The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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Check the
Date on
Your
Mirror
i The McGregor Mirror
AND HERALD-OBSERVER
Serving
McGregor
Since i888
VOLUME FIFTY-NINE
McGREGOR MIRROR, McGREGOR, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947
NUMBER 39
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Other
‘BY GUM''
Boy Scout Finance Drive Nets $525
By Wednesday; More Expected As
Soliciting Continues Through Saturday
Results in the drive for funds eeutives from Waco, Messrs. Jim
for the Boy Scouts were coming! Gaskin and J. W. Warren. Also
in as the Mirror goes to press. attendance were those making
Committees have not completed!th? cMt fov Three com-
ot tne iirst lew ciays oi mis . j nnttees composed of Walter S.
week started gardhers to work,! 1(11 0011 ac 1 P10SPec i\ e, Amsler and Lonnie Clements;
as well as the women with their flAT,n,'c llAWO™T’ ^ ™ 1 0,1 ' ” ’ ~
flower gardens and flower beds.
MONDAY IS HOLIDAY
FOR POST OFFICE
The warm, sunshine weather
of the first few days of this
This coming Sunday is George
Washington’s birthday. Our
presidents always seem to receive
donors, however, the drive is Blake Shotwell and Raymond
nearing an end and was to be J Geye; Lothar Krause and 0. T.
completed this week. j McGinley.
At noon Wednesday, $525.00 The committee in charge will
had already been collected and be glad to receive donations
— — ~v ~------ ------- it was estimated that late con-! through the mail, and from anv-
some plain and fancy abuse by tributors would bring the totai one who feels that they should
their opponents, but we don’t to $600.00. If this goal is help this worthy cause. Send
think of Washington being de- reached it will be the largest your subscriptions to the Mirror
nounced in that manner. Vet a amount raised in a scout drive in and it will beMurned over to the
day before he retired to private recent years. i committee.
The drive started with a break-1 Due to the efforts of the above
fast Tuesday morning at Wil- committees, scouting should ade-
..... ...._............. -----7 lard’s Cafe. Tlapse attending quately pay its own way for the
the American nation has been included two regional scout ex- coming scout year,
debauched by Washington”!
On account of Sunday be-
ing George Washington’s
birthday the McGregor post
office will observe the fol-
lowing Monday, February
23, as a holiday.
Box mail in the post office
will be distributed as usual
and all specials will be deliv-
ered, otherwise, there will be
no mail delivery, Postmaster
Sam Amsler reports.
The bank will also ob-
serve Monday closing.
Bob Dowis Chosen Rotary
President; Club "to Change
Meeting Place by March 10
Officers were elected at the
regular noon luncheon of the
Rotary Club Wednesday. They
will serve the ensuing year, but
will not be installed until July.
Bob Dowis will be the new
life, in 1797, a Philadelphia
paper declared: “If ever a na-
tion was debauched by a man,
Should anyone feel ashamed
at boasting about this country?
William Henry Chamberlin, one
oi our most distinguished his-
torians and foreign correspond-
ents, doesn’t think so. In a
recent newspaper column, Mr.
Chamberlin wrote: ‘ ‘ It is easy to
sneer at the slogan, ‘against
every ism except Americanism’
as unsophisticated, uncouth, lack-
ing in proper cosmopolitan spirit
and whatnot. But, when due al-
loAvanee has been made for wise-
cracks . . . The fact remains that
Americanism is something pretty
distinctive, and is a pretty good
ism to live by. . . “Perhaps the
most decisive proof that Amer-
icanism, with all its faults, is a
pretty good ism, lies in the ques-
tion : Where else would anyone
familiar with American and
world conditions wish to live, or
see his children live? Thirty-
five years ago, even fifteen years
ago many European countries
might have offered attractive al-
ternatives. That this is not the
case today is iu considerable part
the result of the new isms to
which Europeans have surrend-
ered part, or all, of their free-
dom” . . . The isms of which Mr.
Chamberlin speaks are not mile-
stones in the march of mankind.
