The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1972 Page: 4 of 6
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Pape 4, The Big; Lake (Texas) Wildcat, Thursday, February 17, 1972
best regards
Club Fetes Departing Member Tues. Morn
By Maurine Werst
; Being next door east, we’ve seen the hard work put in by
two pro<snerrive showmen. Dick and Maurine McReavy, as
They are trying to meet a March 3 deadline. That's when
the first show is booked to activate an indoor Big Lake
theatre.
Ye Olde Taylor Theatre has a new look with the box of-
fice torn down, a new entranceway modernized to allow
tnore protected space for those awaiting the start of a show,
and those awaiting rides home. Double doors on the right
open to theatre goers.
Dick moved the screen forward 30 feet to make storage
room for his electrical equipment leaving over three hun-
dred seats that Maurine is still busily covering in red, work-
ing hard while dreading the thought of them being torn by
thoughtless viewers.
She's now talking, looking at concession equipment with
salesmen, deciding on what to install, and they have more
construction work they'll still be doing at odd hours.
- And the first show is to be "Big Jake" starring John Wayne
Plans are for weekend shows only with matinees Saturday
and Sunday afternoons.
Still pending is a name for the new indoor theatre. The
letters in the Taylor sign could be utilized by naming it
the Royal, but they hesitate on choosing despite die savings
on the sign.
From all indications a deep appreciation is being express-
ed about having an indoor dieatre again, opinions coming
from many sources. We hopefully add ours as we recall our
Saturday matinee enjoyment, meeting our friends each week
and saving for that bag of popcorn and the price of the show.
Another theatre we're hearing about is under construction
two miles north of Ozona. Jack Brewer, Jr. was in town
Tuesday, saying that Tom Mitchell had invested in die new
venture of an indoor-outdoor combination dieatre. Ftom
other sources we heard diat it was going to feature Walt Dis-
ney shows. And diose are enjoyed by both children and
adults.
Could this be a local indication of more mixing, less
stay-at-home TV?
: Many fruit trees are beginning to bud, we notice, and
another sign of spring is die daily walkers. In my block,
Flora Mae McIntyre and Dalma Morrow stride purposefully
in die early evenings and Tuesday wenoticed the twin sisters,
-Mrs. Paul Wilburn and Mrs. Dewral Wilburn and Mrs. Alla
Pool making a sweep of several blocks in their quest for
■fresh air?
„ i* ’ll #
The garden club set Clean-up Week to coincide with Gar-
den Club week April 16-22, not the usual pre-Easter date.
■Since all anticipate a late spring, we'll be able to get die
debris brought by the Ides of March. But all hope to see
winter debris raked and hauled off before Easter, as much as
'possible.
To vary die activities of a varied day, last Friday Aubrey
Edwards heard die report of die Reagan State Bank beine rob-
bed. In vain he tried repeatedly to reach die sheriff's office
via telephone, gave up and made a mad dash over diere. Quite
calmly he was told diat this release was commonplace, done
every so often to keep personnel and the public on its toes,
alert to report such a happening.
Mrs. Mort Moriarty is shown Left to right are Mrs. Brown
opening farewell gifts of appre- Hayes, Mrs. Ellis Mills, Mrs.
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ciation for her civic work in
Twendetii Century Club pro- Mrs. W
jects at a coffee Tuesday morn- Sandel,
Paul Jacobs, Mrs. Eugene Blake, mon usage.
New Way To Make
Compost Learned
Mrs. Sam Mann told Reagan
Garden Club members Tues-
day how to make the needed
compost for flower beds and
shrubs in a method requiring
only fourteen days, giving the
information published in an
organic gardening poor.
She stressed that compost is
•a supplement to fertilizers,
adding to growdi of plants by
nature's way. The gardener
uses raked up leaves, grass
clippings, most clean refuse
from the kitchen that includes
peelings of vegetables, etc.
that can be decomposed, add-
ing their nutrients to the soil.
