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For his warITl friendliness and genuine interest in the students of Weslaco
High School, and as a token of our respect and affection for hiITl, we wish to dedi-
cate this volUITle of LA PALMA to our principal, Mr. Marvin E. PalITler.
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MR. M. E. PALMER
Principal
MR. O. R. SCOTT
Superintendent
MR. O. E. HENDRICKS
Assis tant Principal
MRS. NANC Y ANDERSEN MR. J. L. BELLAMAH
English
MR. DAVID BOREN
Mathema t ics
Band
MR. H. L. BRADSHAW
Visual Education
MRS. GRACE DIXON MRS. FRANCES DOLL
Reading Librarian
MISS LOUISE BLACK
Journalism
English
MRS. MYRTLE BROWN .
Speech
MR. ALVIN DUGAT
Science
Social Science
MRS. LELIA
CARROTHERS
Science
Biology
MRS. ESTELLE
FRIEND
Mathematics
MRS. CONNIE
HANKAL
Nurse
MRS. GLENNA
ISHAM
Reading
MR. L. K.
LeMASTER
Industrial Arts
MRS. BONNIE HARMON
Reading
MR. WOODROW ISHAM
Mathexnatics, P. E.
MRS. MARY
LETTUNICH
English
MRS. MARY HOGE
Social Science
MR. M. N. HENSON
Coach, P. E.
MRS. AVA JONES MR. CLAUDE JUNGM
English Social Science
MRS. ANNA
LUTHRINGER
Hoxne Econoxnics
Drivers' Education
MR. DICK
LUTHRINGER
Vocational
Agriculture
MRS. SIBYL MATTAR MISS SARAH PINSON
English Secretary
Speech
MRS. FROTILLA SCOTT MISS EMMA MAE SMITH
English
MRS. KATHRYN
THOMPSON
Counselor
Mathematics
MISS LOUISE WILLIAMS
Commercial
MRS. IRENE
ROBERTSON
History
Civics
MISS MARTHA
STALLINGS
Girls' Physical
Education
MRS. ANN SWANN
Commercial
.. " And then s he told me ....
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She keeps ern singing
Now let me see ..
Senior Officers and Sponsors
Sponsor .... Mrs. Fred Robertson
Reporter ...... Yreva Teston
Sponsors ..... Mrs. Lelia Carrothers
Miss Emma Mae Smith
President ........... Everett McAulay
Vice President ............. Kaye Clark
Social Chairman ......... Martha Ann Knapp
Secretary-Treasurer ....... Billie Ruth Parker
CARLENE ALLEN
Choral Club; Y-Teens;
In McAllen:
Girl R e ~ e r v e s Fu-
t u r e Homemakers;
Tri-Hi-Y.
MA URICE ALLEN
Jr.-Sr. Football;
Jr. -Sr. Baseball;
Y-Teen Sweetheart;
F.H.A. Sweetheart;
Choral Club; Letter-
man's Club; Second
All-Valley Team
for twoyrs.; Track;
Jr.-Sr. Basketball.
ROBERT
ARMSTRONG
Choral Club; Tennis;
Baseball; Softball.
RICHARD BABB
"Imagination "; Band
ELEANOR
BRADSHAW
Sec. of F res hman
Class; Current Event
Club; Little Broadway;
Band Sweetheart; Ser-
g eant a t arms of Y-
T eens; Wit tie s t 0 f
J unior Class; F .H.A.
REX CARTER
NORMA JEAN BOYD
Current Event Club;
Slide-Rule Club;
Science Club.
HELEN PATE BROWN
LA PALMA Staff; HI-
L IF E Staff; Current
Event C I u b; Basket-
ball; F.H.A.
RAMIRO CAVAZOS
Junior Football;
Choral Club; Science
Club.
REX BLEDSOE
TOMMIE SUE
BARTLEY
F. H. A.; C h 0 r a I
Club; StudentCoun
cil; Best - Dres se
Girl in Juni o
Class.
CHARLIE CARDENAS
Student Council; Pres.
of Band; Choral Club;
S lid e-R u Ie C I u b ;
Little Broadway; Key
Club.
KAYE LOVE CLARK
Choral Club; Band
Twirler; Y-Teens;
F.H.A.; Quill and
Scroll; HI-LIFE
Staff; LA PALMA
Staff; Vice Pres.
of Sr. Class; Little
Broadway; Stu d.
Council; "Inner
Willy" and "Wed-
ding Spells."
ROY DAVIS
F.F.A. ; Key Club;
Track; Basketball;
Stud. Council Pres.;
Football; Football
SportSInanship A-
ward; Key C 1 u b
Rep. to National
Convention, Wash.
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KATHRYN CLECKLEF
Cheer leader; F.H.A.;
F.F.A. Sweetheart; Pan-
ther Sweetheart; Stud.
Coundl; L A PALMA
S t a f f Staff;
Pres. of Jr. Class ; Cho-
r al Club; Qui 11 and
Scroll; G.A.A.; Y-Teens;
Basketball Cap t a i n;
Volleyball; Baseball.
ED COMPERE
F.F.A.; Pres. of Cho-
ral Club; Fo 0 t ball;
Band; Tennis Honors.
LOWELL DAVINA
MIGUEL
de los SANTOS
Interscholastic Spell-
ing; Choral Club.
MAX FORD
Tennis
LYDIA GARCIA
ROSEMARY EVANS
LA PALMA Staff; HI-
LIFE Staff; G.A.A.;
Little Broadway;
Choral Club; Volley-
ball; Y -Teens; Future
HOIneInakers.
ROLAND FRIZ ZELL
Or d e r of DeMolay;
Band; Senior Play of
1949.
G. A. A.; F. B. A.; Y-
Teens; Choral C 1 u b;
VOlleyball.
ROBERT FIELDS
Student Conductor of
Ban d; Little Broad-
way; Slide-Rule Club;
Orchestra; A II- Dis -
trict Act 0 r; Student
Council; Science Club;
Dec1aInation; Choral
C I u b; One - Act Play;
"Wedding Spells";
Sec. -Treas. of B and.
TILLIE GARCIA
T rea s. 0 f F. H.
Choral Club; HI-LIF
Staff; LA PALM
Staff; G.A.A.; Scienc
C I u b; Little Broad
way; Tennis TeaIn.
DELFINO GARZA, JR
Choral Club; Band;
Science C 1 u b ; Little
Broadway.
MANUEL GARZA, JR.
Student Council; Boys'
State; HI-LIFE Staff;
Quill andScroll;Band;
LA PALMA Staff;
Choral Club; Student
Conductor of Band.
BOB GUESS
Senior Football; All-
Di s tr i c tEnd; All-
S tat End; T r a c k;
Basketball; F. F. A.;
Letterman's Club;
Vice Pres. of Sopho-
more and Jun ior
C las s e s; HI-LIFE
Staff; LA PALMA
Staff; Boys' State.
Roberta Goodey
Y-Teens; G. A. A;
Choral Club;
Volleyball
CHERRY GUNDRY
Y-Teens; Little
Broadway; Slide-Rule
C I u b. In Mercedes:
Blue Triangle; F .H.A.
VICTOR GARZA
BETO GONZALES
Little Broadway;
Choral Club; Product-
ion Staff of "Imagin-
ation" and "Wedding
Spells ...
MANFREDO
GARZA
BILLIE GENTRY
Pre s. of Future
Homemakers; HI-
LIFE S t a f f; L A
PALMA Staff;
Pres. 0 f Current
Event Club; Volley-
ball Mgr.; Y-Teens;
Choral Club; G.A.A.;
"Miss Archery."
MARY SUE HAMPTON
Head Cheer I e ad e r;
Pres. 0 f Y - Tee n s;
F.H.A.; Panther Sweet-
heart; G.A.A.; Student
Council; HI-LIFE Staff;
LA PALMA Staff; Quill
and Scroll;Girls' State;
Basketball;Volleyball.
JULIAN HILL
Little Broadway; All-
Valley Band; All-State
Band; F.F. A.
W A WENA HOLMES
F.H.A.
FLEM KEATHLEY MARTHA ANN KNAPP
Sec.-Treas. of Jr.
Class ; Pres.ofG.A.A.;
Basketball; Volleyball;
Quill and Scroll; Cho-
ral Club Swe e t h eart;
F.H.A.; Ass 't Ed. 0 f
LA PALMA; HI-LIFE
S t a f f; Se c. of Little
Broadway, Y - Teens,
and Chora l Club.
EVERETT McAULAY
Student Council; Little
B r 0 a d way; Choral
Club; Key Club; Pres.
of Sr. CIa s s; Vic e
Pres. ofVHSPC; Edi-
tor of HI-LIFE; Ten-
nis; Boys' State; Band;
, 'Wed din g S p e 11 s ..
Roliki; Debate.
CHARLES McCALLUM
HI-LIFE Staff;LA
P ALMA Staff.
FLOYD
McFARLAND
J u n i 0 r -S e n i 0 r
Football; Senior
T r a c k; J .u n i 0 r
Basketball; Let-
terman's Club.
DON McNEELY
Junior Football; Sen-
ior Football; S 1 ide -
Rule Club; Track.
LINA MENDOZA
In Donna:
Pep Squad; 4-H Club;
F. H. A.; Bas e ball
Team.
BOBBY MITCHELL
BILL Y MAULDIN
Football; Track; Soft-
ball; Ban d; Choral
Club; Key Club; Stu-
dent Council; Letter-
man's Club; Lone Star
Boys' State.
DONALD MILLER
Vic e President and
Sen tin e 1 of F. F. A.;
Letterman's Club;
Jr.-Sr. Track; Jr.-Sr.
Football.
Y - Tee n s; G. A.
F.H.A.; LA PAL
Staff; HI-LIFE S
agination "; Cur r e
Event Club.
TONY RICO
MINERVA PEREZ
Little Broadway; Bas-
ketball; Pep S qua d;
F. H. A.; Y - Tee n s;
Choral Club; Science
Club.
DANNY REED
BARBARA NEICOM
Basketball; Y -Teens;
G.A.A.
In Ohio:
Glee Club; G.A.A.;
Scholarship Tea m;
Sophomore Class Re-
porter; School Paper
Staff; Jr. Play Cast.
HELEN PRAYTOR
Volleyball Capt.; Bas-
ketball; Y-T eens;
G.A.A.;HI-LIFE Staff;
L A PALMA Staff;
Student Council;
"M iss Volleyball";
Qui 11 and S c roll;
Track; Softball;
F.H.A.
BILLIE RUTH
PARKER
Sec. 0 f Sr. Class;
Ed. of HI-LIFE; Y-
Teens; Volleyball
Capt.; Stu. Council;
Quill and Scroll;
LA PALMA Staff;
Basketball; Track;
DAR Girl;G.A.A.;
"Miss Track."
PATTY
PREGENZER
Y-Teens.
Let t e r man's Club;
Football; Baseball.
MASON RAMSAY
L A PALMA Staff;
Choral Club; Band.
DONALD ROYAL
OLENE RILEY
F. F. A. Sweetheart;
Treas. of G.A.A.; Y-
Teens; Little Broad-
way; Basketball;
Volleyball; F.H.A.
DICK RYAN'
Junior - Senior Foot-
ball; Junior - Senior
Basketball; T r a c k ;
Baseball; Letterman's
Club; Choral Club;
Key Club; F.F.A.
BOBBY ROSS
Senior Football; Track;
Student Council; Key
Club; Band.
BERTIE LEE
SENS
CHARLES SHERRILL
Band
WELDON
STRICKLAND
Slide-Rule Club:
F .F.A.; Baseball;
Football; Track.
CRAIG STEPHENS
YREV A TESTON
LA PALMA Staff; HI-
LIFE Staff; Sr. Class
Reporter; Current
E vent C 1 u b; Basket-
ball; V 0 11 e yb all;
G A.A.
AURELIA VASQUEZ
Volleyball; Baseball;
Y-Teens; Choral Club;
Pep Squad; G.A.A.;
F.H.A.
RUSSELL VOS
Student Council;
F. F. A.; Key C 1 u b ;
Pres. of Key Club.
NANCY ANN
SOLETHER
Ed. of 'SOLA PALMA;
Ass 't. Ed. of LA PAL-
MA; HI-LIFE S t a f f;
Quill and Scroll; Vice
Pres. of Little Broad-
way; Y-Teens, Choral
C 1 u b; One-Act Play;
Current Event C 1 u b;
F .H.A.; G.A.A.; "In-
ner Willy."
PATRICIA THOMAS
Student Council; Bas-
k e t ball; Volleyball;
Baseball; Y -T e ens;
F.H.A.; Pep Squad;
G.A.A.
JOAN VERCHEV AL
Choral Club; Y-Teens;
Basketball; HI -LIFE
Staff; LA PALMA
Staff; G.A.A.; F.H.A.
Volleyball; PepS
Softball; S p e 11 i ng
G.A.A.
Student Council;
Mo1ay; Pres. ofB
Sec.-Treas. of Ke
Club.
MARY GENE
WORTHAM
Current Event C 1 u b;
Science C 1 u b; Slide-
Rule; Band.
Pre s. 0 f Freshman
Class; Vice Pres. of
Sophomore Class.
KATHRYN WILLARD
JOEY WORTHAM
Current Event C 1 u b;
Science Club; F.H.A.;
Band; Pep Squad.
JUAN WOMBLE,
JR.
Who's Who in
Spanish.
Junior Officers and Sponsors
Reporter
Sponsors
Parliamentarian
Genevieve Ballard
G. W. Sansing
Alvin Dugat
Glenn Haas
Secretary-Treasurer Miriam Newton
Sponsor Miss Louise Williams
President Sue Thompson
Vice President Jimmy Rogers
Genevieve
Ballard
Sherley
Boese
Eva
Campos
Eugene Day
Barbara
Bledsoe
Frank
Bradfor.d
Bob
Clark
Clarida
Balli
Sherman
Boese
Caroline
Carrother s
Ray Dempsey
Bernard
Boecker
Mike
Cadena
Boyd
Dawson
Richard
Childers
Mary Ann
Dreyer
Joseph
Heller
Ray
Leeper
Betty Jane Neese
Willard
Hall
Joan
Jackson
Mack
Minyard
Lorene
Eoff
Aline
Henrichson
Cecil
McKee
Betty Neijber
Alberta
Hanks
Stanley
Keathley
Edwin
Mitchell
Glen
Haas
Willie
Hughes
Gene
McMullen
Miriam Newton
Harold Dean
P ate
Joann
P uckett
J immy
Rogers
Raymond Smithey
Robert Joe
Potts
Billy Jo
Rippert
Glenn Ri chard
Shockley
Martha
Pickard
Geneveva
Reyna
Charles
Sawy er
Joy Stallings
Patsy Ruth
Potts
David
Robertson
Mary Patti
Sigler
Charles
Plank
Iva Jo
Ricketts
Patricia
Shirey
Sue Thompson
Yvonne
Thompson
Marilyn
Weber
Jan
Tucker
Marshall
Wortham
Isabel
Tijerina
Dennis
Wells
Jimmy
Vaughn
Billy
Wright
Charlie
Tisdale
Irving
Wilman
Sophomore Officers and Sponsors
Sponsors ........... Mrs. Ann Swann
Mrs. Keith Anderson
Mrs. Dick Luthringer
President ............ Donald Watkins
Secretary-Treasurer ..... Ninfa Cardona
Social Chairman. .. Evelyn Haas
Vice President ......... Warren Stansbury
Beaman
Benbow
Bromley
Cardosa
Castro
Clark
Coonts
Cuellar
Davis
Dungan
Durbin
Dyer
Fll!tcher
Frase
Freasier
Garcia
Garrett
Geraughty
Gilmore
Haas
Holman
Henry
Hendrix
Hintner
Hudson
Janvier
Keen
Knight
KrUIllmel
Lackey
Leal
Lasiter
Link
McAlpin
Mclntosh
Miller
Miller
Norman
Oehler
Otto
Parker
Ramos
Rankin
Rennscheidt
Roberts
Russell
Ryan
Smith
Solis
Spletstoser
Stansbury
Stanfield
Swinnea
Torres
Truitt
Valadez
Wallace
Waller
Watkins
Wiley
Wilson
Wollard
Womble
Freshmen Officers and Sponsors
Treasurer ......... Jay Cloud
Sponsor. . . . . . . Mrs. Frotilla Scott
Vice President .. , .. Charles Griffin
Sponsor . David Boren
President ... David Rogers
Secretary ... Barbara Williams
Sponsor . ... Claude Jungman
Aldridge Campos Cooper Fuller
Akin Cantu Current Garnett
Benitez Cardenas Davis Garza
B lack Carpenter Dirks Garza
Bradford Cloud Dyer Garza
Bradford
Cloud Emery Gatton
Gonzalez Jacobs
Buss Cook Fisher Godwin
Gonzalez JohnstoT
Hankal Kaufman
Hinojosa Kelly
Holzapfel Keathley
Holmes
Lester
Lott
Luna
Martin
McKissack
Mestemacher
Minyard
Molina
Molina
Montgomery
Norman
Poinboeuf
Polk
Ramirez
Ramirez
Ramos
Ramos
Robles
Rodriquez
Rodriquez
Roe
Rogers
Sawyer
Shepherd
Smith
Snider Watson
Stephens Waugh
Stevens Webb
Strong Williams
Thomas
Willis
Vasquez Wills
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Can't You Read?? "No Parking"
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WITTIEST
LAZIEST
MOST TALENTED
MOST ATHLETIC
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NOISIEST WITTIEST LAZIEST
MOST STUDIOUS MOST ATHLETIC MOST TALENTED
PHYSICS
HISTORY
MECHANICAL DRAWING
OLIO GEOMETRY-TRIG.
SHORTHAND
HOMEMAKING
BAND
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BIOLOGY
TYPING
AGRICULTURE
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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1949
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Scott Elected Superintendent of Weslaco Schoo lSi
Palmer to Be Principali Hendricks Assistant
O. R. Scott, new superintendent. This year \Veslaco High's new Marvin E. Palmer came to Wes-
of the Weslaco Public Schools, assistant principal is O. E. Hend- laco High School' at mid-term of
has been with tne 'Weslaco schools ricks. He comes to Weslaco from 1946-47, and began tpaching high '
ince 1930. He served his first Mexico City, where he was prin- school and junior high math. Last
year as high school librarian; then cipal of an American school. he served as as":istant prin-
for the next two years he taught Mr. Hendricks attended Louisi- cipal.
T h h
He was orginally from Little
social science and music. In 1934 ana ec, where e received his
degree in Business Administration Rock, Arkansas, but has lived
he became principal of the North and Physical Education. He also in the Valley on and off since 1924.
Ward School. Upon being elected bas a degree in Education from Before to Weslaco, Mr.
superintendent last spring, he was l\orthwestern niversity, Chicago, Palmer had three. ye3.rs in
head of three schools: North Ward and was working on his Master's the 83rd Infantry DivISi01 serv-
, D 1 h I ft M . Ct ing as a captain in the European
West "Vard, and Labor Center, \ egree w len. e e eXlco I y. theater.
and had a staff of 30 teachers . 111'. Hendricks coached Mr. Palmer holds a B. S. deg:'ee
. Lcs for flve years In LeeSVIlle, "'
1\1 S tt 1 d
. from Texas A. & 1. College Kings-
r. co las serve as presl- Louisiana.
d
vi 'le, and is now working on his
ent of the Texas Elementary Though he has been in Weslaco master's.
Principals' Association. for only a month, he likes it very Mr. Palmer took over H. L.
and is now
High School.
He was graduated from Grand much. His main goal in Weslaco Bradshaw's position
Praide, Texas, High School, and High is to help every pupil as principal of Weslaco
'much as he can, and he hopes
received his B. A. and M. A. de- that students will call upon him
grees from Texas Christian Uni- for help with any problem.
versity, Forth "Vorth. Before
conting to Weslaco, he taught Mr. Hendricks is married and
one year at Grand Prarie. has three children. He teaches
When Mr. Murphy resigned as seventh grade math and history.
superintendent last May to accept
. Richard Babh-Sorry, I never
lend money, I borrow it. If I'm
going to have a friend, I want
to be the one to make the profit.
(San Antonio Evening ews)
a pOSition in the University of
Texas, Mr. Scott was elected by
the board without his having
applied.
A man applying ior a job was start me," he replied. "The little
told by the manager that the firm bit of work I would do wouldn't
was overstaffed. "Sure, you could be noticed."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDA Y, SEPTEl\IBER 15, 1949
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Are you wi:Jin' to pack your
swim suit, r ompers, memories of
lounging under the restful shade
of a palm sipping ice cold lemon-
ade, and ot her summer luxuries?
Alas! Alas! You must be, for the
ti me has come to fill the mind
with readin' , writin', and 'rith-
metic-in fact, just plain learnin'.
As for me, I've been scoutin'
arou nd to give you the news AS
1 SEE I T.
'Fit' s t on Illy lis t al'e beal'ty
congl'atulations to Scott,
o u I' new supel' intendent of
chools in Weslaco, Ml'. Palmer,
OUI' new principal, and Mr.
Hendl'icks , llew assis tant prin-
cil>al. Rel' e's wis hing them the
be t of luck. .
Welcome! Welcome, all you new
l udents and teachers of Weslaco
High. My, my-how do we rate
such good-l ooking ones, anyway?
Now here's your chance, bache-
lers.
It ju t so happens that I have
a few exce' lent rules for our
studes to put these new teachers
at ea e and to make them love us:
(1) Ask as many questions as
you can think of. It makes them
t hink you are eager to learn.
(2) Try to sit in a different desk
every day. Teachers are crazy
about looking for scholars.
(3) Gaze moodily out the win-
dow whil e you r instructors are
talking. They won't feel so bashful
if you don't.
(4) And last- be SUl'e to men-
ion t hat your teachers last year
lidn't give such hard as ignments.
that will hoot you up 100 per
t! nt in their est imation.
The good ole 'V.H.S. s pirit
got into full. s wing FI'iday night.
Congl' atuLation go to Bob
Gues. , football captain, and
MaUl'ice Allen, co-captain of Fl'i-
day llight's game; moreover ,
seen leading the tudent body
in yells were the cheel'1eadel'
dessed in their s nazzy new out
fits! Gen Ballat'd and Pats y
Pace, lIew cheedeadel , looked
Let
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s Back the Team With Pep
With the coming of spring, a young man's fa ncy t urns to love
but Wilh the coming of fall nearly everyone's thoughts turn to football:
Ins t ead of being a half-way "twelfth man," let' s s tal't in the
earl,}' part of the seas on by putting [ol' th. all we have to help onr
team to yictOl'Y. The football pla,}' ers and band began pl'acticing
befol' e lIIallY of us even thought about s chool. If we let loose with
all the s t eam, pel>, noise 01' whate\' el' you choos e to call it in the
beginning, that will make up 1'01' a late s tart.
There are many new students in W. H. S., and t hey will more or
less take a back seat the first few days; but when t hey see the pep
and energy t hat we have, they will soon be "one of us."
If e\, el'y s tudent, new and old, backs the t ealll in the b'ue
"SI>il'it of " -eslaco High," win, 10 'e ,01' draw, we can s ay that ours
is a tealll worth backing,
Let's show the team we' re beh"nd them 100 per cent.
Welcome, New Teachers and Studes
The HI-I , IFR, (01' itself, a s well as for the faculty and student
body, extends a hem'ty greeting t9 all newcomel'S to "7, H. S.
We especially welcome Mr. Scott, Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Hendricks,
and wish them all success in their new undertakings.
" -e fllrthel' welcome to OlU' mids t all new membel's of the
teaching s taff and of the s tudent body, and tl'll t that they will
not only feel at home hm'e, but will enjoy " re laeo a much as
we do.
Though a permanent staff has not been elected yet, the HI-LIFE
promises to do ;ts be t to uphold the standards by
staffs and editors, and we hope that our work Will meet With the
approval of all.
as if they wel'e <loing a well
job, I{eep up the good work,
kid .
Warren Stansbury and Jack
Ryan deserves a ri ing vote of
thank for gett ing statistic of
the game Friday night for HI-
LIFE sportswriter, David Robert-
son. Will everybody please r ise?
The Band is tarting the sea-
son by doing a mighty good job,
with the four newly elected twirl-
ers-Patsy Potts, Kaye Clark,
Patia Link, and Caroline Carrath-
ers heading the group. Good luck,
girl!
So many exe were around the
campus la t week that it was al-
most like Homecoming. The
arrival of the annual brought
the seniors back, while the fimt
pep rally brought fo rmer Pan
thers and exes in gener al. It was
good to have all of you, kids,
Las t yem" s T,A st.<lH
descl'ves a s wimming pool of
ga)'(lenias rOl' the s pl endid wOl'k
on th e anllual. Those hI t 65
alllluai s finally got here, bbut
alJnual s finall y got hm'e, but
all late ' ubscl'ibebl's got their
iss ues late. R eme m bel', guys-
kepp up yoUl' I>aymc nts Oil the
annuals thi s year,
Is this year going to be j ust
like all t he preceding ones? Are
we going to resolve to study and
then slip a little each six weekS?
Come on, kids; let's show every-
body that we really can keep our
word. Let' make this a bigger
and be-tter scchool year for each
of u and for Weslaco High.
Bye, bye! ! !
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1949
..-
panthers to Battle
Grey ound Eleven
There Friday Night
COlli e next Friday (tolllorl'ow)
night at 8 o'clock, the Panther
of Weslaco will again pit them-
selves against t he stt'ength of
Class AA football. This time
they chall enge t he burly San
Benito GI'eyhounds, co-favorites
of the 16 AA di tl'ict race_ The
game will be played at San
Benito.
Last week's bruising battle
with Brownsville left the Pan-
thers with a number of aches and
pains; however, the Hensonmen
hould again be ready by tomor-
row'S game time, with the excep-
tion of Jimmy Swinnea, who tore
a cartilage in his leg and may be
out for the rest of the season.
Ace lineman for the Grey-
hounds, Paul Rushing, was in-
jured in pre-season scrimmage
and is not likely to see action for
a ,good 'whil e; nevertheless, San
Benito will once again bring in
a powerful line against the Purple
and Whites. It was this same
line, along with a backfield com-
po ed of such con istent ground
gainers as Diego Leal, Dan Mar-
ali s, and Freddie r-lontalvo that
roll ed over Kingsville last week
41 to 18.
The probable starting line up
for the Panthers is as follows:
Joe Lackey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. R. E.
Gl enn Haas ......... ... . . . R. T.
Bill y r-raul din . ....... . . . .. R. G.
Jimmy Vaughn ....... _... . C.
Robert Joe Potts . ... _ .. . . L. G.
Mack Minyard ..... . .... L. T.
Bob Guess L. E.
Stan ley Keathley Q. B.
Emilio Ca tt'O R. H.
Bohhy Benbow ..... . . . ... L. H.
Maurice Allen . . ..... . . .. F. B.
F.H.A. InviteS Girls
To Become Members
Bill ie Gentry will head the
Future Homemakers this year as
pres ident. A very interesting pro-
gram has been arranged for the
Current year. The club invites all
girls who are interested, to attend
the first meetings to become new
members.
Panthers Defeated
,18-6 By{AA,J T earn
Speed of Eagle Backfield Highlights
Game; Statistics Closer Than Score
'Veslaco' battling Pantllel's met the Browns ville Eagle in
a n e.U'ly season thl'ilier for an 18-6 defeat last Friday night on
Bar' bee Field. The victol'Y fOt' the Bt'ownsviUe eleven places t hem
on the spot for the 16AA di sh'ict race, because they have broken
the winning stl'eak of the pa t five-year victol's of Dish'ict 30-A.
The speed of the Eagles' backfield was the highlight of game_
During the first quarter the Panther eleven put on a drive <l:nd
came withm easy scoring distance, but penallzed. The
"as launched with a 35-yard run by EmIlIo Castro. After the first
dl'lve the Eag!es gained possession of the ball and punted out of
danger. For the remainder of the first quarter both teams battled
on even terms.
The Eagles struck back swiftly .. TTTTTTTTTT .....
in the second quarter and rocked
the crowd with two touchdowns Weslaco Panthers Play
as a result of two long runs and a Five Home Games
pa s. The first score for Browns- The Weslaco Panthers' schedule
vil :e came when backfield ace Vil-
lareal struck off-tackle for a 51- for the 1949 season is as follows:
yard run to pay clirt. The try for Sept. 9 Brownsville Here
the extra point was unsuccessful. Sept. 16 San Benito There
Minutes later Sanchez galloped 60 Sept. 23 Harlingen Here
yards around end to Weslaco's 13- Sept. 30 Open
yard line, where he was stopped *Oct. 7 Raymondville There
cold by Maurice Allen. A pass , *Oct. 13 La Feria (Thurs.l There
from Solis to right end David I *Oct. 21 Mercedes Here
Maza accounted for Brownsville's *Oct. 28 P.-S. J.-A. There
second touchdown, but the try for I * ov. 4 Rio Grande City There
conversion was smothered by the *Nov. 11 Donna (afternoon) Here
charging Panther line_ *Nov. 18 Mission Here
The halftime scor e read- *Indicates conference games.
nt'owns ville 12; 'Ve laco O. Aft- ....................................................................
Ct' the half the l\lat'oon and Gold
Eagle and the Purple amI Choral Club Elects
White Panthel's callle back on
the fi eld, each eleven deter- Compere President
"' :ned to be the victor. Both
teams tr'i ed drhres but failed,
and the thir'd qual'ter remained
scot'eless.
The f ighting Panthers made a
thril: ing comeback during the
first part of the fourth quarter
and started a long drive. Emilio
Castro tarted the ball rolling
with a 17-yard run, followed by
a 26-yarel scamper by Allen, which
placed the ball on the 5-yard line.
Bobby Benbow carr ied the ball
over off tackle for the Panthers'
fi rst anel only touchdown of the
game. ' The conversion was fum-
bled.
During the last minute of play
Brownsvill e intercepted a Wes-
laco pas on its own 27-yard line.
On the next Solis raced 27
Eel Compere was elected presi-
dent of the Choral Club, Wednes-
day, September 6. Other officers
are as follows: vice president,
David Robertson; social chairman,
Pat y Potts; Student Council re-
presentative, Billy Mauldin; librar-
ian, Jan Tucker; roll check secre-
taries, Sue Clark and Dillie Otto;
and pianist, Ellen Boyd. The club
cons ists of 46 members-19 boys
and 27 girls.
Mrs. Sibyl Mattar, director,
stated ;that the student conductor
wi! beb chosen next week, and t hat
she has received several new musi-
cal numbers.
Although . the game wa won
by Bl'ownsvilIe' . 18 point , most
01' thc s tatisti cs ' how that the
off guard for the final score. game was clo. 'el' than the score
This salted the game away, with indi cated_ Penalties and fUIIl!
Brownsville' 18 points to Wes- bles were thc main weaknesses
iaco's 6. of t hc Panthel'S.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1949
Assembly Opens
New School Year
Another school year was opened
Tuesday, September 6, at 9 a. m.,
when approximately 580 students
of Junior and Senior High School
met in a combined assembly in
the auditorium.
Marvi n E. Palmer, principal,
presided at the assembly and in-
troduced O. R. Scott, new super-
intendent; O. E. Hendrix, assist-
ant principal, and Roy Davis, Stu-
dent Council president, all of
whom spoke briefly.
Mr. Palmer then introduced the
three new teachers of the faculty
and made several announcements
cL'ncerning school regulations .
irs. MattaI' and the
led the students in the s inging of
"Spirit of Weslaco High," which
closed the assembly.
The senior high students report-
ed to thei r first period classes,
while the junior high remai ned in
the auditorium for enrollment.
Palmers Play Hosts
After Football Game
An announcement beginning
"Attention, Teachers," w hen
brought around during the day,
usua:ly pertains to some routine
J,Ilatter; however, the one last Fri-
day was different. It read:
Jr.-Sr. high school teachers are
invited to drop by the Palmers',
Davis President
of Student Council
The Student Council will be
headed this year by Roy Davis,
-.l1ho was e:ected by the student
body last spring. When the repre-
sentatives with satisfactory scho-
lastic averages have been chosen
by the classes and clubs of senior
high, the other officers to serve
in the council will be elected from
this group.
"Since the council was organiz-
ed to serve the school and faculty
in many ways, plans are being
made to open the recreation room
and place cement benches along
the sidewalks of the campus," Roy
stated.
at 919 Kansas, after the football
game for a cup of coffee or a
coke."
----
LA PALMA Issued
First Day of School
The 1948-49 LA PALMA
issued last
6, at noon. 1hlS IS the first r
in the h.story of W.H.S. that
year book has been
in the fall.
By having fall delivery tb
staff was to include
of all spnng sports, the senior
play, Jr.-Sr. banquet, Interscholas.
tic League contestants, graduation
exercises, and other events which
occur toward the end of school.
These have been excluded before
because of the necess ity of send:
mg the LA PALMA contents to
Steck Company by t he end of
March in order to have the annual
ready for distribution in May.
The annual includes 96 pages of
pctures and 35 issues of the HI.
LIFE.
Needless to say, the teachers re-
sponded, thirty-odd strong, not
including the children. An added feature of the new
In addition to the coffee and LA PALMA is the front and back
bottle drinks, hot dogs with all colored end sheets of an aerial
the tri mmings were served on the view of the W.H.S. campus. The
s pacious back lawn. padded cover is white, with man
Guests other than faculty mem- ila undertone and "LA PALMA
bel'S, with their wive and hus- 1949" in gold letters on a solid
bands, were Mrs. VI1. E. Shipp, wh ite background. A Western
mother of Mrs. V. C. Thompson; theme was used throughout the
Miss Geraldine Palmer, of Pharr; annual.
Joe H. Wilson, of San Marco; Frances Hudson and Nancy Ann
and Harlan Price, distributive Solether were editor and assis-
education co-ordinator, Browns- tant editor of LA PALMA, re-
ville. spectively.
Prognosticator Pops Prophecies
A dark fog can be seen above
the hills of East Donna as the sun
sets. Suddenly a great rumbling
noise is heard. Look! The smog
has cleared, and there stands a
morbid figure! Who is it? S-h-h-h.
"I am Ima Grin-in-the-Face, son
of Flattop and grandson of Ima
Squarehead, who have returned
from the spirit world to pro-
claim my successor, Chief Mud-in-
Your-Eyes. To him I have be-
queathed my power to forecast
_ football results. I warn you to
listen carefully, for he has much
to tell."
As the voice of Ima Grin-in-the
Face dies away, a new silhouette
appears in the arly twilight.
Listen, and you can hear the voice
of the new pigskin prognosica-
tor:
"I, Chief Mud-in-Your-Eyes,
give you last week's gridiron A heartbreaker for the home tean!.
scores and look into the web of My pl'edictions fOl' next week:
future events to bring you my Hadingen to ptow under Kings'
predictions for the games of the ville-Harlingen will need an
week." adding machine for t his one.
Last week's scores: BJ'owns vi1le to down Corpns
H::Il'Jingen 14, HarlandaJe 0- ('hl'isti Academy-We are always
The Cards had Indian soup for pulling for the Valley team.
supper. McAllen to outpoint P_-S.-J.-A.-
San Benito 41, l{ingsviJIe 18- This would be a fitt ing dedica-
A wee bit top-sided! tion for the new McAllen field.
Mission 6, McAll en O-A very i\[ission to b:u' ely e<lge Edin
exciting game. burg-Should be very close-A
Edinburg 28, P_-S.-J.-A. - A hard decision.
good evening's workout. La Feda to s mash Edcouch
Donna 6, At'ansas Pass 6-A Elsa-It will be a killer.
game that proved costly to Donna. RaJ' molHhrill e to romp over Rio
Mercedes 2J, Edcouch-Elsa 0- Hondo-An easy victory.
A good opener for Mercedes. Hcbrollvill e to down Rio Gl'ande
Rio Gl'ande City 21, Rio Hondo should be good.
7-Looks like some tough com- 'Veslaco to edge Sall Benito-
petition for the A teams. Hope this is not just wistful think
BI'owllsville 18, Weslaco 6- ing.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
--
Senior High Class
officers Elected
.c;vel'yone hurried back to school
last week after eating a quick
JUnch because of class elections.
'(ne treshmen and sophomores
;:oted on Tuesday, September 13,
the juniorS on Septemoer 14, ana
we seniors on September 14 and
15. The election results were as
tallows:
Seniors: ivel'ett McAuley, pre;;-
ident; Kaye Clark, vice presiaent;
Hilile Huth Parker, secretary-
ueasurer; Martha Knapp, SOCIal
chalrlnan; Yreva Teston, reporter;
and Tommie Sue Bartley and Rou-
ert Fields, student council rep- I
lesentatives. Senior sponsors al e
.Ilrs. Lelia Carrothers, Mrs. Irene ,
I{obertson, and Miss Emma Mae
Smith.
Juniors: Sue Thompson, presi-
dent; Jimmy Rogers, vice presi-
dent; Miriam Newton, secretary-
treasurer; Glenn Haas, parliamen-
tarian; Genevieve Ballard, repert-
er; and Martha Pickard and Gene
McMullen, student council repre-
sentatives. Miss Louise Williams,
G. W. Sansing, and Alvin Dugat
are the sponsors.
Spphomores: Donald Watkins,
president; Warren Stansbury,
vice president; Ninfa Cardona,
secretary-treasurer, and Evelyn
Haas, social chairman. The spon-
sors for the Sophomore Class are
Mrs. Keith Andersen, Mrs. Ann
Swann, and Mrs. Dick Luthringer.
Freshmen: David Rogers, pres-
ident; Charles Griffin, vice presi-
dent; Barbara Williams, secretary;
Jay Gloud, treasurer; and Nell
Glynn Koester and Fred Buss,
student council representatives.
Fl eshmen sponsors are Mrs. Fro-
tilla Scott, Woodrow Isham,
David Boren, and Claude Jung-
man.
F.H.A. Makes Plans
For Initation
Plans for the initiation of the
new members of F. H. A. for Wed-
nesday, September 21, were dis-
cussed at a called meeting Mon-
day, September 12, at 12:30 p. m.
nl. Billie Gentry, president, was
in charge of the meeting.
Mary Sue Hampton was chosen
student council representative,
and Mrs. Dick Luthringer, who
succeeded Miss Beryl Cox, is
sponsor.
McAulay I Thompson Lead Top Classes
Heading the Senior Class this Sue was drum major of the
year is Everett McAuley. He was C:ass is Sue Thompson.
chosen president in an election band last year, and is serving her
Wednesday of last week. second year as leader. She has
Active in campus affairs, Ever- been in the band six years, being
ett was assistant editor of the a twirler in her freshman year
HI-LIFE last year and is editor and Band Sweetheart last year.
this year. He is also vice president She is vice-president and program
of the Valley High School Press chairman of Y-Teens, and a mem-
Conference. Everett is a veteran bel' of Future Homemakers_
member of the band and is Stu- Sue says she thinks her new
dent Council .representative from office is a great honor and that
that group this year. He is also a she will do her best to make a
member of the Key Club, and was good president.
I Staff-M-embe--
Star Boys' State in Austin last I rs
year Everett was student To Attend Clinic
conductor of the Choral Club and
a member of Little Broadway ap- Four members of the 1950 LA
pearing in the cast of "Wedding PALMA staff will leave nextSun-
Spells," a Little Broadway pro- day for Austin, where
duction. they WIll attend the annual clinic
New president of the Junior sponsored by Steck Company for
their year book customers. These
members are Nancy Solether,
editor; Martha Ann Knapp, assist-
ant editor; Miriam Newton, art
editor, and Joan Vercheval, art
and snapshots editor.
Little Broadways Sets
Meeting Dates for Year
Old and new members of Little
Broadway met Wednesday, Sep-
tember 14, at 4:15. Joy Stallings,
president, presided at the meet-
ing. New members were told what
the requirements would be to join
the club.
Robert Fields was selected as
sel'geant-at-arms, and Mrs. Myrtle
Brown is sponsor of the group.
Little Broadway is to meet the
second and fourth Mondays of
each month. Dues will be 50 cents
per semester.
The girls will be accompanied
by Mrs. Clell Solether and will
have rooms at the Driskill Hotel,
headquarters for the clinic.
Each part of yearbook plan-
ning and preparation will be cove-
red by discussions, question and
answer periods, and demonstra-
tions when necessary. The clinic
will begin Monday September 26,
at 9 a. m., and last until noon
Tuesday.
.r
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
Hop into your "Souped 60,"
Spin around the campus a bit,
And read the latest news
AS I SEE IT!
Thou gh the Panthers lost,
everyone i s proud of the swell
job they are doing.
Bas k e.t s of congratulations
should be given to the Junior
tearri. They made a good showing
while scrimmaging with La Feria
Juniors last Thursday. This after-
noon they will meet the Mercedes
Juniors.
If you see kids running around
the halls with their hands in front
of their faces, think nothing of it.
It's just the seniors being sure
everyone notices their new senior
r ings, which arrived last Wednes-
day. They're really proud of them!
T he G.A.A. (Girls' Athletic
Association) is certainl y going
to be active this year. P lans
have already been made for the
"Powder P uff Bowl." It is said
they will wear the Juniors'
suits.
Coffee isn't the only thing that's
dated. Did you notice Christine
Hendrix's socks.
Have you noticed also the new
look for boys? if you haven't,
drag out your binoculars and take
a gander at Charles Sherill, Ever
ett McAulay, Richard Babb, and
Robert Fields. Waves and side
burns seem to have enticed them
Shirts made of Turkish towels,
patchwork, and other designs
were seen around the campus last
week on David Robertson, Gene
McMullen, and others.
If you al'e the absent-minded
type that a lways forgets to bring
3 cents for a HI-LIFE every
Thursday and ends by reading
ovel' SOJ1l 60ne'S rShou,ider, In
cideu tly, people love this), or if
you m'e merel y looking. for a
bm'gaill , be s u re to subscribe for
the ill-LIFE from any member
of the Jou rnalism class now!
Sincere Congrats, Officers
;\1anv capable offk(, l-s have been eleeted fOI' the , ' al'ious classes,
d u bs organizations fOI' this T heir being chosen
that t heir class mates aull frie lHl s believe have t h e ability,
leaders hip, a nd pf'I-sonality t.o undertake the l'espons ibility of
these jobs
T he presidpnts of t hese gl'OUPS are to be especially commended,
for t heil' job is a resJ)onsibility as well as an honor. Jt a chal.
Ipn ge to each n pw officpr to make t his year t he best for h lS group,
a nd wi t h t he coopel'ation of t h e students it can be. )
Our s inn'rp ('ongr'atu lations, officers
Doni t Delay; Subscribe Today!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! From sixth graders to seniors it's time to
subscribe to the HI-LIFE!
This year sixteen Journal'sm students are ;you for
subscriptions. The price is ony 35 cents a semester, and thIS IS really
a bargain. . .
The HI-LIFE staff endeavors to bring the most mterestmg news
of the school to the student body and the community. The staff feels
that the paper is we'l worth the small sum charged. Do you?
Come on, studes; we're counting on you!
J ubi lant Seniors Receive
Bejeweled Joy-Makers
i1950LAPALMA
Last week many jubilant Sen- I d N t F II
iors could be seen around the halls ssue ex a
of dear ole W.H.S.
While the Seniors were in their For the second consecutive time
classmeeting, jovial Mr. Palmer I in the history of W.H.S, the year-
told them of the arrival of the book, LA PALMA, will be deliver-
jeweled joy-makers. Those who ed in the fall, rather than in the
had the necessary amount of fold- spring.
ing green dashed mad)y over the At a meeting of the Senior Class
many feet to Mr. Palmer's office last Thursday, September 15. the
to make their payments. group voted unanimously in favor
After parting with hard, of fall delivery.
cP.sh and receiving their By following this procedure, all
rings, the Ei1rliest Seniors were copies of the HI-LIFE and t he
jostled out of the office by other sen:or edition may be bound into
eager stude.:; . Upon hearing the t he annual, and pictures of spring
bell the groups jumped with joy sports, concerts, dances, plays, In-
into the empty halls to demon- terscholastic League, and all sen-
strate their supremacy by exhibit ior activities, such as the Junior-
ing their rings. All in all, the Senior banquet, class play, Kid
Seniors were a happy bunch. Day, and the Senior trip, as well
Miss Stallings certainly isn't
having trouble getting the girls
to do calisthenics in P. E. classes.
It seems that last Friday "Teach"
weighed and measured them!
.. Be cal'eftll; that's lIlY ' sOl'e
al'IIl" is the el'y that has been
heard everywhere since white-
wing season opened. Did you
get your limit, Skippy?
as the graduation exercises, ma:y
be included.
Well, fellow hunters, au revoir,
adios, and hon voyage-ol' some-
thing like that .
I
H.o::;elllary: "Dennis, 1 think
you're losing interest in me!"
I Dennis: "What interest?"
THl WESLACO HI-LIFE THuRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
--
Panthers to Fight
Class AA Redbirds
Here Friday Night
When the Weslaco school
SOllg is played tomorrow night,
it ",iII s ignify the start of an-
olhel' intel'c\ass contest. Yes, at
II o'('!o{'k on Barbee Field, the
dlal '/1:ing Panthers on the
IIl1clei'l'atl'd Redbit'ds of Harlin
J!en, Thl' game will be the last
tel"t 1'01' both squads before they
la ll nch themselves into district
tOll1lletition.
The vengeance-seeking Cardi-
nals bring a well balanced team
lI'ith depth in each position into
tomor row's classic, The only wor-
ries of CoaCh Stoney Phillips
:; eem to center around the lack of
speed in the Redbirds' backfield,
Quarterbacking the Harlingen
eleven will be last year's end,
Bobby Leggett, Leggett, a strong-
arm baseball pitcher, will switch
from cowhide to pigskin in his
tosses on the gridiron, Seven let-
termen return to fight this year's
Cardinal grid wars,
The remainder of the Redbirds'
backfield lines up as follows: At
left half will be Freddie Muniz,
a booming kicker who was a top
guard in 1948; Gordon Hext and
Allan Hombarger share top bill-
ing at fullback; while Dickie Hen-
derson and Reuben Hees alternate
at right half,
The Harlingen line sparkles
under such lettermen as Jerry
Fit zpatrirk, Bill Andrews, Donald
Hopper , Jeffries, and Robbie
Scott.
It will be the Panthers' job to
stop t his array of Redbird talent
and salvage the remainder of their
non-district tilts, Coach Henson
of the Panthers stated that the in-
experience of his backfield is their
chief handicap; however, he be-
lieves that playing these Class AA
schools will aid in schooling the
team,
Robertson: "Maurice, how
many 'easons are there?"
Panthers Lose 25-6
To Greyhounds
San Benito/s Heavy Line Too Much,
For Lighter Class A Team
The Purple and While Panthers were defeated by a score of 25-6
h,Y the Purp e and Gold San Benito Greyhounds Jast Friday night in
San Benito in the second non-('onference game of the season, The
heavy line of the Greyhounds was the main factor in the victory of
ihc defendi ng] 6-AA champions,
During the first quarter a kick by Maurice Allen was blocked
and covered bv Villarreal , which gave the pigskin to the Purple and
(;0Id8, FOLir I>lays later Mar, ali s tossed a lateral to Montalvo, who
scampel ed 5 yards around l' ght end for the first score of the game,
The conversion wa, not good, and the ' score board read 6-0,
---- ,------ ------ I A 23-yard pass from Montalvo
S t P
I to Garcia gave the Hounds a first
por s rograms I down on the 7-yard marker and
paved the way for the second
Planned by G A A
touchdown, Then a pass to Mon-
,a talvo from Leal brought the score
The Girls' Athletic Association,
sponsored by Miss Martha Stall-
ings, has planned a year's pro-
gram to benefit all girls interested
in athletic activities_ Although the
group was organized to promote
interest in pbysical education,
health, and good sportsmanship,
fun is also in store for all mem-
bers,
Headi ng their list of pro-
gl'ams is a "Sports Rally," in
which members will discuss
theh' fR\' orite sports and illus-
tl'ate the m 0 s t interesting
poi n Is. Among those that will
be descl'ibed are volley ball,
badmi n ton, softball, and u'ack.
Other programs that will be
PI esented this year will include
talks by a football official, who
will explain the game more fully,
and by other physical education
teachers, who will speak on p, E,
in general. Sports movies, includ-
ing water ballet, are to be shown;
research on foreign games is to
be done; and last of all, a social
event will be held,
.. \ ",al'ds will be made at the
I'nll of the Yl'al' to all gi l'ls who
havl' ('al' ned theil' points by tak
ing val't in a Yal'iety of sports.
i\11 girl. interested in becoming
to 12-0,
In the final minutes of the sec-
ond quarter Montalvo returned a
Panther punt to the 33-yard mark-
er, where he threw a pass to Cap-
tain Leal, who ran over untouch-
ed to pay dirt, making the score
18-0 at the end of the first halL
In the third quarter Weslaco
started a series of passes whicb
brought the ball to San Benito's
6-yard line,
During the first minute of the
fourth quarter a pass lobbed from
l(eathley to Lackey brought the
stands to their feet with the ball
I'e ting on he 2-yard line, On the
next p:ay Keathley plunged over
center to bring the Weslaco score
to 6, The try for conversion was
unsucce Sflli. Joe Lackey kicked
off after the Panthers' touchdown,
with San Benito's Captain Leal
eceiving the ball and galloping
77 yards for the fourth touch-
down for the Hounds, After Leal
kicked the extra point, the score
board read 25-6 and remained that
way the rest of the game,
Though the game was won }JY
the Gl'eyhounds, the Panthers
played very good ball against a
;)' ggel' and heavier team,
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l11el11bel'S may do so after they
Mrs, Rohenson: " What are have pal'Ucipated in several intra-
mural tournaments, Miss Stallings
they'!" said,
"Three" Rradley, vice president; Kathryn
('l eckieI' , secretary; Olene Riley,
trcasurer; and Mary Sue Hamp-
ton, parliamentarian, Pat Thomas
is representative to the student
COli neil.
Mau rice: basketball , Officers fol' this year are Mar-
'and baseball." tha Ann Knapp, pre ident; Peggy
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1949
Weslaco Key Club Adds
Eleven New Members
Eleven new members
welcomed to the Weslaco Key Club
. \:::'\ Tuesday, September 13, at the
WE PICK UpALL HE Om!, first regular meeting of the year.
r These new members bring the en-
Hi, everybody! Here I am again I ro:tment up to twenty. Sponsors
to empty my bag of dirt. Wanta present at the meeting were M. E.
listen in? Palmer, school sponsor, and R. P.
HELEN and GERALD are not Sherry and Ordell Roberson, spon-
only seen together over the week- SOl'S from the Weslaco Kiwanis
end, but everyday of the week, Club.
'cause they are an ole married "The Key Club will be active
couple of two months. Congratu- th:s year and work to help the
lations, kids! . school and community in every
Some of Weslac{)'s loyal exes way possible," President Charlie
that turned out for the game Fri- Cardenas stated.
day night were JOVET A and BOB,
RIC and FRANCES, RAY JACK-
SON, CORKY BLOCK, JIMMY
KELLY, and JAMES TUCKER.
Also seen there having a good
time were DIZZY and OLENE
and BOB and BILLIE.
Hey, kids, if you want to know
how to yell good and loud at the
games, ask ELEANOR! She's an
authority.
Seen at the DrIve-In over the
week-end were BETTY NEIJBER
cllld ROGER BERNARD (Merce-
des), BARBARA NEICUM and
"BEBE" MADDOX (Mercedes).
Say, MAURICE, did you Ie am
any new dance steps at BETTY'S?
JOAN JACKSON was with
"BULL" SAN D E R S Saturday
night. Have fun?
BOYD and EVELYN and BOB-
BIE JO and GEN were out at the
Pick-Up over the week-end.
PATSY POTTS and DICK
SHOCKLEY and MARY PATTIE
and DAVID ROBERTSON were
at the show in Harlingen Satur-
day night.
Hey PATSY PACE, is it true
t hat GLENN finally left?
JO LOTT was seen
with TOl\UIY WAGGONER and
REX BLEDSOE.
BOBBY l\UTCHELI, and JOHN-
NIE were together over the week-
end after a two weeks' quarrel.
PATSY PACE was with 0, B.
Hughes Friday night.
ROSEMARY and DEN N I S,
BOBBIE GOODY and AL BILL-
MAN (McAllen) were at the show
in Donna over the week-end, Well,
that's about all for this week, but
listen in next week, same day,
same column. .
Westbrook Elected
Band President
Alex Westbrook, senior, Wi!
elected band president at a meet
ing held Tuesday, September 13
at the band house. Other officetl
named were Donald Watkins
vice president; Robert Fields, Set
retary-treasurer; Everett McAu
lay, student council representa.
tive; and Manuel Garza, reporter
Manuel Garza and Robert Field,
were chosen student conductol'!
by Joe Bellamah, band director.
Last Friday night the Band pre-
sented several marching maneu
vers between halves of the Sat
'=lenito-Weslaco game, FollowinF
a fanfare and a ' divided entrance
it marched across the field, execut
ing different m9vements. Then
a large "S. B." was formed for San
Benito and "Our Director," their
school song, was played.
While playing "Glory of the
Trumpets," the band marched to
the Weslaco side, formed a foot
ball, and played "March Saluta
tion. " Sue Thompson, drum major,
then kicked the football, and the
band went into a monogramed
"W.H.S." for Weslaco High
SchooL
After the final signal was given,
the group got into position and
marched out playing the trio of
"Glory of the Trumpet."
New Chief Mourns 50 % Average
Good morning, dear readers;
here is Chief Mud-in-your-Eyes
bringing you the latest thing in
scores of Valley football games,
and my prophecies for next week.
Last week I didn't do so badly,
but I didn't do so well, either. I
got 50 per cent correct. If it
hadn't been for some stout lines,
swift backs, and good interfer-
ence, I would have had them all
right!
This job of being a prognosti-
cator just ain't no fun. I thought
I had all the games fixed, and
four teams did me dirt. I'm turn-
ing bald fast. If you don't believe.
me, Chief Mud-in-youl'-Eyes, here
is mud in your eyes!
Last week's scores:
Harlingen 21 - Kingsville 13.
Here's a score I like.
Edinburg 19---:Missioll O. I was
scared of this.
Brownsville 13--Corpus Christi
Academy 6. Hip, Hip, Hurrah! I
got this one right.
Edcouch-Elsa 13-La Feria 7.
Wha' happened?
San Benito 25-Weslaco 6. This
was really a heartbreaker for the
home team.
l\lcAllen 32-P. S. J. A. O. Goody,
goody gumdrops: I told you so!
Rio Grande City 41- Hebbron
"Ule O. This is the making of a
good team. Watch out, A teams.
RaymolHhille 19-Rio Hon(10 7.
I put this puzzle together cor
rectly.
My predictions for next week:
Bl'owll sville to squash Beau
mOllt (South Park Hi}-For we
lov.:! our Valley teams.
l\1cAllell to down San Antonio
Tech-Another Valley hope.
San Benito to steamroller Alice
-Should flatten Alice out.
Edinburg to slanghter Merce
des-Another AA victory.
"fission to fly over La Feria-
A sure victory after last week.
Pharr to edge Fl'eel'- Come on,
Bears.
RaymolHhille to bowl over Ed
coudl-1'hose poor Edcouch-Elsa
ten-pins.
Rio Grande to defeat Bena'
vides- A really up and coming
team.
\\'eslaeo to claw Hal'lingell-
Should be close.
Fight, boys, fight!
Adios and fifty per cent.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
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Weslaco Key Club
Helps Polio Drive
A LOLal of $66.60 was raised in
a collection for the ell2rgency
poliO llnve by the Weslaco Key
Club between halves of the foot-
oa.l game las t Friday night. Mal'-
sllall Wortham was appointed
chail man of the polio committee
at llle second regular nueeting of
the club.
Officers of the club are Char! e
t 'ardenas, president; Robert Joe
Polts, Alex vVestbrook, secretary-
treasurer.
The club now has a total of 21
lIlelnlJers. Charter members are
Charlie Cardenas, Robert Joe
Poll::;, Alex We::;tbrook, Ru::;sel
\'os. David Robertson, Dennis
Wells, Roy Davis, and Buddy Ha l.
New members are as follows:
Billy Mauldin, Bobby Ross , Gene
Mc:\1ullen, Dick Ryan, Jimmy
Rogers, Warren Stansbury, Bob-
by Benbow, StanLey Keathley,
Marshall Wortham, Irving Wit-
man, Mack Minyard, Charles Saw-
yer, and Jimmy Swinnea.
To be a member of the Key
Club, a student must be invited
to join and must have a B average.
HI-LIFE Staff
Now Being Elected
Most of the permanent HI-LIFE
staff for the first semester has
been elected. The pOSitions filled
so far are as follows:
Editor, Everett McAulay; as-
sistant editor, Billie Ruth Parker;
make-up editors, Gen Ballard, Hel-
en Brown; business managers,
David Robertson, Craig Stephens;
exchanges, Johnnie Mayo, Rose-
mary Evans; features , Craig Stev-
ens, Betty N eijbor; circulation,
Yl oeva Teston; boys' sports, David
Robertson, Charles McCallum;
girls' sports, Helen Praytor; typ-
ists, Sherley Boese, Charles Mc-
Callum; and sponsor, Miss Louise
Black,
Three-Sue Thompson, Martha
Ann Knapp, and Rosemary Evans
-arc trying out for "As I See It."
One of these will be elected this
Week to write the column. Head-
line writers are yet to be chosen,
too. David Robertson is "Chief
Mutl-in-Your-Eye," who predicts
McAulay I Parker To Head Hi-life
Everett McAulay, assiSotant edi
tor of last y,2ar's HI-LIFE, auto-
matically became editol' this year,
as has been the custom of the
HI-LIF'.J staff a number of years.
As was stated in last week's
HI-LIFE. Everett is prominent
in campus activit'es. He is presi-
dent of the Senior Class this year,
is a member of the Band, and is
vice president of the Valley High
School Press Conference.
Last yoear Everett was student
conductor of the Choral Club and
was cast in the Little Broadway
production, " Wedding Spells."
r ............. v.,. ......... ....,..., ... '
Korny
Korner
It seems that a girl and a boy
\\, el'e madly ill loye. So great
was theil' ardOt' that when fate
sepal'ated t hem and sent the boy
to a distant city, he telegraphed
messages of his devotion and
affection each morning. Every
day for thr'ee years, the same
\ VestN'1I l)nion messenger' boy
knoeked on the girl's door, bear-
ing the messages of love.
At the end of three yem's they
wet'e IlI<lJ'l'ied-the girl a nd the
\\Tester'lI Union boy.
Billie Ruth Parker, senior, was
elected assistant editor of the HI-
LIFE for the iirst semester last
week in Journalism Class.
Billie Ruth is secretary-treas-
urer of the Senior Class, a mem-
ber of the Girls' Athletic Associa-
tion, and is active in girls' sports.
She was a member of last year's
volley ball team and is a member
this year. Billie was also on the
track team last year. In addition
to her athletic record, her name
also appears faidy regularly on
the honor roll.
"I think I shall like my job,
and I am willing to do my very
best," Billie Ruth said,
Student Directors
Courses at Local A. & I.
Patsy Potts and Charlie Carde-
nas have been elected student
directors of the Choral Club. Try-
outs were held Tuesday and Wed-
nesday of last week,
The two were elected by a com-
mittee composed of a representa-
tive from each section of the
choir. Those who tried out were
l\lary Ann Dreyer, Patsy Potts, and
Bobby Goodey for the girls' chor-
us: Ed Compere, Charlie Cardenas,
and David Robertson for the boys'
chorus.
the outcome of the football games . . ,'\.. ...... .A ................ ............................ ,
Some of the selections being
prepared are "Old Man River,"
"Skip to [y Lou," and "Erre
Canal."
'l'HE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1949
Salutations, scholars!
Let's take a spin around the
campus and look at the news
"As I See It!"
'.fhc Panthers played a won-
derful game Friday night. Al-
though the boys have had hard
luck this s eason, we all know
that they are doing their best
to kl'el) up the spirit of 'V.H.S.
COllle 011, s tudes; where' s the old
W. H. S. s pirit? Let's come to
lii'e aud get llChilld the boys 100
pCI' ccnt.
Little Broadway really gave a
humdi nger of a dance after the
game Friday, which was enjoyed
by ever yone who went. Looks as
if everyone is going to have gay
times after the games this year-
Have you subscribed to the HI-
LIF'E? Why don't you all bring
your 35c and get on our rolls?
We have a good many subscrip-
Lions, but we want many more_
Congl'ats go to Ray Cleckler,
forlller football and star
of 'V. H. S. His name was in
thc DAI.JI.JAS NEWS in the
\\TitC up for S. l\I. U. Ray won
All-State Class A honors . 'Ves-
laco is mighty PI'OIHl of yon,
Hay.
"Can the Bodini Bird" was
writ ten on several posters and
put up in study hall. What does
all t his mean, John?
Congrats to Glen "Hapsburg"
li aas, co-captain of the Harlingen
Jame.
Whil e we're handing out con-
gratula tions, how about saying
something about the nO-pound
squad? They defeated the P. S.
J. A. n O-pound team 14-0 last
Saturday. These boys are really
showing up well this year. Jimmy
Crutchfield and Walter Thompson
were the spark plugs of that game.
A quartet is where all four
think the other three can't sing.
Please Help US To Help YOU!
Rumors start flying the minute someone mentions that
PALMA is here, but did you ever stop to think what 'chool wou
be li ke without an annual? It i something to look forward to berO!
it arrives and a thing of joy to look back on in later years.
The an nual taff tri es to br'jng thc bes t book it can I}O, -
s ibly put out. This can't be done without the entit'e s chool's co-
operation.
This year approximate:y '3,000 will be spent on the two schor
publications, the HI-LIFE and L <\. PALMA. Did you ever stop t<
think where that green stuff comes from? Proceeds from speciu
a embli es, coke stands, and the coke machine, besides the sale 0
books and the school paper, are some of the most important wa)
we make money.
I.Jas t yem' thc annual cost thc s tudcnt, ONLY $3 pel'
book, whil e it cos t the IHlblication s taff about $;).75 a copy to issue
it. The HI-LIFE sell s for 3 ccnt s a copy or' 2 cents if you have a
s ubscl'iption, although pl'illting costs have l' isen evel'y yeat'. 'Vc
could cas ily save olll'seh 'es a deal of \Vor'k by charging you
$5 a hook, for' it takes time and cffolt t o load the coke machinc,
s ell ticket s and al'l'angc fOl' s p ecial asselllbli e' , and ,,"ol'k the
conce s ion s tand.
Just remember! Youre not cheating us if you slip into an assen,
bly without having a ticket; if you thl'Ow a cok.e bottle on the ground-
if you sneak a s lug into the machine. You only make it necessaJ
for the annual staff to charge you mol'c fol' youI' book.
On thc othm' hand, thc 1Il0l'e .HI-I, \I:<' .I<JS we sell , thc mOl'C
l' e VCllll e wc take in_ If you bl'cak a coke bottle, you al' e c utting
dowlI 0111.' revelluc alld it will cos t you 1Il01'e fOl' a y cal'book.
Don't cheat yourself!
Let
l
s Get That School Spirit!
Qucs tions iiI", these are at'l s mg 1"1'0111 "adous S.OlllCCi>,
"'Vhel'e is " ' es laco's good IlI ck?" " " ' hat'.' wrong with 'Ve 'Iaco's
t ealil?"
The first answer to these queries is that all three games so f,
have been played against AA teams.
But the second answer concerns the student body. These que
tions should be, "Where is \ V . H. S.'s spirit?" "Is W. H. S. still behil
hel' football team?"
Did you e vel' s top to think t hat the mea ns o f ad vertiSing
our games s o far' has been the I'ibbons old by t h e Shorthand
Class? These al'e g l'eatly apPI'eciated, but why a l'e thel'e no po -
tm's'? 1<' 01' ins tance, las t Friday the dance after the game was
widely advertised with attractive p ost er s, hut t her e was not a
. ingl e one fOl' the game itself. Little Broadway me mbel's at' e to b e
c0Jl1l1l ende(1 fOl' theil' initiative, but whel'e is the sch ool s pirit that
is gr'eatl y n eed ed to back onr boys?
Another disheartening factor is the attitude toward pep rallie
A number of students have been skipping pep rallies (or trying i (
and the rally itself does not seem to have the spontaneous enthusias
that it should.
If we expect to have an inspired team, we must have somethiI
to back them.
l.' he coaches alld the boys aI'e doin g a \Yo ndel'ful j ob; it's UJI
t o us t o do our pal't . So COlli !' 011 , Idd , let' s back OUI' team. They'n
counting on us !
THE WESLACO HI-LU'E THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
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Journalism Class
To Tour Star Plant
APproximately twenty members
)f the Journalism class and their
,ponsor, Miss Louise Black, will
"0 to Harlingen Saturday, Octo-
her 1, for a visit to the Valley
\lorning Star plant.
The group will take a picnic
.;upper and spread it in Fair Park.
\ftel'wards they will go to the
Star plant, . where they will be
,hown th rough the various parts.
The.v will also see the Sunday
papcr in production.
Last year the class made their
trip near the end of the school
lerm. By going at the beginning
)[ the year, the class feels that
t will realize more prOfit.
:\[embers of the Journalism class
;lrc Craig Stephens, Charles Mc-
('allum. Miriam Newton, Shirley
Boese. Betty Neijbor, David Ro-
hcrtson, Martha Ann Knapp, Gene-
vieve Ballard, Sue Thompson,
[lclen Brown, Billie Ruth Parker,
Yreva Teston, Dennis Wells, Rose-
mary Evans, Johnnie Mayo, Joan
Hrrcheval, Lorene Eoff, Peggy
Bra(llcy, and Helen Praytor.
The group will go on a school
hus. leaving Weslaco about 5:30
and returning about 9:30.
Little Broadway Adds
Sixteen Members
Plans for presenting programs
at assemblies this year were dis-
cuc;sect at the called meeting of
Little Broadway Monday of last
week.
:\Irs. Keith Anderson, instead of
:\Trs. fyrtle Brown. is the club's
sponsor this year. The sixteen new
members, who were initiated into
the club both informally and
formally last week, make the total
membership 38.
The new members are as fol-
lows: Joy Wiley, Sue Clark, Gail
Hcnson, Sue McAlpin, Patia Link,
Dick Shockley, M'adia Womble,
Tcresa Lancaster, Laura Jane
Ochler. Dillie Otto, Mary Waller,
Jo.\ce Keen. David Robertson.
Olene Riley, Kathryn Cleckler,
and June Smith.
Joy Stallings, president, stated
that this year's club will try to
he very active.
Harlingen Cards
Achieve 24-0 Win
Revengeful Birds Blast Panthers
On Wet Field Friday Night
The high flying Cardinals of Harlingen gained their revenge here
last Friday night, when they downed the neversay-die Panthers of
\"'es aco in a 24 to 0 struggle. The Redbirds, always on the alert,
cashed in on the breaks and turned what might have been a tight
defens ive gam.e into a decisive victory.
The Panthers, playing hard and heads-up baU, failed to get
moving until the fourth quarter, when they gained two penetrations,
one as close as the five yard lin.e, yet failed to score.
The opening kick off, witnessed by 7,000 spectators in a misty
rain. found Weslaco on the offens_ve from their 17. Two plays later
the Cards were moving from that same 17-yard line, the result of a
Panther fumble. The Hensonmen faltered in their attempt to stop
the forthcoming Cardinal drive. and a few plays later George Labar
Durs t through tbe cen, I' of the line to the "promised land." The
extra point try was blocked.
Panthers Prepare
To Open Class A
Schedule Oct. 7
The Weslaco Panthers will be
ready to meet the Raymondville
Bearkals on October 7 after two
weeks of hard practice. The boys
have been working this week and
ill be working next week on
handling the ball, passing, pass de-
fense , blocking, and tackling.
I
Later in the initial period Bob-
oy 1 eggett, alert quarterback of
I
the hedbirds, tossed a 36-yard pass
to Charles Lawson, who took the
uall on the 10. and went over for
i lhe score. The play had previous-
ly been set up by a 'Weslaco fum-
ble on their 48.
In the second lluarter both
slluads showed brilliant defensive
tactics. However, on the last play
of the half, the hard luck Pan-
thers threw a long pass, intended
lor Bob Gu.ess from the 40-yard
stripe. Leggett, the outstanding
player of the game, intercepted
for the Cards and skirted the east
sideline for 72 yards and the third
Redbird score. The conversion
was not good. This left the score
at halftime 18 to O.
A 40yard drive, including an 18-
yard end run by F. Muniz, ac-
counted for the fourth and final
Cardinal score. Leggett on a quar-
terback sneak from the two went
over. Again the try f'Or extra
point was blocked,
The team has played good ball
in the first three engagements of
the season; and although Weslaco
lost them, the team's future does
not depend on their results, be-
cause all three teams were in
Class AA. After the experience of
these meetings and two weeks'
hard practice the Panthers will
be ready to meet Class A competi-
tion,
The fourth quarter was all the
a backfield-in-motion penalty null. Hensonmen's show, as they played
ified a touchdown with Allen as the old Panthers used to. Stan-
O' oin<1 over. The Cards on the next ley Keathley and Maurice Allen
;Ia,,'" trapped Francisco Luna sparked a dynamic passing attack,
back on the 13 and the clock ran in which they connected with 5
out.' out of 5 for a total gain of 64
yards. This march carried the Cats
Allen, Castro, Luna, and Rogers I to the 22-yard stripe. After both
wcre the main offensive ground sides "exchanged" fumbles, Wes-
gainers [or the Panthers. laco got to the 5-yard line, where
'n-IE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
We PltKUpALL
Here I am again with a great
big bag of dirt. Anybody willin'
to listen?
Enjoying the game Friday night
were BILLIE JANET and BOB,
DAVID and JOY, DICK SHOCK-
LEY and MARY PATTIE.
Little Broadway Holds
First Dance of Year
Honoring the Panthers and the
purple and white and
red and white streamers decor-
ated the recreation room of the
gymnasium last Friday night aft-
er the game. This was Little
Broadway's fi rst dance of the
school year, and it proved a big
success. Approximately thirty
couples attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dugat and
Miss Martha Stallings attended
the dance as sponsors.
The Little Broadway dance at- The rainy weather didn't keep
tracted a great many couples Fri- PAT LASITER from having her
clay night after the game. A few I party. A few of the gay (?) couples
couples enjoying the dance were were EVELY and BOYD PAT
MARY SUE anq BOB, KATHRYN and MELVIN, and PAT 'PACE
and JIMMY, TOMMIE JO and and MARVIN.
REX. P ATIA LINK and A. L. seem
After the game GLEN HAAS
and BILLIE RUTH and HAROLD
DEAN and GEN were seen wan-
dering around. Kinda muddy, huh,
GEN?
MAURICE and SUE were to-
gether Friday night. That's more
like it:
This little PATSY PACE really
gets around this year. She was
with BILLY MAULDIN Friday
night, and BALDWIN THOMP-
SON took up the rest of her time
ovcr the week-end.
to be getting along O. K. th:s
year.
Date-of-the-week goes to JOAN
P CKETT and FLOYD McF AR-
LAN D, who were seen at the
Little Broadway dance Friday
night.
\Vhat's this we hear about
JOHN WO;\1BLE having a crush
on LYDIA REYNA?
DELFl 0 GARZA has been
seen following a certain new girl.
by the way, DELFINO, what
happened to your senior ring?
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Campusolo/gy To Be
I AI Course in W.H.S.
Campusology seems to be a
::>ubject taken by most W. H.S
student. Thi course requires
wcrk; for the most part it is
.1el ely fun. (That's why it is so
popular).
The study of campusology is
,'el'Y interesting! Studes who take
this course find it so natural
. naL they probabl y don't even
rea lize that they're taking it.
; Iowever, some probably spend
more lime and worry over
s ubject than any other.
To make an "A" in this l;our::;e
one mus t meet the following reo
quirements:
(]) Tell everyone about lhe
wonderful time you had 01' will
have with "T.C.P. " (That certain
Person).
(2) Be sure to have a date every
Saturday night. (At least).
(3) A ttend every class, church,
private, or gang social. (If you
miss one, you might be labeled
a "D.P .. " (dull person).
(4) Strive to be liked, whether
you have to use flattery, slang,
gossip, or just your personality.
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Chief's Average Drops Still More
Good morning. This is Chief I Edinhul'g' 33-Mel' cedes 6. Love E dinbu rg to take Kingsvill e-
Mud-m-Your-Eye bringing you the the score. The Bobcats are my Come on, Bobcats.
ear ly morning scones of last I friends. Donll a to squash Rio Grande
week's .football games and the Beaumont 20--BI'ownsvill e 12 City - Although it isn't tomato
propheCies for next week, This is 'Ima no gonna stick up for ,eason, it looks good for the Red-
all bemg sponsored by Y.D.D.T.T. Valley no more." skins.
(You Drop Dead Two Times) Ant
Killer, the powder that kills ev- Ali ce 24-San Beni to 13. They Mel'cedes to stomp
cry insect not wanted. Last week put the points in the wrong pot. 1 Should be a track meet.
yours truly didn't do so well on Raymond vill e 37-E dcouch-E lsa to trounce Raymond,
his prophecies. I made a score 0 . . A good Thursday night enter- vill e- Hope I 'm right, but I hate
of 33 1/ 3, which makes my aver- tamer. . , to admit it.
age 42 per cent. San Antolll O Tech 48- ;\IcAJl ell P. S. J. A. to s Ul'l)aSS Feria-
I h dOd 't t d' 7. Boy, am I disgusted about this Should be a walk-away.
ope you 1 n ge mu m score!
your from the bad weather My p"edictions for next week: Kickapoo to you!
as I did. I R b t H l '
o S OW1I ovel' al' lugen- 1""
Last week's scores: Cardinals' tail feathers will be F. H. T. Initiates
I'll start with one I prophesied plucked. Should be a good game. Fifteen New Members
right. Mi ssion 65- La Fel' ia O. The Gal ena Pal'k (Hous ton) to s ub-
Eagles really flew high. III f'1'ge Browns vill e- Three times
Benavides 6-Rio Gl'aJHle Ci ty O. under and up twice. Glub! Glub!
Really a thriller; too bad, Rattlers. Alice to d!' feat McAll en-Listen
F I'cH 12-P. S. J. A. 7. I just to those hurt ' dogs yap.
don't pick the right team, Victoria to edge San Beni to-
Hal'lingen 24-"'e taco O. That Let's all root for Victoria so that
sure was a muddy field. I'll be right.
An informal initiation was held
Wednesday night of last week for
approximatetly fifteen new Fu-
ture Homemaker members, The
initiation was held in and around
the Home Economics room.
Billie Janet Gentry, president of
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE 'rHURSDAY, OCTOBER 6,1949
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F.F .A. Boys Receive
Honors in Contest
Three members of Weslaco's
F.l<'.A. Chapter have received
honors in a local cotton contest.
CecIl 1'lcKee won the first prize
IlY growing five bales of cotton
on two acres. Second and third
prizes were taken by Charlie Tis-
dale and Mack Miller, respectively.
'fhe three boys will attend the
National F.F.A. convention to be
held in Kansas City, Kansas, Oc-
tober 10-13.
Among the other activities of
the Weslaco chapter are prepara-
tions for the annual Rio Grande
Valley Livestock show at Mer-
cedes. Dick Luthringer, head of
the department, stated that the
boys have thirty pigs on feed to
be entered in the fat hog division.
In addition, they will enter nine
show calves and approximately
fifty capons.
Another event in which the
local chapter plans to participate
will be t he San Benito Dairy Judg-
ing Contest to be held on October
7. J\Iembers of the judging team
ha\'e not been selected yet.
RoundIng out the date on F .F.A.
plans will be the initiation of
twenty-three "Greenhands." Cere-
monies are scheduled for Octo-
ber 12. This will be the ICH'gest
group of freshman agricul!tural
students ever to be initiated into
the organization.
Miriam: "I'd marry Bill tomor-
row if we could find a house to
Worko{tG'Men Told
Grathwell's Talk
"
In
"'[he Uniteu States has the \vorld' s worst criminal r ecord.
JJul'illg 1U48 JIlIH'del's averaged 21 a day, and more t han three
crimes wer e COJllllllt t ec1 each minute. 1'Iore t han hali the lIl uloders
wel'e pel'lJetl'ated by young people under voting age."
These wele among the startling statements made by Sam Grath-
well in his talk, "The Story of the 'G' Man," last Friday morning in
the special assemb.y before approximately three hundred twen ty-five
studems and teachers.
- I The F. B. 1., or Federal Bureau
r- ................................. of InvestigatIOn, gathers evidence
1950 LA PALMA to Be I against people who violate F ede:al
l aws and also ser ves as a serVIce
Biggest in, Years - agency in many ways t o law-
abiding Citizens, Mr. Grath well
said.
The biggest anllual in years
is being pJanued by this yeat" s
J,A P Al jl'I A s taff, according to
Na ncy Solethel', editor. The
book will contain 120 pages, 24
JII Ol'e than last ye.u" s .
The at1<litional pages will be
used prinuu'ily in the sports
and s na pshot section of the
annual, Nancy s tated. Since fall
deliver' y of the book bas been
voted, ever y i ssu e of the m
] jlFE will be included in it, al so.
Though the a nnual is larger,
the st aff hopes that the book
can be s old fOlo $3, t he price
of the 1949 book. Plans for the
s ubscription campaign will be
a nnounced soon by business
manager s David Rober tson and
Cl'aig Stephens .
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Georgia: "Just heard abou t you r
A 'G' man is a special agen t of
the government, t he speaker ex-
plamed. Alt hough 3,000 of t he
9,000 F . B. 1. agen ts are women,
t here are no 'G' women. A 'G' man
must be at least 5 feet, 7 inches
tall and 25 years old; have good
health, hearing, and eyesight; be
well edu cated, with a degree in
law, or account ing; and meet t he
character requiremen ts. The l ast
qualifiia tion named is t he most
import an t . " Only one applicant
ou t of a thousand is accepted for
F. B. 1. work," Mr. Grath well de-
clared.
"An F. B. I . agent's creed is
fidelity, braveloy, and integl'ity,
a creed t hat might well be
adopt ed by ever yone," the
s peaker concluded
live in." new job."
Jane: "\Vhy don't you move in Helen: "Yeah?"
Georgia: "Yeah. And from what
I hear you should be fired with en-
thusiasm."
Helen: "That's t he trouble. I
with his parents?"
was."
Mud-In- Your-Eyes Hits 100 %
Hip! Hip! Hurrah! Boy, was I does this score sound good! Next week's predictions:
Laredo to flatten out Harlingen
- Hope t his wish comes true.
last weekend a marvelous one for . E dinburg 32, J\Jngs vilJe 7-"1
me. I was just plain lucky-I got I told ya so." . . .. .... . . . . . ...
all my prophecies right and made ."lice 12, McAllen (j-Alice real- Bl'owns vilJe to s Ul'paSS Kings.
100%. This brings my average up ly has a good team. vill e- Should be an easy victory,
to 62%. O:d Lady Luck was really I . i\lel' ce<1 es 45, l ,yford O-An easy I{el'l'ville to outdo San Beni to-
l'iding with me, and I hope she vlctory. Those up-state teams surely are
deCides to tag along again. Gal ena Par'\;;: 32, Bl'ownsvill e 25 strong.
This prognosticating surely is -Those foreign teams surely are Alice to excelld E dinbtu'g- Too
a nerve-wracking job. Sometimes powerful. b d t b d
the games are 0 K., but some-I 1\1ission 20, Raymondville 7-An a, 00 a.
times-well. Luckily I hit the exciting game. Donna to u 'oullce La F eria-
nail on the head this week. P,-S, J .A. 32, La Feria 12-A Should be an easy victory.
Last week's scores: real track meet.
Robs t own 31, Hal'lingen 20- Donna 20, Rio Gl'allue City 7-
Good going, Cott.onpiCkerS! I The Indians had some Rattlers to
Victoria 19, San Benito 7- Boy, take home.
'Veslaco to ovel'power Ray
mondville- Hope this isn't wis t fu l
t h inking. It will be a close one.
Adios and 100% to you , t oo.
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'l' HE WESLACO HI-LIFE 'l'HURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949
Good morning, all you gals and
guys! Open up those big bright
E'yeE. for here's the news AS I
::iEE IT,
(Jollie 011, kid! Let' s how
our Panthers we can back them
lOU pel' cent Friday night, for
this week begius o Ill' confer-
ence games. Let's cheer 01U' boys
on .. across those goal lines. We
kllow they can do it if we're
thel'e to s upport them. Come on,
s tudes! " -h er e's that good ole
W, H. 8- . spil'it'? Let's be out
the I'e rootin' for them Friday
night.
If you picked up the telephone
Saturday afternoon and heard
some one ask you if you had a
pickle, it was only Johnny Mayo
trying to borrow one to make
tuna fish sandwiches for the Jour-
nalism class annual picnic and
tour through the Valley Morning
Star plant. We really had an in-
teresting trip and lots of fun, too!
OIU' Green and Gold band is
one of 20 bands that have been
invited to play at t h e Texas
State Fail' in Dallas. Although
they will not be able to attend
because of the expense of t he
trip, we're l'eally proud of them.
'rhe football boys had a good
time in Austin over the weekend.
While the boys were away, the
girls had an intramural volleyball
tournament in the gym Saturday.
There was a lot of excitement
when the freshmen girls nearly
beat the seniors.
J,et's give thl'ee cheers for
the gl'and job the Junior foot-
baJl team did las t 1h'iday night
and fOI' the Junior cheer l ead-
ers, DOI'a Sue Copeland, head
cbeerl eadel', Doris Deihl, Sharon
Henson, ancl FI'ances Lasiter.
The boys came through. with a
130 victOl'y over Merce(les.
Goocl going, boy !
Friday night the twirler' plan
to don their n ew uniforms.
'.rhey have s kit'ts now, guy,
and I h ear they are good look-
THE HI-LIFE STAFF
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett McAulay
Assistant editor . . . . . . . . . Billie Ruth Parker
Busmess managers David Robertson, Craig Stephens
Circulation manager . . . . . . . . . ....... . .. Yreva Teston
Make-up editor Helen Brown, Gen Ballard
Exchange editors Johnnie Mayo, Rosemary Evan
Headline writers Sherley Boese, Sue Thompson, Joan Vercheval
Features Craig Stephens, Betty Neijbor
Boys' ports David Rober tson, Charles McCallum
Gir2s' spor ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ... . . . .... . . . Helen Praytor
"As I See It" . . ... . . . . . . . . .. Martha Ann Knapp
"Vacuum Cleaner" ' " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ? ? ? ?
Typists . . . . . . . . Sherley Boese, Charles McCallum
Reporters . . . . .. ... . . . , Lorene Eoff, Miriam Newton, Dennis Wello
Sponsor .. .. ... . . ..... . .. Miss Louise Black
Let
l
s Support the Panthers!
'l'omol'l'OW night begins the Pa nthel' s' long road to their s ixth
sU'aight distl'i ct clown. 'l' he I'o.d appeal" to be rougher aftel'
thl'ce consecutive l osses, but tho:se 10 'ses should pL'ove that we
ca n't WUI 'em all.
One of the big letdowns to a team that has been tt'ying its best
to win a nd has made a cIedit.able s howing in caeh contest i s the
lack of SUppOIt s hown by the st udent body.
Many s tudents and towuspeolli u ha ve l' e ntal 'ked how little pelJ
\\' .R.S. has this year. Js it because of defeats suffered by our
team
TOlllol'l'oW ni<rht in Haymoll(lvi ll e will lII ark t he first of seven
su'aight conrel'ence games. I,et':; fill the visitol's' s tands and
root fOl' a tealll that will be u'yillg its best to wiu.
Got it'! GO'r IT '! '? '!
Keep the Home Fires From Burning
National Fh'e PI'eventioll week is allllo 't hel'c again; and with
the <'lang o[ the fil' e bell next week , childl' en all over the nation
will be. l)l'acticing fit'e ddJls. By doing so, we llIay be able to save
lives in case of a l'eal fiIe. .
Do you realize that most fires are caused by sheer careless-
ness? Such things as leaving thz il'On on the ironing board, leaving
stacks of papers and maga:dnes lying around, being careless with oil
stoves, and leaving matches where children can reach them are such
-hazards. Many fires could be prevented with a little thought and
effort.
J.,et us not 1'00'get next week the fiL'emen a nd t heir pUlpose.
tillles fit'elllen give theil' li ves to save another' s. They al'e
to be commended for t heil' wOI'k and r e ' pected fOI' their COlll'age.
Fires are destructive, with all loss and no gain. Many things des-
troyed in fires can never be replaced. Hence, not only next week, but
every week, try to detect and remove fire hazards.
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ing. I s t hat right, Sue? I Maurice: "What would you like,
dear?"
The Junior High boys and girls I Sue: "We ll , fruit cocktail, ca-
ueserve a big hand for the splen- vial', orue r of frog legs , fruit salad,
did job they did on selling maga- s irloin teak s mothered in mush-
zine subscriptions. They cleared room , a large lobster, demi-tasse,
nearly $300.
Well, good-bye kids. Be seeing
you next week.
and pie a la mode."
Maurice: "That's all very well,
but now what will you have?"
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949

