The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1931 Page: 4 of 8
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PACE FOUR
THE BIG LAKE WILDCAT, BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY’, TEXAS
(Elje Sill takp Wildcat
vent their wrath. He u, p«rhi|M un I nien to the srnate who were more jibe* of humorist* that have come out
By HlKLKiN PRINTING CO.
JOHN HI BOON
MRS. JOHN HI BOON
Sub.\cnpiion Hatej, /
One yea*. ill state
Six months, m *Ui<*
Thins* uiuutK», in 'late
Otic year. <>ul of 'tale
Six lumith*. oul of stale
.Society Editor
i Advance
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NOTH F TO THE PI BUG
\ ii y m ronrvus reflection ujhiii the
character, -lauding or reputation of any
ytirwii, (inn or corporation, which cuay
appear in the column* of thie paper will
bo gladl* conr< ted «|kui tine oolite of
aarue being given to the minor, porene.il*
ty, at the office.
Entered a* aeconrl da** matter
uary 2, 1V20, at the pool-office
Lake, Texas, umier the act of
S. 187V
r i’he
v* ittmgly, an instrument of revenge. capable than Norris, a* hie predi- of the Ea*t
“ Hie people of Nebraska woultl ceaeorn ami a* hi* lonlemporarn■*. century,
not listen to George Noirij long It ha* ha»f other senator* who have
Editor enough to let him tell them whom to <h*ne more for the state ami for the
elect a tlog catcher in tl»e smallest nation than lie has.
village in the slate, but thev have! Hut it has never hail anotiter r«n
lieen sending him to the senate »o ator who let the whole wotld know
long it is a habit. It he lives long there was 4 "(Gentleman from Ne
enough and doe* not get tired of the hr ask.i in the manlier he ha* au<
job, he will spend mote year* in the ceerled in iloinj,, Nrbiaska could
upjier house of congress than anv send a *u* cession of great men and
man before him. IVath, ill health 01 good men to the senate and the Last
j* is .nal disinclination one d tiicx- and rat and South would nevei .
nuv some dry drive him out of the know there wa* a stale ot Nebraska * 111 'L’"*n
senate, but the people of Nebraska > of that such a statr wa« represented
never will! in the senate. Hut Norris lets them
I he state asks little of him in re know there i» a Nebraska ami Na
turn. It gives him perfect freedom biaska do«*» not care how he does it.
ot movement and opinion. It holds I here is an instinctive resentment
him to no party or plitlctm It re in the heart* oi these people of th*1
quite* no pr-it i»« - ol | ,m, no pled "talcs between '.lie Nl ssisaippi and
g« *. He need have no concern for the mountains 1 ain*l the failure ol
his constituency, 1* undei no obliga-jtiie tai f ast to understand ami ap-
ti n t* *»eople or politicians. He preciate the Middle VU*>t. It crops
• an devote a* much of hi' time a* out in politic*, in religion, evijti 111
he like* to tire Muscle Shoal* power! sports.
site, and none at all to western Ne* i Nebraska i* one of the richest of
I a; ka irrigation projects He ean;*H the agricultural states, and yet
vote lor the low tariff demanded bv | dvr wealth of it* industries exceed* j
cane -I'ttar producers of Culm, while that of it* farm* It has given such |
die lieet sugar grower* of Nebraska name* as Gutzoii Horglum, Willa
are starving ty death. He can inter * ather. John I. Relishing, M illiatn
*'-■ 1 '•■ (*. Dawes. William Jennings Rryan.
and a hundred others of prominence
to the nation. It ha* unsurpassed
schmils. progressive cit es and lown».
jieople of intelligence and culture.
in the last quarter of a
CHURCH NEWS
J
NOTICE OF BOARD Of F.gi ALL
ZAT10N
METHODIST CHURCH
'1:15 a. m. Sunday School. Judge
A. Moore, Superintendent.
In obedience to the order of the
Hoard of Equalisation regularly
convened and sitting, notice •■* here
by given that said Board of Equali
ration will lie in session at its reg-
ular meeting place in the Court
II >u*e ie the t iwn of Rig !aike, R«a
10:00 o'clock
FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1931.
