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VOLUME FIFTY-FOUR
McGregor mirror, McGregor, texas Friday, march 12, 1943
NUMBER 49
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Drive For Red Cross Quota Lags
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Gen. Dwight D,.. Eisenhower ^ "Gen. George C. Marshall
Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur
Chamber Commerce Income Taxes And
At Work On Series
Although the Red Cross War
Fund was lagging for the first
few days, Chairman Walter Am-
sler for McGregor, took heart
Thursday morning when reports
of committeemen from all sec-
tions of the city were reviewed
Wednesday afternoon. And to
the best of Chairman Amsler’s
estimate, approximately one-half
of McGregor quota of $2500.00 is
accounted for. However, as Mr.
Amsler stated, the first donations
are always the easiest to get and
from now on added effort by so-
licitors will and must be made,
in order that the goal be reach-
ed.
There is no question whatso-
ever but that the good people
of McGregor will give, and give
liberally to this very urgent re-
quest by the Red Cross. The quo-
ta assigned McGregor is quite
large, as is the case in perhaps
every other/ town in the county,
but when the drive ends at the
end of this month, and all mon-
ies are turned into headquarters,
we know that McGregor’s allot-
ted amount will be laid on the
4tbarrel head” with an addition-
al few hundred dollars thrown
(Continued on page five.)
NEW MASTHEAD
Readers of The Mirror will no-
tice the new masthead at top of
The front page this week. The
•old “The McGregor Mirror” ran
more than three million impres-
sions on the press before being
removed.
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Off For The Army
Parke D. Evers, Henry Smith
and Glen Crain left Thursday
morning for entrance into the
services of Uncle Sam after suc-
cessfully passing their physical
examinations in Dallas last week.
The general outlook for the
United Nations is good but we
should not forget the warnings
that have been issued by milita-
ry leaders that the cost of vic-
tory will be high.
It has been more than three
years and a half since Germany
marched into Poland to bring on
the conflict. Until June, 1941,
when the Nazis invaded Russia,
German losses were hardly felt.
While losses in Russia are not
known, the best estimate is that
the Axis has lost not less than
four million killed, captured and
permanently disabled.
Axis’ Superior Numbers
This does not mean that the
German Army has been cut into
pieces. In the first World, Ger-
many armed 13,000,000 men and
there is no reason to believe that
the Reich will not do as well in
this struggle. Consequently, the
Germans have around 8,000,000
soldiers available for service to-
day.
While the battle in Russia and
in Africa has been developing
favorably to the cause of the
United States, most military ex-
perts are of the opinion that the
Axis can put into the field this
spring about one hundred divi-
sions more than we can.
Only the steady flow of fight-
ing men from the United States
Of Projects for City
The chamber of commerce at-
tended to regular business in its
Wednesday night meeting, and
various committees reported on
progress of numbering streets,
beautification program, a solution
to the meat shortage problem,
and victory gardens.
Geo. W. England, who has
been corrseponding with OPA
officials regarding an increase
in meat allotments, reported that
word had been received from
Washington to the effect that a
new ruling made it possible for
exceptions to be made in meat
allowances; and under this rul-
ing it is possible that McGregor
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will give the Allies numerical
superiority and this wll not be
the fact until later in the year.
While we have little confidence
in the hope of a German collapse
when one means by the term the
refusal of Germans to fight, ac-
tualy there is the prospect that
Germany’s fighting strength can
be worn to the exhaustion point
by the end of this year.
Economy May Fail
Such a result will only follow
continued heavy fighting in Rus-
sia and the development of an-
other front in Europe which will
compel Germany to exert a full
strength. German losses in 1943
must be heavy if we expect to
defeat the Axis during the next
year.
If one goes back to the first
World War, which lasted four
years, three months and eleven
days, there might be reason to
believe that the war-making
ability of Germany, as to time,
was about measured in that ear-
lier struggle.
