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■ 19, 1953
"SL Survey 76'.
is located 1650
! production.>'
Gets Well
County Ju-
i miles north-
?r, The Texas
A S. B. Wil-
li. Alford Sur-
pleted.
as had a daily
barrels of 40.4
ng through a
hoke with 330
pressure and
tbing pressure,
ratio of 408-1,
icing from an
1-2 to 4989 1-2
"-•etro'eum Cor-
R. Brown, in
,VCRR Survey,
979 feet. This
:> and one-half
tochester.
Locations
htvst of Havt$H
.inty, locatiol
rotary wildctl
•xas Crude Oi,<
of Fort Worth!
?rbst. 467 fe^t
ind west lines"
in Austin &
339.
V. el al, of Al-
Neidecken was
cat eight miles
nlin. Site for
ry Jones Coun-
from the east
om the south
ion 30 in the
is Survey 339.
STAR
DUST
(NOTE: We have prevailed
upon our good friend, Rever-
end Mitchell, to write a
Thanksgiving message.)
Marvin Austin
s this week at
■apevine.
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?LES
CK
ET
THE SPIRIT OF
THANKSGIVING
By REV. A. L. MITCHELL
Factor, first MethodUt CharcIl.
Thanksgiving U ou r only
American religious festival that
belongs solely to Americans. It
likely began with their spirit of
thankfulness and prayers of
thanksgiving at the time of their
landing in 1620. It came to a
full realization as a special da\
in 1623 when the Pilgrims de-
cided to devote a full day to
^ Thanksgiving to God for the
bountiful harvest. All the colo-
w nists and a few friendly Indian-
s' made up the gathering at this
> first Thanksgiving festival.
j.- They arrived at this day after
two years of working as a com-
munal group, in which period
there was much grumbling
complaining, scarcity of food
death and disappointment. Fi-
nally, in the spring of 1623.
Governor Bradford issued a
proclamation, giving each family
as much land as they could
work, making each family re-
sponsible for their sustenance. It
began an annu 1 festival, binding
the colonists and pioneer fami-
lies closer together, helping
them to be thankful to God for
the many blessings they had re-
ceived Since coming to America.
After, the 13 colonies became
a nation. Thanksgiving became
a national holiday. The Pil-
grimss celebrated this occasion
by religious worship in the
chapel. When we give thanks,
we must be 'specific and give
thanks to God for particular
blessings that we feel to be oir
own.
•'h
• Freedom means soft hesrted-
ness but not soft headedness,
free enterprise, ves, and free
religion: Freedom is ours sole-
ly because of men who believed
in God first. Freedom is our
t greatest blessing—it is hard to
win and easy to lose.
The Pilgrim Fathers had their
faults, but the freedom they be-
lieved in came from their faith
in God. Men sre free only as
they have faith in God—that
makes the work of the Church
the most far-reaching enterprise
of the world today.
Thanksgiving means being wise
and not gullible as a nation. We
desire to be helpful in relief and
reconstruction, and we must not
play into the hands of those
who would destroy us. We are
not truly thankful when we
help those who would not help
themselves, or would destroy us
as well as Europe and Asia.
On this Thanksgiving Day in
1953. let us stop in the run of
our busy day and count ou-
blessings. We, as well as the
Pilgrims, have had drouths,
sickness and sorrow.
Are we as willing as they
were to give thanks?
A few things we ought to be
thankful for are: Water in the
lake, sufficient food to relievi
hunger, grass on the eras'-land-
sufficient clothing to keep our
bodies warm; the best cotton
cro\ fn three years; the best
per,hut crop since 1950, ap-
v proved funds for installing a
permanent water supply; for in-
crease of employment provided
by the oil industry; for our
health, friends and the pursuit
of happiness.
Last, but not least, we should
not forget to worship God ac-
cording to the dictates of our
hearts.
r>
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
"Render to God the things
that are God's."—Mark 12:17.
PAGES
VOL. LVI1— NO. It
/ The Ffitiidlittf City in tht Fri«n44i«st State
ASPERMONT STONEWALL COUNTY. TEXAS. THUBSDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1953
PRICE: FIVE CHNW
(HI Play Continues to Spotlight News
Baptist Ground-Breaking Service
Set for Sunday, November 29th
M. P. Lott, Jr.,
New Mail Carrier
STORES TO CLOSE
THANKSGIVING
As far as can be ascertained
as we go to press, nearly all of
the business houses and court
house will be closed today
(Thursday) in observance of
Thanksgiving.
