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Page Two-The Wylie News*Thursday, July 3, 1975
The Wylie News
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-MEMBER —
TEXAS PRESS
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
I pledge allegiance
to the flag
of the United States
of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God
indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
HONOR AMERICA
June 14 through July 4
Flag Day to Independence Day
ThE original author of the pledge was Francis Bellamy, who was
born at Mount Morris, New York, May 18, 1855, and died August
28, 1931 He was ordained in 1879 at the Baptist Church in Little
Falls, New York The pledge he wrote was first used at the dedica-
tion of the World's Fair Grounds in Chicago on October 21, 1892,
the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, and has
been recited from that day to this, with some changes, by school
children throughout our land Reverend Bellamy s original wording
was altered slightly by the First and Second National Flag Confer-
ences in 1923 and 1924 and his work was officially designated as the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by Public Law 287, Seventy-ninth
Congress, approved December 28, 1945 On June 14, 1954, Flag Day,
President Dwight D Eisenhower signed into law House Joint Reso-
lution 243, introduced by Representative Louis C Rabaut of Michigan,
which added to the Pledge of Allegiance the compelling and meaningful
words "under God''
The Town Of Wylie
by Bab Fulkerson
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Foster
We If ill Be Closed Friday, July 4
Have A Happy Holiday!
Fii>t State Bank
Member F.D.I.C. ff vlie. Texas
“Whoopee ti yi yo, get along,
little dogies,” yelled the
cowboys as they went up the
Chisholm Trail following the
Civil War. They took cattle to
the railroads from Texas
through Indian Territory
(Oklahoma) to Abilene, Kan-
sas which was the first railroad
stop. This is now Hwy. 81,
Americans ate little beef and
were introduced to beef via
Texas Longhorn cattle at $3.00
per head in cash. It took a
hardy man with sheer nerve to
spend those many months
fighting weather, cattle and
Indians to work in this
“greatest cattle Drive in all
the world.” One such man was
an early settler in this part of
the country, Samuel Ross;
father of Mrs. Eula Foster. He
settled on three county lines.
As Mrs. Foster recalls, “We
raised cattle in Dallas County,
churned butter in Rockwall
County, and went to church
and school in Collin County.”
Born to Betty (Bright) and
Samuel Ross March 31, 1890,
Mary Eula Ross never left that
setting until she was 13 years
old. Mother Betty was born in
Missouri but came to Grayson
County at the age of 6 and on
to Van Alstyne at an early age.
Samuel had arrived after the
trail drives from Iowa. He died
March 19. 1907. Betty and
Samuel Ross had a happy,
loving home, filled with twelve
children, seven boys and three
girls living to maturity. Four
are still living--Mrs. Ola Cross
of Wylie. Tom of Rockw all and
Joe of Rockwall who is now
with a son in Clarkville. and
Mrs. Foster.
"1 didn't work on the as a girl
too much because I was the
oldest daughter and had four
brothers older than myself.
My father wanted me to help
my mother." Three of her
brothers played professional
baseball for Rockwall
Douglas (Pike). Doc and Jim.
Later, her sons would also play
professional baseball.
It was until Eula Ross was 17
that she ever dated and the
voune man was James
then known as Elm Grove. She
had attended school and the
Cottonwood Church of Christ
with him since she was 13
years of age. He was a twin
and the son of early day
settlers, Mary(Southward)and
Washington, “Washy"
Foster.
It wasn't too long until the two
were united in marriage,
sitting in a buggy at “Happy
Homes.” Oscar Houston stood
beside the buggy as witness.
In the early years pranks were
also played. At one time when
Mrs. Foster had milk in the
spring, some neighbors came
by drank half of it, and filled
the jug with spring water.
Another time some boys at the
Cottonwood Church switched
babies in the wagons. (In the
summertime brush arbors
were built and quilts placed in
the buggies for babies to
sleep.)
Although he farmed on the
side, Albert Foster boueht the
Liberty Grove General Store in
1917 and ran it until 1925. At
that time he would have to
lake the wagon to Dallas for
supplies from Waples Gro-
cery. This was a two day trip.
Later he bought a truck.
Domino and “42“ games went
on at the store, especially on
Sunday afternoon.
Once during that time son
Barney w as lost. Crowds at the
store took off hunting Barney,
for he was not at the store or
across at Grandmother Fos-
ter's house. Although Barney
was a little lad. he loved to
fish. After much search,
everyone decided to seine the
tank because he must have
fallen in," but just before
operations began, Mrs. Foster
looked into the back of
Albert's truck, and there was
Barney, safe and sound and
asleep. •
When Albert got his first car
(“one of them old flimsy
curtain topped. -I believe, a
Chevrolet”), he took his two
small sons. Carl and Dub
riding down the rough, muddy
Poet’s Corner
When I Wat A Boy
(reviled)
How many boy* can milk a cow
Or shell the corn for the old grist mill?
How many boyi have learned to plow
Or make a garden with any skill?
How many boys can bank a fire
And save live coals for the early inorn
Or fix things up with baling wire
Or dip the ash for the hominy corn?
Erect a tent or lay out a camp
I doubt they could cut a rick of wood
Or build a fire when the wood is damp
As workmanlike as an Indian could.
asked Carl. "Oh, he fell out
back at the corner," stated
Carl. With a whack, Albert
wanted to know why he hadn’t
been told. Both boys came in
bloody, and an upset mother
"just knew they'd had a wreck
because there wasn't much to
hold them in that car."
While raising her family, Mrs.
Foster stayed at home. One
year she sent five children to
school with none ever being
tardy or missing a day. The
teacher said it was a record
and a photographer came out
and put their pictures in the
paper.
