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The Merc
Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, November 27, 1985
Volume 74
Number 48
Price 25+
Parade is December 20
MERCEDES
CEDES
ERCEDE
Seen’n Heard
In Mercedes...
‘You earned respect,
you're true champions'
High school
track work
starts soon
Work is expected to begin in
coming weeks at the site of an
all-weather track at the high school
campus, following the awarding of
FRIENDS HONOR MAYOR - Friends and colleagues of Mercedes
Mayor Gilberto Dominguez gathered to pay him tribute last Thursday
at an "Appreciation Evening” reception. Some 120 citizens, elected
officials from across the Valley and visitors from Mexico gathered to
applaud Mayor Dominguez’ accomplishments as his city’s leader.
Among those present were Mercedes businessman Rigoberto Salinas,
Sr., and State Representative A. C. “Tony" Garcia, left and center
above, shown in conversation with the mayor. [Mercedes Enterprise
Photo.]
Mercedes fans could look to the
north end of Wildcat Stadium and
see the scoreboard that read
Calallen 33, Mercedes 26. That was
the truth of the game as the
scoreboard told it.
But down at the other end of the
field a different kind of truth was
being preached. Coach Pete Vela
| was talking to his Tigers.
“Get your heads up,” he told
them. “You’re true champions. You
played like true champions. Look at
all you’ve accomplished...be proud.
| Cherish what you’ve done. You’ve
earned the respect of everybody.
Walk off the field with your heads
high.”
Monday morning Vela said
again how proud he was of this
team. “They did what was asked of
them all year long.”
Even against the Calallen team,
Mercedes did what was asked of it.
Time and time again they came
from behind to put the game back
| in reach. Even at the end, an
I onside kick was nearly hauled in by
' the Tigers in a valiant attempt to
I regain the ball and score what could
I have been the winning points.
Tigers ran up 13 first downs to
16 for Calallen. They gained 238
' yards rushing and 57 passing for
IT IS SAID:
Take time to think - thoughts are the source of power.
Take time to play - play is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read - reading is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to pray - prayer is a rock of strength.
Take time to love - loving is what makes living worthwhile.
Take time to be friendly - friendships give life a unique flavor.
Take time to laugh - laughter is the music of the soul.
Take time to do your work well - pride in your work, no matter
what it is, nourishes the ego and the spirit.
Take time to give thanks - life is too short for selfishness.
Take time to remember this special day - it is the Lord who gives
us an abundant harvest.
May we have the humble attitude of gratitude. May, we be aware
of those in need. For unless we care and share, our thankfulness will
be void and empty. May we give thanks and remember!
Father Francisco Aguirre
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
DIS TRI CT CHAMPS, ALL-DISTRICT HONORS — Tigers earning spots on All-District football honorable mention tackle, Tomas Gonzales, first team guard, Mario Sanchez, honorable
squads include, in photo above, on defensive teams: In front from left, Larry Morales, second mention guard, Carlos Robledo, first team tackle, and Albert Cabrera, first team tight end.
team defense, Horacio Guzman, first defense, Enrique Garza, honorable mention linebacker, Behind are Coach Vela, Manuel Guerra, first team running back, Jesse Longoria, second team
Eddie Cavazos, honorable mention line, and Charies Chacon, honorable mention defensive end. center, Carlos Pimentel, second team wide receiver, Horacio Guzman, second team running
Behind in same order are Defensive Coordinator Don Derryberry, Tomas Gonzalez, honorable back, Albert Cano, second team punter, Rene Guajardo, first team quarterback, and Coach
mention lineman, Robert Garcia, unanimous first team lineman, Albert Cabrera, honorable Derryberry. Guzman displays the Tigers’ district championship trophy for his teammates at last
mention secondary, Carlos Cuellar, first defensive end, Arnold Ramirez, unanimous first team Friday’s pep rally, in photo at lower right. A complete list of All-District selections can be
secondary, and Head Coach Pete Vela. On offense, in photo below, are Chris Winston, found on Page 12. [Mercedes Enterprise Photos.]
295 total yards. What did them in
was the hurricane-like onslaught of
a bigger and faster team. The
Wildcats gained 346 yards overall in
gaining the bi-district win.
Manuel Guerra, almost every-
body’s choice for first team
all-district runningback, gained 152
yards on 28 carries and scored three
times, the first on a 35-yard sweep,
the second on a 43-yard draw and
the third on a three-yard plunge.
Horacio Guzman carried eight
times for 46 yards. Carlos Pimentel
ran once for 25 yards and Ricky
Garza had one run for 14 yards.
The fourth Tiger TD came on a
21-yard pass from Rene Guajardo to
Armando Reyes. Guajardo also
passed to Albert Cabrera for a
two-point conversion.
. Vela, who was the unanimous
choice for “Coach of the Year” by
his 16-4A peers, said the season
“was like a dream come true.”
Fellow coaches Don Derryberry,
Gil Salinas, David Sanchez, Gus
Torres, Bobby Martell and Eddie
Torres were all given praise by
Vela. “Nothing that we ac-
complished this season could have
been done without them...and, of
course, this terrific Tiger team. My
thanks to everybody.”
bids by school trustees during a
special meeting last Thursday.
Bid amounts, which had been
discussed previously but tabled,
accepted by the board included
$83,000 for the construction of the
track base, to be done by Mission
Paving Company, $65,000 for the
track itself, to be built by
Track-Tenn, and a further $2500
allocated for the construction of a
sub-surface irrigation system to
prevent the track from cracking.
