The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1972 Page: 1 of 6
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BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, (76932), FEBRUARY 17, 1972
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NUMBER 7
Discuss Wildlife Potential
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A joint meeting was held
here Tuesday of about 20 re-
presentatives of die University
of Texas, die U. S. Soil Con-
servation Service and die Te-
xas Parks and Wildlife De-
partment. The meeting was
^Xlield in the morning at the
Reagan State Bank and ad-
journed to Jesse's Sirloin House
for noon lunch and then a
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field tour was conducted in
Reagan County and part of
Crockett County in die after-
noon.
Shown above are, left to
right, Billy Carr of Midland,
Land Agent, University of Te-
xas; J. L. Richmond of San
Angelo, Area Conservationist,
Soil Conservation Service;
Floyd Shelton of Austin, As-
sistant Deputy Chancellor,
University of Texas; and
George Litton of San Angela
biologist widi die Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department.
Discussions centered around
wildlife consideration and
wildlife potential on Univer-
sity of Texas lands, and ways
to maintain and improve wild-
life habitant.
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Candidates File
"for School Trustee
Three candidates have filed
for die Board of Trustees of
Reagan County Independent
School District as of Tuesday,
diis week.
+ The election lias been called
^ for Saturday, April 1.
1’wo men, J. D. Richmond and
Robbie Ferguson, have filed to
represent Big Lake District, and
one man, Wayne W. Wilson, has
filed to represent the Stiles
District.
Wilson is presently serving
on die board, while Richmond
■Stud Ferguson will be running
for the place now held by John
H. Ilolt, president of die board.
The last day for candidates
to file for a place on die ballot
is March 1.
Easter Seal Appeal
x Begins February 28
Mr. Gordon Tlirall will head
die 1972 Faster Seal Appeal in
Reagan County, it was an-
nounced by Rodney D. Har-
'^^.rave, Dallas, President of die
Faster Seal Society for Crippled
Children and Adults of Texas.
Residents of Reagan County
will receive the annual Easter
Seal Appeal letters in the mail
beginning February 28. The
Easter Seal Appeal, conducted
yearly to provide disabled per-
^/sons and their families treat-
ment and services, will conti-
nue through Easter Sunday,
April 2.
He is one of 223 men and
women diroughout Texas who
are serving in diis capacity.
The cost of die statewide East-
er Seal program is over one
•^Trillion dollars, financed main-
ly by die Easter Seal Appeal.
Almost 90 percent of all funds
raised by the Easter Seal Ap-
peal remain in Texas to sup-
port die growing needs of die
disabled in die Stare.
Special emphasis is being
given in die 1972 Easter Seal
Appeal to die disabled citizen
or iiis family in Reagan County
who may need assistance and
not know where to obtain it.
Any disabled person can con-
tact Mr. Tlirall at the Co.
Attorney's Office, Big Lake,
I who will refer die request for
services to die Easter Seal So-
ciety. A determination of die
extent and type of assistance
needed and die most efficient
means of obtaining that assis-
tance will be made. Arrange-
ments for needed treatment
vvr service will be made by the
r Easter Seal Society.
Henderson Scores
High In Judging
LUBBOCK—Mark Henderson
of Big Lake emerged as the se-
cond highest scoring individual
in helping tiis Texas Tech Uni-
versity plant judging team-
mates capture die national
championship to climax the
25th annual meeting of die
American Society for Range
Management in Wasliington,
D. C., on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Henderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Henderson of Big
Lake, turned in an individual
total of 991 points of a possible
1, 000.
Scoring an impressive 2, 043
points of a possible 3, 000, die
Texas Tech plant judging team
bettered rivals for Colorado
State University and Texas
A&M, which finished second
and diird, respectively.
Twelve universities from die
western and soudiern U. S.
entered teams in the national
competition.
Other team members were
Wyman Meinzer and Larry Con-
ner, bo til of Benjamin, and
Randy Rappmund of Converse.
Dr. Darrell N. Ueckert, pro-
fessor of range and wildlife
management, coached the
team and accompanied it to
Washington. Three odier fa-
culty members -- Joseph L.
Schuster, Henry A. Wright,
and Billy E. Dahl -- attended
die convention and presented
reports of Tech's range re-
search projects.
For years, Tech's plant
judges have dominated the na-
tional contest, winning five of
the past six consecutive na-
tional titles. Tech placed
third last year in die contest.
