The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1951 Page: 1 of 6
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Collin County's
Fastest
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Working With Ttas Wylie of Today—Planning For The Wylie of Tomorrow
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Vol. 4
WYL|E. COLLIN COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1951
No. 32
NEAR & FAR . . .
OH IGH LIGHTSo
and
• SI DE LIGHTSo
Last week Wylie received some
national publicity when Ray
Sheeks, local citizen, appeared on
Don McNeal's Breakfast Club hour
which comos from Chicago every
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Ad-
dington had joined Mr. and Mrs.
Sheeks in Kansas City, and from
there they visited Chicago and
other points, stopping over long
enough lor Ray to show up ior the
^ broadcast. We missed the program
but reports are that Ray really
gave Wylie a good pulg, which
' went out to millions of listeners
all over the country. Good work,
Ray, and nevt time let us know
when you expect to be on the air.
# # #
And over in Great Britain, the
old faithful, Winston Churchill, at
the ripe age of 77, proved that he
hadn't lost his hold on the British
people by trouncing the Laborites
and once again heading the gov-
ernment of the Empire. We're
glad to see this change in their
government, even though it was
by a small margin. We still be
lieve that Churchill is more cap
able than any other person in
*•' England to guide their ship o&
state, and we have a feeling that
most Americans feel that wey, too.
# # #
We read an article the other day
regarding football, which said that
teams build up a fever pitch for
a certain game would require nine
days to return to normal. Thus, if
a team played every Saturday, one
could figure that they would be
at their peak only every other
week. The author of that article
may have something there, as
witness the "in-and-out" perfor-
mances of teams in the South-
west Conference.
# #
Congratulations are in order for
the Upper East Fork Association,
sponsors of the barbecue and cele-
bration, upon their completion of
eight flood control lakes on Honey
Creek. This program is a most
worthy one, and when completed
will mean lots to the East Fork
watershed. Every landowner and
•! citizen should cooperate to the
fullest extent.
# # #
Spooks and goblins had their
inning Wednesday night, as they
put on full dress celebration for
Hallowe'en. Climax of the occasion
was the big carnival at the school,
sponsored by the local PTA. The
weather failed to dampen the
spirits of the celebrants, and the
show was a huge success. Every
year the PTA group finances much
of their activity via this method,
and our congratulations and best
wishes go to them.
# # #
Looks like our favorite season
of the year finally "arrived." That
Wednesday weather is just what
* we have been looking for, but,
actually, during the 90-degree
of Tuesday we were about to give
up hope.
♦ * *
The political pot ought to start
boiling on schedule now. With the
big election over in England; one
major American party with a new
chief and the other party doing
their best to get a new one; and
Senator Taft With his hat already
in the ring for the nomination
there just oughtn't to be a dull
moment from now until next
November. Don't forget to PAY
YOUR POLL TAXI
• # ♦
Glad to see Leold Lillard in
town this week just back from
Korea. Leold, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lillard, spent the past sev-
eral months on the firing line,
and, naturally, is glad to be back.
Welcome home, Leold.
•
# Archie Steele was In town last
week, greeting friends. Archie is
now working at the Grapevine
Dam,
OUR "SLIP'S" . .
. . . . SHOWING!
In the fast moving pace
that is set by our ultra-
modern civilization it is very
difficult at times to keep up
with things that happen as
they happen, even in oui
community. This is especial-
ly true on a "home-town"
paper which must operate
with a limited staff in order
to exist.
We are endeavoring to
keep pace as evidenced by
last week's headline which
stated. "Pirates Meet Ladon-
ia Here Friday." Well, we
were just one month ahead
of schedule as the Pirates
met Celeste Friday night, not
Ladonial
Our first mistake — NOlii
Our Last? — NOT Likely! I
Upper East Fork
Group To Hold Big
Celebration Nov. 8
The Upper East Fork Associa-
tion will have a free barbecue on
Nov. 8, celebrating completion of
the first eifjht flood control lakes
for the East Fork of the Trinity.
