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The McGregor Mirror
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AND HERALD-OBSERVER
VOLUME FIFTY-FOUR
McGregor mirror, McGregor, texas Friday, march 19, 1943.
NUMBER 50
McGregor Will Get More Beef
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If- there were only a thousand
people in McGregor, each would
get a pound of beef every day
"between today and March 29
when point rationing hits the
markets, undey orders of the
OPA which were ^received indi-
rectly by telegram Wednesday
from Congressman Bob Poage of
this district.
Food Rationing Head Harold
Rowe assured Congressman Bob
Poage that beginning yesterday
the Dallas office of OPA has au-
thority to increase McGregor’s
meat quota, which insures an
allotment of '10.000 pounds for
local markets during the next 10
clays. The action was the result
of tireless effort on the part of
civic workers who concerned
themselves with an inevitable
complex problem several weeks
ago, when a chamber of com-
merce committee went to Dallas
to place an appeal before the
meat division of the OPA.
At that time, when the man of
the street was accepting oncom-
ing shortage as a matter of fact,
the chamber of commerce delved
into possibilities of a serious
food problem in this area where
threefold demands distorted ad-
equacy of a blanket order, due
to a huge defense plant person-
liell and labor rolls. v
Two weeks ago, when no
response was obtained from
direct appeal to the Presi-
dent,, the McGregor Cham-
ber of Commerce relentless-
ly continued to harangue of-
ficials '* *of higher rationing
departments with actual fig-
ures which showed need ex-
isting in McGregor. These
figures and data were secur-
ed only after hours of work
and wqrry, and were auth-
enticated by records of re-
tailers who were serving the
McGregor public and realiz-
! ed what might result from
indiscretion in allotting to
all alike.
Bill Bohne, who supplies most
of the markets in ‘the McGregor
section with freshly-killed beef,
perhaps will resume slaughter of
beef cattle this week. Bohne,
yvho discontinued slaughtering
many days ago because of un-
certainty in allotments for this
iarea before a veritable “freeze”
Was declared on meats here, has
expressed confidence in his be-
lief that cattle-on-foot would be
plentiful to meet the demands,
and he said that as long as OPA
Another War Bird Ready
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Clad in its war paint, the TEXAN roars through the sky. The
famous trainer of North American Aviation, Inc., was known as the
AT-6 until it was given its new name by the U. S. Army Air Forces
at the suggestion of J. H. Kindelberger, president of North American.
Made in North American’s big Texas plant, the plane is the first
in the United States’ “airmada” to bear the name of a state. The
TEXAN, a swift, sturdy plane, is powered by a Pratt and Whitney
radial engine, has hydraulic landing gear, dual,controls, two-way radio
and is equipped with machine guns and bomb racks. It is one of the
world’s most universal planes due to the fact that cadet pilots of 23
nationalities are trainine in it.
Red Cross Drive In
McGregor Still Short
Of Assigned Quota
McGregor citizens lacked ap-
proximately $300.00 tonight ful-
filling their assigned quota of
$2,500.00 for the war drive of
the Red Cross, according to re-
ports coming from the business
and residential sections.
Chairman Walter S. Amsler,
who has devoted much of his
time the past two weeks to sup-
ervision of “block” system crews
soliciting donations for the drive,
expressed confidence that the
quota would be met before all
firms and residents had been
canvassed.
Last year, with a quota of only
$1500.00, an over - subscription
of $700.00 was made, and it is ex-
pected that a comparable excess
will show on the final tabulation
officials authorized increased al- before the report is forwarded tq
Opening Remains
For Groceryman
To Establish Store
Plans still are incomplete for
management of a grocery store
to serve the National Gypsum
area, according to reports Wed-
nesday.
Apparently, defense plant of-
ficials are offering local grocery-
men first chance at establish-
ing and operating the store, but
so far, they have not found any-
one interested, the chamber of
commerce has a complete list
of points entering into the plan,
and anyone interested should
communicate with the chamber
of commerce office.
lotments,
kets.
he could supply iliar-
Housewives and all others
are urged to buy only the
amount of meat you actually
need. There will he plenty
for all. The most appreciat-
ive manner in which you can
make your purchase of beef
is to buy immediate needs.
itAfrther requisite involved in
the decision this week was ac-
quiescence of territorial buteh-
(Continued on back page.)