Several seed catalogues
were recommended, catalogues
that gave the botanical name
along with the name of com-
Area Book Drive For
UTPB Starts Soon
Mrs. Paul Jacobs and Mrs.
Morton Moriarty were among
about diirty women leaders
from over a score of Permian
Basin communities who met
at The University of Texas of
the Permian Basin campus in
CAJCMd iuuj.auay 1X.L>jutuy o to
discuss plans for launching a
massive area-wide book drive
for die benefit of the new UTPfc
library.
The idea of a book drive was
conceived by the area women
themselves at an informative
brunch January 27 in Monahans
hosted by Mrs. Conrad Duna-
gan of Monahans, Mrs. Richard
Slack of Pecos, and Mrs.
Claude Brown of McCamey.
Dr. B. H. Amstead, UTPB
president, met with die women
lected were brought personally
to UTPB by the women at
Thursday's meeting. About
thirty area women are involved
in die effort and have attended
the meetings in Monahans and
at die UTPB campus.
The goal is over 300,000
books, hard back, any and all
sorts of reading matter. Dorn
die collection, such as a series
of the Hardv Brothers, etc.
proper distribution of these will
be sent on by culling the sub-
ject matter. For instance,
child series will be sent on to
orphanages, etc.
Books especially sought are
diose published before 1955 as
most of these are out of print,
almost impossible to obtain
for a new UTPB library about
to be established.
In die meanwhile local re-
sidents may go tiirough tiieir
books, deciding which will be
to discuss the university's needs. °°nttibuted and know that die
E. McCracken, Mrs.
Mrs. Marian Sue Hen-
ing held in the home of Mrs.
Frank Sandel.
drix and seated, Mrs. John
Winn and die honored guest.
Gordon Thrall, Dank Horton,
Jacobs Insurance Agency, Wil-
son Loftin, Mrs. J. D. Arm-
strong, W. T. Mills, Joe
Daugherty, Royce Whitefield,
Jesse’s Sirloin House, James
Barnes, Dwain Carr, G. C.
McDermett, Mustang Motel,
James Proffitt, Mrs. Flora M.
McIntyre, Elliott & Waldron
Abstract Co ., Dale Cates, Herb clearing away the debris on
Local Stock Show
Buyers and Donors
At the recent Reagan Coun-
ty Junior Livestock Show die
two champion lambs brought
$100 each. Reagan State Bank
bought Joleta Everett's champ-
ion finewool lamb, and Tony
Clemmer's champion cross-
bred lamb went to Producers
Livestock Auction Co. of San
Angelo. All the odier lambs
brought $75 each in the auction. Beauty Shop, Iommy Phillips
Other lamb buyers included Shell Service, City Lumber
Co., Dorsey Electric Co., L.
M. McCoy, Mrs. E. Price Mill-
er, J. D. Poage, Big Lake
Pump & Supply, Vonnie Brown,
Gordon Roach, Motor Supply,
Flossie Coates, Steve Coates,
Garland's Steak House, Gar-
land Eggleston, and The Big
Lake Wildcat.
Mrs. Michael Barry pre-
sented a program on interpreta-
tion of modern flower arrang-
ing, illustrating with her ori-
ginal arrangement and diose of
Mrs. Lacy Way and Mrs. J. L.
Wright, Jr.
A novel way to interest the
city in Clean-up Week set for
April 16-22 was decided by
sponsoring a contest for public
recognition of the cleanest
block in town. Citizens are
to be asked to get acquainted
with their neighbors and work
with diem toward cleaning up,
Wood, The Model, Mrs
Christine Gardner, Joe Friess,
Mrs. Hazel Carr, Berniece’s
Conservation:
Key To Survival
; By Don Richmond
Conservation and the pre-
servation of a clean environ-
ment constitute two paramount
: concerns among the people of
. Texas because botii are of vi-
tal importance to our survival.
