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THE ASPERMONT STAR
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1JCIX, NUMBER 44
G KING SIZE
Inch Rain Falls
llomlay Morning
slow general t ain over Stone-
I County began falling early
mday morning and continued
lil around noun. Rainfall over
t ()f the county measured
lund die two
inch mark. Some
unday
(uneral Held
for
purgeon Harrell
IIAHLIN—W. Spurgeon Harrell,
died at 12:20 >.m. Saturday in
mlin Memorial Hospital, He
been ill for two years.
lervices were held at 4:30 p.m.
nday at the First Baptist
urcli in Aspermont with the
v. Clyde Cook, pastor, and the
v. James Woods, pastor of the
ntral Baptist Church in As-
rmont, officiating. Burial was in
6 Hamlin East Cemetery under
ection of Foster Funeral Home.
Ie was born May 10, 1904, in
inewall County. He hat! been a
sident of Hamlin since April,
i6. lie marriod the former
Money in Hamlin Dec.
1935. He was a retired farmer
|(i ,i member of 'he First Bap-
Church of Vspermont.
Survivors include his wife; four
fcces and three nephews.
Pallbearers were Pete Shadle.
|hn McXutt, A, C. McNutt, Mil-
i Clinnman, Gene McDowell and
oil Norris.
pa sonic Lodge
istolls Officers
!ew officers for the Aspermont
sonic Lodge were installed
nday night,
(They were Worshipful Master
fotes Kolb, Senior Warden W. W.
lazier, Junior Warden James
ggs. Treasurer George Frazier,
jcretary B. E. McNutt, Senior
|acon Butch Smith, Junior Dea-
i Carl Duncan, Stewards Har-
McNutt and Wendell Morgan,
I Tyler D. W, Ellison.
parts reported 2 Vis inches.
1 he rains fell slow and most of
it soaked into the ground. Stock
tanks in parts of the county are
still needing .vatcr.
Weather
Albert Baugh, Observer
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS (79502),
Businesses to Close
For July 4tH
Business houses will close in
Aspermont on Tuesday, July 4th.
The Stonewall County Court-
house will be closed July 3rd and
4th.
JUNE 29, 1967
PRICE TEN (10c) CENTS
II
L Rain
Wednesday
100
71 — '
Thursday
97
68 - '
Friday
100
j
72 —
Saturday
100
77 —
Sunday
95
6(5 —
Monday
76
63 2.05
Tuesday
87
70 —
Church of Christ to
Hold Gospel Meeting
Plans are being made by the
Aspermont Church of Christ to
hold a sum in _>r Gospel Meeting
starting July 10 and continuing
through July 16. Cline Drake of
j Cotton Center will do the preach-
ing and Novis Ousley of Rule will
direct the music.
Little League Playoffs to Be
Held Here July 20, 21, 22
RONALD WEAKS
. . . resigns
Weaks Resigns as Basketball
Coach; To Attend Dental School
laughter Born
Mi
|ir. and Mrs, Phillip Hill are
proud parents of a daughter,
Suzette. The young lady
born June 26, 1967 at 5:4":
in Zweibrueken, Germanv
weighed 7 pounds and 5
|ct>s Crandpni'ents are the Rev.
Mr\ Clyde Cook and Mr. and
Darvin Hill.
Good Attendance at
Johnson Chapel
Homecoming
The Johnson Chapel Homecom-
ing met at the Johnson Chapel
Baptist Chuivti June 25, There
were approximately 100 in at-
tendance. Homefolks from Lu')-
bock. Tye, Odessa, Iraan. Amaril-
io. Mineral Wells. Abilene and
\ustin.
Also Llano. Ballingor, Matador.
Merkel, Monahans and Old Glory
and many others from Asper-
mont.
New officers Heeled for this
vear were Leon Vderson. presi-
ient: Mrs. Juani'.a Powers, Sec-
••etarv and rroasurer, Directors
■looted were Sam Cochran, Doc
Powers, W. E. Driver and Jim
\nderson.
