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News Coverage
McKinney, Texas, Thursday, march 21,1968
VOL. 81, NO. 27
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Wofford Thompson
McKINNEY JAYCEE LEADERS . . . James McCarley (seated
center) was installed Monday evening at the Annual Banquet as
President of the local Jaycees. On left is Bob Byrd, vice-presi-
dent, and to the right is Clyde Geer, treasurer. Standing (from
left) are Don Hawkins, now of Sherman, chosen a Key Man;
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The Collin County Chapter of
the American Red Cross is spon-
soring a “Waiting Wives Club”
for wives of men in service. The
first meeting will be held at 7:30
p. m. Friday, March 29 at the
Chapter house. This is an organ-
izational meeting where the wiv-
es will elect officers and decide
on projects.
Rev. Bob Lee, awarded Jaycee of the Year; Bob Winders, Inter-
Club Director; Marvin Dobecka, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Ron
Chapman, now of Dallas, Jaycee Key-Man. (McKINNEY EX-
AMINER PHOTO)
Jubilee At Memorial Library
BY NINA THOMPSON KRESSLY
Returns To Local Library
BY WOFFORD THOMPSON, JR.
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early members of the club, old-
est women’s club in McKinney.
Some 300 guests, many from out
of the city, were present to enjoy
the hospitality and learn of the
numerous accomplishments of the
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President Johnson and later ap-
pointment as Deputy Ambassador
to Vietnam.
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Kinney Memorial Library. Among
the guests was Mrs. Stathakos
Condos of Dallas, president of
Democratic Primary
May 4, 1968
(The following persons have for-
mally announced in The Exami-
ner their candidacy for office as
signified below.)
FOR CONGRESS:
Ray Roberts
FOR LOCAL REPRESENTA-
TIVE:
James R. Caton
Bob Hendricks
W. T. (Bill) Dungan
FOR SHERIFF:
Jessie Jenkins
Tom Montgomery
Jerry Kunkle
W. E. (Pete) Barnes
Wallace Vaughan
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
Tom Ryan
FOR TAX ASSESSOR-COLLEC-
TOR:
Mrs. Montess Lair
Mrs. Doyle Nelson
Kerr Crosswhite
FoR.COMMISSIONER, PREC.
Glenn (Bud) Baldwin
Bailey Dickerson
FOR COMMISSIONER, PREC.
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W. E. Garner
John D. Truelove
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preview of what is in store for them are (from
left) Byron Bomar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery
Bomar; Joey Barbo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Barbo; Leah Douglas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sammy Douglas; and Marian Peterson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Peterson. (Mc-
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adjustment in order to meet re-
quirements, only about 15 in-
spections can be made each day.
Under the new law the inspec-
tion will include steering, wheels,
rims, brakes, lights, windshield
wipers and horn, and on the lat-
er model cars, seatbeltsa
illness or death in the families of
the Corpswomen. This is essen-
tially the same service that is
given to members of the Armed
Forces and their families.
H. Clifford Knott, Chairman of
Volunteer Services acted as host
for the meeting. Much valuable
information was exchanged and
the Chapter Staff was delighted
to have the opportunity to meet
those who work so closely with
the women who are being train-
ed at the McKinney Center.
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Deadline For
Car Inspection
Is April 15
Citizens of the county are re-
minded that the Ides of March,
April 15, is fast approaching. The
date is the deadline for, not only
income tax reports, but auto in-
spection.
Only about half of the 34,000
vehicles registered in the county
have been inspected, according
to a report by H. C. Caldwell, in-
spection patrolman with the Tex-
as Department of Public Safety. 1
Caldwell has urged that motor-
ists have inspections made as
soon as possible. He has pointed
out that most of the inspection 1
stations have only one approved :
mechanic to take of the matter
and, since most cars need some
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Hosts Meet
At Job Corps
The Counsellors and Secretar-
ies of Counselling Service of the
McKinney Job Corps Center for
Women met last week around the
coffee table, at the Collin County
Red Cross Chapter House, by in-
vitation of the Chapter Staff and
Office Volunteers.
The meeting was held to discuss
the service given by the Ameri-
can Red Cross which provides
verification of cases of serious
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McKinney’s Memorial Library,
the staff, the library board, and
the City Council have been de-
voting many hours to planning
new activities and reinstating
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He said such education would
create a pool of manpower by
which such cities as McKinney
could attract still further new in-
dustry.
Education is the main channel
through which government, es-
pecially state government, con do
the most for all its people. “For
this reason,” he declared, “I would
consider education, at every level,
the number one subject for em-
phasis from the governor’s of-
fice.”
He stated that through educa-
tion the state could upgrade its
law enforcement program, not-
strongly for education and law
enforcement.
