The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956 Page: 1 of 6
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WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956
NUMBER 16
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WYLIE
Roddy Groves, local ginner, took
off for a few days fishing trip
the early part of last week and
almost missed the cotton crop.
Groves wasn't expecting harvest of
the crop quite so early, but lo and
behold once he got away, things
started happening and when he re-
turned found that several bales
of the '56 crop had been ginned.
In fact, five bales were ginned in
July, a record for these parts.
Come to think of it, Groves' ex-
perience might serve as an ex-
ample for some more "tired" busi-
ness men. Maybe if a trip out of
town were planned, business might
suddenly take a turn for the bet-
ter. Think it over, fellow business
men.
* ¥ *
Ed "Evinrude" Collins swears
he is doing business with some
of the buck-passingest fellows
he ever ran across. It wouldn't
be polite here and now to name
the fellows in question, but af-
ter hearing his story, we're in-
clined to agree. Seems to be a
case of one fellow being willing
but not able, and the other fel-
low involved being able but not
quite willing. What do you do
in such an instance?
* # *
All lovers of watermelon gather
'round. We can't quite announce
this for certain, but there's a pos-
sibility that there'll be plenty of
the red fruit for all. Seems that
"Uncle Monk" Bozman made an
election wager in which he bet
a couple of train loads (not car-
loads) of melons that a certain
candidate would perform so—and
—so in the July 28 primary. Well,
the certain candidate was one of
the also rans, and "Uncle Monk"
is beginning to realize that two
trainloads of watermelons is a lot
of watermelon. At last reports,
"Uncle Monk" was trying to find
the melons and a railroad that
would ship such an order, while
the winner of the wager was going
ahead with plans to rope off the
streets and really throw a big
party. Don't cancel any existing
engagements, but watch for fur-
ther announcements.
* * #
This column understands that
there is a good possibility that
Wylie will soon get a jail. Or
at least a place where the town
drunks and other violators, seri-
ous and otherwise, may be
placed under lock and key for
a few hours at least. We're
somewhat ashamed that our
home town needs such a domi-
cile, but since the need is ap-
parent, then why be so close-
mouthed about it? The problem
is here, so let's construct the
solution. On second thought,
let's construct the "detainer"
while the solution is being
worked out.
* * *
Come Thursday afternoon and
■this part of the operation, along
with the Missus, is taking off for
the annual get-away. This time it
will be Chicago and a look-in on
the National Democratic Conven-
tion, which convenes there on
Monday, August 13. We can well
imagine that "wandering around
the Windy City" will be far dif-
ferent from "wandering around
Wideawake Wylie," but we hope
to bring our impression of same
in next week's column—direct
from Chicago.
* * *
Until then, our forecast in
HONS CLUB TO
SPONSOR BUND
SHOPS CARAVAN
The Wylie Lions Club has
agreed to sponsor the Texas Blind
Shops Caravan as a fund-raising
venture for its community activi-
ties, Billy Ray Wilson, club presi-
dent, announced this week.
Date for the caravan has been
set for Thursday, Sept. 6, in the
evening.
Items for sale under the pro-
gram are all manufactured by
Texas blind workmen in blind
shops or lighthouses which are
non-profit organizations. The local
club will retain a generous por-
tion of the gross sales of the
items for use in its activities.
Plans are for every home in the
town to be canvassed.
Action on the fund-raising proj-
ect was taken at last Thursday's
meeting of the club.
Highlights of the last week's
meeting included presentation of
gifts to those members in attend-
ance who had birthdays during the
months of July and August. These
included Charlie Shields, Edgar
C'ox, Buster Pendergrass, Wade
Barker, Nathan Eldridge, and
Fred Gallagher. This will be a
feature of Lions' meetings for the
remainder of this club year, it
was announced.
The meeting was held on the
lawn of the Wylie Methodist
Church, where a barbecue supper
was served by A. C. (Kid) Moore.
Next meeting of the club will
be held August 16th.
Services For Mrs.
Maxey Held Here
Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Maxey, former Wylie resident,
were held here at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 5, in the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Maxey, who would have
been 78 years of age August 6th,
died Friday at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Josh H. Mayo, in
Dallas, where she had lived since
the death of her husband, Robert
A. Maxey, eight years ago. She
was born near Harrison, Ark., and
was married there in 1898. The
couple moved to Copeville in 1900,
later moving to Lavon, then to
Wylie, where Mr. Mayo died.
Mrs. Maxey was an active mem-
ber of the Methodist Church and
had been made a life member
of the Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service at the Highland Park
Methodist Church, Dallas.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mayo, Miss T'lon Maxey
of Hollywood, and eight great-
grandchildren.
Interment was in the Thompson
Cemetery at Copeville.