In 1925 Albert bought a
grocery store in Wylie where
the Locker Plant is now. It was
known as J.A. Foster's
Grocery. Supplies were ship-
ped by railroad. He killed his
own beef and Lax Hughes
helped to butcher them. The
depression of 1929 hit the
Foster family hard. Since most
grocery business was charged,
Albert “went under” with
$33,000. still owed him. "We
were broke, but the Lord was
good to us, for we never went
hungry," stated Mrs. Foster.
Until she was 72 years old,
Mrs. Foster was never a
patient in a hospital, not even
to have her ten children. Those
Children and births are: Floyd,
born June 19, 1916 and died
1911; Baby, born and died
Jan. 30, 1912; Carl, December
25, 1912; Nell (Jordan
Brawley), Sept. 10, 1915;
G.W. (Dub), May 23, 1917;
Luther (Luke), born Sept. 11,
1919. died Jan. 15, 1949; Mary
(Murray), born Nov. 11, 1921;
Barney, born Jan. 21, 1924;
Joyce (Langford), born April 2,
1926; and Betty (Burch), born
April 11, 1931. There are 26
grandchildren and 26 great
grandchildren. She's taught
all the children and grand-
children to play dominoes and
is now starting on the great
grands - teaching the first,
Butch Harper, how to play.
Most of the children say that
“Mama is partial to Carl," but
Mrs. Foster recalls that she
loves all of her children the
same but "I don't deny that I
spoiled Carl most because I
had lost two children before
him. He was my Christmas
present and still is.”
In 1945 with the death of
Albert, Mrs. Eula Foster was
left a widow with a 13 year old
daughter to raise. She could
not move back to the farm so
she bought a half acre from
Rice and Sadie Wells one half
mile nearer Wylie. She hoed
and picked cotton for "Ex-
tras”. Today most of her
children live near her, and
since her health is bad and she
must have constant supervi-
sion, Nell has moved in with
her.
It's Really True . . .
TEXAS HISTORY
( opvright Idl.i b> Weldon Owens
_
A young man who owned a saw mill in Moxley, Indiana
in 1875 traded the business for 50,000 acres in Crosby
County, Texas and established the first Quaker Colony in
the Lone Star State.
Paris Cox was offered the trade by a railroad agent, and
as a result of the negotiation, he brought the first colonist*
to the High Plains of Texas where the town of Kstacado
was founded in 1879 However, it was first called Marietta
in honor of Cox's wife, and was the county seat from 1886
until 1890
The first Ango American agricultural experiments on the
Uano Kstacado were conducted there hy the Quakers, who
had bought their land from Cox for only 25 cents an acre!
The Quakers formed a wagon train of 30 families to make
the trip lo Texas, but only seven families were successful
in completing the journey However, before the town was
abandoned, they enjoyed a decade of lush harvest of grain
and fruits that proved the worth of the area A grasshopper
scourge in 1K92 and drought the next year disheartened
them, and by 1900 all had gone. Kstacado became a ghost
town of a few tombstones that overlook the grave of Cox,
who died before his 43rd birthday
Warning Issued For
July 4th Drivers
Driving is becoming even
more dangerous on Texas
streets and highways. This is
according to Major Glen
Warner, Commander of the
Northeast Texas Region of the
Texas Department of Public
Safety.
Records show that accidents
are running some 24% higher
than at the same period for last
year. This translates into 256
more people killed this year
over last year at the same
time. This is attributed to two
major things; number one is
the easy availability of fuel
which has caused an increase
in the amount of traffic and
number two being an increase
in the average speed of all
traffic.
Major Warner advised that
extra troopers will be on duty
during the long 4th of July
weekend.
The Major gave these safety
hints for summer driving this
holiday weekend;
1. ) Check your vehicle for safe
mechanical conditions. This
still, is a contributing factor in
many traffic accidents. This
would include checking
brakes, lights, signals, wind-
shield wipers, etc.
2. / Remember that during the
holiday period traffic will be
heavier than usual and this
will cause some delay in
schedules. We suggest you
leave a little earlier than usual
to maintain your schedule.
3. ) Please adjust your speed to
conditions, because speed too
fast for the existing conditions
is the number one contributing
cause of all accidents in
as well as nationwide.
conditions we are referring to
are light, weather, road,
traffic, vehicle, and driver.
4. ) We strongly urge drivers to
refrain from drinking while
driving. National accident
records show that over 50% of
all fatal accidents involve
drinking drivers. We also urge
citizens to report drunk drivers
to the nearest law enforcement
agency. Please don’t try to
celebrate the 4th with a 5th.
Major Warner concluded by
saying that the law enforce-
ment officers on our streets
and highways are there for the
protection of the rights, lives
and property of the citizens
and we will be making an all
out effort to do just that, by
enforcing the traffic laws on
those who insist on creating
hazards for other users of the
highways. He also expressed
his desire for every traveler to
have an injoyable and safe trij
during the July 4th holiday
period.
Can the girls make bread like mamma can
Without ready-mix--the modern style,
Or bake corn pones imprinted by hand
Or walk to school---perhaps a mile?
When I was a boy and not too old
I could almost rope and ride the calf—
To you city kids who think you are bold
If you ain't never tried, you don't know the half.
But I learned some things of my own accord
And a few minor things we won't talk about
Like nuclear science applied with a board
Or radar applied with a hickory sprout.
Well now we have cars-and forget how to walk,
Frustrations, complexes and frictions galore—
But all that we do is sit back and squawk
And let the psychiatrist gabble some more.
What kids need to learn is to work with their hands
And that "DO IT YOURSELF" is still worth while
That good common sense and ambitious plans
Beats unearned wealth by a country mile.
by Frank W. Hooper
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