The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXVI
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, MAY 18, 1961
NUMBER 20
Student and Teacher Selected,£r5*fehi2jMcMurry Dean To
To Attend Science Symposium
Address RCHS Grads
John Werst, Reagan County part of Its continuing pro-
High School sophomore stu-jgram to advance knowledge
dent, and Harroll Watkins,' of nuclear energy through re-
high school science instruc-' search, experimentation and
tor, are two of the some 400 education. The Foundation
selected high school science sponsored a nuclear fusion
students and teachers from symposium at the University
all over Texas who will attend of Texas in November, 1959.
a nuclear science symposium! Featured speaker at the
in Austin June 11-14 at the symposium will be Dr. Willard
• F. Libby, professor of chemis-
try at the University of Cali-
University of Texas.
They will be the guests of
West Texas Utilities Company
who is one of the eleven In-!
vestor-owned electric utility
companies sponsoring the;
symposium with the Texas
Atomic Energy Research1
fornia, a Nobel Prize winner
and former member of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Dr. Libby will speak on the
subject of “Atomic Science",
at an evening session on
John Werst
Minor League All Set
To Start Play Tuesday
Foundation. Reagan County Tuesday, June 13, in Batts
High School was selected by Hall Auditorium,
the University of Texas to at-1 Other nationally known
tend the 3-day symposium.' speakers on the symposium
All expenses of the two dele- program will Include Dr. E. C.
gates will be paid by West Creutz, General Atomic vice
(Texas Utilities Company. president - research and Dr
The Little League Giants,
I behind the nifty* two-hit i
: pitching of Victor Fuentez,!
Jr. Monday night pulled into'
I a tie with the Dodgers after; Dr. Joe C. Humphrey, aca- local First Methodist Church,
three games of the 18-game tiemic dean of McMurry Col- will be the guest preacher,
schedule have been unreeled.! lege at Abilene, will deliver Dr. Humphrey holds both
Fuentez, who previously the address at Reagan Coun- j the bachelor of arts degree
beat the Cardinals, gave up a ty High School’s commence- and master of arts degree
lead-off single and another
in the fifth and won the
game easily, 11-4. David
Werst’s three-base hit cleared
the bases for the Giants in
the fifth and put the game on
I ice.
The Giants had previously
beaten the Cardinals, 11-4
after dropping their opener
9-7 to the Cubs. The Dodgers Vernon F. Perry, pastor of the
ment exercises to be held Fri- j from Southwestern Univer-
day evening, May 28, in the sity, and the doctor of educa-
high school auditorium, be-1 tion degree from George Pea-
ginning at 8:00 o’clock. There
are 27 candidates for gradua-
tion.
The baccalaureate services
body University. He is mar-
ried and he and his wife have
one son, Joe Clark, 18 years
of age. His hobby interest is
John, son of Mr. and Mrs.1 D. W. Kerst, inventor of the
J. L. Werst, Jr., local news-
Minor league baseball ac-
tivity gets underway Tuesday
evening at Little League field
with the Yankees and the
Braves tangling in the opener
followed by the Pirates and
Reds
paper publishers, was the
first place winner in the Dis-
trict Interscholastic League
Science Contest with a total
of 162 points out of a possible
200. He has been an honor
student since he started to
school in Big Lake and is a
member of the National Hon-
had beaten the Cards 9-2
and the Cubs 10-9 and a win
Monday would have put them
two full games ahead.
Tonight the Giants get a
| chance to reverse their only
i loss by taking on the Cubs at
6 p. m. while the Dodgers take
j on the Cardinals in the fin-
__ j ale. The Cubs and Cards have
! won a single contest while
will include science faculty dropping two and are one full
members from Rice Univer- j game behind,
sity, the University of Hous- j
ton. Texas A & M College,
Texas Technological College,
are slated for this coming »n gardening, and his favorite
Sunday evening in the audi-1 sports are tennis and golf. He
torium at eight. The Rev. I holds membership in Phi Del-
ta Kappa Delta Pi. Pi Kappa
Masonic
Harroll Watkins
A 12-ganu srludule run Society. He has been active
ning until June 30 has been ______
worked out by President John
Daugherty and other Little,0 years in mgn scn001’
in all sports during his past ers include Dr. Robert
Shalek, head of the physics
League officials. The teams John holds the rank of Life
betatron particle accelerator
who is director of the con- ‘7" I In addition to Fuentez’ two
trolled fusion research pro- ^n' T^*as , , , ,ege’ wins, John Stout holds a vie-1
ject at General Atomic. Dr. Jexa* Tec^no o^cf ege tory for the Dodgers over the.
