The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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AND HERALD-OBSERVER ^ ^ ^
VOLUME FIFTY-TWO
Greek Defense Blocks A is Plan as Naval
Supremacy Bars Totalitarian Triumph
Ihe successes of the Greeks, in^ cently secured from this country,
defeating the initial attack of the' represent considerable assistance
Italians from Albania, is encour- anc^ Prime Minister Churchill
aging but should not mislead us Spea^s confidently of the new
• , .. , construction, started at the out-
n,to expecting any permanent break 0{ tIl‘ wal. as <w com.
COTTON ALLOTMENTS TO
BE KNOWN SOON
NUMBER 35
barrier to the Axis domination of
the Balkan area.
The conference in Berlin be-
ing along.
Just as the failure of Germany
a turning point in the struggle,
tween Hitler and Mototoff, mayi to invade the British isles marks
ha\e concerned itself with Balk-j Up to this time, the 'outcome of
an matters. What Germany does the impending struggle on the
in Rumania and Bulgaria will re
veal whatever Stalin has been
paid a satisfactory price for
gtanding aside while the Axis at-
; to hew its way to the
Cast.
Germany’s occupation of Ru-
mania was for 'one, or another,
reason, either (1) t*o counter Rus-
sia’s advance into Bessarabia and
bar further Soviet progress in the
Balkans or (2) to pave the way
seas will terminate another deci-
sive phase. Germany is intensify-
ing her submarine and aerial cam-
paign against British shipping
and the chances are that the at-
tack has not reached its peak.
This is the offensive that must
be countered by the British if the
struggle is to be continued
against the Axis powers now in
possession of the productive pow-
ers of nearly all of Europe. It is
for a German advance, through not a challenge to be lightly con-
the Balkans, into the Near East- sidered.
ern area. If Berlin conference,' Thus we find the war today in-
and events will soon indicate' volves antagonists unable to get
vhat was accomplished, then it ^ together in decisive, hand-to-hand
appears that the Germans are in j grappling. Each side is prepar-
Rumania ^or Purposes.*of expan- ing Tor the future offensive, de-
S101T I signed to produce victory, and
Military experts have stressed seeking- through blockade and
the pmeer movements that is un-| counter-blockade t o seriously
derway through the Italians cam- j weaken the other,
paign against Greece and the Ger-: We have emphasized the irnpor-
man threat from Rumania. Greek tance of the British blockade
resistance has temporarily check-| which Germany and Italy must
ed the Italian drive and British j break to win the war. We must
naval and air forces may handi-1 also recognize the potential threat
cap its resumption. If combined of the counter-blockade, which
strength of British and Greeks | Great Britain must defeat to
hold the Italians in the Pindus avoid disaster and surrender. So
mountains the reader can record far, naval superiority lias given
a definite defeat against the Axis the British the upper hand but if
powers. | Hitler manages to “reverse the
The situation -of the British1 blockade” the Battle of Britain
forces in the Eastern Mediterran- will be over. >
ean area is improving although’
the Italian threat to Egypt has
not been removed. The surrender
of France left the British in a
precarious but strong naval and
air forces, plus a reinforced army,
now give them a fighting chance.
Much depends upon the ultimate
action of the French in Syria, as
well as the continued loyalty of
Turkey in the event of a German
drive that have Stalin’s blessing.
Every development indicates
increased naval and aerial activi-
ty in the Eastern Mediterranean,
where the British seem determin-
TEXAS RANKS SECOND
IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
Austin,—The State of Texas
ranked second only to the state
of New York in the number of
large industrial projects reported
for the United States in the first
six months of 1940, Governor W.
Lee O’Daniel stated here today.
In the entire nation, 1,300
such large enterprises were re-
_____________________ ported for the first half, of 1940,
ed to defend their position with J forty per cent of these being in
every available resource, expect- *-----AT Tir ’
ing only those reserved for home
College Station,—Barring un-
foreseen circumstances, every
cotton -farmer in Texas will be
notified of his 1941 cotton allot-
ment prior to the Southwide mar-
keting quota referendum Decem-
ber 7.
The task of informing counties
in the state of their allotments
and the subsequent breakdown of,
the county allotments for ^ the
individual farms is well under
way, E. N. Holmgreen, state AAA
administrative officer in charge,
has announced. In a series of dis-
trict meetings over the state this
month, the AAA official is urg-
ing the county committees to
make every effort to notify pro-1
ducers of allotments. I
In general, allotments under j
the 1941 program are running
about the same as under the 1940
program Holmgreen said. In
most cases the allotment for each
farm in a county is a fixed per-
centage—uniform for the county
or administrative area—of the
farm’s cropland. No allotment
will be less than 50 per cent of
the 1937 planted plus diverted
acreage, provided that no allot-
ment is thereby increased to more
than 40 per cent of the farm’s
cropland. No allotment, however,
will be larger than the highest
cotton acreage planted and di-
verged in any of the past three
years.
