The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WYLIE NEWS
Volume 28: Number 29
Commission To
Meet In Wylie
The regular quarterly meeting
of the Texas Industrial
Commission will be held in
Wylie Friday, January 16,
beginning at 9 a.m.
The meeting is scheduled to be
held in the Board Room of the
North Texas Municipal Water
District. A number of area
towns are expected to have
presentation at the meeting.
Devoted To The Best Interests Of Wylie Since 1947
Wylie, Collin County, Texas
Thursday, January 8, 1976
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Com
Commission members are
expected to attend from
Houston, Sonora, Navasota,
Austin, Abilene, Brownsville,
Terrell, Carrollton, Orange,
Laredo, San Antonio and
Wylie.
Judge King
For Sheriff
Judge Robert E. King this
week has announced for Sheriff
of Collin County in the
Democratic primary.
Readers of The News are
referred to his detailed
announcement elsewhere in
this week's issue.
Postal Services:
Rates Zoom Again
The news media brought forth bulk rate was even more as it In Wylie, Postmaster E.N. One thing many Wylie readers
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New Mini-Park Site
Shown above is Wylie’s new Mini Park at Second and Masters. It is now paid for by the Wylie
Bicentennial Committee. The size is 120 feet by 125 feet. The committee is in the process of trying to
get a layout for the park with swings and benches. It will be ready for use in late spring or early
summer. (News Staff Photo)
Wylie Weather:
Cold And Dry
plans of the PostalService
Tuesday, December 30, 1975
that their prices were being
raised with only a one-day
notice. They announced the
higher rates on Monday after
the U.S. Courts of Appeals
cleared the way for the
increase. U.S. Court Judge
John Sirica stopped the
immediate raise. A higher
court is expected to rule soon
on the merits of this case.
Meanwhile, the postage of
stamps and parcel post plus
first, second and third class
mail rates have increased
enormously as the end of the
month and the first of the
month statements become due.
Under the old rates, letters cost
ten cents to mail. At present
they are thirteen cents per
ounce for the first ounce and
eleven cents thereafter. A
postcard, which originally cost
a penny, has been raised from
seven cents to nine cents.
Parcel post has gone up an
average of 10.1 per cent.
Possibly, what will effect The
News and other papers most is
the 22.1 per cent increase of
second class mail. This is due
to the fact that the subscribers
receive their mail through the
Post Office under a second
class mail permit. Third class
went up 23.9 per cent.
The three judge appeals court
issued its approval after the
Postal Service made a
statement that they must have
an immediate postal raise or
they would not be able to meet
the February 6th payroll.
Meanwhile, Postmaster Gen-
eral Benjamin F. Bailer, who is
known to have one of the most
plush office suites in Washing-
ton with $3,000 chandeliers,
issued a statement that if the
new rates were not left alone,
the post office could have a
reduction in service. It is now
proclaimed by many as the
worst service in history.
Justice Department lawyer Neil
Koslowe, representing the
Postal Service, said that
Sirica's ruling would create a
crisis for the service if allowed
to stand, while Sirica pointed
out that the new rates were
illegal by law, because the
Postal Service is required to
obtain the approval of its
governors for new rates before
filing them with the Postal Rate
Commission. This was not
done.
It is possible that, after the
hearing, the appeals court will
agree with Sirica and return to
the old rates of postage.
Eldridge commented to a
number of questions asked him
by this News reporter concern-
ing the Postal System. He
stated that prior to 1973 the
system was known as the post
office and ran by the United
States Congress. Postage then
was eight cents per ounce.
The reason the government
kept the cost of mail down was
because they subsidized the
finances. They expected the
new Postal System to pay its
own expenses, but too much is
involved, commented Post-
master Eldridge. He stated
fourth class post offices do not
pay their own way; expenses at
all of the post offices have
increased as inflation on
various products ' have
increased; and the paper work
has grown tremendously. One
example he cited was that
when the system was run by
the government, only one
report was required to be made
each quarter. At the present
the postmaster must spend
extra hours of his own time
making a daily report, plus
thirteen accounting reports
each year. Forms are also
changed often, and this is an
extra burden due to the fact
that while paper is expensive,
it also requires all members of
the post office to learn new
rules and regulations.
have been asking is, "Since the
Postal System has a huge |
deficit, does the Wylie Post
Office hold its own?”
"The Wylie Post Office does
pay its own way. but barely,” f
commented Mr. Eldridge. "At
the last Profit and Loss
assessment, this place was
$2,000 to the good.”
There are now seven regular
employees and three substi-
tutes at the local post office,
which is rated as a second class
post office, and more and more
mail is coming in daily, There
is a five year lease on the
building, making the rent
stable for awhile
When asked for his opinion on
the postal increase, Mr.
