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VOLUME XXXIV
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, DECEMBER 10, 1959
NUMBER 49
Latest Oil News
In Big Lake Area ...
By JAMES C. WATSON
Written Specially For The
Big Lake Wildcat
Pan American Petroleum
Corporation No. 6-B Leonard
Proctor, 12,052 feet Ellenbur-
ger failure in Northwest Rea-
gan County, has been plugged
back and completed from the
Spraberry sand.
Location Is 2,018 feet from
south and 660 feet from east
lines of section 23, block 37,
T-5-S, T&P survey and in the
Spraberry Trend Area field.
On 24 hour potential test,
it pumped 21.66 barrels of 36
gravity oil, plus 35 per cent
water, through perforations
from 6,866 to 7,735 feet, after
a 2,470 barrel fracture treat-
ment.
James E. Lyles of Midland
and others No. 1-19 Univer-
sity Is a 2,000 foot wildcat
eight miles southeast of Big
Lake in Northeast Crockett
County.
Location is 2,390 feet from
south and 330 feet from west
lines of section 19, block 44,
University Lands survey and
one mile southeast of the
Block 44 pool.
Crockett Development
Company, Inc. of Midland No.
2 Doris Johnson is to be drill-
ed as a 1,600 foot test in the
Donham gas pool in North
Crockett County.
Drillsite is 990 feet from
north and 2,425 feet from
west lines of section 48, block
UV, GC&SF survey.
Humble Oil & Refining
Company No. 1-B Zulette
Hughes is a 6,900 foot test in
North Reagan County, three
miles northeast of Stiles.
Location is 1,980 feet from
north and east lines of sec-
tion 28, block F, C&MRR sur-
vey.
Ray Morris Drilling Com-
RCHS Band Receives
A Second Division
4-H Girl Winner Of
Good Record Trophy
H-SU Man To Speak
At Senior Banquet
District Attorney
Resigns 83rd Post
Lucius D. Bunton of Marfa,
district attorney for the 83rd
Judicial District, has resigned
his post to become effective
January 1. He plans to enter
private practice in Odessa.
His resignation was sub-
mitted to Gov. Price Daniel
who will make an appoint-
ment to fill the last year of
Bunton’s unexpired term. It
has been reported here that
an Alpine attorney and a
Fort Stockton attorney were
candidates for appointment.
Mr. Bunton, who is serving
his second elective term as
district attorney, first took
office as an appointee on
Jan. 1, 1954.
The 83rd Judicial District
embraces Presidio, Jeff Davis,
Brewster, Pecos, Upton and|
Reagan Counties.
Reagan County
School Band received a sec-
ond division in marching and
a first in inspection at the
Interscholastic League band
marching contest held last
Saturday in Odessa.
In the twirlers solo contest,
Janice Coates and Ann Puck-
ett each made a first divi-
sion; and Judy Green, Linda
Livingston, Ann Chamberlain
and Charleen Gaston, each a
second division.
The quartet, composed of
Rev. Byron Bryant, director
of public relations for Har-
dln-Simmons University, is
to be guest speaker at the
School
Diane Proffitt, 13-year-old
4-H Club member, was
awarded the county 4-H tro-
1 phy at the club’s meeting
High ] Wednesday afternoon. This | Reagan County High
trophy, purchased with funds
provided by former members
of the Texon Home Demon-
stration Club, is a revolving
trophy, and is awarded to the
girl holding the best record
of the current year’s work.
Diane also received a small
trophy which will be hers to
keep permanently. During
the year she has done worki
on clothing, fbods, frozen
foods, home management,
crafts and safety.
Owls To Play Stanton
Here Friday Night
Annis Friend, Janice Coates,
Ann Chamberlain and Ann
Puckett, made first division.
In explanation, a first divi-
Derrick Man Injured
Yesterday Afternoon
J. W. Corley of Odessa, der-
rick man for the S. H. & K.
Drilling Co. sustained injuries
yesterday afternoon about
4:00 o’clock when he fell
about 20 feet to the derrick
floor of the Jackson Hughes
Well No. 2, 15 miles north of
Big Lake.
He was badly scratched and
bruised and had possible in-
ternal injuries. Medical ex-
aminations had not been
completed late yesterday at
! sion means superior rating;
second is excellent; third is
good; and fourth, fair.
