The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1952 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME XXVII
BIO LAKE. REAGAN COUNTY. TEXAS. AUGU8T I. 1M2
NUMBER SI
Latest Oil News In
Big Lake Area...
By JAMES C. WATSON
Brooks & Turner and G. H.
Blankenship have staked location
for No. 1 Sugg, 2,200-foot wildcat In
Northeast Reagan County.
It is to be drilled 562 feet from
north and 757 feet from west lines
of section 41. block A, TC survey
and on a 40-acre lease.
It is one and j>ne-half miles west
of the Irion County line and three
and one-half miles southeast of
Weddell (Spraberry) production.
The Aldwell (Spraberry) field of
Northwest Reagan County was ex-
tended one-half mile east with
completion of Tide Water Associ-
ated Oil Company No. 9-A J. F.
Nunn.
It was flnaled for a dally flowing
potential of 891.56 barrels of 40.9-
gravity oil through a one-half-inch
tubing choke and through perfora-
tions at 6,610-7,504 feet. Formation
was fracted with 8,000 gallons. Tub-
ing pressure during the potential
test was 250 pounds.
Location is 1,980 feet from north
and west lines of section 18, block
B, L&SV survey.
One Killed; One Injured August Primary Ticket
REV. A. B. LIGHTFOOT
Rev. Lightfoot To Hold
Revival At Texon Soon
Rev. A. B. Lightfoot of Austin,
former pastor of the Big Lake First
Baptist Church, will do the preach-
ing at a union revival to be held at
Texon at the Texon Union Church,
beginning Monday, August 18 and
lasting through the following Sun-
Texas Gulf Producing Company I day-
No. 1-G University, wildcat in Services will be held both morn-
Southwest Reagan County, has |ng and evening. The evening serv
been temporarily abandoned at
3,091 feet in San Andres.
It had some shows of oil on ball-
ing tests from 3,050 to 3,050 feet.
Location Is 996 feet from north
and 2,310 feet from west lines of
section 9, block 7, University survey.
Plans Second Annual
Women’s Golf Tourney
September 25 is the tentative
date set by the Twentieth Century
Club for Its second annual women’s
golf and game tournament. The
club extends an invitation to all
who are Interested to attend. Espe-
cially are the newcomers to Big
Lake invited to participate.
The golf and game tournament
was discussed Monday when club
members met In a monthly summer
business session for coffee at the
Park Inn. Mrs. Wilson Loftln was
named chairman of the tourna-
ment. The club’s hospitality and
finance committees will have
charge of the luncheon.
During the business session, Mrs.
D. B. Pettit, vice president, presided
in the absence of the president,
Mrs. Amos Floyd. Mrs. Ben Feath-
erston was appointed Americanism
chairman for the coming year. A
report on the summer youth pro-
gram, which Is now in progress, was
given.
The club year will open Tuesday,
September 9, with a luncheon at
the Park .inn with th<j members of
the year book committee as hos-1ter
ices will begin at 8 o'clock. An In-
vitation Is extended to everyone In
the county to attend the revival.
Cause Of Davis’ Injury
Still Mystifies Police
Local peace officers continue to
make Investigations *as to what
happened to Clarence Davis, fore-
man at the Weddell Ranch, who
was found unconscious and Injured
about the middle of the afternoon
Tuesday In a clump of bushes near
the highway a few miles south of
town. He remains In a San Angelo
hospital In a serious condition, suf-
fering a severe head injury, and
until late Wednesday, he had not
regained consciousness.
Davis, 45, whose home is in San
Angelo, was seen by a number of
people late Monday and early Tues-
day. His pickup was found Tuesday
night in front of a local cafe. It is
believed that he was Injured hours
before he was found because he had
become badly sunburned through
his clothing.
Personalized Checks
While You Wait Is
Bank's New Offer
A new customer service which
will enable checking account cus
tomers to obtain pocket checks Im-
printed with their names In a mat-
of a few minutes was an-
nounced today by the Big Lake
State Bank, starting Aug. 11.
