The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1955 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME xxx
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTT, TEXAS, OCTOBER ZS, IMS
NUMBER 48
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Beef Week ia Texes
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About six weeks ago, our Com-
missioners Court set Nov. 18th as
the election date for confirmation
of the creation of the Reagan
County Water Supply District.
In all the discussion on the wa-
ter subject heard for the past sev-
eral months the main purpose and
objective seems to have been lost.
Water and the future source of our
water Is the prime concern In
bringing this Important Issue be-
fore the people of Reagan County.
The water problem. Its adequate
supply and conservation appears
to have been overlooked by some
who have had this subject brought
to their attention only this year. It
has been obscured by the over-
emphasis of personalities Involved,
soft water, personal gain for one
or a group of persons or corpora-
tions. Our problem has become too
acute to consider personalities be-
fore necessity.
Water supply and distribution
has been the major problem and
responsibility which faced each
city council for the past decade,
with the situation growing more
' serious each year
More residents of the county
need to realize that It Is not only
the quality but the quantity which
should give us greater concern.
The U. 8 Public Health Service
has always summarized the city’s
water analysis as “unfit for human
consumption”.
It cannot be determined from
what source Reagan County de-
rives Its water supply but It re-
mains a fact that with the City of
Big Lake's six wells operating al
the same time, flowing capacity of
these wells drops fifty per cent in
34 to 48 hours.
It has been estimated that our
present wells could not supply
water to Big Lake through another
summer such as ’54.
The serious dilemma of San An-
gelo awakened citizens In that
area to such an awareness of their
situation that the recent water Is-
sue carried by a vote of 8 to 1.
An affirmative vote for confirm-
ation of our Water District Is only
the first step In long range plan-
ning for our water conservation
and supply
Mrs. J F. Holt returned home
Sunday from 8an Angelo where
she had spent several days with
her mother, Mrs. H A. Roach Mrs
Holt had Just returned home last
week from a visit that Included
several places In West Texas. She
visited with a son-in-law and
daughter. Mr and Mrs. V R
Brown In Denver City; a brother,
J. A. Roach, Sr, In Andrews where
she attended the county fair In
which her sister-in-law took
sweepstakes honors In her entries
of flowers, handwork, crafts and
foods; In Fort Davis where a neph-
ew, J A. Roach, Jr., lives and
where she attended the Old Fron-
tier celebration.
FT A Hallowe’en
Carnival Monday Night !
The opening feature of the Big
Owls To Play Wildcats
In Wink Saturday Night
BEEF WEEK IN TEXAS was officially proclaimed by Governor Allan
Shiver* for October 30-November 6. jGovemor Shivers presents the
proclamation to Texas lteef Council president Leo Welder, Victoria,
and J. D. Sartwelle, Houston, Council vice-president.
Next Week Proclaimed Beef Week In Bigl^ike
October 30 through November 5 historic basic food, greatest llve-
has been proclaimed as "Beef Week stock crop and natural resource,
In Texas , that week being deslg- in recognition of the sterling ef-
nated by Gov Shivers as a period forts of the Texas Beef Council on
to pay tribute to the state's oldest behalf of our Texas cattle Industry
and greatest Industry. j an(j t^e economy of our great
The occasion will be an official state,
one In Big Lake, a proclamation,
declaring that Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 be
observed as “Beef Week In Big
Lake", being signed by Mayor J M
Sapplngton, and given to Theron
Weatherby, Beef Council Chairman
of Reagan County
The mayor’s proclamation fol-
lows1
PROCLAMATION
In recognition of cattle as Texas'
oldest and greatest Industry,
In recognition of the cattleman
as the pioneer of Texas history,
and a leader of Texas’ future,
In recognition of beef as Texas'
I, J M Sapplngton, Mayor of the
City of Big Lake, in the sovereign
state of Texas, do hereby proclaim
the period of October 30 to Novem-
ber 5 as Beef Week In Big Lake and
do hereby urge all citizens of this
city to give special attention to the
merits of this greatest of protein
foods, and urge that during Beef
Week they acquire the meritorious
habit of eating beef at least once
every day.
