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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
VOL. LXJI—NO. 49
ASPERMONT. STONEWALL COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960
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DUST
By YE-HUC0I
If we're any weather profit
(and we don't claim to be), we
are just on the verge on seeing
a dry spell broken here.
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Heavy rains are reported to
have fallen along the southern
border of Stonewall County on
Tuesday afternoon (where it was
already wet).
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A cool front was noticed here
Tuesday morning, and this may
"trigger" the showers.
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Cotton farmers are sorely in
need of moisture right at this
time.
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A lot will be said (and written)
between now and Novembert 8th
regarding the merits (and de-
merits) of the various political
parties and their candidates.
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Some of it may be very com-
plimentary, and some of it not
so complimentary.
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We sincerely hope .hat all of
you will vote your convictions,
ahd not stay with one party or
another just because your fore-
bears might have belonged to
that particular group.
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See where a third party, "The
Constitution Party", has been or-
ganized.
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That's the party we'll string
along with.
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Among the many planks in this
new party's platform, one in par-
ticular strikes our fancy.
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That is . . . the abolition of the
income tax.
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We'd like to aud our congratu-
lations (right here) to Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Kenady, Sr., for
the many improvements they
have made (and are making) on
their home place.
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(Don't you think that feller
who lives next door (north)
should do something like that?)
&——Q
Some mighty good pointers are
to bo gained from an item in
Roy Craig's (The Stamford
American) column. "Sights,
Sounds, Signs" of last week.
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We quote: "Merchants at I-.it-
tlefield are making a fight to
.keep their business at homo One
of the means being used is road
signs. At the city limits, there
is a sign which reads, "Wait,
h£.ve you tried to buy it in Lit-
tlefield?" Further along, there
* is another sign with the insist-
tont, "Are you sure it isn't in
Littlefield?" Some such pro-
gram as this might be a good idea
for Stamford . .
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Yes, Mr. Craig, we agree with
Littlefield's idea . . . AND IT
MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA
FOR ASPERMONT, TOO!
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Some such road signs put up
on all four sides of our city
would certainly do no harm, and
might help local merchants
serve their customers better, too.
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JUST FOR LAFFS:
"Mommy, when can I shave
like Daddy docs?" little Bobby
asked. "Not for a long time,
dear." "Why not? I know the
words now."
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On the first day of school, the
little boy was telling the
teacher about his new dog
"What kind of a dog is he?"
asked the teacher.
"Well, he's a mixed-up kind,"
Hie boy answered "Sort of a
« cooker-scandal."
I « I
A lot of people consider them-
selves ahead of the times when
they aren't oven going in the
«<iame direction.
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One cave-man to another:
"Don't tell me there's no con-
nection. We never used to have j
See STAR DUST on bock pace I
Methodist Revival! SEVERAL OIL TESTS NEARING COMPLETION
Begins August 12th!
The summer evangelistic re-
vival held by the First Methodist
Church in Aspermont, win begin
on Friday night, August 12 af
'1:00 P. M.
The Reverend William Mc-
Reynokls, pastor of the First
Methodist Church in Idalou will
be the evangelist. Rev. Albert F.
Lindley, pastor, will lead Hie
singing.
Services are to be conducted
each evening at 8:00 P. M. Fri-
day, August 12 through Sunday
evening, August 21.
Morning services will bo con-
ducted at 9:30 beginning Monday,
August 15 and continuing
through Friday, August 1!).
The First Methodist Church ex-
tends to everyone in the com-
munity a very cordTal invitation
te share with them in these
evangelistic services which will
feature singing and gospel mes-
sages to stir the heart.
FORMER RESIDENT NAMED
TO HEAD ROTAN SCHOOLS
Announcement was made re-
cently to the effect that K. C.
McCasland, native of Aspermont,
has been made superintendent
of the Rotan High School. This
action came after a special meet-
ing of the board of trusees of the
Rotan school district.
McCasland is a brother of Mrs.