Purpose of the referendum
December 7 is to determine if
marketing quotas for cotton will
be in affect in 1941) To become j
effective, quotas must be approv-
ed by two thirds of the cotton
producers voting in the referen-
dum. All persons who shared in
a cotton crop in 1940, with a few
exceptions, are eligible to vote.
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Ever Heard the Story of the
FIRST THANKSGIVING
Imagine that first harvest Thanksgiving-
in America, more than three hundred years
ago. It probably started while families were
gathered at someone’s home after the day’s
work. The talk probably turned to events
of the day and the bountiful year thej^ had
been enjoying . . . and in such an informal
way as this, perhaps, they proclaimed the
first Thanksgiving! Carrying through their
plans was not so simple, for protection
against Indians was needed all along the
way. But they were successful because they
knew all precautions taken for safety could
not be too great.
Too, this Thanksgiving Day has been
designated as “Thanks Day” a day to
thank folks for something nice they have
done for you, and a movement is on thru-
out the United States to make this a reality.
Let’s make it s0 here.
And, Happy Thanksgiving!
TEXANS START ROLLING | ,1940 SENIOR CLASS
MISS MARTHA WILLIAMS
BETROTHAL ANNOUNCED
AT TEA LAST FRIDAY
defense. Mussolini’s dream of
converting the Mediterranean in-
to an Italian lake” challenges
British power and influence. Tak-
ing full advantage of naval
superiority the British are initi-
ating an aerial offensive against
Italy. If pressed vigorously this
may produce results in Italy and,
four states—New York, Texas,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio—each of
which had more than 100 pro-
jects.
Practically no national defense
items are included in these fig-
ures, Governor O’Daniel said.
_ Encouraged over this indica-
te011 of progress in Texas Indust-
rialization Program, Governor
O’Daniel and Iris industrial staff
at the same time, seriously handi-1 are devoting much attention at
cap Italian offensive against, this time to the promotion of
Egypt and Greece.
The concentration
of British
small industries in scattered
communities throughout the
naval strength in the Near East,! State. Active contact is maintain-
to^ether with_ necessary policing ed with these areas through Gdv-
°f the coast of Europe from Nor-
/way to Spain, has seriously im-
pared the protection of convoys
in the Atlantic. Last week a Ger-
man raider, said to be a pocket-
battleship, attacked a convoy, en-
route Id England, which was
guarded by nothing more than an
auxiliary cruiser. True to British
tradMion the lighter-armed, un-
armoJed ship gave battle until
sunk and thus enabled most of
the ships in the convoy to escape.
The incident illustrates the
heavy burden being carried by
the Royal Navy, which must en-
foice the continential blockade
safeguard England from invasion,
dominate the Mediterranean and,
at. the same time, guard British
ships on the high seas and protect
them from submarines now ope-
rating from new bases in occupi-
ed countries from Narvik to Bor-
deaux. The fifty destroyers, re-
ernor’s Industrialization Commit-
tees which are now functioning
in 23 communities.
Renew your subscription today.
The engagement and approach-
ing marriage of Miss Martha Wil-
liams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Williams, to Mr. Lloyd
Harper of Houston, sun of Mrs
Lloyd Harper of this city, was
announced at a tea given Friday
afternoon by the bride-elect’s
mother in their very spacious
home here.
Receiving with Mrs. Williams
and the daughter were Mrs.
Lloyd Harper, Miss Betty Jo
Maloney of Houston, wlro will at-
tend Miss Williams in her wed-
ding, Mrs. J. D. Maxey of Lorena
and Mrs. H. M. Williams of Waco,
the two latter ones being the
honoree’s grandmothers.
Mrs. Marshall Crouch presided
at the guest book and Mesdames
O. T. McGinley and Tom Freeman
assisted in the dining room where
Mrs. Henry Smith very graciously
poured tea from the lace laid
table, centered with white chrys-
anthemums and tapers in crystal
candelabra. Miss Mary Ann Will-
iams assisted here, placing tiny
INTO DRAFT STATIONS
Texas began inducting its share
of young men today into a mighty
“army that’s never been beaten.”
Singly and by groups, the fel-
low from the city and the boy
from the bend, Texas’ first con-
scriptees, were funneled through
induction centers at Dallas, San
Antonio for a year’s military
service.
