The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1952 Page: 4 of 10
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THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISR
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
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SUPPER
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9,433.19
So. Grammar P.T.A.
Hears Rev. Markham
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1,443,023.44
254,329.39
31,218.91
403,486.07
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70,000.00
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3,534.67
186,568.64
POLITICAL FASHION . . . Mrs.
John Davis Lodge wears Eisen-
hower campaign hat and an Ike
button for a monocle.
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CHEESES
d ridge, Mrs. Leah Hamilton, and
son, Bill Hamilton, spent the Eas-
ter holidays in Corpus Christi with
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Wetegrove,
who are the parents of a daughter,
born recently. Mrs. Wetegrove is
the former Miss Dorothy Eldridge
and is a granddaughter of Mrs. C.
A. Eldrige.
CPL. A. ALVARADO IN
OPERATION LONGHORN
FORT HOOD, Tex. — Cpl. Ar-
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1,344,504.57
Corporal Alvarado is a member
of the 91st Armored Field Artillery
Battalion.
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Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations
Deposits of United States Government (including postal
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Deposits of States and political subdivisions ........................
Deposits of banks........................................................................
Other deposits (certified and cashier’s checks, etc.) ______
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Other liabilities.....................
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Surplus .............1...........................................................................
Undivided profits ....................................................................
Reserves (and retirement account for preferred stock) ......
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why I can’t possibly let you have any money with all of those
bills and my mother-in-law moving in on me and . .
By LYN CONNELLY
NBC IS SAID to be trying to lure
-N Danny Kaye from the TV hold-
out ranks and spot him on the net-
work . . . Other video moguls, bent
on signing Danny, are reported of-
fering him a fee the size of the U.S.
mint . . . William
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I, H. G. George, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
H. G. George, Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of April, 1952.
Mae F. Irby, Notary Public.
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The Mercedes
Enterprise
and Community
Newspapers
Published Every Thursday
By W. J. HARGRAVES, Publisher
MRS. G. C. FITTZ, Society Editor
Entered May 22, 1941, as Second
Class Mail Matter at the Post
Office at Mercedes, Texas, Under
the Act of March 3,1879.
Any erroneous reflection upon the
standing, reputation or character
of any person will be gladly cor-
rected if brought to our attention.
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completing, the destruction of the
invading “enemy” two days ahead
of schedule.
More than 115,000 soldiers and
airmen practiced their assignments
under combat conditions in the
ers, for the birthday table.
Present were Mrs. Mike Byrn
and son, Larry; Mrs. Jake Pemel-
ton and daughter, Nara Anne; Mrs.
Dick Harrell and daughter, Roe
Etta; Mrs. Lynn Mitchell and son,
David; Alice Lasiter of Edcouch,
Dickie Jo and Jane Lewis Gordon,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hay, Virginia
and Martha Hay, Mrs. George
Moore, Mrs. Carl Fade and Carlene
Fae’s father, Mr. G. L. Gordon.
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Will your present insurance
help you back to normal . . .
or will life as you know it be
a thing of the past?
Play safe. Let us check your
protection and make certain
that you’re safe come what
may.
MERCEDES — The Rev. Meeler
Markham, pastor of the Mercedes
First Baptist Church, addressed
the South Grammar School Parent-
Teacher Association at their meet-
ing Thursday at the high school
cafateria. Rev. Markham had for
his subject, “Personality Develop-
ment.”
[Mrs. R. H. Johnson presided.
Mrs. E. F. Barth, Jr., reported on
the three-day District Convention
of P a re nt - Teacher Associations
held at Victoria, which she and
Mrs. Johnston attended.
The Beginners Band, under the
direction of Henry Streety, played
hand numbers. Mrs. Christina on-
way’s room won the attendance
banner and the first grade mothers
served refreshments.
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the Aggressor Army'to conclude
Exercise Longhorn in Central Tex-
as on April 9.
His unit, the 1st Armored Divi-
sion, formed the spearhead of the
U. S. force that drove the Aggres-
sor across the Colorado River,
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and cash items in process of collection .............„......... I
United States Governmen obligations, direct and guaranteed
Obligations of States and. political subdivisions....................
Corporate stocks (including $5,100.00 stock of Federal
Reserve bank) .......1........................................-..................
Loans and discounts (including $498.17 overdrafts) ............
Bank premises owned $29,199.6:2, furniture and fixtures
$23,954.16 ............................................................................
Other assets ..................................................-........-......................
Where moisture is available the
cotton is growing off well, in apite
of high winds. Some cotton which
was planted on very little moisture
but which sprouted is beginning to
die. The main insect problem con-
tinues to be the early appearance
of late season pests, principally the
Holl weevil. The major early pests
are causing little serious trouble at
present.
Boll weevils continue to appear
in rather large numbers in more
fields. Much of the early cotton is
now at the stage where it should
receive the last preventative or
automatic early season control ap-
plication. Many growers are now
making this application. The po-
tential good which this treatment
offers is such that we strongly
urge every grower to apply it.
With widespread early applications
to kill off these boll weevils before
they begin to lay eggs in the
squares, we should greatly reduce
our boll weevil population. This
will mean that they will be later
in building up, and this will go a
long way toward insuring the set
of a good cotton crop.
Aphids, thrips, cutworms, red
spiders, darkling beetles and flea-
’ hoppers are being found in scatter-
ed fields, but in general the in-
festations are light.
