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THE MERCEDES ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1032
VOL. XXXX — NO. 42
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TEXANS FOR EISENHOWER
January 1st.
informed message on the subject. quarters, it was stated.
pageant-spectacles
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boy born Oct. 4.
skin.
Harry Rouse and Mrs. John Rouse, come.
Missouri Paving
Now Unsightly
Valley Pioneer
Dies Sunday
Dist. Governor
Guest Speaker
Here Monday
Legion Sponsors
Baseball Teams
Cernosek Named
Hallowe'en Head
Hot Race For
Carnival Queen
Help Needed For
Nov. 1 Election
R. H. Kern Hosts
District Governor
Mrs. Warnke, 67,
Dies Thursday
Mercedes Youth
Wounded InKorea
famous producing company
has staged musical comedies,
soon
mens’
meeting
of all
Edcouch-Elsa
Mercedes Tie
Tigers Play Panthers
in Homecoming Game
and
re-
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There will be a small amount of
grading and levelling to be done
and Mayor Watson has offered the
City’s grader and street equipment
for this purpose and H. L. Ger-
man, Sup’tsof Utilities, will engi-
neer the layout so that it will not
interfere with the race track,
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LAWLER CLINIC
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Pealor, Jr.,
are the parents of a baby girl born
Sept. 25.
Mr. Phillip Atteberry of Merce-
des was a medical patient.
Mrs. J. L. Marrow of Donna had
major surgery Sept. 29.
Mr. B. E. Gorhum of Weslaco
underwent minor surgery Oct. 1.
Mrs. Susie Walker of 'La Feria
had minor surgery Oct. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson of
Edcouch are the parents of a baby
Garden Club
Notes
Mrs. Frank Lackeyanddaugh-
ter, Jennifer, of Corpus Christi are
visiting here in the home of Mrs.
Lackey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
W St. Clair.
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Carol Smith, Contralto, Captures
Concerts Association Audience
Warburton Wins
Carr 400” Award
Paul T. Haagen, Jr., represent-
ing the John B. Rogers Producing
Company of Fostoria, Ohio,will be
in Edinburg to direct and stage
“Viva Hidalgo” to be given for ths
Hidalgo County Centennial, Dec.
8-13, 1952. - /
Mi*. Haagen is one of the most
dynamic directors of this -world
Haagen To Direct .
"Viva Hidalgo”
Authorities now believe that
swine erysipelas may be spread to
healthy animals in a herd through
members were dressed in white,
the former wearing blue ties, and
similar ties were presented new
members, as well as a booklet, tell-
ing of the Y.W.C.A. organization.
.The girls sang the Y-Teen Hymn.
The General Election to be held
on November 4, is presenting quite
a help problem to the Presiding
Judges of Mercedes two Precincts.
Walden Haynes will be in charge
of Precinct 1 and Harry Rouse at
Precinct 21.
While general elections are usu-
ally quite a problem, it is expected
that this year will be exceptional
on account of so many split ballots
anticipated.
If you have had previous experi-
ence or are clerically inclined and
wish to earn a few extra dollars
you are urgently requested to get
in touch with one of the above
mentioned judges.
Those residing east of the center
lone of Texas Avenue should con-
tact Mr. Haynes, and those west
of this line should contact Mr.
Rouse.
In order to be eligible for this
work you must be a duly qualified
voter—your Poll Tax must be paid
or you must hold an Exemption
Certificate.
Cernosek is calling a
Three clases in the Mercedes
Junior-Senior High School are putt-
ing forth every effort to have one
of their class members elected
“Carnival Queen” at the Mercedes
downs on the 14.
Mercedes lost four yards, and
punted from their 10-yard line, and
J. C. Barber raced down the side-
lines, aided by fine blocking for 35
yards to tie things up, with slight-
ly over a minute of playing time
remaining.
Yellowjacket quarterback Bill
Coffman was one of the outstand-
ing players of the game, while Earl
Imel was one of the Mercedes
offensive standouts.
Most of the fans present were
unanimous in their conviction that
the game was poorly officiated.
The Tiger fans were noticeably
disappointed in Mercedes’ line play
and blocking when on the offen-
sive. Their defensive play was ex-
ellent but a good defense alone
does not win ball games.
This Friday the Tigers journey
to Rio Grande City for their second
32-AA conference game with the
Rattlers.
