The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
Vol LXVI,
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No. 51
Aspermont, StonewaH County, Texas, 79502 Thursday, August 27, 1964
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BRENDA DALBY
first in Health
CAROLYN SANDER
first in leadership
W. Texas Utilities
Reduces Rates
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A comft^*wide^14^10,000 an^
jiuai reduction n electric rates
was announced today by West
Texas Utilities Company. One
hundred and sixty three towns
and communities served by the
Utilities Company will benefit
from the rate reduction.
The revised schedule of elec-
tric rates was filed with the
City by L. D. McAfee, WTU
Local Manager. The new rates
will be enective with meter
readings made after August 31,
1964.
These new rate schedules re-
sult from a reduction in the
Company's income taxes due to
recent changes in the federal in-
come tax rates and the increased
usage. of electricity by present
customers, together with greater
company operating efficiencies
and economies.
• These rate reductions," Si
Phillips, WTU President said,
l^'are evidence of our policy of
reducing the cost of service to
customers when ever we can.
The $490,00 direct reduction in
our federal income taxes, plus
>the improved operating efficienc-
ies of new generating equipment
we have recently put into serv-
ice, as well as the new facilities
now under construction, make it
possible for us to pass on again
real savings to our customers.
Based on 1963 sale, the new rate
schedules wil Irepresent a reduc-
tion of about 3 Ms per cent com-
pany-wide.''
Approximately $390,000 of the
annual savings from the reduced
rates will go to residential cus-
tomers. Phillips said that with
the new rates the average resi-
dential customer will get about
one-third more electric service
for his money than he did at the
end of World War IL
In addition, the new rates will
mean a saving of $274,000 for
commercial lighting customers.
The cost of service to combina-
tion general power and com-
mercial Service customers will be
<^ duced another $212,000. Phil-
lips said that churches, schools
and smaller commercial custom-
ers will particularly benefit
from this rate change.
* In addition to the general re-
duction which affects virtually
all customers, the new rate
schedules provide an extension
of the residential and commer-
cial electric space heating rate
from four to six months
PERRY WORKMAN
first in Swine
Three 4-H'ers Win
First in District
Stonewall County 4-H'ers en-
tered 37 Junior and 11 Senior
'Records in District competition.
The Junior Records will be judg-
ed at a later date.
The Senior Records were judg-
ed last week and winners were
as follows:
First Places — Brenda Dalby,
Health; Carolyn Sander, Lead-
ership; and Perry Workman,
Swine.
Second Place—Butch Martin,
Nancy Vahlenkamp and Judy
White.
Others entering Senior Re-
cords but not placing were —
James Branch, Jackie Samford,
Marvin Vahlenkamp, Mike Bal-
dree and Billie Ann Vahlen-
kamp.
There were 106 Records en-
tered in D.' strict 3—22 - Cjjunty
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Ail firsts will be judged for
State Competition on September
15th.
More Firemen j
Needed for City
Aspermont's kpy .rate on insur-
ance is in danger of being ' in
.cased unless sqrae. change^, are
njade, in, regards to active parti-
cipation in. the Volunteer Fire
Ldepartment. ;v. . i
•• According to the requirements
of* thev, State. Board of Insurance
of Texas our Volunteer' Fire De-
partment m,ust report at^ least'
■seventeen members present at
each meeting. Unless this figure
is maintained our key rate of in-
surance will be increased. This
increase is not connected with
the five percent fire credit in-
crease per year that we are sub-
ject to get for the next five years
due to the excesive amount of
fire loss.
At the present time the Vol-
unteer Fire Department enroll-
ment is not great enough to in-
sure at least seventeen mem-
bers present at each meeting.
Unless the townsmen of Asper-
mont take an active interest in
the meeting of the Volunteer
Fire Department we will be
open for the insurance key rate
increase. Merely following the
fire trucks to a fire and not mak-
ing fire meeting won't help in
any way.
Your local Volunteer Fire De-
partment meets the first and
third Monday nights of each
month at 7:00 p.m. Department
members and those who wish to
join the Department will be sum-
moned with a one minute long
blast of the fire whistle.
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M. S. Payne Jr.
Dies in Chicago
Word was received here this
week of the death of M. S.
Payne Jr. He was the son of Mr.
Sam Payne. He made his home
in Chicago;
Committeemen and Delegates
To be Elected by Mail Ballots
Ballots in the community com-
mittee election will be mailed
out from the Stonewall County
ASCS office August 28, according
to William H. Eason, ASCS office
manager.
