The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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The McGregor Mirror
AND HERALD-OBSERVER
VOLUME FIFTY-EIGHT
McGregor mirror, McGregor, texas Friday, September. 27,1946
NUMBER 21
Regional Supervisor
Of Camp Fire Work
Visits In McGregor
Barbecue Bate Set
For October 1 7
Tlie Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Turn Out I A. & M, College May
For Special Meeting | Acquire Bluebonnet
On Saturday Night | Around October 1 s
A group of citizens met on
Jjfonday afternoon at the First
Rational Bank with the Regional
Supervisor, Miss Harriett Lively
of Camp Fire work and discuss-
ed plans of interest to the local
organization and pledged lo
work with other councils in the
Central Texas area in securing
funds to establish and maintain
an area council with a full time
field worker. Moody, Crawford,
Oglesby and South Bosque will
also be invited to become a part
of this district council.
Miss Lois Jarrel, executive di-
rector of the area will be in Mc-
Gregor on Wednesday, October
2, to meet with all girls of school
barbecue date was set this week
by the executive board members
of the organization for Thurs-
day night, October 17. The
feast will be held on the spacious
outdoor display terrace of the
Manske Motors.
Tickets will go on sale around
the middle of the coming week.
Price of tickets is a $1.00 a
plate, and must be purchased
not later than Saturday night,
October 12.
President E. J. Thomason lias
named the committees who will
be in charge, and they are:
Arrangement and serving, John
D. Mann, Bob Dowis, Lotliar
Krause, H. P. Young.
Tickets and entertainment
Cong. Bob Poage
Rotary Speaker
t Wednesday Noon
Some 200 farmers and business
Monday afternoon at the First of the organization lor^ rnurs- riien were present in the basement
^National Bank with the Regional day night, October 17. The of tjie Lutheran church last Sat-
urday night. The meeting was
called by the local farmers or-
ganization to witness the pic-
ture, “This is Our Land.” The
picture was pertaining to soil
conservation, put out by the
Ethyl Corporation, and sponsor-
ed by one of the banking institu-
tions in Houston and the soil
conservation bureau of Texas.
Another film was shown of the
effects of plienothrazine when
fed to cattle for the control of
worms. Both pictures were taken
in the . Texas areas.
v +n mppt Wltn ail yu-xs ui -------- - i Looley Dawson, employed with
’ in order that Blue Bird,| J• |y Halley, H. P. Manske and, tlle soil conservation work in
Cmnn Fire and Horizon groups! Chas. B. Hall. Texas, showed the films and
may be established. This is done Publicity, 0. T McGinley. j made a talk in which he told the
under the verv definite sanction | In the fact of the scarcity of, farmers present that thousands
nf TV# Jenkins school superin- meat, the barbecue will be a of acres 0f Texas lands were be-
tenclent.
Bulldogs In Mart
Tonight For Game
The McGregor Bulldogs will
go to Mart, tonight seeking their
third victory of the season from
a rugged, veteran Panther team.
The Bulldogs and Panthers
have been rivals of long stand-
ing. They met last, year on
•/Wood field here and fought to
a, scoreless tie in the first game
of the season. Both teams have
most of their starters for that
game back again .this year.
The game should be one
of the hardest the Bulldogs will
have to play, according to
Coach Jenkins. Many Bulldog
supporters are expected to fol-
low the team to Mart, along with
the Bow Wow pep squad girls
who will cheer for their team.
The Panthers have played only
one game so far this season.
They rolled over the La "V ega
eleven 25-0 last Friday night.
McGregor has played two, down-
ing Georgetown 13-7 the first
week, and smothering Belton
40-0 last Friday night.
Coach Johnny Riola, of Mart,
reports having 11 lettermen back
this year. The average age of
the squad is 16 years. The
starting lineup will average 157
pounds plus, Coach Riola re-
vealed.
Sending his boys in after an
unusually rugged scrimmage ses-
sion Wednesday afternoon, Coach
Jenkins declared that his squad
was in A-l shape. The starting
lineup will probably be the
same for the Bulldogs as the 0f Price
preceeding two weeks. They
are, McGregor, - Mart:
High ................LE ............ Davis
Stewart ........ LT ............Hosack
Neithercutt ....LG ...... Manning
Crouch .......... C.......... Sheppard
Anderson ...... RG ...... S.tooghill
Brim ............ RT ..... Frazelle
Isbill .............. RE ..........:. Abies
Williams ...... QB ............ Burke
ITorstmann .... LH .............. Lowe
Clemons ........ RH .......... Dollens
Lechler .......... FB. .:........ Brilfin
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.gala affair. Plans will be made |ng iost eaeh year through soil
to have plenty to eat and am! erosion, and something had to be
enjoyable program. Secure your ^one pretty soon or else the land
tickets as soon as they are puU th.at was once the most fertile,
on sale in order that you will be; ^ould be of no value for pro-
asSured a space at the barbecue dueing. He recommended cover
table. crops, terracing, etc.
