The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1950 Page: 4 of 4
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political
announcements
The following announcements for
political offices have been made
with The Wylie News subject to
the action of the Democratic
Primary:
For County School Superintenl
WENDELL H. 'Pete' MOSELEY
For County Judge
W. E. BUTTON
NOTICE
A11 Water Bills Are Due
10th Day Each Month
Service will be discontinued
if bills aren't promptly
paid
City of Wylie
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The Grass May Look Greener
In the Neighbor's Yard, But. . .
NOBODY CAN GIVE
BIGGER BARGAINS
BETTER QUALITY
Shop With Confidence For Furniture
And Hardware
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HOUSEWRIGHT-HAMMETT CO.
"YOUR HOME-TOWN FURNITURE STORE"
PHILCO Distributors Phone 2361
Lyman D. Robinson
Candidate For School
Superintendent
My first and profound desire
is to express my appreciation for
the privilege that is given me
as I act as Superintendent of the
Collin County schools. I acknow-
ledge the assistance and friendly
encouragement that my friends
have given me, and I appreciate
them highly.
I am sincerely convinced that
North Texas, and Collin County
in particular, is the finest place
on earth to live and rear my
family.
Much has been accomplished
in our schools during; the past
few years. The truly high-class
qualities of the citizenry of Collin
County have been expressed in
their willingness to co-operate in
establishing and in operating a
much-improved school system.
The Collin County system now
ranks among the best in the
State of Texas. This means that
our children are given equal op-
portunities in an advancing school
program which is directed by a
staff of excellent teachers.
The time of crisis in education
in Texas has not passed even
though the program is having
a good start. The continuation of
the program, for maximum bene-
fits, will require the leadership
of a person who is well qualified
—one who has a balanced bus-
iness and professional experience.
This leader should be a man who
is clean in speech and habit.
He should be a man who is
courteous and refined in manner.
He should be a man who has
an ability to deal with people,
with their many problems, in a
sympathetic and fair manner. He
should be a versatile person so
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Haught of
this city spent Sunday visiting
friends in Whitewright, Texas.
Vince Gallagher has returned
to his home here after an extend-
ed visit with his brother, Rev.
Pat Gallagher, in Ennis, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mohondro
of Dallas were Wylie visitors
Tuesday.
Pay Your Poll Tax
NOW
Wylie men and women who believe in free enterprise and maintaining the
American Way of Life are urged to pay their poll taxes before Tuesday
night. January 31st.
Only a few days remain in which you can qualify as a voting citizen. Un-
less you pay that $1.75 poll tax without delay you will have no say in
public affairs during the year 1950.
Remember that 1950 is a General Election year. There will he elections
held in your city, your county and your state. You will vote on city offici-
als, county officials and state officials during the next 12 months ... IF
. . . you pay your poll tax.
It is you civic duty. DON'T BE LEFT ON THE SIDELINES. Wylie in
past years has fallen short in payment of poll taxes. Therefore it has not
had its full influence in the conduct of county and state affairs. This
can be remedied if every citizen will take the trouble to make their poll
tax payments immediately.
Arrangements have been made with the Collin County Tax Collector for
applications for poll taxes to be received at the First State Bank, who will
mail them in groups to his office for issue. Go by the Bank NOW and
let them mail your application.
Do Your Civic Duty . .
Your POLL TAV
This Ad Sponsored By The
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Wylie Lions Club
that he will be able to take an
effective part in any program
that pertains to the welfare of
the school child or to the com-
munity. Certainly he should have
emotional stability and should be
friendly with all people.
I hereby submit my candid-
acy for re-election to the very
important position of Superin-
tendent of Collin County Schools.
My candidacy is subject to all
conditions of the July 22, 1950,
Primary Election, and conforms
to accepted Democratic principles
and precedents.
I base my candidacy upon some
pertinent statements and facts.
But, I wish primarily to base
my candidacy upon my record in
office. There are no better crit-
eria than qualifications plus ex-
perience, efficiency and courtesy.
I want to make the following
statements regarding my acad-
emic qualifications I have earn-
ed three collcge degrees, (These
degrees wore financed by doing
many odd jobs including "sling-
ing hash" at S.M.U.) I have a
permanent teachers' certificate
and a special administrators' cer-
tificate.
I have had business experience;
I have had experience in mun-
icipal government; and I have
had seventeen years of teaching
and administrative experience in
small and large schools.