CHILI SUPPER
The Lutheran Dorcas Aid will
have a chili supper at the Mer-
cedes Federated building on Sat-
urday, October 25. Chili, salad,
pie and coffee will be served from
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tickets are 75c for adults and
50c for children and may be ob-
tained from Mrs. Raymond Klein
“Texans for Eisenhower” head-
quarters have been established on
Texas Avenue here in the building
formerly occupied by the Two Sis-
ters Shop.
At the meeting held Tuesday
night, Mrs. Lena B. Grimm, Mer-
cedes, was elected local chairman.
All are welcome to visit head-
Pennsylvania, Ohio,
A
new Annual Hallowe’en Celebration to
The Legion will furnish equip-
ment such as bats, catchers out-
fit, bases, etc., and the Firemen
have offered to donate their uni-
forms for practice. Any others
having uniforms that may be used
for practice are requested to con-
tact Mr. Trussel. New uniforms
for game play will be furnished.
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Mrs. Harry Grubbs entertained
her Tbur^da,y luncheon club 4at her
home, wheigMrs. , Clyde Hollon
scored; high; in the games of con-
tract, - L .q:. . ..
Others present were Mrs, J. W.
Chambers, Mrs. H. D. Stuart, Mrs.
John Jones, of La . Feria, Mrs.
Frank Markham, Mrs. George
Graf, Jr., Mrs. Floyd Langford.
the Rogers Company, Mr. Haagen
spares neither himself nor his cast.
Working long hours with intense
direction which results in a pro-
duction that moves swiftly, with
professional action and is always
artistic. 0; •
He is a member of the Actor’s
Equity Association with head-
quarters in New York City.
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The Rev. Meeler Markham, pas-
tor of the Mercedes First Baptist
Church, brought the inspirational
message. Numerous guests were
present for the cermonials.
Mrs. Martin Bandemer and chil-
dren Gloria and Larry, are home
after flying to Alexandria, La., for
a week’s visit with Mr. Bandemer,
who is supervising a work crew on.
mechanical cotton pickers. Mr
Bandemer returned with his family
Saturday via automobile and is
leaving for the South Tuesday to
resume his work there.
or Mrs. Alfred Thies. All are wel- minor cuts and scratches on the
States with her family and settled
in Ohiowa, Neb. At the age of 14
years she was confirmed into the
Lutheran Church'.
She was married to William
Warnke March 7, 1906. From this
union was born three sons and
two daughters. The family moved
to Edinburg in 1931 and to Merce-
des in 1941.
Mr. and Mrs. William Warnke
united with the First Presbyterian
Church in Mercedes. Mrs. Warnke
was a devoted member and was
active in the women’s work of the
church. , ,
She is survived by her husband,
William Warnke, Mercedes; two
sons, Hollis Warnke, Belvedere,
Neb., and Kermit Warnke of Lr
Feria; two daughters, Mrs. Heler
Barnes of Mercedes, and Mrs. Lu-
ella Flanders of McAllen. She was
preceeded in death by one son
Cyris Warnke of Edinburg, Febru-
ary 22, 1940. Six grandchildrer
also survive. ,
Burial was made in the Merce-
des Ebony Grove Cemetery. Pall-
bearers were J. T. Wilson, A. C
Wivke, Ralph Barnum, Paul Sch-
rank and Frank Duncan.
Mrs. Isabel Garcia Dominguez,
74, a member of one of the Valley’s
earliest families, died in a Corpus
Christi hospital Sunday night.
Graveside services were held here
Tuesday. Burial was made in the
Mercedes Our Lady of Mercy
Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband,
Jose M. Dominguez and a son, Jose
A. Dominguez, of Agua Dulce; two
brothers, Rafael Garcia and Ben-
jamin Garcia, and two sisters, Mrs.
Victoria Mora and Miss Guadalupe
Garcia, all of Mercedes. Also sur-
viving is another brother and sis-
ter, Mrs. Catarina Perega of La
Feria and J. M. Garcia of San An-
tonio.
A Mercedes youth was wounded
recently during the, heavy fighting
for Bunker Hill in Korea. He is
serving with the First Marine Di-
vision which has seen heavy action
in the Bunker Hill area recently.
He is Cpl. Anthony D. Caldeira
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cal-
deira, 541 Texas Ave., Mercedes.
