
the easy ability it offers one to pro-
mote himself in a material way.
For this, reason, the American, who
is really a mixture of all other na-
tionalities is often boastful and dis-
dainful of other lesser countries and
, their inhabitants.
Americans are unwilling to be
, called foreigners even when in a
foreign country. For example, the
American who refused to stand in
the foreigner’s line when he reach-
ed England where it is the custom
for native Englishmen to stand in
one line, to have their passports-
checked and all natives of other 1
countries in a different line. The
■ American gave as his excuse, these
words, “No, I ain’t a native English-
man but I'm not a foreigner, either.”
“Only three hundred years ago,”
Dr. Ashton said, “the only natiyes
-of America, were Indians and all
your ancestors were in Europe. All
of the familiar domestic animals of
today are not natives of America,
but were brought here, from other
countries, with one exception, the
turkey.”
It is readily seen that Europe
completely founded this country and
to a large extent helped make it;
but the Americans are slow to show
their gratitude.”
To show that no country has a
monopoly on good people, and that
no nation is utterly filled with wick-
ed people, Dr. Ashton related some
of his very interesting and amus-
ing experiences in foreign coun-
tries. He said that wealth does not
necessarily show goodness nor does
poverty show wickedness, t
Dr. Ashton was detached for du-
ty in Germany as military interpre-
ter after the armistice and he told
of one entertaining incident while
stayin at the home of a peasant.
On his bed, he found a pillow
with “Honor to Our Valiant Heroes”
embroidered onit. The humor of
the situation in which he found him-
self, a member of the allies expect-
ed to sleep upon a pillow which hon-
ored the German soldiers, appealed
to him so much that he begged the
pillow from the hospitable peasants,
k to keep as a memento of the occa-
sion. Dr. Ashton showed the pil-
low to the assembly, Monday, and
also a square of material with the
allied flags pictured upon it. An
Italian girl had made this banner,
and very kindly presented it to him.
Dr. Ashton quoted some very cu-
rious facts about the prominence
of foreigners in our government,
and said that one of the most loyal
Americans who ever lived-, Edward
W. Bok, was foreign born. He gave
a brief summary of Bok’s life, ’and
also said that nine signers of the
Declaration of Independence were
foreign born. Alexander Hamilton,
one of America’s greatest states-
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