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The McGregor Mirror
AND HERALD-OBSERVER
VOLUME SIXTY-FOUR
McGREGOR MIRROR, Me GREGOR, TEXAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1952.
NUMBER 18
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THIS COLUMN DEDICATED IN.
MEMORY OF MRS. McGINLEY,
With sad hearts and mingling
our tears with those of her fam-
ily, we try, in our humble way,
to pay a last tribute in writing
to our friend, Ethel Mae Mc-
Ginley, who passed away Monday
afternoon at 3:45 o’clock in a
Temple hospital.
Guy (as we, and most of her
friends called her), was taken ill
two years ago, but bravely bat-
tled her disease and kept her
loved ones from always knowing-
just how badly she felt, until a
few weeks ago when she was
forced to give away to those feel-
ings and remain in bed. Despite
all of these odds which were
against her, on Thursday, Sep-
tember 25th, she made an effort,
and did, get up to share in the
little birthday party she had
planned for Tommie, her seven
years old son. It was almost
more than her strength could
stand, but yet it was a joy to her
and a memory now that her fam-
ly will cherish as just another
example of her love and devotion
to them.
It is not ours to question why
such a good wife and mother
should be taken, but we do know
that her life has been rich in love
and all during her illness her
husband and two sons have con-
stantly showered upon her all
the attention and love that was
humanly possible.
She was an ardent believer in
her church and Sunday school
and loved going there with her
family, and in the public school
she was honored by being room
mother most of the years that
her eldest son. Curtis, attended.
This alone, would attest to the
high standard of living she en-
joyed and believed in. Many
things of this same nature could
be said of Ethel McGinley, all
of them bearing upon her life in
the home and in the community,
but-words fail to express our
thoughts and feelings at this
time, for her death leaves us
sad and depressed as she was one
of our best friends, one with
whom we have shared many
pleasures through the seventeen
years the family have lived here.
Her life among us is ended,
but we shall always remember
her and our associations together
as we grieve with her companion,
Ollie McGinley, and two sons,
Curtis and Tommie, her parents
and sister and brothers.
Impressive funeral services
were held Thursday morning at
10:30 o’clock in the First Bap-
tist Church by her pastor, Rev.
Ed Laux, and with Lee’s in
charge, her body was tenderly
carried to the City Cemetery
where it was laid to rest beneath
a mound of beautiful flowers.
Besides her husband and
sons, she is survived by her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sears of
Logan, N. M., a sister, Miss Ima
Faye Sears, of Honolulu, Hawaii
and six brothers :Everett and
Frank of Logan, N. M., Lester of
Eloy, Ariz., Wayne of Stockton,
Calif., Raymond of El Campo.
Texas, Paul of Clovis, N. M. The
sister and all of the brothers,
with exception of Everett, were
here for the funeral, he re-
mained at home because both
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sears were
quite ill in a hospital in Tueum-
cari. New Mexico.
Wood Field, 8 p. m.
Spirited Bulldogs Grapple Tonight
With Smith’s Potent Belton Tigers
Belton’s Tigers are on Mc-
Gregor High Bulldogs’ agenda
here tonight—and they may
bring along more business than
Coach Carl Warrngton’s boys
can handle.
This will be the first home ap-
pearance for the Bulldogs since
their season opener against Mart.
The game will get under way on
Wood Field at 8 p. m.
With the exception of Killeen,
the Bulldogs tonight will prob-
ably be facing their toughest foe
thus far. Coached by John Hugh
. Smith, the man who monopolized
this district with his La Yega
teams for the past several years,
the Tigers are being billed as the
best Belton team in five years.
Although the Tigers lost the
first two of their four games,
they have been getting better
with every game. They enjoyed
an open date last week, and with
two-week’s preparation behind
them, they should be in peak
form for tonight’s tussle.