It was voted unamously to have
gathering every year on the 4th
Sunday in June.
A basket lunch was served at
• ho noon hour..
The oldest there was Mrs, Bet-
fv Graham of Aspermont. The
ones that came the fartherest.
•< as Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sprad-
Vy of Iraan, Texas.
"Voln Martin Bruised
Horse's Kick
Cecila Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Martin, was rushed
by Littlepage Ambulance Service
to Abilene's ilendrick Memorial
Tuesday .after being kicked by a
horse on the Four Six Ranch. She
was reported Tuesday night to
have suffered only bruises.
Boys Basketball Coach, Ronald
Weaks has resigned his position
in the Aspermont Schools to en-
ter Baylor University College of
Dentistry in Dallas.
During the two years Weaks was
head basketball coach his Hornet
team compiled the following re-
cord. In 1965-66, 20 wins and 8
losses, won district and was de-
feated in bi-distriet.
The 1906-07 record vps 24 win"..
Four Drilling
Projects Sited
For County
48 Million in Rural Loan Funds
mounced This Week by F.H.A.
Pe Farmers Home Adminis-
!°n has been authorized to In-
•m additional 5113 million of
I loans according '.o word re-
Ehy Mr. L. J. Cappleman
'rx Home Administration
State Director.
113 action, announced in Wash-
En by Secretary of Agriculture
le Proem in. will enable
Farmers Home Adminis-
°n to commit an additional
|rni!|ion in Farm Ownership
and $118 million in Rural
!'n£J loans to low and mod-
income families.
fevious allocations of funds "or
0\vn«T';hii) loans were ex-
|M in Febr iurv There are
000 ,1'iriMli-atlons and un-
t* loin lorknts currently lv-
the Farmers Home
''Is fn- R11 r ^ 1 IfrMlsiflfJ lOinS
P ri|nrorrv fin^-
l1^ v1n„ |n Anr|i Ttv*
r®*5 lTorrw \f|r"in *trntion
hnlf|in,T (X)Q
|onn (locketM
F1 "i" fundi for Farm Owner-
"d Rural Housing loans are
being made available immediate-
ly.
Farm Ownership loans are made
to buy land, construct or repair
buildings, improve land and refin-
ance debts. They are repayable
over 40 years and bear 5 percent
interest.
Rural Housing loans are made
to farmers and Oiher rural resi-
dents in open country and small
rural communities with popula-
tions of not more than 5,500.
Loans are made to construct and
repair needed t tomes and essen-
tial farm buildings, purchase
homes or buy sites on which to
build homes. The maximum term
is 33 years. The interest rate on
loans to families with low and
moderate incomes is 5 perent.
Farmers Home Administration
services are made available
through more than 1.600 county
offices serving 'he 3.000 rural
counties in ihe t'nited State!.
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin In-
lands.
County supervisor William G
Teagne will Ive glad to discuss
'lie Farmers Home Administra-
tion loan programs with interest-
ed individuals.
Four new drilling projects 'nave
been announced for Stonewall
County.
Harding Brothers Oil & Gas Co.
of Dallas .takjd t.'iree of the von-
tuses. They are 13 miles south-
east of Aspermont in the Clark"
(Middle TannehilL Field. All on
the O. Brigham 156 acre lease
and slated for 2,800 feet with
rotary,
Drillsite for No. 5 Brigham is
990 feet from the north and 2,310
feet from ihe east lines of Section
139, BBB&C Survey.
No 6 Brigham will be drilled 1,
650 feet from the north and 2,310
feet from the ea ;t lines of Section
139.
Site for N'o. 7 Brigham is 1,650
feet from the north and east lise-
of Section 139.
Virginia Gas & Oil Ltd. of Al-
hany will drill No. 3 Kenneth ;
Scott in the VGO 12,475 TannehilD
Field in southeast Stonewall,
Site is 330 fe ;t from the north j
and 660 feet from the east lines of I
Section 134, BBB^C Survey. Per- j
mit depth applied for is 2,700 feet
with rotary.
j A well looms for the Boyd.
