The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1962 Page: 6 of 8
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the S. S. Dolly Turman. He
was chief mate on the Dolly
under Capt. W. W. Lotsey,
and following Lotsey’s re-
tirement early this year he
served as master on one trip
to the Far East. Upon his
return In September, the
LOCAL PROPELLER CLUB
HAS COIN COLLECTION
The Propeller Club of Big
Lake Elementary School
made up of the fifth grade
pupils of Mrs. Olive Rackley’s
room, are in receipt of a col-
lection of foreign coins from was pUt 0n an inactive
Capt. John Potts of the Lykes s^t,us f0r a couple of months
Bros. Steamship Co. due ^ a slack cargo season.
Included in the collection • she has been recently put
are coins from France, Mex- back in service, and is at
ico, Hong Kong, Italy, Mor- present on a voyage with
roco, Japan, Belgium and capt. Y. E. Jacobs in com-
Holland, and they are now on mand.
display in the class room. J This was the first letter
In a letter to Jthe fifth the gracje had received |
graders, Capt. Potts stated tn ,his vear'S ship program
that he is now in command__
of S. S. Ruth Lykes, sister ship
of the room’s adopted ship,' Buy In Big Lakel
lone Star State 4-H’ers Cited
For Outstanding Achievements
Excellence in recreation, field
crops, achievement and leader-
ship 4-H Club projects has won
state honors for four Lone Star
youths, three of whom will at-
tend the National 4-H Club
Congress Nov. 25-29 in Chicago.
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
POT PLANTS — CUT FLOWERS — SPRAYS
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“Big Lake’s Leading Florist”
Shop Hours: 8:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 5:00
Closed on Sundays except Special Occasions
Phone 884-2430
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Borg McDonald
Dorsey Ewing, 18, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris B. Ewing,
5837 Hampshire, Corpus Christi,
was singled out for leadership
and received a trip to the Na-
tional Congress awarded by the
Sears-Roebuck Foundation.
Recreation honors went to
Cullen R. Looney, 16, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Looney, Route 2,
Edinburg, and he will receive
a trip from John Deere.
Glen Ray Berg, 18, son of Mr.
] 11 and Mrs. Victor Berg, Tyford,
won state honors for his field
crops and was awarded a trip
by the Arcadian Products De-
partment, Allied Chemical Cor-
poration.
Richard McDonald, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. McDonald,
Route 4, San Benito, won top
honors in the state for over all
4-H achievement and was
awarded a citation of merit by
the Ford Motor Company Fund.
McDonald, a graduate of San
Benito High School, is a stu-
dent at Texas A. & M.
He has won many awards for
excellence in his projects and
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CITY..............................................TEXAS
Early RCHS "Owl"
Tells 0( Cage Meet
Interest was high in Rea-
THE BIG LAKE , TEXAS) WILDCAT
December 6, 1962
ments from twenty-two local j Mildred Gambill, Fay Bowen,
business houses. |John R. Daugherty, Mavis
Glen Melton and
has held 17 4-H offices, includ-
ing that of state 4-H chairman,
which he now holds. As state
chairman he leads Texas’ 100,000
4-H Club members.
Miss Ewing, a graduate of
Roy Miller High School, now
attends Del Mar College.-She
has been in 4-H for nine years
and has had leadership as one
of her projects every year.
In addition, she has partici-
pated in dress revue, clothing,
home improvement, food and
handicraft projects. Her leader-
ship ability has been recognized
in her being elected state 4-H
vice chairman.
Looney is a junior at Edin-
burg High School and has par-
ticipated in 4-H work for the
past six years. His projects, in
addition to recreation, have in- I
eluded swine, beef, electricity, !
field crops, safety, lambs and
Mickey Moore was editor-1 Maris,
gan County High School’s ln_chlef. and other staffi^186 Thompson.
approaching 8th annual „ , „ !----
editors were Mabel Carr
basketball tournament, ac-
cording to the school’s public-
ation, "The Reagan Owl”,
dated Jan. 11, 1936. The
tournament was slated for
Feb. 7-8.
Flans were completed, and
handsome trophies and in-
dividual awards had been
selected. Twenty boys’ teams
and eight girls' teams
were expected to participate
in this annual event.
Basketball coach was F. F.j
Tannery, who is called the,
father of the RCHS tourna- i
Wilma Phillips, Henry| H. B. Lewis, Agent
Graves, Nadene Gatlin andj American National Ins. Co.
Julia Mae Hersey. Donald Phone 884-2117 803 Penn.
Simpson was staff artist'Life, Hospitalization, Educa-
and reporters Included Flo- tional Plans, Mortgage Can-
rene Miller, Jane Higgs, eellation.
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Looney
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Mill Ewing
poultry. He has won numerous
awards for excellence in his
activities.
Berg has been in 4-H worl:
for ten years. His projects have
included cotton, grain, beef cat-
tle, heifer, soil and water con-
servation, swine, safety and
tractor.
The Cooperative Extension
ment established in 1929— j
the first of its kind In West
Texas.
The Big Lake Wildcat is In-
debted to Ira Glasscock, Sr.
for this early school paper
which he found recently,
among his belongings. Mr
Glasscock, a resident of Big
Lake since 1924, had five sons
and two daughters to attend
the local schools. All the boys
participated In the school’s
sports, two of them being on1
the first Owl football team;
when it was organized in
1927.