W. A. (Flossie) Scoggins of this
city, and G. A. McCasland, for-
merly of Aspermont but now at
Odessa. « -
The new Rotan superintendent
is 43 years of age, and is a
former Cisco High .school princi-
pal and was superintendent of
schools at Fort Davis for the past
four years. Announcement of his
selection at Rotan was made by
Dr. Barry Allen, school board
president. The new school head,
replaces D. Y. McKinney, super-
intendent there for the past nine
years, who resigned to accept a
similar post at White Settle-
ment, near Fort Worth.
McCasland, it was learned,
was extended a two-year con-
tract at Rotan.
He is married, and he and
Mrs. McCasland have two sons,
Kenny and Chris. Mrs. McCas-
land will teach in the Rotan
schools. She is a native of Sny-
der. McCasland holds a B. S.
degree and a M.A. degree from
McMurry College. Abilene.
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TO ELECTRIC MEET
The annual dsitriet 4-H Club
electric training meeting, spon-
sored by the Texas Extension
Service and the West Texas
Utilities Company, will be held
at Vernon on Friday, August 12,
Since the quota from each
county is to be two boys and
two girls, Billie Ann Vahlen-
kamp, Carolyn Sanders, and
Jerry Cannon of Old Glory, and
Jerry Kennedy of Aspermont
will attend and represent this
county at the meet. They were
selected on their outstanding
4-H work in electricity.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day left
last Saturday for Bisbee, Ari-
zona, to make their home. He
will be employed by Ford Motor
Company there.
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Use the Classifieds.
Location for a new Guest
(Canyon Sand) Field project was
staked five miles south of As-
permont in Stonewall County.
It is the Ohio Oil Company
No. 3-A W. C. Weir Estate. Drill-
site is 467 feet from the south and
1,240 feet from the east lines of
T. Tate Survey.
Permit depth applied for is
4,800 feet with rotary.
A proposed 7,000-foot Ellen-
liurger wildcat, seven miles
northwest of Peacock, was drill-
ing below 325 feet Monday.
The venture is Humble Oil &
Kefining Company No. 1 J. D.
Pc.tterson. in Section 350, of
Block D. IT. & T. C. Survey. Lo-
cation is two and one half miles
west of the Carlile Field.
Continental Oil Company is
pumping load oil at two projects
five miles southeast of Asper-
mont in the Flowers, West
(Canyon Sand) Field.
One of the indicated producers
which was fractured is the No.
0 H. Cr. Flowers, in Section 89.
Block n, H. & T. C. Survey.
Total depth is 4,601 feet.
The other is the No. 19-A A. A.
Annis, in Section 90, Block D.,
H. & T. C. Survey. Total depth
is 4,537 feet.
A drillstem test was run at
5,939-87 feet at Union Producing
Company of Shreveport No. 1-A
Martin, in Section 2, of Block U,
T. & P. Survey. The Stonewall
wildcat is 10 miles southwest of
Aspermont. Recovery was 370
feet of gas-cut salty mud.
A drillstem test up the hole at
5.427-38 feet recovered 20 feet of
slightly gas-cut mud. Another
test at 5,451-95 feet recovered 90
feet of slightly gas-cut mud.
It was drilling ahead at last
report.
A wildcat reentry project, 17
miles northwest of Aspermont in
Stonewall, has been abandoned
fov a second time at a depth of
See OIL NEWS on page 3.
KING-STONEWALL S, C. D.
REPORT PRACTICE INCREASE
Thomas McMeans chairman of
the board for the King-Stone-
wall SCD reports conservation
activity in the district has in-
creased during the last year of
work. According to McMeans,
conservation practices were ap-
plied on 280 farms and ranches.
Interest has increased in range
and agronomic work. Brush was
controlled on over 31,000 acres
and over 2.000 acres of range was
reseeded, McMeans continued.
Soil improving cover crops were
planted on over 5,000 acres and
residue management was prac-
ticed on over 14,000 acres. A total
of 213 miles of terraces were
built, along with four miles of
diversion terraces and 24 stock
ponds.
McMeans attributed much of
the increased activity to par-
ticipation in the Great Plains
Conservation Program.
Arche Lieb, Work Unit Conser-
vationist, for the Soil Conserva-
tion Service assisting the district
at Aspermont reports there are
now 54 active Great Plains Con-
servation Program contracts cov-
ering 47,282 acres in the Stone-
wall County area.
