The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXVII
BIO LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY. TEXAS, JUNE IS, 1952
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NUMBER 21
Latest Oil News In
Big Lake Area...
By JAME8 C. WATSON
B. B. Carter Drilling Company
No. 1 B. B. Carter Is to be an 8.200-
foot Spraberry wildcat In Northeast
Reagan County.
Drillslte has been staked 600 feet
from north and 1,980 feet from east
lines of section 79, block 2, T&P
survey and 25 miles northeast of
Big Lake.
Operations are to start at once.
Lomax Brothers Production Com-
pany No. 6-1 Moore is a one and
one-half-mile south extender to
production In the Welner-Ployd
field of Northwest Reagan County.
It was flnaled for a dally flowing
potential of 133 barrels of oil
through a three-elghths-lnch tub
lng choke and from perforations
above 7,656 feet.
Location Is 1,980 feet from north
and 660 feet from west lines of sec-
tion 1, block C, L&SV survey.
Three more outposts have been
staked to production In the Spra
berry trend of Northwest Reagan
County.
Southland Royalty Company of
Fort Worth will drill No. 1 Boyd
three-eighths of one mile southeast
o’ Fogelson Sc Pauley No. 13-42
Boyu, recent two and one-half
miles southeast extender to the
Aldwell-8praberry field.
Drillslte is 1,993 feet from north
and 660 feet from west llnps of sec-
tion 41, block B, LScSV survey.
George G. Johnson Drilling Com-
pany, Davison and Mascho will dig
No. 2 J. F. Nunn 1,980 feet from
north and east lines of section 44,
block 38. T-5-S, T&P survey and
one -third mile southeast of Weln-
er-Floyd production.
The same operators No. 1 Nunn
is to be dug 660 feet from north and
1,980 feet from west lines of the
same section. ‘
Delta Oulf Drilling Company of
Tyler No. 1-A Herbert Cope has
been completed for a dally flowing
potential of 504 barrels of 42-grav-
ity oil through a one-half-inch
tubing choke and through perfora-
tions at 5,076-5,148 feet. Gas-oil
ratio was 400-1 and tubing pressure
was 150 pounds. This new well Is In
extreme Southwest Sterling County
and extended production In the
Weddell field. Location is 660 feet
south of the south line of section
55, block 2, TScP survey and 231.1
feet west of the west lines of sec-
tion 28, block A, T&P survey.
Three-quarters miles northwest
of production in a portion of the
Weddell field of Northwest Reagan
County, Stanollnd Oil St Oas Com-
pany completed No. 1-B O. F. Boyd
for a dally flowing potential of 321
barrels of 40-gravlty oil plus four
per cent water. It was flnaled
through a 3/8-inch tubing choke
and from open hole at 7,259-7,275
feet. Location is 660 feet from south
and 2,028 feet from east lines of
section 7, block E, LStSV survey. •
Lions To Install Officers
Thurs. Evening, June 19
H. V. (Buzzy) Stokes of San An-
gelo will Install the new officers of
the Reagan County Lions Club next
Thursday night when the Installa-
tion services will be held In connec-
tion with a barbecue at the road-
side park beginning at 7:30. The
meeting will be open to all Lions
and their ladies and guests.
Mr. Stokes, a San Angelo business
man, Is well known in Llonism over
West Texas, having held prominent
offices In the organization.
Offlcers-elect of the club Include
T. H. Ray, president; E. O. Nevllls,
first vice president; Ben Feather-
ston, second vice president; J. L.
Werst, Jr., third vice president; H.
C. Logan, secretary-treasurer; Aub-
rey Edwards and Gerald Wilson,
tall twisters; John Ooodwln, Lion
tamer; Joe Johnston and Ike Chaf-
fin, directors. R. E. Rogers and Billy
Carr are holdover directors. Ralph
O'Bryan Is the retiring president.
General committee for the barbe-
cue next week will be headed by
Oerald Wilson. Other committee-
men are W. W. Munn, Paul Jacobs,
J. C. Sewell, E. O. Nevllls and
Charles Sprlngstun.
RCHS Summer Course
In Homemaking Starts
Eleven girls have enrolled in the
summer homemaking course offer-
ed by the Reagan County High
School, it has been learned from
Miss Daphna Pritchard, homemak-
ing teacher. The girls meet twice
weekly this month to work on
group projects, and they will con-
tinue individually on home projects
during the summer. If they com-
plete the requirements set up by
the homemaking department they
will receive one-half credit in
homemaking.
"The purpose of summer home-
making is to give the girls a chance
to carry on work they started dur-
ing school term, and to help them
to increase their skills in home-
making activities”, Miss Pritchard,
explained.
