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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 71, NO. 21
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, TUUHSDAY. JANUARY 15, 1970
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN
Rev. Fred Thomas Now Serving
Yesteryears ! First Baptist Church As Pastor
T Rev. Fred Thomas is now Executive Board of t
THIRTY-FIVE
(January 3, 1935)
YEARS AGO
Tuesday, January 1,1935, Com-
missioner's Court of Stonewall
County met in session for the purpose
of swearing in county officers for the
coming two years. Most of our county
officials were retained in the last
election, there being only four to take
for the first time.
The new officers taking oath of
office Tuesday were: Roy G. Ander-
son, County Judge; Ewell M. Law-
rence, County Clerk; Harry Dippel
Commissioner of Precinct 1; Ralph
Hallum, Public Weigher of Precinct
5. The hearty cooperation of each
individual with these officers, both
old and new, will make a greater
Stonewall County.
Mr. Marshall C. Formby,Jr.,
editor of the Aspermont Star, has
departed for several days visit to
Washington, D. C. His assistant feels
thatthe Star has cause to be a little
"uppish" at having a Washington cor-
respondent, as Mr. Formby plans
to keep us posted on the doings of
Congress which opens today.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(January 13, 1950)
The Aspermont basketball teams
have started the conference off with
two victories to no defeats against
the Lueders and Old Glory entries.
On Friday night the teams won
three victories over Lueders.
In the opener the B boys defeated
the visitors 23 to 15.
The girls were victorious over
Lueders 35 to 13.
In the nightcap the home boys
won the third easy victory of the night
45 to 21.
Tuesday night the locals won a
double header from the Pirates.
Girls game Aspermont edged
the Old Glcrians 19 to 16.
The boys had a nice margin with
a 45 to 31 score.
This Friday night the teams are
host to the fast Avoca teams. Avoca
is primed for the Hornets and all
local fans are urged to be on hand to
give the home town delegation full
support.
The Aspermont Green Hornets
(All Stars) basketball team, added
another notch to their long string of
victories last Tuesday night in
Rochester.
TEN YEARS AGO
(January 14, 1960)
Census of all Scholastics be-
tween the ages of six and 18 for
schools at Aspermont, Old Glory and
Peacock got under way on Friday,
January 1st, and will end on Satur-
day, January 30.
Children to be included are those
who will be six years of age on or
before Sept. 1, 1960, and who will
not be .18 years of age before that
date. This includes all married
people, college students, or students
in school who will be under 18 next
September, and all parents or guard-
ians are urged to give the necessary
information to the census taker when
called upon.
If any parent has not been con-
tacted by January 21, he is asked to
contact Mrs. Thelma Smith, county
school superintendent; or Supt. T. C.
Clark or Prin. Wesley Robbins in
Aspermont, Supt. W.C. Robinson at
Peacock, or Supt. V. R. Leverett at
Old Glory school.
Those registered thus far in
Aspermont are: Eva Dawn Roa, Kirby
Shadle, Carla Martin, Kay Foster,
Roy Winter, James Alsup, Micheal
Hinze, Robert Hanke, ClaraGholson,
Jeffrey Hecht, Vickie Abernathy,
Carol Harvey, Ronny Morrison,
Pamela Jones, Dany Meek, Thomas
Baither, Johnny Hughes, Jimmy
Linsley, Vickie Lopez, Palma Hall-
ford, Eugene Featherston, Jerry
Swink, Bill Rogers and Patorlc
Hoy.
Rev. Fred Thomas is now
serving as pastor of Asper-
mont First Baptist Church,
coming here from Morton,
where ho was pastor of the
County Line Baptist Church.
Rev. Thomas is a graduate
of East Texas State Teach-
ers College, Commerce and
Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, Ft. Worth.
He has served as pastor of
First Baptist Church, Tren-
ton; Whitharral Baptist
Church, Whitharral; Jackson
Ave., Lovington, N. M., and
First Baptist, Morton.
He has served on the State
Executive Board of the Bap-
tist General Convention of
Texas. He was director of the
Plains Baptist Assembly,
Floydada and served on the
Area Committee, South Plains
Baptist Association.
