The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1950 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lions Club meets Thurs-
day night at 7 p.m. in the Meth-
odist Annex.
An approach to labor issues
has been proposed. It suggests
that management and labor, not
politicians, revise labor legisla-
tion. The "proposer' is the Eric
Johnston, one-time president oi
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
In Johnstons' opinion the exis-
ting method of enacting labor
legislation is trusted to the pol-
iticians. Politicians gave us the
Wagner Act, "which business
didn't like," says Johnston, and
"the Taft-Hartley Act which labor
doesn't like." He expresses the
belief that when labor laws are
left to the judgment of Congress
we get the kind of belief that
when labor laws are left to the
judgment of Congress wo get
the kind of laws intended to in-
fluence the most votes—the
"friends of labor or the friends of
management." He says that if
labor legislation is to remain in
the hands of politicians" we can
despair of ever achieving indus-
trial peace. Johnston says labor
unions exaggerated the virtues of
the Wagner Act. Labor thought
it was a Magna Carta for the
working man.
Our industrial disputes look
bad in the eyes of the World
we are supposed to be leading;
but—they look good in the eyes
of those who think that our type
of capitalism is doomed to fail-
ure. Eric Johnston knows exact-
ly what he is talking about.
That's why he said:
"The kind of impartial labor
legislation we are all hoping for
can be drawn only on the basis
of rules agreed to by manage-
ment and labor in advance of
Congressional action. The only
men who can write impartial
rules for labor and manage-
ment are the rational leaders of
both groups, acting in concert
and determined above all else
that henceforth politics shall not
make a football out of industry
disputed."
★
Every so often there is a ten-
dency to get discouraged and
feel that life is hardly worth
Jiving. Everything seems to go
wrong, and all on th same day.
When you get one of these speels,
stop and count up all the tilings
you really can be thankful for.
President Truman's fateful
statement on the creation of the
hydrogen bombs is likely to pro-
duce (force) results—maybe not
right away; but he has told the
World that he has ordered the
manufacture of the Hydrogen
Super-Bomb. His statement must
be read by every American. We
give below, without comment:
"It is part of my responsibility
as Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces to see to it that
our country is able to defend
itself against any possible aggres-
sor. Accordingly, I have directed
the Atomic Energy Commission
to continue its work on all forms
of atomic weapons, including the
so-called hydrogen or super-
bomb.
"Like all other work in the
field of atomic weapons, it is
being and will be carried for-
ward on a basis consistent with
the over-all objectives of our
program for peace and security.
★
"This we shall continue to do
until a satisfactory plan for in-
ternational control of atomic en-
ergy is achieved. We shall also
continue to examine all those
factors that affect our program
for peace and this country's sec-
urity."
★
The month of February has a
number o' famous birthday an-
niversaries- among them we
find Thomas Edison. I dison, of
course, wasn't the first to make
a talking machine, fit 1 he did
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sftaff fiaffou) the fiftieth _ycar ani procfaim
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Thus, centuries ago, a year was set aside for. people to
rejoice in freedom and to advance its cause.
For us in America, who, more than most people,have known
the opportunities that freedom gives, the jubilee year.
of i9so should carry a special responsibility for
promoting with renewed vigor the ideals of freedom,mindful
of the tenet on which our democracy was founded —
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Wylie Maintains 25 Percent
Fire Record Credit Rating
A bulletin was received this the record of credits and penal-
week by The Wylie Insurance jties js the amount of fire losses
Agency from the Texas Insur- paid in a given town in ratio to j
ance Department stating that the the amount of fire insurance j
City of Wylie would have a ^ premiums collected in a year.:
fire record credit of 25 percent 1 records are figured over a1
Progress Of Wylie's
Youth Will Be Told
In Meeting March 9
A presentation of Wylie's boys
and girls and their progress as
community builders will be made
on Thursday evening, March 9.
Leaders of towns and cities of
Colin County and surrounding
counties will come and hear a-
bout Wylie and about its young
people who are tackling the job
of community rebuilding.
Dallas leaders who have offer-
ed awards to boys and girls of
Wylie and other North-Central
Texas communities who do the
most in creative community think-
ing about, their home town will
also be guests.