Scorps, Bronchos
Compete for Title
The "Scorpions," senior team,
and the "Bronchos," sophomores,
competed against each otMr for
the intramural volleyball cham-
pionship in the gymnasium Wed-
nesday, October 5, at 4:30 p. m.
The "Green Hornets" placed third
in the tournament held Saturday,
October 1, starting at 8 a. m. in
the gymnasium.
Two senior teams, one junior,
one sophomore, and one fresh-
man comprised the entries. Cap-
tains were as follows : "Scorpions,"
Helen Praytor; "Yuk-Yuk Mice,"
Joan Vercheval; "'I'M Beetles,"
Joy Stallings; "The Bronchos,"
;\Iinfa Cardona; and "Green Hor-
nets," Nettie Faye Bradford.
The "Scorpions" defeated the
"Beetles" 15-8 and 15-3 in the first
game. In the second round the
"Scorpions" defeated the "Green
Hornets" in two out of three
games, 15-13, 12-15, and 15-11. The
"Green Hornets" then played and
defeated the "Yuk-Yuk Mice" for
third place, 17-15 and 16-14.
The "Scorpions,'" "Green Hor-
nets," and the "Yuk-Yuks" were
the most outstanding teams. Out-
standing players of all teams were
Billie Ruth Parker, Helen Pray-
tor, Mary Sue Hampton, Rose-
mary Evans, Bobbie Goodey, and
Tommie Sue Bartley, seniors;
Panthers Await Tilt
;" With Raymondville
Purple and Whites Begin Conference
Season on Bearkats
l
Gridiron .
T hc \\' l'a nt h CL'S will dOll t heir uniforllls tomorr ow
(li'i' id a 3' ) nig h t a nd compete in t h eir first district t ilt with t he
sli p pcr ;)' BCi.ll' kats of Raymon d vill e at 8 p. Ill. on t he Kats' grid.
itOll.
The Weslaco eleven, idle last week, should be in top condition
to ward off the threats of their foe. Coach Buck Henson said that
they have been working these past two weeks on a defense in order
to slow down the speedy Kats. Starters for the game have not been
named yet; however, such sta. warts as Porter, Haas, Potts, and
Mauldin will undoubtedly see action in the game.
39 Boys See Game
In Austin Oct. 11
.- I The Bearkats, although bruised
I a bit in last week' s fracas with
Mission, will enter the contest at
full s trength. The Panthers can
probably expect to find the Bear
kats skirting the ends fr equently,
as their chief gains against Mis-
sion were made in t his fashion.
Thirty-nine boys-members o'f The Bearkat line will average
the Panther team and their man- around 164 pounds, while their
agers-Jeft last Saturday morn- backfield will hit t he scales at
lng at 5 o'clock for Austin to see about 144.
the Texas-Idaho game. . The Raymondville eleven will
The trip was made in cars, base its offensive attack around
driven by O. R. Scott, Buck Hen- Dan Reyna, Henry Ur ibe, Buck
son, W. W. Isham, Claud Jung- I RODerts, and Pat Hitt.
man, J. C. Allen, Fields Hampton, Barring bad weat her, t he tussle
Edgar Mitchell, Chapman Rice, should pr ove to be an aU-out of
and J . C. Hill. I fersive t hr iller.
Panthers Begin Quest for Sixth Championship
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6,1949
WE PltKUpAlL
The VACUUM CLEANER has
been running all week end, and
Kittens Trample
Mercedes 13-0
The Weslaco Kittens defeated
the Mercedes Cubs 13-0 last Thurs-
day night at Mercedes in the first
game of the season.
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Junior High Clears
$250 in Contest
he's just about to burst. In order During the first quarter Don
to save himself, he's going to Yarbrough, captain for the juniors,
empty this dirt. I 22 yards for a,
McAllen must hold quite an I fll st down on tlle Cubs ll-yar d
Tipton will be awarded a
17-jewel Bulova watch for sell.
ing magazine sub SCI' i pt ion s
amounting to $123 in the junior
high school campaign, according
to O. E. Hendricks, assistant prin.
cipaL J ames Bray was second in
sales, with $72. He will also re.
ceive a prize.
. marker. Later WIlson, KItten back
, attractIOn for our students. Among marker. Later Vvilson, Kitten
those seen there were ED COM- back, ran around left end for the
PERE and JOY STALLINGS. first score of the game. The con-
The McAllen boys seem to be version was carried over by Yar-
quite an attraction also. Seen this brough through the right side of
week end with McAllen I the line.
Dur'ng the campaign, which
ended last Friday, a total of $807,.
20 in subscriptions was sold. Pro.
fit for the school will be approxi.
mately $250, Mr. Hendricks said,
were JOHNNIE MAY 0 wlth I The next score for the Red and
KENNETH (?), BOBBY GOODEY White Kittens came after a 27-
and AL BILLMA , and BAR- yard run by Yarbrough around
BARA BLEDSOE with a very right end. The conversion failed,
handsome individual. B E TJT Y and the halftime score read 13-0.
NEIJBER also had a date with In the second half both teams
BRAD HARTSHORN from Mc- were evenly matched and the half
Allen. remained scoreless; hence the
Mrs. Joyce Lettunich's home
room was highest in sales, with
$243.30. It will be given an ice
cream party during school hour
as a reward.
Profits from the campaign will
be held in the junior high school
account until a decision regarding
the use of the money has been
made, Ml'. Hendricks stated. A little bug seem to be biting, final score read-Weslaco 13,
because it just bit JOHN BLAN- Mercedes O.
KE SHIP and PAT McKISSICK! -------
Pretty good!
ROSEMARY was seen with
DEN IS over the week end. Say,
isn't that odd? (!)
ROBERT ARMSTRONG seems
to be casting his eyes quite fre-
quently in JOA VERCHEV AL'S
direction.
GEN and BOBBY and TOMMIE
JO LOTT and RAY DEMPSEY
were seen at the game in Mer-
cedes.
MARY WALLER and TERRY
HOLMAN seem to be making Band Not to Attend
dating together a habit.
GEORGIA MAYO can't seem to II
make up her mind between BIL- State Fair, Da aas
LY HARBISON and JIM MY
HATCR. "The Weslaco High School Band
'\Tell, the dirt's out now-for will be unable to attend the State
this week. Fair of Texas because of insuffi-
cient funds," stated Joe Bellamah,
Mother and children like to live director.
HAROLD
with JOAN
so that if Dad ever becomes rich The Weslaco band was one of
DEAN PATE was they will be used to it.
20 bands in Texas invited to par-
JACKSON over the
weekend.
Oh, yes, LORENE, that was
some party you threw the other
night. Some couples there were
BOYD and EVELYN, JOAN
JACKSON and CHARLIE CAR-
DENAS, DO MILLER and PEG-
GY BRADLEY.
Couples seen in the mid-night
show were PAT PAGE and BALD-
WIN, PAT AKIN and DON YAR-
BROUGH, and PATSY HANKAL
and TOM McMANN.
Also seen looking around,minus
the football boys, were the girls
at BILLIE JA ET'S slumber
party. Included were ELEANOR,
MARY SUE, and SUE.
JANIE DAVIS seems to be hit-
ting it off pretty well with BOB
HARBISON. How long have you
all been going "steady?"
W.H.S. Faculty Gathers
For Party After Game
. Teachers like late parties!
Members of the junior-senior
high schol faculty had such a
good time at the Palmers' after
ticipate in the famed "Marchie-
,sta" at the Cotton Bowl and give
a 25-minute concert on the fail"
grounds. The "Marchiesta" is a
presentation of each band apJilear-
ing at the State Fair and a march-
the Weslaco-Brownsville game a ing exhibition by each.
few weeks ago that Friday night, To promote spirit and show
September 23, after the game, that the band is behind the Pan-
they gathered at the home of Mrs. thers, many girls are making pom-
Bonnie Harmon. poms, according to Drum Major
About thirty--seven enjoyed Sue Thompson.
the informal get-together and the
refreshments of sandwiches, co-
okies, and frosted punch 01' coffee Jim my Vaughn holds the
served from a lace-laid table with "stitch in' record" so far on the
a lovely floral arrangement.
Co-hostesses with Mrs. Harmon football team, because he had 24
were Mmes. Joyce Lettunich, stitches taken in his hand after
Clare Boren, Lelia Carrothers, and it was cleated in the game Friday
Irene Robertson. night.
THE WESLACO HI -L1F'1;; THURSLJA Y, 13. Hl49
Scribe Seeking
Singing Studes
you I' caber scribe has iJee ..
,cullt ng around all wcek ancl ha,.
had her cars open to heal' the
songs W. 11. S. stucles are singing
10 each othel'. Here are some or
[l1em:
Bil y i\laultl!ll to Caroline Car-
rother:; . "You Can' t Be 'fl'ue,
Dea!'. '
Roselllar,Y tv I lennis. " I
do-Lo\'e Yvu!"
A. L. Bromlt'.\' !o
"11' J didn' t Care."
Sue Thompson tv Maurice .AI-
lell. " I Wanta ' Be Loved. but On ly
1!\' You. "
.. Iohnnie i\l ayo to Bob Mitchell ,
"You ;\I,:.!an to i\ le i\lore than You
to Be."
Tommy Jo Lotl to O. B. Hughe, .
"Put Your Shoes on, Lucy."
Ri charcl BabQ to W. H. S.'s
g' rl s, " I Can't Begin to Tell You."
lIlary Sue to Bob Guess, "Till
the End of Time. "
i\larilyn \ ,yeber to Sammy Tan-
ner , " Miss You More than I Can
ay, Dear."
Pat Pace to Baldwin Thompson ,
Solether, Knapp Edit LA PALMA
E:d tor of the 1950 annual. LA The assistant edi tor of LA PAL-
PALM A, i ' K ancy Ann Solether, I i\ l A is Martha Ann Knapp.
Een ior.
?\ancy \\' as assistant
LA PALI\IA last year
exchange editor of the
the first semester and
Martha Ann is active in school
editor of affair and clubs. She is treasur er
and was of Y-Teens, secretary of Littl e
HI-LIFE Broadway, president of the GirL"
"Ain' t Cha Ever Comin Back. editor t hc second
Athletic Association, secretary of
make-up Choral Club, and social chairman
emestel'. She of the Senior Class. She is also a
Ain't Cha?" is a member of the Girls' Athletic member of the Future HOl11e-
George Harren to Martha Ann. As ociaCon. Choral Club, Quill and makers of America.
"A-You' re Adorab!e; B-You're Scrol'. and Future Homemakers
So Beautiful. "
Marvin Moore to Kathryn of America.
\Vith new ideas received at the
recent Yearbook Clinic in AuSlin
and with the addition of 2-1 page,'
to this year's book, the editors
hope to make the 1950 LA PALMA
even beUer than p revious editi ons.
Cleckler , "You Two-timed Me ?\ancy is also vice president of
Once Too Often." Little Broadway and devotional
The Seniors of 1950. " I'm Sit- chairman of Y-Teens.
ting on Top of the World."
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Korny
Korner
With a tOIIII Y look Oil Ill S
fa{'t, thl' lIIas t m' of the hOllsc-
hold waylaid the SCl'vallt ill the
kitehl'lI, "I,ook h e l'I'," h e begall
allgl'ily, "How dm'e YOII t ell Ill y
wit'e what tillle I came hOlll e
this 1II0l'ning, a ftc l ' I told you
not to'!"
T IH' l!'i s h hilll stl' adi-
Iy. "Sun', an Oi didn't ," she 1'1'-
"lit'd l'allllly, "SI ... as ked 1111'
what toilllc ;rt' ('anLe ill, an' Oi
oll ly told ht1' that Oi was to bus,Y
gl' tti ng thc bl 'cakl'as t to look
at t h e clock,"
Y -Teen Service Set 1 Student Council
For Sunday I Oct e 16 Discusses Center
1.<'ol'mal initi a tion ceremonies for
The Student Council discussed
ne\\' members of the Y-Teens will plans at a meeting Tues day, Octo-
be held Sunday. October 16, at bel' -1, for opening the recreation
7:30 p. m. in tile First I\Iethodist room of the gym as a Teen Can-
Church , according to Mary Sue teen. Sponsored hy tile Junior
Service League, this center would
Hampton, president.
The usual candle li ght
will he presented, and the Rever-
end Alien G. Roe, pastor of the
:'Il etl1o(l'::;t Church. will bring the
me,;sage ror the evening. Approx-
'matel,\' t\\'enty members will be
initiated.
:'I li ss i\ l arlha Stallings and 1\11''; .
Woodl'o\\' I 'ham are this year' s
fUl'l1ish vV.H.S. students a place
to relax, s Ludy, p'ay games, or
dance.
... ................. ....................... A sponsors.
Mrs. Ted ('ressner and Mrs.
.Joe ])ale Barbee s poke to the
council of the Teen They
are both members of the Service
League, which has im;talled a re-
cord player and a P . A. sys tem
in the gym. Tentativ2 plans call
for a juke box .
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 194!:l
Win
Volleyball Title
The.. "Scorpions" senior team,
defeated the "Bronchos," sopho-
lTIOI'e, Wednesday, October 5, at
4:30p,m, in the gymnasium for
the volleyball intramural cham-
pionsli.ip,
The Scorpions defeated the
two out of three
13-15, 15-9; and 15-13 for first place.
The Bronchos placed second, and
Ll1e Green Hornets won third place
in the tournament. The Scorpions
s tayed behind in the first game,
but came into the lead in th2
second and third games.
The trophy for first place was
presenled to Helen Praytor, cap
tqUJ. of the Scorpions, by Miss
rvtghha Stallings, official, after the
games were over. Co-captain for
t he Scorpions was Pat Thomas,
and manager , IVowena .L1.01mes.
Outsanding players of bot h
teams were Kathryn C:eckler,
Rosemary Evans, Boboie Goodey,
l\lary Sue Hampton, and Helen
Praytor, seniors; Ninfa Cardona,
Kathleen Geraughty, Eve I y n
Haas, and 'fary Alice Woolard,
sophomor es,
Kittens Lose 13-12
To Raymondville
Coach Claude Jungman's pint-
sized Kittens were defeated Thurs-
day night on Barbee Field by the
Raymondville Juniors 1312.
The first score of the game came
in the second quarter, when Gran-
berry, Raymondville back, plung-
ed through the center of the line
for 5 yards, which netted a touch-
down, The try for conversion
failed,
The firs t touchdown for Wes-
laco came during the third quar-
ter, when the Kittens' backs, pro-
tected by a strong line, started
a fast moving drive, The drive
was furthered when Fuller skirted
around left end and ran 32 yards
behind hard blocking to t he one-
yard marker. On the next play
Yarbrough . plunged through a
wide-open hole in right tackle,
which tied the score 6-6. The con-
version try was stopped,
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Panthers Edge Past
Bearkat Gridmen 8-6
I
Safety in Third Quarter Proves
Deciding Factor in Outcome of Game
Slo wed uy ll c nai t ies and Illu, t u.y fumul cs, the d et cl' mincd \\' cs,
la(' o I' a nth,'\s managed t o s qucak l}<lst Raymondvill e's Beat'kats
lHi in a di stl'i ct thl'ill el' a t Hay mond vill e last .Fl'iday night.
The galll e was hat'd f oug h t, with most of the bl'eaks dit'ccted
t o \y:t nl the \\' eslaco gridmell , who ba eely managed to salvagc
the ga me. The teams a ppeat'ed t o b e e venl y matc hed; hon-e vel',
on t\\' o occas ions the HaYlllond vHl e sq uad cl'ossed the Panthel's'
dOll b\e-stl'ipe, onl y t o ha VI' the SCOl'e nullifi ed by a bacld ield-in-
mot ion and a clipping penalty, r especti vely.
Approximately 5,000 spectators were gathered by game time at
8 o'clock and settled down to watch a tight defensive contest after
the initial canto passed without a core for either eleven.
Half VI ay thlough the second period the Panthers spearheaded
lO\\':1rd the Kats' goal with that touchdown gleam in their eyes. How
ever, things looked black as the Henson crew were seemmgIy halted
on the Kals' 26-yard marker with last down forthcoming. On the
next play Stanley Keathley, up and com:ng quarterback of the Pan
thers, passed to Bobby Benbow in the right flat. BenbO\\'
caught the ball and stepped over for a score. Joe Lackey's kick fr om
p. acement was not good. The half ended with the victory-hungry
.t-'anthers on the long end of a 6 to 0 score.
Panthers to Meet
La Feria Tonight
On Lions' Field
The only District 30-A game
scheduled for tonight (Thursday)
will be the meeting of the V,Teslaco
Pan lhers and the La Feria Lions
on the Lions' home field.
The Lions, winner of no games,
are not considered a serious threat
for the Panthers. The La Feria
eleven has lost to Edcouch-Elsa
Mission, Pharr, and Donna, while
the Pan thers have lost to three
DOllble A teams and have won
their only conference game, that
with Raymondville last week,
the Panthers continue their
stout-hearted line attack, they
should gather this game in. Paced
by Benbow, Vaughn, Castro, and
Allen, the purple and whites seem
headed for another victory.
The line-up will not be
announced until today, Co a c h
Buck Henson said r[onday.
Highlighting the third quarler
' ,las the safety "handed" to the
Panthers after they had driven
to the Barkats' 7-yard line, where
the ball exchanged hands on
downs. The play developed fr om
a bad center over the head of Billy
Calloway, who was standing in
punt formation behind the goal
line. This incident proved to be
the deciding factor of the game.
credited touch
down came with two minutes re
maining in the fracas. Buck Rob
erts, crash'ng over right
from the five, climaxed a 40-yard
drive. The extra point t ry was
wiele. The game ended shortly
with the final score 8 to 6.
Jimmy Vaughn, playing f ull
back for t he Panthers, consistent
Iy marked up long gains and
promise of playing regu
larly in thc backfield. Other Pan
lhers who slood OLlt in Friday's
gamc inc'uded Glen Haas, Stan
ley Keathley, Bob Guess, and
Jimmy Rogers.
Statistics
First clowns
J\' et yards rus h.
Passes attempted
Pa ses Completed
Yards passing
Intercepted by
" ' ('so
7
84
8
2
35
1

10
127
1
3
62
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THE WESLACO Hl-LlFE THURSDAY, OCT0BER 13. 1949
Ah-what have we north, east
west, and south? Could it be news?
yes! It must be, therefore while
you bury your little fat, long,
slender, or wide nose in our week-
ly cdition, I will relay the news
to you AS I SEE IT.
HOOl"aY for the l'anthel's; they
arc wondel'ful g uys. The s tu
dent body s lll'ely is pl'oud of
them for wiunillg the first con-
fel'ence game of the sea son
a g a ins t Raymondville. JJet's
keel) this up in the games to
come, boys!
The good old Weslaco spirit.
did pop up all over school last
week. It really made a fellow feel
good to struggle down the halls
and see all the signs backing the
Panthers; moreover, on Friday
purple and white ribbons and
pom-poms were sold by the Short-
hand Class and the band.
F riday afternoon the cheer
Ieadel's and the band l ed the
student body in a parade to
Texas and Fonrth, where the
IH'P I'ally was h e1<1. Let's keep
that ol e school spirit a hopping,
'rouse it's mighty nice to have
al'ollll d, isn't it, l<ids?
What is this? Four new mem-
bers added to the HI-LIFE staff,
[lid you say? Yes, sir, none of the
junior high news will be missed
from now on, because Ginger
Roberson, Ellen Kaufman, Bill
i\lalone, and Billy Hankal are
leporters. Now how about sub-
scriptions from all you junior
hi gh students?
('ome one! Come all! Get yOUl'
!;ubsCl'iptioJl to the LA PALMA
n ext 1II0rn
ing. PI'ove t hat you want an
alln ual, because . at l east 250
down l)ayments of $2 each IIIUSt
be made befol'e the JOllrnalis m
class will feel safe in continuing
the work. Be s Ul'e to bring your
next week, fOI' all of u would
feel lost without an aDnual at
the ('nd of the chool year.
Wei re on the Right Road Now!
'L' h e thl'ee \ "s-vim, vigol', and vitality-wel'e las t
F riday night by t he 1949 Weslaco Panthe.s. With the I"ous ing
stal't thty madc, the l'o.HI to tht' J)i s tl'il't 40A Champions hi() is
being tl 'amped upon. That was good wori, , coaches , manager s,
anll til(' whol e t ea m.
The cheerleaders shou 1<1 take ::;ol1le of the bOLl(luets for helping
to a\\'aken the "almost dead. " To the band and it::; leaders go a cheer
for the snappy drill and classy new uniforms of drum major and
tWirlers.
Last, bllt not leas t , a hand fOI' the entit'C s tullcnt fO!'
the fin e SUp1'Olt that was gil'en the tcam. J\:('cp it up!
Itls Up to You, Studes!
Do the s tude nts of \V eslaco J uniol'-Seniol' High School really
want an annual this yeal''!
That question be answered by November 4, with the end of
the subscription campaign, which begins next Monday, October 17.
If, by that time, at least 250 down payments of $2 each have not been
made, it is extremely doubtful whether t he annual staff will feel jus-
Lified in proceeding with plans for the 1950 LA PALMA.
\;l,Thy must this goal be met? There are several reasons.
In the fh'st 1)lace, it wil1 I"eqllil'e at least $2,850 to publis h
the HI-LIFE and .LA this yem', apPI'oximately $200
1II01'e than was spent last yem' . And without sOlli e assurance that
this s tun can be raised, the s taff cannot aHonl to undel'tal{e the
IH'oj ect,
' rhe outlook is not \,Cl'y fa"ol 'ahle, In s pite 01' a VigOl'OUS
campaign [01' s ubscl'iptions, only 150 of t h e s tudent
of appl'oxilllate ly 550 I'(' s pollded-and thc (wicc was only
3;) cents . Anothel' 100 s tudents bllY l)a1'el'S each weel{, but that
s till makes the tOlal less thall half of the eJII'ollmcnt.
Last year $66.87 was cl.eared from the first special assembly. This
year only $37.36 was realized.
Last year the staff was able to sell the annual, which actually
cost $5.75 per copy, for $3. It cannot prom;se to do that this year.
The on Iy promise it can make is that it will sell the book at the
lowest possible price. The more books it sells, the cheaper it can
sell them.
So it' s lip to you, st ude nts . If you want an annual tI1is ,rem',
bl'ing $2 a s a down pa;y mc nt 1I0t late l' than November 4.
The Kittens surely played a
good game of football last Thurs-
day night, although they lost 13
to 12 to the Raymondville Bear-
kittens.
Oh! Did 1 hear some whistles?
Yes, you guessed it. They were
for the drum major's and twirl-
ers' new uniforms when they
marched out on the Raymondville
field during the half Friday night.
The girls now have skirts in-
stead of trousers, and they look
fine with the band. You made a
good chOice, girls!
Chemistry Class Tours
Weslaco Water Plant
The fourth pp.riod chemistry
class and its instruotor, Alvin E.
Dugat, left the W.H.S. campus at
12:25 last Thursday to go to the
water plant on Mile 5 for a field
trip.
The . tudents saw how the sedi-
mentation process of water wa.
carded 011. Jimmy York, an em-
ployee of the water plant, con-
ducted the class on ' a comp'ete
tour of the plant. The group' plans
a return t rip in February or March '
to study the laboratory analysis
of water.
WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBEH 13, l!HU
Gather 'round kids'
That means Bess,
A nd read the news
About the stu des of W.H. -.!
The "spotlight" of the week is
s hining on JEAX and
t<;RSKINE DENSON (Vonnal. who
not only are going steady. but are
11 0 w engaged. Congratulations.
kids!
REX BLEDSOE. it is too bad
thaL TOMMI E JO had to go home
and work her algebra Sunday
night, huh?
Well! DEj\NIS WELLS and
HOSEl\IARY EVA1\S have decided
to try going s teady again. Lets
hope they s tick together thi s time.
Tuesday, October 11, was a very
hal py day [or one of the couples
around W.H.S. They are BOB
CLARK and BILLIE GENTRY,
who have been going steady
seven months. Good goin' , kids! !
Say. JOE LACKEY, that is
rea lly a pretty indentification
braeelet you have been wearing
lately. Could it have "suthin'" to
do with your birthday and IVA
,]0 RICKETTS?
PATRICIA THOMAS has been
E'en several times with FRED
BRAY (Mercedes). What is wrong
with the Weslaco boys. PAT?
JIl\Tl\1Y VAUGHN and KATH-
RYN CLECKLER have been see-
ing a great deal of each other late-
ly. l\JARVIN MOORE is trying
to keep up with JIMMY. which
one is winning, KATHRYN?
?[AURICE and S E were to-
gether over the week end, as
were l\fARY S E and BOB.
Date-of-the-week goes to GLEN
JJ AA, and MARY ALICE WOOL-
ARD. \ Vhat have we here? A new
romance, GLEN?
What was that MAR V I N
l\[QORE wrote an the baek af
J3ALDWIN ' S letter, PATSY
PAC I;:;? Hm-m. interes ting?
RAY DEMPSEY finally found
1' RANCES LASITER. FRANCES,
from now on, don't go to Harlin-
gen.
O. B. Hughes: I wish I had a
11 ickel [01' every lime I kissed a
girl.
Betty Neijbor: "What would you
do, buy a pack of gum?"
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56 Seniors of 1949
Go Variuos Ways
Each autumn when school hegins and another senior class is
listed on the school roll s, it is of interes t to kno\\" what the preceding
:seniol 's al e doing. Some of them have accepted employment. othclS
ha\"e entered co lege, and several have embarked upon their carccrs as
hou;:;e \\"l ves.
:\I any of the 1!.J.I 9 sen 'on; a re attending col lege here in the \ 'al'ey.
Enrolled in EdiniJurg Juni or College are Ba rbara Barbosa, Cork\-
Block. Joe Cardenas. J ohn Crofford, Doll y Dibrell. Carol.ne (;ood."O\i.
Bob Han kal, Peggy Kirgan, Jim l\l cLeaish. Leo'a J\l ay Norman. Fran
c.es Sue Oehler. Pat Ross, Bobby Schupp, and .Rolando Hob le,;. Hil\"
Jackson is attending Texas South most College a t Browns ville. .
Four are in the Bus iness College in Harlingen. These are Gwen
lohnson, Elsie Jean McAlpin, Joyce Norris, and Pattie Sue Schel!-
hamer.
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Weslaco Boys Win
Ribbons in Show
The Weslaco F.F.A. judging
team \\"011 third plaC in the
judging conteSt at the San Benito
Dairy Sho\\' las t week end. The
team, composed of Roy Davis, Joe
Heller , and Bernard Boecker, tied
Brownsville for second place but
ost in the run-off e!imination.
The local F.F.A. chapter had
four heifers entered in the show.
Raymond Smithey won a red and
a white ribbon in the second class
with his two; Haymond Smithey
a reel ribbon in second class; and
Willie Hughes a red ribbon in
third class.
Cecil Mcl,-ee, Charlie Tisdale,
and l\lack iVIi ller were among the
eighteen boys who left by auto-
mobi'e early last morning
for Kansas City to attend the
i':ational F.F.A. convention. All
\\'ere winner ' in the Va ll ey cotton
contest.
The group \\"ill leave J(ansas
City Friday for Dalla . where they
will attend Farm Youth Day at
the Texas State Fair Saturday.
Sunday they \" ill vis it the capitol
in Au tin. retul"l1ing to the Valley
la te Sunday night.
s lllilill g facl' was
S (' (' II 011' 0111111 s dllJol Vl"iday aHCI' -
Iwo n, h e was h c,'c o n
b us incss maUI' I's, h(' saw th e
Pan t hCI'S will t h eir' [i" s t COIl-
fe l'cll cc gamc. E \' CI'YOII C " ' a s
hal)I)Y to sec h im a gain.
Hichard Chenik is employed at
Yerhalen, Inc. in Weslaco; Bob
Davis at Corner Drug Store; Pat
Elenburg at Elenburg's Cafe; Elsa
Guerra at Central Power and
Light Co.; Jimmy Kelly at Canal
Company, District 9; Bill Pickard
at Lo-Tex Furniture Co. ; Horacio
Perez at Morrison Radio Co.;
Helen McDaniel at J. C. Penney
Co.; and Edna Veach and Clara
Fay Garnett at the telephone of-
fice.
Of the Class of '-19 to get mar-
ried are Kathryn Eoff, now Irs.
Luther Bradford; Frances Hud-
son, Mrs. Richard Chenik; Joveta
Johnson, Mrs. Bob Davis; and
Hilda Hodriguez, Mrs. Johnny
Ramirez.
Students attending colleges out
of the Valley are J ane Bartl ey,
1\. T. S. C., Denton; Don Chandl er
and Hay Cleckler, Southern Meth-
odist University, Dallas; J immy
Clark and \Varren Nichols, North
Texas State Agriculture Coll ege,
Arlington; Fred Hay Jones, Abi
lene Christian College, Abil ene;
Carl T obitz and Elden Wren.
Texas Univers ity, Austin; Bill Mc-
Kee. Baylor Univers ity, Waco;
Jack Parker; A&l\I College, Col-
lege Station; Tom Pepper, Rice
In titute, Hous ton; Betty Robe rt-
son, Southwestern Un iversity.
Georgetown: and Triplett,
Texas Christian University, ForL
Worth.
Five of the seniors are enroll ed
in colleges in s tates other t han
Texas. Ma ry Nell Davenport is in
Stephens College. Columbia, 1\1 is-
souri ; Joan Davis. Harding Col-
lege. Sealcy. Arkansas: 1.ary
Cantu, California: John Rar.so;.l,
University of Arizona, Tucscn,
Arizona;
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE TH RSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949
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Genial II Coke Man
ll
Gets Married
WadeQuartet Comes
'ToW.I-I.S. On Nov. I
TJ:,2 Wade Quartet. featuring a mari mbist, a piano accordionist,
a baton exhibitionist and lancer. and a p 'ano accompani t, will be
pi escntecl at a s peeal assembly in the auditorium Tuesday, November
I. at ] 1 o'clock.
The group. which is the highli ght of this year's sp.zc 'al assemblies,
Bob Goekin, W. H. S.'s genial
"coke" man, was married Tues-
day night, October 4, to Miss
Gladys Hallerman. Miss HaUer-
man formerly worked at the Mc-
Allen Citrus ASSOCiation, but at
tile time of their marriage she
\ras living with her parents in 'lc-
Allen. :'ITr. and ]\1rs. Goekin will
live in a home that he bought made up of the talented and hand:;ome Wade brothers and their
:;everal months ago. t\\o gifted and glamorous young wive:;. The (lUartet b \\',:! II-known on
Bob has been with the MeA lien rad o. concert and :;tage.
Coca Cola BoWing Company since - --- Huddy Wade. mat'imhbt and
11 is discharge from the service S. Ch h lJ1anager. studied music in Chicago
early in 1945. He has also been ervlee at ure and won National Honors twice
servicing the coke machines and while still in high school. He uses
the concession stands at Weslaco hi s exclusive King George i\1.arim-
Jligh since he started working for Initiates Y -Teens ha while on tour.
this company. Bob ha. many Idtlie \ Vade, piano accordionist,
friends in W. H. S. and the C0m- Twenty-six gir:s of \Ves laco al'o studied music in Chicago.
munity. Senior High School were initiated Considered one of the finest ac
The Journalism class and the last Sunday night in the formal cordionists on the lyceum and con
Junior class, two of Bob's largest candlelight services of the Y-Teens cert stage, he displays his versati-
customers, surprised him with a at the Methodist Church. Mary Pty at the marimba keyboard, fea-
gift of eight hammered aluminum ' Sue Hampton, preSident, was in turing his internationally known
tumblers and coasters when he : charge of the services, and Rev. Dallape accordion.
returned to work last Friday. Allen G. Roe, pastor of the church, George Ann 'Vade. baton exhi-
Library Committee
Aids Circulation
Tommie Sue Bartley. Gene Mc-
;'Iullen. and homa Freasier, lib-
rary committee of the Student
Cou nci', ha ve been making plans
to increase circulation by giving
more publicity to the library by
means of a bulletin board display
every two weeks.
The d isplay for this week shows
a man dressed in a detective suit
and carrying a magnifying glass.
I n t he center of the fO.otprints are
the names of some of the new
hooks in the library.
Among the new books are "The
Si gn of the Golden Fish," Robi -
"The Running Thread." May-
rant; "Let Love Come Last:' Cald-
I\'ell: " Res t and Be Thankful ," Mac
Innes, and "The Bright Design. "
Shippen.
Y -Teens Collect Nickels
1\ mong the presenl activities of
the Y-Teens is the collecting of
gave the message. hitionist and dancer, has attained
Those initiated were Mary Wal - , 'ational honors as baton specia-
leI', Patia Link, Sue McAlpin, June li st. She features soft shoe and
Smith, Gail Henson, Joyce Keen, buck wing figure and go i n g
Joy Wiley Sue Clark Pat Fletcher, through a 16" hoop in eight dif-
Cherry Gundry, Eve'yn Haas, Mil'- ferent positions while twirling.
iam Newton. Joan .Vercheval, Bar- Stella Mae Wade, prano accom-
bara Ne cum, Billie Ruth Parker, panist for the group, has a per-
Hel,zn Praytor, Pat Pace" Pat Lasl- rected artistry. which she attained
tel', Jo Ann Pace, TIllte GarCIa, under outstanding instructors.
Emma Gardoza, Minerva Perez, . .
"I' ," B II' M d'a Womble TIckets for the pay assemblIes
aliCIa a I, a I ' t th' '11 b 25 t
Aurelia \ asquez. and Lydia Gar- excep IS on: W I e . cen s;
however, as thIS program IS cost-
Two Classes to Tour
La Palma Power Station
The st udent of the chemi try
and biology classes, accompanied
by their instructors, Alvin E.
Dugat and Mrs. Lelia Carrothers,
will go to San Benito Saturday,
Octoher 22, to tour the La Palm\l
Power lation.
The station at San Benito is
having open hOllse from 2 o'clock
until 9.
ing the Journalism Class twice
as much as anyone the others,
the admission will be 35 cents.
Tickets, which will be on sale
next Monday, may be obtained
from any member of the Journa-
li sm Class or Miss Black.
Students to Receive
Report Cards Today
Ht' lHwt caI'ds will be "i vell o u t
Imlay a t II :5;; ill honH'I'OOIll S, ac-
('ol'tlill g to ;\J: ... vin K 1'01110(' 1',
Iwind pa!.
nieke ls to huy candy for chi'dren The students will meet al school
oven;eas for Chri tmas, The clu!) shortl y after noon and boanl
al so sponsored a hillbillv dance school buse . They will return to I
last Saturday night in the gym, I \Veslaco about 5 o'clock.
'J' h e ('a l'd s s ho uhl he s igll (' 41
II.\' 1" " 'ClltS alld r etllrncd t o
h Olll l' l'OOIll Ji'!' iday, ;\11'.
" 01 1111 1'1' s t .. tcd,
'I'HE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949

and AURELIA and VINCENTI G "II " Add d
(l\lcAllen). What happened to UI otlne e
CLARICIA?
Have you all noticed TONY F l St d ?
RICO'S smiles? It seems that a or azy u es"
WE PIc.KUpALL
Flash ! ! ! MARY SUE and BOB
have been married! Yes, it all
took place at the Y-Teen hillbilly
dance Saturday night. "MAR-
RYIN' SAM" RYA I performed
the ceremony in hillbilly fashion.
Other couples seen "dancin"
and "gettin hitched" were KATH-
RYN and J IMMY, ED and JOY,
GEN and BOBBY, SUE and
l\IAURICE, NANCY and DAVID,
PAS T Y POT T Sand J 0 H N
MOTHERSHEAD (H a r lin g en),
MARY ANN and TI P HOUSE-
WRIGHT (San Benito), MARY
certain girl has him going around
in circles, and she isn't from out
of town, either!
TILLIE was seen at the Rain-
bow Inn Saturday night. Was the
food good?
It has been stated and proved
that DELFINO GARZA is really
going steady now. Others who
have joined the steady list again
are EMMA and JOE SA CHEZ.
Panthers Blast
La Feria 33-0
PATTIE and DICK, ROSEMARY The Weslaco Panthers defeated
and DENNI S, TOMMIE JO LOTT the La Feria Lions 33-0 in a
and CHARLES PLANK, O. B. Thursday night get-together on
HUGHES and JOAN JACKSON, Lions' Field last Week.
BARBARA' BLEDSOE and STAN- The first score for the Panthers
LEY REATHEY, and BOBBIE came during the first of the sec-
GOODEY and BILLY MAULDIN. ond quarter, when Jimmy Vaughn,
Another main attraction of the full -back, scampered 12 yards for
week was the "Eddie Arnold a touchdown. The conversion was
Show" at Harlingen. Couples en- kicked by Lackey.
joying the music were TOMMIE In the same quarter Stanley
JO and TOM 1.Y, MARK and Keathley, quarterback, intercept-
MASON, ROSEMARY and DEN- ed a Lion pass on the 30 and ran
NIS. JOHN IE and DARRELL, to the 20. After two downs of hard
JAMES HATCH and BARBARA fighting Roy Davis went over the
BLEDSOE and many other stags. Second teedee. Lackey kicked the
If you see l\'IARGIE WILLS extra point.
all smiles, it's only because JERRY A 20-yard pass from Keathley
WILSON is back in school after to end Don Miller brought the
being in the hospital because of Panthers the last touchdown for
a football injury. the half. T_he conversion attempt
DO ALD SHULZ is coming failed, and the halftime score
back from Missouri next week. read 20-0.
HELEN, can you make him for- At the beginning of the third
get that beautiful blonde, Phyllis, quarter the Weslaco eleven start-
from Missouri? ed a drive with a 19-yard pass
. Date-of the week goe to LOR- from Keathley to Dawson which
E IE EOFF and BOBBY MITCH- brought the ball to the one-yard
ELL. What happened to the red- line. Roy Davis plunged over cen-
head from McAllen, BOBBY? ter on the next play for the fifth
Something unusual in the way touchdown. The conversion try
of couples last week-end was JO was not good.
ANNE WILSON and RAY J ACK- The last score of the gal1le came
SON. during the final minutes of the
REX BLEDSOE and TOMMIE quarter, when Keathley tossed a
JO LOTT were at church Sunday 15-yard pass to Stansbury, who
night. Good going, kids! ran 5 yards to paydirt. The conver-
O. B. HUGHES isn't the only sion was kicked Lackey. The
one in the HUGHES family that final score read 33-0
gels around. JOHNNIE HUGHES The outsanding players of the
and ELI ZABETH CELLUM are encountel- were the B Team, who
haviing quite a romance. played most of the game. Weslaco
Cruisingpround town over the made 14 first downs to La Feria's
week-end were LYDI A an JOEL none.
Sore fingers, inquisitive princip.
als, and the endless chop of the
guillotine were discovered in Mrs.
Keith Anderson's English II class
last week.
Though the class was stUdy.
ing exceptionally hard on Thr
Tale of Two (' it ies, Mrs. Anderson
conceived a way to induce the
innocent stu des to do extra Work.
So-o they undertook "class pro-
jects" to earn some "extr a bene.
fits."
Cluttering up Mrs. Anderson's
desk was an exhibit of guillotines
ando tumbrils (carts, to the un-
educated) which illustrated very
well the scene in the story. Dur-
ing the French Revolution, people
rode tumbrils to the quillotine.
where they usually lost their
heads.
Jesse Ray Russell created a
most effective mechanism, as did
John Porter and Jerry Gilmore.
Some. including Mr. Palmer, have
found that the guillotine
works, at least on a finger.
The most elaborate piece of
work was the scene depicting the
crowds. the guillotine, the head-
less bodies, and the decapitated
heads. Jackie Faye Roberts con-
structed this intricate model with
tiny pipe cleaners and tufts of
cotton.
Al! in all, one may unveil quite
a picture of Revolutionary France
from several models made by
artistic members of the sophomore
English class.
Four Reporters Added
To HI-LI FE Staff
Four new reporters have been
added to the HI-LIFE staff, ac-
cording to Everett McAulay, edi-
tor. These are Ginger Roberson
and Ellen Kaufman, eighth grade;
and Billy Hankal and Bill Malone,
seventh grace.
As the HI-LIFE has eight col-
umns to lhe page this year, it wil l
be able to give more space to
junior high school news. The
four newly chosen reporters will
cover the activities of the junior
school.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949
Volleyball Team
Defeated 1 5-8
The girls' volley ball team play-
ed and lost their fi rst competitive
game against the McAllen girls
Wednesday, October 12, in t he
;\1cAllen gymnasium at 5 o'clock.
Although the Weslaco girls were
defeated in their first match, they
madc a good showing_ McAllen
Iron the match 15-8 and 15-8_
This was the girls' first time to ,
play against real competition_
Outstanding players werc Eve-
lyn Haas, Billie Parker, He len
['ray tor, and Joy Stallings_
l\londay, October 10, the girls'
volley ball team met and elected
their captain, co-captain, and man-
ager for the entire season. Billie
Fighting Panthers
Face Tough Tigers
'rhe '" es laco Panthel'S will don theil' battIe togs again }<'riday
night Oll Barbee ],':eJd to face the up-and-coming Mercedes Tigers
in a crucial test of s upel'iority that will connt high in Dis trict 30-A.
wee I;: both teams enjoyed "bl' eathel'" gamcs, i\Ie1'cedes
Cl' us hing nio Gl' ande City 40 to 0, and 'Veslaco taldng Feria
33 to O. 'l' hesc wann-llps left both teams in good shape j'or theil'
mceting,
The I'anthel's have spcnt a weel. ovel'hauling t heiL'
offensive machilu' fOl ' heavy Iluty WOI'lL Coach Blick HensoH
gives thc 1I0d 1'01' gl'OUIHI WOI'" to bl'ltisillg fullback Jim Vaughn
alld elusi"e Rmilio Cash 'o, who is hanlel' to pin down than a Rlls-
sian diplomat.
If the Purp:e should decide to I a sprinkled with
go goalward bv ail' , batteries wil II expel tenced lettel men_
probably be Maurice Allen and I Heading Coach ]). G. Smith's
Stanley Keathley throwing, with list of mail cal'l'iel's arc Bobby
Hutl1 Parker was chosen captain, J oe Lack.cy and Bobby Benbow Hidings and Jack G1'af, two
Helen Praytor, co-captain, and BU- receiving_ slashing haUbacl{s. A i\iol'eno-
lie Gent ry, manager. This is thc
:;ccoml year for the team to be led
by Billic Ruth Parker and Helen
Praytor.
Although hampered somewhat
hy minor injuries, the big Wes-
laco defensive line should be!
pretty .effective in hauling down
to-}<'el'nandcz passing combina-
tion mal,es thc Tigel's dOllbly
da nge ['OllS,
The girls will compete against Mcrcedes backs.
J)efens ivl'ly, the Bengals arc
bulw.u'kl'd by Captain
Steel', a 200-pound g uard, anll
It'ttl'l' man Hugo Gonzales, who
occu pies thc otllcl' gllanl slot.
;\lcAllen Thursday, October 20, ill On thc other s ide of the fence,
th" Weslaco gy l11nasiul11.
Men:edes will come a-call ing witl!
Chief Receives Fair Report Card
Good i\1ol'l1ing!
Today is report card day.
editor just handed me mine.
Games prophesied ........ 39
Games right 27
Games wrong 11
Games lied . . 1
A verage for six weeks
Score on test last week
What will my father say
this card? Wow!
.71%
83%
about
Last 'week I missed one game
and lied one. The tie I didn't
count as a win or a loss, and the
Donna game we won't mention.
Last week's scores:
fij(li nblll'g 13, H.u"lingcn 13-
This one doesn't count. It isn't
a win or a loss; hence I will just
climinate it.
San Benito 20, Ul'ownsviJIc 7-
The game made me feel good. I
didn't want either team to win,
hut that's t he game.
MeAlINl 24;, KiJlgsville 7-1
thought it would be a track meet.
(i\l y apologics go to the Brahmas
for calling them the Coyotes Jast
week. I know they were terribly
insulted).
Friday, " Look out, Bulldogs!"
John Reagan (Houston) over
Brownsville-Keeping my fingers
crossed that t his isn' t just a wish.
San Benito ovel' Beaumont Higb
-Come on, Greyhounds; you can
do it.
Donna 7, Haymondvill e 6-My
only mistake. I don't know whv
they have those (unlucky for me)
lucky extra points.
Hobstown ovel' E <1 i u IJ u r g-
City 0 Those Edinburg kids t hink I'm
crazy.
Mel' cedes 40, nio Grande
They drink poison;
They eat cactu s;
They played the Rattlers,.
Just for practice.
;\'lission 26, Hot 'Well s 12-A
fit ending for a c1edication game.
U' cslaco 33, 1,1 Fer'ia O-This
was a good one. Did you ee the
"B-Team" start t heir stuff?
Here are this week's predic-
tions. I'm afraid I won't do very
well , because some of the games
were r eally hard to p ick. Well ,
here goes.
Hal'lingen OVI'I' McAllen - This
was a hard one to decide, but if
the Cards plav as t hey did last
Mission OVC1' DOllna-I'm afraid
this is gonna be an extra-point
game.
'Vcslaco OVCl" i\Iel'cedes-Gotta
go, gotta go, gotla pick up steam;
Gotta run, gotta run, go t t a
beat that team; Gotto go, gotta
run, gotta pick up steam; come on,
Panthers! Beat that team ! ! ! !
P. S, J, A, ovcr Rio Grande City
-Want some Rattlers for your
reptile collection?
Haymond ville OVC1' I,yfol'd-
Boy. will this be good!
Adios, amigos! ! !
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE TH RSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949
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Your roving reporter hopped
into a jet-prope:led rocket ship
and sailed a round the campus to
gather up the news, but just as
s he was rounding her last, daring
curve, whoops-she bumpcd "ight
int o the flag polc and land-
ed on hcr no 'e, Ho\\, cvcr, she did
succeed in gathering some news
and bringing it to you AS I SEE
IT,
I Fit'st pictlu'e s 1'01' thl' 1950
1,.-\ "'He take n last
week: The.r inclllded the c h eer-
leudel's, dnllll lIIaj ol' and twil'l-
e l'S, alld the Panthc l's, A U you
s tudes get YOlll' allllllal s ubscl'ip-
tion JlOW It'OIll David Robel'tsoJl ,
Cl'aig StelJhens, S u e T hompson,
l"I'eva Teston, 01' H el en PI'a;ytol' ,
Bl'ing yOU1' down payments of
$2 today to any of these JOUl'Jta-
!is m class IIHl l!L.bel's and don't
forget, kids !
Congratu lalion to the Panther"
for their trampling victory of 33
to over La Feria, Bob Guess
is captain ,and Roy Davis was
co-captain for the game, ice
game, boys, Let' show the Pan-
thers how loud we can yell for
them tomon'o\\' night.
Let's also salute the Kittens
for their victory of 32 to over
the La Feria junior team, Their
captain is Don Yarbrough, Swell
playing, bovs!
Cards'? " ' hat canl '! Report
canIs! Yes, toda;r i s t h e day
they m'e to be issll ed, T h e l'e was
a s igh of relief 1'1 '0111 evel' yon e
when six weeks' tes t ' we l'e over,
Congratulations and best wish-
es to Bob Goekin, our genial coke
man, who married recently. Every-
body likes Bob and wishes him
and :'.l l's. Gockin much happincss,
Be SUI'C to bllY .rOllI' tit-kl't to
the :" J)edal a ssc lllbl y 011 l\'ovell\-
114' 1' 1 ft'OIll any IIlclIlbl'l' of t h e
,J OlIl' nalis lll ('lass, The '''ade
QII;II' tctte, a gl'OUl> of talented
youllg JIIus icians, will be fca-
To Open or Not to Open-
Do you want the Study Hall open DCiorc school and at 1100n this
year?
On Oll t' s idt' 01' the ft'IIl' " th('I'e an' t hoSl' who dOllbt thl' ad,
\' is abilit y or Ih( ' 1Iian on the g l'o l,,"1 that it e n('oul 'ages c hl'atillg,
. UtI'I' obsel'V; IIg the Student ('oulldl' s plall ill a ctioll thc editor
J'ouut! Ihat l'ilt'ating d Ot's oeeUl',
The Student Council is supposed to have someone to mo re UI'
less supervi se the group that comcs in cach morning to st udy; yet
no one \Va, pl'cscnt on that particu la r morning, Neither was thcre H
tcachcl' or any kind of supervision. Whosc fault is t his?
,\lI oth{' ,' o f t h e cl'itids lll s in ha\' ing tht' S tudy .Hall OpCII is
that :-<o llll'!illl CS we feel that we II e(' tI a book f1'olll the Iibl'al'3' ,
\\'itho ut a s lL lI g HoII , SO III " of liS 111<'3' be g uilty 0 1' taking
a uool, and the ll placillg it ill t h e \\ I'o ng ,'ad, 01' e ve ll tak. llg it
1"'0111 the s he ll' witho llt e h eckill g i t o ut, T h eil i'll'S, Doll IIIay havc
to s Jl e lHI t illl e t hat s ht' does n 't ha"e t o Sl)al'C hllntillg [Ot' the 'e
books ,
On thc other side, there are those who are in favor of having
a place to s tudy where tIDe wind doe n't blow thell ' paper and where
they can concentrate better, These a re the students that ride the
,early buses and those that arrive before!) o'clock, Also in thi s catc-
gory are those that didn't quite fin is h theIr s tudying the night
before, <101 ,1 i
" 'it h the Il1'oIle l' SIIPCI' vi s io ll, Iw('pillg thc s tudy hull open
IIIay bt, a good plan, " ' ithout any s UJle l'vi s io ll , the wbol e plll'pose
has been d efeated,
Think it over!
liT hose Thingsll Stare Us in the Face
The day of reckoning is near at hand; so grab your pillows and
brace yourself. "Those things" are here again!
r es, tical' st udes, l' epo,'t-c;lI'd we ek i s UIJOII us o ll ce 1II0,'e; alld
if, whcll you see yOIlI'S, yOlll' jaw hits the fl ool', it i s time to b eco me
t'econ cil ed to the fact that f Ol' the next s ix weeks the l'e will b e f e we l'
dates , {'okes, and pic tul'e s ho ws, and 1II0I'e tillle at home alllong
3' 0111' book,.;, Ol' i[ yOIl call beguile YOIll' llal'ents illto b e li eving the
age-old, " . 1)I'olllise to s tudy t Olll Ol'l'OW night if--," you IIIight
be able to get with it 1'01' a ll ot he l' s i x weeks,
Seriously, kids, your future depends greatly upon what you learn
today; therefore. keep YOUI' grades high and your books open,
Nloral-A litt'e studying every day keep, the "helping" hand of
father away,
ture d, If you mi s this, kids,
YOII' II be ' Ol'l',}'!
Vile welcome back to school DOll
Mcl\'eely, who has been out for
two weeks b.2cause of an injury
received in football practice,
Sympathy also goes to Homa Frea-
s ier, who has a bl'Oken collar bone,
ancl A. L, Bromley .. \\'ho suffered
a brok.en leg about threc wecks
ago,
Salurday night the hill
bill ies took ovcr the gym at ' thc
Y-Teen dance, Lots of fun was
had by evervbody, Those winning
prize of chewing tobacco, tobac-
co. snuff, and pipes were Joy Stal-
ling and Ed Compere, best-dress-
ed coup'e; Miss Martha Stal-
lings, best-d ressed girl ; and David
Robertson, best-dressed boy,
' I' lt (' "(' eol'/I PI;Q' t' I' ill t h(' He-
(" 't'ati,," Hoo lII of till' gylll was
ho ug h t the .. , '1.' , A, ' L' he HI-
. , .... ' .. : I'('gl'ds a lIIis take ill Ja;; t
w(' (' k's "all<'I', whkh s t;ltetl that
Ihl' lIIadlill (' was f lll' lIi s h ed by
th(' ,'lIlIi o" Sel'vice J ,caglle,
So long for now,
THE WESLACO HI-LH E THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1949
Talks Highlight
Key (Iub Program
Repol ts on various phases of '
Do,vs' and Girls' States . n Aust!n
and on the International Conven-
t on of r(ey Clubs in Washington,
D, C., were the chief f,2atures 0:'
thc scnJOI' high assembly p, og, am
at 2 o'clock last Thursdc:y,
Char lie Carel e nas, of
tile Kcy Club, which sponsorc
Ihe j)logram. gav,2 a brief explanil-
t Oil of the pu I pose, ' of the clu ):
thell A'ex v'li estbrook, secretal',)',
inll ocluceci members of this vea r'"
group by presenting th2 I' 'm211l
IJel sh ip cards,
The program, in charge oj' Bill\'
included talks by
Sue Hampton, representat ive to
Girl s' StaLe last June' bv Everett
AI,2X Westb;'oO'k, Charl ie
Cardenas, Bob Guess, Don Mc-
:\ eely, and Bill y Mauldin, repre-
sentati ves to Boys' State; and by
Ro,\' Dav s, representative to the
,111l ernat.i.ona: Key Club Conven-
tion in Washington, D. C., last
March.
A girls' sextet, composed of Gen
Ballard, June Smith, Tell Glynn
Koester , Patsy Potts, Teresa Lan-
caster, and Bobby Goodey, accom-
palJied by Mrs. Bonnie Harmon,
sang "Song of Love," by Rom-
berg.
Preceding the program, Rober t
F,elds asked for student contribu-
tion to the Community Che t,
which includes appropriatiol1s 1'01'
several you th organizations. The
Singing of "America" and th.e
Pledge of Allegiance fol'owed Rob-
en's announcement.
Fun for All Promised
At Carnival Oct. 31
'f h e annual HalJowe'ell Cal'll-
h ' al sponSOl'ed by the
('I ub and th e 1>. T. A. will b e
held on e vening, Octo-
bel' 31, on the Stepben ,F .
, \ lI sti n gl'ounos, with
-\ nstin lmiison as g-e ner'al chait'-
lIta n of a ... a nge lll c nts.
H('sillps tht, I' ('glllal' ga llt !'s
a nll ('oncess ion stands, fhet '('
\\'ill also be a s pag hetti SIII>[le l',
which will begin at 5:30 o'clock.
'1'hl' I'!' will bl' h ot dogs, ha 111-
b lll'gel's, ice CI'ea m, aJld cold
dl'i nl, s fOl' en' I'yon e .
Hut' Hampton, dU'('I' leallel', was [oruwll;r pre-
sented as the Panfhel' SWI'('theal't of HI49 to tbe team .1n(\ f ootball
fans last night. Aftl'I' the h'am 1'01'111('(1 a huge heal't, Bob
Guess, ealltain, allli /)t'lIll)St'y, ('o-eaptain, pt'esented b e t' with
a bouqllPt of pUl"plt' and" hitt' f lowt'l I" and the Sweeth eart bann el'.
Scarce Sight Viewed by Studes
'Nhy is ::\lrs, Carrothers weal' - cornered alive under her micro-
ing such a contented smile on her I cope, However, this year-in fact,
face? Could it be t hat some of her this last week-she discovered
enterprising (?) students havc I Rome or the carce one-celled
brcughL about this apIJearance of animals when about to close out
peace? The answe,' to these ques- a session or micro, copic animal-
tions ' ies in a simple one-celled culc hunting. Within minutes
animal. after the discovery, a strange
Po)' yean; ::\I1's'- Carrothers has I:'ight struck the eyes of onlook-
taught hiology in '\\'eslaco Hign ers: stUflents were rushing to
without ever having an amoeba' school at night.
-------------1 Had the spectators followed the
Football Boys Speak \.\Olll1
g
hiologists. they wou).d have
At Y-T M t witnessed an interesting scene.
een ee In9 The studes were making the micro-
The ma:n topic of discussion on scopes work overtime in their
the program at the Y-Teen meeting ha, te to get one look at the lowly,
vVednesclay, Octoher26, was foot- watery amoeba .
ball.
Poo:llall pla.\"21'S \Iaurice Allen,
Jimmy \'aughn. ane! Bob Guess
were the speakers, After their
talks the gir's were permitted to
ask quest ions,
\
Pre(',eding the program, Xanc\
Solether gave a short devotional.
This started your reporter hunt-
ing for one of the animals to get
a better description to pass on to
h's faithful readers, Despite many
haul',' spent in "eyeing" a micro-
scope. the sear ch proved fruit-
less (or protozoan less. as you may
have it.)
I
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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949
Hey-you studes! Don' t step
into that great big p it, 'cause
hel'e's the news AS I SEE IT,
Congratulations go to
Sill' Ha III pton fOl' bcing elect ed
!'anthel' Sweetbeat't [Ol' '49-'50_
\\' C'I' C lIIighty pl'oud of bm' WId
[eel that s h c will be onc 01' thc
lH'st s wcetheat'ts CVCI' pt 'cslmtd
in \\' . H. S,
That was a great game the Pan-
thers p:ayed last. Friday night.
This \\'eek we hope to win over
1' .. S. J. A. Let's keep posting those
posters supporting the team, kids,
1t s Lirely is fine to see that
good old school spirit around and
hear the yells between periods in
lhe halls .
Seen helping the cheerleaders
Fl'iday night was a cute little miss
named Mitzy, all dressed up in
purple and white. Also a surprii;:e
to everyone was Mary Pattie Sig-
ler's and Dick Shockley's leading
t he yells while the cheerleaders
visited the other team. Nice going,
Kids!
'J'he Kittens scored a victory
of 12 to 0 ovel' the l\Iercedes
junior t eam last ThlU's day
night. DOll Ym'brough, the cap-
tain, r eceived a leg injury dur-
ing the game. Hope it i s bette l',
DOll!
Ah-what's that I hear! Could
it be the jingle of money from
the winners of the Fire Preven-
tion contest? Three juniors won
the places in Senior High; there-
fore you juniors had better watch
out, because the Seniors are out
to s how you they can win, too, by
being 100% first in the LA PAL-
MA subscription campaign.
Sincel'e SYlllpathy is cxtended
to Stallings and
,I o,Y, whosc "athl't' llassC(l away
la:"t \\'cflnes day,
Those strange-looking ereatUl'es
with green hands roaming the
halls last week were a few new

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r .",...".... -V
Happy Hallowe'en-But Be Careful
You bettel' be good and Slay at home at nigh t, 'cause the goblin.
wil: get you if you don't act right! In other wortis, it' s Hallowe'en.
Yes. the time is coming when the witches will ride their brooms. <II,
the s hadows \\'ill play tricks on you, and the slightest no ise wi ll
mak,e you cLnge in fear.
Evel'yone will have his fun dunkin ' apples, p 'aying trick-or-treat ,
and preparing innocent acts of misch'ef. These acts are all a part 01
Hallowe'en, but let's not go to the :extreme. We do not want to bring
discredit upon our school. Hallowe'en is a time for [un, and fun
can be had without becomir g destructive.
How abou t everyone's going to the Hallowe'en Cal'l1ival on lhe
Stephen F. Au tin grounds Monday night? Good food. drinks, and
maybe even a g host or two for everyone's enjoyment wil l be on hand,
Congratulations,
Sweet go to Mary Sue Hampton, 1949 Panther Sweetheart. E lect
ed bv the football team, Mary Sue was presented at pep meeting
last Friday and at the Mercedes-Weslaco game Friday night.
It is truly an honor to be elected Panther Sweetheart. \Ve con
gratulate Mary Sue a ncl know s he will make a good one, for as a
cheerleader last year and head cheerleadel' this year, she has lis-
p' ayed unfailing loyalty toward the team ancl the school.
Congratulatjons, too, to the other t\>vo candidates, Martha Ann
Knapp and Sue Thompson. It wa' an honor to be nominated, and
we know they woulcl have made Weslaco High proud of them, had
either of them been chosen.
members of the F. F. A. By the I
way, what happened to the water I
that was carried around i n those
buckets, boys? Two lonely little
farm boys in knee breeches were
Bob Guess and Ed Compere.
n ext iUonda,r lIight th e s pooks
will come out and the witch es
will If J'OIt \\"ant to have a
good ti.lle, go to the ca!'ni"al Oil'
the g!'amlllal' school g l'Ollllds , Be
seeing you, kids!
( 'ollgl'atulations to Joy Stall -
ings and Patsy Pace, who wel' e
elected F. F, A. s weetheal't s
last week, \Ye know you'll make
good ones; the boys made a fillc
ehoi ce,
I Mary Nelle Davenport, Class of
1'-19. Ifncidentall y, s he wrote this
I column fiTst .emester last year),
Scal'cd!! \nlO gets seal' ed on
Hallowe'en? Yet, ollce again
I
ha. been elected to the business
s tarf of "Stephen.ophia," year-
1)00]( of Stel hens College. That'f:;
mighty niee, Mary Nelle. We' rc
sure'y proud of you.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949
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Panthers, Tigers Battle to 6-6
Ti e in Hard-Fought Tussle
Archery Contest
Slated for Nov" S
Some "* 000 fans watched the 'Neslaco Panthers and the Mercedes
Tigers batter themselves to a G-G stalemate on Barbee F ield .last
Friday night. The contest game'y fought, with both aggr egatIOnE
display,ng their best in defensive maneuvers.
The Tigers dre w first blood in the second .quarter, scoring on <J
GO-yard d r ive in fou r plays. The Panthers gamed thell' SLX-p01l1tel
mid-way in the t h ird frame after rccovering a fumble on
An intramura l tou r nament in the Tigers ' 16-ya"d line
an;i1 cI'Y i::; to be held Saturday, The Hensonmen pulled all their tricks out of the bag and. sur
November 29, beginning at 8 a. 111. p ri se<1 everyone by the, r use of the s ' ngle wing formation , d.uring thE
on t he Weslaco High School ar ch- second half, instead of their usual T.
er v field. This is to be an el imina- "Three and a kick" was the polil:Y of both in the
lion toumament. fin;t period: however, Mercede:; on one occasion carne as close as the
Thc girls competing against Panthers 17-yard marker, having recovered a Weslaco fumble on
ead1 other \viJ l represent the t he 23.
, enior, .iunior, sophomore, a nd Hig hli gh ting the second quarter -------------- -
freshman classes. was the thi rd-down scamper of P th B
Miss Martha. Stallings, girls' Bobby Ridings, who cut over left an erSt ears
physical educat,lOn teacher, chose tackle from the Mercedes 41-yard .
Billie Ruth Parker and Yreva line and raced 42 vards to the TTl " Ph rr
to charge of t he plans I Panthers' 17, where John Porter I 0 ang e In a
fOI the tOUl nament. silenced the play. On the following
Billie Ruth and Yreva stated scrimmage, fleet-footed Jack Graf F "d N" ht
that t hey expect around skirted r ight end and went all the rl ay Ig
gll'ls to enter the match. The gll ls way untouched for the Tiger
, wil l l'e eliminated to score. Jimmy Steer failed to con- The promise of a thrilling
thE' lr scores. The eIght h ighest vert. The half ended shortly, with footba ll spectacle awaits fans
score rs will compete against each the score in Meroedes ' favor u to O. who Bear Stadium in Pharr
other in the second round . . Ha1f I The Tigers, after an exchange of F riday night to see the Weslaco
of each number of gIr ls Will be punts, found themselves trying to Panther s meet the P.S.J.A.
chosen for the thi rd round by the gain from t heir own l1-yard stripe. Bears.
highest scorers. The l' e Will be On their first attempt to move the Neither t eam is marked as a
fi ve rounds played, the fifth ball, J immy Vaugh n pounced
to consist of competitIOn for first upon a Tiger fumble and turned
and second places. Thlld place Will the ball over to the Hensonmen
wiE be chosen from the fourth on t he Mercedes 16-yard line.
rou nd. From that spot the Panthers
,.. ..... .......... ........................................ , were penalized for backfield-in-
Korny
Korner
A man r us hed into a dl'llg-
s to.e a nd ask ed the pharmaci st
,,'hat t o do to stop hiccups . His
lIIswe. was a slap in the face_
Shocked and an g r y, the
trangc. demandcd a Icason fo.
lit' aeti on_
" \{' ell ," said t hc pharmacis t,
I!yi nlling, " you don't have any
hie("ups now, do you?"
"-S 0," s houted t he cus tom e.,
" bu t my wifl" ou t ill the ca.' still
dO(ls_"
motion and set back to the 2l.
However, a pass and three run-
n ing plays later, they racked up a
first down on the Mercedes 6-yard
stripe. Weslaco then lost ground
back to the l1-yarcl line, where
Maur:ce Allen flipped an end-zone
pass to Captain Bob Guess for the
tving touchdown. The Cats' at-
tempt to run the ball over for the
extra pOint was thwarted short of
its mark.
The fou rth quarter passed un-
eventfully, and the game ended in
a G to G deadlock.
Bi lly Mauldin, .RolJerlJoe Potts ,
Bob Guess , Glen Haas, and J_ohn
POIte,- did outstanding . r at
their line positions throughout
............................ ................ .... the game.
distl'ict t itl e con tender; however,
the Tl' i-City boys are in t he race
despitp a loss, and the Panthers
ale champions until defea ted.
As for personnel, the Bruins
offer a line anchored by Stanley
Carney and Gary Smith, two
mammoth tackles, and Charlie
Havens, a 190-pound center.
Havens is weJl remembered by
the home town boys for his line-
backing ability.
Big Jim Rogers is the "Mr. In-
side" and Homer Trevino, "Mr.
Outside," of the Bear attack.
Glancing on the other side. of
the program, the close observer
will notice such names as center
Ray Dempsey, and tackle John
Porter and Glen Haas. These three
lead a battling Panther line.
In the backfield, the fans' eyes
will pick out the name of Jim
Vaughn, fullback. Vaughn is the
mainstay of the Panther backfield
corps.
THE WESLACO HFLIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949
We PIc.KUpALL
Greetings, dopes. Yes, that's
what all you dreamers are who
think you can ditch the Vacuum
Cleaner by ducking into "The
Den."
''The Den" wa, packed Friday
night after the game. Some of the
starry-eyed ones were ROSE-
:VIARY EVANS and BOBBY ROSS,
BOB GUESS and :MARY SUE,
GEN and BOBBY, and MARTHA
KNAPP and ED.
The date of the week goes to
BARBARA BLEDSOE and CHAR-
LES PLA K.
Crunching pop corn balls and
drinking cokes is becoming a habit
at JOA PACE'S house, Seen at
different times were PI KIE
DAY, LORENE EOFF, EVELYN
HAAS, BOYD DAWSON, O. B,
HUGHES, JOAN J A C K S O'N,
PATSY PACE, and BILL PARK-
ER.
PATTIE PREGENZER has been
seeing quite a lot of PETE RUDD.
LORENE EOFF was enjoying
herself at the Sky-Vue Saturday
night with BOBBY BAR from
Harlingen. Those out o'-town
boys! ! !
JANIE DAVIS wasI?'t to be out
done, so she and BOBBY HARBI-
SON (Edcouch) went to the Sky-
Vue too.
IVA JO was with ERSKINE
lDonna) over the week-end. Nice
going, IVA.
TOMMIE JO, why don't you
give a little more attention to
TOM iY WAG GO ER? Can't you
see the poor guy is chasing you
like mad?
What a blow! JEAN MILLER
isn't engaged any more. Seems as
though PALMER TERRY (Mc-
Allen) kept her busy over the
week-end.
. Unl,lsual dates were JERRY
MARTI and PEGGY NOLSES
(Donna) and HARVEY FARRIS
and PAT WALTON (Donna),
Cruising toward the direction
of Rio Grande City were J. W,
PACE and BOBBY GOODEY,
English Teachers
To Attend Clinic
I Mattars Open Home F
I After-Game Social
i The recently ccmpleted hOlUe
I _V[r. and 1\1rs. Fouad MattaI' "
. , . _ _. : the cene of the gathering
MI s. O. R. ScotL Mrs . l\..Oelth approximately forty-five of (
Andersen, Mrs. Ava Le: Jones I junior-senior high school facul
and :-'[IS LOUIse Black will leave members and their guests I
F
'f I
r at noon or A. & 1. I Friday night after the footl
at h.lI1gsvll le to allend a workshop I game.
confer.ence of III college II Facultv co-hostesses with :\
and ll1gh school Enghsh teachel's, 'lattar :\1"IS. V. C. ThOi '.
October 28 and29. , . np.
1
'1 . . . . l 1\lrs. Frances Doll , M ISS L01
le Hnprovemenl of rcadll1g 111 " " 11' d 1\1' 1 . B
1 d
- " V\ I lams, an , ISS 1;1
t le secon aI'\" schoo s and colleges R f h l f II F
.' ., I . e res men s 0 sma rei
\\ III be th2 theme. Saturday mom- I' ll t ('f I 'tl l
. .. , 1'0 S S U e( \V 11m ea sa I
II1g. }I .ss l3lack 11"11 1 dlCUSS st Ud- j t h ' . I' 'h '., ' 1' .
t ' 'r I I' rId' pow 0 c IpS. Ie I, (". VI S Ie
en crl Ica ane .lU( :ca rea lI1g cake squar es, and coffee were ,
of ne\\' s papers t,2fore the group. ved during the informal get
Harry Sanders, A. & 1. English i gether.
instructor. lI"i\, be pl'ogl' am chair- l Out of lown guests were Sup,
man. Thelma Wal 'worth , intendent and !'.fl's. Leon Graha
Harlingen High School Engli h two , 011S. and Lou Ann La!
ford of :\lercedes .
teacher, ,s chai rman of arrange-
ments for the meeting. Approxi-
matelv one hundl.2d college and
high school teachers are expected
to attend the conference.
The group will spend Friday
night in Kingsville and retul'l1
after the conference is over Sat-
urday at noon.
............................................ ..
81 Leads Entire School;
10 of 19 Have All A's
HomCl'oolll 81 has the distinic-
tioin of being the ontstanding
gl'OUp scholas tiC:1Uy in both
jUlliol' and selliol' higb school
1'01' the fil'st six weeks, Of its
nineteen members, ten ma de
A's in eve.'y academic s ubj ect
-1<Jnglish, ari t hmeti c, reading,
anrl social studi es, One other
member bad three A's and a B
in these courses,
The ten with all A's al'e
Nancy f\wwill er, DarreU Bach,
BilJ ie Boyd, Jackie Chapin, Sha-
l'on, Joe Dan Jones, E llen Kauf-
man, Mal'tha Ann Oehler, Gin-
get' Robel'son, and Bobbie Stahl,
G_ L, Tatum had tht'ee A's.
During the fit 'st six wecks'
pel'jod [h'c days of a b-
:<CIl CC OCCIU'l'ed tn the entire
gt'OlJP, Mrs, C, H, Ho"'e i home
I'OOIU teacher of 81,
............................................
52 Make Down Payments
Goal 250 by November 4
A total of only 52 down
ments on the 19450 LA PALM \
had heen made at the end of th
first week of the s ubscription cam
paign. according to business man
agel' David Robertson and Crai L
Stephens. The Seniors had a
slight lead over the Juniors, the
two classes having made 32 of the
52 payments.
It wa expected that sales would
be brisker this week. and the
J ou l'l1alism C] a.s feels confident
that the goal of 250 subscribers
by Friday, -ovember -1 , will be
reached.
Payments of $2 may be made to
David Robertson, Craig Stephens,
Helen Praytor, Sue Thompson,
Yreva Teston, or Miss Black.
Students are urged to get and
keep a receipt for the payment. in
urder that they may have protec-
tion in case of an error. .
MI'. Lemaster's classes recent-
ly repairecl a p :ng-pong tal Ie to he
Lked in the recrea Lion room of til('
g.\'I11asium and also (Ielivered ;
(able and two benches to the 1'00111
This project was begun near tll (
close of school 'ast year.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1949

