The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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Smiles returned to the faces
of most people in Wideawake
Wylie Monday morning, and a
spirit of optimism seemed to re-
turn in view of Sunday night's
downpour. Not that moisture of
recent weeks hadn't been wel-
come, and in most Instances ad-
equate, but the cattlemen still
had empty stock ponds and some
still were hauling \vater for their
herds. And this is up-hill busi-
ness all the way! Rain still had
not come in sufficient quantities
to correct this situation which
had been critical since Septem-
ber of 19S3. But this was all
changed with the Sunday night
rain. Monday morning we awoke
to overflowing tanks and new
hopes were in evidence. Even
the big pond, Lake Lavon, be-
^an receiving runoff water, and
^iis, too, was most welcome, as
the lake of late had dropped to
almost four feet below its cus-
tomary 472-ft. level. So, dear
hearts, things are looking up!
Moisture is excellent; grain
crops are greener than ever;
prospects are fine; and Tuesday
the sun was shining brilliantly
with the temperatures just right
for ideal Wideawake Wylie liv-
ing! What more could you ask?
Our congratulations go this
week to Norman Lang and his
fine group of musicians who
make up his school band. Please
refer to the story in this issue of
all the honors coming their way
in Dallas last Saturday. They
really made a fine showing and
all Wylie is proud of them. We're
delighted with their progress and
count them as a fine asset, not
only to the schools, but to the
community as well.
☆☆☆
HERE and THERE: If you
have not signed A. D. BOYD'S
petition on the Collin County Jun-
ior College election then he'll
welcome you to drop by and do
so this week. The vote is April 4.
Boyd is Wylie's representative
on this board of trustees. . . .
Congratulate WANDA RAINS
for her recent accomplishment
in the field of homemaking.
She's a popular student in this
department of the local schools
. . . .The Rev. BILL SLACK is
a member of Governor Con-
nally's statewide committee on
the problems of the aging in
Texas. . . .It's a 62-member
group from all over the state
and will deal with many of the
important problems facing us in
the next few years with our old-
er citizens. . . .Mention the nu-
merous comments concerning
the editorial in last week's paper
about a general clean-up day.
Most were favorable and think
the idea a good one. Now, who
wants to take the bail and run
with it?. . . .JOHN BOZMAN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Boz-
man, on the dean's list at East
Tex'as State College. It's a fine
honor for the Wylie youngster
who's compiling a good record
the Commerce institution. , . .
^kecreation - minded persons in-
terested in a cabin - site or home-
site at Lake Lavon will have an
opportunity to get one next Sun-
day when Lavon Beach Estates
conducts a big auction of their
remaining lots. If interested, see
their advertisement. . . .From
our notes; Remember to con-
gratulate MARY ANN GROVES,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roddy
Groves, for receiving the good
citizenship award locally from
the D.A.R. organization. She was
honored officially last week. . . .
J. P. HUEY, administrator of
Collin Memorial Hospital in Me-
Kinney, in town Tuesday after-
noon. , . .P. A. WARNER'S new
automatic car wash business
about ready for operation on
Highway 78. . . .Mention large
turnout for last week's schools
Open House. . . Competition for
school and city races assured as
candidates beat filing deadlines.
Voters should throw support to
those who believe in supporting
Wylie. . . .Tuesday's freezing
weather about par for mid-
March, one of the year's most
unpredictable months, and Mon-
day's heavy snowfall proved
that.
Welcome to Wylie!
NEAR THE LAKES
TWO RAILROADS
Vi HOUR TO DALLAS
THE WYIIE NEWS
Serving Collin County's Fastest Growing City
Welcome to Wylie!
PLENTY OF WATk'R
PLEASANT CLIMATE
MANAT CHURCHES
VOLUME SIXTEEN
WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, MARCH 12, 1964
Number 43
Junior College
Site Accessible
To All County
Selection of a site for the pro-
posed Collin County Junior Col-
lege was a matter of great con-
cern to the first board of trus-
tees named last year.
