The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1975 Page: 1 of 6
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BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS (769$*) MARCH 20, 1975 8lnfl« Copy — 10c
NUMBER 11
S, T ATE CAPITAL
A Highlights
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Annual Beauty Pageant
Slated Here Saturday
AUSTIN — A senator and
a representative revived an
old idea for a new reason —
dividing big Texas into five
states.
Sen. Bob Gammage, a
Houston liberal, and Rep.
Fred Agnich, a Dallas Re-
publican, proposed a 1976
referendum on the big carve-
up.
Gov. Dolph Briscoe imme-
diately frowned publicly on
their proposition, and few
colleagues were expected to
go along in the legislature.
Agnich recommended a di-
vision by population into
Central, North, South, East
and West Texas.
The late former Sen. and
Rep. V. E. "Red’’ Berry of
San Antonio regularly rec-
ommended dividing Texas, in
the interest of bringing
liquor-by-the-drink and horse
racing to South Texas.
Gammage and Agnich want
to increase Texas’ clout on
the national scene. With five
states, they argue, the states
of Texas could have 10 U.S.
senators and a proportional
increase in presidential elec-
toral votes.
Sponsors claim the split-up
is authorized by the articles
of annexation of the Repub-
lic of Texas in 1846.
INTEREST BILL PASSES
Governor Briscoe is pon-
dering whether to approve
(or again veto) a bill which
opponents in the Senate
charred would raise interest
further on real estate loans.
The bill (HB 351 by Rep.
Ben Munson of Denison)
would provide for spreading
all interest charges, includ-
ing ‘‘points’’ now paid in ad-
vance over the life of real
estate loans. It also would
permit loans of $600,000 or
more for interim construc-
tion or real estate financing
to individuals at greater than
10 per cent interest.
Briscoe indicated he may
sign because the bill appears
to be more specific on the
type loan to which it applies
than the 1973 bill which he
vetoed.
APPOINTMENTS
TROUBLES
Trouble over appointments
flared like brush fires for the
Governor in the Senate.
First, he had to withdraw
the nomination of Bryan oil-
man Ford Albritton Jr. for
the College Coordinating
Board in the face of almost
certain rejection. Then, some
liberal senators opposed con-
firmation of Walter G. Ster-
ling, 73 - year - old Houston
manufacturer and son of for-
mer Gov. Ross Sterling, as a
University of Texas regent,
after Sterling admitted a
brief membership in the John
Birch Society.
Meanwhile, Sen. D. Roy
Harrington of Port Arthur
had threatened rejection of
Mrs. W. Smythe Shepherd of
Beaumont to the Lamar Uni-
versity board of regents.
About the same time, two
liberal senators threatened to
vote against former Sen.
Dorsey Hardeman of San
Angelo if he is reappointed
to Texas Water Rights Com-
mission.
COURTS SPEAK
The State Supreme Court
has agreed to hear a $10.6
million lawsuit over a col-
lision of two horses and se-
vere injury of a 16-year-old
rider.
The High Court also or-
dered a jury trial in a Port
Arthur man’s suit against a
finance company which he
claimed put out a false tele-
phone report that his brother
was dead.
A five year prison sentence
of a 17-year-old boy for theft
was reversed by the Court of
Criminal Appeals because he
was slapped and choked by a
policeman before “confess-
ing.”
APPOINTMENTS
Governor Briscoe named
board of regents members
for three more institutions.
Appointed to the Texas
Tech University board were
Don R. Workman of Lub-
bock, Robert Lee Pfluger of
San Angelo and Charles G.
Scruggs (reappointed) of
Dallas. Gen. G. P. Disosway
of Dallas was placed on the
Midwestern University board.
Homer Lee Bryce of Hender-
son, Joe Bob Golden Jr. of
Jasper and James Irvine Per-
kins of Rusk were reappoint-
ed at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
In addition, Briscoe reap-
pointed Bernard G. Johnson
to the Board of Regents for
State Senior Colleges.
Wilmer Smith of Wilson,
Grady C. Clark Jr. of Cor-
pus Christi and Heino Staf-
fel Jr. of Austin were reap-
pointed to the State Seed
and Plant Board.
J. D. Wendebom of Laredo
and James D. Keister of Am-
arillo were reappointed to
the Texas Board of Physical
Therapy Examiners.