; Sooth 1 Canyon Reef' Field seven
miles northeast of Aspermont. It
i is Tom B. Medders of Wichita
Falls and Coast tl States Ga« Pro-
ducing Co. of Corpus Christl No.
3-E Bovd, Section 45, Block D,
H&TC Survey.
The hole is bottomed at 4,701
feet with the 5l:.--inch casing set
at 4,601 feet.
A drillstem test was taken at
4,685 to 4,701 feet with the tool
open three hours. Gas was to the
surface of the ground in 67 min-
utes.
Recovery was 60 feet of nil.
60 feet of oil-cut mud, and 230
feet of heavily oil and gas-cut
mud.
Eight miles roriheast of Ilam'.n
in southeast Stonewall, a wildcat
re-entry was plugged at 2,766 feet.
It was flam non Properties of
Wichita Falls No. 2-133 Swenson.
Section 133, BIock 1 .BBB&C Sur-
vey.
It was originadv drilled as Cities
Service Oil Co No 1-133 Swenson
and plugged in 10.11 at 6.164 feet.
8 losses, won district ,bi-district
and lost out in regional.
Mr. Weaks also served as high
school chemistry ind physics
teacher.
His wife, Judy, was also a
teacher in the Aspermont elemen-
tary grades. They have two chil-
dren. Weaks is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Weaks of Stamford and
Mrs. Weaks is rhe daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Hughes also
of Stamford.
Mr. W ,C Robinson, superinten-
dent of schools is seeking a re-
placement for Weaks. Anyone
wishing to apply may contact him
■it the Aspermont High School of-
fice.
Former Resident
Drowns in Anson
Lake Sunday
HAMLIN—Funeral for Edward
Magee. 26, of Hamlin will be held
Thursday (today) in Lcwistown,
Mo.
Mr. Magee, known around As-
permont as Corky, had lived here
in Aspermont. for some time in
the George Bradshaw house on
Washington Avenue. He was em-
ployed by Texas Smelting and
Refining Company with offices in
Aspermont.
Local arrangements were hand-
led by Foster Funeral Home of
Hamlin..
Mr. Magee drowned at 4:20 pm
Sunday while swimming in Anson
City Lake.
He was born Sept. 28, 1940 in
Kansas City, Kan. He married
Kva Rutledge, Feb. 28. I960 in
Tucson. Ariz. They had lived in
Hamlin the past three months.
Survivors include his wife, Kva.
of the home: two daughters, Ro-
berta Lea and Angela Ann. both
of the home; six brothers, Gary,
with the U. S. N ivy,, and Phillip,
Jimmy, Donnie, Dale and Marvin,
all of Lewistown: t.vo sisters, Bar-
bara of Lowisto.vn and Mrs. Mary
Ann Herbstrith <•[ Hawaii.
Brother of Local
Man Dies
Word was received late Wednes-
lay of the death of Gus Morrison
if McAdoo. He is a half brother
of Carl Barton of Aspermont.
Mr. Morrison, who lived alone,
a as found by friends Tuesday.
Cause of death was contributed to
:> heart attack.
Funeral arrangements, are pen f
ng with King Funeral Home of
Crosbyton.
The Little League Area
playoff tournament will be
in Aspermont on July 20, 21
2?
Two
held
and
This tournament will include
teams from Stonewall-Kent Little
League, Merkel Hamlin and Ro-
ta n.
First game will pit Stonewall-
Kent against Merkd on Thursday
night July 20. Hamlin and Rotan
will play on Friday night July 21.
Two games will be played on
July 22. The consolation game wiH
begin at 5:00 p. tn, and the final
game at 7:30.
Tournament director for Area
Two is W C. Robinson of Asper-
mont.
Knox City Pair
Wins Tournament
Winners Announced in Rodeo,
Parade Events of Last Weekend
Winners were announced in the
various events of the Rodeo and
Parade that was held over tin-
weekend.