lack Chosen For
istrict III Post
_'U;;:; Louise .l:H<l(;k was elecleLi
"oJ! Cl1<llrman 01 tl1e V 1:; -
tlC(;111 L:ummlltee 01 We 1ntegr<l-
lvJl 01 'l'eaciling .t..ngllsn in lilgn
.,eIlUUI S and COlleges tor
"I LJle 'vVorkslLOp L:on-
,erencl! al r L &; 1. Col lege, Kings-
\ IJI C. llcwlJer As such, slle
Il' lil 1)(; j)rogr<l lll chairman fol' ncx t
I cal' s con terence.
8. Sanders, ic:llglis h ill-
, II'Uctor at A. & 1. Cullege, is (;ui-
Icge chairman of thc committee
and lI' ill be in charge of the
general ar rangements for the con-
,crcnce.
;\[rs. O. H. Scott, ;\1I' s. Keitl1
.\ndersen, 1\1rs. Ava Lee Jones, and
.-\liss mack attended the two-day
workshop in Kingsville' last week
end. :'Ilol'e than 125 college amI
high school English teachers, re-
presenting 37 schools in District
III, were present.
Bellamah Judge In
Contest
Joe Bellamal1, 'Weslaco High
School director, was selected as a
judge fol' the Region 7 Inter-
scilolastic League Band Meet to
lJe held at Robstown on December
;l. The meet includes about 34
bands.
:'Irr. Bellamah was chosen by C.
I!.:. Wade, chairman' of the Execu-
(i ve :'I[usic Committee. who stated
in his letter that he had made
this choice because Mr. Bellamah
hact been recommended to him as
a competent judge.
Last year the meet was held at
A. & 1. College in Kingsville, and
Bellamah was a judge then.
Santos Makes Gavel
For F.F.A. Chapter
.\ wal nut gavel 1'01' the local
I". I' . A. group has been made IJ)'
ig'.lel de los Santos, a membcr
or t he arts and crafts class.
Constructed or walnut, the hand-
<' OIllC 10 inch gavel has on the
handle in silver letters "F.F.A. ,
Vlcs laco."
Picttu'ed above al'e the lndigos, Dutch trio, who p el'fol' llled in
the auditoriuJII Tuesday moruing at 11 o' clock. The progl'am con
s is t ed of wooden s hoe dances, Dutch s ongs, music, comedy, and
novelties,
The trio tool, the place oj' the 'Vade Quartette, which was
unabl e to appPCIl' because of illness of one of the member s.
Cagey Caterpillar Is Now "Pickled" Pe1
(?) his fellow s tudents. He did
this by placing it on Miriam's
desk. The poor little pet (wh ich
I ' m told was a fuzzy, squirmy
little green caterpillar) lay inno-
cenLly on Miriam's desk, gazing
at her wi th his buggy eyes.
"Oh! Get it off, PLEASE!!"
These shouts came from a cer
tain brunette in third period
study hall. (Name, Miriam New-
ton.l
It seems that O. B. Hughes
brought one of his little pets into
study hall with to amuse
$33.21 Collected For
Community Chest
A total of $33.21 was collected
for the Community Chest Drive
by members of the Student Coun-
cil last week. Envelopes for the
contributions were given to each
teacher before school , and the
contributions were taken up dur-
ing fil' st period class.es. Students
received a pin \\'ith " 100%" on it
in classes in which each student
contributed.
Tcachers I\'hose classes were
one hundred percent are as fol-
lo\\'s : :'I I iss Martha Stallings, Mrs.
Perry Chapin. Miss Louise Black,
.\11' ;;. f"rcd Hubertsun, :VII' S. O. R.
Scotl. L. 1\:. LeMaster, G. W. Sans-
ing. and Dick Luthringer.
The faculty did not contribute
with the students but turned in
their checks to the office.
O. B. just didn't have the heart
to move h im because he seemed
so contented looking at Miriam.
But for some reason Mir iam didn't
seem to like looking at him.
:VII'. Boren came to the rescue,
however, and made O. B. remove
the little monster from her desk.
He now lies pickled in a jar,
where aU caterpillars would be if
:'IIiriam could have her way.
Seniors of '50 Select
Invitations, Gowns
Graduation invitations for the
Senior Class were selected at a
calied meeting last Thursday
morning in the auditorium. The
officcrs chose t\\o out of the group
that werc on display, and the
class voted on one of the two.
The Seniors also decided to
have purple gowns and caps with
lI'hite tassels for the boys and
white gowns and caps with purple
tassels for the girls.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1949
Dr r r -Everyone brought
coats a nd sweaters out of the moth
balls, as our first real norther
hit Sunday night. If your column-
i ' t 's teeth will only step chattering
1'01' a moment, lI'e' ll look into the
nell">; .AS 1 Sl '<':lD IT,
I<:Jlt er tbe coutcst! 1'cs, hu'n
ill a )lalllC o[ yOlll' OWII choo ' -
illl{ 1'01' OIU' I'C('I'cation 1'00111, 01'
thc youth ca ntccn ill the gym.
Oh-you call't bcat the IH'ize,
whiclt is a $2 down payment on
0111' SUpCI' anllual, LA PALMA.
I I' you happen to be one of those
up-to-date students who have
all'cady bought your subscrip-
tion, your two "bucks" will be
refunded. En tel' to(lay, kids!
More congrats to the Band for
their excellent, marching in the
drizzling rain Friday night, Chills
and thrills filled everyone when
g hosts and a dancing skeleton ran
through the pumpkin that was
formed, Nice going, kids,
A gl'and game was played by
the Pantltel' in the rain Fri-
day night. Lct' kcep that good
old school spirit; fUI'1;Ncmorc,
let's s how thc boys that wc are
I'call y backing them, win or
Jo e.
"No! I want t his r ing," "I like
this one better," "Should we have
a palm tree on the ring, or would
it look better with a W?"
These were some of the remarks
made by the Juniors ::!s they were
trying to decide on a class ring
last week, A f inal decision has
not been reached yet. Make a good
choice, Juniors.
' rhe Seniol' are going to have
plll'ple and white graduation
I:obc ' this yeal'. Won't that be
ni ce'? Thcy al'c also ol'dering
theit' gl'aduation invitations and
canis. OJ)timistic, 3\'en't we'!
The Student Council had a good
time visiting in Pharr last Wed-
nesday noon, They ate in Pharr's
new cafetorium and danced in
their Den,
Name Canteen; You May Winl
GathCl' 'l'OHlld, all lads alld lass il's. ( In deft'l't'lICt' to the
Senteh I say that.) .\ big killing is ill stOl'C 1'01' PIli, B,r jottillj1;
dowlI a few wOl 'ds 011 a lIiC('C of l'a ]JCI', JOII bc I'phlllded yOlll'
IlapllClll 011 L,-\ 1'.-\1,;\1 ,,\, If you al 'C Ollt' of lhOSt' who havcn't
sllb:-'('I'ibt'd, lIIay ht, thc Willll"I ' or a 011 '-'II
allllual.
The Junior Sen'ice I,eague ha;; made a rille sta rt with t be youti
l'anteen, It i;; nOlI' up to the s tudent s to 'ee that this plan works
l
rile srarr will do it s best to give a ll the it can to
the "den." 'fhi contest to secure a name for the canteen is one
\yay Il'e can help,
To make this a SUCCl' 'S, C\' CI'yOIlC mll st gt't illto the s wing lIl'
things and Pllt 1'ol'th a Iittlc C[fOI't, ;\lany othcr 'c hools in thc
\' allcy cnjoy such cantecns; so why can't we'?
Come on, kids! Even though YOU may not be Scotch, $2 in your
pocket or a payment on your yearbook takes a $2 load off a parent's
mind,
Are You a Borrowing Nuisance?
"May 1 borrow your pen?" "Do you have an extra pencil? " "Lenu
me a few sheets of pape!'."
RYCI',,' day we heal' these cxpl'cssioJls, pcl'ItapS fl'OIll you 01'
enm JIl C, ;\lost of us necd to bOl'l'O\\' at one tillle 01' anothcl';
howe \'cr, onc call becollle a nui sance if h e consistentlJ heckles his
neighbol's 1'01' al'ticl es that he "fol'got to get befol'e thc bell rang,"
This is only thc fil'st of the lIIanJ kinds of horrowers.
The econd type i the .. trouble-maker ", who al way wants to
bOITOw lessons for the day, He jus t didn't have time to get his own,
By this time the borrower should know that somebody else's work
doesn't do him any good on six \\'eeks' test day, He is better known
as the cheater,
I .. ast bllt not lea;;t of thcsc nuisanccs is thc one who borrow
withollt pcrmission, Hc is thc OIlC who bl'ings (liscl'cdit upon
th e c ntil' e school by IICl'fol'llling this one act o[ di s holl esty, Fot'
instan ce, whcn books al'c tal,cn fl'om thc libl'al'Y, lIIuch time,
worry, and oftcn is spcnt tl'ying to I'cco\' el ' those \' OIUIIICS,
Our lockers are furn i hed us for the purpose of storing our pos'
sessions, \ Vhen YOU ta.ke something fr om one, you are v iolating
some other per on's rights!
Thinl, it 0\'e1'! non't be a habitual bOI'I'O\\'{'I', and n cvel'
bOl'l'OW withollt l>CI' mission,
Sec n bus y .wound school for
thc past two wceks wel'e Sher-
Uo{'sc and Hosc lJlal'Y Evans,
dOl;;;; cditol's 1'01' thc '.lIIllualJ
ha\' c becn al'l'allging the
ridcs fl)! ' sClliol' ,high 'tudeuts
to gct thcil' lIichll'es taken at
l'od,,..s, ,,\Iso busy bc1l)ing them
ol'ga niz{' WCI'C Nallcy Ann Sole-
thel', editor, and l\fartha Ann
Knallp, assistant editol'.
David R.: ' Tel like to sel l you
a set or encycloped ias that I gOl
as a g ifl. I've no li se for them,"
Billie Ruth: " :\0 sa le, I kno W
mol' than an {'ncycioped ia, "
David R,: " I admit that, but [
t hought you'd get a th l'ill out of
going through it and p icking au
a ll the mistakes,"
THE WESLACO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1949
Pantherettes Win
Kittens Downed
By Cubs 25-13
The P. S. J. A. Cubs opened their
gridirOn meet ing with the Wes-
lacO KiLLens at Weslaco last Thurs-
da.' night with a touchdown drive,
in which they never re' i nquished
the ball, bu t went on to oown t he
inju ry-ridden Kittens 25-13. The
"aille \\'as played in an intermit-
drizzlc, which several hun-
dred spectato)'s endured and stuck
il ou l to see the en tertaining
battle.
Panthers Favored
In Skirmish With
Rattlers Friday
I
de-
feated the Sharyland volleyball
team Wednesday, October 26, at
Don Yarbrough, hard-running
back of the Kittens, missed the
game because of an injury sus-
tained in the Mercedes game. Cook
also \\'as out of the Kittens' line
up because of a back injury.
Standing out in Weslaco's of-
fensive attack were Fuller, Ryan,
and Rutledge. For the Cubs Hino-
ja and Havens did most of the
ground gaining.
tatistics are as follows:
The Weslaco Panthers will jour-
ney over the hills Friday night to
the far end of the Valley for a
_gridil'On tussle with the Rattlers
ot Rio Grande City_
Although pracLlcaUy eliminateu
Irulll the district race by a 19 to (j
loss to the Pharr Bears, the Pan-
thers are making a harder-than-
ever quest for football wins.
It is hope<1 that some of the
Panthers' second line boys may
be able to gain experience in this
encounter. Hoping to s ee plenty
of action in the line are tackle
Ed Henry, a boy big enough for
college football , but barely old
enough for the Boy Scouts, and
end Boyd Dawson, a glue-fingered
speedster.
In the Panthers' backfield, quite
Kittens
li'irst downs . . .... . . .. 11
Penetrations ......... 2
Passes attempted .. . .. 8
I
a bit of glitter may come from
Cubs the running of Roy Davis. Also i f.!
9 line for some backfield duty is
3 Ed "Beetle" Mitchell, 118 pounds
2 of rawhide at quarterback.
Passes completed .... . 4 1
Passes intercepted by . 1 o
Yards penalized ...... 25 50
Poet: " Burglars broke into my
house last night. "
Fr:end: "Yes? What happened?"
Poet: They searched through
every room and then left a five-
dollar bill on my bureau."
He (in the telephone booth): "1
want a box for two."
Voice (at the other end): "Son'v,
but we don't have boxes for two."
He: "But isn' t this the box office
of the theater?"
Voice: "No, we are the under-
takers."
5 o'clock in the Weslaco gymnasi-
um in two out of three games.
This was the Pantherettes' sec-
ond competitive vollevball game
this season. Both the " A" and "B"
squads had an opportunity to
s how their s kill in the games.
In tile first match the Panther-
ettes' "A" team came out with
flying colors, 15-4. The scores of
the three parts were 15-4, 9-15, and
15-6. Though the " 8 " string was
defeated in the second round, they
made a good s howing. The third
match was played and won by the
"A" string.
The s tarting line-up for the
Pantherettes was Martha Ann
Knapp, Kathryn Cleckler, Billie
Parker, Helen Praytor, Mary Sue
Hampton, Joy Stallings, Yreva
Teston, and Evelyn Haas. The "B"
team consisted of Pat Thomas,
Patsy Pace, Kathleen Geraughty,
Bobbie Goodey, Paula Sue Strong,
Mary Jo Thomas, Lorene Eoff, and
Sterley Boese.
The Pantherettes will play the
lcAllen volleyball team. Wednes-
day, November 2, at 4:30 p.m. in
t he Weslaco gymnasium.
The archery tournament sche-
duled for last Satl-!rday, has been
changed to Saturday, November
5, because of the recent absence of
Miss Martha Stallings, director.
Pigskin Predictions Presented
,
011, what a beautiful morning!
Oh. what a beautiful day! !
I made 80% last week, and
that's doing pretty well. I missed
only one . game, the P. S. J. A.-
\Ye laco fracas. This brought my
average to 72%. Boy, I'm getting
good.
This week's games were harder
to pick than any other week. The
San Benito-Harlingen, Edinburg-
nro\\'nsville. e r c e des,
and t he P. S. J. A.-Raymondville
galllCS are all going to be close,
not to mention others.
" ell. here arc last wcek's
scores:
.-' li cc 20-H.ulingell 1:l. Good
going, Coyotes. Some say they
wi ll meet again in a bi-district
game.
]<-; dinbUl'g 12-l\lcAJleJl 6, The
Bobcats surely are going strong
this season.
:\let' cedes 21-UoJl ll a 12. Those
Tigers are fighting for a district
title.
){apu'ond\"iIJe 44-L a Feri a O.
This was a sure bet when I pick-
ed the Bearkats.
P. S. ,J, A. H)- Weslaco It. My
only miss last week. Come on,
boys, fight! fight! fight!
:'11.\' next week's predictions:
Sa n lll' nito ovel' Harlillgen-I
don't know about this one. Any-
\\a.\". it wiU be a close one.
l<Jdinburg ovm El' OWlIsville-
Come on" Bobcats; beat those
Bagles ! This will be a good game.
:\lcAlI en ovel' UOIIJla-I say the
Bulldogs will trample the Red-
skins. The Redskins will be out
fighting, though.
:\lissi on over l\lel'cedes-I want
to predict it the other way, but
I ' m hoping Santa will bring me a
good score.
l,yfol'(l o\" er l ,a Peria- Those
Lions don't seem to have much
this :veal'. I pick Lyford to he dis-
t rict cham ps in Class B.
1' . S .. J. c\ . ovel' Hay mond \' ille-
1 hate to admit it, but I'm afraid
it is going to be this way.
" 'e5Iaco OVI' " Rio G"aJl(] e Ci ty.
'I'he Panthers can do it if they
only fight.
Adios! ! !
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE TH RSDAY, NOVEl\lBER 3, 1949
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I Student Council
Key Club Presents
Visits Pharr IIDen
l1
Kiwanis Program
We PIC,KUpALL
Boy 0' boy-all this dirt and no
place to empty it. Might as well
tart by slinging a little in your
eye.
:'Iloton:yc1ing i:; rcall y a [ad
no\\'. " Burning around" Sundav
\\'erc Pat and Baldwin, Johnnie
and Bobb,\' . Bakel' Osi)ol'l1e and
Darb, Jean (:'Ilerceue:;), Charlie
Krau:;e and Johnnie Hutll (i\lerce-
des) , O. B. and Huth (Mercedes),
and Jake Pace and Charle:; Plank
(h111-m-lTI l.
Say, Glen. who111 were .YOU giv-
ing so much attention to during
the Weslaco-Sharyland volleyball
game? Harriet is a pretty cute
gal!
:\l.embels of the Weslaco High
Student Council and their advisers
were guests of the Pharr Council
at a luncheon in the Pharr cafe-
toriUI11 \\'edne daY' , October 26.
After lhe luncheon both groups
visited the DEl';, P.-S.J .-A. student
c.enter. i\11d Wes laco students ob-
served the activities and pro-
cedllres in order to gel idea:; for
the ir canteen.
The trip was made on a school
bus, the group leaving Weslaco at
II }\ . ;\ 1. and retul'l1ing by 1
o'clock.
;\Iarvin .8. l'almer, principal,
;\11';;. Y. C. Thompson, school COUll,
s.elor. and 11rs. Rogel' Swann,
council faculty adviser, accom-
panied the group.
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Eleanor wasn't seen much over ................................. ...
the week-end. A 1110nth is a long
time, eh, Eleanor'? Do Kids Like School?
'Warren Stansbury was with a
mysterious freshman Saturday Anyhow, They're There!
night. What happened to Sue? Seen
with them were Don Yarbrough Students of " 'eslaco Juniol'-
and Patsy Akin. Seni ot, High School must really
Jo Anne vVilson really gets want an education, because the
around, She's wearing Ray Jack attendance fOt, the past sLx
son's track jacket. weeks was 97,7 pel' cellt, accord-
ing to )[aJ'vin E, Palmer, priu,
Take notice, girls. Can't you do
eil)al,
omething about all these stags E JII'olhuent ill " . e s I a c 0
running around in the midnight Juniol'-Seniol ' High School is
s ho\I' Saturday night? A few (!) 56;), alltl the avet'age daily at-
couples were there also. Ed Com-
t!'IHlalll't' was ;)47, )h'. Palmel'
pere and Mary 'Wiley, Mark anti stated,
:'I1ason, Billie and Bob, Dick and
:'Irary Patti (this is a habit now!. .............................. ...
and Helen and Gerald Brown
were enjoying themselves,
Patsy McGee can't seem to Pocket Dictionaries
make up her mind about the Pick-
ard boys. Which is it, Pat? Arrive; Sell Rapidly
Billie Ruth and Marvin :'loore
lI'ere together twice ovel' the week-
end, Kinda' COld, hUh, kids?
;\laurice and Sue were seen at
the Sun-Tex over the weekend.
These kids are really cute to-
gether.
Seen after the dance l"riday
night were Floyd, David, Roy,
Dickie, Tommy '''ag, and other
s tags, 'Vhat's the matter with you
hays'?
That':; all thc dirt I bave to
throw this week, but I'll be col
lecting more for next week,
Adios and thirty to you.
A tOlal of 120 pocket dic,
tionaries, which were ordered by
:'Irs. Franc.es Doll, librarian, ar-
rived recently. The book, which
contain. 25,000 words, is an
abridgement of the i\Ierriam,Web-
ster Collegiate Dictionary, It was
sold to students fot' 20 cents,
\Vithin a fe\\' days every dic-
tionary lI'as ,;old, ;\Irs. Doll stated
that a second ord.er would be sent
if the)'c is a sufficient demand.
The fall book order for the li-
I)t'ary is being prepared and will
be ent within the next few days,
Mrs. Doll stated.
:'Iember or tl1el\:ey C!ub were
gues ts of the Ki\I'anis Club
Weclnesday noon. October 26, and
lI'ere in chal'g02 of the program.
j)re,.;cnled by the choral club.
Charlie Cardenas. Key ('Iuh
president. TIlt' high
school chorus. under the direction
or ;\II 'S, Sill,l' l \lattaI'. [lre:;entt'd
rour numllers: "Green Pa:;turcs,"
" I.ook 1'01' the Silver Lining,"
"Beautiful Savior." and the choi r'.,;
t raditional benediction, "The Lord
Bless You and Keel) You." David
Robertson, a 'companied by iVlr;;.
Bonnie Harmon , sang "The Riff
Song" and "Shortnin' Bread."
The Key Club has been given
the concession stand at the junior
games and is planning to help in
the Weslaco Birthdav Party,
Chemistry Class
Flubs Dub???
During the early part of the
lI'eek visitor were amazed when
they 'walked into the halls of Wes-
Senior High. At fir t, they
thought :'III'. Dugat and his
"Chemical changing'" chemistr:!
class had "flubbed the dub." How-
eler. their thoughts vanished a
the intense odor burned their
nostrils. A hudder , then trangl-
ing fear' 'Vas the school under
gas attack?
They ran Il'om room to room.
seeing students sitting up straight
as if nothing were happening, 'The
odor became stronger as they near-
ed one room immediately recogniz-
ed as that of the local "book
s linger," 1\ [rs. DolL Inside, coats
were pUed high. and disgusted
students brushed dead insects
from their desks, But where did
the odor come from'] The coats!
The fin;t norther had iJrought
out moth halls as well a' the
colorful lI'inter jackets which
emitted the odor,
Sigh ing lI'ith relief, the visitors
continued down the hall and con-
tente(lIy drank a coke.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OVEMBER 10, 1949
W. H. S. School Song
Composed in 1939
He-e-Iax, kids! Put away all your On October 20, 1939, a s pecial a sembly was called lo cmpha 'ize
little play toys such CIS paper wads, thc need for a school ong in \Vc laco High School.
marbles. and .iackknives, for your [i'I'cd B. Kay. prinCipal, rcad a poem, " I Am Mus ic,"; then ivIi:>s
edition, the H1:L1FE,. that LouiS(! Black. English and Journalism teacher discussed the progress
!'(clth:1 ",.,a ll f\?m of Weslaco High School in thc cighteen years of its existence and
\I )(It. J. he c. lll, the 1110 C. ast pointed Ollt lhat the school colon;. pep songs. yells, and Panther
herc s thc nc\\'s AS S\\'eetheart contests had become traditions in Wes laco High chool.
I ' r" . She slrc::ised thc need for a 'chool .'ong thaL could be s ling aL com
( 'ongl'atnlatioll s go to tht' I'all ' mencement exercises. church servic.es. and other occasions when a
thl'l 'S 1'0" s wamping thl' Rattlers pep song would not be appropl'iaLC.
I II to ij ""l'iday night ill _ Rio
:'\ext \ \ 'iJliam Krauledat, band directur, gave examples of school
(;,."ndl' City; but if you see a
'ongs and explained ho\\' vario1l8 universities and schools had got
sllI'dal glt'a III in the eycs ot' the lhcir school songs and what thcy repre:>entecl.
h'alll, '\'01l' 1I know that the ])011- It was decided Lo hold a 'ong-
lI a' ". t'slaco ga III c is almost hel'c.
Thl' ga llic wiJI b(' at 2:30 1>, III,
tOIllOl"'OW on Ral' bee Field.
" -('!collie back, all you college
studcnts! Though wc are not
IHI\' ing hOlll ccoming day, it i
alwa;rs homecoming f Ot' the all-
nual gamc with Donna on Ar
lII istice Day, 'Ve arc also com
1II t'lIIo,'ating the t cnth anivet'
sa,',,' of Oil" school song.
A II the s tudes attending the spe-
cial assembly program last week
en.ioyed "The Indigos," a Dutch
trio. A s ight to behold was Charles
:'IlcCallum and Craig Stephens
when bonnets with blond pigtails
were popped upon their heads and
aprons were tied on them. Did
those wooden Dutch shoes fit,
boys? This was indeed one of the
bcst pecial assemblies sponsored
by the Journalism Class; conse-
quently all you kids be sure not
to miss lhe next program.
Bo,rs, do ,,ou want to gct a
gl't'at hig ('\u'ysanthe lllum fOt'
,\'011 " gal t o wcat' to the game
Fl'iday afternoon'? Now is your
('han('(" bc<'allse the' ),Teens are
taki ng 01'(I(,t'8 fo,' the Fine A,' ts
('Jll h, ""0" a dollal' you can
){I't a big whit e ilium ti cd with
11111' ,,1(' I'ihboll, Gh' (' OJ'de,'s
to :\[al ',\' SIU' Halllpton or all Y
uti,.", \ ''1'1'1' 11.
\\' ccll, 1I0W I can I'ull otI my
s hoes, wiggle my toes, and just
plain I'c-('-lax, fOt' the anuual
SUbSCl'iptiolls ha\' c t' eached their
goal. Incidentally, we 'ut'ely ap-
1)I'eciate the way the faculty
aided OUt' campaign. " ' hy, 1\11'.
\)ugat almost r efused to allow
all;roll e to enter his chemistry
class Ilntil he hml s ubscribed for
the annual! That' s the killd of
SlJirit we like, fOl' we f inall y
met and exceeded the 250 ub
' cl'iption goal,
Congratulations to Jim m y
Hampton for being cho en captain
of the Kittens. Don Yarbrough ,
former captain, \\' ill not be able
to plav the rest of the eason be-
cause of a broken foot. Good luck,
Jimmy! You'll make a good cap,
tain.
The gil'ls' "\"oUeybalL team
WOII o\'el' ;\IcAllell Ia t 'Ved-
ncsday .. ftet'uoon. Pt'eviously
)IcAllell had beaten them, which
made the girls e\'ell 1II0 1'C de-
t Cl'lllincd to will thi s game. The
game wa ' the la t until after
bas ketball season, when ,"olley-
1)<111 will be r esumed.
\\Titing contet. The ::;ong was
to contain not morc Lhan eight
lines and would be set to music
by 111'. Kl'auledat. The winner
was to be given a medal. The
contest closed Friday, October 27,
at noon, with seventeen songs sub-
mitted. .
To Ruth Helcn Young, senior,
went the honor of having written
the song which \\'a adopted in
: 1939 as the official Weslaco High
School song to be sung and played
at games, commencement exer-
cises, assemblies, and other occa-
sions.
Ruth Helen received the medal
for winning the contest, and her
picture and the song were put
in the 1939-40 annual.
"The Spir it of Weslaco High"
was sung in public for the first
times at the Weslaco-Donna game,
Saturday, Xovember 11, 1939, The
beauty of the words and music of
"Spirit of Weslaco High" have
given it a firm place not only in
the hearts of students and ex-
students, but in the community
as well. ;-.[0 commencement is
complete without it. It is sung
after each assembly and before
every foothall game.
"Sa.v. may I have mine, plea 'e'!"
t
I" In the 19-12 LA PAL,\lA, school
"Oh, aren't the,v pret y. vcarbo')k it was used as the
rl'heL'c \\'el'e some of the rel1l'1rks . ,
" . <. themc. and phrase ' of music: and
\\' hen the Y-Teen . pm came 111 \\'orcls of the song were used on
last week The "Iris arc I'call y
, . . ,...' . lhc title pages of the various sec-
proud 01 thelll. I lions.
III Dallas, Texa ', a negro accus-
t'd of making moonshine was as k- " \\'hat do you mean. waive Lhe I
('d if he pleaded guilty. hearing?" I
The world i ' like a mirror.
I eflecting what you do.
And if your face is smiling, "Yes, 1 pleads guilty and waives I "I mean I don' wan' to hear I
(Ie hearin." . no mo' about it." It smiles right back to you.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949
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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1949
Panthers to Clash with Donna
In Armisitice Day Battle
Kittens Swamp Traditional Classic to Be Fought
R. G.C.Juniors 38-6 On Barbee Field at 2:30 Friday
The Weslaco Jun iol'!:; defeated
the Rio Grande City J un iors
Tillirsday night :38-6 on Ba rbee
Field.
III the ope ni ng ga me, GI 'iff in
plungcd over from t he 3-yanl line.
[Culler p'owed over cente r for t he
extra point. In t he same qua r te r.
Pull el raced 15 vanls around rig h t
end to pay dirt. The con vers ion
fail ed.
A 21yunl pass f!"Om F ulle r t o
Hampton made t he t hird teedee.
Griff"n carried the ball ovel- right
tackle for the .2xtra point. F uller
plunged for 5 yards over center
for the last score of t he first ha' f
after a 32-yard run by Roge rs.
A t t he last of the t hird quarte r ,
R: o Grande City's Garza drove off
tackle fo r 6 yard a nd a touch-
down. The conver sion faiLed.
Fuller , during the fou rth quar-
ter. retu rned a punt for 60 yards
to make the score 36-6. The t ry
for conversion failed. A lateral
from Ryan to Roger and a 90-
va I'd run finished the game, wit h
the score reading Weslaco 38, Rio
Grande City 6.
Outstanding in- th e game were
Russ, Hampton, Roger s, Cook, Mc-
Mann, a nd Keathl ey, all line men.
Pep Rally to Be Held
At 4th and Texas Today
A I>ep !'ally will be held in
town t oday at 3:15 for the annual
W' eslaco-Donna game, according
t o E, Palmer" The s tud-
ent body is expect ed to attend
with pl enty of s pidt to back
the boys ,
'l' h e band and s tudents will go
1I0wn Illinois and turn left at
]<'oUl'th Street, Everyone will
assembl e )l eal' the Gem Theatel'
1"01' the I'ally. Mary Sue Hamp-
ton, head ('!wl'leadet' will be in

.Afte l"llOon dassl's 'l' hursday
win IHl 40 minutes in length in
Ol'dCl' t o gh' e time for the rally,
P almel' tated,
..... ovlmbel 11, the day l'omml'lIlol 'ntillg peac(' , will lllou'k the
l'ell('wal of a colol'l"u[ gl' jd battle as tho 'iVeslaco
Panthl'I'S and the nOllna I{Nl s ldns lill e til) for theil' traditional
classic on Bat'bee at 2::l0 1l,m,
Beg-in ni ng in 1921. when Weslaco took u :3 to 0 de(;is ion, this
ga me gener a ll y tops a ll others in the Val ley fo r ri va lry ami pirit.
F.; xpe rts s hy away fl'Ol11 picking favori tes JI1 t hese tuss 'es hecause
of l heir unpredictabl e outcomes. In 1939 a lowly Redski n c leven
t rou nce(1 a high Iy favor ed Wes laco 40 to 0, and t hen in ] 94 1 a small ,
u nheralded Pa n t he r team held the championship-bound Hedskins
to a 0 to 0 tie.
Alt hough no championship hinges on this contest, th is fact
will not detr act fr om t he inter e, t n01" stop the contestants f r om
putting on a hard-fought. thr illing show.
I Patriotic Theme
('('I'..,', Fit:l:gel'ald is a defens ive
bulwark, while ('m'cer'('s s pecial- To Be Followed
iz('s ill ('at(' hing touchdown
passes, On the t hl' owing ('nd will
be slick Iluart('I'back and Ilass-
CI', ,J, C, Pittman, Jac k Mat'shall
:lI1d Oan Burch I('nd able as s ist-
an('c in the gl'ound-gainiJlg de-
(>al'tmcnt,
Hampel'ed s omewhat b,Y in-
jlH"CS, till' Panthel's will thr'ow
lip a defense anchored by guar'd
Hob('I ,t Joe Potts , tackle John
POI'tel', and centel' Ray DeIllI>-
s ey, a hard hitting linebackel',
Coach RnGk Hens on's" backfi eld
is led by fullback Jim Vaughn,
Scores of p revious years are as
foll ows:
Yeal'
1924
Wes laco Donna
3 0
1925 Did not play
1926 39
1927 . , . . . . . .. 12
1928 0
1929 32
1930 .. .. . . ... . 28
]931 ........ 6
] 932 0
1933 7
1931 ]3
0
]H3G .... .. .. ... 12
]937 .. . . . .. _. 6
1938 ... . .. ..... 7
1939 .. . . . .. _ . .. 0
1940 .......... . 0
o
6
7
o
o
58
7
2
2(;
'27
14.
25
o
40
12
The Weslaco Green a nd Gold
Band, directed by J oe Bell amah ,
and led by Sue Thomp on, drum
major. wi ll use the Armistice Day
theme in the Weslaco-Donna game
hal f-time dr ill.
Marching in f!'Om t he north
ide of the field, the band will
play "Over There" and will ex-
p.cute several movements before
going into a cross, where Donald
Watkins, will plav "My Buddy"
as a cornet solo. I mmediately
following t he formation of the
cross, a fir ing squad, composed of
ex-service men in u niform, will
fire three volleys. Taps will be
blowr. after the firing squad has
fin ished.
The band will pre ent other
patriotic tunes and marches. This
is the general drill; however, there
i a possibility of a change or an
addition to it, Mr. Bellamah
tated.
]941 . .... .. .. 0 0
1942 0 19
]943 6 13
1944 . . .. _4 32 18
1945 . . . . . . . . . . . 35 0
]946 7 0
]947 26
(j
1948 .. . .. . .... . 32 6
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1949
W.H.S. to Have Annual;
Goal of 250 Passed
\\'. H . S. will have an annual.
],as t Pl'itlay, when the CaJll-
paign c losed , 271 s llbscript ions
had beJl s old. This was 21 over
thc goal of 250, and down pay-
me nts al' C s till be ing matlc.
Thos c who hm c n ' t s ubscl'ibc d
.n't may do s o h 'olll ;\1iss Hlack
in hel' offi cI' , Uavid Robt' I' tson,
husim'ss managc l' s tatcd .
Subscl'il,tions by dasscs ' II' C
as follows : Sl'lIiol's, 72; jUlliol's,
(;0; SOpholllol'es, 4!J; ft' cs hmcn
:JH; cig hth, 12; sc' c llth, J 7; ex-
s tudc llts , l; fa c ility, 21.
Allegorical Play
To Be Presented
The play, "A Mightv Mysterious
Tree," will be presented by the
Speech class in the auditorium,
"vVedneseday afternoon, November
16, according to Mrs. Myrtle
Brown, instructor.
The play has to do with a par-
ticularly beautiful tree that grows
!.Jest in the schoolyards of America
-the allegorical Tree of Liberty,
A mythical figure known as the
Gardener is the nal'l'ator for the
tree, depicting its strength, its
beauty, and its delicacy.
The members of the class that
have parts are as follows: Melvin
Moore, Richard Babb, Helen Pray-
tor, Maurice Allen, Craig
Stephens, Don McNeelv, Roland
Frizzell, Billie Gentry, Mary Sue
Hampton, Manuel Garza, and
Nancy Solether.
Students who are good citizens
if they get a chance to be are
Olene Riley, Billie Ruth Parker,
Delfino Garza, Tillie Garza, Pat
Thomas, and Helen Brown.
Boys and girls who get a chance
tu see the eree are Bertie Sens,
l\l ary Frances Veach, Wowena
Hulmes, Mary Jean Wortham,
[\0 1'111 a Boyd, Joey Wortham,
Yreva Teston, Kaye Clark, Jo Ann
I' a(;e, and Minerva Perez,
Although this program will be
presented one week after a-
tion EducaLion Week, the play will
dramatize t he purpose of educa-
tion in American democracy,
Friendly but spiri ted rivalr,)'. alllays presel1l, \\"ill prevail at the
:\oYembel' 11 meeting of the DOllna Reds kins and Olll' own
Dating back tu the first \\eslaco-lJonna contest, the game is
a hutly-contested tuss le. Armistite Day has los t mllch of its signif-
sin(;e World War 11; however, to Valley foutball fans Novembet'
J I means the annual .. truggle het ween these t\\o teams.
'" h(,11 " cslaco gl'idstel's plowed-II IIdl'l' I h(' !'allthe l's' I'la3ing
!'it'lll ill W2-J, Ihe t.wo s chools of the mid-valley an'a becamc inte nse
I'h al s . S owhel'e els c in the db' us belt of Texas is the l'e a more
Ihl'iJlillg alld excitillg aHair than thi s . H('col'tl books al'C thl'own
to thl' winds whe n wintcI' <11>1>I'o<lchcs alld the Hcdmen
and l'allthe l'S get toge ther.
The s houts of the neal'ly-hoarse nowd, the (;olol'ful bands,
and othel' attl'actions bring vis itol's from a "flU' pi ece" to witness
this s tl'llgglc. Although it will not ha,c any beal'ing on the COIl'
f CI'ellcc I'ace, batTing flu,ther upset s , tbese two t eams at'O always
at theil' bes t and tt'ying the il' bal' des t " to' s calp" 01' "to s kin."
Come on, Panthers; here's to a sixth straight victory over Donna!
Were all behind you,
IIWeslaco High, Our Faith in You
ll
Populal' s ongs lIIay live and die, but the l'e is onc s ong that
will always live c10sc to the hem'ts of the s tudents alld cx-s tudents
of " . es laco High School. The beauty of tbe w01'(l s and mus ic
s ignify the h'ue loyalty of the s tude nt body.
Yes, it is the school song, The Spi ri t of Weslaco High," which
is sung before every football game, at the end of every assembly, at
commencement, and on various othet occasions.
'l'his y em' lIIal'k s tbe t e nth annh' el'S'u'y of the s ong. On
Octobe l' 20, 193!J, a s pecial assembly was call ell to empha,' ize the
n eed [01' a s chool song for '" eslaco High, A contest was h eld,
alld to Hel e n Uuth Young, Selliol' of ' 40, we nt the honol' of haying
\\Titten the words, with " '\h' , niH" 1(I'aulNlat setting them to
lIIus ic.
As the song was sung for the first time in public on November
11, 1939, preceding the Armistice game, thi year it will be sli ng wit h
a special significance, For this reason. let us try, as students and
ex-students, to sing it with an understanding of the words and a
special meaning of them in all!' hearts.
Weslaco F. F. A. Chapter
Attends Show
petition \\'ith 1-l other teams.
The F. F. A. held its regulal
meet ing \Vednesday, November 9,
;\ Iembel's of the \Veslaco F. F. A, a t which lime eligible niemlJers
Chapter and the chapter swee
l
> ,,ere raised from degree of
hearts, .Joy Stallings and Patsy 'CIeellhands" to tile rank of
Pace, attended the All-Vnllc;,: "Chapl e:- Far1l1er. " Th is is the
Poultr,\' Sho\\ in E:dinbul'g Friday, I highest honor Lhe local chapter
l\ovember 7. A poultry judging can award its members. AIO at
team consist ing of Joe Heller, Bel'-I this meeting. plans for the chap-
naJ'd Boecker, and Homa Freasier ter' s participation in the Mid-Val-
judged poultry at the show in com- I ley Fair .. ,ere prepared,
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949
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June Smith Wins Prize
For Nami ng Canteen
"Campus Cove" i s the name
for t he youth canteen
in thf' ['ecent contest, sponsored
b\' the HI-LI1<'E, which ended
I;;st 'l'hlll'sday, The winning
pntt'Y was s ubmitted l)y June
Smi th, SOI)hoIllOI'e, who will be
" \\,,t'(h' d a $2 down on
11:\ l'AT,Ml1,
\' ot as lIIan.}, cHtJ'ies as expect -
I'd \\,( ' 1'(' t'('{'ei veil, s tated }Jvel'f'tt
Hl-]J I}' }] e dit. o r,
,\ ", ung t he titles desel'ving m IJJI -
ti ol\ at'(' "Hul> Cl ul>," "Pan ther
Pit, " "Th l' Rendezvous, " and
"Panthel' TJail'."
New Course Added
To Curriculum
An occupations class has been
added t his year to the cu rricu lu m
of Weslaco High. The course lasts
one semester and is required of
freshmen. Members are instructed
through films, lectures, and tou rs.
Taught by David Boren, the pu r-
pos.e of t he class is to learn about
the nature of various occupations
and to help the students to decide
what field of work they wou ld be
interested in.
The approach has been t h rough I
the use of films on different oc-
cupations and through guest
speaker s . Trips to various busi-
nesses are made on the average
of once a week. Places already
visited include Holt Implement
Company, Weslaco Chamber of
Commerce, Texsun Offices, Wes-
laco Water Works, and the Stauf-
fer Chemical Company.
Several weeks ago s tudents
were given tJ:le Kuder Preference
tests. which are intended to show
what t y pe of work they are best
su ited for.
1\11 Army Sergeant had lJeen re-
I ired after long service. "What
are you going to do now? " he was
asked.
' 'I'm going to take it easy. For
six weekS, I'm just going to s it
on the porch. After that I'm
going to start rocking-slowly."
"Every Member an Officer" Is Slogan
of Slip-Stick Slippers of H. S.
Duri ng thei r regular weekly
meeting on Tuesday of last week,
the S:ide-Rule Club initiated a new
vogu.e in members hip ideas, ac-
cording to A. E. Dugat, sponsor.
be one of the most outstanding
clubs in school, their members
also aspire to be known as the
best " Slip-Stick Slippers" in t he
state_
The meeting was devoted mainly
to electing officers from t he ........................................................ ......
eleven members . This was done bv School To Be Dismissed
placing ::; lips of paper with the
offices on them and pa::;sing the Nov. 23 For Holidays
hat. The following officers were The Weslaco Pul>li c Schools
e lected by this unique method : will I>e (lis missed at 4 o' clock
Pl' e::; ident, Gene McMullen ; vice Wednesday, Novellll>el' 23, for
pre::; ident, Craig Stephens; ::;ec Thanl{sgivi ng Holidays, acco1'cl.
ond vice-p resident, Robert F ields; ing to O. R . Scott, s uperintell '
::;ecretary, Alex Westbrook; t l'ea- den t. Classes wi ll be t'esumed
surer, Dick Shockley; social chai r- at!) o' clock Monday, November
man, Mary Pattie Sigler; Student 28.
Council represen tative, Ch arlie A 1IIIIIII>e1' of 'eachet's are
Cardenas; ser geant-at-arms, Wel- planning to be out of toWJl for
don Strickland; parliamentarian, t he holidays , Some will attend
Chen-y Gu ndry; program chai r - the Texas State Teachers ' As-
man, Norman J ean Boyd; and re- sociation in FOI' th Worth, while
porter, Bob Ross. othel's wiII vis it in theil- h omes .
Besides havln g all of t hese ........... A .................................................. .
officers, the club is noteworthy
in that every member has an
office.
I n addi tion to thei r ambition to
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HI-LIFE Distributed
Wednesday, Nov. 23
Because of the Thanksgiving
Holidays November 24 aIld 25,
n ext week' s HI-LIFE will be
dis tributed ' Vednesday, N ovem
1>C1' 23. The paper will be on
sale next Wednesday morning,
a nd subscriber s will -receive
t heit' paper s as usual,
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Band to Present
Sweetheart Friday
E leanor Bradshaw, senior, and
NelJ Glynn Koester, freshman,
were selected candidates for Band
Sweetheart Monday, November
14, during period. Since the voting
was by secret ballot, the winner
I will not be known until tomorrow
night, when sh e will be p resented
at the Mission-Wes laco game.
Thls is t he fourt h year t he Band
has elected a sweethear t , Su e
Thompson holding t h at honor last
year.
Quiz Kid Contest Classes Hear Talk,
Rolls Around Again Visit Florist's
Would you li ke to win a $1,000 Two of the occupation classes
bond? heard a tal k by Mrs. Waldo Mont-
All you have to do is write gomery, a member of t he Weslaco
the best letter to the Quiz Kids, Garden Club, on floral arrange-
Box Y, Chicago 77, Illinois, on ments Tuesday of last week.
the subj ect "The Teacher Who The talk was followed by a tour
Helped Me Mos t." to Link F loral Company, where
The Contest opened November Henry Link, owner, conducted the
(l and closes at midn igh t, Decel11- class t.hrough the flower shop and
bel' 18, 1949. nursery He a lso discussed the
Don't miss t his chance to nomi- wo r k of a florist.
nate VOLII' favo ri te teacher as During the tour the s tudent::;
" Best Teacher o[ the Year " amI took notes, which will be recorded
wi n a big ca::;h award for your- in their notebooks .
and that teacl1er. " As a result of t hese tour s, stu-
fi'u r ther details of the contest dents may get an idea of what sort
wil l be given in next week's ' HI- of work they like," stated David
L IFE. . Bore n, occupations teacher.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OVEMBER 17, 1949
Gather round, all you students,
for your faithful weekly edition
js here with all the news and
'j ews AS I SEE IT,
1' he Al'misticc gamc was a
('olol' fnl aIfall' with th e school
('0101"8 of both DOJlna and 'Ves -
laeo and the DlallY chrysanthe-
IIIUIII S that wm'e wonl by the
fail S. Though 0111' boys did not
win the game, we are really
pl'oud of the way they played.
Val' i 0 U s surprises showered
Miss Black as all of her classes
celebrated her birthday on ovem-
bel' 8 last week. This year she was
sure that no one knew; moreover,
when she scheduled a test for her
sixth period English IV class;1Jll1ot
even a little hint was. given out
that they had planned a party,
We imagine Miss Black was pretty
full of cake and cokes bv the end
of the sixth period. Gee, isn't it
awful that we can't celebrate a
birthday every day?
Congratulations to the 110-
pounders for their 35-0 victory
over Donna. They have their own
little cheerleaders and haven't
been scored on this year. Nice
going, kids!
Flash! Look what's rolling
m'ound a g a i n - six weeks'
exams . Yep, n ext week is the
week {or book repo['ts, note-
books , and burned midnight
oil s tudying for exam . Are you
ready for them?
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illt/s Not Whether You Win or Lose
ll
vVith the good there j a'ways some had; with joy there is SOITOW,
and so it goes in football games, \\-eslaco's sorro\\' was Donna's j!n
las t Friday. while the previous five veal'S hacl been just the OPPOSi1e
."'!though the gam!' was a h(, ' II'tl)l"('ai;:!' I' to los!', th (' 0111 sa,yillg
i;; that "you ('all't win '(' Ill all." TIl(' Panth!'I's, up to t h ' ;; had
I' IIJoyed pl'obably the long!'st I'eign of pOWI'I' in South Tl'xas foot
h.lil histOl'Y. A football t(' alll is lik(' a 1I1' l' soll-it can go jnst so
fOIl' and thell th(' st"'lill begill s to tell, Thc stl' illg of victol"i!'s was
III"0kell Iwfol' c II , hut ne ithel' n Oll lla 11 01' \V(' s laco Iik('s
to lose to th!' othCl'.
With the football season end;ng tomoITO\\' night, it ends tern
porarily the reign of the Cats, but the spirit s till prevails and will go
on as long.as there is a 'Weslaco High,
'Ve salute the Panthel's and those connected with the team.
Remember, "It's Dot whethel' you win or lose, but how you play
the game."
You/d Better Start Workin
l
Now!
So you have to stay at bome for a month? Just as I thougbt!
Yon didn't make the g.'ades yOUt' pan' nts thought you s hould
have. ,,'ell , it is you I' own fault. You are that pestering p erson
who always talks in _ tndy ball and then sCUlTi es between classes
to copy yOlll' fl 'iend' s assignme nt fOl' the day. 01' you may b e tb('
kind that always "for'gets" to take yom' books home, OL' "ju t
didn't know that assignment was made,"
Perhaps you don't know how to study, One big cause for failures
is that students won' t settle down long enough to concentrate. 'Vhy
don' t you learn to budget your t;me? Try having a certain time each
day to spend for vour stuciies. Then when you have completed your
task, just think of the time you' ll have left over for dates or other
activities.
Six weeks' t ests al'e nem' in g again. TJet's makl' t his next report
cal'<l bettel' than the l)I"e "ioll s on 1'. Anyway, Y01l d01l't want to
have to s ta,}" at homt' anothl' l' month, (10 you'?
Four Attend Meeting
In Mercedes Nov. 15
Students Recite Poems
Into Wire Recorder
Nancy Solether, Martha Ann The students of Mrs. Bonnie
Knapp. Everett McAulay, and Han110n'S eighth grade reading
Miss Louise Black attended a ses recited poems in the past
meeting at the Mercedes High two week. into the wire recorder,
What! A clean trophy case? School Tuesday night. The pur- The po ms were "The Daffo-
Members of the Key Club were pose of the called session was to elils," by William Wordsworth, and
seen cleaning the trophies bright plan the fall banquet and the year- "My :\ative Song," by Sir Walter
and early Saturdav morning. Next book contest of the Valley High Scott.
time you happen to be pushing School Press Conference, AFter the stlldents had recited
clown the hall past the case, notice Everett is vice president of the their poems, :'III's, Ha rmon played
how it shines an? You I '-HSPC, while Nancy and Martha the r ecording of their voices back
boys dld a good Job. Ann are editors of LA PALMA. to them.
--- Two men speeding in a car were "'Vhat kind of a husband shoulcl
"DANCING: THE ART OF stoppecl by a cop who said, "You I I look out ror , -Grandma?
PVLLIKG YOUR FEET AWAY were doing 65. " "Sh-h, " said the Grandma:" ever mind the hus-
FASTER TH YOUR PART- driver. " Make i t 85, I'm trying to I hands, Jani e; just look yourself
ER CAN STEP ON THEM," f ell the car to this fellow," up a good, reli able s ingle man."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, OVEMBER 17, 1949
Panthers Lose 0 ~ 3
To Donna Indians
J
Redskins Scalp Weslaco for First
Time Since 1943 in Hard-Fought Game
Befol'e a crowel of al'ound 5,000 ten;<e spectators, the Donna Red-
skills defeated the Weslaco Panthers 20-J 3 in the traditional Armistice
Day game on Barbee Field. Th's ""as the first triumph for the Donna
cleven over the PUI'p' e and Whites since 1913, the Panthel's started
their win ning streak in 1944.
A blocked kick 30 seconds before the second quarter led to the
first score of the game. Porter blocked a punt kicked by Pittman.
This put the ball on the 10,ya1'(1 line, where 'Veslaco took over on
clowns. Guess plunged over l"ight tackle to the Donna thl'ee; then
All en clrove over left gual'd for the first teedee. Lackey' kicked the
extra point. ...
Donna penetrated in the second
quarter after a series of bullet Aftel' a WeSlaco punt return by
passes but failed to take the ball Donna to the Panthers' 13-yard
across for a touchclown. marker and two line plunges,
Coming back after the half with Pittman, Donna back, heaved a
fir e in their eyes, tpe Panthers bullet pass to Dick MarShall, who'
began a 93-yard drive. A 28-yard carried it over. A center plunge
pass to Lackey from Allen set up by Cantu accounted for the extra
the touchdown. Three plays later point, ancl the score read 1313.
Guess .skirted right end to pay An intercepted pass by Donna
dirt. The conversion attempt placed the ball on the Weslaco
failed. 28. Cantu made two plunges over
Following the kick off, Pittman right tackle, and the next play
tossed a l1-yard pass into the carried the ball over to bring the
arms of Pat Fitzgerald, who ran ' Reclskins from behind. Sharpe
66 yards for a touchdowI). to start I carried the ball over for the con
the Indians rolling. The trv for version, and the score read Donna
extra point failed. 20-Weslaco 13 . .
Donna Juniors
27 -0 Victors
Over Kittens
The Donna Junior Redskins used
the sharp edges of their toma-
hawks last Thul'sday night and
carved their gridiron opponents,
the Weslaco Kittens, into infini-
testimal portions, thus boasting
of a 27-0 score at the sound of the
final gun.
The Donna squad scored in
every quarter, on 67, 86, 59, and
55-yard drives, respectively.
The game, statistically, was
much closer than the score re-
veals.. Donna achieved 11 first
downs and 4 penetrations to the
Kittens' 10 first clowns and 1 pene-
tration. Weslaco completed 4 out
of 12 passes for 52 yards, while
Donna connected with 2 out of 4
for 70 yards.
David Rogers was the outstand-
ir:, Kitten gridster of the game,
Mother (to school teacher): "My
Harold is a very sensitive child.
If you need to punish him, just
slap the boy in the next seat-
this wi'l frighten Harold.
"Young man, do you think you
can support my daughter on forty
dollars a week?"
"I'm will ing to try, sir, if that's
the best vou can do."
Chief'Ends Season's Predictions
Everything happens to your old I the Lions. With their new coach, 1 This should be the way it turns
chef. If some games don't start, they're doing better. lout, but who can tell? .
pulling through, I'll have a minus ;\[cAll en 12, B,'ownsviJIe 6-0ne i Sail Benito over McAllen - If
score. _ of my very bad mistakes, but , the Greyhounds playas they did
Last Friday a message from maybe I'll live and learn. I against Edinburg last week, they'll
Ima Grin-in-the-Face came as I ;\[ission 13. P. S. J. A. 6-A very , win.
drove through the hills of East hard-fought game. Luck brought . Donna over Pharr-The lesser
Donna. the Eagles through. of two evils, and I pick Donna.
"Son," he said, "you haven't i\lercedes 18, Raymondville 0-- Come on, Redskins.
done 0 well this year. You have A very good game, and it wasn't ;\Iercedes over' I.Ja Feria - An
an average of 65%. Last week you all Mercedes', either. easy victory, but don' t count your
got only 33 1/ 3%. Your days are nonna 20, " 'eslaco 13 -Let's chickens before thev hatch.
drawing to a close. This week is not mention this game. You can Ra;ymondviIle over Rio Gt'ande
vour last week to predict football say one thing-it was a hard- City-If I miss this one, the .Bear-
fo r this year." fought one. cats had better give up.
Here' s hoping my last predic- San Benito 14, .I<:dinbtug J3-- 'Veslaco ovel' Missioll-'rhe old
lions turn out to be good. My The most sensational comeback I Chief will stick by you, Panthers.
father is recalling me. have seen in a long time. Although the Eagles are new Dis-
Here are la, t week's scores: Here are my last predictions for I trict Champs, let's get out there
IJa Vel' ia 6, Rio Gl'ande City 0-- the year: and show them who is still boss.
This was surely a lucky day for Ha.-1ingen over Brownsville - I Adios!!!!
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949
Mass Choir to Sing
At Midwinter Fair
Committees For
Canteen Named
The Weslaco Choral Club was The Youth Canteen, sponsored
hos t for four neighboring choirs by the Junior Service League, ha'
at a rehearsal Sunday, November been open in the afternoons and
5. The choi rs participating were at noon for several weeks.
Guess who's here? Yep- Weslaco, Donna, Mercedes, La Slips were sent around October
It's the good ole' "schemel'''- Feria, and Edcouch-Elsa. The 25, in order that students who
The one "what writes" massed group, which rehearsed in wished to serve on committee.-
THE VACUUM CLEANER! the auditoriu m, was directed bv might indi cate their choice .
. Orchids and best wishes go to Edward Hatchett, valley choral Different gl'oups met October 27
STANLEY K EAT H LEY and chairman. ane! elected chairmen and co-chair-
BARBARA BLEDSOE, who are Sixteen v-alJey choir::; will pre- men. They a re as follows.
going steady. Poor ole HATCH sent a program Sunday night, Publicitv-Busier W 0 I' t h a Ill.
and CHARLES! Novembet 20, following the con- chairman; Dick Schockley, co-
CHARLES GRIFFIN has a new cert by the Trinity University chairma n. His group was divided
jolJ' He is now "official chauffeur" Choir of San Antonio. Ralph int o four committee::;: Hl-LIFE-
for .JlMMY HAMPTON and his Ewing, director of the Trinity Boese, chairman; posters
girl friends. What's the matter, Choir, will also direct the massed -:\Tancy Ann Sol,ether, chairman
.J I Mi\JY? Did you forget how to group in "God of Our Fathers," and Joy Stallings, co-chairman;
drive Thursday night? "Judge Me 0 God," "Praise," radio-Craig Stepllens, chairman;
\
" "Beautiful Savior, " and "The Lord and bulletin board-Jan Tucker,
' v hat's this? girls without
Bless You and Keep You." chairman.
boys? Yes, ,this sounds odd, but
A massed rehearsal will be helcl Ru:es-Mary Ann Dreyer, chair-
it is true. Thursday night seen
roaming around together were the afternoon of the concert. Last man. Their duty is to make and
BILLIE G EN TRY, HE LEN ' year thi s choir was a drawing card enforce regulations and rules for
PRAYTOR, BARBARA BLED- for the Valley Mid-Winter Fair" the canteen.
SOE, KATHRYN C L E C K L E R, and the group is expected to be DecoratIOns - Mary Wa I I e,r
and J 0 H N N I E MAYO. Also even better and larger this year. chairman.
Activities and dances - Kaye
PATSY PACE, BILLIE PARKER, Clark, chairman; Gen Baliard, co-
JOAN VERCHEVAL, and BABS Dating Skit Featured chairman. This group was divided
NEICOM were enjoying them- At Y T M' into four committees.: Sue Mc-
selves. - een eetmg
Alpin, chairman of dances; Man-
TERRY HOLMAN and MARY A skit entWed "The Do's and uel Garza, chairman of money-
WALLER were enjoying the show Don' ts of Dating" featured the making projects; Claricia Balli,
Thursday night. This little 1'0- program of the Y-Teen meeting chairman of juke box and records;
mance is really "blossoming out." Tuesday, November 8. Mary Pattie Sigler, chairman of
Good luck to you both! In the play Kathrvn Cleckler
Date-of-the-week goes to BOB- and Dick Ryan portrayed the
BY ROSS and JO ANNE WIL- "Do's of Dating," while the
SON. (This was worth\ seeing, "Don'ts were enacted by Billie
too!) Gentry and Bob Clark.
Preceding the program, Mary
Unusual couples seen at the Sue Hampton presented Y-Teen
\'\'eslaco-Donna game were HAR- pins to the sponsors, MI's. Wood-
VEY l<""'AIRES and BE R TIE row Isham and Miss Martha Stall-
SENS. Also there were GENE
11cMULLEN and JOAN JACK-
SON.
"Draggin' around" Friday night,
trying to "recooperate," were
MARY SUE and BOB. You two
certainly looked tired.
It seems that the 'Weslaco girls
just aren't "good enough" for
CRA TG STEPHENS. He seems to
ha ve a certain interest in San
Benito. Could it have something
to do with a certain sophomore in
San Benito High? 'Well-could be!
TOMMY WAGGONER has, at
la.-t, found himself a "true
steady!" He has a motorcycle all
his own, and is " terrible much"
in love with it.
ings.
Tryouts for Comedy
Held Last Monday
Tryouts for parts in a three-act
comedy " Imagination," which
will be presented by Little Broad-
way some time in December, were
held Monday after school in the
auditorium. MI's. Hank Hamel
was the judge.
The play revolves al"Ound an or-
dinary family and their rich
guests that come [rom New York
to visit the hopeful daughter.
Mrs. Keith Andersen, sponsor of
Little Broadway, is working out
a schedule of rehearsals.
games.
Jun.iors Place First
In Archery Contest
The juniors placed first in the
archery ,elimination tournament
held October 31 through Novem-
ber 3 on the Weslaco High School
archery field. The juniors gained
possession of the trophy, which
was won by the senior volleyball
team, the "Scorp:ons," in the vol-
intramural tournament.
The sophomores placed second,
and the seniors won t he thi rd
bracket.
The total score for the juniors
was 62-1, with 44Jh total per per-
son. The sophomores had a total
o[ 575. with 35 1/5 per person.
The seniors made a total of 448
lnd averaged 28% per person.
The highest scores were ] U
points made by Frances Dyer,
sophomore; ] 07 made by Isabelle
Tij erina; and 97 by Patsy Potts,
both juniors . Fiftv-eight girls took
part in the tournament.
,
Weslaco Panthers Lose 33-13
To Eagles in Hard-Fought Game
Prognosticator
Has 68% Average
As tl1e sun is slowly seti,ing
in the of East Donna, a figure
can be seen walking into tl1e dis-
tance. Look-there are tl1ree other
figur es waiting.
"Son," said one of the figu res,
"you are joining your ancestors
again. onlv to return next season. "
"Yes, father. "
""Ve mu t hurry before the
'lnj uns' get on the war path."
Shh-! You can hear the chief
talking:
" I am leaving you last week' s
scores. My Score last week was
50%. My average for the year hit
68%. That gives l11>e D on my re-
por t card. "
Last week' s scores :
BI'o wns ville 28, Hal'lingen 6-
The Cards thougl1t t l1ey hac! it in
the bag. Congratulation, Cards,
for winning district.
;\1<-,\ Ilen 38, San Benito .,
A nother bad upset. The Bulldogo-
s1I1'ely played good ball.
;\Iission 33, " ' eslaco 14-Let's
not mention this game. Congra
tul a tions, Eagles , our new district
cha mps . You deserve it.
;\I<' rc('((es 4-1, l ,a O-A fit
ling score to finish the season
with. Watch La team for
ncxt year.
ville IH, Hio Gl 'anlle
('itl' t 2-A nioe trip up to the
hill s for the Bearkats.
Bonna 19, P_ S. ,J, A, 6-Another
and exciting game.
Adios until next veal'.
r ........ ....................................
Korny
Korner
\\,lwlI the congregation knelt
(0 pl'ay, the little fellow, on his
fi l'st visit to chlll'ch, was puzzled
a nll as ked, "\\' hat al'e all these
people (loing mamma?"
She answel'e<1 softly, "ShU, h,
they'I'e their prayet's,"
"What!" excl aimed t he little
boy, "with alJ theil' clothes on?"
The )' ea l' 1949 was a dal' k one in the gridit'on life of the 'Ves-
laco l'anthel's, a . compl eted theil' ten-game schedule with a
33 to 13 defeat at the hands of the Eagles of Missiou in 'Veslaco
last FI' iday night.
'L' he '49 Panther's lacked the power' they us uall y had taken for
gl'a nt ed in the past six, as they compl eted the season winning
thl' ee games , Josing six, and tying one,
Las t Friday's contest was, nevertheless, hard fought , wi th the
deciding factors being Pan tiler fumbles and their inability to halt
a Mission attack that prospered both through the air and by the
overland route.
Opening the initial quarter, the Panthers started rolling on a
vic' ous ground attack, driving 46 yards to the Eagle 10 before losing
the ball on downs. The period ended without further threats fr om
either squad.
Ear:v in the second frame, however, the district champs from
the west established their superiority by driving from their own 27-
yard line to the 19-yard marker of the Cats . From there Ronnie Kizz-
iar , able Eagle quarterback, chucked an "airborne message" to de-
p.endable Dickey Brown, who gral)bed it on the 8, cut to his left, and
went over for the game' s first tee dee. Plyler added the conversion
frol11 nlacemen t.
The Panthers retaliated shortly as a result of a Mission blocked
punt by Glen Haas on the Eagle 45-yard li ne. Thirty-seven of those
greatlv desired yards w,ere personally gained by shifty Maurice' Allen,
who fjna' ly climaxed the foray by bursting over from the two. Joe
Lackey kicked the extra point to tie the game 7 to 7.
The newly establi.shed tie was --------
s hortlived, however, for as the yards and a score. P lyler made the
Panthers kicked off to Mission, extra point.
tINe ball came into the grasp of J)ownl'd Imt not out, the Hell-
fleet-footed Brown on the 15. He SOli new camc lJack late in th'c
momentarily fumbled i t up to the /1cl'iod to I'ack up their second
20 and circled to his left up the talJy and complete the scori ng
east ide line all the way to pav fot' the evening, The drive
dirt , to chalk up touchdown nUI11- achieved 58 yards and was cap-
bel' two for the Eagles. Plyer made ped by Jimmy Vaughn through
good the extra poi nt, and the half- l'i ght gllanl from the 9, IJackey's
time scoring was over, with Mis- Idck was blocked, Tlle gallic
sian out in front 14-7. was s hOl 't1y over', with the score
A Mission recovery of a Panther hoal'fl revealing 33 points for
fumble on the Cats' 11-yard line thc }<iagles and 13 fot' the Pau-
set up the thi rd Six-painter for the thel' s,
Birds . A pass play from Kizziar to Allen, Keathley, Guess, Haas ,
Cavazos brought the ball to the and Benbow stood out for the
one-yard marker, from where Bill I Panthers.
Dondlinger cleared the double StatJstics are as follows:
s tripe. The conversion try failed. Weslaco Mission
Later in the third perioel, Brown Firs t downs .. . 11 8
ended a 75-yard Eagle march by Penetrations 3 3
hitting ove r left guard from one Yards gained
yard out. Plyer's kick was blocked. rushing
The drive was highlighted by Kiz- Passes attempted
zair's accurate passing and a 36- Pas es completed
yard scamper by J . Gonzales . Passes intercepted
136
17
7
The Weslaco grid. machine met bv ... . ... . ....... . 0
with another bad break early in
the final canto when a Panther Yards gained
pass intended for Bob Guess from passing
their 20-yard line found its mark Ball lost on
in Mission's man under, Ronnie fumbles .. .
Kizziar, who returned the inter- Punt average
ception down the west side line 28 Yards Penalired
86
5
30
18
205
15
6
1
91
1
27
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'rHE HI-LIFE, WEDNESDAY, OVEMBER 23, 1949
As your reporter gIves a great
big heave and peeps through those
powerful spyglasses, the news is
related to you in this little week-
ly column, AS I SEE IT,
A gl'eat llig s weet p ea goes to
Bleanor Bl'adshaw rOl' being
el ected Band s weetheat't. Sbe
was pl'esented at the football
galll e l<' dday night. A good
choice, BalHl!
Friday night e lided OUl' foot
ball season. Althougb Ollt' boys
didn't come out on top by win-
ning all the games, we al'e proud
of them just the same.
Congratulations to t he Kittens
for . their 21 to 7 victory over
Mission Thursday night, We ex-
pect you boys to keep up that
good work next year,
Indeed, something new has been
added, as Mary Ann Dreyer, Mary
Pattie Sigler, Jane Dibrell, Kay
Leach, and Judy McManus led the
student body in a song with purple
and whi te pom-poms at the Donna
and Mission games. Nice going,
girls,
'J'be W'eslaco Chol'al Club ang
with fifteen other valley scbools
and colleges in a mass ChOl' US
at the Harlingen Fair Sunday
night. The pel'fonllallce was
vel'y impl' sive. Good going,
kids! Keep up the singing.
Come On, Boys; We/re Behind You!
Instead of the drip, drip, drip of the raindrop, it's now the dribble
of the basketball that is heard bv faraway ears. Probably the most
thrilling game entered into bv W. H. S. athletes, the hardwood will fee
the onslaught of many moving feet as this season nears.
\\'Iwn \\'el"laco students s howed they wanted a gy m a few
yeal's ago by soliciting the s al e of gym bonds, we wm'e hopeful
of being well-I'ewal'(l ed; and we ha ve been. Las t yem' t he Panther
bas ketecl's lost the di stl'i ct ehampions hip only two pOints.
This goes to s how how mil ch a gymnasium aids the ba 'k etbaU
playel's .
This yeal ' thel'e will be I'ound- I'obin play 1' 01' the llis tl'ict title
instead of the uSllal dis tJ' ict tOlll'lwmen t. T his will aid the tea ms
in the di s h ' ict and enabl e tho ' I' tea ms whi ch a l' e not so fo[1unate
a ' we to play theil' games in one of the t1l1' ee gym.' in Di s tl' ict 30A.
With thrrls expected, support the basketball team. It will be
trying its be t.
What Does Thanksgiving Mean to You?
Xo pllml>kin p: e 01' tUl'key on Thanksgiving Day? Can you
imagine that? Yet, in s pite of the common beli ef that the Pilgrims
had wild hu'ke.ys a nd pumpkins , neithet' was sel' ved on the fir t
Thanksgh ' i ng Day.
Boiled eels and venison, clams and mussels, corn bread and leeks,
sLiccotash and plums, all washed down with strong, sweet wine-
how doe that ound? This was the real menu for our Pilgrim fath-
ers' first Thanksgiving dinner. I'll take turkey for mine, won't you ?
Exactly what does Thanksgiving mean to you? A table piled
high with delicious food? A few days out of chool? To the Pil-
grims it meant freedom, new homes, a new life. They set aside this
day for true wor hip and thankfulness to God for the many blessings
they felt he had bestowed upon them.
or COIU'se, we like to get Ollt of school [01' a few clays, but in
the mids t of ollr Inn, let .lI S n ot f01'get the true signifi cance of
Thanksgiving Day.
Congratulations are extended to P'".".".".".".".".".".". ...
the Mis.sion. and Wes laco bands "Wonders of Liquid Air"
for their fme performances on
Barbee Field Friday n ight. Mis- Scheduled for Dec. 8
s ion had a beauty show, with girls I lValtet' Evennan will pre ellt
representing each month. The a pr'ogl' alll on the wonder of
Weslaco band played " The Chick- liquid ait' at a paid assembly
en Reel" while a band member Dece lllbel' 8, at 10 o'clock, in the
--- pretended to hoot a cardboard high school auditorium.
An all-star football game is to I turkey, Mr. Evel' llIan will discuss the
be played on Barbee Field tonight, IJl'actical use ... of liquid ail' aDll
November 23, This is truly some- demonstl' ate how it h elped win
thing nobody will want to miss. The boys, competing the war. His colodul and exicit-
One team i s comp sed f f tb 11 agains t ten schools won firs t
o 0 00 a . bIt ing expel'ime nts thl'ill evcl'y
boys from 1940-1944 and the other place on theil' exhibIt oot 1 a
team from 1945-1948, Let's all go! the VaUey Mid-Winter Fail'.
They also took fOUl' oth er firs t
placcs. Congl'atulations, bo.ys!
C on g I' a t III a t ions to June
SlIlith, sophomol'c, rOl' wiuning
a $2 payment on h el' annual by
naming the canteen "Campus
Cove" in a coute, t s ponsored by
the HI-IJIFE last week.
' J' he .I''.H.A. "il'ls also tooL,; 20
I'ibbons h 'olll their 24 entries.
1\101'1' l'ibbons to you, girls . I
know you hall a good time at
the fair' Sa turday.
audience.
This is the thil'd s pecial as
se mbl y s ponsol'ed by the JouI'na
li s m ('la, S. Prices will be 25
('{' nts, including tax.
infol'lllation about
Ji]vcl'lIIan and his entel'tainmell t
will be gi ve n ill the ll ext HI
LIFE.
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THI \\'b.SLACO HI-LIFE .. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1949
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play Cast Chosen
For Jllmagination
ll
The cast for the Little Broad-
way play, "Imagination," was
selected last week, according to
~ l r s Hank Hamel, adult director.
The p:ay, a three-act comedy by
Bruce Abbott, is about an ordinary
famil y and their rich guests that
come from ew York to visit the
ilopoeful daughter. The tentative
date of production is January 6
in the high school auditorium. The
cast is as follows:
Susie, a girl of twenty, Dillie
Otto; Muriel Henry, an attrac-
tive young gil'!, Gail Henson;
Pete Henry, a quick-witted boy of
eleven, Dick S hoc k ley; Kate
Henry, a woman in her early
forti es, Eleanor Bradshaw; Janet
Henry, a girl of eighteen, Joy
Wi ley; Will Garner, a young man
of twenty-two, Bob Fields; Belinda
Busby, a plain girl of ten, Jan
Tucker; Ronnie Williams, a good-
looking man of twenty-two, Rich-
ard Babb; Mrs. Williams, a dow-
ager, June Smith; and Charlie
Henry, an easy-going man of forty-
fi ve, Melvin Moore.
Plans For VHSPC
Fall Banquet Made
For the first time in the history
of the Valley High School Press
Conference, the 1948-49 annuals
will be judged according to the
clas::; ificatioll of the school, AA,
A, or B. This classification was
deCided when students and spon-
sors, representing eight valley
schools, met Tuesday evening,
l\' ovember 15, at Mercedes High
School.
Plan::; fOl ' the VHSPC fall ban-
quet, to be held in McAllen De-
cember G, were made. Everett
;VI cAuley, vic e-p l' e sid e n t of
VHSPC, arranged the program for
the meeting, where awards to win-
ning annuals in eaeh division, will
he presented.
Sehools represented at the meet-
ing were Edcouch-Elsa, Donna,
:vIcAllen, Mercedes, Rio Hondo,
San Benito, Santa Rosa, and Wes-
laco,
E leanol' l3rads haw, seniol', was crowned Sweeth eart of the
Band last FI'ic1ay night (luring the intel'lnission of the game by
Alex \\' estlll' ook, pI'Csidcnt, a nd Su e ThOlllpson, dl' UIII majol', who
pl'esented h CI' with a sweeth e:ll't bannel' anel a large bouquet of
flowen;.
The band fOI' IlI l' <l a heal 't with I'ed Jights; and as they played
" Let i\Ie Call You SWl'etheal't," all an'ow of white lights piel'ced
the h eal't,
Cleckler, Stallings
To Captain, Teams
Kathryn Cleckler and Joy Stall-
ings were chosen as the two cap-
tains to lead the Pantherettes'
basketball team during 1949-50.
Joan Vercheval and Jo Ann Pace
were chosen managers for the
team,
These girl::; were elected by the
team Tuesday, November 15, at
basket ball practice. Kathryn and
Joy are both forwards on the team
and are lettermen from last vear.
V-Teens Have Program
On IIWorld Fellowshipll
Talks on "World Fellowship"
were made by June Smith, Gail
Henson, and Sue Thompson at the
Y-Teen meeting November 22, at
o.!:15 i'n the high school auditorium.
A prayer was given by Kaye
Clark. Preceding the program,
Vari01.iS business matters were dis-
cussed.
Sue Th0111pSOn was in charge of
the program.
WE PIc.KUpALL
Greetings, all you fine looking
people! Gather 'round while I
empty my dirt.
Having loads of fun at the
dance Friday night were RAY
DEMPSEY and PAT LASITER.
Flash! Scoop! and all the . rest of
that stuff. P A U LIN E STAN-
FIELD and J LIAN HILL have
been going steady for three weeks.
A certain freshman, whose
initials are T. J. L. , thinks FRANK
BRADFORD is plenty cute. How
about thi , FRANK?
LORE. E EOFF, did you and.
JEAN MILLER have fun at the
Cotton Club in Harlingen Satur-
day night? You must have, be-
cause you surelv did look sleepy
Sunday morning.
EDITH STEVENS and JIMMY
HAMPTON are gOing steady!
ice going, JIMMY
DOROTHY NORMAN, we hear
you and BOBBY POTTER are
just friend, but we wonder.
If you haven't heard the latest
news, here it is. P A'l'SY EMERY
and RUSSELL VOS have been see-
ing a lot of each other lately.
BOBBY MITCHELL, JOH Y
MAYO, BARBARA BLEDSOE,
and STANLEY KEATHLEY were
seen wandering over the Valley
Friday night.
EVELYN HAA, what eems
to be the trouble that you can't
keep your face toward the front
of the room? MI'. Sansing, if at
first you don't succeed, trY, try
again.
KAY LEACH and BILLY HAN-
h:AL still have star dust in their
eyes. They make a cute couplE::.
I wish I knew who the lucky
guy is that J DY McMANUS
likes. It must be a deep secret.
JO A lNE PACE, BOBBY BEN-
BOW, MACK MIL L E R, and
MARY LOU BENBOW had fun
horseback riding. This is becoming
a habit.
Seen hunting Saturday night
were BOYD DAW 0 and PI -
lOE DAY. Did you find any deer?
Mrs. Robertson: "Will Washing-
ton cross the Delware? Will the
Hessians discover his secret? Will
OVEMBER 23, 1949
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Students Thankful for Many Things!
Do you count your blessings'?
Some students do, but what
strange things they consider
blessings. Listen to these!
Richard Babb-"I'm thankful"
for all the goodlookin' girls in the
world."
Miriam Newton-"l'm glad that
Thanksgiving come only once a
year so I won't gain any more
weight."
Marvin Moore-"I guess the two
day. we get off this week are
what I 'm most thankful for. I
need to catch up on some lost
sleep."
El.eanor Bradshaw-"It sure
seems wonderful to get to go some
where again, now that I've been
permitted to."
F .H.A. Members
Win 20 Ribbons
The We laco Chapter of the
Future Homemakers of America
had 24 entries in the Harlingen
Mid-Winter Valley Fair, Satur-
day ovember 19, and won 20,
4 represented first quality; 6, sec-
ond; and 10, third. The blue rib-
bons, for fir t quality, represented
a grade of 90-100; the red rib
bon, second, 80-90; while the
white ribbons, third, 70-79.
Winners were as follows:
Skirts-Noelia Ramon, second;
Lupita Benitez, third; blouEes-
Carlene Allen, first, Barbara Polk,
third; be t dresses, Claricia Balli,
second; Helen Brown, third; beach
jacket, Tommie Jo Lott, third;
boys' suit, Eva Campos, first; in-
fant dress Joey Wortham, third;
Joann Puckett, third; pillow cases
-Ada Barbosa, second; Maria
Leal, second.
Textile painted luncheon set
-Mary Holmes, first; dresser
scarfs (embroidered) Joan Herold,
second; Joey Wortham, first;
dresser scarf (crochetedl-Miner-
va Perez, third; lapel ornament-
Jessie Cooper, third.
Chocolate cake-Elma Black,
third; Cornbread-Dorothy Davis,
third; drop cookieS-Mary Jo Dur-
bin, third.
the river freeze? ... The answers
to these questions will come to
you tonight, when you open your
history books at chapter four."
Donald Miller-" My will power
to get home early every night I
go out is really a blessing."
Joy Stallings - " I'm delighted
that I don't have to wear bloom.
ers in basketball as girls used
to do."
John Porter-"As much as I
like football sea on, I'm happy
it's over becau e now I can he
lazy again."
Patsy Pace - "I'm thankful
that motorcycles were invented."
(It couldn't be because Baldwin
has one, could it?)
Sherley B 0 e s e-"I'm sitting
prettv! Any day that I miss my
bus I 'll be able to ride in with
Ed Compere. (After he has fed hi
F.F.A. pigsl.
Student Council Budget
Committee Appointed
A committee to draw up a bud-
get for the Stuc\ent Council was
appointed at a meeting of the
council Tuesday, November 15.
Member of the committee are
Fred Buss, Bobby Ross, and Ro-
bert Fields.
The Valley-wide Student Council
banquet, previously planned for
We laco will be held in San Benito
instead, as the council there re-
quested it at la t year's banquet.
Choral Club to Sing
To Various Groups
The Choral Club will s ing on
several occa ions in the next few
week.
On lovember 24 and 25 they
will ing btween acts and after
the play "Aunt Silly." On Decem-
ber 13 they will present several
numbers for the Fine Arts Club.
December 18 has been set as the
date of the Christmas concert to
be held in the high school audI-
torium.
December 19 will find the group
at a community s ing-song at the
city park. The Choral Club will
sing at an a sembly December 20
and will hold the annual caroling
party and dance that night. On De-
cember 27 the group will appear
before the Senior Music Club.
The Choral Club is planning
ways to raise money for robes,
which are badly needed.
THE WESLACO HI-LH'E, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
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W.H.S. Takes Part G.A.A. Represented Fifteen Attend
In Weslaco
l
s Party In Birthday Parade VHSPC Banquet
Weslaco High School was well Seven girls, representing the
represented in the Weslaco Birth- different sports offered bv the
day Celebration December 7 and 8. G.A.A., rode in a decorated car in
Participating in the parade Weslaco's Birthday parade Wed-
were the Band and floats or cars nesday, December 8.
decorated by the Senior Class, The girls and the sports they
Juni or Class, Freshman Class, represented are Kathryn Cleck-
G.A.A., Band, Future Homemak- leI', "Miss Basketball"; Helen
crs and Future j<-' armers, ChOl'al Praytor, "Miss Volleyball"; Joy
Club. and Littlc Broadway. Stallings, "Miss Softball"; Martha
Threc high school girls and one Ann Knapp, "Miss Tennis"; Billie
leather mode!ed in the Style Ruth Parker, "Miss Track"; Billie
Gentry, "Miss Archery"; and Pat
Show-Sue 'rhompson, spon ored Thomas as "Miss Badminton."
by the F ine Arts Club; Mary Sue These girls were chosen ac-
Hampton, by the local Fire De- cording to their skill and int.erest
partlllent; Gen Ballard, by the in the sport; in addition, they had
to be members of the G. A. A.
Li ons' Club; and Mrs. Joyce Let-
tunich, by the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club. Eight
Key Club Members helped back
stage during the Style Show.
Three journalism students-
Helen Praytor, Chares McCal-
lum, and David Robertson-wrote
stories which appeared in the
special edition of the WESLACO
NEWS last week.
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Christmas Program
To Be Presented
ineteen basketball suits were
distributed to the girls that made
the team Tuesday, November 30,
at practice. The Pantherettes
played the McAllen basketball
team Mondav, December 6, at 7
p.m. in the McAllen gymnasium.
The Pantherettes will partici-
pate in a single elimination tour-
nament in basketball at Rio Hon-
do, Friday and Saturday, Decem-
ber 9 and 10.
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Palmer Attends Meeting
Of Southern Schools
Marvin E. Palmer, principal of
Twelve members of the LA
PALMA staff, two guests, and the
sponsor of the annual attended
t he fall banquet of the Valley
High School Pre s s Conference,
which was held at the Frontier
Hotel in McAllen Tuesday eve-
ning, December 6.
'rhe p"esentation of awards for
thc be::;t annual of 1949 was the
highlight of the meeting. The an-
nuals were judged by Cal Newton,
of the niversity of Texas Jour-
nalism Department. Annuals in
Class AA, A, and B were judged,
but as the HI-LIFE went to press
Mondav, the results we l' e not
known. Last year's LA PALMA
was entered.
The program consisted of a
dan c e, " Indian Summertime
Waltz," by Marilyn Jo Ketcham,
Santa Rosa; a cornet solo by Con-
rad DeJong of Donna; and a skit
by Sue Etchison, of McAllen. Si
Casady, general manager of the
valley newspapers, was the
speaker.
Attending from Weslaco were
Frances and Ric Chenik, Billie
Ruth Parker, David Robertson, '
Nancy Solether, Martha Ann
Knapp, Everett McAulay, Charles
McCallum, Joy Stallings, Marshall
Wortham, Miriam Newton, Sher-
ley Boese, Dick Shockley, Craig
Stephens, and Miss Louise Black.
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The Weslaco High School Chor- Weslaco Junior - Senior H i g h Junior Football Boys
al Club will present its annual School, attended the fifty-fourth
Christmas program Sunday, De- annual meeting of the Southern To Receive Awards
cember 18, at 3:30 in the high Association of Colleges and Sec-
school auditorium, according to ondary. Schools, held in the Rice According to Coach Claude
Mrs. Sibyl Mattar, director. Hotel ll1 Houston, Jungman, seventeen junior foot-
The program, which is open to to December 1. Weslaco HIgh IS 'ball players will receive jackets.
the public, will consist of two an accredIted member of the as- They are as follows
parts. Part one will include the sociation. Jay Cloud, Gay Cloud, Don Yar-
familiar Christmas Carols "Lo, The program of the convention brough, Jimmy Hampton, Jerry
How a Rose," . "Hark Now, 0 included addresses by President Wilson, Kenneth Cook, Dual'le
Shepherds," "Go Tell It on De Harold E. Stassen, University of Rutledge, John Hayes, Charles
Mountain," and "In Old Judea." Pennsylvania; Dr. Earl J. Mc- Griffin, David Keathley, David
Part two will include excerpts Grath, United States Commission- Rogers, Fred Buss, A. C. Fuller,
from "'rhe Messiah" and guest er of Education; and President Tommy McMann, Wesley Ryan,
soloists from the faculty. Parks James B. Conant of Harvard Uni- and Billie Ray Bradford.
Goodey wi I accompany the versity. -(W.H.S.)-
chorus . Superintendent and Mrs. O. R. A "skyhook" is a bol t about
Other Christmas programs will Scott and O. K Hendricks, assist- th ree feet long that may be usetl
be presented for the Fine Arts ant pril1cipal, attended the Texas to support coal mine roofs from
Cl ub, Rotary Club, community I State Teachers' Association in above, replaCing the u ual bulky
Sing song, high school assembly, I during the Thanks- timber. from below, Steelways
and the Mid-Valley Music Club. glvmg hohdays. I Magazme reports.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
Sport seasons come and go,
a nd thus with t he close of the
'V. H. S. gridiron wars, the
SpOlt fan turns his eyes (as
well as his ears) to the pOlwd.
jug of feet upon the hmdwoods.
The basketball season is here!
Although the dish'ict l'ace does
not begin lUltil January 3, nUJl1-
el'OUS practice tilts fill the Pan-
thers' schedule. ' Vhy not ask
Boyd Dawson, Jimmy Swiunea
Jimmy Rogel's, Stanley Keath:
ley, Jimmy Vaughn, Bob Guess,
Ray Dempsey, Dick RYall, Bob
l\icIntosh, Robert Potts, and
Bobby Benbow?
Tennis deserves recognition in
this resume of sports; and while
not so thoroughly supported as
other physical tests of skill, it is
coming into its own. In W.H.S.
the participators in the sport rep-
resented our name at the Thanks-
giving Day Tournament at the
Valley Mid-Winter Fair. Included
in the entrants were Duane Rut-
ledge, Wesley Rryan, Kenneth
Kelly, Paula Sue Strong, Lorene
Eoff, Max Ford, Robert Arm-
strong, and Floyd Dungan. Y'all
did "real, real good."
A few column iuche ago a
comment refel'l'ed to the end of
the football season. The state-
ment was only pal'tially right,
for there remains one big bowl
game to be played. The out.
ofseason tilt is guaranteed to
be a fight to the finish. So
studes, don't miss thi frac.'ls of
fl'iUs-I mean thrills. AnyhGw,
come to the Powder Puff Bowl
game of the Gil'ls' Athletic
Association December 15.
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Play Cast Work Hard
On "Imagination"
Rehearsals for the Little Broad-
way production, " Imagination,"
under t he direction of Mrs. Hank
Hamel, are well under way.
Lines for the first act ha ve
been memorized, and Monday the
cast began practice on the second
act.
Boy Cheerleaders
Chosen for Game
Twenty senior football players
have been measured for jackets I Helen Praytor was elected stu
and sweaters, according to Coach ent council representative at th
Buck Henson. The seniors will G. A. A. meeting Thursdav T
purple and white jackets, cember l. v
whIle the underclassmen will have Twelve boy were chosen til
SIlver gray, trimmed in purple. the football team to act as chee
Bob <?uess's sweater will have I leader for the girls' football gam
a star and four stripes I December 15, at o'clock, on Ba
on It. BIlly Mauldin's jacket will bee Field. ThL admission is -
also have a captain's star. I cents for adults and 25 cents fe
Glen Haa' will have three students. The two teams are th
stripes on his. Those having two- Noted Dames" and Rive Wee'
year lettering st ripes are Maurice i :s," which are coached by Die
Allen, Bobby Benbow, Stanley Ryan and Harold Pate, respee
Keathley, Joe Lackey, Billy Maul- l Ively. BIlly Mauldin is assistin
din, Mack Minyard, J ohn Porter I Dick. The boys are as
Robert Potts, and Jimmy vaughn.: Ed Mitchell , head cheerleadel
Those receiving sweaters with CiSCO Luna, John Porter, Jimn.
one stripe are Emilie Castro, Bovd \VaUghn, Bob Guess, Glenn Haa.
Dawson, Ray Dempsey; Francisco Ray Demp ey, Boyd DawsOi
Luna, Bob McIntosh, Jimmy Ro- Stan:ey Keathley, Mack Minyan.
gers, Warren Stansberry, and Maurice Allen, and Roy Davis.
Bil!y Wright. Roy Davis will re- A penny campaign will be he
ceive a reserve jacket. for a football sweetheart Wedne
Those receiving jackets besides day and Thur day, December 1
the players arp Harold Pate and and 15. The candidates are Johl
Bobby. Davis ,managers' jackets; Porter and Ed Mitchell.
Coaches M. N. Henson, Woody Plans were made to charge ad
Isham, Claud Jungman, and Bill mission for the girls' basketba
Lane jackets with "Coach" on games. It was decided t h a
them; and Mary Sue Hampton G. A. A. would continue to raisL
and Kathryn Cleckler, cheerlead- the flag in the morning. Mal"
ers' jackets. Sue Hampton, Kathryn Clecklel
Glenn Haas and Bob G u e s s Evelyn Haas, and Joy Stalling.
,\ ere elected on the All-Valley A have been appointed to be iI
firi3t string football team, while ci1iilge of the flag raising for th'
Maurice Allen was placed on the next two weeks.
second team. Cokes and cookies were serve.
-CW.H.S.l- by Olene Riley.
Y T P F
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- eens repare or
Football Banquet
Sportsmanship Award
Mary Sue Hampton, Y - Teen Presented to Davis
president, and Mary Pattie Sigler,
service chairman, attended an
Inter - Club Council meeting at
Donna last Saturday, December 3,
to discuss community problems.
They regi tered at 10:30, along
with two representatives from
each of the other valley clubs and
ate lunch.
Y-Teen members have been act-
ive the past week, as they have
mailed letters to variou clubs of-
fering their help when needed on
any project.
At the regular meeting Tues-
day, plans for the Football Ban-
quet , which is to be held Decem-
ber 21, or earlier if possible, were
made.
Roy Davis received the goO{
sportsmanship award presentee
at the football barbecue given b.
the Quarterback Club in the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars buildin'
Wednesday night, November 3C
He was elected by the senio
football players.
Approxi mately 150 men an (
football players attended the bar
becue. The program, which wa"
arranged by Ty Cobb, consiste(
of two solos by Mrs. Bonnie Hal
mon and 'everal numbers fron
the San Benito Dancing School.
Both junior and senior foot bal
pla yers and their coaches were
guests.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
Darti ng about the campus, your
osey reporter came across a few
items; here they hit
s I See It,
\s you call see by the story in
lOt her column, Weslaco High
'chool was well represented in
11C \Ves laco Birthday party.
Bon't fOl'get to buy yOUl' tic-
kf't to the special assembly this
Illol' ni ng if you don't already
Iw\'e it. Secon<} period classes
will be missed; moreover, here
is yo tIL' chance to relax from
the strain of the birthday party,
' mel see the excitulg wonders of
liqu id ab'.
Twelve members of the annual
staff, two visitors, and the LA
P ALMA sponsor attended the
Valley High School Press Confer-
'nee at the Frontier Hotel in Mc-
Allen Tuesday night, The ban-
[uet was enjoyed by all. Next
\eek we hope to be able to an-
'10LlI1Ce that our last year's LA
PALMA won a place.
Congratula tions to Bob Guess
and Glen Haas, who will re-
ceive cel,tificates of hOllor as
member s of the first team of
])istrict 30A at the Pigskin Ju-
bilee ill San Beuito. We're
I'eally pl'oud of you, boys! III
addition, we hope our Green
and Gold band will win a first
divis ion in the marching cou
test.
\Vinnel's in the Texas Higb
School I'I' ess Association COll-
t t'sts will be na med Saturday
i n the conference being held at
\\"., n enton, J) ecember 8-
10, ] <'01' the past five contests
the HI-I.,1"I<'I<] has won fit'st
place in the statt' in the "page
In-the-loC<ll-papel' divisioll. The
HI-I ,JPE has been entered
again this year, and the s taff
is eagedy awaiting the an-
nouncement of the willners.
Hats Off to All Those Who Helpedl'
Thc Weslaco Birthday Celebration was enjoyed by every stud-
ent it meant a ho' idav for most of us. But to some it meant
to' ling until the very moment the parade began 01' helping with
the Style Show last night.
\\'t'slaco s('hool students have' always don e their pal' t to make
the Bh'thday Party a b' g SlLc{'ess. III the past the band, various
Ol'gallizations and classes, alld individuals have pm'ticipated in
this eyent. ,Floats made by diffel'ent clubs or classes have
t .. I,('n ('ash pl'izt's, as havt' gil'ls modeling dresses of vegetables,
fl'uits, and flOWN'S for the dub which sponsored them.
S nce the Weslaco Birthday Party has drawn very favorable
attention from different parts of the country, we students can be
proud of the job many of us did to assist with the celebration.
Hats off to all those who helped make \Veslaco's thirtieth
anniYel'sal',)' one of the most successful in history.
Settle Down; Santa's

