The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1949 Page: 4 of 8
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RAGE FOUR
BIG LAKE WILDCAT. BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY. TEXAS
FEBRUARY IS, 1949
TEXON TOPICS
By Mack Irby
CARO OF THANKS
Our heartfelt thanks and grati-
tude to our
lovely flowers, gifts, cards, letters
and deeds of kindness accorded us
while Dad was In the huspltals at
San Angelo and Amherst. Especial
thanks to Dr and Mrs W F Bird-
one of the most enjoyable hours I
can recall In many a day Then,
too, there Is the “Fellowship'' pro-
, gram The Rev. Kattner has Inaug-
frlends for the many, urale(| which undoubtedly Is a
goodwill stimulant both within and
without the congregation. Last, but
not least, Is the effervescent en-
thusiasm for his work that Is so
obviously apparent after talking
song for the many gracious favors j wlth hlm for onIy a few moments.
Hts enthusiasm is Infectious and
extended us while In Amherst
Mr and Mrs W F Wright
Mr. and Mrs Wren Jackson re-
ceived word Sunday of the death of
Mrs. Jackson’s sister-in-law, Mrs.
Bennet Wrlgley Jones who passed
away at her home In Phoenix, Ari-
zona Feb 19 Funeral services for
Mrs. Jones were held Tuesday
morning
Mrs. Jones’ husband preceded her
in death several years The couple
formerly lived in San Angelo.
• • •
1 discovered last week why the
Methodist Church in Big Lake has
increased In membership so rapidly
in the past few years Why’’ Well,
for one thing. I discovered The Rev
Kattner himself, which could well
be one of the main reasons I had a
visit from him last week and spent
mm,
NOT Roan IN
AMIRKA N.AV BKOMt
PRtiJDCNT
/ a* itt RvfUfl \
^ / i r ^
V ■
LJL
(Proof Next Week)
The parts, accessories, and
equipment we handle are
built to stand wear and
give dependable service.
Conte here for any parts or
service tour car requires.
(PROOF OF LAST WEEK'S 4D>
Thrrr Are No Ihtuble Jointed
People!
“Double Jointed" people have
merely loose and stretched lig-
aments Double joints mean
two Joints, of which there are,
of course, no cases I - “Popular
Fallacies” A S E. irlermann
—Third Fditton
IJ'lmiTlM.lM
Ebuick<&u&~m
MirBtVfff rVi' 71 ' g
you soon find yourself In complete
accord with his hopes and desires.
The Rev Kattner Is completely
aware and in sympathy with the
problems of his congregation and
takes a personal Interest In the
welfare of each member
The Rev Kattner Is now enthu-
siastically working on plans for a
new. modern church building to
house his growing congregation. If
he achieves his ambition, the new
i church will be the crowning glory
of his long and faithful service to
Ood.
j I (eel confident that when the
! building becomes an actual reality
ihe congregation will Increase by
I leaps and bounds. As a nutmeat
can grow no larger than Its shell,
neither can a congregation grow
j larger than its church Its growth
I is necessarily limited to its housing
; facilities
Good luck and best wishes for
I • tir building program. Rev Katt-
! ner.
9 • •
Jess Varnadore and young
daughtrr. Kay, were visiting In
Robert Lee over the week end.
Texonltes shopping In San An-
gelo the past week end Include Mr
and Mr- Chas F Beyer, Mr and
Mr D \V Workman. Mr and Mrs
Clyde Miller Mrs. W J Varnadore.
EM:’, abet h Ann Varnadore. Laura
Lou Earns, and Mrs Cue Varna -
dore.
Monday from Fort Worth where
! she hud been the post two weeks
at the bedside of her sister, the
the former Elaine Martin, who was
seriously HI In a hospital theqg
Mrs Rmgle reports her sister get-
ting along fine now.
• • •
Misses Lynn Sprayberry, Nancy
Compton, and Clara Jo Ratliff
were presented In a piano recital
given by Miss Cleona Quiet In the
Rankin Gym Wednesday night,
Feb. 18
• • *
The Texon WMU held its semi-
monthly meeting with the Big Lake
women at the Texon Church Mon-
day afternoon.
Misses Elizabeth Ann Varnadore,
Laura Lou Kanes, and Joyce Jacobs
of Big Lake, were hostesses Satur-
day night at a party given in the
Texon Club House The club house
was decorated In the Geo Wash-
ington motif, red. white and blue
Mrs J P. Hitt reports they visit-
ed briefly Sunday with Mrs. J, L.
