The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME XXXIV
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 10, 1959
NUMBER 36
Owls Set For Stanton Friday
Locals Underdogs In
Season’s First Tilt
REAGAN COUNTY OWLS, 1959 EDITION — Pictured are the Reagan County Owls of 1959 who open the football season here Friday night against
Stanton. On the front row, left to right, are Bill Shields, Kenneth Wright, W. D. Martin, Bud Farr, Bruce Colvin, Phil Lowder, Janies Knight, Bert
Colvin and Douglas Glidewell. In the center row are Wayne Davis, Gary Miller, Janies Parker, Bobby Beavers, Dwayne Basham, Mike Holmes,
Johnny Ratliff, Charles McKinney, Wayland Golden and Billy Williams. On the back row are Danny Gordon, Howard Love, George Tucker, Steve
Elkins, Tommy Childress, Tommy Franklin, Harold Gardner, Jr., Kenny Mann, James Mann, Herbie Taylor and Tommy Lewis. Childress is inelig-
ible this year, Glidewell and Lewis have dropped football. Not pictured are Joe Aguero, Tommy Gordon and Wayne Knight.
P-TA#s First Meeting
Is Postponed A Week
Big Lake Grade Parent-
Teacher Association, original-
ly set for this evening, has
been postponed until Thurs-
day night, Sept. 17, at 7:30 in
the school cafeteria.
This is the P^TA’s annual
get-acquainted meeting for
the teachers and parents. An
invitation is extended to the
teachers in senior high school
and junior high school as well
as the elementary school. The
fathers and mothers are urg-
ently invited to attend.
An informative discussion
on the elementary school’s
newly adopted special educa-
tion unit will be presented by
Principal Ralph Havenhill
and two of the teachers, Don-
ald Hiett, who has charge of
the testing, and Mrs. James
Turner, the project’s class
room teacher who took spe-
cial training at the University
of Texas this summer.
Gas Well Finaled;
Two Tests Slated
Mertz Named Head
Of ASC Committee
M. L. Mertz, local rancher,
was elected chairman of the
Reagan County Agriculture
Stabilization & Conservation
Committee in the recent bal-
loting by ranchers and farm-
ers in the county.
John Patterson, retiring
chairman, was named vice
chairman, and Clayton Hen-
derson as a committee mem-
ber. E. G. Cauble, Jr. was
elected first alternate mem-
ber, and Jack Ham, as second
alternate.
FREE THEATRE
TICKETS
Each week The Big Lake
Wildcat, in cooperation
with the Shooting Star
Drive-In Theatre, will
give to regular mail
subscribers, two tickets.
This week’s tickets go to
Mr. and Mrs.
O. I. Courtney
To See
Don’t Give Up The Ship
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
at the Shooting Star
(Tickets Good For This
Attraction Only)
You must be on The
Wildcat Subscription
List to receive Free
Tickets—Subscribe Now!
(Tear out and present
at Theatre Box Office)
Phillips Petroleum Com-
pany has re-completed No.
1-C University, Southwest
Reagan County operation as
a Bend lime gas-distillate
discovery in the Big Lake,
Southwest area.
It originally was finished
Sept. 25, 1954, as an oil dis-
covery from the Bend. At that
time it potentialed for a daily
production of 193 barrels of
49.6 - gravity oil, flowing
through a 1/2-inch choke.
That production was from
perforated interval at 10,460-
10,490 feet.
On the workover the sec-
tion at 10,400-10,420 feet was
perforated and both it and
the section at 10,460-10,490
feet were included in the re-
completion.
On the potential test, those
zones showed gas at the cal-
culated, absolute open flow
rate of 820,000 cubic feet
daily. Gas-petroleum liquid
ratio was 133-1. Gravity of
the fluid was 58 degrees.
It is 1,650 feet from south
and 2,310 feet from east lines
of section 35, block 9, Univer-
sity Lands survey. The well is
1/2 mile east of Santa Rita
and 11 miles west of Big Lake.
The strike is approximately
one mile east of the closest
shallow production on the
east side of the Big Lake
field.
Murray and others of San
Angelo will drill No. 1-A An-
guish to 6,200 feet to test the
; Spraberry in Northwest Rea-
gan County.
It is 22 miles northwest of
, Big Lake and 660 feet from
j south and west lines of sec-
tion 7, block F, L&SV survey.
The drillsite is one-half mile
east and the same distance
north of the closest producer
in the Spraberry Trend Area
field.