These new personalized checks
are produced so quickly that a per-
son opening a new checking ac-
count can obtain a book of checks
while the account is being opened.
They will be furnished free to new
accounts.
This extremely fast service Is an
innovation In banking, It was
pointed out by H. B. Rees, vice pres-
ident of the Big Lake State Bank.
Hitherto, he said, imprinting of
pocket checks has usually meant
The Reagan County Memorial sending a custopier’s order to a dls-
Hospltal feporta the arrival of twio*tant city, resulting In a delay of
babies during the past week. A boy, several days,
weighing seven pounds and one Besides the prestige value and
ounce, was born to Mr." and Mrs. distinctive appearance of a person-
Mannal Augero on July 31. He was altzed check, the imprinted name
tesses lor the occasion. The com-
mittee is composed of Mesdames
Olln Lusby, Paul Jacobs, H. A. Hart-
grove, BUI A. Friend, J. L. Wright,
Jr. and Billy Boyd.
Mrs. Ben Featherston will be di-
rector of the opening program.
"You’re Elected", and topic discus-
sions will be made by Mesdames
Ralph O’Bryan. Amos Floyd and
Wilson Loftln.
Has Only Two Run-Offs
Ballots for the second Democra-
tic Primary, scheduled for August
23, Is very light, having only two
run-offs, one state and one county.
Names on the ballots are Spurgeon
Bell of Harris County and Frank P.
Culver of Tarrant County, candi-
dates for the office of Associate
Justice of Supreme Court, Place 1;
and S. E. Stout, Jr. and W. D. (Bill)
Hudson, candidates for the office
of county judge In Reagan County.
In the July election, Bell polled
368,705 votes over the state and
Culver polled 371,860. Oddly enough,
the two were low point men In Rea-
gan County. Lical voters favored
the other two candidates for this
place by giving them 707 votes out
of the total of 826. Bell received
only 33 votes In Reagan and Culver
86.
In the local July election, Stout
and Hudson received more than 73
per cent of the votes cast In the
judge's race. Hudson received 422
votes and Stout 271.
Absentee voting got underway
here yesterday and will continue
through August 19.
Club Members Discuss
a ten-lnnlng game last Sunday aft- S,,mnipr f'a rH^n fur a
ernoon played on the Texon dia- ^UlTHTier UdraUl l^die
mond. Archie Peel, who was re- J “Summer Care of the Garden”
lieved In the tenth Inning by Frank was the topic of the Reagan Gar-
Jacot, allowed 8 hits and two runs, i den Club’s program Tuesday eve-
Lefty Shelton, Forsan’s losing' ning when Mrs. Henry Schooler and
pitcher, allowed 12 hits. He struck Mrs. Gene Gosney were hostesses In
When Pickup Overturns
Thomas Russell Griffin, about 25,
who had been engaged In oilfield
work here, was killed, and his com-
panion, George Wilson (Buck)
Sheppard, truck driver employed by
Mrs. V. F. Glldewell, was injured
when a pickup, In which they were
riding, overturned near Comstock
Tuesday morning. Griffin was driv-
ing. The pickup, owned by Mrs.
Glldewell, was badly damaged.
The body of Griffin was sent yes-
terday to Houston, Miss, where his
mother and other relatives live.
Sheppard suffered a dislocated
shoulder and body bruises and lac-
erations. He was hospitalized in Del
Rio where he remained until the
next day when he returned to Big
Lake with Mrs. Glldewell and son,
John, who had gone to Investigate
the wreck. Mrs. Glldewell and son
were in Seymour and Wichita Falls
Tuesday and did not know of the
accident until early Wednesday
morning.
Snipers, Bryan Electric
Play Sunday In Veribest
Big Lake won over Forsan, 3-2, In
out 5 men.
Manager Snipe Conley will take
his Big Lake team on the last road
game next Sunday when a game is
scheduled with the Bryan Electric
team. Two more games, both to be
played at Texon, remain on the
season’s schedule.