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Phone 884-2702 If No Answer Call 884-2186
This was the second issue
of "The Reagan Owl”, a
four-page paper, succeeding,
"The Owls’ Roost”, which
had been appearing weekly j
j in the local newspaper for
several years. A report was
! given on the two basketball
Service selects award winners (games in which the Owls had
and directs state 4-H work. | defeated Ozona, 26-25, and
---j McCamey 28-27. The juniors
ADOPTS BABY PHI PIT COMMITTEE w er<; advertisin8 ^eir con-
v * Yit’iY dv DiDTKTc cession stand which they
Mr and Mrs. Bill Wlnton 1 I were to operate during the
of Quanah were here recent-, In a meeting on Wednes-j tournament. Hot dogs were
iy to introduce their newly **ay night of last week, mem-LQ seu for five cents, and
adcpled baby girl to l»rjS,urch tamtareer. tor a dime. TO.
grandparents, Mr and Mrs ; committee whose duties are to
II. J. Walls. Shelli was the j make contacts for a prospec-
name given to the baby when j tive pastor, visiting the min-
the new parents received her jSter in his own church and
on Nov. 19. At that time shej-nvjting him to appear be-
was three days old and her,f0re local church in view)
weight was six pounds. Pat- 0f a cau
ernal grandparents are Mr.j Charles Perkins was
and Mrs. Roy Winton of Ros- earned as chairman of the
paper also carried advertise-
SALES AND REPAIR SERVICE
Each Tuesday In Big Lake
BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF TIIE
Singer Sewing Machine Company
OF SAN ANGELO
Telephone 884-2215, Big Lake Wildcat
For Service Calls
well, N. M.
Big Lake Lodge No. 1203,
A. F. & A. M.
Stated Meeting
Second Tuesday
of each month
W. T. Mills, Sec.
F. C. McDaniel, W. M.
committee, and serving with
him will be Mr. and Mrs
i R. G. Taylor, Mrs, Jack Joyce
! and Joe DeArmon. Altern-
! ates ate G. R. Solomon and
Jack Miller.
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For
Electrically-heated
Water !
A Low, Rate for Owners
OF ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
Customers of West Texas Utilities
are now enjoying a new, uncon-
trolled (no time clock)* 1< rate for
residential water heaters. Only 1<
per kilowatt hour for 400 KWH
after the first 300 KWH at the reg-
ular residential rate. A new. low
rate, and still the safest and cleanest
way to heat water (or anything
else)... because it's flameless!
j The Rev. Ralph Perkins of I
(Abilene, who is with the j
promotion department of,
Hardin Simmons University,
will fill the pulpit again this
coming Sunday at both
morning and evening ser-'
vices.
The Rev. DeWitt Chandler,!
who recently resigned asj
pastor, and his faimly were,
honored on Wednesday even-j
ing of last week. Gifts were,
presented to the Chandlers,1
and refreshments were served
to a large crowd..
IS RETIRED
Pete Ortiz, section gang
employee on the Santa Fe
Railroad in Big Lake for
more than 30 years before his
transfer to Mertzon early
j this year, has retired, and I
is returning to Big Lake to
live. Upon his retirement, j
employees along the line pre-
sented him with a gift of 1
luggage. He and Mrs. Ortiz
own their home in Big Lake. I
They have one son at home,!
Richard, who is a sophomore
in Reagan County High I
School.
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If you’d like to see how your car dollar
can be tailored to your needs, your Chev-
rolet dealer has four entirely different
kinds of ears that do it handily. Jet-
smooth ’63 Chevrolet: It’s a luxury car
that invites comparison with
the high-priced cars. ’63 Chevy
II: Really much too snappy
looking and spirited to be
called a thrift car. But sparing
is what it is in price and up-
Keeps Going Great!
keep. ’63 Corrnir: The rear-engine
wonder for people who like their sport
with the family along. Then there’s our
all-out sports car—the new Corvette Sting
Ray: It’s completely restyled and re-
engineered, and now avail-
able in convertible or sport
coupe. Whatever your new
car fancy, you'll find the
answer at your Chevrolet
dealer’s.
a 'r,r, Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
'63 Corrair Monza Club Coupe
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FOR ONLY If PER KILOWATT-HOURf)
This l<t low rlite applies to electri-
cally heated homes or businesses,
too—l<t per kilowatt hour. In
winter, as in all seasons, Live
Better Electrically!
FREE WIRING-—to customers
served by WTU who purchase an
approved Electric Water Heater
from a local appliance dealer or
local plumbing supplier. Ask
about this FREE WIRING at your
local WTU office.
WestTexas Utilities
Company
investor
owned company I
(•) Plus, Fuel Ad/ustment and State Tax For details, contact your heal West Texas Utilities office.
Observe These Safety
Precautions Outdoors:
i
Never start an outdoor fire on j
a windy day or near a build-
ing or fence! Be sure to use a I
covered wire-mesh basket or
metal container. And don’t
forget to insure against fire,
too!
PAUL JACOBS j
Insurance Agency
Insure Today
Be Sure
Tomorrow
Phone 884-2195
See four entirety different kinds of cars at your Chevrolet dealer’s showroom!
Glasscock Chevrolet Company
Big Lake
300 DEPOT AVENUE
BIG LAKE, TEXAS
PHONE 45
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1962, newspaper, December 6, 1962; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656724/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.