Group projects for the summer1
Include such crafts as glass etching,
shellcraft, textile painting and
lamp shade covering. Other activ-
ities to be carried on are depart-
ment Improvement and F. H. A.
work. Home project includes home
management, clothing construction,
meal planning and preparation for
the family, home planning and Im-
provement, yard improvement, and
other related projects.
The girls met on Monday and
Wednesday mornings of this week,
and next week they meet at 2
o’clock on Monday and Wednesday
afternoons.
Those participating in the pro-
gram are Betty Walls, Gloria Lof-
tln, Marian Sue Roach, Adelia
Reams, Pat Collum, Sue Camey,
LaNell Wright, Ray Syl Morton.
Sandra Cope, Barbara DeLay and
Ann Lyons.
Salmon-Chesney Vows
Read In Crane May 16
Miss Helen Chesney became the
bride of Willie Doyle Salmon in a
ceremony performed at Crane on
May 16. The bride is the daughter
of H. L. Chesney and the grand-
daughter of Mrs. H. D. Chesney,
both of Big Lake. She has been a
student in the Reagan County High
School. The bridegroom, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Salmon of Farmers-
vllle, La., is a graduate of the high
school in that city.
Following a wedding trip to
Farmersvllle to see his parents, the
newlyweds are at home at the
Shady Trailer Courts in Big Lake.
The bridegroom Is an employee of
the TStC Drilling Co.
VFW Post Buys Land;
Plans To Build Soon
The Mlller-McGulre Post, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, has purchased
a block of land, 300x300 feet, lo-
cated west of the Big Lake Country
Club, for the purpose of erecting a
building to be used for social pur-
poses as well as for a meeting place
for the members. The land was
purchased from Mrs. T. R. John-
ston for a cash consideration.
Immediate plans call for the
pouring of a concrete slab, 40x80
feet, on which open-air dances will
be held this summer to help fin-
ance the construction of the build-
ing.
To further raise money for the
building fund, the post has been
granted the concession stand at the
Big Lake Baseball Park. Committee
on this project Include Henry Set-
tle. F. C. McDaniel and Rudolph
Ethridge.
Plans for the building are being
drawn by Don Dean, Charles A.
Shafer, Dan Christy and O. C. Mc-
Dermett, all charter members of
the local post.
Snipers And Bryan Electric
Here Sunday Afterneon
HAVE DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. (Tex) Collins
of Rankin are the parents of a baby
daughter born to them Tuesday In
a San Angelo hospital. The baby
was named Elizabeth Kay, and her
weight was 8 pounds and 7 ounces.
Mrs. Collins will be remembered as
Miss Peggy White of Big Lake.
Orandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd White of this city and Mr. and
Mrs. L. N. Collins of Rankin. Mrs.
White was with her daughter for
several days in San Angelo.
Sappington Appointed
1952 OIIC Chairman
J. M. Sappington. vice president
In charge of operation at the BaPn-
hart Hydrocarbon Corporation.
plant east of Big Lake, will again
serve as Reagan County chairman
of the Oil Industry Information
Committee. His appointment to this
post was announced this week by
Joe T. Dickerson of Midland, area
chairman.
In accepting the position as
county spokesman for all firms In
the Industry, Mr. Sappington saldj
“We hope to bring many informa-
tive and entertaining films and
programs to Big Lake. They will
show every phase of the oil indus-
try and will demonstrate the many
ways petroleum serves the people".
As chairman of the committee in
1951, Mr. Sappington sponsored a
program that Included out-of-town
speakers, who were authorities in
the oil industry, and the showing of
films on the Industry in the local
schools and the Lions Club. In ob-
servance of Oil Progress Week last
Ocober. a theme contest on the oil
Industry in Reagan County was
conducted, and a special oil edition
of this newspaper was promoted
by Mr. Sappington.
Hospital News
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Gossett of Big
Lake are the parents of a 9-pound,
4-ounce baby girl born to them
June 11 in the Reagan County Me-
morial Hospital. The baby was
named Linda Kay.
Patients in the hospital yesterday
afternoon were Mrs. Carol D. Baker,
Big Lake, medical; Don Cooper, oil
field route, medical; and Mrs. Wm.
Malone, Big Lake, medical.
Dismissed patients included C. A.
Oober. oilfield route, medical; R. D.
Kyle, Big Lake, accident; I. O. Fan-
nin, Snyder, medical; W. E. Emer-
son, Texon. medical; Mrs. L. D.
Smith. Big Lake, medical; R. W.
DeHay. Big Lake, medical; Mrs. S.
J. Warrlner, Texon, medical; Arllss
Birdseli, Big Lake, accident; James
Morgan, 2 and one-half year old
eon of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Morgan
of Big Lake, medical; Joe Sklrmore,
Big Lake, accident; Ty Cobb, Big
lake, accident: and H. R Oross,
Big Lake, medical.