Ball Quits City Post;
Becomes Deputy Sheriff
Robert H. Ball, who has been
chief of police in Big Lake for the
past several years, resigned his po-
sition to become deputy sheriff of
Reagan County. Mr. Ball began his
duties as deputy last Friday, Aug-
ust 1.
Joe York will continue to be on
duty as night patrolman In the city,
and when necessary will be assisted
by the sheriff’s department.
the garden of the Schooler home.
Taking part on the program were
Mrs. W. L. Coleman, Mrs. J. L.
Werst, Jr. and Mrs. Ross Clark.
The hostesses served watermelon
and punch to Mrs. A. B. Waldron.
Mrs. Merton Purcell. Mrs. S. W.
Dixon. Mrs. George Crawford and
Miss Norlne Garner, as visitors;
and to Mesdames A. H. Garner, J.
O. Lusby, H. L. Puckett, L. E. Rldg-
ley, Dora Smith, J. Q. Wilson, James
W. Miller, Coleman, Werst and
Clark, as members.
Local School Faculty
Still Shy One Teacher
Contracts for eight new teachers
for the local schools were approved
by the board of trustees In a meet-
ing last Thursday, according to
Supt. C. E. Ellison. One vacancy,
Spanish-Engllsh combination, yet
remains to be filled before the
opening of the schools in Septem-
ber.
Mrs. Alice Cannon, who holds a
B. A. degree from Hardin-Simmons
University, has been named high
school English and journalism in-
structor, succeeding Miss Marguer-
ite Kelso, who resigned Mrs. Can-
non has had 21 years experience In
the school room, the last seven of
which were In the Menard High
School.
Mrs. Dorothy Waldron, a recent
newcomers to Big Lake, will be the
new homemaking teacher, taking
the place of Miss Daphna Pritch-
ard Mrs. Waldron received her
bachelor of science degree from the
University of Texas, and during the
past two school terms she has been
homemaking teacher in the Bert-
ram High School.
Miss Josephine Dylla, who holds
a bachelor of music degree from
Sul Ross, has been employed as
public school music teacher In the
Big Lake Elementary School. Miss
Dylla’s home Is in San Antonio.
This Is the first time In several
years that a music teacher for the .
school has been secured, there' JO LlVC In Biff Ixlke
having been a shortage of such j ~
teachers over the state.
Lloyd Frizzell, who taught last
year In the Balmorhea High School,
has been named as math teacher In
the local high school. He holds a
bachelor of arts degree from Har-
dln-Slmmons. He will live at Texon
and will drive the school bus. He is
married and has two children.
Big Lake Man Killed
When Auto Overturns
Funeral services for Omer Ray
Jarrell, 48, Big Lake welder who wax
killed when his car overturned near
here Wednesday afternoon, were set
for this afternoon at three o’clock
In Abilene where his mother re-
sides.
Mr. Jarrell was en route to San
Angelo to attend the stock car races
when his 1947 Pontiac pulled to the
right of the highway and then
sharply to the left, overturning sev-
eral times. The accident happened
about four miles east of town. In-
vestigation was made by Vic At-
wood, local highway patrolman.
A resident of Big Lake for a year
or more, Mr. Jarrell had been em-
ployed for the past five or six
months by the Big Lake Welding Si
Machine Co. He was a member of
the Odd Fellow Lodge, his member-
ship thought to have been in San
Angelo.
Besiaes his mother, he is survived
by a brother, known as ‘‘Shorty’’
Jarrell, who is captain at the
Northslde Fire Station In San An-
gelo.
J. C. Jordan, owner of the ma-
chine shop where Jarrell was em-
ployed, and several others planned
to attend the funeral in Abilene
this afternoon.
Santa Rita Residents
Clifford V. Tubbs will be the new
Oeorge W Smith, who retired
from the Continental Oil Co. in
February of this year after 22 years
of service for that company at
Santa Rita, and Mrs. Smith have
moved to Big Lake and are living
In their new home at 409 Teaxs Ave.
