The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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LX BIG LAKE
By Tom Puckett
IIIK WILDCAT
PHONE IS
If you are going away, your hus-
band »r wife is going away, or
coming back; or if you know of
any liltl? item that will be of in
trrest to any one ( all II and tell
us about it.
Don't Forget—
Those old boys. Cy Garvin.
“Suds” Garner and Cleo Kilev, who
went out to see “a friend during thf-
past week, bad a hard time getting
ahead of each other in “making
time”. It is alleged that Cv is the
lx-st runner of the bunch, but noth
mg was seriously damaged, al
though it is said a few yards of
sheep fence was torn down, and Dr.
I’attison hud quite a job of patch-
ing up the wounded parties. How
ever, no one was seriously injured
and lots of fun was had.
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Folks Are
Getting Married
Every Day—
So why not advertise that baby
carriage in The Wildcat Want Ad
Column. There may l»e many
other things floppng around the
plate that you have not further
use for, and if you will just place
a small want ad in ! h<« W ildcat
you are almost sure to find some-
one to whom the article will prove
useful.
II <T TO PROVE—
that we are Tight we will for
the next two weeks run any want
, .id in The Wih at FREE foi am
’resident of the county under the
'headings: For Sale or Wanted,
provided you sell the article or
i nd what vou want that you
wiilc us a letter telling Us so, and
giving us permission to publish
vour letter.
That's Us.
Say, Folks !!!
We Gotta Live !!!
All you people everywhere who
happen to rear! the Wildcat and
like it. stop the Wildcat man and
pay him a year’s subscription
It’s only $2.00 the year and every
once in a while you may find
something very interesting in it.
We would be almost too proud
to live if we could give you tile
best weekly paper in the state of
Texas; that’s what we want to do.
and it’s not too good for you, hut
vou know pay up and send the
paf**r to some friend. And you
who read your neighbor’s paper
come on in; it’s going to lie
wot tit the mony.
"We Sure Will
Thank You"
NOTICE
THE VALUE OF A GOOD NAME—“A Good Name Is Bather to Be Chosen 'Phan Great Riches.*'—Proverbs 22:1.
fake Wit)cat
(Big Lake News and Oil Review Absorbed by Purchase March 1, 1027)
VOLUME iv.
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANl ARY, l<>, 1931
Nl MBER 21.
Eat More Lamb” Tomorrow
Let’s All Help Stabilize
I he Priee of Lamb Chops
TEACHERS VOTE TO
| (In Saturday afternoon, at the
I court lion**- in Big Lake, there will
b«- held a meeting in the interest <>f
BEAUTIFY TOWN -
———- , present a plan to iiisuic the sale of
■\i the Parent-Tiachei Asaocia- our lambs and mutton at a profit,
tnui meeting Iiit-'div i*l« ■> >, i). the and to encourage the people to “Fat
organization .ot ,| 1 i **j, p wer a More Lamb.
committee to consider a proposition! |j y,,u are interested in tire piorr*
that luid Im-cii submitted I»v the penH of West Icx.is, whether you
Mnlene Nursery. Vbilt-nc. Icx.is ,tt,• lamhman or business man. at
Ihe comm.tier. with the < ilv >upt. ml tbi' meeting and lend vour
met Wednesday morning and con support to tlio> movement,
traded with the Mnlene Nursery to Dont foigct. the meeting is at tin*
iiave evergreen, and blooming «■ 11r nl»' ( (,ur t llou** m II Lake. ''at unla v,
set about the liigb school buildin.’. JailUaiv IT. at 2 It I I’. M
I* uithe!more, the (.oimnissioncr*
Court at the special calbd session
Wednesday morning loutiaded w 1111 John t air
la represenlaliye ot the \bilenr nut
I srv to plant evergreen* around the
court house and to plant trees on
I the ground where some , the tree,
| have died.
lire Mnlene nutseiv reprr«enla-
'tve wa> Imre lands, aping prepare*
j tin v to planting around the new
West Jexiis I lilllv boildtng.
i Mr. I. li. Mastrison. tepresenling
the Abilene nurs<‘i>, slated to thr
: \\ ildcut editor tha. tit* j ianl* wlu< It
I would Is- set at tin- various building'
are exceptional!v iiardv. and pailii
I ul.it Iv adapted tn
\i i/.ona < v pie's.