Winning first piace among the
riding clubs were, First, Haskell
County, second Fisher County and
third The Stamford Junior Riding
Club.
In the floats first place went to
the local FFA chapter, second
went to D & B Cleaners and third
went to the Phoenix Club.
Rodeo results were:
Bareback—1. Frank Hunter, 2.
Rex Rash, 3. Sam Roberts, 4.
Runt Sloan and Dee Yates.
Calf Roping—First "o round - 1
Bobby Burrus. Connie Gibb'
'i F.. P. Burkiiead, 4. Peyton
H'hitaker. Second go round—1. C
i{ Wesley, 2. Joe Temploton, 3
Johnnie McMullon, 4. Bill Mc-
llwain. Average—1. Bobby Burrus,
2. Connie Gibbs, 3. Pevton Whi-
taker. 4 E. P Barkhead.
Senior Barreil—First go round—
1. Joy Jameson. 2. Ginger Mr-
City Council Raises
Tapping Fee
The City Council has raised the
tapping fees in the water and
sewer lines inside the city limit')
to 25.00 and outside the city limits
to $50.00.
Whorter, 3. June Elmore, 4. Judy
Deathridge. Second go round—1.
ludy Deathridge, 2. Joy Jameson,
3 Connie Wilkinson, 4. June El-
more. Average—Joy Jameson.
Junior Barreil —First go round—
1. Harriett Martin. 2. Sherrel Gib-
son, 3. Lee McMullen. Second go
round—1. Lee McMullen, 2. Har-
riett Martin, 3. Jeanie Voss. Aver-
age Harriett Martin.
Old Mans Tie Down—1 N A. Pitt"
cock and Robert Koonces, First
go round. Second go round—1. N.
A. Pittcock, ?.. Rusty Bradle\.
\vorage. N. A Pittcock.
Ribon Roping—First go round —
1. Jess Stone, 2. Johnnie McMul-
len. 3. Bobby Burrous, 4. Tommy
Bacon. Second io round—1 Eddie
W'riyht, 2. Ilapoy Thompson. 3.
Tommy Bacon. 1. Buster Deckcy,
Average—-Tonuny Bacon. Eddie
Wright, Bobby Burrous. Peck
Thom ttson.
Bull Riding—1 Robert Tra\/s, 2.
Charlie Northern 1 ,3 Tim White,
4. Eddie Eieke
The Aspermont Golf Tourna-
ment held this p 1st weekend was
won by the team of Graham and
Howell of Knox City. The two
players had a score of 138. Second
yilace was won by the team of
Ray and Borders with a score of
142. Third place in the champion-
ship flight went to two Hamlin
boys. Smith and Smith.
The first flight was won by
Rees and Majors with a 149. Sec-
ond and third place wire both tie
scores of 156. Teams of Clark and
Rash and Hennig n.id Fincber.
The second flight was won bv
Martin and Ned >Vard with a 165.
The teams of Flowers and Chil-
dress and Frazier and Frazier
both bad 166.
There were players entered
in the tournament.
WMA of Central
Baptist Need Coupons
The Central Baptist Church
W.M.A. is saving Betty Crocker
Coupons to help a foreign mission-
ary get transportation to use in
his work. Outdated coupons are
good on this project. If anyone
gets these coupons, but do not use
them, your help would be ap-
preciated.
Youth Center
Meeting Planned
A Youth Center meeting will be
held on Thursday night July 6 in
■he County Courtroom. Make
olans now to attend.
VISITS RELATIVES
Mr. and Mrs. lames Webb, of
Ballingor, spent the week end
visiting her mother, Thelma Klut-
ing and grandmother, Mrs. Zona
Galloway.
State Draft Boards
Need 974 Men
For July
AUSTIN—The state's 155 drart
boards will be called upon to fur-
nish 1)74 men for the armed forces
in July, Colonel Morris S. Sch-
wartz , state Selective director,
announced recently.
Texas Local Board 80 has a call
for 4 men for Pi e-Induction phy-
sical and none for induction for
July.