Before coming to Reagan County
the Smiths lived In Hobbs, N. ML
Until this past spring Mr. Smith
history teacher. He has a bachelor served for twelve years as a mem-
of science degree from Hardln-Sim- 1 ber of the board of trustees of the
mons University. He is married and Reagan County Independent School
E. L. 8peed, Jr., employee of Fail-
ing Exporation Si Drilling Co. here
for the past four years, Is being
transferred to Albuquerque, N. M.
He and Mrs. Speed and sons leave
today for their new home. Other
transfers to Albuquerque Include
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Phillips and
daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Fincher.
has two children
Succeeding Miss Zona Johnson as
District.
The Smiths have two daughters
first grade teacher In the Big Lake with whom they have just recently
Elementary School will be Mrs. visited. The daughters are Mrs. J.
Ruby Hllley, who has 25 years of H Weathers of Hobbs, N. M. and
teaching experience. For the past Msr L. L. Schrader of Lubbock.
Hospital News
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Texas Tack's 1952 Schedule
(BC)
named Arthur Zutterres. A boy,
weighing eight pounds and two
ounces, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. B.
B. Proctor on August 7. He had not
been named at noon yasHrday.
Patients In the hdfcpltal were
Marlnell Cartwright, Big Lake,
medical; and E. A. Chandler, Ran-
kin, accident. Remaining from the
previous week were Mrs. J. M. Craig
and Mrs. Wm, Malone.
Dismissed patients Included
Tommy Rees, medical; C. L. Patch-
lnsures that payments arc properly
credited by stores, and In turn,
charged to the correct bank ac-
count, eliminating the possibility of
error through illegible signatures.
This new service 1s made possible
through use of a revolutionary new
machine whose simplicity of oper-
ation and cleanliness make It feas-
ible for a bank to Imprint checks
right on Its own premises.
As additional protection for cus-
tomers’ bank accounts, the checks
BC—Border
West Texos State ot Lubbock, 8 p m.
Rice Institute at Houston, 8:15 p m.
College of PocHlcat Stockton, Calif., 8 p m.
Texas Western ot Lubbock, 8 p.m. (BC)
Bayldr University at Lubbock, 8 p m.
Houston at Lubbock, 2:30 p.m. (HO
North Texas Sfbter bf Denton, 2 30 p.m.
Hardin-Simmons at Abilene, 2 p.m (BC)
University of Arizona at Tucson, 8 p.m. (BC)
University of Tulsa at Lubbock, 2 p.m.
North Carolina State at Lubbock, 2 p m.
Conference HC—Homecoming
m
en, accident; Johnny Rackley, med- are of patented design and insured
leal; H. C. LAgan, medical; Earl j against fraudulent alteration. They
Reed, accident; Mrs. Prentiss Oar- represent the most modern sclentl-
rett, medical; James L. Jackson, flc defense against “check artists”,
medical; Mrs. Virgil Duncan, med -1
sailers STSi'XOESTo Have Bake Sale
a. R Pryor of vu«» merfteal; Rod.' Plans are being made by the Bbr.
rigo 8. Ouerro. Rankin, accident;' Lake Chapter of the Order of East- j
Ronnie Ehankle. Texon, accident;! era Star for a bake sale to be held
m4 W.M «•>.,**> OawM* ■NN«M Imm mi Ah«ii»4 1A *PV»» nl«e* wilt hr I
route. asedteoL I announced next week.
JUDGING FROM TECH’S RUGGED SLATE, the Red Raid ere'
grid outleok cant be ae cheerful as their captains apparently
weald have yen believe. All smiles are (left) Tech's muttl-pur-
peee halfback. Jim Turner, alternate captain from Ohsev. and
guard Vernen (Buddy) Barren, captain trem Temple. Pea shed
fee the seesnd year by DeWltt Weaver, the Luhheek m tit si la
dsfsndlng ehasapten of the Berder Cenfs
ten years she has been In the Me-
nard school system.