Contestants are required to
identify by their scientific
names, 100 selected range
plants, and classify diem as
native or exotic, and as annual
or perennial.
Purpose of the contest is to
foster diorough knowledge of
range plants in order to make
better range management de-
cisions.
FEBRUARY COMMODITIES
AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
The following commodities
are being apportioned at the
Reagan County office of Te-
xas Department of Public Wel-
fare at 98 Main this week;
beans, butter, cheese, corn-
meal, flour, meat, dry milk,
oats, peanut butter, potatoes,
rice egg mix, vegetables-corn
or peas, juice, evaporated
milk, syrup, pork-chicken or
turkey, grits, macaroni
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Annual Winter RCHS Sunday, Feb. 20 Is
Band Concert Feb. 24 Heart Fund Sunday
TS&GRA Dist. Meet
In Mertzon Feb. 24
Dr. Henry A. Wright, Brush
Control Specialist at Texas
Tech, will be main speaker at
the Texas Sheep and Goat
Raisers' District 2 meeting in
Mertzon on Thursday, Feb. 24.
The meeting will begin at
11:00 a.m. with coffee, break
for lunch at noon and resume
again after lunch. All men's
meetings will be held in die
Irion County Community Cent-
er. Ladies auxiliary members
ire invited for lunch and to
attend die auxiliary meeting
at 1:00 in the Study Club
Building.
In addition to Dr. Wright,
Bill Sims, TS&GRA executive
secretary, and odier Associa-
tion officers, will be on hand
to explain the fordicoming
predator control referendum
and how it will affect sheep
and goat producers. Directors
to serve the district for die
1972-73 term will be elected
at this time.
District Two is made up of
Andrews, Borden, Crane, Daw-
son, Crockett, Ector, Gaines,
Glasscock, Howard, Irion,
loving, Martin, Midland,
Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry,
Sterling, Upton, Ward and
Winkler counties. All produc-
ers in these counties are cor-
dially invited to attend,
cording to Hal Noelke,
trict chairman .
Now serving as directors are:
C. C. Aiken, Rankin; Bert
Dennis, Gail; P. H. Coates,
Gregory Powell, Kenny Mc-
Mullan and Bill Schneemann,
Big Lake; I. C. Earp, Crane;
Ross Foster, E. F. McEntire,
Sr. Charles Probandt and Neal
J. Reed, Sterling City; R. A.
Harrell, Tom Mitchell and
Max Schneemann of Ozona;
Victor Lindley, Hal Noelke,
W. E. Scott and Buck Whitley
of Mertzon; Pierce Miller, San
Angelo; and Clyde Reynolds of
Garden City. Honorary direc-
tors for life are : W. E. Friend,
Jr. and Victor Pierce of Ozona
and Aubrey DeLong of Mert-
zon . Past presidents from the
district are; E G. Cauble, Jr.
of Big lake; Worth Durham,
Sterling City; and G. C.
gruder, Jr., Mertzon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gettman of Columbus, Kan.
are newcomers to Big Lake
expected to arrive in less than
a week. They join Mrs. Gett-
man's brothers, Dale and
Richard Anderson and their
families in making their home
in Big Lake.
Michael R. Barry, director,
announces Thursday evening,
February 24, as die date of
the Annual Winter Concert of
"The Pride of Reagan County"
the RCHS band, in die high
school auditorium.
Beginning at 7:30 o'clock
some 300 music students of
Reagan County Independent
Schools will perform.
The program features the
Mrs.Oscar B.Orr, chr.of the
annual Heart Sunday drive for
funds announces diat die Boy
Scout Troop and volunteer wor-
kers will meet at the courthou-
se at 4 p.m. Sunday to begin
a canvas of the city for Heart
Sunday.
Her co-workers will be Mrs.
J.l.. Wright, Jr. Reagan County
Heart Fund Chairman, and
Mines.Johnny Poynor, Norman
Talent Show Saturday
Benefits Civic Projects
Volleyball Beau
sixth grade band under direction Guess, Terry Page, Mike Barry,
Lelan Varnadore and Wayne
Gooch.
Mrs.Jack Joyce is Heart Me-
morial Chairman and those
wishing to send Memorials may
contact her at Reagan State
Bank
of Santos Lujan, the high
school choir will be accom-
panied by RA Wallace at the
piano and the higli school stage
band and concert band will be
directed by Barry.