MoniMy calls in the period from
January through June ranged
from a high of 1,110 to a low ot
674.
The Selective Service boards
will forward 5,016 men for draft
pre-induetion examination in .July,
an increase from 4,000 in June.
Local board rjuotas for induc-
tion and pre-induetion already
have been figured and mailed to
thi> state's local boards
Colonel Schwartz also said state
| Selective Service had received a
quota for four doctors of ost.eo-
uathv to (<nter the Army or Navy
in Julv, August, and Seotember,
The Texas quota of 974 men for
Julv is the state's share of a na-
tional call of 19,900, This man-
power is for the army.
FFA Boys Attend
Six Flags Recently
The Aspermont FFA Chapter
recently went on a two day trip
to Dallas to visit Six Flags, They
spent the night at the Six Flags
Inn. Steve Cochran, chapter ad-
visor and 25 bovs went on the trip.
County Economy Stimulated
By Money From Oil, Gas Wells
VISITS
Mi
HERE
Ifonry Leo. daughter, Syl-
via ami son*' Ronnie, of Mineral
Wells visited friends and rela-
tives Sunday ind attended the
Johnson Chapel Homcoming.
VISIT
Mr.
IN CANADIAN
and Mrs Frank Poore
spent the week end in Canadian
visiting their grindson, Allen El-
lison. Incidently they visited with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Glen
Ellison Glen Joan miss their
friends here but thov say folk':
are friendlv 'n Canadian Glen is
a pumper for Shamrock Oil & Gas
Company. .
RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Mae Clark, of Odessa, has
returned home after spending
several days at 'lie bed sldo of
her mother, Mrs Mary Jones.
More than $13.3 million a year
of economic stimulation for Stone-
.v a 11 County flow, from its oil and
gas wells each year, an annual
study by Texas Mid-Continent Oil
& Gas Association showed today.
"As one of the 206 producing
counties in Texas, Stonewall
County's economy is sensitive to
fluctuations in the oii industry
generally," commented W. A.
Landreth, Fort Worth, Association
president. "Long range, the de-
mand for oil looks strong and cur.
rent production rates continue I )
provide Texas i major source of
Its income On 'he other hand.
Texas operators ire beset by com-
petition from other oil producing
areas, government ceilings on na-
tural gas prices, heavy tax pay-
men's, and a nrico for crude oil
that is insufficient to encourage
the amount of exploratory drilling
find future r
that iu needed
serves."
Based on latest U .S. Bureau of
Mines production figures. Stone-
wall Coun y in 1 .f>5 produced
million barrels of crude oil,
valued at $181 million and 4,8
billion cubic feet of natural gas
valued at S620.'.')0 and ranks 58th
among Texas counties in produc-
tion.
In addition, pi mt> which pro-
cess natural gas for liquids. sv>-h
as natural tjasoline, butane and
propane in 1965 produced more
than 21.4 million tzallons of liquids
valued at $1.0 million
A major distribution of income
from sales of oil and gas went 'o
county landowners in royalty pay-
ments totaling more than $2 4 mil-
lion..
In 1966, a vear that saw drilling
in Texas fall to ,ts 'owest level
since 1947, oil and gas operators
drilled 70 wells in Stonewall Coun-
wildcats
ty. Of these 33 were
seeking new fields.
The Association now estimated
that operators in the county spent
6 2 i more than $1.5 million in drilling
last year, of which $722,694 was
lost in dry holes
Sharing heavily in the county's
production each year is the State
Treasury, which received $881,382
in production ;axo,s in 1995 paid
by the producers and royalty own-
ers. Crude oil production paid
$837,954 and natural gas produc-
tion, $43,428.
Texas Emplovmx' Commission
figures for 1966 show that some
88 workers directly employed in
oil and gas operations accounted
for a payroll in excess of $448,520.
Additional value is given oil and
gas from the operation of process-
ing plants rhe Oil and Gas Joir-
nal lists 1 natural gasoline plant
in Uie county wi'.h a capacity of
18.0 million cubic feet per day.
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