In all, 107 such lakes have been
planned for the watershed.
Speaker Sam Rayburn will be
the honor guest at the meeting,
and will speak following the bar-
becue which will be served at
6 p. m. The barbecue will be serv-
ed following an inspection of the
eight completed dams on Honey
Creek.
The Upper East Fork Association
is an affiliate of the East Fork
Association. There are seven other
such groups within the watershed,
all of which are to be represented
at the meeting. The local organ-
ization is known as the Muddy
Creek Association. Plans for the
barbecue are under the direction
of W. T. Dugan, president of the
Upper East Fork group.
A crowd of 3,000 is expected to
attend the celebration, including
a number of local residents inter-
ested in this phase of soil saving
program.
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Baptist Training
Unions Take Study
Course, Nov. 4-8
A training Union Revival will be
conducted November 4-8 at the
First Baptist Church, according to
an announcement made this week
by the pastor, Rev. W. P. Mears.
A course of study will be taught
for primaries, juniors, intermedi-
ates, young people and adults.
The primary group wll be taught
'Bible Stories" by Mrs. C. T.
Shields. Mrs. Belle Story will
teach the junior study course,
Jesus Saves'], and Mrs. John
Sharp will teach the intermediates,
Intermediate Fishers".
The adult and young people,S
study course will be "Every Chris-
tians Job", taught Monday night
by Rev. F. H. Slier, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Piano; Tues-
day night by Rev. Travis Berry,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
mersville; Wednesday night by
Rev. W. P. Carter, Collin County
Association Missionary; and
Thursday night by Glenn Ross,
pastor of the FirstBaptist Church
Rockwall.
The public is invited to all of
these services.
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Wylie Ladies Go To
San Antonio For
Eastern Star Meeting
Mrs. Edith Barber and Mrs. Betty
,ou Davis returned Friday from
, five-day trip to San Antonio.
They attended the 69th Session of
the Texas Grand Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star.
ATTSND CMUICM IUNDAY
Girl's Basketball
Game To Be Played
7:30, Tuesday Night
The girl's basketball teams from
Birmingham High School will meet
the Piano girl's teams, both A and
B, here at 7:30 Tuesday night,
November 6.
Frank McMillan, coach of the
Wylie girls' team, said this week
that new regulations now govern
the playing of girls' basketball,
thus making for a much faster and
more interesting game.
Probable starting lineup for the
Wylie A-team will be Chloe Ann
Travis, Laquita Oehlke, Margaret
Ross, Leona Eubanks, Sue Akin
and Maurine Flowers, a freshman.
Admission for this pre-season
game will be 15 cents and 25 cents.
Both girls teams played Jast
week in Allen where the A-team
was defeated by a score of 46-41.
The B-team won their game 44
to 21.
Leoid Lillard Home
From 15 Month On
Korean Battle Front
Leoid Lillard arrived in Wylie
Friday night after spending al-
most three years overseas. He
spent 33 months in foreign service
includng 15 months in Korea. Lil-
lard was a member of the 25th
Infantry Division, the first Divis-
ion to enter Korea, and he was on
the front line of battle during
most of his stay in that country.
He has also been stationed in the
Phillipine Islands, Guam, Okinawa
and Japan.
Leoid, a graduate of Wylie High
School, is here to spend a 30 day
furlough with- his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lillard, before re- ^
porting for re-assignment at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
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RETURNS FROM BRYAN
Mrs. Victoria Turek returned (
home Sunday from Bryan, Texas, I
where she has been for several j
weeks as the guest of her brothers
and sisters.
Her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Hall,
and Mr. Hall made the trip to
Bryan to accompany her home.
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In Case of Fire - Phone 2S01
Wylie Gets Taste Of Winter
As Temperature Nose Dives
Old Man Winter's advance guard
guard rode into Wylie and this
section of T e x a s Wednesday,
bringing ideal weather for Hallo-
we'en spooks and dropping the
temperatures to the lowest ebb yet
recorded for this autumn season.
