The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WORLD IS FOR THE MAN WHO IS ABLE TO PUT MORE BUTTER ON ITS BREAD.—IMPERIAL MAGAZINE.
TWENTY BIG LAKE
SCOUTS LEAVE FOR
CAMP SUNDAY
Concho Valley Buy Scout* are
encampment at the encamp-
round* Etui# Karr near Mert-
__week. The grounds are the
beautiful in this section of the
ry and donated to the Boy
■ by Fayette Tankerslry. It i*
'ideal spot and high above high
fr on the beautiful Spring Creek.
_____ improvements have been
made within the past few weeks suc h
as camp houses, executive offices and
hall all of which will add to
the comfort and attrac tiveness of the
camp. This camp will l«e used by
the Boy Scouts from as far west a*
Fort Stockton and a g<»*d portion of
th* |pwns oast of San Angelo, includ-
ing San Angelo itself.
The biggest delegation to go to
the camp so far wu* from Big Lake
numbering even twenty and it is un-
dcntood they will have first selection
of the grounds und may improve it
as they see fit. These boys were ac-
companied Sunday t<> tin’s** Iwautilul
grounds by the- Scout Master, C. S.
Phillips, an employe of W. C. Kd-
mondson's Grocery and Market. As-
siatant Scout Master Edison Cart-
wright also accompanied the twenty
Big l^ake Scouts. These are of our
fair city’s U-st young men, boys who
are alert to their duties as scouts
and gentlemanly young fellows who
will soon have to take tin* reins of
government
mjt Ui0 Auke WHlbcnt
_(Big Lake News and Oil Review Absorbed by Purchase March 1,1927)
volume ,iv.
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931.
NUMBER 40.
Three and One-Half Inches
' Rain and It Still Pours
Down and All Are Happy
Beginning with drizzling rain
Thursday morning with occasional
showers up to noon it commenced
raining in earnest by 2:00 o’clock
and continued all afternoon and
night and i- -till raining a* the Wild-
cat goes to press, with no signs thut
it will ever stop.
A tuh out in the open hack yard
of the W iIdeal office filled three
and one-half or four inches deep
from the rain. The-x rains at no
time were heavy and a good portion
of tlie moisture soaked in when
it fell. As a consequence Old
Mother Earth now has a splendid
season and the moisture continues
to go down.
Many Bengali County pastures
were getting very dry and the weeds
HIGHWAY 67 IC. of C. and Lions Discuss
PLANS PUSHED! Highway Problems--
Membership Increases
ROAD At BOSS STATE TO ( Ml
HI A HI A. MEXICO, OBJ ELI
OF ASSOCIATION
a good one too.
I he stockmen are happy, the bus-,,
ines- men air irjoicing and this por-, traveler* ran take
lion of tin
and what little grass there was was
e to lust nw iviiw *” j parrhed and dry and the situation
and business and dr- ,o j*. a|aimillJI. |t ........
Berve everything we ^ jwl had to rain to save this section | are pretty apt to get wet or hog
* '* ' I of I’lilinl i i fiiitti ell i uii.l .1 >1 i.l 111) VA II
universe has brighter
pros|>ects for the future.
There i* no judging as to the fxn-
el it to the rountrv thi* rain w ill lx
hut it is worth about all the coun-
try was worth to the jxople. So far
as the Wildcat knows it has lieen
general throughout West Texas.
Postmaster 11. B. Ellens say* it is
dangerous for the W ildcat to do
much prowling around during dump,
wet weather, since he is too easily
tracked down and he lias lieen keep-
ing close in and ha* not traversed
much tenitory, therefore knows lit-
tle of the extent of the rain or what
has occurred around town for the
past two days. However he does
know that thi* Motion of the coun-
try i* “wet" and those who go out
HARTE CHOSEN W. T.
C. OF C. PRESIDENT
ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS
AFTER WICHITA KALES
MAN WITHDRAWS
and are ol tne cias* o. uu^,. "“ I ()f country from ruin and it did
will appreciate every courtesy shown
them now and in the years to come.