“Education is one of the key
principles of the 1968 guberna-
torial campaign,” he declared.
“The state must train the man
without the job to get the job
without the man.”
The speaker stressed that one
method by which Texas can at-
tract industry, particularly to the
rural areas, is by increased em-
phasis on technical, vocational
and occupational education, both
in high school and on the junior
college level.
ONCE UPON A TIME ... The world of make-
believe and fantasy becomes vivid and almost
real as these four pre-schoolers listen atten-
tatively to Betsy (Mrs. Ben) Whisenant read
from one of the thousands of volumes of child
rens books on the shelves of the McKinney Me-
morial Library. Thursday, March 28, will be
the first meeting for “Your Library Story
le and since all nominees have organization told in story, panto-
demonstrated their interest and mime, song and dance at the Mc-
leadership abilities to fellow
A 75-year span of cultural his-
tory was unfolded Friday when
Owl Club members honored the
memory of the founders and
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meet other mothers and discuss
mutual experiences and interests.
Library Board President Mrs.
R. C. Cole says, “We of McKinney
are proud of our new library
home and the many advantages
offered to all ages. One point we
wish to make clear is that there
is no charge for a library card.”
Anyone living in McKinney or
in the area can avail themselves
of the local library and its ser-
vices. Present hours are from 9 a.
m. to 6 p. m. daily except Sun-
day. Two qualified librarians or
assistants are on duty at all tim-
es.
City Manager B. J. Cope re-
cently announced that the Texas
State Library had approved a
grant in the amount of $3,000 to
the McKinney Memorial Library
that can be used fox’ the purchase
of books, microfilm, and the cost
of binding. This amount, along
■ with the budgeted sum of $3,500,
will allow the Library to increase
its book inventory considerably.
The next scheduled meeting of
the Board will be April 2 at 7:30
p. m. in the Dulaney Room.
members, the two nominees not
receiving the top award are pre-
sented gold keys and the title
“Key Man of Jaycees.”
The three nominees were pre-
sented to the club by Winders.
They were Ron Chapman, Rev.
Bob Lee, and Don Hawkins. Re-
cipient of the top award was Rev.
Lee, pastor of Trinity Presbyter-
ian Church.
In accepting the award, Jaycee
Lee was overcome with surprise
and, after several moments of sil-
ence, said in jest, “It doesn’t look
too good when a preacher is
speechless.”
State Director Dan Smith per-
formed the installation of offic-
ers, charging each with their re-
spective . responsibilities. Install-
ed as vice-president was Bob
Byrd; treasurer, Clyde Geer; and
Inter-Club Director, Bob Winders.
Jim Teegarden, out of town dur-
ing the ceremony will serve as
secretary.
Directors for 1968 will be Bill
Boyd, Sanford Burrus, Bob Byrd,
J. L. Davis, Clyde Geer, Bob Lee,’
Hugh McCarley, James McCar-
ley, Jim Teegarden, Bob Thomp-
son, Bob Winders, and Lonnie
Winterrowd. Marvin Dobecka
will serve as sergeant-at-arms. |
Bill Boyd, local County Attor-
ney, introduced the main speak-
er for the evening, the Honorable
Eugene Locke. Most of the speak-
er’s remarks were centered
around his recent appointment as
Ambassador to Pakistan by
Democratic nomination for gov-
ernor of Texas to Collin County,
Eugene M. Locke made a double-
barreled bid in McKinney Mon-
day night.
In behalf of his candidacy,
Locket spoke at a buffet supper in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Boyd with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Boyd as co-hosts, and then was
speaker for the Jaycee Ladies
Night banquet at the Townhouse
Restaurant.
Locke, who has been campaign-
ing on the issue that the govern-
ment closest to the people is the
Bringing his candidacy for the best government, spoke out
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part of the century, Mrs. W. T.
Hoard greeted guests and invited
them to register with a pen hold-
ing brown ink, thus carrying out
the club colors of brown and
white.
Ine stage held arrangements of
white flowers, many sent by var-
ious clubs in the city and by fam-
ilies of the honored women. The
library walls were lined with
mementos accumulated through
the years, including the club’s
first year book, published by the
McKinney Examiner in 1897 at a
cost of $10, for 50 copies. It was
noted that the publisher present-
ed the members with 10 extra
ones. (It will be of interest to
some to recall that the Examiner
also published the yearbook at
the time of the club’s 50th anni-
versary. The book won for mem-
bers the state award.)
Guests were carried back over
the years to 1893 as club mem-
bers modeled costumes of each
decade of the club’s existence,
presented songs and dances of
each era and told of happenings
and prevailing interests of the
times.
Narrators were Mrs. Marshall
Searcy, club president, and Mrs.