Cpl. Caldeira enlisted in the
Marines at San Antonio in August
1947, and received his recruit train-
ing at the recruit depot in Sar
Diego, Calif. In addition to th
Purple Heart medal, he is entitled
to the Korean Campaign ribbor
and the United Nations Medal. /
Missouri Avenue, thought by
many to be the busiest street in
Merceds next to Texas Avenue is
fast becoming an eye-sore to local
residents and visitors as well.
At one time the property owners
along this street paid for curbs and
one-third of the paving after which
it became the obligation of the
City to maintain and keep them
in repair.
Today Missouri Avenue is one of
the longest residential streets in
the city and traffic is very heavy.
It is lined with fine homes whose
owners pay a substantial amount
of City taxes.
Beginning at the highway and
extending south four blocks one
finds that the paving along the
curbs is either in deplorable shape
or is gone entirely—especially be-
tween Third and Fourth streets
where approximately 7% feet of
paving is almost entirely gone.
Continued heavy traffic and each
rain takes its toll. Soon,' perhaps,
the curbing will be undermined and
give way*.
Lots of out-of-town visitors use
this street and it certainly does
not present a pleasing picture
when compared to like streets in
• other Valley cities.
Some of the property owners are
considering the presentation of a
petition to the City Commission
but it seems that this should not be
necessary — civic pride should get
the job done.
The “Carr 400” marksmanship
contest was won by John War-
burton, La Feria, sharpshooter,
here Sunday with a score of three
points from a perfect 400.
His 397 score was followed by
Walter Wolff of Mercedes, with a
395, and C. W. Griffith of San
Juan, with a 393 score.
The contest was sponsored by
Ted Carr of Roma, retired customs
inspector, with a devoted interest
in good shooting. Carr instructs
marksmanship classes at the Boy
Scout Camp Parry and has several
shooting clubs from Brownsville to
Rio Grande City, and also instructs
a group of Harlingen girls in the
handling of a rifle.
Others participating in the match
unday were G. C. Vinyard and
George Edwin, Donna; E. R. Gard-
ner, San Juan, and Gordon Zey
nd A. L. Robinson, McAllen.
FIREMEN’S AUXILIARY
PLANS BAKE SALE
The Firemen’s Auxiliary met last
Wednesday night at the City Hall.
Mrs. Mike Byrn presiding. Plans
were made for a Christmas bake
sale on Nov. 22nd, and other yule-
tide activities.
Late in the evening, the firemen
were hosts for a tamale supper.
The football game here Oct. 24th
is to be a homecoming game be-
tween Weslaco and Mercedes.
After the game, Mercedes seniors
will sponsor a dance at the school
gym for ex-seniors of the Mercedes
High School, it has been announc-
ed. A floor show will feature the
event.
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Candlelight ceremonies for 24
new members of the Mercedes Y-
Teens, a formal initiatory event,
were held Sunday night at the
Mercedes High School Auditorium,
when Nancy Brower, Y-Teen presi-
dent, and Nancy Balay, Y-Teen
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The J. A. Garcia Post No. 172 of
the American Legion will sponsor
a baseball team for the Mercedes
High School this year and after
the close of the school year will
continue with a Junior Legion
team, according to Jack Trussel.
Arrangements have been made
for a ball park on the Show
Grounds*. It will be inside the
large race track and north of the
midget track. “There is plenty of
room there for a good ball park,”
Trussel said, “it will be 325 feet
along the first and third base lines
to the fence. The Harlingen field
is 320 feet along the third base line
to the fence.”
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday, 10 a.m., at the Stotler
Chapel for Mrs. Fredareka Water-
mann Warnkee, 67, who died at
her home last Thursday, October
9, 12:15 p.m. The Rev. B. W.
Downing, pastor of the Mercedes
First Presbyterian Church, was in
charge of the services.
Mrs. Warnke was born August
23, 1885, in Germany. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Watermann. At the age of six
years she came to the United
ZEZ to Sell “Mums”
The Zeta Eta Sigma service
organization will sell “mums” for
the Homecoming Game at which
time Weslaco will meet Mercedes
on Tiger Field.
“The “mum” corsages sell for
$1.00. The members will be at a
table in front of the Queen City
Pharmacy on Saturday morning to
take the orders. The corsages may
be picked up at the game or they
will bee delivered in the stands, as
desired.
The money will be used for the
buying of milk for the children of
Heidelburg School. This year, ZES
has again chosen this school for a
project.
The Annual Rotary District
meeting was held at the home of
R. H. Kern Monday night. After
the session, Mrs. Kern served the
group a Dutch supper.
