The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1982 Page: 7 of 10
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Owl's Hoot
OWL SHOOT STAFF
Paul Dueling,editor J'LeeHavis
Lavonne Tucker, Keta 0' Brlant
Assistant editor Tammle Phillip*
Audra Custer Lety Ramirez
Angie Chavez Cathy Schillo
Two RCHS students qualify
for state speaking contest
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Biology II class studying comparative
anatomy of cat vs. human
General shop
classes start
^ by Lavonne Tucker
Mrs. William's Biol-
ogy II class is currently
in the process of skin-
ning and disecting one
of the world's favorite
pets-thecat.
The students are
studying the compara-
tive anatomy of the cat
G vs. human. They will
learn about the struc-
ture, physiology, and
disorders of the skel-
etal tissue, muscular
tissue, and articulations,
the structural features
of the skeletal sys-
tem, the actions and
gross structure of the
% muscular system, direc-
tional terms, and planes
of the body.
Why study all this?
Mrs. Williams says,
'Suppose someone
RCHS has “four-
and-a-half year
• old senior'’
by J1 Lee Havls
R.C.H.S. senior
Steve Wirt is looking for-
ward to his fifth birth-
day in 1982.
Steve was bom Feb-
ruary 29, 1964. This
date has occurred only
G four times since his
birth. Since this date
only comes every four
years (Leap Year), Steve
normally gets his pres-
wanted to become a
nurse, medical assis-
tant, doctor, medical
laboratory technician,
radiologist, inhalation
therapist, dentist, phys-
ical therapist, mortici-
an, paramedic, etc?
They would need a basic
understanding and
working knowledge of
the human body. We
do not have cadavers, so
we use the next best
available animal-the
cat. Anatomy is the
gateway to medicine.
Physiology is how every-
thing works. I believe
a 'hands on' approach
to learning is the most
exciting way to learn.
If a person can see it,
he usually believes it or
remembers it. 'It'
being whatever you're
studying.*
The students are also WOod prO|CCtS
learning word roots and
combining forms of Lat-
in, Greek and other
languages with special
reference to biological
terms and scientific
names. 'Have you ever
gone into the doctor's
office and been told you
have Septicemia?' asks
Mrs. Williams. 'You
may leave knowing as
much as you went in
knowing, or less! If
you knew the Latin or
Greek root words and/or
endings, you could break
the word down so that it
would have meaning.
Therefore you would
know that septicemia
means toxins or disease-
causing bacteria in the
blood, also called
blood-poisoning.*
Pet boa rates screams in biology
by Paul Dnealng
Girls screamed and
ran when an unexpected
visitor came into Mrs.
Williams Biology II class
Monday. Opie Settle,
a graduate of Tarleton
State University after
transferring from Texas
A&M, brought his pet
boa constrictor, Barney,
for class viewing and
study.
Barney is a constric-
tor from South America.
It is known as a
ents, birthday cards, “Common” boa con-
slaps on the back, and strictor. Mr. Settle said
good wishes on March
the first.
Four-and-a-half year
old Steve was junior
class favorite for the
1980-81 school year.
He has also participated
in both varsity basket-
there are three types of
ball and track.
Steve is not another
Einstein or child prodi-
gy. He is just a victim
of the eccentricities of
our calendar.
At General Telephone...
We’re Not Simply Talking
About Service
Improvements
We’re Making Them
In Big Lake
boa constrictors, Rosy,
Rubber, and Common.
The Rosy and Rubber
constrictors are native to
North America.
When Barney was
bought at College Sta-
tion, he was fifteen
inches long. Today he
is a little over five feet,
and he will be four years
old in October. Boas
usually live thirty-five
to forty years depending
on their habitat and
feeding.
Mr. Settle feeds his
pet boa rats the size of
a twelve ounce soda can.
The boa only eats every
four to five weeks.
‘‘They are a very econo-
mical pet,” remarked
Mr. Settle. The boa con-
strictor will strike its
prey and wrap his body
around it. Then, it will
squeeze the prey until
it can swallow it. Its jaws
will separate to accomo-
date the food if the size
is a little large.
These snakes will not
harm a person unless in-
timidated. Their strike
feels like a shock, only
hurting for a few
seconds, and there is no
poisonous venom.
Their strike is just a de-
fensive mechanism to
scare away their
enemies.
At General Telephone, better service isn't just a goal, its
a solid commitment General Telephone spent over 354
million dollars in 1981 on capital expenditure projects
(i.e new electronic switches, expanded cable projects,
modernization), and GTE will spend over 410 million
dollars in 1982 to provide you the best telecommunica-
tions available
For Big Lake this Investment in service improvement is
working as shown below General Telephone is working
hard to continually provide you with the best ol service
The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUQ has
established certain standards in public hearings, and
our service results are listed against those standards.
Big Lake
BY Lavonne Tucker
The R.C.H.S. General
shop classes, composed
mainly of freshmen,
have recently started
making their projects in
Mr. Floyd’s wood shop.
