The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1967 Page: 4 of 8
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Clamber Chatter...
Bv Ronnie McMuilan
Manager
Several members of the
West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce attended the District 8
Legislative Breakfast in Aus-
tin this past week and then
attended various committee
meetings with our state rep-
resentatives and senators. The
general feeling among our
legislators is that the main
North-South highway leading
to Amistad Dam is going to be
routed down the present
Highway 33. If this proves to
be the case, Big Lake stands
to receive a tremendous tour-
ist benefit after the comple-
tion of the Amistad Dam pro-
ject. The goal of our local
chamber, in conjunction with
other chambers along the
route, is to have one highway
with one state highway num-
ber, to run from Amarillo to
Del Rio. We feel a giant stride
was taken within the past
month when the State High-
way Department changed the
numbers on five highways
which will allow the tourist to
travel from Brownfield to
Ozona by following one num-
bered highway.
We would like to welcome
several new businesses that
have located in Big Lake the
past few weeks. They report
they have been well received
by our townspeople. The Big
Lake Service Co. is in opera-
tion at 302 Second Street and
a new furniture store is in the
process of locating on Main
Street. A lawyer, J. Edward
Davey, has located here in the
office with Gordon Thrall. We
would like to say on behalf of
the Chamber of Commerce,
“Welcome to Big Lake”.
A Big Spring jeweler has
made several trips to Big Lake
and is seriously considering
locating a jewelry store here
in the near future. These are
all signs of a healthy, growing
community in which we all
should take pride.
i NOTICE TO BIDDERS
j The Commissioners’ Court
of Fcagan County, Texas will
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at the office of the County
Clerk in the Courthouse in Big
Lake, Texas, until 10:00 A. M.,
March 13, 1967, at which time
such bids will be publicly
opened and considered on the
following:
One 1967 four door Custom
500 sedan or equivalent, color
to be white, 390 or equivalent
V8 motor, cruise - o - matic
transmission or equivalent,
select air conditioner or equi-
valent, radio, heater, defrost-
er, tinted glass all around;
back up lights, electric clock,
two speed electric wipers and
washer, 70 amp. heavy duty
battery, 55 amp. alternator
and deluxe retractable seat
belts and equipped with Fire-
stone 500 tires.
A trade in of one 1965 Ford
Custom 500 four door sedan is
to be considered in the bid-
ding.
The County reserves the
right to reject any and all
bids and waive any and all
technicalities as may be to its
best interest.
S. E. Stout. Jr.
County Judge
Reagan County, Texas
I FIRST GRADE TEACHERS
[ ON PT-A PROGRAIty THURS.
( Presenting the P-TA pro-
gram last iiuuouay afternoon
I on Accepting Responsibility
As Our Heritage, three first
| grade teachers, Mrs. Hope
| Nunn, Mrs. Dorothy Mills-
| paugh and Mrs. Don Worth-
am, gave viewpoints on the
subject.
Mrs. N. K. Parsons, presi-
dent, held an executive meet-
ing 30 minutes prior to the
regular general assembly.
The Rev. Jim Eastham of
Bethel Baptist Church gave
the devotional and Mrs. Nunn
directed the program. Recog-
nition was given National
Founders Day of the Parent-
Teacher Association, which is
February 17.
Hostesses were mothers and
teachers of the fifth grade.
Order your Rubber Stamps
from The Big Lake Wildcat.
FRED CARNEY INJURED
IN PICK-UP ACCIDENT
Hospitalized on Friday of j
last week from running into j
a pick-up on 8th St. and Cal- |
ifornia Ave. about 10:15 p. m. j
Fred Carney was released
Sunday morning only to re-
enter again late Sunday aft- !
ernoon. 1
He had suffered a slight'
fracture and concussion from \
head injuries when he went;
through the windshield of
his 1954 Chevrolet when he hit
Bobby Patton’s pick-up which
was parked at the curb, and
apparently he had or develop-
ed a chest congestion accord-
ing to Stacy Becknell, making
it advisable that he return to
the hospital for further treat-
ment.
For Your
TYPEWRITER
or
ADDING MACHINE
REPAIR WORK
Bring In or Call
The Big Lake Wildcat
Phone 884-2215
CLEAN-OIL-ADJUST
Typewriters
Portable, Manual ..... $12.50
Standard, Manual____$17.00
Standard Office Elec. .. $37.50
Portable, Electric ..... $18.25
SCM Model 250 Electric $22.50
Adding Machines
Electric .............. $22.50
Hand Adder..........$17.00
Multipliers .....$27.50-$32.50
Calculators.....$37.50-$45.00
Other Prices On Request
Parts Extra
We Have A Large Stock
Of Ribbons.
