The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1963 Page: 1 of 8
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WELCOME, LITTLE LEAGUERS!
VOLUME XXXVIII
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS, AUGUST 1, 1963
NUMBER 31
Water Show Slated
By Girls’ Recreation
Senior Little Leogue Mills - Eschberger
Ends Season Tuesday Wedding Plans Told
Latest Oil News
In Big Lake Area ...
By JAMES C. WATSON
Written Specially For The
Hip Lake Wildcat
Humble Oil & Refining
Company No 2-B X. B. Cox,
Jr., East Upton County wild-
cat, flowed gas and conden-
sate in two drillstem tests of
the Fusselman,
It is 7 1/2 miles northwest
of the Benedum gasoline
plant.
The section at 11,484-544
feet was tested 1 1/2 hours.
Gas surfaced in three min-
utes at the rate of 2,174,000
cubic feet per day. The gas
was accompanied by a spray
of condensate on which there
was no gauge.
Recovery was 700 feet of
51.4-gravity condensate and
60 feet of gas cut drilling
mud. The Initial shutin bot-
tomhole pressure test failed.
Flowing pressure was be-
tween 1,125 and 1,786 pounds
Final shutin pressure, after
two hours, was 4,667 pounds
Another test was taken at
11,484-563 feet. The tool was
Gas sur-
Tonight the Reagan Coun-
ty Girls’ Recreation Program
will sponsor its third annual
water show and open house
which will mark the end of
this summer’s project.
The water show will in-
clude lifesaving procedures
demonstrated by the junior
lifesaving class, a program of
swimming skills by each of
the four divisions of swim-
mers (excellent, good, fair
and beginners), and competi-
tive swimming and diving.
Presentation of special
awards will follow. These will
consist of the issuing of cer-
tificates to all the girls in the
program, the announcing of
the all-star softball team,
the awarding of winners in
Senior Little League ended
Its season in Big Lake Tues-
I day night with Fashion Shop
and Pool Well Service as co-
champions, each with an 8-5
record. Midklff closed out
with 6 wins and 7 losses, and
Poynor Salvage with 4 Wins
and 9 losses.
In the first game Tuesday
night Midklff defeated Pool
Well. 9-6. David Werst hit
two home runs for the losers
Chuck Goin pitched for Mid-
kiff, and Tommy Love start-
ed for Pool Well.
Fashion Shop defeated
Foynor Salvage, 13-4, in the
second game in which Don
Childs hit a home run for the
winners. Wade Daugherty
I was the winning pitcher, and
; Robert Howard the loser.
The Senior Little League
I All-Stars lost their first play-
off game, 14-1, last Wednes-
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mills
have announced the engage-
ment of their daughter, Jerre
Kay, to Thomas Dee Esch-
berger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
BS “
Little League Tourney
Starts At 1:30 Today
the archery tournament, pre
_j day night in Del Rio to the
sentation of outstanding ten- Cel Rio All-Stars. Del Rio
nls players, and as the final! wen^ on to w^n the second
event and highlight of the anc* third rounds in San An-
show and the year will be the tonio, and will be going to
crowning of the Queen of the North Carolina this week end
Playground. |to enter the sectional touma-
Open house will follow at; men ’
the Girls Club
will
where
there
will be exhibits of all the
contests, the arts and crafts NGWCOfflGfS To City
done by each girl, and dem- UfJfL Ulin*'c
onstratlons of the things the nu,n »
, girls have participated in.
open 1 1/2 hours.
faced in 3 1/2 minutes, at the1 r* c4 *;J T*
daily rate of 2,100,000 cubic ™Sl **1(1 lOUrSe TO
feet Recovery was 496 feet of Beajn Mgnrjnv NioHt
51.5-gravity condensate and De9m »»wnuuy mgill
120 feet of condensate-cut a standard first aid course! 'wwwl1 iWf
^“ Hunt’s Variety Store
drilling mud.