They were the first uf 33,000
this state will furnish tu the 800,-
000 to be called into service by
next June.
By train and bus 112 rolled in-
to Dallas from 86 counties and
passed between a couple of tin
soldiers holding tin rifles at pre-
sent-arms in the federal building
Draft boards ordered 54 white
men and 27 negroes to report at
Houston and only two failed to
comply, leaving themselves liable
for trial as deserters.
Fort Bliss at El Paso took
charge of draftees from west Tex-
as and also from Arizona and
New Mexico
Seventy-one men, all volunteers
anticipating the draft, checked
into Fort Sam Houston, near San
Antonio. Mostly from West Tex-
as, many of the first contingent
there expressed intention of stay-
TO HAVE REUNION
TO-NITE, FRIDAY
Members of the 1940 senior
class of McGregor High Sclrool
will have their first reunion since
their graduation last May, in the
high school building Friday
night, November 22nd. All mem-
bers are urged to be present.
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OGLESBY, TEAM MEETS
FLAT TEAM WEDNESDAY
TO PLAY OFF TIE
FOOD STAMPS WILL BE
ISSUED IN McGREGOR
FBI., NOV. 22, TODAY
The Oglesby football team is
now tied with the Flat team for
j the Championship of District 15.
I Play off for the championship
will be at Gatesville next Wednes-
day November 27th at 3:00 p. m.
This should be one of the best six
man football games ever played
The Mirror has been requested
to announce that H. L. Flurry,
issuing officer from Waco Food
Stamp Office, will be in McGre-
gor Friday, November 22, today,
instead of Thursday, as per sched-
ule. The change was necessary on
account of the observance Df
Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov.
21st. All those desiring to secure
food stamps are asked to call at
the Chamber of Commerce office
Friday instead of Thursday.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ramsey, Sr.
of Hillsboro are moving to ivte-
Gregor this week to make their
home. They have bought the Mrs.
Ted Vahrenkamp home. C. C.
Curry and family who have been
in Cot’vpH occupying this residence are mov-
1 oXV t “£; Come! Baekb‘° thre McLe°a ^
__f_II °ers • | by Mrs. J. E. Wright.
white scrolls tied with blue rib- ......VJ OLa<y_
bon on each plate, revealing the ing in the army after their year’s
enoao'fimpnt anri service expires.
McLennan County’s first draf-
JOIN
engagement and approaching
date of the wedding, which will
be solemnized December 15th.
Both Miss Williams and Mr.
Harper are very popular and
their wedding will be looked for-
ward to with much interest.
Many guests from out of town
were among those who called
during the reception hours.
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OMITTED
For the first time in peace-time
history, the White House will
hold no reception to which dip-
lomats Dr representatives of for-
eign countries will be invited.
The diplomatic dinner was elim-
inated because of “war condi-
tions in Europe” and the feeling
that it might be embarrassing for
diplomats in Washington.
tees numbering 22, left Waco
Wednesday morning for a year’s
training with Uncle Sam’s army.
They were: Ben Thomas Delahay
Jr., Jesse R. Milan Jr. Charles
Lawrence Wittliff, Alfred Gale
Leuschner, James Keys MorrisDn,
Edward Anton Podsenik, Dolph
Jarrett Blackburn, Joe James
George, Berry Mahlon, Gage Ger-
hardt, Ignac Alys Bacak Jr.,
Earle McClevan Miller, Horace
Redell Slavens, Rolla Cameron
Garrett, Alfred J. Korenek, Mavis
Anderson, -J. T. King, Lawrence
Mayfield Gamble, Mitchell Hal-
een Hiak, all white youths, and
Oliver Richard, Charley Williams,
Walter Allen Ray, and Lorenza
Williams, colored boys.
. With Unbound Confidence
___ In Our Nation
The First National Bank of McGregor has faith in our Presi-
dent, faith in our country and faith in our city. We have the
evidence that the people of McGregor have faith in us, and we
appreciate fully the trust imposed. In all confidence we will
strive at all times to merit the continued confidence in this
institution as a safe and eunsertatively managed National
Bank, affording the best banking service for those who desire
it. The First National Bank of McGregor is “large enough to
protect you; and yet small enough to know you” always. We
extend a welcome tD all those seeking a safe and servicab-le
banking home.
more than ever today we hold
________ OUR LIBERTY PRECIOUS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member of the Federal Deposit ~ 1 *
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The McGregor Mirror. (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1940, newspaper, November 22, 1940; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883074/m1/1/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.