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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
-NO. 5
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY OCTOBER, 5, 1961
PRIG1?: TEN CENVS
LOCALS
GIANT
SIZE
JUMBO
SIZE
Friends of Mrs. Etla Allen,
.rifiinally from Peacock, will be
to leajcn that she is in the
tr_! at,« Littlefield from a
light stroke. Her daughter writes
;hat she is improving but still
confined Ui her bed.
i*Mr. and Mrs. Brodley Hulsey
d children from Fort Worth
.sited here over tne weekend
>ith their mother, Mrs. Delia
lulsey.
lliiif !Mr. and Mrs, Sam Brock, Dar-
ine and Sammy visited in Haw-
ey Sunday with their sister
cDaniels. The occasion was
|apd family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
a birthday dinner for Mrs. Mc-
Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. "Andy" Wilson
of Electra, Texas visited here
over the weekend.
September 27, 1961
Aspermont Luncheon Club
Aspermont, Texas
Dear Sirs:
On behalf of the patients of
the West Texas Rehabilitation
Center, I thank you for your
participation in the Cattlemen's
Round-Up for Crippled Children.
Your generous donation will
make it possible for many han-
dicapped individuals to lead a
happier and more normal life.
Enclosed is a rcceipt of value
for your gift to the Round-Up.
Again lei me thank you for
vour helping to "Help Them
Walk."
Jim Skinner, Chairman
Local Families May Be Due Money
By 1961 Social Securcity Law
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ND CAN
3. BAG
ESDAYS
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe
Criswell and boys of Del Rio
came by Saturday enroute to a
funeral for Bobby Joe's nephew,
Max Criswell's boy, who passed
away Friday night.
Mrs. U. W. Brown and girls
!ft Monday for Corpus Christi
ere she will visit her sister,
ratajgji go through the clinic
,a(^in¥^ Receive surgery while
®1 jgraM^gr of Jayton was
' ^"nds here last week.
iaj?tenburger attended
ItslitP at the church,.of
Christ here Monday night.
Bro. Harper from Abilene
Christian College was the speak-
er at the Lectureship at the
Church of Christ Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lum Rimes of
Guthrie are announcing the mar-
riage of their son, Jerry A.
Rimes to Carolyn Lee Meadows
of Berkley, West Virginia.
The double ring ceremony
was performed in the Broadway
Baptist Church in Kansas City,
Missouri by Rev. Paul Elledge
on Satusday, September 16 at
eleven o'clock. The bride wore
a street length dress of white
satin; the fitted embroidered
bodice was complimented with
a bouffant skirt of silk organza.
She carried a bouquet of red
roses mounted on a white Bible.
Diane Kay Meadows, sister of
the bride and Terry Saterboce
of Riihard Gebaur Air Force
base were the honor attendants.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meadows
of Berkley, West Virginia and
a graduate of Berkley High
hool and has been employed
for the past year at Kansas City
{Life Insurance Co.
The groom is a 1958 graduate
of Guthrie High School. He is
member of the Air Force and
is stationed at Kansas City. He
is the grandson of Mrs. T. N.
Abbott and brother to Joe
Rimes.
A small reception was held
by Mrs. Lum Rimes of Guthrie,
following the ceremony, hosted
mother of the groom and Mr.
and Mrs. Meadows from Berkley,
West Virginia.
After the short trip through
the Ozark Mountains, the couple
will make their home at 3726
Jefferson Street, Kansas City,
Mo.
Phoenix Club to
Meet This Friday
The Phoenix Club will meet
on Friday, October 6th, at 4:00
in the home of Mrs. Jess Dalby.
Mrs Marvin Lott will be the
ogram leader for the day and
jirts will be given by Mrs. Bill
Ming and Mrs. Wesley Rob-
fins.
Roll call for the meeting will
"A civil war personality or
name of a battlefield."
All of the programs have been
plinned with a Civil War theme
Wr this club year.
Mrs. Sawyers
Rites Held
Funeral was held here Sun-
day afternoon for Mrs. Hill Saw-
yers, 73, Stonewall County resi-
dent since 1925.