Creutz will speak on “Nuclear Southern Methodist Univer- Cards Monte Crow was Cred- j
Fhysics, an Introduction", sltF- University of Dallas jted wjth the wln tor tbe Cubs
Monday morning, June 12 |&ntJ the University of Texas. | over the QiantSi John Tracy
and Dr. Kerst will speak on The students and teachers j earned a win over the Cubs
"Nuclear Fusion Research” on will be housed at Kinsolving for the Dodgers’ second win ]
Wednesday morning, June 14 , dormitory on the University and juan Levario picked up,
Other distinguished speak-! campus during the three-day a victory for the Cards over
the Cubs. Robbie Luxton is]
the top batter to date with a
six for nine chore for the,
Dr. Joe C. Humphrey
Delta, Kiwanis,
Lodge and Methodist Church.
He is chairman of the Chris-
holm Trail Council, and a life
member in the National Edu-
cation Association.
Candidates for graduation
include Dwayne Basham,
Tommy Childress, Larry De-
Armon, Steve Eli kins, Way-
land Golden, Dickie Harris,
Bobby Hubbard, Tommy
King, James Knight, Bobby
Lewis, Tommy Lewis, James
Mann, Tommy Ortiz, Eddy
Taylor, Shirley Allen, Nola
Davis, Judy Dorsey, Charleen
Gaston, Judy Gordon, Chere
Horton, Loyette House, Jo
Anne McCrohan, Quincy
Miears, Pat Miller, Cara Jay
Nevills, Mary Sanchez and
JoAnn Taylor.
j symposium.
! The member
companies of
the Texas Atomic Energy Re-
will play on Tuesday and Fri- Scout and is a member of Ex-
plorer Post 58 of Big Lake. He
attended the National Boy
Scout Jamboree at Colorado
Springs last summer.
Mr. Watkins, a teacher in
day nights with the first
game beginning at 6 p. m.
and the second contest at
7:30 p. m After school is out
play will begin at 6:30 p. m.
This year’s sponsors include
the West Texas Utilities Com-
pany, Yankees; Schaible’s
Grocery, Braves; First Chris-
tian Men’s Fellowship, Pi- system. Bom
rates; and Tommy Hayes,' County, he
Reds. | from Brady High School in
A complete schedule and 1941 and attended John
team rosters may be found Tarleton State College. He
department of the M. D. An-1
derson Hospital of the Uni- search Foundation are: Cen- (cubs,
versity of Texas in Houston; |
Dr. W. O. Milligan, chairman
of the chemistry department
at Rice University; Dr. R. N.
i Little, Jr. and Dr. B B. Kin-
TOl " “ bCtttllc‘ sey of the physics department uumies company, nouswr
Reagan County High School iQf the university 0f Texas-1 Lighting & Power Company
for the past three years
taught at Wall High School
before joining the Big Lake
tral Power & Light Company
Community Public Service
Company, Dallas Power &
Light Company, El Paso Elec-
tric Company, Gulf States
Utilities Company, Houston
Little League Standings
in McCulloch
chairman Southwestern Electric Power
depart-! Company, Southwestern Pub-
lic Service Company, Texas
Electric Service Company.
Texas Power & Light Com-
pany and West Texas Utilities
Company.
elsewhere in this paper.
Officers Installed
By Big Lake P-TA
Mrs. J. J. Schaible, Jr.
installed as president of
Big Lake Grade Parent-
Teacher Association on
Thursday afternoon of last
University
Dr. W T. Guy, Jr
of the mathematics
ment, University of Texas
. and H. R. Drew of Fort
gra<^!f^5? Worth, executive vice presi-
dent of the Texas Atomic
Energy Research Foundation.