Initial shutin bottomhole
pressure in one hour was
5,138 pounds. Flowing pres-
sure was between 321 and 488
pounds. Final shutin pres-
sure after three hours and
eight minutes was 5,110
pounds.
The prospector is contract-
ed to 12,000 feet. It is 660 feet
from north and west lines of
section 9, block A, CCSD&-
RGNG survey and wlas drill-
ing ahead below 11,620 feet.
The project is adjacent to
Spraberry producers in the
Benedum sector of the Spra-
berry Trend Area.
Earlier it surfaced gas in a
drillstem test of the Bend
sand at 10,284-317 feet.
taught next
will be
Monday
ginning at 7:00 o’clock and
lasting for two hours it has
been announced by Don
Cartwright, local game war-
den who will teach the
Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Hunt
of Crane who have operated
the independent Hunt’s Vari-
ety Store there the last year
and a half are moving stock
to Big Lake today in prepa-
ration for the opening of
It will
rL
Miss Jerre Ka.v Mills
Dee Eschberger of San An-
gelo.
Miss Mills is a graduate of
Reagan County High School,
San Angelo College and
North Texas State Univer-
sity. When at SAC, she was
listed in Who’s Who and
elected Miss SAC. For the
past three years she has been
employed by the Midland In-
dependent School System as near
Elsie's Sweet Shop
Opening Announced
Mrs. Elsie Holmes and Mrs.
G. H. Bruce, sisters, an-!
nounce the opening of theirj
new enterprise, Elsie’s Sweet |
Shop, as taking place Satur-
day, August 3. Free coffee
and doughnuts will be served
from 2:00 p. m. through 6:00
p. m. at 903 First Street, at
the shop located in the
Holmes' residence.
In operation about a week,
the sw'eet shop counter dis-
plays fresh homemade
cookies, cinnamon rolls and
doughnuts at all times with
’ orders for pies and cakes fill-
ed promptly. Regular baking
dates are Tuesday and Sat-
urday of each week. Phone
884-2426 or 884-2023 to place
an order.
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs.
Bruce are daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Barnes who
decided on this business ven-
ture since Mrs. Holmes
1 moved from Center Point,
Little League Sectional I>| 5:30; and Big Spring, District
3, vs. Haskell, District 6, at
Tournament will get under
way this afternoon at 1:30
when Pecos All-Stars of Dis-
trict 4 and Tahoka All-Stars
of District 2 will play the
opener of the three-day
meet. Eight district champion
teams will be participating
with the four first-round
games scheduled during the
afternoon and evening.
Pecos, representing the dis-
trict of which Big Lake is a
member, won the district title
with a 10-3 victory over So-
nora, after having earlier
defeated Crane, 6-0, and
Rankin, 5-0.
Other first round games
include Carson County
(White Deeri. District 1, vs.
Coleman, District 28, at 3:30;
Levelland, District 26, vs.
Abilene Dixie, District 5, at
.. . _ . . be located in the some build-
through Friday, be- ,ng recently vacated by the
C. G Morrison Company.
The opening date will be
announced in next week’s
Wildcat.
■ course. It will be held at the
j fire station.
There will be 20 volunteer
j firemen enrolled, and if there
are others interested, they
are asked to contact Mr.
Cartwright, and if there are
sufficient number interested,
he will schedule a class later
to be held elsewhere.
Mr. Cartwright stated that
this standard first aid course
covers the many accidents
that happen in homes, and it
would be very beneficial to
housewives. «
Local Ranchers Aid
Boys Ranch Roundup
A truck load of livestock,
estimated to bring approxi-
mately $900, left Big Lake
Monday for San Angelo to be
sold for the benefit of the
West Texas Boys Ranch’s an-
nual Roundup, according to
Theron Weatherby, Reagan
County “wagon boss” for the
roundup.