In Not Townl
llrush that gleam from your eye
And settl e back down;
You've thirteen moi.'e days
Until Santa's in town.
The season has finally foiled around when everyone is filled
with the Yuletide spirit, with thoughts of giving and receiving gifts,
and 'with problems of what to g:ve the "one and only." The hustle
and bustle of last minute shopping is typical of this time of year.
The long days will pl'obably seem Ion gel' as we count away
the weeks, days, and then houl's until we joyfully gaze upon the
long-waited gifts that "Santa" has bl'onght ns , But until then
we still have OUl' studies to consider; and wben our teachers
internlpt om' <laydl'eams to as k us a question, let's don't growl.
Just remember' the holidays haven't started yet.
The F .H.A. girls had a silver
tea at Evelyn Haas's home Sun-
day afternoon. The tea certainly
was nice-incidentally, . the food
surely was good, girls!
Is that blue I see? Yes, you
guessed it! Last Friday t hose
F.F.A. bovs were showing about
the campus their new jackets, a
deep blue color with the F,F,A.
emblem in gold on the back. They
There's only fourteen shopping
surely are goodlooking, boys!
days left till Christma S; conse-
quentlv you gals and guys had
better get busy-if you're not al- i
ready.
Cal)tains ,loy Stallings a 11 d
Kathl'yn Cleckle[' of the gids'
bask etball team have 'been
wol.'ldng hard to pt'epar'e the
tt'am, along with Martha
Stallings, l'.:K teachel'. The
giL'ls played their fil'st game in
l\londay night. They
hope to have a good season
this year; furthermore, those
ar'e two mighty fUle captains!
'Vho al'e the Noted
and the Rice Weevils? Could
they be some famons football
teams? That' s right! The G.A.A.
gil'ls will play theil' s uper' foot-
ball game on Thm's day, De-
cembel' 1;;, non't llliss tbis
gl'and OPllOl'tlLnity to ,' e., the
'Powdel' Puff Bowl game at
o'clock s harI) on Bat'bee }<'ield,
You'll enjoy the cheedeaders
and the crowning of the sweet-
heart,
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
VAcu'ilt IPigskin Jubilee
UM Cl _ To Be Tonight
We PICK UpALL HE l5lRIl I S B t
Hello, studes!' n an enl 0
As I empty the 0 I d vacuum
cleaner this wek, out comes many
many dirts.
Let's see. what do we have
here? Looks a if this week end
was quite filled with slumber
The Weslaco High School Band,
under the direction of Joe Bella-
mah and Sue Thompson, drum
major, has been practicing re-
cently in preparation for the Sev-
enth Annual Pig::;kin Jubilee, to
(Ie::;s) partie::;.
, . . lJe held in San Benito tonight,
Saturday mght fuund one at the J)ecembe r 8, at 7:30 p.m. Thi::;
home of MARY SUE HAMPTON. levent, which i::; the official Inter-
At the party were EVELYN scholas tic League marching con-
HAAS and ELEANOR BRAD- te::;t, IS also the only one of its
. kmd 111 the United States.
W,. who were celebratll1g Intricate drills and required
thelr blrthdays; BILLIE JANET, maneuvers are being rehearsed. A
KATHRYN, OLE E, PATTIE fanfare will introduce the drill.
SUE SCHELLHAMEH KAY E The march "Queen City" will be
and SUE. ELEA' played immediately afterwards;
OR, you cer- t hen the band will execute sev-
tainlv are good at winning con- eral movements before forming a
tests. large T and playing "The Eyes
A t PATSY PACE'S slumber
party Friday night were JOAN
VERCHEVAL, HELEN PRAY-
TOR. TOMMIE JO LOTT, BIL-
LIE RUTH PARKER, JOAN
JA VIER, EVELYN HAAS, JO
ANNE PACE, LORE E EOFF,
BETTY SPLETSTOSER. Did you
all have fun singing to each
other?
of Texas. "
Sixteen bands, including Classes
AA, A, B, C, and D, will partici-
pate. They will be judged .and
given a rating of first, second, or
third division in each class.
Judges for the event a l' e Dick
Harden, Harlandale High School,
San Antonio; Gene Sardi, Edison
High School, San Antonio; and J .
S. Stuchberry, Pasadena High
School, Pasadena, Tex.
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Flash! Everyone in good old
W.H.S. will be pleased to know
that we now have our little In-
dian, who disappeared after the
Donna game. Although he has Seen at the Cactus Drive-in
lost weight, we are certainly glad over the week end were HELE
to have him back. Did you girls PRAYTOR and DAVID WOL-
have a hard time getting him? LARD, RICHARD CHILDERS
Among the usual couples seen and MARY ALICE WOLLARD.
over the week end were OLENE ' O. B. HUGHES seems to be
and DIZZY, MARY SUE and Bob, I' around on the clouds all
JOHI IE and BOBBY, and BIL- the time. What's wrong, O.B. ?
LIE and BOB. Do you have the "Lovesick
/
Blues?"
The date-of-the-week goes to . .
JUNE SMITH and DAVID RO- ' JIMMY HAMPTON'S home was
BERTSO ,who triple dated with scene of a large party Fridav
BILLIE and BOB, GEN and BOB- l1lght. Among the couples there
BY JOE. were JAY C. WEBB and PAULA
At the show Friday night were
MARILYN WEBER and MAR-
SHALL WORTHAM. Say, Mar-
ilyn, i::; SAMMY still living in
ew Mexico?
STRO G, DO ALD WAUGH and
RUTH NORMAN, DALE HUGH-
ES and JANET LESTER, FRED
B SS and SHIRLEY WALLACE
KEI ETH KELLY and ALLIE
ALDRlGE, and JIMMY and ED-
PATSY PACE ami BALDWI ITH STEPHENS.
were also seen together again
over the week end. Hey, this is
becoming quite a habit.
As the postman says at the end
of a busy day-well , I guess that
wraps it up.
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F.H.A. Silver Tea
Held Sunday I Dec. 4
The annual Silver 'rea of the
Future Homemakers was held
Sunday afternoon, December 4, at
the home of Evelyn Haas, 1001
Texas avenue.
In the receiving line were Eve-
lyn, 13ilh:! Gentry, president, Ma.
dia Womble, Gen Ballard, a nd
Mary Sue Hampton.
The Jace-laid refre::;hment table
wa::; cel:tered with an arrange-
men t 01 fou r dou ble poinsettias
topped WIth SI1OW. Presiding at
tlue table we re Kathleen Geraugh_
ty, Frances Dyer, Tommie Lott
and Tillie Garcia. RefreshmenU;
of cookies, sandwiches, coffee,
tea, mints, and nuts were served.
Elma Jean Black designed and
made the guest book of red and
white satin, and she and Wanda
Mixen alternated in registering
guests.
Joey Wortham was in charge
of the kitchen.
Ml"s. Dick Luthl"inger, chapter
adviser, s tated that approximate-
ly sevent y guests called during
the afternoon.
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14 Receive F.F .A.
Official Jackets
Fourteen members of the Wes-
laco F.F.A. have received their
official jackets. The boys are as
follows: Edward Compere, Fran-
CISCO Luna, Mike Cadena, Floyd
McFarland, R. C. Fuller, Kenneth
Jacobs, Jes e Ray Russell, John
Porter, Ray Leeper, Mack Min-
yard, Ray Dempsey, Flem Keath-
ley, Dick Ryan, and Bernard Boe-
ker.
The jackets are national blue
with gold lettering. On the back
of the jacket is a large F.F.A.
emblem, above which is written
"Texas" and below, "Weslaco."
On t he front of t he jacket is the
boy's name and a small F.F.A.

The jackets we re unlered from
the W. A. Holt Company of Waco.
All members of the chapter are
eligible to wear them, for they
are not awards.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949
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W.H.S. Band Rates
Second Division
The Weslaco Green and Gold
Band was rated a second division
in Class A at the annual Pigskin
Jubil ee Marching Contest held in
San Ben:to last Thursday night,
December 8. Sue Thompson is
drum major, and the director is
Joe Bellamah. Judges for the
event were Jean Sarli, Edison
High. San Antonio; Dick Hardin,
Harl anelale High, San Antonio;
and J. S. Stuchberry, Pasadena
High, Pasadena, Texas.
The colorful Grand Entpr, with
nearly 1200 high school musicians
participating, elrew many rounds
of applause from the packed stad-
ium. A Mexican sombrero was
formed surrounded by the letters
AMIGOS DEL RIO GRANDE and
1949. Next the bands saluted the
Rio Grande Valley by singing
"Our Valley Home."
Certificates were awarded the
members of the All-District teams,
including Bob Guess and Glenn
Haas, members of the 30A squad.
Concluding the jubilee was the
presentation of each of the fifteen
banels in a 7-minute display of
marching skill -and showmanship.
....................................... ""
Korner
Korny
This is the stol'Y of the mall,
who when asked to play at
darts, said that he had never
1)layed, but was quite willing
to try. To the amazement of
,'vel'ybo(]y, h e made an excel-
lent SCOl'e, and bis opponents
insisted that h e must htave
played befol' e.
Re insisted that h e had not,
b ut mentioned that he had
t111'own lots of dart. at hOJlle
to kill flies on the
" But doesn't YOIU' wife ob-
jed to YOIU' making a mess of
walls with squas hed flies?"
"011, thel'e al'en't any squash-
ed flies," was the answer_ "I
a lways pin tbem by a hind l eg."
ttLa Palma n "I-/i-Life n
Win in Contest
Annual Named First Paper Goins Sixth
In Closs A Division Consecutive Award
The 1949 J ,A Wes-
laco High School yearbook,
WOll Iil'st place jn the Class A
dh' is ioJl of the VaUey High
School PI'ess Confel'ence year-
book contest, San Benito's an-
lIual won first place jn the Class
AA division, aud Edcouch-Elsa
placed first in the Class B
gl'OUp. Frances Hudson Che-
nik was editor of the 1949
LA PALl\IA.
Plaques were presented to the
first place winners at the fall
banquet of the VHSPC, held Tues-
day evening, December 6, in the
Bamboo Room of the Frontier
Hotel , McAllen. Certificates were
given second and third place win-
ners, which were as follows:
Class AA - Harlingen second,
McAllen third; Class A-Donna
second, Mercedes third; Class B
and others-Santa Rosa second,
Sharylanel , third.
A wards were presented by Si
Casady, of McAllen, who also
spoke to the group, giving advice
to both newspaper reporters and
readers. The annuals were judged
by Cal Newton, of the University
of Texas Student Publications
staff, and his assistants.
A total of 154 high school stud-
ents and sponsors attended the
banquet.
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Football Ban,quet Plans
Discussed by Y -Teens
Plans for the football banquet
were discussed by members of
t he Y-Teens at a short business
meeting Tuesday, December 6.
A report was given by Mary
Sue Hampton on an Inter-club
Council meeting, and Mary Pattie
spoke on Y-Teen activities.
Following the meeting, refresh-
ments were served.
' I' he Wesl<l('o H:I-JJI l<'E won
fil'st place in the page'in-Iocal-
papel' divis ion of the stat e con-
. test s ponsol'edby the Texas
High School Press Association,
accordi ng to a telegram re-
ceived by U iss Louise Black
last Satm'day from Dr. F. L.
director of the TH
SPA, Texas State College for
\Vomen, Denton.
The HI-LIFE was one of nine
papers and annuals receiving
state - wide recognition at the
twenty-fourth annual convention
of the THSPA in Denton Decem-
ber 8-10.
This is the s ixth consecutive
time that the HI-LIFE has
been state champion in its div-
is ion, In 1942 aud 1943 it was
awarded this honOl'. T he con-
test was discontinued during
the ",a I' ; however, in 1946 it
was l'evived, with Weslaco win
n ng fil'st place that yeat' atld
again ill 1947 and 1948.
Everett McAuley and Billie
Ruth Parker are editor and as-
istant editor of the HI-LIFE the
first semester.
Schools to Dismiss
Wednesday, Dec. 21
\ Veslaco Public Schools will
disllliss for the Christmas holi
days Wednesday, December 21,
and resume Tuesday morning,
Jallltal'y 3, acco['diug to O. R.
Scott, Slll)el"i ntendent of school s.
Plans at'e being made fOl'
Ch['istlllas PI'ogl'ams a nd pal'ties
in juniol'-seniol' high a nd will
be announced in n ext week's
HI-LIFE.
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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949
'Lo
fine?
IT.
tudes! Is everyone feeling
Here's the news AS I SEE
Congrats .ue extended to the
winners ill the Weslaco Birth.
day style s how and parade. Gen
Ballard, sponsored by the Lions'
Cl ub, and 1\1.'8. Joyce J.Jettull'
iell, modeling for the Business
:md Professional " ' omen's Club,
won second places. Sue Thomp
son, sponsored by the Fine Arts
Club, received honorable men
tion. Danny Reed's e u try,
which he designed and helped
to make, won second place; it
was modeled by Pat Ross, 1949
graduate. Last, but by no means
least--the Seniors won second
place on their float in the par
ade.
CongratulatiollS to last year's
annual staff, fot OUt' 1949 .lUl
nllal \\'011 fiI'st place in the
Clas A dh' ision of thte Valley
High School Press Conference
contest. Editors Frances Hud
son Chenik and Nancy Aun
Solether certainly deserve credo
it for their good work. Nice
going, kids!
For the six t h consecutitve
time, the HILIFE won first
place in the state in the "page
iulocalpaper" class of the
Texas High School Press Asso
ciation contest. Winners were
announced at the twentyfOlU'th
a n 11 u a I convention of the
THSPC held at T.S.C.W., Den
ton, December 810. How's that
for a record, kids?
Congrats go to the basketball
teams. The Panthers won second
place in the Edinburg tourna-
ment; likewise the PanthereUes
won econd place in the Los Fres
nos tournament. ice playing,
guys and gals.
])0 you kIlOW what is hap
pening tonight? It's the uight
for the Powdel' Puff Bowl! If
you miss this exciting event,
you'll certainly be orry. Come
aud find out who won the
Sweetheart contest
THE HI-LIFE STAFF
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lDverett McAulay
Billie Ruth Parker
David Robertson, Craig Stephens
....... ...... . Yreva Teston
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gen Ballard
Assis:-ant editor
BUSiness managers
Circulation manager
Make-up ecl;tor
Exchange editors
Head' ine writen,
Features
Boys' sports.
Girls' sports
"As I See It"
"Vacuum Cleaner"
Typists
Mayo, Rosemary Evans
Sherley Boese, Sue Thompson, Joan Vercheval
Craig Stephens, Betty Neijbor
David Robertson, Charles McCallum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Praytor
.... .. Martha Ann Knapp
.. . . ? ? ? ?
Reporters
Sponsor
Sherley Boese, Charles McCallum
Lorene Eoff, Miriam Newton, Dennis Wells
... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Miss Louise Black
Hard Work Deserves Recognition
Last week brought much glad
ness, but it also brought forth
sorrow. The old saving is to
"save the b.est for the last," and
well it may be. But when a per
son win a contest of almost any
kind, he is too elated to save the
best.
Starting the week off was the
VHSPC Yearbook Contest, in
which the 1949 annual copped
first place in Class A. To the
editors, sponsors, and last year's
staff, many of whom are away at
l'O Jege, congratulations. You did
a wonderful job. This year's staff
will be trying hard to keep up
the good work.
One of the hardest-working un-
Its in the school deserves credit
for trying, although they didn't
win a first division. The Green
and Gold Band, long recognized
as one of the finest Class A bands
in the state, did prove at the con
test in San Benito that they had
worked hard. Knocked down, but
not out, is truly a description of
the members as thev look for
ward to the contest in the spring.
To the editors, the staff, and
the sponsor of the HI-LIFE,
v .. hich won its sixth
plaque last week, a tribute should
be paid. They made this year's
paper the best page-in-Iocalpaper
in Texas for the sixth consecu
tiv.e time.
Each Birthday Party Better
Most people think of their birthdays as just another year added
to their age, making them older in looks. But there is one thing
that grows more attractive with each birthday-the Weslaco Birth
day celebration, with it parade of beautifully decorated floats and
its original tyle sho\-\,.
Some of us took part in making this a suceei:>:;ful year; and to
those who did. congratulation.. To Sue, Gen, and Mary Sue, and
Mrs. Lettunich, .especially, who were mode:s in the :;tyle s how, go
many orchids. Also to he commended are those who spent long
hoUl:s working on Coats for the parade, though it was fun. There
were several beautiful entries, and the winners were up against
hard competition.
It can trulv be said that Weslaco had a successful birthday party
this year , and -all who helped to make it so should be recognized.
Hats off to you!
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949
E PIC.K UpALL
Hello, everybody! (Courtesy of
Ty Cobb)
"Roses are red;
Viol ets are blue.
Orchids are seven-fifty-
1 like s unflowers on you."
resemblance to the above
sentiment and the thoughts of
the hoys who are going to the
Banquet is purely coin-
cicten tal) .
\. Ve il , Vell. Seen with Mer-
cedes girls Fridav night were
BILLY MAULDIN and FLOYD
JIcFARLAND. Gee, whiz! What's
wrong with the Weslaco girls?
:\ "Absence makes the heart
grow fonder" (for somebody else)
hc:s been found true in reference
to MARILYN WEBER and BUS-
TER WORTHAM.
C Couples seen at tthe mid-
night show Saturday night were
ROSEMARY and DENNIS, P AT-
SYE AKIN and DON YAR-
BROUGH, and HELEN PRAY-
TOR and DAVID WOLLARD.
U Unusual couple of the week
was JOE LACKEY and KITTY
SUE ALLEN, ex-student. Wha'
hoppen to IVA JO RICKETTS?
U Usual couples seen togeth-
er over the weekend were OLENE
and "DIZZY," MARY SUE and
BOB, and BOB and BILLIE.
M MAURICE and SUE were
at the basketball game Friday
night. Why leave so early, kids?
C Can you remember when
MARI LYN WEBER had brown
hair and JANE DIBRELL had
blonde?
J, Love! I wonder why BIL-
LI E RUTH BARKER is planning
to go home during the Christmas
holidays. Could it be there's a
bov?
Egad! Stags seen at the
midnight show were A. L. BROM-
LEY, FLOYD McFARLAND, HO-
M A FREASIER, BOBBY ROSS,
and DICK RYA T. What's wrong,
boys? Is it that all the girls al-
ready have dates? Huh!
.\ Among the younger gener-
alion at the game Friday were
PATSY HA KAL and TOMMY
McMANN.
?II Now, now, Y VON N E
THOMPSO T, wasn't it rather hot
on the Junior float playing rec-
ords under the juke box?
Four Seconds Won
In Birthday Party
Four representatives of Weslaco
W.H.S. Group At
Council Banquet
High School, sponsored by var- The valley-wide StUdent Coun-
ious clubs of Weslaco, were in the cil banquet was held in the San
Birthday Party Style S how, Benito Cafeteria on Monday, De-
Wednesdav night, December 7, on cember 12, at 7:30 p.m., with 14
Barbee Field. valley towns represented.
Mrs. 1. J. Lettunich, second The program consisted tof a
prize winner in the street dress reading, "The Littlest Angel," by
divi ion, was sponsored by the Jane Bautreaux; an ensemble bv
We laco Business and Profession- ten San Benito girls, ending with
al Women's Club; Genevieve Bal- 1he group singing "Silent Night";
lard, second prize winner in the an accordion duet by the Dickey
costume division, was sponsored brothers of San Benito; and a
by the Lions' Club; Sue Thomp- song by Buddy Owens of Harlin-
son, who received honorable men- gen.
tion, was sponsored by the Fine A ft,er the meal a round table
Arts Club; and Mary Sue Hamp- ' discu sion was held in the Visual
ton, who became ill and could not Ed. room. It was decided that a
model, was sponsored by the Wes- valley-wide student council be 01'-
laco Volunteer Fire Department. ganized, with voting delegates to
Danny Reed, ' Weslaco High Sen- be elected from each council.
ior, sponsored Pat Ross, second These de:egates will meet in Mer-
prize winner in the evening dress cedes to choose officers for the
division.
The Senior Class float won group.
second place in competition with The president of each council
other school floats in the parade. grtve a brief report of what his
--(W.H.S.l-- organization ha s accomplished
and plans for later activities.
Everman Pleases With About fifteen from Weslaco at-
tended. Tlley were accompanied
Science Program by Marvin Palmer, principal.
Walter Everman, scientist, pre-
sented "The Wonders of Liquid
Air" last Thursday at 10 o'clock
in the high school auditorium. Ap-
proximately three hundred stud-
ents attended the assembly.
Mr. Everman kept his audience
--(W.H.S.l--
Basketball Girls
Trim McAllen
interested with his wit and hu- The Weslaco Pantherettes de-
mol'. Among the most interest- feated the McAllen basketball
ing experiments dC""1onstrated
by Mr. Everman were ireezing a girl 36-26 Monday, December 5,
handkerchief and a rubber ball at 8 o'clock in the McAllen gym-
with the liquid air. As a result, nasium. The Pantherette "B"
the handkerchief shattered when team lost 33-17.
rubbed together, and the rubber
ball broke into fragments when ' The "B" string was led by Mary
it hit the wall. Alice Wollard, Paula Sue Strong,
This was the third in a series of and Lowery Garrett, forwards;
programs sponsored by the Journ- Kathleen Geraughty, Aline Min-
alism class. lard, and Gen Ballard, guards.
F, Edinburg seemed to be the
Starting line-up for the "A"
centetr of attractiotn Saturdav
nightt. Seen at the basketball team wa ' Joy Stallings, Kathryn
game were GLE J HAAS and C:eckJer, and Yreva Teston, for-
HARRIET, Sharyland. wards; Babs Te:com, Mary Sue
R Riding around over the Hampton, and Martha Ann
weekend were ELLEN BOYD and Knapp, guards. Joy Stallings
CARL S lIVER (Edcouch-Elsa). and Kathryn Cleckler were cap-
Better watch out, because this tains of the team.
reporter has a nose for news, an This was the first game and
eye for eying, and an ear for also the first conference game of
eavesdropping! . the year.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949
Basketball Girls
Win Second Place
In Tournament
Defeated only by the Los Fres-
nos basketball girls, thte Wes-
laco Pantherettes won second
place in the s ingle-elimination
basketball tournament held at
I The Panthers ceJ'tatinIy start-
ed off the season with a good rec-
ord. Last week thev downed Ed-
inburg 32-26, Raymondville 38-26,
Donna 28-24, McAllen 38-30, and
took second place in the Edin-
burg Regional College Invitation
Tourney, only to be defeated by
Mercedes, 24-22.
-Los Fresnos Friday and Saturday,
December 9 and 10, in the Los
Fresnos gymnasium. The Pan- The girls' basketball team re-
therettes participated in games ceived second place in the Valley
against Lyford, La Feria, and Girls' Basketball Tourney Friday
Los Fresnos. and Saturday in Los Fresnos.
The sextet from Weslaco sur-
Weslaco played. and beat Ly- pa sed Lyford 40-6 and La Feria
ford. at 7 p.m. Fnday, 129-13, to be taken later by Los
9, wIth a score of 40-6. Yleva Tes- Fresnos 4-1-21. Los Fresnos re-
on ceived f irst place, Weslaco sec-
y rna mg s ill e game. ond, and McAllen third.
The startltng lme-up for every
game was Yreva Teston, Joy
Stallings, and Kathryn Cleckler,
forwards; Martha Knapp, Pat
Thomas, and Mary Sue Hampton,
guards.
The Pantherettes then played
and defeated La Feria 29-13, Sat-
urday at 1:30. Joy Stallings was
star player with 18 points.
The Weslaco girls bowed to
Fresnos with the ending
score 44-21 Saturday at 8 p.m.
Yreva Teston and Kathryn Cleck-
er, highest scorers, made seven
points each.
After the last game the troph-
ies were awarded by A. R Ezell,
superintendent of the Los Fres-
nos school, to the captains of each
team. McAllen was awarded a
trophy for third place, Weslaco
for second, and Los Fresnos for
first. Joy Stallings and
Cleckler received the trophy, as
they are the captains for the
Weslaco team.
Tonight on Barbee Field the
girls will don football uni.
forms. It wiU be the Rice Wee
vils against the Noted Dames.
'Vho will win?
( 'an you imagine John Porter,
Hobby Benbow, (;leon Haas,
and other outstanding football
l)layers leading yells? Come Oil
out tonight and have the laugh
of ;)'OU1' life.
What basketball player has
changed his name to "Martha"
Wortham?
A little birdie told me that the
fourth period basketball games
are getting rather (?) rough!
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Panthers Receive
Basketball Trophy
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The Weslaco hoopsters opened
From the San Bruno, Califor the first week of the basketball
nia Platter: "Will the party that season with a solid, high velocity
borrowed my lawn mower please bang as they romped over four
. I h th h out-of-town cage groups, while
return It. ave ano er c ance , losing to two of the oPPosition in
to lend it out." ' ultra-clGse games.
The Panthers, spearheaded by
Baffled Mother: "My baby-sit- Boyd Dawson, Jimmv Rogers, and
tel" eats everything in the ice-box.
Father: "Leave only canned
food in the ice-box, and take the
Bobby Benbow decidedly estab-
lished themselves as a valley
power, sinking Edi nburg 32-24,
Raymondville 39-28, Donna 28-24,
can opener with you when you and McAllen 38-39. Their two
leave the house." losses were to P.S.J.A., 26-27, and
-
Dames to M el
Weevils Dec. 15 In
Powder-Puff Bowl
The Noted Dames and t he Rice
\Veevils will meet on Barbee
Field Thursday. December 15, at
8 p. m. for the "Powder Puff
Bowl."
The coaches for the Noted
!James and Rice Weevils are Dick
Ryan and Haro!d Dean Pate, re-
spectively. The official s will be
Buck Henson and Woodrow Ish-
am.
The Noted Dame players will
wear white jerseys. Their posi-
tions and numbers are as follows:
Po ition Xame Number
L.E. Joy Stallings 11
L.T. Lorene Eoff 73
L.G. Shirley Boese 46
C. Billie Gentry 88
RG. Helen Praytor 72
RT. Joan Vercheval 70
RE. Gen BalJard 81
Q.B. Tommie Jo Lott 22
L.H.B. Patsy Pace 82
RB.B. Billie Parker _ 44
F.B. Kathryn Cleckler 84
The Rice Weevil player will
wear purple jerseys. Their po-
sitions and numlJe, ' d . " ."
lows:
Po 'i tfon Name Number
L.E. Mary Sue Hampton 82
L.T. Aline Minyard 73
L.G. Olene Riley 11
C. ancy. Solether 44
RG. Aurelia Vasquez 81
RT. Babs Neicom 46
RE. Martha Knapp 71
Q.B. Paula Strong 12
L.H.B. Pat Thomas 24
RH.B. Mary Jo Thomas 22
F.B. Evelyn Haas 88
Captains of the Toted Dames
and Rice Weevils are Tommie Jo
Lott and Evelyn Haas, respect-
ively. Co-captains are Billie Gen-
try and Paula Strong.
Tickets are 70 cents for adults
and 25 cents for students. Tick-
ets may be purchased from any
member of the G.A.A. or at the
box office Thursday night.
Mercedes in the tournament fin-
als at Edinburg, 22-24.
At tne conclusion of the Edin-
burg Junior College Tournament,
the Panthers received a second
place trophy.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949
-- F. f. A. Boys Awarded Ten
Ribbons for Vegetables
Ten ribbons were awarded to
be Weslaco F.F,A. boys in the
\udent division of the Pharr Veg-
\able show last Fridav and Sat-
They are as follows: ! Rehearsal::.; for the Little Broadway play "Imagination" are pro-
Escarole: Joseph Heller, first; I gressing satisfactori'v, and 'play will be Friday,
tf/magination" Set
For Friday, Jan. 6
Cecil McKee, third. 6, in the high school audltOJ'lUm, Robert FIelds, student dl:ector,
Ripe tomatoes: Charles Tisdale, stated. The cast has completed all of Act I and IS now workmg on
. Acts 11 and III.
fIrst. " Imagination" is a three-act comedy revolving around the Henry
Green tomatoes: Charles Ti '- family. Janet Henry, eighteen, i ' in love with Will Garner, twenty-
dale, first; Ray Leeper, third. two who in is inFatuated by Muriel, Janet's older s ister, To
Curl y parsley: Cecil McKee, make matters even more complicated, Muriel is in love with Ronnie
third. Williams, twenty-two. Pete Henry, a boy of eleven, takes a hand m
Pl ain pars'ey: Tom Waggoner, everyone's affairs, and the play ends m a surpnslllg manner.
first; O. B, Hughes, second, The cast mcludes Eleanor Brad-
OJ1
B
ct
e
. ans: Weldon Strickland, sec- Football Banquet shaw as Kate Henry, the mother;
Dick Shockley as Pete, an eleven-
Largest cabbage: Tommy Wag- y(,ar-old son; Gail Hensen as Mur-
goner, 34 anCdWo.Hne.S -h.)alf inches. To Be Held Ton-.ght iel, an ambitious girl of twenty;
Joy Wi;ey as Janet, a romantic
young lady of eighteen; Melvin
Moore as Charlie Henry, a jovial
father at forty-five;
Cho
-. r Presents The Y-Teens will have t heir an-
nual football banquet tonight,
December 21, at 8 o'clock in the
A I A bl
Cortez Hotel Ballroom, Mary Sue
nnua ssem Y Hampton, president, said,
. The program will consist of the
The Wesl.aco High Chora.l Club welcome by Mary Sue; the re-
presented . ItS I sponse by Bob Guess, football cap-
assembly 111 the h igh school audl tain' vocal solos by Gen Ballard
torium at 9 o'clock Tuesday, De- and' June Smith; talks by Coach
cember 20. Buck Henson and Dave Moore,
Thc choir, directed by Mrs, Si- secretary of the Chamber of Com-
byl MattaI' and accompanied by merce; an accordian solo by Eve-
Ellen Boyd and Everett McAulay, lyn Haas; and the presentation of
presented the following numbers: elll identification bracelet to the
"Lo, How a Rose," " In Old Judea," Y-Teen hero,
"Carol of the Bells," "Hark ow, A turkey dinner will be served.
o Shepherds," "Go Tell It on De The dance after the banquet
Mountains," "Beautiful Savior," will be in the recreation room of
"Twas the Night Before Christ- the gymnasium.
mas," and "Silent Night."
Soloists were Joan Vercheval,
Craig Stephens, Darrell. Bach, Ed Robertson Discusses
Compere, and Bobbie Goodey.
Student directors were Patsv "Customs of Hawaii
ll
Potts and Charlie Cardenas.
Preceding the program, the
audience, led by Charlie Carden-
as, participated in carol singing.
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School Dismisses Today
For Christmas Holidays
As a nnounced itl las t week's
HI -J, lJ<' }J, school will be dis-
missed today, Dcccmber 21, fOl"
t he Christmas holidays. Clas es
will be l'(' s ulll ed Tue, day, Jan-
"The Customs of Hawaii" was
the subject of a talk by Mrs. Fred
Robertson, history teacher, at a
meeting of the Future Home-
makers, held Monday, Dec. 12,
Preceding the program, commit-
tees were appointed to help with
the bake sale, held last Saturday.
Jane Dibrell was in charge of
the program. Marilyn Weber was
appointed head of the publicity
committee for the bake sale.
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A t ree is an object that will
}tcbErt Fields as Will Garner,
an Eccentric young uncle at twen-
ty-two; Dillie Margaret Otto as
Susie, a SiCW moving hired girl of
twenty; Sue Clark aE Belinda
Busby, a nuisance to everyone at
t('n; ftichard Babb as Ronnie Wil-
liams, a rich. well dresbed young
man of twenty-two; and June
Smith as :Mrs, Will iams, Ronnie's
mothcr with a dominating person-
ality.
1\-1rs. Hank Hamel is the direct-
or, and Robert Fields is student
director.
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Football Schedule
For 1950 Announced
The \ Veslaco Pant hm ' foot
ball schedule for the 1950 sea-
son has been announced by
\\' eslaco school officials. It is
as foll ows :
Sept. 8- BrowJ.lsville, Tbel"e
Sept. 15-San Benito, Her e
Sept. 22-Harlingen, There
Sept. 29-01)ell
Oct. 6-Ray mondvill.e, Hel' c
Oct. 1 :1- FalhuTias, Hel'e
Oet. 20--iUm'cedcs, Thcl'c
Oct . 27-Phal'l', .Hm'e
Nov. 3-Rio Grande City, .HCl'C
:'\ ov_ CSat' day) Thc('c
laal'y 3. :;t(lnd ir. one place for years, then Nov. 17-Mission, Th el"e
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THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949
Greetings, Gates! As vou secure
a copy of our weekly edition, by
one means or another, t ake three
steps to the left and five steps
forward. Turn around and around
until you face the sun. Shift the
HI-LIFE in front of you. Now
you are ready to read things as
I SEE IT.
A great big rutabaga goes to
Edwin Mitchell for winning the
Sweetheart contest of the two girl
football teams, the Noted Dames
and the Rice Weevils. A corn
stalk (including the roots) with
pOinsettias to add color was pre-
sented to him at the exciting game
last Thursday night as the girls
sang "Let Me Call You Sweet-
heart. " By the way, Edwin made
:1 fine cheerleader at pep rally
Thursdav afternoon.
Congrats go to the Dames for
winning their hat'd fought game
only 7 to 0_ (Yon can tell this
column is wri-tten by a Weevil.)
The officials, "Hawg-Eye H en
SOil," "No-Eyes I s hatn." and
"TurtleBack Jungman" did a
fine job of officiating. Incident
ally, folks, they laughed at the
girls the whole time they were
officiating.
There was many a moan on thE
campus Friday from the girls
who played football. "Gee, but
I'm sore!" was their complaint.
However, the main casualty was
Evelyn Haas, who received a
badlv sprained ankle. Hope it
will be o.k. soon, Evelyn! Even
with these few ailments the girls
wouldn't take anything for the
experience of playing football.
Congratulations to the Chor-
al Club for auother impressive
Chl'is tmas program well done
Suuday afternoon. The choir
sang light mus ic at the fit'st of
the program; then they pl'esent-
ed "The Mess iah." Solo parts
were taken by O. R. Scott, Mes:
dames 'Villiam Lane, Bonnie
Hat'mon, Woodrow I s h a m,
Foua<l MattaI', and W. B. Liles.
Credit goes to 1\lrs. Fouad Mat
tar, director.
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Let/s Make 1950 a Good Year
Dear Readers,
As Father Time is slowly rounding the corner, another person
wir meet him face to face at midnight, December 31. While turning
th s corr,er of time, he will be thinking about what has happened
in the world in the year 1949, A.D. Will he be a proud old gentle-
man, or wil l he appear beaten?
FOI' the gl'aduatillg class of '49, it was a big year'. It was
also a big yem' fOl ' the entiJ'e school, even though we never like
to see anyone leave. The Band made two fit'st divisions, t h e
basl,etball team competed with othel's in the valley, the choral
club p el'fol'nred fOl' vadous events, and othel' happenings oc
curred to make it a successful yem'. The last pat't of '49 saw
changes Hlade, s uch as the dethroning of the Panther football
team and a second divi sion by the band, but the aJlnual and t h e
HI-LIF}J upheld the school traditions by hIking firs t places in
contests.
As the baby lew Year toddles in, what will he see in store for
W .H.S.? Will it be a quiet study hall , less noise in the ha!lway,
better attendance at school , a better all-around school in which to
sp::md the hours of study needed to gain an education?
The future holds much for the students of 'V.H.S. and those
all over the world. Let's make 1950 a yeat' of which we can be
justly pl' oud.
Yours sincerely,
The Editor
Give to the Poor i Enioy Christmas
\\' ith the sound of c<u'ols o\'el' the radio and with the gaily
decol'ated fit' trees and mis tletoe hanging over the door 01' fl'om
a chandeliel', we once again get the wondel'ful feeling of Chl'ist-
lIIas spirit.
W'thout the Christmas tree and Santa Claus, the day would lose
much of its meaning to everyone. The gifts exchanged are a means
of expressing our love and friendship.
\\' hile thinldng of the gifts, we would like to I'eceive for
Chl'ist m<l s, howevel', let's stop and think of some needy pel'solls
in OUl' conllllunit,Y. Have they plenty to eat? \{'ilI they b e en
j o ~ i n g the g' fts tt'aclitional to this season? Pel' haps we could
spal'e just a littl e bit of the food on that o\'el'-cl'owded t. .. ble, 01'
one of those s mall gifts we bougbt 1'01' oUl'seh' es whil e doing OUl'
lastminute s hOI)ping.
It's fun to be Santa Claus. I.-et's try it.
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Yep, if you have noticed t he : hero wi ll be presented at the ban-
girls primping around school to- quet in the Cortez Hotel. Are
day, you wou!d know that the ) ou wondering who it might be?
Y-Teen banquet is tonight. The So am I!
THE WESLACO HILIFE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949
,-HE
VACUUM CLfANfR
WE PIC.KUpALL ,HE I5lR!}
Here 1 be as you can see--in
other words, howdy!
What would W.H.S. be like if
JOHNNY PORTER had a date
with JOAN KORF, STA LEY
KEATHLEY went steady with
FAYE MANN, ALLIE ALD
RIDGE had a mad crush on
GLE N HAAS, and DON YAR
BROUGH was JEAN MILLER'S
ideal man??
Although the VACUUl\l CLEAN
ER has tried hard enough, it
can't find out the current flame
of ROY DAVIS. Could be anv
one of a number.
Figure this out- what junior
girl is carrying an unlighted
torch for a boy who has a sister,
a sophomore, with the initials of
J . M.?
Hiding in the mail box, V AC
UUM CLEANER found that
J AN IE DAVIS received another
letter from BOBBY HARBISON
(Edcouch), Bonggggg.
Dear "Nickev Boy,"
All I want for Xmas is for
David Robertson to refrain from
calling me names and grinning
at me like a 'possom.
Thanks, ole boy, ole boy,
Faye Mann
Dearest "Lover Boy,"
Please bring me the latest
edition of "How to Win Friends
and Influence Women" and one
large bottle of Rapid Hair Grower.
Respectfully,
Bob FielQs
Deal' Santa,
I would like for yuu to me
proof that you are really
you. Donnie Pitts told me there
wasn't a Santa, and I want to show
him that he's not so smart.
Hopefully,
Ronnie Rennscheidt
Dearest Santa,
Jane D. and I find it so embar.
rassing to have people stare at us;
so I wonder if you can't bring us
something that will change our
green and purple hair back to its
natural color.
1arilyn Weber
The poor ole VACUUM CLEA . i the show Friday night. Wha'
IBR lost sleep Saturday night be happened?
cause of MARGIE WILLS' party. The date of the week goes to
Some of the couples were FRED GEN BALLARD and TOMMY Mc.
B SS and BARBARA WIL MANN. What about this, PATSY?
LIAMS, JIMMY and EDITH, PAULINE STAr FIELD and
PATSY and DON, DONALD JULIAN HILL are still going
FISHER and EVA POIr BOEUF, steady. Nice going, you two.
and MARGIE WILLIS and Seems as though CISCO LUNA
RALPH MONTGOMERY. and NORA MOLINA are having
Cruising toward Harlingen Fri troubles. What's wrong, kids?
day night were JEAN MILLER LUPITA BE ITEZ, have you
and JOE BIRCH <Harlingen) and TONI RICO made up after
doubling with EOFF vour argument over the week
and BILL LAWRA CE (Harlin end? Here's hoping.
gen). At the Band Dance Monday
Saturday night your ole V AC
UM CLEANER climbed on top
of the Neon sign at the Ritz thea
tel' to take a look aroUl,d. He
nearly fell off his perch when he
saw MAURICE and SUE walk out
together. Unusual, no?
MARY SUE, KA'rHRYN, EL
EA OR, and SUE were seen at
Dear Santa
If you could get everyone to quit
calling me "pig" I'd be very grate
ful to you.
John Porter
P. S. I'd even settle for them tel
ing me why they do.
night were DAVID ROBERTSON
and ELEANOR BRADSHAW,
CRAIG STEPHE S and JUNE
SMITH, CHARLES GRIFFIN and
DILLIE OTTO, DAVID ROGERS
and TERRY LANCASTER, PAT
SY POTTS and JOHN MOTHER
SHEAD, FRED BUSS and NELL
GLYNN, ROY DAVIS and GAIL
HENSON, CHARLIE CARDEN
AS and MARTHA PICKARD,
EVERETT McAULEY and BITSY
HAYS (San Benito), TOM PEP
PER and KAYE CLARK, and
many, many more.
Here I go, ain't no mo--In oth
er words, Solong!!
Deal' Saint lick,
When vou drop down my chim.
ney, you might leave behind a
stack of tardy excuses that have
been signed.
I remain hopefulJy waiting,
Danny Reed
Dear Santa Claus,
It would be wonderful if I'd
find Jim Hampton in my stocking.
Your little darling,
Nell Glynn Koe tel'
Dear Saint Nick,
Please bring me a dozen oil
wells.
Anticipatorily,
Denni Wells
Dearest Santa,
Please just bring me Wells.
(Tl:1is means Dennis Wells!)
Rosemary Evans
Dear One And Only,
On your way up form Browns
ville don't forget that big, blond
on that new motorcvcle.
Worshipfully yours,
Pat Pace
Dear Santa,
Please give me the strength and
ambition to stay awake in study
hall. I've got to catch up on my
flirting-.
O. B. Hughes
Dear S1. Nick,
Please bring me a certain
Rice freshman whose initials are
Tom Pepper.
Ardently,
Kaye Clark
Dear ole "BuddyBud,"
If you want to make me a happy
kid, just put 1:1'. Dugat's questions
and answers for Cnemistr y tests
in my stocking.
A dejected but hopeful girl,
"Joey" Wortham
Dear Santa,
Please bring me one large pair
of barber's SCissors, as Bob Field's
hair is growing a little long.
Yours truly,
Dear Santa,
Please trade myoId Nash for a
bright, shi ny Model T Ford.
Desperately,
Gene MCMullen
Deal' Santa,
Please bring 111e two new fea
ture writel's for the HILIFE.
Desperately"
The Editor

THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950
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Guess Named On
All-State Squad
Bob Guess, captain of the Wes-
lacO Panthers, was chosen .right
end on the Class A first team by
the Texas Sports Writers' Asso-
ciation.
Bah lettered four years in foot-
llall , received the local good
sportsmanship award in 1948,
lI'as captain of the] 949 Panthers,
and \\'as on the All-Valley team
lWO !ears.
He als() lettered three years in
basket hall and three years in
track, and plans
pa rticipa te in
a c k for his
year this
He will
." He also
that he gives all the cre-
dit to Coach "Buck" Henson and
Grady Hester, former Weslaco

"I think he deserves it," stated
Coach Henson. "He is an out-
standing defensive player and a
good offensive. He is exception-
ally outstanding in blocking and
tackling."
Dob is a quiet, determined boy
who doesn't know what the word
"'quit" means. He is a member of
the Lettermen's Club, F.F.A., and
Quill and Scroll. Last year he
was sports writer for the HI-LIFE
and a member of the LA PALMA
staff.
-(W.H.SJ-
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Band Clinic Set
For 1 :30 Friday
Several members from the Del
Mar College Music Faculty and
the Corpus Christi Symphony
Orchestra will conduct a clinic
for the Weslaco High School Band
Friday, January 13, at 1:30 P. M.
in the Band House, according to
Joe Bellamah, director.
They will play several solos and
will give instruction to band mem-
bers in their respective instu-
ments.
The c1initians are G. Burdette
Wolf, head of the Music Depart-
ment, Del Mar College; Bob Mols,
flute instructor, soloist and a
member of the Corpus Chriti Sym-
phony Orchestra L. O. Loccia,
band directot' , French horn ins-
tructor. and soloist, also a member
of the Corpus Christi Symphony;
the ohoe instructor and first oboist
in the Corpus Christi Symphony;
and the clarinet instructor and
first clarinetist in the Corpus
Christi Symphony.
A Valley-wide clinic for band
directors and students will be con-
ducted in McAllen Saturday, Jan-
uary 14, at 3:30 P. M. At 7:30 the
A. & 1. College Band will present
a free concert in the McAllen
High School Auditorium for the
general public.
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Production Staff
(hosen For Play
The play " Imagination," sche-
duled for Friday, January 6, has
been postponed until Thursday,
January 19, according to Robert
Fields, student director. The play
was not ready for presentation by
the date originally scheduled.
Mrs Hank Hamel is the director;
Bob Fields, student director;
George Harren, stage manager;
Graig Stephen, assistant stage
manager; Kaye Clark, property
manager; Beto Gonzales, sound
effects; Theresa Lancaster, cost-
u me mistl'ess; Mary Ann Dreyer,
bu ine s managel' ; Martha Ann
Knapp, publ icity.
The make-up staff consists of
Joan Janvier, Mary Waller, Sue
Clark, O!ene Riley, and Caroline
CalTothers, Joy Stallings, Cherry
Gundry, Mary Waller, and David
Three IISuperiorsll
Rated By HI-LIFE
" Three "Superior" ratings, six
ExcelJents," and one "Good"
were won by the HI-LIFE in the
ten phases of newspaper work
judged in the Texas High School
press Contests held at T. S. C. W.
Denton, in December, according
to the score book received recently
by Miss Louise Black, sponsor.
The HI-LIFE won first place
in the state in the "Page-in-Local-
Paper" division and was awarded
a plaque, which arrived just before
the Christmas holidays.
The three "Superior" ratings
were in news coverage, news edit-
ing, and headlines. "Excellent"
ratings were in news values, news
writing, editorial writing, sports
writing, columns, and make-up.
The rating of "Good" was in
features .
Five ratings were used by the
judges in examining newspapers
entered in the contests, these
being "Poor," "Fair," "Good,"
"Excellent," and "Superior."
--(W.H.SJ--
II Mystic Leon
ll
To Give Program
January 17
Premier acts of the world's
famous magiCians will be ex-
posed by Mystic Leon in a special
assembly Tuesday, January 17,
during third period in the high
school auditorium.
The program will also feature
La Quita, the world famous lady
ventriloquist. Mystic Leon will
present an exhibition of magic and
modern mysteries, such as the
traveling ghost, modernistic amp-
utation, and the double exchange.
This is not one of the Southern
Assembly programs. It was ar-
ranged for last year by H. L.
Bradshaw. The Journalism class
was asked by Marvin Palmer,
principal , to sponsor the program.
It comes we'l recommended and
is being presented in a numbel'
of Valley schools.
Tickets for the assembly may
be purch.lsed from any member
of the Journalism class or Miss
Black for 25 cents.
TH.!!} WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950
AS
I S IT
Hi, there! Did you kncn,v this
is the first edition published in THE HI-LIFE STAFF
1950? Well - everybody stepped Editor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Everett McAulay
Billie Rut h Parker
back into the old swing (W.H.S.l Assis::ant editor
on Pedro's new 1 y varnished
floors. Moreover, there was a
gentle hint (?) that many New
Year's resolutions have been al-
ready broken, because the r e
seems to be a lol of studes in a
mad rush getting their notebooks
and book reports in. Since the
mid-term exams are here, the next
two days tell the story!!
Congratulations to Bob Guess
for being chosen to th& Class A
first team at end by the Texas
Sports Writers' Association. We
are really proud of you, Bob.
(' orne 0 11, kids! J .. et 's POUI" on
t he competi tive s pir i t and see
which club can have t h e most
beaut iful section in t h e Studeut
Council's campaign to beaut ify
the sch ool ground. T he council
wOldd a p pr eciate allY seeds, cut -
tings, or plants that the stud
ents or town people might like
t o gi ve t h em.
You may not be able to fool
our but somebody is com-
ing who can fool you! Yes, it's
Mystic Leon, the magiCian. Don't
miss this exciting assembly on
Tuesday, January 17. TickJts will
be on sale by an member of the
Journalism class for only 25c. Get
a ticket and relax after those
exams!
Get you r s ubscription to t h e
ill-LI FE n ow for onl y 3Sc from
any member of t h e Jonr nali s m
class. R emember - you can
save 16 cen ts, which will come
in ha ndy wh ell b u ying t hat
cxtr a bubbl e gu m.
Oh, dear, I have nothing
IUore to say. Besides that, a Jlew
staff will edit t he paper llext
semestel. It has been fun writ-
ing t ltis column.
Happy landing on your exams!
Business managers
Circulation manager
Make-up editor
Exchange editors
Head'ine writers
Features
David Robertson, Craig Stephens
... . ... Yreva Teston
.. Gen Ballard
Johnnie Mayo, Rosemary Evans
Sherley Boese, Sue Thompson, Joan Vercheval
Craig Stephens, Betty Neijbor
David Robertson, Charles McCallum
. . . . . . . . . . . . ' Helen Praytor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Martha Ann Knapp
Boys' sports
Girls' sports
"As I See It"
"Vacuum Cleaner"
Typists
Reporters
Sponsor
. ..... . .. . . . ... .
Lorene Eoff, Miriam Newton, Dennis Wells
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Miss Louise Black
Too Many Jeers; Not Enough Cheers!
\\' ha( kind of s pol'tmans hip al'e we s howing at the basket-
baU games'? fs it the we al'e proud of? No, this write r doesn' t
bpli eve booing the l'eIel'e(' wou ld malie anyone feel bettel'.After
a ll, who are \\' e t o j udge t he d ed s ioll s made by all unbiased
p er s on?
It' s not only the students, but adults and parents who are
" raising the roof" every time the referee calls a play contrary to their
belief. It i , a reflection on the sportsmanship of the school when
such happenings occur. The only way to stop a situation of t hi s kind
is for us to remember not to boo, and ask our parents to do the same.
If the b oo: ng OCCIlI'S too fr equ entl y, we al'e liabl e to find OUt'
tealll I"ecei ving p enalti es, Slu'ely none of u s would like t hat? would
If
A New Term Needs a Clean Start!
"The first semester already gone? I can' t believe it!"
These words have probably passed through oud minds a dozen
times this week, as we see mid-te rm exams nearing us. However,
when these have' been endured and we discover that we have barely
"skinned by," we will have more time to look forward to what tRe
second ha'f will bl"ing us.
.-l mong t he d CaJling out of n ot ebOOks and t he beginning of
othel's, 0 111' New Year' s l'esolutions, and OUt' pr o mis es t o " do b ettel'
this s(, lllest el'," W (' finrl that t h er e has been a change in the Jour
nalis m d evart lll ell t-a lI ew s taH will t ake over' t he HILIFE n ext
,,' eel .
After this issue you may be surprised to see headline writers
busily trying to scrape up enough "sparkle" for a good feature, or a
slaving make-up edit.or sitting behind a desk looking important by
leisure'y (?) typing.
Today' s pa pPI' is the last 1'01' t his s taff. \Vith lI e w enthusiasm
and (' nlightening idea s, t h e s ame group but wi t h dif h'en t positions
will wol'l, togethel' t o ma k(, t he last ha lf as good as the fit'st has
been.To t h e old s taff,congl'a tulati ons, ' a nd to t he new staff we s ay,
" n est of [ ,li c k !"
Flem Keathly: " Is it true that I 1 De ?,witter: "My wife
am made of dust, Daddy?" . mg?t was marned to a
D dd
"F t't If I millIonaire,
a y: orge I ,son. you I Mc Tweet: "You're in luck.
were, you would dry up some That's what my wife thinks in the
time." I daytime."
'I-
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950
Panthers Being
Conference Play. (' ongratulati on s
go to Bob
Gues s, foul'-yeal' l ett erman, for
(wing chosen e no 0 11 the Class
<\ Hl'st team by t h e Texas
S J1 0 r t s "TI'itet' S' Association,
Bob was captain fOl' the P a n-
thl'l'/oi thi s year and fill ed t h e
pos itions of ('nd, fullback , aJ1(1
right half,
I n the world of basketball Wes-
laco's gym floor saw much action
last week. Tuesday night the Pan-
thers defeated the Mission Eag-
les 34-25. Boyd Dawson, high
point man with 12 pOints, and
Dick Ryan, second with 8 points,
spirited t he Weslaco five to their
first win of conference play. Fri-
day night, before a thrilled crowd,
the Panthers fell to Raymondville
24-30. Boyd Dawson anEl J immy
Rogers, with 9 pOints each, tied
for high point man.
"We have 23 boys on our team,
and all are stars!" stated Coach
Claude Junglilan, junior basket-
ball coach, when asked for up and
coming players. "The juniors
haven't any news," he added.
T h e Kitten s played the Mer -
l' edes a lld 1Ja Feria Juniors this
wl'e k after the pape l' went to
Ill'ess. The junior s m' e looking
ahead t o the dis tl'i ct m eet in
:\Iissi on, F ebruary 17 a nd 18.
Thursday night the Panther-
ettes defeated the La Feria girls.
Good going!
Sat urday s aw much a ction
at the Gym, with the g irls hold-
i ng a class tOUl'IJalll en t _ The
senior s e mel'ged in firs t a lld
sel'ond J)laces, while t h e SOI)h o-
nH)J' I'S t ook third place_
-(W.H.S.)-
In the Viking :Press office, a
reporter looked out at a near
hurricane and remarked, "It's
raining cats and dogs,"
"Don' t I know it!" agreed t he
unquenchable cub. " I just stepped
into a poodle, "
/
The f ' l'st week of t h e ])istri ct 30 A bas k etball race is his tory
now, and the " . eslaco Panther s seem t o b e off to a promising s tart .
Tilesday, Janllat'y 3, fOlUld the Cats pouncing upon the Mis-
s i,on Ra gl es and s inking the m a sCOl'e of 34-25, 1Jast Friday
lllght a doubl e h eade l' was s taged 111 the " 'eslaco gy mnas ium, The
I' h'st game found the 1'. S. :" .>\. Bem's grinding out a 26-22 v i ctory
OVI',I' a s tubbol' n Honna !'iVI' , As the Indians WI'I'I' late in s taging
t he il' .-ally, rai!.'" t o OV(' ,' ('Olll e tllI'iI' tell-point de ficit at tbe
half time,
The second game found the
IBags
l
Blast , club engaged in a scr ap
wlth a rapid qumtet from out
To COp Intramural
Championship
"The Bags," senior teanl, won
first place in the double elimina-
tion intramural tournament held
Saturday, January 7, in the Wes-
laco gymnasium. "The Hags,"
senior team, placed second, while
"The Grelnlins," sophomore team,
chalked up a third place victory
over the "Basket Weavers," jun-
ior team.
The first match was played at
9:30 a.m. by the "Gallopin' Gus-
sies, " freshman team, and the
"Gremlins," sophomores. Paula
Strong was captain of the Gus-
sies and Kathleen Geraughty of
-the Gremlins. The Gussies de-
feat.ed the Gremlins with the run-
ning score of 28-14. Tommie Lott
spurred the Gussies on to victory
hy making fourteen points,
The Hags and the Basket Weav-
ers played the second game with
a victory of 19-10 for the Hags.
Patty Pregenzer made eighteen
points for the Hags, while Pat
Thomas, captain, made the extra
point. Joy Stallings was captain
of the Weavers.
The third match brought a win-
ning score of 22-9 for the Bags
against the Gussies. }lary Sue
Hampton was captain for the Bags,
while Yreva Teston was high
scorer with fourteen points.
The fourth round, for third
[>lace,was 'kon by the Gremlins
with the close score of 25-23
against the Weavers. Mary Alice
\\Tollard brought the score up for
the Gremlins by making sixteen
points.
Raymondville way, which man-
aged to gather a few more bas-
kets than the Panthers and
emerged the victor by a score of
34-30, .
Three games are being played
this week. They are as follows:
January 9, McAllen at McAllen,
January 10, Rio Grande City
at Mission.
January 13, P,S.J.A, at Weslaco,
--(W,H.SJ--
Girl Cagers Blast
La Feria 43-20
The Weslaco Pantherettes de-
feated the La Feria "A" and "B"
basketball teams Thursday night
at 7:30 in the Wes!aco gymna:;;uim,
The "B" string won with a score
of 29-7, while the"A" team chalked
up a victory of 43-20,
Billie Parker, captain, Paula
Strong, and Lowery Garrett, for-
wards; Alline Minyard, Cen Bal-
lard, Kathleen Geraughty, guards,
made up the "B" team. Nettie
Bradford, Tommie Jo Lott, Nancy
Solether, and Patsy Pace went in
as substitutes. Tommie Jo Lott
was high scorer with ten points,
Kathryn Cleckler, Joy Stallings,
captains, and Yreva Teston, for-
wards; Mary Sue Hampton, Helen
P ray tor, and Martha Knapp,
guards started the "A" string off
to victory. Pat Thomas, Babs
Neicom, and Mary Alice Wollar d
were substitutes during the game,
Joy Stallings was high scorer with
nineteen pOints.
Enadina Cavazos was the out-
standing player for the La Feria
"A" tea m, making fourteen
paints.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950
VACUUM
E