A "Pop" concert featuring
many light and familiar com-
positions will be presented.
The sixth grade band plays the
familiar hymn, The Crusaders,
arranged as a march and their
appearance will conclude with
an arousing arrangement of
Concert Rock.
The junior high band plays
"March First", "Dance" from
Suite in Minor Mode, and a
rock arrangement of "Right
On".
In addition to opening the
evening of entertainment with
the National Anthem, the high
school choir will sing two of
the selections it will be doing
in UIL Concert-"Never Tell
Thy Love" and the "Beatitudes"
This portion of the program is
completed with two spirituals,
"Nobody Knows the Trouble
I've Seen" and "Down by the
Riverside".
The stage band, which will
be going to the Texas Stage
Band ['•estival in Big Spring the
very next morning, Feb. 25,
will play four contest tunes,
"Getting Straight", "Mantilla
Lace, "For All We Know", and
"Filet of Soul" .
The high school band com-
pletes the performance by play- The Owls came back to win
Jr. High Owlets
Off To Good Start
The Junior High Owlettes
got off to a good start for this
1972 season with one great big
7th grade victory. The 7th
graders shut out die Goliad 7tit
Graders with a 15-3, 15-5.‘
victory in Big Spring last
Thursday night. Maggie Rey-
nolds led die team to victory
with 16 big points. Eleven of
these points were consecutive
and in one game only. Mem-
bers of die 7til grade team
were Maggie Reynolds, Rita
Levario, Janetta Watson, Tam-
my Varnadore, Dorothy
Phillips, Dora Hernandez,
Amelia Vargas, Deona Jones,
and Michele Woodflin.
The 8di grade didn't come
off the court victorious but
gave die Goliad Volleyballers
a good battle. The Owls had
the game point in the first
game but were unable to hold
off the determined team from
Big Spring as die visitors took
the first game by a 16-14 score.
Keith Tarvin was presented
as die 1972 Volleyball Beau in
die hall of R.C.H.S. last Fri-
day morning. The volleyball
team gathered around as Miss
Jeanine Neill presented him the
Traditional Sweethearts' box
of valentine candy. Keith is
die son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Tarvin of Barnhart. He was a
starter for the 1972 Owl Basket-
ball Team and has been active
in activities at Reagan County
High School. He will be an
honored guest at the Annual
Volleyball Banquet in May.
Mertzon Rancher
B. L. Wilson Buried
ing, "Riders for the Flag", by
John Phillip Sousa, "Highlights
from Exedus", "Begin die Be-
guine" and a special arrange-
ment of "America"
The musical evening is
timed to be an hour and fifteen
minutes, and the public is cor-
dially invited to attend.
Mrs. Aaron Foster's
Father Dies In Brady
V .M . Huff, 80, father of Mrs.
Aaron Foster, died Thursday of
a heart attack, and funeral ser-
vices were held Saturday, Feb.
12 in Wilkerson Funeral Home
in Brady widi burial in Rest-
haven Cemetery.
He was a building contrac-
tor, retired, who had lived in
Brady about 43 years.
Survivors include his wife,
and six children, four sons and
two daughters, 11 grandchildren
and a great-grandchild.
die second game by a score of
15-13. However, diey were
unable to put it all togedier in
die decisive 3rd game. They(
were defeated 15-11 for the
third game Sandra Evans led
the team in scoring honors widi
10 points. She was assisted by
Debbie Hennington widi 7
points and Roma McKandles
and Janet Jackson with 6
points each.
This week-end the Reagan
County Junior High Volleyball
Team will represent Big Lake
in the Annual Buena Vista Vol-
leyball Tournament in Impe-
rial. Then on Monday night
at 4:30 they will host the Ju-
nior High Teams from Imperial.
This will be the first home
game for the Little Owls. We
hope diat lots of friends will
come out to see the Junior Owls
in action. They are very en-
thusiastic and really work at
it.
Reagan County
square miles.
has 1,133
Bonnie Wilson 79 of Mertzon,
retired rancher of Mertzon who
had been malting his home in
Baptist Memorials Geriatric
Center in San Angelo, died at
6:30 a.m.Tuesday in Shannon
Flospital, San Angelo.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p m. Wednesday in Robert
Massie Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Taylor Henry of
die geriatric center officiating.