A. W. Hering, the president
of the farmers organization, was
Zacharias,
McGREGQR LADIES ATTEND
LUNCHEON IN WACO. HON- introduced by Bill
ORING MISS THERESA SOPER] seoretary and treasurer, who also
_ ! was master of ceremonies. Geo.
On Wednesday noon, a group | England to11
of ladies from McGregor, at- meeting and Rev. Hanneman
tended a no-liost luncheon at t-l.e the guests. .
Hamilton House in Waco, in Following .the showing of the
honor of Miss Theresa Roper, films and the fade hy Dawumi,
bride-elect of the Rev. Elvin h. the group _enjoyed
Miller, in Waco, October 3. i eiimamon rolls and bottle dunhs.
The luncheon table was cen-
Monday of this week, O. T.
McGinley, H. P. Manske and E.
J. Thomason, representatives of
the McGregor Chamber of Com-
merce, were in Dallas. These
gentlemen made a trip to the
War Assets Administration and
discussed with them the A. & M.
and Bluebonnet Ordnance plant
situation here.
The information received was
most encouraging. In the opin-
ion of government agencies of
the Dallas branch, it would
not be too long until A. & M.
would be given the go-ahead
signal for the plant here.
It was learned that all neces-
sary reports and papers requir-
ed "by the government of A. & M.
have been forwarded to Wash-
ington for final check-ups.
It was also revealed that the
matter of housing units at the
plant has been completely clear-
ed and that negotiations for that
part of the property under the
control of FSA, comprising
soine 1320 acres, has been defi-
nitely allocated to the school
pending approval of the entire
proposal.
These gentlemen were furtner
informed that all buildings that
were not taken over by the col-
lege, such as those used during
the war for loading bombs,
would remain intact. The pur-
pose of the government was to
let these buildings out to small
industries., . Here i.t might he
Some fifty Rotary members
and guests were present at the
Wednesday luncheon and enjoy-
ed an instructive talk by Hon.
Bob Poage, congressman from
this 11th congressional district.
He was introduced by Raymond
Hampel.
Mr. Poage said his intentions
were to talk on soil conserva-
tion as this section was vitally
interested in the movement. But
since arriving in McGregor
there were many who urged him
to • tell them of foreign affairs
and the situation in which the
United States now stands re-
garding war with Russia.
•Poage started out by saying,
that any policy of appeasement
toward Russia was opposed by
him and in his opinion would
lead us only to trouble. “We
have learned that from past ex-
perience,” he said. • “Great
Britain, tried it with Germany
and we tried it with Japan, and
we all know what happened.
“War is not inevitable, for
Russia is neither able nor will-
ing to go to war for many years
unless we lead that nation to be-
lieve we won’t fight,” he said-.
He went on to say that our
policy toward the world should
be one of justice, hut should also
be one of firmness, for our policy
during, the next few months will
determine not only whether we
shall have peace but also whether |
civilization, as we know it, is to
This - That
— AND THE —
Other
“BY GUM”
tered with a beautiful arrange-
ment of white asters, interming-
led with baby shag chrysanthe-
mums and dainty place cards
marked the places'- for the guests.
The congenial company of
friends gathered to pay honor to
Miss Roper made the affair a
most pleasant one.
Besides . the honor guest and
her mother, Mrs. Ernest Roper,
others present included, Mrs. H
P. Manske, who is a member of
Hamilton House, and to whom
the group were indebted for the
courtesy; Mesdames W. S. Am-
sler, J. Fred Patterson, Jim
Hering, Bay Fletcher, G. W.
Searcy, L. C. Weatlierby,' Holley
Haynes, A. L. Lee, Albert Her-
ing and Chas. B. Hall.
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0PA Is Checking Up
Black Market Meat
Big Crowd Greets
Bluebonnet Opening
The Bluebonnet Food Store
was a veritable bee-hive all clay
last Saturday as old friends and
customers of the store availed
themselves once again of the op-
portunity to buy merchandise
from this popular establishment.
Mr. and Mrs. Neff have come
back to the Bluebonnet .with a
determination to better please
their customers than ever be-
fore and will offer special bar-
gains from time to time. Watch
their ad for prices.
safety -ffcld'edi‘-tfr,rr~fho ‘Chamber; survive.
of Commerce has received sever-! Poage declared that lie was
al inquiries within the past few! opposed to the ^ industrial and
months from such industries ih
reference to the buildings on
the plant site. Some of these
inquiries were most encouraging
in expressing a desire of locat-
ing in McGregor.
In a statement by Gib Gil-
christ, president of the A. & M.
college, this week', he expected
to hear any day that the pro-
ject has been approved.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, U. S. A.
Yon are cordially invited to
be in attendance at Sunday
school next Sunday morning at
10 o ’clock. Reporter.
_____
Renew for The Mirror today!
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School, Bible class at
9:30 a. m., Divine service 10:30.
Promotion Sunday in our church
school and the beginning of Par-
ish education week. Tuesday,
October 1, church council and
finance board meeting 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, October 2, ladies
aid and missionary society meet-
ing at 2:30 p. m. Friday, choir
rehearsal 8 p. m. Zion welcomes
you to all services.