ROAD TOLLS
One kicks at loll roads and
bridges. One scarcely stiq** to think
that the gas tax of three cents a
gallon in Texas is a toll. 1 hat
means that the average motorist in
this state pays a cent rveiy time he
joe* four mile*.
It is an easy toll to pay so long
it gets no lugliei and casolineJTf*
can County, Texas, at 10:00 o'clock . as it gets no mgner ami gasou
\ M . on the Rh day of June, 1931,1 main* as cln ap as it is today.
•aod mads it builds hiiug molt
that in ei moim of Itaii'portdti
11:00 a m. IWhing,HM. ""ur,".^'"d ibMenmnhqt’ fix- ^ ro.tis it (mild* bring nun
II,e Place of Sacrifice in the Chris | in? -mjequ.lizinK the value of any
: end all taxable property located in ------------*----------
i'i 'T‘ ,A“ | Reagan County. Texas, for taxable rj nr ^ Jones Dentist,
="'• M,“ 1 ' "■"! l«r l'hf ..*« mu......I Fb* Ns-
tional Hank. (48tf)
Jsn*
*i Big
M.irch
(>.!.» p. m Epworth Juniors; Mrs. * .
I a Millie Puicrll, Superintendent.
8:15 p. hi. Preaching, Subject:
"Reliefs That Matter What to He
lieve about the Bible."
Have you ever considered why you
do, or whv you do not go to Sunday
School and church? If so, are the
reason* such that the Lord approves
them? Come, and let us seek to
worship the L»rd together.
SHERWOOD S. DAVIS.
Pastor.
e*t him«ell in political scandal* in.
Pennsylvania, and be wholly un
plight
si*t* in regarding Nahraska a* prov 7:30.
GENTLEMAN FROM
HRASK\"
1 he following editorial, headed
"The Gentleman From Nebraska.”
written bv Charles S. Kvckman, ed
itoi of the Fremont 'Neb. > I ribune. | concerned over the economic
was recently announced a* the win* 0f the Nebraska farmer,
ner of the I’ulitzer award for the ||t. l4f, do all these things, and be
! e*t mJilort.il diking the year l', b>. assured of election as the *ra-
■senator George Vi Norris, never j ,j1,,rr ts t!»*. tub* He could spend ....
lacking .i mandate from the people « , anipatgti v ear in Europe, and lieat |.'opb* i* m-* ward
of Nebraska in the course he has pur* , ,irge Washington in a Repuldi* 1,u‘ 1 !,""ks ol N.*br,isk.i at
surd as a member of the l nilrd i t,#n j,rirnarv and a„ Vhniham I.in-
state* senate, now lelutti* to Wa*h- general eleetton.
mgton doubly assured of the un Vnd tK*oige Norn* i* not a
questioned approval id In* state and j political power in Nebraska. 1 lie
il» people people ot oilier states believe he t*
lhe sensational record of Mr. levered a* an idol in hi* own state.
Nom*. with all it* ramifications, V* a matter of fad, fa- i* probably
field in lowc-i esteem tn Nebraska
than in anv other state in the union.
Hi* endorsement of anothn can-
didate is of no real valur He < oulil
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School — 9:45,
Anton
Theis, Superintendent.
B. Y. P. U.—7:00 p. m.
Prayer Meeting — Wednesday,
8:00 p. m.
Friday night Teachers’ meeting at
And vet the rest of the nation per* 8:00 p. m.