Texas Gulf Producing Com-
pany of Midland No. 1-X
Film Will Be Shown
At Methodist Church
A film on Martin Luther
will be shown at the First
Methodist Church on Sunday
evening, Sept. 13, at 7:30, it
has been announced by the
pastor, the Rev. Robt. M.
Hinkelman.
The pastor also announces
that a meeting of the board
of stewards has been called
for Monday night to make
plans for the church’s quar-
terly conference which will be
held here on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Dr. Lawrence K. Brown of
San Angelo, district superin-
tendent, will be present to
preside at the conference.
University is to be dug as a
10,000-foot wildcat 15 miles
south of Big Lake in North
Crockett County.
Drillsite is 660 feet from
south and 1,980 feet from
west lines of section 14, block
47, University Lands survey,
1/2 mile southeast of a 9,380-
foot dry hole and 1/2 mile
southeast of production in
the Farmer (San Andres)
field.
Chamber Receives
New Contributions
The Big Lake Chamber of
Commerce has received an-
other $200 in contributions
from a Big Spring man.
Mr. R. L. Tollett, president
of Cosden Petroleum Corpo
ration, has sent his personal
check for $100 and a check
from the company also for
$100.
I Recently, Mr. Rupert Ricker
donated $250 to the Chamber
in the name of Mr. Tollett.
Mrs. D. K. McMullan and
j daughter, Gayle, of Big Lake,
j joined by Jeffrey Kelly of San
Angelo, went to Fort Worth
J yesterday for the wedding of
l Miss Sally Sappington.
I The Reagan County Owls,
short on number and experi-
ence, but long on hustle and
savvy, get the annual fall
football schedule underway
! here Friday night.
Kickoff time is 8:00 p. m.
It could prove to be a realj
test for the thin squad of
youngsters Coach Harold
Earrett inherited and a good
j opportunity for the fans to
get a look-see at the new type
offense being employed.
The Owls will be rated no
less than three touchdown
underdogs in this first formal
session of the season. This, on
the strength of their short
number and inexperience,
plus an impressive showing
last week by the Stanton
Buffaloes.
Stanton impressed every-
one by defeating a good Mer-
kel team, 30-8, scoring three
times in the final quarter to
win easily after trailing 6-8
all the way. Not shown in the
records are three other ap-
parent touchdowns called
back by the officials.
Meantime, in Big Lake as
opening game workouts slow-
ed down from the hard early
pace, a real battle was devel-
oping for the starting back-
field assignments. The strug-
******
Owl Opponents
Here’s how Big Lake op-
ponents fared on the foot-
ball field last week:
Stanton defeated Merkel,
30-8.
McCamey edged Ozona,
14-7.
Ft. Stockton did not play.
Crane lost to Winters,
8-20.
Iraan lost to Rankin, 6-
16.
Eldorado defeated Rock-
springs, 32-8.
Ozona lost to McCamey,
7-14.
whipped Eden,
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL TEAM—Here are members of the women’s softball team from
Big Lake that had a 4-5 record this season. On the back row, left to right, are Asa Ja-
cobs, coach; Elnora Chamberlain, Zelma Routh, Mary Tatum, Jerry Wilmon, Maurine
McReavy, Stephanie McClymonds and Dutch Tinney, coach. On the front row are Janey
Aly, Brenda Maxwell, Johnye Jacobs, Willie Tooke and Lee Tinney. Members not pic-
tured are Peggy Edgar, Joyce Ash, Edna Davenport and Sue Griffin.
Better Than Dieting
Women Close Softball Year
Take 15 women who want
to work off a little f—, er,
that is, who like to play soft-
ball, and the results will be
exciting, especially so when
they bring along their own
cheering section in the per-
son of their 26 children.
Those are the ingredients
that went into the making of
this year’s local women’s soft-
ball team in Big Lake.
It was the second consecu-
tive year the women have
gone out for the sport and
this season, which ended last
week at Grandfalls, was con-
siderably improved and even
further achievements are
planned.
The women decided to call
it quits last week and did it in
grand fashion, smashing the
Grandfall’s women’s team,
31-0.
Over the season the girls
lost to Midland’s state cham-
pions four times, never by an
embarrassing score. Their
other loss was to Bronte, a
team they also defeated
twice. The other season’s win
was against Brownwood.
This could be considered a
team effort in even getting
off the ground since their
1958 sponsor, Bell’s Food
Store, went out of business.
The girls, headed by Jerry
Wilmon and Edna Davenport,
got together, solicited spon-
sors on an individual basis to
buy uniforms, gathered up
last year’s equipment, picked
up a couple of male coaches
and hit the practice field.