The symposium program
. „ . . will also include discussion
College when he was called to , counseline sessions
duty with the Armed Forces and tours Qf the university of Big Bend Presbytery held last
Following the war, Mr-!Texas scientific facilities on week in El Paso Mrs. Chries-
Watkins engaged in farming; campUS an(j at the Bal- man. an elder in the local
and ranching for 10 years cones Research Center
was and was employed by the U. Austtn
Team W
Dodgers ........2
Giants ......... 2
Cubs .......... 1
Cardinals ...... 1
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1
2
2
Golf Tournament Set
For Saturday-Sunday
Latest Oil News
In Big Lake Area ...
was attending Texas A & M
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chries-
man attended a session of the
By JAMES C. WATSON
Riherd-Pepper Rites
Planned For June 11
Written Specially For The
Big Lake Wildcat
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt J.
Riherd, of Route 3. Stephen-
ville announce the engage-
ment and approaching wed-
the s Corps of Engineers and the
Department of Agriculture.
He resumed his studies in
1956 at Howard Payne Col-
lege, Brownwood, where he
received his Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in Chemistry. He
will receive his Masters De-
gree this summer specializing
in aerospace.
Purpose of the symposium,
which will be held on the
campus of the University, is
to supply basic information
to the students and teachers
about nuclear science and the
related fields of modern
mathematics, radiochemistry
and physics, and also to give
Leonie Oil Company of
Mineola will drill No. 1-A R.
A. Wolters as a 1/2-mile south
near First Presbyterian Church], outpost to the Northeast
1 represented this church as its Pnce <Gra-ykurg) fied of Rea-
11
Group discussion leaders official commissioner.
Contract depth
Mrs. J. J. Schaible, Jr.
week when this organization
met in its last session of the
current school year. Mrs. Nor-
ris McWilliams, a past presi-
dent, was installing officer.
Completing Mrs. Schaible’s
corps of officers were Mrs.
Jimmy Martin, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. De Witt Chandler,
secretary; Mrs. R. L. McKin-
ney, treasurer. Mrs. Cleon S.
Nunnally is the retiring pres-
ident.
In a business session, mem-
bers voted to purhase 10 more
air conditioners for the ele-
mentary school, making a to-
tal of 23 since the project was
started two years ago. These
units are being installed and
maintained by the school.
Local Teacher Named
To Head Lohn School
Carroll Watkins, who is
finishing his fourth year as
science teacher in Reagan
County Junior High School
has accepted the superin-
tendency of the Lohn school
system in McCulloch County,
north of Brady. He will begin
them an opportunity to dis- j his duties July 1 in this 12-
cuss aspects of nuclear sci-1 grade school which has a fa-
ence with highly-qualified culty of nine teachers,
scientists from various fields.; Continuing his studies dur-
In announcing the sym-, ing his teaching career, Mr.
posium, the two sponsors de- Watkins will receive his mas-
clared, “The Texas Atomic ter of education degree from
Energy Research Foundation Howard Payne College on
and the University of Texas next Friday night. Prior to
are cooperating to give our coming to Big Lake, he had
high school teachers and sci- ] earned his bachelor of science
ence students a front seat to degree from the same school.
the drama of the atom and a
realization of the privileges
responsibilities and oppor-
tunities which scientific dis-
coveries in this field present.”
The Foundation is co-spon-1
soring with the General
Atomic Division of General
Dynamics Corporation a re-]
search program in controlled
nuclear fusion, through]
which it is hoped to harness
the power of the hydrogen
bomb for the eventual eco-
nomical generation of electric
power. The symposium, sec-
ond state-wide meeting spon-
sored by the Foundation in
the field of nuclear science, is
He has worked off 15 hours
toward his doctorate from
the University of Texas. His
quest for higher education
began when he enrolled at
Tarleton State College, later
transferring to Howard
Payne, and he has also
studied at Texas Tech and
Sul Ross.
In speaking of his four-
year stay in Big Lake, Mr.
Watkins says that he regrets
to leave the many friends he
has made here, but that he
is happy to get back to Mc-
Culloch County where he was
born and reared. He stated he
had derived much pleasure in
gan County,
j is 3,000 feet.
Drillsite is one mile east of
Big Lake and 330 feet from
; north and west lines of the
(south half of section 5, block
1, GC&SF survey.