Most recent operators signing
Great Plains Program contracts
are B. O. Hawkins, Roy G. An-
derson and J. W. Hines.
QUEEN CONTEST ! FRED ELKINS IS
SET FOR AUG. 22 ! BURIED SUNDAY
The Stonewall County Farm j Last rites for Fred Elkins,
Bureau will hold its annual |
Queen's Contest Monday, August
22, I960, at 8:00 P M . in ttte
American Legion Hall in Asper-
mont, Texas. There will be three
age divisions included in the
contest. Starting from 7-11. 12-15.' with Youiv; Funeral Homi
•>n<) the senior division of 10-22 ' charge of arrangements
Wonderful prize will be Pallbearers were Collie Oilley
awarded, especially to the win- Robert Hall. Tom Warner, H. C
ner of the senior division The Robei on,, Alunzo Mayfield am
Swenson Baptist
To Hold Revival
The Swenson Baptist Church
will hold its summer revival, be-
ginning Friday, August 12th, and
. ... | continuing through Sunday,
long-time Aspermont resident, K st 21st, according to an an-
were held on last Sunday at 3:00 j nounci>ment made bv the Rev
P. M. in Aspermont First Baptist Hue, fir tQr '
Church. The R"V. Frank Foster,
pastor, officiated, and interment
was in the Aspermont Cemetery,
in
70,
winner of tnis division will rep-
resent Stonewall County in the
district contest, which will be
held in Vernon, Texas the
part of September Also
Sam Payne. A. L. Lawrence
served as the family usher
Mr. Elkins passed away in the
first j Stamford Sanitarium on last
the I Friday morning at 8:10 o'clock,
winner will receive S50.00 In | following an illness of several
cash and an all expense paid trip months.
to the district contest. i Born in Hill County, Texas, on
To bo eligible Tor this contest,,May 20, 1990, the deceased had
each entrant's family must be a resided in Aspermont for a
member ef the St >e -wiM Coun'v' ri;mher 0f years. His son. M. C.
Farm Bureau by August 10, 1935. Elkins, operates the Elkins
All entries must be in the Farm | Wrecking Yard here, and his
Rev. E. P. Fraisor, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Imperial,
Texas, will be the visiting evan-
gelist. Johnnie Agnew of Hani-
I 11 .will lead the song services.
order of service- i« to be as
follows: Morning service, 10.00
A. M ; prayei service , 7:30 P.M ;
ong service, 8:00 P M ; and the
'.veiling preaching service, 8:30
| P. M.
I Both Reverend Bryan and the
1 congregation of the Swenson
I church are extended a most
j cordial invitation to the public
to attend any and all of tfie
services.
j SEMIPROS WALLOP
, KNOX CITY 9 TO 5
Bureau
I960.
Office by August father was associated with him in
the business before he became
ill.
Survivors include his wife,
Pearl, of Aspermont; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Earl Miller of Peacock
and Mrs. Lillian Pinson of Cor-
pus Christi; one son, M. C- of
Aspermont; one foster son. Ar-
thur Babb, of Lubbock;
brothers, W. A. Elkins, of Gor-
don, Texas, and John Elkins of
Abilene; 12 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
WAYNE MASON TO COACH
AT MORAN HIGH SCHOOL
Funeral service* were originally J Wayne Mason, a 1955 graduate
scheduled for the afternoon of; ot Aspermont High School, has
Monday, August 1st. I been named head coach at Moran
The services were cancelled 1 High Sehooi. it was announced
when a son-in-law of Mrs. Pin-' "rlior ihic V;;:,v Mason is the
son, Roddie R. Moore, 37, of son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Mason
died at 3 A. M. j"f Aspermont.
He arrived on
LOCAL KIN ATTEND DOUBLE.
RITES AT CORPUS CHRISTI j
Mmes. Earl Hurst. Joe Craft
and N. L. Altman. all of Aspef-1
mont, were in Corpus Christi last |
Wednesday, at which time they
attended a double funeral service.
Mrs. Viola Pinson.. mother of.
the above-named Aspermont 1
folks, passed away at 10:20 A M. 1
on Saturday, July 31. Her ad-1
dress was 3602 Itaskia Courts,!