She lived on a farm nine miles
north of Old Glory.
Born Oct. 29, 1887, in Joplin,
Mo., she married Mr. Sawyers on
Oct. 30, 1908, in Palo Pinto
County. Mr. Sawyers, a retired
farmer, died in March of this
year.
Mrs. Sawyers was a member
of the Church of Christ.
Funeral was held at the As-
permont Church of Christ with
C. W. Zenor, minister, officiat-
ing. Burial was in Aspermont
Cemetery directed by Young
Funeral Home.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. M. C. Johnson, Mrs. Morris
Garner and Mrs. Willie Fletcher,
"all of Old Glory, and Mrs. Mor-
ris James of Richardson; one son
A. R., of Old Glory; one sister,
Mrs. Jim Sawyers of Junction;
10 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Vernon Lev-
erett, Debs Johnson, Carl Hunt,
John Duncan, Herman Dugan
ind J .W. Frazier.
Pastors and Laymen
School to Be Held
ABILENE—Methodist pastors
and laymen from all over West
1'exas and New Mexico will flock
into Abilene in mid-October as
McMurry College is host to its
first annual Pastors' and Lay-
men's School, combined this fall
with the Willson Lectures and
scheduled October 16-19.
"One recent change in the So-
cial Security Act is important
to all aged 62-72 persons who
still have earnings," says It. R.
Tuley Jr., Manager of the Abi-
lene social security office.
"This change concerns the
'earning test' — the amount one
may earn and still receive some
payments," he said. "Earned in-
come of $1200 or less in a year
still has no effect on the bene-
fits. Now, however, only $1 in
benefits is withhld for each $2
earned between $1200 ai$ 0
in a year. '• . r
"One dollar of family bene-
fits is witheld for each dollar
earned in excess of $1700." no
continued.
"This means that in some cas-
es where a man and wi"o arc
both retirement age, he can
earn as much as $3,000 in a yeai*
and. they can still receive some
social security checks. With two
or imre eligible dependents in
one worker's family, he might
earn as much as $4,000 and re-
ceive some family payments for
the same year. No 'earning test'
is applied after age 72."
Tuley believes that there are
many more wage earners and
self-employed people between
age and 72 in this county who
should apply (as their friends
Old Glory Boys 4-H
Elect Officers
The Old Glory High School
Boys 4-H Club met and elected
officers on September IB, 1961.
The following were electected:
President, Kenneth Spitzer;
Vice President, Sandy Leverett;
Secretary, Tommie Letz; Re-
porter: Joe Cannon; Council Del-
egate, Charles Diers.
Two members were assigned
to give reports in the next meet-
ing.
304 Game Violators
Arrested in August
AUSTIN—Fishing without a li-
cense resulted in the arrest of
213 Texans during the month of
August, according to the law
enforcement division of the
Game and Fish Commision. In
all. game wardens made 304 ar-
rests. Courts assessed fines to-
taling $7317.44.
and neighbors have done) for
the benefits to avoid any possi-
ble loss.
Even though annual earnings
might seem too high to permit
any payments, benefits are still
payable for any month in which
a beneficiary neither works in
his own business nor earns wag-
es of more than $100. Interested
persons are invited to meet the
social security representative
when he is next in Aspermont.
He will be at the Court House
on Friday, October 20 at 10 ajn.
Citizenship
Committee Meets
The Jenniview 4-H Citizenship
Committee met Oct. 2 to make
plans for activities for 1962. Tim
Jones was appointed chairman
and also Jr. Leader in this activ-
ity. Butch Martin, co-chairman;
and Brenda Dalby as secretary.
Linda Collom and Perry Work-
man are representatives of the
Junior Division. All members
have made fire posters for the
National Fire Prevention Week
and urge all of you—old, young
and younger to HELP PREVENT
FIRES.
Motorists Can Now
Have Their Cars
Inspected for '62
Motorists can now have their
vehicles safety inspected for the
1962 Inspection Sticker.
Captain Alan Johnson of the
Motor Inspection Service, Texas
Department of Public Safety,
said today that over 5,000 inspec-
tion stations have started in-
specting more than four and a
half million vehicles coming un-
der the provisions of the Motor
Vehicle Inspection Act. AH such
vehicles must display the new
safety sticker by April 16. 1062.