Those going on this outing ure:
Lorren Britton, Dewitt Britton,
Leotis Patterson, Otto Maxwell,
Marshal Darnold, M. D. Rudder, Lan*
don Moore, W. H. Phillips, Muck
Irby, Ross Irby, Henry Guynes, lx*on
Alexander, Richard Curtis, La Mont*
Miller, Carl Bewick, George Nelson,
Lc.il Chesnev, James Parish. J. E.
Carroll. Jr., and Wilmeth Patterson.
Our jieople have need of no fear
whatever of their safety because they
are in as safe hands as it they were
under their mother’s care. Besides
being under the direct supervision
of Scout Master C. S. Phillips and
Assistant Scout Muster Edison Cart-
slight, they will Ik: also under the
0nc\ supervision of B. W. Draper,
executive in charge of the camp.
The Camp Eire Girls will move
into camp on June 7 when the Scout
outing ends. Carl Cromwell furnish-
ed tlw boys und girls with u Kohler
light plant which will supply elec-
tricity for the kitchen, mess hall and
headquarters office building. John
Y. Rust, president of the San Angelo
Telephone Compay, furnished trucks
to haul the hoys out of San Angelo.
Approximately 20 scout masters
will direct scout tests and advance-
ment. Scouts are registered from
all San Angelo troops, Bronte, Ster-
ling City, Brady, Melvin, Eden, So-
nora, Juncion, Ozona, Mertzon, Ml-
Carney, Texon, Iraan, Sheffield. Big
Lake, Fort Stockton and H.»swell,
New Mexico.
Among those who will help with
the direction of tlw* camp are:
Frank Holliday of Junction, as-
sistant camp director.
I. D. Fowler, Jr., director of water
activities.
H. E. Drajxr, Jr., camp doctor in
charge of the hospital.
Mai*-1 and Eugene Martin, camp
chefs.
Mrs. B. W. Drajxr, camp dietitian.
Ralph Logan, director of games
and contests.
Willard Crotty, manager of in-
spection,
Luther Coulter, in charge of of-
fice and lx*It awards.
Bill Erwin, charge of the camp
daily pajxr and bugle corps.
Stanley Sutton, director of night
programs.
Edwin Buttery, captain of the pho-
iography club.
Waldo Williams, director of na-
ture lore.
Bill Wright and Charley Damron,
director* of older hoy* division*.
Verne B. lxonard and Harry Ben-
Kin. directors of archery.
OLD TIME DANCE
When the plans for the construc-
tion of highway 67 are ccimjdc-ted,
cuji of coffee
one w«-<-k at Nutnlxr I Broadway
and one week lutei wa*h it down with
President H.
at the regular
E. I uckett presided | wa* moved, seconded and carried
(.hamixr oi Com- j that the ( audit'! of Commerce and
luncheon Tuesday at the KitLions go on iv oid a* being in fa
tri-ll building and the dinner, which w,r 0f o;uj a„ ,jM. ualur;,|,
the waters of Chuviear River, corner l? ,he *andurd: b> pra.iicable and lxsl route for
< Inn Gale was enjoyed. the town and people a* a whole ami
After dinner the loll was < ailed • that they urge litis street us the one
and a good representation of bus j aIKJ ptthe county commission-
Aldania and l.ibertud street. (ihiliuri-
fiua, Mexico, according to J. W
Browne, secretary of the Charnfier of
Commerce of McCamey. Mr. Browne
was in Stephenville last week at tiu-
meeting of tlie director* of the nssn-
ciation. Browne said aliout 40 jier
cent of tiie* highway i* now jiaved,
and tfial the governor of Chihuuhua.
Andre/ Ortiz, will build tlie road
from Ojinaga, ojqiosite Presidio,
lexa*. to (.hihiiulura when he had
finished construction of the road
from Janice to Chihuahua.
The present road from Ojinaga to
Chihuahua is an adventure and that
is about all. und Dusty Waller, Hi!
ton Hotel manager, suggests that
when the motorcade- leaves this city
early in June for Chihuahua that in
the inuton ade go a repair truck and
a trin k ii| gasoline for the* use of the
traveler* ,i* there are no filling slu
DRAWS GOOD CROWD II"......... tHum
Texas, Presidio county
Hack
inevs men answe red piesent. There
were a few two or three out of town
who could not attend. Tlw roll call
and the contestant* in the member
ship anil attendance canqiaign dis-
closed the fact that the- order of
Lions ami Chamber of Commerce
memheshiji is steadily increasing.
