The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1955 Page: 1 of 6
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"If It's In Wylie
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THE WYLIE NEWS
Serving Collin County's Fastest Growing City
VOL. 8
WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955
Hub Of The North
Texas Municipal
Water District
NUMBER 22
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Dallas Firm Low Bidder On
Wylie-McKinney Pipeline Job
PROGRESS UNLIMITED—Pictured a bo v.' i
Wylie to Garland, member towns of the North Tr
first section of pipe placed in the ground arc direc
sons. Left row, front to back, are II. R. Dishy of
ter, Farmersville, vice president; C. II. Ray; McK
the P. C. Sorenson Co.; W. C. Brown, foreman for
Schcll, Jr., Piano; N. K. Shandy, Mcsquite; J. (>.
directors of the district; Ray Foley, president of
district; and A. P. RoJlins, NTMWI) manager. Work
Wylie this week. The line is part of a network
the official start of the giant 42-inch pipeline from
xas Municipal Water District. Gathered to watch the
tors of the water district and other interested per-
Garland, president of the district; Clifford Carpen-
inney, secretary; Ray Sorenson, superintendent for
the construction firm. Right, front to back, Alex
Wallace, Rockwall; and H. L. Roach, Garland, all
Gifford-llill Pipe Co.; C'arr Forrest, engineer for the
on laying the huge line was proceeding through
which will take water to ten towns in the area.
Petitions Circulated
For New Hospital
In Collin County
A petition which will carry the
names of hundreds of property-
owning taxpayers in the county,
will be persented to the Commis-
sioners Court requesting that body
to call a special bond election,
probably some time in October
for the purpose of building a
new hospital in Collin County.
The decision to present the
proposal for the new hospital to
the citizens of Collin County was
reached by the Board of Gover-
nors after an intensive study cov-
ering many months.
The need for a new hospital
for Collin County has become im-
perative, according to the opinion
of many Collin County citizens.
It has become increasingly ap-
parent that the now out-dated
hospital, with its tremendous cost
of upkeep, is holding the cost of
operation too high for efficiency.
Because the county needs new
facilities so badly, the State
Board of Health has agreed to
grant, under the Ilill-Burton Act,
and without obligation to Collin
County, one-half of the estimated
cost of building and equipping a
new hospital.
The remaining cost ol' the new
hospital is to be raised by a bond
issue.
It has been found that an in-
crease of 10 percent in property
valuations, as it applies to Coun-
ty and State taxes only, will re-
tire the bond issue.
Date for the bond election is
expected to be set within the
next few days.
Forney
/!/0a.nJ.etina
(sttcwnl
wide
awake
wylie
We may be wrong, but we be-
lieve farmers are taking a "whip-
ping" this year. Particular is this
true in the matter of the grading
of the 1955 cotton crop for the
purpose of placing said cotton in
the U. S. Government loan pro-
gram. Heretofore, local graders
and classers have been able to
pass of the proposed loan cotton.
But this year the situation has
been changed As we understand
it, cotton samples have to be sent
to Dallas where so-called Federal
experts are supposed to grade and
class the cotton. When the sam-
ples arrive there, they are "kick-
ed" around for some four to five
days. When they are returned,
the loan rate has been determin-
ed all the way from around 28
cents to around 33 cents, a dif-
ference of from up to five cents
or better per pound. Reason for
this has been explained as being
the difference in the grade of the
samples provided. Now, we realize
that bales of cotton may vary as
to class and grade. We are told
that insect infestation may cause
the samples to be spotted or dis-
ses Out VVyiie By 13-6 Score
(See WANDERING, Page 2)
By Jerrell Clemmons
The Forney Jackrabbits squeak-
Hi out a narrow 13-6 victory over
a fighting Wylie Pirate eleven
last Friday night at Forney.
This was the opening game for
both teams and each gave a good
account for themselves. It was a
non-conference affair.
Forney received the opening
kickoff and drove to their own
112-yarl line l.et'cre a bad pass
from center set them back to
their own twenty. A few plays
later, Dan Starr, Wylie's left half
back, intercepted a Forney aerial
and carried to his own 47. After
a few tries at the line, Jerry
Childs, Wylie half, who was a
constant threat all night, broke
I loose around his own left end
j 'md carried to the Jackrabbit 12.
! A few downs later Wayne Clem-
I mons sneaked around end for the
I touchdown. After a bad pass from
! center, Cook failed on the try
for the extra point and the score
stood Wylie 6, Forney 0.
