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HANKS
i express out' thanks
iber of the Volru-
eportment for their
nt service perform-
nit the fire at our
onday evening. Our
to L. R. Moyer and
itanding by with a
ater truck—in case
id.
[lie Aycock family
n, Texas
SORTED)
/2 GALLON
THE ASPERMCOT STAR
Vol. LXVII No. 47
'jflQ Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, 79502
Thursday July 22, 1965
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National Farm Safety Week is
Set for the Week of July 25-31
Whether you live on a farm
or not, National Farm Safety
Week, July 25-31, should serve
a.s a reminder to you to promote
safety in your home community
and on the highways.
Accidents in the home and on
t!ie farm take a terrific toll eachl
us evidence of the terrible toll
Last year, nationally, over 8,000
farm residents died from acci-
d< nts and nearly 800,000 were
injured. The cost of tneso acci
dents has been placed . t $1.5
billion.
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TEXAS INDIANS — One of the newest spots for tourist interest
in Texas is the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, near Livingston,
Polk County, where members of the Na Ski La Dancers (shown
here practicing) dance for visitors on a five-times-daily schedule.
Indian Reservation in East Texas
One of Newest Tourist Attraction
One of the newest tourist at-1 The reservation village fea-
rt /s m n ' V 'AUX n in Vv am 4k 1 - _ _1_ _ J /vf
tractions in Texas is based on a
culture out of the past. It is the
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Re-
servation in the "Big Thicket"
forest of Bast TeTxas and open-
ed to the public for the first
ftme this year.
Set amid picturesque wood
tures an arts and crafts shop of-
fering a large selection of au-
thentic Indian handcrafts, many
of which are made from natural
materials found on the reserva-
tion; a museum showing the
colorful, interesting heritage of
land scenery and offering
ational fui
5UND BOX
ROLL PKG
Kin. I the Alabama and Coushatta
torical and educational fu* for 'tribes; and a dining room
the whole £ mtty^ -isip||ly, faffed by Indian waitresses and
Indian Reservation in Te2£T& tribal foods such ?s
W'There is no chaise for adfHiS-,"«>fkee" and "fry" bread plus
p sion to the reservation which is short orders.
located 17 miles east of Living- Historical tribal dances are
ston on U.S. 190 (Divingston is performed five times daily (11-
— ^approximately 74 miles north-i 1-2-3-4) by the "Na Ski La
east of Houston at the intersec-, Dancers," and a nature trail is
tion of 190 and U.S. 59). I open with more than 100 plants
However, travelers should1 and trees identified along the
plan on a visit from Tuesday trail. For those who like their
through Saturday, as the reser-! scenic wonders the easy way, a
vation is closed on Sunday and specially constructed vehicle is
Monday. The tourist season runs available to carry tourists along
a three-mile road through the
Big Thicket,
Although tourists are wel-
come at other hours, the mus-
eum, crafts shop and dining
room are open from 11 a.m. to
n p.m. on the days the reserva-
tion is open and the entertain-
ment programs are scheduled
during those same hours.
There are no overnight faci-
lities for visitors on the reserva-
tion but motels are available in
Woodviile (l(i miles east of the
village) and Livingston.
According to tribal legend,
the Alabamas and Coushattas
once lived as neighbors in the
land named Alabama by DeSoto
in 1541. Later, the tribes moved
west through the Southern
woodlands and into what is now
Texas about 150 years ago.
General Sam Houston reserv-
ed 1,280 acres of land for the
Alabama tribe in 1854 and the
Coushattas joined them to con-
tinue the peaceful existence the
tribes enjoyed before the days
of the DeSoto Expedition.
from March through November.
31 Farmers Attend
Inscct Meeting
The four insect meetings held
last week in four fields in
Stonewall County, a total of 31
farmers attended these meetings
where County Agent Hermit,',
Ray Parker'and Waylan Smith,
En'tomogist showed farmers hew
to make insect checks and what
insecticide to use. Also weed
control was discussed by the
County Agent. <
The meeting was held at Bill
Baitz's iurm, K. G. /Viertel's
farm, J. J. Kidd farm and Glen
Hoy farm.
