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WYLIE. COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. NOV. 30. 1950
No. 37
Wylie Ginned 50% Of
Last Years Yield; Co.
Shows 30% Of 1949
Ginnings from the 1950 cotton
crop in Collin County through
October 31 total 16,657 bales, com-
pared with 53,750 bales through
the same period last year. These
figures show this years crop for
the county to be only about 31%
of the 1949 crop.
In Wylie, however, the number
of bales ginned through this same
period last year was 2,750, while
for the year 1950 the gins here
reported approximately 1,400 gin-
ned. These figures show the yield
around Wylie to be about 50%'
of last years total as compared to
30% of last years crop for the
county.
Collin County, even though short
of last year's ginnings, is still
high producer over Fannin, Gray-
son and Hunt County. Fannin
County has ginned 4,000 bales
this year against 40,000 last year;
Grayson, 1,497 bales compared to
22,700 in 1949; and Hunt County
has reported 14,502 bales, com-
pared with 46,822 bales in 1949.
Farmersville Host To
Van Alstyne Friday
In Bi-District Clash
<♦ Farmersville, representing Dist-
rict 16-B, will tangle with the Van
Alstyne Panthers, representatives
of District 15-B, in Farmersville
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
good game is promised for all
football fans as the two teams
do battle to carry the victory flag
into Regional play-off.
Famersville's Farmers will go
into this week's game protecting
a string of 13 victories, including
their 26-0 win over the Wylie
Pirates, taking uncontested district
honors. Van Alstyne's season has
not been so colorful, but. all re-
ports state that they are one of
the most improved teams in this
section of the country since they
were previously defeated by the
Farmers, 27-0.
Van Alstyne gained the District
15-B crown when they were award-
ed the championship over White-
wright. These two teams battled
to a 7-7 dead-lock in a traditional
Thanksgiving melee. Unusual was
the fact that Van Alstyne was
' declared winner on first downs.
The two teams tied in penetra-
tions as well as score. They had
two penetrations each and Van
Alstyne won with 10 first downs
to Whitewright's 8.
A large crowd is expected to
journey to Farmersville Friday
afternoon for a real tussle that is
expected from these two rival
schools. The winner of the game
will play the winner of the Lewis-
ville-Valley View game, for reg-
ional honors.
Most spectators over this way
will be puillng for a Farmersville
victory, which would mean a win
for our district. Tickets for the
game went on sale at the local
« high school Tuesday. All students
who have tickets for the game
will be excused from school Fri-
day at noon.
Methodisfi- Men Have
Business Session
The Methodist Men met in reg-
ular meeting Monday night at
the St. Paul Annex, and discussed
several special projects for the
weeks ahead. It was decided to
sponsor a hot cake breakfast on
Sunday morning, December 10, at
the Annex.
J. A. Rabb, president of the
group, directed the business meet-
ing.
THANKSGIVING VISITORS
A. C. MOORES'
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Thanksgiving visitors of the A.
C. Moore family were Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Prewltt of Sweetwater, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Calloway, Cro-
well; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green,
Overton; and Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Carter and Karen of KUgore.
Rev. Harry Felkel
Called Full Time To
Christian Church
At a called meeting of the offic-
ial board of the Wylie Christian
Church Sunday morning, Novem-
ber 19, Rev. Harry Felkel was
called to serve this church full
time, which action was ratified
by the congregation last Sunday.
Rev. Felkel and his family came
to Wylie from Pasadena, Texas in
July, 1949 as pastor of the Wylie-
Sachse Pastoral Unity. Both chur-
ches have experienced a steady
and marked spiritual and numer-
ical growth under the leadership
of Rev. and Mrs. Felkel and it is
with pride that the Wylie church
announces the decision to employ
them full time and are looking
forward to an even greater grow-
th as a result of this action.
The new hours of worship now
are Sunday School at 10 a. m.,
Communion and preaching service
at 11 a. m. and evening service
at 7 o'clock, preceeded by C. Y. F.
at 5 in the afternoon.
Members and friends of the
church are asked to keep these
hours in mind and are urged to
attend all the services.
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C. T. Shields Suffers
Broken Arm In Fall
Charlie Shields suffered a bro-
ken arm November 15 in a fall
that occured while he was doing
carpenter work in Dallas. When
Mr. Shields fell from the scaffold
on which he was working, he land-
ed on his shoulder, breaking his
arm just, below the shoulder joint.
