The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1955 Page: 1 of 6
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Give Generously
THE WYLIE NEWS
Serving Collin County's Fastest Growing City
Support Your
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WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955
NUMBER 28
Sportsman's Club Elects
Officers Here Tuesday
uta
wide
awake
WYLIE
Sunday School sessions, we un-
derstand, were not nearly so
crowded this past Sunday as they
were October 16, date of the big
Rally Day when 1102 showed up
to set new records in local church-
es. However, reports are that
there was a noted increase over
the average weekly attendance.
For this, local church leaders
should be thankful, and should
keep up their efforts to maintain
the highest possible interest in
their respective Church Schools.
W esuggest a continual slogan ot
"Be One In Sunday School Ev-
ery Sunday."
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Do you realize just how inuca
the addition of one new faciuij
means to your town'.' ui ...
survey made by the Chamber u.
Commerce of the United Scales i-
several southern counties, indi-
cates that each 100 new factory
workers in a rural community
will result in the following adap-
tions; 296 more people, 112 more
households, 51 mote scaoul enn-
dren, 174 more workers, i more
retail establishments, 107 mor-
passenger cars registered, $6:)0,-
000 more personal income per
year, $360,000 more retail saies
per year, and $270,000 more ban.v
deposits. Increased per capita in-
come results when the industry
brings about expanding markets.
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If you are one who has not as
yet contributed to the current
Community Chest drive, we urgu
you to do so at once. Workers
have been active the past few
days in calling on people and ear-
ly reports are encouraging, but
reflect a total figure to date oi
less than the $2200.00 goal. We
must not fail in this the first year
of organization for the Chest. VVy-
lie people have what it takes to
meet the challenge. Give NOW. .
. . . And Give Generously!
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WEEK-END HIGHLIGHTS: Fri-
day night's ball game with Frisco
brought out the biggest crowd of
the season. Thanks to school of-
ficials for providing extra seats
within the past few days. Sports
arc growing in the schools, and
local people are becoming more
and more sports-minded. . .Truett
Johnson out "beating the bushes"
for Community Chest Saturday...
The local Council for Handicap-
ped Children reporting good bus-
iness at their Saturday pie and
cake sale . . . Co. Supt. of Schools
Pete Moseley here Friday night
for the football game . . . And
another county official, Dwight
Whitwell, District Attorney, here
to speak to the Lions last Thurs-
day. . . Had a chat with Guy
Watson of Dallas, who was born
and reared in Wylie. Guy was
here to attend the funeral of
Oren Harper Saturday afternoon.
. . .Aggie football fans gloating
this week over a couple of victo-
ries. Just you guys wait. . . Glad
to see Aubrey C. Houston home
from the Service . . . And also
home "for good" is James Stin-
son. . . See you at the game Fri-
day night and in the meantime,
Give to the Community Chest!
Dr. Julius Smith, McKinney op-
tometrist, was re-elected president
of the East Fork Sportsman's
C'lub at a meeting held Tuesday
night in the Wylie High School
Gymnasium.
Approximately 40 members of
the club were present for the
meeting.
Re-elected secretary-treasurer of
the organization was Pat Simpson,
also of McKinney.
Named vice presidents in charge
of various activities around the
lake were the following:
Boating, Wilson Ilousewright of
Wylie; Fishing, Jim Wolfe of Wy
lie; Hunting, John Harris of Farm
ersville; and Swimming, Fred Mc
Cormick of Wylie.
The organization heard reports
from various committees which
have been set up to promote ar.
overall program of sports and ac-
tivities on and around the lake.
The club was formed this su:n
mer and its membership totals ap
proximately 200 sportsmen in the
area. The organizational meeting
was held in Wylie.
Next meeting of the club will bt
held the last Tuesday in Novem
ber at Copeville.
Progress Report On
Chest Drive Shows
25 Percent Raised
Chairman Bob Richardson of
the Wylie Community Chest or
ganization reported to The New.
Wednesday morning that the first
report from workers in the cur
rent campaign showed that ap
proximately 25 per cent of the
$2200.00 budget had been sub-
scribed.
