McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, November 10, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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McMurry War OTrnnp
Tomorrow Wo Salute tht
righting Mon of Both
WarsI
Speed tho Day ' That
Croat 2nd Armistice
Buy Bondol
Volumo XXIt
ABILENE. TEXAS. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10. 1944
No. 4
POISED FOR A BATTERING
ten aro shown in battle garb (above). On the '44 toam and wall
rapraMntod In the tri -school team now in training are backlield (left
to right). Broughton. Odetta: Carver Knox City; Jones MeCaulleyi
line Heiter Channing; Carpenter Amherst: Harris Graven Mahon
Loralne; Anderson Big Spring: Korman Abilene: Puraley. Roby.
Combined McM ACC HSU Gridstirs
line Up West Texas For Fall Tourney
"Ain't this world just full of surprises?" said somebody's enter
ful old granddad last night on the bus. Whether he was talking
hbout politics war or sports wo wouldn't venture to say under ordi-
nary circumstances but it was such a surprise and yet a grand
idea that our guess would bo that he was talking about our new
Abilene Collegian football team.
This team will consist of all the
outstanding football players from
McMuny College Abilene Chris-
tian College and Hardin-Sim-inons
Uimoisitj. These three
colleges were detei mined to have
a football te.im this oai und
worked hard to develope sepa-
l ate teams but in spite of all their
hard work and high spuits it
was beginning to look like the
impossible was leally impossible
until someone (responsible per-
son please step forward and re-
ceive your citation) hit upon the
idea of combining the three small
teams into one Not only will
this give Abilene a second great
team (Abilene High please note)
that will be a threat to many of
the outstanding Texas football
teams but it will also bring about
a friendlier iclaliomhip between
the schools which a big majority
of the student body of all three
schools sincerely want.
The athletic committee of the
thiec schools have already np
and schedule The first game to
Speech Studes Product
Set of One-Act Plays
Miss Opal Wallace of the Mc-
Murry speech department has or-
ganized a group of one-act plays
to be presented at Service Club
No 22 Camp Barkeley on Nov.
10 and also for the Hardin-Stm-mons
dramatic club Nov. 17.
The plays and characters are as
follows1
Three Sti angers Come to Sher-
wood Forest: Hobinhood Bcnnie
Ray Jones; Little John David
Hunt; David of Docaster John
Dixon; Will Stutely Johnny
Woods Will Scatbelock John
Wells Arthur A. Bland Fletcher
Hester Will Scarlet Wimp Too-
ley; Midge the Miller Howard
Wilkins
Courtship of Miles Standish
(up to date): Johnnie David
Hunt; Pns Billye Jeanne Fowler.
All On a Summer's Da' One
Wimp Tooley; Two Bennie Ray
Jones; Three John Dixon; Black
Mammy Duanc Ellis
In a Roval Garden: King David
Hunt Queen Jean Marie Boone.
Etiquette Girl Mary Ann Mc
Cullum; Bov Fletcher Hester.
I Immortality of
Illumines Imaginary Props of Pryor Performance
"Carmen" has lived with scen-
ery and without scenery with ma-
jesty pageantry and with shabby
trapping with silks and satins
and at other time with misfit
uniforms and soiled costumes.
Its ability to live and endear it-
self to its audience was no lon
WhoU What WhM
INDIAN LINEUP Grinning grldsters thU page.
LATEST INFORMATION from W. S. 8. F. page 2.
McMURRY ART PROF takes top honors in American Art Week
contest page 3
EVERYTHING FROM MOM8 TO CARDS Specialty of Wells
campus salesman page 4.
POW-WOW Page 2.
OFFENSIVE thot Indian grid
proved this project and represen-
tatives of the colleges arc busy
mapping out details of the team
(Continued on page 4)
McMurry Chanters Sing in Brownwood
Guests in Texas Federated Music Meet
The Girls Chorus of the Mc- programs at the Coleman and
Murry College Chanters appeared Winters high schools Friday en
on the program of the sixth dis- tn nrnumwnnf.
trict of Texas Federated Music
Clubs at Brownwood Friday un-
der the direction of Mr Robert
B Wyhe dean of music.
