The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1969 Page: 4 of 8
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best resards
—By Ma urine Werst —
Many flags were about i received become more appre-
town Tuesday, observing Ax- | ciated.
mistice Day, November 11. i Mrs. Neary learned this
All told, this past week was
the Week that Wuz!!!!!
Our band made us proud
with their winning in the par-
ade Saturday, Nov. 1, in San
Angelo, our winning the
Crane football game Friday
night and then bringing home
a Division I rating this past
Saturday in Odessa.
This last despite all the
confusion and delay caused by
a bad battery on the fresh-
man bus and the mad dash
onto the marching field.
Now we’ll look forward to a
wonderful Christmas Canta-
ta with some of these same
students singing and accomp- gitra'special for us to
anying with voices of the
community.
* * * *
It was a very real treat to
meet and talk With Mrs. Eva
Neary, the native of the Is-
from her first trip and was
hestitant in the second trip.
However her son and his fam-
ily urged her to continue trav-
el and enjoy these friends as
she has the home to entertain
them as well, if they can come
to her part of the world.
* * * *
Tuesday night we saw our
first stereo viewing, outside of
cinerama. Pictures were of
Big Lake brought in by Bill
Kautz, project engineer of
Dept, of Interior, Topographic
Division of Geological Survey.
With a long string of iden-
tification like this after one’s
name, one should have some-
see, and the pictures were
special.
For instance, in this three
diminsional viewing, the
height of the Shooting Star
screen, even the cars parked
land of Jersey. She extended back of wildcat, stood out
a warm invitation to come to ; clearly
see her if at all possible and | R wdj be more than a year
she knows the value of friends , before these surface maps
made here. She s traveled j ^iey prepare are ready for the
across country, meeting, mak- | pUpjjc but they are invaluable
ing new friends with a handi- | £0 acqUaint oneself with the
cap some of us may not real- j hometown and county.
^ze- I Art Kowert, of the Fred-
English travelers leave the j ericksburg Standard, had one
country, allowed only $120 I 0f his ranch and later on we’ll
for a trip. I give the proper address to
This is the third English j write for the latest map of
the
- . . —
Casa Blanca hospital. j English guest from her first
It was a month later, after J visit to Texas. More traveling
two weeks in the Moroccan, j is planned py Mrs. Neary, a-
North Africa, hospital, two
weeks in a London, England
hospital and funeral services
of her husband, that Mrs.
Neary began the search for
her pilot.
“Thinking no one but the
RAF could possibly perform
such wonderful deeds”, she
related, “I first wrote the
f A /Tl«#«wiL Yah7 I BratefulIy spend Christmas the Tom Spencers who be
jit «*ia(«|#av ......... - — |£,ve and Ciuiswu** lii a ] came acquainted ,THfh +v“
j Enlarges Life - Travels
i
A native of the Island of
Jersey, one of the Channel
Islands about ten miles off
the coast of France, told a
miraculous story Sunday in
Big Lake. A story of how her
life had been enriched by
simply writing a ‘Thank You’
to the person saving her life.
This is the second trip to
the United States since her
successful search for the pi-
lot credited with directing
rescue efforts in picking her
up out of the sea.
Her first trip in 1964 was
through courtesy of the Unit-
ed States Air Force in appre-
ciation of her expressed grati-
bout two months more,
through Colorado and on to
Washington State, done
through friends and relatives.
She had a brief trip to
Mexico as the women drove
to Del Rio and Cuidad Acuna
for a week end of sightseeing
especially for her.
An invitation simply given
tude. Her trace of the rescue
pilot and her letter thanking i I learned that of the 200 per-
the pilots for their work prov- * sons rescued by pilots based
ed so unusual she was met
upon arrival in New York,
feted and wined and dined
in Washington, and toured
several states.
there and of the 75 personal-
ly rescued by Capt. Don
Spencer of Comanche, Texas, i Monday, Nov. 17
I was the only one to ever! Barbecue Beef on Bun
write a simple Thank You.! Baked Beans
[Buttered Spinach
Dill Pickles
Mrs. Eva Neary’s story be- After all, it was my life.”
gan in December 1963 when | Her first trip was all ex-
she and her husband, a real-
tor in Sussex, England, were
on a Christmas holiday cruise
to the Madiera Islands. In the j through correspondence with j Milk
early morning hours of Dec. I Capt. Spencer and his par-; Tuesday, Nov,
23 a fire broke out in the hole ! ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spen
pense paid fairyland of en- Carrot and Raisin Salad
tertainment, a culmination of j Peaches
friendship developed! Hot Rolls and Butter
visitor met in about this
many years and the favorite.