Eldridge replied, "It is
impossible to take away the
deficit unless the fourth class
post offices are removed, and
there is some talk about this. I
think the government should
subsidize the deficit. There is
also a lot of talk about the
government taking back the
system.
"The cost of living is going up
much faster than salaries and
expenses are going up.,”
he said.
The Wideawake Wylie area
ended 1975 with a considerable
deficit in rainfall, and began
the New Year both dry and
cold.
December rainfall amounted to
1.58 inches and this brought
the year’s total to a lower-than-
average of 30.04 inches for the
entire twelve months. This
compares to slightly over 37
inches for the annual average
for this area.
The 1975 total was consider-
ably below the 1974 figure of
44.57 inches, and was way, way
under the 54.65 inches
recorded here in 1973. Frank
McMillian is the local weather
statistician.
New Year's Day. 1976, was a
springlike affair, insofar as
temperatures were concerned.
It was a balmy day with the
mercury rising to the upper
seventies, but it was short-
lived. By Saturday morning the
mercury had dipped to a frigid
24-degrees with clear skies.
Sunday morning at 7 o’clock
the temperature stood at 18
degrees and Monday mor-
ning’s reading was 24 degrees.
Thus, it was a cold, cold
weekend by local standards.
Local weather observers are a
bit concerned with the lack of
adequate rainfall. U.S. En-
gineers-reported as of January
1 that Lake Lavon had dipped
to an elevation of 467.93-ft.
This is more than four feet
below the lake's normal
elevation of 472-ft., and the
lake’s storage was listed at
96,600 acre-ft., lower than the
reservoir has been in a number
of years.
Ironically, construction work on
the lake's enlargement was
completed in early December
and officials announced the
new lake ready to impound
water. The new normal
elevation will be 492-ft., an
increase of twenty feet. North
Texas Municipal Water District
officials are hopeful that winter
and spring rains will soon fill
the enlarged reservoir to
capacity.
Farmers, too, are eyeing the
skies for relief. Fall and winter
grain crops are suffering and
cattlemen would welcome
moisture to refill stock tanks
and provide winter grazing.
But at press time the first week
of the New Year the outlook
was anything but encouraging
as the forecast was for more
dry and cold weather.
DPS
Report
During the month of December
the Texas Highway Patrol
investigated 26 motor vehicle
accidents on Collin County
rural roads. Of these none were
fatal accidents in which none
persons died, 6 were personal
injury accidents in which 7
persons were injured and 20
property damage accidents.
To date, 13 persons have died,
167 have been injured in 344
motor vehicle accidents on
Collin County rural roads in
1975.
LEGEND
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TRINITY RIVER BASIN DIVIDE
t=i CITY OR TOWN
r^ PROPOSED RESERVOIRS IN
■—~ EXISTING MASTER PLAN
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Construction has started on a $600,000
headquarters building for the Texas Bankers
Association in Austin, immediately south of the
Governor’s Mansion. The TBA . 91 years old this
year, was the First state organization of bankers
in the United States. Shown at the
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ground-breaking ceremonies for the new building
is Truett Smith. left, TBA past president,
member of the building committee and
president. First State Bank, Wylie. With him is
S.R. Greenwood of Temple, TBA vice president
and chairman of the building committee
Farm Museum
Expected For County
Shown are the major elements of the Trinity River Master Plan
that directly apply to Denton, Collin, Hunt, Fannin. Grayson
and Cooke Counties. Individuals and entities made public
comments on various aspects of the soil and water conservation
management in the area at a Public Hearing in Aubrey Tuesday
of this week.
Lcland H Robinson. Jr., the
Chairman of the Collin County
Historical Commission said
that in the November meeting
of the Commission, it was
decided to bring into existence
a Farm Museum for the
County, as part of the
Bicentennial Celebration in
19^6. They have transmitted
the following letter to Roland
Boyd
At the regular meeting of the
Collin County Historical C om
mission, on November 19.
19^5. we discussed the
importance of bringing into
being a Farm Museum as part
of our Bicentennial Celebration
in 1976.
It was the unanimous opinion
of the Commission that the best
way to get this accomplished
was to request that you devise
a written plan that will achieve
this purpose, it adopted and
carried out.
If you agree to do this, the plan
should be submitted to us at
our meeting on the 25th day of
February, 19 "tv
Towards this end. the members
of the Commission pledge their
wholehearted cooperation
Very truly yours.
Lcland H Robinson. Jr.
Chairman Robinson calls on all
citizens of the county,
particularly those who are farm
oriented to give their coopera-
tion in the establishment of this
important institution He
requests that all citizens who
are interested should write to
Roland Boyd. 218 I Louisiana,
McKinney. Texas "’5069 Do
not call.
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