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THE ASPERMONT STAR
Vol. LXVI! No. 5
Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, 79502
Thursday, October 1, 1964
Price 10r
20 Young Farm
Families Aided
By Local FHA |
Bill Grussendorf. County Su-!
per visor of Stonewall Connty,
udvises that "0 young farm fami-
lies are receiving loans to assisti
§Uie:n in the purchase of farms. I
the construction of essential
farm buildings, the acquisition of
livestock .v.l machinery, and
funds i'or the further develop-1
'§!iient of their resources this year. |
"('Ivor 1,000 young farmers lessj
than 35 years of age have re-
ceived the financial and techni- |
cal assistance of the Farmers
Home Administration in Texas
ihis year." stated 1.. J. Canple-
man, Stall Director. Mr. Capp-
leman reported that, "One of the
major endeavors of the Farmers
Home Administration in 1964 is
to assist young farmers in ac-
complishing the extremely dif-
ficult task of acquiring the capi-
ta! and the skill needed to take |
over the farms of their retiring i
ciders." !
Mr. Grussendorf stated that
over the past three years, many
vounc* farmers who received the
assistance of the Farmers Home
Administration have been for-
mally recognised as outstanding
* ■ an1 Hi "mors i n I he State by
v riot,!-' publications and farm
n'-ea nival i on-a
The Co i"v Supervisor advis-
cd that th- financial assistance
is availabh to young farm fami-
lies who are unable to obtain
adequate credit from private
sources, meet all other eligibility
«. - and !-;,vo th-;. "dd-
lit" and the desire to become
successfully established in farrn-
t ing and ranching operations.
National 4-H Club Week Being
Observed Throughtout Nation
National 4-H Club Week is be-
ing observed from September 26
through October 3 and about 84,-
000 boys and girls throughout
Texas will boast the theme, "4-H:
Learning for Living."
This y. r's observance also
marks the 50th anniversary of
legislation that made 4-11 Clubs
a part of the educational pro-
gram of I oul grant colleges and
universities.
' " ' % hiM.i t h" S■ ■ ■ it h-
Lovcr Act authorized the Coop-
erative Extension Service, the
1-11 Club movement has spread
i across our nation and 72 coun-
tries. with mow; than 1 and ono-
f-urth million members active n
■1-11 work in every slate and
Puerto Rico. Latest figures show
Perry Workmen Wins
Herdsman Award
Saturday night, the last night
of tlie West Texas Fair. Ferry
Workman. -1-1! Club member,
won the Herdsman Award for
the third straight year.
Winning of this award, they
arc judged on cleanliness and
appearance of their stock, pens,
■ 1 i!< and '"ash iv, k.s ill help-
in,;: others and t! ■ ■"r cooperation
with Fair officials in answering
nuestions and showing,
48 percent of members coming
from farm homes, 31 percent
from rural non-farm homes and
! 21 percent from urban homes,
j All backgrounds and levels of
| living are represented.
| The Head, Heart, Hand and
! Health program which is open to
1 all youth between the ages of
! nine and 20 provides opportuni-
| ties for members to grow in citi-
' zenship, leadership and practical
skills,
Fro.jects and activities, ' '"i d
• ••! "learning to do by doing," of-
! l'e ] >rai■ t ica' inst ruci on in t!'.
J sciences and arts related to agri-
i niture • :, ' hi •••. • t reaves.
Hornets Down Rule 44-0
Play Km Neil Friday
Tae A per::
he sting on
Friday night h
7TH AND HTII 1-H CLUBS
MEET: ELECT OFFICERS
T! Tth nd 8th 4-H Club met
Tuesday September 29 at 2:30.
Officer' v r • el' 1 >.■and th.
are a; ' I' i',' Men', Mike
Hid. ,'i '-President Ned Jones:
Secretary T aasura • Thomas
Hart; Tic:) t : Tommv Mrazek:
and Recreation Leader Robert
Branch.
Clyde Rites Held
For John T. MoGee
CLYDE— Funeral for former
Callahan County farmer John T.
MaGee was held Thursday in
Clyde First Baptist Church, with
burial in the Clyde Cemetery
directed by Bailey Funeral
Home.
Mr. MaGee died of a heart at-
tack Sunday in Eva. Oklahoma.
He was born May 14. 1893 at
Blackfoot, Texas.
Surviving are his wife; a bro-
ther, Jess of Aspermont; a sister,
Mary Pottel of -1334 Graham, j
Abilene.
