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Remembering the blessings of a good life.
It is our privilege to be thankful, too; thank-
each family in our community joins in a
ful for the many fine, loyal friends and
single voice of prayerful thanks on that day
customers. We count them all as our bless-
set aside for special Thanksgiving.
ings and wish them all a very happy and
bountiful Thanksgiving Day.
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VOL. 83, NO. 11
McKINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1968
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among our friends
BY ELIZABETH AND WOFFORD THOMPSON
Paul Wilson Sr. was a recent
spoons of mixture on it. Place in
patient in C. M. Hospital for what oven, turn heat off, and allow
he thought was tests. A clever
nurse informed him he was in—
not for tests — but for “Preven-
tive Maintenance.”
There was an interesting ar-
ticle by Jim Featherston in a re-
cent copy of The Dallas Times
Herald about Janet Sherley and
the unique Sherley Store in
Anna. The article dealt with the
store’s history, but left out many
of the facts about the present
owner. Janet has run the store
since the death of her husband,
Wayne Sherley, last June.
Besides running the store, Jan-
et is a director in the First Na-
tional Bank of Anna (her late
husband was president); is or-
ganist and active member of the
First Christian Church; not only
directs the management of the
Sherley Farms, but can be found
in the fields during planting and
harvesting; is interested in busi-
ness affairs in the city of Anna;
Also T.C.U. claims much of her
interest, where there’s a scholar-
ship established by Wayne, and
both received degrees. Their two
married daughters, Jan and
Quincy, are also T.C.U. graduates,
and the younger daughter, Mar-
tha, is an outstanding student
there now.
Naturally, the grandchildren
come in for their share of atten-
tion.
Janet is a McKinney native,
the daughter of the late Dr. and
Mrs. Ray Largent. She continues
her McKinney ties by being a
member of the Halcyon Club. We
always look forward to her de-
■ lightful programs and also to be-
ing entertained in her lovely
Anna home, where she’s a grac-
ious hostess.
Jefferson Jennings Wharton, a
cute little fellow from San An-
tonio, came to see us Monday.
Martha Lou and Jeff are really
the proud grandparents.
We’re looking forward to see-
ing another grandchild this week-
end when Beverly Barrington of
Austin comes to call. Merrett and
Clyde Horn will be on hand to
show her off.
Now, if Nancy and Hie Eu-
banks will bring their new grand-
child, Daphne Eubanks of Dallas
to see us, things will be complete.
Ann Lee, of Opelousas, La. was
in McKinney Tuesday. She’s
spending Thanksgiving holidays
with Mae and Glenn Massie in
Dallas.
Mae gave us this Forgotten
Cookie recipe:
2 egg whites, beaten stiff in
electric mixer. Slowly add 2/3
cup sugar, 1 teas, vanilla and
pinch of salt. Fold in 1 cup choco-
late chips, 1 cup chopped nuts.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line
cookie sheet with foil and drop
to stay overnight. Cookies will be
finished in the morning.
This recipe appeals to me for
you don’t have to watch cookies
as they bake!
We appreciate the pretty yel-
low and orchid mums from Rev.
Foy Thomas’ garden. Irene
brought them to us, but Foy gets
the credit for them.
William C. Dowdy, Jr., son of
Emily and Judge W. C. Dowdy,
is a new director of the Dallas
Bar Association.
The Pancake Breakfast at First
Presbyterian Church Sunday was
a big success. Janet Sims and her
Young People’s Department spon-
sored it.
We appreciate a note from
Myrtle Harrington from Plano
with her Examiner renewal. Ex-
cerpts read, “I enjoy the county-
wide news as well as the local |
news and the columns. My fath- |
er, Rev. M. C. Harris, and Mr.
Clint Thompson were good
friends. A little over fifty years •
ago you printed Frank and my I
wedding invitations. My sincere ’
good wishes for many more years
of The McKinney Examiner.”