J. M Sapplngton
Mayor
<8eali
Lake Orade Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation's annual Hallowe’en carnl-' v
val, scheduled for Monday eve-; First Baptists 10 Heal
nlng, Oct 31, will begin at 8 o’clock 1 , . ,
In the school cafeteria where I iltllpa IVlit 11 111 IvPVlVUI
beans, chill, hotdogs. pie, cake, cof
fee and cold drinks will be offered |
for sale. The entertainment fea- j
tures will be held In the elemen-1
tnry building, bgelnnlng at 6:30
It Is to be remembered that the
annual carnival Is the local P-TA's
only money making project of the
year, and since It Is always used for
the benefit of the school and the
pupils, the carnival merits the sup-
port of everyone In the commun-
ity. Last year, an eye testing ma-
chine was purchased out of part of
the proceeds of the 1964 carnival
Each of the 18 rooms of the ele-
mentary school will be responsible
for some feature of the evening's
entertainment. Mrs C L Morrow’s
first grade and Mrs Ralph Wise’s
second grade will have charge of
the fish pond: Mrs T H Nunn’s
first grade, dance revue; Mrs L L
Colvin's first grade, sale of funny
hats; Miss Gaynelle Holcomb's
first grade and Mrs. A W Billings-
ley's second grade, the bingo
games; Mrs James Campbell's sec-
ond grade, toss games. Mrs Vern
Davis' second grade, country store;
Mrs. Jaunlta Parker’s third grade,
spook house; Miss Earlene Ham's
Dr E. Douglas Carver, pastor of
the First Baptist Church In Pampa,
will be the guest preacher at a re-
vival beginning Sunday .morning
at the local First Baptist Church,
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The Reagan Owls will tackle the
wink wildcats in Wink tomorrow
night In their fourth district game
of the season Both teams have a
district record at two wins and one
loss The Owls have made a total
of 101 points to their opponents 20.
and the Wildcats have 77 points to
their opponents 28 *
Other district games this week
end are scheduled- for tonight
Marfa goes to Fabene, Fort Stock-
ton to Sanderson and McCamey to
lrnan
Last week end scores
Wink 32, Sanderson 7
McCamey 14, Reagan 7
Fabens 24, Fort Stockton 7
Iraan 18, Marfa 12.
The Owls lost an end for the bal-
ance of the season when Oddus
Merrtfleld broke a collar bone In
practice Tuesday evening Jimmy
McCrohan will still be out of action
for the Wink game due to a knee
Injury suffered in the Marfa game
DR. E. DOUGLAS CARVER
extending through Monday.
and
Nov 7
Morning
services during
the
; third grade, cake walk, Mrs James| week days will begin at 7 30, and
; Turner’s third grade, pony rides,! will last 45 minutes, evening serv-
ers Prentiss Garrett's third grade ! ices during the week will start at
sale of homemade candy and comic' 7 30
Owls Lose Hard-Fought
District Game To Badgers
books Mrs B A Foster's fourth
grade, style show; Mrs R W
Word's fourth grade, fortune tell-
ing and dart games, Mrs Frank
Dr. Carver Is In his 14th year as
pastor of the Pampa church He
I has been very active In affairs of
I the Baptist denomination and Is
FREE THEATRE
TICKETS
Each week the Big Lake
Wildcat will give to regular
mall subscribers, two tickets
to the Shooting 8tar Drive-
In. to two different families
This Week's Tickets Oo To
Mr. and Mr*. H. O. Akin
and
Mr. and Mr*. J. B. Ballard
To See
‘Gentlemen Marry Brunettes'
Showing at the Shooting Star
Big Lake
Sunday-Monday, Ort. SA-SI
(Tickets Oood for This At-
traction Only)
You Must Be On The Wildcat
Subscription list to Receive
Free Ttckets—Bubscrtbe Now!
(Tear Out and Present at the
Shooting Star Box Office)
Reagan County's Owls lost a
hard-fought District 5-A game, 14
to 7, to the McCamey Badgers last
Friday night In McCamey. How-
ever, Owl supporters still think the
result would have been a different
story had not one of the officials
called a personal foul on Howard
Johnson, Owl back, and put him
out of the game Just before the end
of the first half The Owls held a
7 to 0 lead at the time McCamey
put together two touchdowns In
the fourth quarter to outscore the
Owls.