EDITOR OF MIRROR IS
IMPROVED AFTER HEART
ATTACK LAST SUNDAY
the county chairman.
Those who have not been con-
tacted, are urged to'see Mr. Am-
sler or any businessman imme-
diately.
Editor Charles B. Hall of the
McGregor Mirror is greatly im-
proved after a severe heart at-
tack last Sunday afternoon. .
Friends have been calling on
the editor this week while he
“takes if easy” at home, and he
probably will be back on the
5ob again within ,a few days.
Mrs. Renton Talks
To Groups Here
Mrs. C. A. Renton, whose ex-
periences in recent months have
carried her through bombings in
England and blacked-out jour-
neys across ocean waters, reiter-
ated accounts of wartime inci-
dents to the local fire department
Tuesday night, and Wednesday
at noon, she appeared before the
Rotary club.
Her husband, a captaifi station-
ed in Great Britain, remained
abroad, but she will live with
relatives in Abilene for the du-
ration of the war.
Mrs. Renton is a sister of Dr.
Robert W. Cagle.
Boy Scout Court
Of Honor Will Be
Held Here Monday
Nine Scouts of Troop Nine
will receive their second class
certificates and badges Monday
night, March 22nd at 8 p. m. in
the High School auditorium.
Scout Exicutive George Pow-
ell, Heart O’ Texas Council, of
Waco will be present to talk to
the boys and their parents on
the importance of scouting to
the ynuifg of today. A short
program on scout work will be
presented by the scouts.
Scoutmaster C. F. Boyd, who
re-organized the troop in Decem-
ber, says that the boys are mak-
ing rapid advancement and will
soon be able to operate on the
patrol plan.
Those Whtju will receive their
Second Class awards are: Paul
Hendrix, Ray Stewart, H. G. Is-
bill, Richard Allen, Jack Isbill,
Robert Cash, Carl Wright, Jim-
mie Blackwell, and Ross Crouch.
All persons interested in Boy
Scout work are invited to be
present.
Spring Thaws Help
Nazis On East Front
The situation in Russia re-
mains obscure, with much doubt
as to the extent of German loss-
es, even if there is none whatever
as to the significant gains made
by the Red army since its of-
fensive began.
The important objective in
the fighting now going on is
not necessarily the recapture
of Russian territory. It is the
ultimate destruction of the
German army.
Stalingrad represents a major
blow in this direction but since
that disaster the Germans have
been withdrawing from their
strongpoints and, presumably,
seeking a new line which does
not yet appear clearly defined.
Similar to 1918
As the Germans retire they fall
back upon better communication
systems, closer to the home pro-
duction front,- and the Red Ar-
my moves away from its well-de-
veloped lines of communication.
Moreover the Russians, as they
advance over devastated areas,
acquire a problem in transporta-
tion, which will be increased as
Spring thaws arrive.
The strategy of the German
armies is strangely similar to
that adopted in the first World
War when the Teutons retired to
the Hindenburg line laying waste
to the evacuated zone in order
to hamper the offensive efforts
of the Allies. There is this big
difference, however, that where-
as the retirement to the Hindeu-
burg line was voluntary, the pre-
sent withdrawal in Russia has
been forced by the result of the
fighting.
Drive Against Russia?
The Germans may be able to
establish themselves in strong
positions on the eastern front
and turn to face the oncoming
Anglo-American attack. This is
possibly the strategy of the Nazi
high command but it is a maneu-
ver that was not made through
choice but under heavy pound-
ing of the Red army. After Sta-
lingrad there was little hope that
any German strongpoint coild
be held if the Russians surround-
(Continued page four.)
LADY LUCK FROWNS ON
THOSE OF NORTH “WALL’
STREET IN McGREGOR
Old Lady Luck gnashed her
teeth and spat vengeance on
those of South “Wall” Street
in McGregor during March.
