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The McGregor Mirror
AND HERALD-OBSERVER
VOLUME SIXTY-ONE
McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR, TEXAS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1949
NUMBER 18
REA Holds Ninth Annual Meeting on Wood Held, 2pm Tuesday
Bulldog Backers
McGregor High School this year
is boasting one of its best pep squads
in years. And the 62 members lay
claim to being the Bulldog’s strong-
est supporters.
Beginning on the front row (from
left to right) they are Betty Waldrop
Delores Goff, Norma Jean Stone, head
cheerleader; and Janell Rogers.
Second row — Betty Goodwin,
Marion Zacharias, Dorothy Stephens,
Bobbie Patterson, Jeanetta Pollard,
Betty Perryman, Elouise Allen, Reba
Brumbalow, Jo Ann Clemons, Wanda
Henager, Frances Brown and Barbara
Allen.
Third row—Mary Ann Young,
La Wanna Williams, Mary Beth Lof-
land, Charline Stodghill, Geneva Fer-
rell, Ila Ruth McCutchen, Sybil Mc-
Loughlin, Suzanne Oberwetter, Wanda
Smith, Mary Ann Williams, Marlene
McEntire, ..Joann ..Schepers, Betty
Price, Odara Bf^rtels, Cleta Wester-
field.
Fourth row — Peggy Mitchell,
Dovie Culp, Doris Cummings, Bernice
Stone, Frances Wilson, Katherine
Stewart, Frances Stephens, Anne
Bouldin, Katie Krummow, Louise Hill
Mary Ann Bennett, ..Beth ..Marshall,
Evelyn Sorrells.
Top row—Joyce Crelia, Peggy
Spencer, Augusta Bragewitz, Doris
Webb, Rita Faye Anderson, Betty
Bickel, Robbye Wehring, La Verne
Wiethorn, ..Carolyn ..Cawthron and
Doris Lorenz.
Members not ..pictured—..Myr-
tice White,. Lea Dougan, Peggy George
Betty Patterson, Nora Polston and
Catherine Gilliland, Nancy Polston,
Bernice Freeman..
....Mrs. Estelle Cagel, is organization
sponsor. -Mirror Staff Photo.
McGregor Gridders Face Crucial Test
Against Tough Felines in Itasca Tonight
With tailback Bud Guinn def-
initely sidelined because of a
foot injury sustained in last
week’s clask with Mart, Coach
Carl Warrington takes his Bull-
dogs to Itasca tonight to face the
Wampus Cats in their second
district game.
The McGregor mentor spent
this week overhauling his ma-
chine, and has pronounced it
ready to move against the strong
Wampus Cats. He admits the loss
of his versatile tailback will
weaken his team somewhat, but
believes he can still field a
well-balanced eleven capable of
matching Itasca blov^ for blow.
MIDWAY PLAYS HERE
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
The Midway Panthers will
meet Waco State Home next
Thursday night, Oct. 6, on
Wood Field for the first of
four games they will play
here this season.
The Bulldog backfield will be
the same that finished the Mart
game last week. Raymond Bay-
less will be at tailback, Darrell
White at Fullback, Pete Reeves
at blocking back and Buford
Whitenburg at wingbaek. Reeves
got off some long heaves during
the second half against Mart,
and connected with Kenneth
Riley one time for 33 yards. He
is due to be doing the tossing
again tonight.
Floyd Powell will take a step
up from the second team and
handle the center chore. The rest
of the forward wall will be the
same. Billy Stevens and Riley
will be at ends; Garlin Payne and
Monte Pollard, tackles; Kenneth
Stevens and W. J. Bass, guards.
The McGregor boys will be
facing a cruciak test, for Itasca
is supposed to have a much
stronger team than last year. It
was strong enough then to hold
McGregor to a tie up until the
warning minutes, when Bobbie
Harding broke loose for a 60-
yard jaunt.
Itasca gridders will be trying
for their fourth straight victory
this season. In their opening
game they belted Alvarado 37-7,
and followed up by trouncing
Waco Tech 40-0. Last Friday
night they knocked off Clifton
18-0 in their conference opener.
Coach Francis Pulatti used
the T formation last year, but
has now returned to the single
wing for most of his attack. He
uses the double-wing, punt and
“Y” formations occasionally.