Attending were Thornton Thack-
er, District Governor; James Mc-
Elyea, president of the local Ro-
tary Club; Col. H. W. Isbell, vice
president; E. L. Park, secretary;
L. W. St. Clair, Ralph Murdoch, E.
A. Dejong, Forney Arnold, C. P.
Melton, Sr., Packard Barton, Pete
Hathaway, Dr. J. W. Chambers,
Rev. Meeler Markham, Garner
George, Bill Wittmann, R. H.
Kern and a guest of Rev. Mark-
ham, of Laredo.
Tiger Band in
New Home. Open
House Monday
The long awaited day has arriv-
ed and the Tiger Band has moved
its new den, much to the joy of
the entire group-
The band played “Oh, Mercedes”,
for its first number in the new
establishment, followed by the
“Alma Mater.”
The band is now looking forward
to presenting their new home to
the public. On Tuesday night, Oct.
21, between the hours of 7 and 8,
the general public is cordially in-
vited to attend an open house at
the new band hall, which is locat-
ed just south of the South Ele-
mentary School, facing 10th Street.
The band and' choir will perform
during this time.
Thornton Thacker, Rotary Dis-
trict Governor, McAllen, told the
local Rotarians Monday that they
“had a fine Rotary Club, handling
Rotary the way it should be
handled.” He added that senior
members with their full fifteen
years membership should give up
their active status in favor of new,
young members.
Thacker was introduced by Jim
McElyea, Rotary president of Mer-
cedes, after Dee DeJong had intro-
duced the visiting Rotarians.
Thacker pointed out a number of
the fundamental Rotary activities
to the membership and stressed
the national financing of the Ro-
tary Foundation. The Rotary Foun-
dation,” he said, “has in the past
five years provided 394 Fellow-
ships in Medicine, Engineering,
Sciences and other fields to de-
serving young people all over the
world.” Started in 1947 the Fellow-
ship grew from 18 to 111 the past
year. The financial program now
underway will permit the Rotary
International to continue Fellow-
ships each year from the earnings
from the $3,000,000 principal now
set up for this purpose.
He urged the active Rotarian to
become “closer to God, Home and
Neighbor in an effort to fulfill the
goal of “Service Above Self.” .
There were eight visiting Ro-
tarians. C. P. Melton said that
next week’s program would be
dedicated to United Nations Week,
with a special speaker to bring an
Jack Trussell reported for the
committee for plans and setup for
the organizing of a Lunior Legion
baseball team. Participation in the
annual Halloween celebration was
discussed.
F. G- Richmond won the atten-
dance prize and other prizes were
won by Dick Bidgen, Edgar Hawk
and Jack Goodloe. A large group
of members was in attendance,
Commander Noa B. Sisk presiding.
Discussing the convention at
Port Isabel, it was brought out
that the parade will be held Sat-
urday, 3 p.m. A dance, fishfry and
boatrides will be featured enter-
tainment.
Stanley F. Cernosek has been
named general chairman of the
Annual Hallowe’en Celebration in
Mercedes, sponsored for a num-
ber of years by the Mercedes
Chamber of Commerce. Serving on
the committee with Cernosek* are
Herman Lang and Harry Eng-
strom.
As in former years, the celebra-
tion to be held on the night of
Oct. 31st, will be held on the Rio
Grande Valley Livestock Show
Grounds and indications are that
it will be one of the biggest events
in the history of the celebration.
Legion Names
Convention Delegates
Delegates to the 15th Legion
Convention at Port Isabel, Oct.
18-19, were elected Honday night
at the meeting of the Mercedes J.
A. Garcia American Legion Post.
Delegates named were Noa B.
Sisk, Ferguson Wood, F. G. Rich-
mond, S. H. Hinojosa, Bill Baker,
Morris Sisk, John Bowe, Pablo
Diaz, G. W. Copeland and Frank
Kindla. Alternates include Amado
Garcia, Grady Herold, Edgar
Hawk, Woody Tullis, A. C. New-
ton,Herman Mettens, Sam Kies-
chnick, Jr., Pablo Alaniz, Jimmy
Lyons and Dewey Acker.