First Christian Youth
Meet Sundays
jiuubii of the Fiioli Christian
Youth are meeting each Sun-
day night at six o’clock. Wel-
don King is directing, and
meeting place is the little
house south of the church in
the 300 block of Texas.
Current Bible study is the
four gospels, Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John, which will
take those students attending
from the present Lenten sea-
son into the study of the true
meaning of the Easter season
as related by these disciples.
The following article is ori-
ginal written by King who is
directing the study and in-
formal discussion to reach
both age groups of junior
high and high school.
* * *
THE GREAT COMMISSION
GOD has given man but one
mouth so that he may
speak.
GOD has given man but two
ears so that he may hear
twice as much as he speaks.
GOD has given man but two
eyes so that he may see
twice as much as he speaks.
GOD has given man but two
hands so that he may do
twice as much as he speaks.
GOD has given man but two
legs so that he may go twice
as much as he speaks.
GOD has given man one
Great Commission
So that he may hear—
So that he may see—
So that he may do—
So that he may go—twice as
much for GOD and man-
kind as he speaks.
Farmer Field News
By Mrs. Jack Stewart
As the Ground Hog saw his
shadow, that means wc will
have another six weeks of bad
weather. We have no promise
of ram yet. And how we do
need a good general rain to
settle this West Texas dust.
We received a letter from
our daughter-in-law, Emma
Jean. They live in New Or-
leans, La. She was telling us
about all the rain they were
having and due to the hard
rain it might be too bad for
the Mardi Gras parades. Now
if we could just get part of
that rain out here, we might
all feel better.
Receiving a letter from our
son, Jerry Lee, last week say-
ing, he would like to start get-
ting the Big Lake Wildcat so
he could keep up with what
was going on around Big
Lake. He said he had missed
the paper very much as we
have been getting it for years.
We also enjoy it very much.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Lovell
left Monday morning to visit
their granddaughter and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Hyde and
two children of Big Spring.
We will miss them very much.
Hope they have a nice visit
and will be looking for the
Lovells to return home.
We were so sorry to hear
about all the old Texon
friends that were sick and
listed in Mrs. Whitehead’s
Texon News last week. We
hope they will all soon be well
again.
THE BIG LAKE (TEXAS) WILDCAT
February 16, 1967
Ozona Tea-Style Show RCHS Pipeline...
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Saturday
The 16th annual style show
and tea sponsored by the
Ozona Woman’s Forum is to
take place at 3:00 p. m. Satur-
day, February 18, in the Ozo-
na Civic Center. Keys to Tex-
as Fashions is the theme and
over eighty adults and chil-
dren will model a preview of
spring and summer fashions.
Proceeds are to benefit civic
projects.
An invitation to Reagan
County friends is extended
and they may be purchased
at the door on arrival, how-
tty Vivian Morrow
The Reagan Owls ran away
with the buaketbttii game last
Friday night in their last dis-
trict game against McCamey.
Considering that this was our
first year in Class AA, the
boys have done a fine job with
22 wins and 9 losses.
Senior Dick Miller is the
lucky guy chosen by the Vol-
leyball girls as their 1967
Beau. He was a captain of the
football team and is class re-
porter this year.
The Future Homemakers of
America honored Billie Poage
ever, in order to be eligible for and Danny Love b electing
door prize drawings, those them Sweetheart anc
planning to go must obtain Bm and Danny are
their tickets before Saturday. RCHSers
Mrs. Bill Clegg of Ozona is
Beau.
active
Order your KuDber Stamps
at The Big Lake Wildcat. 309
Second St.
".N/erything you need is downtown
and at the Downtowner—you're there
For information on how you may
obtain a valuable Downtowner Mo-
tor Inn Franchise, write the Down- [moto^nnsj
towner Corporation, Franchise tT ^ TZl
Department—HA, 202 Union, Mem- n ,c,n,r# BI*
phis, Tenn., or call: (Area Code 901), 526-0627.
WHAT'S
YOUR
CIQ?
(luajiono aoioSjnajui jaoueo)
KNOWING THE ANSWERS
TO QUESTIONS ABOUT
CANCER COULD
SAVE YOUR LIFE
For your own protection, write for
free pamphlet to the Unit of the
American Cancer Society
j nearest you or to“Cancer”,
I c/o your local post office.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ^
Adult ballroom class begin-
ning Monday, Feb. 20. Three
months course. Flo Darling.