UTILITIES BILLS
SLOWED
Three bills to create a
state utilities commission to
regulate rates and services
landed in a Senate sub-
committee after a hearing
which stretched over a week
in three separate sessions.
Utilities spokesmen at-
tacked the measures as un-
necessary, a handicap to
their attracting needed capi-
tal and no assurance of
lower rates.
Proponents by the score
urged the proposed new state
agency to help them with
their rate problems.
Indications are a bill will
emerge from the Senate
State Affairs Committee
eventually, but Chairman
Sen. Bill Moore of Bryan
said the vote will be “pretty
close."
SHORT SNORTS
A bill to prohibit discrimi-
nation against the handi-
capped passed the State Sen-
ate.
So did a measure adopting
the Interstate Mining Com-
pact, another prohibiting
“child sale,’’ and authority
for all home rule cities to
levy hotel occupancy taxes
for tourist-recreational facil-
ities.
Comptroller Bob Bullock
said an audit uncovered a $3
million tax liability against
a gas production company.
The Senate jurisprudence
committee approved a bill
providing that losers in libel
and slander lawsuits pay rea-
sonable attorneys fees and
court costs.
Mrs. Chamberlain
Named School Tax
Assessor - Collector
Mrs. Elnora Chamberlain
was named tax assessor-
collector for Reagan Coun-
ty Independent School Dis-
trict at a meeting of the
school board Tuesday night.
She will succeed Mrs. Ty-
lene Bryant who resigned
to accept the position of
Reagan County auditor
Mrs. Chamberlain will be-
gin her new duties April 1.
Mrs. Chamberlain has
been serving as bookkeeper
in the school business office
and secretary to the super-
intendent since February
1974.
Mrs. Chamberlain and
husband Jack Chamberlain
are long-time residents of
Big Lake. They reside at
511 Maryland
First Trades Days
Flea Market Set
For April 12-13
The first of monthly
Trades Days and Flea Mar-
ket is scheduled for Satur-
day and Sunday, April 12-
13, in the Reagan County
Community Building. The
event is promoted by Buddy
McQueen of Ballinger in
cooperation with the Big
Lake Chamber of Com-
merce .
McQueen also promoted
trades days and flea markets
in Ballinger, Christoval,
and Weatherford Sellers
and buyers follow these
events all over West Texas
and bring everything you can
think of in the way of an-
tiques and flea market items.
However, the trades day
event is also open to local
individuals, organizations,
clubs, and businesses if
they desire to participate
Spaces for sellers are $3.00
and reservations should be
made with Buddy McQueen,
1000-lOth St., Ballinger.
Texas 7 6821.
Local chamber officials
hope to draw people here
from all over West Texas.
Football Boys
To Help Texas
Crippled Children
The annual Texas Foot-
hall Boys’ Lily Day for
Crippled Children in Big
Lake will be held Friday,
Wilburn George, local
chairman, announced today.
Members of Reagan Coun-
ty High School football
team will be on downtown
streets and in shopping
centers pinning small plas-
tic white lilies on the lapels
of shoppers Donations for
the lilies go to provide
treatment and service for
physically handicapped
children and adults in Tex-
as.
Football players conduct-
ing the sale will be identi-
fied by the Easter Seal coin
canisters they will be carry-
ing.
Bob Lilly, defensive tack-
le of the Dallas Cowboys
football team, is serving
as State Chairman for the
Foothall Boys Lily Day for
Crippled Children in Texas.
Lilly has contacted over
500 high school football
teams in Texas asking that
they participate in Lily Day
to raise funds for the services
the Easter Seal Society pro-
vides. Last year, the Tex-
as Easter Seal Society pro-
vided treatment and serv-
ices to 19, 012 physically
disabled Texans through a
statewide network of affil-
iates and representatives,
including 17 treatment cen-
ters_
Liftle League Lacks
Officers, Workers
A better turn-out for the
second Little League organ-
ization meeting showed up
last Thursday evening with
10 present However, the
organization still lacks a
president and vice-presi-
dent as none were elected
at the meeting.
Mrs. Ronnie (Kay) Dor-
sey has agreed to keep the
secretary-treasurer’s posi-
tion and will serve in that
capacity again this year.
Try-outs for Little League
teams were tentatively set
for April 26 at 6:00 p.m.
