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Mercedes, Texas, 78570 Thursday, April 16, 1970
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Board Replacements
Next for Commission
After oath-taking by a re- Terms of the lease con-
turning Mayor Adan Cantu tract call for free use of the
and by two new Commis- building when the loan is
sioners Monday, plus atten- repaid and for city respon-
tion to other business rou- sibility for taxes and insur-
dily
New Vocational Training
Program Is Outlined
tine, City Commissioners ance. At that time, when
set a special meeting for needed, the agency would
Thursday to make Urban Re- handle improvements to the
newal commission and Hous- building.
Ing Authority appointments. .
New Commissioner Gilbert The agreement also gives
Dominguez is chairman of the agency the right to can-
the UR board of commis- cel the lease, on 60 days no-
sioners and must now be re- tice, in case the federally-
placed and the other new funded project is discon-
Commissioner, Rigoberto ainued.
Salinas, must be replaced Open burning of munici-
as a member of the HA pal waste, mostly brush,
board, east of town was discussed
Also at the meet Monday, as were plans to
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lease agreement with the ground there -and that indi-
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Midual depositors for trash
for its property involved in probably had set fire to the
a new lease agreement be- trash. Commissioners said
o7 Economic" O^nonunit' they are considering pur-
or Economic opportunity chase of more land t0 bury
agency and the city after the trash « costly -
purchase of the former the Pro-
Bookout-Mitchell building on gram"s or use of a chipping
First Street, machine
That building is to be used
for vocational training of
local persons in building
crafts, to permit the train-
ees—former migrants—to
rebuild homes of needy lo-
cal residents while learning
construction arts that will
qualify them for permanent
local jobs.
At a reorganizational,
post-election meeting at Ci-
ty Hall Monday evening,
Commissioners signed a
lease for the building with
the "Associated City-County
E conomic Development Cor-
Expansion Is Proposed
In Tentative 5-year Plan
Preliminary discussion of new state policy which be-
a five-year plan for develop- comes effective next school
ment of vocational training year. It will permit reach-
programs was a key agenda ers to retain sick-leave time
item when School Board accumulated under the pre-
members met Tuesday night sent policy.
HAS ‘MUCH
BUSINESS1
Saying “we have
much business, please
attend”, Quarterback
Club president R. P.
Edgemon called a
meeting of the group
for Tuesday, April 21.
The session will be-
gin at 7:30 p.m. at El
Sombrero Restaurant.
Commissioners accepted
resignations of two Police-
men, Hubert Rhodes, who is
now a Hidalgo County De-
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Boy Scouters
Meet April 22
Wednesday, April 22, is
date of a kick-off breakfast
to launch a Boy Scout fund-
raising campaign here. All
appointed workers and all
persons interested in Boy
Scout activities are to meet
at 7 a.m. at the Rodeway
Inn Restaurant.
Law and Order
Talk Scheduled
Lions and Rotary club
poration—the OEO agency—
for use of the building. They
worked out final arrange-
ments for a $25,000 loan
from the FirstNationalBank
Thursday in the office of
City Attorney J. D. Voll- members are invited to join
mer. Kiwanians at their regular
Last week Mayor Cantu noon meeting Thursday to
had been authorized by the hear a talk by A. F. Hacker
Commission to borrow $25, of Austin, a Texas Depart-
000 from the First National ment of Public Safety repre-
to buy the building. The sentative. Mr. Hacker will
OEO agency is to lease the
building from the city for
discuss law and order and
$500 a month, an amount to
be used to repay the bank
loan.
related subjects.
The meeting begins at
noon at the Rodeway Inn
Restaurant.