W. A. POLLARD, Pastor.
h.»* lw-en endorsed in as convincing
a manner as anyone could wish
Many reasons have been advanced a«
to why such ui endorsement should
not !e extended to him lhe oppo-
sition to Mr. Norris has l»ern con-
ducted a* aidv and as thoroughly a*
anv -roup of capable politic,an*
■ nuld do the job. I fie * .indicia, v of
a* lute statesman a* Nebraska ever
produced ha* b**en presented to the
♦ late a* an .iltern.itive to that of Mr
.Norris, and ha* been reie, ted.
Acceptance ol itw situation is
tlierefore a matter without choice
To continue lhe argument is to
wti-ie word* I he oppos.tiou to sen Hoover the largest majority on a
at or N or n , ha* ecu on*, j > i *t>*i V iia«i* ot j«er, enta „■ e, of all lie* 'lat c
«u!nhiod and so thoroughly di»* red in tlw union.
i! d ;h,c. furl'*.....i*i ,i, wttf. th tai tlir people of Neiua'k.i
w ndindl i» >t :ivoti. man Ouivot, are l oruerned. <«*orge Norn* is as
himself deep a* the Atlantic ocean in Wa*h*
f'heir is m>t even Rood reason I** mgtoo, and a* siiallow a* the Platte
brin, d *.:run -ed over tlw* re*uit river in hi* own state
riot thnn* a hatful of votes over any
politii al fence in tin* state He gave
tir» ta< it support to Li Follelte a* a
third pur I v pr-sidcnti.il candidate,
1921. and the Vi isconsin senator
could have allied all h* Nebraska
vote* in fit* hip pocket without a
bulge. He came into Nebraska in
r't2H with t fanfare of |Vmocrati<
trumpets and of tadio hookups.
stUUljved tile slate feu
"niith and Nebraska
over
f of tire purpose i tfre Nefo tska po-
litical situation. 70.IXX* people rant
la* wrong lhe will .»! tlw state ,«
seldom etpressed ui so tremendous a
majority, and it must 1 w taken not
only as an endorsement ot \lr Nor
ris, but *l*o a* al lea»t a temjKirarv
rfuietus upon his - l it • * and oppon
ents.
I lie st.ilr ol Nebraska has elec ted
Norris to thr l ruled "tate* senate
this vear, a* it ha* many times to
the p.»*t, uiamiy l>e. au*r lie is not
wanted there If hi* return . to
Washington causes diwotnforture m
off n ial circles, the people ot Ne
biaska will regard tl*e;r vote* as not
having Iwen ( jst in vam. I bey rlo
not want larm irliet ot any ivtlier
feuislative henctfits a senator m grit
bring tfiem all they want i» a
chance to sit bark and ,*l<..*t
Nebraska nurse* an ingrowing
grouch against \merii i in Reneral
and eastern Vmriiea in jiarlnuiai
I lie slate expect- notiimg fican til*' na
tional government, whirh it ie,.ai<i*
,r» lilt,: ■!v under eastern control, and
a*ivs nothing. It ha* lost interest tn
constructive participation in federal
affaiis, and its people ate tn a v.n
di« live frame of mind.
Hie crouch is cultural a* mu< h a*
political. Nebraska and its peiqd*
have btvtt the butt of eaMttrn Joke
sters so long they ate eenbitterecj
Every major fedetal ptujert of the
lust hall ivnlurv has fveett disadvan
tagroua to them. l ive buiiduig of
the Panama ( anal imposed a di*
crimnatory iate burden upon them.
Various reclam it ion p rjects have in
t leased agri< uiturai conditions. fe»i
ernl tariff jiolu res in< rea*e the cost
of living m Nebraska, without m»
tenal benefit to Nebraska produce!*.
Nebraska voters have long nine*
ceased to look to 14 a»hmgtc>n for
relief, and they no longer select their
congrewsiimal representatives with
relief in view Neither (ieorge Nor
ris nor any of hia Nebraska eollea-
gues in congress have linen able |o
combat this hopeless situation. It
Norn* were, forced» to mlv upon
what he has dofie in rotigreaa for Ne.
