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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL, 74, NO. 50
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1972
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN
j Yesteryears
FIFTY-ONE YEARS AGO
(July 28, 1921)
J. H. Robertson has purchased the
City Garage and has opened same for
business. Jim is well known in
Aspermont and Stonewall County and
is a wide awake business man who
believes in doing everything well that
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Saw uwarvvi
W. r. Guest is moving his stock of
Dry goods and Groceries from Old
Glory to Swenson this week, and will
occupy the Hill-Street and Alexander
building on the south side of the
square. Swenson is building and
growing right along, as there are two
bricks on the north and two on the
west side nearing completion.
Saturday, August 20th, the
Aspermont Motor Co. will conduct a
free farming demonstration and will
serve free dinner to all who attend.
C. C. Gaskin of Jud is having the
foundation laid for a new gin which
will be located on the lots where the
old warehouse stood. The gin will be a
four stand Munger Special, and Mr.
Hargrove, who is in charge of the
construction work, expects to have
everything in apple-pie order by the
time the first bale of cotton is
picked.
With last week's issue the Star
began its 24th year of continued
publication is Aspermont.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(July 24, 1952)
This coming Saturday (July 26) is
the first Democratic primary election
in Texas. The second primary will be
held late in August. Stonewall County
races will not require a run-off since
only two candidates are in opposition
in some races, while quite a number
of posts have no opposition.
Boyce and DeWitt Jr. Ellison are
now operating the Gulf Service
Station formerly owned by James
Woolsey. The station, located across
the street from the courthouse, will
now be oeprated under the name of
Ellison Service Station. The station
will be open from 5:30 a.m. until 10:30
p.m. daily.
Acting Postmaster Harold S.
Kenady stated late this week that bids
had been submitted to the post office
department for moving of furniture
and fixtures of the post office from its
present site in the First National
Bank building to the Stewart Building
on Washington Avenue. Mr. Kenady
said that it was hoped that the new
quarters can be occupied on or about
August 1.
A deal was consummated this week
whereby Luther Reese became the
owner of the cattle trucks, formerly
operated by J. M. Hickman Jr. Mr.
Reese had previously been in the
trucking business for approximately
16 years, most of that time with Mr.
Hickman.
TEN YEARS AGO
(July 26, 1962)
The testing for water for the
townsite and surrounding area of
Swenson will begin this Friday. The
first tests will be made on the Bay
Hallum farm. The engineer left the
impression that several other tests
might be made while the drilling rig is
in the area.
Stonewall-Kent Little League All-
Stars made a clean sweep in the Little
League tournament at Hamlin over
the weekend. They defeated Merkel,
13-1 and Hamlin 3-0, to assure
themselves of a spot in the District V
tournament in Snyder Thursday, July
26.
The most active drilling area in
West Central Texas at the present
time is in the Rough Draw (Noodle
Creek) Field six miles northwest of
Rotan in northwest Fisher County.
The field is extending toward the
corners of Stonewall and Kent
counties.
Four 4-H Boys
Enter Lubbock
Rabbit Show
Four local 4-H boys entered
the South Plains Rabbit
Breeders Association Show in
Lubbock July 22 and won 14
ribbons.
Leland Workman won two
first places, two fourth, two fifth
and two sixth. James Johnson
won first and fifth in the
Champange Division. Teddy
Ward won third and sixth place.
Jeffery Blantca won sixth and
ninth in the Champange
Division,
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the boys competing in classes as
large as 28 per class.
County Below Average
State Family Income
Moms Family
Reunion Held
At Old Glory
The family of the lcte Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Norris held their 52nd
annual family reunion at Sons of
Hermann Lodge at Old Glory
Saturday. Roy Herttenberger
was re-elected president and
Mrs. Roy Herttenberger
was re-elected secretary-
treasurer. Mrs. Bay Hallum,
daughter-in-law of the original
Norris family, is corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Hailum was in
charge of the food and en-
tertainment. Bar-b-que with all
the trimmings was served to
approximately 250 persons.
Mrs. Effie Taylor of Dimmitt,
only living child of the eight
Norris children, was unable to
attend. The youngest descen-
ded present was Eric Grant of
San Antonio, a great, great
grandson of the Norris'. A
granddaughter, Mrs. Homer
Martin of Weatherford, had the
largest number of children and
grandchildren present. Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Hollowell of Abilene,
a granddaughter, has not
missed a reunion in 34 years.
