The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1958 Page: 2 of 10
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Page 2 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday/ July 24, 1958
People, Spots In The News
SS ATLANTIC, first American
tourist-class liner, makes debut in
New York harbor, flags a-flying.
It’s first ship of American Banner
Lines.
‘MUSHROOM for peace’
composed of balloons was
sent up at UN building by
“Students for a Sane Nu-
clear Policy.” >••
SPACE BALL has hide less than
Vs-inch thick yet can hold 269
tons of air pressure. Special rub-
ber compound by B. F. Goodrich
was hide of this ball that helped
trigger Army’s “Explorer” intcw . ^
orbit. fS3r
Lyons Honor Son
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Lyons
were hosts for a birthday dance
Saturday night at Tiger Inn honor-
ing their son, Jimmy.
Present were Mary Jean Rosier,
Janie Bowe, Jann Whitlock, all of
Mercedes, and Sandy Skinner of
Alamo; Mike Ewing, Darius Her-
old, David Dillon and the guest of
honor and his brother, Jack Allen
Lyons, and Miss Karen Lyons and
James Shull, Monte Alto.
KILGORE CAPITOL COMMENTS
GRANDADDY Soup Strainer of this tough old walrus
shows up in fine detail as he sits for his picture shortly
after his arrival at New York’s Coney Island Zoo.
Keep One Representative in
East Hidalgo County
BILL CONDON
of Mercedes for
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
WASHINGTON — Whether the
United States should have gone
into the Middle East with troops
'vrs a moot question when the
first announcement was made that
we had. The Marines had already
landed.
The question then, as now, is —
Can we stabilize the powder keg
Middle East with this approach?
That issue is not yet decided. Our
position is more precarious in two
respects than it was in Korea.
There we had world opinion with
us and the action was a long way
from the heartland of Russia.
In the present crisis near Rus-
sia’s border, the attitude of the
neutral nations is not yet fully de-
veloped but it is emerging with
less than enthusiasm for our ac-
tion. However, our position in the
Middle East is, in another respect,
more secure than it was in Korea.
A.t this writing we are not em-
broiled in actual fighting.
But the situation is tense and
greater risk than was action. Like
you, I hope and pray his move
was right.
again recognize the framework of
the constitutional powers of the
states. But it will take a lot more
than this to stop the trend to a
Stronger and stronger central gov-
ernment. It will require that the
•states exercise their powers and
not call on the Federal Govern-
ment for help with such frequency.
I have long believed that what-
ever government service is nec-
essary is best and most economi-
j cally accomplished by the lowest
' echelon of government able to per-
form it.
This is a rather involved way to
say that I believe In ‘‘States
Rights,” but I use this language
because the term, “States Rights,”
is frequently abused. It is folly to
plead for “States Rights” withwJ
recognizing that “State Responsi-
bility” is a necessary adjunct.
The House this week took a
long step toward protection of the
rights and powers of the states in
passage of HR3. This act, in ef-
fect, tells the Federal Courts not
to read into an Act of Congress the
intent of the Congress to exclude
a. state from a field of concurrent
explosive. And, contrastingly, the State and federal jurisdiction un-
demeanor here at heme is one of j less the Congress expressly so
calm, deliberate concern. It ap- states or unless the state and fed-
pears that the President was ad-. I eral act “cannot be reconciled or
vised and decided that further con- consistently stand together.”
ciliation in the Middle East was a * If this bijl becomes law, it will
This no tall Texas tale—but one
Texas can make five states. Un-
der the terms of the admission of j
Texas to the Union, in 1815, T^x-
as can break up into five sJ ,hs
whenever it pleases. Article Three
of the admission resolution pro- i
vides this handy gimmick for Tex-
as in these words: “New states, of
convenient size, not exceeding four
in number, in addition to any said
ate of Texas, and having suffi-
cient population, may hereafter,
by the consent of said state, be
formed out of trie territory there-
of, which shall be enitled to ad-
mission under the provision of the
federal constitution.”
Texas — with her 267,339 square
miles — has plenty of geography
to cover five states. One way of
looking at the second largest state
is that in size it is equal of all of
New England, plus New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Illinois. Or another — by it-
self — Texas would cover all of
FOUNDATION for the Valley Brewing Co. plant in Northwest
Mercedes stretches put almost a block long (actually 273 feet.)