He is a veteran, serving in
the Navy, has traveled Europe
and the Holy Land. He has
held mission revivals in
several Western States,
Rev. Thomas and his wife
have two children, Freddy,
a junior at Hardin-Simmon-
Univcrsity, Abilene and daugh-
ter Jeana, a high school
sophomore.
County Producers to Receive
Notice of Feed Grain Base Soon
Producers in Stonewall Coun-
ty will receive notice of their
feed grain bases and an ex-
planatory leaflet on the 1970
Feed Grain Program in Janu-
ary, according to Herman
Dugan, Chairman of the
Stonewall County Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Con-
servation (ASC) Committee.
Sign-up period for the vol-
untary farm programs — in-
cluding wheat and cotton as
well as feed grains — will be
February 2 through March
20.
The 1970 Feed Grain Pro-
gram will be much like the
1969 program, the ASC Com-
mittee Chairman said. Pro-
visions of the 1970 Wheat
and Cotton Programs were
announced earlier. Mr. Dug-
an gave the following details
on the Feed Grain Program.
1. Acreage diversion and
diversion payments.
Minimum diversion at 20
percent of a farm's feed grain
C. R. Steele, 85,
Dies In Lubbock,
Rites In Coleman
C. R. Steele, 85, a retired
educator and father of Mac
Steele, Spur, died Sunday at
9:15 a.m. in a Lubbock Hos-
pital. Mac Steele is owner
of Mac's Super Market here.
Services were held at 2
p.m. Tuesday in the First
Baptist Church in Coleman,
where he had formerly lived.
Rev. Norris Taylor, pastor of
First Baptist Church of Spur,
officiated, assisted by Rev.
Carl Smith of Coleman. Buri-
al was in Coleman City Ceme-
tery directed by Stevens
Funeral Home.
Mr. Steele was born in
Bell County, and was mar-
ried to Lillie Forte Sept. 23,
1913, in Crcas Plains. She
died in 1967.
■He was a graduate of
Howard Payne College in
Brownwood and did gradu-
ate work at the University
of Texas at Austin. He
taught school in Callahan,
Ford and Coleman Counties
a total of 49 years.
He was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Cole-
man and Woodmen of the
World Lodge.
Other survivors include
sons W. R. of Lubbock, and
B. M. of Dallas; two sisters,
Mrs. Dave Ingram of Cross
Plains, and Mrs. Edgar
Bragg of Stamford; eight
grandchildren and one great-
great-grandchild.
Grandsons and nephews
were pallbearers.
The store here was closed
Tuesday afternoon for the
services.
Reader Praises
Front Page of
Christmas Edition
Mrs. Roger Foil
Editor of Aspermont Star
Aspermont, Texas 79502
Dear Mrs. Foil:
Through the years I have
received several daily and
weekly newspapers, but to
the best of my knowledge, I
have never received or even
seen anything in comparison
and so outstanding as the
front page of the Christmas
Issue of the Aspermont Star
In expressing the Christ Story.
Sincerely,
R. L. Huffman
base acreage will be required
for program participation. No
payment will be made for the
first 20 perr.'nt diversion ex-
cept for small farms.
Payments will be made for
additional diversion of grain
sorghum. Maximum acreage
that can be diverted for pay-
ment will be the larger of 30
percent of a farm's feed
grain base or 25 acres less
the qualifying 20 percent di-
version. Payment rate for
this additional diversion will
be based on 40 percent of the
total county price support
(loan plus support payment)
times a farm's projected
yield of the crops involved.
This is 5 percent less than in
1969. No advance payments
will be made.
The price-support loan
rate for grain sorghum will
he $1,61 per hundredweight,
national average.
National average price-sup-
port loan rates on all feed
grains will be the same as
in 1969.
Hermann Lodges
To Install Officers
In Snyder Sunday
SNYDER — Installing the
officers of nine West Texas
Sons of Hermann Lodge;- in
a ceremony set for 2:30 p.m
Sunday, Jan. 18, in St. Eliza-
beth's Hall, Snyder, will be
John Naughton, San Antonio,
one of the three grand trus-
tees of the fraternal order.
