The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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The McGregor Mirror
AND HERALD-OBSBRVEB
VOLUME SIXTY
McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR, TEXAS 1RID AY, OCTOBER 1, 1948
NUMBER. 19
School Cafeteria Averages
More than Three Hundred
A ©ay for Opening Week
McGregor’s ' recently completed;----—
school cafeteria served meals for the i m i Oil PfiUOPO
r* wm ±^,11 CRASH CAUSES
seat 120 at 20 tables. A. well balanced;
meal is served, including some kind of <
vegetables7 potatoes, meat, desert and
milk.
According to Supt. T. H. Jenkins
the cafeteria has served on an average
of 325 meals each day during this
week. The order in which pupils are
fed follows: first to fourth grades
11:30 to 11:45; fourth to eighth grades,
11:45 to 12:15. Those pupils going
home at the noon hour, have 45 min-
mtes: for their noon period.
High school pupils eat at 12:15 and
continue until all hae been served
Their classes begin again at 1 o’clock.
Those in charge of thecafeteria in-
clude Mrs. Paul Johnson, manager:
Mrs. Minnie Moats, Mrs. Virgie Brage^
witz, Mrs. Charlie Schroeder, Mrs.
Oddie Farrell.
Superintendent Jenkins has an-
DEATH OF LOCAL MEN
Win from Itasca Here Tonight
SAME BEGINS ON WOOD
John Lewis Kempler, 29, died
at 10:30 Thursday morning in a Waco
hospital as result of injuries sustained
in an airplane crash at the McGregor
Airport Saturday morning. Funeral
Services will be held 10 a. m. Satur-
day in Connally Funeral Home’s
phapel Tn Waco.
Lawrence Baymond Kelso,u 24, was
killed instantly when the plane crash-
ed. Kempler was taken to a Waco hos-
pital but.never regained consciousness.
Kempler had been a McGregor resi-
dent for some three years and was in
the garage business. He is survived by
his widow and -two sons.
Both Kelson and Kempler were stu-
nounced that the schools will begin j dent pilots. The accident occured a-
their regular schedule Monday. High round 1 a. m. Saturday morning when
sehool classes get under way at 9 a.m.; thev were attempting to land their
and are dismissed at 3:45 p. m. j plane by light from an automobile
Grammar school takes up at 9:15 at the McGregor Airport, 7 miles east
a. m The first grade is out in the j of the' city on Highway 84.
afternoon at 1:45; the third grade at! 'Tbey WWe on an unauthorized
3:30 and the 'remaining grades at i flight. The airplane, a Taylorcraft, was
3.4.5 p m j owned by Waeb Aero Enterprise Mu-
nicipal Airport.
Student permits, under which Kelson
and Kempler were receiving instruc-
tions, prohibit student pilots from tak-
ing passengers; or for more than one
student in an airplane without an in-
structor. Student pilots are allowed to
liandlo controls of a plane in dual
flight only under such direction of a
qualified instructor.
Funeral services for Kelson were
held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at the Biddle Chapel in Mexia, with
Constable Billie Wheat today
announced the arrests -he ..had
made during the past two weeks
They follow:
One car theft: car recovered
and prisoner transferred to Gates
ville.
Eight drunks: fined in City;
and Justice court.
One for reckless driving.
Two arrested for burglary;
five cases filed.
One case of chicken theft filed.
One drunk driving case filed.
One escaped prisoner arrested, j
One arrested for Austin police
for burglary.
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LOCAL DDiZON CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
SET TUESDAY, OCT. 5T0
The regular monthly meeting of the
McGregor Garden Club will be held^at
the home of Mrs. Carra Dowis on
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5, at 4 o’-
clock. Mrs. E. W. Crouch will speak
on “Bulbs for Year-Around Bloom.”| burial in the local cemetery there. He
New members will be welcomed ;9 survived by his widow, two small
through November.—Beporter. j children, three sisters and two bro-
-0--! thors. He had made his home in Me-
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Cavitt and Gregor for only a short time and was
little son have moved back “home” employed in Waco,
after living in Fort Worth for the
past two years. They are living with
Mr. Cavitt’s father, Mr. Joe F. Cavitt
on Sixth Street.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Fred Patterson
of Mart, were visiting with friends j
here a short while Saturday. It was)
good to see them and we hope that
they may come over often.