The plant, only brewery in the Valley, will be three stories,
high at one point. Equipment costing nearly $100,000 already
has been purchased* according to officials. State permission
recently was received for public sale of the firm’s stock.
Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, most
of Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and
part of Michigan, Illinois, Ken-
tucky, Tennessee, Maryland,
North Carolina and South Car-
olina.
Plenty of room for five states!
Visitors this week included:
Vannie E. Cook, Jr. and Charles
E. Thompson, both of McAllen,
Lady Elizabeth Marchant, Ernes-
tine Ellen Marchant and Eileen
Jay Marchant of Mercedes and
Joe Briscoe, and his family, from
Devine.
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There are 20,861 veterinarians
in North America, 19,347 in the
U. S. and 1,428 in Canada with 86
in U. S. possessions and territor-
ies, according to a 1958 survey by
the American Veterinary Medical
Association.
HEW ELVSS PRESLEY FRANK SCHUSTER
FRESH
FRYERS
Whole or Cut
Lb. 34c
TO BE SEEN HERE
Come next Monday, July 27, our
town i’s going to get a look at the
new Elvis Presley — not the sol-
dier, but the performer — when
Paramount’s Hal Wallis’ produc-
tion, “King Creole,” opens at the
State Theatre.
This is the film which was finish-
ed just prior to the star’s induc-
tion into the Army and it is being
heralded as a distinct departure
from anything the famed rock-’n’-
roller has yet done.
“King Creole,” a good part ol
which was filmed in the colorful
NAMED TO HEAD
FARM BUREAU
Frank Schu'ster, widely known
Hidalgo County farmer, was elect-
ed President of the Valley Farm
Bureau last week at the annual
organization meeting of the
Board held in the general office
in Mercedes. Principally a vege-
table grower, Schuster is also a
cotton farmer and in recent years
has a small but growing herd of
Santa Gertrudis cattle.
Born in Yugoslavia, Schu’ster
moved to Austria at one
French Quarter of New Orleans ; year of aga- Ia 1935 ’ at *ge 14 ’ he
where jazz was born, is based on | came to the Un i t e d Sta.es and
Harold Robbins’ bestseller, “A j worked for the K r e n m u e l 1 e r
Stone for Danny Fisher.” Presley | Brothers Farm south of San
portrays Danny, the hustler who j Juan until he entered the Arm-
fought the hoodlums of Bourbon ed Forces in 1943. He served
Street, singing his way up from iu the United States Army three
the gutter. Attractive Carolyn' years, two and a half of which
Jones, who won an Academy
Award nomination for her work in
“The Bachelor Party,” has anoth-
er provocative role as Ronnie,
whom it wa'sn’t safe for Danny to
love. Top Broadway and television
character actor Walter Matthau
SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY --
JULY 24-25-26
FRUIT COCKTAIL
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Shortening
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GRAHAM'S
MEILORINE
was in North Africa and India. In
1846, he started farming on his
own and one year later married
Miss Helen Begovic. The Schus-
ter’s have three children ages 9,
7 and 5.
Schuster is the 10th president of
plays racketeer Maxie Fields, who the Valley Farm Bureau and suc-
owned Ronnie and Bourbon Street,
and who wanted to own Danny as
well. Lovely Dolores Hart as the
other girl in Danny’s life; Dean
dagger as Danny’s father; Vic
Morrow as Danny’s ’sworn enemy
all lend support to Presley in this
modern story. Liliane Montevec
and Paul Stewart have import-
ant featured roles.
‘King Creole” has a musical
score of thirteen songs, of which
Presley sings ten, Michael Curtis
directed,
This is the first mvd-Valley show-
ing and will play five days ending
July 31.
ceeds Clinton Smith, Raymondvil-
le. Upon retiring from two years
as president of the Valley Farm
Bureau, Smith was extended a
standing vote of appreciation for
“effective leadership and unselfish
devotion to duty.” Bruce Gilbert,
of Lyford, was elected Vice Pres-
ident and R. E. George, Merce-
des, Secretary-Treasurer.
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Tranquilizers can make pets
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ties say. A trunq^y.ed animal is
inable to suffer from motion sick-
ness.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1958, newspaper, July 24, 1958; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth723996/m1/2/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.