All their travel must be care-
fully mapped and the many
temptations in gift items one
finds in the States must be
purchased with these limited
funds. If one stays a period
of several months friendships
formed and the hospitality
our area. Teachers may use 1
them as they will show the |
elevation, each identifying \
surface structure such as an
oilwell, tanks, water or oil,
pens, etc.
This mapping hasn’t been
done in many, many years
and it will prove valuable loc-
ally as well as nationwide.
of the ship. After several
hours awaiting rescue and
with only six lifeboats left of
the 12 usually available, at
4:30 a.m., the order was given
to jump overboard. The maj-
or portion of 500 passengers
and crewmen jumped 60 feet
into 59 degree waters in the
darkness and none knew their
exact location.
er in Comanche.
This second trip was her
own expense as far as New
York, a trip to see her pilot
married in Orlando, Florida.
From this trip on the Queen
Elizabeth, Major Don Spencer
and his fiance met her in New
York. The Orlando Chamber
of Commerce feted her with a
city-wide dinner. The mayor
are now serving in Viet Nam.
The church now has about
75 supporting members and
together with these active
Baptists, the Rev. H. S. Smith,
resident pastor, will be assist-
ed by ministers and congre-
gations from Odessa, Fort
Stockton and McCamey in the
programs.
Minister in residence is the
Mrs. Neary and her hus- j handed her a key to the city,
band were fortunate to find j citing these words; from a pla-
each other in the melee of
are C. C. Reed, Lewis Knight,
Willard Linville, Pompey Per-
ryman, Frazier Black, Euless
Moten of Ft. Stockton and
Bethlehem Baptist
Observe Founders Day
Wednesday evening, Nov. 14,
marked opening observance
programs of Bethlehem Bap-
tist Church 20th annual
Founders Day which will con-
tinue Thursday, tonight, Fri-
day night and all day Sunday
with dinner at the church.
The Sunday morning wor-
ship sermon will be delivered
by the Rev. L. V. Miles of
Odessa, the first minister of
the little congregation thatjFred pitcher and a Mr.
gathered in 1949 in the small Gardiner, both of Ozona. Oth-
one room building that form- I ers taking part in the pro-
erly housed the school. It grams are the Rev. Bud Good-
stood where the present larg- win> minister of Bethel Bap-
er structure of Bethlehem tist Church, Zelos Hightower,
Baptist Church now stands at president, Baptist Brother-
the corner of the 500 block on hood> Rubie N> smith, presi-
South California and Wolters dent of the usher Board, Wil-
®*,reet'- i lard Linville, Supt. of Sunday
The Founders Day program School, Theresa Watson, Dir.,
begins at 2:45 Sunday after- Training Union, Wilma Mot-
noon with the devotional j en, President of Youth Choir, j
bought by Mrs. Bob Williams, j George T. Curry, Pastor of !
ne affectionately called ' Antioch Baptist Church, Mid- j
•r Leah. It was Mother hand.
- r.v.i Williams, who with her others are Mary Corner,!
husband, carried on mission- president of the Senior Choir,
ary work in their home from xillie Perryman, president of,
Deaconesses, Evelina Reed,
water, bodies, and darkness
but her recollection isn’t clear
as to when his hand slipped
from hers. White caps fifteen
feet high and only occasional
glimpses of a lifeboat made
her despair and she remem-
bered thinking, while praying,
“perhaps my going to services
yesterday will help”.
Rescue planes began the
search but none seemed to
notice the small brunette’s
que, “Far too often in this
busy life we forget the ordin-
ary little courtesies. We are
touched by your thoughtful-
ness, now very delighted to
extend this Welcome to you.”