He will have to remain in a cast
and sling for five or six weeks.
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Lucas HD Club Plans
Christmas Party
The Lucas Home Demonstration
Club met Wednesday, November
22, with nine members answering
the roll with "An Idea For Thanks-
giving Dinner."
Joe D. Newsom, Jr. gave a dem-
onstration with the Airway San-
itizer. Mrs. Clara McCreary and
Mrs. Ila Parr gave a demonstra-
tion on Christmas Decorations that
can be made at home.
Plans were made for a Christ-
mas party to be held at the club
house December 14 at 1 o'clock.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Paul R. Parr.
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THEO LEE ENDS FURLOUGH
Cpl. Theo Lee left Wylie Wed-
nesday for Corpus Christi Naval
Hospital where he will undergo
treatment for wounds received
during the Korean War. He will
later be assigned to duty from
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.
Religion In Child's,
Life Is Topic Of Pf A
Meeting For Tuesday
The December meeting of the
Parent-Teachers Association Will
be Tuesday afternoon, December
5, at 3:15 In the Birmingham
High School Auditorium.
The program topic to be discus-
sed is "Does Religion Make A
Difference in the Life of A Child."
Rev. Harry Felkel will discuss ihe
issue from the standpoint of a
pastor. P. M. Akin will enter the
discussion from the angle of a
teacher, Bill Williams from the
view of a father and Mrs. joe
York will present the viewpoint
of a mother.
Plans are now being made for
the PTA annual Christmas Patty
which will be held on the evening
of December 19. Following the
usual custom,. a program will be
given and Santa will give presehts
to the children.
Lions Club To Hold
Thursday Meeting
The Wylie Lions Club will hold
their regular meeting Thursday
night at the Methodist Annex.
Time of the meeting is 7 o'clock.
This meeting will replace the
first meeting in December, and the
annual Ladies Night Christmas
party will be held on Thursday
night, December 14. These changes
in the regular meeting nights were
made to avoid having the Ladles
Night too close to Christmas.
D. W. Click is program chair-
man for the Thursday night meet-
ing.
Christian Church To
Observe Women's Day
"Women's Day" will be observed
the first Sunday in December by
the Wylie Christian Church. This
is the day designated by the
Desciples of Christ of the Christian
Church at which time the women
of the church have complete
charge of the morning worship.
Rev. Harry Felkel announced
that the local women will be in
charge Sunday morning in keeping
with this special service.
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CHAPMAN AND JEAN TO HAVE
JOHN DEERE PARTY FRIDAY
Plans Near Completion For
Annual Christmas Observance
Chapman and Jean, John Deere
dealers in Farmersville, will spon-
sor a big party in that town Fri-
day night for their many friends
and customers.
The party is scheduled to be
held in the Farmersville High
School Auditorium at 7 p.m. The
public is cordially invited to at-
tend.
HERE AND THERE . . .
With Your Friends And Neighbors
Thanksgiving Day guests in the
Cleo Housewright home were Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Frye and children
of Lavon; Mr. and Mrs. Junior Bel-
lamy, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse House-
wright, Jr. and son, J .P. House-
wright and daughter all of Dallas;
Rev. R. H. Housewright of Grand
Prairie; and Mrs. Ruth House-
wright of Garland.
Mrs. Reed Rains, Mrs. Jack Ed-
wards were visiting friends and
relatives in Wylie Tuesday. The
Rains and Edwards families now
live in Dallas, but formerly re-
sided here.
Mrs. B. B. Burk and children, An-
thony and Kathy, of Fort Worth,
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. French.
Mrs. Ed Davis, Mrs. Goodie Dil-
lehay and Emogine Wilson were
in Dallas Saturday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Bowman of Dallas
was the Thursday guest of Mrs.
Grace Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farrington of
Durant, Oklahoma spent Thanks-
giving Day here with their daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lois Kennedy and Mrs.
Leslie Collins. They were accom-
panied home by their grand-
daughter, Linda Carol Collins, who
was their week end guest.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duncan and
Ab Harrison attended the funeral
of David Wallace In Rockwall Fri-
day.* Mr. Wallace was a cousin of
Mrs. Duncan.