Many of the students
have chosen to make dif-
icult projects and plan on
entering them in compe-
tition. Some projects
being made are: two
waterbeds, one by Sheila
Sellman and the other by
Angie Freeman; a hexa-
gonal occasional table by
Dean Munn; a double-
deck coffee table by Les-
lie Tipton; a jewelry box
by Tami Short; a writing
desk by Thomas Baker; a
stereo cabinet by Marla
Dolan; a turned pedestal
coffee table by Cody
Everett; a night stand by
Bubba Havis; a stereo
cabinet by Shami
McGregor; a wall shelf
by John McNeill; and a
gun case coffee table by
Stephen Weise.
Mr. Williams’ metal
classes have also started
projects. These students
cannot start competition
projects until required
work is completed in
each area of metals.
Some projects being
considered for compe-
tition are; an architec-
tural drawing by Julie
Miller; three forged
chisels by Emmit Baker,
Curtis Luxton, and Larry
Lawler; a machined
chess set anc architec-
tural drawing by Torin
Burleson; a pick-up
Headache rack by Duane
Edinton; a cast alumi-
num pheasant by James
Luxton; a machined
dropped center punch by
Danny Schwertner; and
a machined screw driver
set by Tony Magana.
Brad Armstrong has
already completed a
beautiful solid brass
candelabra for compe-
tition, and plans on star-
ting another project
soon.
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1981
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business office/ repair
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business oflice
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98
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dialed long
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INSURANCE
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Non-Smokers
Life & Autos
10% on IRA'S
Homeowners
30% Deviation
by Cathy Schillo
Tangela McGuire and
Paul Duesing have quali-
fied for the Texas Foren-
sic Association State
Speaking Contest to be
held March 10th, 11th,
and 12th.
The Texas Forensic
Association was formed
in 1969 by a group of
speech teachers. It was
formed to give students
more opportunities to
perform with more ex-
cellence within their
fields. The teachers
govern themselves and
TFA has no school size
classification. To qualify
for TFA state, a student
must attend a TFA
qualifying meet and rank
in the top three.
Tangela qualified for
state at the McCamey
TFA meet in women’s
What should
library offer?
by Angie Chavez and
Lety Ramirez
Ms. Davis, the li-
brarian, is doing a sur-
vey on RCHS students
on what they think the
library should offer.
She wonders what
types of stories we like
to read such as ro-
mance, sports, mystery,
true-life experiences,
history, drugs, animals,
adventure, terror, etc.
She also wants to know if
we prefer paperbacks or
hardbacks, which mag-
azines we like best,
and if we enjoy reading
forescape.
We will print the
results at a later date.
extemporaneous spea-
king. To qualify in
women’s extempora-
neous speaking, a stu-
dent must prepare a
speech that is a mini-
mum of seven minutes
long in thirty minutes
time period. The topic of
the speech is chosen
from three which the
student drew from a
container.
The student then pre-
sents her speech and
tries to persuade the
judges that her point of
view is the correct one.
Tangela is a very out-
standing student at
R.C.H.S. She also quali-
fied for TFA state last
year. She’s an active
member in U.I.L., Pep
Club, Flags, Mu Alpha
Theta, and 4-H. She’s
also the secretary for
NHS and last year’s 4-H
sweetheart. During the
Southwest Auxilary
Championships, Tangela
received a one with a
flag solo. She was also
a member of the debate
team her freshman year
and for the past two
years she’s been a mem-
ber of the drama cast.
Paul, too, qualified at
the McCamey TFA
meet. Paul qualified by
presenting a selection
of humorous literature.
He presented a selection
by Judith Boirst called
Alexander's Terrible,
Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad Day. To quali-
fy in Humorous Interpre-
tation, a student must
present a humorous
piece of literature no
longer than ten minutes
long. The presentation
must be done solo and
from a standing position.
Paul is also very active
in school affairs. He’s
been a member of the
Student Council for
three years and he was
the Parliamentarian/-
Historian last year.
He’s also a member of
the National Honor So-
ciety and this year’s
vice president. He’s also
a member of Mu Alpha
Theta and has been a
member of the school
drama cast for the past
three years. During
Statement Ol Intant To
Changa Ralaa
General Telephone Com-
pany of the Southwest, In
accordance with the Rules
of the Public Utility Com
mission of Texas, hereby
gives notice of the Com-
pany’s Intent to Implement
a new schedule of rates in
Texas effective March 5,
1982
The proposed changes in
rates will affect all
customer classes and are
designed to Increase the
Company's intrastate
revenue by 24 percent
A complete set of revised
rate schedules has been fil-
ed with the Public Utility
Commission at Austin,
Texas, and is available for-
public inspection in each of
the Company's Business
Offices In the State of
Texas. A summary of the
Company's rate filing has
also been sent to the
Mayor s Office of each af
fected Municipality.
ima
Genera I Telephone
Order Rubber Stamps
at The Big Lake Wildcat,
Phone 884-2215.
