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Tracey Light named 1978 RCHS Homecoming Queen
Reagan County High School
Homecoming 1978 was a crowd
pleaser from the downtown parade
and pep rally to the crowning of
the Homecoming Queen on Friday
night. There was good attendance
at all homecoming activities and
RCHS Exes were active and well
represented.
Tracey Light, senior and niece
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Conaway
of Big Lake was crowned Home-
coming Queen of 1978 in pregame
ceremonies last Friday night. Tra-
cey is a four year member of the
RCHS band and has been an out-
standing twirler for the last
three years. She has also played
basketball four years and tennis
three years and is a member of
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Tracey also excells scholastically
and is secretary of the National
Honor Society at RCHS. She is
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ore the news,
Glancing Around...
By David Went
It's crystal ball time for poli-
ticians and I'm sure they are all
probably wondering what next
t ^Tuesday will bring. Some of them
will get their egos inflated and
some will get severely deflated.
But, whatever the out come of the
elections, the opinions of people
about politicians will probably re-
main the same. A fellow by the
name of Henrick Ibsen summed
it all up when he said "It is inex-
cusable for scientists to torture
animals; let them make their ex-
periments on journalists and pol-
iticians.*
This year I'm going to let ev-
eryone have the chance of beating
me in a game of pick-the-winners.
' But first 1 need to make sure ev-
eryone follows the rules. It needs
to be understood that just because
I am picking a certain amendment
or politician does not mean that I
am endorsing or backing them.
That is all of the rules. Now I'm
going to go down the Sample Bal-
lot and try to out guess everyone
on the outcome of the elections.
First on the list is the U.S. Sen-
ate race. Those listed include
Krueger, Tower, DeLeon, and
Pendas. The main race is between
Krueger and Tower and boy this
is a tough one right off the bat.
Tower won't shake hands with
Krueger, but at least he's been
there and he does have senority
in the Senate. Krueger on the oth-
er hand is a relative newcomer,
but he would probably be more
vocal than Tower. The polls are
calling the race a dead beat. I'll
say it will be Tower by the skin of
his teeth. The U.S. Representa-
tive race between Nelson Wolff
and Tom Loeffler, is also close.
Both are very likeable guys but
political experience and organiza-
tion make me pick Wolff by a fair-
ly good margin.
The Governors race is also hard
for me to personally decide as
1 want one of the candidates con-
servatism, but I don't like what he
did on the Panama Canal issue
while in Washington. It's just
not time for a Republican Gover-
nor yet. John Hill is my pick over
a good man, Bill Clements. Bill
Hobby will easily win Lt. Gover-
nor. Mark White will defeat Jim
Baker because White has been
there and because Baker is just
unknown, although he does run
some pretty tough ads.
After skipping the uncontested
races of Bullock, Harding, Arm-
strong, Brown, and Mack Wallace,
we get to Poerner vs. James W.
Lacy of Midland. Although re-
gional pride would have me pick
Lacy, I just can't because I said
I would try to pick the winners.
John Poerner in the RR Commis-
sioner race.
All of the rest of the candidates
listed on our ballots will be unop-
posed and elected. The other i-
tems on the agenda are the Pro-
posed Constitutional Ammend-
ments and one of them is stirring
up considerable controversy.
The Tax Relief Amendment will
pass, not because it ought to, but
because of its very name and the
way it is described on the ballot.
Proposed Amendment Number
One will probably pass as will
Number 2. Number 2 is probably
the best amendment of the lot to
stimulate business. Amendment 3
does not ring a bell with me so I
say no to it. Number 4 will pass,
Number 5 will not, Number 6 will
not, Number 7 will not pass nor
will Number 8.
The Amendments are difficult
to understand and worded so that
they really don't give much infor-
mation. The best way to beat my
picks will be to read what the "ex-
perts* say on the issues and then
tag along with them. As for me,
this is my first time so maybe I'll
have beginners luck.
senior class president and band
president.
Homecoming i97S was full of
activities for RCHS exes this year.
Several former homecoming
queens were recognized in an as-
sembly Thursday afternoon.
