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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1970
THE PHARR PRESS. PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
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Society - Personals - Clubs
Ruth-Naomi Circle
The Ruth Naomi Circle of the
Pharr United Methodist Church
met Thursday morning, April 2,
at 9:30 in the church Fellowship
Hall.
Refreshments of coffee and
cookies were served preceding
the meeting.
Mrs. F. T. Livingston intro-
duced the guest speaker, Dr. Don
Small of Pan American College.
He gave a very interesting talk
on the topic of China, from its
early A.D. history to its com-
munization in 1949, its present
place in world affairs with a for-
ward look to the need of its par-
ticipation in the world commun-
ity. The problem is China’s large
population and its withdrawal
from relationships with most of
the nations. Rev. Lynn McAden,
pastor of the church, was a guest
for the program.
Following Dr. Small’s talk a
short business session was held.
It was opened with the Lord’s
Prayer in unison led by Mrs. H.
R. Fitzpatrick. The Sunshine re-
port was read. After a discussion
it was decided to make a gift
from the Sunshine fund to assist
with a church need.
Members reported 13 calls
made, 12 trays, 28 bouquets and
31 cards sent during the month.
The meeting was closed with
a prayer.
Peace of Mind
When you bring your
prescription to us, it is
filled by a Registered
Pharmacist who received
exact training »n the
science of Pharmacy He
is familiar with a mini
mum of 7 000 prescrip
tion items and adds
approximately 400 each
year to his store of knowl
edge His constant study
combines with his exten
sive skill and training to
serve you better
YOUR (ftmij) PHARMACIST
Newcombe Rexall
Pharmacy
Quentin Newcombe, Jr.
Louise Newcombe
PHARMACISTS
Ph. ST 7-2746 - 125 W. Park
For Emergency Prescriptions
Emergency Number, Ph. ST7-3633
GO TO GERMANY — Mrs. Mag
gie Garcia and young daughter,
Margaret Lee, left last week for
Frankfort, Germany, to join
S/Sgt. Florentino D. Garcia,
who is stationed there with the
U. S. Army They expect to be
there for three years. She is
the former Miss Maggie Brew-
ster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. F. Brewster of Pharr.
PERSONALS
Dawn Conway of Pharr was re-
cently elected vice president of
the spring pledge class of Gam-
ma Upsilon Chapter of Kappa
Delta, social sorority, at East
Texas State University, Com-
merce. She is a freshman student
at the University.
* * *
Fred Wahlers has been released
from the McAllen Hospital and
is now convalescing at home.
He is recuperating very well,
friends will be glad to know.
« * *
Floyd Beamsley of North Jack-
son Road had the misfortune to
lose his left arm in a hay baler
accident on Monday afternoon.
His arm was amputated below
the elbow. He is getting along as
well as can be expected and did
not lose consciousness during the
ordeal.
* * *
Among the winter visitors
leaving this week for their homes,
after spending the winter in
Pharr were: Mr. and Mrs. O. F.
Losch, Pekin, Illinois; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Link, Maxwell, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Schultz, Lut-
ton, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hess, Harbor Springs, Michigan;
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reed, Day-
ton, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. A.
G. Olson, White Lake, South Da-
kota, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hutton, Letcher, So. Dak. They
are all annual winter visitors in
the Valley and members of the
Pharr Winter Visitors Club.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Triplett left
today, Thursday, for their home
in Sutherland, Iowa. Enroute
home- they will visit their daugh-
ter and family for two weeks in
Homer, La.
Garden Clubbers
Tour Garden Off
Mrs. Denzer
Fifteen members of the Pharr
Garden Club enjoyed a most
pleasant pilgrimage on the after-
noon of April 1st. Following a
short business meeting at the
Texan Hotel, presided over by
Mrs. E. E. Gibson, president,
Mrs. Frank Denzer of Alamo was
hostess to the group for a tour of
her garden, and her house with j
its beautiful display of more
than 150 African Violets, or
Saint Paulias. Mrs. Denzer gave \
a most interesting discourse on
the history, background and
culture of this charming and
popular houseplant, from the
time of its discovery in the rocky
Usambra Mountains of East
Africa by Baron von Walter St.