Members of the family and
friends came from Abilene,
Buffalo Gap, Lubbock,
Seminole, Weatherford, Fort
Worth, Hurst, San Antonio,
Monahans, Odessa, Poolville,
Sundown, Post, Snyder,
Stamford, New Mexico and
Oklahoma.
COST-SHARED WELL — Mary Allen checks water from a well cost-shared
under the Great Plains Conservation Program. With water in this location
Mrs. Allen was able to construct a cross fence and initiate a rotation-deferred
grazing system. (USDA Soil Conservation Service Photo.)
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ward
left Friday for Houston where
Mrs. Ward will attend the In-
ternational Convention of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
which is being held in the
Shamrock-Hilton Hotel, July 31-
August 6. Before the con-
vention, the Wards will see four
Houston Astros games. After
the convention ends, they will
visit in Brownwood and Abilene
before returning home.
10 Complete
Conservation
Work Projects
Ten operators in the King-
Stonewall SWCD are com-
pleting their Great Plains
Conservation Program con-
tracts this calendar year
reports Don Reed, District
Conservationist with the SCS
stationed here at Aspermont.
Since the GP Program was
started in 1957 by the SCS, 148
operators on 189,878 acres have
participated in the King-
Stonewall Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Practices applied have in-
cluded fencing, terraces,
waterways, brush control,
ponds, range seeding, diver-
sions and pipelines. Besides
cost-shared items assistance
has been given on cropping
systems, range management,
recreation, and pasture and
hayland management.
Those operators whose
contracts are scheduled to
expire include Tom Rutherford
and Fred C. Martin, both of
Aspermont; Doyle Baugh,
James Jones, Leon
Stegemoeller, Hilda Neumann,
Colleta Walton, all of Old Glory;
E. M. Lawrence and Jack
Montgomery, both of Peacock;
and Charlie Joe Helms of
Rotan.
Reed said that money is
available for new contracts
under the GP program and that
anyone wishing a GP contract
can make application at the SCS
office in Aspermont.
848 Houses In County Have
TV Sets, Census Shows
The 1970 Census of Housing
counted 1,019 housing units in
Stonewall County, and 848
households had at least one
television set, the Bureau of the
Census, U. S. Department of
Commerce, announced today.
The figures are from the first
report for Texas which presents
detailed statistics on housing
for each county.
The report shows that in the
county:
There were 769 housing units
with air conditioning (696 with
room units and 73 with a central
system), 596 units with a clothes
washing machine, 273 with a
clothes dryer, and 113 with a
dishwasher.
The 1970 population was 2,433,
with an average of 2.8 persons
per housing unit.
A total of 614 housing units
were built before 1949, 204
during the 195Q's, 96 during 1960-
64, and 93 within the five years
preceding the April 1970 census.
Utility gas was used to cook
the meals in 170 households,
electricity in another 41, and
bottled, tank, or LP gas in yet
another 637.
There were 878 housing units
with complete kitchen facilities
and 809 with complete
bathrooms, both for the ex-
clusive use of the he jeholds.
The number of bedrooms in all
housing units ranged from one
(in 182units) to four or more (in
66 units).
Owners occupied 623 units,
renters 223 units, and a total of
161 units were vacant year
round with 12 for sale and 47 for
rent.
Copies of the report, Detailed
Characteristics, 1970 Census of
Housing, Texas, HC (1) -B45,
are available for $5.25 each
from the Superintendent of
Documents, U. S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.
C. 20402, or from U. S. Depart-
ment of Commerce field offices
located in major cities.
Average family income was
$5,963 in Stonswalii County,
Texas in 1969, compared with
$8,490 for the State, according to
a report on the 1970 census by
the Bureau of the Census, U. S.
Department of Commerce. Per
capita income for the county
amounted to $2,982, the report
shows.
The 1970 census counted 2,326
«n f-fvo • !\ C
percent were foreign born and
5.1 percent native born with one
or both parents of foreign birth.
Brad Hennig
Enters TAAF
Track Meet
Brad Hennig, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Truette Hennig, entered
the TAAF State Track meet in
Abilene, July 28. Over 2,000
competed in the two day meet
with six age divisions.
Hennig, entered in the 9 and
under age division, qualified for
semi-finals in the 50-yard dash
with 7.2 competing with 54 other
children in that event. He
qualified for finals with 7.1 and
placed fifth in the finals with
7.1.
