The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. [37], No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1925 Page: 1 of 8
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AND HERALD-OBSEKVEB
McGregor, texas Friday, may 8,1925.
Number 10
\rOices at the Different Churches Sunday 'Morning
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PARTIES WHO RESEMBLE I1E1R FIENDS
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FARMERS MASS MEETING
CITY HALL SATURDAY,
There will be a mass meeting
for farmers, at the City Hall Sat-
urday afternoon, 3 o’clock. Mr.
J. F. Bagwell, director field ser-
vice of the McLennan County
Farm Association, will be present
and will discuss the advantages of
selling cotton through this organi-
zation.
Mr. Bagwell, in talking to a
Mirror representative, while in
town last Tuesday, said that dur-
ing the fi.ve years of the Farm
Association in McLennan County,
that they had sold thousands of
bales of cotton for the farmers,
and believed that the farmer in
-every instance received more for
his cotton than if sold in the or-
dinary way. He stated further,
that it was the desire of this or-
ganization to get at least twenty
thousand bales of cotton listed for
this year. Being in touch with all
the larger users of cotton every
where, he said, naturally they
were in position to get all the
-cotton was worth at any and, all
times.
This meeting is of particular
interest to all farmers in this
territory, however, everyone is in-
vited to be present and hear Mr.
Bagwell discuss the subject of
marketing cotton, either one bale
or in lots of a hundred or thous-
and, as the case might be.
BAND CONCERT MAIN
STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT—8 O’CLOCK.
RECITAL.
Jenetta Grantham, Helen Bai-
ley and Sarah Brown, pupils of
Mrs. Edgar Allan Isbill, will ap-
pear in piano recital at the First
Baptist Church Friday evening,
May 15, at 8 o’clock.
They will be assisted by Miss
Laura Powell, in several readings,
Faye Connally, pupil of Mr. Krey-
er, in violin solo. Also Mr. Krey-
er’s string orchestra.
The public is cordially invited.
The prosperity of a town is not
guarded by the wealth of its
inhabitants, but by the uniformi-
ty with which they pull together
when any important undertaking
is to be accomplished. A man
with a thousand dollars at his
command and a love for his town
in his heart can do more for the
upbuilding of it that the million-
aire who locks up his capital and
snaps his fingers at home pro-
gress.
Mr. Kreyer, director of Mc-
Gregor’s band, has been working
hard for the past two years try-
ing to give our town a good band,
and h| tells us that outside of the
members, very little, or no, inter-
est is shown by the citizenship.
This is a mistake. Every town
should have a band, but it is a
hard matter for any one man to
make this possible without the
aid of every citizen. And, too, it
t&kes money to have a good band.
It seems that if the boys are will-
ing to give their time and buy
their own instruments, the citi-
zens should defray the expense
of a teacher. If you have not
been giving toward McGregor’s
band, see Mr. Kreyer and have
your name listed as one who is
willing to help in giving our town
one of the best bands in the
state.
The boys will give a concert on
Main street Saturday night at 8
o’clock. Come out. Give them a
large crowd and a glad hand.
Get behind the band, for they
need you.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Blizard,
Mrs. Whaley, Mrs. J. E. James
and baby of Fort Worth, were vis-
itors in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Chapin the first of the
week.
Red Wing Shoes
FOR MEN
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD IN MEN’S WORK SHOES
NO BETTER SHOES—NO BETTER PRICE
ANY WHERE
We guarantee the RED WING to be All Leather, with an oak
tan inside sole, which is the foundation of any Shoe.
Buy a Good Shoe and Have it Repaired—It Pays
PROGRESSIVE SHOE SHOp
JOE M. COX—Proprietor
From Waco to Mangum, Olda.,
>y highway, detours and passing
>ver a considerable part of the
ame road from two to three times
>n account of being lost, is 36
niles, or at least that’s what our
itney registered.
We left Waco at 4:30 Saturday
norning, arriving at Willow, a
ullage a few miles north of Man-
ning at 9 P. M. the same day.
t’s my candid opinion that 364
idles is too far to drive in one
lay in an automobile, let alone in
i Ford. The principal points
ouehed on the way were Hills-
ioro, Fort Worth, Bowie, Henri-
:tta, Wichita Falls, Burkburnett,
Frederick, Alt us and Mangum,
he last three being in Oklahoma.
Crop conditions noted along
he road were about the same as
n the McGregor community, to
he exception of corn, which
is a rule was farther advanced
find up to a better stand. It seems
the rains of the early week in-
creased all the way to Red River,
becoming veritable floods from
Henrietta to Burkburnett. South
Wichita was bank full and had
washed the great highway so bad-
ly which paralels the stream re-
quiring a detour of about ten
miles through unworked country
roads.