VI E PIC.K Up ALL"" HE 6'i@
Goodness gracious! The Vacuum
Cleaner has really been busy try-
ing to pick up all the dirt. Let's
open the bag and see what we
have. It's PL 1\1 full.
Right here on top i something
the Vacuum picked up over the
holidays.
To begin the holidays, a hum-
dinger of a supper and slumber
party was slung at EVELYN'S
house. Among those there were
BILLIE JANET and BOB, MARY
SUJ and BOB, KATHRYN and
COY HOOD, (Elsa), PATTIE SUE
SCHELLHAMER and RAY CLEC-
KLER S E and ;\IAURICE,
GLE ' HAAS, and OLE E and
DIZZY. Seems as if these same
girls were together again on New
Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve brought NAN-
CY SOLETHER and LOWELL
HOLMES (A&M College) to the
Barn in Mercedes. That's the way,
NANCY.
Romance of the week goes to
RAY DEMPSEY and MIRIAi'\1
NEWTO J . RAY seems to fall
head over heels every time he
sees :"vlIRIAM. Keep up the good
work, RAY.
Flash! Flash! BILLIE JA ET
and BOB aren' t going steady any
more. Wha' happened?
Seen at the basketball game
Friday were JUNE SMITH and
C R A I G STEPHENS, KAY E
CLARK and EVERETT McAU-
LAY, and NANCY A Nand
FLOYD.
DAVID and ELEA OR were
t.ogether after the game. DAVID,
did you all have fun?
A surprising twosome at the
Wagon Saturday were CAROLYN
CARROTHERS and ROBERT
F IELDS. Also there were GAIL
HENSON and BILL PICKARD.
Nice going, GAIL.
Seems as though PATSY POTTS
is wearing some boy's jacket. Do
his initials start with CARL LO-
BITZ, PATSY?
Date of the week goes to BIL-
LIE GE TRY and HAROLD LEE
(Mercedes). Goodness, BILLIE!
-
Love Scenes? Superman? Soap Opera?
,
IIlmagination
ll
Provides All Three!
This week, in sheer desperation
for something to do, your roving
reporter roved over to t he audi-
torium after school to look in on
Little Broadway's "Imagination,"
to be presented next week.
The young thespians were
busily doing nothing but still cal-
ling it practice on stage. Dick
Shockley was st rangling himself
much to the boredom of the rest
of the cast, who, backstage were
enjoying watching Richard Babb
Campus Beautification
Planned By Council
A plan to beautify the campus
of Wes'aco High has been sug-
gested by 1rs. Virgil Thompson
and developed by the civic com-
mittee of the student council at
a recent meeting of the council.
The committee, headed by Mary
Sue Hampton and composed of
Fred Buss, Kathryn Cleckler, and
Nell Koester, has asked
all the clubs in high school to
help with this plan of making t he
campus more attractive.
Some of the plant and flowers
to be added are hibiscus, poinset-
tia, petunias, zinnias, chrysan-
themums, phlox, and carpet grass.
--(W. H.SJ-.-
Future Homemakers
Hear New Year's Talk
At a regular meeting of the
Future Homemakers of America
last Monday, Sue Thompson spoke
on "What the ew Year Means
to Us as High School Students."
Refreshments were served by
Joan "\ ercheval, chairman; Olene
Riley, Jo Ann Wortham, Genevieve
Ballard, Helen Praytor, and Sid-
ney Rankin.
President Billie Janet Gentry
presided.
Usuals of the weekend were
i\T ARY SUE and BOB, OLENE
and DIZZY.
MELF'ORD BLOCK or BOBBY
JOE, GE I? One or both? Better
watch her, BOBBY JOE.
Keep your eyes open for more
dirt next week, 'cause I'll be
around.
All's well that ends well-and
this is ended.
and Gail Henson practice the
t hird act. Hmmm!
But wait! Can this be the jolly
student director, Bob Fields, With
bags under glassy eyes and a look
of desperation on his face? As he
picks himself up out of the pieces
of shredded playbook, he is recog-
nized by his long, wavy blond hair.
so worr:ed, Bob?" I asked.
I got a grunt and a snarl for a
reply and took the hint, turning
my attention again to the cast.
On stage we find a sa-a-d scene.
Poor Murial (Gail Henson) is
having to give up her lover Ron-
nie <Richard Babb) so that he can
go with hi mother, the uppity
Mrs. Williams (portrayed by June
Smith). Well , there goes Murial's
big chance at a bank roll. To top
it off, Murial receives a verbal
blow from her brother Dick "Pete"
Shockley, who enters in the guise
of-Superman.
Being an utter sentimentalist,
your roving reporter waded out
of the tears to regain his sanity
and tell the public not to miss
-this-this-well , anyway, it's an
excellent play combining radio
erials, drama-the works to be
exact. Don't miss ' Imagination."
Korny
Korner
It was a PI'ctty s hoddylooking
s hil't, but the best he could find
dlldng the wal'time s hortage, s o
Jenkins bought it. Ins ide he
found a s lip of papel' bearing a
gil'I' S name and adru'ess and the
me 'sage: "Plea se wl'its alldselld
me yOlll' ,)hotogral)h."
011 l'olllantic impulse, J enkins
"Tote to the gil'l and sent hl'l'
hi!! pi c tlll-e, '" a little while all
a nswCl' ca llie. 'Vith great excite-
mellt h c opened it amI read:
"Thanks fOl ' the ,)hotogl'aph . .l
havc bl' e n lIIaking these cru ru-
b,y-lookiJlg s hit-ts (01' a long time,
and r just had to see what kind
of a fell o w would weru' one of
t he m. "
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950
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"Imagination"
To Be Presented
January 26
"Imagination," a three-act com-
edy by Bruce Cabot, will be pre-
sented Thursday, January 26, at
8:15 in the high school auditor-
ium, according to Robert Fields,
student director.
The play, sponsoreu
Broadway, is a comedy
trial s and tribulations of young
love and the helping hand of an
eleven-year-old brother.
Heading the HI-LIFE Staff as
editor this semester is Billie Ruth
Parker, senior.
Billie Ruth is secretary-trea ur-
er of the SE:nior Class, and a mem-
ber of the Student CounCil, G.A.A.
and Y-Teens.
Interested in sports, Billie was
captain of this year's volleyball
team, is a member of this year's
basketball team, and set a new
record for the fifty-yard dash last
year in track.
Billie Ruth was assistant edit-
or of the paper last semester.
Cen Ballard, junior, is the
newly elected assistant editor of
the HI-LIFE.
Active in campus affairs, Gen
i secretary of the Y-Teens and
vice - president of the Future
Homemakers. She was a junior
cheerleader this year and will be
one of the senior cheerleaders
next year. She is a member of the
basketball team this year and was
manager last year.
" I think I shall enj oy my job
and will do my best," Gen said.
Two of the main roles are car-
ried by Gail Henson as Muriel, an
attractive girl of twenty, and
Richard Babb as Ronnie Wil-
liams, a rich young man of twen-
ty-two. Others in the cast are
Eleanor Bradshaw as Kate Henry,
the mother; Dick Shockley as
Pete, a quick-witted boy of eleven;
Joy Wiley as Janet, a romantic
girl of eighteen; Melvin Moore as
Charlie Henry, a jovial father;
Robert Fields as Will Garner, an
eccentric uncle; Dillie Otto as Su-
sie, a slow moving girl of twenty;
Sue Clark as Belinda Busby, a
trial to everyone; and June Smith
as Mrs. Williams, Ronnie's mo-
ther. It's Tune Time Again I March of Dimes Folder
Given to Students Tickets may be purchased from
any member of Little Broadway,
or at the door before the play at
35 cent for students, and 50 cents
for adults. Reserved seats are
60 cents.
This is the second time the play
has been postponed; however, it
definitely will be presented on
January 26, Robert said.
- (W.H.SJ-
Y -Teens Assist With
"I Love You"-Semester exams
" 1 Can Dream, Can' t I?"-An A
in geometry
"I 'Wish I Didn't Love You So"-
School
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"-
When the basketball girls meet
Los Fresnos
., orne Day"-Graduation
"Blues in the j ight"-Homework
"You're Breaking i\Iy Heart" -
Rummage Sale Saturday Report cards
The Y-Teens assisted the Mo-
t hers' Club with ' a rummage sale
last Saturday morning in the Ser-
vice Gin Station.
The money will go to the Cur-
tain fund of the Stephen F. Aus-
tin school, according to Mrs. R. B.
Le May, president of the Moth-
ers' Club.
"Crying"-Detention hall
"Maybe You'll Be There"-Honor
roll
" E:very Time 1 \ ~ e e t ypq"-In the
hall s
"Dreamers' Holiuay"-Senior trip
to Monterrey
"Again"-EngJish 1 V
" eed You"-Another credit
The Mal'ch of Dimes cam-
I}aign stalt ed in 'Veslaco schools
T uesday, with foidel's being
dis tributed to the s tudents, ac-
COl' ding to O. n. Scott, s uperin
tendent.
'l' he folders al'e cut to hold
ten dimes. Pupils al'e lIl'ged to
fill these with individual gifts,
money saved fl'OIll theil' pel'son'
al allowance 01' 1'0111 candy and
picture s hows, Ml', Scott s tated,
'l'he ]{ey Club will distl'ibute
t he folders to the students of
,junior-seniO!' high, l\[arvin E.
Pallllel', pl'incipal, said,
-(W.H.SJ-
"1 got up at dawn to see the
sun rise," boasted a tourist.
"Well," commented his fr iend,
"you couldn't have picked a bet-
ter time. .
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950
' Veil! Exams are over, for this
semester, so all of you "most in-
dustrious" students can relax,
breathe and read the news
"As I See It," with your new col-
umnist in charge.
Billi e Ruth Pal'kel' and Gen
R<llIard are to be congr<ltulated
for r eceiving the honors of ed
itOl' and assistant editol' of the
res pecth rel y. Evel'ett
l\IcAlllay, last semester editor,
did an excellent job, and we al'e
s llre Billie Ruth ",\'ill do just as
well.
If you see Joan Vercheval or
Johnnie Mayo, the HI--LIFE'S
newly elected feature writers,
peeping in every locker, keyhole,
and corner around school and the
gym, think nothing of it, as they
are just hunting little "odds and
ends" about which to write those
"sparkling" features.
The seventh grade "85-pound-
er" girls' basketball teams show
ed their athletic ability last Mon
day night. The Junior Panther
ettes, home team, were defeated
8-2 by the Green Hornets, visit
ors (according to the scoreboard).
Some have said this will be our
future team!
Membel'S of the second period
s peech class have been making
s peeches for the last s ix weeks.
After evel'yone had given a talk,
yotes were taken for the best
ones. Mary Frances Veach,
Maurice Allen , and Melvin
Mool' e seem to be champion
"speech makel's!"
The penetrating odor of "burn-
ed rubber" fill s the atmosphere
as a certain freshman girl tries to
"out-dig" all the boys in her new
( ?) car, "The Cement Mixer." Af-
ter a few seconds, the squealing
of brakes and the throwing of
gravel and dust are heard and
seen! Then-all is silent around
the campus until the next "Rock
et" comes by.
THE HI-LIFE STAFF
.B;ditor .. . ... . .......... . . , .. Billie Ruth Parker
Gen Ballard
David Robertson, Craig Stephens
. . . . . . . . Sue Thompson
Assistant Editor
Business Managers
Circulation Manager
Make-up
Exchange Editors
Headline Writers
Features
Boys' Sports
Girls' Sports
Martha Ann Knapp
Sherley Boess, Morene Eoff
Craig Stephens, Rosemary Evans
. Joan Vercheval, Johnnie Mayo
David Robertson, Charles McCallum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. Yreva Teston
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Helen Praytor
? ? ? ? ?
"As I See It"
"Vacuum CJeaner"
Typists Sherley Boese, Charles McCallum
Dennis Wells, Miriam Newton, Sue Thompson
Ginger Roberson, Ellen Kaufman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Louise Black
Reporters
Sponsor
Help the HI-LIFE to Help You!
As we see 1950 calmly settling itself over us, we once again make,
break, and remake those things called "New Year's resolutions."
However, the new HI-LIFE staff hopes and is triving to keep
its resolutions unbroken. They resolved to make these issues the
"best yet," to make this your paper, filled with your interests and
publ ished for the enjoyment.
January 16 began a new semester, and an entire new staff was
selected. With renewed enthusiasm the group has made a good start
and hopes to continue to progress.
Our resolution is to make a better paper, and we hope that among
yours, you resolved to support it.
Try New Semester Resolutions
Are you ready for something new?
We have a new semester, a new HI-LIFE staff, several new
courses, and a chance to make a new start. This seems like a good
ti me to make some resolutions, even though it isn't New Year's Eve.
1 we don' t make some, our parents may make them for us when
they see our report cards Here's hoping you will be rejOicing and
not lamenting over your report card today.
Come on, studes! Let's let this semester be a challenge to our
minds to see how well we can do. You. know what? We might be
surpnsed at how much enthusiasm is hiding in our lazy brains!
If someone cOlli es up behind
;\'ou in the hall, sticks a gun in
your b<lck, <lIHl yells, "Have you
s ubscl'ibed to the
just s ubscl'ibe right away, be
c<luse it is a jOlll"nalislll student,
a nd are tt'yillg to get 15
s ubscl'i ptiol1s each. This is
YOU]{ paper; consequently,
SUPP01't it by s nbscdbillg to it
and buying special a ssembly
tickets.
Adios and 30.
Choral Club May Hear
Opera in. San Antonio
The Weslaco High Choral Club
is making tentative plans for
their annual trip to San Antonio
February 11 to see the opera 'Car
men," according to Mrs. Sibyl
Mattar, director.
"Carmen;" the well known op-
era, will be sung in French by
such personalities as Winifred
Heidt, Ramon Vi nay, Robert Mer-
rill , and Nadine Conner.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950
Along witb the boys' hoop vic-
tories go honors to the Panther-
ettes. They really have the Wes-
laco spirit-they like to win!
Yeu say the "Ringling Broth-
ers" play on the Panthers' basket-
ball team? Yes! They are none
other than Dick Ryan and Bob
Guess. Some of the other "ama-
teur basketball pros" are "Paul-
ine . Faye" Keathley, "Dog" Daw-
son, "Barnacle" Allen, and "Bai-
ly" Vaughn.
Another sport is almost here,
fr iends; so don't be alarmed at
The fast moving Weslaco Panthers defeated the P.S.J.A. Bears
26-21, but earlier in the week fell to the fangs of the Rio Grande City
HatUers 24-21.
In the Rio Grande City game Jerry Tarbutton took high honor
position with 11 points, while Jimmy Swinnea and Stanley Keathley,
Weslaco stars, took second honors with 6 each.
Pantherettes Trim
Lyford Girls 67-10
The Weslaco Pantherettes trim-
med the Lyford basketball girls
l\londay, January 9, in the Wes-
laco gymnasium with a sweeping
score of 67-10.
The team was led by the fol-
lowing starting line-up: Kathryn
Cleckler; Mary Wollard, and Yre-
va Teston, forwards; Mary Sue
Hampton, l\lartha Ann Knapp,
and Helen Praytor, guards.
As a ubstitute, Tommie Jo
Lott spurred the Pantherettes to
victory as high scorer, with 27
pOints.
This makes the third confer
ence game of the year. The first
game was played wih McAllen
and the second with La Feria.
Both games were won by the Pan-
therettes.
-<W.H.SJ-
I
During the first half of the
P.S.J.A. game the score looked as
. though it was Pharr all the way
with a lead of 15-12. The Pan-
thers picked up in the last half,
however, to bring the tally to a
26-21 win.
Taking top honors was Clyde
Salters with 8 points, only to be
followed closely by Jimmy Swin
nea with 7.
Tomorrow night the Panthers
will meet the La Feria Lions in
Weslaco, next Tuesday night the
Donna Redskins, and next Friday
night the Mission Eagles.
-<W.H.SJ-
Green Dragons Defeat
Jr. Pantherettes 8-2
The Green Dragons defeated
the Junior Pantherettes 8-2 in a
seventh grade girls' basketball
game Monday of last week in the
\Veslaco gymnasium.
the sight of winded. bedraggled Weslaco Kittens Defeat
individuals who have resolved to
The starting line - up for the
Junior Pantherettes was Geneva
Morris, Sh'etTy Allen, and Doris
Lester, forwards; Nancy Henrick-
sen, Gloria Oates, and Rebecca
Cruz, guards. Joy Stallings was
coach.
lay off cokes and stimulants. La Feria, Mercedes
They're just track proteges of
Coach Isham.
Man;r things can be cl'iticizcd,
a nd pel'hal)S a little criicis lll in
the I'ight place might help a lot.
\\' ell, as Coach Henson says,
"OUI' ft'ec-throw average i ra-
thel' 11001... The Panthers have
all . Ivelage of 43.2% 011 the gra-
tis shots.
-<W.H.S.l-
"Hard work never killed any-
body." said the father.
"That's just the trouble, Dad, "
returned the son, just out of col-
lege. " I want to engage in some-
thing that has the spice of danger
in it."
Coach Jungman's fighting Wes
laco Kittens are taking the back
seat to no one.
The Kittens defeated the La
Feria five 3211 and took the Mer
cedes Cubs 29-18.
Outstanding in the Mercedes
game were Beatty, Cook, Keath-
ley and Fuller, while among La-
Feria players Joe Meave took top
honors with 8 points. Cook and
Rutledge received second honors
\\' ith 5 points each.
- <W.H.S.l-
Little Woman <anxiously watch
ing her hu band repair lamp
plug): "Careful, dear; there may
be some electricity left in it."
The starting line-up for the
Green Dragons was Winnie G.
Card, Joy Black and Marilyn
Traugott, forwards; Janet New-
ton, Lillian Howe, Mary Gerraugh-
ty, guards; with Kathryn Cleckler
leI' as coach.
Joy Black was high scorer for
the Green Dragons with four
points, while Geneva Norris was
high-scorer for the Junior Pan-
therettes, making the only two
points for the team.
-<W.H.S.l-
Overheard in a Harvard dormi
tory: "That's gratitude for you!
I save his life at Iwo Jima, and
now he won't . even let me copy
his homework!"
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950
R New Library Books
VACUUM Varied in Type
W.E, PI(.K UP ALL HE Dmi) The Weslaco
- - has recently receIved a vaned
G'morning, all you
Here comes you r
deadbeats. selection of books, Mrs. Frances
VACUUM Doll, librarian, said.
CLEA ER sling in' dirt about 60
per. (85 per to you, Rex and Ma-
son). .
' Friday night at the Wagon,
.your reporter founc;:! CHARLES
SHERRILL and MAR T H A
'SPALDI GS, ' (M c A II e n) and
GEORGE HARREN and JOH -
NIE LEFLUER (McAllen). But
this ,isn't the first time for
CHARLES and MARTHA.
Later that night at the midnite
the following couples were
seen: TOMMY WAGGONER and
TOMMIE JO LOTT, ED COM-
PERE and BILLIE JANET GEN-
TRY, BOBBY GOODEY and
JOHNNY POLLOCK (McAllen),
BABS NEICUM and ROBERT
ARMSTRONG, CRAIG STEPH-
ENS and JUNE SMITH, JOAN
JACKSON and WILLIAM GRAY
(McAllen), JIMMY HAMPTON
and 'NE'LL GLYNKOESTER, and
DO and PAT?Y
AKI T. ,' .
SKIPPY FRIZZELL is "migh-
ty" happy that the road is being
paved- in Edinburg out to DO-
DIE'S house.
Looking over the Palace Thea-
ter' s balcony, we found MARTHA
and MASO , BARBARA and
CHARLES PLANK, and O. B.
HUGHES and EVA ROBINSON
,(McAllen) tripling.
. Say, LOWELL DAVINA, isn't
DOLORES ADAMS from Oklaho-
ma City quite expensive? Flow-
ers ' and all those phone calls?
BILLY MAULDIN and PATSY
MOORE (Mercedes), BILL PICK-
ARD and GAIL, and GEORGE
'HARREN and DOROTHY LANG
(Mercedes) were seen at the Barn
in Mercedes Saturday night.
. Seems that GEN and TOMMY
McMANN have both found license
number 100.
URIAM, did your BILL from
. Kingsville come down to see you?
If you see BILLIE RUTH PAR-
KER sparkling, you'll know JOE
GALLI A from Edinburg is home
'fro Inover seas.
you, BILL.
More power to
Such volumes as "Webster's
Dictionary of Synonyms," "Know
Your Shakespeare," the biography
of James Fenimore Cooper, and
" Winning Words" should be a
challenge to English students.
For the athletic minded the li-
brary now displays, "Young Raz-
zle," "Johnny Kind, quarter-
back, " and "Punt Formation."
Science students s hould be in-
terested in "Chemistry at V,Tork,"
"Fun with Science," "Experi-
ments Without Fire," "The Story
of Magnesium," and "The Insect
Guide.
Teen-age story readers will ap-
preCiate "Candy," "The Totem
Casts a Shadow, " and "Carney's
House Party."
Other books of varied subjects
are "Costume Design," "Direct
Election of the President," "Voca-
tional Guidance," and "Why We
Have Automobile Accidents."
"The books in the library have
been renumbered to make the li-
brary more uniform and easier to
use," Mrs. Doll stated.
-(W.H.S.l-
Second Semester Holds
Events of Interest
Since the football is fin-
ished for this year, the second
semester' is sometimes regarded
as more or less dull mId unevent-
ful. Howevel', this is not the case,
as the popularity contest, the Sen-
iOt' play, the Band contest, Kid
day, the l'-Teen Sweeheat't ban-
quet; and the Interscholastic Lea-
gue contests are all scheduled for
the secoll{l semester. It is too
early to announce sOllie of these
dates, but the following may be
named.
Jan. 17-Special Paid Assembly
Jan. 26-
U
Imagination," Little
Broadway Play
Jail. 31-Special Paid Assembly
8-Special l>aid Assembly
Mal'. 22- BalHl Assembly
Apdl 3-F.R .A.
Apdl 7-10-Eastet' vacation
Apr. 12-Special Paid Assembly
Apr. 14-Junior-Senior Banquet
Apt. 19-'Voodwork Department
LA PALMA Copy
To Be Sent March
The first shipment of the 1950
LA PALMA will be sent to the
Steck Company March 1, according
to Nancy Solether and Martha
Knapp, editors. Twenty-eight (>
the 112 pages will be sent at th
time.
A theme, dedication, and cov
have been decided upon, Nan
Ann said.
The annual will contain an ei g
page senior section of the COl
mencement and baccalaureate e
ercises and of senior activitie
therefore the LA PALMA will r
arrive until September 1.
Individual pictures of the
iors, juniors, sophomores
freshmen will be in the ann
These have been taken as ...
pictures of organizations, grot.
buildings, and snaps.
The order for the exact num,
of copie:;; must go in by March
hence anyone who wishes an al
nual must turn in his down
ment of $2 to Miss Black befor
that date.
-(W.H.S.l-
FFA to Enter Contest
In Chapter Conducting
The Weslaco chapter of Future
Farmers will enter a chapter con-
ducting contest at Pharr Febru-
ary 13, Dick Luthringer,
adviser, said. The chapter Will
compete against other valley
towns in the Mid-Valley District.
The contest will be held to teach
the boys the correct business
meeting procedure.
There will be two teams, the
first consisting of the chapter
Farmers and the second of the
Green Hands (new members).
The Green Hands will also have
a quiz contest on all phases of
F.F.A. work and a farm skill con-
test, Mr. Luthringer stated .
Assembly
10-G.A.A. and P.E. De-
partment Assembly
May 21- Baccalaureate Services
25-26- Final examinations
J\fay 26- Commencement Exer-
cises.
May 29-Report Cards
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1950
elieve It or Not" Performer
To Present Memory Marvels
Peatul'ed in Robert L, Ripley's
"Believe It 01' Not," cal'toons
and radio dramatizations, in
,lohn Hix's "Stt'ange As It
Sel' ms," and ill Dave Elman' s
"Hobby },obby"!
Yes, this distinction has come to
Will iam Wallace, memory wizard,
II'ho will present his program,
of Memory, " Tuesday,
Janua ry 31, at 10 o'clock in the
h'gh school auditorium.
The story of Mr. Wallace reads.
like a book of fiction. He was born
near Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Hav-
ing an unusual memory, he mem-
orized page upon page of home
work during his school days.
When he was thirteen, his
mother died. After school hours he
sold newspapers and did other odd
jobs. Then at eighteen he left his
hometown to seek fame and for-
tune in New York City.
Thel'e he sold cos metics until
the depl'essioll ruined busine s.
Ry t his time he was marrie<l and
had two childt' en, One day when
things were at their lowest ebb,
WJLLLAi\I WAI,LACE
* * *
he was given a cOlllplimenwl'y
ti cket to a vaudeville show.
Thel'e he saw a memol'y expert
at work, and the act was a huge
sllccess. "} can do that," he
thought, "and I'm going to."
After spending a day in a pub-
lic library, looking up every avail-
ale book on memory, he found
that he cou!d apply none of the
methods suggested; hence, dis-
cOUl'aged with efforts to obtain
help from writers, he clecided to
work as best he could. He began
with simple exercises, memorizing
small group of numbers and ob-
jects, gradually increasing the
size and complexity of the combin-
ations to be remembered.
Mr. Wallace has worked out a
program of memor y feats and
stunts that is thrilling entertain-
meht for every age. For several
years he has been featured in
school assemblies all over the
United States with outstanding
success.
Beginning today, t:ckets will
be on sale fOl' 25 cents from any
mem bel' of the Journalis m Class
01' Miss Black,
Th L
k W Key Club Engaged The clas believes that this
ompson In In wiJl be one of the most Olltstand
. .' In Varied Proiects it has
First In Contest Plans were made and carried
out last week for the Key Club
First division medals were to sell book covers, help in the
<lwarded to Sue Thompson and March of Dimes, and distribute
Patia Link Saturday, January 21, poll tax reminders.
at the Interscholastic twirling Plastic hook covers have been
contest in Harlingen. ordered by the club to sell to
Contestants were allowed to en- students. The covers will be pur-
tel' in Class I, II, or III. Two solos pie and white, with a loping Pan-
and a duet were entered in Class I I ther and a Wand P on the
by Palia and Sue, all of which On the back of the cover WIll be
wnn first division. a lanting "'V.H.S. " "'Weslaco"
Korny
Korner
A "isitor at the asylum saw a
man sitting at a desk writing.
" ' ishing to be fl'i en <11 y, he r eo
mal'ked, "What al'e you doing'!"
" ' Vl'iting," I' epli ed the in
mate without looking up.
"To whom al'e you wl'iting'!"
"To myself. "
" \\' I'iting to youl'selfl" said
t h(, visitor, s miling, " \Vhat are
.YOII telli ng YOlu'se]f'!"
The inmate looked up
Approximately seventy - five will be printed vertically on the
bund twirlers, eleven from Valley end, Charlie Cardenas stated.
high schools participated in the The Key Club distributed cards
lwirling and drum major COI1- for the March of Dimes Thursday
tests. D'ck Miller, 1948 national and collected them Friday.
twirling champion at the Chicago Friday afternoon members of
Music fest ival and now a member the Key Cluh and Kiwanis clubs
of th!;; faculty at Texas State distributed car s tickers, counter
Teachus College, Huntsville, was s igns, and bumper signs remind-
judge. ing people to pay their poll tax. annoyed .ail' and excla:med,
The twirlers performed accord- Visitors at the regular meeting I Bow 110 T know? I won t get
ing lO rules set up by the Univer- last week when Ted Cressner and , the letter until tOIllOl'l'OW,"
sity Interscholastic League, ,J seph Schoen. I ................................... .
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1950
If I can see above my swollen
black and blue nose (and it isn't
dirt, either) I will give you the
news ASI SEE IT.
One of the feature editors,
wishing to us.e the word "immac-
ulate," changed the spelling of the
word to "emaculate." If you wish
to learn t he spel li ng of any
"large" word, just consult t he
"Vercheval Dictionary."
Sue 'l'bollll)son is not only
president .of the Juni or Class
and dnllll maj or of the band,
bu t s he is a s upel'-sal es man on
, the callipus, too_ Sue out sold
the ",' hole Journalism staff on
tickcets to the special assembly
'J ast " week, .a nd on Thul'sday
' mOl'nillgs she usually sell s the
hit'gest number of HI-JJIFES.
'.rhat is r eal good goin' . Sue!
Keep up the good work.
Question of the week is, "Who
found Corky Block's ense of hu-
1110r?" Was it Melford Block, Bil-
lie Gentry or Gen Ballard? Any-
one finding a clue to the "finder,"
please notify the L.H.O. (Lost Hu-
mor Organization) of Weslaco
High immediately.
"Home it!" "No-throw it to
first!" These statements have
been heard lately, as the P.E. girls
have started playing (?) softball
in class. Virginia, Vernon and
Janie Davis seem to be "star"
players in the fifth period class.
Just how Illany hits have you two
really made?
"Facts - of - t he - week" al'e a
follows:
1. i\[al'Y Sue alld Bob Guess
make one.
2. Miguel Reyna makes "de
seatflLIJ."
3. Henuis ,,7ells is "e v e r
gleen."
In Sympathy
On behalf of the entire school
the HI-LIFE wishes to express
sincere sympathy to Patsy and
JoaTJ.n Pace for the death of their
brotller, J. W. Pace, last week.
-
Do You Value What You Have?
011, that old thing? That's a month old! I don't care if it does
get torn up.
How many times have we made that statement about something
we are tired of, or that is a li ttle bit old? Perhaps we have so much
that we do not appreciate what actually is in ou r possession.
Not only our clothes and own personal belongings should be con.
sidered in this matter. Our scheol property is something we should
prize and look on with pride. However, many times t hings have
been abused. For instance, magazines and books are found often
with torn pages or minus a cover. This is an evidence t hat we do
not appreciate enough what our school furnishes us.
Let's stop and think about what we would do without these
things. Perhaps then we will take better care of them.
liTo Each His Own!1I
"Do you wear other people's clothes'?"
"Who, me? Of course not!"
"Do you ever horrow gym clothes?"
"W-e-e-- II, sometimes I do."
These are typical answers given to s uch questions. Last term
many people's gym clot hes were working double time, sometimes
without the permission of the owner. Personal belongings have also
been "borrowed" for good. Special assembly tickets have been taken
from sweaters or shirts. Students who take gym clothes should be
classed, net as parasites, but as "basket marauders." Vvhen a student
is a habitual borrower and something like money or tickets disap.
pears, suspicion could fall on that student.
Let's learn to takE' care of our own belongings and not be a
basket raider.
Was This You
Last Week?
lt was mumbled up and
the halls,
The Gettysburg Address.
clown
Senior Class Meets
l
To Discuss Plans
I At a meeting of the Senior Class
I January 20 at 12:30 in the Study
Hall, the project for beautification
The dead line grew nearer,
of the campus was explained. The
And each student did his best.
Each line Wl:S carefully spoken
Over and over in their minds;
The silence was unbroken
As t hey echoed back the lines.
The clock chimed seven;
There was math i.o do.
lt would soon be eleven,
And they just must get through.
Get through, for what?
Of course, you've guessed,
To do their best
With the Gettysburg Address.
The above poem (01' should we
say verse?) was inspired by one
of the victi ms, who also happened
to be a member of the HI-LIFE
staff:
--(W.H.SJ-
The happiet mi 'er on earth is
the man who aves up every
friend he can make.
The world is a can'era, so don't
get caught frowning.
class will have t he patio on t he
west side to work on. A commit-
tee consisting of Melvin Moore,
chairman; Tommie Sue Bartley,
and Charles McCall um was ap-
pointed to draw up plans for t he
project.
lt was decided by t he class to
have t he Commencement Exercis-
es at 8 o'clock May 26 between
the two buildings; however, if it
r ains, the services will be held in
the auditorium. Baccalaureate
services will be held in the Bap-
tist Church at 8 o'clock on May
21. Class night will be Tuesday,
May 23.
A committee, with Kaye Clark
as chairman, will present suggest-
ions for class color, motto, and
flower at a meeting held t hl<:
week.
P lans for a Senior trip will also
be discussed.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JA UARY 26, 1950
Pantherettes
Swamp Donna
With the winning score 31-12,
the Weslaco Pantherettes defeated
Donna January 16 in the Weslaco
gym_
The starting line-up included
Kathryn Cleckler, Joy Stallings,
and Yreva Teston, forwards; Mary
Sue Hanlpton, Martha Ann Knapp,
and Helen Praytor, guards_
Other forwards that saw action
during the game were Tommie Jo
Lott, Mary Alice Wollard, and Bil-
lie Ruth Parker_ Guards were Al-
line Minyard, Babs Neicom, Gen
Balla rd, Pat Pace, and ancy Sole-
ther_
Joy Stallings was high point girl
wi th 14 points; however, Tommie
Jo LoU followed closely with 8;
Yreva Teston with 6; and Kathryn
Cleckler with 2_
Miss Hausenger, girls' coach at
McAllen, refereed the game.
-<W.H_S'>--
Pantherettes Lose
To Los Fresnos
With a closely fought game up
until the last of the third quarter,
the Pantherettes lost to Los Fres-
nos 28-20 last Friday night in the
Los Fresnos gym.
Though the Los Fresnos team
was ahead at the half, the score
standing 15-7, the Weslaco girls
kept fighting undiscouraged.
For the Pantherettes Joy Stall-
ings took the scoring honors with
9 points; Kathryn Cleckler and
Yreva Teston made 4 each, while
Mary Wollard followed with 2.
The starting line-up for the
game consisted of Joy Stallings,
Kathryn Cleckler, and Yreva Tes-
ton, forwards; Mary Sue Hampton,
Martha Ann Knapp, and Helen
Praytor, guards _
--<W_H.S'>--
A variation on the old "keeping
up with the Jones" theme appears
in the following: A s mall income
is easy to live on, if you don't
spend too much money to keep
other people from knowing it.
Father: "Johnny, wl1at makes
you skip school all the time? "
Johnny: "Class hatred_"
I Weslaco Panthers
Take One, Drop Two
Raymondville leads Conference;
R. G. City's Tarbutton Top Point-Maker
.l!;ncountering two defeats and one victory, the Weslaco cagesters
concluded their third week of district competition, bowing . to Mer-
cedes and Harlingen but crushing a week, overrated quintet from
La Feria.
Tuesday night, January 17, the Weslaco quintet journeyed to
Mercedes; and after a fast and furious struggle with the Tiger five,
they returned home, having suffered a defeat of 46 to 27. Thursday
night Harlingen, catching fire midway in the second period, blazed
throu'gh the scrappy Panthers, who apparently had left their fire
extinguishers at home, 42-34. The same evening the Weslaco re-
s':! rves were downed 35-25 by the Cardinal HB" squad.
However, to save the week from
total loss, the Panthers, redeem-
ing their spirit and reviving their
form, blasted La Feria Friday
Friday night in a tilt on the home
hardwood, 57-18. Capturing high-
point honors for the night was
Last week wasn't so lucky for Boyd Dawson, who racked up 17,
while teammate Stanley Keathley
scored II.
the Panthers . They won one game
and lost two. Last Thursday night
the Harlingen Cardinals trimme(
their ears back in the Harlingen
gym. On Tuesday the Weslaco fans
journeyed to Mercedes to see the
Tigers down the Panthers 46-27.
Boyd Dawson was high scorer for
Weslaco with 14 points and Gon-
zalez with the same number for
Mercedes. The highest score of the
Purple and Whites' season was
when they beat La Feria 57-18.
Dawson again was high-point man
with 17 points, only to be followed
by Keathley's 11, and Swinnea's 9.
III the ~ a Feria game l ast F ri-
day nine boys s uited up, nine
boys played, a nd niJl e boys
scoled. Th e scores r anged fl'om
from 1 to 17.
The girls' basketball team played
Los Fresnos Friday night in a
henefit game. Too bad you got
heat, girls.
Coach Jung ma n's st a l' j uniol's
tl'immel1 the Mel'cedes Juniol's
twice last week with scores of
23-17 a nd 22-12.
About 15 boys reported for track !
At the end of last week thE'
conference s tandings shaped up
like this:
Raymondville was leadi ng the
pack with an unblemished record
of 6 wins, followed closely by
Mercedes with 5 wins and 1 loss.
Weslaco, P.S.J.A., and Donna were
tied for the next position, boast-
ing 3 victories and as many de-
feats. With a record of 2 wins
and 4 losses, the Rio Grande City
Rattlers held the sixth place; while
Mission and La Feria tied for the
cellar with a 1 win, 5 loss record.
ast week, and more are expected
when basketball season is over.
Coach Bill Lan e's figbtmg B
team was def eated by Harlin
gen B 35-25 bu t t ook t h e E d-
couch-EIsa game 31-28.
Seeing much action in the past
week were Bob Benbow, Dick
Ryan, Maurice Allen, and Bob
Guess. You saw these boys play
last year, and they are back in the
swing of it this year.
Come out a nd 'b.lCk t he P all-
t hm's every Tuesday and F riday
nights.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1950
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\ From Our Exchanges Shop Boys Making
I
Buenos Dios! I by now U f I A I

VACUUM
\
that all you have received your se u rtle es
report cards. By the way-did
Vi E PIC.K UP' ALL you pass? (Silly question) Shop students, under the direc_
..... --------.----... The HI-LIFE has received two tion of L. K. Lemaster, are en-
Hi, all you guys and gals; ga- new school papers on its exchange gaged in various projects. Some
ther 'round while I shovel the list. They are the REAGAN of these will be displayed in the
dirt your way.
S1' ATESMA , Houston; and the yearly exhibit in the spring.
LEOPARD'S TALE, Gainesville. Mason Ramsay is building a
He: "May I hold your Palll1- record changer and cabinet and
Ol ive?" an amplifier. The cabinet is to
Saturday night GLEN HAAS
ancJ.DOROTHY NORMAN, DAVID
. ' (
WOLLARD and RUTH N ORMAK
She: " ot on your Lifebuoy." be made of solid mahogany. Don.
.. seen dvubling. He: "I guess I'm out of Lux." aId Miller has fini shed a mahog .
. -TOMMY WAGGONER and She: "Yes, Ivory foamed." any what-not shelf and is now
GEORG IA MAYO were together I The PAT HER SCRATCH working on a smoking
B
. L'tf' h' f t d stand. Sam Arrendondo is mak
oyer .the week-end. i\ly, this cer- . erme I WIC S ace. urne
tainly: .. was a UrI)rise. <.julte red when he got mixed up ing a chest of drawers, using ce-
. d 'd " l\1r 1M ' "dar as the matel'ial.
. ,,IlEX BLEDSOE and P ATSY sal , may go to eXlCO,
BR;EW ER .(M c A I len), BOBBY
SCH PP and CAROLYN MOF-
FET (McAllen) were seen at the
Citriana Friday night.
IVA JO RICKETTS and JOE
LACKEY, BOBBY
and JANIE were among the usual
couples together over the week-
end. . '
DAVID ROBERTSON, what is
your 'inte'rest in La Feria? Could
her name be EVEL YN HAR-
GROVE?
PATSY and BALDWIN and,
BOBBY and JOHNIE were doubl- I
ing over the week-end as usual.
BOBBY BENBOW has been see-
ing a lot of MARY WILEY, Could
Hiis be a new romance?
Speaking of new romances,
what about HELEN PRAYTOR
and STANLEY KEATHLEY?
. BERTIE LEE SENS and HAR-
VEY FARRIS were at the basket-
. ball game last week. These two
are getting to be a habit.
.. Groups of stag boys and girls
wre seen cruising around at dif-
ferent times over the week-end.
Wonder why they can't get to-
gether.
Over the week-end we saw TOM,
MIE .LOTT and JIMMY ROGERS,
HELEN and STANLEY and BIL-
LIE R TH and RAY DEMPSEY
riding around.
What's thIs we heal' . about
'CHARLIEJ TISDALE? He has an
interest in JOA KORF, maybe?
TOMMIEJ SUE BARTLEY has
been seeing quite a bit of DON
KOELLE lately. Nice gOing!
.Well, bye for now. See ya' next
week.
Instead of, "May 1 go to my lock-
er'?
San Benito
GREYHOUND GROWLS
"Poetry"
Will came up to the Lab.
Thinking he knew plenty.
He took the bottle;
He ignored the tab.
Funeral Friday-2:20.
Brownsville
SCREAMI G EAGLE
Just a word or two of warning
to the careless drivers around the
Valley-
A nut at the wheel,
A peach at the right,
A turn in the road,
Fruit salad tonight.
'I'he REAGAN STATESMAN,
Houston, Texas
Adios!
-(W,H.S.l--
W.H.S. Kittens Win Twice
Over Mercedes Juniors
The Weslaco Kittens defeated
the Mercedes juniors in two games
last week.
In the first game the score was
23-17, with Cook for Weslaco mak-
ng 8 pOints and Meave tallying 7.
The Mercedes group were spirited
by Sanchez, with 8 points and
Heardy with 4.
After the second game the score
read 22-12. Fuller was high scorer
with 12 points.
The Kittens' victories are not
accounted for by individual play-
ers, but by the hard work of every
player, Coach Jungman always
states.
Don McNeeley is working on a
modernistic study desk, a small
desk with shelves on each side.
A demonstration radiO on a 3x4
foot panel is Billie Joe Rippert's
project. The radio will be open,
with all parts showing so that the
parts and their uses can be given.
Lowell Davina and Rex Carter
are working on a 3 ft. fan. A port-
able model, it will be used in the
shop.
In the General \"" ood Depart-
ment, the boys are learning to
make turned lamps. large cedar
chests, book ends, and book