Director Jim Williams will,
take his RCHS band back to1
Odessa in April for competi-1
tion in the regional Inter-1
j scholastic League concert1
playing and sight-reading
contest.
This week Director Wil-1
liams and band are busy get-
ting ready for the annual
Christmas concert to be pre-
sented Friday evening, Dec.1
18, in the high school audi-
torium, beginning at 7:30.
Adult tickets sell for 50 cents, I
and student
cents.
tickets for 25
the Reagan Memorial Hospi-
pany of Odessa will drill No. tal where he is a patient.
1 W. E. West as a 1,600 foot
wildcat in northeast Crockett
County.
Location is 6,300.4 feet from
north and 2,004.7 feet from
west lines of section 2, Run-
nels County School Land Sur-
Corley had just reported
for evening tower and was
riding the block to the “mon-
key board” when the acci-
dent happened. This well was
the scene of another accident
nearly two weeks ago when
vey and 13/4 miles east of j the driller on evening tower,
the Midway Lane field. Jack Simmons of Odessa, sus-
tained a broken pelvis. He
has been transferred from
the local hospital to a hospi-
tal in Odessa.
FIFTH GRADE PRESENTS
PLAY ON STATION KBLT
Mrs. Olive Rackley, fifth
grade teacher in the local
school, presented her fifth
grade in a play, "The Import-
ance of Ships In Founding
American Civilization”, over
Radio Station KBLT Tuesday
morning.
The same play was present-
ed recently before the Big
Lake Parent-Teacher Associ-
ation. Mrs. Rackley made in-
troductory remarks about the
maritime effects on the col-
onization of America. Pupils
told of the many things from
other countries that were
brought over by sea to add to
the new country’s growth.
Mrs L. L. Farr, III, added in-
terest to the play with her
off-stage reading of the
poem, “Independence Hall”.
FREE THEATRE
TICKETS
Each week The Big Lake
Wildcat, In cooperation
with the Rialto Theatre,
will give to regular mail
subscribers, two tickets.
This week’s tickets go to
Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton Scott
To See
Girls Town
Son. - Mon. - Tues.
at the Rialto Theatre
(Tickets Good For This
Attraction Only)
You must be on Hie
Wildcat Subscription
List to receive Free
Tickets—Subscribe Now!
(Tear out and present
at Theatre Box Office)
Former Big Lake Man
Dies In Albuquerque
Robert E. Farris, 49, of
Grants, N. M., a former Big
Lake resident, died Monday
in Albuquerque. Burial was
held yesterday afternoon in
Mertzon.
Survivors include his wife;
three sons, Robert E. Farris,
Jr. of Cortez, Colo.; Clifford
Farris of Grants, and Dwain
Farris of the U. S. Marines;
one daughter, Janis Lynn
Farris of Grants; his mother,
Mrs. Willie Mae Farris of San
Angelo; and one sister, Mrs.
Mary Ella Vinson of Texon.
REV. TIEMEYER HAS
WRECK; IS UNINJURED
Rev. Bertram Tiemeyer,
pastor of St. Margaret Cath-
olic Church, escaped serious
injury early Tuesday morn-
ing when his 1959 Ford turn-
ed over about 13 miles north
of Barnhart while he was en
route to Sterling City to con-
duct mass at 7:00 o’clock. He
says he fell asleep at the
wheel, explaining that he had
gotten up at 5:00 o’clock that
morning. He sustained a few
scratches and bruises, but his
car was considered a total
loss.
Larry Colvin, senior at Abi-
lene Christian College where
he is a music major, and Miss
Charlsie Woolridge, also an
ACC senior, were guests this
past week end in the home of
his father, L. L. Colvin, and
family.
Club Members Hear
Guest Book Reviewer
Mrs. Dean Chenoweth of
San Angelo was guest book
reviewer at the Reagan Gar-
den Club’s annual Christmas
luncheon held on Tuesday of
last week in the Park Inn
dining room. Mrs. Chenoweth
reviewed George Mardikian’s
“Song of America”.
Hostesses were Mrs. E. B.
Jones and Mrs. R. B. Fergu-
son. The Christmas motif was
carried out in the table dec-
orations.
