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VOLUME V.
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAN FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1930.
NUMBER 37.
AND OFFICERS VISIT
LOCAL CHAPTER O.E.S.
With ihr passing of Tuesday M*>
May 6 closed the last regular meeting
of Rig I .akr chapter, order of the
I astern Star, ill its vear of 192M0t
iifi Mora Miller as Worthy Matron
ami her father as Worthy Patron.
I hr* chapter w as indeed honored
on this oreasion with the presence
of distinguished grand officers, Mr«
Kdith Findlatrr, of San Angelo.
Past Worthy Grand Matron of Texas,
also rhairman of the entertainment
eommittee of Grand Chapter wlien it
hold* its UUh annual session in San
DANCING RECITAL
IS PLEASING TO
PACKED AUDIENCE
Baccalaureate Sunday
ii
Mrs. Fulton I inn son presented her
pupils in an unusually attractive
dancing recital Thuisdav evening in
tin* High School building auditorium
The scene was that of an old
fashioned garden. I lie artistic deco, j
ration, and *nfilv Indited *tnvc made
the picture one of henutv. The “gar
rlen gate. with its old fashioned
flowers growing o\n the arcHwav
the young lo\er» who came stroll ill)'
through the garden singing their lovr
Angelo in October: Mrs. Mora Goch j songs, tlie beautiful costumes, all
rane of Sanderson, district deputy i made the scene one of quaint love-
Grand Matron and Mrs. I na G. How. ■ line*s.
nrd of San Angelo, Deputy Grand 1 The performnnre hegnn by Mis.
Matron of District No. 5. All who Mary l.nwlis entering the garden
know these officers appreciate their j ringing “In An Old Fashioned Gar-
pleasing personalities and their qual^ den." She was soon joined by Tonv
ifications. Accompanying the grand
officers were Mrs. Sarah Mauberry
and Mrs. Runyon of San Angelo,
and Mrs. Williams of Sanderson.
These ladies driving through in
their ears and knowing that the ter-
rific wind storm prevailed in most
parts of West Texas that day, en-
countered the storm regardless, and
in spite of it arrived in Rig Like in
their uecustomed high spirits. I he
grand officers, each in turn
plearfirfg manner responded
Slaughter, thr two forming a duet
Miss l.nwlis and Mr. Slaughter wen
the garden lovers, then sang very
beautifully, “Hanging On the Gar
den Gate.”
The “Russian Dancers,” Geraldine
Carrol nod Gerald I,noney. showed
good training and especially good
technique, as did also M»rv Arm
Barrett in “Diana the Huntress.” a d
Anna Jean Rlack in the ''kill Dance
,n * i The chorus. "Walking Wound in a
wl 1 Dream,” was very much appreciated
gratifying remarks which were very ^ and enjoyed !>\ the audience. Mr*
inspiring and beneficial. j Louise Holland, in the role of neg
Mrs. Findlatrr was present when j res*, wa* compelled to ap|>ear the
this chapter was instituted six years , ^,,.()ni| time*. for the audience ju*t
ago, and Vlrs. Moia Cochrane, .is would not take "no for an answer
assistant District Deputy Grand Ma j Florcite Miller s name who np
tron yyas on her official visit to this j)<,ar,.,| j,, the garden very gracefully
chapter four and a half years ago ^ j|)(. •*(uranium. yya* omitted from
at which time our present matron and j ,b,, nim |,v rrrol.
her husband, Mr. 1. L Miller, were; 7’lic sjiecial numbers. “Don’t lb-
initiated. j l ike* That.” sung bv Mary
MAY II. 1**til.
Sty Cakr Hfigh §>rhnnl
8:1.1
Processional
I )oxologv.
InviK ation
"Da\ I* Dying In The We*t”
Announcements
Rev. J.
W Bi> kl* v
Chorus
Mr. A. C. Newton
“() Rest In Die Laird" (From the oratorio “Elijah”)
Mendelssohn
MISS Linn M>< lurry
Address
Pastor Union Church
“Now the Day Is Over”
Renediction
Recessional.