Board president J. M. Whise-
nant said his group drove hun-
dreds of miles before settling on
this tract of land located on the
extension of Higway 75, approx-
imately one mile north of the
intersection of Highways 121 and
75.
"We considered at least a doz-
en sites", Whisenant said. "And
we had options on some other
tracts of land. Still, the board
feels we have the best site,
based on cost, and nearness to
facilities and highways."
The site, placed under option
at no cost, is, in the opinion of
the Board, the very best location
relative to being close to the cen-
ter of the county's papulation.
"It is easily accessible from
every part of the county and will
be even more so when the present
Highway 75 extension is com-
pleted."
"I would like at this time to
commend the cooperative spir-
it of the board of trustees",
Whisenant added. "The trustees
who live in far parts of the coun-
ty could easily have objected to
a site not so close to their towns.
But they did not; we had com-
plete agreement on the site."
Whisenant said the site is
large enough for present and fu-
ture needs of the college. "We
anticipate no need for additional
land", he stated.
Only a small part of the build-
ings included in the master plan
are scheduled for the initial phase
of construction. These will be
limited to the basic needs of the
school, with others to be added
later.
The future of the school lies,
as it should, with the voting tax-
payers of Coi I in County. They
will go to the polls Saturday,
April 4, to vote on a $1,450,000.00
bond issue to finance the land
purchase building construction,
maintenance, and operaton.
Wylie PIA To
Meet March 12
At 7:20 P. M.
The regular meeting of the
Wylie Parent-Teacher's Associa-
tion will be held Thursday,
March 12th at 7:30 p.m., at the
Elementary Cafetorium. A nurs-
ery will be provided.
The program will be in charge
of the Collin County School Su-
perintendent's office.
A bonus of $5.00 will be given
each room with nine parents and
the teacher present. Everyone is
urged to attend.
Mrs. Ed Davis and her daugh-
ter Mrs. Emogene Westphal
spent several days last week vis-
iting Mrs Davis' brother, Burt
Parr, in Simms, Texas.
Mrs. John Riddle, Scott and
Lori of Garland have been
guests in the home of Mrs, J.
W. Akin Sr.
Card Of Thanks
My thanks to all who remem-
bered me with cards and visits
during my illness and stay in
the Wylie Hospital; also to the
Doctors and nurses for their
kind treatment,
MRS. VIRGIE TILLETT
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank each of you
who remembered me with cards,
gifts, visits and flowers while I
was ill and confined to the hospi-
tal. I am grateful for your
kindness.
Tom J. Bozman
☆☆☆
CARD OF THANKS
We appreciate so very much
the interest and thoughtfulness
of all our friends during the re-
cent death in our family.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Martin
Betty Ann Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Moore
☆☆☆
CARD OF THANKS
My sincere thanks to each of
you who remembered me during
my recent illness and stay in the
hospital. Your cards, flowers,
visits, gifts, and prayers were
deeply appreciated.
Mrs. A. C. Langston.
Jim Simmons has been re-
leased from Wylie Hospital after
being a patient there for sever-
al days following a heart attack.
Wylie Band Captures Honor
At Dallas Area Meeting
The Wylie High School Band
under the direction of Norman
W. Lang won for the second con-
secutive year the Outstanding
Band Award in Class A & B at
the Dallas Area Band Festival.
Each participating band had to
perform three selections, and
were judged on intonation, style,
accuracy of performing, and
over all musicianship. The judges
were Dr. Milburn Carey, Direc-
tor of Bands at Phillips Univer-
sity in Enid, Oklahoma, and Mr.
Floyd Wep.er, Director of the
Paris High School Band, Paris.
Texas.
This festival included an over
all participation of about 23
bands from the Dallas Area
which in - turn numbered over
1000 individual band members.
Other winning bands were Irv-
ing High School 'Class AAAA>,
Ennis High School (Class AAA),
Lake Highlands at Richardson
'Class AA), and MacArther Jun-
ior High at Irving (Class CCC>.
