The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. [21], Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1933 Page: 1 of 7
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(Big Lake News and Oil Review Absorbed by Purchase March 1,1927)
VOLUME VII
BIG LAKI, REAGAN COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY, JAN. 13. 1933
HIGHWAY DEPT, IS
UNABLE TO REFUND
GO. BOND MONEY
REAGAN COUNTY WILL HAVE
TO MEET TWIT-THIRDS
MATURING BONDS
Counties With outstanding road
bond,jjS£M must make two-thirds
ofThe 1933 payment despite a cent
of the gasoline tax being diverted
for that purpose.
The board of county and road
district road Indebtedness says that
the state Is able to pay the Inter-
est and one-third of the principal
due this year. Even that will put
the estimated redemption fund In
a shortage of $48,000 in April.
Reagan County has a five-cent
road bond tax and with interest
on Investments the $5,333 princi-
pal cua be paid. The semi-annual
payment of Interest and maturing
bonds can be met by this county
in April, it was learned here this
week from county officials.
MILLION SCOUTS
ARE TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
SCOUT TROOPS WILL ARRANGE
APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS
DURING WEEK
The Boy Scouts of West Texas
and Concho Valley Council, in
co-operation with more than one
million Scouts of the United State1?.,
are celebrating the 23rd anniver-
sary of the founding of the Boy
Scouts of America during Boy
Scout Week, February 14th.
During this week every Scout
troop In the nation will have some
kind of program each day during
the week, showing the value of the
Boy Scout movement to the boys
themselves and to the nation.
This anniversary week will be
the kick-off on the Ten-Year pro-
gram of growth and development
for the organization. It Is the am-
bition of the Scouts to deliver to
Uncle Sam in 1942 two million new
citizens who have had four years
•rilning in a troop. *
The outstanding events of an-
niversary week will be at 8:15 p.
m. on the night of February 8th,
when all of the Scouts of Amer-
ica stand together and recommit
themselves to the oath and law
The second high point will be
Scout Sunday on February 12th,
when all troops will attend church
In a unit, and In many places the
service will be dedicated to the
4oy Scouts.
v Four Eagle badges will be pre-
sented at Courts of Honor In the
Concho Valley Council during an-
niversary week. The honored
Scouts are Delmond Hamner of
Troop 8. San Angelo: Hugh Lee
Jordan of Troop 20, Junction; and
Gober of Troop 23, Brady; Jarvis
Overby Smith of Troop 20, Junc-
tion.
Local Scouts and officials are
planning for observance of Scout
Week, it Is understood.
STANOLIND TODD
DEEP TEST WUL IN
CROCKETT DRILLING
TWO CONTINENTAL WELLS HAD
GOOD SHOWINGS AT SHAL-
LOW DEPTH
Coring and drilling to 7,405 feet
brought no oil or gas showing In
Stanollnd Oil & Gas Company
and others' No. I Todd In. north
central Crockett county.
This test Is 158 feet In the El-
lenberger lime at 7.405 feet. Some
of the deep wells In the Big Lake
field produce from a deeper depth
than the Ellenberger. The well
Is In the center of the northeast
quarter of section 67, block UV.
O. C. Si S. F. Ry. survqy.
The two wells being drilled by
Eppanaeur for the Contlnetnal on
the Todd ranch had showings of
oil and gas recently between 900-
1,000 feet, but production was not
found In commercial quantities.
Pete Williams’ No. 1 8cott. six
miles northeast of town In the
Atlantic block, reached a depth of
1426 feet at noon Wednesday. A
small amount of sour gas at this
depth was giving considerable trou-
ble. The test Is to be drilled to
about 3,000 feet.
BB1WGSLY°WILL
COLLECT TAXES AT
TEXON PAY DAYS
OIL COMPANY EMPLOYES MAY
PAY TAXES AT CLUBHOUSE
25 AND 26
important Milestone in History of
Big Lake Is Marked by Important
Progressive Steps and Improvement
OWL QUINTET WILL
DEFEND TITLE AT
OZONA TOURNAMENT
A. W. Billingsly, sheriff and tax
collector, will move the county tax
books to Texon on the 10 and 11
and on the 25th and 26th for the
benefit of employees of the Big
Lake and Group One oil compan-
ies.
L. Jagers will be in charge of
the collections in Texon at the
clubhouse, and will keep office
hours from 9 In the morning until
6 in the afternoon.
Mr. Billingsly sets a precedent in
this county in moving the collec-
tor’s books to Texon. This Is being
met with approval of both oil com-
panies and their employes.