Their first loss was at the
hands of Killeen, and considering
the strength of the Kangaroos-
this year, that is no disgrace for
any team. In fact, by holding
the ’Roos to a 21-7 count, they
Citizens Receive New Numbers For
Dial Phones; Cut-Over Set Nov. 12
McGregor citizens have a lot
of memorizing to do come Nov.
12.
That’s the day Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company cuts
this community over to dial tele-
phone service.
New numbers—all four digets
—were mailed out to all custo-
mers this week, bringing about
the general concensus that most
people, for awhile at least, will
have trouble remembering their
own number, much less a whole
flock of friends.
District Manager Harold Price
has booked several speaking en-
gagements with various organi-
zations during the first part of
September to explain to local
people how to use these new
fangled gadgets. He said that he
would be happy to bring his
30-minute program to any organ-
ization desiring it. If they have
not yet contacted him, they are
invited to do so.
The program is entitled, “Dial
Comes to Town,” and consists of
some 15 minutes of explanation
of the local situation and the cut-
over process, after which he will
show a 15-minute film of a nor-
mal family protraying how the
changeover to dial service ef-
fected them.
CITIZENS ASKED TO USE
STANDARD CONTAINERS
City officials this week re-
peated their plea for McGregor
people to secure standard-sized
garbage cans for their homes.
The request that all heavy
garbage containers be disposed
of was first made last week.
But city collectors have reported
that very little cooperation has
been received in this matter.
Many merchants especially are
still using big drums which are
too heavy for city men to handle.
Citizens were asked to cooper-
ate in this matter because the
City was having trouble employ-
ing men to handle the garbage
collection because so many of
the residents were using contain-
ers that were too hard to handle.
The City Commission urges
people to cooperate or they will
have to enforce the city ordin-
ance which calls for a minimum
fine of $5.
All local merchants are well
supplied with standard contain-
ers at nominal prices.
It is also suggested that citi-
zens burn as much of their trash
as possible, but it is advised that
safe burners be used.
JUNIORS SPONSOR
CHILI SUPPER TUESDAY
The Junior Class of McGregor
High is sponsoring a chili supper
on Tuesday, October 21st, be-
tween the hours of 5 p. m. and
8 p. m. Plates will be 50c each,
and tickets may be obtained from
any Junior student, or may be
had at the door. In either case,
come and enjoy a bowl of good
chili, for it will be there waiting
for you.-—Shirley Farmer and
Dean Allison, reporters.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ATTEND SPEECH CLINIC
A group of 18 students of
McGregor High School attended
the North Texas Activities Con-
ference last Saturday at SMU in
Dallas. There was a general ses-
sion at 8 :30 a. m. with greetings
extended by the SMU president,
Dr. Umphrey Lee. Such activi-
ties and ready writing, boys’ de-
bate, girls’ debate, drama (light-
ing, scene building and make up)
declamation, extemporaneous
speaking, and radio and tele-
vision. Each student chose the
sectional meeting in which he
would prefer instructon prepar-
atory to Interscholastic meet
next March.
A demonstration play was
given by six boys from Highland
Park High School. Then Bruce
Roach, read of the Drama for the
Interscholastic League, criticiz-
ed and commented on play tech-
nique and production.
Pupils in attendance were
Howell Allen, Lois Boemer, Billy
Cannon, Carolyn Clements, James
Ray Haney, Marvin Krumnow,
Carolyn Hill, Joan and Jean
Schepers, Allen Grady, Bernice
Freeman, Jimmy (Williams, Bil-
ly Jean Hall, Mary Webb, Sylvia
Ford, Richard Skipper, Jerry
Tiering and Marion Zacharias.
The English and speech in-
structors, Mrs. Donald Adams
and Miss Ruth Howard, accom-
panied the group.
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W. S. C. S. MET MONDAY
AFTERNOON AT CHURCH
The program, “Christian So-
cial Relations” was presided
over by Mrs. J. II. ITaynen, at
the meeting of the W. S. C. S. on
Monday afternoon at 'the Meth-
odist Church. Mrs. ITaynen was
assisted by Mrs. Sam Amsler, jr.
who was very interesting in her
discussion of the “United Na-
tions.”