Corpus Christi. She had been 111'
ill health for a number of years 1
Irvington, Calif.,
011 August 1st,
the day before
Pinson's funeral,
heart attack. He
to attend Mi :
and suffered a
was pronounce I
In addition to his coaching'
duties, young Mason will be
h;gh school principal and will
teach mathematics. Moran plays
dead upon arrival at a Corpus six-man football.
Christi hospital. A civil service j Mason has been attending Mc-
employee of Alameda Naval Air, Murry Cpilege in Abilene, and on!
Station, he had be«n an employee I A ■: ,411 s t lKth. h will receive his;
of Corpus Christi Naval BaseiB.S. degree. He also played
until it closed in 1959. Born in ' two year ; of foothill at the Abi-1
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Attend the Church of Your Choice!
Fort Wrv'o
Corpus Chi
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even daughter.-. Mrs. Hurst, Mr
Craft and Mi -. Altman. all of
Aspermont, Mrs. Mamie Huet of
Freer, Mr Roddie Moore of
California and Mrs. L Roland of
Girard, Texas; five sons, Lloyd,
Lee, Raymond and Norman Pin-
son, all of Corpus Christi, and
Leonard Pinson of San Antonio;
38 grandchildren, 35 great-grailu-
children; five brothers, Arthur
Collins of Dallas, Fred Collins of
Jacksonville, Fla,, George Collins
of Dayton. Ohio, Emm Collins of
Tampa, Fla . and P.it Collins of
Live Oak, Fla.
Surviving Mr Moore are hi-
wife; two daughters. Brenda and
Rita; one son, Roddie: his
parents, Mr and Mrs. Roy Lee
Moore of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
one sister, Mrs. J. L. Olson, of
Long Beach, Calif.; and two
brothers, Bobby of West Covina,
Calif., and W. A., of Chicago,
Illinois.
Dunne-Langham Mortuary was
in charge of arrangements.
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MEETS WITH BUSINESS MEN
Robert M Eastus. Jr.. who is
with the Salvation Army in Abi
lene, was in Aspermont on last
Friday, While here, he met
with several business men, in-
cluding Count\ Judge A. 13. Bar-
nett, Bill Young, and Rev Frank
Foster and R>a Albert F Lind-
ley. Pm-po o (>f the meeting was
to discuss the setting up of a
couriTy chapter («:milnr to the
Red Cross and Infantile Panily.si.
chapters) to provide funds for
local indigents and transients,
and 111 times of emergencies, such
as disasters. Stonewall County,
the Red Cross, and the local
chinches have been handling
thee cases in the past. There
would need to be a fund-raising
drive each year if the Salvation
Army project was undertaken.
Nothing wai done on the matter
at !a?< Friday's meeting.
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The Aspermont Semipros can-
not win the league, but they
threw the Brazos Valley League
into a tie by downing the leading
Knox City team, 9 to 5, here last
Sunday. Hamlin and Knox City
play Sunday for the title. Both
have an 8-1 record followed by
third place winner, Aspermont,
two with a 6-3 record
The game was tied 4 to 4 in
the seventh, but the local Semi-
pros tallied by walks received by
Jessie Roa, Jessie Silba, and
Tony Roa being safe on an error;
then hard hitting right fielder
Wally Roa cracked a three-run
triple off the 340-foot eenterfield
fence to put the game on ice for
the Semipros. Besides Wally
Roa getting four hits. Pitcher Jim
Melton had three hits followed
o.v Wayne Mason nut Je"l?
with two each,
Jim Melton was the winner for
relieving Wayne Ma-
on m tho fourth With the f;anie
tied. Melton is four and three
for the season Melton walked
one and struckout four
Next Sunday, the Aspermont
team travels to Guthrie to end
the Vague play and the season.
Jim Melton will start on the
• nod for the Semipros against
u'lirie Jug Miller.
Standings
Football Practice
To Start Monday
All boys who are interested
in coming out for the Aspermont
High School football team this
year should make a special ef-
fort to contact Coach Bob Jame-
son as soon as possible, tho
coach said earlier this week.
There will be squad meeting
at the Aspermont High School
gymnasium on next Sunday af-
ternoon (August 14) at 4:00.