Millie and Chuck Ottaway were
hosts to Trinity Presbyterian
Couples’ Club at the Allen home
last Thursday evening. Mary
Marguerite and Clint Bergman
were co-hosts. Ada Wright show-
ed and narrated slides of
European trip last summer.
Dorajean and Dick Carr
her
of
Texarkana are spending Thanks-
gviing holidays in McKinney and
Weatherford.
Congratulations to Benny Car-
ter, defensive coach for Irving
High, for his good football sea-
son. His team has won Bi-dis-
trict and will play Richardson
High Friday night in the Cotton
Bowl in Semi-Finals. Joe Simp-
son, former McKinney Coach, is
now coach in Richardson, and
he coached Benny here. Benny’s
wife, the former Rose Ann Wil-
cox, teaches in Irving.
Mrs. Ruth Culler is renewing
the subscription to The Exami-
ner for her brother Sam Wom-
ble of Odessa, as a Christmas gift.
With Thanksgiving here, we
know Christmas can’s be far
away. Santa Claus in doctor’s
white coats (Erwin and Hines)
have promised me a shorter cast
for Christmas.
Freda Comegys had as luncheon
guests Saturday, Jane Fique Han-
na of Washington, D. C.; her
daughter Fique Hanna, a junior
at Sophia Newcomb College in
New Orleans; Margaret Pace of
Dallas and Ailene Love. Jane is
the daughter of the late Mary
Perry Fique (who was reared in
McKinney), and Louis Fique of
Kansas City.
DRIVE-UP BOXES MOVED . . . Freshlypaint-
ed and ready for use again, the drive-up boxes
which have in the past been located in front of
the post office are now shown here being mov-
ed to the south side of the street. Since this
section of Lamar in front of the post office is
now one-way west, drivers can pull close to the
curb and deposit mail without getting out of
the car. Making the move here are Clerk C. P.
Rominger, Asst. Postmaster G. H. Pamplin, and
Clerk Tommy Lowry. (McKINNEY EXAMINER
PHOTO)
Fisher Governor Releases
P <
ible Merger Plans
Plans were announced Sunday
night by J. W. Fisher, Chairman
of Fisher Governor Company,
Marshalltown, Iowa, that tenta-
tive plans are being negotiated
for a possible merger of Fisher
Governor into TRW, Inc.
The announcement was made
before about 30 company officers
and personnel and to about 50
factory representatives from all
Council Meets With Local
ommission To Plan Zoning
Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock,
a special called meeting of the
Planning and Zoning Commission
of the City of McKinney was held
in the Council Room. Meeting
with this group were members of
the City Council.
Dwayne Howell, chairman of
the Commission, presided at the
two-hour meeting. He stated that
the joint meeting was called for
the purpose of bringing into focus
various opinions concerning the
new zoning planned with parti-
cular reference to the area bord-
ering the new Highway 75. Also
of special concern was the pro-
perty along Spur 359 (known as
Louisiana and Virginia Streets).
A large map of the city was
presented to the group showing
various areas and the type of
zoning now in effect. It is the
purpose of the Commission to
prepare new zoning recommen-
dations which will ultimately be
presented to the City Council for
acceptance or rejection.
Though no particular action
was intended to be taken at this
joint session, Chairman Howell
said that he felt his Commission
could be better prepared to make
their presentations if they knew
the feelings of the City Council.
Action was taken, however, on
a request from James Ford, for
Commercial type zoning which
would permit him to operate a
grocery super-market on a 1.68
acre tract of land located on the
north side of Virginia Street
(Spur 359), 455.52 feet East of
the right-of-way line for the new
Highway 75. The property is own-
ed by Andrew J. Lazarine.
Such action was not taken by
the Commission until late in the
meeting after it was pretty well
determined that the property
along this Spur East to a yet un-
determined point would have, to.
be used for light commercial pur-
poses.
The greatest concern of all per-
sons present seemed to be more
for the apparanc of th structures
to be erected along this spur than
for the matter of residential vs.
commercial. It was felt that the
price of land along this spur
would make it most unlikely that
anyone would choose to build a
home on this property.