Speaking of the roads, some of
the finest in the state are to be
found from Hillsboro to Wichita
Falls. However, not all the high-
way should come under that clas-
sification. For instance, Clay
County, of which Henrietta is the
county seat, refused to' vote the
highway bonds, with the result
that the roads are only fairly
good. Just here I want to speak
of the splendid dragging system
prevailing on the roads in that
county. They drag them by au-
tomobile, at the rate of at least
twenty miles an hour, with three
separate drags, one behind the
other.
The bridge crossing tbe rive?
some eight or ten miles north of
Burkburnett, is a toll bridge and
at least a mile wide. This bridge
must be a veritable gold mine for
the corporation that built it, since
it is on one of the most popular
highways crossing Red River.
Fords are taxed a dollar. Don’t
know how much is charged for
real automobiles. Am told that
Texas and Oklahoma «are consid-
ering the building of a free pas-
senger bridge at this point. In
crossing the bridge we saw a
number of oil derricks near the
middle of the stream and presume
these were included in that fam-
ous suit a few years ago involving-
state sovereignty as between Tex-
as and Oklahoma.
The vast territory lying be-
tween south or main Red River
and its northern tributary was
once known at Greer County and
claimed by Texas untJL the Uni-
ted States Supreme Court de-
creed South Red River the
boundary line. Just why Texas
claimed this great territory em-
bracing one of the finest sections
of farm ard ranch land probably
in the world, if I ever knew, have
now forgotten. However, it must
have been based upon something
more tangible than the claim
that the northern tributary was
the main or principal river, for
it certainly bears no greater dis-
tinction to that claim than would
South Bosque to the claim of be-
ing superior to the Brazos, or at
least that would be my verdict
after seeing both the Red Rivers.
From Grandfield, the point we
crossed the river, to Mangum, the
county seat of Greer County, is
around 100 miles (all of which
was originally claimed by Texas)
and is said to be not only the most
fertile district in Oklahoma, but
in the entire Southwest. So rich
is this section that it supports
three towns, namely Frederick,
Altus and Mangum, of a total
population of 22,000. This does
not include the smaller towns of
Granite, Blair and Tipton, of a
total population of 3500.
Speaking of the town of Gran-
ite reminds me that wq are going
there this afternoon to see the
big granite works operated by
state convicts, an account of
which I will give Mirror readers
next week.
Is it not strange how one can
find physical/ resemblances of
strangers with one’s friends! On
the streets of Bowie I saw a fellow
that was the living image of Roy
Roach. Even his voice sounded
like Roy’s. And what do you
suppose he was doing ? Preaching
the gospel at the top of his voice,
admonishing sinners to flee the
wrath to come. Try to imagine
Roy, if you can, turning himself
into a^Holy Roller preacher.
The next ease of duality of like-
ness of friend and stranger, oc-
curred at a small Oklahoma
town where we had halted to re-
plenish our gas. A small heavy-
set man wearing boots and a
broad-brimmed hat dashed by
on a horse after a cow that ran
in a circle bringing the rider into
intimate view no less than a half
dozen times before our departure.
The very idea of Jack Hooker
chasing a cow like a sure enough
cow boy and cussin said cow in a
tone of voice that could be heard
over a large part of the town.
That fellow, morally speaking,
was no more like Jack Hooker
than a chicken is like an ostrich.
BAPTISTS SET TIME
FOR REVIVAL MEETING.
The First Baptist Church has
set Sunday, June 2lst, as the
day to begin their revival meet-
ing. The pastor, Rev. Roy S.
Hollomon, will do the preaching,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ward, of
Bryan, Texas, have been engaged
to lead the music. Mr. and Mrs.
Ward are recognized as two of the
best musicians among Texas Bap-
tists, and their coming assures
the success of the meeting from
the music standpoint.
A tent has been secured, and
will be stretched on the vacant
lot adjoining the church.
The public is invited to co-ope-
rate in this meeting, as far as it is
possible for them to do so.
LARGEST PEACH CROP
IN HISTORY EXPECTED.
Prospects in East Texas are for
the largest peach crop ni years,
while the outlook for tomatoes al-
so is excellent, according to a
circular received by the Waco
offices of the Cotton Belt railroad
from P. T. Cole, agricultural
agent of the Cotton Belt.