'.Texans must become aware of
* die problem of all types of
•/ conservation, and we must all
;. cooperate to end the dangers
“ of such problems.
Texans must gain a greater
awareness of the problem of
’ erosion which is not only a
-* threat to our rich farmlands
■' but is also a threat to our hun-
dreds of miles of coastal areas.
According to a federal survey,
millions of dollars in coastal
property will be lost if we fail
to cooperate in finding a solu-
: tion to diis problem.
The depletion of minerals
and natural resources consti-
tutes another serious problem
for ours and future generations.
We must all work for the con-
servation of the minerals in
*_ our soil and of our natural gas
and oil deposits iH order to in-
sure survival of future genera-
: dons. Texans could follow the
example of residents in Neosho,
Missouri, who mix leaves witii
lime and phosphate to form a
natural fertilizer with which to
replenish the depleted soil with
fresh nutrients and minerals
and this give the soil a period
of longer productivity.
Texans should settle for
nothing less than clean water-
ways and clean air. All of us
must become aware of our
strong pollution laws and work
together for stricter enforce-
ment of the existing laws. We
have to end pollution before
•’ it ends us.
Conservation is the key to
• survival for ours and for the fu-
ture generations. How to con-
serve our natural resources and
: our environment should con-
v cern every Texan, but first we
must become aware of the pro-
blem before we can hope to
: end it.
(Editor's Note: The essay
. above on Conservation was se-
cond place winner recently in
“ a contest sponsored by the Mid
die Concho Soil and Water
Conservation District. Don
. Richmond is the son of Mr. and
.1 Mrs. J. D. Richmond of Big
:: Lake and is a student in Reagan
County High School.)
Oars found in Danish bogs
- have been dated to 7000 B.C.
Jr. High
Volleyball Schedule
Feb. 18th, 19th, Imperial
Volleyball Tournament.
Feb. 21st, Imperial, Here,
4:30, 7th and 8th;
Feb. 29th, Imperial, There,
4:30, 7th and 8th;
March 2nd, Crane, Here,
5:00, 7th and 8th;
March 7th, Crane, There,
5:00, 7th and 8th;
March 14th, Ozona, There,
5:00, 8th;
March 18th, Big Spring Vol-
leyball Tournament;
March 24th, Ozona, Here,
5:00, 8tli.
A bicycle built in 1898 could
seat 10 people.
Turner Bros. Oil Co., Powell
Ranch Co., Lacy Way,
Gandy’s Creamery, West Te-
xas Wool & Mohair Association,
John Patterson, P. H. Coates,
The Nunn Ranch Co ., Central
National Bank of San Angelo,
First National Bank of Mertzon,
Wendell Parker, Hemphill-
Wells CO., Elliott Ranch, C.
H. Poynor Construction Co.,
S. E. Stout, Jr.,
Farm & Ranch Supply, Rock-
er b Ranch, Natitan's Jewelers,
Buck Owens, W. M. Jackson,
Southwest Butane Co., Max &
Bill Schneemann, D. D. Poy-
nor Construction Co., Fergu-
son Ranch, Globe Well Ser-
vice, Siler Williams, Concho
Cattle Co., Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Chriesman, Max Schneemann,
Sr., Lester Ratliff, Schnee-
mann Ranch Co., Town &
Country Stores, Glasscock
Chevrolet and G & G Insurance,
Big Lake Chamber of Commer-
ce, K. K. Well Service and
Martin's Dept. Store.
Donors in the Chinese Auc-
tion were Hemphill-Wells Co.,
Tucker Well Service, West
Texas Wool & Mohair Associa-
tion, W. T Mills, Gandy's
Creamery, S. E. Stout, Jr.,
Producers Livestock Auction
Co., John H. Holt, Pern brook
Ranch, Nathan's Jewelers, E.
O. Nevills, Gregory Powell,
Siler Williams, Schneemann
Investment Gorp., Senior 4H
Club, and Hamilton Scott.
