The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1954 Page: 1 of 6
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>ril 22, 1954
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STAR
DUST
ty YE - H OOD 1
•A re so
Those of you who
unfortunate as to not be pres-
ent Monday niyht at the Par-
ent-Teacher meetiag missed a
good show.
o—o
"Madame Stefani," the lady
of the magic from Rule, really
held her audience spell-bound
with her many feats of mystic,
o -o
Her highlight in the field of
magic was reached when she
proceeded to remove the coat of
a certain Chevrolet cnnvxmy
man by the name of Cecil Mason,
o—o
Cecil declared, to the tune of
a "finn" that she could not
get his shirt without removing
his coat.
o—o
Now he declares that he is
♦ minus his five-er and still did
not learn the how-for.
o —o
Old Man Weather sure does |
lit Star-
SIX
PAGES
VOL. LVD— NO. 33
The Friendliest City in the Friendliest State
ASPERMONT STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 1954
PRICE: FIVE CENTO
Old Glory Aiea Draws Wildcat Test
TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES
ARE HONORED AT MEETING
A goodly attendance
several FIELD
wells STAKED
bible school to j. l. CHENNULT PRESENTED
be held MAY 17
Stonewall
Count v
v/cis on h;ive served in venous cnjxwi- now w I 1 •' t «■}
interfo!c with mv business, hy jhand Monday night at the high ^with seh'.-o,s- in Slonewall
putting us on the: .- tornado - j school gymnasium for a meeting ^--ounty.
a^e''"s- ; o f the Aspermont Parent p. I. Day:-.
0 i ' teller Association of Old Glory Schools, was
Tuesdays and Wednesday- i Mrs. A. It. Manc.iile, uresi- singled out as have, . t'H
(you know) a,re
days and bv the
lost two o
our
t. i: n (.
A. K Manc.iile, presi-
workin- j fj (.-ailed the meeting to years of seryice
" e^ U'-t ; order and a room count was teacher- .'!2 year*
over being scared stiff, we have t:ikc• n, with the fifth gradejj: Mr- Bt ,. Smith
having 'he most representation, w.i giveri a 'ere!
In observance of the cent en- in-; the oidi .'
ry::il'! if e.iblie "'chols in Tcsni:, school baeher
several awards Were mail- at Mr- [...■, j.-
: ock was given
| . . . __ mudi
Good luck. Aspermont Seniors. !:,n.schtation of certificate
on your trip to the Crescent scho(,i pi,0pie arK| those
Company of Califd:"
Duffy of Abilene
■a pi s-.;11s• rn 1.• mt Tatum was spot!--
jrth of Old Gl.ory
hiivmi;' the most On 1 is:to was stak
om
id
three hours.
o—o
Oh. we'll, giiess if ;t wasn't
that it would be somethim.'
else.
o—o
h:
lis mi 'tin'.;.
Supt. T C Clark
eh
City.
n .. -o
Th'isi;; of yen who have never
been that far south have quite
a treat in store for you.
o -o
Hear tell some of you have
never had the pleasure of rid-
ing a Pullman—so that, in it-
self, will be a thrll.
o—o
Mv advice to you who occu-
py the uppers—don't get to
walking in your sleep and fall
out of bed.
o-—o
Frank Ha<,-s says that now that
'the swimming season time is
approaehng, he'll have to put
out a search warrant for his
pel alligator that lives in one
of hi? tanks.
o-o
The 'gator .really thrives on |
youngsters, we are told, j
o—o i ^
Come on, you politicians and j
office-s-eekers! JOHN BEN SHEPPERD
O—o FILES FOR RE-ELECTION
Monday is the deadline for
i'ettin' vour name on the July
t lie being the lcat ...
to active service ei
who 2.") years Mrs K
teaching.
"Grand !>: . j K
ogni/.ed a- the
school trustee :n 1 t:l
W Z Rutherford
out as having th" most year-,
a !: I'lstOt. - --30 vein-.-.
1 e West
the s mi h liir
' Asporrnon! Smith Sirv.-v
i -ale. for be No ! Tatum
■ .:;pub! a' ' ,e' - th of I i.'UiO } > ■1
■>; county Benedum-Trees <
■1\ of Pea - of M: Hand No:
aw ard for !!«•: v. a •
:' h til? most sou th w est of Old
toe county— ••-*! of
is still ("aavon Sand Field
. I scab .<!:; in S'n ti>-n
.as was ree- the A B. and M S:
' .1 public : Dailv potential
■ county; and ivls r>f -to.2 g.ravit'.
was singled p.e- cent water
th !••>.• >h a 22-G-!'1
with packer set on
g.uned a Tlit Asix-rrnont
'anion, < >; ;st Church ha. si?