L. G. Hanneman, pastor.
The enforcement crew of the
Administration
promises that it will be a rug-
ged” winter and spring for the
big black market operators. The
crusade against a black market
in meat is intended to keep house
wives from paying any more
than the $600 million a year al-
ready added to their annual
meat hills by the average 3 3-4
cents a pound price rise granted
for meats, effective on Sept. 10.
The OPA looks for most price
ceiling violations in sugar, meat,
automobiles, lumber, building
materials and rents. George
Moncharsh, deupty OPA admin-
istrator in charge of enforce-
ment, is setting special mobile
squads to operate in each of
these fields.
Aic^ioUitu^ 9n lA/ith
Community Progress.
The future of this bank is tied up closely
with the future of this community. ..If we
can help the community to go ahead we
will go ahead with it.
AIR MAIL POSTAGE DOWN
Beginning on October. 1, the
Air Mail postage, rate-will be re-
duced from 8 cents to 5 cents,
according to information given
out by Postmaster Sam Amsler.
Our loans are largely centered heie
and we are taking an active part generally
in the business and financial life of this
section.
You can always be sure of receiving the
right kind of attention when you bank here.
We realize that your interests and ours are
mutual, We are ready to cooperate with
you in every possible way. \
| Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
military rebuilding of Germany
and Japan. “They were our
enemies, and it was their guns
that killed our boys. If we give
them a chance, they will do it
again. ’ ’
Poage climaxed his talk by
telling his hearers that soil con-
servation was a badly needed
factor in this section, and hoped
that some time in the near future
he would he privileged to come
| hack to McGregor and talk to
the people on the subject.
Following the Rotary meet-
ing the 'congressman met with
a group of business men in the
Chamber of Commerce offices.
The purpose was to discuss with
him the possibility of McGregor,
securing a federal building and;
postoffice. Poage told the group,
that while McGregor was eligi-j
ble for such building, he was unj
| able to say when such construc-
tions by the government would
again be resumed. All such
work he said was held up during
the war and since the war had
ended no provisions had been
made to resume building. He
did promise to keep McGregor in
mind and when the proper time
presented itself yon could count
on him. “However,” he werit
on -to say, “there were also
many other towns in his district
that were eligible for federal
buildings.”
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White Auto Store
Opens For Business
Last Saturday morning the
doors of the newest MicGregor
business house swung open .and
a large crowd responded to the
invitation of the White Auto
Stores and registered their
names in the guest register.
The opening day was all that
the management had dreamed of
and in their own words,/‘We are
proud to be identified with the
citizenship of McGregor.
Nature is indeed a peculiar
thing, but can be depended up-
on. According to the calendar,
the fall and winter months be-
gan Monday, September 23, and
right on schedule, the first
norther blew in Monday morn-
ing just'before daylight.
* * *■
Realizing that summer is over
and cooler clays are here, natur-
ally Christmas comes to the
mind of nearly everyone. While
it may be early to remind our
readers that Christmas is only
three months away, and while
there is plenty of time for holi-
day shopping in this country, it
is not too early to think about
preparing Christmas packages
for service men overseas. . . The.
Army says that Christmas pack-
ages for overseas military per-
sonnel should be mailed between
October 15 and November 15.
Consequently, those who have
loTed ones overseas should begin
now to plan the holiday gift
package that will mean so nmeli
wli|n received away from home.
The king of amateur sports is
arriving all over the .country
today. Football—the big col-
lege sport in this country—be-
gins in earnest this week end
in practically every state in the
Union. .With it comes cooler
weather, and the football trips
nearly every business man plans.
Every year there are many un-
necessary deaths resulting from
too much exuberance on the part
of some fans. The long drive
home sometime is dangerous be-
cause of bad weather hazards
and crowded highways and reck-
less, rushing drivers. The most
fatalities occur after the game,
not before. . . Each year the var-
ious state highway departments
appeal for motorists to drive to
and from the big games care-
fully and avoiid unnecessary
i risks on the road. But the toll
after each big game neverthe-
less remains impressive, and no
doubt this year will prove the
same as years gone by. . . Pro*
, bably the best way to prevent
accidents and costly wrecks on
•j week ends to come, is a program
' of constant warning and appeal
to motorists before the- season
really gets underway. This ap-
peal is being made to you in the
hope that it may save your life,
your car or some other person s
life some cold, icy Saturday af-
ternoon this fall. . . Observe
every instruction given you by
the state hiway department gives
along the hiways.
As the schools of McGregor,
and throughout the county, have
opened and housands of pupils
resume their studies, it might
no be amiss to offer words of
advice and encouragement to the
young students. . . We do not
presume that anything can per-
suade many of the pupils to be-
lieve that they enjoy a rare pri-
vilege and great opportunity ^ in
connection with the resumption
of their studies. It is too much
to expect young boys and girls
to appreciate the blessing that
comes to them through the
maintenance of public school
systems or to have any idea of
conditions that exist in other
countries where free education
is practically unknown. . . We'
would suggest to boys and girls
who are now in school that thej
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1946, newspaper, September 27, 1946; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889767/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.