Local ranchers and indi-
viduals donated 71 sheep, six
goats, three head of cattle
and three horses. In addition
about $150 was also sent to
the Ranch which is solely
supported by free-will offer-
ings from West Texans.
As newcomers to Big Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt will be
looking for a three bedroom
home. Their family includes
Linda, 9 years old, Patricia 6,
and Rickey Wayne 2.
a first grade teacher at Hen-
derson Elementary.
Her fiance is a graduate of
San Angelo High School and
North Texas State University
where he was a member of
Kappa Alpha social fratern-
ity and also vice-president of
his senior class. He is em-
ployed by International Busi-
ness Machines in El Paso.
The couple will be married
at 7:00 p. m„ August 24, in
the First Baptist Church.
i her
Kerrville to
family. She
establish
obtained
Retiring U of T Land
Employees Are Feted
Two retiring employees of
the University of Texas Land
Department were honored on
Tuesday evening of last w«eek
at a barbecue supper hosted
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ott-
mers of Gainesville were here
last week visiting friends.
They were employed by Phil-
lips Petroleum Company
while residing here and sold
their home to Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Preston when they
were transferred about three
years ago.
BOY IS VISITOR FROM
S. T. CHILDREN’S HOME
Marvin Cooper. 13-year-old
boy from the South Texas
about eight years experience, by Mr and Mrs mn Carr on
as a pastry cook while work-
ing at Center Point and is
qualified in advising custom-
ers on quantity needed in en-
tertaining.
An invitation is cordially
extended to all to attend the
Open House Saturday after-
noon.
MRS. CHARLIE TRANTHAM
A SAN ANGELO PATIENT
Mrs. Charlie Trantham of
the Wayne Harris ranch
south of Big Lake has been a
patient in the Shannon Hos-
pital in San Angelo since last
Baptist Home at Beeville, is’Friday. She was taken in aft-
enjoying a three-week vaca-| er suffering ill effects from
tion in Big Lake under the what was thought to be an
sponsorship of the First Bap-’ ant sting.
Ust Church. Marvin visited in she remains under obser_
Big Lake last summer, and
the occasion was such an en-, vation thls week with no im’
joyable one, he was happy to mediate plans for being re-
1 return again this year. leased.
Welcome - Pecos Little Leaguers
the patio of their home at
409 Ninth Street. Honored
were E. J Compton, who is
retiring as land agent and
oilfield supervisor for the
University of Texas on Aug.
31 after being on the Univer-
sity lands staff since 1926;
and Mrs. Clyde Miller, who
j has served as his secretary
| for more than 25 years.
Other members of the
lands staff present for the
occasion were Dock Sharp of
Andrews, chief gauger; Joe
Hinson of Crane, gauger; J.
Everett Smith of Big Lake,
geophysical inspector; and
Lee Andrews of Big Lake,
gauger. The host himself is
on the lands staff and is be-
ing elevated from assistant
land agent to succeed Mr.
Compton.
Other guests included Mes-
dames Compton, Sharp, Hin-
son, Smith and Andrews, and
Mr. Miller.
Here for the Little League
tournament this week end
are Mrs. Ben Burkholder and
sons, Duncan Mark, Carter
and Rees of Pecos, and are
guests of her mother, Mrs.
Henry Schooler. Other guests
Include another daughter,
Mrs. James L. Thornton and
Tommy of Laughlin Air
Force Base at Del Rio, and
Mrs. Thornton’s daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Mike Gosney.
Mrs. Gosney will later join
her husband who recently
went to Dallas to attend El-
kins Radio and Electronics
School.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO
HAVE SPEAKER SUNDAY
Bill Wight of Midland, a
Texas Christian University
ministerial student, will
speak Sunday morning at the
First Christian Church.
There is a possibility Wight
may continue to speak at the
church each Sunday morning
until he returns back to
school this fall.