Notes On First War
Germany faced, from 1914 to
1917, a two - front war in Eu-
rope. During most of this per-
iod, German armies were advanc-
ing victoriously and inflicting
heavy losses upon their enemies.
This was notably the case in the
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Ration Worries Pile
Up On McGregorites
Sometime between now and
midnight next Monday, March
15th, you’d better have your in-
come tax return completed arid
in the postoffice. If you don’t
have, you’ll have more explain-
ing to do than a housewife with
four cases of canned prunes.
This year, McGregor business
men and employees alike are dig-
ging deeper into their pockets
than ever before, in order to meet
wartime taxes, and the victory
tax, which is partially refund-
able later on, is knocking a nice
size hole in paychecks every pay-
day.
However, it’s not the money
to be paid out that’s worrying
most of the McGregor customers.
It’s the problem of figuring out
how much money they must pay
and above all, those precious lit-
tle headings under which come
exemptions. The exemption col-
umn is the first thing a taxpayer
looks for, and the last thing he
understands. With this year’s al-
tered blanks caring for heavier
demands, the forms are even
more confusing.
Attorneys and accountants in
touch with the long list of ap-
plicants for returns to be filled
out say that services are in de-
mand this year more than at any
time in history. Further, they
say that the average income
taxpayer is more than glad to
shell out the cash if he can just
find someone to attend to the
details, not overlook any exemp-
tions, and say “how much”.
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Rotarians Hear Math
Expert On Program
Approximately fifty members
and guests attended the regular
meeting of Rotary Wednesday
at noon when “Prof” Heath,
former mathematics professor in
an Eastern university but now
employed by National Gypsum
company, presented an interest-
ing program based on calcula-
tions and trick figures.
“Prof.” Heath allowed his au-
dience to participate in the pro-
gram when he distributed dup-
licates of “magic squares” to
be filled in. Then he explained
the procedure in ascertaining an-
swers to the problems.
Jack Garrett was chairman of
the program committee.
Fire Fighting School
Begins Next Week
Mrs. C. A. Renton, whose hus-
band, a captain in London, Eng-
land, will be guest lecturer at
the first in a series of fire-fight-
ing lessons which will begin at
the city hall next Tuesday eve-
ning.
Mrs. Renton, who has just re-
turned from England after sur-
viving many of the Nazi air raids,
is a sister of Dr. Robt. Cagle, who
will be conductor of the school.
She will visit in his home sever-
al weeks before continuing to
Abilene where she will remain
with relatives for the duration,
i The fire - fighting school, ex-
ipected to draw many of McGreg-
) or’s citizens, is sponsored by the
McGregor volunteer fire depart-
ment.
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American Legion
Post Hears Visitors
Members of the Bryant - Oli-
ver post of the American Legion,
No. 273 met at the chamber of
commerce office Monday night
at 8:00 p. m. and heard District
Commander W. D. Sonntag speak
on building membership.
II. V. Royston of Waco, de-
partment service officer, spoke
on service benefits for ex-service
men.
Meeting was adjourned about
10:30 o’clock.
Joe Long, Thought
Dead for Year,'Held
Prisoner By japs
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Long re-
ceived a letter from the naval
department Wednesday night in-
forming them their their 24-year
old son, Joseph Wilson Long, was
alive and well, being held pris-
oner hy the Japanese in the Phil-
lippine Islands.
For nearly a year, the gov-
ernment had been paying a
monthly benefit on the for-
mer McGregor high school
student, in the belief that he
had been killed in the bat-
tle of the Philippines.
Information substantiating the
contents of this week’s letter
was obtained by the Red Cross,
checking through Tokyo records
to limit of permission by Japan-
ese authorities.
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WAAC Members
Sought In McGregor
Added strains placed on avail-
able manpower is virtually de-
manding more enlistments in the
WAAC’s, a spokesman said this
week, and all women 21 to 44 in-
clusive are urged in investigate
requirements for membership in
this branch of the service. Pay
is the same as soldiers, and it
is the best way to release sol-
diers for more vigorous tasks,
while WAAC members take over
those duties.