••'•.-'i B. A May 17 to 21 a
1 I' their vacation B;i
lmK'' Mr.- Heron Klo
lectcd by tin i
•ducator a- din
First Metho-i
: the week
til-- date for
1( School
WATCH AS TOKEN OF ESTEEM
.1 1. C henna i
P. 11 lo.'.'a
"ilds.
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tile
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et from
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Kinder;
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to e'-
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M:
Goodly Number on
For Pre-School Day
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DALLAS SPEAKER TO BE
JOHN BEN SHEPPERD
vet. he is unopposed for
Texas Attorney General John ' tion.
County Supt, Thomas A. pounds of tub
M ore gave a list of al! the perforations
teachers in S'onewall County at feot. riie casnng
'this time, with the record for feet total depth. Ti; sa-oi! r;
years of teaching of each. ('o was 312-1.
No. 1 Brinkley Re-completed
I approval of the people." ^Woodson Oil Company of Fi, . 4SPFR>IONT < IIPKCTI
Shepperd, who was oleeted ^ orlh No. 1 Arthur Brinkhvy.
j Attorney General in 1952 after Jr • originally completf-d as an Brother F. t) K-- lei of I>al-
i serving two years as secretary Mk-nburger producer tour miles 'iaSi secretary of tie. Mewainary
j of state, is 1)8 years of age and southwest of Old Glory. has Association of Texas, will be
a native of Gladewater. Texas, "..'en "..'-completed in the Can- Aspermont at the Centra; Mi:
| In his race for Attorney Gen- -von Sand. This well is lo- sionary Baptist Church on Sat
I era I two years ago, Shepperd cated in Section 13, Block B of urday,' May 1.
| .received 80 per cent of ' the the A..B. and M Survey.
vo*..-s. In his home county; It was,plugged baok from onas
j Gregg, and in Travis County fwt to 4lMt; feet
wh-ere he now lives, he received After being re-comple'e-i :
J more votes than had ever been the Canyon, No. 1 Brinkie\
cast for an attorney general in un.yjed I0 « S barrels of oil per
i-the history of either county, As cla>' from ,B0 perloration, a'
',,' .,,.14062-82 feet.
New project
rda
Broth,. ; K-
the evenirii;
at e o'eloes,
film will l>e
er will deliver
'i'Thon, beg in in."si.;
Alter wh-ch. a
Iwivn concern ::u;
24 primary ballot.
o—o
Ben Shepperd formally filed for, Shepperd has incorporated
re-election to a second term this measures in his administration
for that same
area of the Flowers-Canyon Sand
Field is Sinclair Oil and Gas
the missionary work of the
sociation in Texas,
The church, located in
old theatre building.
Mi
.- ption
Mr wiv h.a\a i
Mr, CheiVnaUli i.
Justice of Ihf I'1
t net On-e. takn..; Ll
ly afU-r his retirerm
postal service Be -erved. a: s
■IP in this enur-tv from S-.-ptem
ber, 1912, up until h>- took tin
nuiil carrier -job.
nay morning, some
:-l grade pupils for
jerrrnont Klementary
welcomed by th-e
-le-her- Mrs Af-
av-'il ;Mi Frances
.i \ w -1 e enter-
ni'i'.-e- and enjovxl
■in the . school
• ,e a Anderson'; John-
! >. . a;' . i-„ i-iroy-n Janice Ann
Canines Ba'-nev Davi-.. nonald
eel line'-! 1 >ay M\'na F,ll j
v; ..on. Bobbve Jean Fra/aer.
and Daiinv Gardner. Sandv Gillev.
.\av Pei'.L'e.' f')M-'ene ilallford. Jane!.
IJa'rv " Kenneth Hays ,Tr ,
a. Diana Horn,
i re
w ['serving
e of Pne- Pdwanl IP
job short- J('rr-V Tiurt- Tomm-v 1-aUin>(vr ,
from the Gr,rv 1 Bene a Liud-
,vwj . sev. Martha Sue Maxwell. Louise
Mvi-ri R. \ Push Wavne Rash,
Jamt* Rav, Susan Smith. San-
..i—, f' -'n- Tianns Swink, and
Kittv Wilson.
