The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931 Page: 7 of 8
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FRIDAY, JANUARY, 16, 1931
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CLASSIFIED ADS J
TIIK BIG LAKK. Wil.DCAT, BIG LAKE, REAGAN C01NTY, TEXAS
“KlGWTEUl SNFiSS EXALTFTH A
PACE SEVEN
NATION till SIN
PROACll TO AN'l
Is A RE
PlxUPLE"
THE OWLS ROOST
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KOU s\| I- Two-gallon electric which tin- B.tpi.si pustm id Mig taike were not coining. Wo have hopM of
percolator.' almost new. Will mII •* writing in the Wildcat. The pur- playing Rankin even yet. Many of
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i | «i \j»’* Coffee Shop. pose ot iiu- <• article* i* to advance the girls went to the game at Ran-
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Jll KI N I Have several two-mom
sea for rent. Apply to Eugene
T",outliers. _______alt{
FOR SALE (Urfl Register in good
shape. Cost $115.00. Will aell for
$ 10.00. See it at Nig's ( idfee shop.
USE YOUR COURTESY CARO
at
R. M LASATER'S
MAGNOLIA STATION
When in MERTZON
tin- t'.uise ot righlcou*nr*» hy point* kin, as well as some ot the hoys who
mg out some improvements Unit may were not on the team, and even some
he made m mu community, liuscd who wetr not going to school. Ihe;
upon well estahlished principles of! boy* made the remark that they ;
the Bible. Ihese arti-le* are not in- were glad too see some of the peo-j
tended tor the uijun or uititisin of pie still had enough school spirit to
individuals, hut lor the correction attend games away from home as
ol hurtlul practices regardh-** of in- j well us the games on the local court,
dividual*. What i* wrong hurts the
one who practices it a* much as any
one else. Hut the fuel that it hints; hull team suw u decided change
other* mukes it mi|H ialive tiiat wrong'center Thursday night at McCamey
BY ERNEST CAMP JQ
vi u mix:
New N <>i k ha*
l»een called, in
was not satisfied with the <|ualily of LiW on an upward path.
( liristnias cheer bring dispensed l,2ft() leet ol 3-phuse 12 kv. line
till holliesi III New York. He an and 1,000 feel of 3-phase UO volt
iiouncetl In* distrust of holiday secondary line will he built near Me-
liquor ami *uid he was going out Carney to serve the Corvette and oth-
1 where gin was gin and not varnish er oil companies with power for
: or words to that effect. He accord diilliug and pumping activities.
mglv *et out m a row boat, in* des- In fisher County, a 3.3(H) loot 11
; tinalion being 12 m les out. Hut his kv. 3-phase line will Ik- built to the
naut - al career wa* cut short hy « Roesaer-I’endleloii Co. s leas*-, to
police launch, whuh overtook the serve that company with power for
lone sailor off Governor’s Island and its operations.
song and story, a “great, cruel city ! brought him back. Although he did The storeroom in San Angelo will
not exact I v achieve hi* goal, to him he enlarged through the addition of
without a heart.
Hut tli.it statement was
__ to believe during the Christmas sea-
The line-up for the Girls’ Basket* ",n- a"‘l 1
ii , . . i ; j i i Ithousand* wrre trd and Kiv-
doing hf given our attention,
writer is a* much interested
The
the
Roberta Carr, our jump
was not taken to McCamey
center
the
HOUSES -Furnished and unfurnish
ed. and furnished rooms. If interest-
ed see Dr. Langford at Cottage
Hotel. _!l
RANCHES 6 PER CENT LOANS
We list and sell Reagan County
Ranches and make loans through J.
E. Carroll, Big Lake, Teats. San
Angelo Guaranty Corporation. tf.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for
sale. If in need of anything in this
line call on F.ugene Carulhers. 11 tf
FOR RENT—Two-room cottages fur
nished—See Gene Caruthers.