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BIRTHDAY PABTY
Little Miss Betty Ann Wendt cele-
brated her second birthday Septem-
ber 28th, at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Wendt. She was
very happy to open all of the cute
packages which she received from all
her friends. She is looking forward
to her next birthday.
LEGG GIN CO. SUFFERS
SLIGHT FIDE LOSS
Only slight damage resulted to the
warehouse at Legg Gin Co. Monday
morning when it caught fire. Several
bales of seed cotton, stored in the
house, were slightly damaged.
. The fire started when a match that
was in seed cotton became ignited as
it was being blown from a wagon in-
to the storage house. All damage was
covered by insurance.
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Try McGREGOR first!
FIELD AT 7:45 P. M.
McGregor football fans will have
their second chance to .see Coach Carl
Warrington’s Bulldog machine'in ac-
tion tonight—Friday— when the ca-
nines swap bloAvs in a bout with Coach
O. D. McCauley’s Itasca. Wampus Cats
on Wood field at 8 p. m.
This will be the second conference
game for both teams. The McGregor
boys rolled over Mart’s Panthers 37-
0 last Friday night in their conference
opener at Mart, and the Cats wal-
loped Clifton’s Cubs 32-7. .
^ Tbe^McGr^gor ^H^riz^n ^lub met at ^ ^^^ ^^ ^
oS§£”raej2S „ . , , , the race in view of their .urpris-
Fmancial Chairman; Martha Lavsoo, CAPTAINS CONFER . . Bulldog' Co-Captains Billy Lechler, left. .Ugly easy ivm over the Cubs,
decorative chairman, Carolyn Caw and Dale Williams, right, are shown above confering with Mentor jtasca on yie ^vTarch.
thorn, courtesy chairman; and Pauline Carl Warrington. Maybe they are maping strategy for the Itasca
Stewart, scrapbook chairman. • game tonight On Wood field, or maybe they are just posing for a For the past few years the only race
Plans were made for a trip to the picture anyway they are three good reasons why McGregor won Itasea has been in was for the cellar,
n.exfl !!“! Z" °L ”°Z„ear” the district championship last year, and are favored to do tt again
this year. b a 1 r 10 o ^ ..oun^ by one touchdown, it looked
as though they would be in the same
rut again this year.
But from the way they came back
in the Clifton game, it seems Coach
O. D. McCauley has the Cats on the
march again. Beports from Clifton
reveal that the feline's have a fair
size line and a baekfield that makes
their T-attack look sharp. They also
have a large squad this year.
by the club during the summer.
SHE BONES BREAK
EASIER THAN OTHERS
By Dr. Sophia Brunson
Robert Amsler Awarded University
Of Texas Graduate Scholarship
People wonder why it is so easy . . ,
for old people to break their Aus:in. iC* .eit iri yinis u’*
bones. A young person can re- so11 °** aju in'' ' '
ceive hard falls and blows, often ^cr McGregoi. ias l,wU " Ani :
warded a University ot
McGINLEY CELEBRATES
young man has attained the!