Warington says the Itasca Club
has a highly respected passing
attack that features Fullback
Ralph Huffman with the tossing
roll and Franklin Bonds, a six-
foot, four-inch, 185-pound*, end,
who does most of the catching.
The Bulldogs will b e out-
weighed, he added.
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WSCS MEETS
Twenty-two members and one
visitor were present when the
WSCS of the First Mjethodist
Church met Monday afternoon
for the second lesson on Japan
brought Iby Mesdames Homer
Harrison and Marshall Patter-
son.—Reporter.
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Read The Mirror Classifieds.
WELCOME
R. E. A. Members and Guests
MAKE OUR PLACE YOUR HEADQUARTERS
NEXT TUESDAY WHILE IN McGREGOR.
IF WE CAN SERVE YOU IN ANY WAY
IT WILL BE OUR PLEASURE.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OLIN CULBERSON WILL
BE MAIN SPEAKER
More than 3,000 members of
McLennan County Electric Co-
operative will swarm into Mc-
Gregor from parts of six Central
Texas counties for their ninth
annual meeting Tuesday, Oct. 4.
The meeting will be held at
2 p. m. on Wood Field, according
to Project Superintendent Ray-
mond Hampel. Railroad Com-
missioner Olin Culberson will be
principal speaker, and several
talks will be made by cooperative
members.
Election of officers heads the
list of business to be transacted.
This will include the election of
a president, vice-president, a
secretary-treasurer and six men
to complete the board of direc-
tors.
They’ll See a Skit
Along the entertainment line,
Doc Barnard and Mrs. Bee Wil-
liams, of Flat, will present a
skit entitled,, “Out Our ' Way
Before REA.” A large number
of attendance prizes will be
awarded to members'only,
through the courtesy of the' co-
operative and merchants
throughout the territory served
by the organization.
Hampel said Supt. Harold
Jenkins and the McGregor school
board generously offered the use
of Wood Field for the meeting
for no other facility was avail-
able to care for such a large
number. In the event of incle-
ment weather, the meeting will
be moved into the school gym-
nasium. Speakers’ platform will
be the beds of two trucks being
loaned by McGregor Milling and
Grain Co'. Members will be seat-
ed in the grandstands.
300 New Members
The cooperative manager, who
will preside at the meeting, says
members will be informed that
during the past year approxi-
mately 100 miles of lines have
been added, in McLennan, Cor-
yell, Bosque, Bell, Falls and
Hamilton counties, boosting the
total to 1,040 miles of lines. Since
the last meeting 300 members
have been added to the organi-
zation. Membership now stands
well over 3,000.
Looking back over the past
year, Hampel said the number of
electric ranges that have been
installed is amazing.
The first seven months they
averaged three a week, and dur-
ing June and July they averaged
one a day—a total of 60 for the
two months. Since then, he said,
they have been averaging four a
week. The number of electric
refrigerators and other electric
appliances that have been pur-
chased to bring up the farmer’s
standard of living is unknown,
but the total must be enormous.
Quiz Cards Mailed
A post card bearing all types
of electric appliances was mailed
to the members together with
their invitation-letter, and now
are being tabulated as they come
in. Hampel urges members to
fill them out and return them
as soon as possible.
Since members flocked to Mc-
Gregor last November for their
meeting and the formal opening
of their !$60,000 cooperative
home, a modern two-way radio
system has been installed in the
plant and cooperative vehicles.
The manager says this has cut
down on the cost of operation
and saved hundreds of man-
hours, as well as giving speedier
and more efficient service..
The organization now has a
See REA on BACK PAGE.
Half Crop Estimated In As
Gins Turn Out 2,700 Bales
P-1 A to Drive
For Members
The PTA annual member-
ship drive will begin this
coming Monday morning and
continue throughout the
week. Every person in Mc-
Gregor is eligible for mem-
bership and are urged to
join up with this most worthy
organization. Membership
fee is 50 cents per person.
The drive is to be handled
by the children through the
school.
HIGH SCHORL FEA BOY
PLACES IN TEMPLE
Milton Schmalriede, a McGre-
gor High School FFA boy, ex-
hibited three Duroc barrows, 20
bolls of cotton and ten ears of
corn at the Cen-Tex Fair held in
Temple, Sept. 20-24.
