Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Page: 4 of 28
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Q Bains County Leader Tuesday.September,is.2007“
TOPS - N.E.T.O. Menu
One month of retirement -
from June to July 2003 - was all
it took for MayBeth McMahan
to know she made a monstrous
mistake. "What have 1 done?" she
asked herself. The Rains Junior
High Principal retired and was
thankfully rehired before anyone
else got the position "All I know
is kids, and they light my tire."
the educator added
It all began when as an only
child, MayBeth didn't have sib-
lings and alw ay s gravitated toward"
babies. 1 or as long as the y oung
girl believed in Santa Claus, she
asked tor a little brother or sister
every Christmas. As it turned out,
the bubbly lady said she had the
best of all worlds since she was
the apple of her parents' eyes.
Mary and Eulice Adams were
bom in Sulphur Springs and
Arbala. respectively, Her father
was a Prisoner of War during
World War II and made the infa-
mous Bataan Death March. When
he returned home, MayBeth's
mother was in a lerrible wreck in
which an aunt died, and then the
parents lost a little boy. So after
all the tragedy, the little girl and
her father had a special, special
■ relationship. "Daddy and I were
just big buddies," she shared. And
her father and uncle built the first
sale bam in Emory where Dad
(Colonel Adams as folks called
him) was auctioneer.
MayBeth, meanwhile, went to
the first and second grades at
Cana and since her mother was a
teacher in Dallas, she took May -
Beth to school there until the sev-
enth grade. By then the Adamses
had moved to Emory, and that's
when Mom decided her daughter
could go to school here.
And boy, oh boy, did May-
Beth ■ love to ride the bus; She
remembered, “Hobby Bullard
was the driver, and he picked me
up and carried me the whole route
/.^because I liked being around the
Other kids so much.” Bill House
W'aS' another driver with whom
she rode. After attending Point
Junior High and then graduat-
ing Irom Rains, she received her
bachelor's and master's degrees
from East Texas State (now Texas
A&M-C'ommerce).
What she did next was practi-
cally unheard of: MayBeth went
from teaching second grade at
Rains for 19 years to becoming
the junior high principal. After
that, the middle school principal
position opened up, and our guest
took it "I felt like I died and went
to Heaven," she shared with a
smile,
Which brings us to today. Liv-
ing in the country with husband
James, who hasn't yet retired
from Ocean Spray, the attrac-
tive lady's life is centered on
Rains County - especially the
school. Daughter Jill Cowin is
the elementary counselor at Rains
and grandsons Kelby and Gus are
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in Ihe seventh and third grades
respectively. Rains 1SD baseball,
football and basketball - yes,
you'll see the principal at all
those games. Hubby has one son
Jonathan and three grandchildren
w ho live away, so the McMahans
don't get to see them often.
And catch this. MayBeth said
she doesn't wait for the Leader to
be mailed to the house: She buys
it at Star Mart on the way home
each Tuesday, and if she cooks
an evening meal, the dishes stay
on the table until she's read the
entire paper - yes, every word.
"It takes me hours, and it takes
James 45 minutes. That's the truth
and everyone here knows it," she
shared with a grin. Hubby’s par-
ents, Bonnie and Horace Payne of
Caddo Mills, love to read it too.
Another thing folks around
here know is that this lady is a
great cook. Explaining that her
weakness is just plain good food,
MayBeth went on to say that she
can still see her grandmother dip-
ping her fingers into the sugar
bowl and sprinkling the sweet
stuff on just about everything.
MayBeth does the same (so did
my mother and so do I), and it
does make food taste better.
Moreover, her mother-in-law
taught her to slice onions, sprin-
kle a little sugar on them, lay ice
cubes on top, and then refriger-
ate. When time for the meal, take
them out and drain, and they are
the sweetest onions you'll ever
put in your mouth. And try adding
milk to a boxed cake mix instead
of water for a richer, smoother
dessert.
One 'day a teacher asked Jill
when her mother would retire,
and the daughter answered, “1
tliink she'll die over there [in her
office].” Mom responded, “Tell
her if I do croak there, I'll die
doing what I wanted."
MayBeth McMahan believes
that true teachers are bom. ‘A lot
of people try teaching but can’t
learn to love it," she explained.
With a shrug and a smile, she
added, "Eighty-nine percent of the
time I love it. On days 1 question
it, a little kid will come around
the comer saying ‘I want a hug,'
and I know that's why I’m here.