Of those recently returning to the
fold who have been re instated arc
ers and Highway IVparinent evciy
assistant' | ossible to get the rigfit of
way and ttie road run through <»n
this stre< i,
There was quite a hit of discus-
sion on t i» subject and jna liiallv
all were of th* opinion that die
Higliwav stiuulil lie put through on
Second -I’e t. Jijs| whut will b the
, , I, I, i. i i r i final re-uli is not known at thi-* time*
Hie lollowing: It. I>. I.anktoro.1 i ...
lorn J. Cody, J. I-., (iarroll, I. hi.
Miskell and Anton I he is. Sew mem-
<• ftort w ill fie jiut forth by
j the citl.i .-.iy ol ibg Else to see U;al
. . .. i, , . Second 'll ct is chos.’n.
Ikts are County commissioner Italpli [ ....
Pembrook. Kludge, Tannery, prin-i lhr °rf tt ,n'"1 “*
cipal of the High School, and t». T. ’ ! !,rr' m.a’! ,,n"' t,w' H,K
V*»vI■**» Motel to anil from tlie postoifiic m
Secretary D. M Strauss annount- \onivr iu'1 "."P h,a\*‘ lK< advun'
ed that he had a little gift for those ,a^ u' “'ails eac h day instead of
who had made during the year « ner. I ,hr 0 ' lr“'" 1 1 ’
Tire old time dance given Wed-
nesday night in the old Chevrolet!
feet attendance at these meetings. I he [' P ' ' d‘ 11 * I»■ \ » -oni<
following showed an attendance of! * **' lh‘l1 '* 'V1*' 11' ’* v'“r‘ 1 l[lt
ninety per -rut or above and wereM1™* "--U h.„ |xrn pa>d to il. ■
... . given neat small buttons with the “L” |>r0!) '"h the majority appealed to
has voted ho,ufs for the building of r , a|ld .-At,,miai|,ro M0 *«■ •»> <d retaining the -erv.-c
highway <W iri the county ami sur- . . .... .
! the curie iK-neatri. 1 hose who were
•seuled witll tfiesi- buttons ale . \\
Brewster county lack* only twelve [. Jwhn Ml|,doil. „orarr h.ive the added advantage of this
Held Over l torn Lost If eek
Lubbock, May 16 — Houston
Harle of Sail Angelo, jiublisher of
the San Angelo Standard and Times,
wa* elected president of the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce today.
He succeeds Charles E. (ioombs of
Stamford.
Sweetwater was chosen for the
next convention. Joe P. Wither-
spoon of Wichita falls, who won
first place in the "My Home Town”
oratorical contest for the second con-
secutive year, was presented the
Thomas E. Etheridge, Jr., cup and
a SItJO cash prize.
Second place in the contest went
to Stanley Sutton of Sun Angelo
who was given a cash award of $!R).
Other winners were: Russell I).
Austin, Electra, $25; Torn Simmons,
Quamifih, fourth, $20; Elizabeth
Lucas, Breekenridgr, fifth, SI 5; I la
Collier, Abernathy, sixth. $10.
A resolution offered hv Wultrr
Cline of Wichita falls, asking Cov-
ernor Ross Sterling to consider care-1
fully tire clause in the new truck 1
law that would regulate the weight
of load*, wa* defeated oil the floor
of the convention. O. P. Thrane of
Snyder led the opposition.
Ilarte was elected at a breakfast
tendered directors. His selection
was by acclamation alter Whiter
Cline of Wichita falls, the onlv oth-
er nominee, withdrew and moved
that Harte’s choire Ik* made unani-
mous. Ilarte wa* nominated by Am
on G. Carter of f ort Worth.
Wilbur C. Hawk of Amarillo wu*
elei ted first vice president, being
nominated by Arthur P. fhrggan of
Littlefield.
Spencer Wells of Lubbock wa*
elected second vice president. He
was nominated by Hawk.