Paul, a German naturalist. He
sent plants to hLs father in
Silesia Germany, who in turn
gave seedling to the Botanical
Gardens in Hanover.
The Botanical Gardens describ-
ed the plant publicly, and gave
it the name of St. Paulia in
honor of the discoverer and his
father.
In 1894 a florist in Piladelphia,
Wm. Harris by name, received
two plants from Germany, and
in 1896 it was first introduced to
the public in the United States.
Since that time the African
Violet has won the plaudits of
countless thousands of indoor
gardeners and the culture of it
has become a foremost hobby for
many of then. It grows and
blooms easily as a house plant
in some parts of the couitry -
in others, including the Valley,
it is more difficult including re-
gular fertilization, watering and
re-potting. Their colors range
from pure white to various
shades of blue, purple and pink.
Following a tour of the house,
with its many carts of blooming
violets and handsome antique
furnishings Mrs. Denzer served
punch to her guests, then ac-
companied them on a tour of her
outdoor garden and to Weslaco,
where they visited the Link Tro-
pical Nursery - always a fascin-
ating treat to gardeners, with its
many unusual plants, trees and
flowers. A drive through the
business section of Weslaco with
its fine display of petunias, com-
pleted the day’s pilgrimage.
Weslaco is to be congratulated
upon its civic pride and beauti-
fication. It is an excellent ex-
ample of what can be done if
people care enough about their
hometown.
During the business meeting
Mrs. C. M. Cameron announced
the winner of the “Yard of the
Month” award, Mrs. Nellie J.
Spears of 1229 South Canna in
Palm Terrace. Mrs. Spears, a
member of the Pharr Garden
Club, has lived in the Valley just
a year, and has accomplished
wonders in this short time with
her fine lawn, foundation plant-
ing, blooming plants and flowers.
Anderson Presented
In Senior Recital
April 10
Tom Anderson, Pan American
College music major, will be pre-
sented in Senior Recital Friday,
April 10, at 8 p.m. in the Recital
Hall of the Fine Arts Complex.
Tom is a student of Harold
! chairman, and Rho Chorus pre- j Worman, professor of music at
| sented in word, song and dance Pan American College. The pro-
Texas Ethnic Cultures
Program Subject For
Delta Kappa Gamma
“A Roundup of Texas Ethnic
111 i Cultures” was the topic of Rho
fill I Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma
ill j at a breakfast meeting in the
III Fairway Motel. ,
g| j Miss Grace Tucker, program j
I eleven specific groups of the
thirty-two ethnic cultures in Tex-
as, beginning with the first
Texans, the Indian. The chorus
’ sang “Land of the Red Man,” us-
j ing the drum as an accompani-
ment. Then came the English,
gram will include “Sonata in C
Minor” for flute, cello, and harp-
sichord by Telemann, “London
Trio III in G Major for Two
Flutes and Cello” by Haydn,
“Povane pour une infante refun-
te” and, “Piece en Forme de Ha-
j Latin American, Jew, French banera” by Ravel, “Aria” by Al-
and Czech, who are f o u n d \ bert Roussel, and “Sonata (1936)”
throughout the State. Several
groups are found in specific set-
tlements, as the Danes near El
Campo, Dutch at Nederland, Po-
lish at Bandera, Germans in
Fredericksburg and New Braun-
I fels, and Irish in San Patricia,
Refugio, and Bee counties. Many
of these groups have retained
their traditions — especially the
ceremonies at weddings, Easter,
and Christmas. As is said in “I’ll
Take Texas,” one can take Texas
by the hand and learn of the
world.
A Danish dance was presented
by six elementary pupils from
Jefferson School in Edinburg.
The pupils wore Danish cos-
tumes, as did Eileen from Hol-
land, who sang a Dutch selec-
tion.
