The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXVI
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, JUNE 15, 1961
NUMBER 24
Junior Rodeo Begins Tomorrow Night
Go-Kart Races
Saturday Night
Junior Rodeo Queen
Latest Oil News
In Big Lake Area ...
By JAMES C. WATSON
Written Specially For The
Big Lake Wildrat
North Star Oil Corporation
set 5 1/2-inch casing at 3,378
teet, total depth, for comple-
tion attempt at No. 1 Texas
Gulf-University, wildcat 3 1/2
miles south of the Southwest
Big Lake field in Reagan
County.
Drillstem test at 3,120-50
feet, open three hours, recov-
ered 90 feet of oil and gas-cut
mud, 450 feet of gas-cut mud
and 60 feet of sulphur water.
Flow pressures were 130 and
310 pounds, with a 30-minute
final shutin pressure of 790
pounds.
Drillsite is 2,310 feet from
south and 330 feet from west
lines of section 24, block 8,
University Lands survey.
Gulf Oil Corporation will
drill two outposts to the
Farmer (San Andres) field
approximately 14 miles
southeast of Big Lake in
Crockett County. Both pro-
jects are contracted to 2,900
feet.
The No. 1-IY State, 3/4-
mile south, southwest of pro-
duction, is located 2,310 feet
from north and west lines of
section 21, block 47, Univer-
sity Lands survey.
The No. 1-IX State, 1 1/2
miles southeast of production,
spots 2,310 feet from north
and 990 feet from west lines
of section 5, block 46, Univer-
sity Lands survey.
The Northeast Price (Gray-
burg) field of Reagan County
gained a 1/2-mile south ex-
tension with completion of
Lenonie Oil Company’s No. 1-
A R. A. Walters, one mile east
of Big Lake.
It was finaled for a daily
pumping potential of 40.87
barrels of 32.6-gravity oil,
plus 10 per cent water,
through perforations at 2,661-
66 feet. Formation had been
fractured with 15,000 gallons.
Location is 330 feet from
north and west lines of the
south half of section 5, block
1, GC&SF survey.
i The Clinton Classic will be
: run on the Big Lake Karting
| Association’s track on Satur-
day night for the A-Bushing
Championship of West Texas,
1 it has been announced by lo-
cal officials of the karting as-
sociation. Races will start,
■promptly at 6:00 o'clock. The!
track will be open for practice
'from 9:00 that morning until!
! 5:00 in the evening.
I Contestants will be entered
i in one of the eight classes^
namely, Juniors (16 and un-
der), stock; Juniors (16 and
| under i, modified; Women,
1 stock; Men, stock (165 pounds
jand up); Men, stock (164
pounds and under); Men, |
modified (165 pounds and
1 up); and Men, modified (164
pounds and under).
Trophies will be awarded
in all classes, and all entries
will be eligible for the A,490
Clinton engine; set of four
slicks; and Fairbanks-Morse
clutch.
Plans are being made for
the karting association’s big
Fourth of July races to get
underway that evening fol-
lowing a barbecue supper and
The fifth annual Reagan
County Junior Rodeo, slated
to get underway here Friday
afternoon with a parade, is
expected to draw about 120
contestants from over West
Texas, it has been announced
by E. O. Nevills, rodeo secre-
tary.
Led by Junior Rodeo Queen
Rata Jo Teele, the parade?
will form at 5:30 at the inter- j
j section of Depot and Tenth. |
Miss Teele, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Teele, will be
I a senior in Reagan County
High School this coming
j school year.
j Dorothea Helen Wright,
' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Gardner Will Succeed
MiskeH In JP Office
In a session of the Com-
missioners Court of Reagan
County on Monday of this
week, the resignation of T. E.
Miskell, Justice of the Peace
of Precinct Two, was accept-
ed, and an appointment of H.
L. Gardner, Sr. to fill Mls-
kell’s unexpired term, ending
Dec. 31, 1962, followed. Mr.
Miskell’s resignation becomes
effective July 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Miskell, resi-
dents of Big Lake, most of the
time, for more than 30 years,
plan to move to their newly
completed home at Godley,
near Cleburne. Mr. Miskell is
owner of the City Barber
Shop, which he and his for-
mer partner, E. T. Patterson,
now living at Rhome, estab-
lished.
fireworks. More detailed an-!
nouncements concerning the
holiday event will be made
later. 1
Tigers Holding Lead
In Minor League Play
The Tigers continue to hold
top position in Minor League
standing, winning their last
two games to give them a
clean record to date. Last
Friday night they defeated
the Yankees. 14-8, and Tues-
day night, bested the Reds,
16-5.
The Yankees and Braves
are tied for second place. Aft-
er losing to the Tigers Friday
night, the Yankees were able
to land a 10-9 decision over
the Braves Tuesday night
The Braves won their game
over the Reds, 13-7, Friday
night, but lost to the Yankees
Tuesday night. Having lost
both of their last two games,
the Reds are in cellar position
with a 1-5 record.