HEMSTITCH I ^G—See Mrs. C. M.
Hubbard, South of Court House.
welfare of the wrong doer a* in any-'coach was saving her for the gutne
one else and any correction that j with Rankin the following night.
can lx- made will he of greatest value
to the offender.
This week * article is on “Sub-
huth Observance.”
I have m mind, particularly, those
who are their own hos.*es, doing tlu-ir
own work, or employing others,
are
Her place wa* taken by MaBell Ka-
sor, who played the first ouurler of
tlic game. Mallei le’s place was
taken by Ty h-ne Peeples during the
next quarter. Tylene played her
lir*t game that night, and we think
she did fine. In the next quarter,
There urc many employees who however, her place was taken by
would gladly lose Ninduy from their Thelma Lueszler, who formerly had
regular work for wage* if they, played guard. This was Thelma’s
could do SO and hold their places; first experience in center, but she
hut because of the plan of their em-'did splendid until it came to jump
ployers they cannot control the mat- <»g- and then she failed to get the
ter. Oliver employees, or course, are tip-off from one of McCamey s six-
as guilty as their employers, and footers. These weie the only sub-
some would spend Sundays in a more! slilulions made during the game. Ii v*
hurtful wav than in helpful labor if. Twyford and Lillian Parish, guards
they had the day off. ; played an excellent game, hut Me-
1 here are lines of work which Camey has had some practice since
seem to require Sunday attention, we played them before the Holidays..
giv-
en i lothing. All New York partici-
pated in the spirit of Christmas.
Nevei Ix-fore was the need for help
so evident, and never before has the
citv ha* lu-en * ogenerous in making
(ihristmas a merry one for those who
were not fortunutc enough, hut <*er-
lain 1 \ der iving, to have one of their
own.
I lie Municipal lodging I louse
served < liristnias dinner to 8,100
jollies* men and women. At three
hard one! must go the credit ol proving that
tin- man who must walk a mile for u
certain cigarette is *urely a piker.
cond floor, which will provide
additional storage and office space
to lake care of expanded business.
Important extensions on the im-
mediate program will lie a secondary
line to serve new customers in the
THEMI. SONG
1 In- musicians themselves did not. . . e .
know ,t. hut everyone the crowded I Glenrnore Addition near San Ange-
church did. The minister, preaching!10: a" rxtrnMoii from Sterling City
the sermon, was telling the Christmas £ r“r“l customers and a 22,-
*tory. He dewer.lied that night in |000 vo“ |P1'a*r t T
Bethlehem when the heavens opened |°_^rve lhe ( *u,,’r Work* ***
and the angel choir begun to sing,
lust then he stopjied, ami the mellow
strains of a German band, playing
in a distant street, broke the silence
with "Silent Night. Holy Night.” He
Salvation Army stations, thousands | ,)aUMNJ vvith hand upraised until the
of needy men, women and children | |,urfc| finished the song. As h« re-
ate turkey dinners made possible hy
contributions of the public. I hr
leading newspapers of the city waged
intni*c relief campaigns, and several
are continuing to maintain food »up-
pl\ trui k* to feed those in the bread-
line* which form daily.
instruments could he
faintly now, playing:
a | Cj tt
Mill DRFN MAUI H \m
Dr. W.
tional Bank.