1 Present for the meeting were
Chairman Howell, Paul Hardin,
Bill Christie, Dr. Charles B. Mc-
Kssick, Dr. M. S. Minton, Mrs.
Coleman White, and Mrs. Alice
Talkington, all members of the
Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion.
Representing the City were
City Manager Lee Vickers, Cecil
Wilkins, Postmaster B. J. Cope,
Ed Erickson, and City Council-
men Mayor Bill Finney, Mayor
Pro-Tem James Stewart, Geldon
Roberts, Hugh McCarley, Harlow
White, and Tom Lane, Jr. Rep-
resenting the Press was Wofford
Thompson, Jr, of the McKinney
Examiner.
Walnut Grove
Will Send Cookies
To Viet Nam
The Walnut Grove Presbyter-
ian Church will send Christmas
cookies to the boys in the service
on Sunday December 1. If you
wish to help in this project bring
cookies Saturday November 30 to
Mrs. Faye Hodges at 812 Barnes
Street.
■ parts of the U. S. and Canada.
Among the group was Jim Tee-
garden, manager of the McKin-
ney Division.
During Fisher’s leadership over
the past 20 plus years, the com-
pany’s sales have expanded from
$5 million annually to an antici-
pated $70 million this year. They
are expected to reach $80 million
in 1969.
Fisher made it evident in his
announcement that the decision
made by him and his family was
not easily reached. He did say
the Fisher family will not divest
its holdings until satisfactory ar-
rangements are made for the pro-
tection of the future of the com-
pany, its customers and employ-
ees, and until the welfare of all
stock holders is protected.
According to Chairman Fisher,
he intends to maintain an office
in Marshalltown after the antici-
pated merger and that he expects
to be active in a liaison or consul-
tants role.
Fisher said the announcement
of the TRW negotiations was
forced by a revalation Thursday
that Bache and Co. had a secon-
dary offering of 75,000 shares of
Fisher Governor stock ready for
market. He said it would have
been unfair to both sellers and
buyers of such an offering to en-
ter into the transaction without
knowledge of the company’s pos-
sible developments.
Therefore, at Fisher’s sugges-
tion, trading was halted in the
stock Friday on the American
Stock Exchange pending an an-
nouncement.
Fisher said that it must be em-
phasized that the TRW merger
plans are merely preliminary
and could be abandoned if fur-
ther negotiations prove unsatis-
factory. But he did say he is de-
termined that a merger with some
large firm will be consummated,
Teegarden, local manager, in
answer to a question of how the
McKinney Division might be af-
fected, said it was strictly his own
opinion that little if any obvious
change would be noticed here.
He further believed that it would
be most unlikely that any mer-
ger would prompt a change in the
firm name since the name Fish-
er is so well known and respect-
ed throughout the buying public
using such controls and related
parts.
although it could be weeks or
Christmas Season To Open
In McKinney, December 5
Christmas Season is with us started in real Dec. 5th At this
again. Some people have been time Mr- Peppermint will make
working through out the year to a Personal appearance on
make the season as attractive and - -
pleasant as they can for the local
citizens.
_ - the
South Side of the Court House,
and Santa will be there to wel-
New lighted decorations will
turned on Nov. 29th the day fol-
lowing Thanksgiving. New fix-
tures have been purchased this
year and an entirely new theme
will be carried out. It is hoped the
new plan will be acceptable to
most of our people.
You will see Red Ties wishing
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year worn by the business people
of the community. C. P. Horn
chairman of the Christmas pro-
gram is responsible for the ties.
He got a few samples which were
shown around and it turned out
most business places wanted
them. To date 744 ties have been
purchased and are being distri-
buted by Mr. Horn. The ties are
for both ladies and gentlemen,
and we feel like every one will
catch the spirit of the season
when they se this many Merry
Christmas Ties.
