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VOt. LXIII—NO. 33
1961
STAR
DUST
POTS
By TE-HCGOI
-QTS
BOX
15<
YS
well, the tijme has come when
l^rmers of this area are begin-
*ng to scan -the clouds for
ich-needed moisture.
o—o
Wheat crops in the county are
ooking p-lenty good, but mois-
ture is needed at once to keep
them from burning.
o—c
See where a couple of the
city "fathers" traveled down to
the State Capitol last week-end
to sit in on a hearing concern-
in the water district, to be
formed in Haskell and1 Knox
counties.
o—o
Sure hope that nothing hap-
pens to cause this "deal" not to
go through, as Aspermont is
interested in buying water from
that area.
You know, in this day and
time, we must look ahead for
water needs of the future, and
this is exactly what our city
"heads" are doing.
ft——o
Never knew that water was
|*o precious 'till we came to As-
Ijeririont nearly a decade ago.
, Down on the Texas Gulf Coast,
">*ou know people just go almost
anywhere and sink a well down
40 feet (and less) and come up
with lots of the precious sub-
stance. ..... ,.ajf .
„« —ft-*-
Sure hope that ole Fide!
(Castro, that is) gets all of his
difficulties straightened out
without involving Uncle Sam in
them.
o~o
You know, a thing like that
could get out of hand mighty
easy.
o—o
See where some of our nation-
al lawmakers want the gov—
ment to send somebody over to
Russia to find out for certain if
they really orbited a human,
o—o
One TV comic was heard to
comment that he didn't think
they ought to send monkeys up
in space, what with the unem-
ployment as is.
o—o
Haven't seen any concrete
evidence as yet where the solons
down at Austin have come up
with anything to offset the
general fund deficit.
o—o
They'll have to come up with
a sales tax (or something) soon
i or get set for a special session.
l_ °—O
Jj^Congratulations are in order
to Coacnes Bob Jameson and
Bill Teel and their "cohorts" for
taking top honors in track events
last week-end.
,| * o—o
Parents had better get ready
for some "baby-sitting" chores as
loceil schools will begin winding
up the year within the next few
weeks.
o- -o
Understand that work is pro-
gressing along at the mining
camp on the Brazos, north of
Old Glory, tho not too much
news is forthcoming.
o——o
See where the date of May
27th has been set for the run-off
between Bill Blakley and John
Tower for the U. S. Senate seat,
vacated by Lyndon Johnson.
' O 0
Noticed somewhere in tho
news where somebody proposed
a TV debate between these two
men, but don't believe it will
ever come to past.
LOCAL BOARD EXTENDS ONE
CONTRACT: REHIRES FACULTY
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION F@R STONEWALL COUNTY
AaeERMONT, 8T0NlffiU.L COUNTY. TEXAS, (THPSSPAT, APRIL
Area Draws Two
New New Projects
PRICE: TEN CENT*
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Aspermont Rural
High School District, on Mon-
day, April 10th, the board named
the faculty for the 1961-62
school term.
W. J. Teel. principal; Mrs.
Marie Ward, English; Mrs. Nor-
ma Robbins, commercial and
chemistry; R. W. Johnson,
science; Wayne Eakin, mathe-
matics; Bob Jameson, history
and coach; Burl Jameson, voca
tional agriculture.
The board extended the con-
tract of Mr. Teel, principal and
basketball coach, through the
1962-63 school term. Mrs. June
Adkins, homemaking instructor,
and John Foster, band director,
had both tendered their resigna-
tions prior to the board meeting.
Elementary teachers who will
be here next year are: Wesley
Robbins, principal; Mrs. Frances
Davis and Mrs. Dan Metcalf,
first grades; Mrs. Belle Boyles
and Mrs. Dorothy McMeans, sec-
ond grades; Mrs. Margaret Poore
third grade; Miss Myrtle Com-
mons, fourth grade; Mrs. Vera
Hahn and Mrs. Afton Martin,
fifth grades; Mrs. Rena Mc-
Gougii, sixth grade; Mrs. Ina
Kennedy and Mrs. Willie Dippel,
seventh grades; Mrs. Mae Payne,
eighth grade, and Truman Sher-
rod, eighth grade and coach.
Mrs. Jeffie Williams, princi-
pal, and Miss Ralstene Williams
were renamed1 to Aspermont
colored school.