Midway In the first period the
Owls struck for their touchdown
when Johnson Intercepted a Bad-
ger pass and sped 83 yards for the
score. Boze Hartgrove carried
through the line for the extra
point
McCamey’s first score was set up
by the recovery of an Owl fumble
on the Owl 21 A McCamey drive
had carried to the Owl 25, where
Hartgrove Intercepted a Badger
pass and seemingly halted the
drive The Owls fumbled a hand-
off on first down and McCamey
recovered. Ritchie, Patterson and
Martinez drove a few yards at a
! time down to the Owl one-foot
; line, with Ritchie going over for
the score Huffman converted with
ubout 5 minutes playing time re-
maining
The Owls took the kickoff but
! couldn't move and were finally
forced to kick to the Badger 38
McCamey drove to the Owl 29 but
lost the ball when a fourth down
pass fell Incomplete
On the next play James Matlock,
j Owl back, attempted to pass, was
rushed, and got off a high paas to
the left flat Huffman intercepted
on the Owl 38 and ran across for
the score untouched Huffman
converted
In the first quarter Hartgrove
reeled off a 38 yard run to the Mc-
Camey 30 yard line The Owl*
drove on to the Badger II yard
line, losing the ball on a pass In-
terception
lit Quarter
McCamey kicked-oft to Matlock
who returned to the Badger 47
Owl fumble recovered by McCamey
on the 43 Badger* ran for 1 Mc-
Camey fumble recovered by LofUn
on Badger 48 Owls 2 Walla 3
by Mrs Tom Wilson, Mrs Olive
RackJey and Mrs. Elsie Runyan
I will have charge of the food booths
Johnson pass Incomplete Johnson at the cafeteria
punted over goal and McCamey
took over on own 20 yard line.
Badger pass no good McCamey
recovered own fumble, losing 2
Badger qulck-klck rolled to the
Owl 4 ynrd line
Hartgrove drove for 7. Walls 8
and a 1st down on the 17. Owls
drew 5 yard offside penalty. Ses-
som no gain. Johnson lost 1 John-
son punted to own 32
Huffman 1. Patterson 16 and 1st
down on Owl 15. Badgers lost 2. j I,'xon me<lloal
Patterson 1. Johnson Intercepted ukCi accident; Mrs
Badger pass and ran 83 yards to
Hortons fourth grade, drinks; andj at pr,.sent a member of the Sunday
the three fifth grade rooms, taught Sch0)l] B(mr(1 of lhe southern Bap-
tist Convention
Hospital Nous , ..
No name has been selected lor
the 7-pound daughter born Thurs-
day afternoon at 12:50 to Mr and
Mrs. C. E. Hightower, Star Route
B Midland, In the Reagan County
Memorial Hospital
Patients In the hospital yester-
day afternoon were R S Salyer,
Jim L. Irvin, Big
R W Moom-
Lake, medical; and Oddus
score. Hartgrove drove over for the Merrtfleld, Jr . accident Remain-
extra point lng from last week were Mrs V F
Johnson klcked-off to the Me- OIldewe11 Mrs Ned Malone. Mrs
for 2 Owls R 0 8pence and Mrs Eva Allphln
yard offside penalty Nicholas l. haw been Mrs Fred
allace 5 and 1st down on Owl 42 KeMler Barnhart, medical, Mrs
Carney 45 Badgers ran
5
Wallace
Badger pass Incomplete Brown 9
Badgers 1 and 1st down Patterson
3 Owls recovered McCamey fumble
on Owl 32
Hartgrove sped 38 yards and a
1st down fin Badger 30 Pass, John-
son to LofUn, good for 6 Hartgrove
5 and 1st down Walls lost 1 Hart-
grove 4
2nd Quarter
Matlock lost 1 Pass Intended for
Noasent, Intercepted by Badgers on
the 11 Patterson 3 Ritchie 2 Mar-
tinez 9 and 1st down on the 25
Badger pass Incomplete Ritchie 7
Patterson 16 and 1st down on thej
48 Patterson 8 Badgers no gain !
Nicholas lost 9 McCamey punted)
and Owls drew 15 yards for clip-
ping Owls took over on the 10
Walls 2 Sessom 3 Owl pass tnopm
plete. Johnson punted to own 45
Patterson 3 Ritchie 4 Badgers 7
and 1st down on the 30 Patterson
1 Patterson 3 Badgers 10 and 1st
down on Owl 16 Ritchie 1 Mar-
tinez 2 Badger paas Incomplete
Another pass incomplete and ball
went over to the Owls on the IS
Sessom 8. Walls 3 and lit down
Owls fumble and McCamey recov-
ered Badger paas no good Badgers
ran acroaa goal but play called
back and McCamey drew 15 yard
penally for clipping Owl* drew 15
yard penalty on next play and
Johnson ejected from ball game
Badger paas Incomplete
Ird Quarter
The Owl* threatened once In the
third quarter, driving to about the
Badget 11 yard line
C. O. Brlnlnstool, Star Route B,
Midland, medical, Mrs T O Slssel,
Big Lake, surgery; J K Bowden,
I Big Lake, medical; Vera Ellen
J Chadwick, 2-year-old daughter of
Mi and Mrs Jim Chadwick of
Barnhart, accident; Mrs James H
Crisp, Big Luke, medical; Miss
Joan King, Big Lake, mcdlrut. and
Mack Crow. Hobbs, N M , medical
Andie Morphy, moat decorated
soldier of World War II. bring*
hi* war explsll* to the screen In
Universal • International's "To
Hell and Iteek”, filmed In Tech-
nicolor and Cinema Scope The
film opens at the Taylor Theatre
Saturday with a midnight pre-
vwe.
