The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME FIFTY-NINE
McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR, TEXAS FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1948
NUMBER 45
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spiring is here and its about
this time each year the young-
sters are prone to turn to their
elders and inquire into the mys-
tery that surrounds, the natural
beauty that delights us all in the ^
spring. . . The hard-pressed adult i
with a hazy knowledge of the
sequence of the seasons, will go
into a dissertation about sum
mer, winter and spring. He will
dwell, no doubt, upon the burst
of ‘leaf and bloom that trans-
forms the landscape as winter
passes on. . . Without going into
the scientific * explanation and
without knowing too much about
the revolution of the sun around
the earth and the inclination of
the earth’s axis, we pause long
enough to welcome the advent of
what is perhaps the loveliest ex-
hibition of nature.
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The dead hand of winter
loosens its grip upon the earth
and the vegetable world stages
the greatest spectacle that man
ever witnessed. The elixir also
affects animals and men as phy-
sical bodies appear refreshed for
earthly existence. . . When we
witness the apparent resurgence
of vital forces, we are prone to
seek a moral and to grasp a hope.
All that is certain, however, is
that inexorable laws of nature
continue their inevitable pro-
cession, inviting men and Avomen
to enjoy the delightful exper-
ience and to seek an understand-
ing of its fundamental cause.
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Naturally, as nature dresses
herself in . this hemisphere, we
like to think that human beings
will refurnish their habitations
and brighten the areas upon
which they dwell. Men and
women feel the urge to challenge
nature in a contest of beauty.
In fields and gardens they begin
to plant, expecting to reap the
harvert that attends their ef-
forts. House cleaning, house
painting and the beautification
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ONE OF SEVEN HUNDRED .-r-. . A. J. Gibson (center above), line fore-
man for the McLennan County Electric Cooperative, is receiving, on behalf of
his men a plaque which represents 100,000 working hours with out an acci-
dent. Raymond Hampie, Co-op manager, is presenting the award. Albert
Hering right, is president of the Cooperative.
Hampie was given the plaque recently when he attended the national
meeting of rural electric cooperatives in Chicago. Only 20 of the 700 co.ops
represenetd at the meeting received the plaque which represents 50,000 acci-
dent-free hours, and the McLennan County Cooperative Hampie said, was the
only one to receive the additional small plaque which hangs at the bottom
and represents 50,000 additional accident-free hours. .—Staff Photo
TO EE CIST SATURDAY
MRS. P. P. MORRISON AND BOB
MARSH WIN SLOGAN CONTEST
The first election to be held in
McGregor during. the first part
of the, new year will be Saturday,
April 3rd. At this time twoi
school trustees will be elected by
the voters' of the McGregor In-
dependent School District.
There are only two announced
candidates for the places; they
are G. W. Searcy and. Willie
Witte who are askpig for. re-
election. You are urged to Cast
a vote Saturday, thus showing
your interest in our schools and j
men who conduct the affairs of
the institution.
Polls will open at 8 a. m. and
close at 7 p. m. at the City Hall.
CITY ELECTION
Very little interest is expected
in the City Election ivhich Avill
be held at the neAV City Hall next
Tuesday, April 6th.
A mayor and two commission-
ers are to be voted upon avIio will
serve? the city for the ensuing
tAVo years. They are: A. C. Arn-
sler, mayor. for re-election;
Cavitt Canfield, commissioner,
for re-election and Halbert
Crouch, a new commissioner, Avho
is to replace J. A. Naler, aaTio has
held one of the commissioners’
offices for the past tAvo terms
Santa Fe Officals Hear
Protests Over Planned
Elimination of Day Train
Representatwes from Meri-
dian, Clifton, Valley Mills,' Craw-
ford, Moody, together with a
large delegation of McGregor
business men met with officials
of the Santa Fe railroad here
It is true that neither of the
candidates Avill have opposition,
but it should be the duty of
every voter to go to the polls
next Tuesday and east a Arote.
1 Prove to ’ these men a\t1io are to
in Dy students of
schools. Presentation of the prize
of $7.50 Avill be made to Bob on
Monday morning at the high
school assembly. His slogan Avas,
“McGregor—the Crossroads of
Prosperity.”
Mrs. Morrison submitted the
slogan, “Hi Neighbor! McGregor
—Your Opportunity. ’ ’
^ Many fine slogans were sub-
of toAvn and cities seem to be the mitted, and it Avas difficult to
logical enterpises for us as na-
ture paints a panorama of iotous
A Chamber of Commerce Com-, and the one which best describes
mittee headed by Walter Amslerj the spirit of our town, Amsler an^ hid not seek le-election.
lias met and chosen the prize-, Mated.