Ballots will be mailed to each
producer of record in the coun-
ty. The wife and husband are
eligible to vote. These ballots
must be marked, sealed in the
small brown envelope, placed in
the self-addressed envelope, and
returned to the Stonewall Conn-
Mrs. Roberts
Funeral Held Fri.
Mrs. Frona Elizabeth Roberts,
07, died Thursday, August 20, at
10:00 a.m. in Holliday Lodge
Nursing Home in Hamlin after a
six weeks' illness.
Funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Friday in Aspennont Church of
Christ with Jim Strait, minister,
officiating, assisted by H. L. Ma-
theney of Andrews. Burial was
in Aspermont Cemetery, Little-
page Funeral Home in charge.
Born Frona Criswell in Calla-
han County June 30, 1897, she
lived in Stonewall County 62
years. She married Lewis Rob-
erts of Peacock in 1913. He died
in 1945. She was a member of
the Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Laura Belle Hallum of
Andrews and Mrs. Ama Harvey
of Aspermont; three brothers,
Elmer A., Cameron C. and Lewis
Pike Criswell, all of Aspermont;
one sister. Miss Ollie Belle Cris-
well of Aspermont; six grand-
children and three great-grand-
children.
Pallbearers were Bay Hallum,
Cecil Hallum, Dan Metcalf> Thur-
man Metcalf, J. R. Ray and
Sport Pittcock.
Hornets Scrimmage
Crosbyton Friday
The Aspermont Hornets will
travel to Crosbyton Friday night
to play the Crosbyton High
School football team.
This game had been scheduled
for Tuesday night but was moved
to Friday night. Game time will
be 7:00 p.m.
ty ASCS office in person no later
than 5:00 p.m., September 8, 1984,
or be postmarked no later than
September 8, 15)64. Ballots may
be obtained at the ASCS office if
you fail to receive one in the
mail and are eligible to vote.
If you have any questions on
eligibility to vote or hold office,
you may contact the county of-
fice manager or see the regula-
tions at the county office.
Each community selected a
slate of nominees.
Following is the slate for Com-
munity A:
John T. Anderson, George A.
Bradford, Elbert W. Cade, Jr., I.
T. McArthur, A. B. Meador. Earl
T. Miller, Travis Morgan. Aron
G Parker, Charles W. Simmons
and Leonard H. Yarborough.
Community B:
Jack C. Daugherty, Miles A. El-
lison, J. D. Hall, Otis B. Hallum,
Benjamin F. Hoy, J. A. Kidd,
Wayne A. Laird, E. Furman
Metcalf, G. Gordon Morrow and
Lester A. Sherrod.
Community C:
Willie Baitz, L. B. Bruner, Delos
Callicoatte, Jack T. Jones, David
A. Letz, Carlton T. Pierce, Gar-
rett F. Spitzer, Willie F. Trede-
rneyer, Jr., Howard B. Tribbey,
and Edward M. Wolsch.
Ballots will be tabulated pub-
licly by the county committee at
the Stonewall County ASCS of-
fice, on September 10 ,1964, at
10:00 a.m.
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WOES OF THE FRESHMEN—These girls are
finding out what the Freshmen must go
through. Some upper classmen gathered these
four" girls and one that did not get into the
picture and made them duck walk around the
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square and into several stores. The girls are
Diane. Lawrence, Brenda Foil, Linda Winter,
and Rita Gardner. Not pictured was Mary Lou
Maxwell.
Stonewall County Fanners Borrow
$315,000 in Operating Funds from FHA
Stonewall county farm families
borrowed $315,000 in operating
loan funds from the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture's Farmers
Home Administration during the
fiscal year 1964, Bill Grussendorf;
Box Rentals Being
Made for New PO
iocai superviosr of the agency
reported this week.
A tatal of 191 familie? is tH®.
county used credit from thi
agency to assist them in making
needed adjustments in their op-
erations.
The amount of operating loans
.•.ada to Stonewall county farm-
ers last year increased 20 per-
cent over that for 1962.
These loans are made for farm
:prrating and family living ex-
Band Elects
Officers for Year
Aspermont Hornet Band elect-
ed officers * for ^lWH-65 school
year. Election was held Mon-
day, August 24.
Elected president was Carolyn
Alsup, Senior; vice - president,
Brenda Dalby, Senior; secretary-
j treasurer, Patti Dalby, Senior
| and reporter, Brenda Foil, Fresh--.
I man.
j Serving the band as Drum
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8 Mew Teachers
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At Aspermont •-
There are gjghfl'^ew.Jil IlijupiW ^
in the schooi' systeip. ihis,,y«pa?iiy
They are,' Thoma§„, Smith^
Wayne Jenkinsin .Junior .Hifi&l,, '•*
Mrs. Judy Weaks, Mrs. Roseppe^:'''
Perkins and " Mts....Mary,,.