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RAUL CAYCE NEW
SCOTT-BURR MANAGER
. Paul Cayce, of Hopkinsville
Kentucky, is the new manager o
the Mercedes Scott-Burr stores,
succeeding Carl Miller. Mr. Cayc t
has had 18 years of retail mercan
tile experience- . ,g. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Cayce and fouj
children will make their home ir
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DR. ’ BUCK RETURNS ,, 1;
Dr. Charles B. Buck 'arid' his sis
ter, Miss Lulu Clare Buck, hav
returned from a summer's vacation
spent in Denver,'Colo'. Ralph Year
wood, flew to, Denver'' and accom-
panied Mis's Bck to Merces ih
Dr. Buck’s car, while the doctor,
made the return trip, by train, '
officer, officiated in the
monies. Old members and
in the city and get the concessions
for the event lined up.
As in former years, proceeds
from the carnival will go to the
Mercedes High School Band and
pep squad, for uniforms for the
latter, with the exception of pro-
ceeds earned by the Parent-Teach-
er Association! which will be used
in that organization.
Highlighting the celebration will
be the colorful Children’s Parade,
on an elevated platform under
floodlights. This feature of the
celebration each year is, sponsored
by the Parent-Teacher Association
and age groups and rules will be
announced later.
The Mercedes High School Band
will display their new uniforms in
furnishing music for the event.
Highlighting the celebration, as
a climax, will be the crowning of
the Carnival Queen, to be elected
by popular voting at one cent a
vote. Votes may be cast in contain-
ers in recepticles in town or on
the showgrounds on the night
of the carnival until a stated hour,
to be announced.
New Jersey, Iowa, Arkansas, Tenn-
essee, Virginia, Illinois, Texas and
Indiana with marked success.
While still a young man ,Mr.
Haagen has had a wealth of experi-
ence in stagecraft and acting. At
preparatory school and college he
became interested in dramatics.
Determined to follow the stage, he
left college to enter the theatre
and placed himself for training
under a famous Hollywood coach
where he had private lessons in ah
vhases of theatre each day for one
year.
In addition to directing for the
Rogers Company, he has acted on
the professional stage in the East
and Mid-west and has appeared in .
“Idiot’s Delight” with Lenore Ulric,
“Criminals at Large” with Alison
Skipworth, “Price Tag” with Phil-
lip Trent and Sally O’Neill, “Dinner
at Eight” with Ian Keith, “Reunion
in Vienna,” “The Shining Hour,”
and “Twentieth Century” with
Keith and Helen Twelvetrees. He
has played in “The Man Who Came
to Dinner,” "Dulcy," "Claudia" and
in the world premiere ’ of “Kitty
Foyle.”
During the summer of 1944 and
1945 he was under contract each
season for ten weeks at the Ogun-
quit Playhouse of the Manhattan
Theatre Colony at Ogunquit.
Maine. This is the country’s out-
standing professional summer
theatre.
Here he played the juvenile l’endc.
in “Having a Wonderful Time,”
“The Luck,” “The Bat,” starring
Daisy Atherton, “White Wings,”
“Roseanne,” starring Mary Morris.
“Snafu,” “Three is a Family” and
“Kiss and Tell” starring Katherine
Alexander, and was featured in
“George and Margaret” with Fran-
cis Compton.
In directing the productions for
evening with Miss Smith and Mr.
Price and would welcome an op-
portunity to hear them again.
The program, with a generous
sprinkling of encores, is as follows;
“La Golandrina," Mexican Folk
Song; “Habanero from Carmen,”
by Bizst; “Alt Wien,” Godowsky;
“Homing,” Del Riego; “Danny
Boy,” Irish Folk Song, and “The
Three Little Maids,” Elliott.
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IT’S A GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jenks. ar
the parents of a daughter, born
October 12, at the Lawler Clinic
Hospital. The baby has been
named Deborah Ann and was borr
on her mother’s birthday. Mother
and baby are doing nicely.
Approximately 25 women attend-
ed the meeting of the Mercedes
Garden Club last Thursday at the
home of Mrs. N. P. Barton, when
Mrs: W. M. Waterman, Sr., and
Mrs. Daniel R. Brower were co-
hostesses. Mrs. E. A. DeJong pre-
sided.
Mrs. Frank Denzer of Alamo
was a guest speaker, her subject
being “What, When, and Where to
Plant.” She passed out a list of
flowers and shrubs to the mem-
bers.
Mrs. W. M. Waterman, Sr., re-
ported on the garden therapy work
at the home for the aged at Wes-
laco and the Mercedes school
grounds.