Mrs. Henry Sasse was in Dallas
Saturday to see the Kiddie Show
at Sanger Bros. Auditorium. Her
grand daughter, Sandra Sue Sasse
was on the program.
Mrs. C. G. Housewright was a
Sunday visitor of her daughter,
Mrs. Earl Canada and family in
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Huff and son
of Tipton, Oklahoma were week
end visitors of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank CTark and family in Wylie.
Rites For J- W. Biggs
Held Here Thursday
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Paul Thompson and Rev.
Harry Felkel Thursday afternoon
at the Wylie Christian Church for
James William Biggs who passed
away Wednesday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. S. G. Allison,
Wylie.
Born in Rusk County March 8,
1865, he was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Biggs.
He came to this county at the age
of two and has been a resident
here for 83 years, living most of
that time in the Lucas Community,
just north of Wylie. He has been
critically ill for the past two
months at the Allison home in
Wylie. He was a member of the
Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife; four
daughters, Mrs. S. G. Allison and
Mrs. Walter Bellmyer, Wylie; Mrs.
H. M. McCollom, Piano and Mrs.
J. T. Lewis of McKinney; six sons,
F. A., R. L. and G. P. Biggs of
Princeton, R. C. Biggs of Aubrey
and F. W. Biggs of Dallas; one
sister, Mrs. Fannie Hagin of Mc-
Kinney; one brother, Hugh Biggs
of Gilmer; 45 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren and two great
great-grandchildren. Two daugh-
ters and two sons preceded him in
death.
Burial was made in Fitzhugh
Cemetery at Forest Grove with
his grandsons acting as pallbear-
ers.
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Mrs. Frank W. Curray
Died Monday In Kan.
Sad news was received in Wylie
Monday afternoon when it was
learned that Mrs. Minnie Currey,
wife of Frank W. Curray, died a.
her home in Lansing, Kansas,
Mr. Curray is superintendent
in charge of the Texas Construc-
tion's concrete contract at the
Lavon Dam.
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Mrs. Benton Hostess
For Ladies Society
Mrs. J. A. Benton was hostess to
ten members of the Christian
Ladies Aid Society Monday after-
noon at her home.
Mrs. Carl Hicks led a discussion
on the topic, "Our Church and its
Relationship to our State, Nation
and to our World."
Plans were completed for a
special dinner and bazaar to be
held December 9, at the City Hall.
Dr. Edmonson Opens
Garland Offices For
Chiropractic Service
Dr. J. R. Edmonson opened a
Chiropractic Clinic at 1114 Bank-
head Ave. in Garland, Monday.
Dr. Edmonson announced that he
will give special attention to child-
ren in his general practice of Chi-
ropractic.
Before serving with the 65th
Airway Communications Service
in Germany, Dr. Edmoncon, lived
in Paris, Texas. He is a disabled
veteran.
After graduating from High
School in Sulphur Bluff, Texas, he
attended the Texas Chiropractic
College in San Antonio, where he
remained after graduation to teach
courses in Chiropractic and Ana-
tomy.
Dr. and Mrs. Edmonson and their
five year old son are making
their home at 1114 Bankhead in
Garland.
RESTING IN WYLIE
Billy Jack Swaner is resting at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Swaner, following a re-
cent operation in a Dallas hospital.
E. Housewright's In
Auto Accident Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. E. Housewright
were driving home Sunday from
Dallas when their automobile was
was struck by an oncoming car.
The vehicle that struck the House-
wright car was driving on the
left-hand side of the road on
Mockingbird Lane, forcing the
Housewright car off the road be-
fore the impact.
Mr. Housewright received minor
cuts and was able to return home
Sunday night. Mrs. Housewright
was hospitalized at St. Paul Hos-
pital in Dallas where X-rays show
several fractured ribs in addiaion
to cuts and bruises.
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John C. White, New
State Commissioner
Agriculture, Here
John C. White, newly elected
Commissioner of Agriculture, vis-
ited Wylie briefly Monday after-
noon. Mr. White has just returned
from Washington, D. C., and was
on his way to Austin. He stopped
by here for a visit with his friend,
John L. Bostic.