Rev. W K. Sampson
Tryon, Texas
(Tiorn*
Rev. O. f). Henley
■1 alienee Please Keep Seatenl h r in ^ Rri-e.ssional
MEMBER OF BIG LAKE CHEVROLET AGENCY
MOTOR GO. ARRIVES HAS NEW MANAGER
f{ I Anderson from ('ro*s Plain*
is ,i o.-w resident of Rig Fake, having
moved here the pa*t wrrk. Mr. \ii
*
I. C Coleman, recently of Abilene,
i* now a hon-fide resident of Rig
j Lake, moving here last week. Mr.
Ft mci* * oleman i» an experienced sale-man der«on - family will be here in a few
During the session Tuesday night,I ^r| ’a~j |am,.'. I ndri wood' "md ' :"“l ha> ,rnvolr<! as such on thr road, day* now.
nine candidates were received into I wpj |n Kathleen Fn **e i* now connected with the Rig \ Mr Anderson ha* taken the man
the order, this being the largest I dprwJ>0<, aM(| \orman Anderson | L;,k*’ Mo,or (-° * «"*• »* one of thr agrruot of the Herndon Rurditt
jmber initiated in any one class Mf)((rp wa, V(,r>. mt|r), appreciated. P'‘>P"'-»or* and will of rourse put | (.hevrolct < .... and is now m full
the history of the chapter. The ,, wou|(| mAr artiele too long | f»r*1' h,»* ™rY aM,i ■l»,hv !o ,he. r,‘,
orthy Matron presented the men ,wri(io„ „m. pe,*n„ally. lint | ll"’ ">“«,•** a sursress Hr says] lain Mr Herndon in the hus.nes* and
in a march. They also performed i j” juVficient' to «av all reflected the | ^ business of this firm has
other duties, the whole being Her I traininp |>atipn(.,. of Mrs. F.mer « aI1 ,ha> ^
original idea. Their performance ^ a teacher of high class dancing
was splendid and caused quite a bit af)d arti#t|t. taste* Mr*. Malcolm
Moore presided at the piano through
out the evening and al-o rendered a
lienutiful solo. ( ontrihuted.
Tlir honor roll of Randolph Col-
lege for this month bear* the name
of Mrs. Ren Parker of Rig l ake.
Mrs. Parker made thr second lies!
of comment.
Officers were elected for the en-
suing year a* follows: Worthy Ma-
tron. Mrs. Tommie Weatherby;
Worthy Patron, R. W. Weatherby:
Associate Matron, Mrs. Dorthy Mil-
ler: Associate Patron. A. G. Stell;
Secretary, Miss Flossie (.oafes:
Treasurer. Mrs. Cora Puckett, Con-
ductors, Mrs. W’anda Theis; Asso-
ciate Conductors**, Mrs. Amy Pat-
tison.