And her wedding present
to Major Don Spencer and
Mrs. Spencer was a silver
cream pitcher inscribed “The
Jersey Lily”, naturally, since
coming from the land of Jer-
sey cattle and the native
Sausage
Cheese Wedge
Snowflake Potatoe
Garden Peas
Tossed Salad
Pineapple Pie
Hot Rolls and Butter
Milk
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Baked Ham
Peanut Butter on Crackers
Turnips and Greens
New Potatoes
Vegetable Salad
Fruit Cookies
Hot Rolls and Butter
Milk
Thursday, Nov. 20
Hamburgers
Pinto Beans
Potato Chips
Lettuce - Tomatoes
Onions - Pickles
Mustard - Salad Dressing
Hot Rolls
Milk
Friday, Nov. 21
Fish Sticks
Tomato Catsup
Rev. H. S. Smith and deacons j alongside. She spent nine 1 Mrs. C. M. Alben and Mrs. I Hot Rolls and Butter
.... ' rl]
hours in the water, rescued to John B. Pogue, a neighbor of 1 Milk
the time they moved from
Mott, Texas to San Angelo,
then on to Texon where they
President of Women’s Mis- [
sionary Union, Rev. Degrate,
worked during the boom days, i pastor of South Union Baptist
on to Big Lake.
It was in the living room of
the Williams’ home at 503
South California that the first
Sunday School lessons in the
Baptist faith were taught to
children in the colored com-
munity. From these Sunday
meetings the group of child-
ren and the Williams obtained
the little school house across
the street on the corner for
their first church. When they
and a few others who had
joined them could afford a
minister, the Rev. Miles came
to preach.
Mother Leah remembers
Essie D and Margaret Perry-
man and Leonard and Boy
Dimery as her first students.
One of those members of the
Sunday School classes, Essie
D. Linville of Colorado, is ex-
pected home for the Founders
Day programs. Margaret lives
here and the Dimery brothers
Church, McCamey, Frazier
Black, David Lee Black, Dea-
con C. C. Reed, Mother Leah
and Rev. Walter R. Octletree.
When You Buy In Big Lake
You Are Helping Build Your
Community.
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governor of Morocco for North j to those she meets is, “If you
African bases giving the date,
time of rescue, the Greek lines
ship Lakonia, etc., and the
hospital”.
“The name of the comman- | quarters, traveling ten min-
der of USAF pilots based in ! utes to France, a short hop to
the Azores was sent to me. In Ireland, etc., and rest in be-
writing to him, this is when tween times.’
fiafpl
can ever come to England,
come on to Jersey. I have the
room for you and you can
make my home your head-
School Cafeteria Menu
THE BIG LAKE (TEXAS) WILDCAT November 13, 1969
First Baptist Revival To Start Monday
A revival meet-
ing is scheduled to
begin Monday
night, Nov. 17, 7:30
p.m., at First Bap-
tist Church. Rev.
Von Dell Drinkard,
pastor, Southside
Baptist Church of
Odessa will be the
e v a n g e 1 i st, and
Burton Sutterfield,
Fannin Terrace
Baptist Church,
Midland, will be
the song leader.
Meeting each
night at 7:30 p.m.,
and each morning
at 7:30 a.m., the
revival will con-
clude on Sunday
night, Nov. 23.
A prayer break-
fast at 7:30 a.m. is
open to the public
as well as the evening serv- i include Saturday morning,
ices. Choir practice will be at I also. There will be services on
6:50 p.m. each evening. j Saturday night, too.
The prayer breakfast will j The public is invited to at-
begin Tuesday morning and tend all services.
Rev. Von Dell Drinkard
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Lei- ors of their parents, Mr. and
fester and their eight months Mrs. Roy Joynor of the Ted
old son Jason of Needville, Harris ranch over the week-
Texas were West Texas visit- end.
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efforts to signal. Finally onejJersey Lily.
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possibly detect her but she j guest of Mrs. Tom Wilson, I Green Beans
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1969, newspaper, November 13, 1969; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615241/m1/4/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.