Marchel Naucrt, Aspermont,
member of the Grand Lodge
Laws Committee, and Marvin
O. Gold, San Antonio, Grand
Lodge district supervisor,
will assist Naughton,
Having their officers in-
stalled will be Lubbock Lodge
No. 16, Odessa Lodge No. 38,
Abilene Lodge No. 50, San
Angelo Lodge No. 177, Row-
ena Lodge No. 216, Old Glory
No. 228, Haskell Lodge No.
241, Hermleigh Lodge No.
256 and Roscoe Lodge No.
257, all of which ;ire mixec!
lodges with both men and
women members. Abilene
Lodge will host the event
Sunday.
The Hermann Sons order
sponsors many fraternal
events, offers free dance
classes for junior members
in many communities and
operates a home for its aged
and a summer camp for juni-
or members, both at Com-
fort, Tex. There are 163
lodges across th.> state.
R, H. (Bob) Payne
Announces for
Justice of Peace
The Aspermont Star has
been authorized t;> announce
that R. H. (Bob) Payne is a
candidate for the office of
Stonewall County .Justice of
Peace.
Payne said he would issue
a formal statement at a
later date.
Masonic Lodge
Sets Called Meet
Aspermont Masonic Lodge
No. 1382 will hold a called
meeting on Thursday night,
January 15 at 7.30 p.m.
Purpose of the meeting will
he for a Fellowci aft Di grce.
All members are urged to at-
tend.
Congressman Graham Purcell will be in As-
permont on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 p.m,
for an informal coffee at Frazier's Cafe.
Everyone is invited to attend. Purcell is a
candidate for re-election of Representative
from the 13th Congressional District.
Graham Purcell Announces
For Re-election to Congress
Congressman Graham Pur-
cell announced today he
would be a candidate for his
6th term in the U. S. Con-
gress. Purcell, a Democrat,
has represented the 13th
Congressional District since
1962. He said his campaign
will be based on "his record
of experience and effectiveness
in representing the complex
and diverse constituency of
this district."
Purcell said, "during the
eight years that I have had
the privilege of serving in the
Congress, I have been called
on to deal with the broadest
possible spectrum of prob-
lems and legislation, from
Agriculture to social prob-
lems to space technology. In
a District that runs from
Childress to Dallas, a sound
knowledge of the people and
the economy of all parts of
the District is absolutely es-
sential."
"At this particular time
in our history, it becomes
more and more important that
a Congressman have exper-
ience and knowledge; — in
short, he must not only be a
specialist in the workings of
Congress and all areas of the
federal government; he must.
also have worked closely in
that capacity with city, coun-
ty and Texas state officials."
' I continue to personally
believe," PurceD continued,
"that the best interest of the
District and the Nation can
only be served by a represen-
tative who is willing to cx-
ercise independent judge-
ment on all issues before the
Congress affecting national
security."
"Therefore, 1 continue to
support the President's el-
forts to obtain a meaningful
peace with honor in Viet
Nam."
"I also feel that the Admmi-
strat.ion and the Congress, to-
Purcell, who is from Wichi-
ta Falls, served as Judge of
the 89th Judicial District
prior to his election to Con-
gress in January of 1962. He
was re-elected to the 88th,
89th, 90th and 91st Congresses.
He presently serves as the
subcommittee chairman of
the Livestock and Grain Sub-
committee of the House Com-
mittee on Agriculture as well
as serving on the House Post
Office and Civil Service Com-
mittee.
He was born and raised in
Archer City, Texas. where
his parents still reside. He at-
tended Texas A & M, gradu-
ating with a Bachelor's De-
gree in Agriculture in 1946
after his education was in-
terrupted by World War II.
During that war, he served
in the Army in North Africa
and Italy as a commissioned
officer in the Armor branch.
He continues to serve as a
Lt. Colonel in the active
Army Reserves.