(.. ( '“■isfidei* ha« donated l» »
mb'. V W . Hickman one. ami
which will be Inrrlie-
ciied. and a big bed will be server*
bv tin- I’al- lit I r II - cl Association
of lag I ake in the Masonic build-
ing at the noon bout He tin n- atnl
help make ill s nu cling a success.
BIG LAKE 2-C UN!V,
SLTS NEW PEAK
llcc oining the *ei orid largest pro-
din ci ot tin- • ci’iii in Heagan t ountv,
log I ake Oil ( o '- No. 2 * 1 niversity
di v i Innate- as (lie guaged 5,0l 1 ■ i in lb'*
the jumpers, and 21 bom- eailv in ihe week, follow'
Hear Will Rogers’ Benefit Program
In San \ngelo—Get Your Money Back
LIONS APPOINT
SALES COMMITTEE
o! (tie broad ieaied plant' .in- ing the drawing >1 tubing.
' <d a climatic condition miii No. 2-( blew into the an for two
Wes) I exa.s. hours Wednesday while preparing
work will la-gin within tin «** return tubing and marie only 2,*
N ot ire is hereby given that sealed
bids will in* received from any bank-
ing c operation, association or in-
dividual banker that may rlesire to
Is- selected as the depository of the
funds of Heagan County. Said bids
to lx- accompanied by a certified
check for not less than one-half of
one |»er r ent ($793,001 of the County
revenue for the year 1930.
Any banking corporation, associa-
tion or individual banker desiring
to bid shall deliver to tin* County
judge on nr Irefore the ‘Jth day of
fri tuary, 1931, a sealed proposal
stating the rate of interest offeied on
the funds of Heagan County for the
term I retween thr date of such bid
mu) the next regular time for the
.< |r lion ot a depository, and if su< b
Lid i« .loepted, such depository shall I
The Sati \ngelo Morning Times
is endeavoring to help all West It-x-
as towns which co-o|*erute in thei
sale of ticket' to the Will Roger*
Itenefit performance at San Angelo
on the 27th. All money spent for
tickets to this |ierformance, il sent
in hv W. I). Hudson. J
| pies Drug t o.. who represents tlx-
; “Fat More laimb Club” will get
even cent of the- monev refunded.
. This ntonex to Is- used fm employ-
i merit of tin* destitute and needy,
sy-e Mi. Hudson, who will explain
in detail, and Imv vour tickets
through him. In order to get ibis
, refund these tic kets must l*e pur-
chased bv W ednesday, the 21 si.
Sam Aalrburn who writes,
"liein ihe lop of the Windmill''|
in the ,Nnn \ngelo Morning I ones, i
was a pleasant visjtoi at the Wildcat
office yesterday.
Mr. Ashburn is a versatile wilier,
a thorough gentleman and a good
booster. While in Big Lake be was
making an el for t to interest our jwo-
plr in making a Hig l ake date for
Will Rogers who will entertain San
Angelo people on the 27th imdni’t.
Should Heagan County, through
some organisation or individual give
Will Rogers a $250 house, tire in-
dividual or organisation is donated
tire gale receipts in full, states Mr.
Ashburn. If the receipts are under
$250 there will U* no refund.
Here is our opportunitv to raise
$250 lor the purpose of hrlpiiu tin-
poor and at the same lime vetting eral visitin'
our full monev * worth in real enter
taimnent by one <d naliort wid,- rep
of tlie IV,',- u‘»,ion’
I be Morning limes is putting over
tlii' program lor it' < itv and i* gen
eroua in its spare and enervv It
ba, nothing to gain except tin-
,^T the mec-ting List Tuesdav of
the 1 n,rt» l.lub we ate as
usual of ill** good things served it
Mrs. Forehand’s dining room. S*v
were introduced, but
llicv refrained from speech-making
A committee vvas appointed to
work out a plan for tlx- l**ttermrnt
of the town. something along the
line of the Trades Duvs which wei
so sue, essful Li't year.
Hill Hudson, who it must I,,- s.iid
s>, III*
nat ivc-
ilar i,
The
next ten days or two weeks. ‘2D barrels, compared with 3.007
I hr Parent Teacher \ss,» utimi bands the dav U forr- With tubing;
of Hig 1 .ake I* taking another step being rerun Hmisduy (wodsHlion
I forward. It i' giving it* attention went bu< k up t<> 2,'Xai liarrels. I n-
t>> beautifying tire public grounds. | til No. 2-< l diversity made its new
I he high sc hool I* i„ |„- planted to hig liguage of l.dl I barrels. Group
evergreens and Idooinimt shrubs at No. I (til ( orpin at ion * No I H I ni-
an eurlv date, and our school will vcisitv ranked second with a |M-ak
lake it« place fwside other edm a of 3,dciDi barrel* l ire latg<-'i we ll
t i on ci I institutions in attractiveness. in the group is Hig Lake No. 1-(.