The meeting was a recommen-
dation for the Stonewall County
Program Building committee.
Approval of Youth
Corp Announced
On Monday
Gov. John Connally approved
Monday Neighborhood Youth
Corps projects for Stonewall
County.
The Aspermont project, spon-
sored by Stonewall County Com-
missioners, will em pipy 160
youths with a federal grant of
$88,870 and local support total-
ing $13,260.
Stonewall County Judge A.
B. Barnett saici he hoped to be
able to operate a five-week pro-
gram before school starts again.
Chalmers Graham Hospital Board
Appointed FHA Votes to Keep
Committeemen Same Tax Rate
vear, savs the Texas Farm and | claiming the special week said,
Ranch Safety Council and most "This tragic and needle-,- waste
could be prevented. They cite a I of human and economic re-
a breakdown of the latest figures j sources is detrimental to the
well-being of the Nation. I
therefore view farm safety us a
| matter of vital concern.
"I urge all farm families, and
all people and organizations ;U-
lied with agriculture, to engage
in a united effort to reduce ac-
cidents at work, in homes, at
recreation, and on our Nation's
highways and roadways"
Co-sponsors of me 22nd an-
nual National Farm Safety
Week are the National Safety
Council 'and the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture. Special em-
phasis is being given this year to
preventing accidents involving
slow-moving vehicles, chemicals,
electricity and in recreation.
Accidents can be prevented
believes the Texas Council. It
emphasizes that no benefits oc-
cur from accidents, but that all
benefit when good accident pre-
vention programs are established
to attack the problem.
Non-farm individuals and re-
lated organizations are encour-
aged, by the Council, to par-
ticipate in this special emphasis
week Ipromotton for the • pre-
Chalmers Graham has been
ippointed as a member of the
Stonewall County Farsnet
ifome Administration Commit-
tee, the agency's county super-
visor, Bill Crussendorf announc-
Slonewall Memorial Hospita
administrator Kirk Brunson an-i
nouriced this week that in the [
p. '.jalar meeting of the Board o! j
Directors, July 14th, the board
voted to keep the same tax rate i
ROSS TURNERS MOVE
HERE FROM FORT WORTH
Ross .Turner, former Sonewall
County Sheriff and barber ha£
moved back to Aspermont from
Fort Worth. He and Mrs. Tur-
ner have purchased the McKee-
ver house. He is barbering for
Frank Hays at the Hotel Barber
Shop.
ed this week. The appointment
is for three years and begins on ■ , f'! when the hospital was
j voted in. using county valua-
succeeds Buster '* "ls rate is set up at 30c.
July 1st.
Mr. Graham
Tredemeyer of Sagcrton whose
three year term expired this
year. The other two members of
the committee are Bob Clack of
Peacock and Claud Penrod of
the Brazos Valley Community.
This committee reviews appli-]
cations for all types of Farmers
Home Administration loans and
advises the county supervisor on
various phases of the FHA pro-
gram.
During the past year ending
June 30, a total of $400,006, in
Farmers Home Administration
loans were made through the
agency's local county office.
Each loan is accompanied to the
extent necessary by technical
farm and financial management
assistance.
The duties and responsibilities
of Farmers Home Administra-
tion Committeemen have great-
ly increased in Stonewall Coun-
ty during the past two years.
This has been brought about by
a big increase in the number of
vention of accidents every- joans processed by the local of-
where. Adopt safety preetices in fjce
your work, recreation and
everyday living and encourage
others to do the same, advises
the Council.
Number of Farm People Doesn't
Measure Agriculture's Importance
Mr. Brunson said that work
on the hospital was progressing
on schedule and the building
be completed by the first of
should be completed by the first
of September.
Applications for employment,
may be picked up at the hospital
office.
Several people have express-
ed their desire to give a memor-
ial gift to the hospital.
Anyone wlm is interested in
giving a memorial may contact
Mr. Brunson at the hospital of-
fice as soon as possible in or-
der that the bronze placques
for the doors may be ordered.
the J 1
Stote Draft Quota
Jot August, 891 Men
AUSTIN — The state draft
quota for August calls for 891
men, compared to 908 for July,
Colonel Morris S. Schwartz has
announced.