John and Marshall Surratt. who
for the past two years, have
been working with Wylie in this
movement will present statis-
tics on Wylie and Muenster-two
North-Central Texas communit-
ies which refused to be defeated.
Muenster is an example of a
town which has steadily gained
in prosperity. Wylie will be pre-
sented as a town which was
down but has come back to life.
C. Truett Smith will be mas-
ter of ceremonies for the occa-
sion. Details of the program
are being worked out. Further
First Baptist Close
Sixteen Day Meeting
Rev. J. C. Daily has announc-
ed that a sixteen day revival
meeting held by Evangelist Paul
Ray at the First Baptist Church
in Wylie came to a close on
Monday night.
People of the church and many
other folk of Wylie report that
this was the greatest revival
meeting that the church has had: 1950 Census of Populations
in a good many years. It has will be asked of all individuals
been said that this was the best when enumerators make their
attended meeting of many years j calls at households during April,
and revival effects went deeper j This was pointed out today by
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
To Conduct Clinic Here Next Week
8 Census Inquiries
Will Apply To Al[
Only eight specific questions in
than any meeting of years gone
by.
There were seventeen addi-
tions to the church: none for
baptism and eight were by trans-
fer of letter. Almost the entire
church entered a rededication
srvice.
On Sunday night the new con-
verts will be baptized. The pub-
lic is invited to attend this bap-
tismal service.
announcements will be made
a Inter date.
at
Bank Observes
Lincoln's Birthday
VV-r
for another year, effective March
1.
This continues the good fire
record credit for Wylie, which
has been in effect for the last
several years.
The basis used by the Insur-
ance Department in determining
Wylie Fishermen
Return From
The First State Bank was clos-
' ed Monday, in observance of
Trip
Rex Housewright, E. House-
wright, and Glen Daniel return-
ed Sunday night after a week's
fishing on the Colorado River
near San Saba, Texas.
They reported good weather
and fishing for the first part of
the trip, but rainy weather ham-
pered fishing and brought an end
to the trip.
They are planning a similar
excursion next month.
Mrs. Marie Dillehay
Honored On Birthday
Mrs. Ed Davis was hostess at
her home on February 7, at a
dinner honoring the birthday of
her daughter, Mrs. Marie Dille-
hay.
Attending the party were Mr.
and Mrs. Nig Davis, Dallas; Mrs.
Sissy Rosson, Garland; Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Wilson, Jcanette and
Roy Westphal of Commerce.
Wylie Garden Club
Calendars Meeting
The Wylie Garden Club plans
to help make our town a belter
and more beautiful place in which
to live
All members and any other
persons who are interested in
this kind of activity are urged
to be present on Wednesday,
February 22, at three o'clock.
District Supervisor, Robert L.
Greenway, in charge of the local
office of the United States Bur-
eau of the Census for Hunt, Fan-
nin, Rockwall. Grayson, Colin,
Rains, and Kaufman Counties.
The eight inquiries to be made
concerning every person will be
name, relationship to head of
household, race, sex. ace mar-
ital status, state or county of
birth, and citizenship status.
Two additional inquiries con-
cern all persons 14 years old and
over. These relate to employment
status and kind of job.
The remainder of the questions
will be asked only of a sample
of persons, selected by chance
according to the order in which
their names fall on the Census
schedule.
For every fifth person, there
wil be four questions as to place
of residence one year ago, coun-
try of birth of father and moth-
er. whether attending school, and
highest grade attended. For every
fifth person 14 years old and
! over there are four questions on
number of weeks worked in 1049,
The Community Clinic plan of 1 the Community Betterment see-
the East Texas Chamber of Com-1 tion of the East Texas organiza-
merce will be given a try in tion, will be here to conduct the
clinic.
The clinic plan calls for group
meetings of citizens, to discuss
the community's needs and pro-
blems. Each one who attends
these meetings makes suggestions
of projects he or she thinks prac-
tical for a community better-
ment program. These suggestions
are placed on clinic cards and
ranked according to what is
thought of their importance to
Wylie next weak, under the spon-
sorship of the Wylie Lions Club.
The affajr will be held on Wed-
nesday and Thursday.
