The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 6, 1965 Page: 1 of 4
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Matlon Martin, Wylie Land-
owner, has succeeded Fred G.
Agnew as a member of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
and Conservation Committee in
Collin County. Mr. Agnew re-
tired last month after having
served since 1960, and Mr. Mar-
tin joins Wallace S. Caraway
and W. Perry Wilson as mem-
bers of the three-man group.
We believe a word of apprecia-
tion is due Fred Agnew for his
service on this important com-
mittee. Always a man who wac
fair and considerate, he served
with honor and credit and his
leadedship helped to make the
workings of the committee a
smooth operation. He was re-
c topcted by the farmers of the
Jun(y and his counsel was wel-
come. At the same time, we
congratulate Mr. Martin on his
election to the post. He is well
known throughout this area,
and we predict he, too, will
make an outstanding member
of the committee.
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Had a long talk recently with
Clint Pendery about some up-
coming improvements slated
for local Lake Lavon. He and
Mrs. Pendery ow approximate-
ly 350 acres of choice land
ringing the southwest part of
the lake, near the dam, all of
which will be ideally situated
when the level of the reser-
voir is enlarged. We predict j
one of these days, in the not j
too distant future, homes in the j
$50,000 to $100,000 class will dot j
Hhe countryside overlooking |
this lake, and this current en- !
largement program will spur
that type of development.
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Wylie cotton farmers, and the j
entire community for that mat- j
ter, may well be proud of the |
local gin facilities. R o d d >
Groves has provided this sec- |
tion with one of the finest
and bsst equipped gin plants
to b found anywhere and this \
season's performance will bear !
that statement out. The size of
lint turnouts and grade of cot- |
ton produced by the gin this
year were by far the best we
heard of anywhere in this area,
and work stoppages were at a
minimum for the season just j
closing. It has been a success- ;
ful year and a word of thanks
is due Ginner Groves and his
crews for having provided the j
means for handling the crop in !
an efficient manner.
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Here over the past weekend
was A. C. Moore, Jr., of Bur-
lingame, Calif., and while here
he honored us with a visit.
"A. C." as most of his friends
here know him, was reared {
in Wylie and completed high \
school here and naturally he
was enjoying the few days to
renew acquaintances and to see j
old associates. He has been
wj^i Pan American Airways
f * * number of years. He visit- i
eu with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Moore, Sr., and
other relatives while in town, j
and helped "Kid" to celebrate 5
a significant birthday.
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Thanks to Jim Wolfe for re- i
membering to bring us a sup- j
ply of hot peppers. We plan to
make use of a part of them in
a batch of "four alarm" chili |
one of these nights, and the j
recent cold snap reminds us |
that it's chili time. Jim's a j
good cook in h;s own right and !
we often swap recipes, and
judging from the quality of pep- |
pers he u«es only first class in-
gredients.
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BRIEF BITS: Two important
days for Wylie's school stu-
dents in October find it's TB
Test Day on the 8th (a change
in dates as indicated in last
week's paper) and on the 11th
classes will be dismissed in all
schools for Kid's Day at the
State Fair of Texas
Si Bieler, loan man from a Gar-
land institution, in Wylie last
week on business The
Edgar Cox backyard is one of
the prettiest and best kept in
town City Mgr. Jack
Whitt tells us additional street
work is planned for the follow-
ing streets: Oak, Marble, Jef-
ferson and Cottonbelt, all of
which comes as continued good
news .... Land values in the
area continue to go up as buy-
ers are on the increase
Russell McGinnis informs us
that big plans are in the works
Welcome to Wylie!
NEAR THE LAKES
TWO RAILROADS
V2 HOUR TO DALLAS
THE WYLIE NEWS
Serving Collin County s Fastest Growing City
Welcome to Wylie!
PLENTY OF WATER
PLEASANT CLIMATE
MANY CHURCHES
VOLUME EIGHTEEN
WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, OCTOBER 6, 1965
Number 21
Future
Homemakers Hold
Meeting Sept. 29
The Wylie chapter of the Fu-
ture Homemakers of America
held its first meeting of t h e
year Wednesday, September
29, at 6 p.m. The highlight of
the evening was the installation
of officers and the initiation of
new members.
The following officers were
installed:
President, Vivian Green;
Vice President, Jo Ann Ben-
nett; Degrees Chairman, Shar-
on Fulkerson; Projects Chair-
man, Barbara Green; Song
Leader, Vicki Tramell; Report-
er and Secretary, Darlene Ma-
ples; Treasurer, Lynn Petit;
Historian, Charlyn Hendricks;
Parliamentarian, Theresa Las-
siter; Sargent At Arms, Shar-
on Bardin.