Only those places
highway will Operate
ton crews to serve
travelers who will
through our city.
A number of folk
ning to attend the
Childress football g:
along the
with skele-
the many
be passing I
| to the
I ground
> arc plan-
Stamford-
ime, to be
Rev, Tex Evetts Gulp, pastor,
and members of the First Bap- ;
tist Church of Aspermont, are '
extending a cordial invitation
to all members and friends of1
the church to attend the ground- j
breaking exercises to be held
Sunday morning, November 29,
immediately folio w i n g the
morning Worship service.
Services will begin Sund .y
morning at the church at 10:50
o'clock. There will be a regu-
lar Service at the church, and
at 11:40 a.m., members will go
site.
for
played in Stamford on Turkey
Day, starling at 2 p.m. Others
will travel to College Station
for the annual clash between
Texas A.&M. and the Univ irsity
of Texas.
Others will joxirney to
ger on Friday afternoon for
bi-district game between
Chester, representing this
triet, and Bronte. repesen
D'strict 7-13. Coahoma of
triet G-B meets Grandfalls
■.'here
the
v. !ueh
build-
it the
I L. CHENNAULT
t'.XritKSSES THANKS
' want to thank al! of my
pat:en> whom I have served
on A • permont Rural Route Mo.
] for the past 3C years.
"I have made mistakes, as
all of us; and I have tried to
make you a good rural carrier
"November 30 is my last day
Mr. Lott will take over on De-
fCmtuber 1. 1953. He may make
* a better mail carrier than
I did
•'Irtitr.y thanks to you good
people. I will remember you
.v. long as I live."
**' Your Old Friend.
j [,. CHENNAULT
Mail Carrier.
i ,-rman. French and Italian
.,. «>!•. i • meinal. 1 an
; ; pok :i in Switzerland.
11 in!1
tile
Ko
dis-
! i n:
Di - -
of
District 5-B in a bi-district game
al Big Springs on Friday night
of this week. The winner of
the Rochester-Bronte game will
meet the winner of the Cr nd
fall=-Conbonr-i game for region-
al championship. - .
MASON BROS. WILL
SHOW NEW TRUCK
Completely re-engineered to
give outstanding performance
in meeting hauling require-
ments. a new line of 15)54 Chev-
rolet trucks will be introduced
by Mason Bros. Chevrolet Com-
pany of Aspermont and other
dealers throughout, the nation
this coming Saturday (Novem-
ber 28).
Truck operators will have an
opportunity to see the new ve-
hicles in an exclusive (ruck
display at the local Chevrolet
dealer's showrooms at h : 1
time. Improvements in every
part of the vehicle- -engine.
chassis and body—have been de-
signed with an eye to current
and future needs of truck own-
ers and drivers.
Among the more important
idvancemenls are the follow-
ing features:
1. Three new engines, with
increased horsepower and out-
standing, economical perform-
ance. include the most powerful
truck engine ever built by Chev-
rolet.
2. Automatic transmissions
optional through the one-ton
(10,000 pounds C.VW) model
range.
3. Increased durability, with
heavier axle shafts in the two-
ton models, bigger clutches on
light- and heavy-duty models
and more rigid frames on all
models. Optional heavy-duty
three-speed transmissions avail-
able on light-and medium-duty
models offer greater gear reduc-
tion, more rugged construction
and a steering-column gearshift
lever on one-ton models.
4 Dramatically improved
comfort for the driver through
a new Ride-Control s:>at. stun
dard on cab-over-engine models
and option 1 in all other cabs.
5. Appearance improvement
a new, mo-.- massive r:di
grille and front-end de-
while a one p ece curv :
shield in-;'!'"-'.". <Hsibi!i v r W :
lafftv as well as "ddincr to their tr<
'-nrfM" <>f the vehicle crowd
More sivice for pin-tend- - Pencf
• TRUCKS on back page for the
new church
will be brok
church's new buildings.
are to be an eel 0 cation a 1
ing and s inctuary.
Pictures will be taken
church And at tie new
the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. J. M. Hickman, Si
gave the land for the
church, will turn the first
of soil.