UNITED DRY'S TO HOLD
MEETING AT SVVE.WSON
tin
.Sure's good to see Em Wright week, subject to the action of to synchronize an,d improve law C°mP'in.v N'° ! Aithur S Br.nk-
and about after his seige of Democratic primary. enforcement. He sends out a e-' r
monthly newsletter to al! Texas "avl"s a P^P08^ dc'Pt;h
law enforcement officers. has 4300 feot With n>tar-v' " i: ln
up
illness.
In his announcement, Shep-
e\"ten<l ■
ing a cordial invitation to the
put/. • to attend these servicn's
DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED
AT CREDIT ASSN. MEET
o—o
perd pledged continuing war by
Savs he has learned his lfcsson his office on "crime, commun- compiled and distributed a oeace:
cated 660 feet from the north
al ut worrying too muen.
o—o
ism and corruption".
officer's handbook, and hold an-
"We feel our quick action in nual conferences for law en-
and west lines of Section 13
Block B of
trie
Glad to know you re feelin checking the drive bv the com- '' "cement officials.
better, Em!
RIf'i' SPRINGS RODEO TO
BE HELD MAY 13-14-15
11 ,-ke!l is making pre para- .
tions t" present one of the
area': first major rodeo programs
of the season, the Rice Springs
Ro ind-up. on Thursday, Friday .
Mid Saturday, May 13, 1-1 and
15.
All events will be presented
as night attractions in the new-
ly enlarged Fair Park Arena,
two blocks southeast of the
courthouse square and adjacent
to Rice Springs Municipal Park
a Siv events will be presented
' iuh'.lv. including bronc riding,
'f roning, Brahma bull rid !
ftrttimg horse contest, double
— ing. and cow'iris c'over
1 •' barrel race The barrel
■ re strictly amateur, on a
■fe basis. Competition in
'her events is open to the
I
-1 money of $300 will be
- . ,n 1)0th the bronc ridin'i
bull ridiPiS contests, with
b it buckles given in the
r ei both events
,-a I f roe i 11 g a cd double
njl rig contests, prize money
■5500 in each of the
A hand mad" raddle
presented to the man
-he best ci'enbi'ieil tin'
. ■- | '."id of stock two head
r,..e|> -ooin<< ot-ent
•v . e - y of will !••■
: ... , ee'leii' 1«rs con
!th
munist party to take over key Atty General Shepperd was
Texas ports, and our fight in the organizer and first secretary gg Arthur S Brinkley !
Duval County have both won of the Texas Economy Commis- for 471M) r -et with rot'irv
— on. lb- is fcrmer president of
the Sabine River Watershed A
socation, a former memlx-r of
the State Board of Education. n of ur. j, fc s;..% ...
and former chairman of the No_ 3.f, ,,ori.ntzcn F|na|cd
On tli- twentieth anniversary
of the )ia;anization of Pixniuc
A B. and M tion Credit associations, J P
Survey. McCulioch of Stamford, one of
Spotted in that same field and the charter members of Sum;
area was Ski ''Oil Company ford a a! :on, was re eiecti- i
a-, i '.or at file annua'
iiig held on Friday, Apr
It is located 24(17 feet from the La ait a Iberslev of Guthra
nini, mfn ATTV\*r>
FARM BIJREAC SESSION
A sfxiki-sinaa !b: tea- Urated Preisident. L. A. CPete) Sher-
1 of St or ewa! County has ,.tMj ;in<j Messrs Tluirman Ken-
aniaieia-evl t' 1 at a meeting will nedy. M C Myers, and Tom
be held today (Thursday) at j j-, «t represented the Stonewall
2 30 o'clock: .a the First Baptist c*,.:.n«v Farm Bureau at a
Church at Sw .r.eor; meet.n^ of presidents and secre-
It was i'.-o anriouncfxi that a' 'an'cs of District ITT, Texus
speaker from Dallas will t«- Farm Bureau Federation, held
pres. n-! at this time 1.. help the at the Y.W.C.A. building in
organization further perfect Wichita Falls on Monday of
plan of work this week "^T,
All officers and people who • Loys Barbour, district execu-
have hi—p. asked to work or are tixo. presided at the meeting,
interested in the organisation's At *•!« conference the group
work are urged to, be present at discussed pending legislation and
this time ; sta*us-of membership.