A total of $622.00 had been re
ported through Monday's solicita
tions.
Mr. Richardson this week urged
local citizens "to respond to the
call for funds and to give gen
erously so that the drive may bo
concluded soon."
The organization has combined
seven fund-raising drives into one
united campaign, and is under the
direction of a board of directors
composed of representatives of the
community's civic groups.
PLANS MADE FOR
HALLOWEEN
FIESTA, OCT. 31
The annual Halloween celebra
tion will be held Monday, October
31st, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
There will be a chili or home-
made stew supper from 5 'till
7:30 p.m. Tickets will be 50 cents
for adults, and 35 cents for chil-
dren. Pie and coffee also will be
sold. This will be in the lunch
room.
In the high school, the band
will start playing at 7:30 and the
Pep Squad will perform at 8 p.m.
There will be a Halloween Cos-
tume Contest at 8:30, with three
nice prizes awarded.
There will be a Fish Pond and
Grab Bag booth in the halls. Also,
cold drinks an dpop corn will be
available.
The highlight of the evening
will be the Coronation Service at
9 p.m. in. the high school Gym.
Admission will be 25 cents for
adults and 15 cents fo rchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hillis com-
bined business and pleasure last
week and made a trip to San An-
tonio on business and spent the
weekend in Marlin with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. M. K. Housewright, and
grandsons, Buddy and Roy Max.
Funeral Rites For
John H. Callaway
Are Held Sunday
Funeral services for John II.
Callaway, 83, were held Sunday
at 3 p. m. at the First Baptist
Church with the pastor, Rev. Bill
Jones officiating. Interment was
in the Wylie Cemetery.
Mr. Callaway, a retired veteri-
narian, died at his home here
Friday night. He was born in Ar-
kansas on July 20, 1872, but came
to Texas in 1875. He had been a
resident of the community for
80 years.
Survivors are his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Mogie Murray of
Dallas; three sons, M. C. Callaway
of Rosebud, E. E. Callaway of
Riverside, Calif; and D. E. Calla-
way of Crowell; four brothers,
W. L. and Claude Callaway, bjth
of Crowell, M. Callaway of Sarah,
Okla., and Tom Callaway of Foard
City; one sister, Mrs. Lula Palmer
of Dallas; and fourteen grandchil
dren.
Pirates, Coons Battle To
Scoreless Deadlock In District
Opener; Hurst-Euless Next
900,000 VISITORS
TO LAKE LAVON
TO OCTOBER 17
Nine hundred thousand person
have visited Lake Lavon to Oct. 17
according to a report released
this week by Hassel L. Holder
resident engineer.
The report covered the psriod
from Jan. 1, this year, to Oct. 17
Holder indicated that the engi
neers were expecting another 120,
000 visitors between now and De
cemher 31.
"This is already a tremendou.-
increase over the estimated 520,-
000 who came to the lake in 1954,'
Holder pointed out.
Santa Fe Hearing
Set In Paris For
Wednesday, Nov 16
A public hearing has been so!
at the Court House in Paris for
Wednesday, Nov 16, by the Rai
road Commission of Texas, on the
proposal to discontinue passenger
service on the Santa Fe from
Dallas to Paris, through Wylie.
Any interested person may be
heard either pro or con on the
question, according to reports
reaching The News.
BENNIE J. MORGAN
NOW IN GERMANY
Pvt. Bennie J. Morgan, 20, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Morgan,
Wylie, Texas, recently participated
in Exercise Cordon Bleu, a N.A.-
T.O. maneuver using U. S., French,
and British troops, in West Ger-
many.
The exercise was a joint train-
ing operation staged to teach the
three-power forces to work togeth-
er under simulated battle condi-
tions. It was a counter-offensive
action against an "aggressor"
force.
Morgan, an ammunition bearer
in Company F of the 9th Infantry
Division's 60th Regiment, arrived
overseas last April from Fort Sam
Houston, his basic training camp.
Before entering the Army in
November, 1954, he was gradu
ated from Birmingham High
School and worked for the Wylie
Theatre.