Local Girl To Attend Surplus Foods To Be
Natl Student Council Distributed Tomorrow
WOMEN SOFTBALLERS
TO PLAY IN WINTERS
The Big Lake Women’s
Softball Team travels to Win
ters FMday for a night game
scheduled there.
Renee Kannady, who will
be a senior in Reagan County
High School this coming Sep-
tember, will be among the
highly selected youtty leaders
attending the 25th annual
session of the National Stu-
dent Council Conference
which will convene in Okla-
homa City June 18-22. This is
the first time in its history
that the local school has sent
an official delegate to the
National Conference.
Miss Kannady and other
delegates from this area will
join Jack Mashburn, Texas
executive secretary of the
Texas Student Councils, at
Midland, and go from there
to Oklahoma City. The local
delegate Is the daughter of R
W. Kannady of Big Lake.
“Tomorrow’s World in the
Making” is the conference
theme. Conference speakers
will include Dr. George E.
Mathes, principal of Morely
High School of Denver, Colo.;
Dr. James D. Logsdon, presi-
dent of the National Associa-
tion of Secondary School
Principals; and Hon. Gale W
Friday. June 16, is the date
set for the monthly distribu-
tion of surplus commodities
to eligible needy persons in
Reagan County, according to
Judge W. D. Hudson. The dis-
tribution will be at the Big
Lake Locker Plant between
the hours of 9:00 a. m. and
3:00 p. m.
Judge Hudson reported that
36 local families, composed of
152 persons, received approxi-
mately 5.000 pounds of food
last month through this pro-
gram made possible by the
Surplus Commodities Division
of the State Department of
Welfare.
DOROTHEA HELEN WRIGHT
I
Pool Well Team Ties Reading Program Is
Turner Roadrunners Started By Library
McGee, United States Senator
from Wyoming.
A scheduled tour is planned
to Frontier City where the
visiting high school students
may see the performance of
authentic Indian tribes. Oth-
er activities will include a
rodeo, and a tour that will
take them to the state capitol
building, state museum, art
center, planetarium, zoo and
Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Pool Well Servicing team
has added two more wins to
its record In Pony League
play, tying Turner Bros..
Roadrunners for top standing
in the league. The two teams
have each won four games
out of five to date.
In the games last Friday
night Pool Well defeated the
Midkiff Lions, 8-2. Levario
was the winning pitcher and
Thompson the loser. The
Roadrunners won, 6-2, over
the Fashion Shop, with Vala-
dez pitching for the winners
and Young for the losers.
On Tuesday night the Mid-
kiff Lions handed the Road-
runners their first loss of the
season, walloping them, 21-2.
Gordon was on the mound for
the Lions, and Valadez pitch-
ing for the Roadrunners. Pool
Well claimed a 7-5 victory
over the Fashion Shop with
Dupree and Young as the re-
spective pitchers.
In the games scheduled for
The Reagan County Library
is sponsoring a reading pro-
gram this summer for school
children, it has been announ-
ced by Mrs. A. B. Hayes, li-
brary chairman. Children
who will have read as many
as 12 books in their school
grade level by the end of the
summer vacation will be pre-
sented reading diplomas. The
program, which is now in ef-
fect, is open to all school
^ children.
! Friday night, the Fashion
j Shop will host Midkiff, and
i Turner Bros, will host Pool
Well. On Tuesday night the
i Midkiff Lions will take on
Pool Well, and Turner Bros,
will meet the Fashion Shop.
Pony League Standings
i Team W L
Turner Bros.......... 4 1
Pool Well ............ 4 1
Fashion Shop ........ 1 4
Midkiff .............. 1 4
N. Wright, has been named
Junior Rodeo Hostess. She
will be a junior in the local
high school next fall.
Events will include calf
roping, hair pulling, steer
riding, barrel races, pole
bending, flag races, goat
sacking and boot scramble.
The contestants will be di-
vided in three age groups,
sub-junior, 12 and under;
junior, 13-15; and senior, 16-
18.
Performances will start at
7:30 each night. A saddle will
be awarded the best all-
round contestant. Silver belt
buckles will be given to event
winners and other prizes will
be awarded for second and
third place.
Miss RihercS Marries
Bobby Pepper Sunday
Miss Joy Riherd, teacher in
the local school system, be-
came the bride of Robert F.
• Bobby) Pepper of Big Lake
in a ceremony performed last
Sunday afternoon in the
Greens Creek Methodist
Church, near Stephenville.
Parents of the couple are
Mr. and Mrs. Dev/ill J. Riherd
of Stephenville and Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Pepper of Big Lake.
The bride wore a white silk
organza ballerina - length
gown and a shoulder-length
veil. She carried a bouquet of
carnations. Her bridesmaid,
Miss Eleanor Dudgeon of Ta-
hoka, former teacher in Big
Lake, was dressed in pink.
Sam Douglas of Big Lake
served as best man.
Following a wedding trip
that included Austin and oth-
er Texas points, the newly-
weds are expected back in Big
Lake this week end and will
be at home at 1107 Maryland.
Mrs. Pepper will continue
with her teaching in the
schools this fall! Mr. Pepper is
an employee of the Big Lake
Post Office.
