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Page Two-The Wylie News-Thursday, January 11,1973
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Opening Of Congress
of the 93rd Congress brings
to mind a couple of things we believe
to be due top priority.
Opening
to mind ;
First of all, the fact that the Vietnam
war continues to drag on ought to
claim the attention of the Senators
and Representatives. The American
people were led to believe back a
couple of weeks before the election
that peace would come any day.
Of course, politics was at the base
of that claim which hasn't occurred.
The people have been told so many
untruths about this war and have been
misled so many times by our leaders
that we believe it is past time for
the members of Congress to blow
the whistle and exert some leader-
ship in this respect.
The next matter in which the
Congress should exert some leader-
ship is in reclaiming or returning
its responsibilities back from the
executive branch of the government.
It has set by too long and seen
too much ot its responsibilites.
abdicated to the executive depart-
ment and its ever-growing bureaus.
In other words, let the Congress
be the Congress, the voice of the
people, and stop once and for all
the concentration of entirely too
much power in the hands of the
office of President.
These matters, we believe, should
receive the preferred attention of
both houses. Dispose of these
quickly and responsibly and then
let's get on with the business at
hand.
How True!
A man who went broke in business said,
"blame it all on advertising !"
His friend replied, "What do you mean?
You never did any advertising."
" I know, " the man answered. "But
all my competitors did !"
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BATTER UP!
The Town Of Wylie
by Beb Fulkerson
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"Manless Wedding" - See Story Below
Born at Marquez, Texas,
about ten miles from the
city ot Fyinn, Mrs. Re-
becca Douthitt migrated to
Wylie in May of 1940. At
that time the town did not
have a Variety Store and
one had not been here for
a number of years. Joe
Peters, brother of Mrs.
Douthitt, and his wife,
Martha, bought variety
store stock, rented a buil-
ding and put Mrs. Dou-
thitt in the store as
manager. May 25, 1940
ws opening day!
The first year they needed
no help other than the
family, but they needed
them all on Saturday
night. During a recent vi-
sit to Wylie, Mrs. Myra
Lee McNltzky, daughter
of the Joe Peter'^
recalled, "Aunt Rebecca,
I remember coming to
Wylie every Saturday!"
Mrs. Delia Huddleston
was their first clerk. Mrs.
Meadie Corbitt and Mrs.
Ethel Mitchell and nthnrs
followed. Another hard
worker was Mrs. Joe Har-
din. . At present Mrs'.
Evelyn McAbee is work-
ing on her 16th year there.
"I worked some days
from 7 a.m. till 7 p.m.
Saturdays it was 7 a.m%
till 11 p.m. You weren't
here then and don't re-
member how the people
walked the streets and the
big crowds that showed up
on Saturday nights. That
picture show certainly
helped our business, '
stated Mrs. Douthitt.
One thing she remembers
vividly is an incident which
occured during the "onion
season." Ten bottles
of 10C Ben Hur was sto-
len by some "onion
pickers." That night in the
movies the smell was
"odorific."
A mother of five - Cla-
rence who now lives in
Fort Worth, David (Bob)
of El Dorado, Arkansas,
Irriogene of Hamlin and
Joe and Melvin of Wylie-
Mrs. Douthitt had the feel-
ing of all mothers as she
saw three of her sons
go off to the serviro of
their "Uncle SanllMelvin,
David and Joe all served
"their time" - and Mel-
vin was injured in the Pa-
cific area during World
War II.
"I enjoyed the work at
the Variety Store. It let
me meet people. We col-
le cted the gas and light
bills. I gave up the gas
a number of years ago
but we kept collecting for
TP&L until they put an
office in Wylie. Joe (Pe-
ters) kept the records and
I kept the daily reports,"
stated Mrs. pouthitt.
A devoted worker ffi the
First Baptist Church,Mrs.
Douthitt is ver> ha^py with
her T.E.L. Sunday School.
Class, where Ora B.~
McKinney is the teacher.
At a shower given for
Delphia Mitchell several
years ago. Mrs. Douthitt
performed in a "Manless
Wedding." It-was Mrs.
John Sharp's idea to make
this three-act and entitle
it "Stepping Stones in
the Life of Delphia." Veve
Mitchell and JeannieFrye
played Delphia growing
up. Mrs. Douthitt. . fa-
ther of the bride gave a-
way the bride, Mrs. Sharp,
under an archway of ro-
ses. The handsome groom
was Mrs. John Carr. ODal
Wilson, acting preacher,
performed the rites from
the appropriate Sears
Roebuck catalog. Fruit
jar rubbers served as the
rings exchanged by the
couple and were carried
by David Greer, ring -
bearer. Flower girl was
Linda Greer. The wedding
was held in the old city
Hall (where else?). It
stood at the location of
the present Johnston
building.
In January, 1957, Mrs.
Douthitt, Melvin and Ger-
tie formed a partnership
to buy the business as
Mr. Peters had decided to
sell. They bought the buil-
ding, too! Since then bu-
siness has had "grow-
ing pains" - both in floor
space and stock.