Texas 'ego of J years, it is a very nnportiml ■ iruman Coekerham, a flip-and-skit
operator, is a' boy McGregor fans
should keep their eyes on. He wears
jersey No. 50 and will probably give
with no ilt effects, but an old - - d.-_A -• . date
person may have a slight fall and Sraduate e on snip o $ 0 01, Tommie MeGiniley was three on
fracture the hip or some other 1948-49. ! Saturday, Sept. 25, and his mother in-
bone. The reason is that age cans- Amsler received his bachelor of, cited a few small friends in for play
es such a
matter in the skeleton that the
the Bulldogs trouble with his passing
r U- • I ai.to (Tpot-pp from the University! arid refreshments with him, and to' and running. He alternates with Sid
reduction of ammo, “
ill 1940. lie is non noiklllto OB cake, which was decorated in red and
his doctor of philosophy degree ill; white rose buds and red animals.
United States History.
member of Phi Beta a11 left wishinS for Tommie man-v more
memoei oi mi ha brithdavs.
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‘BASHFUL’ ABOUT BANKS?
Think banks are “cold" . . .too busy to
bother about “the little fellow”? Better
stop in and get acquainted! You’ll find
folks at our bank courteous, friendly
and sincere in helping you, whether you
want to deposit money or to borrow. That ’9-
because the First National Bank is truly a
service organization. . .anxious to serve you.
“The Bank of Jftiendly Service”
He is. a
Kapppa, highest honorary scho-
lastic fraternity in the nation •
Phi Eta Sigma, to which he was
honorary government and politi-1 West Columbia, Texas last week,
cal science fraternity, and Phi;
Delta Ka.ppa, honorary educa-
tional fraternity for men.
bones lose their elasticity. They
grow chalky and brittle, so that
light falls will often cause ser-
ious fractures in an old person
Much has been learned about
bones from X-rays. The causes
of several /distressing diseases
have been found out in this way.
Quoting from Dr. Evans: “Some
twq years before the disease was
recognized, a man developed a
pain in his back which was
called pyletis (pus in the kid-
neys). Ajhear later he complained
of a pain in his side, which was
called pleurisy. Three months
later he stubbed his toe on a
rough place in the pavement and
developed a pain in his chest. X-| _
ray pictures of the chest showed ! The annual Parent-Teachers As-
some broken ribs.” j sociation membership drive gets un-
A disease called multiple my-!der 'vaV Monday, Oct. 4, and continues
eloma was suspected. Science has' for 0110 wcek-
discovered tests for diaffnosins1 SolicitillS 18 t0 be done PuPlls of
discovered tests ior diagnosing fche difforcnt rooms throughout the
tins malady. -They were applied g^ool, and are in a pontest to see
and The man was found to be a which room secures the greatest num-!
sufferer from this dread concli- her of members. The price, is.-only 50;
tion, which is due to cancer of the! cents ,fo1' 'saf. me“bershf • ,
1 t, . . While the drive lasts only the week!
bone marraw. It is progressive
The Itasea school superintendent in-
Amo7tlnJo7abl7thnVwa7 Vent’and! f or«ied Ioeal school officials this week
! that he was senclnig four busses to
the game. He also said a large number
of local supporters would be on hand.
Many of the Itasca fans missed see-
Lee Hering, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Hering, visited in McGregor( their Wampus Oats in Clifton
J"“x I,this past week end. Lee has been work-1 week, and don’t intend to miss
elected for exceptional freshman . g for • the Texas Gompany in El seeing them this week, should they
year grades; Pi S-igma Alpha, ^ Gampo, Texas, but was transferred to( r°^ again.
New Sideline Markers
LOCAL P.-T. A PLANS
IUEMBERSHIP DRIVE
AMSLERS DISPLAYS
PICTURES DF HOMES
of Oct. 4, parents or teachers may!
join anytime thereafter.
and spreads from one bone to an-
other. It so weakens the hone that
it breaks where ever the disease most of Texas continues dby
locates itself. In the case men-* South Texas is virtually the only
tioned, a bone fractured about area in -tllc sta*e where soil ^oistm-e
onn,P o month 1 8UPPlies are sufficient, the U. S. De-
' ! partment of Agriculture reported this
A friend of mine, a surgeon,1 week.
had a similar experience. For £n Southern, South^Caijtrai and
several months he was supposed Southeastern areas soil moisture, c.on-
1 nr, . (, i j • rlitlOllS 01,0 ‘ ‘ rran£1TQ 11 \r rrnnr\ ’’ tlie
to be suffering from rheumatic
An attractyie picture of your own
home may be among those displayed
i>i Amsler’s sliow window now. This
company has built many lovely homes
in and around McGregor and most of
these are shown in this beautiful col-
lection of photographs now on display
at above mentioned location.