Charles D. Berry, manager of
Lucas Home D. Club
Announces Meeting
The Lucas Home Demonstra-
tion Club met Thursday, Febru- J the community. Open discuss-
ary 9. at the Club house with | ions are to be held with each
thirteen members and three vis- ! group concerning those projects
Mrs. Joe York To
Discuss P.-T. A. Work
To Lions Thursday
Mrs. Joe York, President of
the Parent-Teachers Association,
will speak to the Wylie Lions
Club at their regular meeting
Thursday evening. The meeting
will be held at the Methodist
Annex at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. York, who is serving her
second term as head of the local
PTA group, will discuss the work
or 'tiiat organization. A number , .„,.
, j income in 1949. veteran status
of activities have been sponsored ' , , , , ,
! (males only, and duration) of un-
I employment (if unemployed).
itors present.
Mrs. Armour gave a demonstra-
tion on altering dress patterns.
The clothing leaders, Mrs. Hal-
lie Biggs and Mrs. Fritz Moss
cut out a dress.
The next meeting of the club
will be Thursday, February 23,
at the club house when the cloth-
suggested.
Following the clinic a suggest-
ed wot-k program will be sub-
mitted to be carried out in the
community. Lions Club officials
are hopeful of sponsoring this
program.
First meeting of the clinic will
be held next Wednesday morn-
ing leaders wil give a demon- ins when Berry meets with high
stration on Mark and Stay-Stich., school students and teachers.
Other groups designated to part-
icipate are the merchants and
business men, veterans vocation-
al students, farmers, women's
1 organizations, and others. Meet-
; ings are to be held in the City
Hall in both morning and after-
noon.
The introduct ,:n of Diesel loc-| The success of the clinic will
omotive power on the Dallas-: depend on attendance at these
Paris operation of the Santa Fe ■ group meetings. John Edging-
1 Railway is planned within the ] ton, President of the Lions Club,
j next few days, J. P. Cowley, vice this week urged local citizens to
Diesel Locomotive
To Power San.a Fe
Passenger Schedule
president and general manager of
the railway at Galveston, annnun-
participate in these group meet-
ings in order that the commun-
b.v this group which have been
of great benefit to the school.
A large attendance of mem-
bers and guests is expected for
the meeting.
Mr. and
spent the
and Mrs.
Wylie.
Mrs. Roy Westphal
week end with Mr.
Goodie Dillehav in
five-year period. Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
Mrs. Rita G. Smith, operator j Making use of the occasion to
of the Wylie Insurance Agency, ! attend the Fifth District Texas
pointed out that the 25 percent | Bankers Association meeting in
credit was the maxium allowed Dallas were Mr. and Mrs. C.
by the Insurance Department,) Truett Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
and that we were very fortunate W. W. Housewright. The meeting
to have this good record. Many I was held at the Baker Hotel
towns 111 this area received much MMillllllllWIIIHIIinillllulillllillilwlliiiliiililiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllirin
lower credits, and some reciev-1
ed penalties, ranging up to 25 j
percent.
The cost of insurance premiums I
vary in a town according to the [
fire record of credits and pen- Iher grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kinney visited Mrs. S
L. N. Powell, here last week Wednesday.
LOCAL H4PPCNINB . . .
Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllir MISS BEULAH HALL IIIIIIIIIIIIHIUIIHIIIIIIIIII
Mike Kincaid of Dallas visited
Mrs. Nathan Eldridge of Mc-
O. Hall
Three other inquiries will apply
only to every thirtieth person 14
years old and over in certain
categories. One in 0 persons
categories. One in 30 persons
neither working nor seeking
work during the week before the
Census will be asked to report on
kind of job last, held if em-
ployed at any time in 1949. One
in , 30 persons reporting them-
selves as ever having been mar-
ried will be asked if they have
been married mor than once,
and the number of years in pre-
sent marital status. One in 30
Building Program
Developing Rapidly
Lots Still Available
alities. The maintaining of the I
j married women will be asked
25 percent record means thatj Birkett and David Lc 1 Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Wilson how many children they have
fire insurance premiums will be ! werc M(,Kinr>py visitors Wedncs- and daughter were Sunday guest* j bornc
held at the same level this year jclay' ! of their relatives in Wylie. ; APPLICANTS for Census En-
as last. The exaelcnt record j Mrs. L. L. Wilson visited her | Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McGuire umerator jobs should apply in
enjoyed the past sevral yard1 '• parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard and sons of Dalas were guests person or write BUREAU OF
has meant great savings to local ! Snow and family in Mineral ' last week end ol Mr. and Mis. j CE'NSUS District Office, Green-
ced today. A motive plant of ity may derive the most bene-
2.000 horsepower each will be fjt from the program.
used to haul the daily service to ; Q
| and from Dallas.
