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THE WYLIE NEWS
Devoted To The Best Interest Of Wylie Since 1947
Welcome To
Wideawake Wylie
VOLUME TWENTY: NO. 31
WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1968
Letters From
Readers
The Wylie News
Wylie, Texas
The Board of Directors
of the Wylie Chamber of
Commerce has directed
me to write expressing
the organization's
appreciation to the many,
many people whose con-
tributions made the past
Christmas season's
observance here to
noteworthy.
We are grateful to the
organizations and busi-
ness firms who entered
floats in the parade; for
the downtown decora-
ons which were the best
i history; for the dozens
and dozens of homes
which were decorated
and lighted so beautifully
for the season; and for
the area Riding Clubs,
the Wylie band, clowns
and other specialty acts
which went in to make
the parade a huge
success.
It was a fine example of
community wide cooper-
ation and your Chamber
of Commerce has noted
with interest the spirit
which existed in the
efforts expended by so
many.
Thanks to one and all
and best wishes for a
successfull 1908.
Sincerely,
ROY M. MOORE
Secretary
Wylie C of C.
Nursing School
ins Feb. 5
Busy Year In Prospect
For Local Lake La von
It looks like 1968 will
be one of the busiest
years in history for local
Lake Lavon.
That was the outlook this
week as area civic
leaders were hopeful of
the start of construction
for the enlargement and
expansion of the water
supply and recreation
source for this general
section.
Only hitch could be a
temporary freeze in
funds for new con-
struction. Funds which
dge
approved could possibly
be held up for a
few weeks or months,
but officials are hopeful
this can be averted. Ke
to the problem, accon
ing to those close to the
situation, is the tax fight
in Congress which is
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expected to get top
billing when than body
reconvenes on January
15
With this problem
cleared away the local
project may well expect
a construction contract
this year in excess of
$2-million according to
latest estimates from
the U. S. Corps of
Engineers. The North
Texas Municipal Water
District is contracting
for the lake's increased
storage capacity.
Engineering, design and
land acquisition are
going ahead at a good
pace Public hearing for
the project was held in
Wylie early last year,
and the Corps of
Engineers opened its
land office here about
the middle of the year.
Flans callfor raising the
existing dam, special
work on the existing
spillway, and an
increase of approxi-
mately twenty feet to the
normal water level of the
lake.
Meanwhile, the water
level has been above the
472-ft normal markdue
to the recent heavy rain-
fall. As of December 28,
the U. S. Engineers
reported the reservoir
elevation at 472.94-ft.,
following releases made
the past several days A
week earlier the eleva-
tion stood at 473.64-ft.
Total storage in the lake
was 154,200 acre-feet.
year saw a
dance at the
Judge D. B. Brown To Be
Speaker At Lions Meeting
Be
The Collin Memorial
Hospital School of Voca-
tional Nursing will begin
classes on February 5th,
according to Announce-
ment made this week.
Applications will be
received through Jan.
12.
The school offers excel-
lent opportunities for
ladies interested in
getting into this field of
health care and the need
for applicants for the
school is urgent.
Persons interested are
asked to contact Collin
Memorial officials in
McKinney immediately
and make application
District Judge David
Brown of Sherman will
be the speaker for
tonight's meeting
The dinner meeting is
scheduled for 7 p.m. in
the Methodist Annex.
Judge Brown was elected
to the district judgeship
four years ago.A gradu-
ate of the University of
Texas law school, Judge
Brown has been a prac-
ticing attorney in Sher-
man for several years
and has business
interests there. He has
been an outstanding civic
leader. His judicial dis-
trict includes both
Grayson and Collin
counties.
Lion President Gary
Roddy this week urged
members to be on time
and indicated that the
meeting would be
adjourned in time for
those present to attend
the special basketball
game at the local gym.
The past
large atten
lake's recreational faci-
lities. Finalfigures have
not been released but
The News hopes to have a
complete rundown on the
1967 statistics in a week
or so.