Johnson said, "We feel that
the vehicle inspection program
in Texas has proved a deterrent
to vehicle acsidents on our
streets and highways." He urged
all motorists to get their vehicles
inspected before the bad weath-
er begins, when it is so essential
to have vehicles in safe operat-
ing condition.
"It takes just a few minutes
to have a vehicle safety check-
ed," Johnson stated, "yet those
few minutes thus spent today
could mean the saving of some-
Johnson noted that the per
one's life tomorrow."
cent of accidents in which acci-
dents in which vehicle defects
causative faitors has been cut
approximately in half since the
program was started in Texas.
HORNETS LOSE TO MATADOR;
PLAY LORAINE HERE FRIDAY
The Aspermont Hornets were
swatted, 31-0, by the (Matador
Matadors Friday night on a
field soaked by an inch of rain
just before game time.
Matador scored twice in the
first quarter, once in the second
and one in the fourth.
First TD for the Matadors
came when Ros Bearden, full-
back, went 20 yards around right
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR
OPENING OF STATE FAIR OCT. 7
Application Filed to Drill
Wildcat Northeast of Aspermont
W. M. & A. P. Fuller of Mid-
land filed application with the
Railroad Commission for per-
mission to drill to 6,300 feet with
rotary a Stonewall County wild-
cat 214 miles northeast of Asper-
mont.
It is No. 1 T. A. Upshaw, lo-
cated on an 80-acre lease. Drill-
site is 330 feet from the south
and 990 feet from east lines of
Section 98, Block D, H&TC sur-
vey.
The project is slated to test
the Ellenburger. Location is be-
tween the Hecht (Ellenburger)
and Herbst (Conglomerate)
Fields.
Sojourner Drilling Corp. of
Abilene and Mobil Oil Co. of
Dallas staked a project in the
new Kiowa Peak, Northwest
(Bend Conglomerate) Field 18
miles northeast of Aspermont.
It is No. 1-B Minor Alexander,
slated for 6,000 feet ith rotary.
Drillsite is 2,379 feet from the
south and 2,711 feet from the
west lines of Section 4, Block
F, H&TC Survey.
Site makes it a northwest off-
set to Sojourney No. 1 Minor
Alexander, discovery and lone
producer in the field.
Two field wells have been
completed in Stonewall County.
W. M. & A. P. Fuller com-
pleted No. 1 A. E. Smith, Sec-
tion 143, Block 1. H&TC Survey.
Location is 10 miles south of
Aspermont in the Mengel (Can-
yon Sand) Field.
Daily potential as 96.64 bar-
rels of 40.5 gravity oil, plus 10
per cent water. It is pumping
from 56 perforations at 4,466-80
feet. Casing is set at 4,595 feet
and the hole bottomed at 4,600
feet.
Other well is Texas Pacific
Coal & Oil Co. No. 8 S. E. May,
J. P. Holder Survey. It is sev-
en miles north of Old Glory in
the Old Glory, South (Strawn)
Field.
It had an eight-hour poten-
tial of 131.1 barrels of 40.1 grav-
ity oil. Flow was through a
46-64-inch choke and open hole
at 5,068-75 feet.
All is ready for the 1961 State
Fair of Texas, the mast eagerly
awaited event of the year for
millions of Texans young and
old. The Fair will present its
16-day "Exposition of Music"
Oct. 7 through 22.
Theatrical highlights are Rod-
gers and Hammerstein's Broad-
way hit, "The Sound of Music,'
and the all-new edition of 'Ice
Capades of 1961."
There will be a spectacular
"Torchlight Parade of Music" n-
round the fairgrounds each eve-
ning, with bands, beauty queers
and floats representing many cit-
izens from all over the state in
the line of march.
Twenty-five breeds of pure-
bred beef and dairy catt'e,
swine, sheep and goats will be
on exhibit in the Pan-American
Livestock Exposition Oct. 7-15.