While this latest type of loco-
I motive power will be placed in
I service promptly, there will be
| no change in the passenger train \
I schedules, A. C. Ater, passenger I
traffic manager, pointed.
In addition to the introduction ou„ , , , ,
Charles J. Fo^er, local repre-
of the Diesel locomotion. Santa j sentative for Town & Country
Fe officials said they were work-; Builders_ Inc, announced this
ing on a plan to improve the thgt there were gtiU
type of passenger equipment
over that now in use on the Paris
district.
General Manager Cowley said j
that instructions have been issued j
for the delivery of the Diesels
property owners in the purchase j Wells, Texas, over the week end. J. O. Morris.
was invent one that could be
shut off.
It is estimated that crime
cost each taxpayer $300 a year.
But look at all of it you get for
nothing over the radio.
of fire insurance.
Fire department officials were
proud to receive the news, and
called on all citizens to do their
best in cooperating to combat
fires. Special stress was placed
on the elimination of all fire
hazards. Attention was called to
the fact that already this year
one loss, amounting to 12550.00
has been paid, and that constant
vigilance will help to keep fire
losses down in 1950 in order that
we may continue to enojy the
maximum fire record credit.
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Letter to The Editor
February 9, 1950
Dear Mr, Fielder,
It was indeed a distinct plea-
sur to find such a grand news
story in reference to Texas Con-
struction Company in the Wylie
News of this Date.
May we take this opportunity
of thanking you and the citizens
of Wylie for the reception that
we have received and for the
helping hand extended to us all
the way down the line.
The Wylie News states the
fact that "Wylie Welcomes you"
Please let us attest to that
statement.
Very Sincerely,
The Texas Construction Com-
pany
(Signed) Herman M. Rickman
Field Cashier.
Bculah Hall and Aletha Foye; Mrs. Eugene
ville, Texas. Proper forms will
F. Fry (Kather- , he mailed promptly to those ap-
Birket were visiting
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin F. Lewis
of Murphy visited Mrs. S. O. Hall
Tuesday.
Mrs. Zelma Cross was a Gar-
land visitor Friday.
Bill Kreymer left for Graford,
Piano ine) and son. Johnny, of Wash-: plying by letter.
ington, D. C., arrived here last
Sunday to visit with Mrs. Lottie
Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Stanley
and Mrs. Frances Kratky of
Fort Worth visited last Wednes-
day with Miss Flora Branch.
_ _ , Sunday guests of Miss Flora [ any more that most of our eul-
Texas, Sunday lor his wife aw Br.inL.h were Mrs. Christine Hoi- tivated upland will have to be
Collin County Soil
Conservation News
'There is not much question
I and that they are expected for
I service on the Paris branch
momentarily. (
No ceremonies are planned for
j the inauguration of the new mo-
! tive power. It is expccted that in
j addition to the aforenamed the
following officers will accompany
j the train on the initial service of
| the Diesels: O. H. Osborn, assis-
tant general manager; O. G.
Pierson, mechanical superinten-
dent of the Santa Fe Gulf Lines,
O. D. Ci ill, superintendent; J. D. j
Nimmo, master mechanic; and
C. L. Rich, division passenger
agent, Dallas.
daughter, Patricia, who have
been spending a few days vis-
iting there,
Mr. and Mrs. Minor House-
wright visited in Fort Worth
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. 'and Mrs. W. W. House-
wright and Mr. and Mrs. Truett
Smith attended the Banker's Con-
vention in Dallas Sunday and
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. LyBrand
of Greenville visited friends in
Wylie over the week end.