Big Lake Is not u crowded me-
tropolis teeming with riches and
poverty, surmounted by towering
skyscrapers offest by sin-Soaked
slums, but through fat years and
lean years the progress of Big Lake
a small populace thriving from the
oil and ranch.r-.g interests, can be
marked. While 1932 may be among
the the leanset of these economi-
cally, it marks a milestone of pro-
gress among the most Important
in the history of the town.
In 1931 a number of business
firms were impie:.scd with the real-
ization of the thing commonly
termed "depression” and inciden-
tally closed their doors hoping to
shut out the dark cloud that seem-
ed to loom In the future; In 1932
tnese same business houses have
been reponed by other persons who
had the conflddenc and the fore-
sight to see a silver lining lurking
behind a dark exterior.
The Reagan Motor Com puny
sprang to life early in the summer
with Jack Moore active manager.
Stanley Erskine of Dallas opened
the Erskine Motor Company In the
fall. Both firms are meeting the
urgent need of supplying automo-
biles for the trade territory be-
H. Ford Taylor Is operating the bqyS
show house.
The Ramsey Variety Store, own-
ed by L W. Ramsey was opened
this whiter and Is carrying on a
very successful business
AND GIRLS TO FACE
RANKIN RED DEVILS IN
GYM HERE TONIGHT
LINE i.
The Big Lake Owls will go to
...... . , Ozona Saturday morning to take
Th^ Cinderella Shoppe begun to pUrl jn second annual tourna-
| ment being staged by Coach Ted
operate a few weeks ago und is
selling ladies’ ready-to-wear. It la
owned by Mrs. R. L McKinney
and Mrs. L. Jagers
The Big Lake Pastry Shop, own-
ed by Mrs. Dewey Bishop and Mrs.
Lewis Boyd, has met the urgent
need of a bakery here.
Mrs. Russell has leased the Cot-
tage Hotel. She has made some im-
provements and Is striving to give
the public the best service pos-
sible.
Mrs. Tommy Slaughter has re-
LINE MAY BE LA1I
C ITY FROM Fit
MATES BEING
White and his Ozona Lions. The
Owls are defending champions, j
Although the tourney sturts Friday, j
the Owls have made arrangements
for their first game to be played
Saturday morning, since they have ]
a game scheduled tonight with
Rankin.
Only a few teams participated ]
in the tournament that the Owls
easily won last year. Big Lake and
Iraan are the strongest contend-
ers for the title with the Owls1
opened the Big Lake Beauty Salon ,_____ ,,____ . . i
in a new location. She has added' havlng lhe ed«<* slnce the* dereat'
newer and nuri* modem epuip-
ment.
New filling stations have been
established by Atwell Cartwright,
Merton Purcell. J. W. Cartwright,
O. C. McDermett and M. H. Balk-
urn.
The City of Big Lake has had
work started this week on paving
a block on Depot Avenue from 1st
tween San Angelo and McCamcy. , ™e pavement
Ozona and Big Spring 1 1 ™et “tatc, 99 now
The Palace Theatre has been re-! bel*« hard-surfaced.
opened and has many pictures on
their premier showing In Texas.
TEXON TALES
(By Local Brisbane)
Another project of the city Is a
modern bungalow being built at
the waterworks and fire station for
the keeper mid his family The
city recently purchased a new Ford
fire truck to replace one purchas-
ed several years ugo.
Reagan County has done her
part In aiding the county seat In
Its progressive strides. A cannery
for charity purposes was purchased
In the fall and will soon be moved
ed the Braves in an early season
game in a large score. It Is prob- ;
able that McCamey may attend
although they are expected at the!
Odessa tournament Friday and
Saturday.
Coaches Tannery and Nall may
take two teams to the meet so ]
that the reserves will glv<> the LI- '
on cubs another run for their'
money.
Two games have been scheduled
for tonight with the Rankin boys]
and girls to take place at 7 00 o'-
clock
FEW COYOTES AND
BOBCATS LEFT TO
BOTHER RANCHMEN
The City of Big Luke will .
application soon for a loan fro»»*
the Reconstruction Finance Cor-
poration with which to supply the
city with natural gas.
If the loan Is secured a line will
be built direct from the fields west
of here if the cost of gas at the
gate of the West Coast Power Co.
is too high. An engineer will be
consulted and estimates furnished
at an early date. The gate rati?