(811ml Roberson In McCamey and _
learned that the Roberson's daugh- j
ter, Barbara Allen, has been very LOSES MONEY AND KEEPSAKES
111 with the measles but U much | WhUe ,n 8an Angelo Thursday of
mproved now^ ^ ^ j last week, Mrs. A. H. Qarner had
the misfortune of losing her coin
GREAT YEAR FOR FIRE
Fire had a great year ;n 1M« » destroyed property worth more
than $711.000,0C0 for a new all-time record It brought the total of de-
In a recent business session of structlon for the past ten ytui> to marly $ .
the Wesley Ann Class of the Meth- The experts give various reasons for the toll. P p y lues have
odist Church, plans were discussed increased, there has been a greater concentration of values, and the
for a pre-Christmas bazaar. Mem- occupuncy ,ate of buildings has been abnormally high. Overloading and
bers decided that each one of them overcTowdlng has caused a rapid obsolescence In many heating plants
and electrical circuits. New Industrial processes have come Into use
without adequate safeguards Communities have been growing faster
than their fire departments, and Industry has expanded Into areas
where fire protection and water supplies are not up to par The material
The hostess served a salad plate whlch characterized the war years have not yet been made up.
John Newkirk. B P Morpn. Seth These are all Important reason, for high (Ire loss.-but the, are not
Dailey, Campbell White, Juanita excuses. For, back of 90 per cent of all fire, is the human element. 8onie-
Parker. D. K McMullan. E O. Nev- one i.s careless Someone Is Ignorant Someone takes a chance. And then
Ills, H. A Hartgrove, Japson Pettit. | nre strlkeg
We can Improve our fire departments and better protect our Indus-
tries and all the rest But that Is only part of the Job An informed pub-
lic Is vital to the fight against fire The disgraceful record of last year
and prior years should be enough to awaken us all to that fact.
\\ Anns Have
J
Business Session
would make one article a month
for the bazaar. Mrs. Floyd McMul-
lan was hostess and Mrs. W. W.
Munn, class president, directed the
business proceedings.
T. R McAden, T L. Wright. O, F
Kattner, F. T. McAden. Munn, and
Miss Flossie Coates.
The new Ford being driven by I
Mr and Mrs Roy Satterfield Is not
Mr Ham's, It Is an entirely differ- !
ent ear, color and all. It Is ttieir
own They received delivery1 of the
new Ford from the Boone Motor!
Co. in Big Lake on Monday of this
week
41 PINE WATER SOLD HERE
D R Brinton and E A Rogers of
Santa Rita, owners of the Alpine
Water .Service Co., announce that
delivery < f Alpine water, noted for
Its raln-like qualities, had been
started in Big Lake. The owners
'date they are cooperating with the
State Health Department by sub-
mitting samples from both storage
and delivery tanks at regular In- *
tervals for bacteria test. Delivery
will be made In bulk with the cus- j
tomer furnishing and keeping
clean his own container, or delivery
will be made In stserllized bottles
Messrs Brinton and Rogers sav
they will try to give efficient serv-
ice at a moderate cost
purse which contained approxi-
mately $60 Including two gold
pieces and a Hawaiian dollar bill,
which she regarded as keepsakes,
.nd two travelers checks with her
name on them One of the gold
pieces, a $5 denomination, dated
1881. was given to her by her late
husband 25 years ago. and the oth-
er was a $2 1/2 one, n gift from her
son Rouse Garner, about 20 years
ago. The Hawaiian bill was a gift
of a granddaughter In California
Mrs Garner stated she had no Idea
how the purse got out of her larger
bag.
Sunday guests In the home of |
Mrs A. H. Oarner were Mrs j
Charles Watson, Miss Earl Owens j
and Leslie Owens, all of San An-
tonio and Mr and Mrs Jim Luckle !
of Sonora. The visitors from San
Antonio are first cousins of Mrs
Oarner.
TKt Fi/iiat Port All Kindt o/
inf at Ktat->nalt P'icat
4TTFNDS DEALERS MEETING
J Q Wilson, co-owner of the Big
Lake Feed and Supply Company
which handles Purina products, Is
attending a Purina dealers meet-
ing In Fort Worth this week end.