There will be containers at
the church and at the ground-
ore king site for those wishing
to make gifts to the church, it
has been announced.
Every member and friend is
being urged to attend Sunday
school and church, and also the
ground-breaking services,
n
she
no
■w
ret
BULLARD NAMED
NEW CJV1C PREXY
At a meeting Tuesday
>!' tie.- Stonewall County
velopment Association, Van B.
Bullard of Aspermont w is named
to presidency of the civic or-
anizntion, replacing
Springer, outgoing
N. E. Springer,
Stonewall County V
and Improvement !
gave a report on
work being done o
of the water line
Rule to A -permont
ied eontr:als for t
tion would be let a
1. 1954.
In other business
weiv.' named to look
county projects in
LOCAL I.I'IGION POST TO
GIVE DANCE NOVKMRKR 20
W. A. (
president,
president of
.'aler Conti'ol
'Istrie! No 1,
preliminary
■■ the laving
from near
lb1 pilophe?
he construe-
bout .! :nuary
committee
into variou
the offing.
Marvin P. (Ping) Lott, Jr
of Swenson was recently n. .inert
as mail carrier for the Asper-
mont post office; succeeding
J. L. Chennaul', who is retir-
ing from the postal service on
November 30. after more than
.'to years devoted to carrying
the mail on A"parmo.nl's Route
No. 1.
Young Mr, Lott has been
night I rying the rn i) 1 , on.- Swr.:
De- i Route I for \'eral >'ears.
the -o.-t office denartmeht
combined the
permont routs
December 1. Total r
con.bincd rou!( ■ h
mated to be s.ppi'f
mr'es
Mr and Mr I.ott
er-htly; movi-'d Aspe
is tie >on ef Mr. ;
M P Lott.; Sr. :or.,j-li
dents of the Sv i r-on a
LoM. Jr., 1, the Ma:'
C.h.ilcutt of \\ ':e rfovd, nd
a former leachi r in the A 'p
mm : -choots.
PERMITS ARE FILED TO DRILL
5 NEW WELLS IN COUNTY AREA
S"'
Ni
•in
and
•rr ■
be-
•: iniat
inon
rea.
ea r -
;pn' ■'
and
has
As
the.
est i
Kit
I f
Oil operators during the past
week filed applications with the
Texas Railroad COmjnission for
permission to drill five nt-e pro
jcets in Stonewall Counts. Tlv-
includi.'d four wildcat pruieet
and one field project
One field oiler was poten-
tialed during the week
Peacock res eained a ric-w
wildcat when Sojourner ! i
ing (.'om anv. I.,td . • ' ■ n: :
Abih'iie staked location for the
No 1 J D. PatO-rson
Location for tht- No1 I Pat!
i son is four mi !es .nor! hwi ' of
j I '•.r< >'-k. (i'iO fee! f: oin the crfh
I .nd 4fit feet from lb." -ast ;;ne
• •f !he sou! hwe:-1 qu'Cter u
tion 331 of Block D in
I'liSiTC Su'rvey
I' i": i i1 'i c v |;' : 5f)0'
'.'■riIh rotarv..
th
M i
Mr
i.n' l(site i- o"
i li.'s nort hwi
i • • 1 No 1 Pa:V;
a small (.':••
>.!! but I iter p
Three and on
A-permont; Y'
Of Col urnb :
•-.on. comphc
1 dised\S
igged
•.aIf mile '■
R. Rutheffi
tatee.
The drillsite was staked 467
feet from the north and 3430
feet from the west lines of the
Manuel Cordova Survey.
Texas Stakes No. 4 Carr
The Texas Company staked
lopation for the No. 4 H. E.
Carr one-half mile south of Old
Glory ir. the Corsica-Bend Con-
glomerate Field.
Contracted for 6175 feet with
rotary, the No. 4 Carr is located
330 feet from the south and
west lines of Section 3 in Block
B of the AB&M Survey.
Poteiitiafed seven miles south-
e.v! of Aspermont in the Flow-
ers Canyon Sand Field was the
Ski by Oil Company No 53 A. S.
Br:nk>y. in- Section 17 of Block
D.: H&'TC Survey.