Attractive yearbooks have been
distributed, in which a page is
dedicated to a departed member,
Mrs. Ann Bruce, organizer of the
Garden Club. A book on flowers
has been plced in the Mercedes
Public Library, also in memory of
Mrs. Bruce.
A social hour was held, with
Mrs. DeJong and Mrs. W. W.
Holmes serving coffee and cakes
and dainties.
OthoC. Duncan
n, Dies Monday
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday, 3 p.m., at the Stotler
Chapel for Otho Charles Duncan,
/76, who died at the Mercedes Gen-
eral Hospital Monday, following
an extended illness. He had been
a resident of Mercedes since 1934,
moving here from Clovis, N. M- He
was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Mary Duncan, Mercedes; six
daughters: Mrs. H. P. Eberling,
Mrs. H. H. Strawn, Mrs. C. C.
Greenfield, Mrs. Helen Johnson,
Mrs. Jake Hardesty and Mrs. O.
L. Simmons, all of Fort Worth;
one son, Forrest Duncan of Forth
Worth; 17 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are one step-
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Vinyard of
Mercedes; five step sons: R. C.
Keener of Mercedes; C. M. Keener
of Amarillo; Paul Keener of
Pendleton, Oregon, E- V. Keener
of El Secundo, Cal., and Lester
Keener of Raymondville. 10 step
grandchildren and one step great-
grand child; three sisters: Mrs.
O. H. Osborne of Portales, N. M.
Mrs. A. P. Lofton of Clovis, N.
M., Mrs. O. G. Turner of Clovis;
three brothers: T. T. Duncan of
El Campo, G. R. Duncan and J.
D. Duncan of Clovis.
The Rev. Mullis of the Nazerine
Church at Edcouch was in charge
of the services.
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An enthusiastic audience gather-
ed from McAllen to San Benito, en-,
joyed the Community Concerts As-
sociation presentation of Carol
Smith, contralto, in concert Mon-
day evening in the Mercedes High
School Auditorium'. She was assist-
ed at the piano by Nathan Price.
The generous applause this rising
young star received indicated the
listeners were in full agreement
that Miss Smith lived up to the
promises accorded by outstanding
critics. The warmth, sonority and
great dynamic range of tone, as-
sisted by her excellent dramatic
talents, produced a vocal artistry,
interpretively rich and convincing,
enhanced by a delightful sense of
true pitch. Miss Smith carried
with her that quality of freshness
and pleasure in her arts found so
often only in young artists, that
charmed the audience, making
them responsive to her winning
personality. Anything Miss Smith
might have lacked in seasoning
was more than balanced by her
Genuineness and beautiful golden
oice. The versatility of her vocal
echnique and interpretive nuances
‘'Vere' demonstrated at the peak of
n interesting program in the aria,
Ina voce poco Fa from “Il Bar-
iere d Sivelia." -'Her full dramatic
apities were- indicated particu-
‘arly when, as an encore, she sang
in old favorite, the “Habanera,”
crom Bizst’s “Carmen.”
She demonstrated the superb
control of a beautiful ,flowing,
poignant style of singing, in Del
Cabello mas sutil, by Obradors.
ThrougH-hrJpoise given with the
evening, iseSmith’s - whole pro-
gram held albonstant /level and
fine quality of production, through-
out.
Mr. Price gave the audience
pleasure in the responsiveness of
his accompaniment, to the de-
mands of Miss Smith’s singing.
Again in his group of piano solos,
the fluency of a deft technique
was enhanced by the freshness of
his style of playing and interpreta-
tion. A Valley audience truly en-
joyed a pleasant musically rich
Y-Teens Initiate
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Following the close of the school
year, a Junior Legion team 'will be
organized. Junior Legion teams are
organized on a national scale and
meet each year in a national
championship event. There are
now over ICO major league players
who were developed in these Junior
Legion teams. Membership on
these teams are limited to boys
not more than 17 years of age by
The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets ।
and the Mercedes Tigers battled to •
a 6-6 deadlock here Friday night :
in the first district 32-AA clash
for both teams.
The contest was one of the
roughest in the Valley this year, .
and both teams were plagued by
penalties, ranging from off-sides to
personal fouls.
The Tigers got the first real
break of the game in the first
quarter when their line went
charging in to block a Yellow-
jacket punt, and L. Pena recover-
ed in the end-zone for the only
Mercedes marker.