TREATMENT PLANT
NEAR COMPLETION
The North Texas Municipal
Water District's treatment plant
facilities here at Wylie are 92 per
cent complete, directors of the
body learned Tuesday night at a
board meeting held in the offices
at 7:30 o'clock.
The progress report was made
by O. A. Stone of the firm of
Forrest & Cotton, engineers for
the water project.
Barring unforseen difficulties,
Stone explained, the filtration
plant should be complete by
October 1.
The board of directors, presided
over by Clifford Carpenter, presi-
dent, heard reports from the dis-
trict's accountants, engineers, and
manager, along with various com-
mittees.
case you're interested, is Fair
and Warmer, both weather wise
and political wise.
FOUR NEW HOMES
ADDTOWYUE'S
RESIDENCE BOOM
Four new homes are underway
here in Wylie, further adding to
the year's record total, a survey
this week showed.
Well along toward completion
is the lovely new home of Mrs.
G. C. Hughes and Jimmy Kreymer,
located on old Highway 78, in east
Wylie. This is a lovely light brick
veneer home and reports are that
the house will contain nearly 3,000
square feet of floor space. W. A.
Allen is the builder.
Underway on Fourth Street in
the Bostic Addition is a new home
for Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Martin.
Located on the corner of Fourth
and Calloway, it, too, will be a
brick veneer. Mr. Martin is super-
vising construction of the new
[residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bostic's new
home on Fourth Street is taking
shape. This new residence, which
is being built by Douglas Jackson,
will have three bedrooms, a large
den, living room and dining room,
kitchen, two baths, large patio,
and double garage.
A new two-bedroom home was
begun this week for Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas E. Bennett on Second St.
L. W. Self is supervising construc-
tion of this new residence.
All of these four new homes,
latest to be built here, are for
the owners, themselves. Mean-
while, others are being built for
sale and still some three more
have been completed, ready for
sale and immediate occupancy.
WYLIE SOFTBALL
TEAM NOW SET FOR
STATE TOURNEY
Add Garland City
Title To Trophies
By CURTIS HALE
With the Garland City Cham-
pionship added to their list of
trophies, Wylie Softball Team ii
looking forward to more and big-
ger ones in the State Tournament
which begins at Arlington Friday
night, August 10th, and lasting
through the 17th.
Wylie claimed the Garland City
title Friday night when they de-
feated the First Christian Church
Team by the score of 6 to 4 in
an 8-inning overtime game.
Thursday night's game was also
won by the local champs, by the
score of 6 to 1. The locals used a
4-bagger by Coomer and a triple
by McCarley, and a double by
Ralph Lemons to do the damage.
Willie Dee was winning pitcher
as he gave up 4 hits and struck
out 6.
Friday night's game was a nip-
and-tuck battle all the way. Wylie
got two runs in the second and
two more in the third. First
Christian got two in the first and
two in the fourth to tie it at 4 all.
In the eighth, the locals won it
on Jiggs Lemons' single, his third
hit of the game, and Willie Dee's
double. He also scored on a throw-
ing error by the 2nd baseman.
Potter, who relieved Willie Dee
in the fifth, was the winner.
Coomer had a double to his credit
but was thrown out at third base.
Cross and Pelton also hit safely.
Willie Dee gave up 7 hits in 5
innings, and Potter 1 in 3. They
got six strikeouts each.
Wylie's plans for a softball
tourney here on the local diamond
had to be given up as they were
unable to secure a sponsor. But I
believe if we go to Arlington with
them we will see plenty of good
ball games.
The locals played an exhibition
game here Monday night with Car-
rollton furnishing the opposition.
Wylie came out on top, 5 to 1.
County Declared Disaster Area
As Crippling Drouth Continues
JACK BOSTIC IS
MADE DIRECTOR
FIRST STATE BANK
John L. Bostic, Jr., has been
elected a director in the First
State Bank here, officials of that
institution have announced.
He succeeds his father, the late
John L. Bostic, Sr., as a member
of the bank's board.
"Jack," as he is known to his
many friends, was born at Burk-
burnett, Texas, and graduated
from Highland Park High School
in Dallas. He later attended South-
ern Methodist University in Dallas
and Arlington State College in
Arlington.
He entered the U. S. Air Corps
in December of 1942, where he
served as a flight officer in the
India-Burma-China theater of op-
erations during World War II.
Following his discharge from
the service on April 1, 1946, he
entered the real estate business
in Dallas and later was sales man-
ager for a Dallas auto firm. For
several months he was claims
supervisor for an insurance com-
pany.
In 1954, he joined his father in
the operation of the Bostic in-
terests in Wylie which included
rental investments and real estate
development. Since his father's
death on May 30 of this year, he
has been associated with his moth-
er, Mrs. Marguerite Bostic, in the
operation of the business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bostic are living
in Garland at the present time,
but have a new home under con-
struction on Fourth Street in Wy-
lie. They have two sons and a
daughter.