Local relatives of the bride-
groom attending the wedding
were his pare/its, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Pepper; and aunt,
Mrs. C. H. Midgley; and a sis-
ter, Mrs. Clifford Martin and
children. They were accom-
panied by another sister, Mrs.
Wayne Wade, and family, of
Andrews who had been
spending their vacation here
National Little League Week
Observed Tonight With Special
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
DEATHS
IN REAGAN COUNTY
1957 ................ 7
1958 ................ 2
1959 ................ 1
1960 ................. 2
1961, To Date........0
Reagan County Little Lea-
j gue will hold special events
| tonight at the Little League
field in observance of Na-
tional Little League Baseball
Week as proclaimed by Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy, it has
been announced by John R.
Daugherty, president of the
local organization.
These special events, listed
below, will take place between
the two games. Serving as
judges will be Umpires H. L.
Gardner, R. W. Magruder, De
Witt Chandler and Don John-
son. Their decisions will be
final. Just before the events
get started, Ralph Havenhill,
district representative, will
speak for about five minutes.
Special field events are as
follows:
1. Pitching: There will be 2
entries from each team. Each
pitcher shall throw 4 balls to
hit a "strike zone” target.
2. Catchers: There will be 1
entry from each team. The
pitcher will throw to the
catcher who will throw
through a tire placed in front
of second base. There will be
3 tries for each catcher.
3. Double-Play: Each team
will have 2 double-play at-
tempts. Once from 4-6-3 and
once from 6-4-3. The team
manager will hit the ball to
the player to start the play.
The ball must be hit at least
15 ft. to the side of second
base and must bounce on the
ground at least one time. The
second player (relay) must be
at least 15 ft. from second
base when the ball is hit.
Time will start when the first
player touches the ball. Any
error or “bobble” will be in-
cluded in the time. All dou-
ble-plays must be completed
to qualify.
4. Outfielders: Each team
will enter a left fielder, a cen-
ter fielder and a right fielder
who will throw from a desig-
nated spot in the outfield to-
ward home base, allowing one
bounce in front of the base.
Each fielder will throw 1 ball.
The most accurate throw in
the judgment of the umpire
wins.
5. Base Running: Each
team will enter 3 base run-
ners. Each runner will start
at home base at a signal and
circle the bases, touch each
base in succession and home
plate. The best time will win.
More than one million uni-
formed Little Leaguers will
be in action throughout the
week in more than 4,000 com-
munities scattered through-
out 23 nations of the free
world. In urging people of the
United States to participate
in observing Little League
Baseball Week, Mr. Kennedy
declared: «
“Little League not only pro-
motes physical well-being . . .
but also instills qualities of
fairness, cooperation and dis-
cipline—qualities which con-
tribute to the development of
good citizenship.”
Beginning at 6:00 o’clock,
the Cubs will play the Card-
inals, and following the spe-
cial events, the Giants will
meet the Dodgers.
Next week’s Little League
schedule will be suspended
Will Be
Events
because of the Boy Scout
Camp which will be in pro-
gress at Camp Sol Mayer. The
next scheduled games will re-
sume on Monday, June 26.
Last Thursday night’s
games were rained out, and
they will be played at the end
of the season if necessary.
On Monday night of this
week, the Dodgers moved in
first place when they defeat-
ed the Cubs, 2-1, and the
Cards moved up to tie the
Cubs for second after winning
over the Giants, 8-6.
Little League Standings
Team
W
L
Dodgers .......
.......6
4
Cubs ..........
5
Cards .........
5
Giants ........
6
Hospital News...
Patients in the Reagan Me-
morial Hospital yesterday
afternoon included Tom Mc-
Cully of Big Lake and Charles
Ford of Midland as accident
patients and Mrs. La Mittye
Purcell and Charlie Jones as
surgical patients. Medical pa-
tients are H. E. Fhwler of
Barnhart, Mrs. Charlie Walk-
er, Mrs. Wayne Jones, Mrs.
George Dykes, Mrs. A. O. Sim-
mons and Nate Hickman.
Dismissed patients include
Mrs. Ellis Linville and her in-
fant son, Ellis Bernard, Jr.,
who was born June 6th and
weighed six pounds and 12
ounces, and Mrs. Billy Ray
Lynn and infant daughter,
Janice Marie, who arrived
June lit* and weighed eight
pounds and 10 ounces.
Others dismissed were
medical patients Carl Bren-
nenstool, Mrs. E. D. Palmer,
Mrs. F. E. Beavers, Francis
Odom, Jesse Sellers, Mrs. H.
T. Love, C. E. Johnson, Clin-
ton Dowell, John Martin
Babb, Patricia Miller and W.
B. Gibbs of Texon; surgical
patients Mrs. P. J. Johnson,
Mrs. E. N. Almond, David
Truitt, Mrs. K. R. Pullam,
Mrs. Jesse Robertson, Mrs.
Lester Ratliff of Texon and
one accident patient, Hoyt
James.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sweatt
spent last week end at Bak-
er’s Crossing fishing.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1961, newspaper, June 15, 1961; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656257/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.