The Junior Livestock Show wii'i
take place the second week of
the Fair. Fine show horses,
Shetland ponies, cutting horses,
Quarter horses, and Arabians
will perform in the free horse
shows in the Livestock Coliseum.
At least a dozen foreign coun-
5th & 6th GRADE 4-II
GIRLS ELECT OFFICERS
The Aspermont 5 & 6 Grade
school girls 4-H club met Sep-
tember 28 to elect officers for
the coming year. The follow-
ing were elected officers:
President, Linda Kay Jones;
vice president, Linda Winters;
secretary, Verdonna Hays; re-
porter, Vickie Barnett; council
delegate, Sandra Neathelen;
we will meet once every month.
tries will have exhibits in the-
Texas International Trade Fair,
which also features an exotic
International Bazaar. Most of
the new 1962 model cars will be
on display in the Automobile
Show. The Agriculture Show
will show how "Agriculture
Touches You." Other exhibits
ranging from art to astronautics
include a full-size replica of the
"Project Mercury" space capsule.
The Future Farmers will have a
"children's barnyard."
For the ladies, there will be
model kitchen.;, free fashion
show, several times daily, ex-
hibits of the latest gas and elec-
tric appliances, and a fully fur-
nished model home that promis-
es to be a "h.Ki.se of surprises.
The Women's Building will, of
course, house prize-winning dis-
plays of needlework, foods, arts
and calls
There'll be free aerial acts
twice daily, scores of band con-
certs and other special events
and, naturally, a monster Mid-
way with every conceivable type
of amusement ride.
College and professional foot-
ball in the Cotton Bowl includes
SMU-Air Force Oct. 7. Texas-
Oklahoma Oct. 14 and the Dallas
Cowboys vs. the New York
Giants Oct. 13 and the Phila-
delphia Eagles Oct.. 22.
Highlight events include a gos-
pel song festival Oct. 9. music
festival Oct. 10, circus night Oct.
12, Dallas symphony spectacular
Oct. 13. East Texas pageant Oct.
17 and western music jamboree
Oct. 19.
Lucas Photo Studio
To Be Here Oct. 6
The ti.niL' is almost here for
the opening of this newspaper's
Big Child Photograph Contest,
and we're urging all of our read-
ers to have their children ready
for the big day.
Winston B. Lucas of Irving,
Texas, will be in Aspermont on
Friday Oct. 6th at M & K Va-
riety store from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
for the purpose of taking pic-
tures in this vicinity.
In addition to having their
pictures printed in this news-
paper, the children will be com-
peting for $20.00 in prizes, which
are being offered for the three
best photographs made during
the day.
The photographs will be made
absolutely free of charge, and
there is no charge for their pub-
lication in The Aspermont Star.
Proofs will be shown and from
these you many select the pic-
ture of your child which you
would like to appear in this
newspaper. If you wish extra
photographs they may be por-
chased, but no purchase is nec-
essary in order to compete for
the prizes. It is entirely up to
you, whether you buy pictures
or not.
There is no age limit on the
contest, and every child's photo-
graph in this section is wanted
sr. that they may 'ill appear in
The Aspermont Star. However,
i; is necessary that all pictures
must be uniform size, so tney
must be made by Winston E.
Luias on Friday, Oct. 6th from
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Don't wait until little Mary gets
married or baby brother is elect-
ed ; > some political office to see
their picture- in the paper—
make plans now to have these
photographs made on Friday,
Oct. 6th. Tell your friends and
neighbors the more, the mer-
rier.
GRADE 7 ELECTS OFFICERS
At a recent class meeting, the]
Aspermont seventh grade met
and elected the following class
officers for 1961-62: president,
Robert Kluting: vice president,
Lynn Parker; secretary & treas-
urer. Sandra Taylor; reporter,
Sherry Barnett; Mr. Charles R.
Denny is Teacher.
end. He also carried the pigskin,
lor the extra points.
Quarterback Gary Lancaster
made the next score, and Kenny
Barton, right end, kicked the
extra point.
In the second quarter, Lloyd
Martin, halfback, went 56 yards
for a score, and Halfback Jimmy
Green ran the extra points.