New members initiated are
the following:
Margie Bennett, Rita Bold-
ing, Elaine Boren, Mary Burch,
Cynthia Collins worth, Jan Fea-
gin, Sharon Flanagan, Sandra
Fox, Mary Frederick, Sharon
Fulkerson, Pamela Hall, Vicki
Henderson, Ginger Hensley,
Linda Hester, Sherral Holla-
day; Lynn Petit, Cindy Thorn-
ton;
And Paulette Young, Donna
Ammerman, Jane Boxman,
Carolyn Cade, Sharon Cryer,
Cindy Groves, Carol Hatfield,
Belinda Housewright, Sharon
Jones, Theresa Lassiter, Deb-
bie Moore, Debbie Ponfick,
Linda Ross, Sharon Saulters,
Carolyn Strickland, Wanda
Strickland, and Virginia Jus-
tice.
A total of 44 members attend-
ed the meeting. Mrs. Lenora
Hyatt is the advisor for t h e
group.
Darlene Maples
Reporter
WSCS Meets In
Home Of Mrs.
R. F. Hartman
Members of the Woman's So- j
ciety of Christian Service of |
the First Methodist Church j
met in the heme of Mrs. R. F.
Hartman, 301 S. Third, Mon-
day, October 4th.
In the absence of Mrs. Lura
Bell Smith, president, due to
illness, Mrs. Hartman opened |
the meeting with Prayer.
Mrs. W. W. Barker gave a '
very interesting program on '
"Participating In The War On
Poverty" and Mrs. E. N. Eld- j
ridge reported on the Officer s !
Training School held in t h e
First Methodist Church in Mc-
Kinney on October 1st.
The hostess served delicious !
refreshments to members at-
tending the meeting.
Highway 78 Railroad Overpass
Under Construction At Lavon
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LAVON OVERPASS UNDER CONSTRUCTION — Workmen and machin-
ery, above, are oictured pouring concrete footing for the overpass
of the Cotton Eelt railroad on State Highway 78 at Lavon. The over-
pass, located just west of Lavon, is part of the work underway on
a new section of Highway 78 beginning at Highway 205, east
Wylie. Joe Davidson of Terrell is the general contractor. (Photo
Raymond Ellis).
ASC Committeemen Elected;
M. M. Martin New Member
October 8
Be Dale For TB
Tests For Students
Friday, October 8, will be the
date of the TB skin tests in j
Wylie schools, according to J
announcement this week by
Ralph Ussery, h:gh school prin- i
cipal.
Last week's paper stated that '
the date would be October 11,
but a conflict made the change
in dates necessary.
Students are reminded that
they must have written permis-
sion from their parents to take
the test. Reactors to the skin
test will be given a chest
x-ray on the mobile unit which
will be located at the schools
on the above date.
Sunday dinner guests in the
home of Mrs. J. W. Akin, Sr.,
were Mr. and Mrs. Carol Webb,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Rid-
dle, Scott and Lori all of Gar-
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Oris Williams
of Grapevine visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rat-
cliff and other relatives in the
community.
for next year for Lake Lavon
which reminds us that the lake
enlargement program is really
going to be something! t
County and community com-
mittee members under the Ag-
ricultural Stabilization and
Conservation program have
been elected in Collin County
in September balloting by qual-
lified land ownersin the area.
The following community
committeemen were elected:
McKINNEY - ALLEN: Ri-
ley A. Boren, R-l, McKinney,
Dale K. Spurgin, R-2, McKin-
ney, V. F. Hefner, R-l, Allen
ANNA - MELISSA: Dwight
D. Crigger, R-l, Anna, J. Ed-
ward Powell, Box 112, Anna,
William Loyd Renfro, R-2, An-
na.
BLUE RIDGE - WESTMINS-
TER: Tom W West, R-2, An-
na, John C. Womble, R-l, Blue
Ridge, Noel R. Box, R-l, Blue
Ridge.
CELINA - WESTON: R. Lew-
is Robinson, R-2, Celina, R.
Paul O'Brien, Box 433, Celina,
James T. Grubbs, R-2, Celina.
PRINCETON - FARMERS -
VILLE: Wyman C. Mansfield,
R-l, Princeton, Leonard R. Wel-
born, R-l, Princeton, William W.