— —o Si.>new all Farm Bureau di-
llr and Mrs Smith vis rectors will meet this coming
■ted with relatives. in Ciscf) Mondav night, and it was re-
hiring the past week-end norted t.luit a county-wide' Farm
-o . ... Bureau meeting will be held on
Attend church Su-:dav Mas 11
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
sou 11 ami
feet from the. a'
What 1 tell you in darknt
that speak ye in light.
Matt. 10:117.
Texas Election Laws committei
m(*.
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Was Pft£5lD£NT OF
TH£ F/PST
COMMERCIAL OIL FIRM.
THE PENNSYLVANIA
ROCK OIL COMPANY
J P. M
Frank .
<>n th" St.e ill County d • ehvte-i
of the Katz I- 'd in the north :- a
eastern par! of the county', S i P: •
Katy of ^'iii \"'onio No. ,'t ('s boir.i I'i
Herbert T lor-rt/.en was com ■« ;
pletwl. Tin- "."I! is loivited m w a-
the M Cordova Survey M.-(
No 3-C l.orentzen rate-ed |J.!!
10fl 4 bar:. e' .'IT 1 Lo-av.'y oil
per day, l! i pumoing from >0
nei-forations at, 4936-46 fee!
I" et at 4967 fee'
1968 feet p'e
T I •-,.,-1
•I'd the No I'-
as "i 5000 fe *
"i that. ■ mi"
6'.!a fc-t north ,a'el
' the n'—llv'as!
M C<->fdo','.a S ir
T and N't I'
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- for th:
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v. s of Alba • -
■rve nil".yea'
• f. rectors
-or rsani/.at ion 1'
i'i! the anmr.
Burson of H.
•J president
v ice pre ideni
seen la !.-! se
OUR DEMOCRACY
-by Mat
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11 ■ pe'd bran
V Hudson:
"oe : A'-son
Be, 'limine
W 'I am,". w •
Sour "fie
■ has br Ti ;
elfi b'-e,
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lant SC.-
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Mr
Mnnd.e,
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WHC Nt W HAVEN RANKER
ANO FINANCIER LONG DRtAMCO
OF FINDINO OIL IN COMMlRCUM j
QUANT.'TIL'S hiS AMtiiriCN * | AMK2"'''
HUN& Fif<E THROUGH THRFF.
SUCCl-SSiVF OIL VI NTLJFLS. </
jr
f3vr,J Am* nr., Ac-t NT, 0#AK£.STAHTlf "*
13 a-tcm :■ ; a*.'at TirvsmiF.m im/851,
til- " HIS BACKFffS AGAIN PEr,rQUO HIM.
7nf I'HOJI 1. T HIPICULFP ANO
bankrupt! At u&t he wrctc pram:
Ot S)>-t, KlN-'l.r. "FUNPS GONE
. ABANPOtJ HOPk "
AND on WAT VERY CAY Wf WEU STROCK OIL !
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if no ■
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at,ve Of
T" l>f.
V'
/■ VISION AND STUdBCH-' V
PATTERN FOR TODAYS v '
LEADERS OF THE THOUSAND* c- ' , o
who have hupep '0 as • • r„ ,
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Mi
I'Vlfl fei
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Irj -Hi OtO DA/S. PISTRllSUTION OF "CCUNrRV FliESH 'TRUCK FARM
rlf^ . '.'CI WAS I.IMITED TO NEAWIV COWMUNITES AND
THE I.OSA1. GROWING SEASON.
the rjouNry or the soil. >S Shared more widcuv aiip
THE MARKCliNS or l>ERISMABL.r. PF^ODUCE STAfl 'EC,
BE ,%usc or PACKA&INC IN NOVATIONS, MODERNIZED
TRArJSPORTATlON AND OTMGR DEVELOPMENTS.
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5 t ■ r: CENT OF ALL If TAIL FOOD SALES LAST YEAR-
A I A- ,r PART OF Tor FUN PS THAT BUILT TM'-O NEVV
ti.-nrpV CAME PROM THE SAVIW&S OF THE' VE" •' > ' ')Fit
ty Jf I iTlN'"■> FROM this IMPORTANT CHAN4E IN THE
L ve.-. HAIJITS <k~ OUR DEMOCRACY.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1954, newspaper, April 29, 1954; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127555/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.