Burial was 3:30 p.m. in
Mertzon Cemetery.
He was born July 22 in Junc-
tion and moved to Sherwood in
1908. He was married Sept. 30
to Vera Coffman in San Angelo
and moved to Mertzon in 1925.
He was a member of First Chri-
stian Church in Mertzon.Mrs.
Wilson died Feb.21, 1962.
Survivors include two sisters-
in-law, Mrs. Bode Owens of Barn leyballers
hart and Mrs.Nita Rutledge of
San Angelo.
Pallbearers were Guy Har-
grave, Tommy Thorp, Stewart
Evans, all of Mertzon, and Van
Carson, Claude Rawls and Jim-
my Stegerof San Angelo.
Peoples Drug Awards Prizes
Miss Karen Cain, left, Rea-
gan County High School
senior, and Miss Elizabeth
Jenkins, Peoples Drug em-
ployee, are shown here as
Miss Cain drew die lucky win-
ners Monday afternoon as door
prizes were awarded by Peo-
ples Drug in connection with
titeir Grand Opening Sale and
Valentine Specials under new
ownership. John C. Crews,
one of the owners, was master
of ceremonies for the drawing.
First prize, a black and
white portable TV, went to
Mauro Castillo, Jr. Second
prize, a $15.00 box of King’s
Chocolates, went to Mrs. Ed
Harris of Rankin. Third prize,
a $10.00 box of King’s Choco-
lates, was won by Dora Black;
fourth prize, Jeff Weatherby,
a $6.00 box; and fifth prize,
Mack Siegenthaler, a $3.25
box.
About Your
Social Security...
An annual report of earnings
is now due from social security
beneficiaries who earned over
$1680 in 1971 and were under
age 72. The final date for re-
porting is April 15, 1972, ac-
cording to J. M. Talbot, so-
cial security manager.
The form, Annual Report of
Earnings, will be mailed to
beneficiaries who notified so-
cial security that they expect-
ed to earn over $1680 in 1971.
Those who did not notify so-
cial security but did earn over
$1680 should request the form.
When you receive the form,
report only the amount that
you have earned from employ-
ment and self-employment in
1971. If you were employed,
report the amount earned be-
fore any deductions. If you
were self-employed, report
your net earnings. Do not re-
port any income that was not
earned, such as interest, di-
vidends, or rent (unless you
were a real estate dealer or an
active farm landlord.)
Do not make a report if you
were at least age 72 in all
months in 1971; however, a re-
port is required for the entire
Owl Volleyballers
Play Here Tonight
Tonight local volleyball
fans will be able to see one of
the best teams in this part of
the state play. Big Spring, re-
cent double winner in the
Odessa Volleyball Tournament
and the Queen Bee Tournament,
will be the guest team for the
Reagan County Owls tonight.
Game time-is set for 6;30 with
the B teams and 7:30 for the A
Teams.
Last Thursday night the Owls
traveled to Fort Stockton for a
return match with the Panthers.
Once more the Freshmen Owls
were the only ones to retain a
victory. This marks their se-
cond big win of the season.
Scores of the Freshman game
were 11-15, 18-16, 15-6. High
point for the Freshmen were
Luann Goehring and Debra
Moore with 14 points each.
The B team improved con-
siderably over their first en-
counter They were defeated
by the Panthers but were able
to salvage one victory when i
they took the second game of
the 2 out of 3 game series.
Final score for this match was
15-7, 9-15, 12-9. High point
server was Mariana Smith with
16 points.
Seems the Big A team had
lots of trouble as they were
defeated by the Fort Stockton
Volleyballers in a hapless
15-6, 15-7, loss. At moments
in the game the Owls proved
to be challenging but were
quickly pushed back by the
strong team efforts of the
Panthers.
In the Crane Tournament
the Owls lost the first two
games. On Friday afternoon
the Owls were defeated sound-
ly by the Midland Lee Rebels.
The Rebels quickly overpower-
ed the Owls by a score of 15-0
15-8. Later that night in the
tournament, the Midland team
engaged the Big Spring Team
in a thriller. Big Spring came
out on top if this match with
a 15-11, 5-15,15-11 win.Sat-
urday morning the Owls were
ousted from the Tournament
by a 15-4, 15-11 defeat at the
hands of the Denver City Vol-
Girls making the
trip to Crane were Debbie Ki-
ser, Waynette Jones, Bertha
Hernandez, Judy Love, Cheryl
McKinney, Mitzi Owens,
Jeanine Neill, Missy Bird, Wil-
ma Moten, Madeline Thomp-
son, Shryl Schneemann, Les-
lie Schaible, Marianna Smith,
and Cindy McMillan.