Dugger, R-2, Farmersville.
FRISCO - PROSPER: Luth-
er D. Chesney, R-l, McKinney,
Jack H. Furr, R-4, McKinney,
Charles E. Bell, Box 8, Pros-
per.
COPEVILLE - JOSEPHINE -
NEVADA. James Bert Webb,
R-l, Nevada, Carl R. Montgom-
ery, R-l, Nevada, W S. Sebas-
tian, Box 607, Josephine.
PLANO - WYLIE. Ben C.
Wood, R-l, Wylie, John T.
Uland, R-2, Piano, Gene Lewis,
R-2, McKinney.
The county convention, held
September 22, elected the fol-
lowing meimbers of the County
Committee: W. S. Caraway,
three - year term; W P. Wil-
son, Vice - Chairman, two - year
term; and M. M. Martin, one-
year term.
Mr, Martin is the only new
County Committeeman and re
places Fred G. Agnew, who has
served on the committee since
1960 and became ineligible for
re - election because of age li-
mitations in committee regula-
tions.
Farmers with questions or
recommendations concerning
programs operated by the AS
CS should feel free to contact
Warriors Scalp Pirates In Friday
I's Game
The Warriors from Honey Yds. Pen. 35 50
Scoring by Quarters:
Wylie 0 0 12 0-12
Honey Grove 20 12 7 0—39
SCORING
Honey Grove:
Grove had little trouble with
the Wylie Pirates Friday night
as they breezed to a 39 to 12
win.
The Warriors proved to be
an "ungracious host'' as they
ripped Wylie's vaunted defense
to shreds. Time and time again
in the first half quarterback
Phil Fuller sent his backs
I through the Pirate line for long
gains. By half-time they had
! built a 32 point lead.
If the game could have end-
ed there and a new one start-
ed, the locals would have won
this one 12 to 7 After the War-
riors had scored early in the
3rd quarter on a 56 yard pass
play the Pirate offense came
to life and promptly drove 46
yards to score their first TD
with Tibbals going over from
the 2.
Minutes later after the lo-
cals had recovered a Warrior
fumble on the 45, quarterback
Barnes dropped a 45 yard scor-
ing pass on David Tackett for
the second TD From here on
the Warriors shut the door and
carried off a 39 to 12 victory.
GAME AT A GLANCE
Wylie Honey Grove
First downs 11 12
Rush. Yds. 116 197
Pass. Yds. 59 148
Passes 3 for 9 6 for 11
Pass. Int'cpt 0 2
Punts 5-38 8-50
Fumb, Lost 2 2
Page Stuart, 23 yds. Run —
—(Howell Kick).
Randy Collins, 15 yds. Run
(Howeli Kick).
Randy Collins, 57 yds. Run
— Kick Failed.
Phil Fuller, 10 yds. Run —
[ Kick Failed.
Jerry Paraham, 42 yds. Pass
j — (Howell Kick).
Jerry Paraham, 56 yds. Pass
| — Kick Failed.
Wylie:
Tibbals, 2yds. Run — Run
failed.
Tackett, 45 yds. Pass — Run
failed.
SIDE LINE COMMENTS
With this loss it leaves t h e
Pirates with a 3-2 record to
start district play next week
The Farmersville Farmers will
furnish the opposition here at
| Pirate Field
From here on the locals play
for keeps; after an open date
this week the Pirates play a 5
game conference schedule. The
first two games will be un-
reeled here at the local field.
Farmersville and Pilot Point
will be the opposition.
The next 3 games are to
be played away from home.
So get ready fans for lots of
football left In this season.
cftmmitteemen in their areas.
Fred L. Cook is office man-
ager for the committee.
NTMWD Board In
Regular Meeting j
In Wylie Today
The board of directors of the
North Texas Municipal Water |
District will meet today (Thurs- |
day) for their regular monthly j
session.
The meeting will be held at
4 p.m. in the district's off ices
Regular items of business
were listed on the agenda, in-
cluding reports from district
personnel, attorneys, engineers I
and financial advisers.
Final plans were also expect- j
ed to be laid for the hearing j
on the district's application for
additional water from the res-
ervoir which is scheduled be-
fore the Texas Water Commis-
! sion on October 25.
Mrs. Posey Hostess
For Tuesday
Bridge Club
Mrs. Raymond Posey enter-
tained members and guests of
the Tuesday Bridge Ciub at her
home on September 28th. Priz-
es were won by Mrs. Johnnie
Daugherty and Mrs. James
Seabourn.