Bowen Williamson. Models were
Mmes.,, David Copeland, A. H.
Bradford, Carroll Shelton and R.
L. Alford, and Misses Cherri and
Cindy Copeland and Carole Lynn
Shelton.
Outstanding in the afternoon’s
entertainment were the songs
presented by Mrs. Joe E. Largent,
a long-time club member who
has delighted audiences with her
lovely voice for many years, and
Mrs. Robert Lowman.
Highlight of the afternoon was
a pantomimed wedding as per-
formed in 1918, with General
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McKinney Jaycees held their
annual Installation Banquet Mon-
day evening at the Town House
Restaurant. The Honorable Eu-
gene Locke, a candidate for Gov-
ernor of Texas, was the featured
speaker.
Bill Reed, the retiring Presi-
dent, gave the welcome followed
by the Invocation by Rev. Bob
Lee. Introduction of guests was
made by Bob Byrd.
James McCarley, a member of
the local police department, took
over the reins of the presidency
for 1968. He pledged his best ef-
forts to the leadership of the club
in the year ahead.
Bob Winders made the presen-
tation of the most coveted award
in the local organization. Each
year club members nominate
three outstanding Jaycees for the
honor of “Jaycee-of-the-Year”.
Because only one can hold the tit-
Trinity District of Federated
Clubs.
jubilee, the library, could not
have been more fitting, as the
establishment of a library for the
then-small town was among the
first of the many beneficial proj-
ects of the club.
Many citizens can well remem-
ber the white frame house just off
the square on West Louisiana
Street, home of Dr. and Mrs. T.
W. Wiley. It was there that the
Owl Club came into being.
An outgrowth of the Chatauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle
which started in 1889, the Owl
Club was organized in 1893.
Charter members were the late
Mmes Wiley, M. H. Garnett, J. C.
Erwin, John Church, H. A. Finch
and W. W. McDowell. The late
Mrs. George Wilcox and Mrs.
John Lovejoy became members
during the first year and share
the honors of having pioneered
the club work.
Regal and beautiful in a gown
of ecru lace and matching picture
hat, which dates back to the early
birthday Friday. She was honor-
ed with an open house that even-
ing in the Community Room of
the Collin County National Bank.
Members of the Dietary Depart-
ment of CMH hosted the party
which attracted over 100 friends,
including staff members, doctors
and theii’ wives and others who
think Mrs. Smyers is simply
great!
We appreciate the following let-
ter:
“Dear Sir:
It has been 23 years since the
Preach Nitcholas family lived in
Collin County, but many mem-
bers of our family and friends
still reside in your county. My
parents lived 40 years in Collin
County before moving to Lub-
bock County. I know my Mother
would like to read about her
friends of years passed. I wish
you would send a year’s sub-
scription to The Examiner to my
Mother as a birthday gift from
me. The address: Mrs. Lena Nit-
cholas, Box 441, Idalou, Texas,
79339.
Hei’ birthday is March 26,
1968. _My father is deceased. He
was 'a brother of Otho, Charlie,
and A. F. Nitcholas, all of McKin-
ney.
Sincerely,
Mrs. W. Ray Woodard
(Vida Nitcholas)
Route 1, Box 124
Ralls, Texas 79357
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some which have not been used
since moving into the new facilit-
ies last fall.
One of the most popular pro-
grams of the past years has been
the story telling hour. Starting
Thursday, March 28 from 10 —
10:30 a. m. Betsy (Mrs. Ben)
Whisenant will be at the library
once each week to read, tell, and
discuss children’s stories and
books with pre-school boys and
girls 4 to 6 years old.
Betsy, a vivacous and attrac-
tive young mother, says that she
will use a variety of approaches
to, what the library board has
called, “Your Library Story
Hour.” She will not only read
and tell stories but the young-
sters will have an opportunity to
express themselves through par-
ticipation and acting out charac-
ters.
During the 30 minutes mothers
of the participating children are
at the library, they will be of-
fered coffee, an opportunity to
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Congratulations to Mary Ann
Lane, McKinney native and
daughter of Vera Goodner, on
winning an Award for best news-
paper headline at the Communica-
tions Awards Dinner of the Press
Club in Dallas recently. Ann is in
the Women’s Department of the
Dallas Times Herald. Cash awards ,
and statuettes were presented the |
winners by such notables as Gov.
John Connally, T. V. star Peter
Graves and movie star Joan
Crawford.