Krg«ig K«* gAmU gniyfiyg* K *n *»l«*r*
v Mb na, «\|v- w| i "*
tion day wWh fear in hia heart.
But Senator Norria has found an-
other way to *erv% Nebraska. Bv
making himself objectionable to fed
eral administrations without regard
to political complexion and to east
rrn interest* of every kind, he has
at l ot ded Nebraskans a chance to
it i« a state II in frontier period
1 he national onteption of a Ne-
bi.t'K.in I- that of a hi" hav shaker,
with a pilch: nk in his hands, a
straw in hi* mouth, a mu* cal corn-
ed) goatee on hi* chin, a patch on
the »cal of hi* overall* and the muck
of thr barnyard on iii* boots.
Nehr **ka ha* resented these in-
dignities, but ha* given up hope of
avoiding them. It* onlv liojie i* to
pav hack in kind. In the dav* of
the real frontier, it vented its wrath
on tin* occasional lurklrs* tenderfoot
from the Ka«t. Now it »c»d* George,
Norris to tin- senate.
Norris doe* not represent Ne-
braska politic* lie i* the per*oni-
fi* at ion of a Nehta-ka protest again*!
the ntellectn.il aloofness of the I'.a't.
\ vote for Norris i* . a*t into the bal-
lot box with all the venom of a
* ii' V r snowball thrown at a *ilk hat. The
j.tvi ’ Us it ,pjrjj (Hut put* him ovei i» vindic-
tive, retaliatory. Another senator
mi.lit jet fedetal project*, adminis-
trative favor, post office* and peuk
barrel plunder for Nebraska, but the!
state i* contemptuous of tlw**e Fjor
twarlv two decades Norris ha* kept
Nebraska liexomi the |>ale of feder* |
TENON UNION CHURCH
Tuesday 9:<N) a. tn.. Braver <!ir*
«le.
I'uesday ** :(K> p. m.. Hov Scouts.
Wedesdav 8:00 p. nr., C.burch
night.
I'hutsday 2.30 Bible Study Cir*
* le.
I tiday 8:00 p. m. Choir Reliear*
>,il
Sunday School—9:45 a. tn.
Breaching Services- I I :00 a. m.
Iiinior and Senior Endeavor—
7mi p. m.
Breaching Serv icea—8:00 |>. tn.
REV. DR. A. K. ARNFII I D.
1931, and
all jieraons interested or hav-
ing btfainem with sai*l Hoard are
hereby notified to l»e present.
H. L PUCKETT,
County Clerk.
Reagan County, lexas.
Reagan Countv, Rig Lake. Texas.
11th day of May, 1931 (39-2tl
Wildcat Want
try one and see.
Ads get results
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Garner made
a business trip to Midland I uesduv
returning Wednesday.
I .ofitn Rarrett, line foreman for
the We*t Texas l tilitie* Co., and hi*
men have Iwern doing line work ui
I O/otia. Sonora, Eldorado ami San
■ Angelo this week.
NOTICE Ol HOARD OF FOf \LI*
/A I ION MEETING
In obedience to the order of the
Hoard of Equalization, regularly
convened and sitting, notice i* here-
by given that '.tid Boa id of Equali-
zation will !>e ill session at its reg*
ul.it meeting place in the (Hurl
Hou*e in the town of Rig Like. R«*u-
gi*n County, Texas, at 9 o’clock A.
NU. on Ibutsdav, tin* 1th dav oft
June. 1931. for the j'Ur|>o*<* of de-
tiitnininsi. fi.iiig and equalizing the Jg
5 'jSraitUetl
Diavolo Coals
— positively last longer!
We are still handling coal.
For prompt delivery place
vour orders with ns.