Mrs. H. B. Edens, club pres-
ident, presided; Mrs. James
W. Miller read the Gardner’s
Creed; Mrs. J. T. Webb regis-
tered the guests; and Mrs. L.
G. Hersey presented Mrs.
Chenoweth.
Mrs. Joe Strauss and Mrs.
R. H. Alvey were welcomed as
new members.
The club voted to decorate
the old Ford Theatre building
as a part of the Chamber of
Commerce’s Christmas pro-
ject.
Other than Mrs. Cheno-
weth, out-of-town guests in-
cluded Mrs. Joel R. Barton,
Mrs. Duwaln Hughes, Mrs.
Norman McNutt and Mrs. S.
A. Hartgrove, all of San An-
gelo. Local guests were Mrs.
Bill Friend, Mrs. Ernest Po-
teet, Mrs. S. F. Hignett, Mrs.
Joe Daugherty and Mrs. Earl
Hays.
Members present were Mes-
dames Dink Johnson, Tom
Owens, H. B. Rees, Val Goh-
mert, Theron Weatherby, C.
G. Dean, John O’Bryan, J. Q.
Wilson, Ralph Pembrook,
Paul Jacobs, W. D. Leonard,
J. O. Lusby, Sam Mann, Amos
Floyd, Jack Benton, R. A.
Caldwell, Bill McBride, J. L.
Werst, Jr., Chas. R. Jones, Lee
Andrews, Henry Schooler, H.
A. Hartgrove, Edens, Webb,
Miller, Strauss, Alvey, Hersey,
Jones and Ferguson.
In clothing work, she has
made a total of 13 garments,
entered six of them in the
annual Achievement Event,
winning first place in the
county and district dress
revues.
Diane, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Proffitt, has
been a club member for three
years, and has won the
achievement, clothing, and
home economics pins this
year. She has won three blue
and two red ribbons on cloth-
ing, first place in dairy indi-
vidual demonstration, blue
ribbon on Favorite Food
Show and tied for second
highest scorer on achieve-
ment exhibits.
Records for the county tro-
phy were Judged by Mrs.
Edith Hughes, Crane County
Home Demonstration Agent
who says she found it no easy
job with Shannon Darling
and Bee Gee McBride giving
stiff competition' Ik winning
second and third places, re-
spectively.
PRE-NUPTIAL SHOWER
HONORS RECENT BRIDE
Mrs. Pershing Hicks, Jr.,
the former Miss Sandra Welt-
mer of Lamesa, was honoree
at a gift shower before her
recent marriage when Mrs.
Henry Schooler, Mrs. Ralph
Duesing, Mrs. Lee Andrews
and Mrs. Leonard Hough
were hostesses at a coffee
held in the Schooler home.
Out-of-town guests here
for the coffee and for the
wedding were Mrs. Billy Hicks
of Barstow, Okla., Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Butler of Abilene
and Miss Joyce Chastain of
Kilgore.
Rev. Byron Bryant
senior banquet to be held
Thursday evening, Dec. 10, in
the fellowship hall of the
First Baptist Church. This
banquet is sponsored annual-
ly by the Woman’s Mission-
ary Union of the church.
Music for the occasion will
be presented by a girls’ trio
from Hardin-Slmmons. The
girls are Marilyn Myatt, Nan-
cy Stevenson and Barbara
! Lunsford, all of Pampa. The
pianist will be Rex Wilson,
H-SU student from San An-
| gelo.
The Rev. Bryant, a Baptist
minister for 20 years, became
I director of public relations
| for Hardin-Simmons last
I May. He holds the bachelor
j of arts degree and also the
| master of arts degree both
l from Hardin-Simmons. He
has also served as a trustee
of the university, and has
been a member of the execu-
tive board of the Baptist
General Convention of Texas.
Decoration Judging
From 10th To 20th
All local retailers are re-
minded that the Christmas
judging contest this year
will be completed by the
2Cth of the month. Judges
have been selected and in-
structed to make their
judging any day and night
between the 10th and 20th.
First prize for the best
decorated store will be $35
and second prize will be
$15. Winners will be an-
nounced on the 23rd.
Either exterior or interior
or both will be considered
by the judging. Exterior
decorations must be able to
be seen plainly from the
street.
NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES
FOR THE DON BOSTONS
Diann Elizabeth is the
name of the baby girl born
Dec. 8 in the local hospital to
Mr. and Mrs. Don Boston of
Big Lake. She weighed 7
pounds and 12 ounces. The
Bostons have another daugh-
ter, Donna Elaine; and three
sons, Daniel B., David C. and
Douglas E.
Here with Mrs. Boston and
her family are her mother
and sister, Mrs. Otis Warren
and Mrs. Alice Elaine Wood-
ard, both of Tulsa, Okla.
D. D. Poynor, Sr. of Ranger,
father of D. D. Poynor of Big
Lake, is in the Shannon Hos-
pital in San Angelo where he
underwent major surgery
yesterday.
OREIGN MISSIONARY
TO TALK HERE MONDAY
Mrs. Sam Jones, foreign
missionary to Southern Rho-
desia in Africa who is home
on furlough in San Angelo,
will be guest speaker at the
First Baptist Church Monday
afternoon at 4:00 o’clock.
This occasion is in the inter-
est of the Woman’s Mission-
ary Union’s forthcoming plea
for its annual Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering for for-
eign missions.
An invitation is extended
to everyone in the commun-
ity to attend.
In a business meeting of
the WMU Monday morning,
members made plans for the
meeting next week and also
for the church’s annual sen
ior banquet which will be
held Thursday evening, Dec.
10. Mrs. G. R. Solomon gave
the devotional, emphasizing
stewardship.
Present were Mesdames A.
B. Hayes, Prestidge Kane, R.
G. Taylor, Gordon E. Roach,
D. A. Dumas, Harold Barrett,
Raymond Pierson, George D.
Alexander and Solomon.
METHODIST MEN TO
MEET NEXT THURSDAY
Dr. P. D. O’Brien of Big
Spring will be the guest
speaker at the regular meet-
ing of the local Methodist
Men to be held on Thursday
evening, Dec. 17, instead of
the usual Wednesday night
date. Dr. O’Brien, pastor of
the First Baptist Church in
Big Spring, will show a film
strip of the Holy Lands which
he took on a recent trip.
Blood Pressure Cuffs
Presented To Hospital
The Women’s Auxiliary toiW. N. Wright was named
the Reagan Memorial Hospi- president; Mrs. M. H. Boone,
tal has presented two new | vice president; Mrs. W. D.
blood pressure cuffs to the
hospital. These cuffs, said to
be a great improvement over
the old-style wrap-arounds,
were received as a welcome
gift by the nursing staff. One
of them is for adult patients,
and the other for children.
In a recent meeting of the
auxiliary, officers were elect-
Hudson, recording secretary
and treasurer; and Mrs.
Tommy Hayes, corresponding
secretary and reporter.
Members are reminded that
annual membership fees are
due by January 1. Active
membership dues are $3.00,
and contributing member-
ship, $10.00. Dues may be sent
Hospital News...
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Aguero of
Big Lake are parents of a
daughter, Nancy Ann, born to
them Dec. 4 in the Reagan
Memorial Hospital. The new
arrival weighed 7 pounds and
12 ounces. The mother and
baby have since been dismiss-
■ ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Boston
I are parents of a daughter
i born to them Dec. 8 in the
hospital. The baby weighed 7
pounds and 12 ounces, and
was named Diann Elizabeth.
Medical patients in the
hospital yesterday afternoon
included Doyle Settle, Donita
Bilberry, Mrs. J. L. Scroggins,
and B. J. Pennington, all of
Big Lake; and Gary Varna-
dore of Texon.
Dismissal of medical pa-
tients have been Daniel Nich-
ols, Wm. A. Shane, Fournato
Montez, Jr., Mrs. H. W. Pat-
terson, Mrs. Frances Tolson,
Mrs. Lena Cole, Mrs. Bob
Bowlegs, Ted Rist and Mary
Ann Hogeda, all of Big Lake;
Mrs. J. D. Mathews and Mar-
vin C. Barlow of Midkiff;
Vernon W. Mow, John B.
Johnson and Larry Joe Parr,
Star Route, Midland; Larry
Davis and Mrs. D. E. Cook of
Texon; Tony Meyer and
Cindy Scott, Sterling City
Route; and N. R. Taylor of
Barnhart.