I am married, my family con-
sisting of my wife, Juanita, a
son, Don, who is nine, and a
daughter,, Linda, who is seven.
I am the son of the late George
Robinson and Mrs. Virginia Bur-
gh Robinson, both pioneers of the
Weston Community in Collin Cou-
nty.
With a feeling that the people
T)f the county are interested in
knowing about the work of the
office that I now hold, may I
call your attention to some facts.
As I do this, I am mindful of
the valuable service rendered by
my courteous and efficient office
staff—a staff that I consider the
best in the state. This report will
certainly be donsidered as
INFORMATION and not as boast-
ing.
During the present term 1 have
met with many school boards at
their call; I have delivered thirty-
three commencement addresses;
I have spoken at seven football
banquets; I have spoken at thir-
ty-three Parent Teacher Assoc-
iation meetings; I have spoken
at eighteen service club lunch-
eons; and I have given twenty-
three laymens' addresses in
Churches of various denomina-
tions.
I have also given addresses to
the following groups; Masonic
Lodge, Eastern Star, Federated
Clubs, Quarterback Club, Nurses'
Club, College Classes. Time will
not permit my listing numerous
appearances before other worth-
while organizations.
During my term in office. I
have been honored by having
several assignments of State-wide
interest. I have served on the
Tidelands Committee of the Tex-
| as State Teachers Associa-
! tion, which is working to retain
title to the submerged oil lands
SPECIAL
EXCHANGE
FOR MOST CARS
18 MONTH GUARANTEE
100 AMPS
POSEYS MAGNOLIA STATION
OUTSTANDING VALUES
MEN'S FLANNEL SEEERTS
Regular $2.19-Now $1.00
BLANKET BARGINS
100 per cent WOOL BLANKETS
Regular #8.95—Now $5.95
PART WOOL BLANKETS
Regular $6.95-Now $4.95
PART WOOL BLANKETS
Regular $7.95—Now $5.50
DOUBLE PART WOOL BLANKETS
Regular $3.79-Now $2.98
DOUBLE COTTON BLANKETS
Regular $3.25-Now $2.50
SINGLE COTTON BLANKETS
Regular $1.75-Now $1.49
DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE GREAT
VALUES. ON SALE THIS
WEEK ONLY
ATKINS BROTHERS
-DRY GOODS-
Wylie, Texas
LYMAN D. ROBINSON
in and around Texas. This is a
struggle to retain Texas's rights
as a state. I am at present a
Enember of the Educational Fin-
ance Committee (ohe of five) of
the Texas State Teachers As-
sociation which now has a mem-
bership of 43,000 teachers and
administrators. I served on the
Gilmer-Aikin Advisory Finance
Committee. I am immediate past
president of the Texas County
Superintendents and Supervisors
Association. I am a vice-president
of the North Texas State College
Ex-Students Association. These
activities have resulted in some
contacts that have been and
should continue to be of value
to Collin County.
I feel that the classroom tea-
chers of Collin County are awai-e
of my special interest an work
in helping to obtain legislation
that is pE-oviding moE'e-reasonable
and much-deserved compensa-
j tion for their services. This woE'k
I was done while I served on leg-
i islative committees of the Texas
i State ToacheE's Association during
; the Fiftieth and Fifty-First Ses-
i sion of the Texas Legislature.
During the war 1 served as
j Chairman of the Collin County
j War Finance Committee for the
| last bond campaign, after being
appointed to represent the U. S.
Treasury Department. Since that
time I have served and am now
serving as Chairman of the Col-
lin County Savings Bond Com-
mittee.
During my present term of
office, the Veterans Vocational
School has been established in
Collin County. This program is
now being sponsored through the
County Superintendent's office.
It has grown from two instruc-
tors and seventeen tE'ainees to
thirty-seven instructors and ap-
proximately seven hundred train-
ees. W<> now offer instiuction in
agriculture, distributive educa-
tion, welding, cabinet making, up-
holstering and related work. We
offer classes for white trainees
and Negro trainees.
During this term we started
the first county-wide program in
] the State for teaching children
who have defects in sight, or
speech, or hearing along with
those who are crippled and un-
| able to attend a regular school.
This is an advancement in ed-
ucational therapy that assists the
| handicapped child.