Immediately after the closing of
the chapter, a social hour was en-
joyed. Mrs. Dorothy Miller, a*
chairman of the refreshment com-
mittee, with the aide assistance of
other ladies served delicious refresh-
ments. Tlie grand officers and their ! \niprirn, i„ the eves of the foreigners,
n-sociatrs were entertained at dinner j ^ (bP wjth which we change
in the home of the Worthy Matron. | oUr customs and wav of liv-
They were all again entertained for j • | jf,. j„ America *eenis very ex
breakfast in tin* home of the Worthy | ,-i(ini2 to F.uropeans. uecustomed to a
Patron and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Hnria| structure in wlii<b every indi-
will continue to give the same cour
tewu* and efficient service that Uie
they opened up here some,weeks ago. firm has given in the past, but will
Tlie business is lieing operated in ' endeavor to put more j»ep into the
the building of the Joe H. Moore hnsines* and make it one of the out
Motor Com pan v. recently closed hv \ standing Chevrolet agencies in this
an attaehmeat of tlie First Stale Bank *e< tion of the state,
where Reagan county people ran not Mr. Anderson ha* had years of r\
only hoy a new Ford hut get the perientx- in tile business and know*
very l»e*l of service after they have every angle <>f the business. Iwsides
purchased it. They report the dr lieing a pleasant gentleman and court-
livery of four nrw ran* on last >at , eou*. He and his family will make
average in the school. Students from urday. and with E. M. Sanderson, tlie a valuable addition to the citizenship
Cisco Eastland. Colorado, Huskell , tw<c should make a team which i* of our town and all will give them a
and Dallas are on the honor roll. j hard to l»eat.__■ "'dial w.-h omr.___
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK EXERCISES
NOW BEING HELD
Tile Reagan County public school*
close their JOlM) SO M-**ion on Mav
sixteenth. All tile school* in the
county have thcii commencement ex
ercise* next week. I he Rig Dikt
J hivh school das* of IW) pre***nt
ed it* play to a large audiemc la*t
: week. Sunday evening May I I, tin
| venior cla** will have their haci alau
J eeate *errnon h\ Rev. W. E. Sampson
i ami on Diursdav evening, the i-oiii-
rnericemcnt program, with President
! f’horna* H lav lor of Howard Pavne
j college delivering the addr>‘**. The
following *»-nior* expe*t to rcceiv*
their long looked for “sheep skins”:
Addic M Garnet Iri* Filccn Gla**
coil Alice Belle Downing. Fli/alietb
Ciitbiilh. Nona lanla Hunt. Tucilb
Watson, (ttlnllu Marie Moore. M.tblc
<b*an Rib-i Harrison Hilton ‘■‘laught-
er, Horace Houston Slaughter. The
program* are given elsewhere in thi*
issue.
BIG LAKE OBSERVES
NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK)
Mr. R. L. Slaughter presented the
pupil* of hi* mu*ic and expressim
1 cla***-* in the fii*i iecit,d with the ob- j
j •> r \.nice of \ itional Music Week in
. I’*ig I ike '*imdav afternoon at In-
’ home 1o parent* o' In- pupil* u-in
hi* handsome hahy grand piano for
i the execution of rnusii al number*
! hollowing tin- program all pie*enl
| were seiveil icfre*bnM iit* of punch
and < ake.
Ihr second program was Monday
morning at <ha;w! in the high school
j auditorium when anothei interestin’
| program was iven. Thi* piogran-
yy i- concluded with a selection of
"Id time melodie* played hv Mr. I
i I Millei h i hi* handsome accordian
and wliii h elided much applause
The final program was given Mon j
day evenin', in the high siIiim.I nu
ditorium when hi* pupils again ap '
pea red in the annual recital with n
more elaborate program. Selections
from tlie old and renowned classic* I
by (.lenienti. Mendelssohn. Reethoven
and Handel were given by the more
advanced pupils.
Mr. Rurditt. it is understood, ha*
not vet dr-ided jn*t what he will do
but mav remain here. They are fim-
people and should they de- idc tc
leave Rig Like the laliri will I*- the
bi*er.
NEW TEST FOR
REAGAN COUNTY
Wrslvde Investment Co., of Fort
Worth, has awarded a contract to
Thomas & III arm of San Angelo, lo
drill a lest lor oil on John R. Scott’*
land in Reagan county, m the center
of tlie northwest quuitrr of section
I i 7. IdiH k I. I & P, Ry, (d survey.
II will be spudded on or la-fore May
L’U and will is- drilled 2,K.ri0 feel un-
less pi ndui turn i* obtained at u le-ser
depth.
The Westyde. of which C f.'. Hyde,
formerly a Marl.md official, is presi-
dent, i* iindeistood to have six or
seven sections under lease. It*
Reagan county lest will lie three and
«ine-half mile* south and a quarter
mile wc*i of Hagan & Emch und
Amerada'* No. I Niwyer ( attic Co.
It i* Tbl feet fiorn the south line and
't'KI feet from the east line of section
12.i. block 1, T. & F\ Ry. Co. survey.