at the central business of- Also, it was noted, sub-
fice. stitute teachers will be paid
And five hold-over Board $15 per day, up from the
members witnessed oath- present $10 schedule,
taking rites for re-elected District athletic coordin-
trustee W. C. Ross III and ator Robert Fernandez pre-
for newcomer Jesus Sal- sented a summer recreation
inas r. re-formed program proposal and the
Board then elected Joe Bono Board agreed to make school
as president and Dan Mor- facilities available for anv
rison vice president, approved program. A wide
The five-year vocational varjety of games gymnas
training plan, presented by tics and other physical fit assemblies and for group'
Superintendent N. K. Fitz- ness activities is planned, discussions on the subject
gerald and curriculum dir- - of drug use and abuse were
ector Bob Smith, suggests Personnel authorized to related to the School Board ,
applying for state salary work with Relampago school by Mercedes high school
Five high school boys will its faculty makes selections of their own laws within a support for including the fol- principal in finalizing Mer- principal F. M. Albright •
represent Mercedes at the after nominations are sub- mythical state, lowing subjects and person- cedes - Relampago school Tuesday, he local educa-
1970 session of Texas Am- mitted by the High school As one of the Legion’s nel at Mercedes high school consolidation during the tional program on that sub-
erican Legion Boys State, faculty. The Americanism outstanding youth training for the 1970-71 term: brick- remainder of the current ject will include a student
it was announced Monday at Committee of the local Post programs Bovs State af- laying, industrial drafting, a semester are Mr. Fitzger- assembly program soon,
the regular meeting of the that conducts the final inter- fords these boys an opport- third agricultural unit cov- ald; Jim Lyons, cafeteria; featuring comments by are-
local American Legion Post, views with the boys consists unity to learn the functions of ering feed-lot operation, yo- Salvador Barron, curricu- habilitated drug addict.
The boys chosen, in ord- of the following: John W. government, and they will cational student teacher lum; Juan de los Santos, Discussion groups are
er, are as follows: Bowe, chairman; Noa Sisk, become aware of the import- raining, and a vocational maintenance; Bob Smith, planned at elementary
Gary Morgan Schwarz, Post Commander, Joe Bono tance of the role of a good counselor and a supervisor, pupil transporation, and schools with pupils,parents
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar- and Ferguson Wood, citizen in discharging his , ater in the plan period, Harvey Broyles, federal and other adults participa- •
vin Schwarz The 1970 Texas American duties of citizenship and res- these subjects will be consi- programs, ting.
Dennis Sidney Gonzalez, Legion Boys State will be in ponsibilities. They soon dis- ered. auto mechanics, air- ..
. son of Mr. and Mrs. David Session from Tune 6 to June cover how good government Cr 1 mechan CS, vocation- (rgngm in Session 135 Dae
S. Gonzalez 13 at the Uni ver si tv of Texas, depends upon the integrity of al nursing cosmetology, VIUIfMffl 0eotene e y®
George H. Metzger, son Two outstanding youths its citizens, carpentry and painting ca- A 1970-71 school calendar
of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Metz- from each of the Boys States binet making, millwork and for L. R. Graham school
ger attends Boys Nation in Julv On behalf of Post 172 Com- others. ,for migrant children aoprov-
Rudy Salinas, son of Mr. in Washington, D. C., where mander Noa Sisk expressed Initiating any portions of ed this week calls for 135
and Mrs. Rodolfo Salinas they will study federal gov- appreciation to Mercedes the proposal willdepend upon days of accelerated instruc-
Oscar Andres Fernan- ernment organization and high school and its faculty, State approval of salary pay- tion, with October 6 as open-
dez, son of Mr. and Mrs. operation in much the same and also to the Mercedes mentor instructors and lo- irig day arid May 11, 1970, as
J. A. Fernandez manner as the Boys State de- Rotary Club, Mercedes Ki- call ability to provide facili- the final day. ’ ‘ ter tirne next year.
Daniel Paul L’Heureux, legates participate in train- wanis Club, and Mer- ties equipment
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis ing in state government, cedes Lions Club for their he plan also calls for a I mou l Call
L’Heureux, is over-all al- During the Boys State ses- participation in sponsoring program of coordinated aca- Immanuel S opellers DesT
ternate in the event one of the sion in Austin, which will boys to Boys State. “The demic-vocational education .
named delegates becomes in- involve over 800 youths, the local Post is very fortunate in the junior high and in Immanuel Lutheran School
eligible or otherwise un- local delegates will part- in being able to send five L. Re Graham schools se- of Mercedes hosted the an-
able to attend, ticipate in the organization boys, as this is probably the venth and eighth grades.
The local American Le- of political parties, cam- largest single delegation Tans were accepted from
gion Post, with the cooper- paigns, elections and the from any one post,” he the Swanson, Heister, Wil-
tion of the high school and enactment and enforcement said, son, Boland architectural
firm for a four-classroom
L AAA T 0 addition at Kennedy elemen-
I Igers I dke O-AAA I ennis IiTe tary school and bids will be
1 D% "2 ■■opened May 14. These
in second with 41 points last failed to score, rooms will replace tempor-
weekend in Edinburg, Rio “This was a tremendous ary metal buildings.