The state quota of 891 for Au-
gust is the Texas share of a na-
tional call for 16,500 men, all for
the Army.
The state Selective Service
director also announced pre-in-
duction physical and mental
examinations for around 5.000
men in August.
Local board quotas for the
August call already have been
figured and sent to the state's
137 local boards.
The August quota will be fill-
ed mostly with men who are
volunteers under 20 years old
and non volunteers ages 1!)
through 25. Most of them will be
*2 1 years old,
No man whose draft board
file refl-rt •. that Ju> is maintain-
ing a bona lick family relation
ship with a wife or a child or
T'.iildren will be selected in re-
sponse to this call.
All males are required to re-
gister under the draft law on
their 18th birthday or within
five days thereafter.
Beef Supplies,
Prices Level Off
Beef supplies and prices are
starting to level off somewhat,
and indications are that they
will remain about the same
level for a time. There are a
number of "specials" being fea-
tured at the beef department
counter, says Mrs. Gwen Clyatt,
Texas A&M University consum-
er marketing specialist. Caceful
shopping can result in savings
to the consumer.
Nylon Assumes New
Apparel Roles
Nylon will be appearing in
several new apparel product';
soon, says Lynn Kirks. Exten-
sion consumer education soecin
it • at Tex a A<V M I'nivei t\. l!
v, iil be u.-eil in shoes for die
and ca nal wear. Another u-e
will be a new-type clasp closure
for swinnvear and loungewear.
The shoe upper materials will
College Station -Agriculture's
importance to the economy of
Texas is not determined by the
number of people living on
farms and ranches. And, points
out John G. McHaney, Extras' in
economist at Texas A&M Ui.:
versity, don't be misled by
act that only eight percent of
the state's population now reside
on farms and ranchs.
There's a lot more to the
story. In addition to the eight
percent who operate the state's
farms and ranches, another 32
percent of the state's residents
derive all eft' a part of their in-
come by suppplying production
items for farm and ranch use or
by processing or distributing
agricultural product.") for con-
sumer use. That, says the econo-
mist, adds up to 40 percent, and
a mighty important segment in
the state's overall economy. No
citizen is far removed from ag-
riculture nor its business gen-
orating effects upon the eco-
nomy of Texas, emphasizes Mc-
Haney.
As for the distribution of po-
pulation, McHaney says this
too can be misleading. A check
of the 1960 census figures shows
168 Texas counties with farm
populations exceeding 10 percent
or more of the total population
and only 68 counties with less,
than 9 percent of their total
populatinon living on farms or
ranches.
Almost half of the counties in
the group with 9 percent or less
of the total population living on
farms or ranches are located in
far west and southwest Texas
where ranching is very impor-
tant. The discovery of oil and
gas in these and other areas in-
creased the total population and
caused the drop in the percent-
age of persons engaged in farm-
ing and ranching. Agriculture is
bast a.s important to the eco-
nomy of these counties a: bt fi rt .
expl: ins the economist.
Arid to go i step further, Mc-
Haney pi'inl- to Iaibboi-1; county
where the percentage of farm
population dropped to only 7
percent of the total in 1960, but
farm products sold had a value
.ale
111
ed
i.:i
on n
Th,
on ii
wall
horse
have a foam-backed lining of of $62.2 million. Lubbock Coun-
nylon tricot in matching shades, ty ranked number one in the
state in farm income in 1960. El
Paso county which ranked sixth
iiowed only 1 p rcent of its to-
.al population living on farms or
ranches. Parmer County which
ranked ninth m farm
196!,, on the other hand,
percent of it-; t is I pop.: -
nving on facms ar.d ranches. Th''
top 10 counties in farm income
in I960 in percentage of farm
population to the total ranged
from 1 to -17 percent.
And asks McHaney, are these
farm producers, even though
they make up a small percent-
age of the total population, im
por'tant? He gives an emphatic
yes for his anwer. The growth
of towns and cities in many of
the top agriculturally produc-
ing counties must be credited to
to agriculture and businesses,
agribusiness, closely associated
with or related to agricultural
production.