Mesdames Jim Tiering and L.
B. Weatherby served refresli-
have something to be proud of.
The Bulldogs, it will be sorely
remembered, were slaughtered
by this team 38-6.
The Tigers’ second loss was to
Gatesville, 14-20, and McGregor
was well on the way toward do-
ing the same thing before they
caught fire in the second half
last week to down them 27-12.
Following the Gatesville game,
a member of the Hornet coaching
staff said McGregor would
have to be every bit as high to
best Belton.
In their last two bouts, the
Tigers defeated Lampasas and
Marlin. They ran wild against
the Marlin crew, a member of
McGregor’s district, troluncing
them 32-0.
All this spells double trouble
for the McGregor eleven, and the
Bulldog mentor fully realizes it.
He has been drilling his boys all
week on ways to stop the TigeUs
two scat backs, whom he expects
will deal his boys plenty of
misery, especially on wide plays.
Dury Bailey, a 150-pound speed-
ster, has given all of his oppon-
ents plenty of trouble this year
from the Smith T. And his co-
hart, Arthur Martindale, is an-
other speed merchant capable of
showing the opposition his heels.
At the wheel of the Tiger of-
fense is a 135-pounder named
Penny Vann, who is as tricky as
they come in handling the ball,
besides being a fine left-handed
passer.
Up front Smith has three
heavyweights capable of clear-
ing the way for their ball car-
rieds, and who will no doubt be
hard to handle on defense. Ben-
ny Bloomer and David Jackson,
both tackles, weigh in at 200,
while Charlie Sessom, a guard,
tips the scales at 190.
This will mark the fifteenth
meeting of these two schools,
with McGregor holding the up-
per hand in seven and Belton in
three. There have been three
ties.
Interesting to note is the clos-
ness of the games for the past
three years. In ’49 the game end-
ed in a 6-6 deadlock, and in
1950 neither team was able to
score. Last year the Bulldogs
came through with a bare 7-6
margain. Kenneth Cash pulled
this one out of the hole with a
67-yard sprint late in the
fourth quarter, and Joe Edd In-
gram plunged over for the extra
point.
Coach Warrington will be
depending on these two boys to-
night. Together with Bryant
Spraclley, the McGregor back-
field has developed into versatile
effective unit. At times when the
fine, but light and less exper-
ienced line, has been able to de-
liver, McGregor has had a super-
charged offense.
The decision of tonight’s game
will rest to a large extent on Mc-
Gregor’s freshman-studed for-
ward wall. Tf veteran guard Sam
Bass is unable to play, Warring-
ton will use the same set up he
fielded against Gatesville—Cecil
Muegge and Glenn Fisk at ends:
Joe Darden and Roy Muegge at
tackles; Dean Allison and Fred
Geltemeyer at guards, and Joe
Norman Meadow at center. In
the baekfielcl will be Bryant
Spraclley at quarterback; Ken-
neth Cash and Daniel Slaughter
at half backs; and Joe Edd In-
gram at fullback. On defense,
Bobby McCleery will play in the
line while Joe White will be used
in the secondary.
‘Check Your Chest’
Days Proclaimed
October 18 and 20
Citizens Urged to Take Advantage
Of Search-for-TB Opportunity
RITA FAYE ANDERSON
IS MIZEN’S MODEL
When Frederick Mizen, na-
tionally-known commercial and
portrait artist gave a demonstra-
tion in portrait painting Tues-
day night in the Baylor Union
Building, Miss Rita Faye An-
derson, of McGregor, was his
model.
Miss Anderson, who is a
freshman at Baylor, was chosen
by Mizen when he saw her in
the office of artist Jack Hamm,
where she works part time.