He and Mrs Wilson left here Wed-
nesday for Marlin where she will
visit with relatives and friends
while he Is In Fort Worth
CITY BARBER SHOP
TOM MISKELL, OWN1R
Shop located on west side of
Main Street
*Ua
SECURITY
J D Adkins, who has completed
his training in the Coast Guard
boot camp In New Jersey, was a
guest this week of his sister, Mrs E
B Buford, and family He Is to re-
„ „ „ port In New York this week end for
color scheme Refreshments of td ,
sandwiches, coffee and cookies
were served to about fifty young
people attending
ELLIOTT JEWELRY
Home of Nationally Advertised
Merchandise
J C Davidson returned Monday
night from Levelland where he had
been with his wife who underwent
surgery there last week He reports
that she is doing nicely Mrs Dav-
idson will rest up In the home of
her daughter. Mrs HI Haven, after
she is dismissed from the hospital
before returning to Texon
Mrs J P Hitt and children Ma-
1 rtanna and Catherine, accompani-
ed by Mrs H L Adams and Miss
Pat Adams visited with Mrs Hitt s
: parents, Mr and Mrs J O Leath.
in Alpine Sunday
• • •
Mrs A L Rlngle returned home
Red (diain
\ ita-Rangu
NlliliH't-
ARMY SURPLUS
BUILDINGS FOR SALE
CONCHO FIELD, SAN ANGELO
LOW COST HOUSING
Sites 20x100 and 20x160, but ran be cut in convenient sections
for moving and use.
150 Rcznor Heaters
120,000 BTU (Ceiling Type) Good As New!
DRIVE OUT TODAY! - ANYONE CAN BUY
BRUCE CAMPBELL AND SON
Offices Located Third Building on right Just Inside Main Gate
-OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK-
Representatives: Rov Southerland and Hardy Nabors
DANCING
AVALON CLUB
RIG LAKE, TEXAS
Open Everv Day F rom 2 P. M.
Till 12 Midnight
NO COVER CHARGES
Except On Nights Of Orchestra
COUPLES ONLY
< »i\t* N <m I
op
L ceding Result>
1 4 18 per rent protein range feeding supplement
with all essential Imma acids In proper balance
2 Made in two convenient vise rubes for feeding
rattle and »heep Three pounds a day for the aver-
age site range row one-fourth pound a day tor
sheep
1 Well fortified with dependable Vitamin A. so
necessary for a good calf or lamb crop
I High in carbohydrates, low in fiber assuring
high digestibility.
5 4 lot of ranchers fed Vita Range Nuggets last
year with surprising good results
6 Easy tn feed . , Just pour the tightly parked,
firm cubes nut on the ground, nr feed In tmngh If
you prefer.
\IT\RANGF. \l GLUTS
THE ANSWER TO YOUR
R WGE FEEDING PROBLEM
SEE YOUR LOCAL RED CHAIN DEALER TODAY!
PETTIT'FEED STORE
rr
Japson Pettit
Phone 197—Iklg lath#
J. R Pettit I
U_b? vri%r
PERMANENT ANTI FREEZE
S3.75 gallon
TRUCK MUD CHAINS
Sizes 750x20 to 1100x20
AUTO ACCESSORIES
RADIOS
HOME APPLIANCES
MOTOR TUNE UP
WASHING AND GREASING
Open <1 a. m till I! Midnight Week Daya—Kundtys 7 a. m. till
12 Noon
New Era Service Station
And Firestone Store
C o«den Products, Gulf. Quaker State, Veedol and
_ Humble Motor Otla
PHONE 12 Hit; LAKE. TEXAS
i
Changes in
Schedules
Effective
February 20
Read Down
.Motor Train 145
Read Up
Motor Train 146
8:15
am
Lt.
San Angelo
Ar.
6:30
pm
9:04
am
Lv.
Me rtxon
Lv.
5:49
pm
10:15
am
L?,
•
Big l4ike
Lv.
4 38
pm
II 28
am
Lt.
McCamey
Lv.
3:25
pm
12 30
pm
Ar,
Fort Stockton
Lv.
2:15
pm
For detail*, call:
Ticket Office, Santa Fe Station
Phone 19 Big Lake
A. G. Hasting*. Agent
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1949, newspaper, February 25, 1949; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth631450/m1/4/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.