In radio and electricity the boys
have been given radio kits. They
have built a broadcast receiver
(three tube), and a code oscillator,
and are now making a public
address system.
The arts and crafts class is work-
ing with carbon lamps, plastics,
wood turning, metal turning, and
drawing .
-(W.H.S.l-
Junior High Schedule
Has Several Changes
A group of students from North
Ward School have been transfer-
red to Junior High, as there were
too many students in the sixth
grade there,
Since the eighth grade had the
least number of students to a
room, membecs of 8V were dis-
tributed among the other four sec-
tions of the grade.
The eighth grade teachers each
took a seventh grade class, and
the seventh grade teachers took a
sixth grade class.
THE WESLACO HI-LU-'E, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950
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Pictlu'ed alwve are members of the "Imagination" cast, who IH'esented the comedy Thursday
night ill the 'Veslaco auditorium. '
They ,are as follows, left to right: Joy 'Viley, Robert }<'iehl s, Ricbard Babb, Gail Henson, Dillie
Otto, June Smith, Dick Shockley, Sue Clark, Mel "in MOOl'C, and Eleanor Brads haw.
"Imagination II Scores
Hit With Audience'
Imagination? Well, Pete Henry really had it! His vivid and
sometimes startling flights of fancy were so realistic that the audi-
ence witnessing tl:e Little Broadway play "Imagination" last Thurs-
day forgot that Dick Shockley was playing a part: He really seemed
t he 13 year-old boy who was generally in trouble with somebody.
Equally well cast in their roles were the other members of the
comedy. Eleanor Bradshaw and Melvin Moore as the tolerent par-
ents of the three Henry children
played their parts with sympathy
and understanding.
The part of Muriel Henry, a
beautiful but calculating and am-
bitious schemer for a rich hus-
hand, was convincingly handled
by Gail Henson.
Robert Fields was entirely ade-
quate for the task. He was excel-
lent as Will Garner, the unassum-
ing and rather eccentric young
man who complicated matters for
t he Henry family by arriving un-
expectedly to spend the summer.
Though Pete was frequently
Rcolded by his family, he had one
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]oyallittle Belinda remained faith-
ful. Sue Clark, as Belinda, was a
natural for the part and won the
hearts of the audience by her
portrayal.
June Smith was particularly
good as the haughty, wealthy, so-
ciety mother, Mrs, Williams, who
dominated her son, Ronnie. The
role of Ronnie, who loved Mur-
iel , but who lacked the courage to
free himself from his mother's
control, was satisfactorily depict-
ed by Richard Babb.
Much of the humor of the play
was furnished by the slow mov-
ing, gum-chewing maid, Susie,
who "never made any mistakes"
but was always having aCCidents.
Dillie Otto turned in one of t he
best performances of the play in
this role.
Joy Wiley was equally good in
role of Janet Henry, the shy. ro-
mantic Sister, who had always
heen overshadowed by Muriel,
but who finally asserted herself.
Handling the double role of
student director and actor in the
play was quite an assignment, but
devoted friend in the person of Between act Robert Fields pre-
Belinda Bushy. Although Pete sented a gift to Mrs. Hank Hamel,
was constantly trying to get rid who directed the play. Furnish-
of her and was going to give her ings for the attractive setting
cut 0:, only .$5 to l: is $2,500,000 I were supplied through the court-
m hIS get nch qUlck" scheme: esy of the ' Lotex Furniture Co.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950
Another Thursday brings an-
other column; therefore here is the
news "AS I SEE IT."
Georgia Mayo isn't the only one
that is happy that Friday meant
the last of the Gettysburg address.
Georgia ran everyone crazy in
in sixth period study hall trying
to ay it. After hours of hard la-
bor she had the last line mas-
tered.
"It's Superman! Z-Z-Z-Z-oom!"
Yes! There IS a "Supel'-Human"
in OUI' school, Dick Shockley
proved himself as the "man of
power" by choking himself in
the skit the "Imagination" cast
put on Tuesday morning in
assembly, Collgl'atulatiolls go to
the whole play ca t, as they all
did a fine job Thursday night,
Have you ever wondered why
Coach Jungman is practically
bald? If you have ever heard any
member of the first period Driv-
ers' Education class try to drive,
you would understand Coach's
"baldness." They seem to love to
ride the clutch!
"If you see a '49; let me know. "
"Gee, I'm only on '31'! How did
you get that far ahead of me?
These statements, along with sev-
eral others, have been heard from
the kids around W.H.S. looking
for numbers on license plates.
This has become quite a fad, even
with the boys! What happens
when you reach 100, Gen.?
Everyone that didn't see the
girls' basketball game on the Don-
na court was wondering why the
Pantherettes' theme song was
"Slippin' Around." For the ans
weI' to this $64 question, see Tom-
mie Jo Lott or Mary Sue Hamp-
ton. Every time they got the
ball, they seemed to go "slippin'
around."
Do you wish you could memor-
ize an English IV Literature book
from cover to cover? With the
hints, clues, and suggestions giv-
en by William Wallace in the
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II A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
ll
Pack up a lunch, ling a hoe o"l' er you I' s houlder, get in your
jalopy, and he<lfl for thr \\'eslaco High campu ,
What's going on'? ]\lerely the campus beautification plan in
progress.
Yes, many of us may be exclaiming soon about bruised knees, a
ilullched back, 01' a cricl, in cur neck, but it will be worth it. After
all , a beautiful campus is more important than our broken backs!
(Am I kidding?)
In case you're won<lel' ing what this is all about, her'e's the sit.
uation:
The Student Council has started a project for the purpose of
making OUI' campus more beautiful. Each representative selected a
sectien of the grounds for the club or class he represents to work on.
Some sunny Saturday morning everyone will gather at the school
for a clean-up and planting day. Flowers will be planted, weeds dug
up. and any other work necessary for a proper beginning will be
Clone. What devel cps then remains to be seen. However, we are
heping that a beautiful campus will result from our hard work and
strenuous efforts.
H sOllie Satm'day lll o,' ning yOUl' l)eaceful sleep is interrupted
by a honk of a hOi'll and someon e c.,Jling your name,
;you'll kuow it's tim!' to ('ontl'ibutr yom' pal.'t to tilt' school.
"' .et's ma lH' 011" ca mpll s the best, O,l{.'!
Congratulations Are in Order
"The third time's the charm" proved true with the presentation
of the Little Broadway play, " Imagination," for after two postpone-
ments, the comedy wa' given last Thursday night.
Congratulations go to each member of the cast for an excellent
performance. All other persons who helped with the play in various
capacities should also be commended for their work, The reactions
of the audience indicated their enjoyment of the play, which upheld
the standards set by previous productions,
Here's to Little Broadway for a job well done!!
special assembly Tuesday morn- brilliancy blinded practically ev-
ning, you should at least be able eryone but Lowery Garrett, who
to remember the authOr of "Mac- had on a red skirt. Don, why
beth." didn't you let her wear your
Hurry up, gil'] , amI grab
your (late fOl' the Y-Teens' An-
uual Sweetheal't B a u que 1,
which is to be h eld at Mercedes
On Februal'y 18. Joy Stallings
has all of the excess bear traps,
lassoes, and othel' secret devic-
es needed to catch a mal e, Iu-
cidentally, she s wiped them
it'om Joann Pace,
socks?
The seniol' peech class pre-
sented t heir' play, "'rhe
TI'ee," {or the San
Benito High School 'Vedllesday
morning on the 'Veslaco Stud-
ent CouJl cil Talent Show. The
San Benito students seemed to
enjoy the pedol'mance as much
as the Speech class did,
See ya 'next week, same col
"Those bright colors. They are
umn, same time. same campus,
blinding me! " Friday eemed to and same columnist. Adios!
have been the brightest clay of
the year for the studes of W.H.S.
It has become a my tery why
Donald Miller wore shining red
socks to school Friday, Their
:\Toney doe n't always bring
happiness. A man with ten mil-
lion dollars is 110 happier than a
man with nine million.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950
w.1-I.S. Cagers Win
The rampaging Weslaco bas - Two Out Of Three
keteers, t hrough s u ccessi ve vic-
tories over Donna (42-32) and
(34-28) last week, hoM
an undisputecl third place in the
pl'esent conflict fOl' the District
30"\ title with a r ecol:d of 5
wills alld 3 defeats, The I'an-
thers haye a season total of 11
\' ic-tol'ies and 8 losses,
In the eight conference tilts in
II'hich the Panthers have thus iar
participated they have gathered a
total of 271 pOints against their
opponents' 228. The Panthers'
points are divided among the fol-
lowing cagemen: Boyd Dawson,
66; ,J immie Swinnea, 53; Stanley
Keathley, 44; Jimmie Rogers, 31;
Allen, 22; Dick Ryan, 18;
Pinky Day, 16; Jimmy Vaughn,
12; Bob Guess, 5; and Bobby Ben-
how, 4,
I<;ar ly boys out for t rack in-
clude Don (Skum) Miller, Roy
('rail) Davis, Floyd (Doodle) Mc-
Farland, Billy (Lover) Mauldin,
.J oe (Charm-boy) Lackey, Ed (Ed-
it h) Henry, Billy (Lantern-Jaw)
'v"right, John (Pig) Porter, Char-
li e (Mouth ) Tisdale, Cisco (Speedy)
Luna, Emilio Castro, Renaldo
Garza, and Merle Shepherd. Ac-
cording to Coach Woodrow Ish-
am, track shoes were issued to
the boys Monday, and t hey'll real-
ly need them, for their rigorous
training sessions include about 8
laps around the football field.
Coach Isham added that he would
like to see more boys out for
track. So why don't some of you
talented athletes come out and
gain some fame?
In all lll'obability the firs t
tt'.ack tournamen t ill which the
Panthel's will enter will be the
Border Olympics, which is
sch eduled to be at'OUlHl the mid-
fill' of March, Ought to have a
well I'ounded team by that
time?
\IId II 0W a little space to ac-
IOlOwledge the em'nes t f'lideav-
OI'S of the W' eslaco Kittens.
'I.'hey deserve a s ound pat on
the back (jus t hal'd enough to
s tUll the m a minnte), for last
The " ' eslaco Panthel's played three games t his past week
with two wins and one defeat.
On Monday the Panthers fell before St. Joseph's 50-42. Keathley
took high honors with 9 points, 'while Dawson trailed by only one
pOint. The second game of t he evening saw the Weslaco B defeat
st. Joseph's B 41-29. Jimmy Vaughn and Flem Keathley made 11
pOints each.
Pantherettes Swamp
Donna Squaws 28-3
The Pantherettes' "A" string
won an easy victory over Donna
Wednesday of last week by t he
score of 28-3,
Kathryn Cleckler was high
scorer with 16 points. Other scor-
ers 'were Joy Stallings with six
points, Yreva Teston with 5 and
Mary Wollard with 1.
The "B" team also won over
Donna with the score of 12 - 5.
High scorer was Evelyn Haas,
with 6 points, whil e Billie Ruth
Parker followed close behind with
-1, and Nettie Bl'adford made 2.
--(W.H.S.l--
Baseball Pointers
Offered to Coaohes
Last Tuesday night the Purple
and Whites met the Donna Hed-
skins in the Weslaco gym and
took the game 42 to 32. Leading
the Panthers were Swinnea and
Keathley with 11 points each.
J erry Husband led Donna with 9
points. Twenty to 17 in favor of
'Weslaco was the score of the sec-
ond game, between the Weslaco
B and Edcouch - Elsa. Vaughn,
with 6 points, topped the scorers,
while Dempsey had 5, and Potts
racked up 4.
Friday night the Panthers jour-
neyed to Mission to defeat the
Mission Eagles 34-28. Jim Swin-
nea, Maurice Allen, and Jimmy
Rogers took high honors for the
Panthers with 11, 10, and 4 pOints
respectively. Leading the Eagles
was Larry Floerchinger with 9
points.
H eading the ])istl'ict 30-A
l'ace at the end of last week
were Raymondville and Mer-
ced es, tied fOl' first, and 'Ves-
laco l'lIlUling a close second.
--(W.H.S.l--
Hank Siveteed, former Boston
Red Sox player, and John Hud-
son, New York Giants' player,
were the instructors Monday and
Tuesday of last week at a Base-
ball Clinic held in the Weslaco
gym. The clinic was for all am- Girls' P. E. Classes Begin
ateur coaches and managers of
the Valley teams. Tennis Instruction
"The purpose," stated Coach
Claude Jungman, Weslaco base-
ball coach, "was to teach the men
some things of baseball that they
did not know.
--(W.H.S.l-
lOW I lay me down to sleep.
The lecturer's dry, the subject' s
deep;
If he should stop before I wake,
Bump me, neighbor, for good-
ness' sake.
The DAILY LASS-O
(Denton, Texas)
w(,I'k t hey downed two stub-
bOI'" foes, the ])onna jllniol's
and the Raymondville juniors,
both by t he salli e scores of 23
to l8. Good going, KittyKats!
Beginning this week, the girls'
Physical Education Classes under
the instruction of Miss Martha
Stallings, are taking up the sport
of tennis, after completing several
weeks of basketball.
The girls will begin their in-
structions in the gym and will
later use the courts. Along with
the actual playing of tennis, the
girls will study court strategy,
court etiquette, and the history
of tennis, all in a series of lec-
tures .
Miss Stallings stated that she
hopes to have a special class next
year; in which the girls interested
in tennis may devote the full
year to its study.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950
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Seniors Just Children at Heart
We PIC,K UpALL H 0RIl
Gather 'round, you good people,
while J. sling some dirt in your
mugs.
MARY ALICE WOLLARD and
GLENN HAAS, PATSY PACE
and "EKKO" THOMPSON are
now going steady.
The place is main street, and
the time is Saturday night.
Most of the school crowd drag
main, whether it's with dates or
not. A group of Weslaco's well
known couples are doing just
this, and not one s ingle person
that makes up the student body
of our dear old school is in sight.
Then it happens! Someone spots
the movie billing. It's " Ichabod
and Mr. Toad," the movIe cartoon.
There is a scream of ecstasy from
the girls and they immediately in-
sist upon seeing the show. The
boys reluctantly get tickets With
mutterings and mumbJings about
this being kid stuff. With popcorn
and a few "Excuse me, pleases"
they settle into the seat s of the
dim theater and with wide eyes
follow the adventures of Ichabod
and Mr. Toad.
After the show they walk out
into the lobby, blinking t heir eye
from the effect of t he lights, not-
lcmg several of their school
DOROTHY NORMAN, did you
and DAVID WOLLARD have fun
baby-sitting Saturday night? By
the way, DOT, I t hought you
were gOing steady with MARVIN
KEMP.
40 Choral Club Members I chums making thei r exi t. Greet-
ings are exchanged along with
To Attend "Carmen" sheepish grins, glad they weren't
It looks as though TOM lIE JO
LOTT is certainly bea ting a cer-
tain girl' s time. She was with
JI MMY ROGERS Saturday night.
Goodness! What a party!! At
LORENE'S house Saturday night
were BILLIE PARKER, RAY
DEMPSEY, STANLEY KEATH-
LEY HELE PRAYTOR, HAR-
OLD' PATE, PINKIE DAY, BOYD
DAWSON, EVELYN HAAS, JIM-
MY ROGERS, TOMMIE LOTT,
JOAN JANVIER, JO A IN PACE,
JOAN KORF, and WILLIE
HUGHES.
Talk got around that STANLEY
KEATHLEY and JOAN KORF
did O.K. Saturday night. Even
so, HELEN PRAYTOR didn't
The Weslaco High Choral Club
has made plans to attend the op-
era "Carmen" in San Antonio,
according to Mrs. Sibyl MattaI',
director.
Approximately 40 of the 65
members will meet at school and
leave on a school bus, driven by
Dwight Berry, at 6 o'clock Satur-
day morning, February II.
They will be accompanied by
Mrs. MattaI', Mrs. Henry Otto,
Mrs. W. E. Lane, Mrs. John Glar-
os, Irs. V. D. Callahan, J. C. Al-
len, R. L. Benbow, and W. E.
Lane:
The group will stay at the Gun-
ter Hotel and will return Sunday
afternoon.
seem to mind, as she was talking seen crUlsmg around town with
to a boy from La Feria. B ILL Y HARBISON Saturday
KATHRYN CLECKLER was night.
with COY HOOD (Edcouch) over Not to be outdone was JOAN
the week-end. This could be a Pl CKETT who was with JER-
real romance budding? IAL MIDGET.
CAROLE SAWYER, why don't l<'RANCIS LASITER, what has
you tell us who t hi s Junior boy happeneJ to your flow of dates?
is that you have a crush on? BARBARA NEICOM has been
We're dying of curiosity. going steady with ROBERT ARM-
ROSEMARY, DENNIS, MAR- STRONG for the last month.
THA and MASON were seen wan- Why wa ALBERTA HANKS
dering out of the Ritz Friday smiling over the weekend? Was
night. Did you kids have fun? it because of a certain boy fr om
Heavens I s this a new romance San Marcos?
brewing? As I peered through GEN BALLARD and TOMMY
the darkness of the Ritz Saturday l\IcMANl and FRED BUSS and
night, J found PAT SHIREY and Sl JE McALPIN were at the bas-
TERRY HOLMAN. Afterwards, ketball game Friday night and
he walked her home. in church Sunday night.
JOAN VERCHEVAL was with PATSY POTTS, CAROLYN
GEORGE THOMPSO Friday CARROTHERS, KAYE CLARK
and Saturday night. My, My!! and MARY ANN DREYER were
HAROLD DEAN PATE, what selling fritos at the game Friday
happened to you Saturday night? night for the March of Dimes.
Ice water comes in handy at Well , I've got to go; but I ' ll be
t imes, doesn't it? waiting around to peer on you
MARY LOU BENBOW was next week.
the only kids at heart.
Humphh! Who says that sen-
iors are dignified?
Written Driving Tests
Given; 90% Pass
Did you know that last semes
tel' the drivers' education car was
driven only 1240 miles and used
62 gallons of gas? The car aver-
ages 10 miles a day.
Last week written tests were
given to the classes, and 90 per
cent of the students passed. These
now have their restricted dr iver 's
license, stated Claude Jungman,
instructor. The car was used last
Thursday for the first time this
semester.
-(W.H.Sol--
Campus Cove Closed
As Interest Lags
The "Campus Cove" will be
cl osed because of lack of interest
of the student body in the youth
canteen, according to the Junior
Service League through a letter
to Roy Davis, president of the
Student Council.
The League opened the canteen
several months ago with the hope
that the students would take i t on
as their own project; however,
most of them have been too busy
to take an active part.
"We have s incerel y enjoyed
working with you, and the found-
ations are laid for a canteen. If,
at any time in the future you feel
that the Junior Service League
could assist you with s uch a pro-
ject, we should be happy to coop-
erate," Mrs. Joe D. Barbee, can-
teen commi ttee chairman, stated.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950
Billie Rnth PaI'kel', senior,
has beeu chosen as 'Veslaco
High's r epresentative in the
Daughters of the American R e-
"olntion state contest.
Billi e Ruth's Dame has b een
sent to the State Conference,
wht' I' e a lucky girl will b e cho-
sen to [' t' IH' esellt t he stat e. This
~ i 1 1 will be presented a one
hUII(lt-ed dollar savings bond.
The win net' in ea ch high school
wiD also be given a piece of
jewell'y and a cedificate of
honOl' .
'I'he qualifications for a rep-
J'esentative a I' e de pendability,
leadet's hip, se('yice, co-operation,
patl'iotis JII, and scholat'ship.
Billie Ruth was chosen by
membel's of the senior high
school facnlty. Othet' girls COlt-
s idel'ed wel' e Kaye Clark, Mat'Y
Sue Hampton, Roberta Goo{ley,
i\ [al' tha Ann Knapp, and Elean-
or RI'adshaw.
--(W.H.S.l--
Housewife to vacuum cleaner
salesman: "You might try the
people next door. We use theirs,
and it's terrible!"
-(W.H.S.l-
27 F.F.A. Boys to Attend
Livestock Show Feb. 18
Twenty-seven of the F .F.A. boys
will attend the San Antonio Live-
'tock Exposition February 18,
according to Dick Luthringer,
their sponsor. The trip will be
made in a school bus.
The group will leave '''Teslaco
Friday, February 17, at noon and
: 65 Students Have
Part- Time Jobs
:'11;1:,:' stucient s of Wes laco Sen'or High are employed in various
stores of vVeslaco dUI'in3 and after school hours. Some of these stud-
ents are working to help their parents send them through school,
while othel:s are working to make their own money.
Seniors who are employed are Robert Armstrong by R. Dodd
J e\\'elry; Char' ic Cardenas, White Cleaners; Rex Carter, J. W. Carl';
Ed Compel e. (h:: Cleaners: Lowell Dav. na, Rio Grande Valley Gas Co.;
Lydia Garcia , Sun-Tex; Tilli e Garcia, Badger Studi:J; Manfredo Garza,
:Vlanuel Garza , Stcvenson'S Red and White Food Store; Beto Gonzale::;,
LaVlnc,.; .\l a n Shop; J a mes Hatch, Burton Auto Supply; Melvin Moore,
ProgrESO Store; Bobby Ross, H. KB. meat counter; Donald Royall, J, T.
RcyaJJ, Sr., office; amI A lex Westrook, \<\Teslaco Drug Store.
Council Discusses
Senior Exemptions
The questiorL of senior exemp-
tions was discussed at the regular
meeting of the Student Council
January 31. Mr. Palmer stated
that he would speak to Mr. Scott
about the matter.
The All-Valley Student Council
constitution was read by the mem-
bers of the council also. Roma,
Santa Rosa, and La Feria were
admitted into the council, report-
ed Everett McAulay, representa-
tive for the Weslaco group.
A letter was received from the
student body of Odom, Texas, re-
que ting that Roy Davis, presi-
dent, send a copy of the \<\Teslaco
Council Constitution that they
might read it to get suggestions
for the council they plan to 01'-
ganize.
Three consecutive Saturdays,
February] 1, 18 and 25, have been
set aside for the digging and
planting days of the beautifica-
tion of the campus project.
- (W.H.S.l--
Juniors who are working are as
follows: Sam Arredondo, Sherry
Implement Company; Gen Ballard,
baby sitting; Sherley Boese Gem
Theater; Sherman Boese, H.E.B.
Footl Store; Frank Bradford, Wal-
ter Baxter Seed Company; Eva
Campos, E, de Ie Rosa; Lorene
Eoff, Valley Transit Bus Company;
Alberta Hanks, Wells worth Store'
O. B. Hughes, Cassity Store; J o a ~
Korf, baby sitting; Georgia Mayo,
Ritz Theater; Ruth Norman, baby
sitting; Joann Puckett, Ritz Thea-
ter; Ginoveva Reyna, E. de la Rosa;
David Robertson, Link Floral
Company; Yvonne Thompson, D.
C. Anderson; Dennis Wells, Wells-
worth Store; Billy Wright, La
Villa Coffee Shop.
Sophomores who sought and
found work are John Blankenship,
H.E.B. Food Store; Minnie Cuellar,
Cabaza Dry Goods; Joan Davis,
Ritz Theater; Ignacio Garcia, Dry
Goods; Terry Holman, theater and
post office; Joan Jackson, theater;
Ida Krummel, Wellsworth; Maria
Leal, Wellsworth; Rex Nunn H.E.
B. Food Store; Ronald Rennschei-
cht, Cassity Store; Ismael Ramos,
Borderland Hardware; Warren
Stansbury, H.E.B, Food Store; Vir-
ginia Vernan, Ritz Theater.
Working in the Freshman class
In the general post office at are Patsye Akin, baby sitting; Elia
San Antonio there are three letter
drops. One is labeled "Local," the
second "Texas," and the third
Campos, E. de la Rosa; Isais Cos-
tillo, Castill Fruit Stand; Patricia
McKissack, baby sitting; Luis A.
Garcia, paper route; Charles Grif-
"Other States and Foreign Coun- fin, ''''esley Seed Company; Luis
tries."
will stay unlil Sunday morning.
On Saturday, which is Rural
Youth Day, they will attend the
Exposition, and a few of the boys
plan to see the Gene Autry Rodeo
scheduled for that weekend.
Johnson, Cardinal Cafe; Julian
Mindoza, Matland Bicycle Store;
Gay and Jay Cloud, paper route;
Jimmy lVIestmacher, paper route;
Rudolfo Rann, Burton Auto Sup-
ply; Gerardo Ramirez, Stevenson's
Variety Store; Dora Robles, Robles,
Store; Wesley Ryan, grocery Store;
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950
Oh, \Vhat a beautiful morning,
Just to read and sit;
So, while you are reading,
Read AS I SEE IT!
Have you ever lost a full box
of Kleenix? Mary Sue Hampton
had to hold Billie Gentry down
in her chair when Billie discov-
ered s he had lost hers, for she
became so very excited that she
practically tore up the whole
shorthand room. Tommie Sue
Bartley finally became soft-heart-
ed and let Billie borrow her last
tissue.
Are you having trouble with
your car? When it rolls down
t.he little hill by the gym, does
the steering-wheel lock? It seems
that some "unknowing" person
had these very same difficulties
Thursday morning. Several peo-
ple tried to unlock the wheel by
turning the key, only to find that
the key wouldn't turn. Finally
Richard "Master - mind" Childers
came along and notified Glenn
"Mechanic" Haas that he was us-
ing the wrong key. They changed,
and guess what! The key turned
on, and the wheel unlocked.
'l'be Senior cards an(l mem-
O!'y books arrived last Wednes-
day morning.
The praud and happy seniors
rushed into the office to get
their cards, only to find that
they still owed $3.50 or $1.50.
However, to keep them from
being so very disheal' telled, Mr.
Hendrix told them that their
memory books were bere and
that these were free. The Sen-
iors were measured for tbeir
caps and gowns by Palmer
last week.
Did you know we had two great
detectives in our school? They
are none other than Jackie Ryan
and Bob Knight. The other morn-
ing as they wer e nearing Miss
Black's room to get her absentee
slip; t hey heard loud ships and
something that sounded like a gas
tank leaking. They became very
frightened, because they were
February 14-Valentine's Day!'
Yes, hoys, it's just around the cornel'. Here'::; hoping none of you
unsuspecting fellows get cornered by some sweet gal and have to
spend your week's allowance for a big box of candy. Wouldn't that
be bad? Everyone has better lookout for little Dan Cupid, because
he's usually doing his dirty work this time of year.
Have you ever thought about where Valentine's day began?
According to the encyclopedia, it is supposed to be a survival of a
Roman festival held on February 15. It was once the custom to draw
lots to decide which young men and women should be each other's
"Valentines" for the coming year. The young couple would then
exchange gifts, and sometimes they even became engaged to be
married.
Now with this brief history, let's end with this little ditty:
Roses are red, violets are blue;
I bought a Valentine-
But it's not for you!
--(W.H.SJ-
Do We Want A Youth Canteen?
Once upon a time someone got the idea of a st'ddent canteen. In an
assembly students from Pharr spoke to us of their den. The Junior
Serv'ce League offeree! to help us s tart a den or canteen. Committees
were organized for various jobs and a contest was held for a name.
Everyone liked to eat and relax in the "Campus Cove," but very few
students seemed to want to keep it going. Still trying to make it work,
officers were nominated; but because no one was interested, the elec-
tion was not held, and the canteen was closed.
Are we going to give up now? The Junior Service League is still
ready to help us if we will help ourselves.
The success or failure of any organization deepnds on its mem-
bers. 'Ne can all be active members in a project like this.
Let's remember-we can have a "Campus Cove" if we want to.
It is up to us!
sure Billie Ruth Parker had be-
come so disgusted with her HI-
LIFE staff t hat she was disposing
of them. However, it was only
Black killing mosquitoes
with her hands, while Dennis
Wells was using t he spray-gun.
Well-they solved the mystery,
anyway!
"Oh, look! It s nowed last
night." This was heanl ft'om
Jo Ann Pace as sb e carne into
the buildiJlg with a handful of
"snow" Suddenly Jo Ann not-
iced that the snow wasn't cold
and that it wasn't melting. As
"Detective" Charlie Tisdale took
it into hi s hands, he roared
with laugh tel'. Everyone dis-
covered ]at.er that it wasn't
SIlOW, lwt feltilizel that .To A lin
had found 011 the trees.
I ' ll leave you with this thought:
If you want something done in a
hurry, ask a busy man ... the
others haven't time.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950
anthers Knock Raymondville
Out of First-Place Tie, 40-26
'J' he Ji:i t tcns have a l' ecol'd to
he pl'oud of. '.rhey h.we J 1
wins and 3 losses. 'I-'he losses at'e
('I'(- (( ited to the Hay mondville
Juniol's, who just see m to out-
smal't the ]{ittens.
Was the Valley sports world
shocked last week when they saw
the Panthers beat t he Bearkats !
Don't forget that tonight is
the big night. See Miss Black
'-8. Mrs. Can' others in a free
thl'ow contest; Coaches Isham
and Hen son chall enging Coach
('8 .Jungman and Stnllings in a
bad minton gallle; square dac-
('S IJI'esell ted by the different
".K classes; and the Panther-
d.tes playing the girls.
The events begin at 7:30, and
you lIIav ee' all t his fOt' only
25 a nd 50 cents at the Weslaco
gym,
It is rumored t hat all the girls
go with Boyd Dawson to use his
sewing machine. Is this r ight,
Eleanor?
Girls, if you hear Coach Jung-
man singing, don't faint; he isn't
crooning to you. Coach likes to
hear himself sing "Around her
neck she wore a yellow ribbon."
Instruction in girls ' tennis was
begun last week in the girls' P.E.
classes.
--(W.H.SJ--
If you want a thing well done,
don't do it yourself unless you
know how.
-(W.H.SJ-
Y -Teen Sweet,heart
Banquet To Be Feb. 18
The Y-Teens will give their an-
nual Sweetheart Banquet Febru-
ary 18, at 8 o'clock in the Merced-
es high school gym and cafeteria,
A tinctlll'e of tt'iullIpb coated the intel'iot' of the \Veslaco gym
a \\' cek ago Tuesday night, discharging its coveted benefits upon
the plunder'ing \Veslaco Panthel's, who, inspit'ed by a lus t for
I'ev(' nge, blasted the SUl' ging Bt'al'lwts {I'om Raymondville in a
heatedbllt onc-si ll t' d t'li counter 40-26,
.-\ pp:u'ent!;y sOIllt'thing nc\\' has hc(' n alldt'd to the
('agel's; and it \\'ollld be 11('('(1Ies8 to say that this addition was fOI'
the good, s in('c t.he Jkal'l,ats had t.o make IIIOSt of theil' s hots from
outside-unable to ('ope with the steady l'anthel's' " zone defense."
\Vith the teamwork and Shot-making talents of Boyd Dawson
and Jimmy Swinnea, the Weslaco quint jumped off to an early, first
-------- , quarter lead of 12-9 and with addi-
Jackets, Sweaters
I
tiona1 aid from Swinnea, extend-
ed it to a 19-14 half-way total.
, The third period raced by at a
Presented Monday
furious pace, an I still the Cats
held t heir 5-point advantage, the
scoreboard revealing a 27 to 22
Purple and white jackets and total. Hitting the cages in this
purple and gray sweaters were period we r e Jimmy Rogers,
awarded to twenty senior football Pinkie Day and Jim Swinnea.
boys, two cheerleaders, two man- In the same frenzied manner in
agel'S, and four coaches in a which the first three frames had
special assembly Monday morn- elapsed, so was the fourth en-
ing. I veloped; b ut not until Jimmy
The footba ll awards were made Vaughn s tepped in and downed
after the presentation of the sec- nine points did the Weslaco part-
ond-place basketball t l'ophy for isans feel a nece si ty for cheer-
the Edinburg Regional Coll ege ng, for though the victory did
Basketball Tournament. not win any conference title, it
The boys who will not return proved that the Panthers are as
next year received purple and good as the best in the Valley and
white jackets. They are Cisco surely the team to beat in the
Luna, Glen Haas, John Porter, 30A District.
Maurice Allen, Billy Mauldin, On the followmg Friday night
iVlack Mi nyard, ,and. Roy Davis. Ithe. Weslaco basketeers. co.ntinued
Those who 1 ecelVed sweaters theIr wmnmg ways, s mkmg Rio
were Bobby Benbow, Stanley, Grande City 44 to 22 and thereb
Keathley, Joe Lackey, Robert . . y
Potts, Jimmy Vaughn, Emilio further establIshmg themselves
Castro, Boyd Dawson, Ray Demp- in third place with a 7-win, 3-loss
sey, Bob McIntosh, Jimmy Rog- record,
ers, Warren Stansberry, and Billy TomolTow night it's t he lea.
Wright. Bob Guess also received gue-Ieading five hl
a sweater because of choice. town for thei,r secol1(1 tussle
Others receiving sweater s be- with the Cats. It ought to be the
s ides the players are Harold Pate game of the week-if ]1ot the
and Bobby Davis, managers; Mary game of the yeat'.
Sue Hampton, sweetheart; Kath-
r yn Cleckler, cheerleader; and
Coaches 1\'[. N. Henson, Woody
--(W.H.SJ--
Rex Carter: "What is a con-
Isham, Claude Jungman, and Bill science?"
Lane.
James Hatch: "Something that
The award' pre 'en ted by feels terrible when everything
Coac;hes Henson and Isham, else feels good."
Mary Sue Hampton, president, Kaye Clark ' is in charge of the
stated. floor 'how, and Kathryn Cleckler
The banquet, to be followed by is head of the program committee.
a dance, will be wit h Mercedes I All Y-Teens that will be available
this year and is a formal affair. are urged to work on decorations,
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950
Band Group Attends Craig Talks Before
All-State Clinic Key Club Last Week
Here I am again, Kids, with
more gossip than ever . . . so
much I don't know where to be-
gin! Hhhh-
Many couples were seen at the
Formal Sergeanette Dance Satur-
day night in Edinburg. Among
them were SKIPPY FRIZZELL
and DODIE HO TS (Edinburg) ,
BOBBY SCHUPP and MARGAR-
ET ANN BOYD (Edinburg) , RO
BERT FIELDS and PATSY
POTTS" CHARLES SHERRILL
and MARTHA SPAULDING (Mc-
Allen), BETTY MEYER and BIL-
LY MORTO (Edinburg), DAVID
ROBERTSON and MARJORIE
STOUT (Edinburg) , BOBBY JOE
BENBOW and MARY WILEY,
RICHARD BABB and JO ANNE
JOHNSON (McAilen) , BILL PICK-
ARD and JERRY WEST (Mc-
Allen), DEN IS WELLS and
ROSEMARY EVANS, and MA-
SON RAMSEY and MARTHA
CRAWFORD. This dance seemed
to be a big success.
As usual, BOBBIE GOODEY
and JOHN TIE P A WLIC (Mc-
Allen) , and JOAN JACKSON and
WILLIAM GRAY (McAllenf were
doubling over the weekend.
REX BLEDSOE and PATSY
BREWER (McAllen) were at the
midnight show in McAllen Satur-
day night.
Date of the week goes to JO
ANNE PUCKETT aqd LLOYD
SCHWARZ (Mercedes), who were
together Saturday night.
Friday night found FLOYD Mc-
FARLA TD, BOBBY ROSS, ROY
DAVIS, ROBERT FIELDS, and
GEORGE HARREN riding around
in Mercedes stag. What's the mat-
ter, boys?
The All-State Band meet and
cl'nics will be he:d in Mineral
Wells, Texas, February 811 for
band directors and student band
and choral club members.
This program is to teach new
methods of playing, new musical
innovation, and new music to the
st udents who are not in the all-
s tate band. This year the all-state
band is divided into two groups-
the red band for schools in Class
A, and the blue band for schools
in Class AA, AAL
Donald Watkins, Donald Waugh,
Margaret Morgan, Julian HiU, and
Robert F ields will go from Wesla-
co and will be in class AA1 band.
Joe Bellamah, director, will also
attend the meet.
The clinitians will be Dr. Frank
Simon, Cincinnati Conservatory
Music; Dr. Henry Filmore, fam-
ous composer; N. De Rubertia.
Northwestern University; and
Noble Cain, choral director.
-(W.H.S.)--
McFarland Makes
Golden Glove Finals
One, two, three, four, five, six,
even, eight, nine, ten - you're
out!
That was the cry heard by the
crowd watching the Golden Gloves
in Harlingen Friday night, when
the referee counted Floyd McFar-
land out.
Floyd entered the tournament
in the welterweight division and
took a two-to-one decision from
the judges Wednesday night.
Thursday night found "Lady
Luck" with Floyd again, when he
drew the odd number and didn' t
get to fight. Friday saw McFar-
land k.nocked out by Ramon Es-
trada's right. Floyd, however,
was in the finals .
Bog Guess, Ed Henry, and Bill
Doyle of Edinburg were the man-
Seen at the dance after the bas-
ketball game Friday night were
JIMMY ROGERS and TOMMIE JO
LOTT, STANLEY KEATHLEY _a_g_er_s_. __________ _
and JOA KORF, RAY DEMP- WILEY were at the midni te show
SEY and BILLIE RUTH PARK- in McAllen Saturday night. MARY
ER, BILLY MAULDIN and PAT WALLER, whom were you with?
SY MOORE (Mercedes) , and GEORGIA MAYO was seen
CRAIG STEPHENS and JUNE with BILLY HARBISON (Ed-
S !lITH. couch) Friday night. But this
New steadies around school are isn' t news, is it?
JANICE TUCKER and DONALD CHARLES PLANK was seen
W ATKINS. Congratulations! with JEAN BLACK (McAllen)
JIMMY SWINNEA and JOY Friday night.
The fact that. t he young I eoPle
of t eda y are the har e of a i: etter
\\orld tomorrolV was stressed by
Rev. Fra'1ces Crai;, pastor of the
First Christian Church in Wes-
laco, in his talk last week to the
Key Club.
;\'frs. v. C. 'rhompson, high
school cc ullselol", explained the
beautification project and offered
suggestions for the club;; plot. A
commitee met with ;\1rs. Thomp.
son Wednesday afternoon ancl
made final plans fOI" the project.
The Key Club urges W. H. S.
students to buy purple and white
plastic book covers. These will
arrive some time this week, statecl
Charlie Cardenas, president. The
covers will sell at 15 cents each
or two for 25 cents, he said.
--(W.H.S.l--
Chemistry Class Visits
Stauffer Chemical Co.
Last Friday afternoon the
Chemistry class visited the Stauf-
fer Chemical Company near "\Ves-
laco to learn a few industrial uses
of sulfur. Alfred T. Pospichal,
company entomologist, directed
the tour.
Mr. Pospichal opened three
kinds of sulfur used for insecti-
cides to let the class feel the fine-
ness of it. Electric sulfur was in-
teresting b e c a use it "stuck
around" to everyone's fingers.
In another part of the plant, the
mlxmg machine was viewed
clearly by everyone but Dick
Shockley, as the sulfur stuck to
him too long for comfort. The
machine mixes the ingredients
and fluffs them up with inert
gases.
In the concentrate 1'00111, soil
s ulfur was obtained and the soil
sulfur machine was explained.
MARTHA PIC K A R D and
CHARLIE CARDENAS h a v e
been seeing a lot of each other
lately. Say, now.
LORENE EOFF was wit h
CHARLES LONEY <Raymond-
ville) over the weekend.
LOWELL DAVINA, JIMMY
HATCH, and REX CARTER, why
don't you break down and ask a
girl for a date?
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950
Six Recommended
For Quill and Scroll
S;x members-three seniors and
three juniors- of the HI-LIFE
staff have been recommended for
Quill and Scroll, international
honor society for high school
journalists, according to Miss Lou-
ise Black, sponsor of the local
chapter. These are Billie Ruth Par-
ker, Martha Ann Knapp, and
Helen Praytor, seniors; Genevieve
Bal lard, David Robertson, and Sue
Thompson, juniors.
To be eligible for membership
in Quill and Scroll, a student must
be in the upper t hird of his class
scholastically; he must have pub-
li shed at least 60 inches in the HI-
LIFE; and he must be approved
by the sponsor.
Membership appl:cations and
specimens of the applicants' work
wi' l be sent by Miss Black to Ed-
ward Nell, national executive se-
cretary, Northwestern University.
If he approves the applications,
membership cards and Quill and
Scroll pins will be sent to the six.
As usual, the pins will be pre-
sented in assembly.
-(W.H.SJ--
League Contests
Begin March 1
The annual Interscholastic Lea-
gue Contests of District 31A will
be held in Pharr March 30-April 1,
according to Marvin E. Palmer,
principal. D. U. Buckner of Pharr
is director general of the events.
Tennis, softball, all junior athle-
tic events, and all senior and jun-
ior high school literary events will
take place March 30-April 1, and
the high school track events on
April 1. These contests will all be
held in Pharr.
Miss Martha Stallings will be
in charge of the girls' volleyball
tournament to be held in the Wes-
laco gymnasium. The boys' tour-
nament will be in Mision. These
events will begin at 6 P. M. on
April 3and 4.
Hugh Norris w ~ 'direct the
one-act plays, to be held at night
in 1ercedes. 0 definite date for
this conte t has been set.
35 Girls, 43 Boys
Form Class of 1950
The year 1950, the half Cf'ntury mark. has yielded a \ Veslaco
High School Senior Class of 78 membel's, 35 girls and 43 boys, ac
cOl'ding to Marvin Palmel" plincipal. Of these, 43 will have acado
emic diplomas and 35 general diplomas.
E:eniors receiving academic diplomas are as follows:
Richard Babb, Tommie Sue Bartley, orma Jean Boyd, Eleanor
Bradshaw, Charlie Cardenas, Rex Carter, Kaye Clark, Kathryn
Cleckler, Roy Davis, Rosemary Evans, Robert Fields, Max Ford, Ro-
land Frizzell, Lydia Garcia, Tillie Garcia, Beto Gonzales, Roberta
Goodey, Bob Guess, Cherry Gundry, Mary Sue Hampton, George
Harren, Julian Hill, Martha Ann Knapp, Lina Mendoza, Everett
McAulay, Don McNeely, Charles McCallum;
Five WHS Students
On All-State Band
Five W.H.S. students placed in
the All-State Band at the Mineral
Wells Band Clinic held last week,
according to Joe H. Bellamah.
Two pupils made first chair,
while the others received various
other positions in the band. Those
playing first were Donald Wat-
kins, trumpet, and Julian Hill,
bassoon.
Others were Margaret Morgan,
flute: Donald Waugh, trumpet;
and Robert Fields, bass horn. Mr.
Bellamah also attended the Clinic.
The Band played two concerts
in Donna Monday night. The first
was held on the square for the
Donna Flower Show. The second
was played for the International
Rotary President, or the Donna
rootball field.
Southbound tomorrow morning
(Friday), the band will pack up
and head for Brownsville, where
they will march in the Chano
Days parade, according to Mr.
Bellamah. The band will lead
this parade.
--(W.H.SJ-
Seniors Order
Sample Plays
Several sample copies of plays
which would be suitable for pre-
sentation by the Senior Class were
ordered by Mrs. Lelia Carrothers
recently. One will be selected by
a committee composed ' of Mary
Sue Hampton, Robert Fields, Ro-
land Frizzell, Tillie Garcia, and
Norma Jean Boyd.
Billy Mauldin, Billie Ruth Par-
ker, Minerva Perez, Mason Ram-
say, Antonia Rico, Bertie Lee
Sens, Charles Sherrill, Nancy Ann
Solether, Craig Stephens, Weldon
Strickland, Yreva Teston, Lola
Valadez, Russell Vos, Alex West-
brook, Kathryn Willard and Juan
Womble.
Those receiving general diplo-
mas are as follows:
Maurice Allen, Carlene Allen,
Robert Armstrong, Rex Bledsoe,
Ramiro Cavazos, Edward Com-
pere, Lowell Davina, Miguel de los
Santos, Delmino Garza, Manfredo
Garza, Manuel Garza, Billie J.
Gentry, James Hatch, Wowena
Holmes, Flem Keathley, Ralph
Knott, Fay Mann, Juanita Mayo,
Floyd MCFarland, Donald Miller,
Bobby Mitchell, Melvin Moore;
Barbara Neicom, Helen Pray-
tor, Patty Pregenzer, Olene Riley,
Danny Reed, Robert Ross, Rich-
ard Ryan, Patricia Thomas, Aur-
elia Vasquez, M a I' y Frances
Veach, Joan Vercheval, Jo Anne
Wortham, and Mary Gene Wor-
tham.
--(W.H.SJ--
Eighth Grade Classes
Hear Radio Debate
Election of eighth grade offic-
ers was held recently in the junior
high auditorium. Ellen Kaufman
acted as president until the new
president was elected.
Don Yarbrough was elected
president; Marilyn Kaarup, vice-
president; and \Vayne Hulsey,
secretary-treasurer.
The officers disccussed plans for
a class party at the end of the
year.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDA Y, FEBRl ARY 16, 1950
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
I hope that AS I SEE IT
Is read, too!
* * *
Congl'atulations go to the
willll el', Since t he papel' went
to pl'ess befol'e the wi nnet' was
announced, I can't tell you the
wi nner; but I alii SUl'e allY of
the three candidates, Jimmy
I{oget's, noy Davis, and Dick
Shockley, woui<l make a won-
del'ful s weethe;1l't {OI' the gil'ls,
Question-of-the-week is, "Who
is the Y-Teens' sweetheart?" They
voted for him Tuesday after
school. He will be presented by
his date Saturday night at the
banquet,
Jimmy Hogel" , Robel't Joe
Potts, Jimmy SwinneH, and Roy
Davis looked as though they will
stay in good training for next
year"s football, fOl' they wel'e
really digging away on the Key
Club's por'tion of the CHlllpUS
SahLrday mOI' ning. The Y-Teens
have been busy on theit' s ide,
also,
How many days have you been
absent during your eleven or
twelve years of school? Wawena
Holmes answered this question by
saying "None! " That is really a
record. huh, kid ! It is believed
that vVawena is the only senior
in Weslaco High that can say that.
The Commercial Department
pre ented an excellent assembly
program last Thur day. The truth
can be told at last! In making up
t he skit, the "brains" tried to make
it as corny as possible. They didn't
think that Ed Compere would
" lay them in the aisles"; conse-
quently, they had David Robert-
son, Dennis Well s, Skippy Friz-
zell, and Robert Joe Potts in the
back of the auditorium to laugh
occasionally. As you know, the
entire audi(1nce laughed with
them.
Vandalism in Our School?
Would we pay $32.50 for one book? I dare say that we
wouldn't. However, that is exactly what the Webster's New
International Dictioary cost in the library.
'1'his book is only one of the many books in out' library that
are valuable. For example-the total value of our sets of ency-
clopedias probably amounts to $1,000 or more. Each magazine
placed on the s helves each week for our enjoyment has to be
paid for. These school properties have been mis used and mis-
treated in many ways. Pictures have been drawn in books, mag-
azine covers removed, pages torn out or turned down.' These acts
of di courtesy and vandalism reflect on our school as a whole,
as well a on the individual.
What would we do if someone came into our private home
and tore up our magazines or cut picture out of our books?
Would we like it? No!
Then let's try to help our librarian take care of our books
and magazine by following this old, old rule:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. "
Were You Among the Guilty?
Congratulations go to the Stephen F. Austin Grammar Scheol
choir for its fine performance in the Weslaco High Assembly last
week. This group of about one hundred boys and gir:s is getting
excellent training for music work in high school.
The commercial department should also be commended for its
entertaining and informative skit. The program was enthusiastically
received by the tudent body,
Applause is certainly in order for an assembly of that kind; but
the whi tling and yelling some student engaged in is definitely not.
ei ther is the talking that some students persistently engage in while
a program is in progress. We wonder what opinion those young
boys and girls have of the conduct of the senior high students,
"Sleepy-eyed" is the word that
described the members of the
choir who went to San Antonio
over the weekend. They left Sat-
urday morning at 6 o'clock and
got back to Wes:aco Sunday night
at 11.
34 Future Homemakers
Visit Jones & Jones
Thirty-four Future Homemak-
ers of America and their advisor,
Mrs. Dick Luthringel', took a field
trip to Jones and Jones in Mc-
The Speech class has stm' ted Allen last Thur day. A chool
practising Oil the on--act play, bu served as transportation. The
"My Dumb :Fricnd," whi ch they students left at 12:30 and return-
at'e entering in the Jntel'schola '. ed to Weslaco by 4 o'clock.
tic contest. Other' memo Three employees, Mrs. Riddle,
ber" of the class at'e pl'actising Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Jasper, gave
on anothCl' one-act I>lay, which talks on home decoration, differ-
is to be p['esented in an assem ent types of dishes, and modern
bly. It is "Sunday Costs Five furniture, respectively. Aft e 1'-
Pesos." C wards the F. H. A. had refresh-
There lIIay IIOt be an annual
next hence, you had bettm'
get one this yem', before it is too
late. Mat'ch 1 is the deadline on
the down l>aYlllent of , 2,
ments on the patio.
-(W.H.SJ-
Lowell Davina: " I could sit
rere and look at you forever."
Barbara Bledsoe: "That's what
I'm beginning to think."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950
'What's in a Name?' Music, Quii Seniors of' SO Select
Brainstorm Tells Given in Assembly Class Emblems
011, the life of a feature writer! Representatives from the com-
Every week we have to have a I mercial classes presented a pro-
different idea that you can get a gram in senior high assembly last
laugh from. Here's the latest brain- Wednesday afternoon. Questions
storm:
Martha Ann works,
Martha Ann tired,
Martha Ann Knapp.
James raises Chickens,
Chickens lay eggs,
Chickens die-
Jam0s Hatch.
Bi'lie Ruth had car;
Billie Ruth give Ray ride.
Billie Ruth Parker.
Bob had test.
Bob didn't study-
Bob Guess.
Joy bashful.
Joy go on date;
Joy Stallings.
Lowell has blue eyes;
Lowell has curly hair.
Lowell Davina.
Rex had date;
Rex didn't have car-
Rex Carter.
Paula Sue eat wheaties-
Paula Sue Strong.
Melvin eat;
Melvin get fat.
Melvin Moore.
Lorene big;
Lorene Clumsy-
Lorene Eoff.
John works hard;
John work on railroad.
John Porter.
Ray couldn't hop;
Ray couldn't jump-
Ray Leeper.
Patsy run track;
Patsy way ahead-
Patsy , Pace.
Bobby Joe went out for archery.
Bobby Joe stupid-
Bobby Joe Benbow.
concerning commercial work were
asked these representatives by
Everett McAuly, who acted as
Master of Ceremonies.
Barbara Bledsoe represented
Typ'ng II, Pattie Pregenzer, book-
keeping; Bi'lie Janet Gentry, bus-
iness English; Kathryn Cleckler,
I
shorthand; and Bobby Goodey and
Kaye Clark, Typing I
Ed Compere acted as sponsor of
the imaginary radio station. Den-
nis Wells, Robert Joe Potts,
David Robertson, and Roland Friz-
zell were stationed througout the
aud:ence to select students to
answer Everett's questions.
One hundred students from the
Stephen F. Austin school choir
opened the assembly with "The
Tambourine Dance." Other select-
ions were "Grandfather' s Clock,"
"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,"
"Kentucky Babe," "The Glow
worm," and "Missouri Waltz,"
with soloist Mike Conley. A girls'
sextet sang "Neapolitan ights,"
and "Come to the Bower." Six
grammar school girls presented an
original hillbilly skit before the
commercial department's program.
........................................................................
Korny
Korner
Among the jurors summoned
was a woman who wished to be
excused.
"We!l, madam, why don't you
want to serve on the jury? asked
the judge.
"I'm opposed to capital punish-
Inent."
"But this is merely a case in
which a wife is sueing her hus-
band for a debt. It seems she gave
him a thousand dollars to buy her
a fur coat with and he lost it on a
hOl'se race."
The woman juror spoke up
promptly, "I'll serve. Maybe I'm
wrong about capital punishment!"
At a called meeting of the Senior
C'ass at noon Monc1ay of last week,
the class flower, color, and motto
were decided upon. The class se-
lected pink gladiola for the flower;
pink and silver for the the colors;
and "Let us be known by our
deeds," for the motto.
Mary Sue Hampton reported on
the Sen' or play, which will be
chosen in the near future.
The proposed Senior trip to
Monterrey was discussed by Mar-
vin E. Palmer, and the Seniors
then voted to make the trip.
A committee consisting of Roy
Davis, Bobby Goody, Billy Mauld-
in, and Delfino Garza was appoint-
ed to work with Mr. Palmer, O.
R. Scott, superintendent, and the
Senior sponsors to try to arrange
for the dean of T.C.U. to speak at
the commencement exercise.
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G.A.A. Fun Night
Has Varied Program
The G.A.A. held their first "Fun
Night" last Thursday night in the
Weslaco gymnasium at 7 o'clock.
Basketball games were played
between the McAllen A and B
teams and the Pantherettes' A
and B teams.
A program was presented be-
tween the two games. The en-
tertainment consisted of that new
and ensational comedy team,
Mrs. Carrohers and Miss Black.
Dressed in middy blouses, long
black bloomers, and black stock-
ings, they won the hearts of the
crowd with their antics.
Miss Stallings and Coach Jung-
man played Coach Isham and
Coach Henson in a game of bad-
minton. Coaches Isham and Hen-
son were the winners with a score
of 16 to 13.
Girls from the physical educa-
tion classes danced two square
dances, "A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" and "Parlez
Vous," while the junior high girls
danced "La Raspa."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950
. ............................... ...
Dawson, Swinnea Place
On IIAII-Star
ll
Teams
Boyd Da wson and Jimmy
Swinnea wer e chosen on the
Valley "All Star" first and sec-
ond basketball teams, respec-
tively, in District 30A. The
teams wer e pick ed by the
coaches ft'om the twelve Dist.t'ict
30A schools in t he Vall ey a nd
prepared by the V ALLEY
MORNING STAR.
Dawson, who r eceived 38
points out of a possible 40 from
t he coach es, is rated one of the
smoothest court men in the dis-
tdct. Da ws on also finish ed t h e
season in the ninth s pot of high
scol'ers with 102 points.
Swinnea r eceived 22 points
out of a possible 40. He was
voted one of the best jumpers
and all-r ound mell in the dis-
trict.
Other candidat es f rolll Wes-
1aco were Stanley Keathley and
Jimmy Roger s.
Popularity Contest
To Begin March 2
Election time Is almost here!
Preparations for the popularity
contest for LA PALMA are now
being made, according to Sue
Thompson, feature editor.
The contest will begin March 2,
with the choosing of six candi-
dates from the sophomore, junior,
and senior classes and end March
17, when the election will be held
on the campus.
A special assembly will be given
30me time during the week from
March 13-17, when each class will
be given a chance to present its
candidates for most popular girl
md boy, most beautiful girl, most
handsome boy, and the best all
3.round boy and girl.
The rules, which will be based
on the rules of other years, will
....... ........................................ . be announced in a later issue of
Banquet Feb. 25 to Honor the HI-LIFE.
W. H. S. Junior Teams -CW.H.SJ-
The Junior football and basket-
ball banquet will be held at the
Community Center at 7 o'clock
Saturday night, according to Mrs.
Fields Hampton.
The banquet is being planned by
the mothers of the football and
basketball boys. The program will
consist of a barber shop quartet
by Marvin Palmer, O. R. Scott,
and Coaches Bill Lane and Claude
Jungman. Mr. Scott will open the
program with a musical number.
Art Exhibition Set
For Mar. 15, in Gym
An exhibition of 150 pictures,
:eproductions of the great masters,
wiI! be on display in the Recrea-
jon room of the gymnasium, Wed-
nesday, March 15, according to
:VIrs. Dick Luthringer, home eco-
nomics instructor.
Fo:lowing the banquet, a dance
will be held held. Card tables will The d:splay, which represents
be provided for those who don't .he French, Italian, Flemish, Eng-
care to dance. lish, Dutch, Spanish, German, and
-CW.H.SJ-
American schools of art, includes
fa'mous portraits, landscapes, mar-
Four P.E. Teachers ines, and pastoral scenes in the
To Talk at G.A.A. Meeti ng colors of the original canvases.
I
Home economics classes are
The regular meeting of the sponsoring the exhibit, and money
G.A.A. will be held Thurday, derived from the project will be
March 2, with Martha Knapp, pre- Llsed to buy pictures for the de-
sident, presiding. partment and the school, Mrs.
The program wiI be highlighted Luthringer stated.
by talks given by the P. E. tea- Tickets for the display are 14
chers from Mission, McAllen, Don- cents for students and 35 cents
na, and Harlingen. for adults. The time schedule for
Refreshments will be served by I the exhibit will be announced
Olene Riley and Kathryn Cleckler. later.
Swinnea Presented
Y -Teen Sweetheart
Jimmy SWlnnea was presented
as the Weslaco 1949-50 Y-Teen
sweetheart at the Sweetheart
Dance in the Mercedes gym last
Saturday night. Preceding the
dance, the banquet was held in
the Mercedes school cafeteria.
The tables, arranged in night
club style, were decorated with
silvered fern and red candles. The
entrance into the cafeteria was
in the shape of a huge red and
white heart, while the walls were
decorated with red hearts and
cupids.
The menu consisted of pear sal-
ad, baked chicken and gravy,
dressing, green beans, corn, hot
rolls, strawberry shcrtcake with
whipped cream, and ice tea.
The program was as follows:
"She Sighs" - Peggy Calderia;
"He RepJies"-Bob Guess; pre-
3entation of Y-Teen royalty; love
ballad-"Let Me Call You Sweet-
heart, " led by Dorothy Lang; a
series of skits by Bill Stuart and
l\ilaria Rena, John Kilman and
Beverly Drawe, Clarence Archer
and Jo Ann Goodson, Welden
Haynes and Peggy Caldeira; and
"I Love You"-Kitty Wheeler.
The place cards were red and
white with a red silhouette of a
boy and girl on them. The pro
grams were white hearts, with
red figures.
The dance program was as fol-
lows: "Andrews Sisters" - Billie
Gentry, Kathryn Cleckler, and
Olene Riley; reading-Nancy Ann
Solether; duet- Roy Davis and
Ray Dempsey; "The Operation
Pantomine"-Joy Stallings; poem
-Evelyn Haas; and a Scottish
dance by Patia Link and. Jim
McLeaish.
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Correction
The HI-T1I FE regl'ets t hat
sever al m;stak es occlll'red i n
last week 's story con cerning
t hi s year's seniors.
Hobert Armstron g, Lowell
Davina, an d Mani l'edo Gal'za
will receive academic diplomas
instead of gen eral diplomas,
whil e IJydia Garcia will receive
a gen el'al diploma i nst ead of an
academic.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950
Tie for Third Place
30-A Basketball
Panthers
In District
Are you physically fit '? By now
you should be able to answer
s uch a question without much de-
liberation; that is, is you are
among those who have been sub-
jected to the numerous tests of
corporal abilities, sponsored by
Coach (Ruf and Redy) Henson in
his various groups of P.E. classes,
Imagine yourself out UPOll
the cinders. As you lift your
petite number 12's around the
track, you dl'eam of running
the 60-yard dash in a flashing
6 seconds. Then comes your
oPPol'tunity! " Vhat do a few
seconds matter, anyway'? Ten
seconds is n't s uch a bad time,
even though the flashy boys
with the fleet feet like Gene
Mcl\luJI en and Ralph Kllott can
beat it.
Glen Haas, bespectacled B-team-
er of the Panthers, acquired a
new nickname as the result of a
game against the St. Joseph's
Academy Bloodhound Bees of
Brownsville. It seems that Glen
got his directions crossed. Good
ole ",Vrong-Way" Haas!
'i' he Panthers rounded out
their bas ketball season las t Fl'i-
day night; and aU in aU, it was
a fai1'ly good yem' fOr the Cat s.
III seaSOn tilts the 'Veslaco
cagesters won 15 games and
Jost 11. They coJIected 8 con-
fel'enCe victories and 6 defeats.
Gathering up incidental mater-
ial, I ran across the final scoring
chart of the aPnther cagemen. So
here they are: Boyd Dawson, 211;
Jimmy Swinnea, 152; Stanley
Keathley, 120; Jimmy Rogers, 113;
Dick Ryan, 77; Jimmy Vaughn,
65; Bobby Benbow, 58; Eugene
" ' ith the {Jefeat of the 'Ves]aco Pantllel's by the Douna Red-
s kins, the Panthers and Redskins tied for third place in District
30-A basketball for the 1950 seasoll.
10nday night of last week the Panthers beat St. Joseph 46-28 i
a non-conference game in the Weslaco gym. High scorers were
Jimmy Vaughn with 18 points, Jimmy Rogers and Dick Ryan witl
7 points each. R. Dorantes led the boys from St. Joseph with 11
points. while Noe Salinas and Oscar Arquelles had 7 points each
Preceding the game, the Weslaco B team ran over the St. Joe B 36-31
Ray Dempsey led the B teamers with 14 pOints.
The La Feria Lions journeye(
P h D
to the city of Weslaco Tuesda\
ant erettes own night to be defeated by the Pal;
thers 43 to 28. This was the sec
L F
G I 44 8 ond meeting of these two teams
a ena Ir 5, - I in district play. Leading the Pan
I
thers were Stanley Keathley with
Joy Stallings, speedy center for- 8 and Ji.mmy with
ward sco red 21 points for the 7. FOI the LIOns Challes Mayo
, took the honors with 9 points, fol-
f ighting Pantherettes in an "A" lowed closely by Rios with 5.
game against La Feria Thursday
night of last week in the Weslaco
gym. The final score was 44-8.
Forwards who saw action were
Kathryn Cleckler, Joy Stallings,
Tommie Jo Lott, and Yreva Test-
on. Guards were Martha Ann
Knapp, Helen Praytor, Mary Sue
Hampton, and Gen Ballard,
Paula Sue Strong was high
scorer in the "B" game, with 12
points; Evelyn Haas followed close
with 8. Billie Parker and Mary
Wollard each had 2. The final
score was 24-6. The starting line-
up consisted of Evelyn Haas,
Paula Sue Strong, and Nettie Fay
Bradford, forwards; Barbara Nei-
com, Alline Minyard, and Patsy
Pace, guards.
--(W.H.SJ--
Joan Vercheval: Your pulse is
as steady as a clock.
Mary Wollard: You've got your
hand on my watch.
Day, 42; l\1aurice Allen, 34; Bob
Guess, 19; and Ray Dempsey, 8.
111 closing I'd like to give
congl'atulatiOlls to Boyd Daw-
son, who made the All District
30-A team, and to Jimmy Swin
nea, who achieved second
team,
Friday night was the scene of
the Panthers' defeat by the Donn;
five. When the game ended, th'
score was tied 26-26; hence an e
tra three - minute overtime w<
necessary. During t his period tI
Redskins tallied 4 points to tl
Panthers' 2; hence the final sco
was Weslaco 28, Donna 30. O\..
stanciing in scoring were .Jen
Husband with 15 pOints and Ji v
my Swinnea with 7.
Friday ended the doubI
l'OUll(1-1'0bin playoff of the Di
tl'ict 30-A with the followin
l'CSUJtS : Mercedes, fh'st;
mond ville, second; 'Ves1aco mil
])onna, ti e fOl' third; Rio Gl'and(
City, fourth; P.S.J.A., fifth:
Mission, s ixth; and La Fel'ia,
last.
Individual scorers according t
rank are as follows: Jerry Ta
button, Rio Grande City, I'
points; Buck Roberts, RaymoI'
ville, 176; Stanley Carney, P.S.J.
126; Jerry Husband, Donna, 1:'"
Robert Fernandez, Mercedes, 1:'"
Charles Mayo, La Feria, 117; Ge
Ping, La Feria, 109; Boyd Da
son, Weslaco, 102; Jimmy E
I wartis, Mission, 101.
I -(W.H.S.l-
I Hel en Praytor: My father was
I
sailor. He deserted my mot h(
the day before I was born.
Rosemary Evans: Maybe h
knew what was coming.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950
Panthers
In District
Tie for Third Place
30-A Basketball
FAOH me
_WtDElINE5
Are you physically fit'! By now
you should be able to answer
such a question without much de-
liberation; that is, i' you are
among those who have been sub-
jected to the numerous tests of
corporal abilities, sponsored by
Coach (Ruf and Redy) Henson in
his various groups of P.E. classes.
Imagine ;voul'seH out upon
the cinders_ As you lift your
petite number 12's around the
track, you dream of running
t he 60-yard dash in a flashing
6 seconds. Then comes your
opportunit3' ! " "hat do a few
seconds matter, any",a,}"! Ten
st'conds isn't such a bad time,
even though the fla hy boys
with the fleet feet like Gene
aJl(l Ralph Knott can
beat it.
Glen Haas, bespectacled B-team-
er of the Panthers, acquired a
new nickname as the result of a
game against the St. Joseph's
Academy Bloodhound Bees of
Brownsville. It seems that Glen
got his directions crossed. Good
ole "Wrong-Way" Haas!
'l' he Panthers rounded out
theil' basketball eason last Fri
day night; and all in aU, it was
a fairly good year fOl' the Cat.
In season tilts the 'Veslaco
cagesters won 15 games and
lost 11. They collected 8 con
Iel'ellce victol'ies and 6 defeats.
Gathering up incidental mater-
ial, I ran across the final scoring
chart of the aPnther cagemen. So
here they are: Boyd Dawson, 211;
Jimmy Swinnea, 152; Stanley
Keathley, 120; Jimmy Rogers, 113;
lick Ryan, 77; Jimmy Vaughn,
U5; Bobby Benbow, 58; Eugene
'Vi th t he defeat of the 'Veslaco I'anther' s by the DOllna Red.
skins, the Pa nthel' and Redskins ti ed fOl' third place in District
30A basketball for the 1950 season.
l\londay night of last week the Panthers beat St. Joseph 46-28 i
a non-conference game in the lVeslaco gym. High scorers weI'
Jimmy Vaughn with 18 points, Jimmy Rogers and Dick Ryan wit
7 points each. R. Dorantes led the boys from St. Joseph with 1
points. 'while oe Salinas and Oscar Arquelles had 7 points eac
Preceding the game, the Weslaco B team ran over the St. Joe B 36-3
Ray Dempsey led the B teamers with 14 points.
The La Feria Lions ]'ourneYl
P h D
to the city of Weslaco Tuesda
ant erettes own night to be defeated by the Pal
thers 43 to 28. This was the sec
L F
e Ge I 44 8 ond meeting of these two team
a ena Ir s - I in district play. Leading the Par
I I thers were Stanley Keathley wit
Joy Stallings, speedy center for- 8 points and Vaughn wit
ward, scored 21 points for the 7. For the LlOns l\laJ
took the honors WIth 9 pomts, fo
fighting Pantherettes in an "A" lowed closely by Rios with 5.
game against La Feria Thursday
night of last week in the Weslaco
gym. The final score was 44-8.
Forwards who saw action were
Kathryn Cleckler, Joy Stallings,
Tommie Jo Lott, and Yreva Test-
on. Guards were Martha Ann
Knapp, Helen Praytor, Mary Sue
Hampton, and Gen Ballard.
Paula Sue Strong was high
scorer in the "B" game, with 12
points; Evelyn Haas followed close
with 8. Billie Parker and Mary
Wollard each had 2. The final
score was 24-6. The starting line-
up consisted of Evelyn Haas,
Paula Sue Strong, and ettie Fay
Bradford, forwards; Barbara ei
com, Alline Minyard, and Patsy
Pace, guards.
-(W.H.S.l-
Joan Vercheval: Your pulse is
as steady as a clock.
Mary You've got your
hand on my watch.
Day, 42; Maurice Allen, 34; Bob
Guess, 19; and Ray Dempsey, 8.
J II c10sillg I'd like to give
cOllgl'atulatiOll s to J30yd Daw
son, who lIIade the All Distl'ict
30-A team, .. lIld to Ji IIIl1l y Swill
nea, who achieved t1lfl secollu
team_
Friday night was the scene 0
the Panthers' defeat by the Donn
five. When the game ended, th'
score was tied 26-26; hence an e.
tra three - minute overtime wa
necessary. During this period th
Redskins tallied 4 points to thl
Panthers' 2; hence the final score
was \Vesiaco 2 , Donna 30. Out
standing in scoring were Jerry
Husband with 15 pOints and Ji m
my Swinnea with 7.
Fl'iclay ended the doubl e
rOUlltl'I'obin playoff of the Dis
tl'ict 30A with the following
I' CSIlItS: Mercedes, first; Ra3"
moud viIl c, second; Weslaco and
Donna, ti e fo[' thit'd; Rio Grande
City, fourth; P.S.J.A., fifth;
l\Iissiou, ' ixth; and 11' .. Feria,
last_
Individual scorers according to
rank are as follows: Jerry Tar-
button, Rio Grande City, 192
points; Buck Roberts, Raymond-
ville, 176; Stanley Carney, P.S.J. A.
126; Jerry Husband, Donna, 126;
Robert Fernandez, Mercedes, 123
Charles Mayo, La Feria, 117; Gem
Ping, La Feria, 109; Boyd Da\\
son, Weslaco, 102; Jimmy Ed
I ward ' , Mission, 101.
I -(W.H.S.l-
I Helen Praytor: ;\ly father was
I
sailor. He de 'erted my mothc
the day before I was born.
Rosemal'y Evans: Maybe ill:
knew what was coming.
a
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950
VA i-il KER A At Least They Have Famous Birthdays!
(UUM They say that trouble comes in Clark were all born on January l.
_, pairs, and this saying hold true Joe Watson ce:ebrates his birth-
"\- .. I as far as the Bradford twins are day on Ground Hog Day, Feb-
n E It I( P LL HE concerned. ruary 2. Not only did Lincoln cele-
I
Billy Ray and Nettie Fay were brates his birthday on February
Is everybody happy? Well, read born on Independence Day, July 12; so does Jo Ann Pace.
this column before answering; 4. Ray Leeper also celebrates his Two families really got fooled
you may change your mind! birthday with firecrakers. one year when Emma Cardenas
M_cai:a Rodriguez and Lina and Pablo Gonzales were born on
Mendoza cut their cakes on the April Fool's Day.
The most important event over
the weekend was the Y-Teen Ban-
quet. Some of the couples enjoy-
ing this special occasion were
MARY SUE and BOB, KA THRY T
and RAY DEMPSEY, EVELYN
and STANLEY, JIMMY SWIN-
NEA and JOY, (By the way, Jim,
congratulations as Y-Teen sweet-
heart!) ROY DAVIS and P ATSL
FITZGERALD, GAIL HENSO
and DICK SHOCKLEY, ROBERT
ARMSTRONG and BABS EI-
COM, and MAURICE and SUE.
Say, HAROLD DEAN, you're
doing o. k. FRANCES LASITER
and JOAN JANVIER, how 'bout
that?
Rumors are flying (as rumors
wi!!) that MIRIAM NEWTON is
going steady with BILL (Kings-
ville). Are we r ight, MIRIAM?
STANLEY, just who is the light
of your life? The suspense is kill-
ing us.
BILLIE JANET seemed to be
"running after" HAROLD LEE
Friday night. Ever catch him,
BILLIE?
first day of autumn, or Septem- A May basket was sent to the
bel' 23. Rogers home on May 1, and in it
The Verchevals and Davises dis- was little David.
covered great finds on Columbus This year mother won't be the
Day, October 12, when they found only honored one. Francisco Luna
Joan and Dorothy on their door- and Mary Pattie Sigler will also
steps. "Trick or Treatsters" went share the spotlight on Mothers'
to three houses on Halloween; and Day, May 14. Tom McMann was
as they didn' t get any candy, they born on Memorial Day, May 30.
tricked the families by leaving What a memory!
Patsy Potts, Mack Mil:er , and June 18 is Fathers' Day this
Aurelia Vasquez, each on different year, and Julian Mendoza and
doorsteps. Charley Tisdale will celebrate
On Christmas Day three little their birthdays on this day. Patsy
angels (?) were born Lorene Eoff, Hankel and Lowell Davina observe
Louis Garcia, and Jackie Gatton. their birthdays on the first day of
Some people's birthdays are
celebrated throughout the United
States. Some of these people live
in Weslaco and attend Weslaco
Senior High!
Read on; your name may be
among them.
Starting out the New Year with
a bang were four families, be-
cause Elia Campos, Tommie Jo
Lott, Antonio Barbosa, and Sue
-(W.H.S,)--
summer which falls on June 21.
--(W.H.S.l--
Games to Highlight
March F.H.A. Meeting
Games will highlight the meet-
ing of the Future Homemakers
March 13, according to Tillie Gar-
cia, who will be in charge of the
program.
CHARLIE TISDALE, why do
you go to bed so early? A certain
party was looking for you Satur-
day night. It is better to keep your mouth
The main topics of the business
discussion will be an art exhibit
of old masterpieces, to be held
March 14 and sponsored by the
Future HomemaKers.
FLEM, why don' t you give the shut and be thought a fool than
W. H. S. a chance? to open it and prove it.
Jane Dibrell is refeshment
chairman. Her committee includes
Marilyn Weber, Joan Janvier,
Sher:ey Boese, and Aline Henri-
CRAIG and JUNE SMITH are
quite a regular pair lately.
MARTHA CRAWFORD'S slum-
ber party Friday night seemed to
be quite a success.
These HARBISO twins really
must like the Weslaco girls. BOB-
BY and JANIE were together (as
usual) and BILLY was with
GEORGIA MAYO.
MARILYN WEBER and MAR-
SHALL WORTHAM are still mak-
ing a cute couple.
PAT LASITER and DAVID
ROBERTSO , MARY WILEY and
BOBBY BE:-mOY were seen to-
gether Friday night. Have fun,
kids.
BETTY SPLETSTOSER looks
pretty sad because her boy-friend
is leaving. Who wouldn't!
"CHASTY" McW'HORTER and
JO A NE PACE surely do make
a cute couple. They were doubling chson.
with JOAN and G E 0 R G E we saw you with Friday night?
THOMPSON over the weekend. RONNIE RE SCHEIDT holds
BOYD just can't seem to keep quite an interest in Bluetown
up with TOMMIE JO! lately, We wonder why?
SKIPPY and DODIE (Edinb'Jrg) DONALD MILLER looks almost
are still a steady pair. Oh, for the lost since PEGGY is no longer
life of a steady! here. We know, DON; we wish
MARTHA KNAPP and ED she was here, too.
COMPERE have been seen to- Here's the news of the week
gether several times late:y. Good PAT THOMAS and BILLY
going! WRIGHT are just too bashful to
PAT T I PREGENZER and get together, although they both
PETE surely do look happy when seem to like each other. Will
they are together. It must be won- omebody please help them?
derful to be in love (and engaged). Well , if everyone will forgive
CAR 0 LIN E CARROTHERS, \' me, I'll bow out of the picture
who was the good-looking guy until next week. So long!
a
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950
VA i-il KER A At Least They Have Famous Birthdays!
(UUM They say that trouble comes in Clark were all born on January l.
". pairs, and this saying hold true Joe Watson ce:ebrates his birth-
"\- .. I as far as the Bradford twins are day on Ground Hog Day, Feb-
n E It I( P LL HE concerned. ruary 2. Not only did Lincoln cele-
I
Billy Ray and Nettie Fay were brates his birthday on February
Is everybody happy? Well, read born on Independence Day, July 12; so does Jo Ann Pace.
this column before answering; 4. Ray Leeper also celebrates his Two families really got fooled
you may change your mind! birthday with firecrakers . one year when Emma Cardenas
M_cai:a Rodriguez and Lina and Pablo Gonzales were born on
Mendoza cut their cakes on the April Fool's Day.
The most important event over
the weekend was the Y-Teen Ban-
quet. Some of the couples enjoy-
ing this special occasion were
MARY SUE and BOB, KA THRY T
and RAY DEMPSEY, EVELYN
and STANLEY, JIMMY SWIN-
NEA and JOY, (By the way, Jim,
congratulations as Y-Teen sweet-
heart!) ROY DAVIS and P ATSL
FITZGERALD, GAIL HENSO
and DICK SHOCKLEY, ROBERT
ARMSTRONG and BABS EI-
COM, and MAURICE and SUE.
Say, HAROLD DEAN, you're
doing o. k. FRANCES LASITER
and JOAN JANVIER, how 'bout
that?
Rumors are flying (as rumors
wi!l) that MIRIAM NEWTON is
going steady with BILL (Kings-
ville). Are we right, MIRIAM?
. STAN LEY, just who is the light
of your life? The suspense is kill-
ing us.
BILLIE JANET seemed to be
" running after" HAROLD LEE
Friday night. Ever catch him,
BILLIE?
CHARLIE TISDALE, why do
you go to bed so early? A certain
party was looking for you Satur-
day night.
FLEM, why don't you give the
W. H. S. a chance?
CRAIG and JUNE SMITH are
quite a regular pair lately.
MARTHA CRAWFORD' S slum-
ber party Friday night seemed to
be quite a success.
These HARBISON twins really
must like the Weslaco girls. BOB-
BY and JANIE were together (as
usual) and BILLY was with
GEORGIA MAYO.
MARILYN WEBER and MAR-
SHALL WORTHAM are still mak-
ing a cute couple.
PAT LASITER and DAVID
ROBERTSO , MARY WILEY and
BOBBY BE:-mOY were seen to-
gether Friday night. Have fun,
kids.
BETTY SPLETSTOSER looks
pretty sad because her boy-friend
is leaving. Who wouldn't!
first day of autumn, or Septem- A May basket was sent to the
bel' 23. Rogers home on May 1, and in it
The Verchevals and Davises dis- was little David.
covered great finds on Columbus This year mother won't be the
Day, October 12, when they found only honored one. Francisco Luna
Joan and Dorothy on their door- and Mary Pattie Sigler will also
steps. "Trick or Treatsters" went share the spotlight on Mothers'
to three houses on Halloween; and Day, May 14. Tom McMann was
as they didn't get any candy, they born on Memorial Day, May 30.
tricked the families by leaving What a memory!
Patsy Potts, Mack Mil:er, and June 18 is Fathers' Day this
Aurelia Vasquez, each on different year, and Julian Mendoza and
doorsteps. Charley Tisdale will celebrate
On Christmas Day three little their birthdays on this day. Patsy
angels (?) were born Lorene Eoff, Hankel and Lowell Davina observe
Louis Garcia, and Jackie Gatton. their birthdays on the first day of
Some people's birthdays are
celebrated throughout the United
States. Some of these people live
in Weslaco and attend Weslaco
Senior High!
Read on; your name may be
among them.
Starting out the New Year with
a bang were four families, be-
cause Elia Campos, Tommie Jo
Lott, Antonio Barbosa, and Sue
-(W.H.S.)--
It is better to keep your mouth
shut and be thought a fool than
to open it and prove it.
"CHASTY" McW'HORTER and
JO A NE PACE surely do make
summer which falls on June 21.
--(W.H.S.l--
Games to Highlight
March F.H.A. Meeting
Games will highlight the meet-
ing of the Future Homemakers
March 13, according to Tillie Gar-
cia, who will be in charge of the
program.
The main topics of the business
discussion will be an art exhibit
of old masterpieces, to be held
March 14 and sponsored by the
Future HomemaKers.
Jane Dibrell is refeshment
chairman. Her committee includes
Marilyn Weber, Joan Janvier,
Sher:ey Boese, and Aline Henri-
a cute couple. They were doubling chson.
with JOAN and G E 0 R G E we saw you with Friday night?
THOMPSON over the weekend. RONNIE RE SCHEIDT holds
BOYD just can't seem to keep quite an interest in Bluetown
up with TOMMIE JO! lately. We wonder why?
SKIPPY and DODIE (Edinb'Jrg) DONALD MILLER looks almost
are still a steady pair. Oh, for the lost since PEGGY is no longer
life of a steady! here. We know, DON; we wish
MARTHA KNAPP and ED she was here, too.
COMPERE have been seen to- Here' s the news of the week
gether several times late:y. Good P AT THOMAS and BILLY
going! WRIGHT are just too bashful to
PAT T I PREGENZER and get together, although they both
PETE surely do look happy when seem to like each other. Will
they are together. It mus t be won- omebody please help them?
derful to be in love (and engaged). Well , if everyone will forgive
CAR 0 LIN E CARROTHERS, \' me, I'll bow out of the picture
who was the good-looki ng guy until next week. So long!
THE WESLACO HILIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
AS
I SE IT
Report cards are here at last,
They reveal your work in the
past;
You may shout; you may run;
your dad may hit;
But, here is the news "As I
See It."
Congratulations are in order
for Patsy Pace, junior, who was
chosen as 'Veslaco High's can
didate for Covel' Girl of the
Mercedes Livestock Show at a
joint JuniorSenior class meet
ing last week. Good luck, Patsy.
Martha Knapp was elected
representative from W.H.S. as
Duchess to the 1950 Lantana
Coronation at A. and I. College,
Kingsville, at a Senior Class
meeting. Congratulations,
tha Ann.
A mistake was made in print
ing Joan Vercheval's feature, "At
Least They Have Famous Birth
days," in last week's paper. The
feature was supposed to begin
with the month of January in
stead of July!
If you noticed a few members
of the e.A.A. with a faraway look
in their eyes, don't worry about
them. The lovebug hasn't bitten
them; they are just waiting until
their sweaters arrive. Miss Mar-
tha "let 'em s u ffe r" Stallings
measured several girls but she
won't tell them for sure whether
they are to get an award. "It
gives them something to look for-
ward to," she said.
The first shipment of the LA
PALMA copy was sent off Tues-
day. Martha Ann and Nancy were
rushing around Saturday like
"chickens with their heads cut
off." Dick Shockley and Joan
Verch eva I looked like refugees
after they finished lettering, and
Billie Ruth Parker almost wore
out the typewriter. Miss Black
didn't get many notebooks grad-
ed, either.
Let's Make It a Good Election
With the apilroach of March, what do we think of besides
the dry, windy, spring days, when love is supposed to "'show its
shiue?" \Vhy, the popularity coutest, uatch! It's the time when
eighteen lucky guys aud gals are nomiuated to run in this long
waited for contest.
These eighteen Will deserve the votes they get, as they are the
chosen ones of the classes; therefore our duties as supporters are
to have a fair election for them and to vote as we please.
The LA PALMA Staff has made a few plans that will insure the
fairest. and most democratic election possible. The votes will be
cast in homerooms, rather than on the campus, as previously prac
ticed. This prevents someone from "twisting your arm" to swing
the election. Moreover, this gives everyone a chance to vote. In
campus usually only about two-thirds of the students
This can be great fun if each of us v:ill make it a clean, fair
fight, will help make the posters (and help them t9 remain where
they are placed), and will vote as we think best.
Let's have the best election ever and the fairest; for after all
"it matters not whether you win or lose, but how you played
the game."
"It Might As Well Be Spring"
It seems that "Mother Nature" has got a little mixed up on
her dates this year! From the looks of things around our cam
pus lately, "spring has sprung!"
The sweet scent or fragraut blossoms fills the air and sends
through the unsuspecting lads and lassies a strange feeling of friend-
liness toward everyone. The teachers are already encountering that
faraway stare that always accompanies spring fever.
Years ago Tennyson wrote the famous line, " In the spring a
young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." Here's your
chance, girls, but just wait till it gets a little warmer and spring
really gets its hold on us. Then is when those big strong brutes
begin to turn their attention toward the fa ' rer sex.
The first day of spring is Mal'ch 21. Watching things start
happening after that! (Or does Cupid follow the calendar?)
Have you ever heard of an
electronic nov a tor? Charles
K. Ramsden, virtuoso of the
guitar, will feature musical
novelties on this peculiar in
strument of 25 years' experi
mentation. Get your ticket from
any member Qf the Journalism
class for only 25 cents. The pro
gram is at 10 o'clock next Wed
nesday.
Today is the first election day!
Yes, the popularity contest
starts when the Senior, Junior,
and Sophomore classes will select
candidates for the six positions
this morning.
The Junior Football Banquet
was really a beautiful affair
Saturday night. The placecards
wel'e in the form of football
players in uniform and girl
cheerleaders. Poinsettias were
in the centel' of the tables.
"Napper" Davis, l\layor of l\lc
Allen, was guest speaker.
In leaving you fair people, I
shall give you some first class
information:
I'm a poet,
But the world doesn' t know it,
My feet show it-
Because they are "long-fellows."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
Pint-Sized Rogers Began Fighting For Purple-White at 9
Do you remember the little
boy dressed in blue overalls
and tennis shoes who u sed to
come over to 'V.R.S. fl'om the
third grade in Stephen F. Aus
tin to help lead yells in pep ral-
lies? That boy is now a junior
and a star athlete in Weslaco
High School.
Jimmy Rogers, the human dy-
namo of the Panthers' basketball
team, weighs 180
, ., .,. 'pounds and is
, \ :: only 5 feet, 6 inch-
; ~ es tall, but don't
your eyes de-
ive you; he cer-
tainly packs a
"w a 1 lop i 11 g"
I Jim, who
blue eyes and
rown hair, be-
the fifth and
youngest child of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Rogers
on March 4, 1933.
This little powerhouse m:>ved
1 .
I talked the study hall "watch-
dog" (Mrs. Swann) into letting
me out of the "reformatory" last
Friday and began roaming. (She
was really glad to get rid of me,)
As I approached the gym, I
saw Coach (?) Stallings telJing
aU her little "damsels" how to
play tennis. You should see
them striving to hit that little
round thing with a racket full
of holes. It seems that the school
could buy them s omething that
didn't have so many holes!
Deciding that there wasn't any-
thing interesting around there, I
rambled on out to the football
field to find Coach "Would he?"
Isham and his boys. (Track team,
that is!)
"Coach," I said, "is there any
news for the "LO-LIFE?" He in-
formed me that Mr. Hancock, the
caretaker at the gym, had watered
his "'nanner vines" that day.
"We have 25 out for track," he
said solemnly, as though he
thought he could use some more.
(He invites all interested in run-
ning out for track. He loves to r
with his family from Chicago,
TIlinois, in 1939 and lives with
them at 1018 Indiana. As a pro-
minent figure around Weslaco
High, he is only following in the
footsteps of his sister, Marjorie,
who was cheerleader in the 1946
and 1947 seasons and Panther
Sweetheart in 1947; and of his
brother, William, football star in
1943 and 1944; and Most Popular
boy in W.H.S. in 1944, his senior
year.
Jimmy was first chosen mas
cot of the Panthers in 1942 at
the age of 9, and served again
in 1944 and 1945. "Purple and
\ Vhite" was this enthusiastic
midget's favorite yell. While
he was dressed in a senior foot
ball uniform, a picture was
snapped; and Jimmy, football in
hand, became the title page for
the sports section in the 1944
LA PALMA, school annual.
When the hero was a little boy,
his hobby was collecting bottle
Kittens Hold Second
Place in D1strict
If you saw Coach Jungman and
his junior basketball team moping
around school last week, it was
because they lost to the Ray-
mondville juniors 31-25. The Kit-
tens were tied for first place with
the Raymondville five, but were
defeated when the tie was played
last week.
The Kittens emerged with sec-
ond place in the district and were
presented a trophy for that posi-
tion.
The HI-LIFE regrets that more
statistics cannot be given about
the game; however, the score-
book was left in Mission, where
the game was played.
use his whip!). "We'll have 26 as
soon as BOYD DA WSO comes
out," he stated. (Boyd, it seems,
can't get his mind off girls!)
I thanked Coach "\Vould he"
and ambled ovel' to the "Lover"
of the Coaches. Coach Jung
man emphasized that there
were about 30 out for, for-oh,
you know, that game where you
have the ball and piece of wood
and see whose head you can
knock off. ("Bazeball," that is.)
caps and playing football, basket
ball, and baseball with them.
Since he has been old enough, he
has played real basketball, foot-
ball, and baseball, and goes out
for track. He played quarterback
and halfback on the Panther
squad this year. Pint-sized Jim
my participates in other activities,
among them being Key Club, L ~ t
termen's Club, and Boy Scouts.
Although Jim says- he doesn't
have any love interests, rumors
have it that this is just a front ,
for he was one of the F. H. T.
Sweetheart candidates.
.Jimmy is vice president of
the Junior Class and maintains
good grades. Although you may
not noticfl him particularly
when you walk down the hall,
you won't fail to see him on
the basketball court or the grid.
iron hustling every minute to
raise Weslaco High's name on
high.
I Pantherettes Lose
To Los Fresnos Six
With the defeat of the Panther-
ettes by Los Fresnos Thursday
of last week in the Weslaco gym,
the Pantherettes placed second in
the District with two defeats,
both by Los Fresnos.
The entire game was close, with
Vv
T
eslaco managing to be ahead at
the half with a 5-point lead; how
ever, in the last half Los Fresnos
forged to the front, the final score
being 28-35.
Joy Stallings took the scoring
honors for the game with 11
pOints. Others who saw action
were Kathryn Cleckler, Yreva
Teston, and Tommie Lott, for
wards; Mary Sue Hampton, Helen
Praytor, Gen Ballard, and Mar-
tha Ann Knapp, guards.
Love is like a mushroom. You
never know whether it's the real
thing until it's too late.
Did you know that the word
"run" has 800 meanings?
and started warming up my
pitching arm by throwing paper
balls.
Does someone want to visi':. me
I rambled on back to study hall in detention hall?
THE WESLACO HILIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
WE PlcKUpALL
Good morning, everybody! This
is Station W.H.S. bringing you
the latest n ews. Gather around,
studes, and we'll empty the dirt
and see what's what.
Main event of the weekend was
the Junior Football Banquet Sat
urday night. Some of the couples
seen having a good time were
FRANCES LASITER and DAVID
KEATHLEY, SUE McALPIN and
FRED BUSS, PATSYE AKIN and
DON YARBROUKH, NETTI E
FAYE BRADFORD and KEN
NETH COOK, TOMMIE JO LOTT
and KENNETH JACOBS, EDITH
STEPHE Sand A. C. FULLER,
NELL GLYNN KOESTER and
JIMMY HAMPTON, and GENE
VIEVE BALLARD and TOMMY
McMANN.
BILLIE RUTH was with RAY
DEMPSEY after the basketball
game Thursday night. Now, we're
getting somewhere.
Hm m m m. YREVA TESTON
and DON PENDLETON have
been seeing quite a lot of each
other lately.
BILLY HARBISON and GEOR-
GIA MAYO and BOBBY HARBI
SON and JANIE DAVIS were to
gether again. Nice going, keeds!
Seen wandering around during
the weekend were BABS NEICOM
and ROBERT ARMSTRONG.
Say, LYNN DEL GREE WAY,
who is that cute boy we've been
seeing you with?
Dateortheweek goes to MAR
THA ANN KNAPP and GENE
i\lcMULLE .
Amo:lg the younger generation
seen at the show Friday night
were BARBARA WILLIAMS and
WARREN STANSBURY, ALLIE
ALDRIDGE and EVAN DALE
HINTNER, and JAN TUCKER
and DONALD WALKER.
JOANN PUCKETT was with
LLOYD SWARTZ (M e r c e des)
Tuesday night and JERALD
MIDGET (Mercedes) during the
weekend.
We finally caught up with
HELEI PRAYTOR. She was with
EARL GORME Saturday.
Ahhhhhh Ha! EVELYN HAAS
and RAY DEMPSEY, ELEANOR
BRADSHAW and ROY DAVIS,
" .......................................................
Art Collection to Be
On Exhi bit March 15
Paintings of world famous
mas terpieces will be on display
at a n ar t exhibi t, sponsored by
the Futlue Homemakers, all
day Wednesday, March 15, in
the high school r ecr eation room,
according to Mrs. Dick Lut h
ringer.
The exhibit will have 150
differ ent paintings, all in color.
It will include "Apple BIos
soms," by Car l'ier ; "The Flam
ing Arrow," by Cwtis; "Blue
lloy," by Gains bor ough; "Age
of Innocence," by Reynolds;
and many other s.
Students may see the exhibit
during their study hall periods,
Mrs. Luthringel' said.
The Future Homemakers will
use the money taken in at the
exhibit t o buy pictlll'es f or the
Homemaking Depart ment and
the high school.
The t icket s are 14 cents for
s tudents and 35 cents for
adults.
... ............................................ .
and NANCY SOLETHER and
FLOYD McFARLAND - did you
all have a nice picnic?
SKIPPY FRIZZELL was with
EDNA SKAGGS during the week
end. Wha' happened to DODIE?
Seen riding around Sunday af
ternoon were PATSY PACE and
BALDWIN THOMPSON and
JOHNNIE MAYO and BOBBY
MITCHELL.
Say LYDIA, I hear those guys
from Harlingen never caught up
with you over the weekend.
Someone else in mind?
I hear DELFI l 0 is getting a
lot of fan mail nowadays 'way
from Vermont.
BETO GONZALEZ has been
dating steadily in Brownsville
lately. Give the girls in Weslaco
a chance!
Usual couples seen .over the
weekend were TONY and LU
PITA and TILLIE and TAVO.
Well , as that seems to be all
the news this week, I ' ll be sign
ing off. Tune in next week-
same time, same station.
What Would It Be
Like If _ 1 _ - - - - - _
Dick Shockley had two f ront
teeth missing.
Mary Patti Sigler didn' t pass.
Joy Stallings was a snob.
Ed Compere wasn't always
funny.
Martha Ann Knapp had a deep
voice.
Mrs. Robertson didn' t know
about "Podunk."
Miss Stallings was pale and
thin.
Patsy Pace was tall and blonde.
Helen Praytor was sophisticat
ed.
. Tommie Jo Lott didn't have
any energy.
Joan Jackson was always talk
ing.
Martha Crawford didn't go with
Mason.
Genevieve Ballard had only one
boyfriend.
Joan Janvier and Jo Anne Pace
didn' t have freckles.
I
, Weslaco boys went with Wes
laco gir ls.
Skippy Frizzell and Rex. Bled
soe forgot the way to Edinburg.
Charles Sherrill drove an old
"beat up" car to school.
Mary Sue went with someone
else.
-(W.H.SJ-
Choral Club to Enter
League Contest March 24
What? Contest so soon?
Yes, the annual Choral Club
competition festival of the I nter
schol!lstic League will be held in
Brownsville, March 24 and 25 for
the schools of Region 9. Not a ll
the schools in this region will
partiCipate this year.
The Weslaco Choral Club will
enter a mixed chorus, a boys'
chorus, a girls' chorus, a girls'
sexet, a girls' trio, and approxi
mately eight soloists, according to
Mrs. Sibyl Mattar, choir director.
-(W.H.Sol--
In Sympathy
On behalf of the faculty and
student body the HILIFE wiRhes
to extend si ncere sympathy to
Rosemary Evans on the death of
her father, Sunday, February 26.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDA y, MARCH 9, 1950
P:ctlll'ed above are the candidates fOl' the Populadty Conte, t, Senior candidates are in the
top row, Juniors in the middl e row, and Sophomol'es in the bottom row. Each row is seated in
t he ol'(ler of most beautiful, most handsome, most I)Opular girl, mo t pOInllar boy, best all-around
gil'l, and best all-around boy. They are as follows:
Top row: JJydia Garcia, RichaJ.' d Babb, Tom mie Sue Ramsey, MaJ' t ha Ann
Knapp, and Roy Davis. l\1i<1<lle row: Jo Anne rucl,ett, Ray Dempsey, Joy Stallings, Bobby Ren
bow, Caroline Carrothers, and Jimmy Rogers. Bottom row: Patia Link, Donald 'Vatkin , Evelyn
Haas, 'Val'l'en Stansbury, June Smith, and Jimmy Swinnea.
Six To Be Chosen
In flection Mar. 17
Eighteen candidates were chosen for the annual LA PALMA
populaJ.' ity contest by the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore classes
in homeroom meetings March 2. These students will compete
for the titles of most beautiful 'gil'l, most handsome boy, most
Ed Compere, Robert Fields, and
Tillie GarCia, seniors; Gen Ball-
ard, David Robertson, and Dick
Shockley, juniors; Teresa Lancas-
ter and Joy Wiley, sophomores.
Skits will be given in a special
assembly March 16 to present the
candidates for each class.
The final winners will be given
full page pictures in the LA
PALMA,
populat' gil' l, most popular boy, best allaround girl, and best all ,.. ............... ........................................
around boy. Six of these " 'ill be elected by ,,' l'itten ballots in home Band to Play March 10
rooms l\Iat'ch 17.
Candidates fl'OID the thl'ee classe al'e as follows: At Livestock Show
Seniors: Most beautiful girl, Ly- around girl, Caroline Carrothers; The Weslaco Band has ac-
dia Garcia; most handsome boy, and best all-around bOy, Ji.mmy cepted an invitation to play a
Richard Babb, most popular girl , Regel'S. concert for the Livestock Show
Tommie Sue Bartley; most popu- Sophomores: M 0 s t beautiful in l\lel'cedes on Fl'iday, Mal'eh
lar boy, Mason Ramsey; best all- gir l, Patia Link; mo t handsome 10, at .6 p.m.
around girl, Martha Ann Knapp; boy, Donald Watkins; most popu- A concert of mal'ches alltl
and best all- around boy, Roy lar girl , Evelyn Haas; most popu- novelty numbet's will b(' pre.
Davis. lar hoy, Warren Stansbury; best sentell ' on the gl'OUIJ{l s of the
Juniors: Most beautiful girl , Jo all-arcund girl, June Smith; and Livestock s how. The A. & I.
Anne Puckett; most handsome be t all-around boy, Jimmy Swill- Band of Kingsvill e will also
boy, Ray Dempsey; most pOFular nea, playa 'concel't at the s how that
girl, J oy Stallings; most popular Campaign managers for the evening.
boy, Bobby Benbow; best all- cia se are as follows: Kaye Clar k, ............................ ................ ....
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950
Salutations, studes!
Let's all jump in our kiddy-cars
and scoot around school to get a
glance at the news AS I SEE IT.
There must be plenty of human
Lies in W. H. S.! Because of their
alJility to climb to dizzy heights,
tile Seniors have hung a large
"Vote for the Seniors" sign on top
of the flagpole. In t he dizzy
heights of the study hall you can
see another sign for the Seniors.
(My, but they are industrious.>
The Juniors like the high altitude
also, because in the hall there is
a "Juniors" sign. The Sophomores
baye cute little "suthins" all over
the high school building.
Bushel baskets of orchids go to
all studes who were nominated in
the Popularity Contest.
In W. H. S. we have several
studen ts who are taking seven
s ubjects- s ix <luring the day
:llld one befOl 'e school. They are
Dick Shockl ey, Mm'y Pattie Sig-
ler, Dilli e Otto, and J ... am'a Jane
Oehler. 1\IaI'y Pattie made the
Superiol' Honor RoU this six
weeks ; and while othel' djd not
make the three or fOUl' neces-
sary A's in academic 6ii.bject s,
they did make all A's and B's-
and that' s mighty good, kids!
Dirty faces? Gee, no! Those tiny
black flecks seen on Tommie Jo
Lott's and Joy Stallings' faces are
just "beauty patches," a relic from
last Saturday. Even though it
was raining, these faithful girls
were slaving away on the G. A. A.
plot. The ground was easier to dig
up since it was wet, wasn't it,
girls?
A flurry of combs and compacts
was seen last week when Mr.
Yoder began taking basketball
and volleyball pictures.
Say, the strip-downs and hoopies
around school are beginning to
outnumber the cars with motors
that run. I would nominate Ken-
neth Jacobs' "Ma and Pa" as
"Most Likely to Run," and Tom-
mie Jo Lott's "Cement Mixer" as
ilS
tay
Off the Grass
ll
Means You!
At the Crst g'ance of a dignified senior in blue jeans and no
shoes kneeling down with her eyes glued to the ground, one might
think'strange happenings were going around W.H.S. Well, she isn't
looking for doodle-bugs; she's planting And seniors aren't
the only ones slaving over hoes, shove.s, wheelbarrels, and rakes.
Other Classes, clubs, and organizations have been working faithfully
on our campus.
T he l)roj ect is in full s wing now. Do we want to tear every
t hi ng down that these indnsuious s tudents have worked so hard
to build up'? That seems to be some people' s attitude. Already
some of the no wei's have been h 'am)l ed, and bricks around t h e
f1oweJ' beds have been dug up, Does this s how our appreciation
to\\'31'd them?
Little courte ies such as staying off the grass when told and
keeping out of flower beds might ease the paining backs of the hard
working students who spent Saturday trying to beautify the
campus for us.
--CW.H.Sl--
Here
l
s WHY the New Honor Rolls
At last the honor rolls are being published!
For several reasons the list was not compiled the first semester;
hew ever, as definite interest in publishing it was shown by both par
ents and students, Mr. Palmer appointed a committee of junior-senior
high school faculty members to study the situation and make reo
commendations to the school administrators, who approved and
accepted the report.
The n ew honor rolls are ba ed on grades made in s nch
cOlll'ses as math, science, English, hi tory, foreign language,
typing, bookkee ping, and the like.
This fact does not minimize the impol'tance of music and
physical education. Howe"ver , pal,ticipant in vat'ious fOl'llls of
athletics and me mber s of the band and choml club receive public
r ecognition and reward for theil' eHol' t s t lu'ough games, COil.
certs, pl'ograms, tournaments, and contests. Surely some recog.
nition and I'ewal'(l s hould come to th e conscient'ous studen ts who
pl'epare t heir l essons well. Often-in fact, in most cases-
those students on the honor roll s are active in either the sports
01' the music pl' ogl'am, sometimes in both,
Hence the new requirements do not penalize any subjects in
the curriculum; they simply put more emphasis on "readin', 'ritin',
and 'rithmeti c," those courses which form the basis for a general
education and which the colleges emphasize in their entrance reo
quirements.
Let's get on the honor roll!
"Most Likely to Have the Engine
Fall out!"
All you hear the Seniors talk
about n owadays is l\ionteney!
1\11'. Palmer ha ' all the Seniors
dangling in us pense, for they
don't know fOl' s ure whethel'
they \Viii get to go to t..1.ke the
trip.
Billie Ruth Parker was chosen
as representative from the Senior
Class to attend the Joe and Jane
dance on Saturday, March 4, at
8:30 p. m., in the college gymna-
sium at the Edinburg Regional
College. The Freshman Class spon-
sored the annual dance. Ray
Dempsey was Billie Ruth's date.
Be s UI' e to get your tickets to
"It's a nate" from allY membel'
of the high school choir. Thel'e's
lot of ing'ng, dancing, and
comedy. Many of OUl' s bules will
)al'ticipate in the performance.
I'll see you thel'e. "It's a date!"
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950
I am going mad! Do you
hear? Completely, stark-l'aving
mad! And who woul dn't upon
casting a peeper at t he antics
of some of our heretofore nOl"
mal, intelligent homo sapiens,
who go down in \V, H, S, fame
as glorious martyrs of sports-
but what SP01'tS?!
To clarify the preceding re-
marks, I shall relate a few ex-
amples.
The other day as I was out
upon our cheery campus endeav-
oring to get something to fill this
column, I fell upon a curious en-
semble of students armed with
snowshoes on their hands, fervent-
ly batting a ball to and fro and
occasionally shouting numbers
with the word, love. They sounded
as if they were reading some-
body's diary in code, so I let it go
at that. However, I couldn't help
overhearing ft'om the si(lelines
that these fugitives from the love-
lorn were practicing for an invi-
tational tournament of some na-
ture (which I sha:l refrain from
guessing) at Pharr next week.
Next, I ventured out to the field
of baseball to enlighten myself
upon the activities underway on
t he diamond. There to my surprise
I saw no baseball or any form of
game. What I saw were great
clouds of dust billowing into the
faces of on!ooking "Babe Ruths. "
The man responsible for this at-
mosphere's condition, I came to
learn, was Coach Jungman, who
was sliding around on the ground
trying to teach the boys some-
t hing or other.
I did not stay to find out what,
but dashed back to my typewriter
to tell the public of these loony
situations that prevail in the
sports circles of our institutions.
-(W.H.SJ-
"New Tricks for Teens
ll
Theme for F.H.A. Meeting
A change has bep.n made in the
program of the Future Home-
makers' meeting March 13, from
ga.mes to a discussion of teen-age
fashions entitled" ew Tricks for
Teens,' according to Tillie Garcia,
program chairman for this meet-
...................................................................
Cheer Leader Election
Slated for March 30
AIe you going out for cheer
leadel'? When does practice be-
gin? ' Vhat a1e the requirements?
These and other questions
have been heard about the cam-
pus and in the halls as spring
(accol'ding to the calendar) nears.
To be eligible, a girl must be
a sophomore who has attended
\ Veslaco High two semesters
pl'evious to these one, and must
have a B average the cIUTent
yeal'.
An assembly for try-outs will
be held Thlll'sday morning,
1\larch 30. The election will be
heJel at noon, 1\Iarch 30, on the
campus.
Two girls will be elected from
the gl'OUp, accOl'ding to 1\lary
Sue Hampton, head cheerleader.
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Pantherettes Win
Over Rio Hondo
The PantheretT.es concluded
their basketball season for 1950 by
defeating Rio Hondo Tuesday
afternoon of last week in Rio
Hondo, with the score of 39-27.
This game had no bearing on the
league championship; however,
the Pantherettes were out to win.
Joy Stallings, center forward,
and Yreva Teston, left forward,
were scorers for the game, with
22 and 17 points respectively.
The starting line-up consisted
of Kathryn Cleckler, Joy Stallings,
and Yreva Teston, forwards; Helen
Praytor, Mary Sue Hampton, and
Martha Ann Knapp, guards.
The Weslaco Pantherettes re-
ceived a second place trophy for
District. They were defeated only
by Los Fresnos the entire basket-
ball season.
--(W. H.SJ--
Choir Withdraws From Girls Organize
Region IX competition Intramural Bouts
I n protest of the Vocal Com-
petition Festival, as it is Cill"
rently set up under Interschol
astic League supervision, the
Weslaco High School Choir is
withdrawing from Region IX
competition, according to 1\I1's.
Sibyl 1\Iattar, director.
1\Irs. 1\lattar listed as SOme of
the fallacies of the present St,t
up the extremely high entrance
fees ($78 total); t he eligibility
r ule which excl udes soml' of
the most ambitious choit' mem
bel'S; the selection of judges;
and the change of date, which
shortens time of preparation.
Other schools which will not
pal'ticipate in the competition
festival are McAllen, p harl'-San
.Juan-Alamo, Donna, l\Ierccdes,
and La Feria.
........................ A"''''''''''
Taxes could be a lot worse. Sup-
pose we had to pay on what we
think we're worth.
ing.
The discussion will include dif-
ferent ways of wearing scarves,
jewelry, and dress fashions. The
art exhibit sponsored by the Fu-
ture Homemakers, to be held
March 15, will also be discussed.
Plans are now being made for
organization of girls' softball, ten-
nis, and track teams, according to
Miss Martha Stallings, girls' phy-
sical education director.
Approximately forty girls are
in training for softball, while nine
or ten are out for tennis and track.
A softball tournament will be
held March 13, and a track meet
is set for April 29. An intramural
tournament is also being planned
for each of these sports.
Volleyball is being revived, with
the same team as at the beginning
of the season.
- (W.H SJ -
Boys from Track Team
To Attend Laredo Meet
j ine boys from the Weslaco
High track team will journey with
their coaches to Laredo to com-
pete in the Border OlympiCS Fri-
day and Saturday, according to
Coach oody Isham.
Those making the trip were de-
cided at the Valley track meet in
Pharr held Wednesday.
The boys will make the trip
in Coaches Henson's and Isham's
cars. They. will return Saturday
evening.
I
I
..
F.F.A. Boys to Have
77 Entries in Show
The Weslaco F.F.A. Chapter,
which will compete in the Merce-
des Livestock Show, March 9-15,
will have a total of 77 entries, ac-
cording to Dick Luthringer, chap-
ler advisor.
The fol:owing boys have fat
steer entries in the show: Cecil
McKee, Russell Vos, Joe Lackey,
Roy Davis, Francisco Luna. Two
chapter calves will be entered also.
Boys showing fat hogs are Bob
Guess, Jimmy Vaughn, Homa
Freasier, Boyd Dawson, Ed Com-
pere, Tommy Waggoner, Stanley
Keathley, Sherman Boese, Alan
Stafford, Edwin Mitchell, Gene
Rose, Richard Childers, John Por-
ter, Floyd McFarland, and Joe
Heller. Some of these members
will show three hogs, some two,
and some one.
Entering capons are Mack Min-
yard, Jesse Ray Russell , Cecil Mc-
kee, Bernard Boecker, Charlie Tis-
dale, Ronnie Rennscheidt, Homa
Freasier, and Raymond Smithey.
Boys showing pens of fryers
are Donnie Pitts, Mack Minyard,
Jimmie Vaughn, Cecil McKee,
Bernard Boecker, Charlie Tisdale,
Ronnie Rennscheidt, Stanley Kea-
theley, Alan Stanford, Ray Demp-
sey, A. C. Fuller, Gene Rose, Joe
Heller, Richard Childers, Elton
Locke, Ray Leeper, and Jessie
Ray Russell.
Joe Heller will enter a group of
three barrows.
Bernard Boecker and Joe Heller
Will each show a sow and litters.
The Weslaco F.F.A. will also
enter a Fat Steer Judging Contest
at the show. Members of the jud-
ging team are Roy Davis, Bernard
Boecker, and Dick Ryan.
Patsy Pace and Joy Stallings,
F.F.A. sweethearts, will ride in
the parade to be held by the Live-
stock Show Thursday afternoon
- (W.H.S.)--
"Shoe shine, Mister? "
86 W.H.S. Students
Make Honor Rolls
52 Listed as "Superior"; 34 Named
In Second Group; Girls lead Boys
A total of 86 students of junior-senior high schools made the
honor rolls for the first six weeks of the second semester, according
o Marvin E. principal. Of these, 52 are on the "Superior"
list, while 34 are on the "Honor" roll. .
For the Superior Honor Roll, a student must be taking four or
more academic subjects and must have A's in all of them. All other
;rades must be A or B.
A student must be taking four academic subjects before he is
eligible for the Superior Honor Roll.
The term academic subj ects excludes physical education, choral
club, and band. The honor rolls are intended as an incentiVe to
scholarship, ansi a reward for it.
The complete rolls are as follows:
Supel'ior Roll ' June Smith, Jimmy Swinnea.
Seniol's: Mary Sue Hampton, Freshmen: Dorothy Davis, Don-
Billie Ruth p arker, orma Jean aId Fisher, A. C. Fuller, Mary
Boyd, Kaye Clark, Kathryn Cleck- Holmes, Ralph Montgomery, Eva
ler, Roy Davis, Juan Womble. Poinboeuf.
Juniors: Patricia Shirey, Charles E ighth: Darrell Bach, Nancy
Sawyer, Mary Patti Sigler, Caro Awwiller, Charles Norris, Bohhy
line Carrothers, Mary Ann Drey Stahl.
er.
Sophomores: Joy Wiley, Den-
aId Watkins.
Fl'eshmen: Patsy Akin, Allie
Aldridge, Fred Buss, p atsy Hank-
aI, Gordon Roe, David Rogers ,
Carole Jean Sawyer, Jay C. Webb,
Janet Lester, Nell Glynn Koester.
Eighth: G. L. Tatum, Marilyn
Kaarup, Mary Catherine Ermel,
Ginger Roberson, Martha 1.nn
Oehler, Kaufman, Don Yar-
brough, Billy Boyd, Elysia Cam-
pos, Emelia Cardenas, Jimmy
Carter, ,Verna Lee Frase.
Seventh: Ellen Boyd, Rehecca
Cruz, Lonnie Duffield, Travis
Crosby, Terry Griffin, Mary Ger-
aughty, Billy Hankal, Joe High
tower, Miguel Reyna, Paula Rohr-
baugh, Ronald Tolson, FranceR
Yoder.
Sixth: Alicia Hinojosa, Ruben
Hinojosa, Epifinio Martinez, oe
Rodriguez.
Seventh: Jimmy Akin, Ruth
Ann Cloud, Elizabeth Cellum, Bar-
bara Harrington, Wade Hawk,
Sharon Henson, Johnny Moyer,
Julia Ramirez.
Sixth: Jovita de la Cruz, Dora
Garcia, Fernanao Pinales, Raul
Vera.
-(W.H.SJ-
Homemaking Girls
Design, Make Scarves
Have you seen the beautiful de-
sign scarves floating around
school? Thf'se are original crea-
tions from " la shoppe de home-
making. "
H OllOI' Roll
"No." Seniors: Otilia Garcia, Taney
"I can shine 'em so you can Ann Solether, Mary Gene Worth-
see your face in 'em."
Two classes of Mrs. Luthring-
er's homemaking clas es have
been making scarves from a para-
chute brought to the department
by O. R. Scott, superi ntendent.
The girls have been tie-dyeing
them different colors with initials
of boy friends and odd designs.
- (W.H.SJ--
It seenl that Falfurrias High
School has a young and gifted
star. She is Beverly Gee, whom
some of you have seen in the
movie shert, "Champions of the
"I said no."
"Coward!"
-(W.H.SJ-
Much happiness is overlooked
because it costs nothing .
am.
JUlliol'S: Genevieve B a II a I' d,
Gene Mc <[ullen, David Robertson,
Jimmy Rogers.
Sophomores: Sue Clark, Kath
leen Geraughty, Simmy Parker,
Future."
"
HEART'S DELIGHT
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
Weslaco F.F.A Wins in two
Divisions at Mercedes Show
Martha Ann Knapp, selected by
the Senior Class, will represent
Weslaco High in the Lantana Cor-
onation, to be held March 17 as
part of the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of A.&I.
Co.Jlege, Kingsville.
A tea will be given in honor of
the queen and her court Friday
afternoon, and the coronation ball
will be held Saturday night.
. Ed Compere will be Martha
Ann's escort.
The 'Veslaco Future Farmers swept two major divisions of the
fat calf section of the Rio Gran<le Valley l.ivestock Show at l\'{el'cedes
last week, walking off with the grand champions hip of the show aud
th e valuable Brahman cl'ossbred champion.
Cecil McKee's entry, an 855-pouu{l Hel'eford stem', was the one
that stole the show, taking the gl'and championship in the senior
Herefot'd class. Anothet' Weslaco F.l<'.A. student, Russell Vos, gain.
I'd a thll'd placc t'ating fOt' his enU'y in the same division.
In the heavyweight ct'osslll'ed class the local chapter's entry, a
C"oss l:etween Bt'ahma, Chal'ollais, and Abel'{]een-Angus bt'ee{ls, took
top honot'. and with it a $500 1>ur e, which was est.ablis hed for the
fh'st timc this the Vallcy Bt'ahman IH'eeders to s timUlate in
t ':'cst in thc bt'eed, 'I'hc wi nning cl'ossbl'ed had been given to the
c!laptCl' Ranche,' Vt'ed 'I'm'ner of 'Veslaco, pt'omine nt Vall ey {:attle
mall. Chapter IIH'mbtw Stanley ]{eathley exhibited t he enb'y.
Throngs of livestock enthusi-I Joe Heller, $.60; Richard Child.
asts spent three hours during the ers, .331;2; Boyd Dawson, .30; Flem
afternocn at the area, where some Keathley, 291;2; Edwin Mitchell,
30 Valley youths were competing 311;2; Boyd Dawson, .31; Ed Com-
for showmanship honors in two pere, .29%; Sherman Boese, .28;
divisions. Winning the top prize Tommy Waggoner, .30; Ray
of $15 for the best Hereford show Dempsey, .291;2; John Porter, .33;
man was Russell Vos, while Cecil Floyd McFarland, .28; Jimmy
McKee finished not far behind, Vaughn, .35; Bob Guess, .31; Alan
garnering $12.50. Stafford, .28; Kenneth Jacobs, .29;
In the judging of fat hogs Joe Homa Freasier, .33; Joe Heller,
Heller received a third place rat- .28; Tommy Waggoner, .28; Ed-
ing for his entry in the group of Compere, .28; Richard Childers,
three fat barrows division. .26; Joe Heller, .27Jh; and Ray
The auctioning and selling of Dempsey, .30. .
iivestock highlighted the action of Local Future Farmers who sold
the show Saturday, with record- their fryers and capons at the
breaking sales recorded through- show Saturday at prices ranging
out the day. In the hog auction from $2 to $5 per pound were as
ing and sales the Weslaco F.F.A. follows:
boys who sold their animals and Jesse Ray Russell, Bernard
the price per pound received were Boecker, A. C. Fuller, Homa Tis
as follows: dale, Elton Locke, Ray Dempsey,
Ronnie Rennscheidt, Don n i e
Another Year I Another Contest
Pitts, and Alan Stafford.
--(W.H.SJ--
Five More Plays Ordered
By Senior Committee
If an outsider should happen to I Posters, posters, posters-every
tour ole W.H.S.'s halls at this where you go! Making the post-
time of the year, he would surely, ers isn't as hard as finding a
think the walls were made of place to put them. The Sopho-
paper. mores solved this problem by
. That is quite an exaggeration; hanging them in the trees on the
but the Popularity Contest post- campus. The Seniors have re-
el'S do cover a large amount of the served every high place on the
wall space. grounds for t heir signs and slog-
Yes, this is the time of the year ans. The Juniors seem to have
when everyone is hustling and got theirs up first; so they don' t
bustling about, trying to make his have any worries.
share of the posters, help with Next will be the class skits. A
the class skit, and still get his battle of wits is in progress to see
homework done. which group can dream up the
You'd think football eason was biggest and best stunt ever pulled.
still on, the way the yells for dif- But after the voting and the
ferent classes echo through the winners are announced, everyone
halls between classes. will be able to say, "We tried."
A t a called meeting of the Sen-
ior Class at noon Tuesday of last
week, Joan Vercheval was chosen
chairman of a committee to order
five plays. Probably one of the3e
plays will be selected to be pre-
sented as the class play.
Earlier, three plays had been
ordered and read, but none of
them were acceptable to the class
as a whole.
Others on the committee are
Pat Thomas, Norma Jean Boyd,
Melvin Moore, Robert Fields,
Tommie Sue Bartley, Carlene Al-
len, and Charles McCallum.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THl1RSDA Y, MARCH 16, 1950
Buenos dias, compadres!
Jump aboard my flying carpet,
come along with me to the land
of "Beautiful Senoritas, " and
learn the news "AS I SEE IT!"
CongNttulations and than ks
go to the Y-Teens for conduct
ing the campaign for the Uem
orial Library fund. Tbe Jibr<lry
will be of service to all of us,
<Iud we al)preciate the wOI'k the
YTeens did toward making it
<I reality, The club also gave
$10 for the fund, and tbe G.A.A,
contributed $5.
"Book covers for sale! Only 15
cents each or two for 25 cents!
Get your book covers now." These
statements were heard around the
campus last week, for the Key
Club members were selling purple
and white "Weslaco Panthers"
book covers. They are very pret
ty, and selling them was a nice
project, boys.
Congrats go to the Weslaco
F.F.A. chapter, which took sev
eral high places in Thursday's
judging at the Uercedes Live
stock Show. Honors go to Cecil
l\IcKee and Russell Vos, who
won individual prizes.
The Tip-O-Texas Revue, style
show sponsored Thursday night
by members of the Business and
Professional club at the Ritz
Theatre, was pronounced a suc-
cess. Three members of W.H.S.
participated-Sue Thompson, Car
oline Carrothers, and Nell Glynn
Koester.
The Fine Art Exhibition, spon-
sored by the F.H.A., was very
interesting. The proceeds from
the exhibit will be spent on pic-
tures for the halls of the junior
and senior high school buildings.
No one can say that March and
April are dull and unexciting
months. It seems that the school
calendar reveals the JuniorSen-
ior Banquet, the finals of the Pop
ularity Contest, the Senior play,
We're Proud of the Future Farmers
All good things must come to an end, and until next year the
annual Mercedes Livestock Show is over.
If you've heard Weslaco's F .F.A. boys breathing sighs of relief
and uttering joyful exclamations, such as "At last I'm rid of them, "
you'll know that their pigs, chickens, calves, etc., are no longer to
be cared for and fed by them! They don't have to worry any more
about such experiences as feeding their pigs on a drizzling, rainy
night without the aid of a flashlight, or waking in the middle of the
night, only to remember that they forgot to feed their chickens. All
. this is over! And several of Weslaco's F.F.A. boys are due bushels
of feed for winning prizes on their entries.
Cecil McKee deserves much credit for taking Grand Champion
title in the Hereford calf division. Stanley Keathley took first prize
on entering the Chapter's Brahma Crossbreed in that division. Rus
sell Vos should aiso be commended for having the best Hereford
shown. J oe Heller received a third place ratiIlg for his entry in
group of the three fat barrows division.
Boys having entries that did not win should be commended for
their work also.
Since this is an agricultvral community, this department is a
valuable one, because the training the boys are getting will benefit
their community as well as the Valley.
Congratulations, boys; you deserve it!
ITomorrow's Election Day in W.H.S.
Hey! That sign isn't high enuugh."
"'Veil, wb<lt do YOU eXl)ect of a human? I'm not a monkey!"
Haven't you heard these familiar words floating around the
campus the last two weeks? They 'were probably uttered by some
Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, who was furtively trying to hang a
sign in study hall or the auditorium.
Some faithful stUdents have worked whole-heartedly for their
candidates, while others have done very little.
Groups have gathered at different homes to write and practicIJ
skits, which according to members of the classes, are" the best ever
produced in W.H.S."
Tomorrow the election will be held fOl' the Popularity Con
test. Voting will be done in homerooms to hlsw'e <I vote frolD.
evelyone.
Hel'e's congratulations to the six students who will be bon
o('ed by being cbosen by 'V.H.S. in tomorrow's election.
the Valley High School Press con-
tests, the election of cheerleaders,
Interscholastic League contests,
and many other activities.
Are girls smartel' than boys?
over for the Popularity Contest,
everyone will be friends again;
but now they are "fightin' it out."
The winners will be chosen to
morrow in our homerooms and
will be announced next week in
the HI-LIFE; therefore let's all
buy a paper to find out who the
lucky six are.
Last week the hOnot' roll ans
wered that question. There
were 30 girls and 22 boys on the
supel'iot' list and 19 girls and 15
boys on t he honor roll. Come
on, boys! Arcn't you just a lit
tle bit smarter?
Now I must stop, mend my fly-
ing carpet, and prepare for next
week's jO\Jmey over the school
After all this campaigning is grounds!
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
\. ,A0t4 1\11 Porter Wins Second Pantherettes Have
In Discus Throwing Successful Season
The girls' P.E. classes started
playing softball last week. Out
marking off the diamond were
Coach Isham, Coach Stallings, and
Paula Sue Strong.
The t1'ack team is to be COIl-
gl'atulated on taking thil'cl place
i ll t he Yalley meeting beld in
I' harr last week,
Saturday the Magic Valley Re
lays will be run in Pharr, with all
Valley school s participating.
Friday was the time of the ten-
nis tournament held in Pharr.
Those who entered from Weslaco
were Duane Rutledge and Wesley
Ryan in the boys' Junior doubles'
Joy Stallings and Martha
in girls' doubles; Floyd Dun-
gan and Robert Armstrong in
boys' senior doubles; and Paula
Sue Strong and Max Ford in
girls' and boys' singles.
Yesterday the Purple and White
track team entered the 'tri-city
meet. Not all the plans were
known when the paper went to
press.
The b'ack team really saw
some good races at the Border
Olympics, two world records
being broken; however, these
times cannot be counted, since
the wind was over tbl'ee miles
pel' hOlll',
--(W.H.S.l-
"Spring Fashions" Topic
of F.H.A. Meeting Mar. 6
A talk, "Spring Fashions," was
the highlight of the program at
the Fu ture Homemakers' meeting
March 6.
Mrs. W. J. Bach had been in-
vited to speak; but as she was UI,'
able to attend, Tillie Garcia spoke
on the topiC.
The group discussed orderir.g
F. H. A. sweaters. The ones de-
cided upon are red satin trimmed
in white, with a Future Home-
maker emblem.
Elma Jean Black was in charg2
of arrangements for the program.
John Porter, Weslaco field man, At the end of the 1949-50 bas ..
s.econd place in discus ketbaU season, the J;>antherettes
throwll1g 111 the Border Class A I stood with eleven wins and three
Olympics held in Laredo last Sat- losses. All three losses were
urday. John hurled the discus Los Fresnos, who won the cham-
132 feet, 8Y.! inches. He received pionship. The Pantherettes won
a medal as an honor. all but two of their league games.
Don Miller qualified for semi- Durll1g the season Weslacu
final in high hurdles, but was made a total of 490 pOints to their
elIminated and didn't get to fin- opponents' 269. Joy Stallings was
also high scorer with a grand total of
The Panthers failed to qualify 176 points. Yreva Teston was
in other entries. next with 120, and Kathryn Cleck-
Those who made the trip and leI' came third with 100 points.
events they participated in were The forwards, however, were not
Billy Mauldin, 440 and mile relay; the only ones who worked on the
Bob Benbow, sprint and mile re- team. Outstanding guards were
lays; Bob Guess, sprint and mile Martha Ann Knapp, Helen Pray-
relays; Francisco Luna, sprint reo tor, Mary Sue Hampton, and Gen
lay and 100-yard dash; Warren Ballard.
Stansbury, sprint relay and broad Three forwards and five guards
jump; Ray Dempsey, mile rela; possibly saw their last bit of ac-
John Porter, discus and shot; and tion in basketball, because they
Don Miller, high and low hurdle. are Seniors. They are Kathryn
r ...... ................................................ Cleckler, Yreva Teston, Billie
Ruth Parker, forwards; Martha
Henson To Direct Boysl
Physical Education
The resignation of N.
(Buck) Henson as head coach
of ' Veslaco High School was ac-
cepted by the school board last
Tuesday nigbt. COach Henson
has accepted a position of <lir-
ector of Boys' Physical Educa-
tion of Weslaco Higb.
The boanl stated that the
change would promise a weIl-
rounded physical education pro.
gl'a m for all boys in junior and
seniol' high.
Mr. Henson was assistant
coach Ilnder Coach G['ady Res-
tel', who had fOllr championship
teams. Re became head coach
in }"ebnHu'y, 1948, and had a
n i s t [' i c t 30-A championship
team that year.
.......................................................
Mary Wollard: "Dad, do you
know that you are a lucky man'! "
Father: "How is that?"
l\Iary: "You won't have to buy
new books for me this year. I am
taking last year's work over
again."
--(W.H.SJ-
Nothing is opened more by mis-
take than the mouth.
Ann Knapp, Helen Praytor, Mary
Sue Hampton, Nancy Solethpr,
and Barbara N eicom.
This is the second year that
Weslaco has had a girls' basket-
ball team. Bigger things are ex-
pected from the Pantherettes next
year, as they will have more ex-
perience and are ranked second
in their conference. Next ' year
the team hopes to cause more trou-
ble and possibly win the girls'
basketball title.
--(W.H.S.l-
Weslaco Girls Lose
First Softball Game
Starting the 1950 softball sea-
son, the Pantherettes played a
practice game against La Feria in
La Feria Wednesday of last week.
Although the Pantherettes were
defeated by the score of 10-4, the
team was on the go the entire
game. Scorers were Joy Stall-
ings, Kathryn Cleckler, and Tom-
mie Jo Lott.
The Pantherette Diamondeei'S
were also defeated by Lyford the
next evening on Weslaco's dia-
mond. Final score stood at 13-8,
with Joy Stallings, Lowery Gar-
rett, Kathryn Cleckler, Paula Sue
Strong, Mary Jo Thomas, a 11 d
Tommie J 0 Lott making the runs.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
Dirt! Dirt! Dirt! The VACUUM
CLEANER has it all. Gather
'round and read what we've pick-
ed up.
The Wagon was the scene of a
lot of fun Friday night. Couples
seen were GAIL HENSON and
CHARLES SHERRILL, CARO-
LINE CARROTHERS and DE -
IS WELLS, REX BLEDSOE
and DODIE HOUTS (Edinburg),
MARTHA CRAWFORD and MA-
SON RAMSEY, JOHNNIE MAYO
and SKIPPY FRIZZELL, BAR-
BARA BLEDSOE and CHARLES
PLANK, ROBERT FIELDS and
AN J ALCORN (Donna) .
Here's one for you to figure out.
What senior girl with the initials
C. A. would like to go with a sen-
ior boy, initials M. M.?
PATSY PACE was so lonesome
t his week-end. Could it have been
because BALDWIN THOMPSON
was in Laredo?
ROSEMARY EVANS and BOB-
BY ROSS were at the Livestock
Show in Mercedes Friday night.
GEORGIA MAYO was with
B ILL Y HARBISON (Edcouch)
again. This romance nwst be get-
ting -serious.
The younger set of W. H. S.
keeps the upperclassmen wonder-
ing what is going to happen next.
DALE HUGHES and KENNETH
JACOBS have been seeing a lot of
JIMMY HAMPTON'S ex-steady.
MARY ALICE WOLLARD and
ST ANLEY KEATHLEY are not
going steady yet.
MARY SUE and BOB, KATH-
RYN and KENNETH POOL (Ed-
couch) were seen together over
the week-end.
P AT THOMAS and BILLIE
RUTH PARKER have been see-
ing a lot of Edinburg boys, but
BILLIE RUTH hasn't neglected
RAY DE I[PSEY, either.
O. B., SKIPPY, REX, BOBBY,
and CHARLES were all with Mc-
Allen girls Saturday night.
SUE THOMPSON and MAUR-
ICE ALLEN and MARTHA ANN
KNAPP and EDWARD COM-
PERE were doubling Saturday
night.
Y -Teens Collect I Plans for VHSPC
$87.19 for Library Banquet Made
A total of $87.19 was collected
for the Porter Doss Memorial Li-
brary through the English classes
of junior-senior high school last
week, according t.o Mary Sue
Hampton, Y-Teen president. The
Y-Teens conducted the drive at
the request of the Library Board
and with the permission of Mar-
vin E. Palmer, high school prin-
cipal. The Y-Teen Club, being a
recipient of Community Chest
funds, had earlier offered its
services to city organizations.
Copies of letters from the Li-
brary Beard were distributed in
the English classes, since practic-
ally every student in school takes
English. These letters were the
same as those mailed last Novem-
ber by the Board to abcut 2,000
citizens. As very few people sent
contributions in response to the
November letters, the Library
Board thought t hat perhaps
school children could interest
their parents in a project that
would directly benefit both chil-
dren and adults.
As in the case of the November
letters, the results were disap-
pointing.
--(W.H.SJ--
Monterrey Trip Not
Approved by Parents
The Senior trip to Monterrey
will not be taken, according to
Marvin E. Palmer, principal,
The decision came as a result
of the questionnaires which were
sent to the parents of the Seniors
February 28. They were to be
returned March 8 with the par-
ents' signatures.
The questionnaires stated the
approximate cost of the trip, the
daily schedule, the length of the
trip, and whether or not the par-
ens would be willing to accomp-
any the group at their own ex-
pense.
Only 41 per cent of the parents
of Seniors indicated that they
would agree to the trip to Mon-
terrey; hence, as this was less
than half of the class, the idea
will be abandoned, Mr. Palmer
said.
Date for the pring banquet of
the Valley High School Press Con-
ference was tentatively set for
Tuesday evening, April 11, at a
meeting of VHSPC officers, school
newspaper editors, a n.g their
sponsors in Mercedes last Wetl-
nesday n :ght. The place of the
meeting will be announced latel'.
At this meeting awards in the
yearly newspaper and individual
f'ntries will be judged by the Jour-
nalism department of some Texas
col lege.
LGntel'tainment numbers for the
banquet will be furnished by La
Feria, Harlingen, and Brown<;-
ville.
Eight schools were represent.ed
at the meeting. Billie Ruth Par-
ker and Genevieve Ballard, HI-
LIFE editors, and Miss Louise
Black, sponsor, attended fl'Ol1l
Weslaco.
--(W.H.SJ-
Maurice Allen: "When anything
goes wrong around our house, I
just get busy and fix it."
Sue Thompson: "Oh, Yeah!
Since you fixed the clock the
cuckoo backs out and asks, 'What
time is it'? "
Korny
Korner
Dudng a minorleague game
ill Califol"lIia SOme years ago,
the umpire, a picturesque chal"
actel' named Ping Bodie, was
getting quite a razzing from the
fan s . Suddenly Ping stopped
the game, c1alllbel'ed labol'ious]y
to the top row of the gl'and.
stand and bellowed, "Play
RalI!"
The bewiJdel'ed managel's I'ac
ed lip to him to ask what was
the big idea.
"If those guys can see better
up hel'e than I call down there,"
BOflie roared, "then here's
whel'e I call 'ern fl"om. Play
bam"
I.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, '[ARCH 23, 1950
above are the six w' nning caIldiates in the JJA popu)m' ity contest. Top row,
Jeft to l'ight: Lydia Garcia, most beautiful girl; Ric;l<ll'd Babb, mos t handsome boy; Joy Stallings, mos t
.,p!wu1at' gd. Bottom row, l eft to right: Mason Ra !liSa,)", most pOjJulm' boy; Mal'tha Ann Knapp, best
a!l-around girl; and Boy Davis , b est all-around boy.
Seniors Elect Five, Juniors One
In Popularity Contest Friday
FOt' the f irst time s ince 1948 t he Reniol' Class failed to score
a cOlllpl ete victOl' y ovel' the Juniors and Sophomores by having
all theil' candidates el ected in t he Popularity Contest, spon sored
by J.,A PALMA. They (lid, however, place five in the coveted
pos itions, while the Juniol's had one winner.
Lydia Gar' cia was chosen ' Ves)aco Hi gh's most beautiful
gid; Richal'd Ra bb, mos t handsome boy; Mason Ramsey, most
popular boy; ,Joy Stalling, junior, most popu I at' girl; Martha
. Ann ){Ilapp, best all-around girl; and Roy Davis, bes t all-at'oUJl(1
boy.
The closest race was for most popu]at' boy, Mason defeating
.'Van'en Stansbul'Y, sophomol' e, by only eighteen votes.
Several of the winning candi-
l
editor of LA PALMA, a member
dates are prominent on the W.H.S. of the Quill and Scroll, president
campus. Martha Ann is assistant of the G.A.A., treasurer of theY-
Teens, social chairman of the Sen-
ior Class, and a member of the
HI-LIFE staff She is also active
in girls' sports, Choral Club, and
Fu ture Homel11.akers.
Roy is president of the Student
Council" a member o{F.F.A., Key
Club, and Letterman's Club, and
an active participant in boys'
sports. He was awarded the local
sportsmanship trophy at the end
of the football season last fall.
Joy, who came to Weslaco from
(Continued on Page 3)
THE WESLACO HILIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1950
With the twittering of birds and
the twitterpation of studes, it's
evident that a new and budding
seasonspringis "busting" out all
over! However, with this new
sprout of life has come a strange,
exotic disease spreading like the
plague. Instead of bloody red
crosses for its mark, ruby red lips
and scarlet hearts are the sign
that SPRING FEVER has struck
again! While this soaks through
your little brain, read the news
"As I See It."
Question of the week is "Who
won the Popularity Contest?
'Vas it Seniors, Juniors, or the
Sophs?" Bushels of orchids go
to the lucky six who emerged
victorious, even though no one
will tell me who WOII . This has
been such a long week of sus
,)ense and s uffering, hasn't it,
studes?
Are you one of those students
who rooted the Juniors and Sen
iors out of their places in the as
sembly Thursday? Some of you
seem to forget that the front seats
are "reserved" for these two top
classes and the rest 'are to sit far
ther back!
"May I have your autograph?"
The seniors have received their
autograph sections for the back
of their annuals. These will be
turned back when school is out
111 May so that they can be bound
1I1to the Seniors' annuals.
Long ago Solomon said that
there was nothing new under
thc s un; however, he just hadn't
mct the twentieth century
" r.H.S. studes! The coll ected
Seniol', Junior, and Sophomore
brains were really working last
week to prove that Solomon
was wrong. The skits were
something out of this wOIl<l.
The Magician Show held Thurs
day was very interesting to many
f;tudents. Gee" how did he do all
of those things? You tell me, and
then I'll know, too.
To Fail or to Pass-That's the Question
"My senior year was my best one!"
"So were mine."
Could this be a conversation between two exstudents of W.H.S.-
one who had concentrated on his studies and passed with honors;
the other who had depended upon his final test to pass him and was
disappointed? Yes, it could be. The latter could be anyone of the 137
students in W.H.S. who had fa!ling grades last six weeks. Eighteen
or nineteen of these were seniors.
Although the senior year is full of fun and enjoyment, one year
is enough to spend on that subject that you failed or any other.
April 14 is the end of the fourth six weeks. What we do on our
tests week after next may determine largely whether we pass or no
for th,s semester or perhaps the whole year.
Are we going to be one of those 137 students who, because of
failing grades, may have to repeat the same courses next year? Let's
get to work and pass so that we won't have to be one who says,
"So Wel'e mine" in a few years.
Congratulations I Winners-
Congl'atulations go to the six winnel's in the l'opulal"ity Con
tes. Chosen by homel'oom balloting, they rel)resent the choice to
the stUdents of \Veslaco Juniol'Senior High.
All three classes worked hard in the two weeks of campaigning,
Signs of every color and design were seen all 0ver the SCh601. The
skits presented in assembly showed thought and work.
After assembly ballots were distributed by several members of
th annual staff. The teachers met with their homerooms; the bal
lots were cast and gathered again. Holding the election in this
manner prevented the influencing of votes and therefore made it
more democratic.
The LA PALMA editor, Nancy Solether, the HILIFE editor,
Billie Ruth Parker, the feature editor of the annual, Sue Thomp
son, the annual and paper sponsor, Miss Black, and Buck Henson
met" Saturday morning to canvass the vot.es. The ballots were called
out by Mr. Henson and tallied by the three representatives and Miss
Black. The tally s heets were compared and counted to determine
the outcome. Every losing candidate received a good vote in the ra.ce,
This . is the first time in t.wo year s that the Seniors haven't
made a clean s weell of the election. This yeal' the Juniors nosed
in to elect the most pOlmlar girl.
Hel'e' s to the winners!
The Band adds much of the
COIOI' to the school during foot
ball season, with its l)eppy mu
s ic amI c1 evel' s tunts between
halves of the games, Anothel'
type of music was llresentcd at
the annual COncert in assembl y
\ Vednesday, Not only \Veslaco
High, but the whol e town is
lll'oud of the G,'ccn and Gold
Band.
Have you ever paid a quarter
to sit on concrete bleachers with
the sand blinding you so that you
can't see? Many of the
track fans hadn't either until last
Saturday night at the track meet
in Pharr. However, the fans pa
tiently (?) brushed the dust out
of their eyes and tried to watch
the meet.
Sue "Tcach ' .Em or Kill
'Em" Hampton, head cheerlead
el', has been " t1'ying" to teach
the gil'ls going out for cheer
)cadel's some of the yells. Patsy
Pacc, Gen Balla"d, and Kathryn
Clecklel' seem out of condition,
as they are stiffel' than the girls
that at'C i" ying out
THE WESLACO TH RSDAY, MARCH 23, 1950
Pantherettes Down
p.S.J. A. Girls 8-0
In the fir t round of the double
elimination softball play last Wed-
nesday night at La Feria the Pan-
thcrcttes pounded out an toO
win over P_ S. J . A. girls.
The points were made by Joy
Stallings, Lowery Garrett, Paula
Sue Strong, and T0mmie Jo Lott.
Although the girls' volleyball
team has not seen any action this
season, they will enter a tourna-
ment to be held for the volleyball
teams of the Valley in the Wes-
laco gymnasinm April 3 and 4.
--(W.H.S.l--
Ronnie: "Mummy, you know
that vase you said had been
handed down from generation to
generation?"
Mummy, "Yes, dear?"
Ronnie: "Well , this generation
has dropped it."
--(W.H.S.l--
Annual Copy Nears
all Way Mark
The LA PALMA staff shipped
32 page11. of the annual to Steck
Company on March I , according to
ancy Ann Solether, edit.or.
Approximately thirty-eight more
pages, including junior, sopho-
more, freshmen, and organization
pictures, will be sent on April 1.
After the election in the popular-
ity contest, the feature section,
which is in color, will be completed
and sent.
rhe autograph 'ections for tne
seniors have been distrlbuted.
seniors, after receiving thier
autographs, will return them at
t he end of May in order that they
may be sent to Steck Company
to be bound in their annuals. An
eight-page autograph section wil
be in the back of all other annuals
when they arrive in the fall.
- (W.H.S.l-
WHS Band Presents
Assembly Programs
The Weslaco High chool Band,
directed by Joe Bellamah, played
a concert at Stephen F. Austin
School last Friday for the annual
band assembly and Wednesday of
this week for the junior senior
high school.
) Weslaco Takes First
In Pharr Track Meet
Cong l'lI tlll a tio ns a l'e d II e to
aU the t l'ack boys who last Sat.
lIl'day walked off with t he f h'st
place h 'ophy in the Magic VaJ.
le,r Uelays at Pha l' l', ig.
nif ican t of a ll t heir l' ictol'ies at
t he meet wa t he 159' 7" discus
heal' c by ,John POI' t Cl', It will
bc a long ti me befol'c t hat rcc
ol'd w ill bc bl'oken ,
The Weslaco track team brought
home the championship trophy
from the Magic Valley Relays
held in Pharr last Saturday. The
Panthers took first place with 29
points, breaking one record and
tying one.
John Poter, field star, hurled
the discus 159 feet 7 inches and
lambasted last year's record,
Don Miller tied the time of 16
seconds flat in the 120-yard high
It is almo t time for the na- hurdles which was rocked up last
tion's favorite pastime to begin, year. Miller also took fourth place
and the Weslaco baseballers are in the 200-yard low hurdles,
rcady, as usual. They have play- In relays the Panthers placed
cd two practice tilts to date los- first with a time of 1:37,6 in the
ing to Mission 8-1 and Rio G;ande .880-yard relay, in 440
City 6-1. But there'll sUl'ely be and second In the mIle ..
some good games coming up JImmy Vaughn captured fIrst
when the boys get their batting place in. high jump by leaping 5
eye. feet 6V-t Inches.
Marshall Wortham placed third
Seen J)I'actici ng {Ol' t he Inter
scholastic Tennis TOllr na ment
last week wel'e CI'aig St ephens,
Xancy Solether , Everett l\l cAu
lay, i\la l'y Sue Ha ml)ton, and
l\lax } 'OI'd ,
To date there seem to be only
two sluggers on the Panthers'
baseball quad; that is, only two
have hit homers in practice. Credo
ited for the big wallops were Ro
bert (wild and not so woolly any
more) Armstrong and Weldon
(come watch me strike out) Strick
land,
The boy' P.E. classe' have
been learning a new game, volley
ball. They've found that it reo
quire quite a bit of teamwork
and skill. That's why if you go
out there, you'll probably hear
some exasperated voice shouting,
"Set it up! " It really is an inter-
esting sport.
The Friday concert wa opened
with a march called "l\larch Le
noir:' Other numbers were as
follows: "Syncopated C I 0 c k ,"
"Voice of the Guns March,"
"Tournament of the Trumpets,"
"Badinage for Brasse ," "Funicu
li, Funicula," and "Lady of
Spain."
The high school concert Wed
nesday at 11 o'clock consisted of
"Badinage for Brasses."
in the pole vault.
The teams entered and their
p:aces are as follows Weslaco,
first; PSJA, second with 26; Edin-
burg, 17 points; Raymondville,
151;2; McAllen 15; Harlingen, 13;
Brownsville, 13; Falfurrias, 121h;
Mercedes, 6; Donna,5; Mission, 4;
San Benito, 2; and Rio Grande
City and Hebbronville 1 point
each.
--(W.H.SJ--
(Con ti n ued h'om Page 1)
Lyford at the beginning of her
sophomore year, is president of
Little Broadway, snapshot editor
of LA PALMA, a member of y.
Teens and Choral Club, and co
captain of the girls' basketball
team.
Lydia is a member of the Future
Homemakers.
Richard Babb is a memuer of the
Band and Little Broadway, He
had a role in "Imagination," pro
duced by the dramatic club in
January.
Mason was a member of the art
staff of last year's LA PALMA,
which won first place among the
Class A yearbooks of the Valley
in the VHSPC contest.
Each class presented its candi
dates in skit la t Friday morning
in an assembly. Balloting was
held in homeroom immediately
following the assembly.
The six winners of the contest
will have full page pictures in
LA PALMA, Weslaco High annual.

THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, MARCH 23, 1950
Vigorous
V otegette.rs. Vie with
Vim "
"Rah, rah, rah, Junior High." Eight junior high .,gtr!s gave a The senior skit started in the
Then "Freshmen," Sophomores," B,ILy.RQse dance, which ended in ofLce of Dr. Skippy Frizzell , psy.
"Juniors," "Seniors." the spelling of "Juniors!" chiatrist. His patient, Charles Me
A fanfare of music started the "Grandma" Sue Clark introduced Callum, was suffering from ner
Junior Class skit, which followed the Sophomore skit by relating, vousness brought on by the Popu-
the theme of " Movie Stars." After her childhood days of her "grand- larity Contest. A boys' quartet,
Joann Puckett, Caroline Carroth- daughter," Mary Waller. She composed of Craig Stevens, Ed
ers, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy sWin- 1 recalled the handsome sophomore Compere, Everett McAulay, and
nea ,and Bobby Benbow, candi- boy Donald Watkins, who had to I Char' ey Cardenas, sang "A pretty
dates, were introduced by Gene kIll off his girl friends because he Girl Is Like a Melody" as Richard
McMullen, Sue Thompson saunt - I had so many; beautiful Patia Link, . Babb and Lydia Garcia danced.
ered out onto the stage as Mae I the girl who had to be protected Martha Ann Knapp and Roy Davis
West. Joy Stallings, another candi- by a bloodhound because she was went walking on St. Patrick's day
date, made a late entrance thro- so beautiful-in fact, so beautiful as the quartet warbled "WheJil.
ugh the back door and dashed I that George Beaman used bino- II' sh Eyes Are Smiling." Mason
onto t he stage. Al Jolson made all culars to get a better view of her; Ramsay burned onto the stage
t he girls (including Joy) swoon that popular boy, Warren Stans-I in his little hot tricycle, pulling
with a rendition of a campaign bury, who whizzed around on his his girl, Tommie Sue Bartley in a
song to the music "Give My Re- tricic' e and got in a fight with wagon. Dressed in an artist's cos-
gards to Broadway." His voice re- Ronnie Rennschiedt over it; the tume, Mason started to draw a
sembled that of Willard Hall, but popular girl, Evelyn Haas, who picture of Tommie Sue but ended
the black face almost fooled every- played football and sprained her with a picture of his own t humb.
one. Preceded and followed by ob- ankle in the only girl s' game of the They were accompanied by the
sequious attendants, "Gorgeous season; small and delicate J immy quartet's singing "Let Me Call
George," the wrestler, entered via Swinnea, who had the ambition You Sweetheart."
the auditorium door. Pompous Ro- to be a ballet dancer but had to Dazed by the brilliance of the
bert Joe Potts, in his G. G. outfit, settle for basketball; and appeal- i bra:nstorms, studes reported to
wowed the audience by reeking ing June Smith, who was a torch their homerooms, where they
with apple blossom perfume. singer. I voted for their favorites.
Art Exhibit Nets
$28 for Pictures
Approximately one hundred
fifty people attended the art ex-
hibit held in the Homemaking
department Wednesday of last
week, according to Mrs. Dick Luth-
ringer.
. Attendance was larger in the
afternoon, as anumber of the stu-
dents from the Veterans' school
attended. The exhibit was open
all day and also in the evening.
Free coffee was served in the
afternoon and evening.
The Homemaking department
made a profit of $28, which will
enable them to buy three or four
pictures for the school and several
for their department.
Homemaking girls who served
as guides are Carlene Allen, Mar-
gie Wills, Ruby Godwin, Mary
Holmes, Janie Davis, Patricia Mc-
Kissock, Joan Puckett, Edith
Stevens, Lynna Dell Greenway,
Joan Herald, Tommie Jo Lott,
Nettie Bradford, Patsy Emery,
Lowery Garrett, and Alline Min.
yard_
Several Shop Boys
Complete Proiects
As the school year draws near
the close, various shop projects
are being completed.
Charlie Tisdale has finished a
table lamp made from solid cedar
and coated with clear varnish
when completed the cost for the
material used in this project was
about $5.
James Wilmoth has finished a
tie clasp in the arts and crafts
class. The back of the clasp is of
walnut, and the simulated moon-
stone is made of polished blue
plastic mounted on the walnut
backing. The cost of this article
was 60 cents.
Lloyd Kidwell has completed a
turned table lamp made from ce-
dar and walnut. This lamp will
use a three-way 100, 200, and 300-
watt bulb.
HI-LIFE Entered
In Valley Contest
The HI - LIFE and individual
stories of six types have been en-
tered in the annual Valley High
School Press Conference contest.
The entries were mailed last Fri-
day to Dr. Dewitt C. Reddick,
Head of the Journalism Depart-
ment of the University of Texas
for judging. A wards will be an-
nounced at the spring banquet to
be held in the Brownsville High
School Cafeteria April 11 at 8 p.m.
Valley high school papers are
divided into Class AA, Class A,
and Cia s B. Class AA includes
papers from Class AA schools;
Class A consists of all printed pa,-
pel's not in Class AA; and Class
B includes all mimeographed .pa-
pel's.
Frank Patino has finished a from mahogany a 11 d walnut.
plastic necklace. The front of the These are small because they will
necklace has a red plastic heart
mounted on a maple backing. be used as individual holders.
E. B. Ballard constructed some
"scotty" dog napkins holders
The shop boys are making sev-
eral gavels for the Masonic Lodge,
THE 'WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
Bellamah to Judge
At Band Contest
J oseph Bellamah, director of the
W. H.S. band, will serve as judge
in t he Texas Interscholastic Lea-
gue Band Contest at Our Lady of
t he Lake College in San Antonio
March 30 and 3l.
Approximately forty-two bands
are in Region VI. This is the
second time Mr. Bellamah has
judged this year. The first time
was at Robstown for Region VII
in December.
The Weslaco High School Band
will present its annual spring con-
cert in the Stephen F. Austin
auditorium Tuesday, April 4, at
8 o'clock, according to Mr. Bel-
lamah.
The program will be as fol-
lows: "March Lenoir"; "Zampa
Overture"; "Napoli," a cornet solo
bp Donald Watkins, with band
accorppaniment; "Egmont"; "The
Bee," a flute solo by Margaret
Morgan with band accompani-
ment; "Voice of the Guns March";
"Lady of Spain", "Funiculi, Funi-
cula"; Syncopated Clock"; "Tour-
nament of Trumpets"; and "Badi-
nage for Brasses."
The tickets are 25 cents for
students and 50 cents for adults.
............................................................
Three Cheerleaders
To Be Chosen Today
\\7hat SOl}homore girls will b e
el ected junior cheel'leaders for
n ext year'?
This question will be answer-
ell aftel' the election, to be h eld
today at noon on the campus.
An assembly will b e h eld this
morning in the auditodulIl fOl'
b'y-outs. Thl'ee cheerleadel's will
b e chosen, making a total of
f;ve for n ext year,
Gil'ls going out fOl' cheerlead el's
al'e Janie Davis, Ninfa Cardona,
Joyce Ann l\:een , Joy \Viley,
]i] velyn Haas, Sue Clal'k, Chris-
tina H enddck s, Blanca 'Moral ez, I
und Ada Bm'bosa, Mary Sue
Hampton, h ead cheerl eader,
stated.
Seni or ch eed eadel's fOl'
yeal' al'e Gen Ballard and Pats;)'
Pace.
24 W. H. S. Students
Enter Contests
Twenty-four students from Weslaco High School have been en.
tered in the literary events of the Interscholastic League contests of
District 31 A, to be held in Pharr, March 30-April 1, according to
Marvin E. Palmer, principal. The one-act play contest was held in
Merc.rles Tuesday afternoon.
Students from Weslaco who will enter these eve n t s are as
follows;
Declamation: Manuel Garza and Tillie GarCia, seniors; Billy
HankaJ and Marilyn Kaarup, juniors,
One-act play: Craig Stephens, Kaye Clark, Nancy Sol ether, and
Robert Fields,
This Ain't Poetry-
Just Good Advice!
If someone offers you a car
To travel to some place afar,
Stay calm, collected and cool,
For it's likely to be April Fool.
If someone says to you, "Hey,
Your dress is about to give way."
Don' t bother to look; sit down
on a stool,
For it' s likely to be April Fool.
If the teacher says, "You made
A."
Don't let your tonsils give way
And yell, "I love this school . .. "
For it's likely to be April Fool.
If, when in your car, you are
"beach bound"
And someone screams, "Tires
turning 'round,"
Don't jump out and look, you
mule,
For it's likely to be April Fool.
.................................................. " .....
Easter Holidays Begin
At 4 p. m. April 6
\\Teslaco Junior-Seniol' Hig h
School will dismiss for the East-
er Hoii (lays at 4 p. m., Thlu'sday,
Apr:l 6, and will resume classes
Tuesday mOl'ning, April 11, at
9 o'clock, accol'(ling to Mal'viII
E . rahlU'l', principal.
School will al 0 be dismissed
Friday, Apr :l 14, so that teach-
el'S may attend the District III
division of the Texas State Tea-
chel's' Association in Bl'own -
ville, Palmel' said. Although
attendance it not comlllllsory, it
is llOl)ecl that every teacher who
can, will go.
Slide Rule: orma Jean Boyd
and Weldon Strickland.
Shorthand: Kathryn Cleckler
and Kathryn Willard.
Typing: Kathryn Cleckler, Ev-
erett McAulay, Frances Dyer
Delia Hernandez. David Robert-
on is the alternate.
Spelling: Gordon Roe and Allie
Aldridge, seniors; Ellen Kaufman
and Ginger Roberson, juniors.
Bobby Stahl is the alternate.
Ready writing: Patricia Shirey
or Jane Dibrell.
The schedule for the contests
is as follows:
Frdiay, March 31, 7:30 p.m., de-
clamation; Saturday} April 1, 1
a.m., shorthand; 10 a.m., ready
writing; 11 a.m., typing; 11 ;30
a.m., slide rule; 1 p.m., spelling,
Saturday, April 8, the senior
track and field preli minaries will
be at 1 p.m.; the finals at 7:30
p.m.
April 3 and 4 volley ball for
girls will be held at the Weslaco
gym. Boys' volleyball will be in
Mission.
Softball, junior track and ten.
nis will be held March 31 and
April l.
--(W.H.SJ--
"Nutt Family" Chosen
As Senior Play
"The Nutt Family," a comedy
in three acts, was chosen as the
Senior play by this year's class
at a meeting last week.
Seven plays were discussed and
summarized before the group.
"Almost Eighteen" and "Desper-
ate Ambrose" were considered,
but a vote eliminated them.
Tryouts are expected to be held
and rehearsals started this week,
according to Mrs. Lelia Carroth
ers, Senior Class sponsor.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDA Y, MARCH 30, 1950
Since my eardrums have been
weakened with all the shouts of
"The girl ' 440 relay team won
first in the Donna Relays," I will
sharpen my pencil and write tid-
bi ts of t he news "As I See It."
A laI'ge bush el bask et of Ot'
chids go to the Popularity cou-
t est winnet's. Ly<lia Garcia r e-
ceived a " r eal-li ve" orchid from
a myst erious admitet f or being
elect ed the most b eautiful girl
in ' Veslaco High. (Evelyn Haas
W ~ S displaying the nnflower
t hat she r eceived for b eing So
phomore c.'mdi<late for most
popula r gid, a lso!)
I'm going to let Joy Stallings
and Mason Ramsey tell you why
they were elected most popular
gi rl and boy
Joy-"I made sure that I wink-
ed at every boy at least twice a
day, and of course, I had to pro-
mise to do everybody's homework
once a week."
Mason-"I had to promise every
girl in the Senior Class that I
would let her wear my Levi Jacket
Then, I was always around to
carry books and fix up dates for
the girls to the Junior-Senior ban-
quet."
Did you notice that Mi s Black
had a worried look on her face
all last week? Well , here's the
answer. She bought a "brand-new"
Chevie last week; but because
she didn't ha ve a license, she
couldn't burn around town. How-
ever , she got her license last Sat-
urday and now is beaming with
pride! (Well, who wouldn't be?)
The 'Veslaco High School
ChOl'al Club was host Sunday
aft6l' noon t o other Vall ey 'chou's
in t he audi t ol'ium. The choit's
llI et together to pl'epa l'e f or t h e
Eas t6l' SUUI'i se Service.
An all day counseling program
for seniors was held Monday in
t he study hall. Dr. Otto R. Niel-
son, Dean of A. and 1. College,
Kingsvi lle, headed the program.
I'm a utt! Are you a Nutt? I
Inside or Outside- It's Up to Us
' Vith the closing of school n ear'ing s o qui ckl.r, ever yone is
scampel'illg about, busy as the provel' bi a l bee. Thet'e at' e social
events to attend, meet ings t o be held, lastminute pt' e pm'atiou for
the end-of-school a ctiviti es, aud last but not l east out' l esson s to
be studi ed.
With all these thing to be done, we should be settling down to
prepare for our last six week's test and our finals.
However , there's only one stumbling block preventing our doing
t hi s. Where do we study?
S nce the study hall can no longer be used before school and at
noon because of the abuse of the privilege, we have nowhere to s it.
Whom should we blame for this? Ourselves, of course!
The Student Council is attempting to provide a room each morni ng
and at noon for those who wi"h to study. If this fails, as have all the
other attempts they have made, the matter will be forgotten.
[f we wi s h to have a place to study, we must l'espect it and
use it in the l'ight way
It's up t o u s this t ime.
It's Coming- So Be Careful
"The first of April, some do say
Is set apart for All-Fools ' Day;
But why do people call it so
Not I, nor they themselves do know."
(Author unknown)
Saturday will be April Fool's Day, which is the name given to
the first day of April. It is the custom in English-speaking countries
to play absurd but harmless jokes on this day. The victim of such a
joke is an "April Fool." Better watch out for the sly little prankster
with the pranks up his sleeve, or you may get fooled.
April may seem to be a windy and rather unimportant month,
but in truth many of the most eventful periods in the history of the
United States have begun during this month.
Is your bi rthday in April?
If so, you have good company, for Washington Irving, Si r Joseph
Lister, Thomas Jefferson, Wi'liam Wardsworth, William Shakespeare,
Raphae' , and Ulysses Grant were all born in April.
April also boasts of the diamond for its precious stone and the
dainty daisy as its flower.
Now that I have finished my confabulation, I would like to re-
mind you again that when April glides into view, watch out for that
prankster! ?
How would you like to have the
name of Wal Nutt? Such names
come to your attention in the
Senior play, "The Nutt Family."
Try-outs were held Monday. ow
we know the Seniors are nuts!
Because 'V.H. S. is growing
i n the number' of students, t her e
will be fi ve cheerleaders Jead-
ing the football t eam n ext f all.
T lnee gids will b e chosen by
t he student body t o be junior
cheerleader s, wi t h Patsy Pace
a nd Gen Ballard as seniol' l ead-
elS.
Wanted: An up-and-coming car-
penter who will build the G.A.A.
girls a trophy case. The girls have
won so many trophies that Miss
Stalling has had to take her type-
writer off bel' desk to make room
for all of them. Will someone
, please help the girls out?
With this following information,
I shal! leave you until next Thurs-
day:
F ive per cent cf the people
think; ten per cent think they
think; e;g/1ty-five per cent would
rather die than think.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
Track Team Second Pantherettes Win
In Donna Relays Games with Donna
With 18.! points the Weslaco
tJ'ack team took second place at
the Donna Relays last week. Cor-
pus won the meet with 37 points.
John Porter placed first in the
discus by heaving it 154 feet 4
inches, which set a new
In the 120-yard hurdles Don
Miller came in second, and in
the 200-yard low hurdles placed
fourth.
Jimmy Vaughn tied for second
place in the high jump ..
. In the po!e vault a three-way
tie for second, third, and fourth
places was made. Marshall Worth-
am was one of the three.
Weslaco took third in the 440-
yard relay, third in the 880- yard
relay, and fourth in the mile.
--CW.H.S.J--
Girls' Softball Team
Wins Second Place
With the' defeat of the Panther-
ette diamondeers by La Feria
Thursday of last week, the nine
placed second in the La Feria soft-
ball tournaml!nt.
The Pantherettes downed Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo March 15 with
the score of 8-0 and Rio Grande
City March 17 with the score of
8-7 in the first round of the tour-
nament, only to be defeated by La
Feria March 22 by the losing score
of 4-7. The Pantherettes were
again defeated by La Feria, 4-.5,
March 23, taking second place as
a result.
Oustanding players for the en-
tire tournament were Joy Stal-
lings, Lowery Garrett, Paula Sue
Strong, Tommie Jo Lott, Evelyn
Haas, Kathryn Cleckler, Helen
Praytor, and Mal-y Wollard.
--(W.H.S.J--
Junior High Tracksters
Meet Raymondville
Coach Bill Lane's junior track
team met the Raymondville jun-
iors in a track meet here last
Wednesday.
In the 100-yard dash Don Ya:-
brough took first place. He also
took first place in the 50-yard
dash and third in high jump.
Fred Buss placed first in the
120 low hurd:es and second in
the 50-yard dash.
The Kittens also took first in
440-yard relay and . the 880 relay.
Starting off the volleyball sea-
son, the Weslaco Pantherettes
downed both "A" and "B" teams
of the Donna Volleyball group.
The games were played Tuesday
afternoon of last week in the W es-
laco gym.
The scores for the "A" match
stood at 17-15, 8-15, and 15-10,
with both Weslaco and Donna
p'aying hard. Outstanding players
for the game were Helen Praytor,
Billie Ruth Parker, Martha Ann
Knapp, Mary Sue Hampton, Joy
Stallings, and Kathryn Cleckler.
Encouraged by the "A" team's
victory, the "B" string won the
last two games by the score of
11-15, 15-3, and 15-11. Paula Sue
Strong, Sherley Boese, Lorene
Eoff, Tommie Jo Lott, and Yreva
Teston were outstanding.
- (W.H.S.J--
Track Team Wins First
In Practice Meet
The Purple and White track
team took a triangle meet includ-
ing Mercedes, Donna, and Wesla-
co Wednesday of last week.
The Wes'aco team took first
place in the 440-yard relay, 880-
yard relay, and the mile relay.
Marshall Wortham took first
in the pole vault; Don Miller,
first in l,Ow hurdles and high
hurdles; Billy Mauldin, first in
880-yard run; Ray Dempsey, first
. n mile run; Jimmy Vaughn, first
in high jump; and John Porter,
first in discus throw.
Francisco Luna took second in
the 100-yaJ'd dash; Rolando Garza,
fourth and Boyd Dawson, fifth in
the 440-yard run; Floyd McFar-
land, second in low hurdles, while
Eugene Day tied for second place.
In the Shot, Porter placed third;
Hass, fourth; and Wright, fifth.
--CW.H.S.l--
Baseball N'ine Prepares
For Conference Season
Coach Claude Jungman's Pan-
ther baseball squad concluded
another week of practice tilts,
dropp:ng two closely fought con-
tests to Pharr, 5-3, and Mission,
12-10.
Games with St. Joseph's and
Edinburg are listed for this week
Jungman stated. The can:
fere'nce season begins April 12.
The junior track team made a
good showing under some severe
handicaps last week in the Invi-
tational Junior Meet he I d in
Pharr.
The biggest item in the news
is the Interscholastic League con-
tests. Junior track and tennis will
take place March 31 and April l.
ball will be played on Ap_
3 . an.d 4. The boys will play
III MISSIOn and the girls in Wes-
laco. A boys' team had not been
chosen when the paper went to
press, but the girls' had. It con-
sists of Helen Praytor, Billie Ruth
Parker, Joy Stall ings, Martha
Ann Knapp, Mary Sue Hampton,
Eevelyn Haas, and Kathryn Cleck-
ler. The entries in tennis were
not definite. The senior track
meet will be held April 8.
The gil'1s' 440 yard relay
team really put on a s pectacu
la1' s howill g Saturday night at
the Donna Relays. They came
in f iI's t with a time of 54.7.
Billie Pal'ker stm'ted t be race,
then Katbl'yne Cleckler, Joy
Stallings, and Tommie Joe Lott
broke the f inish markel', Good
going, girl s!
Congratulations go to the
tt'ack team for a fine 'bowing
at the Donna Relays,
All the students at the Donna
Relays were happy to see Coaches
Martin Stewart and Alfred Fore_
man, ex-coaches of Weslaco and
now of COl'PU .
--(W.H.S.J--
Richard Childers: "What are
you doing, pal, dame dreaming?"
Stanley Keathley; "You might
call it that. I'm admiring that
girl. She's pretty as a picture,
and set in such a beautiful frame
too." '
--(W.H.S.l--
Mr. Boren: "This makes the
fifth time I have punished you
this week. What have you to say?"
Mary Alice Wollard, "I'm glad
it is Friday, sir."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
We PltKUpALL .HE I5iii)
Tim-ber!! Better duck, kids,
if you see something coming your
way, 'cause it won' t be a flying
disk, but a poisoned arrow-right
in your back!
Main event of the week was the
Scout Dance Saturday. Tho s e
see n enjoying themselves were
BILLY MAULDIN and PATSY
MOORE, RA Y DEMPSEY and
PAT S Y FITZGERALD, DICK
RYAN and JOY STALLINGS,
MARY SUE and BOB, PATIA
LINK and BOBBY ROSS, MAR-
THA ANN and ED, and SUE and
MAURICE.
It seems that S TAN LEY
KEATHLEY is losing interest in
MARY ALICE ''''OLLARD. He
was with MARILYN (Donna) Sat-
urday night.
F 1 ash! S coo p! KATHRYN
CLECKLER and KENNETH
POOL are going steadY. Congrat-
ulations, kids.
GEORGIA MAYO was with
BILLY HARBISON two times
during the weekend. Good goin',
GEORGIA.
Having one super time at JO-
ANN PUCKETT' S slumber party
were IVA JO RICKETTS, SHER-
LEY BOESE, GEORGIA MAYO,
and VIRGINIA VERNON. What
were you all doing in Donna so
late?
PATSY POTTS and NAT CAR-
NES and CAROLINE CARROTH-
ERS and GRANT MORRISON
were seen doubling during the
weekend.
Date _ of - the - week goes to
BOB CLARK and SUE CLARK.
WIth them were DICK SHOCK-
LEY and MARY PATTIE SIG-
LER.
Friday night found quite a few
at the show, including CRAIG
STEPHENS and JUNE SMITH,
EVERETT McAULAY and KAYE
CLARK, and SUE McALPIN and
FRED BUSS.
After the track meet RAY and
BILLIE, PATSY and BALDWIN,
and TOMMIE JO and BOYD were
seen together.
RICHARD CHILDERS, PINKY
, Five More Students "love's Old Sweet
Elected to Council Song" Multiplies
Five junior high students were
e.ected recently to represent their
classes in the Student Council.
They were Jose Leal and Dale
Waddell, 8th grade, Maria Cantu
and Travis Crosby, seventh grade;
and Ruben Hinojosa, sixth grade.
These students will have no vote,
but will only sit in on the meet-
ings to learn the work of the
council.
O. E. Hendricks and Mrs. V. C.
Thompson met recently with Billy
Hankel, Don Yarbrough, Ginger
Roberson, and Ruben Hinojosa
in Mrs. Thompson's office, to
check the grade sheets in order to
determine how many were eligible
as representatives to the council.
To be eligible, a student must
have B average or above.
Fourteen from sixth grade, 50
from the seventh, and 31 from the
eighth were found to have the re-
quired average, and the five stu-
dents chosen were from these
groups.
--(W.H.SJ--
Pictures Ordered
For Several Rooms
An order has been sent for
pictures for the walls of Weslaco
tIigh School, according to Mrs.
Dick Luthringer, home economics
teacher.
The order consists of a Shakes-
peare series of twelve pictures
for the English Department. "Ap-
ple Blossoms," by Carrier, will be
placed in the Home Economics
room.
Ruby Godwin will receive a free
painting, "Lady in Pink," by
Krombery, for selling the most
tickets to the art exhibit March 15.
"Spirit of Seventy-Six," by Wil-
lard, and "Gay Philosopher," by
Henry Major, will be placed in
the school, but the departments
to receive these prints have not
been decided upon.
Spring is here, and with spring
comes love. Songs are commonly
used to convey messages of devo-
tion. Here are some of the latest
amorous ditties, and people who
are singing them.
Dennis and Rosemary, "Night
and Day."
Patsye and B a I d win, " I Love
You So Much."
Mary Sue and Bob, "Forever
and Ever."
Sue and Maurice, "I'll String
Along With You."
Billie Ruth and Ray, "Love Will
Find a Way."
Genevieve and Tommy, "I Can't
Love You Any More."
Johnnie and Bobby, "You Were
Meant For Me."
Olene and Dizzy, "I'll Always
Be in Love With You."
Martha and Mason, "Let the
Rest of the World Go By."
Paula Sue and Jerry, "I Only
Have Eyes for You."
Bil:ie Janet and Harold Lee,
" 1 Love You for Sentimental
Reasons."
Patti and Pete, "The Very
Thought of You."
Graig and June, "Zing, Went
the Strings of My Heart."
--(W.H.SJ--
Bradford Saw Saw Saw-
Is He Stuttering?
"Safecrackers!!"
"Where's your nitro, Frank?"
Thus was Frank Bradford kid-
ded one afternoon last week when
he had to cut his way into his
locker.
Frank,whom some of the girls
regard as "dynamite," walked to
his locker with apparently a
strong case of spring fever, for he
locked inside the key which un-
locks his lock.
DA Y, JIMMY ROGERS, BOB Later, feeling an acute thirst (?)
KNIGHT, and BOB McINTOSH. for knowledge, Frank acquired a
JOYCE KEEN and ED BAR- hacksaw and went to work be-
NETT have been seeing quite a
lot of each other lately. A new
romance, maybe?
Vvell , since your ole snooper
ran out of arrows - Bye - bye.
(Until next week!)
tween classes.
After suffering many jeel's and
remarks, Frank saw his saw saw
-and now again he is able to use
his locker in his quest for
learning.
THE HI-LIFE, TH RSDA Y, APRIL 6, 1950
Alfred J. Forman, of Corpus
Christi, was elected head coach of
Weslaco High School Thursday of
last week by the board of educa-
tion.
Coach Forman is not a stranger
to W.H.S. , having served as as-
sistant coach here under Grady
Hester from 1944 to 1946. At that
time Mr. Forman came from Jones
F ield, Bonham, Texas, where he
was a flight instructor.
Originally from South Carolina,
he p:ayed football at Newbury Col-
lege. On leaving Weslaco in 1946,
he entered Southwest Texas Tea-
chers' College in San Marcos, from
which he received a degree in
physical education in the summer
of 1947.
In September of '47 Mr. Forman
went to HuntsvUe, Alabama, as
head coach. In 1948 he accepted
a position in Corpus, where he
coached football and baseball
under Head Coach Grady Hester.
Mr. and Mrs. Forman and their
two daughters will move here
some time during the summer.
--(W.H.SJ--
McAllen Band to Play
ttThe Nutt Family II
To Be Senior Play
Cast for "The Nutt Family," three-act comedy to be presented .by
t he Senior C'ass, has been chosen, and rehearsals, under the direction
of Mrs. Myrtle Brown, are underway.
The play revolves around a large summer home, Crestdale, for-
merly used as a sanitarium for people who suffered from nervous
Dr. See, owner of the house, closed the p-ace but later sells
It to MIss Helene Shelton, who moves in. She becomes restless and
decides to go to Europe; hence she places the house in the hands of
a real eestate agent, Miss Bea Wise, leaves a colored caretaker in
charge, and starts on her European jaunt.
Suki to Present
Program April 12
Miss Wise, in ord.er to get rid
of the house, tells the Nutt family
that they may live in it one week
free of charge so that they may
judge its merits.
'Ti1eP'dssibilities of comedy that
The wodd's most beautiful result in these Nutts living in a
and tal ented gr eat Dane, Suki,
,,,ill appear ' Vednesday at 10
o'clock in a progl'am in t he
high school auditorium.
Suki has been called "one hun-
dred pounds of incredible ability."
His acts will both amaze and
amuse; he is a one-dog band that
former sanitarium and being ign-
orant of what the place was used
for can easily be seen.
cast includes Donald Roy-
all as Dr. P. utt, head of the
family; Eleanor Bradshaw as Meta
Nutt, his eccentric wife; Kaye
Clark, as Ima utt, their charm-
ing daughter; Charles McCullum
as Wall Nutt, their son who is in-
terested in fish and is constantly
experimenting with them; Melvin
Moore as Orestus, colored care-
taker at Crestdale; Lydia Garcia
as Sylvia Gaylord, a movie star;
Kathryn Cleckler as Cerise, her
colored maid.
Billie Gentry as Bea Wise, a
real estate agent; Mary Gene
Wortham as Helene Shelton, who
owns Crestdale; Everett McAulay
as Larry Smart, who is in a pack
of trouble; Joan Vercheval as Viv-
ian Teper, his aunt; Minerva Perez
as Charlottee Neal, a charming
young girl; and Olene Riley as
Lilia, an unexpected arrival.
-(W.H.SJ-
WHS Sophs and Frosh
For Jr.-Sr. Banquet croons and impersonates Spike 0 d
The Junior Class will hold the Jones. r er Stationery
annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Leon F. Smith, noted animal
dnace at the Community Center, trainer and director of the Chimp-
April 15, with the McAllen 01'- anzee Circus at the St. Louis Zoo,
chestra furnishing the dance trained Suki.
music, according to Sue Thomp- Mr. Smith will present the
son, president. Great Dane, which is assisted by
Final plans for the decoration \ 1 his son and daughters; and for
2re being completed by the de- contrast, particularly in size, a
coration committee. The theme sma'l fox terrier will do some
?rId decoration scheme will not I hand balancing and acrobatic
be J'evealed before the banquet. work.
The sophomore and freshman
classes have ordered 300 boxes of
stationary which will sell for ap-
proximately $1.25 per box. The
paper, which will be of various
sizes for various occasions, is
white with a purple panther at
the top. It will probably be on
sale within the next two weeks,
stated Donald Watkins, sophomore
class president.
T HE WESLACO HILIFE, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950
Attention! Please try to keep
your baggy "Six weeks' exam
eyes" open long enough to read
what "As I see It" has in store
for you this week.
Get out yom' bathing s uits ,
kids ! ' Ve l'eal ly have lots to cel e-
bl'ate. Six weeks' exams will b e
o\' er today, aJHl we will b e dis--
lII issed from school at 4 o'clock.
Just think! 'Vc don't havc to
cOlli e back to school until 9
o'clock Tucsday morning. We
will 11 '0 get out Friday, April
14, so that thc teachers llIay at
t end thc Distdct III divi sion of
the Texa s State Teachers As-
s ociation in Brownsvillc. Ain't
lifc grand?
"Miss Black must not have read
the proof last week." Did you see
the horrible mistake in the head-
line, "This Ain't Poetry-Just
Good Advice?" These questions
were heard over the campus last
Thursday when the paper came
out, Yes, Miss Black read the
proof, and on top of that,-She
wrote the headline! Yes, Miss
Black used "ain't"! She used that
word, for she new it would at-
tract attention-and it did,
Bc s urc to buy your sp ccial
a ssembly ticket Tucs day, April
11, from any mc mbcl' of thc
Journalism class f or only 25
ccnts! Suki, thc world's most
highly cducatcd Grcat Danc,
will prcscnt a program ill thc
auditodulll at 10 a. m. Wcdncs-
day 1I10('ning, April 12. Don't fail
to scc him p crform. This will b c
thc last of the sp ccial asscmblics
S(>Oll so('cd by thc Journalism
Class this year.
"Where is the paste?" Oh, you
made me smear some ink on this
page!' " 0, not another mi spelled
word?"
These exclamations were heard
Friday afternoon as the annual
staff was rushing around to get
the second shipment of the LA
PALMA off ,
The HILIFE staff was certain
. they had beaten the WESLACO
"I EWS to a story about our new
Let/s Keep II Pause That Refreshes!11
"Surely is hot today! 'Vis h wc s till had a cokc machinc likc
wc uscd to!"
Could this be a statement from one of the W.H.S. students?
If conditions continue to be as they have lately, this statement
may be true,
Nearly nine ca es of coke bottles, or 200 bottles, have been lost
in the 'ast two months. Twentyone ca es, 01' about 500 bottles, have
been lost all year.
The privilege of having cokes between classes, not offered in
many schools, has been to our convenience for about ten years; how
ever, some students are not appreciative enough to realize that this
priv. ege is rather an expensive one, as well as one that takes up quite
a bit of somebody's time.
If wc at'C to l'etain this "refreshcr " wc must coop el' ate by not
caL'l'y ing cokes out 011 thc gl'oun(\s 01' OVC1' to thc auditodum
(without s pecia l pel' nti ssion) and by putting the bottlcs back in
the cascs instead of Icavi ng thcm in s tudy hall 01' SOIllC classroom
aftcr school.
How 'bout it?
Let/s Go to Church Sunday
Sunday, Apl'il 9, will be obsel'vcd thl'ougout thc nation as
E astcr Day. How s hould we commemorate this day'?
Easter bunnies, April showers, blossoming flowers , ana new
spring outfits are all reminders of Easter, but it signfies something
much greater than that,
The occasion begins with Good Friday, the day Christ was
crucified on the Cross. On Easte[" Sunday, Christ arose, proving to
the world h:s greatness and giving definite assurance of life after
death.
Church servies with lovely flowers and special Easter music
should attract the students of vV.H.S. to the church of their choice.
One of the most inspiring services will be that held on Sunrise Hill,
north of Mercedes early Sunday morning. The Weslaco High School
Cho:r, will partiCipate along with other Va:Jey choirs,
Though wc ma,J' be dressed in OIU' n cw s pring finery, ju t
as the earth i s drcssed in a n cw c10ack of greenery, l ct' s not
a s the cm'th is dl'essed in a n cw cloak of grcc nery, i ct's not
fOl'gct thc rca I s ignificance of Easter!
coach, A. J. Forman, However,
we found out later that they al
ready had a story; nevertheless
we have a recent picture of Coach
Forman in the paper this week,
The school is very happy to have
Coach, with us again,
Thc Juniol'Senio[' Banquet
will bc h eld this year at t he
Ch ,ic Center on AIJril 15. It is
expected to be a gala affait'!
Con gl'a ts to thc IntCIscholas
tic winnel's! ' Vc al'C vel'Y Ill'oud
of all of you .
Well as the parcel post man
said at the end of the day, "I
guess that about wraps it up,"
AnothCl' gOl'geous ol'chid to
J;ydia Garcia, r ecently clcctcd
mos t beautiful girl in 'Ve laco
High, J;ydia was choscn " ;\[iss
Latin Amel'ica" of thc Valley
at a dance s pon sol' ed by the
T ,atin Amcl'i can Association of
PhalT. Lydia cntCl'ed the con
t cst ~ s " Mi ss 'Vcslaco," compct
ing against ninc other girls,
IJydia was crowncd quecn of
the festival and was lwescntcd
a C['own and scCptCl', madc of
semiprecious ston e ' and valued
at $150,
T HE WESLACO HI -LIFE, THl RSDA Y, APRIL 6, 1950
I k
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Wes aco Trac Teams "" "
T k Th
e d PI M t Isham Resigns Poslhon
a e Ir ace In ee I W I H" h
n es aco Ig
Taking third place in the San
Benito Invitational Practice Meet,
the Weslaco High Track teams
amassed 32 points last Friday
night. .
Marshall Wortham placed first
in the po;e vault.
In the high hurdles Don Miller
came in first. He took fourth in
t he low hurdles.
Jimmy Vaughn captured first
in high jump, with Maurice Allen
and Jimmy Swinnea in a four-
way tie for second.
John Porter took first in discus_
Billy Mauldin placed third in
the 880-yard run.
In the relays Weslaco placed I
second in the 220 and third in the
sprint.
The district track meet will be
held Friday and Saturday of this
week.
Traffic cop: "Use your noodle,
lady! Use your noodle!"
Miss Black: "My goo d n e s s!
Where it it? I've pushed and pul-
-(W.H.SJ--
Girls' Volleyball
Teams Play for Champs
In a single elimination tourna-
ment, six class "A" senior girls'
volleyball teams played for champ-
ionship last Monday and Tuesday
nights in the Weslaco High school
gymnasium.
Donna vs. Mercedes started the
tournament Monday, with La Fe-
ria vs. Pharr - San Juan - A I a m 0
following. Both Mission and Wes-
laco drew a bye.
Starting the junior girls' vol-
leyball matches was Donna vs.
La Feria, with Mission vs. Ray-
following. Only Donna,
La Feria, Mission, and Raymond-
ville entered the junior girls'
match.
Both senior and junior girls'
championship games were played
Tuesday night; however, as the
paper went to press before the
results were known, the outcome
cannot be given.
-(W.H.SJ-
F.B.1. Fingerprints
Not Needed Here
If she's tall, blonde, and good-
looking and always wears full
skirts, it's Martha Ann Knapp.
If he's short, has beautiful blue
Coach Woodrow I ham, assist-
ant football coach , physical edu-
cation and junior high math
instrnctol' , and tl'ack s upervisor
at ' V.H.S. fOl' the past two yeal's,
tlll' ned in his resignation l ast
Thursday,
Coach I s ham i s a gl'a(luate of
W.H.S., having obtained his di-
ploma ber e ill 1937. He is, in
a ddition, a gl'a(luate of South
wes t Texas State Teachers Col-
lege. Having served in the army
dul"ing the war, h e reilu'ned to
the Vall ey, coming to \Veslaco
frolll Donna in the faU of 1948.
Coach I sham s t;Ited h e did not
have any definit/' plans for the
(uilll'e; however, he believes b e
will go back to San Marcos t his
!> ummer and work on his mast-
fW'S degl'ee.
Hi s res ignation will become
effective upon the clo e of the
1949-50 school year.
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eyes, and is always laughing, it's
Melvin Moore.
If she's short, dark-haired and
in love, it's Patsy Pace.
If he's shy and drives a jalopy,
which is filled with boys, it's
Kenneth Jacobs.
If she wears a beau-catching
cologne and is loaded down with
school books, it's Gen Ballard.
If he drives a "yaller" car and
never chases the girls, it's Pinky
Day.
If she has a wedding band on
her finger and Pete on her mind,
it's Pat Pregenzer Rudd.
If he's quiet and reserved and
never argues, it's Mason Ramsay.
If she has flaming red hair and
can never make up her mind, it's
Mary Wollard.
If he wears loud hirts and is
seen fi!ling the coke machine, it's
David Robertson.
If she has short, blonde hair
and wears a boy's ring around
her neck, it's Kathryn Cleckler.
If always wears cowboy boots
and tight Levis and is usually
found where Rosemary is, it's
Dennis \Vells.
If she has a new haircut and i
heard singing the alto part in
Choral Club, it's Bobbie Goodey.
- (W.H.SJ-
Jimmy Rogers: "Dearest, am I
good enough for you?"
Patsy Hankal: TO, but you're
too lSood for any other girl."
First off, l et's congratulate
the Weslaco baseball boys, who
last week chalked up their ini-
tial victory again t a tough St.
Joseph squa d in Brownsville.
The score of the fl'acas was 15
to 5_ In another game with the
Edinblll'g ninemen, later in the
week, the Pantbel's bowed by
an 8-3 score.
According to Coach Jungman,
Charlie Tisdale, Ed Mitchell and
Strickland were the out-
standing hitters in the St. Joseph
onslaught, whi;e in the Edin-
burg game they just didn't hit.
George Beaman was credited with
the St. Joseph victory.
Recent de, ' elopments in track
shows the \V' eslaco cindermen
with a s hining third place tro-
phy garnered at the San Benito
track meet. The Panthers rack
ed up 31 points, taking first
place honors in the 120-yard
high hurdles, pole vault, high
jump and the di cuss. Not bad,
boys.
Next Saturday the Panther
track crew will compete in the
Interscholastic dis t ric t meet
keep your fingers crossed, every-
body!
In closing this week, we
would like to expl'ess OU1' r egret
at the annouJl cement of Coach
\Voodrow I shmll' s resignation.
He bas served \V.H.S. well as
assistant football coach and u'ack
mentor. We shall miss him, but
we wis h him the best of luck.
--(W.H.SJ--
Three Students Win
Places in Contests
Weslaco High School won fourth
place in the literary division of the
Interscholastic League Meet at
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo last Fri-
day and saturday, with a total of
45 points.
The Weslaco winner were as
follows: S h or t ha n d - Kathryn
Cleckler, first; Kathryn Willard,
third. Typing-Delia Hernandez,
first, Kathryn Cleckler, second.
Weslaco did not enter a number
of events. Contestants in slide
rule and declamation received
fourth or fifth places; however,
those places do not carry points.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THl R DAY, APRIL 6, 1950
Ladeez and gentlemen, today we
are most honored to have with us
Winifred Hannah Schooge, who
has consented to let us read a few
selections from her diary_
Thursday:
Deal' Diary,
Went to the Weslaco Beef Syn-
dicate Bar-B-Que; and, say-I
don't know when I have seen or
eaten so much food. While there
I saw ED and MARTHA ANN,
MARY SUE and BOB, DICK and
JOY, SUE and ROY, and BILLIE
RUTH and DONALD MILLER.
As usual there were many stags
there, too. Say, I wonder if BALD-
WIN ever found PATSY.
Friday:
Dear Diary,
Today was the track meet in
San Benito. Needless to say, every-
one is proud of the track boys.
As I was wandering around in the
b!eachers, I happened to see a
bunch of faithful girls staring
with goo-goo eyes and waiting
patiently for the meet to be over.
They were MARY S E, ELEAN-
OR, NA CY A N, EVELYN, BIL-
LIE RUTH, JOA N PACE, S E,
SUE CLARK, JOY WILEY, MARY
LOU BE BOW, and SELMA
FRASE. Oh, I forgot to mention
that KATHRY and KENNETH
were there also. Later I saw JO
ANN PUCKETT with GERALD
MIDGETT having gobs of fun.
Saturday:
Deal' Diary,
Although the Y-Teens got start-
ed a little late on their hayride,
they did go. They went to Delta
Lake, where everyone had a hum-
dingel' of a time. The couples were
BILLIE RUTH and RAY, EVE-
LYN and ROY, KATHRYI and
KENNETH, KAYE and EVER-
ETT, JUNE and GRAIG, NANCY
ANN and FLOYD, MARY SUE
and BOB, SUE and MAURICE,
BILLIE JANET and HAROLD
LEE, ELEANOR and ED, and
GLE and DILLIE. AsI approach-
ed the lake, I could see smoke and
thought maybe they were trying
to burn the place down, but to my
surprise it was none other than
MAURICE and ROY playing In-
dians. Those boys can row a boat
just like real redskins.
WHS Band toAttend
Festiva( in April
The Weslaco High Schooi Band has accepted an invitation to
the San Jacinto Festival and the Battle of Flowers Parade, to be held
in San Anton.o, April 20-21, according to Joe Bellamah, director.
This year the Battle of Flowers band festival will follow a
different procedure from that in past years. The fiesta will consist
of the bog parade and the band show at Alamo Stadium. There will be
no band contest during the fiesta; instead, each band will present a
seven-minute performance or pageant which has to do with the Battle
of F.owers. The performance may also be centered around historical
Parker Cited For
Varied Activities
One of the out tanding girls in
the 1950 Senior Class is brown-
haired BILLIE RUTH PARKER.
Though she is only 5 feet 3 inches
tall, she gets thing done, for she
has a list of accomplishments as
long as your ann (not exaggerat-
ing too much)! For example, can
you imagine anyone's making
straight A's all this year? Billie
has done just this!
Formerly from Henrietta, Texas,
Billie moved here in 1947 and has
made a welcome addition to Wes-
laco High.
Bil2ie's interests run from writ-
ing to sports. She does an excel-
lent job as editor of the Hi-Life
and typist for LA PALMA, while
at the same time is a member of
G.A.A.'s, Quill and Scroll, and Y-
Teens and is ecretary-treasurer
of the Senior Class. Recently she
was chosen by the senior,high
faculty as D.A.R. candidate.
There's still more! She also set
a new record in the 50-yard dash
last year in track.
Quite a few other things about
her could be told, too, such as her
being volleyball captain and tra<:k
captain. It seems as though she's
'interested in everything! Let's
wish her loads of luck for a bright
and happy future.
Note: This sketch was contri
buted by Betty Jane Neese,
j uniOl', who sggested t hat bdef
biogt'aphies of outstanding stu
dents be pu blished {,'om time
to t ime.
--(W.H.S.l--
happenings in San Antonio.
Each band was required to send
a copy of its drill, and the bands
with the best drill were accepted.
Approximately thirty bands will
appear in the festival this year,
Weslaco's being the only band in
the Valley to attend the Battle of
Flowers. This will be the third
time the band has been invited to
attend the fie tao
To get the invitation the follow-
ing year, the band must be on
the field no longer than seven
minutes; therefore if the perfor
mance lasts longer than that, the
band will be disqualified for an
invitation for the next year.
Details of the drill are being
completed now by the drill com-
mittee, according to Sue Thomp-
son, drum major.
Band members will reach San
Antonio on Thur day, April 20,
for the fe tival, making the trip
by chartered bus. Accompanied by
band parent and school officials,
they .. wi:1 stay in the Gunter Hotel.
-(W.H.S.l--
Korny
Korner
"It's no li se," said t he director
to hi s coll eagll e; " I'll have to get
a new ty[>ist."
" Pity," said t he coll eague,
"Miss Brown al ways seemed a
nice, obliging sort of girl."
"Oh, she's that all right, but
she will keep in tel'ru.pting me
when I'm di ctati ng to ask how
to spell wOIds."
"That cer tainl y is a great
waste of t ime."
Jackie Tate: "I am a little stiff " [ don't object to t hat," ex
from bowling." plained t he dh'ectot', "but it
Billy Miller: "hake hands, looks so bad to keep saying; ' I
friend-I know that town well." .......................... ............ ............ ..
THE WESLACO HI-LI FE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950
HI-LIFEf McCallum
Win Places In
VHSPC Contests
Th e 'Ves)aco HI-LIFE won
t hird place in the Class A n ews-
IJapel' awal' ds, it was annOlUl C-
cd Tuesday night, APl'il 11, at
t he anJlual s pring Valley High
School Press Confel'ence bau-
(I uet h eld in the Bl'OwusviIle
High Echool Cafeteria. Charl es
won first place in
news writing and second place
in SPOl'ts writing, while Evel'-
ctt McAulay l'eceivcd hOllOl'able
mention in editorial writing.
The Harlingen CAR D I A L
won first in the Class AA news-
paper a ward s, the McAllen
WHEEL second, and the San
Benito GREYHOUND GROWLS
third. The Mercedes TIGER
placed first in the Class A news-
paper award, the Pharr-San Juan
Alamo BEAR'S TALE second,
and the Weslaco HILIFE third.
Rio Hondo won first place in the
Class B division, while Santa
Rosa placed second. There was
no third place in the Class B
division.
Harlingen was the sweepstakes
winner.
Joe Ann Goodson, retiring pres
iden of the VHSPC, presented the
awards to individual writers and
to the school papers. The papers
were judged by the University of
Texas Journalism department.
The program consisted of a
piano solo, Kenneth Reuter, Har-
lingen; reading, Ruth Unger, La
Feria; pantomime and a dance,
Brownsville; and a talk by Archi-
bald MacPhail, associate publish-
er, Valley Morning Star.
Thirteen members of the HI-
LIFE staff attended the banquet.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Lelia Carrothers in the absence
of Miss Louise Black, who had
been called home by her mother's
death.
-- <W.H.S,) --
Senior Class Honored
With Coke Party Friday
The Senior Class was honored
with a coke party, given by Kaye
Clark at her home Friday after
noon between 3 and 5 o'clock. Re
freshmenL were served by Mrs.
Clark and Mrs. Barney Ogle.
Hawaiian Theme
Used at Banquet
The annual Junior-Senior Banquet was held last Saturday night
for the first time in Weslaco's new Civic Center Building.
The building, the lobby, and the patio were decorated to repre-
sent a scene on tne Island of Hawaii, with palm trees, bamboo, banana
trees, and many different colored flowers. In the windows were ar-
rangements of flowers, and leis were placed around in the room.
The banquet tables, which were arranged in nightclub style,
were decorated with strips of bamboo with trails of ginger lilies
flowing from the bamboo. Pink and silver candles were placed on
sea hells at each end of the bamboo strips. The place cards were
miniature hand-painted hula girls and guitars, while the green and
brown programs carried out the Hawaiian scene.
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Davis, Haas, Wiley
New Cheerleaders
table. A large seashell filled with
different colored flowers center ed
the table, white smaller shells
were placed around it. On each
Side of the was a strip of
,bamboo with ginger lilies flowing
from it.
Janie Davis, Evelyn Haas, and The menu consisted of ham,
Joy Wiley were elected Junior candied sweet potatoes, English
Cheerleaders for 195051 recently peas, pickled beets, pineapple sal.
in a campus election. ad, hot rolls, coconut pie, and
Three girls, instead of the reg iced tea. The food was served by
ular two, were elected this year girls dressed in brightly colored
by vote of the student body. skirts and blouses, with leis
Janie's spare time is taken up around their necks.
with her at the loca.l theater, I The program for the banquet
but she IS mterested 111 sports was as follows: Invocation-O. R.
and plans to go out for track next Scott; welcome-Sue Thompson;
year. response-Everett McAulay; solo
EvelYfl has been act i vein -Gen Ballard; and a Hawaiian
school organizations t his year. skit by various juniors and sen-
She is a member of the Future iors, narrated by Joy Stallings.
Homemakers, YTeens, and G.A.A. After an intermission, danCing
and is on the basketball, volley- started, with music by a McAllen
ball , and baseball teams. orchestra. Later in the evening
Joy has also had a busy year, the program for the dance was
as she belongs to YTeens and presented. Buddy Owens, Harlin.
Little Broadway, is in Choral gen, sang "Suspicion," "A Hole
Club, and Band and is a member in the Bottom of the Sea," "I'm
of the Student Council. Throwing Rice," and " If You
I
Don't Talk Too Much."
-- <W.H.S,) --
At the close of the evening, the
Students Try Hand At
Editorial Writing
seniors formed a line, and the
juniors and faculty members
passed by to bic\ them fareewll.
Approximately one hundred and
The editorials in thi issue were fifty guests attended the banquet.
not written by the editors.
-- CW.H.S.l
Recently the Journalism class
has been studying editorials, and G.A.A. Officers To Be
each member of the class was
asked to write one. The editors, I Chosen at Next Meetl'ng
Billie Ruth Parker and Gen Bal Plans for a swimming party
lard, have selected two for this were discussed at a regular meet-
week's paper. ing of the Girls' Athletic Associa
They are "Hazy Mind or Lazy tion last Thursday afternoon in
Mind?" by Charles McCallum and the recreation room of the gym-
"Spirit + Cooperation = A Good nasium. A definite date has not
School," by Helen Praytor. been set.
,
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950
,
My, My! Doesn't it seem won-
derful to be back at work in good
ole W.H. S.? After all of t hese
holidays, settle down now and
read t he news "As I See It."
A bushel of ol'chid each to
Janie Davis, Joy Wiley, and
Evelyn Haas for being elected
cheerleadel's for the two follow-
ing years. \Ve all know that
these three girls will do a t er-
rific job leading yell s.
Did you know that the tud-
ents in W. H, S. have spent $1,-
221.60 for cokes? (Of course, none
of t hese cokes were b<mght by
t he gir ls and bGYs who go out for
track, baseball, and other por ts!)
The Journalism Class has bought
1,018 cases of cokes so far, and
24,432 bottles have been "emp-
tied" by the st udes. The Veter-
ans, however , have bought part
of t hese during Night School.
Sui ts of ar mor were t he latest
fad Ja t week around school. The
reason for t his was t hat Mr s.
Hankal started "jabbing" t he un-
happy victims last 'Wednesday for
t he typhoid shots. Why is every-
one afraid of a s mall needle?
Chal'les desel' ves a
huge s unflowel' (01' winning
fiJI t place in news wl'iting and
second place in SPOl'ts writing
in tho VHSPC contest s, for his
s tol'ies were in competition
with at least 29 othel' s tol'ies-
and, bl'other, that is r eal cOm-
ll etition.
At last the Senior and Junior
"Who's "\Vho" winners have been
chosen. It was a difficult task to
seJect the laziest and noisiest boy
and girl , since t here were so many
nominees; however, Patsy Pacf' ,
Dick Ryan and E leanor Bradshaw
were voted laziest, while Glenn
Haas and Patsy Pace, Ed Com-
pere and Billie Gentry were chos-
en noisiest. A big bunch of onions
to these! Congrats to the other
winners.
Spirit Plus (ooperation- A Good School
" ,,' hy aren' t OUl' school dances and othel' fun ctions as pop-
ulat' as they m'e in some of the otheJ' towns in the Valley?"
That is one of t he big questions asked by many students in W. H.S.
The main reason is that we have in our school too many little
cliques composed of ix or more tudent who consider t hemselves
select. Any person who tries to get into one of t hese groups is
shunned, or else it is made plain t hat they ar not wanted, F or
example, one group plans a dance or some other type of entertain
ment; however, t here is little cooperation on t he part of the res t
of the students. The reason may lie in the fact that they feel that
t hey are ignored. In mo t cases, however, cooperation on t he part of
all student would result in more fun for everyone.
This situation is the fault of no one but the students ; and
as long as the student a llow these cliques to opel'ate, our school
will continue to be without the il;roup school spit'i t and fellowship
we should have. To have the ri ;-: ht school spit' it, we should work
{Ol' inst ead 01' against each other .
Although everyone has the d ght to choose hi own friends,
everyone s hould have a fl'i endJy spil'it; and spirit of gang leader-
ship has no place in a chool.
Hazy Mind or Lazy Mind?
When next Saturday rolis around, many of us W.H.S. pencil
pushers wil: declare a holiday and dash off to the beach or make a
gala tour of the Valley, only to find that on Monday there was school
work t hat should have been done.
How often do we fa ll into this unproductive groove? Well, for
some it is almost a regular occunence and perhaps t his ,s t he situa
Lon responsible for those undesirable grades on our repor t cards.
Could there be a reasonable solution to the que tion of how we
can stay out of the id' e groove? "Yes" is the answer, but only if we
sincerely strive for improvement. Let's try planning week-end time
_0 a schedu'e in which we have some defin,te tune for our school wor k.
Remember-it doesn't hurt to t hink; so let's abolish our lazy
.1abits. Then maybe a few weeks from now we can congratulate
each other upon making t he honor roll. Hey, have I heen dreaming?
The Junio[' Class l' e a 11 y The G.A.A. has exactly two
s howed their stuff Satlll' day new, full fledged members. To be-
night. The Civic Centel' was the come a member, the girls had to
location of the Juniol' - Senior help dig en t he G.A.A. plot on the
Banquet and dance, an <1 the campus. Joan Janvier and Jo Ann
theme was "Hawai." Pace were the only new members
thel' e wa a downpOlu' of rain that showed up to work. Oh, well,
inst ead of ['omantic moonlight, two members are better than
everybody had a big time; and none.
the gallant boys ' didn't let the
gids' [onnals get wet.
' 'I'm going to send one to all
of my rich (?) relative . If I send I
you one, will you give me a gift?"
Yes, t he Senior invitations have ,
arrived at last! That explains why
aU of t he grads have been sweet
and understanding toward the
teachers and "under classmates."
Best of luck to all of you.
The Wes laco High School
nand is leaving t hi s mOl'lling
to play in the School Band Fes-
tival in San Antonio tonight
an<1 Fdday. Their even-minute
pel"formance is entitled "Tbe
Heritage of Texans." Bes t of
luck to yon!
That's all for thi week. I ' U
be here again next Thursday with
all the happenings.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950
Track Team Takes I Panthers Defeated Weslaco Girls Are
I By Pharr I Edinburg Volleyball Champs
team took third place in the 30-
A track meet held in Pharr April
8.
Mercedes took top honors with
ilH2 points, while Pharr came in
!'econd with 37 and Weslaco third
with 3'6.
The purple and whites tied one
record and broke one. John Porter
heaved the discus 149 feet, 7
inches to set a new mark, while
Hobby Benbow t ied the 220-yard
dash with a time of 23.1. Places
won are a follows:
Discus-John Porter, first; 220
yard da h-Bobby Benbow, first;
shot put-John Porter, fourth
200-yard low hurdles-Don Miller,
fourth; 880-yard r u n-B ill y
Mauldlin, second; 440 relay-Wes-
laco, fourth; 120-yard high hurd-
les- Don Miller, first ; pole vault-
Marshall Wortham, first, 10 feet
7 inche ; high jump-Jimmy Vau-
:;hn, fourt h.
The Panthers' baseball squad In a single elimination volley-
met with more defeats last week, ball tournament held April 3 and
dropping a close tilt to Edinburg 4 in the Weslaco gymnasium, the
Tuesday 3-1 and to Pharr Friday Weslaco six won first place in
in the first conference game of District 30 A.
the year, 4-1. Starting the tournament was
Friday's game was the more Donna vs. Mercedes April 3, with
closely fought, as Vaughn pitched Mercedes winning 15-7 and 15-8.
brilliant two-hit ball and aided Text came La Feria vs. Pharr-
his own cause by clouting a home San Juan-Alamo, with La Feria
run. Along with the four - ply winning by the sweeping scores
wallop of Vaughn, four other of 15-2 and 15-4.
base knockers were garnered by A Mercedes vs. Mission game
the Panthers. Reaching the bases started the round April 4. Mission
through their pounding the ball had drawn a bye on the preceding
were Charlie Tisdale, Maurice AI- day. Mercedes won by the de-
len, Ed Mitchell, and A. L. Brom- I cisive scores of 17-15 and 17-15.
ley. Next came Weslaco vs. La Feria,
Two more conference battles wit h Weslaco winning by the
are scheduled for this week. Rio scores of 15-2 and 15-4. Weslaco
Jrande City and Mission will also drew a bye.
s upply the opposition, and both Mission played La Feria for
games will be played away from third place April 4, with La Feria
home. winning 15-7 and 15-4.
Pictured above is the Panther ettes' Volleyball team of '49-'50, whi ch r ecentl y won fit' s t place
j ll DistJ'ict 30-A , ' oll eybaJI.
The gil'i s at'!' as follows, left to I' ight: Back row, Billie Gentl';r, ma nager; Mary Sue Hampton,
Olene Riley, Mar'tha Ann l{napp, Joy Stallings, Yreva Teston, ! ,\) l'ene EoCf, .'lline Min_ym'd, and Miss
) l artha Stalling. coach, j\f'cldle row: Paula Sue Stl'ong, Pat Thomas, Evel.\' ll Haas, Bobbie Goodey,
, E"a Campos , Kathl een Gel'aughty, and Aurelia V F it' ,t I'OW: Cl eckler', Sherl ey
Boese, Billie Ruth J'arkel', captain; H eJeJl Pray tor, Patsy Pace, and Jo Thomas .
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950
Home Ec. Fashion
Show Friday Night
"Who's Who" Chosen
In Classes, Courses
Paris originals of W.H.S.!
"Fashions on Parade," t he an-
ual style show, will be feat ured
, the homemaki ng classes and
2 Future Homemakers' Club on . " '\Tho' s '\Tho;! in the Juniol' and .SeniOl' and in school
riday night April 21 at 7:30 in s ubj ects wer.e last JUlllors and Semors met at noon
I' l' h h 1 dt to select their camhdates, while faculty members named outstand
t.e . ug sc 00 au I ?rlum, ac- iug junior s and seniors in various classes.
cordmg to Mrs. Luthrmger, tea- Senior selections wer e as follows: Most athletic-Helen Praytor
cher and sponsor. . . I Bob Guess; best dressed-Tommie Sue Bartley, Charles Sherrill;
Jo Ann Wortham, Cnalrlnan, most ambitious-Nancy Ann Solether, Roy Davis; most talented-
has planned a garden patio scene Bobbie Goodey, Everett McAulay; most s tudious-Kaye Clark, Roy
for the setting; and Ed Slaughter, I Davis; best-natured-Martha Ann Knapp, Melvin Moore; wittiest-
local business man, will be t he Pattie Pr.egenzer, Floyd McFarland;. noiSiest-Billy Gentry, Ed Com-
narrator. The garments will be pere; laZiest-Eleanor Bradshaw, DICk Ryan.
presented in the following order: The Juniors chose the follow- 1-----------------
pajamas, suits, date dresses, party ing: Most athletic-Joy Stallings, I Kaye Clal'k; jOtu' Jlalis lll-Billie
dresses, school dresses, street Bob Benbow; best-dressed - Sue I Ruth l'al'ker; speech - Kaye
dresses, skirt and blouses, spring Thompson, Bob Benbow; m 0 s t Clark; hi s tor y-Pat Shirey;
dresses, sun dresses, bathing suits, I ambitious - Genevieve Ballard, I hOllle e co n 0 m i c s-Jo Anne
shorts, slacks, rain coats, and Gene McMull en; most talented- Worthalll; bookkeeping - Pat
evening dresses. Patsy Potts, Dick Shockley; most Shirey; typing-Delia Hernan
--(W.H.SJ-- studi bus-Pat Shirey, Gene Mc- dez; shorthand-Kathryn Cleck
Clark, Potts To Take
Camp Expedition
Kaye Clark, senior, and Patsy
Potts, junior, are two of sixteen
senior Girl Scouts of the United
States selected to take an arch-
aeological mobile camp expedi-
tion July 1-15. The trip will be
sponsored by the Museum of New
Mexico and the Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A. The girls are Weslaco
Mariners and were selected on
the basis of camp skills and scout
records.
Mullen; best-natured-Patsy Pace, ler; s hop-Roy Davis; mechan
Pinky Day; noisiest-Patsy Pace, ical drawing-George Harren;
Glenn Haas; laziest-Patsy Pace, agriculture-Bernard Boecker.
(boy to be elected).
The teachers' choice for the
outstanding s tudents in their
classes are as follows: Boys'
P.E.-Dennis \\Tells; girls' P.E.
-Yreva Teston; band-Manuel
Garza; choral club-Ed Com
pere; ch emistr y - Mary Pattie
Sigler; physics - Norma Jeau
Boyd; biology-Genevieve Bal
lard; plane geometry - Kaye
Clark; solid geometry and trig
-Robert Fields; Spa n i s h-
l\fary Pattie Sigler; Ellglish- I
-- (W.H.SJ --
The sofa sagged in the center;
'l' he s hades were pulled just so.
The family had r etired;
The pal'lor burned low.
Thel'e came a sound from the
sofa
As the clock was stl'iking two;
And the s tudent closed his
textbook,
'Vith a thankful, "W' ell, I'm
through!"
Senior of W.H.S. Plan Varied Careers After Graduation
Introducing the g I' a d u a tin g
Class of 1950-
First on the list is Carelene Al-
Ien. Born in McAllen, Texas just
nineteen years ago, Carlene Plans
to join the WACS after gradua-
tion.
Seventeen-year-old MaurIce Al-
len (no relation to Carlene) is
p I ann i n g to attend college in
Brownsville . He was born in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Robert Armstrong, 17, was born
in McAllen. He . will attend Ed-
inburg Junior College next fall,
A mere 16 years old, Eleanor
Bradshaw was born in Belton,
Texas. She will attend college at
San Marcos.
Tillie GarCia, 18, boasts Mexico
City, Mexico, as her birthplace.
Tillie plans to attend, Edinburg
Corege.
Seventeen-year-old Helen Pray-
tor plans to be a telephone op-
erator until s he is old enough to
join the WACS. She was born in
Ben Wheeler, Texas.
Cherry Gundry, who came to
Weslaco from Cleveland, OhiO, has
tentative plans to attend Barmore
Art School in New York City.
Joey and Mary Gene Wortham,
both eighteen, were the f irst twins
to be born in the Haflingen Hospi-
tal. They will attend A. and 1.
College in Kiqgsville, Texas.
Minerva a native of Wes-
laco, is planning to attend Texas
South most College in Brownsville.
She is 17.
Kathryn Cleckler has her sights
set on Howard Payne College in
Brownwood, Texas. Kathryn is
17 and boasts of being a native
v..
T
eslacoan.
Born in Mercedes but reared in
Pharr, Bobtie Goodey, 17, will
attend Durham Business College
in Harlingen.
Two other prospective students
of Durham Business College are
Billie Ruth Parker and Biilie Gen-
try. Billie Ru th, 17, was born in
Henrietta, Texas, while Billie
Janet, 18, was born in Woodsboro,
Texas.
Barbara Neicom, 17, was born
in Detroit , Michigan. She hopes
to enter nurse's training in San
Antonio after graduation.
An 0 the r 16-year-old senior,
Rosemary Evans, was born in
Texas. Rosemary plans
to attend Edinburg Junior College.
(To be continued)
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE,aTHURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950
arch of Months
een in Style Show
The m 0 nth s from January
t hrough May were represented at
t he F uture Homemakers' annual
style show, "Fashions on Par-
ade," Friday, April 21, at 7:30
p, m. in the high school auditor
ium.
The patio of a garden was the
setting for t he show, with lawn
f urniture furnished by Mrs. Em
ily Graham. Ed Slaughter, nar
rator, described each costume.
Clothes for all occasions, in
cluding party dre ses, slacks,
suits, evening dresses, shorts, pa
jamas, and bathing suits weI' e
modeled by approximately fifty
students and smaller children.
Patsy Emery and Mrs. Bonnie
Harmon furnished the musical
background on t he piano.
The clothes modeled by the
students were either original or
were exhibited by courtesy of
La Mode Shoppe, J. C. Penney, C.
R. Anthony, Terry Farris, Cris
sons, Well s Worth, and Mode
o Day,
Floral decorations, w h i chin
cluded bougainvillea and fern in
termixed and baskets of roses,
furnished an attractive setting
for the Steps fro m the
stage to the aisle were used by
the models in exhibiting the
clothes.
The style show was under the
direction of Mrs. Dick Luthrin
gel', homemaking teacher; Jo Ann
Wortham, chairman; and Frances
Dyer, assistant chairman. Ushers
were Frances Dyer, Mary Dyer,
Lynn Del Greenway, and Edith
Stephens.
,. ........... ".. .................................
Cleckler Wi'ns Second
In Regional Contest
Katheyn Cleckl el' WOIl second
place in typing in the Class A
division of the r egional contest
at ]{ings vill e last Sattlrday. This
entitles her to enter th e State
Pictur'ed above al' e the n ewly elect ed j unior cheerleaders,
Janie Davis, Evelyn Haas, and Joy 'Viley, who will help lead
the cheering section for the next two years.
Gen BaHan} and Patsy Pace will be senior leader s next
year. Ge" was r ecently chosen head cheerleader.
Honor Rolls Made
By 94 Students
46 Named As "Superior j" 48 Listed
On Honor Rolli Girls lead Boys
A total of 94 students of junior-senior high school made the honor
rolls for the second six weeks of the second semester, according to
Marvin E. Palmer, principal, Of these, 46 students are on the super
ior honor roll and 48 on the honor roll.
. The boys are behind the girls, for 54 girls made the honor rolls,
whIle only 40 boys succeeded.
The complete rolls are as follows:
Superior Roll
(A's in all academic subjects; A's or B's in others.)
Senior s: Jorma Jean Boyd, Kaye Clark, Kathryn Cleckler, Billie
Ruth Parker.
Juni or s: Gen Ballard, Caroline Carrothers, Mary Ann Dreyer,
Gene Patricia Shirey.
Sophomores: Joy Wiley,
F r eshmen: Allie Aldridge, Patsy Emery, Patsy Hankal, Nell
Glynn Koester, Janet Lester, Charles Rupert.
E ighth grade: Darrell B a c h, --------- ------
Terry Griffin, Frances Yoder, Re-
BiIly Boyd, Mary Catherine Er becca Cruz, Ellen Boyd, Paula
lIIeet in Austin 6. mel, :Uarilyn Kaamp, Ellen Kauf-
]{atlu'yn' s score was as high as
that of the winnet's in Class AA,
Rogel' Swann, t yping ill'
stl'll ctOl', said. Delia Hernandez,
othCl' 'V.H.S. distt' ict winner ,
Rohnbaugh, Jimmy Akin, Ruth
Ann Cloud, Billy Hankal, Roland
Tolson, Barbara Harrington, Sha-
ron Henson, .Joe Hightower,
man, Martha Ann Oehler, Ginger
Roberson, Bobbie Stahl, G. L. Ta
tum, Jimmie Carter, Verna Lee
Frase, Elysia Campos.
placed fOUl' th in the contest. Seventh gl'ade: Clotilda Cano,
.............................................. Travis Crosby, Mary Geraughty,
Sixth gl'ade: Estevan Garciq,
Alicia Hinojosa, Ruben Hinojosa,
(Continued on Page 3)
THE WESLACO HILIFE,aTH RSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950
After spending more than a
weekend (starting Thursday to be
exact) perched on top of the
school building with binoculars in
hand, I'm ready with t he news
"As I See It" at last!
).ast Friday's San Antonio
News had pi ctures of the band
1)l'eseJlting their featuI'e "The
Heritage of 'I' exas," The baud
al so advertised the Valley by
l)('eseuting a k ey to the Valley
to one of tbe officials of the
:Fiesta.
Loads of orchids and good
luck go to Kath.rYll Cleckler,
who won secolHl place in t yping
ill the Class A ehools. This en
t itl e Kathryn to go t o State
May 6, 'Ve ar e ver y proud of
you, ){athrYll!
Congratulations go to the vol
leball, basketball, track, and base
ball girls, track boys, and the
Journalism Class, who were pre
sented trophies in a sembly last
week. Ribbon were presented
to the winners of typing and
shorthand in the Interscholastic
League. Eight Journalism mem-
bers received their Quill and
Scroll p ins, and Miss Black was
pre ented with an adviser's pin
from t he eight Quill and Scroll
members.
My cllstomar y Ol'chi ds go t o
Gen Ballanl for being elect ed
head cheerleader fOl' 1950- 51-
The school knows that you will
make a good one, Gell. The best
of luck to ya!
Which one will win? Who will
be the head of the Student Coun-
cil next year? These questions
will be answered today. We vote
for the president today in our
homerooms at 10:50. Gene Mc-
Mullen, Patricia Shirey, al'ld Pat
sy Potts are the candidates.
Whistle! Whistle! Yes, many
" whistles" ",el'e heard F riday
night as the beaut iful gals fil ed
out Oil the tage in bathing
s ui ts, date {h'esses, school dre .
It Won/t Be So Easy to Leave!
Being a senior isn't all work! Even with English IV and plane
geometry, the Seniors usuary manage to squeeze in a few (!) good
times.
For in tance, the Seniors are looking forward to Kid Day, when
they revert to their childhood days and become little brats again
(instead of big ones>- This is the day when they run around school
playing hop cotch and chewing on all-day suckers. The cHmax of
t hi s day is a swimming party (and blistered back -> They usually
suffer for weeks afterwards!
A number of formal and semiformal parties are usually given
for the Seniors, also.
The biggest thrills, of course, are the baccalaureate and com-
mencement services. This is when they lose their titles as seniors and
gain recognition as young men and women.
The Seniors a:ways say they'll be glad when chool is out; but
as the Junior-Senior members and faculty pass by each Senior member
at the Junior-Senior banquet to bid them farewell, tears glisten in
their eyes and they feel that saying good-bye to the old school isn't
going to be so easy, after all.
We/re Proud of Our Band!
ot only 'Weslaco High, but the town and the whole valley should
be proud of the Band, which made its most recent appearance in
the Battle of the Flowers in San Antonio.
These students have really been busy this year. They played
fl)r all the football games, the Birthday Party, and the Pigskin Jubi
10e, presented an excellent Spr ing Concert, played for the first Don
' 'les baseball game, and recently made a recording for a Sunday
broadcast. Last week the Band attended the Battle of the Flowers,
where they presented an original and impressive drill called "The
Heritage of Texas. " In addition to displaying it excellence, the
Band also advertised our Valley very favorably.
Tomorrow and the next day the Band will enter the Interschol
astic League contests in McAllen, where soloists, ensembles, and the
entire Band will show results of the year's work.
Good luck in the contest tomorrow!
es, formal , and s horts. The extra cases of coke bottles. It is
F.R.A. girls and t heir sponsor not too late to bring your bottles.
I'eally deserve many, mall Y,
gladioJas f Ot' t he outs ta nding
job t hey did 011 the styl e show!
Everywhere you go there are
huge cannon , with horrible look-
ing monsters behind them ready
to fire! I this a scene seen on the
campus of W. H. S.? Yes and no!
The Communists aren't taking
over; it is just the Journalism
Class trying to collect the second
annual payments. Students are
urged to make their payments
and to get a receipt.
It is showering coke bottles!
ot violets.) The coke shower
turned out to be a succes , as the
Journalism Class now has seven
Don't delay; bring them today!
The Seniol' play, " The Nutt
ha been postponed
until May 4, statecl ]\[l's. Myrtl e
Rl' own, dil'ect or. The r eason i '
t hat the Lions' Club had sched
ul ed its talent s how before t he
jlate of t he play was set.
Congl'<lts go to Sue Tho III 1)'
son, newly elect ed Y-Teen pl' es
ident, a nd t he other offi cel's
chosen. 'Ve know you all will
filI your' offices well.
The F .RA. members left this
mcrning at 6:40 (early birds) for
their trip to San Antonio. These
girls are so energetic!
THE WESLACO HILIFE,aTHURSVAY, APRIL 27, 1950
Scribe Takes look-
ere's the Results
, f'AOt1 1\11 '" Three T racksters
bPJlDElINE,S: Qualify for State
The l>el'fect Weslaco Gi1'l , I Against a strong cool wind on
Eyes-Olene Rily and John Coach Henso]l ' t I . a good cinder track the Weslaco
. M 1 I r d and t k
me ayo sLxth pel'iod P. E. classes ha,' e rac team placed ixth, with
Eyelashes-Barbara Bledsoe fini shed t heil' inter class volley. 13lh points, in the Regional 5-A
Nose-Patsy Pace baJJ tom'nament. meet held in Kingsville last Sat-
Hair-Sue Thompson and Tillie urday.
Gal'cia In the sixth period the Mus
Smile-Martha Ann Knapp tangs emel'ged as the victor
Dimples-Patia Link after defeating th e Hotshots,
Complexion-Gail Henson Othel' t eams that were entered
Humor-Evelyn Haas wel' e t he Owls, Big Airns, Fa!
Dancing ability - Billie Ruth cons, "Wolverines, Roaru'unnel' ,
Pal'ker a nd the Flying Saucer s, (By the
Intelligence-Kaye Clark . way, tbe were de-
Athletic ability-Joy Stallings featedby a mLxed team la t
The Pel'fect \ Veslaco Boy F ri(lay.)
ose-David Robertson In the third period the Arrow-
Eyes-Dennis Wells and Char- heads became the champions after
les Plank defeating the Apaches. Although
Eyelashes-James Hatch such names as Indians, Eagles,
Hair-A. L. Bromley and Tom. Rattlers, Flaming Arrows, Atomic
my Waggoner Bombers, and Wildcats sound
Physique-Maurice Allen mor e powerful, the Arrowheads
Athl etic ability-Bob Gue s raised t heir name on high.
Smile-Bobby Mitchell A track meet for the same P.E.
Dimples-Robert Joe Potts cla ses began Monday.
Compl exion-Jimmy Rogers Have you seen those cute girls
Humor-Ed Compere practiCing tennis after school?
Dancing ability-Richard Babb Mary Sue Hampton, Joy Stallings,
Intelligence-Roy Davis Helen Praytor, and Miss Stall-
________________ ings, girls' P.E. teacher, are get-
(Cont inued {l'om Page 1)
Honor Roll
(3 academic A's; A's or B's
other subjects.)
ting in shape to play "different
teams from other towns.
TIle tJ'uck boys really had a
in good t ime ill lOng ' ville at tbe
Regional 'I.' rack Meet. Good
Seni ors: Roy Davis, Robert
Fields, Mary Sue Hampton.
going at State!
Bobby Benbow really felt hon-
ored when he was presented the
first place trophy for the mile
l'elay. (The' only trouble was that
it was a mistake and was taken
In the early evening John Por-
ter heaved the discus 147 feet and
10lh inches to receive a frist place
t itle and a chance at state. He
also won fourth in the shot.
Marshall Wortham tied for first
in pole vault, although he doesn' t
have a blue ribbon to show for
it. Marshall had to flip, and lost
the first place ribbon but received
the second. Pole vaulting a height
of 10 feet 9 inches, he made 4
points for the team.
Don Miller placed third in high
hurdles, but did not place in the
finals for the low.
Jimmy Vaughn tied for second
in high jump.
In the 220-yard dash Bob Ben-
bow was in t he finals, but placed
sixth.
The last event of the evening
was the mile relay consisting of
Reynaldo Garza, Francisco Luna,
Bob Guess, and Bob Benbow. The
relay was first in its heat, but
placed fourth.
The first and second place win-
ners will go to the state meet in
Austin next weekend. Those en-
tering are John Porter, Marshall
Wortham, and either Don Miller
or Jimmy Vaughn.
- (W.H.S.l-
J uniOl'S: Patsy Potts, Robert
Joe Potts, Jimmy Rogers, Charles
Sawyer, Sue Thompson, David
Robertson, Mary Pattie Sigler,
Aline Henrichson.
Sophomores: Antonio Barbosa,
George Beaman, Kathleen Ger
aughty, June Smith, Simmy Park-
er, Jimmy Swinnea, Joan Herold,
Teresa Lancaster.
back and awarded to Falful'rias, Senior Kid Day May 5
who l'eally deserved it.)
Patsye Akin, Fred
Buss, Betty Meyer, Eva Lou Poin-
boeuf, Gordon Roe, Dwayne Rut-
ledge, Car ole Sawyer, Mary
Holmes.
Eighth gl'ade: Nancy Awwiller,
Joe Dan Jones, Don Yarbrough,
Charlie Norris, Dora Sue Cope-
land, Emelia Cardenas.
Seventh gl'ade: Luis /[endoza,
'Miguel Reyna, Manuel Garza,
Elizabeth Cell um, Sue Brixey,
Al car i 0 Samudio, Concepcion
Diaz, Julia Ramirez, Lonnie Duf-
field, Wade Hawk, Diane Ro s.
Sixth gl'adc: Dora Garcia, Fern-
--(W.H.S. J--
San Benito Group Gives
WHS Assembly Program
The San Benito Student Council
presented an exchange assembly
in the auditorium Tuesday morn-
ing at 11 o'clock.
The program consisted of the
presentation of San Benito' In-
terscholastic League oneact play,
"High Windows"; a classroom
skit, dramatic reading by Joan
Hull, clarinet solo by Buddy
Moore, and a French horn
The Senior Kid Day assembly
will be held at 9 o'clock I<'riday,
May 5, according to Mrs. Lelia
Carrothers, Senior sponsor.
Seniors and their sponsors,
Mrs. Fred Robertson, Miss Emma
Mae Smith, and Mrs. Carrothers,
will leave after the assembly and
go to Crystal Waters in Mission,
where they will picnic, swim, and
dance.
- (W. H.S')-
Mr. Palmer: "How can
falling hair?"
Mr. Hendricks: "Jump
the way."
I avoid
out of
quartet.
_____ ._ Who are 't he two largest ladies
ando Pin ales,
Rodriguez.
Raul Vera, Noe in the United States?
Miss Ourri and Iiss Issippi.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE.aTH RSDA Y, APRIL 27, 1950
College, Business Attract W.H.S. Seniors
Continuing the short thumbnaill17, born in Mercedes; Everett Mc- claim De Quiney, Loui iana, as
sketches of the graduating Sen- Aulay, 17, in Maverick, Tex- I her birthplace.
iors, we find another person born C h a r Ie s 19, born I Mary Sue Hampton and Olene
in Weslaco (Thetre few and far I In and CraIg Stephens, Riley, born in 1:cAllen and Hal'-
between). She IS Tommie Sue 17, born In McAllen. lingen respectively, will attend
Bartley 17 ,and she plans to at-I Donald Royall , 1, originates Durham's Business College in
tend Southwestern University in from Houston. He is making ten- Harlingen. They are both 18.
Georgetown Texas. tative plans to join the army. I Melvin Moore, 19, wants to be
Kaye Clark was born in the Joan Verch eva I, 17, was born in a grocer and will manage a small
Valley (San Benito, to be exact) Omaha, Nebraska. Joan hopes to ' grocery store near Pharr t hi s
just sixteen years ago. Kaye will become a telephone operator. summer. He wa born in Mer-
continue her education at the Martha Ann Knapp and Nancy cedes.
University of Texas next fall. Solether, both 18, will attend Yreva Teston, 16, from Zephyr,
My, my, Edinburg certainly is Hockaday Girls' School in Dallas. Texas, hasn't decided whether or
attracting a lot of our Seniors. Martha Ann was born in McAllen
not to attend college; however,
Among the many to begin their and Nancy in Weslaco.
freshman year there next Septem- Johnnie Mayo, IS, will travel her hopes are aimed toward How-
bel' are Alex Westbrook, 18, born to Idaho FaUs, Idaho, and attend ard Payne in Brownwood.
in Lorena, Texas; Lydia Garcia, I L.D.S. Nurses' College. Johnnie (To Be Continued)
Awards Presented
To WHS by Groups
A general assembly was held
Wednesday, April 18, for the pur-
pose of presenting various awards
to the school before the student
body.
Marvin E. Palmer, school prin-
cipal, opened the assembly and
introduced Garland Smith, Rotary
Club president, who presented
the school on behalf of the Rotary
Club a plaque to be used as a
memorial to students receiving
the Rotary award each year. Mr_
Smith stated that instead of giv-
ing a watch each year as hereto-
fore, there would be a choice of
awards for the students to select
from.
Athl etic Trophi es
Mr. Palmer n ext presented
Buck Henson, physical education
director, who in turn introduced
Coach Woodrow Isham. Mr. Is-
ham named Don Miller, Jimmy
Vaughn, John Porter, Bob Guess,
Bobby Benbow, Warren Stans-
bury, Cisco Luna, Reynaldo Gar-
za, Billy Mauldin, Billy Wright,
and Marshall Wortham as track
lettermen for this year. Don Mil-
ler, captain of the team, received
trophies for first place in the
Magic Valley Relays, second place
in the Donna Relays, and first
place in the 880-yard relay. He in
turn presented them to the school.
Miss Martha Stallings, girls'
physical education instructor, pre-
senteel team captains with awards
as follows: co-captains, Joy Stall-
ings and Kathryn Cleckler, sec-