He placed tenth in the 100
dash and tied for tenth in the
long jump.
Attends Camp
Don Wayne Jones and Dennis
Ward attended camp at Butman
Methodist camp near Merkel
July 24-28. The theme of the
camp was "Know Your World."
BEEN VISITING? That's news,
call the Star, 989-2622.
AROUND
TOWN
by Mrs. Brooks Ellison
989-3358
Cyclists Need to Know
State's New Bike Rules
With more and more people
taking up bicycle riding as a
hobby and for exercise it has
become increasingly important
that cyclists learn the state's
new bike rules.
The new laws were designed
to make bicycling safer and
more enjoyable for the biker.
Under the new law, cyclists are
subject to traffic tickets the
same as the car or truck driver.
New Bicycle laws for Texas
bikers are:
1. A person riding a bicycle
shall not ride other than upon or
astride a permanent and
regular seat.
2. No bicycle shall be used to
carry more persons at one time
than the number for which it is
deisgned or equipped. This law
outlaws "pumping" unless the
passenger sits on a regular
passenger carrier seat. It also
outlaws riders on handlebars or
astride the bar on a boy's bike.
3. No person riding a bicycle
shall attach the same or
himself to any streetcar or
vehicle upon a roadway.
4. Every person riding a
bicycle upon a roadway shall
ride as near to the right side of
the roadway as practicable,
exercising due care when
passing a standing vehicle or
one proceeding in the same
direction.
Riding on the left side against
traffic, riding in the middle of
the street or weaving in the
street, are declared illegal by
this law. Stunt riding should he
saved for home driveways.
5. Persons riding bicycles
upon a roadway shall not ride
more than two abreast except
on paths or parts of roadways
set aside for the exclusive use of
bicycles.
6. Where a usable path for
bicycles has been provided
adjacent to a roadway, bicycle
riders shall use such paths and
shall not use the roadway.
7. No person operating a
bicycle shall carry any
package, bundle or article
which prevents the driver from
keeping at least one hand upon
the handlebars.
8. Every bicycle in use at
nightime shall be equipped with
the following:
— A lamp on the front which
shall emit a white light visible
at a distance of at least 500 feet
to the front.
— a red reflector on the rear
of a type approved by the
Department of Pubic Safety
which shall be visible from all
distances up to 300 feet.
— a red light on the rear
visible from a distance of 500
feet in addition to the red
reflector.
It is also recommended that
night riders wear light-colored
clothing that will make the rider
more visible to motorists.
9. Every bicycle shall be
equipped with a brake which
will enable the operator to make
the braked wheels skid on dry,
level, clean pavement.
The Dept. of Public Safety
also recommends these tips for
business districts.
1. Stay off sidewalks in
business district.
2. Walk your bicycle across
dangerous intersections.
3. Do not weave in and out of
traffic or ride out from behind
parked cars.
4. Move off the street to stop,
park or make repairs to your
bicycle.
5. Do not ride on streets where
there is much traffic.
6. Avoid riding in bad
weather.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tyler and
Traci of Hurst visited over the
weekend with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Herttenberger
and attended the Norris
Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Foster, parents of Mrs. Tyler,
also visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herttenberger and
attended the reunion.
Mr and Mrs. John O. Payne
visited relatives here over the
weekend and attended the
Norris Reunion. Mrs. Payne is
the sister of Bay and Cecil
Hallum.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Boyles
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Winfrey and Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Fite, all of Abilene, made a
trip to Canada and Alaska. The
Boyles returned by way of
Colorado to fish while the other
couples took a ferry trip part
way home. Points of interest
along the Alcon Highway were
castles, museums, and Indian
Cemetery. Also the nights are
as bright as the days.
Mrs. Robert Kennedy and
Mrs. J. D. Gholson have
returned home after a visit to
French Lick, Ind., where they
visited, Mr. and Mrs. George
Howerton Jr. They saw a lot of
beautiful country.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Howerton Jr. of French Lick,
Ind., are the parents of a baby
girl, Melissa Ann, born July 19
and weighed 6 lb. 12 oz. Mrs,
Howerton will be remembered
as Nancy Aycock, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Kennedy.