Emergency approval was given
for the expenditure of $8,676 with
Tex Air, Inc. for installation, within
three weeks, of an airconditioning
unit. The air conditioner will
replace one at the high school
vocational building.
Another step toward enlarge-
ment of the West Elementary
School campus was taken with the
approval of a $29,000 price to be
paid for a residential property on
Indiana Avenue, adjacent to the
present campus.
A public hearing on the school’s
proposed 75 cent per $100 valuation
tax rate drew no comment from
citizens present. Required under
the state’s “truth in taxation” laws,
the hearing was posted to announce
a 17.66 increase in taxes, despite
the rate’s actual drop from last
year’s $1 per $100. The seeming
contradiction results from calcu-
lations of the rate required to bring
the same amount of tax revenue as
last year’s.
Final action on the rate will be
taken at a meeting November 27.
A resolution read during the
meeting cited the high school’s
varsity football team for accomplish-
ments during the season.
YOU’VE GOTTA ADMIT
THEY DO things differently
out in West Texas, home of the
cowboy.
Most of the country
observed the “Great American
Smokeout” last week. It was a
time for smokers to quit for a
day, a time to call attention to
the dangers and evils of
smoking, according to the
American Cancer Society.
In Alpine -- about as West
Texas cowboy as you can get --
they were busy observing the
“Great American Dipout.”
It was a time for smokeless
users of tobacco to stop being
dippy.
And if you think they
weren’t serious about the
whole thing, take note that
slightly more than 12 percent
of those examined in an oral
screening clinic earlier in the
year at Alpine were found to
have “suspicious lesions.”
Half were college-age students
who had been dipping and
chewing for eight to 10 years.
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THANKSGIVING...a time
to remember our many
blessings.
We pass on this prayer by
Robert Louis Stevenson.
“Lord, behold our family
here assembled. We thank
Thee for this place in which we
dwell; - for the love that unites
us; for the peace accorded us
this day; - for the hope with
which we expect the morrow; -
for our friends in all parts of
the earth, and...Let peace
abound in our small
company.”
Belt law enforced
Starting this Sunday, failure to those across the state in enforcing
buckle your seat belt will net you the new legislation, the official
more than a warning if you’re seen adds, “We hope our citizens are
by Mercedes police -- $25 to $50 ready now for compliance, but we
more than a warning, will be issuing citations to jog their
“Drivers and front seat passen- niemories when necessary.”
gers who are not wearing their He adds that since the action is
safety belts while traveling in the considered a moving violation, it
jurisdiction of the Mercedes Police could count towards suspension of
Department will be subject to licenses.
citations carrying a penalty of $25 “There’s no question about the
to $50,” reports City Manager Alan fact that safety belts save lives and
Kamasaki. lessen the severity of injuries,” he
Noting that his force will join concluded.
With a date of December 20 set intersection at 5 p.m., say
for the Mercedes Jaycees Christmas spokesmen. Proceeding south on
Parade, organizers are issuing an Texas to Fifth Street, the parade
invitation to all to join the holiday will turn east toward the Civic
procession. Center, where the remaining
Highlighted by a visit from activities will take place.
Santa Claus (who will light the , Groups wishing to perform
community Christmas tree and then during the sing-along, enter floats
distribute treats to youngsters), the or assist in other matters can
gels 1 . contact Beto Martinez at 565-4022
affair will also feature a community .- au 00 1042
. . the Chamber of Commerce at
8 8- 565-2221, or Parade Chairman
Santa Claus will be among those Mateo Diaz at565-4555.
leading the parade, on a float to be Sponsoring along with the
constructed by Jaycees headed by Jaycees are the Mercedes Knight of
Eustolio Santana, when it leaves the Columbus and the Chamber of
Starr Street and Texas Avenue Commerce.
IT’S NICE TO START THE
COLUMN OFF with a picture
of two happy men. MHS
Principal Brig Lopez presented
the 16-4A Championship Foot-
ball Trophy last Friday to
Coach Pete Vela during the
pep rally.
If you want to know how
the team felt, there’s a larger
picture elsewhere on this page.
• • *
HEARD AT THE PEP
RALLY: Amanda McBroom,
1965 MHS grad, now of Los
Angeles, was sitting with her
friend Mrs. Carol Cowden,
MHS counselor. The time came
to close the rally with the
singing of the “Alma Mater.”
“The words are right over
there on the wall,” said Carol
to Amanda.
“I don’t need to look,”
replied Amanda. “I couldn’t
ever forget that song."
Kinda nice to know that
Amanda, songwriter, actress,
and general success in the
entertainment world, wouldn’t
forget about the “...dearest in
all the land.”
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CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT
A LATE SUMMER SURVEY
indicated there were an
estimated HALF BILLION
pieces of trash along Texas
roadsides?
The Deparment of High-
ways and Public Transporation
commissioned a survey that
found, in addition to the
amount of trash, that...
-- Fifty-three percent of
highway litter is caused by
deliberate acts, while 47
percent involves loss of truck
loads that were unsecured or
uncovered, as well as mis-
cellaneous items blowing out of
I trucks.
— Sixty-one percent of
roadside litter can be found in
urban areas. The remaining 39
percent lies on rural freeways
and roads.
- Litter from automobiles
accounts for 30 percent of all
roadside litter.
- Pickup trucks are the
source of a disproportionate
amount of roadside litter,
amounting to 27 percent.
However, pickups represented
only 11 percent of all vehicles
observed.
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 27, 1985, newspaper, November 27, 1985; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1614042/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.