There is much concern oyer the
possibility of a heavy early infesta-
tion of pink bollworms. Inspections
of surface debris by the U.S.D.A.
Div. Pink Bollworm Control indi-
cates a very heavy .carry over of
live larva in several areas where
the infestation was known to be
heavy late last, season. The over-
wintering larva requires a combi-
nation of moisture and warm
weather to pupate and emerge as
moths. In hibernation cages at the
U.S.D.A; laboratory at Brownsville
very few moths have emerged, in-
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areas, the bulk of the worms are
still healthy and will emerge when
we get moisture. Already there is
cotton which is old enough for
these moths to begin laying eggs,
starting ’another reproductive
cycle. There is virtually no possi-
bility of any benefit from an early
“suicidal” emergence.
We discussed this problem dur-
ing the week with Mr. A. J. Chap-
man, C.S.D.A. Div. Cotton Insect
Investigation, who is in charge of
the research on pink bollworm con-
trol. Research conducted during
1951 indicates that in areas where
the stalks were destroyed late and
there was a-heavy build up of pink
bollworm last fall, we can reason-
ably expect a heavy early appear-
ance of the pink bollworm. The in-
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LAFF OF THE WEEK
MERCEDES — Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Martin had a group of rela-
tives of Mrs. Martin as guests re-
cently. They were her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Huckabee of Ire-
land, Texas; an uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell of
Pampa; an aunt, Mrs. Estelle
Huckabee of Gatesville; cousins,
Mr. and ' Mrs. Don Huckabee of
Edinburg and Mr. and Mrs. Albert
oittliff of Robstown.
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— Keighley, pleasant
voiced narrator of
T h the “Lux Radio
Theatre”, has been
thuro Alvarado, Mercedes, Texas,
was with U. S. Forces that routed 8iant maneuver, one of the largest
Mrs. Jake Bauer left recently for
Judsonia, Arkansas, for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. F. L. Wel-
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Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and
for other purposes -.............. 650,500.00
Loans as shown above are after deduction of reserves of.... 45,511.83
Two networks hope to sign vet-
eran actor Thomas Mitchell for
shows having a rural slant ... if
set, he’ll emerge as either a coun-
try editor, doctor or lawyer . . .
There’s a chance that Bob Hope
may play Helsinski, Finland, this
summer when the city is crowded
with Olympic Games’ athletes and
spectators . . . Well, Bob always
quipped that his»nose would make
a good ski jump . . . Dick Powell
may be doing two TV shows next
season—one dramatic, the other
variety.
PLATTER CHATTER
CAPITOL:—Two ion g-playing
records that are worth adding to
album collections and that take
less room than the ordinary al-
bums, are Bob Crosby’s Bobcats
playing such tunes as “Once in a
While,” “Pennies from Heaven,”
“Maryland, My Maryland,** “Fidg-
ety Feet,** “Ostrich Walk,” and
“Magnolia Street Parade” . . . The
other is “Keyboard Cocktails”
featuring Chuy Reyes playing such
favorites as “Yesterdays,” “While
a Cigarette Was Burning,” “Blue
Moon,” “If I Had You,” “I Sur-
render, Dear” and “I’ve Got You
Under My Skin” ... Both records
are real lush.
In singles, Capitol has some ex-
cellent material in Maggie Whit-
ing’s Latest disc, “My Ideal”
backed by “Moonlight in Vermont”
and Jimmy Wakely’s “Goodbye,
Little GirL”
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elusion of DDT in the early pre-
ventative spray mixture (8 to 10
leaf stage) should be considered.
DDT has been found to be the
most effective control for pink
bollworms and when used at not
less than % lb. per acre in combi-,
nation with boll weevil killers such)
as dieldrin, toxaphene or BHC
should give a lot of help in reduc-
ing their numbers so that they will’
not build up rapidly later in the
season. DDT . applied at this time
should kill any worms which would
develop from eggs laid by the
early appearing moths.
The timing of this preventative
or automatic application IS EX-
TREMELY IMPORTANT. Do not1
under any circumstances, apply
these poisons automatically after
the first squares are over 1/3
grown. After this period, insecti-
cides should not be used unless
justified by a field inspection and
the presence of injurious insects in
damaging numbers (see 1952 Cot-
ton Insect Control Guide), If pos-
sible, time should be allowed for
the build up of the natural enemies
of the cotton bollworm.
Announcement:
There is now available in your
County Agent’s office at Edinburg,
San Benito and Raymondville an
informational leaflet on “Cottons
Beneficial Insects” which has col-
ored pictures of the major insects
which are helpful in controlling
other pests. This will also enable
you to identify these insects so
that when you find them in the
field you will know they are not
. harmful in any way to the cotton
plant.
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Led B. DeMille may be
back in the spot he
BOB HOPE once occupied . . .
Tom Mix may ride
again, on video film that is, if the
famed Western actor’s estate okays
a deal now reported in the talking
stage.
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THIRD BIRTHDAY
MERCEDS — Mrs. G. L. Gordon
honored her little daughter, Car-
lene Faye, on her third birthday
anniversary, a Saturday event at
their home. After a time at play,
refreshments and the birthday
cake, topped with three candles,
were served. Mrs. Carl Fade
brought an Easter basket of pink
and blue, filled with dainty flow-
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in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under section 5211,
U. S. revised statutes.
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The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1952, newspaper, April 17, 1952; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1571703/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: 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.