Subsequent to his gradu-
ation from Texas A St. M, he
received a Law Degree from
Baylor University and prac-
ticed law in Dig Spring prior
to moving to Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls in addition
to his responsibilities as Dis-
trict Judge, he also served as
Judge for Wichita County
Juvenile Court, was District
Chairman of the Hoy Scouts
of America, and Deacon in the
Fain Memorial Presbyterian
Church. He was twice honor-
ed as "Outstanding Citizen
of Wichita Falls."
Mr. Purcell is She father
of four children; Blaine 21,
is studying veterinary medi-
cine at Texas A & M; Kirk
i9, is attending the Univer-
sity of Colorado on a wrestl-
ing scholarship; Jannie, 16,
is a junior in high school; and
Blake, 11, is a fifth grader.
Aspermont to Travel
To Wall Friday Night
The Aspermont Hornets
will travel to Wall Friday
evening and then host Rotan
here Tuesday to complete the
lirst round of district action.
They will be carrying a 2-1
Funeral Services
Held Friday for
Leonard H. Diggs
Funeral services were held
Friday for Leonard Henley
Diggs, 83, from the Swenson
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Bruce McNair of the Baptist
Church in Carbon officiating.
Mr. Diggs died at 4:10 p.m.
Wednesday in Holiday Lodge
in Hamlin.
Burial was in the Asper-
mont Cemetery under the
direction of Littlepage Funer-
al Home.
Born May 28, 1886, in La-
mar County, he moved to
Stonewall County in 1902
from Lamar County. He mar-
ired Myrtle Leola McClure
July 3, 1912, in Lamar Coun-
ty. He was a member of the
Baptist church and a retired
farmer.
Survivors include his wife;
five daughters, Mrs. W. M.
(Lethal McKinney of An-
drews, Mrs. Doyle (Francos')
Hill of Swenson, Mrs. G. A.
(Sue) Bradford of Peacock,
Mrs. Melvin (Karin) Flor-
ence of Odessa and Mrs. J.
B. (Sara) Cole of Ranger:
three sons, Billy of Winters,
Troy of Bakersville, Calif.,
and Henley of Swenson; four
sisters, Mrs. Ida Newberry
of Calif., Mrs. Buleah Over-
felt of Lubbock, Mrs. Ora
Alls of Clovis, N. M., and
Mrs. Ada Mullis of Stamford;
one brother, Oscar Diggs of
Lueders; 22 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Pat
Mitchell Jr., Glenn Dunham,
Jake Hall, J. T. Hill, Glen
Hoy, W. T. Maxwell. Family
ushers were Dan Met en If and
Furman Met,calf.
Honorary pallbearers were
Pat Mitchell, Sr., Claud Pen-
rod, Oliver Penrod, Cecil
Norris, Ray Gilley, Quan
Yarborough.
record going into the games..
The Hornets fell to Wylie
I'Yiday evening, 59-54 and
then bounced back Tuesday
with a 69-33 victory over
Robert Lee. Danny Frazier
was high in the Wylie game
with 16 points, followed by
Dwayne Page, 15; and Jackie
Ray 12.
Ray was high pointer against
Robert Leo with 23, followed
by Frazier with 18 and Erwin
Jones with 13. This was the
first game for Jones who had
been ineligible until Tuesday,
lie pulled down 15 relxmnds
to go along with his 13
points.
The Aspermont girls also
lost to Wylie, 87-30, with Be-
linda Gauntt tutting 12 points.
Miss Gauntt tallied 38
points Tuesday as the girls
defeated Robert Lee, 47-38.
The local B team defeated
Wylie for the night's only
victory, 47-43, in overtime.
County 4-H, FFA
Livestock Show
Set for Feb. 13-14
Stonewall County 4-H and
FFA Annual Livestock show
will be held Feb. 13 and 14
at Aspermont. Some 160
head of livestock are entered
in the Show, which makes it
the largest iri many years.
The Show starts Friday
morning, Feb. 13, with weigh-
ins with competition of the
sheep show at 5:30 in the af-
ternoon, followed by the hog
show.
Saturday morning Feb. 14
the steer show will start fol-
lowed by Bar-B-Q at. 12 o'-
clock and sale of animals at
1:30 p.m.