The Rho Chorus is composed
of Mrs. Ohland Morton, director;
Mmes. Homer Gross, F. P. Stout,
j Paul Hetrick, J. S. Roe, Milo Sho-
| be, Clayton Baird, and Don She-
rer. and Miss Berkshire.
Mrs. James Kidd told of her
personal value — peace — and
I what each could do to spread the
Sunday evening, April 12, from J gentle art of kindness and
6 to 7.30 p.m. the Senior MYF ; thoughtfulness. Mrs. W. E. Beane
WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Kim
McCharen, Pan American Col-
lege freshman fine arts major,
has won a $400 scholarship pre-
sented by the San Antonio
Club Women of Today. Miss
McCharen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McCharen of
Pharr, is a pianist and has a
grade point average at Pan Am
of 3.84 out of a possible 4.0.
Miss McCharen will attend a
black and white ball to be held
by the women’s club in San
Antonio next fall. (Pan Am
Photo by Gerald Whitaker)
United Methodist
Church
of the Pharr United Methodist
Church will serve homemade ice
cream and cake at the Fellow-
ship Hall of the church. Money
realized from this sale will help
finance their community service
project. Larry Baldwin is presi-
dent of the group.
At 7:30 p.m. in the church
sanctuary, “Day by Day,” a per-
sonal story of drug use, will be
presented. A nursery for young
children will be provided during
the talk.
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KIWANIS GLUB
Rabbi Manson of McAllen gave
a history of the Israel nation of
the last forty years and the
events that precipitated the wars
with the Arabs in a 30-minute
talk at the Kiwanis Club April 2.
He was one of the participants in
the 6-day war. He told his lis-
teners it was impossible to cover
the subject in such a short time
as he could talk for hours on
just the war alone.
He upheld the right of the Is-
raeli people to return to their
homeland, especially when they
had purchased the territory, and
were not asking anyone for any
help, just be allowed to live there
in peace and harmony.
Six million Jews, or one-third
of the entire world population,
have been destroyed in some way
since the time of Adolph Hitler,
he said.
Larry Lusby was program
chairman and introduced the
speaker.
Life of Christ Is
Bible Class Topic
A Bible study on “The Life of
Christ” will begin next Sunday
morning, April 12th, in the Sun
Room of the Quality Motel. Dr.
Robert E. Smith will lead this
study, beginning each Sunday I
morning at 8:45 aed closing at \
9:30. Dr. Smith is an area mis- i
sionary who formerly lived in J
McAllen, and now has his office
in Weslaco. The study has been
developed t o harmonize the!
events in the life of Jesus Christ
from his birth. The public is in- J
vited to attend.
then read an essay on friendship,
written by Mrs. Ralph Morgan.
Mrs. Bert Mitchell, president,
announced that a Delta Kappa
Gamma Chapter has recently
been organized in Oslo, Norway.
The nominating committee pre-
sented a slate of officers as fol-
lows. President, Miss Maudie Lou
Gilmer; first vice, Mrs. Ohland
Morton; secon vice, Mrs. Marvin
Jones; recording secretary, Mrs.
Milo Shobe; corresponding secre-
I tary, Mrs. James Kidd. Mrs. Nor-
I man Burandt reported on the
[ projects for personal growth and
by Hindemith.
Accompaniment will be pro-
vided by Miss Darlene Hoover on
cello, Miss Alma Moreno on flute,
and Mrs. David Stevens on harp-
sichord and piano.
Tom is a versatile performer
who is well known to Valley au-
diences. In 1966 he organized and
led the popular 6-PACs, which
played to large audiences in the
Valley before winning five-state
auditions which took them to a
summer at Six Flags Over Geor-
gia.
In the spring of 1968 Tom sang
the leading role of Ben Rumson
in the college musical, “Paint
Your Wagon,” followed by an-
other summer of professional
work at Six Flags Over Georgia.
The folowing year he appeared
as Sitting Bull in “Annie Get
Your Gun.” He also served as
set designer and director of set
Mrs. McCullough Is
Named to State Board
Of Red Cross
Mrs. George McCullough of
Pharr, long time volunteer work-
er in the Red Cross, has been
invited to join the Advisory
Board, Southern Division, of the
American Red Cross, and she has
accepted.