Is about 35 cents per thousand
feet, while the cost at the wells
Ls undolstood to be about ten cents
per thousand.
The loan, if made, would be for
a period of ten years with tire
principal divided Into leu equal
payments at 5 1-2 percent inter-
est.
The city gas rate In San Angelo
and other larger cities ls about
70 cents per thousand, and It Is
believed the rate here would not
exceed thut figure.
OWLS AND CATS ~
SPLIT PAIR CAGE
GAMES LAST WEEK
MRS. JEROME M’CARTY
BURIED IN COMANCHE
AMERICAN LEGION
POST IS ORGANIZED
AT TEXON THIS WEEK
WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT WED-
NESDAY NGHT IN TEXON
CLUBHOUSE
The weekly broadcast from the
Texon Photo and Radio Shop came
off as scheduled Saturday night
and was heard by a large crowd
at the Texon Drug Store over their; to thjf new building erected to care H-W RANCHMEN ARK LOSING
special speaker. j forHjne county road machinery. ] SHEEP FROM COYOTES;
The program, which lasted for 1933 Reagan County's BLACK KILLS CAT
an hour and a half, was put on paved highway will be com-
pleted. his road, running the en- There are few coyotes and bob-
tire length In the county east and cats left In the county to prey
west, is of state highway 99 and upon flocks, and runchmen are
federal highway 67. | happy that there are not more.
STILES WOLVES WIN A HOT
GAME FROM OWL RE-
SERVE CORPS
by the following local talent:
A three-piece string band con-
sisting of a violin, banjo and gui-
tar by Tom Baldridge. Orval Mc-
Caa and George Scott. Cowboy
songs rendered by Wichert McCar-
ty playing his own accompaniment
The Big Lake State Bank was (Some of the ranchmen are com-
reopened last fall after closing for plaining of coyotes and are losing
about three weeks, J. P. Kittrcll u few sheep occasionally
is president and Karl Tate ls the j Fifteen or twenty yours ago the
on the guitar. i— ^------------------ ---- ------- i ■
Homer Bridges who plays the' cas“'er- This Institution has made ( coyotes went In droves of from
steel guitar, was unable to attend : Improvements In its furniture and five to ten. usually trailing a lobo
place north of town Several ef-
forts have been made to catch
the coyote but euch time ht> evad-
ed the ranchmen who made drives
Mrs. Jerome McCarty, 53, wife
of an employe of the Big Luke Oil
Company, died at the Texon hos-
pital at one o’clock Monday af-
ternoon of an attack of pneumo-
nia.
Funeral services were conducted
at 9:30 Tuesday morning In San
Angelo. Rev. A. E. Arnfleld of Tex-
on Inchargc. The body was car-
ried to Comanche, the family home,
lor burial.
Lee Hensley, Fludger Tannery
and Bob Nall, of the Reagan Coun-
ty High School, and students at-
tended the funeral services.
Mrs. McCarty was one of the
llve members of the Texon 8ludy
Club that not long ago presented
the Owl football team with 15
blankets.
BIG LAKE GIRLS AND
BOYS WIN RANKIN GAMES
The Owls and Owlets of the Rea-
gan High 8chool were victorious |
over the Rankin Red Devils at Ran -1
kin Wednesday night, the boys
winning in a score of 32-9 and the
Owlets took their game, 19-16.
W. J. Grlurtt Weds
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Grlssett are
now at home In Texon, following
* fcaaejrmoon trip through old
Mexico. The couple was married
December 24 In Rankin Mrs. Qris
sett was formerly Miss Fay Cou-
ter of Palo Pinto and taught school
In Barnhart two years
An American Legion post was or-
ganized at Texon Wednesday nite
when fifteen or twenty World War
veterans met on the clubhouse. J.
T. Haddock was named temporary
chairman; Robert Harvery, secre-
tary; Bill Billingsly, A. O. Roberts
and Ralph Pembrook. membership
committee.
Another meeting will be held
next Wednesday night to perfect
the organization.
E. E. (Pat) Murphy of San An-
gelo was unable to nttend the
meeting. Mr. Murphy ls very ac-
tive In legion work throughout this
section.
There arc about tw'o hundred
veterans in this county, and It ls
thought that half of them are al-
ready members of the organiza-
tion. Only fifteen charter mem-
bers are required to have a post
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Campfire Girls Reorganise
Big Lake Campfire Oirla reor-
ganized a chapter here with Miss
LaVerne G>rvin as guardian The
group me', Friday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mill-
er where the following officers
were elected: Florene Miller, pres-
ident; Lila Mae Moreland, vice
president; Helen Bewick, secreta-
ry-treasurer; Wilma Kate Phillips,
reporter, and Adrienne Hudson,
chairman of Lhe social commit-
tee. The group will meet every
Friday night.