Paul’s freshman year, he
was area honorable men-
tion in one act play and
regional alternate quali-
fier in Prepared Spea-
king.
WANTED
6th, 7th, and 8th Graders
to be part of
YOUTH MUSICAL GROUP
To play instruments, shg, help with staging,
or if you just want to participate
CALL COLLECT 397-2361
MRS. SHARON DEUBLER
RETIREMENT PLANNING
Third of Five Parts
jpp ^
IRA Can Spell Security For Working Couples...
And Now There's A Flan For Your Non-Working Spouse
Phone 884-2078
210 Main
Few young couples start out a marriage thinking
about their retirement years There are usually rent
payments or a mortgage to think about, furniture
payments, planning for a family, maybe graduate
school and perhaps even a few trips to exotic places
before the children arrive.
' These are the high earning yenrs as well as the
peak spending years and now's 'he time to think
about an investment/retirement plan," says Doris
Tarrant, chairperson of the Bankinci Advisor program
for the American Bankers Association (ABA). "With
the new IRAs, every young working person can now
save for a happy retirement and t ake advantage of
generous tax-sheltered writeoffs along the way."
The new rules governing IRAs go into effect Janu-
ary 1, 1982. Each wage-earner cen now save up to
$2,000 tax free or $2,250 for a person with a non-
working spouse A working couple can each save
$2,000 a year and have a combined tax writeoff of
$4,000. The amount contributed to their IRAs is de-
ductible from fheir gross income before they figure
their taxes.
‘‘Many older people are living in poverty today
because they thought their company pension plans
or Social Security would take care of them," says
Tarrant. "We all know the contrcversy surrounding
Social Security. But I wonder now many people
realize how hard it is to actually collect on company
pension plans'; First of all, most companies require
that you be employed by them at least 10 years to be
vested and eligible for some persion money. How
many young people stay with the same company 10
years? Each time you change jobs, you are cutting
back on your potential retirement income. And how
many people get fired or laic off a year or two before
they are due to retire? The fact is, many people who
have worked hard all their lives retire without pen-
sion funds.
“Ttis is an issue that’s more ciucial to women.
Most vomen outlive their husbands, but two out of
evary tf ree elde.ly Americans living in poverty are
women, many of them widows, who were housewives
most of their adult lives," says Tarrant.
The new IRAs can change all that. A couple which
incUdes a non-work;ng spouse can save up to
$2,250 per year in a spousal" IRA, tax free. Each
year, the contribution to the spousal account is di-
vided at i he couple s discretion and credited to each
spouse's portion of the account, with no more than
$2,000 per year of the contribution credited to either
onr of he couph. N > mftter what happens to the
marriage, the amount in the non-working spouse's
aojount plus interest belongs to the non-working
spouse, who is usually the woman.
If a working couple each open an IRA, the money
and interest earned belongs solely to the person in
whose name the account was opened. A married
persor can be certain his or her spouse is provided
for by stating in a will that the IRA of the deceased
belong 5 to the living spouse. This is especially impor-
tant lor women who choose to be homemakers.
"Young working couples can actually end up with
$1 mill on jointly if they each save $2,000 a year for
30 yea s," says Tarrant. "Assuming 12 percent in-
terest ; nd that the money is contributed in a lump
sum at .he beginning of each year, it could add up to
$540,585 each or a combined total of $1,081,170.
You wil' have to talk to your banker about available
interest rates."
The ollowing sample chart is provided by the
American Bankers Association to help you see how
your IRA dollars can accumulate. The chart is based
on a simple interest rate of 12 percent compounded
annually with your contributions made on January 1
of each year Take this chart to your community bank
anc find jut how painless it can be to start saving now
for your milli an-dollar retirement—before your hair
starts turning grev and your thoughts turn from the
corporate ac der or th s year's harvest to warm cli-
mates, fun and relaxation.
Coming Next: Are You Too Young To Plan For
Retirement?
------Clip and Save------
SAMPLE INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT*
(Interest Rate: 12% Compounded Annually.
All figures are rounded to the nearest dollar.)
Working Coup!*
Each contributes 82,000
annually to hla or
bar own IRA
Working Parson:
Contributes $2,250
annually to Include
non-working apouae
1
$ 2,240 x 2»
$ 4,460
$ 2,520
S
14,230 x 2 =
26,460
16,009
10
39,309 x 2 .
78,618
44,223
15
83,507 x 2 *
167,014
93,945
20
161,397 x 2 *■.
322,794
181,572
25
298,668 x 2«
597 336
336,001
30
540,585 x 2 =
1,061 17)
308,158
35
966,926 x 2 =
1,933,852
1,387,792
no
1,718,285 x 2 =
3,436,570
1,133,070
'Source: American Bankers Association
Based on toe current approximate yield of 12% for 30-month certifi-
catea of deposit This rate la not Intended to be a statement of toe
actual Interest rate available or guaranteed end financial results.
Reagan State Bank
Big Lake, Texas
MEMBER FDIC
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1982, newspaper, February 18, 1982; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657314/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.