Avinning slogans submitted byi h>eA oial othei slogans were so
. , /.... 1 / ! good that the committee decided
school Children and townspeople. to give them honorable meiltion.
in the slogan contest sponso^ Honorable mention went to Miss
bt> the Chamber to find tlie best Mary Ann Williams and the
slogan Avith which to advertise Horizon Club and to H \ Hollo-* bave ^ie ehy’s Avelfare in their
McGregor, The tAvo prize-Avinning u,ay anfl Mr. and Mrs. .Johnny1 llf^s during the coming tAvo
slogans Avere those submitted by Burbank " years tha,t you are interested
-Mips. P. P. Morrison and Bob Altogether there Avere 120 slo- —? coring in the city election
Marsh. _ j g^anAsqhminted, and the Chamber lie^ Tuesday, April 6th.
Marsh submitted the slogan 0f Commerce wishes to say thank' 0 s °Pen piompth at 8 a .m.
which was adjudged by the com-jyou to all tw wll0 sent in slo I ami closes at 7 p. m.
mittee as the best of those sent g-an^. It is this kind of spirit on5 0
by sfudeUts of McGregor ^he part of our citizens that
makes McGregor a good toAvn
EDWIN LIPPE, McGregor boy, will
sing witli the Texas Lutheran College
choir when it appears here on Sat-
urday^ April 10 in the Zion Lutheran
church at 8 p. m. This choir has
sung in many of the large cities of
Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mex-
ico. They appeared in the Palace of
Fine Arts in Mexico City.
The public is invited to this ad-
mission-free concert, Rev. L. G. Han-
neman, pastor of the Church, announc-
ed.
color and bloom. .
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Spring is here!
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Below is a letter we received
this week. If others care to ex- £
press an opinion, or a suggestion
that might aid in getting a hand
started at school, Ave will gladly ►
print the letter, provided, you'
sign vonr letter. . . “This article
about, the school hand in your
Gen years ago’ column, aroused
my curiosity. Why can’t we
have a hand now? If a band was
a credit and an asset then, why
not noAv? Has anything chang-
ed so that a band would not be
worthy organization? I just
Avonder Iioav many more people
around McGregor Avould like to
see a M. H. S. band in attractive
and flashy uniforms on the foot-
ball field this coming fall. Hoav
about asking your readers this
question; maybe it could he done
if enough of our football fans, l
etc., wanted it had enough. £
Remember the fine performance l
of tlye Gatesville, Mexia, La
Vega, and other bands we saw
last year? Why can’t McGre-
gor’s hoys and girls do as
well? How about it folks?”
A Football Fan.
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The family, probably tbe old-
est institution of the human race
is being challenged and de-
nounced by speakers and 'writers
(Continued to page FOUR)
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
POSTPONED TO APRIL 8
The regular meeting of the Mc-
Gregor Garden Club, Avhich Avas
scheduled to meet on Tuesday,
April 6th, has been postponed
until Thursday, April 8th.
Miss Katherine Muhl, Waco,
choose betAveen them, but the js to the speaker on that date,
committee finally decided ou Meeting to be held in City Hall
Mrs. Morrison’s as the catchiest/at 4
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PLANT TO FALL BEHIND
WE LL SPEND TIME
WITH YOU
OR SAVE TIME
FOR YOU
“All the time in the world” is
yours when you have important
business to transact with one of
our officers. . . But if you are in
a hurry we’re ready to give you
prompt service that will not
waste a moment of your time.
Your satisfaction is our chief
concern—always.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Due to the severe cold A\-eather
of the last several months, work
on the Western Ctove Co’s.
“Bluebonnet” plant, now under
construction here, has not pro-
ceeded as fast as planned, ac-
cording to Henry Honer, presi-
dent of Western StoA^e Co., Ine.,
of Culver City, Calif.
Honer spent the past few days
here in conference with his
Texas plant manager, R. R. Sher-
rill, and othes Texas personnel
to help expediate the reconversion
and construction work on this
plant.
“We were able to work on
outside construction only one
day in February,” said Horner,
“but in spite of being delayed
on part of our reconversion of
this plant, Ave have made con-
siderable progress on the work
inside the plant. The neAV por-
celain enameling plant is Anrtu-
ally completed and Ave will be
able to start limited production
of Western-Holly gas ranges in
this plant by early summer, and
then, according to the present
outlook, can folloAV Avith full pro-
duction in the fall.”