Sheriff’s Posse Plans
Roping Ton* >rrow Night
An open Jack pot roping and a
matched roping will be the attrac-
tions tomorrow night at the arena
south of town. The roping events,
under the sponsorship of the Rea-
gan County Sheriff’s Posse, will
start at 8 o'clock, it has been an-
nounced by Charles Sprlngstun,
president of the posse. O. A. Jame-
son and W. H. Stephenson, local
ropers, will be the participants in
the matched roping contest.
Mother Dies
Mrs. J. M. 8applngton and Sally
went to Wichita Falls last Friday In
response to a message that Mrs.
Sappington’s mother, Mrs. F. I.
Neely, had passed away. 8he died
at the home of a daughter. Mrs.
John Barnard, with whom she was
living. She has been til for some
time. Burial was %t Oreenville, her
former home. Mr. Sappington left
today for Wichita Falls to accom-
pany his wife and daughter home.
Methodists To Sponsor
Vacation Bible School
A Vacation Bible School, sponsor- j ments and craft work. All children
ed by the local First Methodist
Church, will get underway at the
church Monday morning, June 16,
at 9:30, and will continue through
the following Friday, ending that
evening with a brief program and
a display of the craft work that will
have been done during the week.
The theme of the school is “All
For One In Our Churches". The
dally program, lasting two hours
each morning, will include singing,
Bible study, recreation, refresh-
in the community in the age group
of 4 through 14 are Invited to enroll
in the school.
Mrs. R. W. Word is general super-
intendent. Assisting her will be
Mrs. John R. Daugherty, beginners;
Mrs. M. H. Boone, primary; Mrs. J.
W. McFadden, Juniors; Miss Norlne
Garner, intermediates; and Mrs. E.
R. Manning, projects.
Mrs. Word urges those who can
help with the Bible school to con-
tact her or one of the department
leaders.
The Big Lake Snipers climbed a
notch in the Concho Basin League
standing last Sunday afternoon
when they defeated the Forsan
Oilers 10-3. Bud Jordan limited
Forsan to six safeties, and he
struck out 17 batsmen. Harold Cobb
of Big Lake got a home run in the
third Inning. For the losers Lefty
Shelton struck out 7 men and Beall
5.
The 8nlpers will be hosts Sunday
afternoon to the Bryan Electric
boys of Verlbest who are leading
the league with four wins and no
losses. The game will be played on
Big Lake's new field on Plaza Ave-
nue In the south part of town.
Oame time will be at 3 o’clock.
Results of other Concho Basin
League games last Sunday Included
Bryan Electric’s 9-1 victory over
Sonora, and Robert Lee’s 6-1 over
Miles. Bryan Electric defeated Bal-
linger 8-7 Tuesday night. Ballinger
was scheduled for a home game
with Miles last night. Robert Lee
and Ballinger are slated for a game
next Tuesday night to make up for
one that was recently rained out.
AF&AM Lodge Elects
Officers Tuesday Night
Harold Oardner was named wof1-
shlpful master of Big Lake Lodge,
No. 1203, AF&AM, Tuesday night In
a regular session of the lodge. Oth-
er elective officers include j. O.
Lusby, senior warden; C. B. Reece.
Junior warden; W. T. Mills, secre-
tary; Ben Featherston, treasurer;
and James Strong, tiler. A. A Rob-
inett is the retiring worshipful
master. Mr. Gardner will announce
the appointive officers some time
before the Installation which has
been set for June 24.
Ouests this week of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T.'Cox have been Mrs. Cox’s
sister, Mrs. Emmltt Brown of Mon-
ahans; a cousin,# Mrs Vera Baker
of Dallas; and friends, Mr. and Mrs.
BUI Taylor of San Angelo.
TEXAN
4 IN THE AGRICULTURAL, AMUSEMENT. EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, POLITICAL, PROFESSIONAL AND RELIGIOUS RtlDS Jb
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Foage, who
have been ranching near Rankin,
have moved to Big Lake temporar-
ily while Mrs. Poage to recuperating
from an illness. They are at home
In an apartment in the home of
Mr. Foote’s sister. Mrs Billy Boyd.
Visiting Mra. Poage this week are
bar mother. Mrs. Joe me. and her
Meter. Met Mary Jo VIM. of Boat-
To Hold Open House
Rev. end Mrs. Roy shilling and
daughters, 8ue and Beth, will hold
open house tonight at the new
Methodist parsonage from • until
9:30. Ail members of the local
church and church friends are in-
vited to call.
Miss Lois Dolan has accepted em-
ployment in the office of Schlum-
berger Well Surveying Corporation.
She is succeeding Mrs. Ben Burk-
holder who will make her home In
Peeos upon the arrival of bar bus-
band, u —nmoiaar, from
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PAPERS; PRACTICED LAW 10 YEARS M LIBERTY;
41 YEAR CAREER IS LIVING EXAMPLE OP
WHAT HARD WORK CAN ACCOMPLISH.
