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Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, 79502 Thursday, July 9, 1964
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Challenge Golf Starts at Golf Course
.This week at the Aspermont
Golf Course begins "Challenge
Gfelf". Three flights have been
Established according to their
ability to play which are as fol-
lows, to'Wit:
FtRST FLIGHT:
Bill ChildreSs, Pat Anderson,
tlDscar Dickerson, Horace Brock,
Bill,, Teel, L. A. Foster, Howard
Quiett, Truett Hennig, George
Frailer, Dud Ward, L. D. McAfee,
J. R. Ray, Troy Lemley and Den-
ny Connley.
SECOND FLIGHT:
Bob Price, Douglas Williams,
Jim Ward, J. Jouett, Mike Brown,
Graveside Services
To Be Held Today
ForTomFraser
Graveside services will be held
at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, in
Albany for Tom L. Fraser, 47,
who was killed Saturday night
in a train accident at Eugene,
Ore.
The Rev. L. D. Crumpler will
"Mpejite are un-
dei rth Funeral
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i aa a orother of Otto Fra-
ser of Aspermont.
Mr. Fraser was born Jan. 9,
191? in Seminole County, Okla.,
and moved io Abilene with his
parenfe^Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Fna-
ser, as a youngster. A carpenter
by trade j?!ie liveu with a brother
eR. R. (Buck) Fraser of m
Chestnut, when he was in/Abi-
lene, He moved from Abilene
about .15 years ago.
Surviving are two brothers, R.
R. of Abilehe and Otto of Asper-
mont; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Mae
Messer of Santa Barbara, Calif.,
and Mrs. Annie Kidd of Tucson,
Ariz.; four nieces and six nep-
hews.
BUSINESS
NOTES
Several businesses in Asper-
mont have recently changed
hands in the past few months.
Bill Lackey and Doyle Rash
purchased the D & ^T Cleaners
from Oscar Dickerson and Carl
Hulsey. They changed the name
*from D&H to D & B Cleaners.
Harold McNutt purchased the
Conoco Wholesale dealership
from Tom Hill and is operating it
'himself.
Sport and Doyle Pittcock pur-
chased the Magnolia Dealership
from Jay Linsley. Doyle is oper-
ating the dealership.
West Texas Utilities Company
have moved back into their form-
er location in the hotel building.
They are now occuping larger
quarters in the building with an
extenion having been built on the
back.
Letz Captures
16 Singles Title
ODESSA — Stephanie Letz of
Old Glory dropped Sweetwater's
Pat Mays, 8-4, 7-5, in the finals
of the girls' 16 singles in the
concluding day of the Odessa
Open Wednesday.
Miss Letz, however, fell with
Junction's Beth Kothman in the
girls' 16 doubles finals to Lub-
bock's Cindy Hale and Odessa's
Stephanie Webber, 6-1, 6-1.
Jimmie Verner, Farmer Hill,
Johnny Smith, Bob Gerderll and
Truman Sherrod.
THIRD FLIGHT:
Dewitt Ellison, Harold McNutt,
Buddy _ McNutt, Bub Hill, Syl
Godfrey, Jimmie Douglass, Mar-
lon Jones, George Laird, Joe
Rimes and Cecil Hallum.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1. One (1) new Golf Ball will
be given each week to the No. 1
man in each flight, provided that
he has been challenged at least
one or more times.
2. Play may be played either
by hole or score. To be agreed
before start of ploy.
3. a. Player must challenge the
man above him only.
b. If he wins he is to advance
up the ladder one place.
c. If he loses he must take the
place of the man who beat him
on the ladder and he must chal-
lenge the man below him before
he can challenge the man above
him again.
4. All players must place cor-
rect name on black board in Club
House immediately after each
game. Failure to do so forfeits
position on ladder.
5. If you are challenged and
liable to play within any 10
day period you must relinquish
your place on the ladder to t,he
man who is challenging you.
6. The No. 1 man in flights 2
and 3 must challenge the last
man in the fligfif above him if
'% is No. 1 position in "tyjs flight
for any three week period.
•7.; All new Golfers must start
at "bottom of ladder.
8. All rules and regulations are
subject to your Tournament
Committee.
NOTICE—Annual Tournament
this year will be August 6, 7 and
8. Make plans to play.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradly Hulsey
and family of Fort Worth visited
here over the week end with the
Carl Hulseys and other relatives.
Mrs. ChiyNe'tl of Odessa visit-
ed with her old friend, Mrs. Eva
Ward last week-end.