Riji l-iikr Woman Dip*
Tuesday In San Angulo
Mrs Ed S Cox. 78, resident of
Big Lake for a number of years,
died early Tuesday afternoon In a
San Angelo hospital where she had
been a patient for several months
She had been an Invalid for seven
years
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon In San Angelo
and burial wax in the Falrmount
Cemetery
Mrs Cox, a native of Marlin, first
came to Big Dtke about 13 years
ago when she and the late Mr Cox
purchased the Texas Hotel Mr
Cox died In 1944 Since then she
had been making her home with
her xon-ln-law and daughter, Mr
and Mrs Jack Hlgnett. who for the
past several years have been op-
erating the hotel
Besides the daughter In Big
Lake, Mrs Cox lx survived by a son.
Charles C Cox of K! Paso; and a
sister. Mr* Alyre Yaws of Port
Stockton
H B Rees of Big Iaike served as
onr ol the pallbearers
BIG LAKE (.KADI F-TA
MAS GOOD ATTENDANCE
A good attendance was reported
at (he reernt Big laike Orade Par-
ent -Teacher Association's regular
meeting when members of the high
school student council presented a
panel discussion on the subject.
"Home Basis of a Democratic Na
tlon"
Mrx Olive Barkley's fifth grade
room won the attendance prize
Hot spiced tea and cookies were
server! by the members of the high
school homemaking department
Mrs James Campbell, sevohd
grade teacher, represented the
school at the recent District 6
meeting held In San Angelo where
different phases of education were
j discussed
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wade and
daughters, Mona Sue. Debra and
Kathy, of Sonora visited this week
in the home of Mrs Wade's par
enU. Mr and Mrs H C Pepper be-
fore going to Wweofca Ok la for a
visit with Mr Wade's parent*
Latest Oil News
In Big lake Area ...
By JAMES C WATSON
Written Specially For The
Rig Lake Wildest
Alamo National Building Com-
pany, San Antonio, has filed ap-
plication to drill Its No 1 Gulf
Union one-half mile southwest of
production In the Grayson field of
Southwest Reagan County, but
separated from the field by a dry
hole
Location Is 860 feet from north
and 1.980 feet from east lines of
section 4. block 7, University Land*
survey and six miles south of Best
Projected depth Is 3,300 feet
Stanollnd OH Ae Gas Company
(No 1-BY University, one mil*
south of the Farmer (Son Andres 1
field of North Crockett County
was Bowing to test at rate of 15
barrels ol new oil hourly
The flow developed through per-
forations in casing opposite the
San Andres from 2,632 to 2,659 feet
after 500 gallons of mud acid and
5,000 gallons of fracture solution
The 15-barrel hourly rate was
gauged through a 20/64 -Inch
choke
Location Is 660 feet from south
and west tlne^ of section 10. block
50, University Land* survey
Sunray Mid Continent Oil Com-
pany No 1 - A Sugg, Clear Fork dis-
covery seven miles north of Barn-
hart In West Irion County, has
been Completed as a flowing dis-
covery
Operator reported a 34-hour po-
tential of 334 11 barrels of 38 8
gravlty oil, through 18/64-inch
choke and perforation* from 4,585
to 4.591 feet after fracturing with
10 000 gallons
Location for the new field open-
er is 660 feet from north and east
lines of section 95 block 14 H&TC
survey
In Northwest Reagan County, J
H Elder No 4-A C L Proctor has
been completed for a daily flow of
408 barrels of 39-gravlty oil
through 18/64-lnch choke from
Clear Fork perforations at 8,342 to
6 34B feet
Pay was acidized with 500 gal-
lon* Location Is In section 34,
block 37, T-5-8, T&P survey seven
miles south of Mldkiff
WOMASLESS WEDDING SET
FOR TONIGHT BY SENIORS
A womanless wedding and style
show will be held In the grade
school auditorium tonight at 7:30
under the sponsorship of the high
school senior class The wedding
party will be composed of various
men of the community, and those
participating In the style show will
be members of the Owl football
team who will model women's
clothe*
Recent newcomers to Big Lake
are Mr and Mr* E C Parker,
father and mother of Mr* W T
Mills They moved here from Eldo-
rado and are at home at 1102 Miss-
issippi A ve
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1955, newspaper, October 28, 1955; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657217/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.