Mrs. Posey served a dessert
course to Mmes. Ray Sheeks,
A D Boyd, D. W. Click, John-
nie Daugherty, James Sea-
bourn, George Howrey and Dcss
Housewright.
Cactus Pryor Will
Be Emcee For The
Jim Wright Dinner
FORT WORTH. Oct. 2 -
Cactus Pryor of Austin, Pres-
ident Johnson's favorite toast- j
master, will be master of cere-!
monies for the Jim Wright Ap-
preciation Dinner here Oct. 23.
Jim Terrell, program direc-
tor for the "Night for Wright,"
announced Saturday that Pry-
or had accepted an invitation
to emcee the non - partisan sa-
lute to Rep. Wright for his
decade of service in Congress.
Pryor, program director of
KTBC-TV, is a nationally - ac-
claimed humorist. He first gain-
ed national attention with his
comedy recordings. Best-known
of them are "Point of Order,"
hich satirizes the McCarthv- i
Army hearings, and "What's
the Score. " which lampoons the
Dizzy Dean baseball broad-
casts.
He has appeared on several
national television shows,
toured as emcee with such
movie personalities as James
Stewart, James Cagnev and
Fred MacMurray, and has en-
tertained heads of state and
United Nations ambassadors
President Johnson has calle.I
Prvor "the best emcee of them
all."
The Jim Wrieht Appreciation
Dinner wil! be held in the Com
mereial Exhibit Building at Will
Rogers Memorial Center.
Amon Carter Jr., general
chairman, says tickets, priced
at $10. are available in 32 North |
Central Texas counties. They
also may be ordered from Jim
Wrieht Appreciation Dinner
headquarters, P O. Box {>24,
Fort Worth Telephone is ED 2-
2525.
"In national significance and
entertainment value," Carter
says, "this will be one of the
most outstanding programs ev-
er held in Fort Worth "
Construction of the first two
phases of work on State High-
way 78, east and northeast of
Wylie, is currently underway
with good progress reported
this week by Resident Engi-
neer John R. Taylor of the Tex-
as Highway Department.
First phase is a two - mile
stretch of road beginning at
Highway 205, east of Wylie
and running northeast and in-
cluding an overpass of the
Cotton Belt Railroad just west
of Lavon.
Another two miles is under
construction just west of Farm-
ersville which will bypass that
town to a point just northwest
of the city.
Good progress is noted on
the roadbed work of the Lavon
section and concrete footings
have been poured for the
bridge across the railroad. In
3addition, considerable work has
been done on the dirt embank-
ment portion of the project.
Location of the overpass is a
few hundred feet west of the
present road through Lavon.
Joe Davidson of Terrell is
general contractor on this sec-
tion.
Resident Engineer Taylor
this week stated that good prog-
ress?, has been the pasi few
weekj on both sections current-
ly underway. The dry weather
the past three months enabled
the contractor to have excel-
lent working conditions, but the
rains a couple of weeks ago
were welcome, too, especially
aiding the dirt work." ho said.
Mr Taylor indicated that
completion of this phase could
be expected "sometime after
the first of the year,"
Meanwhile, other sections of
the new road will be up for let-
ting over the next several
months, Another railroad over-
pass is slated across the San-
ta Fe tracks just west of Cope-
ville. Some detailed planning is
awaiting U. S. Engineer's re-
ports on the Lake Lavon en-
largement which will affect low
areas along the proposed route.
Cool Snap Is
Record Breaker
For This Section
Last week's cool snap proved
to be a record breaker for the
Wylie section of the county and
state as temperatures dipped
to new lows for the time of
year.
On Friday morning of last
week the mercury was in the
upper forties, a new record for
an October 1 date for this area.
The "norther" blew into Wy-
lie ef ly Thursday morning
with slight rainfall and immedi-
ately gave notice that it meant
business.
But weather records are set
to be broken, experts agree,
and this may not be the first
time this fall and winter such
events will happen.
Homemakers Club
To Meet
October 11
The next meeting of the
Wylie Homemakers Club has
been scheduled for Monday, Oc-
tober 11th at 7:30 p.m. The
group will meet in the Home
Economics Department of the
local school.
A demonstration on Flower
Arranging will be given by Mrs.
Robert King, owner of the
Wylie Flower and Gift Shop,
and all members are urged to
attend
M nes. G. W Pendergrass,
W B Keer.e, A A. Russell
and Ollie spent last Wednes-
day shopping at NorthPark,
Dallas.
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