I he lime was topped at 2..UKI feet,
227 feet above sea level.
Ihe W/**tvde wibbat will be four
I’-iles mirtheasl of Rig Fake and 14
n ilr* due cast of tbe Rig Fake field,
the first of majoi proportions in the
I'd main Busin. One and one-half
mile* northwest of the WeMvde lo-
cation. Moody (III Corporation's No.
! "nwvrr had a showing of nil at
L? 77*• feet that wa- estimated good
for III to I "i barrels daily follow ing
i shot. It drilled to sulphur waler
at .kill 7 feet and was ahandomfct
dry al .'5.020. Ihe Moody test was
in ilie center of die southwest quarter
of section I id. blcs k 1. T. & I*. Ry.
I o. survey
I lie Hagan & F.mch well about 7
miles northeast ol Big l.akr struck
*iilp!iur water thi* week which has
•I *t filled fhr hole ai «l it i* un-
derstood they are awaiting order*
I o'li the d» jailinciit to .ihundou and
r
d»B the hole.
This Changeable Country of Ours
Hy (aleh Johnson
Thr most interesting thing about
R. Theis.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Buford Bradley, little son of Mr
und Mrs. Bud Bradley, celebrated
hi* seventh birthday Wednesday of
last week, April 30, with a party at
his home. Many yard games were
played and much enjoyed bv the
children after which Buford’s mother
served all present with ire cream and
cake. The young host was presented
with remembrance* from earh of hi-
guests.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the closing: program of the
Santa Rita school, Wednesday eve-
ning, Mav 14. at Santa Rita Club
House The main feature of the
program will he a musical operetta
“The Flower Nymph's Surprise,”
under thr capable direction of Mrs.
Janies I.. ( hilds.
modern invention, ha* almost ruined j farm population ha* fallen off rvrn
the cotton market: women prefer silk, more than wa* anticipated, and that
real or manufactured from wood j with hardly an exception the cities
pulp, and invention has cheapened have grown hugely. Atlanta has in
both kinds while incomes have in creased its population 35 per cent in
creased so that tens of millions who ten years; Austin. Texas. Ui percent
used to have trouble buy ing enough ' in ten years, lakeland. Florida. 130
cotton goods for clothing now can ! percent; Ventura, California. I8<> |*-r
dress in silk, or its immitation, rnvon. ! rent; Decatur. Georgia. 121 per cent: j |»e|ent out ol work Rut unemploy
Now a new process for getting sugar i Phoenix, Arizonia, tiO percent. I.vn j menl doe* not always mean di*trr*«
MRS. I. T. B0YLKS
PASSED AWAY
In the earlv morning of V|av 5,
1**311. Mr* Rebecca Boyles I nee Miss
Rebecca McDowell I passed to her
reward al the age of 71 years from
her home in vtilr*. alter a few week*
lilnc**. viie wa* born m Stone coun-
tv. Missouri, in 1859. In cbildhorxf
she tame to lexa* with iter p.-irents
who settled in Brown comity arid on
January l<>. IIW'I. she was united in
marriage with Mr. I T Movies an<?
to this union were Ixirn five sons and
three daughters Hire*- children pre-
ceded their mother into eternity, the
j five surviving are as follows: lorn
Bov lc* of Stile* Mr*. |) K McKin-
ney of Ro*weli. N M., Archie Rovle*
of < lifton. Ari/oni*. Mrs. Matv F ree-
a>an of herrvillc. Texas, and <!arf
Ibiyle* of ‘*an Diego t .alifornia. She
to come have ceased That time is is al**1 survived by her httsFniad and
not in sight and therr i« nothing to four grandchildren, beside* niece* arid
indicate that wr shall ever trvoh it. nephew*
xo long a* there air new thing* to Mr*. Rovlrs wa* converted in early
substitute out of
cotton seed mav
profitable
vidual i* fixed in his job or social
position, and never move* out of it.