Jenniview 4-H
4 Award Program Held
September 22
The Jenniview 4-H Award
Program was given Wednesday
% night. September 22. There were
a total of 160 projects completed
hv tile 23 members and ribbons
were awarded for each. After a
program the awards were pres-
ented followed by a hamburger
supper. We want to thank Jack
S imford and Mr- Fredrick Dal-
liy for filling in for Mrs Junior.'
Martin and James Branch on tin1
program.
The climax of I;ic evenitv wa-
the pre ;enl at 'on of the Achieve -
ment Award' This year the Ra li-
ners were presented to P.renda
r>alby. Senior Girl; .limmie Dal-
by. Junior Girl: Perry Work-1
man Senior Boy and Jack Ilahn
Junior Bov: Runner-up awards'
i Personal development "ed '-aveer '
exploration are emphasized.
Evtensinn agents and -oecial-
; • : provide thorough, up-to-date
; information while parents, vo-
lunteer adult leaders junior
leaders, businessmen and public-
j spirited citizens provide active
support and contribute much to
the success of the program.
Three project areas in 4-H
work include agricultural pro-
| v.'l - or t ho v;:mod 1 ■ agricul-
| lure, home economics projects
' and general interest projects.
In recent years new general in-
terest projects have been initia-
| ted to broaden the program and
make it possible for youngsters
; >m ; living on the farm to take a
men. active part. These include:
j automotive care and -afety, car-
eer exploration, food and nutri-
j lion, horse and po"y project.
! know your soils, small engine
1 project, dog care and training,
and 11 wn and country business
pr ■■ ieat,
During the observance of Na-
tional 4-H Club Week, people
Ihroughou'; the state and nation
are invited to take a close look
at the organization that has as it-;
goal the. building of useful, de-
sirable and happy citizens.
MISS GAIL
Music-Youth
WEBB
Director
Music-Youth
Director For First
Baptist Named
A
\as
Music and Youth Director
I.eon named for tiie First
BiT ATE CAPITAL
eooaaa
•Hiqhliqhts
°Side!iqk
bu Vew Sanford
WUSZ.'
TEXAS PRESSr ASSO
AUSTIN—It's almost time to
vote again. General election bal-
lots already are in the hands of
local officials, for printing.
Secretary of State Crawford C.
Martin has mailed out the sample
ballot to the clerks. Along with
it went a 44-page certified list of
all state and district candidates.
Many clerks had been pressing
for the material so they could
order necessary printing well in
advance of the Novemhe|. 3 elec-
tion date
Absentee voting begins 20 days
liefi >r'
clerks
ear lie
the genera! election, and
must
lha„ t
Th battol
nominees
pelilican1-- in
-titution Pari
umn 3
Three cor
n -■ t-1 : also v
ballot:
One would
I >< )■ t
that
wi
in
oallot 10 daw
II list D.
column
oltimn 2 and (
candidates in
tutional
aoni
ir fin
mocra-
1, Pe-
n-
col
md-
the
went to Butch Martin. Senior
and Lynn Ward. Junior, Others
receiving ribbons were,
Martin, Jack. Mike and
Samford. James and
Branch, Pat and Mike
James Gholson and
sor.
Carla
Vickie
Robert
Hill,
Troy Wind-
SIXTH GRADE BOYS
4-H ELECT OFFICERS
A 4-H meeting was held
Thursday afternoon, September
24, for the Sixth Grade Boys.
Elected as officers were: Presi-
dent Tony Hallum; Vice-Presi-
dent David Ellison; Secretary
Anthony Rash; Reporter Ralph
Riddel Jr ; and Recreation Lend-
er Doug Smith.
move authoriza-
I tion for transfe,. of up to one
per cent a year from the perman-
ent school fund to the available
school fund for current spending;
Another would set tougher re-
quirements for creation of special
conservation and reclamation
districts; and
The third would permit the
Legislature to authorize medical
care payments (on a matching
basis with the federal govern-
ment) to needy persons over 65
who are not reeciving old age
assistance.
BOY SCOUTS TO
GO ON CAMP OUT
The Boy Scouts of Pack 131
will leave Saturday at 7:00 a.m.
to Salt Salt Flats northwest of
Aspermont,
Martin held up his final cer-
tification of candidates pending
a Supreme Court ruling on a
Scurry and Borden Counties suit.
Court declined to hear Snyder
attorney J. Ray Martin's request
for listing as an independent can-
didate for 132nd district attor-
ney. Martin also sought, unsuc-
cessfully, to keep Democratic
nominee for district attorney.
Wayland G. Holt, off the Nov-
ember ballot.