It was a welcome respite from
Tuesday's record-breaking tem-
perature, which scared the 90-
degree mark.
The cool wave arrived here
shortly before daylight Wednesday
accompanied by showers which
fell intermittently throughout, the
day. Skies were overcast and the
dreary, damp day was he first
real sign of Winter's approach.
Moisture Welcome
The rainfall, added to that of
the past several days, was wel-
come to stockmen and farmers.
It brought relief to parched pas-
tures, and will enable small grain
and legume crops to come to a
stand. In addition, fall plowing can
get underway.
However, additional rainfall will
be needed to provide adequate
stock water for cattle in this im-
mediate section, but farmers were
hopeful his would be forthcomng
now the drouth has been broken.
Harvest Halted
Final harvest of the 1951 cotton
crop has been halted completely,
but little damage has been report-
ed as the result of the rains. In
fact, most cotton growers wel-
comed the precipitation, realizing
that, extra rainfall would be need-
ed to bring colder weather neces-
sary for 1 he season's first killing
frost, now overdue.
In most instances, farmers are
awaiting the frost to defoliate the
cotton stalks so they ean proceed
with the harvest.
J. W. Littlefield
Buried Wednesday
James W. Littlefield, retired far-
mer of the Wylie community, pass-
ed away Monday, October 22 at
12:15 j). m. at the Parkland Hos-
pital in Dallas, following an ill-
ness of one year.
Last rites were held Wednes-
day, October 24, at 2 o'clock at
the Wylie Baptist Church, with in-
terment following in the Wylie
Cemetery.
Mr. Littlefield was born October
31, 1885, being GO years of age at
the time of Ids death. His parents
were Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Little-
field.
He and Miss Ilattie Ayres ex-
changed marriage vows January 1,
1908, at Coppers Cove, Texas
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
J. W. Littlefield, Wylie; his
mother, Mrs. R. A. Littlefield, Cop-
pers Cove; four sons, Ray Little-
field, Garland; Opel Litllefitdd,
McKinney; Willnrd Littlefield, I
Clear Lake; Floyd Littlefield, Wy-
lie; four daughters, Mrs. C. C.
Evans, Miss Flora Littlefield, Mrs. I
W. II. Turner and Mrs. J. 1). While
ail of Wylie; two brothers, P. D.
Littlefield, Coppers Cove, and Tip
Littlefield, Moshene; two sisters,
Mrs. Anna King, Washington and
Mrs. Dollie Holmes, Port Arthur;
and twenty grandchildren.
His father, one brother and two
children preeeeded him in death.
Pirates Down Celeste
In Mud Battle, 25-6
The Wylie Pirates, who have had
their "ups and downs" this year,
were "up" again here Friday night
in defeating the Celeste Blue
Devils, 25-6. The local melee was
a District 14-B encounter.
The pigskin clash was played
at Pirate Field Friday night on a
turf freshly drenched by a down-
pour of rain. The dark clouds and
threatening prospects of rain kept
many local supporters away from
one of the most thrilling games
unreeled here this year. "In spite
OUR DEMOCRACY
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J3ut executes a free man's u>ill
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—JOHM PISftPONT
No Football Game
. . . . This Week
# # #
The Wylie Pirates have an
i,pen date this week and no
<iame has been scheduled up
ti press time. Coach Davis
t nd the Pirates will be work-
irs j each day in preparation
for their ull-important clash
wi:h the District 14-B lead-
ers, the Royse City Bulldogs.
The game will be played
in Royse City, November 9.
Forced in the fire of free mens spirit, the ballot is a
weapon that we must keep shining and sharp by use.
only by exercising our right of suffrage can we execute
OUR. free man's will and maintain the might of this
WEAPON that men with courage and devotion have
FASHIONED TO SCItVB US.
of the bad weather" a good crowd
was 011 hand to witness the affair.