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Christian Revival at Rankin
Sidney Smith, Christian minis-
ter ls conducting a revival at Ran-
kin which will colse Sunday night.
Everyone h..s a cordial invitation
to attend the services.
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Mrs. Chris H***>l*t»tn of San
Angelo U spending a few days at
the ranch of her sons. Jack. Fred
•r>u ESr near Best
Mr and Mrs. Alton Holland and
son, Thomas Lee. were business
visitors In Ran Angelo Tuesday,
fixtures. I wolf and eating what he left. But
Ladies if the Methodist church' as time has sped by the coyote is
have had the parsonage ^modeled a scarce "article” In this section
and it ls now a modern residence, of the sheep-producing country.
The Derrick Club, "Lefty" Ev-jMost of the cats and COJOtea COOM
Fred'Garver ~l^"afVrVfght~agenT I ertt' Proprietor, has moved to Its: from the large cattle ranches
' * B "new home next door to the post-] where only cattle arc ranged.
P. H Coates has been losing a
few sheep at times on his Arnold
The announcing honors, if there I rcalt0” Parl“r> .. , . ..
1 Gordon Nowell purchased the
Shepperson Fitrnlture Company
and has been opdnttlng as the
Gordon Nowell Furniture Conipa- ] on horseback and In automobiles
ny. | O, F. Boyd reports a coyote In his
. # ...... r, .j, > , Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Looney mov- pasture, but says he las lost no
phone, furnished by the Radio shop cd thelr cafo to the Thels build-! sheep.
et al, and amplifying equipment. lng an(j have one of the best cafes Charles Black, who ranches south
is located at the Radio Shop and|ln this part of the, country. of here, brought in a large bob-
® ll”e r!in.to V?* splC, a #pcakcr As a grand finale to the progress ' cat Monday morning. The cat was
at the Texon Drug Store where ( B1(, Lag,, hus made, Alton D Hoi- hot after being held at bay by a
a ’ ProKrani-s- Phonographs and lund has made a separate store feist dog that drug him out from
ladlo music and announcements 0f the dry goods department of his i under a ledge of rocks
artl.."ladt!: Th.e:Sc broadcasts ar<‘ general merchandise business and'
his grocery store 1* adopting a
strictly cash policy. His grocery
store will remain at the old loca-
tion where severul new arrange-
ments und Improvements will be
made.
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the broadcast on account of sick-
ness. He played In the previous
broadcast. Thornton Stewart, mi-
nus tiie spats and derby, render-
ed several vocal selections and
>unclng honors, if there reallon Parlor-
was such a thing, goes to Jesse
Thompson and Rodney Pearce.
A Word About the Station
The full-size commercial micro-!
heard only at the drug store and
everyone is invited to hear them
At the next broadcast several
new entertainers will be on hand
to do what they can do. Anyone
who ls good at singing or music
should get In touch with the Radio
Shop if they want a tryout for one
of the programs.
Drop in at the drug store Satur-
day night at ubout nine o’clock
und listen awhile.
Elizabeth Bcyhan and Pauline
Finley were visitors In Texon Sun-
day.
Hallie Howie of Brownfield vis-
ited last week-end with B. Y. How-
ze and family.
Miss Prebble Baker is visiting
with her brother, J. B. Baker, and
family.
A large number of Texon fans
attended the San Angelo-Big Lake
basketball game In Big Lake Sat-
urday night.
Watch for the date of the stag
party at the clubhouse. They say
they have something new up their
WOFFORD CASH
GROCERY OPENS IN
BIG LAKE SATURDAY
NEW BUSINESS LOCATED
CLUB CAFE BUILDING;
HAVE SPECIALS
It is recalled by ranchmen here
that a trapper by the name of
Corbett used to catch coyotes,
stretch their ears and turn them
in to the commissioners’ court for
lobo scalp.; and collect twenty-five
dollars which was met by various
ranchmen. At one time Corbett
left the courthouse at Stiles with
$2,300 which had been paid to him
for lobo ears. His secret of en-
larging the scalps was soon learned
and he left this county for new
territory.