McHaney doesn't play down
other factors which have con-
tributed to the growth and
prosperity of Texas towns and
cities but says that through the
years, the large cities became
trade centers for wide areas and
the development of. agricultural
resources throughout the state
played a major role in their
early growth and continues to
do so today.
Oil and agriculture are the a#er
state's largest industries and
they mean a lot to us, We
shouldn't take either for granted
because a decline in either is
felt all the way from the local
producing area to the big cities
which supply the
Co. Agent Attends
Horse School
Truette Hennig, Stonewall
County Agent attended State'
Horse School at A & M Univer-1
sitv, July 15-17th. '
With 4-H'ers all over Texas
increasing interest in Horses,'
the school was to educate Agents
and headers on planning a 4-111
eir C
Peanut Marketing
Agreement in Effect
A marketing agreement for
regulating the quality of pea-
nuts became operative on July
12. The agreement sets regula-
tions that prevent the milling or
shipment of low quality peanuts
into food marketing channels.
The agreement was announced
by the U.S. Department of Agri-
culture.
Schools to Receive
VIore Aid
Under New Law
R cent information from the
Texas Education Agency re-
pealed th i Stonewall County
Schools wiil be entitled to ap-
proximately $39,801 in addition
funds in 1965-06 under the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Educa-
tion Act of 1965, according to
Thelma Smith, County Supt. The
act. requires that the number of
pupils from families with an in-
come of less than $2,000, as
shown on the 1960 Federal Cen-
sus, be the basis for allocation
of funds to each school district.
Mr. Martin, a staff member
of the Texas Education Agency
conducted a meeting in the
County Superintendent's office
last Tuesday morning seeking
an agreement on the proper al-
location of these funds in Stone-
wall County. According to Mr.
Martin, the I960 Federal Census
showed 216 children in the coun-
ty from families with less thai*
$2,000 income. School officials
agreed to distribute the children
as follows: Aspermont 175; Old
Glory 29 ,Rotan 8, Hamlin 3,
| and Rule 1.
Present at the meeting along
| with Mr .Martin were W. J.
Teel, Superintendent, Asper-
mont; J .L. South, Superinten-
| dent, Old Glory; Foster Cook,
' Superintendent, Hamlin; County
! Superintendent Thelma Smith.
I and her assistant Bernice White.
COTTON INSECT REPORT
The information used in this
"Cotton Insect Survey Re-
lease" was compiled from re-
ports received from
Plains
agents
Roll in;
Survc" Teams, coon'...
vocational agricultural
Horse Pro jn
M r.et F>-reman. Prole-.
Ho: .a ■ Trainer from Col.,
oik o 1 the most i..t to
,sp ak« r ' on 1 .a p: ogram.
iir.iuglit out many good p
>rscmans|§p.
re will be a meeting later
the year to plan Stone-
County's coming year on
shows and club and play
!: t y.
ma!
ado
tin
He
ints
teachers, personnel of Texa
A & M University Systems
I branches cf th? USD A, o:
I mercial cotton inspector-
j chemical companies and ot:
i crs.
meetings.
Emory I'. Borring, III
Area Entomologist, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service
Situation at a Glance:
A large amount of the cotton
n the Rolling Plains Area is
.'ruiting, or soon will be fruiting
However, there are still young
stands of cotton in many coun-
ties. especially in the northern
counties where planting was de-
layed because of weather con-
ditions.
Thrips
Much of the cotton throughout
:he Rolling Plains has outgrown
earlier thirps damage. Clay, Wi-
chita, Hardeman, Wilbarger,
Childress, Collingsworth, Donley
and Hall (the Northern Rolling
Losers of the two games above] Plains Counties) report light,
will play Saturday at 5:.>0 with i thrips infestations in many of
the winners deciding the cham-|the field': surveyed. The cotton
pionship at 7.30. j in the Northern Counties is gen-
Mike Brown is manager of the eraiiy younger and this may af
All-Stars Play
At Rotan Friday Night
The Stonewall - Kent Little
League All Stars will play Ham-
lin on Friday night July 23 at
Rotan.
First game of the playoff will
be played Thursday night July
22 with Rotan playing Merkel.
Games will be played at 7:30
p.m.