Continuing devastating drouth
conditions in Collin County have
brought about the county being
declared a disaster area and eligi-
ble to participate in the emer-
gency drouth feed program, it has
been announced.
C'ollin County Judge W. E. But-
ton received a telegram last week
from William S. McGill, State Co-
ordinator of Defense and Disaster,
which stated that the Secretary
of Agriculture had approved the
recommendations of the USDA
State Drouth Committee in de-
claring the county a part of the
disaster area.
Under the program farmers of
Collin County will be able to par-
ticipate in the government's, low-
cost feed program.
Meanwhile, Collin County, and
NOTICE
By order of the Postofficc De-
partment, the local postoffice win-
dows will be closed each Satur-
day hereafter at 1:00 p.m.
(Signed) DELLA DUNCAN, P.M.
Want Ads in The News pay.
Improvements To
Methodist Annex
Near Completion
General improvements to the
Methodist Annex are nearing com-
pletion, according to Bob Rich-
ardson, chairman of the church's
official board.
Work done to the building the
past few weeks has included low-
ering the ceiling and installing
new light fixtures; painting the
interior of the building; construc-
tion of several new cabinets in the
kitchen, plus installing a new
double sink; new window screens;
pouring of two concrete walks;
and repairing the plumbing and
re-wiring of the structure.
Still to be completed is the sand-
ing and finishing of the floors,
plus repainting of the exterior of
the building. Also to be added to
the interior are two accordion-
type folding doors, which will
permit conversion of the audi-
torium into three separate Sunday
School classrooms.
A drive is currently underway
to purchase approximately 100
new folding chairs for the Annex,
and a group of Methodist women
are purchasing new folding metal
tables for the building.
Church officials indicated that
the improvements should be com-
plete within the next 30 days.
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the Wylie area, continues to un-
dergo the most damaging drouth
in history. Rainfall for the cur-
rent year is 11 inches short of
normal with little prospects in
sight.
Normal rainfall for Collin Coun-
ty in July is 2.61 inches and for
August the average is 2.42. A to-
tal of only .60 inches fell in the
county during July and to date
none has been registered in Aug-
ust.
Total for the year in the county
to date is 13.55 inches, compared
with a normal average total to
date of 24.97 inches.
Crops Suffer
Fall crop prospects in the area
are the worst in years, according
to County Agent Virgil Dahlberg.
Grain sorghums and maize
crops, most of which have been
harvested, yielded from 800 pounds
to over 2,000 pounds per acre in
some spots. This crop benefited
greatly from rains late in May
and over-all the crop was consid-
ered average.
Price for the maize crop ran
around $2.00 per hundred, which
netted a good profit for farmers
even though yields may have been
low in some instances.
Harvest of the 1956 corn crop
is expected to get underway any
day now. Agaii1, yields of corn
fields are expected to be scattered
from a low of around 10 bushels
per acre to approximately 30
bushels. Some fields have been
cut and turned into silage due to
the dry weather. Other fields, par-
ticularly in the lowlands, should
return profitable yields in spite
of the drouth conditions.
Cotton Outlook Dim
Hope for an average cotton
crop dimmed considerably the past
10 days which has seen the mer-
cury climb above the 100-degree
mark each day, still without mois-
ture.
Many farmers held out hope
that a rain up until the 10th of
August would greatly increase the
yield per acre, but much of the
crop has matured and a rain now
would be of no benefit.
For the first time in history, a
total of five bales of the crop
were ginned in the month of
July, and beginning this week a
large number of farmers were in
the fields harvesting the fleecy
staple.
However, many oldtimers are
heard to remark that "a cotton
crop will fool you in dry weather."
Still, a quarter of a bale per
acre this season might wind up
being "tops" in the cotton busi-
ness.
Very little insect damage has
been noted, according to observers,
and all in all the crop has been
economically grown.
Hay Outlook Serious
Perhaps most serious is the out-
look for the county's hay program.
Many fields of Johnson grass and
alfalfa, long two of the area's top
hay crops, have been cut only
once with little chance of another
cutting due to the continued dry
weather at a critical stage.
As a result, cattlemen have been
hard hit. Not only does the hay
shortage affect their operations,
but many have found themselves
short of water. A combination of
both have caused some to com-
pletely dispose of their herds.
However, some have held on, hop-
ing that they may be able to take
advantage of the disaster program,
as outlined above.
Meanwhile, prospects for rain
are slim. Forecasts still talk of
fair and warm weather for sev-
eral days to come.
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Housewright, Rex A.; McClure, Weldon C. & Smith, C. Truett. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956, newspaper, August 9, 1956; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347204/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.