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Elected speaker Texas house after 3 teams
AS LAWMAKER; WON REPUTATION FOR FAIRNESS,
INTEGRITY, ECONOMY; ACTIVE CHURCH AND CIVIC
WORKER; TEACHER. MENS SUNDRY SCHOOL CLASS
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N098Y-COLLECTING AND WRITING TEXAS HISTORY.
Waived legislative exemption to enter
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AND MARINES, DISCHARGED MAY 1946 AS
CAPTAIN; WON WHIRLWIND RACE FOR ATT-
ORNEY GENERAL 90 DAYS LATER; TWICE
UNOPPOSED FOR REFLECTION; POLLED
1.231,881 VOTES IN 1948-MOST EVER RECEI-
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Known as the Plow's lawyer-led
FIGHT TO SAVE TIDELAMM FOR THE TEXAS
fume SCHOOL FUND; STOPPED MORSE*
RACE GAMBLING SVNWCATIS; ELIMI-
NATED SLOT MACHINES, FILED MORE ANTI-
TRUST SUITS THAN ANY OTHER ATTORNEY
GENERAL ; COUtniO OR SAVED »»4,
000,000.00 FOR PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
As ATTORNEY GENERAL. PRICE DANIEL HAS WON NATIONAL REPUTATION
FOR SUCCESSFUL FIGHTS ABAWSl CRIME, GAMRUN6; NATlONPBt HACK A
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OF THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS; NOW CANDIDATE FOR U S. SINATl,ADVOCATING
a IMMEDIATE NONP0UT1CAL CLEAN UP OF DISHONESTY AND DISLOYALTY;
FAVORS EN0 TO HIGH TAXES, ELIMINATION OF WASTE. EXTRAVAGANCE; FOR
* POSITIVE FOREIGN POLICY. STRONG DEFENSE AGAINST COMMUNIST AGGRESS-
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Rebekah Baggett Dies
In Dallas Last Sunday
Funeral services for Rebekah
Baggett, who was three years and
ten months old. were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at the Meth-
odist Church In Ozona with the
Rev. Troy Hickman, Methodist
minister, officiating. Burial follow-
ed In the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Rebekah, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Baggett of Big Lake, dlecf
Sunday in a Dallas hospital where
she had been a patient since Janu-
ary of this year. A victim of a blood
disease, she had been ill for several
weeks before going to Dallas.
Besides the parents, Rebekah Is
survived by a sister, Betty, of Big
Lake; her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Baggett of Ozona and
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Llnthlcum of
Barnhart; and great grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Llnthlcum of
San Angelo and Mrs. Frank Cooper
of Valley Mills. Rebekah’s mother Is
a niece of Mrs. H. A. Hartgrove of
J Big Lake.
Pallbearers were C. A. Parry and
IT. E. Russell, both of Barnhart.
Wesley E. Sawyer of Sonora;
| Charles 8pringstun, John Holt and
| James Weatherby. all of Big Lake.
Reagan County friends attending
| the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Jim
! L. Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss
, Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hud-
son, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephen-
i son, Mr and Mrs Billy Boyd. Mr
and Mrs Bob Word. Mr. and Mrs.
Joe 8trauss, Mr and Mrs Norris
McWilliams, Mr and Mrs E J.
Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Cauble, Mrs. W. T. Mills, Mrs. D. K.
McMuIlan, Mrs Paul Jacobs. Mrs.
John Holt, Mrs. Charles Sprlngstun.
Mra J R Bewick. Mrs Danny Dale,
Miss Joan King and Oayle McMuI-
lan
Pioneer Texon Resident
Dies Suddenly Tuesday
Larry M. Davis, 56. pioneer em-
ployee of the Big Lake Oil Co. at
Texon. died at 8:30 Tuesday morn-
ing Hla death came suddenly while
at work Funeral services were con-
ducted yesterday afternoon In
Johnson’s Funeral Home in 8an
Angelo, and burial was tn the Miles
Cemetery.
Mr Davis, a native of Tennessee,
was the oldest employee of the Big
Lake OH Company from the stand-
point of service. He had been an
employee for 29 years.
Survivors include the widow; two
sons, L. B. of Texon, and A/3c Jack
Robert, who is stationed at Albu-
querque. one sister, two brothers
and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jess Newbrough,
Troy Gambill, Bob Adams, Clyde
Miller, C C. Sandy and A. A. Cris-
well, all of Texon
A/2c James B (Butch) Kelly ar-
rived this week from Scott Field. 111.
for a ten-day furlough. He was met
by ms iather, Jeii Kelly in Dhuim
Tuesday. Following his leave he will
report to Kelly Field, Ban Antonie.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1952, newspaper, June 13, 1952; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633815/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.