Mr. White expressed gratitude
for the support he received in this
community in the election which
saw him defeat J. E. McDonald. He
says that he knows nothing about
politics, and that all he knows is
agriculture. He was reared on a
farm and has continued to love
and study methods for improving
and conserving the soil.
Mr. White says he hopes to re-
turn very soon and have time to
meet and talk more with the peo-
ple of Wylie.
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Pylanf- Family Moves
To Wylie; Opens Shoe
Repair Shop Here
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pylant mov-
ed to Wylie last week from Cran-
dall, Texas where they formerly
operated a shoe repair shop. The
Pylants moved their modern shoe
repair equipment here to the
building they recently purchased
from Dr. G. P. Maynard. Mr. Py-
lant announced the shop would
be open for business from 7 a.m.
to 7 p. m, Monday through Friday,
and 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. on Satur-
day.
The Pylants have two children,
Rita, aged 3 and Ronnie, 2. They
are members of the Baptist
Church and have already made
their home in Wylie, having mov-
ed their household goods tempor-
arily into the rear of their build-
ing. They are plannig to build a
home here in the very near fut-
ure. They moved their member-
ship to the local church Sunday.
The people of Wylie welcome
the Pylants and appreciate the
way they have made themselves
a part of the community in the
short time they have been here.
Stock Farm Being
Planned Near Wylie
J. W. Barnard of Dallas pur-
chased 96 acres of farm land
south of Wylie last June. Already
two large watering tanks have
been put on the land and another
is to be constructed soon. Plans
are to make this acreage into a
modern stock firm, according to
J. M. Matney, caretaker of the
property
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MRS. E. H. COLE'S PARENTS
HERE FOR THANKSGIVING
Visiting the E. H. Cole family
for Thanksgiving were Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Glass of Wichita Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Glass are the par-
ents of Mrs. Cole.
Plans for one of the merriest
and happiest Christmas seasons in
history were rapidly taking shape
this week, as Wylie merchants
and civic leaders were expecting
to "put their best foot forward"
in the matter of decorations and
preparations for the annual Yule-
tide season.
By this time next week, all Wy-
lie was expected to be aglow with
the bright lights and festive dec-
orations hailing tlje holiday sea-
son. Plans were nearing comple-
tion Thursday for the lighting and
decorating of the main business
district. Several new ideas were to
be introduced in the scheme, mak-
ing Wylie one of the most attrac-
tive small towns In the state for
the occasion.
First of the lights were to be
turned on Saturday night, and all
of the decorations were expected
to be in place by Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Stores To Cooperate
A large number of the mer-
chants have signified their inten-
tion of cooperating in the pro-
gram by placing attractive Yule-
tide displays either in their stores
or in the windows. It is hoped
that these displays may be up not
later than next Tuesday, and the
assistance and cooperation of all
BOYS AND GIRLS WRITE
SANTA A LETTER
The Wylie News has already
been asked by several boys and
girls if we are going to forward
their letters to Santa Claus again
this year. We want to answer
your questions early and stafe
that we not only will forward
your letters, but we will also pub-
lish them in The Wylie News.
Begin to think now about your
letter to Santa Claus, and get
your folks to help you get your
letter in the mail. Just address the
envelope to:
Santa Claus
Wylie News
Wylie, Texas.
the merchants is asked in helping
to make our town attractive for
holiday shoppers.
Many of the homes throughout
the town are expected to have
outdoor lighting arrangements,
and still others will have the tra-
ditional window displays with the
lighted Christmas trees perhaps
taking the top spot in popularity.
Santa To Make Visit
Local officials were busy this
week contacting Santa Claus in an
effort to determine just when he
could pay Wylie his annual pre-
Christmas visit. A tentative date
had been worked out for the lat-
ter part of next week, and final
plans for this visit will be an-
nounced in next week's paper.
Your cooperation in lighting and
decorating the town and homes
for the Christmas season will be
sincerely appreciated. Let's join
together to make Wylie the out-
standing town in North Texas this
Christmas.
Footaball Boys Feted
With Party Wed. Nite
Members of the 1950 Wylie Foot-
ball Squad were guests of honor
when the Feagin's Cafe enter-
tained Wednesday night for the
boys and their dates.
Thirty-five guests were on hand
for the games and refreshments
served by the Feaglns.
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