A. J. Swenson <>f Stamford woe
elected treasurer ami I). A. Bandeen
of Stamford wa» re-elected general
manager. All of tlie voting was hv
aci tarnation.
I ruled State* Senator Tom Cini-
tially was tlie prim ijial »j>eaker on
the program of the grneral *s*em
cbartei menilters of tile Rig Lake or-
veys are being made.
building for tlie fienefit of die I. 0.
(). f. Lodge was wi-fi attended, a J miles of bayinc it* part «<! the road
goodly number of out-of-town guest# fwv<.d vi ill have a bond issue in
lieing j.-resent. Everything possible jnj|
wu# done for their comfort and en | peco# , ounty |la> Vote«l the bonds
tertaiitment. Musiiv was furnislit'd a|l(j d„, contract for the road i* ex-
by Tom Baldridge, Mr. Garrison j fwtwl ^ |r, in junp
and (»eorge. ; j u»U|, county is working on her , ,, ,, „ , .
Sheriff J. E. Carroll did a good|„,rrf$ nf toa(j now having, voted M»»''*«‘'on and I) W._Huoprr <d the
job of calling for the square dances, j,onds lol„ra,ts for tlie J)ard ; Highly ay i Vj.urtnient in tlw-eng.m-er
and showed himself to Ik* a past surfacing has lieen let for j»art of
master of the art. ,hr
A large angel food cake baked by Reagan county has voted the bond
i**iir, sold the Imnds and the route
is Icing surveyed.
Ij ion county is discussing a bond
issue.
Tom Green county has done it*
by pay in: foi the transportation. In
view ■ I Hu* fact and that tli- jieo-
kittre-11, J. A. Moore, H. L. Puckett.! M'n ’ 11 Tuckd; head-d a b*t
If. B. Rees, I L. Miller. W I). Hud. Fr«l,'M“-,‘F "* ‘‘onaU- the earne. o.h-
son, Jr., and H Hies. I do,L' ,n‘""h u,,d
Among the visitors present were V* * 1 1 . di’ii.iimn* up to $<i.*
Dense A"ung, who was one of the
Mr*. Barrett, who has tfie reputa-
tion of finking tlii* variety a little
fietter than any other in Rig Lake,
was given tfie juirtv holding the lucky
number, and Mr. Spurgeon proved
to Ik* the lucky man holding the tick-
et which drew the cake.
Lundi ami cold drink* were serv-
ed by tiie ladies of tlie lleliekah
Lodge and showed themselves en
tircly capable of the task imposed
upon them of satisfying tlie hunger
of all.
doll.
: to tills
5<J and ih- clerk wa* instructed to
turn tin* juoposal ovei to Ira (>!«*->-
I ciM ... Hig l.akc* < itv marshal and
I nigbt wutihinan, who will U- u*ked
to add tin* to hi* other duties lot
tfiai *um. It i» understood that ii»*
hml offend to do tiiis* work lot
county
part, paving that part of tfie road
that run* through the county.
Runnel* county is working on lier
section of tlie road.
< olernan’s roads are now built.
Brown county is budding her p.trt
-Continued on Page f ivr
Where Big Lake Teachers
Are to Spend Vacations
ing department. Mr. Hoojirr made a
splendid talk on (be Higliwav ami
the matter having been brought up, ..
as to the rerouting the road through f ‘ 1 '"<1,n'h Mn'r " wou,d »'•»
Rig Lake, on third, fourth or fifth " , hi* oihei duties,
stieel, was discussed. I he fW-jtart-I ^ 1 *,,<k-ni Lion T. I, Miller ‘..it d
merit irquues an eighty foot street;*- 11 he bad a check from J. P. hit-
at tfie least through the town. It Ur.'l ho the -uni of $J.> wkicii had
was thought that tin* was taken cane " tendered tfie Lion or Chamber
of when (tie West I ex as I tilltirs
building was constructed and tfie
building *«-i back on th,- lot. It now
of l onunenr to Ik- used in any way
tb 'v saw fit. it wn* voted that this
•heck !>« given tlie Chamber ol Com-
ap|K*ar* that the engineer* who didi,,',r,e •'***1 placed in tfie general
the measuring measured from the tuml* «,l tiie organization and tfu-
middle ol the street ami not Iroin a 1 he. L. wa* promptly turned over t<>
distance of ten feet further to allow 'h'' secirtaiy, lloraor Kittrefl. A
lor extra «j>acr needed. Now unless 'olt- of thanks was tendeied for tin-
some arrangements can fw mads- to genetou* gift
overcome tins or the liuilding moved It wa» a good meeting and ail mem-
oyer it looks ,i» if die road will not
f>e put through on this street. L
A M)N BORN TO MRS.