ENDANCE REPORT IN
JNUAY SCHOOL GIVEN
The following is a report of
the attendance at Sunday school,
for Sunday, April 16, in the
various churches in Stonewall
County:
Aspermont First Baptist J sm
First. Baptist Church
(Aspermont)
first Methodist Church
(Aspermont)
Central Baptist Church
(Aspermont)
Assembly of God Church
(Aspermont)
^eacock Baptist Church
Swenson Baptist Church
213
53
58
22
97
35
(EDITOR'S NOTE—The As-
permont Star would like to
have a report each week from
each of the various churches
in the county as to the attend-
ance in Sunday school for the
previous Sunday.
run
SJ
me m
FOR LAFFS!
little girl drew a picture of
.an going into a saloon. When
mother rebuked her. she ex-
lined, "Oh, it's all right,
•ther; he's not going in there
II j drink anything. He's just
into the saloon to kill a
man."
• ♦
The young reporter dashed up
to the house where a crime had
been committed and was stopped
J. T. BOYD AWARDED
HIGHEST SELLING HONOR
J. T. Boyd has been awarded
the Chevrolet Motor Division's
highest selling honor. Mr. Boyd,
a member of the sales staff of
Mason Chevrolet Co., was named
to membership in Chevrolet's
"Legion of Leaders" honor club
at a special award banquet at-
tended by fellow members from
the division's Dallas zone. This
is his first entry into the select
group of Chevrolet salesmen.
Boyd has been a Chevrolet
salesman for only a year.
For a quarter of a century
Chevrolet has recognized its
leading salesmen. Its first
"Honor Organization" was in-
augurated in 1926. Now, twenty-
five years after its inception,
the "Legion of Leaders" is con-
sidered the most rewarding
recognition program for sales-
men in the automotive industry.
by a policeman on guard.
"You've got to let me in," the
young reporter protested loudly.
"I've been assigned to do the
murder."
"Well." responded the police-
man, "you're too late. Some-
body's already done it."
o —J
Abysinnia.
TO GATHER PAPER
Young people of the Central
Baptist Church will make a
waste paper drive in Aspermont
next Saturday afternoon (April
22nd). They ask that all per-
sons having waste paper to
bundle it and place it in drive-
way or on porch.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
WELL ATTENDED
Rev. Frank Foster, pastor of
the Aspermont First Baptist
Church, said this week that
goodly attendance has been
noted at the spring revival, now
in progress at the local church.
The Dr. Arthur Travis, pastor
of Gambell Street Baptist
Church in Fort Worth, is the
visiting evangelist, while Tommy
Mosley, music director for the
Hamlin First Baptist Church,
has been leading the song ser-
vices.
Services are being held twice
daily, at 10:00 A.M. and 7:30
P.M., with prayer service each
evening at 7:00.
The revival will continue
through Sunday, April 23rd.
Last Sunday, the church had
set a goal of 200 in Sunday
school, with attendance topping
that figure by 13, with 213 on
hand. This coming Sunday a
goal of 225 is set.
Both Reverend Foster and the
congregation are extending a
most cordial invitation to the
public to attend any and all of
the remaining services.
— o
LUNCHEON CLUB HEARS
VISITING EVANGELIST
The Aspermont Luncheon
Club met in its regular weekly
session on Tuesday at noon in
the dining room of Hickman's
Restaurant. J. M. Hickman, III,
club president, presided. Twenty-
five persons, including three
guests, were present.
Following the noon meal, the
president turned the meeting
over to Rev. Frank Foster, pas-
tor of Aspermont First Baptist
Church. Reverend Foster intro-
duced his guest, Dr. Arthur
Travis, who spoke to the club.
Doctor Travis, pastor of Gambell
Street Baptist Church. Fort.
Worth, is here in a two-week
revival at the First Church.
The speaker gave a most in-
teresting and thought-provoking
talk, in which he told his listen-
ers that America was planting
seeds of materialistic things and
expecting a harvest of spiritual
things. He ciited the alarming
increase in the crime rate in
America during the past decade,
and called his audience to take
a more determined stand for
spiritual values, in order that
America might survive the at-
tack of Communism.
In the business session, the
club discussed the forthcoming
Ladies' Night program, and the
committee planning this event
was instructed to come up with
more definite details on the
program.
There being no further busi-
ness, the meeting was adjourned.
o —
COMMUNITY SINGING
Announcement has been made
to the effect that the singing
convention will meet on next
Sunday, April 23, at 2:30 P.M.,
in the Peacock Baptist Church.
All those interested are extend-
ed a most cordial invitation to
be present.
Locations for two new Stone-
wall County wildcats were stak-
ed during the past week.
Roark & Hooker of Abilene
have staked the No. 1-D Pat
Mitchell as a proposed 3.700-
foot rotary venture, four and
cne-half miles northwest
Swenson.