Three coaches have been
named. They include Juan
Levarlo for the Dodgers,
Ray Solomon for the Cardin-
als, and Daniel Mendez
for the Giants. A coach
for the Cuba is pending
Wade Daugherty, Rod-
ney Hooker, and Rusty
Owens have agreed to
serve as umpires.
A president and vice-
president for the league
will have to be elected
before the season can open.
Elementary School
Has "Book Fair"
The Big Lake Elementary
School is having a ’’Book
Fair" this week-Monday.
March 17 through Monday.
March 24. "Children love
a "Book Fair”. It’s fun.
exciting and stimulates in-
terest in good books at pop-
ular prices. ” states Ralph
Havenhill. elementary prin-
cipal
Only the best educator-
approved books are in the
Book lair. Some of the
popular categories of the
"Book lair” are
Easy-to-Read Beginning
Readers. Children's Classics,
Books and Records, Favorite
Fairy Tales, Sesame Street,
Peanuts and Charlie Brown.
Children's Literature, Sports
Stories. Animal Stories,
and Riddles and Humor.
All pupils will visit the
"Book lair" and be given
an opportunity to purctiase
some books if they and
their parents so desire.
All parents are invited
to visit the fair and browse
through die books "We
even accept grandparents. "
Mr. Havenhill stated.
The Book l air is another
facet of improving tire read-
ing program in the elem-
entary school
Duesing Selected
Squadron Officer
U.S. AIR FORCE ACAD-
EMY, Colo.--Cadet first
Class Richard M. Duesing,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Raphael
L. Duesing of 702 Maryland
Ave., Big Lake. Tex., was
recently selected as admin-
istrative officer in his squad-
ron at the U S Air force
Academy.
Cadet Duesing, also pro-
moted to die rank of cadet
first lieutenant, was selec-
ted for his leadership ability,
past performance and acad-
emic standing.
The cadet wing is organ-
ized similar to an actual
Air Force unit and in diese
positions, cadets gain an
insight into the jobs they
will experience when they
become commissioned of-
ficers
The cadet is a 1971 grad-
uate of Reagan County High
School. (USAFHOME
TOWN NEWS CENTER)
Reagan Owls Enter
Brady Relays Fri.
Reagan County Owls track
team is entered in the Bra-
dy Relays Friday Prelim-
inaries start at 130 p m ,
and finals start at 6 30 p m
"Die Brady Relays will fea-
ture five different relay
events, and the Owls have
entered four of these relays
Owls in the 440 yard re-
lay are Andy Robles, Don
Thompson. George Thomp-
son and Tim Turner. En-
tered in the 880 yard relay
will be Mark McDonald,
Jennings Teel, Mitch Kiser
and Tim Turner.
The sprint medley relay
will see Mark McDonald
and lennings Teel run 220 "s,
Joel Hall 440, and Tom
Duesing 880.
The mile relay entry is
composed of Tim Turner,
Mitch Kiser, Joel Hall and
George Thompson.
In individual events Owls
are entered as follows
George Thompson, 100 yd.
dash; Mitch Kiser and Adri-
an Mendez, 440; Tom Due-
sing. 880; Tommy Joe
Phillips and Ismael Vargas,
mile run; Jim Moore, high
hurdles and intermediate
hurdles; Jennings Teel and
Mark McDonald, high jump
The Owls will enter the
San Angelo Relays, April
4-5. Ballinger Relays. Ap-
ril 12; and the District 7AA
Meet In Crane, April 18.
Last week an
Last week end the Owls
were fourth in the 2A Di-
vision of the West Texas
Relays In Odessa with 52
points. Stanton placed
first with 106 points. Crane
second with 101, Post
third at 84. Others were
Coahoma 50, Jal 32, Den-
ver City 29, Phillips 23,
McCamey 12 and Tahoka 5.
Jennings Teel was second
in the high jump at 5-9.
The Owls were fifth in the
440 relay.
Kiser was third in the 880
at 2 06.6 and Duesing fifth
in the 880 at 2 08.2 George
Thompson was third in the
100 with a 10.7 time Hall
was fifth in the 440.
Phillip placed second in
the mile run with a time of
( 43 1 Ttie Owls' mile
relay team came in second
with a 3 40 1
In a special sophomore
sprint medley relay includ-
ing all divisions, die Owls
placed sixtli.
