The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1973 Page: 2 of 10
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" I MAY DISAPPROVE OF WHAT YOU
SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE
DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT."
Newspaper Week
Newspaper Week, October 7-13, will be met with
its share of "So-what's?," but for those who like
the taste of freedom, it will be a time to pay
tribute to one of the most important guardians of
free expression.
A newspaper's talents and responsibilities are
many: It is a community soapbox, companion
and entertainer on lonely evenings, bearer of
both good and bad news on the local and
international scenes, advertiser of needed goods
and services and a governmental watchdog.
Everyday the thunder of the nation's presses
may be heard throughout the land as a free
Are You Fulfilling Your Responsibilities
In Making Wylie A Better
Place In Which To Live?
SHORT ON MONEY?
LET US HELP YOU.
Our loan department is experienced in helping
with almost any money problem. Sometimes
the going gets rough for the best of us. Let our
know-how help you get a fresh start in plan-
ning your finances now!
FIRST STATE BANK
Member F.D.I.L. Wylie, Texan
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The Town Of Wylie
by Beb Fulkcrson
people let their voices be heard. So it has been
for 200 years. Can any other country make the
same claim? The answer, of course, is "No" for
an alert, articulate press' is the dictator's
nightmare. It is our salvation.
Perhaps the editors and their staffs may be
forgiven if they brag a little during their own
special week. The newspaper you hald in your
hand is part of a vast, independent information
network that is a main pillar in the temple of
human freedom as we know it in the United
States.
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Wedding Picture of Robert E. and Fannie Ellis
This week we are happy to
have a guest writer. Mrs.
Sharon Ellis Taylor has written
about her grandmother, Mrs.
Fannie Ellis, and her trials and
happiness as a new bride. She
tells of her life when moving to
the Wylie area. This is truly an
interesting story from Sharon.
If any of the rest of you would
like to be guest writers, you
are cordially invited to contact
me at The News office.
This is Mrs. Ellis' story as told
by Sharon:
My grandfather, Robert Eldin
Ellis, was born January 2,
1868, and grandmother, Fan-
nie Ellen (Thomas) Ellis, was
born February 29, 1888.
They met at a candy breaking
in Van Zandt County.
Grandfather chose grandmo-
ther to be his partner. The
hard candy sticks came in five
gallon wooden bucket with a
lid on top. If your partner drew
the same color candy as you
then you couldn't draw again.
At this time grandmother was
twelve and grandfather was
thirty-two.
They knew each other for over
two years before grandfather
asked for grandmother's hand
in marriage. Even though
there was twenty years
difference in their age, they
loved each other and that's
what counted.
They were married on a very
rainy day, July 10, 1902 and
moved east of Fruitville,
Texas, into their new home, a
tent. They lived there for over
seven months. The work was
hard and the days were hot.
Staying at home Grandmother
kept house as best she could.
The floor in the tent was light
colored sand. Their bed was
made out of wood. Boards had
to be placed under each leg of
the bed to prevent the bed
sinking down in the sand. At
this time Grandmother didn't
have a cookstove so she built
an open fire outside the tent to
cook their meals. They had a
deep cast iron skillet with a lid
to do baking in - - pies,
cornbread, biscuits. The
clothes were washed using an
old rub board, wash tub and a
big black wash kettle full of hot
water. In making their own lye
soap they placed old scraps of
meat, old grease, wood ashes
and lye in the big wash kettle
and cooked it until the lye ate
up the ingredients. After
cooling they placed the soap
on boards to.dry.
While living in the tent, my
grandpaients began to build a
home out of rough green
lumber that was shipped from
Mineola, Texas.
On April 28, 1905 a little boy
was born to them named Ira
Kinchloe Ellis, who only lived
four hours. The child had been
named after his grandfather,
John Kinchloe Thomas.