Congratulations
A baby daughter was born to
Mi. and Mrs. Ray Anderhub in
Dallas on February 6, 1950.
Grandparents of the little miss
are Mrs. Jack Parr, Mrs. Charles
Anderhub, and Mr. and Mrs. J.
O. Morris, Wylie.
leman and children, Darlene and j terraced and farmed the conser-
Stevie, and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. j vation way if we expect to be
Branch of Grand Prairie, Texas, an important crop producing
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. section fifty years from now,"
Ray Shocks were their daughter, said A. L. Gambrell of Copeville,
Mrs. Bruce Jones, and sons, Ray Chairman of the Collin County
and Stevie, of Shreveport, La. Soil Conservation District Board
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie W. Akin I of Supervisors. Mr. Gambrell con-
were guests at a dinner held for tinued, "While the Colin District
al Railway Express employees work plan recognizes that ter-
in the beautiful dining room of races are only one of several
the new Dallas Morning News conservation practices needed on
building on Thursday evening. our cultivated land, it is still
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. LaCour. one of the musts in most cases.
Mrs. John Green and Mrs. John- and it is one that should re-
nie Akin were shopping in Dal-
las on Saturday.
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Johnnie Akin Satur-
day night were Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Webb and son, Jon Car-
rol, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. LaCour,
Mrs. Shelye Akin and Sue. and
Mr. and Mrs. John Green.
Mrs. Nita C. Knisley visited
her granddaughters, Julia and
Mary Carolyn Housewright, last
week end while the girl's par-
ents attended Banker's Conven-
tion.
! of choice lots left in Wylie on
which to build a home. Mr. Fos-
1 ter has been busy in Wylie
this week lining up future home
owners in the residential develop-
ment.
"There are still some lots left
I and everyone interested in own-
ing their own homes, are invited
to drop by my office in Fawcett
Drug", Mr. Foster stated.
Town & Country Builders is
now building twenty-one new
homes in Garland and twenty-
live or more in Rockwall. Tha
company offers a complete ser-
vice to home builder-archetect-
ural planning, financing, acquisi-
tion of building site and actual
construction. Homes are complet-
ed ready for occupancy in about
1 60 days after financing is ap-
' proved.
quire considerable thought and
caution before installed.
Land that has been terraced
without proper thought given to
where the excess run-off water
will discharge has, in the past,
caused much trouble #nd in
many cases has been greatly
damaged instead of helped by
terracing. In nunerous eases
the County commKsionera have
had to spend scare® County tax
money repairing damage done
to County roads, caused by ter-
races that empty into County
The company has many plans
road ditches. 1 he way to avoid an(j specifjcations for homes in
such damage is to perpare for I the economy bracket with var-
run-off water by providing pro- jatj0ns in architectural design
per waterways ahead of terrac- anc) f]oor plans to please the
ing or by emptying terraces into most exacting.
established pastures and then,!
For further information see the
maintaining the waterways and ; advertisement appearing in this
pasture grass after the water is , paper and drop by Mr. Foster's
emptying there. office in Fawcett Drug.
Around three hundred water- \ o
ways were established on farms , HI |\ II
cooperating with the Collin Coun- 1 lfuS* lJCWltt IflOOrC
tv Soil Conservation District in
'
1949 According to reports com-j
iii(j in from the Soil Conserva-
tion Service technicians assigned
to the District, who are in daily
contact with District cooperators,
an even greater number will be
sodded this year.
Tanner Smith said there are
about three different grasses
that are capable of stabilizing
terrace outlet waterways under
our conditions. Of these Bermuda
is the most practical both from
the standpoint of getting it es-
tablished and maintaining it after
See Conservation, Page 4
To Leave For Saipan
Mrs. Dewitt Moore has receiv-
ed travelling orders to sail from
San Francisco, California aboard
the USS General Mark on Feb-
ruary 21, 1950.
She wil go to Guam by ship
and thence by plane to Saipan
where she will join her husband,
Lt. Dewitt Moore, who has been
stationd there since December.
Mrs. Moore i sthe daughter oi
Mr. and Mrs. Will Housewrigh*^j
and Lt. Moore's parent*
Mr. and Mrs. A. C, Moore,\ \
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