The Christmas Season will be
come the kiddies and pass out
peppermint candy canes. Business ,
executives and employees will
also blossom out in their
is being encouraged. This pro-
gram is under supervision of the
Business and Professional Wo-
mens Club with Mrs. Vena
Crouch as Chairman. Their slog-
an is to have a light of some kind
Ties on this date.
in every home in McKinney.
Santa will operate from his
new house on the West Side of the
* . Court House. Dates and hours
Home lighting and decorating will be published later.
This Is
OUR OPINION
BY NINA THOMPSON KRESSLY
We are wondering what
government will do about
the welfare just trying to get some-
the
Bodies of Man
And Woman
Found Near Piano
latest conspiracy of welfare reci-
pients not only to break the laws
of the land, but to disrupt legiti-
mate business.
We also begin to wonder just
what is happening in our
churches.
According to Human Events,
“On Thursday evening, Nov. 6.,
1968 in the Broadway United
Church of Christ at 211 West 56th
Street, New York City, there
: took place a meeting of conspira-
tors acting in agreement to do
unlawful, wrongful acts on a
nationwide basis in the month of
The bodies of a man and a
woman, both shot to death, were
found early Wednesday morning
a few miles north of Plano, about
14 mile east of Highway 5 on
Spring Creek Road which runs
just north of the Wells Brother
Grain Co. A man who resides on
the road east of Highway 5 found
the man in a ditch and went to
Plano to report to police. Inves-
tigation also found the body of a
woman on the other side of the
road. As of our press time Wed-
nesday, the bodies had not been
identified. It is believed that the
couple had been brought to the
place the bodies were found be-
fore they were shot.
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Anna Coyotes District
12-B Champions
December. The meeting was at-
tended by political and legal ‘co-
ordinators’ conspiring with wel-
fare recipients to break the law.”
Attending that meeting were
members of the Citywide Coor-
dinating Committee of Welfare
Groups in New York City, a
group which has repeatedly stag-
ed unlawful demonstrations. The
Coordinating Committee is led
by Hulbert James and Mrs. Beu-
lah Sanders, a welfare mother,
whom you may remember seeing
on television when she staged a
ranting demonstration before the
Platform Committee which was
a shock to Chairman Hale Boggs
and the millions who were watch-
thing for their kids for Christ-
mas.”
According to Human Events, a
law student at Columbia Univer-
sity Center for Social Welfare
Policy and Law has told the co-
ordinators of the need for recruits
to back up appeals cases for ar-
rested demonstrators. (The Cen-
ter is a recipient of a subsidy
from the Office of Economic Op-
portunity.)
The conspiring coordinators of
the Citywide Committee in New
York are coordinating their work
with the National Welfare Rights
Organization in Washington, D.
C.
To put it mildly, it is shocking
to think such things can and are
taking place in our country, in
the country which stands for
freedom, rights and Christianity.
Though a new administration
will take over in January it is
still the present administration’s
duty to see that such scandalous
riots do not take place in this
country during December.
Let’s trust that the man we
have elected to head this nation
is big enough to do the mammoth
job which faces him, and that he
will appoint men who will see
that the laws of this land are en-
forced.
ing and listening. The two lead-
ers are being coached by Drs.
Richard A. Cloward and Fran-
ces Piven of the Columbia Uni-
versity School of Social Work,
Human Events reports.
To say that the whole matter is
O-
Local Jaycees;
The Anna Coyotes won the Dis-
trict 12-B Championship, Friday shocking is putting it mildly. The
night, when they defeated Ce-plan is for recruits from among
leste by a score of 48-0. They will persons on welfare to go into a
meet the Celina Bobcats in a bi- large department store and se-
district game to be played in Mc- lect what they want, something
Kinney this coming Friday night, like $100 worth. When they go to
November 29. ’ the cash register they are told to
Miss Charlotte Hendricks, Anna | first demand a discount. When, of
High School senior, was crowned , couse, this is not allowed, they
Football Sweetheart. are to demand credit. When the
persons on welfare to go into a
are to demand credit. When the
City Employees
To Play Football
Post Office Urges Patrons
To Mail Packages Early
cashier insists on payment they
are to say “Charge it to Welfare.”