Three selections Looking Glass
River (Malin) Flower of Dreams
(Clakcy) and Nocturne (Cain)
were opening numbers by the en-
tire group Bonnie Wilkins sang
Souvenir by Drala which was
followed by four songs by the
quartet Gloria Martin Ruth
Florcs Ruth McNutt and Joyce
Smith The quartet sang Out of
the Dusk to You (Lee) Pop Goes
the Weasel (Grant-Shacfcr) and
Orphan Annie.
Next Tommye Lou Yoakum
was featured in a solo Gartlan's
Perspicacity (the lilac tree) Fin-
al selections by the chorus in-
cluded Strauss' Blue Danube and
Will You Rcmcmbei fiom Rom-
berg's Maytimc
The chorus also appeared on
Maidens Install Officers
Also Attend 'Carmen'
McMurry Maidens had an
eventful evening last Monday
when they dressed in their for-
mats and headed to Mrs Thomas'
home for their formal installation
service The officers installed
were Maranell Terry president;
Ruth McNutt vice-president; Vir-
ginia Norris secretary-treasurer;
Elizabeth Willis reporter; and
Joyce Smith librarian.
After their installation and in-
itiation service they proceeded
to Radford auditorium for the
performance of "Carmen." The
girls were colorfully arrayed in
the white evening dresses which
are their uniforms.
Carmen Demonstrated As
ger a legend to Abilenians and
collegiates Monday night as it
was presented in modern dress
and in English text but with all
warmth of the original produc-
tion. Some seven hundred gath-
ered in the recesses of Radford
Memorial auditorium to see this
Navy Day Program
Malta McMurrians
Blutjacktt-Awart
By BILLYE JEANNE FOWLER
The ttadltionnl Navy Day pro-
gintn sponsoicd by Eros and
Philos was opened by Dean W.
U MeDamcls' short talk on the
histoiy of the Navy and what
McMurry has contributed to this
branch of the service Next came
a sing-song led by Pi of Oliver
Bush "Anchois Aweigh" and
scveial othci Navy songs includ-
ing selections fiom the last war
weie sung Then the students
were asked to join with Mary
Ann McCullum in the Pledge of
Allegiance after a reading "The
Flag! Makers" given by Mary
Ann The service flag was pre-
sented and with the singing of
"God Bless America" the pro-
gram was brought to a close
So far McMurry's contributions
to the Navy have been great
From fellow students there have
been
48 commissioned officers
88 enlisted men
4 Navy chaplains
7 Navy flyers
4 Seabecs
4 Coast Guard officers
4 enlisted men
6 WAVES
Girls in the chorus from Mc-
Murry arc Nannclle Patterson
Bonnie Wilkins Arlinc Ragle
Gloria Martin Jcnnyc Ruth Hoop-
er. Tommye Lou Yoakum Anna-
dell Harkcy Joyce Owen Vir-
ginia Woodall Adcllc Dixon
Juanita Ruckcr Flora Alice
Haymcs Ruth Flores Ruth Mc
Nutt Joyce Smith Nancy Harris
and Joy Garner. Louise Spiegel
mire accompanied the group
Rehearsals of Cry Havoc Timely
Nurses on Bataan Fraught With
Thrilling and timely tribute to
the nurses and women auxiliary
volunteers who served through
the hell of Bataan and Corregi-
dor "Cry Havoc" has plenty of
continuous and engrossing en
tertainment.