Accident patients dismissed
were Robert Porter of Barn-
hart and Jack Simmons of
Odessa. Mrs. Harvey Butler
was dismissed as a surgical
patient. Mrs. Daniel Mendez
and infant son were also
among the dismissals.
Brenda Hoyle, a medical
patient, was transferred to
San Angelo.
The Reagan Owls are
scheduled for a home game
Friday night with the Stan-
ton Buffaloes. The “B” game
will be called at 6:30 with the
"A” game to follow at 8:00.
The Owls go to Crane next
Tuesday night for a return
game with the Golden
Cranes.
Last Friday, night the Owls
lost to Fort Stockton, 41-26.
Herbie Taylor and Finn Wat-
kins, each with 10 points, tied
for high point man for the
Owls. Thomas led with 14
points for the Panthers.
Score by quarters:
Owls ........ 7 8 8 3—26
Panthers ____ 10 10 11 10—41
The Owls were losers again
Tuesday night, dropping their
| home game to the McCamey
Badgers, 49-41.
Taylor of the Owls and
Parmelly of the Badgers
paced their teams, each with
14 points.
Owls: Basham 2-4-8; Hub-
bard 1-0-2; Taylor 4-6-14;
Love 2-0-4; J. Mann 1-2-4; F.
Watkins 1-7-9; Totals 11-19-
41.
Badgers: Bowden 2-2-6; Pir-
kle 4-0-8; D. Watkins 5-0-10;
Parmelly 5-4-14; Adams 2-6-
10; Huffman 0-1-1; Totals
18-13-49.
Score by quarters:
Owls ........ 7 12 14 8—41
Badgers ..... 5 11 19 14—49
ST. MARGARET RECTORY
WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSE
Open house for the newly
completed rectory of St. Mar-
garet Catholic Church will be
held Sunday afternoon from
2:00 until 4:00, it has been
announced by the pastor,
Rev. Bertram Tiemeyer. The
pastor moved into the new
house early this week. The
public is invited to attend.
The Most Reverend John L.
Morkovaky, bishop of the
Amarillo Diocese, was here
Tuesday to bless the new rec-
tory and also a newly com-
pleted hall at the Catholic
Church at St. Lawrence.
ed for the coming year. Mrs. to Mrs. Sam Mann.
HAS HEART AILMENT
Brenda Jan Hoyle, six-
week-old daughter of Minis-
ter and Mrs. Kenneth Hoyle,
is in the Clinic-Hospital in
San Angelo where she was
taken Monday for treatment.
Suffering a severe heart ail-
ment, the infant is reported
to show some improvement,
and her parents now have
hopes of her recovery.
Big Lake Grade P-TA
Meets This Afternoon
All members are urged to
attend the meeting of the Big
Lage Grade Parent-Teacher
Association this afternoon at
3:15 in the school auditorium.
Rev. Robt. M. Hinkelman,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church, will be the guest
speaker. The devotional will
be given by Rev. Jim Brown,
pastor of the Bethel Baptist
Church.
A DAUGHTER IS BORN
TO THE SPRINGSTUNS
Shane Kay is the name of
the 7-pound, 10-ounce baby
girl born to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Springstun on Wed-
nesday of last week in the
Clnic-Hospital in San Angelo.
Both the mother and the
baby are reported to be doing
fine and they are expected
home sometime this week
end. Grandparents include
Mrs. C. El Springstun and Mr.
and Mrs. M. H. Boone of Big
Lake.
DAVENPORT P-TA UNIT
SPONSORS CUB SCOUTS
The Davenport School Par-
ent - Teacher Association,
sponsor of the Cub Scout pro-
gram for that school, was
presented with a Cub Scout
Charter Tuesday night at the
school building. Present for
the charter presentation was
Lynn Yantis of McCamey,
district Boy Scout field exe-
cutive.
Fourteen boys became offi-
cial Cub Scouts of America
when they were presented
their Bobcat badges. The
badges were presented and
pinned on by six parents and
two Den Mothers. Also pres-
ent for the ceremony were
the P-TA president and
treasurer.
When You Buy In Big Lake
You Are Helping Build Your
Community.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
DEATHS
IN REAGAN COUNTY
1957 ................ 7
1958 ................. 2
1959, To Date........ 1
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1959, newspaper, December 10, 1959; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth660306/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.