Nil hi N
L N.
Ih*
many R agm
I am ante N
ounty fi lends
No key will Ik-
t anil. usmaniT -s. — i, . , —, ------
Jkf to know of tlie birth to her o! finished product and carry
a •even-pound son Monday evening.
Mav 25.
The youngster ha# lieen christened
hly. He «jioke in liehalf of diversi-
fication, live stock raising and in-
dustries for Texas.
"In tlie making of wealth there
are three primary factors,” said Sen-
ator Conally, "the production of raw
material, the brahi that conceives its
utilization and tire capital and hu-
man labor that transform in into the
it to
After the dose of s< bool last week
the teachers were busy for several
dav* completing their record* and
filing jiajnrs away for permanent
records.
They have finished that work and
most of them who live elsewhere
with her parents. Miss Lola far
Wales, tfie Spanish teacher, has rc
turned to her home at Georgetown
for tfie summer. Miss Amy Lois
( antrell, Home Economic* tru< her
has gone for a visit with home folk
in 1 ulia. Mis# l.olita Woods left
DRY COPS MUST NOW
TURN IN ALL LIQUOR
SEIZED IN RAID;
Ixi* (Iim u‘M-d matte)* hiougiu up
with earnest new* ami enthusiasm.
0. L. > M HOOK Oj IN.VnU C-
I ION HEED HI Rf IN LOCAL
TEMPLE
have gone lor a visit with home folk ! the early part of the week tor Brown-
before entering upon their summer
work.
Big laike has a strong faculty of
well equijqied and conscientious
men and women a- teacher* and it
is understood that all have been re-
elroted, but Mi** Edita Woods, high
school English teacher, staled to Hie
writei that she would not lie here
next year a* -fie expei ted to teach in
Arizona and during thr summer she
would attend school at the l Diversity
of Arizona.
Superintendent and Mrs. A. C.
Newton whose home is in Rig l.ake
are *till here, full will leave later
for a visit with their jiarent* in
Rrowiiwom! and for a vacation.
Principal of high ** hool, Kludge,
Tannery, and Mrs. Tannery, thud
w i a si for a visit with home folk |x-
lurc going to Arizona. C. R Slew
art principal of tlw* grad*' schools
fia« returned to his home in Austin
Mi*. Roy L. Gotten, seventh grade
teacher, live* in Big l-ake. hut will
leave next week for Alpine wliars
• li< will attend summer school at tiie
Sul Ross State Teacher* College.
Mrs. A. W. Billingslv, fouth grade
leai lier, who aliwi lives in Big l-ake.
ha- gone to Temple for a few week*’
vi*it with iter parent* Mr*. T. E.
Mi«kell, srconi] grade teacher and
a permanent resilient of Big 1-ake is
still at home, hut will leave later for
a sh>>rt visit with her jiarent* at Cle-
burne. Mi*» /ima Johnson, first
Washington, May 25. \ warnii
to drv agent* against misapjiropi
ting M il'll liquor to then own u -
was contained today in the weekly
bulletin of the Prohibitum Bureau
"Liquor held under •K-i/urr is con-
traband and no more of it than o
required for evidence in court i- av
lx removed from the original < n-
tainers," *aj«f |br bulletin.
“Recently as a result of dis In*
I A m hool of instruction of the (}r-
der of frtMcin >tar will tx held in
Big Iaike today in lhr lieautiful Ma
sorui lernple. with a inagrnli t nt
lodge room and elegant equipment
noising it one of tfie most desirable
in this part of the country. Mi, and
Mis, R. W Weather by are the
Worthy Patron and Worthy Matron,
i sjm" lively, with Cordon K.