In the fall of 1905, grandfather
and grandmother moved to
Princeton, Texas to pick cotton
for Uncle John Ellis. At this
time they lived with grand-
father's brother, staying only
long enough for the cotton
season.
Later they moved back to their
home in Van Zandt County.
They lived there for a very
short time since work was very
scarce.
Then, moving back, they
settled in Dallas County about
six miles from Wylie. They
lived with grandmother's
parents for about one month
because grandfather had to
find work in order to buy a new
tent. They moved back into a
tent for another seven months.
Grandfather cleared land and
cut wood for a living. They
made a small garden in order
to have fresh vegetables
during the summer and winter
months.
In 1906 they moved into a
house in Liberty Grove and
had their second child born to
them on May 30, 1906. She
was a little girl, Mary
F.lizabeth Ellis. She lived until
January 28, 1913. In the fall
they picked cotton for George
Whatley, and during the
winter cut wood for a living.
While moving from one place
to another to make a living my
grandparents had three more
children. Lula Bell (Ellis)
Frederick was born April 6,
1908 close to Josephine;
Melvin Levi Ellis came July
22, 1910 near Davis, Okla-
homa, and Robert Eldin Ellis
Jr. was born November 19,
1920 about 3'/j miles south of
Wylie.
My grandparents moved to
Wylie in 1929. They moved
into Mrs. Martin's rent house
and lived there for seven
years. In the 1930's grandfa-
ther was in bad health.
Grandmother had to get a job
in the WPA sewing room in
order to make a living. She
made as high as seven pair of
overalls a day. Every two
weeks she received $18.00
They made another move into
Pete Bedell's rent house until
it was sold. After the house
sold they moved across the
Cottonbelt railroad to the
Willingham rent house. They
lived there for a while and then
made another move into Marie
Turner's rent house.
In 1942, my grandparent's
youngest son, Robert Eldin
Ellis Jr., and his wife. Gloria
(Pelton) Ellis bought a house
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A Toast
To you we wish all happiness
And may there ne'er be grievous tears
May all good efforts bring success
And love sustain you thru the years.
We do not crave great wealth for you
For wealth has wings as surcease nears.
Be moderate in all things and true
And love will keep you thru the years.
'Tis not to fame that we incline
For fame meets many darts and spears,
Its life is brief, when not sublime
But love exalts you thru the years.
In dauntless courage, faith and hope
Ambitions forge and vision clears.
Your little bark with storms may cope
But love will bridge across the years.
by Frank W. Hooper
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The lady you saw in last week's paper was that of Maxr
Williams. Maxine works at the Post Office and can be seen there
daily.
The gentleman in last week's issue was Doc Smith. Doc has lived
in the Wylie Area all his life.
Ain't it funny how some people try to "pull your leg? The other
day we were talking to a friend of ours, and we were discussing
cotton. We made the remark that the fields sure were getting
white with cotton. This friend made the remark that when he drove
down the highway and saw all that cotton it made him want to
make a sack and get out and pick some cotton so bad he couldn't
hardly stand it.
Now there wasn't a bit of sense in him making that remark to us.
He knew that we knew he hated to pick cotton as bad as we did.
We were both raised on the farm in the Wylie area, and if he loved
cotton as much as he tried to make us believe he did, we can t
understand why he got so many cotton stalks wore out on the seat
of his pants, the same as we did. To make bad matters worse, we
had to pick up the cotton off the ground that we knocked out trying
to get away from the stalk our dad was using on us.
We have never been able to understand why we had to get out to
the field and stand around the wagon for half an hour waiting for it
to get light enough to see how to pick. We sure lost lots of sleep
that way, and it still don't make sense to us.
If my friend was serious, come by the house and we will give him a
pillow slip to fill. No need to make a sack, that will be hard enough
to fill.
Bless them that loves the stuff, we hate it.
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Our guess is that this lady has lived in the Wylie area for
approximately 20 years. She is well known in the community.
This gentleman has lived in Wylie for several years and works
the city daily.
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