All Sports Banquet
Coming Up April 19
Phil George of San An-
gelo, athletic director at
Angelo State University,
will be the guest speaker
at the All Sports Banquet
here April 19, at 7:00 p.m.
in the Reagan County Com-
munity Building. The
banquet, sponsored by the
All Sports Booster Club,
honors all hoys and girls
participating in Reagan
County High School athlet-
ics.
The banquet is open to
die public at $3.50 per
person. Tickets are avail-
able from the All Sports
Booster Club, headed by
president James Noland.
You can purctiase your
tickets from Mrs. Melba
McKandles. Mrs. Jimmie
Teel, or Mr. Noland.
The dance following
the banquet starts at 9 00
p.m. and is for high school
athletes and their dates
only Music will be furn-
ished by the Rough Riders
of San Antonio.
General chairman of the
event is Mrs. Norman
Guess; co-chairman is Mrs.
Lelan Varnadore. ticket
chairman. Mrs Clyde
McKandles; decorations
chairman. Mrs. Terry Page;
and dance chairmen. Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Schneemann
and Mrs. Lelan Varnadore.
Band Benefit Steer
Roping This Sat.
A Benefit Steer Roping
for the Reagan County High
School Band will be held
Saturday, March 22, be-
ginning at 10:00 a.m.
Around 150 teams of the
outstanding steer ropers in
West Texas are expected.
The event will be held in
die Reagan County Park
Roping Arena
The roping is a four steer-
$45.00 roping, progressive
after tfie third steer. All
area steer ropers are invited
Members of the RCHS
band and fathers of band
members are urged to come
and help put the roping on.
The public is invited to
attend There is no admis-
sion charge
McCamey Leads
District Golf Play
McCamey "A" team
took a 24 stroke lead in the
District 7AA golf race after
last Saturday's second round
in Ozona. The Badgers'
team score was 620. Crane
"A” trailed at 644. Other
totals were Sonora "A" 653,
Ozona "A" 661, Big Lake
"A" 703. McCamey "B"
720. Ozona "B" 774, So-
nora "B" 781. Crane "B"
814. and Big Lake "B" 876.
J. T. Epley of Crane
and Tommy Harper of Mc-
Camey were still tied after
two rounds at 150 strokes
each Doug Adams of Mc-
Camey was third at 151,
Ronald Koerth of Ozona
fourth at 153, and Mark
Edwards of Big Lake fifth
at 156.
Other Owl scores were
Britt Raynor 179, Micky
Varnadore 182, Bobby Sub-
ia 188, Pat Kohutek 195,
Opie Settle 205, Kendall
Watkins 218, Dennis Kruse
224. and Jimmy Matthews
229.
The third round of 18-
hole district play will be
Saturday in McCamey.
Classified Ads Get Results!
Reagan County
Auditor Named
Mrs. C. S (Tylene)
Bryant was named County
Auditor of Reagan County
Monday by 83rd District
Judge William H. Eamey
of Marfa. The appoint-
ment is effective April 1.
Mrs Bryant will succeed
Miss Rossie Coates who is
retiring as county auditor
April 1. Miss Coates has
been working for Reagan
County 42 years, serving
as county auditor the past
16 years.
Mrs. Bryant is currently
employed by the Reagan
County Independent School
District as tax assessor-
collector, a position she
has held since 1960. She
has been with Reagan 1SD
19 years
A native of Big Lake,
she graduated from high
school here and has spent
most of her life In Reagan
County. She lived in Mar-
fa for 10 years but return-
ed to Big Lake in 1955
She and her husband have
one son. Richard, who lives
in New Orleans.
Mrs. Bryant serves as
scholarship chairman for
the Big Lake Chamber of
Commerce and is active
with die First United Meth-
odist Church here.
Highway Employees
Receive Awards
A number of Big Lake and
Barnhart citizens were hon-
ored Thursday, at the Tex-
as Highway Department
Office in Barnhart. Seven
employees of the Barnhart
Maintenance Section super-
vised by R E. Tumbow,
were awarded Driver No-
Accident Certificates. These
safe driver awards arc given
under a stringent set of rules
established by the Highway
Department Insurance Divi-
sion. and extend even to
accidents caused by poor
loads or mechanical failure,
which means die entire De-
partment must work as a
team.
The awards were presen-
ted by District Engineer D.