‘AUNT CATHIE’S CAT’
CHOSEN AS SENIOR PLAT
Time for the senior play is
rapidly approaching.
Aunt Cathie’s Cat,” a mystery
comedy, has been chosen and
try-outs have been held. The cast
selected includes Donald Mize,
Ina Fae Limbaugh, Ida Nell
Winston, Pat Smith, Geneva
Quebe, Juanda Casey, Jimmy
Smith, Robert Cox, Jimmy Bled-
soe, C. W. Marshall, Eva Pearl
Clendening, Margie French and
Sidney Allen.
It is scheduled for Thursday
evening, April 15, at eight
o’clock. Admission will be 25c and
35c.
Ushers for the play will be
Dorothy Thomas, Mary Nell
Campbell, Bob Harvel, Norma
Jean Williams, and Victor Ham-
pel. The official prompter, Mary
Evelyn Holdbrook and music be-
fore the program is to be supplied
by Sara Jane Allen.
Wednesday afternoon in protest
of a move by the railroad to pull
off the day passenger service
nortli and south' betWeeii Temple
and Cleburne.
The service is to be replaced
by the Texas Chief, Avhich Avill
operate between Chicago and
Galveston. According to railroad
representatives avIio Avere here
for the -meeting, the neAAr Texas
Chief which will begin its run
out of Chicago 011 April 3 and
April 4 out of Galveston, Avill cut
down 12 and a half hours in travel
time betA\reen the tAvo cities.
Only a limited number of stops
will be made. On the southern
division., stops will be made only
at Fort Worth, Cleburne, Tem-
ple, Houston and 011 to Galves-
ton.
A. C. Ater, passenger traffic
manager, of Galveston, told of
some of the advantages and com-
forts of the Chief. He stated
the (streamliner Avill be hauled
by a neAV 4,000 horsepoAver, tAvo
unit, diesel. Coaches on the
train offer latest innovations
such as “slide-leg rests” Avhich
have all the appearance and ease
of a comfortable lounge, room
radios, Avire recorders and train
announcements are electronic
advancements also provided. Al-
so there Avill be Courier-Nurse
service corps, all registered nurs-
es avIi0 Avill provide especial at-
tention to mothers Avith children
and older passengers.
This all sounded good, but
those present did not seem too in-
terested from the fact that un-
less one lived in one of the larger
cities along tbe route you never
had a chance to ride the Chief.
After debating the question
pro and con for over three hours
the two groups adjourned with
the same determination in mind.
The railroad representatives de-
termined to pull off the two day
trains through McGregor, and
representatives from the differ-
ent toAvns along the route, fully
determined to see that the trains
AArere kept in operation.
Just what the outcome Avill he
is left up to the railroad com-
mission in Austin. It is a settled
fact that the toAvns along the
Santa Fe betAAreen Cleburne and
Temple Avill leave no stone un-
turned to keep the trains running.
The trouble Avith many enter-
prises is that there are too many
Avould-be leaders and too few
workers.
772 HATED HERE
BT THURSDAY NOON
At noon Thursday, there had
been 772 TB X-ray survey chest
pictures made in McGregor, with
the afternoon to go. Those in
charge believe the number will
easily reach the 1000 mark before
closing time at 5 p. m., which al-j
so closes the McLennan County
Tuberculosis Association survey.
Stufflebeme Tells Rotary
Club State fen Conditions
A. B. Stufflebeme, banker, of
Grand Prairie, a recent appoint-
ed member of the state penal
board spoke before the Rotary
Club at its Wednesday luncheon.
Stufflebeme told of his personal
experiences of a visit lie made
through the peniteniary system
soon after his appointment by the
governor, in order that he might
get an eye picture of the affairs
as they existed.
For more than forty minutes
the speaker took the state prison
farms one by one and told of the
horrible conditions which existed
in each of them. The living eon-
scribeable only in the language in
which it was presented by the
speaker, and such language and
conditions are not printable in
this newspaper.
Stufflebeme blamed the larger
part of the fault from the lack
of finances to operate the insti-
tutions, also from mismanage-
ment and indifference by those
who have been in charge.
He urged each one present at
the club, whether a member or a
guest, on Wednesday, to write
their senators and repesentatives
in Austin requesting that enough
money he set aside to correct
the situation as it now stands
ditions under which prisoners throughout the penal instituions
were forced to live are unde-j of our state.
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