Under the new enriched pro-
gram, we are giving special at-
tention to the following import-
ant matters:(l) School attend-
ance, (2) Health of the Child,
(3) Remedial Reading, (4 Sup-
ervision for improvement of in-
struction, (5) Counselling, (6) Vis-
ual Education, (7) Music—Vocal
and Instrumental, (8) Audio ed-
ucation through meduiEn of radio,
(0 Negro education.
During the present term the
lunchroom program has been ex-
panded and improved. Thirty-one
lunchrooms are now in opera-
tion. Approximately 5,000 child-
ren are receiving hot lunches
daily. Through an arrangement
with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, we are able to dis-
tribute suprlus commodities
through our office, to the school
lunchrooms without cost to the
parent or child.
The transportation system,
though not perfect due largely to
road conditions, has been im-
proved. Fifty-five buses are now
being operated and they trans-
port approxiEnately 3,000 school
children twice daily. This ser-
vice is without cost to parent
or child.
The annual business of this of-
fice now amounts to approxi-
mately $500,000.00 in paying over
100 teachers and collecting and
distributing -various monies from
the State-level to the county
schools.
A reference to my record will
reveal that I am active in Church
work, Boy Scout work, and Red
Cross work. I am County Chair-
man of American Junior Red
Cross, and I have long been a
member of the Collin County In-
fantile Paralysis Council. Furth-
er, I am active in the Collin
County Fair and Livestock As-
sociations. I aEn an ex-officio
member of the M. Hubbard Es-
tate School Board.
Further reference to my re-
cord will reveal that I take a loy-
al citizen's part in every worth-
while county and community ac-
tivity.
In the teaching profession it
is an accepted practive for school
boards to extend the contract of
a Superintendent who has done
his work well.
It is custoEiiary for an em-
ployer to extend the contract of
an efficient and loyal employee,
particularly when the employee
) has done a good job of starting
the work of a new assignment.
I find myself in the position
of an employee who has devoted
his very best and undivided time
in installing the machinery for
an advancing school pE-ogram
and who now asks his employees,
THE PEOPLE OF COLLIN COU-
TY, to extend his contract so
that he can stay on duty to see
j the installation stays in good
| working order.
An old adage says: "Never at-
tempt to change horses in mid-
! stream."
I can assure everyone that I
Thuraday/January 26,105#
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Open House In nam
Attracts Large Crowd
Over 600 people attended the
Open House at the Piano Plumb-
ing Company in Piano, Texas,
last Saturday, celebrating the
first anniversary of that compa-
ny in Piano.
Herbert Mitchell of West of
Piano, was the recipient of the
gas range given away. Annie B.
AEnold of Piano won the mixing
faucet. The tickets were drawn
by the six year old daughter of
W. L. DuEEn.
feel quite humble as I make the
preceding statements. They are
all made with a feling of grat-
itude. I can assure the fine
folk of Collin County that I shall
continue to be grateful for their
support.
Upon My Honor—I Promise To
Continue To Do My Best.
STOP!
At The
Humble Sign
For Quality Products
and
Call 2926
For Your
FARM PRODUCTS
R. E. ELLIS, JR.
Humble Agent
Phone 2926
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HEALTH
Observe Health's Golden Rules:
1. Have a check-up every six months
2. Keep clean, germs thrive on dirt
.'5. (Jet plenty of sleep
4. Prevent accidents
5. Avoid contagion
6. Keep warm
7. Call a doctor if illness hangs on . . and . .
Bring Your Prescriptions Here
FAWCETT DRUG
"Your Rexall Store"
"In Drugs If It's Rexall — It's Right"
WHICH WAY
DOES YOUR MEAT GO
The Round-About
Costlier Way
By Truck or Train
V
From Farm
V
To Stockvai'ds
V
Thru Commission Houses
V
To Packing Houses
V
By Truck or Train
V
To Retailer
V
To Branch Plant
V
THE
SHORT-
CUT
ECONOMICAL
WAY
From Farm
V
To Slaughter
V
To Locker Plant
V
TO YOUR TABLE
Do like millions of other farm families ... eat what you
grow. It's the common-sense way and the most econo-
mical, too. We'll process your own cattle and hogs for
Only a few cents a pound and put the meat in your
locker. Slop by today and let us explain what the
miracle of quick-freezing can do for you.
WYLIE LOCKER CO-OP
G. H. Richards, Mgr.
Wylie, Texas
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