The Barn Dinner Theater in
Dallas attracted two groups from
McKinney last week. On Tuesday
evening the following members
of the En Ami Club were in the
audience seeing, “Two For the
See Saw”: Maree Forte’, Marion
West, Frances Wilcox, Frances
Wood, Ada Wright, Virginia Ben- ;
ningfield, Margie Pratt, Margie
Linstrum. I
Also Vere Robinson, Ruth
Truett, Addie Warden, Rita
Clark, Mary Lou Palmer, Frances
Lawrence, Janice Karns, Norma
King, Margaret Nesbitt and one
guest, Dianne Benningfield Ring.
On Thursday evening Verna
Stephenson’s birthday was cele-
brated at the Barn by these
friends: Janie and A. M. Scott,
Jr., O’Dell and Clifford Knott,
Mary Martha and Jewel Aber-
nathy, Louise and Fred McKin-
ney, Leona and Harold Wright,
and of course Verna and Royal
Stephenson.
At the Bronco Theater in Dal-
las, attractive nine year old Tracy
Wilson has a part in “The Music
Man.” Tracy is the daughter of
Shirley and the late Dr. Paul Wil-
son and the granddaughter of
Ruth and Paul Wilson, Sr. and
the Bob Dales’.
Many are planning to see the
world premiere of “The Latent
Heterosexual” at Dallas Theater
Center. This is directed by renow-
ed director and actor, Burgess
Meredith.
Robby Mitchell came home Fri-
day following surgery in Presby-
terian Hospital. She missed the
En Ami theater party.
Ruth Dowell is recuperating at
home after eye surgery in Baylor
Hospital.
McKinney Schools Superinten-
dent Dr. Joe Harper was chosen
as one of two superintendents in
Texas to be given a Fellowship
Grant to attend Columbia Univer-
siyt this summer. What a distinct
honor.
Leota Finney attended a style i
show Friday at the Ft. Worth’s
Woman’s Club where her daugh-
ter, Ann Mouzon and her two
children, Mike and Beth Ann,
modeled .The grandchildren came
home with her for the weekend.
It was “standing room only”
Friday at Memorial Library as
the many friends of the Owl Club
helped them celebrate their Dia-
mond Jubilee. Among the Dallas
guests present were Ethel Martin,
Mae Massie, Dorothy Wilcox Al-
len, Doris Allen Dowell, Nancy
and Jim Perry Love and Mrs. W.
K. Waller.
Mariette Miller, daughter of
Sibyl and Louis Miller and grand-
daughter of Grace Miller, was the
graceful dancer during the enter-
tainment. She used some of the
dances of the various periods
during the 75 year span.
Mrs. W. M. Benton, Sr. sends
The Examiner as a birthday gift
to Mrs. W. M. (Alda) Benton, Jr.
in Seminole, Texas, Alda and
her husband, both former teach-
ers in McKinney, now teach in
Seminole. One daughter, Mrs.
Jimmy Lee Brown lives in Sher-
min; Linda (Mrs. Billy Mike
Smith) lives in Waco; and Beth
Benton is a T.W.U. student.
In the article we carried on
Martha Olsen’s Washington trip,
we mentioned the two sons of
Martha and Bob and omitted
their one daughter, Mrs. Steve
Allen (Karren) of Riverside, Ill.
Mary Frank Hicks is honoring
Rayvel Burrus with a tea Satur-
day afternoon from 3 to 5. The
honoree’s husband, Dr. Sanford
Burrus, is associated with Dr. C.
J. Hicks, Jr. in the practice of
dentistry.
Among the youngest of the
many people enjoying the Kiwan-
is Pancake Day Saturday was
cute little Ashley Geer (Lucretia
and Clyde’s daughter). She had
had her breakfast but was
thoroughly enjoying the attention
she received.
It is hard to believe that Mrs.
Bertha Smyers, head dietitian at
Collin Memorial Hospital for the
past 10 years, celebrated her 180th
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proximity to many of the state’s
larger recreational areas.
Locke declared that the gover-
nor of Texas must be the kind of
man independent enough to de-
velop a point of view “with
enough judgment to offer a solu-
tid and enough courage to carry
that solution through.”
Taking issue with a report just
released by the President’s Com-
mission on civil disorders, Locke
said it is time that the people not
tolerate riots and law breaking.
Troublemakers, he has said, must
be made to understand that if
they take the law into their own
hands they will suffer the con-
sequences.
If elected, he declared, his pro-
gram will include a strong em-
phasis on education and law en-
forcement.
Locke, accompanied to McKin-
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J. I. Clayton
Announces For
Princeton Trustee
To the voters of the Princeton
Independent School District:
I wish to announce that I will
be a candidate for election to the
school board April 6.
I am interested in better
schools and better education for
our children. I would appreciate
your vote.
Sincerely,
J. I. Clayton, Jr.
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The State of Arkansas will
have a 3,000 square foot pavilion
at HemisFair, emphasizing the
rich blend of cultures implanted
by the Indians, French and Span-
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