Schuchert in the grade school. . \ -
In high' school there is, JSte.
Ronald Weeks, science; Mr. CazI...
Aaron McNeece, English and JoQ?
Youngblood, History.'
A complete list of teachers '£■ '
the Aspermont School System Is
listed below.
First—Mrs. Willie Dippel, Mnt
Vern Lansford; Second — Mtt-
Belle Boyles, Mrs. Dorothy Me-
Means; Third — Mrs. France®
Davis, Mrs. Rosemary Perkins;
Fourth—Miss Myrtle CommaMfc
Mrs. Margaret Poore; Fifth —
Mrs. Afton Martin, Mrs. Rena
McGough; Sixth — Mrs. Judjp
Weaks, Mrs. Mary Lou Schn-
chert. Mr. Thomas R. Smith, Jun-
ior High Math; Mr. R. W. John-
son, Junior High Science; Me.
Wayne Jenkins. Junior High Hi*-
tory; Mrs. Ihia F. Kennedy, Jun-
ior High English; Mr. W. C. Rob-
inson, Principal.
High School teachers are:
Mr. Burl D. Jameson, Voc. A®;
Mrs. Opal Jones, Homemaking-
Mr. Troy Lemley, Commercial
Mrs. W. C. Robinson. Math
Mr. Joe Youngblood, History
Mr. Ronald Weaks, Science
Mr. Carl Aaron' McNeece, Englisfc
Mrs. Martha Harrell, English and?
Spanish
Mr. Jimmy Verner, Band
Mrs. Lue Boldez, Nurse
Mr. Truman Sherrod, Principal
Mr. W. J. Teel, Superintendent
School Buys New
Cafeteria Equip.
EIGHTH GRAPE
SECTION I ORGANIZES
The Eight Grade Section I
held its first regular meeting
Monday morning August 24 1964
and elected the following offic-
ers: president, Mike Hill; vice-
president, Verdotma Hays; sec-
retary and treasurer. Tommy
Mrazek; reporter, Jan Winter.
Class mothers elected are Mft*.
Frank Mrazek, Mrs. Tom Hill
and Mrs. Joe E. Meador.
Three new pupils were en-
rolled—John Borgman, Munday;
Judy Smith, Carlsbad New Mex-
ico and Vlcki Curtis from Old
Glory, making a total of twenty-
five.
Mrs. Ina Kennedy is class
sponsor.
The new Aspennont post of-
j fice will be equipped with all
i new boxes. Though desirable, it.
| will not be possible to reassign
j to all box renters the same num-
j bered box they now have. In
I some cases, the numbers of old
! small boxes will be the numbers
j of medium or large boxes. In
j other instances the reverse will
! be true, and in others the old
| number will not be available at
all.
Application blanks are now
available, and we would like for
all our patrons who want to rent
a box in the new building to
make application as soon as pos-
sible letting us know what their
preferences are in size, number,
rind also height of box. In renting
the new boxes consideration will
given first to those patrons who
again want the same size and
number and also to those who
now have large boxes who wish
to continue renting a large box.
(None of the large boxes will
have numbers that correspond to
these of the it"-' sine in the old!
office).
There will be more boxes of |
each size than we have now. The |
email and medium boxes will
have combination locks. The
large,, ones will have key-type
locks and will be drawers in-
stead of ordinary boxes.
All applicants will be notified
as soon as possible as to what
their new box number will be so
that they may inform their cor-
respondents. It will be permis-
sable and even encouraged that
you start using your new box
address any time after you find
out what it will be. (We should
not experience too much difficul-
ty from this while we are still in
the old building, and it certanly
will help if your mail comes ad-
dressed to the right box after
we have moved into the new
facility.) Some may wish to
order new stationery, in advance,
printed with their new return
address. Wc will try to notify all
magazine publishers, so you will
i not need to do this yourself.
penses to finance machinery,
equipment and livestock and for Major is Juanita Griffith, Sen-
refinancing debts. ! ior; Head Majorette, Brenda Dal-
Operating loans can also be! by, Senior and Majorettes are
used for the financing of forestry j Linda Kay Jones, Sharon Phil-
i lips and Brenda Foil.
and recreational en-
production
terprises,
"Over the years," Grussendorf
aid. ''operating loans have en-
,j hundreds of Stonewall
county farmers to modernize
their farming operations, raise
their incomes and give tiieir fa-
milies better standards of living.