Bearden made the touchdown
in the fourth, and Lancaster
went around left end for the ex-
'tra points.
MATADOR 15 8 0 8—31
ASPERMONT 0 0 0 0—
The Hornets play host to La-
ra ine this Friday night at Hop-
net Field.
Prison Rodeo to
Be in Full Swing
HUNTSVILLE—To the mora
than 12,000 inmates of the Texas
Department of Corrections the
annual Texas Prison Rodeo has
a double meaning.
First of all, it gives them an
opportunity to witness a top en-
tertainment feature; secondly, it
makes it possible for them to
receive rehabilitative benefits
not furnished by the Texas Leg-
The Annual Prison Rodeo,
islature.
held here each Sunday in Octo-
ber in the prison's $1 million
stadium, highlights top convict
riders, plus the nation's foremost
television and recording stars.
On Sunday. October 8. the per-
sonality to be featured will be
Rex Allen, international star oi
movies, TV and radio, aloftg
with his equally-famous horse,
Koko. Rex Allen is best knopat
as "Frontier Doctor" on T^f.
Hollywood knows him as "Mr.
Cowboy" and his Rex Allen
Show.
Other highlights will include
calf roping, a girl's barrel race,
trick riding and a top-flight
mounted quadrille.
ry ..re will be also several in-
mate entertainment groups fea-
tured. along with the Goree
Oirls from the Women's Unit of
the prison. The show begins at
2 p.m. and lasts two hours.
On succeeding Sundays, ar-
tists making personal appear-
ances will be Ernest Tubb, vet-
eran folk singer, on October 15;
U. S. Bonds plus Billy the Kid
on October 22. Chuck Connors
of "The Rifleman" TV series will
perform on October 29.
INSTALLED AS NATURE
Miss Kittie Wilson was in-
stalled as Nature in the Rainbow
for Girls. Hamlin Assembly, L.T.
Hamlin, Texas, Saturday, Sept.
30.
The Rainbow for Girls is an
organization sponsored by Mas-
tor Masons and Eastern Star.
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The Pep Squad girls finally got j
their sweaters. They have had
them ordered since before school j
started. They wore them to the
game in Matador Friday night.
ELLA FAY GREER
MRS. JOHN P. WARD
Sales continue through Octo-
ber 31.
The F.H.A. girls are having a
meeting Tuesday October 3, 1961 j
to install the officers.
Last week the Freshmen girls
were initiated very successfully.
The F.H.A. and F.F.A. are
leaving early Saturday morning
October 7, between 4 and 5 a.m.
for the Dallas Fair. They will
be returning sometime between
3 and 4 p.m. Sunday evening.
They are hoping to have a won-
derful time.
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
The Juniors report a good re-
sponse so far to their sale of
magazines.
Shannon Worthington turned
in the most, subscriptions on
Wednesday and won the "Ball
and Chain" doll.
Billy Lackey was top salesman
on Friday. Billy received the
big pink poodle presented by
Mr. Johnson, Curtis representa-
tive.
The Junior Class enjoyed its
first party of the year when
Mesdames Olen Godfrey, Jack
Daugherty, Fred BrOck, A. H,
Worthington, Glen Dunham, J.
W. Fraizier, and Earl Hurst en-
tertained with a picnic and
watermelon feast last Tuesday.
The group went to Hamlin
Bridge where they played
games in the river bed.
Juniors attending were: David
Anderson, Bill Bookman, Donna
Brock, Mack Criswell, Wesley
Darden, Margie Daugherty, Bil-
lie Sue Dunham, Joe Douglass,
Glenn Ellison, Terry Ellison,
Quentin Featherston, Glenda
Frazier, Zachry Greer, John
Godfrey, Robert Herrera, Billy
Hill, Joyce Hurst, Jerry Ken-
nedy, Wade King, Billy Lackey,
Zolly Lambert, Gaye Linsley,
Jean Mathis, Clifford Mayfield,
Barbara McDowell, James Park-
er, Mack Peacock, Shannon Wor-
thington, and Rev. Melvin Math-
is, Mrs. John P. Ward and Mr.
and Mrs. Lee South, Richard
and James.
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