In America the otilv constant thing
is change. And out live*, our busi-
nesses. our whole sdietnr of existence j bring back cotton
are predi< ated upon tIi** probability . i rop.
that, wlurtever wr mav l>e doing this ^ years ago few homes and
year, the chance is better than ever i frHr, business buildings were warm
that we will have to do soim'tluiig else «*ft<>ueh for comfort in winter, in the
next year. Wherever we live today, northern parts of the country where
we may !»r living a thousand mile* - population is thickest. People had to
awav tomorrow wear wool indoors and out to krrp
One of the principal causes of thi* f,om freezing. Innunerahle invent
constant shifting of base* i» the speed mn, a|t(| cheapening mean* of pro |>rrri the
with which new inventions are de Lfu* lion of heating devices make *ui h pipe line
veloped and put into practical n,,,‘, protection unnecessary indoors, whilr and the sulwtitution
general u*e I hev affect everybody niitthxits, in motion, light clothitv' j ship* and railroad*
to some degree; they probably affc t .u|firr« even in the etddesl weather 7Vn year* ago the radio wa« un- j lo icliev
the farmer more than they do anv rvept for a heavy overcoat. Ihr known; t«*dav half a million people j had lost
othr single cla»*.
Twenty years ago there were eign
do. more voting people wiil try to
do tliem than 'he new industiies have
(lermanerit place* for. Thrrr will
always Fie a fringe of thr less com-
life and more than fifty year* ago
joined thr Methodist Episcopal
(.hutch, "south, liv inp a ( hri»(iati life.
She wa* always strong tri hot faith
and Fier life wa* rich in < hii*'ian
ex|»rl ienee and in hrt going a great
Mr and Mrs, I). F.. ( arter of Gm
don, parents of Mr* J. A Moore and the
tern million acres of farm land in the
United ‘'tales growing fodder for
example Now 25.0t¥M»H»> motor vr
hide* have displaced the horses and
these
chbure. Vircinia. 34 percent, and *o!A\itfi all of our fluidity of occupa- ! soul ha* passed on to add glory to
on. In I»etween the farm and thr tiooal relationships, we. tF»e American ' God’* Kingdom Mie wa* a good*
city, however, are the small town* |ieople a« a whole, hove a bitgrr cash kind neighbor, syinp.ithr!ir and lov-
which also seem to !>*• sharing in the i»-*ei\e. m saving* hank* and life in ing a devoted mother and wife, arnt
increa*e«f concentration of poulation. surarne *urpluses available a* loan* to tin aged companion of nearly fifty
so far as incomplete return* show on polii ie*, a* well as in commen ial ; vents, lift will bear somlier hue* lor
A few years ag*o to own a coal checking a< counts, tban anv other
mine wa« to have a fortune. Today people m the world,
it is hard to sell coal rx< rpt from One interesting fad which ha* pi*i
favorably located mines, so rapid ha* I wen di*< losed i* tiiat the heavy with
extension of natural ga» drawals from savings bank* and on ' suffering,
to centers of population life insurance policies at the time of! Funeral services were held Turs-
1 of oil fuel for tfie Wall street slump ln*t fall were j dav afternoon al the family residrnew
not entirely, as had l«een supposed hri P*stoi. Rev J. U Rnkley
the distress of th. sr who officiating. a*si*led hv thn Rev. O-
tlieir money in thr stock ^ Henley of the Baptist church. In-
closed car put the finishing toil* h on are engaged in making, selling, ser-j market It turns out that these with ferment wa* in the < emetery at Stiles,
the wimi| industry . Sheep farmer* j viring radios and broadcasting. There i draw al* were largely bv thnftv |wo l»eside loved one* who had preceded
la< k of her. but in tFw suffering,
Mr. Hoyles, you have gotten a drarer
v ision of “Him who is invisible’ and
“Who wa* made perfect through
who thought they were established for
I for are perhaps a« many more engaged pie who realized that the time
into | in the variou* «k-< upation* incidental | vest in sound »e» urilie* w a*
life have gone out of that Inn
others. to flying. | priori
W hen mo«t of the {iroplr lived in I How the extension of electric light ' stockholders’ lists of the gir at ha*i<
corporations irllnt this in the im
increase of thr numlier of in-
sirne last \o-
niachines get their fodder from , t|j^. country the nation a* a whole ate and power line* ha* brought hundred*
oil well*. The blacksmith and J bulky foods. Now we are moving j of thousand* of workers into nrw or
her sister, Mra. J. IF ('.ate* and little the wheelwright have disappeared mtn (be cities and demand ronern enabling factories lo ojierate rinse to dividual stockholder*
daughter, Bohbv Ruth, of Dr atur, but in their places wr have a million irated nourishment. Thi* ha* im cupations in that field alone, and hvUemlier.