All educators feel like they're
making a difference in someone's
life, and if it ever becomes drudg-
ery, it's time to go home." Wonder
when in the world that will be.
So uth-of-the-Border
Salad
1 head lettuce
onion, chopped
tomatoes, chopped
can ranch style beans,
drained and rinsed
Mix together. Season with pepper
U> taste and 1/4 tsp. garlic salt.
Just before serving add and toss
well with one bag Fritos or Doritos,
crushed, and one bottle of Catalina
dressing.
Best-Ei Homemade
lee Cream
Definitely worth the trouble.
_ Separate 6 eggs into two howls.
Add 1 c. sugar to egg whites and
beat until very fluffy. Set aside.
Add 1 c. sugar to egg yolks and
beat until fluffy Set aside.
Beat until stiff 2 c. heavy cream.
Blend all mixtures together and
add 2 tsp. vanilla.
Pour into pre-ehilled freezer can.
Finish filling with milk or half-
and- half cream. Freeze accord-
ing to manual. May also add a
carton of frozen strawberries and
2 bananas mashed to make straw-
berry/ banana ice cream.
Te rns Ranger Cookies
Cream:
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
add 2 eggs
Stir in:
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. oatmeal, uncooked
2 c. Rice Krispies
1 c. coconut
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix well. Mold with hands into
balls the size of walnuts. Press flat
with fork. Bake in a preheated 350-
degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes.
May substitute 2-1/2 c. corn flakes
for the 2 c. Rice Krispies.
Seasoned Salt
Combine
26 oz. salt
1-1/2 oz. pepper
2 oz. cayenne pepper (red)
1 oz. garlic powder
1 oz. Accent
Makes 32 oz. Use on roasts,
steak, ribs, etc., also in soups and
stews.
(This can be put in aluminum
shakers, tied with Christmas rib-
bon and shared with friends).
School menu
September 24 - 28
ELEMENTARY
Monday: Pizza w/beef, green
beans, com. oranges, milk.
Tuesday: Salisbury steak,
potatoes au gratin, brown gravy,
broccoli, wheat rolls, peaches,
milk.
Wednesday: Chicken nuggets,
lima beans, broccoli, wheat rolls,
peaches, milk.
Thursday: Beef burrito. pinto
beans, salsa, pineapple chunks,
milk.
Friday: Hamburger on bun,
fries, dill pickle cup. peaches,
milk.
INTERMEDIATE/
JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
Monday: Chicken nuggets,
blackeyed peas, potatoes au gra-
tin, wheat rolls, peach cobbler,
milk.
Tuesday: Taco salad, pinto
beans, ranch dressing, salsa,
Spanish rice, peach cobbler,
milk.
Wednesday: Meat loaf, broc-
coli cheese and rice, carrots,
wheat rolls, peaches, milk.
Thursday: Taco burger w/
cheese, pinto beans, com on the
cob, oranges, milk.
Friday: Hamburger on bun, dill
pickle cup, fries, apricots, milk.
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Queen-size set $227
King-size set $280
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TOPS TX 1244 met in regu-
lar session on September II.
The meeting was called Jo order
by Jan Bums. The devotional
was given by Lori Wilsfbn titled
“Lord, Help Me Clean My Own
Backyard."
We all said the TOPS pledge
and sang the TOPS song. KOPS
said the KOPS pledge.
Linda Franklin called roll
with eight weighing in. Barbara
Myers was TOPS best loser.
Margaret Mierzwik was KOPS
best loser. Johnnie Dry won the/
money can.
Lori Wilson read ihe minutes
as approved.
Linda Franklin gave the pro-
gram last week. Jan Bums has
the program this week.
We closed with our Helping
Hands pledge and sang the
Goodnight song.
We weigh in every Tuesday
night at the Emory Baptist church
from 5:30 to 6:00. The meeting
is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
For more information call
Linda Franklin at 903-598-3205
or Margaret Mier/wik at 903-
473-3342.
September 24 - 28
Monday. Steak and gravy,
mashed potatoes, vegetables
with cheese,/roll, cookies.
Tuesday:/ Chicken tenders,
scalloped potatoes, buttered car-
rots, wheat bread, peaches.
Wednesday: Meat loaf, baby
lima beans, boiled cabbage,
combread, pudding.
Thursday: Chicken pot pie,
green beans, wheat bread, fruit
cobbler.
Friday: Steakfingers with
gravy, mashed potatoes, green
beans, roll, cookies.
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Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 2007, newspaper, September 18, 2007; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth767306/m1/4/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.