Loans by Farmers Home Ad-
ministration. Grussendorf added,
are made only to qualified farm
families who cannot obtain the
necessary credit from banks and
other conventional lenders.
He said that interest rates on
operating loans is 5 percent,
with a repayment period of from
1 to 7 years.
Grussendorf reported FHA op-
orating loan program was of j
particular benefit to three groups;
ivf farmers in Stonewall County, j
!;•) Farmers who need credit to.
make major changes in their
farm operation to do a successful
farming.
2.) Young farmers who have,
an opportunity to t;ike over the'
farming operations of older
farmers wanting to retire.
!!.) Farmers working part-time
The Aspermont School
voted Monday nightjto
new cafeter fi
amounting to $5,494.50. ,
Equipment purchased will be ft
set of stainless steel dishtabtea^
pre-rinse sink with spray rinset
a Hobart AM-8 stainless steet
dishwasher, electrical heat ftw*
wash tank, a booster with a caj>
acity of 70 gallons. 180 degree F.
water per hour. This system
complies with the National Sani-
tation code. Also a Hobart bene?*
type mixer, a General Electric
Range, General Electric 2 deck
oven, and a General Electric
deep fat fryer.
Other business was the award-
ing of the gasoline contract to
Band will, partici-1 Mobil distributor Doyle Pittcock
all Fresh-
men.
The Hornet
pate in the Fisher County Rodeo
Parade Thursday afternoon at
5:00.
The band will be wearing their
new Red and Black uniforms for
their first performance of the
year.
with a bid of 16.35 per gallon at
storagesite.
Low bidder for oil was Harold
McNutt, Conoco Distributor with
a bid of $1.40 per gallon. Both
these items does not include the
Federal Tax.
Election to be Held
Oct. 27 for Moyor
An election will be held on
October 27 in the city of Asper-
mont for fhe office of mayor.
Anyone wishing to run for the
office, may get the necessary
forms to fill out at the city hall.
This must be done within a per-
iod of 30 days. The forms must
be back by the 27th day of Sep-
tember.
ASCS Ready to Sign
Farmers on 1965
Wheat Diversion
The ASCS office will be ready
the first of next week to sign up
farmers on their 1965 Wheat Di-
version. Wheat allotments that
do not exceed your allotment,
you will be paid diversion pay-
ment and also certificate pay-
ment, according to loca' manager
William H. Eason.
Winter Grazing Crops Important
This is the time of year to
think about planting winter
grazing crops, says Mike Perkins
at another job who need operat-1 'he local Soil Conservation
ing credit to realize the maxi- j. Service, assisting King-Stonewall
mum return from their limited SCD. Winter grazing strops, while
farming operations. I furnishing supplemental grazing
Borrowers also are assisted in in winter, also may bring in cash
planning and reorganizing their} income when harvested in the
farming operations to produce spring. Wheat, oats and rye are
the highest return.
In addition to operating loans
Farmers Home Administration
malkes loans tO '.jntretiase and
develop farms, to develop com-
munity water supply systems, to
build housing for farm laborers
as well as senior citizens and to
emergency credit needs of farm-
ers suffering from a natural dis-
aster such as hail, flood or
drought.
Further information is avail-
able at the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration office in Aspermont.
winter grazing crops. Otheirs are
winter legumes audi as vdtffch toidj1 jng ^pg are lists# b«9ow :
Winter Peats. These
Austrian
help improve the soil whe* suf-
ficient residues are turned back
under the soil.
Winter grazing crops can pro-
duce a good deal of grazing for
livestock, however, all livestock
should be removed by Match 1st
if any harvesting is to be done.
Sufficient cover Should be left
with vetch and winter peas to
prevent wind or water erosion.
Two advantages of winter
grazing crops are: (1) by grac-
ing winter crops, the rangeland
is «iven n chance to rest; (2) the
green feed helps to keep live-
stock in good flesh by furnishing
needed protein. Another advan-
tage offered is a protective vege-
tative cover for cropland in win-
ter.
Suggested planting dates and
amounts of seed for winter graz-
Wheat, 30-45 lbs drilled per acre
planting time Aug. 13-Ndv. 15.
Oats, Mtfibi drilled per im-
planting time Aug. 15-Odt. 15.
Rye, 30-60 lbs drilled per acre,
planting time Aug. 15-Oct, 1.
Vetch, 12-18 lbs drilled per acre,
planting time Aug. 15-Nov. 1.
Austrian Winter Peas, 20-80 lb
drilled per acre or 12-18 lbs if
planted in rows, planting time
Aug. 15-Nov. 1.
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1964, newspaper, August 27, 1964; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127808/m1/1/?q=%221964~%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.