Six Wy'ie Bandsmen also won
individual honors in the solo per-
formance phase of the festival
with first division ratings. They
were Nell Worthington, Clarinet;
Bennie Scholz and Joe Walker,
Sousaphor.es; Stuart Allison.
Trumpet; Stephen Akin, Baritone
Horn; and Dale Watkins. Alto
Saxophone. Each student per-
formed a memorized solo with
piano accompaniment, and were
judged on their technique, style,
intonation, and musicianship. The
piano accompanists who did a
tremendous job, were Mrs. Bill
Slack, Lanny Ward, Kevin Carl-
Sunday guests of Mrs. Ger-
trude Brooks were her daughters
Mrs. A. E. White and Mrs. Mel-
vin Williams of Dallas.
Dallas Garden
Show Set For
March 14 - 22
Model gardens delineating
beauty spots in all parts of the
world will mark the course of
an "Enchanted Voyage" which
sets sail Saturday, March 14, at
State Fair Park in Dallas.
The Dallas Garden Center's
13th annual spring journey, co-
sponsored this year by the State
Fair of Texas, will be charted
through March 22 in 85,000 square
feet of '•.pace in the World Ex-
hibits Building.
Focal points of the first vista
will be a series of steps of liv-
ing azalea plants, conveying the
effect of a pink waterfall cas-
cading into a pool of frothy blua
and white blossoms.
Stopping points for the way-
farer will include gardens set in
Hawaii, Guatemala, Portugal,
Mexico, the Mediterranean, It-
aly, the South Seas, French New
Orleans, the Orient and England.
Among the ever-popular fea-
tures of the Flower Show will
be spot gardens, hanging bird-
cages, Dicture boxes, stump gar-
dens, flower and table arrange-
ments, potted house plants and
hanging baskets.
The commercial area will fol-
low a Town Square theme, and
will include the Sweet Shop. The
Dallas Park Department will
landscape the old - fashioned
bandstand in one section, where
free entertaiment will be fea-
tured several times daily.
The eating area will be an
elevated Viking Ship with its
prow breaking through a sea of
blossoming flowers and plants.
Large model rooms will be in-
stalled by six decorators.
The 1964 Spring Flower and
Garden Show was designed by
the architectural firm of Pratt,
Box and Henderson. Mrs. Her-
bert Marcus Jr. is chairman of
the show, which will be land-
scaped by Viggo Larsen.
Hours will be from 11 a.m. to
9 p.m. daily. Tickets will be
$1.50 for adults and 50 cents for
children under 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Richardson
of Richardson were Wylie visi-
tors Saturday.
son, all of Wylie; and Miss Jack-
ine Hudson from Piano.
At the Band Directors Meet-
ing and Luncheon, Mr. Lang was
elected Chairman of the Solo and
Area Festival for next year. This
job will consist of organizing, co-
ordinating, and directing this
section of the festival.
The festival came to a close
las Area Select Band that even-
ing at McFarlin Auditorium S.-
M.U. The Band was under the
direction of Mr. Jack Mahan,
Director of Bands at Arlington
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pants in this fine band, that re-
ceived a standing ovation upon
concluding the famous Sousa
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Collin Memorial
Hospital Begins
Planning
C. Truett Smith, Chairman, and
the Board of Governors of Col-
lin Memorial Hosipital announce
the Board for several weeks has
been interviewing architects.
These interviews are a first step
in planning a comtemplated en-
largement of the hospital.
The over crowded conditions
at Collin Memorial for more than
the past year have necessi-
tated study and review of ex-
pansion of th hospital. For sev-
eral months it has been neces-
sary frequently to put three pa-
tients into rooms built for two
patients.
Thje board feels quite a bit of
planning will be necessary be-
fore the entire matter will be
put before the people of Collin
County.
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Three Enter Race
For School Election
Saturday, April 4
Three candidates beat the fil-
ing deadline for the position of
school trustee in the Wylie In-
dependent District.