Imperial Volleyballers
coached by Miss Waynette Do-
lan will come to Big Lake
Monday night to engage in a
match with the Owls. Game
time is set for 6:30 with the B
team and 7:30 for the A team.
Then on Tuesday night the
Owls will travel to Colorado
City for a return match with
them.
"Really hope the townspeo-
ple take the opportunity to see
the Owls in action. These
games are really full of lots of
excitement and thrills. Espe-
cially are they thrilling to the
people who have never seen
power volleyball. No longer
does the game resemble what
we played 15 years ago. It is
a game of ball technique and
strategy, " Mrs. Mary Tatum,
coach, said this week.
year if you were under 72 in
one or more months of the
year, Mr. Talbot explained.
For more information, con-
tact the Social Security Office
at 3000 West Harris Avenue
(P. O. Box 3808) in San Ange-
lo, Texas, or see the repre-
sentative when he is in your
area. Persons who are unable
to meet with him are encour-
aged to call the office in San
Angelo at 949-4608.
Progressive Study Club and
Twentieth Century Club, both
federated clubs, stage the an-
nual Talent Show for tliis area
at 7:30 o'clock Saturday even-
ing in high school auditorium
for benefit of club civic pro-
jects.
Admission is $1 for adults,
50<£ for children with free ad-
mission to pre-schoolers ac-
companied by their parents.
Tony Clemmer is Master of
Ceremonies. Intermission en-
tertainment will be provided
by H. F. Ritchie's Whirlwinds.
Marian Sue Hendrix, who
has been registering entertain-
ment, reported perhaps five
categories will be presented
trophies. Musical groups, com-
bos, of modern, western mu-
sic are pre-registered, along
with vocal groups, speech,
dance, and drama acts.
A whole evening of enter-
tainment in local talent awaits
the community Saturday night
and the civic clubs cordially
invite public attendance, sup-
port in this project.
Crane Beats Owls
In Season Finals
Reagan County Owls closed
out their basketball season
here last Friday night as they
lost to the Crane Golden t
Cranes, 66-49. The Owls
wound up district play with a
3-7 record, and were 12-20
for the season.
Crane took the district
championship with a 10-0 re-
cord and was 19-11 for the sea-
son. Coahoma was second in
district with a 7-3 record and
20-10 for the season. McCam-
ey was 6-4 and 16-14, Stanton
3-7 and 8-18, and Ozona 1-9
and 12-18
Crane will meet El Paso
Parkland in bi-district play at
a site to be selected.
Rusty Owens led the Owls in
tire final game with 15 points,
while Keith Tarvin hit 10
points. Other Owls scoring
were Robert Gunnels 9, Steve
Bird 7, Ken Stout 6 and Ricky
Winchester 2. Don Hollins led
Crane with 19 points.
Crane won the B same,
57-42.
Debate Team Places
2nd In Sonora Meet
Reagan County High girls
debate team, Karen McWill-
iams and Carla Harris, com-
peted Friday and Saturday in
the 26th. Annual Sonora Speech
Tournament, reaching the fi-
nals before losing to Coronado
High, Lubbock, by a close 2-1
decision.
The girls defeated San An-
gelo Central debate team and
the Fort Stockton team in ad-
vancing to the finals where
they won second place.
The boys debate team com-
posed of Don Richmond, Pete
Midkiff, also participated in
Forensic activities Friday.
RA Wallace and Marvin Ju-
dah were coaches, taking high
school students to Sonora.
Watson Is Named
To Phi Eta Sigma
Edmund Bradley Watson,
freshman government major at
Angelo State University in San
Angelo, has been selected for
membership in Phi Eta Sigma,
men's honor society at ASU.
Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Watson of Big Lake,
maintained a 3.0 grade point
average or better while carry-
ing a full-time student load of
12 or more semester hours last
fall for the honor.
He is a graduate of Reagan
County High in Big Lake.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. & Werst, Mrs. J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1972, newspaper, February 17, 1972; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615413/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.