By ops@our-hometown.com | on September 02, 2022
Michigan well is exciting interest
Showings from the Michigan well, in the Anneville community, are attracting the attention of the oil fraternity this week. The well is below 1,500 feet and the formation is promising, state oil men who have been watching the well. Mr. Ford, who has charge of the drilling of the well, is an experienced man in the oil game, and he told a Messenger representative that he was well pleased with the progress and he felt confident that the Michigan would be a surprise to the “Doubtin’ Thomases” in this section. The best geologists in the state selected the Michigan’s location, and without much ado the drillers have been sending the rotary down, until now the well is below 1,500 feet and boring in a hard blue shale formation. ‘A sand was passed in this well at 1,100 feet. It is the opinion of some that the Michigan will prove up a shallow field in Wise County. Work on the Carey is suspended, awaiting advice from Roanoke, Va., parties. The cave in this well has been the cause of serious trouble in prosecuting drilling and it will be necessary to put in another line of casing. The drill was put down within eight feet of the bottom of the hole Monday, but a heavy cave buried the tools, which were saved by heroic efforts on the part of the crew. Work on the new Keystone derrick will commence this morning. This derrick will be 112 feet high.
1972 school enrollment sets first-day record of 1,128
First day enrollment in the Decatur Public Schools Monday set a new high, surpassing that of a year ago. Enrollment in the Decatur schools has seen a steady climb for several years now. However, the number enrolled Monday exceeds by one the first day count in 1970. Reported Tuesday morning was a total of 1,128. In 1971, the figure was 1,112 and in 1970 it was 1,127. The high school enrollment as reported by Principal Neal Sattawhite was 319. This is a gain of one over 1971; in 1970 it was 328. Because of a new program, dividing the school into four units when the high school moves to its new building, the junior high count this year includes the fifth and sixth grades. Principal M.R. McCarroll reported 419 students in the fifth through eighth grades. Also, the fifth and sixth grades were counted in the elementary school last year, but not this year, but a kindergarten section is counted and the total Monday was 390. The first day figure never tells the real story on enrollment.
School beginning in late August there are always a few people not back from vacations, and there are others who do not get enrolled until after the Labor Day holidays. It will take two or three weeks of school for the count to settle down to a norm.
Bridgeport loses opener at Disney World
The Bridgeport Bulls picked a beautiful spot for their 1999 season football opener, but the final score was not as pretty as the location. The Bulls fell to Memphis University School of Tennessee 17-7 in a game at the Disney World of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla. The two teams battled it out in a temporary stadium that held about 1,000 persons. The Memphis University School Owls got on the scoreboard first in the second quarter when David Frazier picked off a David Stiver pass and galloped 85 yards to pay dirt. David Thompson’s extra point gave Memphis a 7-0 lead with 7:57 remaining in the first half. The Bulls bounced right back when Stiver hit Tres Poynor for a 10-yard touchdown pass and six points. Adam Stowers extra point was good and the score was tied 7-7 with 5:17 remaining. The touchdown pass capped a 71-yard scoring drive by the Bulls. Unfortunately for Bridgeport, the second quarter scoring spree continued for Memphis when the Owls took a 14-7 lead after a four-play, 80-yard march that ended with an eight-yard touchdown pass from Paul Gillespie to Thomas Bowden. Thompson’s point after was good and when both teams hit the locker rooms at halftime, Memphis had a seven-point lead. Despite a lackluster second half for both teams, Memphis was able to post another three points when Thompson kicked a 37-yard field goal to end the scoring at 17-7. After the game, Jason Macomb was named Bridgeport’s most valuable offensive player and Caleb Watkins was awarded most valuable honor on defense. The Bridgeport-Memphis game was delayed for about an hour because an earlier game between Aledo and North Fort High School in Florida was delayed because of bad weather. Aledo won that game 24-0. As lightning danced around the stadium, teams and fans were sent to an inside area for almost an hour. After that delay, the weather cleared. The Bridgeport players were to attend a swimming party at the athletic complex after the game and Saturday were to take in the sights at Disney World. Team members, cheerleaders, coaches and fans were to return to Wise County Sunday.
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