Texola Drilling Company.
Inc. of Dallas plans No. 2-150
Rocker Ranches-TP as a 3,-
000-foot test in the John
Scott (Gray burg and San
Andres) field six miles north
of Big Lake. i
The drillsite spots 330 feet
from west and 1,650 feet from
south lines of section 150,
bock 1, T&P survey.
Tower Oil & Gas Company
of Texas has completed No. 1
Hughes-7-West as a producer
in the Spraberry Trend Area
four miles southeast of Stiles.
It was completed to pump
227 barrels of 35.3-gravity oil,
plus 15 per cent water, daily
through perforations at 5,750-
6,722 feet.
Carroll Watkins
Absentee Balloting
To End Next Tuesday
Up to yesterday afternoon
his work with the junior high jonly 17 absentee votes for the
school students, and he hopes j senatorial election, slated for
that they will continue the]May 27, were reported at the
same interest in their studies
as they have under his tute-
lage.
Located in the farming and
ranching area of the county
the Lohn school is only five
miles from his attractive
brick country home to which
place Mr. and Mrs. Watkins
and their three daughters,
Diana, Jan and Gayle, will be
moving early in July.
county clerk’s office. Absentee
ballotting will close on Tues-
day, May 23.
As in the recent senatorial
election, Big Lake's two vot-
ing precincts, two and seven,
will be combined, and voters
will go to the polls in the
Reagan County Library. Oth-
er voting places in the county
will be the same as the previ-
ous election.
ding of their daughter, Joy,
to Robert F. (Bobby) Pepper,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
C. Pepper of Big Lake.
1 The 11th annual Big Lake
j invitational golf tournament
j begins its two-day run Satur-
j day with qualifying rounds
| over the well-groomed nine-
hole course that is expected
to see some 140 golfers ready
at tee-off time Sunday morn-
ing.
Bobby Rutledge of McCam-
ey is defending champion and
will be here to defend the
title won last year from
among an excellent field.
Scores may be mailed or
phoned in, but the tourna-
ment committee hopes all lo-
cal golfers will qualify Satur-
day. Medalist must qualify
over the local course. Entry
fee will be $10 this year.
There will be a barbecue
supper for all club members,
visiting golfers and their
families Saturday evening.
A policy put into effect
here in 1959 will be continued
this year limiting play to no
one younger than a high
school senior and no one who
cannot accept a prize.
Harold Gardner will serve
as starter again. Gardner is a
member of the tournament
committee along with John
Holt, Ike Chaffin and Chunk
Ashcraft.
FORMER LOCAL MAN
The wedding date has been ,LL ,N SAN ANGELO
set for Sunday afternoon,] A L Springer Gf Mertzon,
June 11, at 2:00 o’clock in the; former Big Lake resident and
Greens Creek Methodist j father of Mrs. Alton Holland
Church. All relatives and of this city, is a patient in
friends are invited to attend, shannon Hospital in San An-
Miss Riherd, second grade, gelo where he has been very
teacher in the Big Lake Ele-; m since Wednesday of last
mentary School for the past
three years, is a 1953 gradu-
ate from Stephenville High
School. Twp years later she
graduated from Tarleton
State College, and in 1957 she
received a bachelor of science
degree from Texas Techno-
logical College, followed by a
master of science degree from
the same school in 1958.
Mr. Pepper, an employee of
the Big Lake Post Office for
the past four years, is a 1952
graduate of the local high
school and is a former stu-
dent at Texas Tech. He is a
veteran of three years serv-
ice in the United States Navy.
week. Mr. Springer, who is
nearing his 80th birthday
suffered a coronary throm-
bosis, but is now reported to
be much improved.
Mrs. Holland has been at
the bedside of her father
most of the time since last
week when she and Mr. Hol-
land assisted in getting him
to the hospital. Also with him
has been Mrs. Springer; an-
other daughter, Mrs. May Dell
Ballinger of Tucson, Ariz. who
was visiting with her parents
at the time the father became
ill; their son, Charles Spring-
er, of Weatherford; and a
sister, Mrs. Carrie Gainds of
Fort Worth.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1961, newspaper, May 18, 1961; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656461/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.