VETS LAND PROGRAM RE-
NEWAL URGED State Land
Commissioner Jerry Sadler says
lex,ana ought to vote again on!
whether to continue the veteran:
land program.
11 just now is starling to make I
money for the .stale, he advises I
in his annual General Land Of-
tice report. Profits were re-
ported as nearly $3,000,000 iast
year and eventually should run
to $80,000,000- maybe $100,000,-
000.
Voters last year turned down
a proposal to issue an additional
$150,000,000 in bonds to continue
the purchase of land for resale
to qualified veterans at low in-
terest rates.
."■apt st Church here. She is Mi;s
'-ail I.averne Webb, a former
resident of Abilene. Her par-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Webb of Abilene. She graduated
from Abilene High School in
1950. Graduated fror Hardin-
Sirnmons University in 19(53 with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
Religious Educati n. At Hardin-
Siir.mons she was a member ot
'he Chanel Choir, Acappolla
Choir, on the Executive Council
of the "ant is) Student Union,
and treasurer of Hunter Hall
Dormitory.
She ha-, servd IV Fast Bap-
tist Church of Hereford, Texas
as Educational Secretary from
.'filly, I9fi3 t'vou'di September
30. She will begin he;- duties
here October 1,
Teachers Needed
For New Jobs
The Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964 has recently been passed
by Congress. One of the first
programs to get under way will
be the Job Corps, about 20 of
these camps are scheduled to be
opened around November 1.5th
in various parts of the nation.
Many others in the following
months.
An urgent appeal has been re-
ceived in the office of County
Superintendent Thelma Smith
f o r experienced instructors,
counselors and deputies of edu-
cation, Mrs, Smith says if there
are unemployed teachers in this
area who would qualify for this
vork, she will have application
blanks available in her office in
a few days.
The Job Corp is one of several
,,, . |r, ,n 4 V,(. voutll ill
'".tral areas such as this, accord-
ing to Mrs. Smith, It will open
doer to new opportunities for
further schooling and training
•'or young people between the
"OS Of in and 21
ont Hornets put
the Rule Bobcats1
) the tune of 44-0.
First score came early in the
; :\-n period with Sammy Rash
c rrym., o\a r for the 'I'D from
'•••' IT yard line. James Ray car-
ice 'o>' the exl ra point
In the .s'-cond period after re- ■
c .viring a Rule fumble David
Frazier carried ove,- ft r the TD. ■
Ray once again made the extra
j points.
! E.a r iin the laird quarter 1
j James Ray went around the left j
; end from Xspermont's 411 yard
! inn for a 52 yard TD play. j
; The extra point attempt was,
I no good.
Early in the fourth quarter j
1 Frazier intercepted a Rule pass I
| on Aspermont's 45 and went j
over for the TD. Frazier then
I carried the extra point over.
I With 5:57 left, in the quarter
Fravie threw a pass to Jess Or- j
! tiz for a touchdown. Sammy |
| Ra--h carried over for the 2 pts. |
With time running out in the 1
! final period, Frazier again ear-
' ried over for the touchdown. ,
; Extra point no good.
j The defensive team of the Ilur-
i nets held Rule, whereby they i
J only got to Aspermont's 48 yard
line one time.
j FIRST QUARTER
: Rule kicks off to Aspermont,
i David Frazier takes ball on the
15 and carries to the 35.
Sammy Rash carried for 20,
Jessie Ledesma for 1, Rash for |
15, Ledesma for 3, Rash for 3, '
Ledesma for 1 and Rash for 4. j
Ledesma for 5 and Sammy Rash
from 17 yards out over :or the j
touchdown. James Ray carries j
extra two points.
Ledesma kicks to Rule. Rule j
has loses of 2, (5 and 4. Punts, |
Hornets ball on 48 yard line of j
Rule.
Ray carries for 3. Rash for 1, j
Ray for 4. David Frazier then j
punts., Rule ball on their own ;
St or;
Aspermont
in Figures
Rule
20
345
\'M
5 of 14
o
2 for 31
First Downs
Rushing Yard-
Passing Yard
Passes Com p.
Pases Int. by
Punts Avg
gains of 5, 5. 1, and 4.
for 7 and Frazier over
n . ciai.i.v.. i-'av carries
0
2 of 5
0
5 for 27
!1 mmia'ion
: ..,'.11 verv
Smith will
tion
telle
l'e.a
h
on the-o programs
■v limited, but Mrs.
make public any in
*<••• -'rob- • that
fi I t he \a hir.e neonle
23 yard line.