Ihe new County official' and the I diversity. which made I.Url bar*
West l»-v.is I tilities l o. are to lx- ids.
highly commended for tin- progre - Ibg lake Nu. ,< l mver*itv. tlx*
• ivc movement. Il i» such advance latest of ih»- d«*ep producer*
steps tbilt are c ale ulaled to glow a
bet.et and a grc’.iler Ibg Lik< I lx
Wildcat It.t- dvs.ivs stood for prog
will of thr people and tlx- know Icclcr ; ap| eured to lx much mme I ,qua i and lor civic devebqiment.
that it i* assisting the needy. Il has cion* than usual, had somethin;’ in . Probably --m<- wdl unfavorably
done similar stunt* Ixdmr and b *l teresl ng to *av and Mi I I I’"'” jriitictse tic m im/ation* for tin*
money but Houston ll.ntc i- a big
hearted fellow, generon* and a wik
er for bis town. H<’ i» grttiiu: out
on,- of the very br*i daily papers in
year. \ c■ominillrr consisting oi'witli c-\erv
and Mr f f Rowe
former may, i of Hig Take. *ug advance aetiv v.
gested that thr merchants give aw.iv ttnv t
a car. ,>r -ometh'iig along that lux | non.progressive i
to stimulate trade, for the coming Mjq, |^ l.ak*
\ committee co.rsisting of j
West Texas. So long .i' Ire <<>ntin
lie* to work for the lx-*t inlere-t* <>f
Ids constituents a* he has in the
past land that will lx- ju-t so lone ter.
as he works „t all) he will hold the Bill Hudson, of the People,
respect and gratitude of all Wr*tj>tore. called attention to thr
Texas. j that next >aliirdav a meeting, al
Just what effort, it any. our pr„ I 2:30 p. m.. will lx- held ot the court
pie are making to put on this eti I houry fm the uurpose of organmng
tertainment to raise funds lor a t an "Tat More lamb ( bib. ami a«
laudable cause tire Wild,at not >d the help of even one to put It over
Rees. I risen and I dmondson w,*
appointed to take care of this mat
I >1 liU
fact
but tlx- progress vc
vii must have
, pull forward.
Irt * keep pace
w hi Iiiy c-nlri pi l*e that
„n-
timx-s to -nerea'c, flowing I 130
banels during 21 hours ending
rhursdav morning, compared witli
1,37 , buriels the day liefore.
Group No. I (til ( mporat.on * Nc*.
t H l niversity. the ix-xl test sc b<-<f-
uled to irai h the deep pay, had dull*,
the j,, K.Jti.c feet in gray shale lirrx*
On and broken sand. It cored from B,-
202-30 feet.
infclirix-d. We. fortunately, have
few de|H-rxlents in Reagan <!ountv.
It is understood that I pton (.ountv
and others along tfie line will avail
theinw-lvrs of the opportunity and
are going to engage W ill Rogers for
one night.
County (Commissioners
Approve Road Ronds
big. Mr. Rees, of Will. Cameron &
Co., Inc., made leniaiks on the same
subject.
I here should be a good attend
arxe at this meeting a« it is for thr
good of every stockman and rancher
in the whole county. Mr. Rees sug-
gested the appointing of a commit-
tee to trv and get everyone out to
tin* riicrttu. and tlx* following were
named
interests our neighbor ing tow ns. Big
Lake let > be the advance coach
rather than the c aboose.
MAYOR OF SAN ANGELO
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
The
i i 11 *c
San Angelo. Jail. !(►. Mayor A
A. (,lover of San Angelo |iiin|x-il to
bis death from thr sixth floor of a
local bank building at H o’c lock ihi*
morning. A verdict of su.cidr wa*
returned by Justice of IVaor R F.
Grav. Death was inntaneous.
Mr. Glover bad teen worried for
months over ill hralth and private
financial rceversra. his friends «aid.