Apparently taken by surprise,
j the Jackrabbits from Kaufman
I County came roaring back and af-
| ter a series of first downs, Son-
j ny Compton rammed over guard
I for the T.D, And for the extra
I point, Compton again hit the
I line. The score stood Forney 7,
I Wylie 6.
Both teams fought on even
terms until with just seconds left
to play in the half, Wylie recov-
ered a Forney fumble and Wayne
I Clemmons passed to Johnny
I Cook on the ten-yard line as the
whistle ended the first half.
The third quarter was fought
on even terms with fine running
by Sonny Hensley and Jerry
Childs for the Pirates and Sonny
Compton, Don and Carl Endy for
the Jackrabbits. The quarter was
highlighted by a sensational punt
•.turn oy Childs. He had great
blocking by Chester Simmons
and Dan Starr but to no avail as
it was called back because of a
roughing penalty.
In the last period the Forney
eleven moved to the Wylie three-
yard line only to be stopped by a
stout defense. The Pirates took
over and big Kenneth Crawford
moved the ball out to the fifteen
only for it to be lost on a fum-
ble. Forney took advantage of
this break and moved the ball to
the one-foot line and from there
little Carl Endy punched it over.
He again tried the line for the
extra point but was stopped by
the battling Wylie line.
The game ended a few minutes
later with Wylie having the ball
on their own thirty-eight. The
final score was Forney 13, Wy-
lie 6.
Highlights
The Pirates showed a fine run-
ning game with Jerry Childs and
Sonny Hensley showing up well
for early season. The passing
game was hurt by the loss of
Russell Clemmons, star end, out
with a broken toe. You cannot
give the Wylie line too much
praise for the fine showing they
made. Time after time the boys
up front made key blocks that
shook the backs loose. There
probably wasn't any one star in
the line unless it was "Bull"
Ross, as all of the men played a
fine game for the opener.
Next week the Pirates take on
Rylie and I'll go along with the
Pirates for a 19-7 victors.
Mrs. John Skelton is a guest of
a daughter, Mrs. Joe Houston and
Mr. Houston in Dallas this week.
County Newspapers
Form Press Group
In Friday Action
Newspapermen of the county
met at the McKinney Country
Club on Friday night of last
week, at which time they organiz-
ed the Collin County Press Asso-
ciation.
Members of the newly-formed
group and their representatives
include Tom W. Perkins, Jr., and
L. L. (Pete) Perkins of the Mc
Kinney Daily Courier-Gazette and
the Weekly Democrat Gazette;
Wofford Thompson of the McKin-
ney Examiner; Truett Smith of
the Wylie News; Burton Fielder
of the Farmersville Times; Ben-
nie O'Brien of the Celina Record
and Arthur A. Bagwill and Don
W. Bagwill of the Piano Star-
Courier and the Frisco Journal.
Don W. Bagwill was named
chairman of the Association for
the first six-month period, with
a new chairman to be elected
each six months.
The Association will hold reg-
ular meetings, subject to the call
of the chairman. Next meeting
will be at the McKinney Country
Club within about six weeks. Fu-
ture meetings are expected to
rotate among tie member cities.
Hosts at the organizational
meeting Friday night were Tom
W. Perkins, Jr., and L. L. (Pete)
Perkins. Supper was served pre-
ceding the meeting.
PIRATES MEET
RYLIE FRIDAY
IN MESQUITE
The Wylie High School Pi-
rates will face the Rylie elev-
en Friday night on the Mes-
quite Field.
Game time is 8 o'clock,
and a large delegation of
fans is expected to follow the
team.
Two Committees Are
Named For Chest
Drive In October
*
Bob Richardson, cha:rman of
the Wylie Community Chest cam-
paign, has announced appoint-
ment of the following two com-
mittees;
Publicity; Mrs. W. G. Nealy,
chairman; Mrs. Wade Barker,
Mrs. John Bostic, Mrs. Jake
Prince, Rev. C. C. Klingman and
Itev. Bill Jones.
Budget and Admissions Com-
mittee: Rev. R. L. Patton, chair
man; Mrs. It. F. Hartman, Fred
Gallagher, Mrs. Clyde Parker and
Mrs. Nathan Eldridge.
The Chest drive will be con
ducted in October.
Lions To Hear Of
Ground Observer
Corps Work Thursday
An Air Force Sargeant will be
speaker at the regular meeting
of the Wylie Lions Club Thurs-
day night to explain the pro-
gram of the Ground Observer
Corps, a phase of the Civil De-
fense program.