She told her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. N. Anderson, that she
considered this quite an honor,
since any girl On the campus
would have jumped at chance
of being painted by this artist
who has illustrated covers and
stories for Saturday Evening
Post, Colliers and American.
The McGregor girl was gradu-
ated from McGregor High
School last year. She liacUbeen
elected Halloween Carnival
Queen in 1950, and served as a
cheerleader in the pep squad
during her final two years. Miss
Anderson also won first in the
regional shorthand contest last
year.
Portraits and original paint-
ings by Mizen, who joined the
Baylor faculty as head of the
art department, are on exhibit in
the Union Building galleries. I
Mayor Jim Gilmore has pro-
claimed Saturday, Oct. 18, and
Monday, Oct. 20, as “Check Your
Chest” days in McGregor.
These are the two days the
x-ray survey, sponsored by the
McLennan County TB Associa-
tion, will be held here. Head-
quarters will be set up in ' the
Chamber of Commerce Building,
on Third Street, just east of
Main. Hours have been set be-
tween 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. on
both of these days.
No appointment is necessary,
since it takes only a matter of
seconds to take the actual x-ray.
Mys. T. II. Jenkins, chairman for
this district,- suggests, however,
that as many adults as possible
get their x-ray On Saturday,
since all of the school children
will be processed on Monday.
This is a free service provided
by the State Health Department •
for all persons over 15 years.
Tt places at the disposal of*-every
citizen a service that would
ordinarily cost $10 in any clinic.
All reports are absolutely con-
fidential.
The sole reason for this survey
i^ to discover' the presence of
tuberculosis in its early stages,
in order that treatment may be
instuted before it is too late.
This in turn will check the
spread of the disease.
Even though you may have had
your chest x-rayed in previous
surveys, Mrs. Jenkins said it is
advisable to have them again this
year.
Chamber Officials Seeking Workable
Plan to Keep Industries in McGregor
A meeting to discuss the pos-
sibility of relocating in this vic-
inity the industries being evict-
ed from Bluebonnet Area by the
v
Air Force - was held last Friday
in the Chamber of Commerce of-
fice. In attendance were repre-
sentatives of the effected indus-
tries and the Chamber Advisory
board.
Although no solution was
reached, ground-work for fur-
ther planning was laid, and the
industry representatives were
shown the sincerity of the Cham-
ber’s desire to keep them here.
Before submitting the Cham-
ber’s plan, spokeman Sam H.
Amselr, jr. laid evidence on the
table which proved to the local
industry heads that the Chamber
at no time during negotiations
for the JATO plant even heard
it mentioned that the Air Force
planned to take over the entire
area.
In all correspondence as well
as conversations, the only prop-
erty requirement mentioned was
the unoccupied load line four
and 3,500 acres of land. The an-
nouncement that the Air Force
would require all of the area and
its facilities surprised those
Chamber officials who had work-
ed to bring the JATO plant here
as much as it did the industries.
The plan Amsler outlined to
the industry representatives was
based on one which worked
successfully in Florence, Ala.
This, city sold revenue bonds and
constructed a suitable building
for the industry they secured.
The rent from the building was
used to amortize the bonds over
a period of 25 years.
The time limit involved in the
local situation and the fact that
it would be necessary for the leg-
islature to pass a law providing
for such a transaction makes this
plan unworkable, hoAvever.
Louis Blaylock, of the TP&L
in Dallas, also presented a
foundation plan which called for
organizing a building corpora-
tion. This plan was not consid-
ered feasible because it would re-
quire a large amount of local
capital which would not be
available.
Chamber President Ed Naler
said the organization would con-
tinue to seek a means whereby
some of the plants, at least,
could remain in this community.
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SINGING SUNDAY—2 P. M.
COLLEGE AVENUE BAPTIST
If you enjoy good old-time
singing, you are invited to be
present at the College Avenue
Baptist Church next Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o’clock. There will
be singers present from all parts
around McGregor, and plenty
of singing is awaiting those who
attend.—Reporter.
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