Milton’s barrows stood third
in a pen of three Duroc barrows
between the weights of 190-240
pounds. This third place account-
ed for $3 prize money. The fat j
hogs were then classified into
blue ribbon, red ribbon and white
ribbon hogs as to market classi-
fication. These three barrows
werei classified as blue ribbon
hogs and an extra $10 per head
was paid for the blue ribbons. In
the sale the barrows sold for $21
per hundred wt., which made
the total a very nice sum for the
three head.
Milton’s corn stood second in
the class for $3 prize money, and
the cotton fifth, which did not
draw a premium. The corn was
Texas Hybrid No. 24 and was
grown on a five acre corn pro-
ject.
This five acres of corn had
1000 lbs. of 5-10-5 fertilizer put.
down with it at planting time,
and then was later side-dressed
with 500 lbs. of 16-20-0. The fer-
tilizer was donated by the Texas
Fertilizer Co., under the local
management of Harold Weiss.
The yield of the corn is not
known as it has not been gath-
ered due to cotton picking. Mil-
ton has a block of his corn and
sured to weight for testing the
a block of unfertilized corn mea-
results of fertilize^.
Running day and night all of
this week, the two gins in Mc-
Gregor have ginned 2,790 bales
for the . season. The number is
up-to Thursday morning. At the
time the -yards of both gins had
some thirty bales on them wait-
ing to be ginned and were not
counted in the above.
Price of cotton dropped a lit-
tle during the week which was
bringing 28y2 cents for bollies
and 28% cents for picked,
against 29c .which prevailed
through last.week.
The gin men here are of the
opinion that the crop is around
half out, and with continued Miry
weather for aother week the
bulk of the cotton will have been
gathered.
SCOUTS TO SEE GENE
AUTRY’S HORSE OCT. I
McLennan County Boy Scouts
will climax their district round-
up Saturday night with a Long-
horn show featuring Champion
III, Gene Autry’s horse.
The hour and half show will
be held at the Longhorn Club
arena.
The horse, considered an exact
double for Autry’s Champion,
will stage one of the Western
acts included on the program
planned by the Longhorn Club.
New Scouts, Cubs and Explor-
ers brought into Scouting since
the opening of the drive, Sept 1,
will be recognized during the
show.
Scouts, parents and their
friends are invited to attend the
free show which will feature
top performers in trick shooting
riding, fly casting, archery and
other events.
A clown band, barrel races
and relay races are also planned.
DR. 1.0. TO APPEAR AT
WACO HALL SUNDAY
The famous Dr. I. Q., of radio
fame, will be at Waco Hall Sat-
urday evening sponsored by the
Hamilton House in Waco.
Tickets can be secured "at .the
door and are $1.00 plus tax, for
adults; 75c for students and 50c
for children under 12 years of
age.
Contestants who appear on the
program will receive prizes val-
ued from $15 to $50, plus an
evening of fun.
FRIENDS INVITED TO OPEN
HOUSE AT HAYNES HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Holley Haynes
will hold open house Sunday
afternoon, Oct. 2, honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Haynes.
Friends are Jnvited to call be-
tween the hours of 5 and 7 p. m.
at the residence, 409 Adams St.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
TO HAVE GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. W. A. Flachmeier will be
speaker at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in Crawford for its
Mission Festival 10:30 a. m, Sun-
day and at a Sunday School
Teacher’s rally at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday.
School Cafeteria
Lunch Menu
Monday, Oct. 3—
Meat Loaf, Tomato Sauce,
Scalloped Potatoes, Risin Cob-
bler, Cabbage Slaw, Milk and
bread.
Tuesday, Oct. 4—
Cheese and Macaroni, English
Peas, Tomatoes and Lettuce,
Apple Butter, Honeyed Muffins,
Bread arid Milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 5—
Stew Meat, Mashed Potatoes,
Blackeyed Peas, Combination
Lettuce Salad, Jello with Fruit,
Milk and Bread.
Thursday, Oct. 6—
Weiners and Kraut, Brown
Beans, Potato Salad, Corn Bread
Cookies and Prune Whip, Milk
and Bread.
Friday, Oct. 7—
Roast Beef with Brown gravy,
Creamed Potatoes, Spinach,
Peach Pie, Combination Salad,
Milk and bread.
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