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(Continued from Page 1) has plenty of money, about three times the amount it had only a few years ago—over $400,000 and their loans are not heavy in propor tion to deposits, running only about 45 per cent. Walter McClister allows us how he’s mostly in the ‘inactive’ list, though he is president of the bank, president of the McClister Motor Co., dealers of Chrysler and Ply mouthutomobiles and accesso ries and well equipped garage. He evidently wants to take things easy, as he was complaining, say ing “I didn’t get out my sleep this morning, as Mrs. McClister, operating the power mower on our lawn, waked me at 9 o'clock. Yeah, and Mrs. McClister told our pastor, Rev. Thrift, that we would keep the lawn at his home mowed while he was away on vacation. That's sure enough big yard, but ‘we’ have kept it in fine condition. Why, the other morning I had to car ry some gasoline down there for the power mower and I was near ly exhausted by the time I got back to the office. ’ But in spite of Walter’s decrying work, he's al ways in the fore when church, school or other public affairs are to be done. Francis Fowler said, ‘‘Farming is going backward in our section, but we are taking on another form of farming that will pay off bet ter. There are many dairy cows in this section now and there will be more. Some farms are being turned back to grass.”’ Gus Egan, when asked if he had finished threshing, replied, ‘‘Yeah, that disappointment is over for this year. It was a poor crop, as I averaged five bushels of wheat per acre.” Homer Lamb devotes most of his time to cattle, not farming. He said, “I like the cattle business better than farming. But I am not in the dairy business, as I have several registered bulls and grade cows and the cattle business hasn't been bad for some time.” Clarence Fowler, former Den ton citizen now of Krum, where he owns and operates a hardware business, said, “This section of the county hasn't had a really good crop year in the past six years, only fair yields of every crop. Three weather conditions have hin dered—too much rain, too much breath and too much hail and wind at times.”’ Weldon Cole, operator of the Krum Mill, said, ‘‘We've had a pret ty good year, and, in fact, our business has been much better than it was last year.’’ With that section of the county going daily, the feed business should be good. C. C. Wilkins, owner of the Wil kins Dry Goods Store, worked in Denton for the Williams Store up to 1919, when he moved back to Krum and was associated with the late J. O. McClister in the present dry goods business. One met Miss Theopal Billyeu in the Wilkins Store, but Dame Rumor has it that she will be changing from Miss to Mrs. in the near fu ture. By November 1, Krum will have a road to the north, connecting with Highway No. 77 west of the Santa Fe underpass, according to J. A. Long of Long Bros. and L. K. Long, highway contractors of McKinney. The construction and dirt work is about one-third com pleted now and then the surfacing will be started on the five and one half mile stretch of farm-to-market road, paralleling the Santa Fe right- of-way. That road should benefit Krum, as it will bring tourists and business from the North going to Fort Worth. Too, it will more than likely lighten the traffic through Denton, as many people going south will travel that road into Fort Worth. The road will have a 26-foot crown and 18-foot black top surface when completed. Long Brothers have the contract for construction of the road. The Muncy Drug Store seems to be a favorite meeting place for the boys to get their soft drinks, as we met several there. Miss Ida Mae Muncy is the busy owner of the store and she is helped by her son, Paul Muncy, when his du ties at the bank are finished for the day. “Oh, I like the scenery around there,” observed the vacationist. “But the people up here are queer. ’ ‘‘Wa-al, yes, that’s so,’’ replied the New England farmer. ‘‘One good thing, though—most of them will go back home by October.’’
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Mon, Jul 03, 1950
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