Getting back in the winning
column against Celeste, after the
upset at the hands of Princeton
the week before, gave the Pirates
a respectable .750 percentage in
their four district games this year.
It leaves them tied for sceond
place with Princeton, a team de-
feated Friday night by Royse City.
The District 14-B powerhouse,
Royse City, is in first place, still
holding a clean slate in district
play.
Coach Davis' Pirates were con-
ssitant, scoring methodically one
touchdown per quarter. Celeste's
lone tally came in the second
quarter. The Blue Devils were
never able to get out front, al-
though they tied the socre at 6-6
in the second quarter, only to
have the Pirates capture the lead
a few plays later.
Surprising to all followers was
the "aerial barrage" laid down by
the local lads. "Chubby" Ander-
son tossed 27 passes, 10 of which
were complete and one for a
touchdown. Allan Martin was re-
ceiving most of the tosses, with
Junior §pow taking the touchdown
pass in the end zone. This is the
first game of the season in which
the Pirates have been able to ef-
fect an aerial threat. Martin was
maneuvering with perfection to
get into the open for Anderson's
passes. Celeste was never able to
effectively break up the passing
attack. Wylie's quarlerbacking
was far superior to any previous
gpme as Willam Coomer mixed a
good running attack with passes,
keeping the Celeste defense un-
balanced.
The first Wylie tally came mid-
way in the first quarter on a sus-
tained drive of 55 yards. The cli-
max came when Anderson un-
leashed a 20 yard pass to Martin
who carried to the Celeste 10 yard
line before being hauled down.
Coomer cracked the Celeste line,
picking up yardage to the 1-foot
line. Glenn Ilousewtight carried
over on the next play for the
"T-D."
The Celeste eleven roared back
midway in the second period to
knot the score at 6 all. Herman
White of the Blue Devils intercept-
ed a pass on the Pirate 22 yard
line and was finally forced out of
bounds on the 4, It took them 2
plays, before ramming the ball
over from the 1 yard marker.
Charles Lewis scored the lone tally
of Celeste.
It was another Anderson-to-
Martin pass, just before the half
time, that set up the second
Pirate score. The 28 yard pass to
Martin carried to the 1 yard line.
On the next play the Pirates were
penalized 5 yards for off-sides.
Again the accurate arm of Ander-
son whipped a pass, this time to
Junior Snow, who was waiting in
the end zone. Coomer hit the line
for the extra point and brought
the score at half-tme to Wylie 13;
Celeste 6.
It was near the end of the third
quarter when the Pirates scored
again. The Blue Devils were trying
desperately to catch up by tossing
passes. One of these passes was
intercepted by Anderson w h o
scampered 23 yards, untouched,
for another Wylie tally. The extra
point was no good and the score,
going into the final quarter was
19-6.
Scoring for the night was
brought to a grand finale on the
thriller play of the game. It was
late in the game when the Blue
Devils were desperately playing
"catch-up" and had travelled to
the Pirate 15 yard line. They too
were mixing passes with running
plays and seemed destined to
tally when one of their passes was
GAME AT A GLANCE
Wylie Celeste
Score 25 6
First Downs 16 7
Net Yards Rushing 152 32
Net Yards Passing 123 24
Passes Attempted 27 17
Passes Completed 9 3
Passes Intercepted by 3 2
Number of Punts 6 6
Punting Average 20 27.3
Yards Penalized 75 35
intercepted by an alert Allan
Martin. Ordinarily Martin is not a
fast runner, but for 85 yards he
outran, outsmarted and outmaneu-
vered the Celeste team and turn-
ed in another score for Wylie. The
final score was Wylie 25; Celeste 6.
The Pirates have no game sche-
duled for this week, but will be
spending their time in preparation
for the Royse City Bulldogs, in
Royse City, November 9. The Pir-
ates will be underdogs by several
touchdowns.
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