K> N’ h as womliipful master.
I he school will lx under thr di-
rtl’lion of Mis. Bessie l.mtii of
l«mji!e. worthy grand matron of
lexa* Mr. W m. (.. \ olio- of Hous-
urr« made hv tlx *jiei lal inajxition *^n- soithy grand patron: Mrs. Mae
division it wa* found certain «•
had nusapprojntated eurd fxei
tlxir own use ”
"it*
for
KIHEKN > EARS \CO
I mlrr tlx aiiove heading Hi
Angelo Morning I imr* of last
gone to Ixr hotix|dav has the following paiagraj •
grade teacher call Big Lake thei.
M. >imms ol Austin, district deputy
grand matron. Mrs. fav >trven*on
of Juiu lion, rnemfxr of grand ex-
amining board. Mr*, flora Miller
of Big I oik . ‘-j utv grand matron
and possihlv oilier ceb-hnties from
over thr •tale.
Ilx bn a! chape, will !*■ hostesa
at a noon luncheon. A large del •-
cntion is expr-cted from chapter* of
those who conaonx it.
He said West lexa* and the state
a whole produced then share oi
iallv
laurame Noyes Nickey. The M ild -j raw material and were esjx.
rat family arknowleilge rneipl of blessed with natural resources, but
Ixauiifui engraved anooum. me nt \m m tmed of fa-lortp t«» nmve.t
, .„d. Both the mother and the I raw material to usable form,
baby were doing nicely according to
report* received by tlx Wild* at fam-
ily and other friend* in Big lake.
The senator especially diarouragrd
—Continued on Page Five—
home and are still here, but will U-avi
foi a visit with home folk
an Lubbock and llxn go to \u*lin
1 where they will l,*k a siimrrxi eourst-
ill the I niversitv of
Je»«r Davi«, teacher of science
ha* returned to hi* home hi Van \l
stvne and will latter attend school at
Boulder, ( olorado. Mi** I lis New
ton, mathematics trai her. ha* gone
to BrownwiMKl for a visit with Ixr
jiarent*. Mi*» lone McClellan,
leather of history in the high s* hool,
ha* goix to Brown wood for a vi#it
HOLIDAY
I OR B ANK
DA>
;ATl R.
grad*- teacher ha
in fJ.ttitlx-rm for the summer Iz-w-i* alive to slieiiff J K. (arroll
Nlauj.'fiter, lea* her of expression and I • arroll a* sheriff i* still going
piano is also at home in Biz Lake,land making good time. Th*
aiui i nut will lx in •tminrer school at grajih follow*!
, 1 m j ft.,..Ider, ( olorado, or New \ ork J Ellison (.arroll. chamjiiot
• Maynw Ruth Garvin teacher "f tlx world and foreman
of public achool music and director ; Bptrkman ran* I- in R*-agan cou:i‘v ! ™. . . u . . .. .
of Hi*- Harmonica Band that won i also gauxal a reputation a* .» f-1 . 'l. 11 '
highest honor* in tlx slate in the re- * ar driver wlxn he drove . lord '' ' 1,1 " 'd • • *
cent contest, will visit with home folk the 70 rnile« from tfx ranch ‘-.in 0,1 ''' 'IV ". " n' '**
in ( omo before entering ii|*on Ixi Angelo hi “sliglitlv over two hour* ' ' * '' 'j11 . ur"
sumnier work ................—«---v. tKing tlx birthday *d Jefferson
— - —« ----- Mr*. C. S. Phillip# and i Idrm Ihtvir, the fir*t and onlv pre-ident nf
Mr* A M. G111*1 *nd daughter, j are in Trent making a visit to her tfie < onf dnat*- States. The *fav
leoa Melvin, have g«me to Ozona. | patent* while Mr Phillijis i» iv.av h«v in: been, year* ago. deMgne f
_______ hind * I used, t*i j«»m Mr with hi* Bov S i*ut* at Camp fa:
<,>*ii*« who i* running a garage there ! ixar Mertzon.
bv the l*x;t# legislature
, holiday.
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