884-2568.
LADIES GOLF ASSN.
GAME, BUFFET THURS.
The monthly game night
and buffet supper for Big
Lake Women’s Golf Associa-
tion is 7 o’clock Thursday
night with Mrs. Lois Ray as
chairman. Hostesses with Mrs.
Ray are Mesdames Japson
Pettit, George Peters, Ernest
Foteet, Lester Ratliff and
Gregory Powell.
ticket chairman, and club
members also have them for
sale.
Models for the show are
members of the club and their
immediate families and guest
models are representatives
from civic and school groups.
Mrs. Fred Hagelstein is gener-
al chairman.
FIRST BAPTIST WMU
MONTHLY ROYAL SERVICE
Mrs. Jimmy Martin directed
a program, Involvement in
Evangelism, when the two
circles of First Baptist Church
WMU had the monthly Royal
Service last week at the
church Fellowship Hall.
Those on the program of
Thomas and Eudaly Circles
were Mrs. D. E. Cook, presi-
dent, and Mesdames Tony
Reese, Bill Carlton, Bob Davis,
Clyde Gay, Gaylon Solomon,
and S. E. Strickland.
Others present were Mrs.
George Dixon, Mrs. Gordon
Roach, Mrs. R. G. Taylor, Mrs.
Tommy Phillips, Mrs. O. C.
Harvey, and a guest, Mrs.
Dave Thomas.
Student Council sponsored
an assembly Wednesday fea-
turing the Nite Owls, the stage
band organization. Included
in their program were the
songs, “Autumn Leaves”,
“When Sunny Gets Blue”,
“The Lonely Bull” and several
others.
RCHS enrollment has taken
a marked drop since Septem-
ber, 1966. It now stands at 247
as compared to 265 at the
first of school.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dane and
children spent the week end
in Lubbock, going for the
wedding of Mrs. Dane’s sister.
Miss Virginia Gordon and Don
Curry, both of Lubbock, were
married Saturday afternoon
in a home ceremony.
Mrs. Jim Eastham accom-
panied the Danes as far as
Lamesa to spend a week end
with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. D. Covington.
When You Buy In Big Lake
You Are Helping Build Your
Community.
Zenith Value Days
ZENITH COLOR TV COMBINATION
scuea-
The EMPEROR • 25XH580H—Spac® Command* "SOO"
VHF Remote Control. Majestic Italian Provincial styled cabinet with
handsome folding wood doors. In genuine Cherry Fruitwood veneers
and solids—hand rubbed to a beautiful finish. Exclusive Zenith
MICRO TOUCH* 2G TONE ARM. Eight high fidelity speakers
with cross over networks—two giant size 12* woofers;
two deluxe exponential horn-type treble tweeters;
four 3Vi* cone-type tweeters. Zenith Solid-State
320W Amplifier with 320 watts peak music power.
LOW FINANCING! — BETTER TRADES!
James W. Matthews TV Shop
$19 Second Street
Big Lake, Texas
GROUP LADIES’
Coats - Dresses - Blouses
*
One-Half Price
Grcjp LADIES' HANDBAGS . 1 /2 Price
Big Group Material ... 3 yds. $1.00
HELEN HARPER — LADIES’
Wool Skirts & Pants
One-Half Price
Group CHILDREN'S WEAR
Reg. $1.98 .......................... Sale 99c
Reg. $2.98 ........................ Sale $1.49
Reg. $3.98 .........................Sale $1.99
Reg. $4.98.........................Sale $2.49
BUY NOW AND SAVE 1/2!
Suede Flats
LADIES’ — REG. $5.98
$2.98 pr.
Believe Me,
It’s Worth A Look!
Fabulous Bargains At Martin’s
Complete Stock - Men's, Women's, Children's
Sweaters - \ Price
Children’s Dresses
VALUES TO $3.98
$1.00 - $1.99
Big Group Material ... 2 yds. $1.00
Ladies* Capris
LARGE GROUP — CLOSING OUT
$1.99
pr
All Men's Long Sleeve Sport Shirts
SALE PRICED
Wool Material
Reg. $2.98 - $3.98 — Close Out
$1.50 yd.
LESS THAN 1/2 PRICE!
Martin’s Dept. Store
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1967, newspaper, February 16, 1967; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615421/m1/4/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.