27tf Hut many oi the-*.- seemingly neces-j Ruth Shipman is proving herself
_ — j sury line* ol work are done on week "Dll worthy ol the honor she won at
N. Jones, Dentist, *«n|,|livs |1V ol|,ei ecu.* under simi our tournament last year. Mu and
Laura, our two forwards, played a
Ia-1 Us face the question squarely F'«*od game and one didn’t have to j
gold' from the standpoint of the Bible look very close to tell thut there wa*
And God blessed tin
- , «. .days bv other concerns under simi
Angelo, Texas: office over Mnt Na- 1#- t,n'limslai„
I Ultf)
REWARD -l or return of
si/e* 12. w'.ii-V Lost presumably U- : Sabbath day and sanctified it: be- on. Tlrey play just like clock-work
cause that in il lie n^tcil from all
ports in her school; some who do
Return to k N'i made “RememU-r the >abbath Day to n»l fi'3 angry when they lose and
'keep it Indv. >i\ nay* shall liu.u who do not try to make the visiting
One newspaper alone fed I >.IHM)
fain.In-*, representing Ho.tHMI per-
son*. Special ('Jiristma* parties
well- held at
on* veterans’ hospital* and church.*
Sailor* at the Brooklyn Navy 'laid
wi n ho*t* to 130 children, and oth
sumed,
heard, very
“Huik! Hie Herald Angels Sing.
I lie jM-rfect theme son, unknow ingly
but Ix-uulifully.
UTILITIES COMPANY
MAKES EXTENSIONS
Abilene, Texa*. Junuury LY.—fea-
any institutions. pri« tm.-d hv exten*ions to x-rve new oil
field demands, and bv enlarging of
the office quarters at "an Angelo,
the West leva* l lilitie* l o. ha*
tween Big Lake and Barnhart on
engraved on hack. Return to k. N.| work v',,“'!' (',mI hai1 1 a,,d
some mighty fine team work going
ay j
Mcl.aim-v has
in the district were en utmouii' e..| a construction program ( ) (
ol . on*i.l.-ralde
in
engraved on hack,
lames. Merl/.on, l<-xas.
seventh day
G. R. Stewart, principal of the
Hik Lake grammar school, was call l,ord, the t.od,
<-d to Cameron Tuesday on account | do any work.
- labor and do all thv work, hut the team ieel hurt when the victory ■*
the Sahhath ol the McLumey’s. \\ <• sincerely hop.- wi-
ve
The Harmonica Band will he at'
the Baptist Church Sunday night.
I It thou shall not. have the pleasure of playing M<
"The Sabbath was Ganiev again before the tournament
I mane ior man and not man tor the *n February. „ ■
[Sabbath.” Therefore th<- keeping ofl ® I. II S
.the Sabbath is for man’, good and. The last few days have certainly
will he a blessing to him. Jesus ul- U™ busy ones f,.r some of the *lu-
, lowed work of msessity in caring dents. Sony- of them don’t seem to
I lor the needs ol dumb brutes, aim, ;">d ol,'cr* don t have to rash,
practiced dm I* ol merev. us earing I Ley warned things as they
er i hil.iren
tertamed on various ships. Reslau
wonderful '-n t |,n,prietors gavr generous meals1 contiihution
free of - barge to the hungry, and
in s.milar vvav* hotels brought cheer
to tho*e who most needed it. in the
I,,mbs and otlwr . itv prisons and
in "iug Sing, routine was forgotten
'for tin d.iv while prisoners enjoyed
holidav dinners and unusual piivi-|
lege*.
I he *|>irit of Christmas giviii2i
leiiM-.l, and some charities laid
foundations for a program of relief;
which will Im- effective tin- year!
around.
proportions
*tarting Un-
it* j
New
tern.
Distribution systems will he ex-
tended and improved at Altman and
Newlin, and new residential and
commercial cuslmers tied-in for
service.
At Barnhart, a single-circuit, 2,300
v.dt, automatic re. losing, metal
switch-house will Ik- installed in the
substation at tiiat point.
Water svstin irnproM-menliv will
he made at Dumas, where a two-
inch wattr main will lie laid on
Brinkley Avenue to serve new custo-
mers, and at Straford, where 3.0 H)
feet of two-inch main, 200 f«-et of
four-inch main, and 3,050 feet of
six in. h main will Ik- added to Uie
..itei svsteni. Ih.-se addition* are
to provide service to the Santa l e
Railroad, and to m.uiv new custo-
mers.