Mr. Cole states that tomatoes
will probably begin moving in
carload lots by May 25, while El-
berta peaches are slated for simi-
lar movement about July 1. The
estimate is that from East Texas
points there will be a movement
of tomatoes of about 1005 cars
and of peaches about 597 cars. Of
the peach movement it is esti-
mated Mount Vernon will furnish
100 cars; Mount Selman, 75; Sul-
phur Springs, 50; Tyler, 35. Of
tomatoes Alto is expected to fur-
nish 200 cars; Gresham, 175;
Jacksonville, 150, and Tyler, 75.
S. C. Walker and son, Robert,
of Waco, were in McGregor Mon-
day. Robert has recently return-
ed from California, where he was
connected with a real estate busi-
INDIFFERENCE!
Some say that DON’T CARE is the ghost that
keeps thousands of people from success; but
“Don’t Care” can’t hold a light for indifference.
Indifference, though closely allied with (‘don’t care” is
the real lie-ghost of them all.
All normal minded men Care, but the Care does not per-
meate sufficiently deep into the inward recesses of the working
parts of their machinery to awaken them from their indiffer”
ence, once it gets hold.
Indifference is making no plans for the future.
Indifference has no savings account at this bank.
Indifference — what is indifference?
‘ Consult Webster.
First State Bank
A GUARANTY FUND BANK
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
three McGregor boys
MAKE GOOD IN COLLEGE.
Word has been received by the
Mirror from A. & M. and Texas
University publicity departments
of Howard Kunz and Jim Ed
Crews, who have made an excel-
lent showing at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. Owing
to their splendid progress in mil-
itary training and discipline,
these young men have received
an appointment from the Com-
mandant, C. C. Todd, to perform
special military duties. This is
quite an honor, and we extend
our congratulations to these
young men.
“Honoring those students whose
scholastic records at the Univer-
sity of Texas during the winter
term were exceptional, Dean H.
Y. Benedict, of the College of
Arts and Sciences, has made pub-
lic a list of 392 students worthy
of distinction for excellent work
in their studies. This list is di-
vided into four groups, the lead-
ing group being designated as
Summa Cum Laude, and includ-
ing the best 67 students out of
the 3,450 registered in the Col-
lege of Arts and Sciences. The
second group, Cum Laude Ampla
et Magna, includes the best 155
students among the 3,450, the
third group, Magna Cum Laude,
includes the best 218; the fourth
group, Ampla Cum Laude, in-
cludes the best 308 students; and
the fifth, Cnm Laude, includes
the best 392.
“Thomas S. Edrington, son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Edrington,
was mentioned bn Dean Bene-
dict ’s honor roll as making excep-
tionally high averages and was
one of the students in the high-
est groups”
H. E. Hackney left Tuesday for
Memphis, Tenn., where he goes
to spend a few days with his son,
Loretz.
COTTON PLANTING ORDER
OF DAY AROUND HERE.
Never were the farmers busier
than they have been this week.
Planting cotton is the order of
the day.
The land is in excellent shape
and much farther advanced than
usual. The rain of last week,
though varied, will be of untold
benefit. Coming too late how-
ever, to do small grain muck
good, still the land is in excellent
condition and will be planted to
other crops, such as cotton, corn,
cane, maize.
This section was beginning to
feel the effects of the drouth
pretty keenly, as water was hav-
ing to be hauled in several sec-
tions for drinking purposes and
for stock. Infact, not sufficient
rain has fallen yet to relieve this
situation, but has greatly relieved-
the drouthy condition for the
present and will be of much ben-
efit to crops that are being
planted.
The farmers are pushing their
planting and their prospects are
much brighter; the land has work-
ed up better and is in better con-
dition now than has been the
case for several years, so we have
been told.
Generally speaking, the outlook
is more promising now than ever
before, and there is a wave of
optimism among both the farmers
and business men generally that
is causing them to work in earnest
with confidence that this is still
going to be a banner year.
EXPRESSION RECITAL.
Mrs. Halley presents the Be-
ginners and Intermediate pupils,
in a program Thursday evening,
May 7th, at 8 o’clock, at Opera
House.
No charge for admission, The
public is cordially invited.
Graduation Days Are Here
MAKE THE GRADUATE GIFT ONE OF
PLEASING JEWELRY.
Jewelry for the Graduate is the one gift you can buy, either
boy or girl, that doesn’t wear out. Diamonds, Watches,
Pearls, Cuff Links, Pins, Etc.
We will be delgihted to show you through our stock. Come
in at your convenience and see the wonderful gifts we hiave to
offer—all Reasonably Priced.
E.J. THOMASON
JEWELER
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