R. Watson of San Angelo
Those qualifying for the
awards were: Millard Roach.
George T. Lopez. 1 year;
Douglas C. Everett, 2 years.
Robert Cortez, Mauro H.
Castillo, 4 years; J B. Ba-
ker. 6 years, and Clyde E.
McKandles, 12 years.
In making the presenta-
tions. District Engineer Wat-
son commented, ^Considering
that 30 years of accident
free driving are represented
in these awards, under the
tiazardous conditions of
maintaining and constructing
roads in all kinds of weadier,
only a safety-conscious team
could have produced such a
record. Congratulations to
each of you and to Supervisor
Turnbow."
Savings Bond Sales
$1,111 In January
According to J. L. Werst,
Jr., Chairman of the Rea-
gan County Savings Bonds
Committee, die 1975 Sav-
ings Bond goal for the Coun-
ty is $20. 000. January
sales of E and H United
States Savings Bonds totaled
$1. Ill for 6 per cent of
the sales goal.
The 1975 Mies goal for
Texas is $234.3 million.
During the month ules were
$23,290,606 compared to
January 1974 ules of
$21,189.711.
Forty-six girls are en-
tered in the annual Miss
Reagan County Beauty
Pageant scheduled here
Saturday evening at 7:30
p.m. in the Reagan County
High School auditorium.
The event It sponsored by
the Twentieth Century
Club and the Reagan Coun-
ty Lions Club. Proceeds
derived will be used to-
ward the two clubs civic
projects.
The annual parade
through downtown Big Lake
will be held at 5 00 p.m
Friday Miss Tammy
Varnadore. Miss Reagan
County of 1974. will lead
the parade. The parade
will form at the courthouse
and wind through the down-
town area as in previous
years and disband on Main
Street in about the 400
block.
Miss Leslie Deck, Miss
Reagan County of 1973,
will be the master of cere-
monies. Miss Tammy
Varnadore, Miss Reagan
County of 1974, will
crown die winner and pre-
sent the first and second
runners-up.
Escorting the girls on
stage will be Charles Ber-
lin. ton of Mr and Mrs
Charles A. Berlin. Doyle
Settle, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Settle; Ted Miller,
ton of Mr. and Mrs. T.E.
Miller; and Joe Bass Arnett,
son of Mrs Helon E Arnett
Entertainment will he
furnished by the Reagan
County High School Stage
Band, The Knight Owls, ”
under the direction of
Santos Lujan.
Pianist for die pageant
will be Mrs Bode Owens
of Barnhart. Mrs. Owens
has judged the Beauty
Pageant and the Talent
Show several times in the
past.
Judges for this year's
pageant will be Joe Dom-
lney of Midland and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Parks of
Odessa. Mr. Dominey.an
executive officer with die
Midland National Bank,
was formerly head news-
man with KMID-TV and
has judged pageants in
this area. Mr. Parks is
owner of Tillery & Parks,
on the board of directors
of State National Bank of
Odessa and vice-president
of the Permian Basin-Oil
Show. Mrs. Parks, direc-
tor of Clover House Reha-
bilitation Center, hat
judged various beauty page-
ants throughout this area
Admission to the beauty
pageant will be $1.50 for
adults, and 75 cents for
students
Pictures of the girls and
the names of their sponsors
appear on another page of
this paper.
Mrs. John Robert Scott of
Billings, Montana hat been
visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bode Owens for
the past two weeks. She
it expected to return home
later this week
LOOKING BACK
By; Doris Way
The first paper printed in
Big Lake was The Big Lake
Crony, which began pub-
lishing on January. 1912. J.
Marvin Hunter was the origin
al owner and editor. He
also suited weekly publica-
tions in Ozona, Stiles and
Garden City.
Blood Pressure Test
James Luxoon, Holloman AFB Fire Dept. Rescue Squad,
administers a blood pressure test to one of his fellow workers,
Billy Overton, to demonstrate how painless the test is.
Members of the squad will administer blood pressure tests
throughout the month of March for all base personnel free
at Fire Station One (U.S Air Force Photo by Stu Gillis).
I.uxton, former Big Lake resident, and members of the
rescue squad have received training as Emergency Medical
Technicians at Chanute AFB. 111., and also at Holloman
AFB Hospital. An article in the base newspaper related
to the blood pressure tests for base personnel.
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