The plan is, of course, to dis-
rupt business to such an extent
that policemen will be called in.
Participants have been told not
to worry if they get arrested, that
“customers will be shocked at
police brutality to mothers on
With only about four weeks un-
til Christmas, Postal Patrons are
reminded of the need to mail
early. The rush of the season has
already begun in the local Post
Office and throughout the Nation.
A recent change in Postal Rat-
es requires that all greeting cards
bear a six-cent stamp this year,
but, cards will be forwarded to
the addressee if their address has
changed and, if the sender will
use a return address on the cards,
they will be returned if not de-
liverable.
Gift parcels in Texas and near-
by states should be mailed not
later than December 14, while
parcels to distant states should be
mailed on or before December 2.
When packing gift parcels, en-
close within the package a list
of the contents, name and address
of sender and name and address
of intended receiver of the par-
cel. Then, should the outside ad-
dress be lost or torn, the con-
tents of the package can be de-
livered or returned.
cember 11, and cards to nearby
addresses by December 16.
Use of ZIP Codes will speed
mail handling and ZIP Codes
return addresses will also
pedite mail disposition.-
ZIP Codes are listed in
on
ex-
the
Christmas Cards to distant
months before it is accomplished.} states should be mailed by De-
ZIP Directory in the lobby of
the Post Office.
Mailers are asked to seperate
their Local and Out-of-Town mail
for easier and speedier handling.
Labels and bands for marking
mail are available at your Post
Office and will be furnished upon
request.
With an increase over last
year’s mail volume expected, es-
pecially in Christmas Cards, mail-
ers are reminded:
1. Greeting Cards must bear
six-cent postage.
2. Seal Greeting Card envel-
opes.
3. ZIP Code address of receiv-
er as well as return address.
4. Use return address on all
mail.
5. Mail early.
Sheriffs Office
Investigates
Prosper Burglary
The Collin County Sheriff’s of-
fice is investigating a burglary
which occurred at the Prosper
School, Saturday night. Deputy
Sheriff Ray Cline did the inves-
tigating, Sunday morning, after
Supt. W. H. Moseley reported the
break-in. Mrs. Marie Smith,
home-making teacher at the
school, discovered the burglary
when she went to the school to
pick up some of her materials.
Entry was gained through a
classroom window. Taken in the
burglary was three typewriters—
one new electric and two used
manuals; a 14 place setting of
silverware from the home-mak-
ing department; a steam iron and
a sewing machine were also taken
from the home-making depart-
men; and a new adding machine
from the administrative office.
Football is not over in McKin-
ney. On Saturday afternoon at
2:00 o’clock, December 14, the
McKinney Jaycees will take on
a gridiron battle with the City of
McKinney.
No tickets will be sold in ad-
vance ... in fact, not at all. Spec-
tators wont be asked to shell
out “hard earned” cash for the
privilege and pleasure of seeing
these two “fine” teams in action.
Price of admission will be one
repairable toy per person and
will be deposited in a box as spec-
tators enter the gate. The toys
will be contributed to the annual
Toy Round-up sponsored by the
local Jaycees.
If you attend this game, you
will not only be in for some real
entertainment but your contribu-
tion of a toy will make some
young child mighty happy on
Christmas Day.
Jim Funsch, representing the
City, and Bob Thompson, rep-
resenting the Jaycees, have said
that their teams are shaping up
real well and weekly practice ses-
sions have already been started.
Referees and Officials for the
game will be Bill Christie, Jene
Holt, and Jerry Kunkle. Among
the chain gang will be Lee Vick-
ers, Hugh McCarley, and B. J.
Cope.
May we ask that you make your
plans now to attend this event.
The success of the attendance will
probably determine whether the
game will become an annual
event or not.
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