Other homes arc also shown. You
are invited to 'see these _photos that
were recently made by Our Town
Studio.
Many have visited this pioneer
business^ during their Anniversary
Sale and many congratulations were
offered, both in person and through
the mail. This firm has been in busi-
! ness in McGregor xsinee 1883, and
■ deeply appreciates all these evidences
! of friendly interest.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
<, pains in different bones and
4 j joints. Then his bones commen-
4! ced fracturing. Towards the end
} he was bedridden on an air mat-
tress and was handled with ex-
ceeding care, hut in spite of ev-
ery precaution, his bones eontin-
i ued to break.
< Some people are born with such
fragile bones that they fracture
very easily. Most of them have a
tendency to deafness and the
whites of their eyes are of a blu-
ish east..
It is difficult for fractures to
< heal if the sufferers have too lit-
tle lime in their systems. Milk is
are “generally good,” th?
USDA said. But the rest of the State
continued dry.
Harvesting went ahead in all sec-
tions,- but the Department of Agri-
culture’s bureau of agricultural eco-
nomies said seeding of small' grains
and whiter cover crops was delayed
by lack of moisture.
Cotton harvest, the USDA report-
ed, made “rapid progress” and pick-
ing has passed the peak in Central
and Eastern counties. Harvest was
in full swing in Northern an dWest-
ern areas and the South high plans.
our greatest source of lime and
children especially should be
given an abundant supply of it
daily. This helps them to form
good sound teeth and bones.
BOTTOMS UP . . . One thing
about babies—no one would ever
accuse them of being self-con-
scious. As an example, here is
young Robert Singer of Shirling-
ton, Va., completely nonchalant.
Having won their first three games
the Bulldogs are likely to draw a
sizable crowd of local supporters, as
well as out-of-town fans.
The Clifton Cubs have au open date
this week, and will probably be on
hand tonight, together with many of
their followers.
Hoyle E. Hackney will be at the
microphone of the school’s public ad-
dress system to give a play-by-play
description of the game.
For the convenience of speeators
new side line markers have been pur-
chased. They are rubber and-fit into
•the ground right on the side line. The
field has also been watered this week
in order that it might be in good shape
for tonight. \
Coach Warrington reveals that big
Bulldog machine will, be at full
strength tonight, for the first time
this season. The team is almost clear
of injuries, with the exception of Billy
Lechler, who is still favoring a bruised
knee. He will play tonight, however.
The team this week brushed up
on plays and defense. Workouts were
pretty easy Monday and Tuesday, but
the Coach kept his charges out until
dark Wednesday. They had a very
light session Thursday.
Warrington Happy
“I’m sure glad to have all my first
team-back in the line-up,” Warring-
ton sighed. “I just hope I can keep
them there.”
The Canine baekfield tonight will.
be composed of Capt. Billy Lechler,
fullback; Kenneth Biley, blocking
back; Bobby Harding, tailback; and
Clavus Fletcher, the fleet first string
wingback, will be bdek for the first
time since the Georgetown game, in
which he galloped 71 yards for the
Bulldogs’ longest run of the season.
The forward wall will be composed
of Buford Wlrittenburg, left end; Bud
GuinnX right end; Pete Beeves, left
TaekleX Darrell White, right tackle;
j Co-Capt^ Dale Williams, left guard;
J Monte Pbllard, right guard, and Bobert
* Clark, center.
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1948, newspaper, October 1, 1948; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889177/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.