Wylie Exes To
Entertain Stars
Tonight At 8
The hilarious Harlem
Stars will be in town
tonight to furnish the
opposition for the Wylie
Exes in a basketball
game scheduled for the
local beginning at
Deadline For Voter
Signing Is January 31
Potential voters in 1968
elections are reminded
that deadline for regis-
tering is January 31.
Attention is called to the
fact that all persons
desiring to vote in 1968
must register regard-
less of their age. This is
a change for those over
60 who reside in towns of
less than 10,000 popu-
lation. Heretofore, they
did not have to register
or buy a poll tax.
Local people may obtain
their registration certi-
ficates at the office of the
Wylie Insurance Agency,
located in the First State
Bank building. No charge
is made for registering.
8 o'cloc
The world-famed visi-
tors are known as the
greatest and funniest
basketball team in the
country today and are a
combination of Negro
stars who tour the world
making fans fast.
They played here last
season and were a big
hit with fans.
An overflow crowd is
expected, according to
Head Basketball Coach
R. C. Dodd, who has
been directing the pre-
game ticket sales.
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Future Homemakers
Pictured above arc the Future Homemakers, Community Chapter. From left to rignt seated they
are; Sharon Stotts, Treasurer; Kathy Ryan, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Darlene Branch, 6th Vice
President: Standing (1-r) are: Evelyn Braley, Secretary; Kay Myre, 3rd Vice President, Gaile
Watklns, 2rd Vice President; Nana Boyd, Historian; Molly Webb 4th Vice President; Debbie Page,
President; Brenda Hearn, Parliamentarian; Phyllis Honea, Sergeant-at-Arms; Billye Ryan, 5th Vice
President; and Jane Webb, 1st Vice President. These girls are the foundation of the future. (Staff
photo by Bob Smith)
At Fort Worth Seminar
a Corps of Engineers Real Estate Seminar tn Fort Worth recently were two employe
E. Rogers and Van E Teel
/ees
Attendin^
of the T,avon Real Estate Project Office. Left to right here are A
of the Lavon RE Project Office shown with Col. Jack W Fickessen, District Engineer, Fort Worth
District and John Gearheart, Chief of the Real Estate Dlylslon. A three-day seminar was held
and real estate personnel heard key speakers covering various real estate problems incurred
in land management and acquisition Rogers and feel are Wylie residents.
City Returns To Normal
Ways Following Holidays
Wylieites were getting
back to normal this week
following a couple of
extended weekend holi-
days, Christmas and
New Year's.
Local stores were
closed for both Mondays
involved as were First
State Bank and the U.S.
Post Office Industrial
plants, also observed
the holidays and in some
cases gave employees
an extra day. Johnston,
Inc., local manufac-
turers, took December
23 and the 25th, but
operated Dec. 30 and
were closed for the New
Year's holiday.
Wylie schools returned
to classes Tuesday
morning following their
Christmas holidays
which began on Thurs-
day, December 21.
A number of merchants
reported involved with
taking year end inven-
tory in preparation for
closing out last year's
business operations.
Cong. Roberts
Announces New
Adm. Assistant
"With reluctance I have
accepted the resignation
of Kenneth R Barron as
my administrative
assistant." Congress-
man Ray Roberts
announced this week.
"Ken has been in the
District for a month and
he had decided to return
to the law practice in
Tyler he left in order
to join my staff.
"He has done a good job
for the District and for
me and I regret losing
him," the Congressman
said.
To replace Barron the
Congressman has pro-
moted Paul W. Black-
well, Jr., a member of
his Washington staff
Blackwell, a graduate of
Texas Christian Univer-
sity, is a former news-
paperman who worked
for the Fort Worth Star-
Telegram and the Wall
Street Journal in Dallas.
Barron's resignation
and Blackwell'sappoint-
ment both become effec-
tive January 1
1st SATURDAY SINGING
The Shiloh Baptist
Church will have its
regular 1st Saturday
night singing, this Sat.
January 7, 1968.