Among those recognized were:
Judy Powell Luxton, 1968; Dena
Puckett, 1972; Peggy Lynch Hick-
man, 1973; Marla Guess Poynor,
1974; Dana Kohutek Bird, 1975;
and Sandra Rebber, 1976.
A downtown parade was held
Friday afternoon complete with
floats, marchers, flag bearers, and
pretty girls. Following the parade
there was a get-together of exes
at the homemaking cottage, spon-
sored by the Student Council and
hosted by retired teachers who are
members of Delta Kappa Gamma
Honor Society.
There was a large number ot
exes present. Those who regis-
tered included: Flossie J. Coates,
who graduated in 1917; Christine
Shelton Gardner, 1938; Iva Jean
Calley Davis, 1948; Joyce Stokes,
1951; Shirley Swanzy Dolan,
1953; Adelia Calley, 1954; Alpha
Jo Armstrong, 1945; Sherrie Nunn
Rios, 1959; Barbara Luxton
Conaway, 1958; Alicia and David
Werst, 1967; Dan Edwards, 1969;
Debbie Ragland Twardy, 1971;
Brenda Rees Stovall, 1972; Rich-
ard McReavy, 1966; Peggy Lynch
Hickman, 1974; Dana Bird, 1976;
Rita Fowler Blake, 1975; Kimber-
ly Ragland Massey, 1974. Also
attending were three generations
of the same family who graduated
from Reagan County Schools,
Doris Pembrook Way, Ann Way
Schneemann, and Laura Schnee-
mann. There were many others
who attended but did not sign the
register.
Miss Flossie Coates was rec-
ognized as the oldest graduate
attending at the assembly held
Thursday afternoon. She is a 1917
graduate of Reagan County
Schools in a class that had only
five students. Dr. Renfro was
principal in 1917 and those gradu-
ating were Anton Theis, Brownie
Cutbirth, Molley Schooler, Ima-
gene Wilkerson, and Flossie
Coates. Miss Coates reports that
all are still living except Imagene
Wilkerson.
The Class of 1917 was the sec-
ond class to graduate in Big Lake,
and the first class to graduate from
a new building, which is still
standing and in use. It is the old
band hall and is presently being
used by Kindergarten classes.
Miss Coates then went to How-
ard Fay nc College after gradua-
tion and received a second grade
certificate - which she used to
teach 4th and 5th grades back in
Big Lake. She went back to How-
ard Payne for two years until 1926
and worked in a Dry Goods store
and for a Motor Company. She
transferred to Baylor for a Kinder-
garten Certificate and taught in
a private school until 1932.
In 1933, Miss Coates started
to work for A. W. Billingsley in
the Sheriff's Office until 1959
when she was appointed County
Auditor. She retired from county
work in 1975 but remains very ac-
tive and is often seen driving her
Blazer down the streets of Big
Lake.
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MUicat
VOLUME 53
‘A Strong Voice For Reagan County’
NOVEMBER 2,1978 Big Lake, Reagan County, Texas 76932
No. 44
Politicians and amendments
General election next Tuesday
Voters in Reagan County will
get to voice their selections in the
General Election next Tuesday,
November 7, when they go to the
pollsand cast their ballots. There
are. five voting places in Reagan
County, with voting opening at
7:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p-ra.
This is an off-presidential elec-
tion year, and voting numbers will
probably be down from two years
ago according to records from
past elections. However, import-
ant races are coming up for the se-
lection of a U.S. Senator from Tex-
as, U.S. Representative from the
21st Congressional District, Gov-
ernor and state offices, down to
district, county, and precinct lev-
els.
As of Wednesday morning there
had been only 28 absentee ballots
cast. Absentee voting continues
through Friday at the County
Clerk's Office in the courthouse.
Election Precinct No. 1 voting
box is located at the Big Lake Ele-
mentary School with Oscar F.
Campbeel as election judge. Elec-
tion Precinct No. 2 voting box is
at Reagan County High School
with Mrs. Charles Jackson as elec-
tion judge. Election Precinct No.