Candidates whose names will
appear on the ballot include Cur-
tis Ratlciff, Stan Rogers
and Leon Whitsell.
The election will be held on
Saturday, April 4 at the Fire
Station. Voting will take place
from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Two are
to be elected, and trustee terms
are for two - years.
Terms of Curtis Ra'.cliff and
Jack postic are expirinng.
Ratcliff, who is a postal em-
ployee in Dallas, will be seeking
re-election. Whitsell is a farmer;
and Rogers is an engineer with
Collins Radio in Richardson.
Rains Fill Stock Tanks;
Brighten Economic Outlook
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Morris of
Dallas visited friends and rela-
tives here last week.
Garden Club Held
February Meeting
In First State Bank
Twenty - six members and
three guests enjoyed the Febru-
ary meeting of the Wylie Garden
Club in the Dividend Room of
the beautiful First State Bank.
Mrs. Nathan Eldridge and Mrs.
J. Tom Brigham were hostesses
for the meeting.
Mrs. W. W. Barker, presiding
speaker, Mrs. J. Elmer Weaver,
District 2 Governor from Dal-
las. Mrs. Weaver discussed "How
To Groom Your Plants and Ar-
rangements For A Garden Club
Flower Show", the yearly event
looked forward to by garden
club members and citizens in the
community.
Mrs. Weaver was a most in-
teresting speaker, as well as in-
formative. Other guests were
Mrs. James Robinson and Mrs.
Ray Carpenter of Piano. Mrs.
Eldridge, in behalf of the Gar-
den Club members, presented
Mrs. Weaver with a token of ap-
preciation.
During the social hour mem-
bers and guests were invited
into the spacious Bank area,
where refreshments of coffee,
tea, cake squares, nuts and
mints were served from a table
decorated in the Valentine mo-
tif. Mrs. Barker presided at the
Silver Service and Mrs. Brigham
served cake. Silver compotes
held nuts and mints.
March rains climaxing with a ,
| Sunday night downpour have ]
brought smiles to area stockmen
Last Riles For
Elmer Cross
Held Wednesday
Jacob Elmer Cross died Mon-
j day, March 9th, at the Veterans
| Hospital in Dallas following a I
long illness. He was born on j
April 10, 1888 in Hood County, I
Texas and had been a resident J
of this community many years. |
He was married to Zelma Nel-
son.
Rosary was recited at 7:30
p.m., Tuesday evening at the
Moore Funeral Home, and Mass
was celebrated Wednesday at 10
a.m., at St. Anthony Cathoiic
Church with Father John A. Bren-
nan as Celebrant.
Burial was in Pleasant Valley j
Cemetery, under the direction of
Moore Funeral Home. Pallbear-1
ers were Joe Cross, Rudy Don j
Walker, Dub Dickerson, Benny
Cryer, Lonnie Cross and James
Cross.
Surviving are his wife; one son
Foy Cross, Garland; four broth-
ers, Raymond and Britton Cross,
both of Wylie; Bob Cross, Im-
perial, Calif.; and Garner Cross,
Fort Worth; three sisters Mrs.
Ruby Evans, Dallas; Mrs. Madge
Parker, Houston; and Mrs. Eu-
nice Walker, Royse City; and
two grandchildren.
and brightened the business out-
look for interests in this section
of the state.
Sunday night's downpour was
followed by a sample of just
about everything in the weather
books for Monday which saw a
mixture of rain, sleet and heavy I
snowfall.
The Sunday night rain amount-
ed to between two and three
inches of rain which filled stock ]
ponds to overflowing and started ;
creeks in the area to flowing [
once again.
March rainfall through 8 a, m.
Tuesday has amounted to 3.21
inches, according to the local of-
fice of the U. S. Engineers at
Wylie Saddle Club
To Sponsor
Rummage Sale
The Wylie Saddle Club will
sponsor a Rummage Sale on Sat-
urday March 21st from 10 a.m.,
two p.m., and Sunday, March
22nd from 1 to 6 p.m., at the
Wylie Saddle Club Arena.
