The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1952 Page: 2 of 10
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SERVING THE CENTRAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY
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territory served by CPL and at your nearest CPL office.
Good Housekeeping Approved!
Boys’ Sanforized Jeans
Good Housekeeping Approved!
Girls’ Denim Overalls
Miss Nan Proctor Explains
Texas' Tidelands Situation
See your dealer
for bulbs, right away!
Flannel lined boxer jeans with plenty
of roomy pockets: 2 front, 2 back. No-
scratch rivets. Blue. 2-6.
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M. R. Maiville of Donna is
medical patient.
R. T. White of Mercedes is
medical patient.
So wonderfully warm and comfortable.
Smooth V neck. Red, kelly, or royal with
white, navy-maize. 4, 5, 6, 6x.
Nationally advertised Blue Bell bib-front
overalls with elastic back, 3 pockets.
Blue. 1-6.
Regularly Tagged $6.49
Nylon Priscillas
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Beautifully embroidered all wool worst-
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greep maize. 4, 5, 6- 6x.
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With your purchase of a minimum of four
light bulbs, each sixty watts or larger, you
can get a 150-watt bulb at no extra cost from
your dealer. This is a bang-up bulb bargain
for October only. Take advantage of this offer
to fill empty sockets and save. With shorter
days and longer nights ahead and with the
children back in school, you and your family
will need lots of sight-saving light. This offer
is good for a limited time only, so hurry.
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nylons sale priced! Soft ivory color;
wide ruffles. Each side, 45x9)-in.
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formation and application forms
may be obtained from the post
office or from the Recorder, Board
of U. S. -Civil Service -Examiners,
U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Taylor
of Donna are the parents of a
daughter born Oct. 11.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schuford, Jr.,
■ groundwork for the Gilmer-Aikin :
School Laws enacted by the State :
Legislature in 1949 I know what a
fine school program those laws :
have set up in Texas. The Mini- :
mum Foundation School Program ;
has as its goal “an adequate edu- '
cation for every child in Texas.” I •
have attended both of the Citizens ,
Advisory Conferences on Educa- 1
tion and I am convinced that Tex-
ans want to finance and run their ।
own schools. Personally I am op-
posed to Federal Aid of any type
for our schools, the lunch program
; included.
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The die will be cast when the vote?
are polled after that election.
Many Texans are wrestling with
-their political souls as election day
nears. They are wondering whether
to “vote her straight” and lose the
tidelands or to vote for a nominee
and a party pledged to allow the
states to retain titles to their Tide-
lands;
A great demand has arisen for
the Tideland facts to be given the
people of Texas in terms as simple
as the story of Goldilocks and the
Three Bears.
That I shall endeavor to do.
The first question in the minds
of everyone is just what are the
Tidelands. The answer is 2,608,774
acres of land lying three leagues
or 10.02 miles off the shores of the
Gulf of Mexico from the mouth of
the Sabine River and continuing
West to the mouth of the Rio
Grande.
This was established by Texas
when it became a republic in 1836
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Oct. 8.
Mrs. Cecil C. Holman of Weslaco
underwent major surgery, Oct. 8.
and its congress passed the Texas
Boundary Act on December 19 of
that year. As an independent na-
tion and with its own navy, Texas
protected this area for more than
nine years. In those years when
Texas was a republic, the United
States recognized those' claims in
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
the Gadsen Purchase, and the In-
ternational Boundary agreement
with Mexico.
Before Texas entered the Union
in 1845, the Tidelands had been an
issue. Texans were anxious to be-
come a part of the United States.
They owed $16,000,000 as a republic
and offered to give the United
States all of their unsold lands if
the United States would assume
the debts. This was nearly accom-
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. Mrs. Harry L. Cramer of Wes-
laco underwent major surgery, Oct.
8.
Mrs. Juan Castillo of Mercedes
underwent minor surgery, Oct. 9.
Mrs. H; B. Bnrown of Donna ex-
pired Oct. 10.
Mrs. John Roy Barry of Merce-
des is a medical patient.
Mrs. Edwin R. Stuart of Ed-
couch was a medical patient.
Mrs. Catarino Sanchez of Wes-
laco underwent major surgery, Oct.
10. I
Mrs. H. J. Howell of Mercedes
underwent minor surgery, Oct. 11.
Mrs. F. H. .Haney of Pharr was
a medical patient.
Amado Gonzales of Weslaco
underwent minor surgery, Oct. 14.