They mark a desperate and tragic
turning back of the clock, and
the hands are moving steadily
(Continued on page FOUR)
NEGOR USES 10
OF 25 PER CENT
FIRE RECORD CREDIT
As predicted by Fire Marshal
Parke D. Evers, the City of Mc-
Gregor has lost 10 per cent of
the 25 per cent good fire record
credit in force here in 1946 and
during last year.
Evers said the insured fire loss
in McGregor in 1947 was around
$20,535.07; the heaviest being in
1946, with $42,797.00 loss, while
during the peroid of 1942 through
1946 amounted to only $52,014.00.
The rate is based over a five
year period, however, penalties
are charged or given credit one
each year, which takes effect the
first of each March.
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School, Bible Class, at
9:30 a. m.; Divine service at
10:30 a. m. Luther League meet-
ing 7 p. m. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared for the
youth of the church.
Wednesday Feb. 25, Lent Ser-
vice, 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal
Friday at 7:30 p. m.
Zion welcomes you to worship.
L. G. Hanneman, pastor
COLORED HOME BADLY
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
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One of the nicest homes in the
colored section of McGregor, be-
longing to Bd Taylor, was badly; AHOY, SHE SEEKS PIRATE GOLD . . . With five maps and accom-
damaged by fire luesday after- panying explanations that she is confident will lead her to the treasure
noon. Origin unknown. Again1 Mrs. Bula E. Croker, widow of fabled Tammany Boss Croker, is
at mid night the fire department forward to recovering a cache of pirate gold estimated at 76
answered another eaU to the; ® S&E’SttSZ&X
same home. | captain. v
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The fire department did a good | nnyp Ol/jClU
job in saving as much of the IJju/lL Billy IMsLIl
structure as it did since there is
no water connections in that
part of the city and the only
water available was that carry
in the pumper tank, wwhieh af-
fords around 250 gallons for im- --
mediate use. i Any boy graduating from Mc-
1 he house was partically oov- Gregor high school this year with
eied bi insuiance. a o‘0od scholastic record and
need of financial assistance will
have a chance to win his own
college education in a competi-
tion being conducted by f’exas
A. & M. College. Notice of the
SCHOLASTIC CHANCE
M. COLLEGE
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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
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SCHOOL HELD SAYS
HE’EL PAY ALL POSSIBLE
Asked how the rural aid
fund shortage would affect
the McGregor schools, Supt.
T. H. Jenkins said Wednes-
day that local teacher’s sal-
aries would fall considerably
unless something was done.
He opined that the Goven-
or’s suggestion to borrow
from banks to tide them over
until the next session of the
legislature was pretty weak.
He ventured that very few
banks would lend money on %
the strength of the legisla-
ture’s increasing the appro-
priation when it meets next
J anuary.
He stated, however, that
he would run the school “as
close a possible” in order
that he might pay his teach-
ers as much as possible.
CITY OFFICES MOVED
INTO HEALTH BUILDING
This week the offices of the
city and secretary were moved
from city hall on Madison Street
into the new acquired health
unit located on 4tli Street, next
block just west off of Main.
All persons having business
with the city or its secretary,
will call at the new location.
The. eity hall, which was'built
some fifteen years ago is in-
io/iq , adequate to house the city’s busi-
1948 competition, with entry i , ,, „. , /
| ness and the fire department, so
an\s foi such boys who want^jie decided to move its of-
to compete, were mailed to the fiees and turn over the city hall
high school here by R. G. Perry- building to the fire department,
man, secretary of the Texas
A. & M. College scholarship com-
mittee.
Filling the need of giving
every outstanding Texas boy a
chance to earn his own college
education in spite of possible fi-
nancial handicaps, the “Texas
A. & M. Opportunity Awards”
program is now in its third year.
It offers boys graduating from
Texas high schools each year a
chance to compete for four year
college scholarships paying $200
to $300 per year, plus an assur-
ance of student jobs sufficient to
earn other necessary expenses.
president, replacing Edward E,
Laux; Cavitt Canfield, who has
been serving as one of the direc-
tors, was stepped up to vice-
president; George England was
re-elected as treasurer and Ar-
nold Bailey will remain as the
sercretary, which place he has
held for more than twenty years.
Two new directors were elect-
ed, they were Elmo King and
Raymond Geye.