The meeting will be held at
the Methodist Annex at 7 p. m,,
and dinner will be served by la-
dies of the church.
PTA To Have Special
Meeting Sept. 22
There will be a called meeting
of PTA on Thursday, Sept. 22,
at 3:15 in the high school build-
ing.
All members and prospective
members are urged to attend the
brief, but important session. Th«
purpose is to present and adopt
the annual budget, check on pro-
gress of the membership drive,
and to discuss school needs so
that current projects can get un-
derway, according to officials.
Mrs. J. R. Jackson
Buried In Pecan Gap
Funeral services for Mrs. J. R.
Jackson were conducted Saturday
in the First Baptist Church, Pecan
Gap by Rev. I. E. Driggers, as-
sisted by Rev. Bill Jones.
Mrs. Jackson, a former Wylie
resident, is survived by five sons
and one daughter, Mrs. W. W.
Smith of Wylie, J. R. Jackson,
Galveston; T. G. Jackson, Belton;
C. V. Jackson, Phoenix, Arizona;
J. W. Jackson, Fort Worth; L. W.
Jackson, Dallas; and 18 grand-
children.
Interment was in the Pecan
Gap Cemetery.
The Stimson Corporation, gen-
eral contractors of Dallas, was
the low bidder on the Wylie Mc-
Kinney pipeline job in bids open-
ed here Tuesday afternoon at the
office of the North Texas Munici-
pal Water District.
The bid was $405,004.50.
There were a total of fourteen
bidders on the job.
The contract will call for fur-
nishing and laying approximately
54,000 linear feet of 20 inch pipe
and 22,000-ft. of 24-inch pipeline
from Wylie to McKinney for the
water district.
Bids ranged all the way from
the low figure to a high of
$554,017.74.
Meanwhile, bids were advertis-
ed this week on the Wylie-Pla-
no pipeline, which calls for ap-
proximately 25,000 linear feet of
14-inch line.
Bids on the Wylie-Plano line
will be opened September 27
RECORD TIME . . .
4 Months, 6 Days
Nets Barney' Gayler
Half Bale Per Acre
Barney Gayler, local farmer
and landowner, may not have s t
a new record, but oldtimers agree
he's close to one.
On May 2, this year, Barney
completed planting his 1955 cot-
ton crop, a total of twenty acres.
On Sept. 8, he completed the
harvest of these 20 acres, just
four months and 6 days after the
final planting date.
The net yield: ten and one-half
bales.
Cotton Belt Railroad
To Receive Safety
Award Sept. 15th
At a dinner in New York next
Thursday (Sept. 15) H. J. Mc-
Kenzie, president of the Cotton
Belt Railroad, will accept a Har-
riman certificate of commendation
for the road's 1954 safety per-
formance. The award, third the
road has received in as many
years, is one of those given an-
nually by the American Museum
of Safety for outstanding Safety
records by American railroads.
The E. H. Harriman Memorial
Awards were founded in 1913 by
the late Mrs. Mary W. Harriman
in memory of her husband, Ed-
ward H. Harriman, railroad pio-
neer. They have been continued
by her sons, Gov. W. Averill Har-
riman of New York and E. Ro-
land Harriman, chairman of the
American National Red Cross.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Potts the past week were Mrs.
Harry Justiss, Larry and Ricky;
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Potts and
Tommy; Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Potts
and Mary Ann; Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Hackler; and Mrs. Gail Ste-
phenson and daughter, Debra, all
of Dallas.
Mrs. J. W. Rees and grand-
daughter, Alice Farrell, returned
home Sunday after several weeks
visit with relatives in Salana
Beach, San Francisco and San
Diego, Calif. While away they
visited Disneyland, Golden Gate
Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Bay
Bridge, and took the boat trip to
visit Alcatraz Prison.
Mrs. L. N. Powell and Mrs.
Burt Kincaid and Mike of Dallas
attended the wedding of Miss
Ann Carpenter and Larry Alder-
son in Piano Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Alderson is a niece of the
L. N. Powells.
Miss Lucille Wood of Dallas
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Wood over the week-end.
Status Of Reservoir
Stages and Storages
As Of
Sept.
8
Name Of
Elev.
Storagt
Reservoir
(ft.)
(ac.-ft.)
LAVON
470
128,100
GRAPEVINE
500
24,440
BELTON
559
151,200
GARZA
477
31,460
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Rabb, Joe. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1955, newspaper, September 15, 1955; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347159/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.