The church has been pas- j badges,
torless since the resignation The concession stand will
of Jerry Wallace, also a TCU be operated by the mothers
ministerial student who ac-! of Big Lake Little Leaguers
with Mrs. R. L. McKinney
and Mrs. F. F. Tipton as co-
chairmen.
7:30.
Play will resume Friday
afternoon with the two
games in the losers’ bracket
set at 1:30 and 3:30, respec-
tively; and in the winners’
bracket at 5:30 and 7:30.
The closing events will get
started Saturday afternoon
at 5:30 when the consolation
final game is scheduled, fol-
lowed by the championship
game at 7:30.
Simultaneously, three oth-
er Little League sectional
tournaments will be in pro-
gress over Texas. Section II
will be playing in Del Rio,
Section III in Bryan, and
Section IV in Houston. Win-
ning teams of the four sec-
tions will meet in El Campo
for the state and divisional
tournament on August 8-10.
Eig Lake has put the wel-
come mat out for the many
visitors expected here. A free
barbecue, hosted by the
Chamber of Commerce, is
planned today for all the
Little Leaguers, their coaches
and managers. Each of them
will be presented with a ball
point pen, bearing an in-
scription of the occasion, as
a gift from the City of Big
Lake.
Facilities have been in-
stalled at the Little League
Park for radio broadcasting,
and to date, three radio sta-
tions have indicated they
will be here to send out re-
sults of the games. They in-
clude KUIN of Pecos, KLBT
of Levelland and KSTA of
Coleman.
As a courtesy from the
General Telephone Company,
a pay telephone has been in-
stalled at the concession
stand.
Ralph Havenhill is tourna-
ment director, and is being
assisted by Joe Daugherty
and Wilson Loftin. J. L.
(Mike) Werst, Jr. will serve
as official scorer, John R.
Daugherty as official an-
nouncer, and H. L. Gardner
as head umpire.
E. B. Watson, chairman of
the housing committee, will
have a list of rooms available
in private homes in case the
local motels are filled. There
will be someone at the regis-
tration booth to assist the
visitors in finding rooms.
Mrs. Watson will be in
charge at the registration
desk which will be open dur-
ing all the games. The Little
Leaguers, and their coaches
and managers will register
here, and the coaches and
managers will be given
cepted a call to a church in
Wichita Falls.
STILL NO RAIN
On this last day of July,
shortly before the Wildcat
goes to press, no rain has
been recorded in Big Lake in
the month’s 31 days. Tem-
peratures have hovered
around the 100 mark and
over, and water consumption
in the city reached a peak of
838,800 gallons on July 25.
PECOS LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS — The Pecos All-Stars will meet the Tahoka All-Stars in the opening
game of the Sectional I Tournament here today at 1:30 p. m. They are shown above: front row, left to right,
Jack Davis, Israel Rodriquez, Hill Glover, Danny Villescas, Ted Medanich, Mike Mclnturff, Jesse Aguilar, Billy
Bradley, Danny Hernandez; back row1. Jack Browder (manager), Pat Mclnturff (alternate), Leslie Harris, Mike
Maulding, Tommy Douglas, Jesse Rayos, Todd Avery, Charles Lee (alternate). Not shown, David Smith, coach.
BUD PICKETT HAS
SURGERY IN SAN ANGELO
Bud Pickett underwent
surgery for stomach ulcers
Tuesday morning in San An-
gelo. He is a patient in St.
John’s Hospital.
REV. FULMER TO SPEAK
AT IID CLUB ON FRIDAY
A "Spiritual Life” program
is planned by the Big Lake
Home Demonstration Club
for Friday afternoon at the
Girls Club House at 2:30. The
Rev. Bob G. Fulmer, pastor
of the First Baptist Church,
will be the guest speaker.
Mrs. O. P. McAdams will be
hostess.
A good attendance is urged.
An invitation is extended to
all the women of the com-
munity whether they are
members of the club or not.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1963, newspaper, August 1, 1963; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658956/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.