Home From Service
C. E. P. 1-c and Mrs. A. C.
Houston and son returned home
Friday after 18 months duty on
Guam. Mr. Houston received his
discharge and will make his home
in Dallas after a few days vaca-
tion.
Friday Kickoff Slated
For 8 pm, Local Field
The Tarrant County consolidat-
ed school of Hurst-Euless will
furnish the competition for the
Wylie High School Pirates Fri-
day night on the local field.
Kick-off time has been set fur
8 o'clock.
Very little is known about the
Hurst-Euless eleven other than i'
is a Class-A school, located in a
fast-growing area. They should
give the Pirates some stiff corn
petition.
The same lineup which start" !
last week's conference gamg wi'I
be on hand for the opening whis-
tle, according to Coach Dodd.
School officials were planning
for another big turnout of fan
for the Friday night melee, an'l
another colorful halftime exhibi-
tion is expected from the band
and Pep Squad.
Last Rites Held
Tuesday For Mrs.
Lettie M. Edwards
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the Church of Christ H
Farmersvillc Tuesday afternen"
at 2.30 for Mrs. Lettie Mav E '
wards, who died at her home i"
Wylie Monday morning.
Officiating were Church of
Christ ministers, J. C. Murphy or
Cumby; Harold Murphy of Princ
ton and W. L. Blaze of Farmers
ville.
Mrs. Edwards, 76, was born i"
Iowa and had resided in Wylie
for the past several years. Shr
was the widow of the late Lewis
Edwards.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. R. L. Montgomery of Cope-
ville; and five sons, Albert Ed-
wards of McKinney; Cecil Ed-
wards of Princeton; Clifford Ed-
wards of Wylie; Ned Edwards of
Wylie; and Dick Edwards of Far
mersville.
Also surviving are 26 grand
children and 21 great-grandchil-
dren.
Interment was in the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery in Farmersville and
pallbearers were grandsons.
By JERRELL CLEMMONS
Two defense minded football
! teams, the Wylie Pirates and the
j Frisco Coons, met at Pirate Sta-
dium Friday night and battled to
| a 0-0 deadlock. This was the open-
I ing conference game for both
I clubs and it was unreeled before
an overflow crowd which wit
nessed one of the finest defense
games ever played in Wylie.
The furtherest that one team
could ever penetrate was a gai;.
made by the Pirates, who moved
to Frisco's 15-yard line, before
losing the ball on downs in lh
third quarter. The Pirates also
picked up eight first downs to si:
for the Coons. But, other than this,
both teams fought almost on even
grounds, never able to get thei:
offense to rolling for a score.
Each team played without their
top offensive threat and this ham
j pered them somewhat. For the
! Pirates it was Jerry Childs, who
was out with an ankle injury. Ab
[ sent from the Coons' was all-
i district tailback Danny Smother
man, also with an ankle injury.
The Pirates elected to recc.v
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson House-
wright, Julia and Mary Carolyn,
spent Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Rabb and sons, in
Point.
Oren P. Harper,
Dallas Resident
Buried Saturday
Funeral services for Oren P
Harper, who resided in Dallas,
were held in Wylie Saturday at
3 o'clock at the First Methodist
Church, with Rev. J. Howard
Smith and Rev. W. L. Lofland of-
ficiating.
Mr. Harper, who was born and
reared in Wylie, passed away at
his home in Dallas Thursday.
Survivors include his wife; his
mother, Mrs. Rosie Harper of
Wylie; eight sisters, Mrs. Ray Wat-
kins, Nevada; Mrs. Raymond Gra-
cy, Lavon: Mrs. Tom Smith; Mrs.
L. P. Passons, Mrs. D. S. Hall,
Mrs. J. W. Chennault, Mrs. C. G.
Lylcs, and Mrs. J. R. Chennault,
all of Dallas; and two brothers,
Shannon Harper of Farmersville,
and J. D. Harper of Rowlett.
Pallbearers were F. J. Merchir-
son, Roddy Groves, J. C. House-
wright, Paul Watkins, Orville
Kreynier, and Ray Smith.
Interment was in the Wylie
Cemetery.
-NEWS-
The Boy Scouts met last Wed-
nesday night in the Methodist An-
nex for a Court of Honor.