ond place in the Valley Girls' Bas- Student Council Head
ketball League and second place
in the Los Fresnos Invitation
Tournament; volleyball, co - cap-
tain, Helen Praytor, first place in
the District, the trophy being do-
nated by J. N. Lott; track, cap-
tain, Billie Ruth Parker, first
place in the Donna relays; soft-
ball, co-captain Tommie Jo Lott,
second place in the La Feria Invi-
tation Tournament. These cap-
tains in turn presented the tro-
phies to the school.
The school was also presented
a second place trophy won by the
basketball team in the Edinburg
Regional Basketball Tournament.
Ot her Awards
To Be Elected Today
Stude nt council pI'esiden t for
19;)0-51 will be chosen t his morn
ing a t l (1 :50 in ho mer ooms, accord-
ing t o Roy DavIs, presen t presi.
dent. T he cand idates for l)resi
dent :1I' e Gen e McMull en, Pat l'icia
Shit'ey, a nd P at sy Potts ,
Rul es and regula tion s (01' the
election wel'e dt'awn up by Roy
n avis, p l'esident; Katlll'YIl Cleck
lei', sect'etal'Yi a nd 1\I1's, V. C.
T hompson, a dvi Cl', a n(1 wet'e ac
cepted by t h e council a t a regular
meeti ng April l 8, T he pl'esident
must be a junior a nd a member
of t he conncil at the ti me of h is
election .
Ball ot s will be dis tributed and
coll ect ed by t he presiden t ani!
secr et a t'y of t he council and
counted by t he president, ecr e
tm'y, a lI(I one 01' mOl'e s ponsor s
wit hin 24 hom' a tel' t he election.
' rhe posit ion of n a lll es on t h e bal.
lot w i I I be d etel'lnined by t he
d i'awing of nUlll ber ' by t he can
didat es 1'0t' the office of l>l'esident,
.Oth el' offi cers of t he council will
be elected by t he studen t council
a t t he f it'st meeting of t h e coun
cil n ext fa ll.
Miss Louise Black, HI - LIFE
sponsor, pre sen ted Quill and
Scroll keys to the following peo-
ple: Billie Ruth Parker, Gene-
vieve Ballard, David Robertson,
Sue Thompson, Helen Praytor,
Martha Ann Knapp, Miriam New-
ton, and Dick Shockley. Nancy
Solether, annual editor, received
the first place plaque won by the
1949 LA PALMA, which she in
turn presented to the school. Ev-
erett McAulay, first emester ed-
itor of the HI-LIFE, was present-
ed a plaque for the state champ-
ionship for the best page in the
local paper, which he also pre-
sented to the school. Miss Black
ribbons to the following persons:
typing, Delia Hernandez, first;
was surprised when she was pre- Kathryn Cleckler, second; short-
sen ted with a Quill and Scroll ad- hand, Ktharyn Cleckler first, and
viser pin by the Quill and Scroll Kathryn Willard, third,
members. After several announcements
Miss Louise Williams, typing the assembly was closed with the
and shorthand teacher, presented school song.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
ROY DAVIS
Roy Davis, with an average of
93.22, and Mary Sue Hampton,
with 92.72, have been named val
edictorian and salutatorian, reo
spectively of the 1950 graduating
class, according to Marvin E.
Palmer, principal. These averages
were based upon the junior and
senior years.
Roy is very active on the cam
pus, being president of the Stud
ent Council and a member of the
Key Club and F.F.A. He also
played football and participated
in track this year.
"Most ambitious" and "most
studious" were titles won by Roy
in the senior "Who's Who" con
test last month. In addition, he
was elected best allaround boy
in school during the recent LA
P ALMA Popularity Contest.
Last year Roy was one of the
two boys chosen to attend the
National Key Club Convention in
Washington, D. C.
Roy plans to go to college, but
has not decided where.
- (W.H.SJ--
Ni ne V-Teen Members
To Attend Valley' Camp
About nine YTeens will attend
spring conference, to J1e held this
weekend at the Valley Christian
Camp near Brownsville, Mary Sue
Hampton, president, stated. They
will be accompanied by Miss Mar
tha Stallings, club sponsor.
The Weslaco representatives
will have charge of the recreation
Saturday night from 9 to 9:30,
Mary Sue said.
A representative from the y.
Teens will be sent to the State y.
Senior Play Set
For Tonight at 8
A fast-moving three-act fat'ce, "The Nutt Family," will be
IJI'esented by the Seniot, Class tonight, May 4, at 8 o'clock in
the hi gh school auditorium.
Exciting laughs are in store for all when the utt Family,
who are interested in buying a house, agree to live at Crestdale,
a large summer home near an Eastern mountain resort, innocent
of the fact that t l; e home was formerly occup:ed by Dr. See, who
used it as a sanitarium for people suffering from nervous ailments.
P. l\utt, the head of the family, is a doctor who is tired of
practic ng medicine and wants to roam. Meta Nutt, his wife, raises
a pet snake. Wall Nutt, their son, is fascinated by fish and is
experimenting with them. And last, but not least, is Ima utt,
I en-
sconced at Crestdale than several
of Dr. See's former patients arrive,
I and the confusion begins! Larry
Smart falls in love with Ima Nutt,
though he thinks she is a real nut.
He is in a peck of trouble; and
in order to remain near t he girl
he fancies , he pretends that he
is a nut.
Orestus and Cerise are two col-
ored servants who add to the
amusement of the play.
The cast includes Donald Royal
as P. Nutt, father of the family;
Eleanor Bradshaw as Meta Nutt,
his eccentric wife; Kaye Clark as
Ima Nutt, their daughter; Charles
McCallum as Wall Nutt, their son;
Melvin Moore as Orestus, colored
MARY SUE HAMPTON caretaker at Crestdale; Lydia Gar-
cia as Sylvia Gaylord, a movie
Mary Sue is president of the star; Kathryn Cleckler as Cerise,
Y-Teens, parliamentarian of the her colored maid; Billie Gentry
G.A.A. , and a member of the as Bea wise, a real estate agent;
Future Homemakers. She also is Mary Gene Wortham as Helene
c i vic chairman of the Student Shelton, who owns Crestdale; Eve-
Council. rett as Larry Smart, who is in a
In addition to being head cheer peck of trouble; Joan Vercheval
leader this year, she was also as Vivian Tepper, his aunt; Min-
elected Panther Sweetheart. erva Perez as Charlotte Neal , a
Her interest in sports has kept charming young girl; and Olene
her busy this year, as she parti- Riley as Lila, an unexpected ar-
cipated in basketball, volleyball, rival.
track, and tennis. Mrs. Myrtle Brown is the direct
Last year Mary Sue was one of or, and Craig Stephens is the stu
the Junior girls chosen to attend dent director.
Girls' State and was named most Admission prices are 35 cents
beautiful of the Junior Class. She for students and 50 cents for
was also a member of the LA I adults. Reserved seats are 60 cents
PALMA staff, the HILIFE staff, I for everybody.
and Quill and Scroll. --(W H S ) __
Mary Sue plans to attend Dur . . .
ham' s Business College next year. Willard Hall: 'Is there any soup
teen Conference, to be held at on the bill of fare?'
Glenrose June 3-10; however, she Mrs Stone: "No, sir. There was,
has not been elected yet. but I wiped it off."
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
As I jumped my flying
saucel', it zoomed over W.H.S.
As it dipped down, I heard
kids yelling, "The band won
fh' st in concert and sight read-
ing!"
Cong1'ats go to Roy Davis and
l\Ial'y Sue Hampton, 0111' brainy
ones! They were designated as
valedictorian and salutatorian
r espectively on the basis of
their averages for the past two
years.
Congratulations are also in
order for Gene McMullen, who
was elected Student Council
president for 1950-51. We know
you will make a good pl'esi-
dent, Gene.
Marvin Moore and George
Thompson, ex-students, have en-
listed in the Marines and will
leave Wednesday for San An-
tonio. Here's hoping you make
Pfc,
Seniors will be kids again! They
have changed from dignified sen-
iors to undignified "babies." To-
morrow is Kid Day; so . everyone
beware of the little (or big) brats,
Several membel's of the band
won fh'st place in solos and
ensembl es. \Ve al'e very pl'oud
of all of you.
The Choral Club had a full
schedule last week. On April 25
the Choir sang for the Rio Grande
Valley Federation of Women's
Clubs in the Civic Center; April
26 they presented a program for
the Kiwanis Club, and April 30
they sang for the Christian
Church Cornerstone service. To-
morrow will find the group at a
Musical Festival in Pharr - San
Juan-Alamo.
'Vhat would we do without
the shop? 'Vhenever some 01'
gallization nee d s something
made, it always calls upon Mr.
Le Mastel'. The latest contribu-
Congrats for Honors Well Earned
Once again we come to the thne of the year when every
Senior holds his bl'eath, waiting for the names of the bonol'
students to be announced; and once again they bave been
announced!
Sincere congratulations go to Roy and l\lal'y Sue, valedic
torian atl{l salutatol'ian, respectively,
Though it was a close race, these two were the lucky ones.
Or should they be termed merely as lucky? Much hard work was
perhaps involved. However, this does not mean they were book
worms, as they were both very active in other things . this year.
Anyway they deserve these honors, and we're proud of them.
Also to be commended al'e the six boys and two ld.l'ls who
will attend Boys' and Gids' State. These al'e Robert Joe Potts,
David Robet'tson, Jimmy Rogel'S, Mat'sbaLl \Vortham, Gene l\lc-
l\lullen, Bobby Benbow, Joy Stallings, and Caroline Carrothers.
Why do you suppose these eight were selected? Merely because
of their popularity? No! Qualities upon which the selections were
based were leadership, character, integrity, and scholarship. These
qualities make them all-round students, who contribute to the school
as well as receive from it. Congratulations students, on an honor
well deserved.
Sixteen More Days - or Another Year?
It won't be long now till the Seniors will don their caps and
gowns and the underclassmen will be taking a step further toward
their graduation. Yes, there are only sixteen more school days till
the lockers will be emptied, the seats vacated, and school doors closed.
To some of us these last few days will determine whether we
pass or fail. I've complain about having lessons to do, but it is because
the teachers are trying to round out the year's work. We have been
and will be missing many classes with lectures, choir concerts, Band
trips and contests, baseball games, track meets, assemblies and
many other activities. Although teachers do not want to discourage
extra curricular activities, they have to hold us to our responsibi lities
for assignments.
As these sixteen days roll by, the term themes, memory work,
scrapbooks, book reports, notebooks, and contracts pile higher and
higher. But, remember - it won't last much longer. Let's keep
working till the end!
tioll from the shop was the 12-
foot map of Texas and the re-
plica of the San Jacinto monu-
ment used by the band in their
pl'Ogl'am at the Battle of Flow
ers ill SaIl Antonio.
Joy Stallings has been recom-
mended for Quill and Scroll by
Miss Black, LA PALMA sponsor.
Joy is not a member of the Jour-
nalism class, but is a member of
the LA PALMA staff.
The honor rolls last week were
Congrats are also in order for
tbose chosen to aftend Boys'
and Gh'ls' States ill June. That's
l'eally lIlI honor, and you all
desel',-ed it.
The Student Council , assisted
by various clubs and classes, has
been trying to beautify the cam-
pus; however, they cannot do it
without the students' help. Come
on, kids! Quit throwing those
bricks at each other, and stay out
of the flower beds!
made by 94 students; however, ---
there are still students who are 'I My parting word for this week
making F's and D's. Come on, is-Make your second payment
studes. Get on the ball! on your annual!
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 4,1950
Shop Constructs
Replicas for Band
The map of Texas and a replica
of the San Jacinto Monument,
Top Rating Given
Band in Contest
recently used by the band at the 'rhe \ Veslaco High School Band, by Joe
Battle of the Flowers celebration, l'eceived fh'st divi sion r athlgs in Class A 10 concert and III s Ight
were built by the shop and mech- "eading in the Intel'scholastic League Band Contest held at
anical drawing students, un del' McAll en Anril 28 and 29, Weslaco was the only one of the four
t he supervision of Leland K. Le Class A ban-ds enter ed t o get fh'st{lh' ision rating, ,
Eighteen fiI'st di vision out of 32 entnes wer e made
Master, instructor, in solos a nd ensembl es enter ed. Results in solos and ensembles m'e
The map of Texas, constructed as follows:
of plywood, measured 12 feet in
length and width. It stood on an I
Solois ts: Donald Watkins, trum-
pet, I; Donald Waugh, trumpet, II;
Manuel Garza, trumpet, II; David
Rogers, cornet, I; Robert Fields,
bass horn, I ; Karl Stephens, bass
horn, II; J. C. Webb, bass horn,
II I; Julian Hill, bassoon, II; Allie
Aldridge, oboe, II; Margaret Mor-
gan, flute, I; Jan Turner, flute. I;
Mar tha Lou Scott, flute, I; Gerald
Solether, clarinet, I; Mary Ross,
clarinet, I ; Nell Glynn Koester,
saxaphone, I ; Evan Dale Hintner
trombone III; Rex Bledsoe, trom-
bone, II;' Johnny Hoover, trom-
bone, I ; Bobby Boyd, trombone,
I ; Allie Aldridge, piano, I; Bar-
bara Harrington, piano. I; Everett
McAulay, piano, II ; Lewis John-
s ton, baritone, I; Darrell Bach
bass clarinet, I.
incline which was 6 feet high at
its h ighest, giving the map a
of about 30 degrees.
The base of the San Jacinto
Monument was 6 feet square and
2 feet high, while t he shaft was
14 feet high, including the s tar on
the top. It was covered wit h
cardboard.
The star used in the flag of
Texas was 4 feet across and was
outlined by 80 lights.
A 4-foot key, painted gold, was
presented to Mrs_ R. A. Dodd,
president of the Battle of Flow-
ers Association, by Brad Smith.
All t he replicas were painted
with white enameL
Students helping in the laying
out, building, and painti ng of the
replicas were Harold Dean Pate,
Ed Compere, Evan Dale Hinter,
Harvey Lee Coonts, Joan Verche-
val , Jerry Gilmore, Don Beatty,
Mason Ramsay, George Harren,
Martha Crawford, Ralph Knott,
Bobby Ross, Danny Reed, and
several band students_
Korny
Korner
When Will Smith applicd for
hi s <1ri vel" s license in Detroi t's
cl'owded )Acense BIU'eau, an of-
f icm' hastiJ y tl1l'ust a paper
the desk. "\Vrite YOUl'
last name first and YOllr first
name Jast," he said hlll'riedly.
"How's that again, sit'?" asked
Smith somewhat confused.
" I ,ike I S<'l id, " r eplied the cop.
"Backwm' ds."
Smith s h,' ugged hi s shoul<lm's,
a nd wrote what they wanted,
" IJI ,I\V HTIMS."
Weslaco's g a ll a nt baseball
team, under the direction of
Coach Claude Jungman and
Charlie Ti s d a I e, (so Charlie
says), emerged vi ctor in t wo out
of their last three games. The
Panther s down ed th e potent
Mi ssion Eagles vi a Jimmy
Vaughn' s onehitter , 4 1, and
swa ml>e<l t h e St. Joseph nine
fl' om Brownsville by a 82 tally.
However , in a crucial contest
with Phar r , "suthin' happen ed."
The Panther s wer e overpow
er ed, 112.
Ensembles are as follows: Brass
sextet-Robert F ields, Lewis J ohn-
s ton, Charles Griffin, Donald Wat-
kins Donald Waugh, Evan Dale
The third and. sixth l?eriod Hinthel' , I ; cornet trio-Manuel
classes are havmg qUite a time I Garza Davis Rogers Lewis Ram-
in their respective track meets I irez, ' II; flute
in their classes. Some. of t?e boys Potts, Margaret Morgan, Caroline
have really been turnmg m some I Holzaphel, Laura Jane Oehler, II;
good records: 50-yard dash- saxaphone sextet-Nell G I y n n
Jackie Gatton, 6_2; 100-yard dash Koester, Kaye Clark, Eleanor
-Don McNeely, 11.2; 8 lb. shot- Bradshaw, Teresa Lancaster, Mary
Manuel Valdez, 36' ; running broad Ben bow, Alex Westbrook, II;
jump - Jackie Gatton, 17' 2lh"; flute quartet-Jan Turner, Martha
and chinning - Romeo Ramirez, Lou Scott, Charlotte Marshall, and
22 times. Mary Clark, I.
Lewis Johnston, student con-
ductor, II, Manuel Garza, Robert
Pel' haps l' t l'S not known by the I
Fields, s tudent conductors, .
W.H.S. s tudent body that there is The judges for the contes t were
one i? their midst. who has poten Mr. Hinkle, Sam Hous ton Teach-
tialItles of becommg Ro- i ers College; Ralph Dhossche, San
bin Hood. Therefore, any stud- Antonio Tech; Gene Stuchbery,
ent is addicted to wearmg apples Pasadena; and Frank Elsass, Uni-
on his head, he' d better beware versity of Texas.
of Gene (William Tell) McMullen. --(W.H_S.l--
In closing. we wish the best
of luck to Donald l\1iUer, John
Porter, an d Mar shal Wortham,
who will compete i n t he state
track meet in Austin this week
end.
Sheriff: "Did you catch the auto
thief?"
Deputy ? "He was a lucky bil:d_
We had chased him only a mIle
when our 1000 miles was up and
we had to stop and change the
oiL"
THE \VESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950
". ".".".".".".".".".".". i 6 B 2 G- I
Six Seniors Have oys, Ir S
Averages Above 90% Chosen to Attend
Six of the 81 Weslaco High
VI E PICK UP ALL HE Dm!} Austin Sessions
bove in their academic subj ects,
Why, good morning! How about according to Marvin E. Palmer, Six boys from tile Junior Class
listening to the latest? You'd love principal. These are Roy Davis, have been chosen by the senior
to? Okay, here goes- 93.22; Mary Sue Hampton, 92.72; high school faculty to attend Boys'
Kaye Clal'k, 91.87; Kathryn Cleo State in Austin June 4-11. These
It seems that the boys thought ckl er , 90.88; Billie Ruth Parker, are Robert Joe Potts, David Ro-
the beach was the main attrac 90.53; and Robel't Fields, 90.53. bertson, Jimmy Rogers, Marshall
tion during the weekend. Some Thirteen other seniors have Wortham, Gene McMullen, and
who were there were SHERMAN ave.'ages between 85 and 90, Bobby Benbow.
BOESE, F L E M KEATHLEY, whil e 29 have an average of be. Alternates selected were Willard
RICHARD CHILDERS, STAN- tween 80 and 85. Hall, Charles Sawyer, Frank Brad-
LEY KEATHLEY, and EDWIN All averages were computed ford, Stanley Keathley, Roy Demp-
MITCHELL. Catch any fish, on a two-year basis, grades in sey, and Cecil McKee.
boys? both the junior and senior yeal's Boys' State is sponsored an-
ENBOW
being consider ed. nually by the American Legion
Ahhhh - hal BOBBY B of Texas. Boys are selected in the
and MARY WILEY were togeth . basis of leadership, character, and
er Friday and Saturday nights. scholarship. The six Weslaco boys
Now we're gettin' somewhere! PATSYE AKIN. . are being sent by the American
JO ANN PUCKETT and GER.- RAY DEMPSEY a nd PATSY Legion, Rotary Club, Kiwanis
ALD MIDGETT (Donna) we r e FITZGERALD (Mercedes) and Club, Lions' Club, 20-30 Club, and
seen at the baseball game in Don- JOE LAC KEY and MARY the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
na Saturday night. Interesting? STARCK (Mercedes) were at the Two to Girls' State
Steadies dropping out of the show Tuesday night. Two girls from the Junior
"Steady World" are MARY WAL- IVA JO RICKETTS and JOE Class were also chosen to attend
LER and TERRY HOLMAN and LACKEY were together during Bluebonnet Girls' State in Austin
JO ANN WILSON and TOMMY the weeeknd. What happened to June 14-20. These were Caroline
WAGGONER. ERSKINE? Carrothers and Joy Stallings. They
Oh d
I Th' FLASH! Date-of-the-week goes will be sponsored by the American
,ear. IS younger genera- Legion Auxiliary, and their ex-
tion! JAY and GAY CLOUD were to BETTY JANE NEESE and penses will be paid by the Auxi-
seen wit h SHARON HENSON ELMER TYDNER (Donna). Good liary and the Federation of Wo-
and DIANE ROSS, respectively. going, Betty. men's Clubs.
MARILYN WEBER was with Those who went swimming at Alternates are Mary Ann Dre-
her one and only (it seems) DICK Mission w ere BILLIE and I yer, Patsy Potts, and Sue Thomp-
YOUNG (Donna). DOYLE, PAT S Y, JIM M Y son.
Other couples around and about VAUGHN, and JOHN PORTER. I --(W.H.S.l--
were BILLIE and DOYLE, PAT- Have fun, kids? I It seems that the latest fad in
SY and BALDWIN, BOBBY and Say, TOMMIE JO, who' s that Harlingen is skating. When Mar-
JANIE, BILLY and GEORGIA, you're so interested in from Ed- garet Beach asked if skating was
and ROSEMARY and MASON. couch? Could it be ? a fad, Mary Ethel Holmes replied,
Seen at the show were PAULA Well, guess this is enough gos- "It has to be; nobody can last
SUE STRONG and JERRY WIL- s ip to do you for awhile, isn't it? long enough for it to be a fash-
SON and DON YARBROUGH and Bye for now!! ion!"
Some Seniors Undecided About Future
(This is the third in a series designing. Ilaco.
introducing the seniors to you.) Lina Mendoza, 19, hails from Bob Guess, 18, hasn't decided
Richard Babb, 18, was born in Donna, where she was born. She which college he will attend.
Uvalde, Texas. He will enter plans to study at Holtry's Beauty I Bobby Mitchell, 19, will probably
Texas University in the fall. I Col lege in Harlingen. attend Kingsville A. & 1. College.
Rex Bledsoe, 19, was born in Julian Hill, who is only 17, was Floyd McFarland, 18, says he
Charleston, Texas. Rex hasn't born in Edcouch. He will enter will probably be a barber like his
made any definte plans for the) Abilene Christian College in the dad.
future. I fall. Edinburg Regional College is
Roland (Skippy) Frizzell, 19, Billy Mauldin, 18, says he was the cho:ce of Max Ford, 18, Juan
was born in San Benito. He hasn' t born in Italy, - Texas, this is. Womble, 18, and Ramiro Cavazas,
decided which college will be his He is still undecided about his 19.
choice. plans, Wowena Holmes, 18, will attend
Danny Reed, 19, born in Spring- The rest of the seniors men- Durham's Business College in Har-
field, Illinois, plans to study dress tioned here were all born in Wes- lingen.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, MAY 11, 1950
Athletic Awards
Presented to Girls
Skits frdm the Senior play and'
presentatiol) of gi rIs' ath letic
awards were the highlights of a
senior high school assembly held
Thursday of last wee k in the
auditorium.
The assembly was opened by
t he intrdduction of the cast of
the Senior play, "The Nutt Fam-
ily," and twu brief skits froi'n the
farce were given.
Mi ss Martha Stallings, girls'
coach, then presented award to
the girls who had earned them
this year.
The fres hman awards, sterling
silver "W's," were received by
Paula Sue Strong, Tommie J o
Lott, Alline Minyard, Nettie Fay
Bradford, Mary J 0 Thomas, and
Delores Luna.
The sophomore awards, keys
with purple "W's" on t hem, were
presented to Lowery Garrett,
Kathleen Geraughty, Eve 1 y n
Haas, Mary Wollard, Sherley
Boese, and Barbara Neicom.
White sweaters w it h purple
"W's" and the letters "G.A.A.' on
them were presented to J oy Stall-
ings, Billie Ruth Parker, Joan
Pace, Patsy Pace, Mary Sue
Hampton, Billie Gentry, Joan Ver-
cheval, and Helen Praytor. Those
who played volleyball also had
"District 30A Champs" on t he
sleeve of their sweaters.
Four of the girls who recei ved
sweaters last year-Martha Ann
Knapp, Nancy Solether, Kathryn
Cleckler, and Yreva Teston-
were presented the same sweat-
ers but with new emblems on
them.
Gold basketballs with a purple
"W" and "1949" on t hem were
presented to Martha Ann Knapp,
Kathryn Cleckler, and Yreva Tes-
ton.
Thompson Elected
To Valley Office
Sue Thompson was elected val-
ley-wide Y-Teen song leader at an
interclub council meeting during
t he ann u a 1 spring conference
held at Valley Christian Encamp-
ment. San Benito, May 6-7.
iHal'tha Ann K napp a nd Roy Davis wel'C cilosen " Rotary Gil'l"
,:.lIl d "Hotal'y Boy" of t h e Seniol' Class of 1950 by the students of
the ninth t h ['ough the twelfth gl'ades in ali election in home
['OOIll S last Thurs day. T hese two will reccive awards from the
Rotal'y Cl u b. Th e award will be presented at Commencement
exel'cise, 1\lay 26. Hoy an d 1\lartha Ann will a ls o get theil' llame 011
a placquc given t he school by the ROtal'Y Cl ub for t he plll'pose
of p utti ng the names of the "ROtal'Y Roy" and "ItOtal'Y Girl"
each yeal' .
In ;>. senior high facnlty meeting Wednesday, 1\lay 3, at noon,
three girl s and t h l'ee boys wel'e nominate(l: 1\lm'Y Sue Hampton ,
li:aye CI'll'k, an d l\1ai'tha .'1-nn Ii:napp, Roy Davis, Alex Westbrook,
and Eve['ett McAulay.
Scholat' ship, extra-clu'l'icllhu' activities, citizenship, general
coopCl'ativeness, a nd pel'sonality wer e named by the Youth Sel
vice Committee of the Rotary Club as the qualities to be taken into
considemtion b ~ the faculty in selecting the s ix students. It was
the desit'e of the club, howevel', that the final selection of the two
winners s hould be d etc['mi ncd through clection by t he studen ts
of Seniol' High.
Graduation Plans
Made for Seniors
Arrangements for graduation exercises for the 81 Weslaco High
seniors have been completed. The Baccalaureate services will be
held in the First Baptist Church in Weslaco May 21, at 8 p.m.
Senior Class night will be presented i n the high school auditorium
May 23 at 8 p.m.; and Commencement exercises are set for May 26
at 8 p.m. on the Weslaco High School Campus. If the weather is
unsuitable, t he Commencement exercises will be held in the audi-
, } torium.
Davis, Dempsey Win
Second 1n Talent Show
Roy Davis and Ray Dempsey
won second place in the Lions'
Club Talent Show recently by
singing several cowboy numbers.
Ray sang "May You Tever Be
Alone" and Roy sang "The Sold-
ier' s Letter." The boys then join-
ed together and sang "Blues, Stay
Away From Mee" and "Mansion
on the Hill. " Ray played the gui-
tar for the four numbers.
I This is the third consecutive
year that the grounds between
the junior and senior high have
been chosen for graduation exer
cises. The line march will be made
through the avenue of trees sur
rounding the central walk.
Rev. J. A. Reed, pastor of the
First I 'resbyterian Church of
Kingsville, will deliver the sermon
for the Baccalaureate services.
Dr. E. H. Poteet, president of
A. & 1. College, Kingsville, will
give the address for Commence-
ment exercises.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950
Hear ye! Hear ye! Gather 'round
stu des, because here is the
"As I See It!"
The Senior l)lay was reaUy a
"scol'chel'" Thurs day n i g h t.
Congl'ats go to the cntiI'e crist
1'01' a job weU done. Aftel' wal' ds
a s teak s upper was sel'ved to
the ca s t, thc sponSOl'S, and the
kids that wel' e actually on
s tage, at n :eno's . As e veryonc
s aid, "J-,et's have Scniol' plays
morc often."
It's rain-ing! It's raining!- Yes,
it was raining on the campus Fri-
day, but all because of the little
kids and their little water guns.
The Seniors were just kids again
Friday. They enjoyed themselves
immensely at Crystal Waters.
"Gee, it's freezing outside!"
This statement was heard from
Billie Gentry and Mary Sue Hamp-
ton last Thursday morning. The
G.A.A. members were presented
their awards, and Billie and Mary
Sue received sweaters. The y
wanted to wear these so badly
that they were trying to convince
themselves it was cold outside!
They are now suffering from a
heat stroke. The awards were
really pretty, girls.
class prophecy, will, his
tOI'y, and poem are well undel'-
way . If the Seniors tUI'n out to
be what they al'e pI'ophe ie<l, it
will be a catastrophe!
In last week's feature, "Dr. Ver-
cheval Tests Students' 'Brains',"
the following were the well-
known girls of W. H. S.: Senior
girl-Kaye Clark, Junior girl-
Gen Ballard, Sophomore girl-
June Smith, and Freshman girl-
Patsye Akin. Were you intelli-
gent or a genius?
The Seniors will Jlot be
al'ound ' V.H.S. much longel', fol'
they have only one more week
of school. Let's study for t hose
exams, Seniors, becau e we
rea II y waut to get out of
'chool! (?)
Let/s Show Mom We Love Her
Obliging, Tendcl', H elpful, Rnel'getic, Heliable,
'Sweet; Deal', Affectionate, Yearning fOl' yom' welfare.
Yes, that's Mother. isn't it? And next Sunday is her special
day, as for years the second Sunday in May has been set aside as
Mother'S Day.
Few of us stop to consider the things our mothers do for us
every day. Along with household duties, they are called upon for
many little favors-"Mother, will you sew this button on my dress?"
or "What on eart h did you do with my socks? I can't find but one!"
So let's not forget to let her know in some definite way next
Sunday that we love and appreciate her. It isn't the expensiveness
of the gift that counts; it's the spirit that prompts it.
Congrats Are Due
Last week a number of students added their laurels to the grow-
ing number of Weslaco High honors.
First of all , the Senior Play Cast should be commended for the
fine job they did on "The Nutt Family." As the result of much hard
work and "sweatin' it out," the cast "laid 'em in the aisles!"
Next on our Ii t of honors are Martha Ann Knapp and Roy Davis,
who were elected Rotary Girl and Rotary Boy, respectively. Certainly-
this is an honor to be proud of. The qualities essential to be elected
to these places are scholarship, extra-curricular activities, personality,
citizenship, and general cooperativeness. When we stop to think,
these are pretty high standards to meet; hence Martha Ann and Roy
really deserve a handshake or a pat on the back. Others nominated
were Kaye Clark, Mary Sue Hampton, Everett McAulay, and Alex
Westbrook. These aren't to be forgotten either!
Gene McMullen, recently elected next year's Student Council
preSident, deserves a big bouquet or roses, also. As this is one of the
biggest honors in school, Gene should be recognized.
Indeed, these and perhaps others also should be congratulated
for raising Weslaco High's name on high!
Now we know who make all
the noise and drink most of the
wkes - the Seniors! The halls
Ivere very quiet Friday, and coke
lales dropped noticeably.
'V.H.S. is vel'Y l)roud of l{ath
1',)'n Cleckl er, who went to State
in typing. even though s he
didn't win a place. It's too bad
you let two boys win, 1{athry n.
With my usual plea, "'lake
your second payment on your an-
nual," I will close. See ya next
week.
- (W.H.S.l-
Sue Clark: I WOUldn't marry
you if you were the last man on
earth.
Ray Russell: Aw, why
not?
Sue: There wouldn't be any
minister.
Choir Participates
In Music Festival
The Weslaco High School choir,
directed by Mrs. Sibyl Mattar,
participated in a music festival
held on the football field in Pharr
Tuesday night.
A total of 500 students, repre-
senting choirs fro m Edinburg,
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, and Wes-
laco, and bands from Edinburg,
McAllen, and P.-S.J. -A., took part.
Each choir presented three num-
bers, with its own director in
charge; while as the closing fea-
ture, the massed choirs, under
the direction of Theron Kirk of
Pharr and accompanied by the
bands, sang three religious num-
bers.
J
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950
ttThe Nutt Family II
Scores Big Success
True to prediction, "The Nutt Family," hilarious farce presented
ast Thursday night by the Senior Class, entertained a large audience
the h:gh school auditorium to the entire staisfaction of all who
3aw it.
The Nutt family- P., Meta, Ima, and Wall- moved into a home,
not knowing that it was formerly a sanitari um for nervous ailments.
As the former patients began to arrive, the battle of wits started.
Donald Royall well portrayed t he part of P. Nutt, the head of the
family, who was tired of practicing medicine and wanted to roam.
His eccentric wife, Meta, who raised a pet snake, Oogie, was convince-
ingly played by Eleanor Bradshaw.
Pictured above Is Gene Mc-
Mullen, recently elected Student
Council president for 1950-51 by
students in the ninth through
twelfth grades.
Gene will take office at the be-
ginning of next year. Other offic-
ers of the council will be elected
[rom next Ytdr's group.
As vice - president, Gene has
. been active in student council
work t his year. He is also a mem-
ber of the Key Club and Choral
Club. In the "Who's Who" con-
test held recently he was named
most ambitious boy in the Junior
Class; and he was one of the six
Junior boys c h 0 sen to attend
Boys' State in June.
Gene was president of his class
in his sophomore year and also a
member of the Student Council.
-(W.H.S.l- -
' ............................ ............. ..... ...
Seniors to Take Exams
Next Thursday, Friday
Concert to Be Given
Friday Night at 8
On School Campus
The high School choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Sibyl Mat-
taI' , will present its annual spring
concert Friday evening, May 12,
at 8 o'clock. For the first time
this concert, an activity of Nation-
al Music Week, will be an open-
air program, the steps of the sen-
ior high school building serving
as the choir stands. Seats be-
tween the buildings will be pro-
vided for the audience.
Three major sections will be
presented by the choir. The first,
by the robed choir, will include
"Praise Be To Thee," "Green
Pastures," and "The Lord's Pray-
er."
The second division will fea-
ture western songs and a square
dance, the mixed group dressed
in western costume.
In the third section the mixed
c hoI' U s, in formals, will sing
"Ride the Chariot." "Look for the
Silver Lining," ''I'll See You
Senior exa ms will be gi ven
next Thm' sday and F l'iday, May Again," and "The Lord Bless and
' 18 and 19, accol-ding t o Keep You."
E. PaIIll Cl', pl'incipal. During this third section, spec-
The exa ms will be gi ven at ial awards will be made and the
r egular class time both days. choir sweetheart presented.
In t hat way each teacher may Other features of the program
give half of the exam one day will include numbers by the girls'
and t he othel- half t he next . chorus, directed by Patsy Potts,
This means that each exam the boys' chorus, the girls' trio
will be approximately two hOlll's and sextette; piano solos by Ellen
long, Howevel', the usual study Boyd and Everett McAulay; vocal
pel' iods will sel-ve to give the solos prepared for Interscholastic
students an oppor tunity t o rest League competition; and two
between exams. numbers by the seventh grade
. .................................. chorus,
Kaye Clark was equally good
in the role of Ima utt, their
charming daughter. Wall, their
son, who was fascinated by fish,
wes excellently depicted by Char-
les McCallum.
Melvin Moore was particularly
good as the lazy colored caretaker,
Orestus. Lydia Garcia cap a b I y
handled the role of Sylvia Gay-
lord, a movie star; her colored
maid, Cerise, amusingly enacted
by Kathryn Cleckler, captured the
heart of Orestus, The role of Bea
Wise, a real estate agent, was well
managed by Billie Janet Gentry,
Everett McAulay cleverly played
the part of Larry Smart, who was
in a peck of trouble,
Joan Vercheval as Vivian Tep-
per, Larry's aunt; Minerva Perez
as Charlotte Neal, the girl Mrs,
Tepper wanted Larry to marry;
Olene Riley as Lila, an unexpected
arrival who complicated matters
and added more humor to the
situation; and Helen Praytor as
Helene Shelton, owner of the
home, were all edequate in their
roles.
Craig Stephens, student direc-
tor, presented a gift to Mrs. Myr-
tle Brown, director, between acts.
Furnishings for t he attractive set-
ting were supplied through the
courtesy of the Lotex Furniture
Company.
-(W.H.S.l-
Porter, Wortham Place
I'n State Track Meet
John Porter, discus thr ower,
placed fourth in t he State Track
Meet held in Austin last weekend,
while Buster Wortham was in a
three-way tie for fourth in the
pole vault. Donald Miller failed
to qualify for finals in the hurd-
les.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950
WE PICK UP All
My, how I do get around! The
vacuum is full this week. Gather
' round, and see what you can
learn.
Thursday night after the play
many were seen enjoying them-
selves. Some of them were JIM-
MY and JOY, ROSEMARY and
MASON, BARBARA and RO-
BERT, MARY SUE and BOB, and
KATHRYN and KENNETH.
Friday night SHIRLEY BARTH
(Edcouch) had a party, with a
slumber party for the girls after-
wards. Many Weslacoans were
there, such as JOAN JANVIER,
PATSY PACE, JOANN PACE,
EVELY HAAS, TOMMIE JO,
LORENE, BILLIE RUTH, MARY
ALICE, BOBBY ROSS, DOYLE,
JIMMY VAUGHN, RAY DEMP-
SEY, MAURICE, ED COMPERE,
and many, many others.
DON ALD FISHER and EVA
LOU POINBOEUF were seen
doubling with LYNN DELL and
BILLY JACK Saturday night.
The date of the week goes to
DEN IS WELLS and JOANN
WILSON, who were seen at the
play Thursday night.
TOMMIE JO and JACK BLED-
SOE (Edcouch (d 0 ubI e d( with
MARY ALICE and "PUNK" Mc-
DONALD Saturday night. This
is unusual!
Friday we found JERRY MAR-
TIN with BETTY HENTRICH
(Mel'cedes). This isn't unusual!!
Crystal Waters attracted many
students of Weslaco High over
the week-end. Some there were
DE NIS WELLS, REX BLED-
SOE, JOANN JA VIER, JOH
PORTER, TOMMIE LOTT, PAT-
SY PACE, WILLIE HUGHES,
BOBBY MITCHELL, FLO Y D
DUNCAN, JOAN VERCHEVAL,
J 0 ANN PACE, and HOMA
FREASIER.
Some stags seen at the Ritz
Saturday night were DUANE
RUTLEDGE, WESLEY RYAN,
and BILLY BRADFORD. Come
on, guys; give the girls a break.
Seen riding around Saturday
night were BILLIE, DOYLE, and
MAURICE. Kinda lonesome, huh,
MAURICE?
ROSEMARY and MASON, ant!
Nine of These Twelve Seniors Plan
To Attend College in Various Places
There are certainly varied plans Bobby was born in Brownsville
in the minds of the graduating and Ed in Weslaco.
Seniors. Among them are plans Lowell Davina, 18, is from Wea-
of Pat Thomas, 17. Born in Okla- therford, Oklahoma. He ihtends
homa City, Oklahoma, Pat hopes to work with his father at the
to join the Women's Air Force R.G.V. Natural Gas Company.
after graduation. Donald Miller, 18, wants to at-
orma Jean Boyd, 16, wants to tend Southwest Texas State Col-
attend the University of Corpus lege in San Marcos. He was born
Christi. She was bom in San in Weslaco.
Benito. Claiming San Antonio as his
A. and I. College is the destina- birthplace, Mason Ram s a y,19,
tion of Russell Vos and Delfino wants to travel to Colorado and
Garza. They are both 18 and from enter Colorado State University.
Weslaco. Another San Antonian, Charles
Tony Rico, 19, plans to "play Sherrill, 18, plans to attend the
ball" at Edinburg. He was oorn in University of Texas.
Mercedes. Dick Ryan, born in Weslaco 18
Two more prospective Edinburg
freshmen are Bobby Ross and
Edward N. Compere. Both 18,
They1re Children Again-
Just For a Day!
Play suits, rompers, pinafores,
dolls, balls, lollipops, and other
years ago, plans to enroll in Ste-
phen F . Austin College in Nacog-
doches, Texas.
(To be concluded)
Want Pretty Teeth?
This Won't Help You
reminders of childhood were in This feature was not written
evidence on the campus of Wes- to inform you or entertain you,
laco High last Friday, when the but just to take up space; any
seniors turned back the years and resembl ance to the truth is purely
were little tots again. Yes, it was unintentional.
Kid Day for the Seniors!
Admiring and enviou lower- Reporter: What kind of tooth-
classmen listened as the children paste do you use?
presented their assembly pro- Helen Praytor: Colgate's; that's
gram, while the faculty smiled why my teeth are as black as coal
tolerantly-it was an old story to and look like a gate.
them. Joan Vercheval: Philips' Milk
Following the assembly, the of Magnesia toothpaste; it serves
happy upperclassmen, accompan- its purpose.
ied by their sponsors, lunch box- Bobby Mitchell: Can't you tell?
es, swimsuits, and cameras jour- My teeth have that 0 x y dol
neyed on a school bus to Crystal sparkle.
Waters for an all-day picnic. Billy Wright: I use sand.
Sunburned and tired, they re- I Richard Babb: I don't-the dog
turned just before the 4 o'clock chewed up my tooth brush.
bell rang in order that the stu- Mary Alice Wollard: Well , late-
dents who had spent the day in ly I have been u sin g Stanley
classrooms might envy them once toothpaste.
more! Glen Haas: I use bubble 'gum;
BARBARA and DON QUEEN
were exploring the beach over the
weekend. These two couples are
pretty regular steadies now days.
Well, that's all for this week.
Hang around next week for the
last V ACUUlVI CLEA ER!
--(W.H.SJ--
Cellophane was first made in
Germany and France.
it cleans my teeth of everything,
including the fillings.
Roy Davis: Never touch the
stuff.
Bertie Lee Sens: Soda and salt.
--(W.H.S.l--
The oldest community forest in
the United States was started at
Newington, T. H. , in 1710 and has
been maintained continuosly ever
since.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, MAY 18,1950
Patsy Potts s mil es radiantly as sh e is proclaimed s weetheat' t of the choir by Ed Compere,
president, who presented her with a bouquet of red ['oses_ Following the presentation, thl' choir
sang "Let ~ e Call You Sweetheart. " The election of the s weetheart was by sec['et ballot, and her
identity was not lnlowll until E d's allllollllcement during the anuual s pring concelt of t he choir' last
Fl'iday night.
--------------------------
Cleckler, McMullen Keathley to Prexy
Chosen Outstanding F.F .A. Chapter
In Student Council
Kathryn Cleckler and Gene Mc-
Mullen were chosen outstanding
girl and boy, respectively, of the
1949-50 Student Council group
at a regular meeting, May 11, at
2 o'clock in Mrs. V. C. Thompson's
office. They will receive medals
with the inscription "Best All-
Around Girl," and Best All-Around
Boy," purchased by Marvin E. Pal-
mer, principal.
It was decided by the group
that this will be an annual award,
originated by Mr. Palmer. All
members of the council that year
will be eligible.
Suggestions were made also that
the council members have pins
designating the i I' organization
next year.
A ten-dollar prize will be given
to the group that contributed the
most work toward the campus
Stanley Keathley was elected
president of the local chapter of
the Future Farmers of America
at a regular meeting held last
week. He will succeed Russell Vos,
outgoing president.
Other officers chosen were
Homa Freasier, vice president;
Mack Miller, secretary; A. C. Ful-
ler, treasurer; and Mack Minyard,
reporter.
beautification project, according to
Marvin E. Palmer, pricipal. The
money will be furnished through
the students' special activity fund,
he stated. .
Rules for the limitation of acti-
vities for the following years were
read and explained to the group
by Mr. Palmer.
As this was the last meeting,
Mrs. V. C. Thompson, Mrs. Roger
Swann, and Mr. Palmer surprised
the group with a social of ice
cream and cookies.
Howe, Yarbrough
Crowned Royalty
The gymnasium was the scene
cf the eighth grade class party
Saturday night, May 13. Multi-
colored streamers and balloons
were used as decorations, while
the recreation room was done in
the junior high colors, red and
white.
The progr am consisted of a
Spanish dance by t he Per ez twins,
a juggling act by Don Yarbrough,
and a bathing beauty contest fea-
turing several boys of t he eighth
grade. Jimmy Carter won fi rst
prize, and Macario Tovar second.
Next on the program was t he
coronation of t he ki ng and queen,
Don Yarbrough and Mar jorie
Hcwe respectively.
Don Yarbrough, c I ass presi-
dent, presented Mmes. W. H.
Friend, C. H. Hoge, Bonnie Har-
mon, Ava Lee J ones, and Fouad
Mattar, eighth grade teachers and
sponsors, with gifts.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH RSDAY, l\IAY 18, 1950
Amid the rush and confusion
of final school days, I now bring
you the news "As I See It,"
Congrats go to the Chon11
Club on a concCl' t well given
las t F r iday night, and bushel
of ol'chids to Patsy P otts, t he
s weethcru,t.
Margie Howe and Don Yar-
brough made a g l' and eighth
grade Queen and King at t he big
informal dance Saturday night in
the gym, Everyone had a won-
derful time,
'Ve lU'e proud of OU1' two sen
iors, l\Iartha Ann Knapp amI
Roy Davis, who wer e elect ed
by senior high student to r e
ceive the Rotary awa rd
Congl'ats go also to Robert
Fields, who has been awal'de<l
a scholm'ship to t he Univel'sity
of Texas for next yem' by the
Aus ti n Symphony Ol'chestra
Societ y.
Many tearful eye have been
seen around school this last week,
as the Seniors will oon be leav-
ing W,H,S, The Seniors will miss
the school as much as the school
misses them,
Members of the HI-LIFE and
LA PALMA staffs will journey to
Cl'ystal Waters, MiSSion, Satur-
day night for their little get-to-
gether, (Incidentally, these little
trips are what make a lot of
studes wi h they were in Jour-
nalism,)
Best of luck and congl'a ts go
t o Fr'ances Dyer', J oy Stallings,
Stanley a nd - Robel' t
Joe Potts, who w e I' e chosen
head or the F .H. A., G.A.A.,
F.l<' .A., and Key. Club, r es pec
tively.
Well, kids! This ).' goodbye
from your fa ithful columnist, I
have enjoyed writ ing "As I See
It" for you, and I hope you en-
joyed reading it as much, A hap-
py vacation, kids!
.h:ditor
Assistant Editor
Business Managers
Circulation Manager
Make-up Editor
E}{change Editors
Headline Writers
THE HI-LIFE STAFF
.. Billie Ruth ParkE'r
Gen Ballard
David Robertson, Craig Stephens
. . . . . . . . .. . . Sue Thompson
. . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Ann Knapp
Features . ... .... .. . , . . . . . .
Sherley Boess, Morene Eoff
Craig Stephens, Rosemary Evans
. Joan Vercheval, Johnnie Mayo
David Robertson, Charles McCallum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yreva Teston
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Helen Praytor
Boys' Sports ... , . ... , .. . .
Girls' Sports
"As I See It"
"Vacuunl Cleaner"
Typists
Reporters
? ? ? ? ?
Sherley Boese, Charles McCallum
Dennis Wells, Miriam Jewton, Sue Thompson
Ginger Roberson, Ellen Kaufman
Sponsor .. . .................... . .............. Miss Louise Black
II Adios and 30
11
for This Year!
Today marks the end of the 1949-50 HILIFE,
At t he beginning of the year, the "green" staff started off on a
new adventure-writing. The staf vowed that they would have t he
"best paper yet!" Although we may not have had quite the best one,
we have endeavored to bring to the school and the town the school
news as fully os possible. We've been through the usual "ups-and
downs" of a newspaper staff, such as missing our lunch, or staying af-
ter school to hunt up some news for an unfilled paper. On the other
hand, we've had fun, too. \Ve hope that you've had as much fun
reading the paper a we have had publishing it.
The retiring editor and seniors on the staff want to wi h Gen
evieve Ballard, next year's editor, much luck on next year's paper.
As she is very capable, we know she will be a good editor,
And now, as the last days of the school year are here and we
think back on all the fun we've had, the HI-LIFE staff regrets to
say (to borrow the words of our publisher), "Adios and thirty!"
Welre .Proud of Our Choral Groups
dcsCl'ved congl'atulatioJlS are in ol'dcl' again t hi week,
this t ime t o t he vocal lIIus ic depm' tJnen t a nd i t dit'ector , l\I rs.
Sibyl l\Iattar'.
The capacity audiencE' which attended the two-hour open air
concert was entertained and delighted with the program, which was
varied in both content and performers. A the numbers ranged
from sacred selections and negro spirituals through popular songs
to western music and a square dance, there was sufficient variety
to please all ages and tastes. Vocal and piano solos and smaller
ensembles were interspersed between numbers by the larger groups.
A big orchid goes to Pat y Potts, who was chosen by ballot of
the chorus, as sweetheart of the choir, This, too, was an honor well
deserved, for she ha done an excellent job this year as stucteRt
director,
The choit', li ke sever'aL othel' school ol'gani zations Or gl'OUPS,
l'clHl el's sel'vice not only to t he school b ut to t he community.
Ma ny times dUl'ing the yea r t he entire gl'oup 01' membel' from
t he choir ar'e call ed upon by club a nd Chul'che to f ll.rnish pro-
gr'ams or numbel's on a progl'am.
Congratulations for a year's work well done!
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 18,1950
Senior (lass Night Closing Programs
To Be Held May 23 T B S J
Senior class night will be held I 0 egln unaay
Tuesday evening. May 23, at 8
o'clock in the high school audi-
torium. The program will be as
follows:
Processional-Everett McAulay
'Welcome by class president-
Everett McAulay
Class history-Charlie Cardenas
Vocal solo-Richard Babb
Class poem-Cherry Gundry
Trumpet solo-Manuel Garza
Class prophecy - Tommie Sue
Poteet to Address
Graduating Glass
Commencement exercises for
the Senior Class will be held on
the high school campus, Friday
May 26, at 8 o'clock. The program
Bartley will be as follows:
Boys' quartette - "Commence-
ment Song" - Loomis - Everett
McAulay, Craig Stephens, Charlie
Cardenas, Ed Compere
Prelude - "Beautiful Savior,"
Melvius - Christiansen - High
School Band - Joseph Bellamah,
director
Class will-Kaye Clark
Presentation of awards-M. E. Processional-"Rakoczy March,"
Palmer Berlioz-High School Band
Announcements-
School song-
Recessional-Everett McAulay
--(W.H.S.l--
Potts Chosen Head
Of 150-51 Key Club
Robet t JOE Potts was recently
elected president of Key Club for
next year and was installed last
Tuesday at t he club' s regular
meeting. Robert Joe is succeed-
ing Charlie Cardenas.
Dick Shockley will take over
the posiLon as vice president,
while Jimmy Swinnea will fill
the office of secretary-treasurer.
Other officers will be elected next
year.
Following the e I e c t ion Ed
Slaughter, Weslaco bUSinessman,
made a talk on "Success," naming
amI illustrating the qualities nec-
essary [or success.
--(W.H.S.l--
Picnic, Swimming Party
Planned by Staff
The publications staffs are pian-
ning :;: picnic and swimming party
for Saturday, May 20, at Crystal
Waters in Mission.
A school bus will take the group
to Mission, where they will have a
picnic and go swimming.
Johnnie Mayo, Sherley Boese,
and Helen Praytor were appointed
by Miss Louise Black, sponsor, to
make arragements for the party.
Invocation-Rev. C. 1. Kelly
Salutatory-Mary Sue Hampton
"Zampa Overture,"-S. J. Her-
old-High School Band
Introduction of speakers-Su-
perintendent O. R. Scott
Address-Dr. E. H. Poteet, pre-
sident, A.&1. College, Kingsville
"Songs of PraiRes," Hughes-
Jones- Senior Group
Valedictory-Roy Davis
Presentation of diplomas-Su-
perintendent O. R. Scott
School Song
Benediction-Rev. W. L. Brown
Recessional - "Wag n e I' ian
March"-Richard Wagner-High
School Band
--(W_H.SJ--
Fields to Receive
U. T. Scholarship
Robert Fields, senior, has been
awarded a scholarship to the
Univer ity of Texas for next year
by the Austin Symphony Orch-
estra Society as a result of an
audition in Austin last Saturday.
The society, needing a tuba
player for its symphony orches-
tra, which is a professional group,
chose this player by means of
audit;ons. The scholarship has
a value of between four and five
hundred dollars, Robert said.
Robert was invited by the so-
ciety to come for an audition as a
result of a recommendation by J.
Frank Elsass, instructor of cornet
at the Univer 'ity of Texas.
Reed Will Deliver
Sermon to Seniors
The Baccalaureate service will
be held Sunday, May 21, at 8
o'clock in the First Baptist Church
in Weslaco. The program has been
arranged as follows:
Processional-"March," Rebek-
off-Mr. Parks Goodey
Invocation-Rev. J _ Wm. Mason
Hymn-"God of Our Fathers,"
Warren-Congregation, Mrs. Fou-
ad MattaI', director
Solo-"Oh, Rest in the Lord,"
Mendelssohn - Roberta Goodey;
Mrs. Bonnie Harmon, accompan-
ist
Sermon-"How Big Is Your
God? "-Rev. J. A. Reed, First
Presbyterian Church, Kingsville
High School Choir-"My God
and I." Sergi-Mrs. Fouad Mattar,
director; Ellen Boyd, accompanist
Benediction-Rev. R. L. Win-
ders
Recessional-"Military March,"
Schubert-Mr. Parks Goodey
-(W.H.SJ--
10 Jr. High Students
Receive Awards
Bronze medals were presented
to ten eighth grade stUdents by
O. E. Hendricks in a brief junior
high assembly Wednesday. The
medals, awarded by the school to
students named as outstanding by
their teachers or sponsors, were
as follows: Mathematics-Marilyn
Kaarup, Jose Leal; English-Gin-
ger Roberson, Billy Boyd; his-
tory-Ellen Kaufman, G. L. Ta-
tum; athletics-Don Yarbrough,
Dave Miller; and school spirit-
Bobby Stahl, Dora Sue Copeland.
Gifts were presented by Miss
Louise Black, HI-LIFE sponsor,
to Ellen Kaufman and Ginger
Roberson, junior high reporters
for their faithfulness in reporting
news during the year.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950
.... -
VI E PICK UP ALL HE DiRT}
Since this is the last VACUUM
CLEANER of the year, we'll do
our be!:;t to sling some dirt every-
where, -
First, TOMMIE JO LOTT was
seen several times over the week-
end with ' JACK BLEDSOE, Ed-
couch. What happened between
you and BOYD, TOMMIE?
REX BLEDSOE was seen with
EVA ROBERSON (McAllen) Fri-
day night.
Some couples seen at the "Vag-
on .Saturday night having a good
time were CHARLES SHERRILL
and CAROLYN MOFFITT, MA-
SON and ROSEMARY, EVER-
ETT and KAYE. JOHNNIE POL-
LOCK and BOBBIE GOODEY,
GEORGE HARREN and DOT
LANG.
....... .................................... ...........................
Stallings Named Best
Girl Athlete of W.H.S.
Joy Stallings, jllniol', has been
selected the best aIJ-I'oIl IHI gil'l
athlete of 1949-50. The selection
was made by the 22 gh'ls who
l'eceived awards this yem'. Hel'
naJlle will be engl'aved on a h'o,
phy pI'esented by B ri s coo' S
SpOIt SuP!)lies last yom'.
Joy was selected because of
bel' genel'ld all-rolmd
mance in basketball, tennis, soft
ball, and volleyball, as well as
ber good spol'tsmansbip.
Tho tt'ophy will romain ill
school, and each year the name
of t he outstaJl(ling gil'l atblete
will be engl'aved on it.
Bill ie Ruth Pat'kel' and ]\:atll-
ryn CleckJel' wel'e runnel'Up.
BARBARA B LED S OE was
seen with her steady, DON
QUEEN from McAllen, over the
weekend.
Although ROSEMARY and MA-
Crystal Waters swimming pool SON didn't go to the beach, they
in Mission captured the eyes of were seen at Crystal Waters.
many We s 1 a co kids over the BILLIE RUTH and DOYLE
weekend. Some who were seen HOGE seem to be doing all the
there were TOMMIE JO, PATSY good!
PACE, H E LEN PRAYTOR, DENNIS and CAROLYN MOF-
PAULA SUE STRONG, FRAN- FIT (McAllen) were dragging
CES and PAT LASITER, JOHN Main in McAllen Sunday after-
PORTER, MAURICE, BOB BY noon.
MITCHELL, CHARLES PLANK, SUE THOMPSON was seen
MACK MINYARD, BALDWI , making a tour of the Valley with
and O.B. NAT CARNES (Mercedes)
Dyer to Lead
Future Homemakers
Frances Dyer wal, elected presi-
dent of the F.E.A. at a recent
meeting in the Home Ec. Depart-
ment. Otller officers chosen are
as follows:
Vicepresident, Patsy Emery;
secretary--treasurer, Dolores Luna;
parIi,lITIentarian, Sidney Rankin;
historian and scrap book chair-
man, Ruby Faye Godwin; Student
Council representative, Dorothy
Davis; and songleader, Lynn Del
Greenway.
The group presented the chap-
ter mothers, Mmes. J. A. Holmes,
Sid Rankin, and B. A. Black with
gifts. Miss Louise Williams was
given a box of candy for typing
Style Show program.
Refreshments of cokes and
cookies were served by Pat Mc-
Kissack, Frances Dyer, and Sidney
Rankin.
JIMMY SWIN EA and CAR-
OL YN HOZAPFEL were togeth-
er Friday night.
Enter:ng into the w 0 rid of
steadies for about the fifteenth
time are JOHNNIE MAYO and
BOBBY MITCHELL. More power
to ya', JOH TNIE!
JOY ST ALLI GS and DICK
RYAN were enjoying the setting
of the Barn Friday night. Also
enjoying it were MARY V! ALL-
ER and DONALD WAUGH.
Maiority of This Group of Seniors Plan to Stay Near Weslaco
, Completing the Senior sketches i lion. If she is well qualified, she Rex Cartf.l', 18, originates from
of 1950, we see that more Seniors t will work for either the govern- AbiIine, Texas. Rex will probably
are going to Edinburg than any ment or the state. work for J. W. Carr, who is a
other college. Probably they all Pat Rudd, the only married, plumber.
like to stay around home. The graduating Senior, is 19 and was Bertie Lee Sens, 18, was born
last group of the Edinburg pros- born in Harrisburg, Illinois. Be- in Goliad, Texas, and wants to
pects includes Weldon Strick- sides being a housewife, she in- become a telephone operator.
land, 17, from Weslaco; Don Mc- tends to work for the J. W. far- Manuel Garza was born in San
Neely, 16, fro m Ralls, Texas; tin Electrical Company aft e l' Benito, Texas, just 18 years ago.
Charlie Cardenas, 19, from Wes- graduation. He wants to attend Del Mar Col-
laco; Miguel de los Santos, 18, Born in Progreso, Manfredo lege in Corpus Christi.
from Mercedes; George Harren, Garza plans to work, but he is Here's one "outherner that
18, from Weslaco; Flem Keath- not sure where. Manfredo is 18. wants to travel north to get an
ley, 18, from Frost, Texas; Ralph Coming from out Erie, Penn- education. Beto Gonzales, 19, born
Knott. 19, from Minneapolis, Min- sylvania way, Robert Fields, 17, in Weslaco, will go to the Univer-
nesota; and Lola Valadez, 18, will attend Texas University next sity of Michigan in Detroit. .
from Edcouch. fall. Aurelia Vasquez, 19, is from
One of the most unusual but Here is one boy that can't quite Weslaco. She is not sure where
practical plans for a senior is that decide which college will be the she would like to go to college.
of Kathryn Willard, 17. Born in lucky one. Roy Davis, 18, has .
Weslaco, Kathryn intends to tra- hopes of going to Stephen F. Aus- James Hatch, 18, was born In
vel to Albuquerque, ew Mexico, tin in Nacogdoches, Texas. Roy I Edinburg. He will work at the
to take a Civil Service examina- was born in Santa Rosa, Texas. Burton A\.lto Supply Company.
THE WESLACO HI-LIFE, TH( RSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950
nthers Drop Hotly Contested
ame to Mercedes Tigers, 31-29
TO A REFEREE
\Vhen YOll get old
And cannot s e'e,
'l 'ake this whis tl e
And be a l'efel'ee!
- Unanimous
(also Anouy mous)
Do you want Coach Henson to
buy you a malt? All you have to
do is go out for basketball and
have t he highest average of free
throws.
It seems that Thursday when
Yours Truly talked to t he chubby
reduced man wearing shorts, he
owed seven malts. The collectors
of these jumbo shakers are "Big
Ji m" Swinnea, with a 36/50 ave-
rage: Stanley "Line" Keathley
with a 35/50 and a 37/ 50 average;
Boyd "Dog" Dawson with a 31/40;
Bobby "Pinhead" Benbow with a
42/50, the highest; "Little Jim-
my" Rogers with a 31/40 average;
and Eugene "Pinky" Day with a
22/30.
I hope you boys think Coach's
credit is good. (I question it!)
T he Panthel's m'e l'eall y l)rOIHl
o f the.r jackets and sweater s,
a nd t hey have a l' ight t o be,
Some of t hose Sl)orting t heil'
n ew awards las t week in s pite
of SUlllmer t elllpel'<ltuI'es wm'e
Haas, Benbow, Hog
( ' ['S, P ot ts, a nd Minya['(l.
Do you want to rent your foot-
ball jacket out? If so, see Mack
Minyard for a list of boys who
tried to borrow his to take to S!!.!!
Antonio.
Hope none of the pillows got
broken in the pill ow fights.
Fun night certainly had its
laughs. A new basketball to the
G.A.A. for the good work.
The Tigel'S f l'om Mel'cedes came close to los ing a few of their
f angs last Friday night as they r a ided t he \Vesl aco gymuasium,
only to find that the Panther s , having r ecover ed f l' om their lack
adaisical mood of the IH'evious Tuesday night, whe n they
to the P.S.J.A. Beal'S 34-39, were r eady to get down to busmess.
However, having to play catchup most of way, the chivalr.ous
Cats to the dis may of sever al humlred partIsans , lacked the flDal
ki ck'to ovel'cOme Mel'cedes' ever -pl'c, ' al ent "jinks," {lonatiug the
game to the Tigel's' cause b y a heartbreaking 29 to 31 score.
The initial period saw the or-
R
ange and black Tigers burst forth
Kittens ecelve with a quick 5-point lead, which
Sports Sweaters
When the bell rang for assem-
bly Tuesday morning, seventeen
excited boys r ushed to the audi-
torium. What was t he occasion?
The j unior football players were
receiving their sweaters. They
are white with a purple "W" on
them. On the "W" are the let-
ters "JR."
These awarded sweaters were
Jay Cloud, Gay Cloud, Don Yar-
brough, Jimmy Hampton, Jerry
Wilson, Kenneth Cook, Duane
Rutledge, John Hayes, Charles
Jriffin, David Keathley, David
Rogers, Fred Buss, A. C. Fuller,
Tommy 1cMann, Wesley Ryan,
Noe Sarmienta, and Bill y Ray
Bradford.
}<' rancis Lasiter and Dora Sue
20peland, eighth grade cheer-
leaders, will receive their sweat-
ers as soon as they arr ive.
--(W.H.S.l-
Weslaco Kittens
Take Three, Drop One
Ceach Claude Jungman's Wes-
laco Kittens racked up three vic-
tories to no defeats last week.
They started their 'winning
spree by defeating the P.S.J.A.
jun iors 3316. There was no par-
ticular high point man.
When the juniors trampled
:'I1ercedes 28-19, Cook was high
scorer with 10 pOints, followed
closely by Rogers, a 6-pointer.
I n the Mis ion tussle Rogers
took high honors with 10 points.
The juniors also defeated the Mis-
sion juniors with a score of 40-18.
El Fin
was gradually narrowed by the
Panthers, in a dramatic display of
defensive tactics, to a 10-9 half-
time margin.
When play was once again re-
sumed, t he inspired teams began
to find t heir range on t he baskets;
and a t the close of the third frame
the Weslaco five was on the lower
half of a 20 to 17 tally_
Bedlam broke loose in t he final
ll uarter. both on the court and in
t he stands, as the Panthers came
withi n a basket of gaining t he
lead. However, by "freezing" t he
ball, the Tigers managed to re-
tain t heir lead until the final buz-
zer sounded. The spirited Mer-
cedes five had outlasted the Hen-
sonmen 31-29.
High point honors went to Ro-
bert Fernandez of Mercedes with
13 points, followed by Boyd Daw-
son and J immy Swinnea of Wes-
laco with 12 and 8, respectively_
--(W.H.SJ--
Pantherette Squads
Stop McAllen Sixes
The Pantherette HAJJ string
cagers trampled the McAllen s ix
with the sweeping score of 33-18
Thursday night of last week in
the Weslaco gym. Tommie Jo
Lott and Joy Stallings were high
scorers with 16 and 13 points re-
spectively.
The starting line-up consisted
of Joy Stallings,' Kathryn Cleck-
ler, and Yreva Teston, forwards;
Mary Sue Hampton, Helen Pray-
tor, and Martha Ann Knapp,
guards.