Vecohding to the company’s re-
purl. construction work is *chcdulcd
the immediate future.
Uii,,*t lot Big Lake.
mercy
tor the *i<k and sull.-ring among
people. \\ M'li.p w.i* it* main use
It is *ai.l that the violation ol the
Sahhath i* due to one oi n
the iollowmg reason*:
1: I., a disregard for th-* law»lor
City Barber Shop
Shop Located on \\ e>t Side of Main Street
Si \ Cluiirs—Five First-Class liarhei"
1 lot and Cold Baths
"t along, and rrmeiid>ered i: too.
Hut th«- majority of u* real’/•• that
our *o|e salvation lies in the fact
uf! that if we can borrow thus- or four
notebooks and learn all the lir*t 3
I hundred pages of our hooks
I \\ I IA I MILES Ol T
< In.- colored gentleman, however.!
of God and of the land, probably!** each course we have a
thinking that ne.U.e. will Ik-*-nforced.i <’hancc of U-mg on the right sole
2. lo di*r egar.l for the rights omJwh«n ,hc r"11 called—where.
EDUCATION—
I fie National Education Associa-
lion, composed of school-teachers ol
the entire country, has started a vig-
orous . ampaignment for the im-
provement of country schools. Th.-J
first and most important step to be!
taken in this direction is to find u
. , I w ill 2iv.• tune t<u considering Inc
*ome wa\ ot paving belter salaries,. . , i i , , i
- . 1 . n , law* ol God ami protect employe*,
to country school teachers. , ,
i, .1 * , , In the thud instance, il a man a>-
°n th*; ‘‘T r W,f|her, COt‘„,7 knowledge* that In- .*
their employee*.
To . onl.'**«-d inability t<> make
a living according to God's plan.
I. to grexd for incur wealth than!
(i days ol honest toil will yield.
5. Ihe puhlii gives them morel
liusincss than tlu-v can handle in six
days.
in tht. fust and x-cond c.ix-* the;
enforcement ol the low* ot tiie land
schools, especially rural high school*
ought to give more attention to so-
called “vocational" education, there
.* room fo. a sharp difference of J ollj;, t \t[ , lul ltv
opinion. Most ol the teachers think ; Nothiim lint
that farming, carpenterin':., x-wing,
. ooking and the like should he sub-
jects taught in tin- school.*. \ lew
maintain that the place to l am
any trade is “on the job," that the
elements ol educations do not con
*i*t in acquiring skill, hut in acquir-
ing knowledge and understanding.
not a* lug as
| („>.{ thinks he i* ami has to l.lk«
God’s tune to do hi* work, we ought
I to pruy for him and make him an
Nothing but a change of heart
and the law* ol the land will correct
the tourth i a.*c.
Hut in the tilth place, the public
can help the poor overworked man
bv turning il* tiaile Ironi the too bu y
man to those who cun look alter ii
R L H S
BELIEVE I I UK NUT
\\.- defeated Rankin again.
Thelma (jean liu.l her term theme
in on time.
No one in Senior English passed.
Some of the seniors are going to
pass and graduate this spring.
Claude ami Doris ate *lill fellers
So are Ralph and Ava.
Spanish II i* hard.
Hoot* and I laude have a ea*e.
BUIS
III! l.O\ ERS
Mar \ A,i/e Dallas
violin.
"ere limited, almost, to the | brer
IT* laid
were able to absorb it.
*kie*
six day*.