ASPERMONT TRACK TEAMS COP TWO MOTS
LAST WEEK; BOYS GO TO REGIONAL FRIDAY
Aspermont High School lassies,
under the tutelege of Coach W.
J. (Bill) Teel successfully de-
fended its team championship
in the annual Double Mountain
Belle Relays, held in the high
o f | school stadium last Friday. Five
records were broken, one was
Location is on a 166-acre lease. t:ed.
2,030 feet from the south and The local damsels amassed a
1,970 feet from the east lines of i total of 92 points to 50 1-2 points
Section 257, in Block D of the ; for Sands High, the runner-up.
H.&T.C. Survey. ' Other teams scoring were:
The project is 50 feet northeast i Novice, 47 1-4; Lake View (San
of a 5,340-foot dry hole, drilled i Angelo), 43 3-4: Lake View
by Sohio Petroleum Company, j (San Angelo), 43 3-4; Snyder,
The other wildcat was staked'34; Lubbock, 23: Abilene, 13 1-2;
five miles northeast of Hamlin Weinert, 12; Abilene Jr. High,
in southeast Stonewall. It is J. F.I 4 1-4; Aspermont Jr. High, 4; and
Conlan and Miller Drilling Com- j Lake View Jr., or.
pany of Abiene No. 1 Oran
Brigham.
Having a proposed depth of
3,600 feet to test the Swastika, it
is located 2,495 feet from the
north and 330 feet from the east
lines of Section 139 in Block 1
of the B.B.B.&C. Survey.
A project has been dually
completed in the Tompkins
(Canyon Field) nine miles south
of Aspermont. It is Sun Oil
Company No. 1-A W. F. Martin,
and is in Section 136 of Block
1 of the H.&T.C. Survey.
Latest completion is from the
Canyon Sand for a daily poten-
tial of 39.1 gravity oil. It is
pumping from perforations at
4.813-36 feet, where the forma-
tion was fractured.
The oiler was first completed i
at 5,256 to 5,303 f eet in the!
Strawn.
A well was completed as a
one-half mile southeast exten-
sion to Strawn Sand production,
two miles northeast of O'Brien,
in Haskell County Regular Field.
It is Megargel Drilling Com-
pany and Western Petroleum
Company No. 1 E. H. Tankersley
in Section 48 of Block 2 in the
D. & W. Survey.
Daily potential was 06 barrels
of oil. It is numnin" from an
oprri hole nt. 4.908-14 feet.
Coastal Sta'"s Gas Producing ,
Company of Abilene filed ap- !
plication to re-enter and deenen
to 4,100 feet a wildcat eight
miles west of Hamlin in Fisher
County.
It is now No. 1 A. I. Harrison,
and located 330 feet from the
south and west lines of Section
01 of Block 1 in the H. & T. C.
Survey.
Mary Rose of Lubbock was
high-point individual with 23,
winning firsts in the 60- and 80-
yard hurdles and the javelin.
Results of the meet are:
Results of Meet
SHOT PUT—1. Janet Ray,
Sands; 2. Paulette Hallford,
Aspermont; 3. June Wilson.
Lake View (San Angelo); 4.
Mary Wilson, Novice. Dist.
31 ft., 7 in,
HIGH JUMP—1. Linda Wag-
ner. Lake View; 2. Carolyn Al-
sup. Aspermont; 3. Judy John-
son, Aspermont; 4. (tie) Wil-
son, Novice, Lambert, Abilene,
Reisner, Lake View, Williams,
Sands. Dist. 4 ft., 9 1-2 in.
(New record, old record of
' 7 ft.. 7 in. set by Wagner, I960.)
BROAD JUMP—1. Rinehart,
Snyder;. 2. Mary Rose. Lub-
berk; 3. Judy Johnson, Asper-
mont; 4. Linda Wagner. Lake
j View. Dist. 15 ft.. 9 1-2 in.
i New record, old record of 15
j feet by Mary Rose of Lubbock.)
> DISCUS !. Mary Wilson,
Novice; 2. Mary Lou Davis,
Abilene; 3. Paulette Hallford,
Aspermont: 4. Mullins, Novice.
Dist. 81 ft., 9 1-2 in.
JAVELIN Mary Rose, Lub-
bock: 2. Bristow. Sands; 3. Ella
Fa ye Greer, Aspermont; 4.
Sanders, Lake View. Dist.
98 ft. 6 in. (New record, old
See RELAYS on page 7
SECOND LOCAL OPTION
VOTE DUE IN PRECINCT 4
(Haskell Free Press)
PRE-SCHOOL DAY
HERE APRIL 28TH
Announcement has been made
to the effect that the annual
pre-school day will be held at
Aspermont Elementary School
on Friday, April 28th.