3 voting box is at the Reagan
County Library in the Courthouse
Annex with John H. Holt as elec-
tion judge. Election Precinct No. 4
voting box is at the Reagan
County Airport Building with J. O.
Lusby as election judge. Election
Precinct No. 8 voting box is at
El Paso Camp Recreation Hall
with Mrs. Freda Howard as elec-
tion judge.
In the U.S. Senate race, incum-
bent John Tower is being challen-
ged by Bob Krueger, and two min-
or party candidates.
Nelson Wolff and Tom Loeffler
are candidates for the U.S. Rep-
resentative, 21st Congressional
District seat, being vacated by
Krueger.
John Hill and Bill Clements are
the leading candidates for gover-
nor. Hill defeated incumbent
Dolph Briscoe in the Democrat-
ic primary.
Bill Hobby, incumbent lieu-
tenant governor, is opposed by
Gaylord Marshall. Mark White,
Democrat, and Jim Baker, Repub-
lican, are attorney general candi-
dates for the office vacated by
John Hill. John Poerner, present-
ly on the Railroad Commission by
appointment, is challenged by
Republican James Lacy. Other
state races have Demo-
crats running unopposed.
W. E. (Pete) Snelson of Midland
is unopposed for State Senator,
25th District; Tom Craddick of
Midland is unopposed for State
Representative, 68th District.
William H. Eamey is unopposed
for District Judge, 83rd District.
In Reagan County, Frank Sandel
is unopposed for County Judge,
Mrs. Hazel S. Carr is unopposed
for District and County Clerk,
Mrs. Flora M. McIntyre is unop-
posed for County Treasurer.
Robert B. Ferguson III, Com-
missioner of Precinct 2, and
Wayne Dolan. Commissioner of
Precinct 4, are unopposed. Mrs.
Pauline Stout, Mrs. Fay Noble,
and H. L. Gardner, are unopposed
for Justices of the Peace of Pre-
cincts 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
There are nine proposed con-
stitutional amendments on the bal-
lot with the Tax Relief Amend-
ment attracting the most atten-
tion.
Only one more day to vote absentee
Absentee voting for the Novem-
ber 7 General Election got under-
way last week and continues
through November 3. As of
Wednesday at noon there had
been 11 absentee votes cast. Vo-
ters planning to cast absentee
votes may do so at the county
clerk's office in the Reagan Coun-
ty courthouse.
and after the news
Wildcat Inquiry,
A concerned parent wrote the
Wildcat recently to inquire why
there were not any dances or
hamburger feasts after ball games
and the like. She asked us so we
went and asked Reagan County
Recreation Department head Bob
Monaghan.
Mr. Monaghan told the Wildcat
that the last dance held by the
Youth Center was on July 7, 1978
at Reagan County Community
Building. He reported that the
dance was stopped forty minutes
early because there was so
much trouble with kids fighting
among themselves plus they
would try to sneak in liquor or
enter while they were intoxicated.
Also, Monaghan said that there
were some young adults who tried
to enter the Youth Center dance by
force. "Since there were no park
ordinances we decided to stop
having dances because we were
afraid someone might get hurt,"
said Monaghan.
He went on to say that he was
in complete sympathy with those
y
who want to continue to have dan-
ces. There are now ordinances for
the Youth Center area and there is
a Youth Council now.
"There is a dance tentatively
scheduled for November 18 and if
everything goes good at this dance
there will be one on December 22
for a Christmas holiday dance,"
reported Mr. Monaghan. He
stressed that while he wants to
continue having dances, the func-
tions at the Youth Center depends
on the kids actions and participa-
tion.
Monaghan said that having
hamburger feasts depends on
what interests the kids. "If that is
what they want, then we'll do our
best to do it. Also, a lot of parent
cooperation is needed for some-
thing like that." Monaghan re-
ported that the Youth Center is
going good now but that partici-
pation was way down. He recog-
nized that the kids themselves
are very busy, but that they
are the key to the success of the
Youth Center.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1978, newspaper, November 2, 1978; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615032/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.