For some two years the Rotary
Club has been using the Metho-
dist Sunday school room and
meals have been served by Mrs.
Minnie Moats. However, after
another two weeks the club will
meet at the Delite Cafe. Mr.
Polston is building a special din-
ing room to care for the Rotary
Club, and will be able to serve
banquets in connection when
the room is completed.
Dr. John Tyler gave a classifi-
cation talk Wednesday. He
told in brief the history of den-
tristry, effects of decay teeth,
many of' the causes, the care
and treatment of teeth. The talk
was most interesting and was
well received by the membes.
Chas. B. Hall was in charge of
the program. He told the club
members that next week’s pro-
gram would be a talk by Hon.
Coke Stevenson.
». HAMMOND CALLS
FARM BUREAU MEETING
IN TEMPLE MONDAY
LOCAL FARM BUREAU
MEETS SATURDAY NIGHT
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Renew The Mirror today, and
keep YOUR paper coming.
McGregor Farm Bureau meet-
ing will be held Saturday night,
February 21, at 7:30 o’clock, in
Chamber of Commerce offices.
Each and every member of the
organization is urged to be
present.
An interesting program has
A district Farm Bureau meet-
ing will be held in the American
Legion Hall at Temple next
Monday, February 23, it has
been announced by J. Walter
Hammond, president of the Tex-
as Farm Bureau Federation. The
meeting will begin at 10 a. m.
Frank Taylor of Waco, district
director, will preside.
The above district meeting was
originally scheduled for Temple
on February 12, but because of
inclement weather on that date
it was necessary to cancel it.
President J. Walter Hammond
will be in attendance at the meet-
ing next^Monday to report on
agricultural trends in Washing-
ton, following his recent visit to
the Nation’s capitol, and such
important issues as a long range
farm program, parity, support
price levels, a program to control
the spread of foot and mouth
been planned, including the _ JHJ____
showing of several films on soil] disease, and many other matters
conservation. The pictures are important to agriculture, will
being furnished by B. D. Har-, come up for discussion.
grove, of the Temple experimen-
tal station.
It Was Good While It Lasted
Jester Leaves Schools Holding Bag
Austin.—Gov. .Beauford II.
Jester Tuesday killed hopes of
teachers in rural-aid schools for
a special legislative session to
insure payment of their salaries
in full this school year.
He refused to call a special
session.
Rural-aid schools are approxi-
mately $3,000,000 short of enough
money to finish the nine-month
school year without going in
debt on their current operating
expenses or without cutting
teachers’ salaries.
The situation poses the threat
that the rural-aid teachers-—ap-
proximately 21,000 of them—will
lose an average of $150 from the
full year’s salary they anticipat-
ed when school began last fall.
Whether the teachers will re-
ceive 100 per cent salaries the re-
maining nine months of the
school year depends largely upon
the \ attitude of indivual school
superintendent:?.
The superintendent apparent-
ly can choose to cut salaries in
order to pay operating expenses,
or do just the opposite; go in debt
on the school water, light and
fuel bills and* postpone repairs
and replacements in order to pay
his teachers.
Jester suggested that school
trustees .secure loans from their
banks to meet current expenses.
He said he would submit the
problem of the financial short-
age as an emergency matter
when the 51st legislature meets
next January.
Jester said he believes banks
would view his attitude and that
of the joint legislative commit-
tee as an “evidence of good
faith” on which to base the
loans.
All farmers of this district
are invited to attend, and
delegations are expected from
the following counties: Ander-
son, Bosque, Bell, Burnet, Mad-
ison, Coryell, Hays, Milan
Falls, Robertson, Williamson,
Houston, Lampasas, Limestone
and McLennan.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Next Sunday will be observed
as Layman’s Day in our church
at 10:50 a. m. The speaker will
be our district lay leader, Mr.
Lee Colwiek, of Hamilton. Mr.
Raymond Geye will be master of
ceremonies and will introduce
the speaker.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Come in time for Sunday school.
MYF at 6:30; Evening service at
7 p. m.
You have a cordial invitation
to all services.
Rev. J. Fred Patterson, pastor
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The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1948, newspaper, February 20, 1948; McGregor, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889775/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+McLennan+County%22: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McGinley Memorial Public Library.