He was vice-president and general
I’irc krtt, hittrell and Reck manager of thr Martin (.lover whole ^ ,
sale company ancl a native West, I"1""1 "k 1
Texan. Tor years he had Ix-en j
prominently identified with the c tv i<*t«* except
ic affairs of thi» section
t.VMH IMNNI R
The Comm sstnnerV fiourt was in It appear* that
Raierit I •-.«< her Nssog-iatic*!
, a lucked lamb dinner to I
morrow, (Saturday) in the Masonic' j
everything done | building I h< public •* invited to I
FEDERAL JOBS OPEN
The l mire! ‘M.c|c* Civil Service?
j i oirimiss mi lia* announced c,|k-ii
j c orniH-iitivc examinations a* follows:
j \ *- in i a I ** medical officer (fe-
male l. $3.20(1 a vc-ur, l . S. Public
Hc.cb1 ’“ci vice, Wasiiington, I). (..
'*< n .c>i medical lei bnician t rewnt-
geindogv ), $2,00*1 a year, fell duty
in the \eleran«' Hospital, Tuskegee.
(In. (adored eligible* are de‘irc-cl
for this vacancy.
(.ills adviser, senior high school.
$2,000 H year, gills’ advisc’r, rescT*
vation and junior high aehool, $2.-
(KtO a vear, Indian Service.
Matron, senior high school, fl.
500 a vear, matron, reservation arxr
hool, ,20() a year,
Indian Service.
All ‘‘tales except Maryland. V ir*
innia, and tlx- l),*tinl of ( olnmbia
i iter into the bond provided bv law. reieular *c*»sion Mond.iy and attend- up j,, nrrv|1| j,,,,,. ,,kehd bv partake* of
ii * ______: _ ^ 1______• i ‘...... ..... ___ »•(! In ilia* iiuii.il rciiilnu* I miraiiif*«fc> • .. _____1
He was
memlrer
a. He
Royal Anh Mason and hfvr '^'-ived le*
I the Knight* of IMh |°j appointment
was a chain i nx-ndx t of
‘•civ
than then share
the \ ppor t intx’il
icx’ at Wa«h,ng-
I lx t oinmis«ionei*’ Court
l< t any and all bids.
In
Mr*.
J. W ILLY TAYLOR.
( ounty Jud *• J
Reagan < onrity. leva*
ed to the usual routine of hu*i,ie-*
of pjssmg bills and in addition set
the salaries of offneis foi the corn
the court and
»aty red ta|»e
so«,n as the nrce*-
getting live atfver
pared bv th<
cook lamb in
pO»*d<|e
ing two year?, \fter thi« tlx* < <>nrt ti*ina prepared and published die he appro rated \dult- t * cents and
* delicious dinner pie if,,- htwains * lub ancl for vears bad
*<' who know how to served on charity committees of thi«
the rni**t savory man ,-j|^ ||, wa» a nx’inltei of the Yleth
Y mu patronage **dl!cxfi»t church. He wh» chosen max
recessed until Wednesday to take up
the Mattel of the road bond barn the work maned.
Floyd \b Mullin of >an An .this in order to enable ihetp to ger
i|»» i* visiting her sister-in-law, j the attorney from Dallas who is em
Mr* l.rwis Her*ey and lamily this pl«ved by the county
bonds will l»r pul on thr market and ch idren. 25 cents. I <»me and bring (,|c*y»
It hxiks a% if “It *he family and all rat dinner awav J
.. . * _ from home at the noon hour. Mr
r until trie pav- ... -_____________ I Tarn a
(o look after ‘*1 federal Highway ft? ''tale fir Harmon ,* Band will be at ()/„n
‘‘an
w as
Ynvelo in I92D.
year* o
m’l
this matter.
i Highway
lx long
T ixlcrjl
—will l*e Ixygon.
the Baptist Chur, h J'ucwla) night, j end
\ M Muisl and d.cngbter.i
Melvin. Buster l wc-nt to I
(nufday to spnd tlx* w,*ek
till Mr. *,tni‘t. i
I departmental
ton, D. (..
Tull information may be obtained
front ( . I Walter. San \nge|o, I ey-
as. Sec relai v ol the I nited ^tatc*'
t.ivd >ervice Board ol T tntnirx’t*. at
the no»tofier ot courthouse in this
c itv,
s ,,
Vc
Mi-* Birdie Buttery of
vein i- in itif- lake this week vi- ci»(
her »istri, Mr*. W. H. Schooler.
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1931, newspaper, January 16, 1931; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth631096/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.