Everyone is invited to
be there at 7:00 for good
singing and Christian
fellowship.
New Friday
Banking Hours
Start Jan. 5
Tomorrow, Friday,
January 5, will mark
the start of new banking
hours for Fridays only.
First State Bank
officials have announced
Beginning tomorrow, the
bank will close at 2 p.m.
and reopen at 4 p.m.
and will follow this
schedule from now on
on Fridays only
The Friday hours thus
will be as follows: Open
at 8:30 a.m.; close at
2 p.m.; reopen at4p.m.;
and close at 7 p.m. Here-
tofore. the bank has
remained open through-
out the day until the
7 p.m closing time.
According to bank offi-
cials, the two-hour break
will give personnel
opportunity to properly
close out Friday's busi-
ness transactions before
reopening to handle the
late Friday rush traffic.
Customers have been
notified and advised to
keep the new Friday
hours in mind.
NEW RESIDENTS
New residents of Wylie
are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Schaffner and two chil-
dren. They moved here
over the weekend from
Fort Worth. Mr. Schaff-
ner is an attorney with
the land office of the
U.S. Corps of Engineers
here. They are residing
on Duncan Way.
WeafAer
The Wylie area experienced cold weather over
the two holiday weekends, including a mixture
of just about everything the Weather Man had to
offer Temperatures ranged generally from the
mid-twenties to the upper thirties throughout
much of the two-week period. This section had
everything from clear skies and crisp tempera-
tures to considerable rain, sleet, snow, fog and
drizzle. The past Sunday saw light snow showers
and some freezing rain. Monday was cold and
cloudy with some drizzle. Tuesday the area was
under heavy fdg.
Conference Basketball
Race To Open Friday
The Wylie basketball
teams will open their
Class-A conference
race this Friday night
when they go to Far-
mersville to oppose the
Farmers and Farmer-
ettes.
Fresh from their
winning the Invitational
holidays. Coa^h R. C.
Dodd's local lassies will
be heavy favorites to win
Friday night's encoun-
ter. However, the Wylie
boys are expected to
have considerable diffi-
culty with the highly
rated Farmers.
Game time is
p m.
Probable sta rting
lineup for the Wylie girls
will include Cindy
Groves at the pivot posi-
Carl C. Langston
(lets Promotion
Hospital Corpsman
First Class Carl C.
Langston, Jr. was
advanced to his present
rate in ceremonies at the
Naval Hospital. San
Diego, California on
Monday, 18 December
1967 Rear Admiral H,D.
Warden, Commanding
Officer of the Naval Hos-
pital presented the pro-
motion
Mr. Langston is married
to the former Joyce
Maynard, daughter of
Mr', and Mrs. Loyd May-
nard of Wylie. The
Langstoris reside in San
Diego, Calif, where Carl
is presently attending
Advanced Hospital
Corps School.
tion; Jean Leverett and
Wanda Strickland at the
forward posts; and Paula
Wilson, Carolyn Strick-
land and Sherri Waters
at the guard positions
For the Wylie boys the
following are expected
to start:
Paul Drummond, center;
Gary Travis and Rick
Burnett, forwards;
Eddie Maynard and Jack
Shellnut, guards.
Steve Hill is also
expected to see con-
querable action for the
Pirates in the opening
game
Next Tuesday night at
the loccl Gym the two
Wylie teams will play
hosts to the Princeton
lads and lassies in the
second conference
encounter of the season.
Game time will be 7
o'clock.
Enter Army
The following is a list
->f registrants from
Local Board No. 22 who
were inducted into the
Armed Forces in
December which may be
of interest to the people
of Collin County.
Ronald E Ross. Nevada;
l.arry R. Williams,
McKinney; Ronald L •
Gilbert, Allen, Texas.
The Local Board's Call
for Induction for January
is (18) eighteen and phy-
sical examination call is
for (40) forty. Regis-
trants ordered for
induction and physicals
will be forwaraea to the
Examining Station on
January 2 1968
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