Grande City scored 10points team effort as we hit Fal- Approval was voted on
and Mission had 3, while
Raymondville and Weslaco
FIVE HEADED FOR BOYS STATE ... standing, left to right, Rudy Salinas,
Oscar Fernandez, Dennis Gonzalez, Gary Schwarz, George Metzger. Seated
are JohnW. Bowe, Legion Americanism committee chairman, left, and Post
Commander Noa Sisk.
Five Will Attend Boys State
More Drug
Study Due
Plans for more student y
Graham pupils and per-
sonnel will have November
26 and 27 off for Thanks-
giving vacation, December
21-25 for Christmas, Jan-
uary 1 for New Year’s Day
holiday and April 9 at Eas-
Mercedes won the 16-3A
District tennis meet with 72
points while Falfurrias, the
pre-meet favorite and
defending champion, came
furrias’s power in the same
first reading of a new sick-
First grade—Pam Nagel,
Lisa Stone, Randy Winston,
nual spelling contest of Val- Second grade--Susan Col-
ley Lutheran schools Satur- lier, Jerolyn Goodman, Beth
day, and its students won Pulliam. -
the contest for the sixth Third grade — Joanna
time in the past 10 years. Drawe, Sara Lauderdale,
Immanuel scored 15 Tracy Voorhees.
points, followed by Harlin- Fourth grade -- Shelley
gen St. Paul’s 10, McAllen Collier III, Melissa Sche
St. Paul’s 8, and McAllen warz, Jody . inston.0
Good Shepherd’s 3. N Fifth grade-Scott Drawe, "
Ned Swarner, Misch Swear-
Point-winners are shown engin.
bracket with our power in leave plan for teachers to in the picture below. Sixth grade—Phyllis Ja-
all events except the boys’ make the local arrangement Pupils representing Im- cobs, Diana Peynado, Kim
singles senior division, more nearlv coincide with a manuel Lutheran: Schwarz.
Mercedes won the district =
Peynado, Kim
ENTERPRISE PHOTO
WINNERS IN TIGERS' DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE . .. with trophy, kneeling, Ben Garcia, cen-
ter, senior singles champ; Chris Stewart, left, Gary Gulley, right, junior doubles champs; standing,
left to right, Belinda Olivarez, Marisela Lopez, junior doubles winners; Pat Harville, senior singles
■ title in the first round and
semi-finals by defeating two
Falfurrias power houses”,
commented Coach Kermit
Natho. “The next step for
the senior division winners
is Regional IV-3A Meet in
Corpus Christi on April 25,
I This is a real tough meet
as Kerrville, East Central
I from San Antonio and Tay-
4 lor always come up with
I some real tennis players.”
First place winners for
Mercedes were:
Ben Garcia, defending ,
district champion, who de- f
I feated Richard McCall, Fal- •
i furrias, in the finals 6-4, 4-
: 6, 7-5. Earlier victims ■
I were Jesus Barrera, Fal-
• furrias, 6-1, 6-1, and Gar-
land Tennerry, Mission, 6-1,
I 6-0.
Ann Lauder-Rosa Garza
defeated Joni Calahan-Noes
mi Benavidez, Falfurrias for
the title by the score of 6-0,
6-0. The duo of Lauder-
Garza upset the favorites
Cynthia Hinojosa-Sylvia A1- |
mendarez, Falfurrias, 6-3,
6-3, in the first round and :
then defeated Eileen Wicks 1
and Susan Wood, Mission, 1
6-0, 6-0.
Pat Harville defeated *
teammate Sonia Garcia 2-0.
6-3, 7-5, for the senior
girls’ singles crown. Pat
Harville defeated Linda Kel-
ler, Weslaco, 6-0, 6-0, and
registered a slight upset by
defeating Della Rodriguez,
Falfurrias, 6-3, 6-0, to
reach the finals. Sonia Gar-
DICK HARMAN
1.1 THERAN SCHOOL SPELLING WINNERS ... numbers tell how they finish-
ed, left to right, top row, Shawn Swanson, 3; Mike Krecker, Harlingen, T;
Joanna Drawe, 2; Beth Pulliam, 2; Beth Jackson, McAllen, 1; Ricardo Go-
mez, McAllen, 3; middle row, Ned Swarner, 1; Pamela Rios, McAllen, 3;
Misch Swearengin, 3; Diana Peynado, L; Kim Schwarz, 2; Melissa Schwarz,
2;Bruce Swanson, Harlingen, 2; front row, Sam Gaedke, Harlingen, 3; Chris- ,
ty Davis, Harlingen, 2; Beth Beal, McAllen, 1; Diana Rodriguez, McAllen, 3;
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