Dan Harris, owner of Harris
Grocery, suffered a severe
pleurisy attack in his side for
two days which kept him from
active duty . . . then Weldon
Owens — two doors south —
rammed a copy hook through
his right hand. Then Guy W.
Snelson — at the end of the
block — sliced off four fing-
ers while adjusting an air com-
pressor belt.
But that’s not all — Chas. B.
Hall, in The Mirror office —
was bedridden with an attack
of acute indigestion and heart
ailment.
Oh yes, Mrs. John Thompson
was in her husband’s office—
in the same block — being
treated for severe burns caus-
ed by hot coffee spilling over
her face and arm.
JOE ABB’S
( &
QUOTES”
WELDON OWENS
Award Made On
Construction Health
Center Building
Award for construction of the
$15,000.00 health center building
in McGregor was made this week
to Southwest Builders, Capitol
City Lbh. Co., Austin, Texas, ac-
cording to a letter received Wed-
nesday.
P. G. Gribble, in charge of
construction, said Thursday
there was urgent need for
laborers, to be drawn from
McGregor section, and ask-
ed The Mirror to aid in lo-
cating several men for the
project. Materials already are
arriving.
The health center structure is
a project closely connected with
the sanitation program of Mc-
Gregor, guarding against uncon-
trollable diseases, and will con-
tribute greatly to the city’s rec-
ord so far in maintaining a fine
health record.
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 savg 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
I HAVE just finished reading
the letter to Geo. W. England
written by Congressman Bob
Poage just before final authori-
zation by telegram of the allow-
ed increase in beef supply to the
McGregor area. I read it twice.
I have been hired to write speech-
es for senator candidates in the
West "Texas section. I have writ-
innumerable letters for others
in political platform rockers . . .
but the letter from Mr. Poage is
as far from literary pulchritude
as I am from my great grand-
mother’s favorite snuff-brush.
It is a down-to-earth, heart-tor
heart conviction put down in
words so simple and honest that
I am convinced we in this dis-
trict are downright lucky to
have a man like Mr. Poage put-
ting in those earnest punches for
fair representation in congress.
Here is one example:
* *< *
“A WEEK or so ago I received
a promise from the Food Ra-
tioning Division of the Office of
Price Administration that meat
would be sent to McGregor. As
far as I have been able to find
out, however, the results at Mc-
Gregor have been absolutely nil.”
THERE is no high - sounding
promise there, in the opening
paragraphs of the letter, of in-
uendos that smell of bragadoe-
cio and crumbly shells of polit-
ical coating to sweeten tastes
of district voters. He’s telling
us just what response was gain-
ed, and letting us know without
bragging that he’s still on the
job trying to get what we want.
* *• *
ANOTHER excerpt from his
letter to Mr. England: “ x x x he
repeated his assurance that they
were doing everything possible
to get the meat packers to send
meat into McGregor, and that
he would bring all the pressure
he could to bear on these peo-
ple. Frankly I don’t know how
much he will do. In fact, his
office can get the packers to do
anything they want them to do
because this whole meat slaugh-
tering program is being conduct-
ed, as I see it, for the benefit of
the big four packers. On numer-
ous occasions I have made this
charge to these officials. Natur-
ally, they deny it, but their ac-
tions convince me that it is ab-
solutely true. ...”
• * * *
POLITICAL motives do not in-
spire this mention. I have all the
work I want in McGregor, and I
have never asked Mr. Poage for
employment in any capacity, but
if I ever should seek sustenance
closer to the District of Colum-
bia, I would prefer departments
influenced by men like he who
writes the truth on any matter,
regardless of where the ballot
chips may fall ... We are fortu-
nate in having such representa-
tion in Washington.
• * *
WE got the beef today, too.
* #
INCIDENTALLYr, the letter de-
tailed accounts of every step
coordinated with local efforts in
securing a solution to the meat
problem.
* * *
A REPLY from Sen. O’Daniel
(Continued on back page.)
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