Mrs. W. V. Hanover will be in
charge of a booth at the postof-
fice Saturday, where complete
details will be available.
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Guy Snelson Loses
Fingers In Accident
Monday afternoon while he
\yas attempting to adjust a belt
on a running , air compressor,
Guy B. Snelson, operator of the'
King Service Station on Main
street, suffered a severe accident
which severed four fingertips
from his right hand.
His hand was caught under a
fast-moving V-belt and the fin-
gers were cut off just below the
first joint.
JOE ABB’S i
“QUOTES” j
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Z WELDON OWENS
“DEAR Mom: I just made it
back to this foxhole in time, and
John—you know the boy who
came home with me on my last
trip to McGregor—is somewhere
across the ridge, with his right
arm gone. Bill Jones is taking
this note for me. We guessed at
the number of ants crawling in
a ten-inch square to see who
would try to make it back to the
nearest post for help while the
other held off the enemy. So you
see, this might be my last letter,
and I want to tell you that next
to seeing you right now . . . the
best thing to see would be that
Red Cross ambulance drive up
and help John. It’s bad enough
to face the enemy sometimes
with both arms, but when you’re
stretched out in this scorched
sand, staring at your right arm
shot off and caked in blood six
feet away, even if you are con-
-scious only a minute or two, it’s
bound to be worse than anything
you read about in books . . Well,
that’s the way John was, Mom,
and we tried to get him on over
here but the bullets are getting
thicker. . . They’re using gre-
nades now . . guess they don’t
know there’s just us here. Bul-
lets are whistling louder now,
but as long as I can hear them.
I guess I’m alright. Bullets are
like Indians, they tell me. The
ones you don’t hear are the ones
that get you. . . I don’t know
why I’m rambling like this ....
Bill’s about ready to take off . .
If I do get in the way of a shell,
I’ll know you gave your part to
see that the ambulance reached
me with medicines and supplies.
Well, so long for a while. Bill’s
got to shove off, and the dirt
is spraying around me like that
time you told me to water the
roses on the east side of the
house. When the fine spray fell
on them they looked so red ....
real red, like blood . . . red ....
good— . . . good—bye . . . red—
like blood ...”
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A NOTE on my machine from
Henry Smith says “Goodby . . .
the last picture I show will be
Destination Unknown — Fate, I
guess.” Henry, or “Red” as he
is familiarly Jrnown, is off for
the Army, and his wife just left
the office after telling me that a
black pig has been in her back
yard two days . . That much un-
claimed pork is in danger, so be-
ware, loser! . . There are no bob-
bie pins for sale in McGregor . .
Many persons still introduce the
gossip tale with “I hate to say
this about him or her . . and I
hope it isn’t so” . . . Navy Sec-
retary Knox’ statement that we
will lose 10 per cent of our navy
personnel in war is boldly real-
istic. I hope its purpose is not
to pa\e the way for still anoth-
er announcement . . .
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MANY good stories come from
another place where that editor
missed it for any number of rea-
sons. This week a letter from my
wife’s brother-in-law’s wife re-
vealed that she started this way
Wednesday en route to Austin
where her daughter was to par-
ticipate in state meet activities.
Her car broke down at Dublin.
Parts were scarce but finally
found. After spending the night,
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It Will Not Work
BOTH WAYS
Saved money may some day be spent, but this cannot be
reversed. Spent money can never be spent — by you.
But the money you spend, which ought to have been saved
will circulate until it reaches the hands of someone who does
save — then he will be using the dollar you should have kept.
There’s no better habit than the saving habit — and it’s
easy to acquire once you’re started.
The government is urging everyone, to save at lease ten
per cent of their income by investing in war saving bonds.
We think the government is wise in its efforts to get us to
save for the post-war period when we will all want a part in
rehabilitating the men who have fought for us.
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Analyst Warns That
Nazis Still Strong In
Fourth Year of War
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