Prize money donors were
Aubrey Edwards, Theron
Weatherby, Johnny Weatherby,
Peoples Drug Co ., Schaible's
Grocery, Jones Garage, R. L.
McKinney, Southwest Fuel Co.,
Dairy King, Loftin's Gift Shop,
Classified Ads Get Results!
their particular city block. A
block was designated as one
on the map, with an alleyway
tiirough each that would count
in the cleaning
Before and after pictures are
to be requested to show the
tremendous amount of im-
provement that will involve
cooperation of citizens work-
ing together before and during
Clean-Up Week.
Mmes. J. L. Wright, J. D.
Poage and Mike Barry were
named as the committee for
They responded with such en-
thusiasm that the second meet-
ing was scheduled for Thursday
February 3 at the UTPB cam-
pus in order to formulate more
definite plans for the drive.
Thursday’s meeting included
comments by Mrs. Conrad
Dunagan of Monahans on the
importance of area involve-
ment in the needs of the UTPB
library which will serve as a
research center for the entire
Permian Basin. President Am-
stead talked with the women
about the vital importance of
a library to a university.
Support for the book drive
comes from almost every city
and county in the Basin. Three
hundred volumes already col-
the Clean-Up Week Contest.
Mrs. Earl Chriesman hosted
the meeting and those present
included Mmes. Wright, Poage,
Barry, Mann, James Matthews,
Lacy Way, Billy Boyd, Max
Schneemann, Jr., Joe Johnston,
Paul Jacobs, Mike Werst, and
the hostess
reading matter will go to the
correct source to be of much
further use for several years to
come.
University President Amsteau
reported that he could not be
more pleased with the women's
efforts. "The residents of die
Permian Basin never cease to
amaze me with their untiring
willingness to work for UTPB
and their wholehearted enthu-
siasm for all our undertakings.
I am delighted that they have
recognized the library as a
prime area of need for UTPB.
"To a very great degree, ”
Amstead continued, "it is the
quality of the library which
marks die difference between
a good and a great university.
We want only the finest for
Mrs. Chriesman Host
B.L. HD Club Friday
Meeting at 2:30 p.m. Fti-
day Big Lake Home Demonstra-
tion Club is hosted by Mrs.
Earl Chriesman.
Jalyn Burkett, county agent,
will give the program.
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iliOl UMiiV tAJ UW 1U
battle was "Little Willie",
which saw service in the bat-
tle of Flers in Dance on sept.
15, 1916.
Shortest recorded reign was
that of Dauphin Louis Antoine,
Louis XIX of Dance, which
lasted for 15 minutes.
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spirit left in them to tackle any
job no matter how big and no
matter what the obstacles and
enough of the frontier friend-
ship to make them join together
to help their neighbors to get
the job done. The response to
the called meeting in Mona-
hans was unprecedented and die'
enthusiasm generated bound-
less. We have the will to make
the library of UTPB one of the
best in Texas and well find
die way."
While individual plans for
the book drive will be formu-
lating in each community in
the near future, it is expected
that volunteer groups and in-
terested individuals from every
town in the Permian Basin will
be called upon to aid in col-
lection of books, and diat die
news media will assist in pub-
licizing the drive. Donors of
books will be given permanent
V
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UTPB in every area of learning, recognition for their service to
Mrs. Conrad Dunagan, after UTPB library.
having hosted the initial meet-
ing in Monahans, expressed the
feelings of many women of the
area. "If somediing needs to
be done quickly and well, " she
said, "the women of tire Per-
mian Basin are the one to do it. if anyone is unable to brin8
There is enough of the pioneer them, 884-2195.
Mrs.Jacobs reported diat she
has a storage place downtown
and local donors may bring N,
the books to die Jacobs Insur-
ance Agency, or give her a call
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All Ladies
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Cotton
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or you are in the wrong lane
and miss a freeway exit
on an out-of-town shopping
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Count the reasons why
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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/m1/4/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.