Mrs. McCullough has been in
Red Gross work for 35 years and
is currently vice chairman of the
Hidalgo Co. chapter and is chair-
man of all volunteers in the
county.
service.
Hostesses were Miss Gilmer,
Mrs. R. E. Dewey, and Mrs. E. L.
Myers. Costumed dolls of ten na-
tions were displayed; centerpieces
of spring flowers and a tiny Eas-
ter tray of colored candies at
each place served as decorations.
ROMEO ESCOBAR GOES TO
CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY
Romeo Escobar, partner in
Pharr Walgreen Drug Agency,
left Tuesday by plane for Chi-
cago where he made a tour of
the Walgreen Drug Agency
headquarters plant as a guest of
the company. He went on to New
York' City Wednesday night and
attended a two-day meeting of
the strategy and planning com-
mittee of the National Board of
Missions of the Methodist Church.
This was his third trip to New
York to attend a committee of
the Missions board in the last
year. He will return to Pharr
Friday night, April 10th.
production for the musical.
During the summer he took the
leading role in the Valley Inter-
national Players’ production of
“The Male Animal.” In 1968 he
was named to Who’s Who Among
College and University Students.
While finishing his college
work this year, he has also
served as band director at Ed-
couch-Elsa High Schol. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. John D. An-
derson of Edinburg.
The senior recital is in partial
fulfillment of the requirements
for a BA degree with a major in
applied music.
program is free and the
public is invited.
W. H. Shamburger, Jr., M.D.
announces
Terry S. Friedmann, M.D.
as an Associate General Practitioner
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
3118 North 10th — McAllen
Office Hours by Appointment — 686-3621
School Menu
School menus for the Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo schools for the
week of Apr. 13-17 are as fol-
lows:
MONDAY — Do it yourself
burger, pork and beans, lettuce
and tomato, peach half, milk.
TUESDAY — Spanish noodles,
green beans, carrot sticks, apple
goodie, rolls, butter, milk.
WEDNESDAY —Chicken fried
steak, gravy, whipped potatoes,
buttered corn, pear half, rolls,
butter, milk.
THURSDAY — Enchiladas, sea-
soned pinto beans, cole slaw,
fruit supreme, rolls, butter, milk,
i FRIDAY — Tuna hot dish,
| spinach vinegarette tomato
i wedge, chocolate pudding, rolls,
1 butter nr Ik.
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Young of
Austin are announcing the ar-
rival of a 7 pound, 13 ounce
daughter, born April 6, 1970 at
11.15 a.m. Airs. Young is the for-
mer June WTinston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winston of
McAllen. The paternal grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Young of Pharr.
• • •
Air. and Airs. Bias Rodriguez of
Pharr are announcing the anrival
of a son, born April 3, at the Mc-
Allen General Hospital.
* • *
Air. and Airs. Francisco Pedro-
za of Pharr are announcing the
arrival of a 9 pound son, Ricardo,
born April 1, at the Suderman
Clinic, Pharr.
# * »
Air. and Airs. Humberto Karr of
Pharr are announcing the arrival
of a 8 pound, 10 ounce son, Hum-
berto, Jr., born April 1, at the
Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
* * *
Mr. and Airs. Ygnacio Salinas
of San Juan are announcing the
arrival of a 8 pound, 9 ounce son,
Francisco Javier, born April 2.
at the Suderman Clinic, Phanr.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobo Lopez of
Pharr are announcing the arrival
of a 6 pound, 6 ounce daughter,
Palmira Herendira, born April 5,
at the Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Ochoa of
Pharr are announcing the arrival
of a 9 pound, 12 ounce son, Ri-
chardo, born April 6, at the Su-
derman Clinic, Pharr.
H.E.B
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THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY
APRIL 9, 10 AND 11, 1970
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PINEAPPLE, Hartex Crushed................................No. 300 can 15c
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Homecoming at Texas Women’s j
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