- , , Dr. t.uvlei mil* how at the !<>*>t ot He’d nothing hut hi
It must Ik* admitted thut the old-1 H,|| „ „f the most I'd nothing hut nit song,
faahioned country adrools which C rowded street* m London. In the
center of it, Iretwern two lamp post*,! ____,
l'r,'tl> *ou,,‘l foundation j riiere used t<» Ik- a solid oaken Ik-iicIi And summer dav* were long;
-of culture among those pupil* who] with a high ha-k. and on the hack \,„| *|„.n „.,ted hy tlw Iw-.lge,
wj» the instil plion, Best, but do | ||a. robins came and told
Hut we were wed when
blue,
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TROHIBITION
Manley High, the
itlilor of the
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wish to retain Prohibition in the
< -institution and the law of the land
wa* taken over by soiiwhody Ik-
'ides the church jieople and minis-
ter*. s
j not loiter . Un the Ik-iicI* thousand* ||<>w th.-v had dared |o woo and win-
j of jieople evciv dav usetl to re*t then When .-arlv Spring w.i* cold.
I—...........thing I ondon, stand t.*ie \\r sometimes *upped on dew lrerrie*
thosr who| u„r,.|H.4|P(| ordinau.e ol thc Sahhath nr slept among the hav,
ami over it* blessed portals i*|Hul oft the farmer*’ wiv.** at eve
written. Best, but do not lounge or!( ,,,,| j,> hear us play;
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Dr.
F.wter *aid, "A pom man.
Ihe tare old songs, the dear
tune*
hung some lime ago for the crime We could not starve for long
II . . ouop some in... nc i n
«r. High is right. One of the rea-j0f „lu,iirr. sard the fii*l step to Ins vUiilr
-ms w iv so many people who re-1 getting into crime was birakiug the
gard them selves a* moral Christian* j >abbath.”
"Through the
my
And I inv
man had hi* violin,
seel love-song.
are onposed to Prohibition is that1
they do not lielievr that it i* » oues
lion of moral* or religion.
resent the effort to make it
that drinking i» sinful.
Beecher
go down into llw* valley ol <are,t)|(|
w»-ek* |||(. world has aye gone well with ii*.
man suite we were one
■ hey | and sliatlow, our Sahhath* *ht*ul<l Ik- |)u| homeless wandering down the
ap|M-ar the hills of light in God's preserne;
*o, as time roll* hy. we shall go on
larws
s,. f„, n . . !*”’ "" ........ "" Il long ago wa* none
w are 1 ■»»• ‘M from mountain top to mountain-l.m. |{u, lho-. who w«i, for ^0|,| or
done
are conrerne*!, tlie question of
whether it is sinful to drink doe* not
enter into the question at all. Pro-
hibition is an economic movement,
not a moral mw. If n ia to have
anything like wholehearted .up
port from the |>eop|c of the I nited
"tales, that support must be sought
on economic and sorial ground* and
not on ground* with which the ma
jontv of truly religious people ran ,
not agree. j j
till at last we catch the glory of the
gate, and enter in to go no mote out i
forever.”
For hoi-se* or kme,
I ill yj ith’s sweet spring grows
hg/wn and *ere.
"Oh Dav or n.-*t, how beauti- Will never know the joy of heart*
ful, how fair,
- I hat met without a fear.
How r,rh omr !u thr wean and W hen * on had but your violin
You’ve oot to advertise!”
A
MAN may open a slort*. .. .stock it with the best of mer-
chandise .. set lower prices than his competitors and then
wait for trade to come in. But lie'll never start am bank ac-
count with such tactics.
the old
Dav of the laird; and tru -e to
earthly rare;
And I a song, my dear.
ilMMM
mt>n» cii niftht <»n •u*»
rarthly rare; mom wi» ^iinaay nipni <»n ur ; m
Day of the Lord, a* all our davs I ’The t hurth ind It* Mmdter*"Iflft
Nowadays you’ve got to Ire “up <u\A ajtrr 'em!" Let folks know what you’ve got to offer
them, create a demand for it and the public will beat a path to your door.
AND TH AT TAKES:
\I)VKRT1SING . . not “now and then" but consistently! Use
this newspaper’s columns for “SURE FIRE” RESULTS!
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should lie.” Longfellow,
am preaching a serie* of *rr
F.verx body invited
W . A POLL ARD, Pastor.
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