The two evenly-matched teams
fought each other to a standstill in
the second and third periods, with
neither threatening seriously.
In the fourth quarter, Edcouch-
Elsa got one of the breaks when
they punted, and the Tigers fum-
bled the boot on their own .28 and
the Yellowjackets recovered. Mer- ,
cedes’ Garcia intercepted an Ed-
couch-Elsa pass, which would have
ended the threat, but the play was
called back for roughing the pass-
er. The Yellowjackets bogged down
however, and lost the ball on
EVENING CIRCLE MEETS
WITH MRS. BESS ROBERTS
. The evening circle of the Presby-
terian Church met at the home of
Mrs. Bess Roberts Tuesday night
Mrs. R H. Kern presided; Mrs.
Katherine Chadick had the Bible
lesson and Mrs. Mae Irby had the
survey topic. Refreshments were
served.
Others attending were Mrs.
Myrtle Lee, Miss Louise Harris.
Mrs. M. E. Coakley, Mrs. E.- A. De-
Jong, Mrs. E. B. Witmer, Mrs.
be held on the Show Grounds on
the night of Oct. 31.
The Mercedes High School Band,
under the direction of Henry
Streety, has selected three candi-
dates" to be voted on for the honor
of “Carnival Queen”, popular votes
to be cast at a penny each, during
the time between now and the
night of the carnival at a stated
time that night. Voting boxes are
being placed in town and at the
schools.
Nancy Schwarz, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Schwarz, has
been chosen from the Senior
Class- Her manager is Nancy
Brower, who is assisted by Nancy
Balay and Georgia Bryant. Man-
agers are holding a bake sale at
school Friday of this week, when
proceeds from the sale will be us-
ed in purchasing votes for their
candidate.
Zetta Baum has been chosen
from the Sophomore Class and
has for her managers, Joe Mc-
Hugh, Peggy Bravenec and Paula
Haynes. This group will hold a
bake sale and bucket brigade in
the downtown section Saturday of
this week. Miss Baum is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Baum.
Gloria Verduzco, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Verduzco,
was chosen from Junior Class.
Managers are Arcelia Aleman and
Sylvia Verduzco. This group will
hold a bucket brigade Saturday
morning.
Beta Sigma Phi
Honors Pledges
Mercedes Beta Sigma Phi sor-
ority held its preferential tea Sun-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Floyd Langford, when pledges,
Mrs. W. Gaston and Mrs. Jack
Hanshaw were guests of honor.
Mrs. Langford greeted the guests.
The tea table held a centerpiece
of yellow mums. Mrs. W. W.
Holmes was at the silver coffee
service and Miss Betty Wilkey
served meringued shells filled with
ice cream. Colorful flower arrange-
ments were about the house.
Others present were Mrs. Lucile
Parrish, Mrs .E. A. Twenhaefel.
Miss Mary Lawhon, Mrs. Ned
Swarner, Mrs. James Van Burkleo,
Mrs. Emmett Korff, Mrs. Johnny
Marchant, Mrs. John Bowe, Mrs. V.
T. Morava, Miss Ann Quinlan, Lou
Ann Langford and Floyd Lang-
ford,, ,
, Highlighting, the event were
piang selection by Mr. Strauss-
man . of Weslaco, formerly of Eu-
rope. He was introduced by Miss
Ann Quinlan, Mrs. Lucille Parrish
welcomed the pledges and the
guests.'
Miss Alma Whatley of Mercedes
was a medical patient and dismiss-
ed Oct. 4,
Mrs. Dallas Coonrod of Weslaco
underwent minor surgery Oct. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McCarn of
Edcouch are the parents of a baby
girl born Oct. 8. ’
Mrs. Refugia Castinada of Mer-
cedes underwent major surgery
Oct. 8.
Cynthia Collinsworth of Weslaco
had minor surgery Oct. 9.
Mrs. Minnie Kelley of La Sara
underwent major surgery Oct. 9.
Mr. Joyce L. Smith of Lyford
X N was a medical patient and dismiss-
, ed Oct. 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jenks are
the parents of a baby girl named
Deborah Ann, born Oct. 12.
Wendell Curry of Donna had
minor surgery Oct. 13.
Susan Thomas of Elsa had minor1
surgery Oct. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Mahan of
Hebbronville are th‘e parents of a
baby boy born Oct. 14.
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Conner, Jim. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1952, newspaper, October 16, 1952; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1571726/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.