Rehearsals are fraught with hu-
mor excitement machine guns
and babies' cries'
When Porter Brooks was seen
rushing down the steps four at
a time to rescue a screaming
maiden it was discovered (just
in time) that Joy Garner was in-
genuously rehearing a "ghost"
scene
(Incidentally Brooks collided
with Mr. Thrane who was bent
on the same mission )
Several mornings last week
startled faces and frozen feet
throughout the Administration
building did not believe the evi-
dent indications of a Jap air raid
on our very own roofs and sighs
of relief were apparent as it was
discovered the screaming sirens
modern arrangement of the opera
under sponsorship of Lucius
Pryor.
Pauline Pierce mezzo soprano
sang the title role with Gcan
Grcenwell as the narrator and
Kscamillo 'the toreador Fredric
Schweppe as Don Jose corporal
of the guards in love with Car-
men and Jean Carlton as Me-
caela childhood sweetheart of
Don Jose. Miss Ruth Cumbie was
the accompanist.
In this condensation of the
opera there are two divisions in-
stead of the usual four acts. The
first period includes scenes in a
square near the Seville Tobacco
works and the tavern of Liltas
Pastia Period two opens in a
Wondering PK's Dot Campus As Pending Conference
Looms Heavy
This is tin- tune oi .war when nil P. K.'s e;o around with u
vv mulct uiu; look mi their faces. Whj T Annual conference. n
in session mid tiiiinv a P. K.'s life it liuilly "Iimiks in the hnl-
nnt'o " It's n little ilitlVtuiit lot those at college toi thc.v miss
tile ntinospliele ol uiisii'tv which liimgs ovi'l a misotum'i' from
about No. 1 until nltoi continence.
The eonfciiMice is brine; held this vein in Swectwutet Nov.
h to 1'J The host is the Fit st Methodist Church of Sweotw liter
with Hc. T. M. Johnston pastor
J)i. ('. ( helectiwin is the pti siilmj bishop Appointments
are to he rend Huudu.v afternoon nhout !I p m
Northwest Texas Conference
Again Convenes In Sweetwater
Bishop Charles C. Selecman to Preside
Over the Some 500 Delegates Expected
SWHiytyWAYCH Nov 4- (Spl.) For the second tune in two .veins Sweetwater will he
the meeting phac lot Methodists ol N'oithvvcst Testis. Moic than "i(M) nie expected to attend
the aniniiil Noithvvcst Texas Methodist conlcicncc which begins hcic WYilncsilnv to lust
thiouirh huiida.v. The cnniocnci was also held hcic in 1942.
Host pnstois aic the Hcv T M .Inhiistuu ol Fust Methodist Chinch and the Hcv 1 K
Shcvvhcrt ol Highland Heights Methodist chinch assisted h.v Dr. C A. Ijoiih Sueetvwitet dis
trict supenntonaent
Blihop Selecman to Preside
Bishop Charles C. Selecman
resident bishop of the Dallas aica
which includes the North Texas
and Noithwest Texas conference
will preside. Conference sessions
will be held in the auditorium of
First Methodist Chuich
A cabinet meeting of the nine
district superintendents of the
conference with Bishop Selecman
will be held at the Blue Bonnet
hotel at 10 am Wednesday as
the opening feature of the con-
ference The Board of Evangel-
ism luncheon in the Sky room of
the Blue Bonnet will follow
The major boards including the
board of missions and the board
of Christian education will hold
their first meetings Wednesday
By MARANELL TERRY
diving planes and explosion
sounds were merely emanating
from the sound effects room be-
hind Radford
Bang bang' Crash' ' Catch
me kids' I'm falling'"
'Oh don't worrj just another
broken slat'"
Almost everyone is familiar
with the sight of the double-
decker beds being used but only
the cast knows of the skinned
elbows and bruised knees that
can be sustained from a broken
bed slat on the "upper "
Why is June Smith cairymg
Fall Issue 1944 Galleon Goes to Press
Strikes Vivacious Theme 'Texas Lore'
This semester's Galleon will
carry out the theme of "Texas
Lore" with illustrations done in
photography. A field trip made
Its Greatness
wild mountain pass and ends
with the dramatic scene at the
plaza before the arena in Seville.