Rule has a loss of 1, then threw
a side pass for no gain. Rule
punts but Hornets offside, 5 yard
penalty. Westbrook then carries
Jayton Homecoming
October 2 and 3
Homecoming for Jayton ex-
sl.udents and ex-teachers will be
held Friday and Saturday, Oct.
2 and 3.
Activities will include the Jay-
ton-Matador football game to
be played Friday night, a
i parade Saturday .morning, a
I barbecue lunch Saturdav at noon
I and a program by I he si udent
council on Sahndav night
for 12 yards, Offsides against j
Hornets a yards. McQuinn makes!
li, pass incomplete, McQuinn for j
4 offsides against Rule, 5 yard j
penalty. Rule fumbles ball and
\spermont recovers.
SECOND QUARTER
Ledesma carries for 13, Rash
for 3, Rash for 2, Ray then car- '
OIL NEWS j
Four new drilling projects, in- ,
eluding a wildcat, have been an- |
nounced for Stonewall County.
The Wildcat is Julian Herring.
Inc., of Abilene No. 1-A J. R.
Carson, seven miles southeast of
Aspermont. The planned 5.700-|
foot rotary le t is on a HiO acre
lease.
Drill-die is fi(50 feet from the
north and east lines of Section!
II, Block A. Arnold & Barrett
Survey. [
Staked in the Fran kirk (Can- |
yon Sand) Field six miles south-
west of Aspermont was Marathon
Oil Co. No 3 P- L. Anderson.
Account 1,
Having a proposed depth of 4,-
850 feet with rotary, it spots 2,-
173 feet from the south and 990
feet from the east lines of Sec-
tion 17. Block U, T&P Survey.
Staked in the same field was
Pan American Petroleum Corp.
No. f'-A W. C. Weir, slated for
5.100 feet with rotary.
Drillsite is 1,0(50 feet from the
north and 2..130 feet from the
west lines of Section 17. Block U,
T&P Survey. Permit depth ap-
plied for is 5 100 feet with ro-
tary.
The other nro.iect was staked
11 miles southwest of Aspermont
in the Pa van Field. It is Sun Oil
Co. No. 1-C W. F Martin, having
a nronosed depth of 5,000 feet
e-ith rotary.
Sitn is 2 2 Pf! feet from the
north and ' ami feet from the
w t tines of Section 155, Block
'. TU-TC Survey, and on a '318
acre lease.
Location "s 2 500 feet north of
^u" No. t-B Martin, a producing
well.
ries for
Frazier
.'or the
for 2 pt-a
A pcrmont l;i. .-.a to Rule. Ball
rests on Rule's 35 yard line. Mc-
Quinn for 2 yards, Fannin for 12,
Fannin for i. Westbrook pass but
red flagon play. Pa ; incomplete.
Fraz it intercepts a Rule pass.
Fi't.'/iej. passes to Ortiz for 10
yards. Two pas es incomplete,
and Rash is thrown for loss of 4.
tl
nun
yard line. Paul
Fannin for no
or 1. pass incom-
Fannin no gain.
Rule ball on 1;
Cornlieus for 9,
'in, McQ.',inn fi
Cornelius for
:.d Cornelius for 2.
Ball goes ou-,. to Aspermont
on Rule's 35 yard line. No gain
on first play, pass incomplete on
n.oext and Frazier again attempts
• na-- and e trapped.
Rule lake over on downs, tries
pass which b incomplete and
fir a half ends.
THIRD QUARTER
A ip -r a. i l-'.a-k . io Rule Rule
I-"" o,, th'*;2(5 yard line.
a1 - in-- • ilv i: yards i- plays
Rule mint '. A' pernio, ! ball on
'he■ t ie.'.'n -la vard tin-•
1th & 5th GRADE GIRLS
4-11 ELECT OFFICERS
The Fourth and Fifth Grade
Girls 4-U met September 2)3, and
elected officers.
Elected were: President. June
Harvey; Vice-President, Harriet
Martin: Secretary Debbie llafley;
Reporter. Mary Lou Woods and
Recreation Leader Pam Jones,
Lelond Workman
Has Reserve Chomp
Leland Workman, 7, son of
Bonnie Workman, showed his
Chihunua puppy to win the Re-
serve Champion of the Dog
Show. He was presented a tro-
phy by Ken-L-Rations Company.
He also entered the art and bis-
cuits. but didn't place.
Workman Wins
Ribbons at Fair
A young Stonewall 1 11 Swine
coder seemed to have had a
a - I week at the West Texas
^air. Perry Workman. 14-year-
old :">n of Bonnie Workman
started his winning Monday with
first place in biseuts. in the food
division
Thursday he added a few
more ribbons getting to show for
Reserve Champion and winning
1 second place; 2 fourth places;
1 fifth, 1 sixth; 2 eighths and 1
tenth place with his hogs.