Mrs Mary Lou Boone Orr, who
received her bachelor of music de-
gree from S. M U last February,
has been named as one of the third
grade teachers In the local elemen-
tary school. Mrs. Orr, the former
Miss Mary Lou Boone. Is a graduate
from the Reagan County High
School. 8hc will make hej home
here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
M H Boone, until the return of her
husband, Oscar B. Orr. who Is with
the military forces In Korea Since
They have one granddaughter,
Nancy Lloydean Schrader. The
Schraders have recently returned
from Hampton, Va. where Mr,
8chrader was In military service.
He has received his discharge.
A guest of Mr. and Mrs. Smith is
her mother. Mrs. O. C. Seabourn of
Coolldge, Arlz. She accompanied
them on their trip to Hobbs and to
Lubbock.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids, addressed to the
her graduation from S. M. U., Mrs. I County Judge and Commissioner's
Orr has been employed In Dallas Court of Reagan County, Texas, for
and has recently come to Big Lake. I the construction of paved roads In
Employed as fourth grade teach- ; Reagan County, will be received at
er Is Mrs Elsie Runyan, who has a (he office of the County Clerk at
B A. degree from East Texas State the Courthouse In Big Luke, Texas,
College and who has taught In the! until 11:00 A. M. August 19, 1952,
Rankin schools for the past several and then publicly opened and read
years She has 19 years of teaching by the Commissioner's Court,
experience. The minimum wage rates for
-——-— j each craft or type of workman or
13 , t . ; mechanic needed to execute the
orotner In Law Dies j work is Included In the speclflca-
Mrs. H. B Edens received a mes- ln accordance with Texas
sage Monday of the sudden death
of her brother-in-law, R B. Carroll,
59, at his home In Webb City, Mo.|
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday In that city Mrs Edens
Plans , and Specifications are on
file In the County Clerk’s office.
Big Lake, Texas.
Plans and Specifications may bi
did not go to the funeral, but she pxam*ned- Proposal blanks and in-
plans to go later to be with her sis- f‘>rrnatlon maT be obtained at the
ter A brother, Orel Thorp of Mert-, *** 0t E Hes*’ lnr • thc
zon, attended the funeral. Mra. ®nKlncer*’ *n Lake, Texas, and
Carroll, the former Miss Maggie 1410 ConUnental Bldg., Fort
Thorp of Mertzon. ln well known W°rth’ TeXa* Cop,M ot thp Plans
here by the older residents She and and H^clflcattonB may be obtained
Mr. Carroll have visited here on 1 [T®"1 th* r°rl Worth of*‘cp of the
numerouJ occasions | Bnglriffrs for & deposit of $50 00,
_______ °ne half of which will be refunded
when the plana and speclflcal Ions
are returned before 3 days after the
letting date.
Each bid muat be accompanied by
a proposal guarantee of the char-
acter and ln the amount Indicated
on the proposal form.
The County reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
any or all techntcallttea. as may be
to tta beat Interests.
J. Wiley Taylor
County Judge
Reagan County, Texas.
Asks Return Of Watch
Of Sentimental Value
Oeorge Whitehead, parts man at
the Big Lake Motor Co., I* offering
* reward of $75 for the return of a
watch which recently disappeared
from the company’a waah room.
The watch, a yellow gold Benrua
Citation with yellow gold atretch
band, haa a great sentimental value
to Its owner, having been a Fath-
er* Day gift from his son, the late
Pfc. Morgan Whitehead, who was
with the Marines on the Island of
Mr. and Mia. J. M Sapplnaton
1 Guam at the time. Young White- and Sally left yesterday for a two-
I head met his death on the follow- iwaak vacation which they plan to
I In* Father’s Da* June IS ISM In I attend In nenver PnlnmSn Swlnw
1 an airplane crash In California and Olennwood
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1952, newspaper, August 8, 1952; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633586/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.