Increased Costs
Cause Medicare
Fees to Go Up
Rising hospital care costs
across the nation have forced
Medicare's inpatient hospital
deductible and coinsurance
amounts to be increased ac-
cordingly, announced R. R.
Tuley, Jr., social security dis-
trict manager in Abilene.
New rates in the hospital
deductible and coinsurance
(became effective January 1,
1970, he continued. The de-
ductible, payable at the be-
ginning of a "benefit period"
upon entrance in a hospital,
was increased by $8, from
$44 to $52. The coinsurance,
payable by the patient after
the first 60 days of hospital-
ization. rose from $11 to $13
per day.
Coinsurance for the 60-day
lifetime reserve (beginning
after 90 days hospitalization)
was increased from $22 to
$26 daily.
Although Medicare will
continue to pay all costs for
the first 20 days in an ex-
tended care facility (skilled
nursing home), the patient
will be required to pay an ad-
ditional dollar a day, $6.50
instead of $5.50 for the 21st
through the 100th day of such
care.
Tuley noted that these in-
creased rates apply, however,
only to benefit periods or
"spells of illness" beginning
on or after January 1, 1970.
This means that Medicare
beneficiaries receiving hospi-
tal or skilled care in a nurs-
ing home on December 31,
1969, will continue to pay at,
the old rate through this spell
of illness. The increased rates
will apply for the next spell
of illness, which will begin
after they have been out of a
hospital or skilled nursing
home for at least 60 days.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Hart
and family of Hereford visited
hi" mother, Mrs. Torn E. Hart,
during the holidays.
To Meet Monday
A Farmers Union meeting
will be held Monday, Jan. 19
at 7:00 p.m. in Frazer's Cafe.
get her must strike against
threats to our National
economy and way of life
from the twin dangers of
rampant inflation and crime.
We Ixith must meet our res-
ponsibilities lo combat the
lurking dangers of water and
air pollution."
"But." Purcell stated,
"member of Congress can-
not be i 'rubber stamp' for
any adminv-tration or pres-
sure group I have no in-
tention "I participating In
such a weakening of our en-
tire system of checks and
balances in the federal gov-
ernment "
Purcell aid he plans to
campaign extensively through-
out the District between now
and the November general
election "However," said the
Congressman. "1 cannot and
will not neglect my duties in
Washington My campaign
activities will be limited pri-
marily to weekends and those
rare occasions when Congress
h not in session."
Highway Department 'Easy-lo-Follow' Instructions
Must Not Be As Clear As They Thought They Were
AUSTIN — The Texas
Highway Department. is
sporting a red face.
In recent news releases an-
nouncing the new computer-
ized motor vehicle registr-
ation system, Department In-
formation specialists wrote:
"Easy-to-follow instructions
are printed on the three-part,
form."
That must be a mistake —
because a lot of motorists
haven't been following in-
structions. And mistakes
generate confusion.
This is the first year that
the Department has gone to
(he new system, which in-
cludes nn order-by-mail pro-
gram for obtaining 1970
motor vehicle license plates.
But just to make sure that
motorists do understand the
"easy-to-follow instructions'',
they are:
1. Each motorists whose
vehicle was registered last
year has or will receive in
the mail a long, narrow enve-
lope with a printed message
on the front reading: "Im-
portant — This is Your Li-
cense Plate Renewal Ap-
plication."
2. The envelope will con-
tain a three-part form. DO
NOT SEPARATE THE
THREE PARTS.
3. You may renew your
motor vehicle license regis,
tration during January and
February by mailing the three-
part form (intact) and your
cheek to your county i
collector. Add $1 for postage
and handling charges tor each
vehicle. License plates will
he mailed February 1 and
thereafter.
4. You may renew your
motor vehicle license regis-
tration during February and
March by taking the three-
part form (intact) and your
check to the tax collector's
office or substation.
That's it! Now see if you
are one of the seven million
plus Texas motorists who can
follow those "easy-to-follow
instructions."
G. A. McCasSand
Seeks Justice of
Peace Office
G. A. McCas'and has au-
thorized the Star to announce
that he is a omdldaU for
Stonewall County Justice of
Peace.
He will issue a formal state-
ment at a tater ilate.
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