Scout committeemen Virgil Deal
and C. T. Shields conducted the
Court of Honor with the follow-
ing awards being presented:
Ronnie Deal and Tommie Shields
received Second Class.
Jerry McClung, Lehman Holder,
Gary McAbee and John Scanlon,
received First Class.
David McEuen — 'Explorer Ap-
prentice.
Two new members, Gary Clark
and Danny Thomason, were wel-
comed into the Troop.
The next regular Scout meeting
will be held next Monday night
and Scoutmaster McAbee invites
all boys who are interested to be
there.
Good Response to 'Smile Day'
Scoutmaster McAbee reports a
good response to the Scout "Smile
Day" drive for used clothing,
shoes and household items. About
three pick-up loads were collected
and are ready to be picked up b>
a truck from Goodwill Industries
Thanks to all who had a part
in this worthy project.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Ratcliff
visited in Royse City, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Phillips
of Sinton, visited friends here Sat-
urday.
Sunday guests in the John D.
Houston home were Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Houston and Cindy, Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Houston and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Whitey Stewart and sons,
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Spainhouer,
and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Houston,
all of Dallas.
and returned center George May's
kick to their own thirty-eight.
With a backfield of Clemmons,
Bozman, Starr and Hensley, they
moved the ball to the Frisco 42-
yard line before Hensley fumbled
with Frisco getting the first break,
and recovering. But this opopr-
tunity was short lived as Billy
Reynolds, Smotherman's replace-
ment, fumbled with line backer
Paul Hickman recovering. The Pi-
rates moved to the Coons' 42-yard
line with fullback Sonny Hensley
carrying on almost every running
play, before being forced to kick.
From there the game turned
into a real defensive battle with
both teams featuring hard charg-
ing linemen.
Late in the fourth quarter the
Pirates seemed to be rolling on a
drive which carried to the Coons'
15-yard line. In this drive the
Pirates picked up three first
downs and the big running com-
ing from Hensley again. This time
it was from the spread formation
with Hensley taking the snap back
and running the ends with the
option of pitching back to tail-
back Wayne Clemmons on keep-
ing and slicing off-tackle. But the
drive was halted after Russell
Clemmons was tripped up on an
attempted end around at the 23-
yard line.
The Pirates, not choosing to set-
tle for a tie ball game, began to
take to the air but to no avail
as quarterback Wayne Clemmons'
long passes fell incomplete. The
I ball game ended a few seconds
later with the score still, Wylie 0,
Frisco 0.
HIGHLIGHTS
The ball game Friday night was
an outstanding one for the whole
forward wall of the Pirates. There
was one thing featured in this
game that until this year hasn't
been seen in Wylie in a good
many years. This is "gang" tack-
ling. It proves that a line is rush-
ing hard when more than one
player shoots through the line to
smother a ball carrier and that
was just what this line of the
Pirates was doing. Outstanding
in the line was J. L. Brand and
Kenneth Ellis, a pair of fast-mov-
ing guards; also line backers Ches-
ter Simmons and Paul Hickman
turned in a very fine game.
On offense, the show seemed to
be made up by a lad named Sonny
Hensley. Sonny, showing a great
desire to win, carried the ball on
almost every other play and gain-
ed some good yardage although he
was never able to shake loose on
a long run. Hensley is not a big
boy weighing only 155 pounds, and
neither is he fast, but seems to
get his yardage on a quick start
and the determination and desire
for the game.
There was another bright spot
in the backfield for the Pirates
and that was in freshman quarter-
back Wayne Clemmons. Wayne's
play selection was fine and for
the first time this year, looked
like a real good passer. He hit
his targets very good but they, at
times, had trouble hanging on to
them.
This week the Pirates take on
the young Hurst-Eullis ball club
at Pirate Stadium in a non-con-
ference game. This is Hurst-Eullis'
first year to have football and the
only thing we know about them
is that Buckner Home has beat
them 44-0. So on the basis of in
experience and the Buckner score,
I'll take the Pirates for a 20 6
victory.
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Rabb, Joe. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1955, newspaper, October 27, 1955; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347165/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.