All pre-school children who
are enrolled on the 1961-62
school census, and their parents,
are extended an invitation to
visit the school on April 28th
from 9:00 to 12:00 A.M.
All children who will be six
years of age on or before Sep-
tember 1, 1961, and who will en-
ter the first" grade in Asper-
The Aspermont Hornets
their second straight track
by adding the 14-B crown to |
16-B title, taken last year. He
14-man team was composed at
Tommy Rogers, John Ray God-
f r e y , Shannon Worthington,
Sonny Gardner, Terry Ellison,
Mike Smith, Eddie Herrera,
Dwayne Lawrence, Joe Doug-
lass, James Parker, Joe Gallo-
way, Sonny King, Billy Hill, and
Wesey Duncan.
The following Hornets wiH
compete in the Region X-B
track meet at Texas Tech ia
Lubbock on Friday and Satur-
day, April 21st and 22nd: 220-
yard dash, Shannon Worthing-
tor.; 440-yard dash, John Ray
Godfrey and Sonny Gardner;
880-yard dash, Tommy Rogers;
mont next September are in-
vited to attend, according to j broad jump, Tommy Rogers
elementary
Wesley M. Robbins,
school principal.
Lunch will be served at 11:15
A.M., free to the children, and
30 cents per plate to the
adult.
Mr. Robbins requests that
children do not arrive before
9:00 A.M., and that parents of
the children who will ride the
school busses, be prepared to
pick them up at 12:00, rather
than have them wait to ride
the busess home on that day.
STAMFORD PCA RE-ELECTS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
John Ray Godfrey; high jump,
Tommy Rogers; and the 448-
yard relay and mile relay
teams. Preliminaries start on
Friday at 1:00 P.M., with tfc
finals set for Saturday at lrflt
P.M.
Results of District Meet
The Hornets scored 130 pointer
in winning the meet last Satur-
day. Rule was next with 12®
3-5ths points. Results of the
meet are: I
Results ef Meet
100-YARD DASH—1. Jerry
Lowrey, Rule; 2. Bill Raney,
Weinert; 3. Shannon Worthing-
ton, Aspermont: 4. Bud Clark,
were | Rule; 5. Bob Ballard, Rochester;
' ti rs:«***:
Directors and officers
re-elected at the twenty-seventh 6. Hoili's Riggins, Rule. Time:
The project was originallv
Moutray-Moore No^ 1 Leonard. b'eve7ages shall be
drilled in 1951 and plugged at
4.024 feet.
Saturday, May 6. has been set
as date for an election in Jus-
tice Precinct No. 4. to determine
j whether the sale of all alcoholic
permitted in
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP
A deal was consummated last
Saturday whereby Mrs. Rita
Trammell acquired ownership
of The Fashionette, millinery
store in Aspermont. Mrs. Tram-
mell took over from Mrs. B. B.
Young and Mrs. Clay Feagan,
who were the original owners
of the store, located next to the
M. & K. Variety Store in Asper-
mont.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Candler of
Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hunter of Luhfcock visited hare
last week with Mrs. Minnie
Ellison.
annual meeting of the Stamford
Production Credit Association,
held Friday, April 14 at the
rodeo grounds in Stamford. More
th'i;n 800 members and guests of
the agricultural credit organiza-
1 tor. attended the business ses-
sion. followed by a barbecue
luncheon served at noon.
Re-elected to the board of
directors for three year terms
v. ere C. G. Burson, Sr. of Haskell
: nd Mack T. C'laburn of Anson.
At the directors' reorganize-
tional meeting, held following
tho annual meeting, C. G. Bur-
son, Sr.. of Haskell, was re-
el "."tod president and J. F. Mc-
Culloch of Stamford was renam-
ed vice-president. J. L, Hill, Jr.,
of Stamford, was re-appointed
as general manager, and Hill,
Burson. and Lasater Hensley of
Guthrie were renamed to the
loan committee.
Guest speakers at the annual
meeting were W. H. Calkins,
the precinct, for off-premiss con- treasurer of Federal Inter-
Attend the Church of Your Choice!
sumption.
Date for the election was set
by the Commissioners Court at
its regular session Monday, af-
ter a petition signed by 05
qualified resident v o ters re-
questing the election had been
filed with the court.
This will be the second local
option election in J. P. Prec. 4
in less than a year. On last
Oct. 11. voters in the precinct
approved the sale of beer for
off-premises consumption by a
vote of 153 to 113.
Voting in the May (> election
could possibly be lighter, due to
the fact that poll tax payments
in the county are about one-
third less than in 1960.