Anyone wishing to donate
items may contact any Saddle
Club member of call 394-2040 or
394-5703 for pick-up. Proceeds
will be used to purchase a P A.
System for the Arena.
Everyone in the community
and surrounding territory is in-
vited to attend the rumimage sale
and take advantage of the bar-
gains.
Lake Lavon. This month's rain-
fall has been as follows;
March 2, 0.20; March 4, 0.23;
March 5, 0.03; March 7, trace.
March 8, 20; March 9. 2.25 and
March 10. 0.30.
Rainfall since January 1 has
been very good and top moisture
has been considered in good con-
dition, but up until Sunday night
runoff had been deficient. Many
farmers and cattlemen reported
Monday morning that their tanks
and stock ponds had been filled
to overflowing by the preiious
night's downpour. Numerous
farmers in this area had been
experiencing a critical water
shortage since September of last
year.
Grain crops will benefit ma-
terially from the rain. Wheat,
oe'.s and other crops which
have been heavily fertilized the
past few weeks are now looking
exceptionally good and with
warm weather the next few days
will be expected to get back on
schedule after a late start due
to last Fall's drouth conditions.
The Engineers at Lake La-
von reported Tuesday morning
that the lake elevation stood
at the 468.48 mark, compared
with a 468.21 - ft. mark as of
March 2. Additional runoff is
expected for the next two or
three days and may up the
elevation slightly.
The rains were followed by a
cold wave which dropped temper-
atures considerably from Sun-
day's 80 - degree mark. Tues-
day morning saw the mercury
here dip to the upper twenties.
Wylie Girls Lose
In First Round Of
Regional Playoffs
The Wylie girls' basketball
team, district and bi - dis-
trict champions, were defeated
last Saturday morning in the first
round of the regional playoffs
played at the North Texas State
University gym in Denton.
The Baird sextet soundly
trounced the local lassies by a
72-56 tally.
Paula Corn, high scoring for-
ward for the Baird team, tossed
in 56 points to stymie the locals
who hat*, advanced to the re-
gional by trouncing Fannindell
earlier in the week.
The Wylie team was ahead for
a couple of times early in the
first quarter, but Baird had
pulled away by the end of the
stanza and was never headed.
In the other first round game-
Millsap defeated Clifton 54-32,
but Baird outscored Millsap in
the night championship game. 65-
56, when Corn scored 47 points
to wrap up the game.
Baird will represent the reg-
ion, long one of the strongest
in the entire state at the play-
offs in Austin this weekend for
the state championship. Re[.o .
are that they will be the favor-
ite to cop the state title.
North Texas
Conference WSCS
To Meet March 18
The North Texas Conference
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
will hold their 23rd annual meet-
ing on March 18 and 19th at the
First Methodist Church in Den-
ton.
The local Church will be rep-
resented by Mrs. Nathan Eld-
ridge who will have a part on
the program "World Federation
of Methodist Women", Wednes-
day evening following the Ban-
quet.
OES To Entertain
Husbands, Masons
And Other Guests
Wylie Chapter No. 977 of
O.E.S. will entertain their hus-
bands, Masons and their wives
on Monday, March 16th at the
Methodist Church Annex.
Serving will begin at 7 p.m.,
with a program to follow.
S-4.
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SENIORS OF 19B8—A number of the graduating clas s of 1938 expect to attend the '64 Homecomming
festivities of the Wylie schools on March 28, according to reports. The class shown above, first row from
left to right, include: Maxine Hall, Katheryn French, Nannie V. Wingo, Bessie Faye Price, Clara Swaner,
Edith Simmons and Adelyne Hillis, second row: Dorothy Branch, Mary Evelyne Hall, Aleta Rexroat, James
O. Seabourn, Audrey Mohundro, Harroun Fay Moore, Christine Summers and sponsor, Genevieve House-
wright.
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