GARNER & SON
DRAY AND TRANSFER
BIG LAKE, TEXAS
tsiyn. of
Da a vole* Coals"
I lie explanation ot thi* Ijsmil
mg { olltic.*) paradox i* to fa* found
not in an analysis of Norn*, but of
Nel-taska A* a senator, Norn* ha»
ziven Nebraska something die state
itcvet had lx*tore He ha* put the
to*utlriiMii from Nebraska on rv-
etv front page m \ meric a and ha*
kept him tiiere \ resident of N«i
biaska .an pu k up the latest
edition of a New ^oik daily or an
Vruona weekly, and tmd "Norn*
of Nebraska in at least three tvjw
f*cw*.
Hut (tie piihltr itv Norris get* for
Nebraska t* not tl»e whole »tor>.
H » real stfengtfi in Nebraska is
measured |>* the antag<>tu-m* lie
stirs up iieyuud tlie border* of the
*tal» Hi pcojde take ifeligiit in
■srttins hint on the beel« of the rul-
ing powers, whether ot government,
ol fmanie or of uwlusirv. live more
!>»• makes htnis* it obnoxious to a po-
litical party, to a national admuu*
tranon or to Waif '>t;e*t, tlw better
thrv like him
Nebraska t» not inks mated in the1
smallest deigtrs* m what progress lie
makes,, or what he .icroinpltsh** It
ha* I- *n said of Ni.tiut tnat he has
u*t more negative votes against i* n ;
utng oik* ami moie affirmative
voles for l<»*t causes than anv oilier
Iran in tivc senate, Hut every time
fie succeed* in pestering h.-* prev un-j
It! tt turn* around and snarf* backj
at him. live i iiu* kle» can fie heard all
the wav (nun f »uo* d Bluffs to
■n ottsbfulf
lhe auniTnarx of it all t* that Ne
braska derives a great deal of pleas J
ure out of shoving George Norn*
down the great American throat He
has lent an rffisln* emetic in Re
ptiblo an and (b*m«>rrattr .idntinis-
(rations alike, has worried every;
President fnun Txft to Hoover Hia j
retirement from the senate, whether
voluntarv or furred, would le wr| j
corned m morr quarter* than that of
any of hia colleague*.
I'he people of Nebraska know
this, and enjov it. Every time Nor
ri« baits the power trust or lamhast*
the social lofibr. Nebraska gets the
amusement out of his antes that a
small boy geta out of sirking a dog
on an alley cat. Wien he shies a!
brickbat at a President. Nebraska
baa as ma lt fun aa a kid pushing j
over an onthoiue.
You have to know the isolation of j
tie hinterland to understand whv
this is so. Nebraska has sent many!
al favor, but hi- people consider him | \alu<* of anv and ail taxable prop-j g
worth the price.
t’eorge Norri* i* tie burr Ne-
braska delnzht- in pulling uiniet tie
ra-tern saddle. He is thr reprisal
for all the jokes of vaudevillist*. the
carb aturrxs of cartoonists and tie
EDDIE, THE AD MAN
/^CS.SH.WE WRITE AOS
>Le VREt 0*8 (iKAAOe FOR.
AMT BUSiUeSS ww wo
wifinrrs iT-sTrcMv Our Buimuj'S
ertv situated in Reagan Uountv In
dependent S'hmd District, Reagan
(anility. Texas, for taxuble purposes
for the year 1931. and anv and all
person* interested or having busi-
ness with sad Hoard are hereby no-
tified to lie present.
D >. HITT. JR., Clerk
139-21 * of Hoard of Equilization. I:
THE
W A F F L E
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W.th a CHOICE Line of
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and all sorts of
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Mrs. E. E. Carroll
Gut Golden Saturday
Pickets at this store
with each 50e cash j)iir-
elia-se or with each 50e
paid on account.
W. C. EDMONDSON
GROCERY & MKT.
THE OWL SERVICE STATION
GAS, OILS AND STORAGE ■
ELECTRIC WELDING
RADIATOR REPAIR WORK
Repair W ork On Anv Automobile
Acetylene Welding, Willard Batteries,
KELLY and SPRINGFIELD TIRES
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1931, newspaper, May 22, 1931; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth631419/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.