The justice precinct takes in
a large area in the southwest
part of the county and includes j
the town of Sagerton. Precinct
boundaries extend into the north
edge of Stamford and to a point j
east of US Highway 277 and \
north to within atrnft five miles
■ r Haskell.
Outcome of the May fi elec-
tion will !v 1 'bearing on
the present "bc-r-wet" stavi< of
the precinct, it ha--- been pointed
•.nit.
The precinct ha- three voting
boxo-—Sager'e i. Plamv-iow and
MeConnell.
Election officials at Sagerton
will be Loil Young, presiding
judge; Herbert Stremmel and J.
C. Spitzer.
Holding the election at Plain-
view will be George W. Hanson
and J. C. Coleman.
McConnell election officials
will be H. L Bosse and Sam
Hanson.
mediate Credit Bank of Houston,
and Cayce Mooie, famed humor-
ist from Hearne. Also appearing
on the program were the "Nine-
teens," a girls' singing group
from Haskell.
Director Claburn reported on
the directors' activities during
the year and President Burson
presided at the business meeting.
J. L. Hill, Jr. gave a report on
the activities and affairs of the
Association from the manage-
ment angle. Holdover members
of the board of directors are
J. F. McCulloch of Stamford.
Lasater Hensley of Guthrie, and
J. C. Moorhouse of Benjamin.
Attendance prizes were
awarded.
PEACOCK QUALIFIES FOR
EIGHT PLACES IN MEET
Peacock High School will be
well represented in Lubbock on
April 22nd, in the regional meet
in literary events.
The following students will
.enter the meet, Saturday: •
Juunil. Roberts in. typinr;
Nina Hodges, typing; Kenneth
Parker, number sense; Herman
Boatmun, poetry reading; Linda
Sue Parker, poetry reading;
Juanita Robertson, declamation;
Linda Sue Parker, ready writ-
ing; Herman Boatmun, ready
writing.
Rob Martin and daughter, Mrs.
Fern Hunter, her husband and
their daughter, Janice Kay, all
of Lubbock, visited here on
Monday of this week with rela-
tives and friends
10.2.
220-YARD DASH—1. Shan-
non Worthington, Aspermont;
2. Bill Raney, Weinert; 3. Ron
Huntsman, Rochester; 4. John.
Kevii, Rule; 5. Bud Clark, Rule;
6 Jim Johnson, O'Brien. Time:
23.4.
440-YARD DASH—John Ray
Godfrey, Aspermont; 2. Sonny
Gardner, Aspermont; 3. Hollis
Riggins, Rule; 4. Troy Scog-
gins, Rule; 5. Larry Gibson,
O'Brien; 6. C. H. Wright, Ro-
chester. Time 52.9.
880-YARD DASH — 1. Mike-
Bailey, Rule; 2. Tommy Rogers,
Aspermont; 3. Delbert Smart,
Rochester; 4. Ronald Myers,
Rochester; 5. Ralph Vela, Ro-
chester. Time: 2.08.1.
MILE RUN—1. Tom Sloan,
Rochester; 2. Dan Carroll. Ro-
chester; 3. Terry Lee Ellison,
Aspermont; 4. Herrera, Asper-
mont; 5. Royce Cox, O'Brien;
6. Scott Moody. Weinert. Time:
5.08.
440-YARD RELAY—1. As-
permont (Sonny Gardner, Shan-
non Worthington, Tommy Ro-
gers and John R. Godfrey);
2. Weinert; 3. Rule; 4. O'Brien;
5. Rochester. Time: 45.9.
MILE RELAY—1. Rule (Jerry
Lowrey, John Kevil, Mike
Bailey and Hollis Riggins); 2,
Aspermont (Gardner, Worthing-
ton, Rogers and Godfrey); 3f.
See TRACK on page 7
o ——
ATTEND AUSTIN HEARING
Mayor Bryan GoodlOe and
Councilman A. L. Lawrence
were in Austin the fore part at
last week where they attended
a hearing before the Texas Leg-
islature concerning the North
Central Texas Municipal Water
Authority. This Authority is
seeking to construct a dam on
Miller Creek, north of Munday,
for the purpose of providing ad-
ditional water for Haskell and
Knox counties. Aspermont is in-
terested in buying water from
this Authority. The Aspermont
men joined some 75 interested
persons from thin area in Aus-
tin for the hearing.
CEMETERY WORKING
The Aspermont Star has been-
asked to announce that there
will be a cemetery working at
the Mount Olive Cemetery, some
12 miles north of Aspermont,
on Thursday, April 27th. It is
hoped that a good turnout will
be present, and all who attend
are asked to bring a basket
lunch and necessary tools.
Attend church Sunday.
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