Livestock Meeting
Set at Wichita F,
An area meeting to discuss
livestock problems will be held
July 9th, South Moor Center at
Underwoods in Wichita Falls,
according to B. A. Erdman of
Old Glory, president of the
Stonewall County Farm Bureau.
Mr. Erdman urged all interest-
ed livestock producers in the
county to attend the meeting
which is one of eight being spon-
sored over the state by the Tex-
as Farm Bureau. The meeting
will begin at 10 a.m. and adjourn
by 3 p.m. the county Farm Bur-
eau leader added.
Main purpose of the meeting is
to evaluate the current livestock
situation and to give producers
an opportunity to give their ideas
on solving the various problems,
Mr. Erdman said. Among sub-
jects to be covered are: beef im-
ports, declining prices, build-up
in cattle numbers, present USDA
actions to alleviate the problem,
proposals for government pro-
grams for livestock, voluntary
promotion programs and related
farm programs affecting the in-
dustry.
Discussing and evaluating
these subjects will be Ed McKay,
TFB assistant legislative director
and W. C. (Bill) Wedemeyer,
TFB research and education
director, both of Waco. District
3 Director T. J. Richards of Pa-
ducah will preside.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Payne spent
the holidays in Alpine visiting
their daughter and family Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Long and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Kolb and
family visited last week in the
Virgil Kolb home.
Little Miss Carla Sue Hulsey
returned home Monday after
spending several weeks with her
uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Kolb.
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Three Wildcats, Three Field ViMea
Announced For Stonewall County
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1870's and is alleged to have buried a $2-million treasure there. The cavern is focal point
; ©! 708-acre Texas Longhorn Cavern State Park located near Burnet, just oft U.S.
i Highway 281 on Park Road 4.
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MRS. JOHN WOODS, REPORTER
Swenson was the scene of an f second annual Johnson Chapel
automobile collis;o" on Friday.! homecoming in Aspermont at the
July 3. No one was injured but; Legion Hall on June 28, 1964.
car damage was estimated at
$100. Mrs. Joe Favor was driving
her station wagon wfih six pas-
sengers east on highway 380
when she was struck by the ve-
hicle driven by Junior Lucas and
her left rear fender was damag-
ed. Stonewall County Sheriff
Charles L. Gibson was notified
by Mrs. Lanis McMearis and She-
riff Gibson notified the Texas
Highway Patrol. On investigation
it was determined that Junior
Lucas had no license, no brakes,
and no insurance. Passengers in
the car with Mrs. Favor were
three of her children and Mrs.
Leo Howland with two of her
children. The group was en route
to Hamlin to keep a dental ap-
pointment, but changed plans
and returned home to Jay ton
after the accident.
The Fourth of July came and
went quietly in Swenson this
year. There were no flags wav-
ing or public celebrations.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hill and
Jack and Mr. Preston Gardner
with his boys Sonny and Ken
went to Stamford for the rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Yarborough
had Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marr and
Jason visiting over the holiday
from Big Springs.
Houseguests of the W. S. Proc-
tors over the week end were
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Busher
from Winters. Texas. Chester
and Clara arc former school-
mates.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Trammel
had son Don and his family Sat-
urday for supper. With Don and
Bessie were Pam, 4 and Dean 2.
Later A1 and Ethel Lee Perry
visited and played dominoes.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy F Riffle and
family returned to Anchorage,
Alaska, lest Wednesday, July 1st,
after having spent a month visit-
ing friends and relatives in Tex-
as. Mr. Biffle is a brother to Lil-
lian (Mrs. W. I.) Shadle. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Biffle are teachers
in the Anchorage public school
system.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Penrod
and their houseguest Mrs. Mattie
Coplen and Herman McLaury
and his house guests Mrs. Leona
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Payne left
early Wednesday morning July
1st to visit their daughter Gayle
and her family in Alpine. Gayle,
Mrs. Alex Long, is a registered
nurse employed at the Brewster
County Hospital. Alex is a gra-
duating senior student at Su!
Ross State College. Steven Ray
is the eighteen month old grand-
son the Paynes got to spend some
time with before they returned
home on Monday. July 6.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pres-
ton Gardner over the week end
were Mr. and Mrs. Loy Garner
with Jana and Julie Beth, and
Sonny Gardner all of Abilene.
Mis. Lucille Ha 11 ford and Mrs.
Pinkney Riggs were in Abilene
Wednesday on business En route
home they stopped to visit Mrs.
Minnie Berry who was ill at
home.