Asked for a comment on the
performance at McMurry Fredric
Schweppe who sung the leading
role answered "Well about all
I can say is that this was the
best audience I have ever sung
'Don Jose' before." Elaborating
on that statement later he ex-
plained that quite often in a pro-
duction without props of any
sort the audience is inclined to
be restless "Such was not the
case here and also to your favor
was your sense of humor in ap-
preciating the little quips which
the narrator Gcan Grcenwell
threw in here and there."
Above Many
aftei noon at the church The Rev
C C Aimstiong of First Church
Cnnon will pieside at the board
of missions The Rev. J. O
Ha mes of St Paul's Church Abi
lenc will piosule at the Board of
Chustian education meeting
Lamcn of the conference will
have their dinner at 6 p m Wed-
nesday in the Blue Bonnet
The fust service of the confer-
ence at 7 30 Wednesday night will
feature the conference sermon by
Dr Allen W. Moore of First Meth-
odist Church Dallas and the con-
fciencc organization with elec-
tion of boards and committees
Devotional to Begin Conference
Regular conference sessions will
begin with a devotional at 9 each
morning Dr. Warren E John-
Tribute to
Humor
hci aim in a sling'' Was it be-
cause she was learning to "do a
brodie"? P S She's learned
all light and so have Virginia
Woodall and Lewis Hcnslcy.
If ou ask Virginia Woodall
' What kind of perfume is that'"
she'll probably absent-mindedly
reply "No' No' No' This place
is full of rats'" while Annadcll
Harkey frantically cries "Has
anybody seen my knittin'?" and
Bcnnie Sue Tolson yells "Give
me that bottle'"
Don't ever wake Jeanc Holmes
suddenly or ' Well come to
'Ciy Havoc" Nov. 14 and see
what happens'
by the editois proved very re-
souiccful in the collection of ma-
terial and making of photographs
Among the contributors to The
Galleon arc several outstanding
ercalois who received recognition
last ye. ii und quite a number of
mw "finds" among the freshmen
"For a time out main 'head-
ache' seemed to bo poets but
eventually quite a few were un
earthed who evidently were poets
and didn't know it" said Mary
White editor
The Galleon contents will con-
sist of several legends of particu
lar interest to us as West Texans
a few feature stores of local uv
tertst a number of good poems;
two or three si -rt stories; sev-
eral editorials containing good
argumentative points; book re-
views and a number of essays
Titlei of material and names of
contnbutors will not be disclosed
until distribution
This material goes to the print-
er Nov. 20 and will be ready for
distribution on or near Dec. 20
it was pointed out.
a Parsonage
DclcRntcs from Mc.Miiit.v include Di. Harold O. Cooke
president Dean W. H Mclhiniel O P. Tlnaiic business miitin-
P'l mid Di. H h l.tttir head of the i elisions dcpaitmcnt of
the college and A. T. Miokc campaign iiuiiiiikui.
Dean McDatuel and Dr. Cooke ate members of the Board of
IMiication committee and Mi Tlnaiic is representative front St.
Paul Chinch mid also a mcntlict of various committees.
Others piolmbly come; from McMuiry aic Hc (itad.v Ad-
cock Hcv () A Mcltiavci Hcv lcnnol llcstir Hov Hailey
Hill Hcv Hii.v niliott. Hcv Unkei. Hcv Mat v in Tisher all
I. K 's and the McMutr.v Chanters who aic to sinu Thnrsilny
ston of Fust Methodist Church
Foit Worth is confeience preach-
ci and will deliver evangelistic
set mons .it 4 p m on Thursday
and Fi idn and at 7 30 on Thurs-
day and Friday nights
Rev J A Gathn of Jonosboro
Ark will speak at 10 40 Friday
(Continued on page 3)
U. S. Navy Intervenes to Lighten Farewell
Prolong It the 40 Miles to Sweetwater
When fai ew ells are piolongcd
it's usually not news unless it's.