During a 13-hour potential,
No 53 Brinki-.-y gauged 77.23
ba're';- of 41.6 gravitv oil, flow•
:ng through a three-fourths-inch
choke with 125 pounds of pre'- •
-■lire on ibe easing and 50. pounds
of tubin
tSOHBV J PAVNE NOW
STATIONED IN ALGIERS
B
On page six of
us
issue
' 11
touna an
attention
be
ing
ing sponsored by tht
lean Legion Post tor
advertisement
to the dance
loc£
ght
ca 11 -
be-
I Amer-
(Thurs-
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. T. E, Dennis,
who recently purchased the
Clay Drug, are inviting their
many friends and patrons to at-
tend their open house Saturday.
until
(9 p.m.). Free j
cream will be j
these hours.
.n__„
Vinci, the fa-
wrote from
instead of left to
day, November 20) at the Le-
ion hall in Aspermont.
Tommy Lee arid his pomilar
dance band will furnish the mu-
sic. with dancing to begin at
8:30 p.m.. according to Tommy
McMeans, publicity manager to;
the Legionn:ires.
The public is extended . cor-
dial invitation to attend.
M:
,%a v\
ra;u\'i
Chri
November 2fi from 2 p.m.
closing time
coffee and ice
served during
Leonardi dc
mous Italian painter
right to left.
right.
TO COLORADO SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
and daughters, Nancy
Cheryl, left Wednesday for
rado Springs. Colo., to
the Thanksgiving holid ys
their daughter and sister.
Kenneth Morn, and family
Mart"
a i". d
Colo
spend
•a I! 1:
Mi
bhv ,! Paym.
and Mrs. Sam Payne of A per
mont, i< reported to have land
ed in Algol's, Africa, on No
vember 22 Me left Norfolk
Virginia, on November '2. Your.;.
Payne, who is in the US
pi ns to be in the Medit-
waters Ullt 1 Febru ry:.
anticipating spending
in the French Riviera
Bobby sends sensor
ings to his many frit
and would like to he :
friends.
Ills address is:
Bobby .1 Payne, SN
423-20-54
U.S.S. W. M. Wood
S. Div. Mess Deck
New York. N. Y.
mas
t
•re.
om
(DDK-
S''PC)
Courtney
nly newsp:
cress to til
R
i pc-
Cooper
reporter
ile--. of the
estimation.
was the
to have
Federal
i of Houston spoi'.ed !'. firm's
j No 2 -A M A Baldwin as a
Contracted fo- (if.iO'i fee: •.it1;
ro,lar\'. No. 2-A B 'dwin i- io
cati'd 2173 )<•• from the soi:!'i
and 467 fee*? :*fom t.he west lm •-
Of Section 4d ih Block D of the
HA-TC Survey
Location !!;ii10 feet; sotith of
No. 1 a drv. hole
So K::'- F.xnloration. et a! of
Abile.n-. staked location for
6000-foot rotary wildcat five
miles-'.southeast of O'd. Glorv 1'
is the No I Anna Hankms
et a!
Drillsite for the tost 206?
feet from the east and IB95 feet
from the south lines of th"
T C. Sn ilum Survey,
The fourth wildcat is lo-
cated 16 miles north of Old
Glory and contracted for 6500
feet wth rotary The nroiect
was staked Brldweli Oil
Co.moar.v of Wichita F .11- and
Twin O-.I Co'-noration, and
Th t-"o t-.'-"'1 0; 1 Com Dane of
A It! I c.ne No ! S. F Turn.- E
press!
234
4 ! 34 -42H4 feet,
set at 4313 feet,
oil nre;sure of
n Production
p. rforations at
ivith the casing
.Having a gas-
720-1. the well
is bottomed at 4323 feet.
Operator at last report was
drilling below 2571 feet at Sid
Katz Exploratw-n & A. G Hill
No. 1 B. BrtM-n Smith, in Sec
tion It of the WCRR Survey.
Located eight miles southwest
of Peacock, it is a wildcat
slated for 4100 feet.
No. 17 Lewis Spotted
On the Haskell County side
of the K t/ Field, Charles Katz
of Sari Antonio No. 17 Ed Lewis
was spotted.
Site for the 5300-foot rotary
project is 3770 feet from the
east and 500 feel from the south
iitv,-' of the E. Boron Survey 51.
Jones it Stasney. el al. of Al-
bany staked a Heskell County
wildcat location six miles north-
west of Stamford as the No. 1
.1 H Astiri
Slated for 5800 feet with ro-
tary. No I Ast in is located 390
feet from the south and 330 feet
from the west lines of the H.