The building has been ad-
ded onto a number
of times and has been
completely renovated on
the inside. Practically
every kind of merchan-
dise available is now car-
ried there.
(coninued on page 6)
Mrs. Rebecca Douthitt and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters
Poet's Corner
The Board Of Education
When you get to meditating
'Bout the time you went to school
And you think of all your meanness
And how oft' you broke the rule
And how sad it made the teacher
Not to mention Ma and Pa
When your conscience was a hurtin
'Cause you hate to break their law.
Then sometimes you'd get the shivers
When you shirked some special task---
Oh! You know that hound dawg feelin
Like an ornery outcast.
Of course the law of compensation
Levels off e'er it's too late;
Yes, that board of education--
'Hind the woodshed—Cruel fate.
When you think of all your clowning
When the teacher turned his back
How the boys and girls would giggle
When you sometimes got a smack.
When you did not want to study
And the fields and woods aid call
And you thought of distant places—,
Of your lessons—not at all.
Now and then you would play hooky
But you found it not much fun—
Fact is, you were kinda lonesome
With your thoughts e'er day was done.
Now it's true that retribution
Like the birds come home to bed—
That same board of education
Made you smart—not in the head.
Later on you got girl fever
Then you combed your hair real slick;
I don't know the real connection—
Anyway it did the trick.
Soon the teacher got to bragging
How you'd always lead tne class—
You tried hard to please one SUSIE.
Sure, she was a bonnie lass.
Well, in time you went to college
Worked so hard and earned your mark
Another phase of life you entered.
On your own craft you then embark.
Let's not forget that compensation
Works just as well in modern days
And the board of education
Often works in pleasant ways.
Now little SUSIE was not idle—
Studied music, art and science.
She had verve, also allurements—
On all of these she placed reliance.
She made of you her Knight - in - Armor —
To the altar you were led.
We are told you did not falter
To your credit be it said.
Of course, we all now know the sequel
Thirteen children all in all
Some are head-aches to the teachers
But have something on the ball.
Thus it is thru generations
Most real virtues still abide,
As o'er the board of education
'Hind the woodshed you preside.
by Frank W ..Hooper
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One of the most difficult
roblems a man has is
eeping up with easy pay-
ments. •
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My doctor just don't un-
derstand me. He told
me recently that he was
doing everything he could
for me, but he just couldn't
make me young again. The
thing he don t know is I
don t want to be young
again. I just want to keep
getting older.
Most Senior Citizens have
it made. The majority of
them were poor and un-
happy until they were 65.
Their worries cease at
that age. the time
they are 65 they don't
give a hoot. They are
used to it by then.
It is very easy to tell
when you become
Senior Citizen. When
feel your corns moret
you do your oats, the jig
is up.
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Many people spend
pui
trying
. . . much
time and put forth much
effort trying to get at-
tention. With us it comes
easy. All we have to do
is pull a "boo-boo" In
the paper and we„getmore
attention than we want.
A waitress ask me the
other night how I found my
steak. I informed her that
I just moved the potatoes
and there it was.
There are many tax col-
lecting places".' They col-
lect Federal, State, Local
and Sales tax. They also
sell merchandise on the
side.
Border Police on the Rio
Grande have quiet a con-'
fusing problem to solve.
AlL^alcohollc beverage
brought into Texas from
Mexico is supposed to be
taxed. When it is brought
across in bottles it is no
problem to determine the
amount of tax. However,
when they come across
weaving and reeling with
the stuff stored inside of
them it is very difficult
to determine the amount
? uVJ* t0 lmPose on the
imbibers.
I m expecting a lot
good luck this year,
sure did consume the
blackeyed peas New
Year's day. The reason
I ate an extra large
amount, the way I feel
I am sure it's going to
take a lot of luclc to get
me through 1973. But
I feel like my luck ran
out before it got started.
I am sure everything
would have been O.K. if
I had stopped at the peas.
I had to over-do-lt. My
dear little wife had to
serve turnips, corn bread
and onions With the peas.
To finish this oft she
sarved pumpkin pie and
cocoanut pie with fruit
salad. There went one of
my New Year's resolu-
tions. Oh well, you gotta
go someway ana I aon't
know of a better way to
do It than eating.
If I can have any kind of
luck with my Income Tax
report I may be able to
take the wife out for a
steak dinner long about
the middle of the year.
We wonder how many peo-
ple realize that before
they give someone apiece
3f their mind they don't
lave any to spare.
\ friend of mine has a
serious problem he Is
having trouble figuring
out. For several years
he has been in the habit
of coming home late at
night a little too tipsy.
It always winds up with
him having to use all his
charms to get his wife
in a good humor . It
usually cost him a new
wardrobe for her to get
things straightened out .
On this particular night
he came nome pretty well
lit with a black eye.
The next morning he men-
tioned to his wife that he
supposed she was pretty
mad al*>ut him coming In
the night before drunk and
with a black eye. She
Informed him that pos-
sibly he had forgotten,
but when he got home
he dldn t have tnat black
eye."
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