Asa Jacobs was head coach,
assisted by Dutch Tinney.
Next year, as a means of
getting youth and more par-
ticipation, older teen-age
girls will be invited to play.
In this manner it is hoped
that the team can gradually
be built up to a real Permian
Basin powerhouse.
gle developed when Joe Ague-
ro, a freshman stickout last
year, showed up for practice
two weeks late and made a
bid for the left half job.
Aguero, a stocky 160-
pounder, couldn’t have picked
on a more versatile youngster
to try and outdo in the per-
son of frosh Mike Holmes.
Holmes had to give up his
battle with Harold Gardner,
Jr., for the quarterback job
and move to left half when a
shortage of backs became
evident. Now, with the chal-
lenge for halfback facing
him, Holmes is eyeing the
quarterback job again.
But young Gardner, who
won a numeral last year at
Junction
16-6.
Menard
16-13.
Sonora
82-0.
eased by Llano,
blasted Blanco,
Boosters Hear Report
On Stanton Football;
Film Will Be Feature
Some 39 persons attended
the regular weekly meeting of
the Reagan County “Owl’’
Booster Club here Tuesday
night, heard a scouting report
on Stanton and discussed
other business.
Coach Harold Barrett gave
the scouting report on Stan-
ton, this week’s opponent
here. He watched Stanton de-
feat Merkel last week by a
30-8 score.
Secretary Joe Daugherty
said the club now has 35 paid
members and expects to have
considerably more by week’s
end. Membership cards are
being printed and will be
ready for distribution soon.
A committee appointed last
week to look into the possibil-
ity of some sort of an identi-
fication item boosters might
wear reported and was auth-
orized to order a group of
hats in school colors.
Each individual who desires
may purchase one. They will
cost slightly more than $1.00
each.
At next week’s meeting the
members will be able to see
the film of the game between
Big Lake and Stanton, as well
as hearing a report on Mc-
Camey.
The Lineups
Stanton:
Le—Norman Donaldson .. 166
Lt—Tommy Davis ....... 155
Lg—Arvil Fincher ....... 140
C—Weems Williams ..... 160
Rg—Arnold Fincher ..... 140
Rt—Jerry Poison........ 198
Re—Don Pollock ........ 147
Qb—Dwayne Thompson .. 155
Lh—Thadd Koonce ..:... 132
Rh—Tommy Newman ... 145
Fb—Buzzy Brewer ...... 165
Big Lake:
Le—Wayne Davis........ 160
Lt—Kenny Mann ....... 172
Lg—George Tucker ...... 166
C—Tommy Franklin ..... 174
Rg—Dwayne Basham____ 140
Rt—James Mann ........ 173
Re—Herbie Taylor ...... 160
Qb—Harold Gardner ____ 153
Lh—Mike Holmes ....... 135
Rh—Howard Love ....... 178
Fb—Gary Miller......... 150
quarterback, doesn’t figure to
give up the job easily. He has
been developing fast under
the Barrett type of offense
and throwing well.
Howard Love, the biggest
man on the team at 178 and
perhaps the fastest, has taken
over solidly at right half as
has Gary Miller at fullback.
Tommy Gordon, a slow start-
er this season, figures to see
considerable action in the
backfield also.
Down the line Coach Bar-
rett will probably go with
Wayne Davis, 160, and Herbie
Taylor, 160, at ends; Kenny
Mann, 172, and James Mann,
173, at tackles; George Tuck-
er, 166, and Dwayne Basham,
140, at guards, and Tommy
Franklin, 174, at center.
Top relievers include
Charles McKinney and Jim
Parker.
Here’s the way the two
teams line up weight-wise:
Stanton: Line, 157; Backs,
149; Overall, 155.
Big Lake: Line, 164; Backs,
154; Overall, 160.
The weight advantage,
what little there is, will be
with the Owls, but the speed
advantage definitely will go
to Stanton. Coach Harlin
Dauphin trotted out a pair of
district speed champions last
week in the win over Merkel.
The outstanding speedster
on the team, and the boy to
watch, is fullback Buzzy
Brewer, a 165-pounder who
ripped off one 75-yard touch-
down jaunt and was never
contained all night. He was
district 100-yard dash cham-
pion last year in the excellent
time of 10.2.
Left end Norman Donald-
son, 160, a 6-2 youngster, is
the 220-yard dash champion
and proved it by twice out-
running the field with the
football under his arm after
hauling in passes.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1959, newspaper, September 10, 1959; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656544/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.