arrived Wednesday for a vi*it with and a half men working for wage* IMrtwr|y . ut down tlie consumption of the source of their raw materials, •« Mo*t of us think we want security
the family of Judge and Mr*. Moore a* driver* of motor trucks, to »av Hbeat and corn, enormously increased converting hundred* of rural village- I Rf>a„% f(f u% Itrmg Amc „ an* I “Mother dear, we are lonraomc here,
and therefore deriving out heritage | gow we miss vmt loving face
Ycm Iflt lie nil to rrmrtn!**r,
to in her. There was a lar^r roncourM
when °f sorrowing liiends, for the tamily
at the bottom, and thr bad lived in Reagan county and at
‘‘tile* for the pa*l twenty years, ancf
had endeared themselves to nil with
whom they came in contact. TFie
mound was piled high with taro
and co»tlv flowers, mute testimony
of sympathy for loved ones.
Also to lie present at the commence-1 nothing of tlie garage workrr* and ,b, demand for dairy product*
rnent program of Rig lake’s High other iieople employed in looking milk, < hee*e and Flutter for pork
aflei tlie rest of tl*e gieat motot' • for egg* and poultry. The industrial
driven fleet. j shift to the towns means a parallel
These men have lieen taken away „hift on tire farm. It take* two
Shoo I and witness tlie graduation
of their granddaughter and nicer.
Mis* Othella Moore, who ha* the dis-
tinction of being honor graduate of j from tire farm*. Tliev no longer a, res of land to produce dairy pr<
into industrial irntrrs. is a familiar |
story. That expansion has not stop-
lied; it may almost lie said to have | from
rtardly begun. AsiJ every new step
which it takes mean* another shift of
people from place lo pla«r. of men
ancestors afflicted
IIUII UI U^IUJi pi iMIMWU VI | I I "I" I I" J ••* s * ’ *e* ••*••*■ »*■ -'*■*•** J’” I""' ’ o. ”o ..
eight girl* of the r!.•■*. Horace I produce their own fiwsl. So there t» j <lu« equivalent in food value to one *nd women from one sort of a job to
Slaughter, son of Judge and Mrs. J
A. Slaughter, i* honor student am-mg
the buys and made tlie highest av-
erage of tbc clasa.
an offset to the farmer * loss on hi* | *crr in wheat,
hav and oats. He niu«t gTow more , \|> are shifting rapidly to ?h»-
food for people, les* for horse* I cities. (a-nsus returns up to the
Artilk-ial ulk, the produil of a|latier part oi April indwalr that thr
another i i of p»b
JTverr will never lie a complete end
to employment until such change* a*
those and the <hangr* which are still
v th*
wandering foot, want adventure. \kei
• un grumble loudly enough wig-n
any of the constant changes in our in
diistnal end economn scheme affect*
us adversely. Imt at heart m***t of it*
feel that we would rather live rvcit
None on earth i an take your place.
On earth there'* grief; in heaver*
there’s joy,
\ke nnss you most who loved jou
knit "
Your willing hands will toil no more
imrlv in America than *at»ly Some Sleep »n dear mother, youi work m
wbetc el»e. ^ o'er.
JPIPW1!'11--,
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