O. C. Duncan of Mercedes ex-
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NEEDS APPLICANTS,
“The U. S. Civil Service Commis-
sion has a continuing need for ap-
plicants for employment in the
positions of Aircraft Instrument,
Mechanic; Aircraft Preservation
Mechanic; Aircraft Propellor, Me-
chanic; Sewage Disposal Plant
Operator and Locksmith - at 'en-
trance salaries ranging from $13.52
per day to $15.76 per day for em-
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One of the most outstanding
things in the glorious history of
Texas is the manner in which our
Permanent School Fund was set
up. It was a masterpiece of fore-
sight on the part of our founding
fathers, and down through the
years the care and efficiency with
which this Fund has been ad-
ministered is no less outstanding.
There has never been any thought
of compromise by the Texans Wie
have had the responsibility of
guarding and investing our Per-
manent School Fund; the one idea
has always been to get the most
out of it for the Public Schools of
Texas. Why then should we now
let the Federal Government
suggest a compromise on our Texas
Wildlife Restoration for the Game
and Fish Commission said the re-
cent whitewing hunt in South
Texas was marked by compara-
tively good cooperation by hunt-
ers.
He said reports indicate that the
shoot, comprising 4 p.m. to sunset
periods on September 12, 14 and 15,
produced “improved attention” to-
ward holding fire until the legal
period opened.
This observation was emphasized
by Ernest G. Marsh, Assistant Di-
rector of Wildlife Restoration, who
reported:
“Conspicuous to me this year
was the respect shown generally by
the hunters for the opening hour.
During 1950 and for several years
prior, there was mass disregard for
it. I think the change was effected
by our wardens being in uniform
and under instructions to contact
a maximum of hunters immedi-
ately beforehand.”
Outdoor writers on the scene
also commented on the discipline in
the areas they covered. They too
attributed this to the presence of
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(Editor’s Note: We have been
asked many times for informa-
tion on just what the Tidelands
situation is. Misa Nan Proctor
made a speech recently in Fort
Worth clearly presenting the
Tidelands story. Miss Proctor,
a Victoria public school teach-
er, was a member of the Gil-
mer-Aikin committee. While
the speech is pclitial it clear-
ly sets out the Tidelands story
and what it means to our Tex-
as Public Schools. Miss Proc-
tor’s speech follows.)
Several weeks ago I resigned as
Democratic Presidential Elector
because I could not endorse the
National Democratic Nominee for
President. I had served too long
as a classroom teacher in the pub-
lic schools of Texas to lend my
support to a man, who like Tru-
man denied that the Tidelands of
Texas, our submerged school lands,
belong to the school children of
Texas.
As a member of the Gilmer-
Aikin Committee which laid the
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the wardens and their swing
through the heavier- populated
shooting grounds to remind gun-
ners about the opening hour.
The Director said the hunter co-
operation was timely because the
whitewings have been on the de-
cline since a heavy freeze two
years ago killed a large acreage of
citrus where the birds nested.
The official figures from Hi-
dalgo, Cameron, Willacy and Starr
Counties show that 19,735 hunters
Wash in famous Westinghouse Laundromats; dry in efficient
Clothes Dryers — all automatically.
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Tidelands? We wantmo compro-
mise. These submerged lands be-
long to the school children of Tex-
as and they are entitled to every
penny of revenue therefrom. I
firmly believe that the National
Party’s Democratic principles as
its champions are hostile to the
rights and interests of Texas.
To Texans, the Tidelands issue
is a very personal matter. Not only
as a matter of principle but from
a strictly financial standpoint,
Texans have a vested interest in
that term Tidelands which has be-
come , of increasing significance
the past several years.
Texans have a general idea
about the Tidelands dispute. They
know that it involves something
which belongs to them and which
the federal government is trying to
take away from them.
The Tidelands story and the
issues involved are not complicated,
and soon now, in November to be
exact, the people of Texas will
probably resolve the Tidelands
issue .At the general election the
first Tuesday in November, Texans
will by their vote signify whether
they want to keep this rich heri-
tage, the Tidelands ,or lose it.
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: Mrs. E. W. Archer- has.; returned
from Caldwell, Ohio, where she
visited her sister, Mrs.' Eswin L.
Merry. and other relatives. . (
733 Kansas Ave.
“Where each child receives a
mother’s love" rates by the hour
or day. Special weekly rates to
working parents. Over-night or
| weekend services can be ar-
ranged.
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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/m1/2/: 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.