the Duke and Duchess of Wind-
sor who arc prolonging
But even though this doesn't
concern eithci the Duke or the
Duchess the fact that the good-
be so long or whatever 'twas
was extended ovet 40 miles
well reporters get out your note-
books A quiet pood-be was what
Mrs Muiphj Lewis Honsley
Poiky Biooks and Chatlene
Stavelv anticipated when they
drove to the T. P station to pack
Charlcnc on board One of those
affairs where everyone cries on
everyone's shoulders till every-
one gets tired and goes home.
But surprises started falling
thick and fast from the first (oi
whatever sui prises do). Char-
lcnc's social club Gamma Sigma
was the first in the scries Then
when rice was heartily thrown at
two of the company (you guess
who) we were all surprised again
(and we're not kidding). Exactly
on time the express rolled in so
Porter put Charlcnc on board got
her a seat through the kind and
interested cooperation of the U.
S Navy and prepared to get off.
But not on your life! By then
all the gobs knew Brooks' handle.
Their persuasion plus that of the
sorors was too much. Unknown
to "Charlie" there was an extra
Ex Fnglht Axis
By WILLIE
Look we could stand a little
news from your direction as we
want to get you all located and
we can't just dream up some
place for you to be and something
for ou to be doing For in-
stanee we were most happy to see
Miss Chris' pictures of A! Sim-
mon's plane with Roncl's picture
on the nose. Al has named his
P-38 Evalee. One of the pic-
tures had Eldon Mahon with Al
at his bise in New Guinea Eldon
is flying all around the Nether-
lands East Indies and seeing a
lot of territory. His little brother
Bryan is a sophomore in McM
McMurry appreciates seeing these
snaps of her exes especially
when they arc so very far away
and we can't see them in person
in North Tex.
North American Reptiles
Exhibited October 29
In Radford Memorial
"Reptiles of North America"
the subject of an interesting ex-
hibition and lecture given by Jack
rt.ivmon was held in Radford
Memorial aduitonum Oct 30 at
8 o'clock
Mr Raymon director and own
ei of the Kentucky Reptile Gar-
den presented over 15 live snakes
and told interesting facts concern-
ing the various species of snakes
that inhabit North America The
show was under the management
of the Harry Byrd Kline company
of Dallas
passenger
vestibule
stowed away in the
Of course sailors ate taught to
expose stowawajs and this un
fortunate they seemed to enjoy
bringing into the mate's presence
Well w hen they had dusted off a
seat for Portei he naturally sat
down being a kind of split per-
sonality trying graciously to ac-
cept the kindness of the Navy
and et not offend Charlcnc
Everything went fine including
the chewing gum brought them
which tasted swell
But then a special committee
on finances rushed up to pour
into Brooks' hands about three
pounds of assorted nickels dimes
and pennies which he accepted
not knowing on the spur of the
moment what else to do The
long and short of it was that in
spite of more pursuasivc meas-
ures he finally did get off at
Sweetwater confident that she
was' well on her way 40 miles in
fact
"Hedy" he said as he was leav-
ing "Yes Tyrone "
"See ou in the movies. At
least that's the only place where
anything of this sort ever hap-
pens" Those who sympathized with
Porter on his return joined him
(Continued on page 4)
The Reporter-News featured a
picture of 1st Lt. Ernest Wilson
and 1st Lt Dick Owens both sta-
tioned at a Marauder base in
England as flight leaders the
two are tied up in the downing
of planes 62 missions and medals.
They looked in the pink of con-
dition Howard Green is doing
public relations work in England
so he probably had something to
do with all that good publicity.
Howard did go on missions as a
gunner but the Army needed him
more in the other work.
Francis Lawhs Raymond is
teaching in Odessa and Ronel
writes that they get together
evgry afternoon after work and
are planning to get an apartment.
(Continued on page 2)
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