All-Stars from Stonewall-Kent,
with Bob Price aassistant man-
Davis in School
At Ft. Lee, Va."
Airman Third Class Steve C.
smaller towns .Davis, son of Mr .and Mrs. Wade
and cities with goods and serv- H Davjs Jr of Aspermonl< has
,ce?' . , . completed U.S. Air Force basic
And concludes McHaney. j militarv ,rainj at Lackland
dont let anyone tell you that , ^FB, Texas and has been selec-
agriculture isn t important since I 1od for technical training.
only about 8 percent of the total
Texas population now lives on
farm--- or ranches Don't forget
t:i uthcr 32 t 1 cent who derive
or part
ribu ine
ses
ire'
inc
1 1
l'°l
Agriculti
not detciin
age of the
now lives in tii<
the contribut: ms
the well-being of Texas, the na-
tion and the world.
income trom
"ortancc is
the percent-
al ian wlveh
country but by
it is making to
Airman Davis will be trained
b a food service specialist at
t. I .<
f th<
Hi
count for the uniform infesta-
tions in the Northern Counties.
Light to medium spotted infes-
tations were reported in several
other Rolling Plains Counties.
Fleaboppers
Fleahopper infestations were
reported in almost all Rolling
Plains Counties. Heaviest infes-
tations were reported in Throck-
morton, King, Baylor, Haskell
and Foard Counties. Most othet
counties reported medium to
light infestations.
Cotton should be checked foi
fleaboppers as it starts squaring
Excessive loss of young squares
to fleahopper; can account fee
redu;ed vields.
■ n
Count ie.
. Va. T:v m>1 is one'
many military and civil-
e-ni' •' on facilities used in
the vast Air Trai an,", Command
• v ;;«•> to p anase officers and
airmen for dut\ in the diverse
skills required by the nation's
aerospace force. m squares and a new generation
The airman is a 1964 graduate of boil weevils will soon appear,
of Aspermont High School. t This past week heavy infesta-
Ko!l Weevils
iv of the Rolling I-" irv
the overwintering boll
we. vils have mated. The fe
males have deposited their ege*
! tions of boll weevils were re-
1 ported from fields in Wilbarger,
Runnels, and Hardeman Coun-
: o infestations were
. reported from fields in Jones,
N'.ila:,. Baylor. Foard. Tom
liv McC- 'tuc'.a |i id Cole-
•• an Liah: infest'rt inns of 1 Kill
1 .-.••is n ported in cloven
j P 'IirPlar: • Counties.
1 : !n e"s .' d "! e h e C k
■•j a a flc r t hey a re one-third
. -n wr, for I). >11 weevil punctures.
| C'-nlf"! men - .ires should be ap-
aiierl when the punctured square
j count reaches 15 to 20 percent,
: Bollworms
During the past week light in-
festations 'f boll worms have
been observed in Wichita, Hall,
King, Baylor, Haskell, Fisher,
Jones, Mitchell, Nolan. Martin,
Coleman. Runnels, Coke, Tom
Green, Schelicher, McCulloch
and Concho Counties.
Producers should examine the
terminal buds (upper 3-4 inches
>f cotton plants) and squares for
bollvvorm eggs and young bo 11 -
worms. Spraying should begin
when bollworm eggs and four
or five young worms are found
per 100 terminals or £ percent of
the smaJJ squares and bolls have
been injured by small boll-
worms.
Other Insects
Garden webworms (dareless
weed worms) were observed
during the past week in Hardef
man, Collingsworth, Donley,
Hall and Stonewall Counties,.
Infestations were mostly in
young cotton.
Lygus bugs have been observ-
ed in fields in several Roiling
Plains Counties.
Cotton squ'are boxers were
observed in spotted infestations
throughout the Rolling Plains
area.
Grasshoppers are doing some
damage around the margins of
■otton fields in Stonewall, Cole-
man and Wilbarger Counties.
Progress Report if Insect
Survey at Meeting
A report on the progress of
this summer's insect survey will
' given at Stamford at the
Stamford High School Audito-
rium at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July
23„ This report will be a part
>f a program which oil RolUng
Plain Cotton Growers will be in-
terested in.
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