1 Hamby Survey 44.
TO RETIRE NOVEMBER 30
mm c
- by i/!2-
J
HJ.
CHENNAULT CARRIES MAIL FOR MORE
THAN 35 YEARS; ROUTE MILEAGE AT 500,000
with
a tor
sign,
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol-
lowing article is being re-
printed with the permission of
the Abilene Reporter-News):
y HAMILTON WRIGHT
Reporter-News Staff Writer
ASPERMONT, Oct. 10.—After
driving 500,000 miles carrying
the U.S. mail to 100 families on
a rural route out of Aspermont.
James Luther Chennault, 70.
says he's tired and will retire
November 30.
A resident of Aspermont 42
years, during which he walked
the countryside assessing taxes,
married 100 couples, helped to
build the present Stonewall
County courthouse, acted as
courthouse janitor, justice of the
peace, and even taught school
for five years — Chennault is
rounding out a colorful earear.
He says he's going to find an-
other job and enjoy his ren-
sion after January I, 1054.
"to boot".
H le and heart v. he likes to
puff his cigar, tell jok 'S on
himself and mail patrons during
his 30-year mail-carrying travels
Chennault has the d;<dinetion
of having rn-fried the fird
Negro couple in S t o n e w a 1 1
County when he wa justice of
the peace here It was on De-
bt. 1014. when John
1..1 M;,.-y Yt«;ng tjledced
th before an iimm'ii'."
j tin lively main strr<'
.\ re-c
i 920
To As
'eoted and served
•on
10.
inber
photograph of the
taken in front of
Mercantile store.
He estimates that while he
was justice of the peace about
eight years, he married : t least
100 couples In September,
liH2, the Stonewall County
commissioners' court appointed
him justice of the peace to fill
north of O'd Gioiv. in 1906-07
and the follow n:; yerr at Sand
hn. northeast of Asncrmont; and
in 1908-00 !it Salt ("reek school
ea ' of the Doable Mountains.
12 m;les r.outhwot of A,-per
permont m
came to ■" errnon'
1000, and has been
hi •• ever since 1 le was horn
N' vttibcr 14, 1833. in Saint
Clan County. Ala At the age
of two. on January 1. 1880, he
went with his f tlier. Stephen
Chennault. to Annona. Red River
County, Texas, lived there a
few years, then went to Bowie
Countv He attended a four-
months country school at De-
Ka'b and other points. On Sep-
tamlier 7, 1002, he recomnanied
his parents to Mount Plensant.
where he stayed two vars
It was there that he passed
an examirv tion to t acb coun-
trv school, securing a second-
..•rule certif;cate. He taught
two schools in the countv
On March '0, 1900. he came to
.Vmermont on favorable report
of ■ Mr and Mrs Whittle and
found the Rev. Mr. Martin, nr.
itinerant Methodist miniM"'-. be
h known back in K«st T"\as
I was about 23 t «■(•«' to
'• •■•! a w'ele • r-d then later
examination for a second-
countv teacher's ec-t fi-
tau"ht at Hoe'.;"-
w of H'>nrv Hill
hoard
and th' f-iend,
Hill made Chen-
.. . 1
' 1 A
stood
grade
15i • a •
Then 1
nu intan
Al!
d
Sid
the meant
U"i e\n'. red ?
n.g officia!
himself at;
forn.
the re
to sue:
success
with him
<i ripened,
til a demn
le •ann-ht.
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.. * .. dtM W. nkJ . !s
! p.'s#
xaixRs^tviin^^
w tfic colors of'S-^utiinin stream Sou'it
tlic iriitS, starlct in sumack ani maple,
spuit s.jols- in tlt-c tircftcs , a spfcn>Sor of-
smofieriui^ f ire in IC oat5 afortcj ike
It if), an S tfie las( i caycs flutter au.'at> .aitS
[viefhj aboiif (he trorKcr
hrinqirtc] m^riNr: (lie /icl^ a laic loaS oj
\i< fruit .... tuc arc stirred oncc more
to pen•Scr tTxc Infinite Cjmobiles* that
has set apart. itt aff dkis moi'iiicj
iitusccry oj crcation, a ttntc iit'iitcj
a no a lioiric.
yifilfu r 01'dis
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