Mrs. H. H. Tunnel! of Peacock
has come to stay with her sister
Mrs W R Trammel and her fam-
ily while Mr Tunnell is a patient
at the Big Spring Veterans Hos-
pital. Recently Trigger and Mat-
tie Trammel and Dessie Tun-
nell went to Big Spring to visit
after stopping enroute in Colo-
rado City for Mattie to attend a
meeting of Avon representatives
in this area.
See Swenson News Inside
Attend Camp From
First Methodist
Those from the First Metho-
dist Church who have attended
summer church camp activities
are Butch Martin, Youth Officers
Training Camp; Roy McEwen &
George Abcrnathy, Jr. Hi Camp;
Mona Gerloff, Mickey Gerlo.'f,
Carlton McEwen, Jeff Yarbo-
rough, Jr. Camp: and Rev. How-
ard Quiett as Jr. Camp Coun-
selor.
Work Begun .
On Post Office
Work began Tuesday on the
construction of the new post of-
fice for Aspermont.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Flowers
were awarded the contract to
build the building and lease it
to the Post Office Department for
a basic period of ten years, with
I renewal option for twenty yearp.
j The building will contain 2393
I square feet of interior space in
; which to carry on postal opera-
j lions, with adequate parking
! facilities.
; Little League Over
Work Night Set
■ The 1964 Stonewall-Kent Little
, League baseball season closed
i out Monday night with a close :
I game between the Bears and :
| Tigers. The game was called at j
the end of the fifth inning be-
cause of the curfew rule, that no
inning can begin after 9:30 p.m.
The score was thirteen to twelve
in favor of the Tigers. Unofficial-
ly this left the League leaders—
the Jayton White Sox followed
by the Tigers, then the Vets. The
Bears were in fourth place with
the Lions trailing them and the
Jaton Red Sox bringing up the
rear.
A work night at the park is
set for tonight, Thursday, July
9. when parents of the boys will
meet and paint the park in pre-
paration for the All Star tourna-
ment set to begin July 23rd.
Three wildcats and three field
ventures have been announced
fOj, Stonewall County. A field
well was completed.
A wildcat is to be drilled to 6,-
800 feet with rotary to test the
Ellenburger 11 miles southwest
of Peacock in southwest Stone-
wall.
It is Lauderdale & Straughan
and Mayfair Minerals, Inc., of
Abilene No. i B. B. Smith. Drill-
site is 660 feet from the south
and 1.980 feet from the west
lines of Section 353, Block 2. H&
TC Survey.
Location is three miles north-
west of the Double Mountain
(Reef) Field.
A proposed 6,500-foot Ellen-
burger wildcat location was stak-
ed 18 miles northwest of Asper-
mont. It is J. N. Blair and L. R.
French Jr. of Midland No. 1-A
Whitefield.
Drillsite is 550 feet from the
south and 1,800 feet from the
east lines of Section 123, Block
F, H&TC Survey. It is on a 100.3-
acre lease.
W. B. Trammell of Houston
Five Students Go
To McMurry
Twirling School
Five students of Aspermont
High School will attend the an-
nual McMurry Band and Twirl-
ing School, June 12th through
June 24th.
The five girls who are attend-
ing are: Majorettes—Brenda Dal-
by, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Dalby; Sharon Phil-
lips, daughte,. of Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Phillips, Linda Kay Jones,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Jones and Brenda Foil, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Foil, and
Drum Major, Juanita Griffith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elam
Griffith.
More than 200 students have
enrolled for the two-week sum-
mer band school with over 400
students from all over Texas ex-
pected to attend the band school
for specialized training.
Dr. Raymond T Bynum, dir-
ector of the band school and di-
rector of the McMurry College
Band, and several other band
directors and twirling specialists
will be the instructors for the
school.
Classes will offer specialized
training in individual instru-
ments, conducting, marching,
stage bad, theory, concert band,
twirling and drum majoring.
Popers Bock From
Austin on Hospital
Last word on the hospital is
that the papers have been signed
in Austin and returned here. The
deeds have been fixed and are
ready for signing.
The architect's are planning to
be able to begin drawing the per-
manent plans by the middle of
this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lindly
and little girls of Andrews visit-
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Roddy over the week-end.
Mrs. Lela Mae McKeever and
Mrs. Mami Ewen visited rela-
tives in San Angelo last week
end.
Mrs. W. J. Hart who is staying
with har daughter in Abilene,
spent the 4th in her home here
McLaury and Kim attended the' with her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C.