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ALTON HOLLAND IS WELL
PLEASED WITH BUSINESS
The Big Lake Owls and the San
Angelo Bobcats split a pair of
games last week-end to reverse
the dopesters’ predictions that the
Owls would take both games. The
Cats took a 24-20 tilt from the
Owls in their lair Friday night,
and the Owls came back on their
roosts to even the games to a tic
in a 26-20 count.
It looked like anybody’s game at
the close of the half with the tal-
ly standing 10-10. Gregg of Sun
Angelo was high-point man with
13 and Qambtll came in second for
eight chalks.
Abie White led the Owls to a
victory here Saturday night. He
scored 21 points, more than the
entire Angelo crew could garner.
Hamer and Guynes kept Gregg.
San Angelo's threat, well-covered
throughout the melee.
Big Lake Owls, rated the out-
standing team In the district, are
going to have some strong com-
petition In tile Turn Green county
aggregation Tiny will probably
have a chance to see widen ls lhe
better at the tournament In San
Angelo next week
Stiles Plasters Reserves
The Stiles Wolves were all that
] the name Implies Saturday night
after the Owl-Cut struggle when
they brut the Owl re.>'*;ven 18-8.
1 Southpaw Shelton was the big
Wolf, turning in several one-hand
tosses through the hoop,
j The Owlets played Barnhart in
: the local gymnasium Friday night,
' taking the big end of a .score of
22 11 A number of the Owlets'
star performers were out due to
flu attacks.
Approximately 1,000 per ons at-
tended the formal opening of Hol-
land's Cash Grocery here Satur-
day. Sandwiches and coffee werp
served and six baskets of grocer-
lea were given away during the
day. Mr. Holland says he will
continue to feature quality gro-
ceries at the very lowest possible
prices.
He.Is also well pleased with the
opening clearance sale which ls
to close tomorrow. New1 goods are
TThe Wofford Cash Grocery will
open here Saturday morning with
an interesting list of special pri-
ces. Miles Wofford, the owner an-
nounced yesterday.
The new enterprise Is located In
the Club Cafe building which has
been remodeled for an up-to-date
sleeves and It couddn't help butj grocery The arrangement of the
be good. A new1 record crowd U( fixtures and stocks makes It very
expected and all men should at- convenient for the buyer. . ..... ...
tend and enjoy the merry meet An advertisement, telling of the ^ 1 - M
Ing. values he has to offer, can be
--------- found elsewhere In this paper
Now that the days are warmer. Mr. Wofford will be assisted by
and longer the golfers are turning J A. Slaughter,
out in great numbers on the local j Every person In this trade tcr-
lsbell. secretary of i rltory has a special Invitation to
vUil his store, whether or not any
purchases are made
Mr. Wofford told a repirurnln-
tive of this paper that It would be
his atm to offer the people of this
trade territory quality groceries at
the lowest possible prices.
course. Jln»
the club, announced that a tour
nament will be held during the
next few weeks and tor all golfers
to brush up on their golf and be
ready to win some of the good
prises that will be offered. O. K,
Oolf
i«e«L
Holland said.
Miss Gu.vnes on Honor Roll
Miss Katherine Ouynes of Big
Lake was among the Baylor Uni-
versity students who won a place
on the nan or roll for the fall quar-
ter, by mpk’ng an average grade of
more ?5 or. aii ggursr* taken
at tha* yflme.
. r4-...... fr ■
Rolif&d Sanders was here Mon-
day ftp™ his ranch.
J F. HOLT HAN DRILLED
MORE THAN 100 WATER
WELLS IN THIS SECTION
When you think ol Holt you nat-
urally think of water wells, and
you have a reason to do so. Hl*
name Ls synonomous to that kind
of work
J F Holt began drilling water
wells In tills county In 1910 and
has been engaged In that business
ever since. He has been given
1 the name as the "Champion Water
Well Driller of the World." He
1 has sunk more than 4(H) water
wells In this section, ranging In
depth of from 30 to 800 feet. He
was paid $2 500 for drilling one
well south of her® which was the
deepest he ever punched.
Mr. Holt began drilling before
he could vote, working for Nick
* Snow of Ban Angelo at $40 per
' month. It was while he was work-
ing for Snow that he and the late
: J. D. Wagner drilled and had a
j well pumping water In one day—a
1 world’s record. lie was paid $40
1 per month by Mr Snow, doing hU
own cooking and sock mending,
and what have you That was top
wages in those days.
He soon accumulated enough
money with which to buy hla own
water-drilling equipment and has
been gradually becoming better-
fixed all time. He owns a four-
section ranch in this county.
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