Workouts will begin on Monday,
August 15th
Aspermont Hornets will play
in District I0-B this year. Other
teams in the district are Rule,
Knox City, and Rochester.
The Hornets' schedule for the
I960 season is as follows:
Sept. 2. Trent, (here).
Sept. 9, Hermeleigh, (there).
Sept. 16, Roby, (there).,
Sept. 23, Throckmorton, (there).
Sept. 30, Matador, (here),
Oct. 7, Open.
Oct. 14, Cooper High (Abilene)^
(here).
Oct. 21, Lockett, (there).
Oct. 28, Rochester*, (here).
Nov. 4, Rule*, (there).
Nov. 11, Knox City* (there).
(• denotes conference game).
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na ■ been a
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pasebal! team, ervin
catcher and a pitcher.
Wayne is married to the for-
mer Miss Dornita Morris, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Chet Smith of Asper-
mont.
Jerry Barton is superinten-
dent of schools at Moran.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy
spending a few day
ranch near KerrviMe.
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TEXAS TECH's
1960 Schedule
Sept. 17—wm Tmat <HN)
S#pt. 24—T. > AAM (N-SWC)
Oct. I—TMMU (N-SWC)
Oct. •—TCU (N-SWC)
Oct. IB—Baylor (HN-SWC)
Oct. 32—SMU (H-SWC)
Oct. —Rlc. (SWC)
No*. B—■'Tu'an* (H)
Nov. 13—Wrotalnc (H)
Nov. 19—Arkansas
SWC—Southwral
ANNUAL 4-H CAMP TO BE
HELD AT ROARING SPRINGS
The fifth annual camp fot
4-H boys and girls from Stone-
wall. Kent, Dickens and Motley
counties will be held at the
Roaring Springs pool, August
10-17. Parents and leaders ara
especially urged to attend, at
their help is essential for suc-
cessful operation of the camp.
Activities that all wiP take part
in include swimming (under the
supervision of Curly Hays of
Abilene), wildlife study (Dick
DeArinent of Wheeler), entomol-
ogy (John Thomas, Lubbock)^
^roup recreation, and keeping
of 4-H records (J. G. Simmons^
Vernon). The 4-TI award* pro*"*
gram will be discussed, and the
night program will consist at
local talent, and a movie (West-
ern Union),
Cost of the entire camp will
be $1.50 for those who are 14
years of age and under, and $2.00
l'or those 15 and older
Those going from this county
Will leave Jrom the court house
at 7:30 A.M., Tuesday, August
16th, and return at approximate-
ly 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, August
17. Fees for the camp will be
turned in to the registration
committee the morning of tho
10th, and will cover eats, swim-
ming and camping expenses. II
I campers want, candy and cold
"rinks, those will be extra.
Each camper will need to
bring tin' following items: Sack
lunch for the noon meal on Tues-
day; clean one-pound coffee cut
with lid, to cook supper in on
Tuesday: three eggs, three slicea
of bacon, one package of cook-
ies, three paper plates, cup or
glass, knife, fork, spoon, cup
towel, and bedding (cot option*
al). Some may want to bring
a ball and glove, as there will
be time for playing. Be sure to
bring your bathing suit and a
towel. Turn the eggs and bacon
over to the registration commit*
tee at Roaring Springs.
All the adults that can go art
needed, and several cars art
needed, too. for transportation.
Mr and Mrs. James Smith and
family of Abilene visited here
with their aunt, Mrs. Eva Ward,
on last Saturday.
If you want it to be a shor
-ummer, just sign .1 90-day note
E. J. HOLUB
Texas Tech
SOUTH WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAY—long a Texas Teoh
goal—will be attained this fall by the Red Raiders, who again haw tho
school's first All-American, center E. J. Holub, In the lineup.
NOTIOII..
Please check the date ap-
pearing on the addrew on fom
Aspermont Star, fhb data la
the expiration date of jroar
subscription. If It la In emot,
it will be corrected when It li
brought to our attention.
Postal regulations do not
permit the nulling of new**
papers nnless the subscription
Is paid In advance.
Prompt renewal will Inswa
r<ve'pt of every copjr of jraw
home town newspaper.
—The Editor.
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