Jr. and sons and Mr. and Mrs.
George Kenady attended a
ady reunion in Reudosi New
last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Dud Ward and
boys visited in the Bob Ward
home in Fort Worth last week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Maple of
Austin and their daughter Mrs.
Charles Adams and children of
Coroecus South America visited
here last week in the Geo. Ken-
ady home.
Visitors in the C. B. Hart home
during the 4th of July were Mrs.
Eula Mae Squyres, Rule; Mrs.
Ora Haisell, Aspermont; Mr. and
Mrs. Donnie Simmons, Abilene;
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gibson, Abi-
lene, Mrs. W. J. Hart of Asper-
mont; Mr. Clyde Murdoch, Rising
Star, Mrs. Optil CMeen, Snydef;
and "Mr. and Mr«.%^k Mitchell
and family of Lubbock. The
grandchildren Larry and Terry
Mitchell caught nine 18 inch cat-
fish and the night of the 4th the
Harts had a big fish fry in their
back yard with all the trim-
mings. Those enjoying the fish
fry were Clyde Murdoch, Mrs.
Opal Green and Mr. and Mrs.
Hick Mitchell, Larry, Terry and
Sandy Witchell.
< implication to re-complcte
at a project in the Tompkins
multipay field 10 miles south of
Aspermont., It is No. 1-A W. &•
Trammell et al, located 2,331 feet
from the north and 3,794 feet
from the west lines of Section m
William Vardeman Survey 347.
No. 1-A Trammel! is to be re-
completed at 5,380-91 feet in a
wildcat Strawn pay.
Reading & Bates Offshore
Drilling Co. of Tulsa, OklaL,
staked No. 1 Lenora Winn three
miles northeast of Aspermont in
the Herbst (Conglomerate) Field.
Drillsite is on a 160-acre lease,
being 660 feet from the south and.
east lines of the northeast quar-
ter of Section 85, Block D, H&TC
Survey. Permit dep'.h applied far
is 6,230 feet with rotary.
Location is 1/320 feet west of
the firm's No. 1 HerBst, re-entry
project recompleted as a 2,780-
foot extension to the field.
Marathon Oil Co., operating
from Midland, staked two lOOk-
tions five miles southeast of Ahr
permont in the Guest (Cany**
Sand) Field. Both are slated for
4.800 feet with rotary.
No. 4-A W. C. Wei.r Estate -M
to be d-illed 1.400 feet from tH
south and east Lines of T.
Survey.. ,, {'^
Other project is No. 1*C
Weir Estate, located 467
from the south and. 859 feet from,
the east lines of G. W. Maddux
Survey.
Second Ellenburger well has
been completed in the MuIIssb
Ranch Field 5Vfe miles north, of
Swenson. The field also has T&a-
nehill Sand production.
The new oiler is Sunray DX
i Oil Co.. operating from Abilene*
! No. 2 Roy Mullen, Section 229„
; Block D, H&TC Survey.
No. 2 Mullen had a daily p®-
I tential of 134 barrels of 39.5 gra-
I vity oil. Flow was through an un-
: reported size choke with 690
; tubing pressure. It is producing
I from perforations at 6,450-56 feet,
' treated with 250 gallons of acid.
Gas-Oil ratio was 700-1.
Visiting in the Check Smith
home this week with their grandr
i mother are Murlene Grice
j Sylvester and Lou An Wakins at
1 Anson.
j
100th Water
Distribution
Loan Made
L. J. Cappleman, State Direc-
tor of the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration, Temple, Texas, an-
nounced to the Press, "The 100th
Water Distribution Association
Loan has been made to the rural
people of Texas."
The Green Valley Water Sup-
ply Corporation received this,
loan for $696,000. This water sys-
tem will service 518 families;
over 2,000 individuals.
Mr. Cappleman stated, "These
100 loans total $9,905,770. Over
9,047 families are now enjoying
good water for home use and for
livestock, gardens, etc. This
number of families includes over
36,!)00 individuals.
These loans have had a greajfc
impact on the economy of the
community and the county. TO*
installation of bathrooms, kifc-
tftran facilities, !Whtfcc£$t% of
lawra and the buUSte
homes hs in«liSI#TW
merchants, increase tax
added to school tax jpaymenta*
and contributions to churches.
One comunity, since turning on
the water, hag 20 new homes fin-
anced by Private Enterprise; ¥ _
homes moved into the communi-
ty. It has completed construction
of the first new church building
in 60 years at a cost of $30,000.
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