Mrs. T. J. Beidleman of
Zephan is visiting here with her
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Robbins and sister-in-
'aw, Mrs. Sam Payne. She is
Iso visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. V.
mith.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Frazier
lave returned home after a two
week visit with their two
laughters and families, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Chambers and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Abbott. They
went fishing and sightseeing in
Colorado. They also visited
their grandson and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommie Abbott Jr. in
Quitaque.
J. W. Frazier of Graham
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Frazier, this
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Penrod
are vacationing in Ruidosa, N.
Mex., Phoenix, Ariz., where
they visited their grandson and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Sherrod, and their daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Brown of Orville, Calif. They
went sightseeing through the
Morman Temple in Salt Lake
City.Ut. and Reno, Nev. Their
daughters, Mrs. M. L. Sherrod
of Canyon and Mrs. Cecil
Manning of Amarillo, ac-
companied them.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morrow of
Kerville were visitors in the
home of her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Check Smith.
Mary Helen Robertson of
Dallas is visiting her grand-
mother, Mrs. Jim Robertson.
Mrs. Gilbert Martin and
family of Lubbock were here for
the Norris family reunion which
was held at Old Glory.
Mrs. H. H. Shadle visited her
daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Jenkins, in Hamlin
and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Jaroz of
Ft. Worth, the Jenkin's
daughter, were also visiting.
Midwest RE A
Receives Loan
Washington, D. C. —
Congressman Omar Burleson
announces approval of a
$259,000 REA loan to the Mid-
west Electric Cooperative, Inc.
at Roby, Texas, serving Fisher,
Jones, Mithcell, Nolan, Borden,
Garza, Scurry, Kent and
Stonewall Counties.
The purpose of the loan is to
finance 52 miles of distribution
line to serve 205 consumers and
also for system improvements.
Among the county's 2,265
inhabitants age 5 and over in
1970, 361 were living in a dif-
ferent county within the State in
1965, and 55 in a different State.
In the population age 16 and
over, 77.1 percent of the men
and 26.9 percent of the women
were in the labor force. Among
the employed, 29.3 percent were
holding white collar jobs, and
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workers.
About 23.6 percent of the
married women with husband
present were in the labor force,
and none of these wives had
children under six.
There were 514 persons 3 to 34
years old enrolled in school. In
the 25-and-older population, 40.2
percent of the men and 34.6
percent of the women were high
school graduates.
Copies of the report, "General
Social and Economic
Characteristics, Texas," PC (1)
45C, are available for $6.00 each
from the Superintendent of
Documents, U. S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.
C. 20402, or from U. S. Depart-
ment of Commerce field offices
located in major cities.
September
Draft Call
AUSTIN — Colonel Melvin N.
Glantz, the State Director of
Selective Service for Texas,
today announced the top lottery
number for the September
Draft Call. The number is 75,
which is the same as the
number for August.
Mrs. Lucille Wade, chairman
of Local Board No. 80, said that
no men are expected to be in-
ducted in the area of this local
Board in September as a result
of this call. In addition, 7 men
will be issued orders for their
Armed Forces Physical
examination.
Glantz explained that enough
men with lottery numbers of 75
or under have been added to the
available manpower pool
during the last month, and that
these men will find the in-
duction needs of the Depart-
ment of Defense for September.
These men have lost defer-
ments by reason of graduation
from high school or college, or
have reached the end of their
procedural delays.
LIBRARY
NOTES
There have been 300 books
checked out and 176 patrons
during the week at the
Stonewall County Library.
New members in the Texas
Reading Club are Ben Hawkins,
Kelly Hawkins, Jodie Criswell
and Carrie Swink.
A new book at the library is
"The Godfather" by Mario
Puzo.
The library is trying to
complete the Readers Digest
Condensed book series. Missing
copies are the summer and fall
volumes of 1952; winter 1953;
volumes l and 4,1962; volume 4,
1966; volume 1, 1968 and 1969;
volumes, 2, 3, 4, 1970 and 1971.
Anyone having these copies
may donate them to the library.
The library has some duplicate
copies if anyone is trying to
complete a set.
WEATHER
July 26
98
69
July 27
101
75
July 28
101
76
July 29
101
74
July 30
99
64
July 31
102
73
Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen
com-
plained Texas flood victims are
not getting equitable treatment
from the federal government,
and demanded the same helping
hand as is being extended
victims of Hurricane Agnes in
six eastern states.
Zack Fisher of Memphis,
Texas, is new executive
director of the Texas
Republican Party, succeeding
Jim Kane who resigned.
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