There were as many as 62
swine in one class with only ten
getting a ribbon. Mr. Hennig
says he is very proud of young
Workman's efforts and results.
Workman would like to send his
thanks to the FFA boys of Knox
City who helped him show his
swine.
mm PEACOCK
Re h -a' res for gain of 2.
.lame-; Ray then carries around
left end for 52 yard or paydirt.
Extra point attempt no good.
Aspev.'iiont to Rulo's 10
yard line. They adv r ball to
30, Three plays and gains of_5
yards Rule punts. Aspermont's
ball ou their 30 yards line.
Rash for 12, Ray for 2 and 6
Frazier for 3, pass incomplete.
Frazier pass to Ortiz for 16,
Frazier for 1 and Ray for 3. A
fumble and Rule recovers.
Rule's ball on their 25. Gains
of 5, 2, 3, 4, and 2, time runs
out in third period.
FOURTH QUARTER
Rule still in posession and
gains 7 and 1. They throw pass
but Frazier intercepts and goes
for Hornet touchdown. 55 yards.
Frazier carries over 2 pts.
Aspermont kicks to Rule, but
Rule can't move the ball against
the Hornets defensive team.
Aspermont takes over on their
20. Frazier to Rash pass for 35
yards. Rash for 25, Frazier for 5,
A loss on next play of 10, Fra-
zier to Ortiz pass for the TD.
Rash oar ires over for 2 points.
Aspermont kicks to Rule. Rule
ball on their 35 yard line. Pen-
alty against Rule refused. Rule
punts to 35 and Rash carries to
43 yard line. Aspermont ball,
pass incomplete on next 3 plays,
Frazier to Rash for 10 yards,
pass incomplete. Rash for 1, pass
incomplete. Field goal attempt
hv Ledesma. Rule ball on their
20.
Rule makes only short gains
against the defensive team of As-
norniont Have to punt.
Willi time ticking away Asper-
ion Rash carries
mont in po
for '0, pa-s
mconu
-ti
\V,
i ha
M. F. Childress, Reporter
I the eitua
something
of Peacock
thank the
neir
a
for
to
of
Highway Department for. They
were asked by one of our lend-
ing citizens to replace the signs
that had been torn down several
sears ago and so the censis taker
just regarded our town as no city
and it was called a ghost town
and was taken off the map. So
we are saying thank you for
putting the signs up in place so
our traveling friends will know
when they come to Peacock.
Weekend visitors in the home
of Mir. and Mrs. L. D. Moorhead
were all their children, Mr. and
Mrs Donnie Moorhead and girls
from Ranger, Mr .and Mrs. Del-
van Moorhead from Hamlin and
Dannie and Honnie Moorhead
from Cisco Junior College. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Moorhead, Mr. and
Mrs Donnie Moorhead and
ft Monday morning
vacation. They intend
to the northern part
Arkansas and perhaps up
Mi'-souri and we hope for them
tree vacation.
Mr and Mis Tommy Simmons
>f Abilene visited Mr. and Mrs.!
C. R Hudson in Aspermont and
Mr and Mrs. C W, Simmons out
in tiie Double Mountain Com-
mun'ty.
Sunday visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Criswell were
Mrs Homer Hodges and son of
the Oranna Community and Mrs.
J W North of Peacock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holloman
of Peacock and Mrs. Belle
Movies and Mrs Opal Smith of
Aspermont all motored over to
Bridgeport Saturday morning to
attend the Niblett Reunion and
reported a very nice time. They
le'urned home Sunday evening
F x t:
R.
mot
8
0
on next
23 yards
Fruder
■ the TP.
i good.
(5
0
suits
O')
0
0
44
0
Last Weak'.: Re-
Aspermont 44. Rule 0
Coahoma 28. Big Spring JV 8
Colorado City 8, Merkel 0
Baird 7, Rotnn 0
Bronte 2f5, Jim Ned fi
Loraine fi. Wylie 0
Season Standings
Team W L Pet
Coahoma 3 0 1:000
Aspermont 2 1 t0S7
Rotan 1 2 .333
Roseoe 1 2 .333
Roby 1 2 .333
Wylie 0 3 .000
Merkel 0 3 .000
Jim Ned 0 3 .000
This Week's Schedule
Aspermont at Jim Ned
Coahoma at Roby
Rotan at MerkcJ
Wjdie at Roseoe fSaturday)
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1964, newspaper, October 1, 1964; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127813/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.