The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1969 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ASPERMONI STAR
VOL. 71, NO. 42
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1969
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN . . .
Yesteryears
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
(June 12, 1919)
Twelve Camp Fire girls, the
guardian, and two guests hiked out
on the Old Glory road Friday morn-
ing for a sun rise breakfast. They
had gathered to start promptly at
five o'clock, and the sun was just
peeping out when they had ready their
breakfast of oranges, bacon, eggs,
toast and hot chocolate.
BUZ! BUZ! BUZ! is all you can
hear in Stonewall county this week,
and it is not the hum of air plane
engines but better still, it is the
hum of reapers that are busy day
and night cutting the finest wheat
and oat crop that this country has
ever known. The feed crop, of all
kinds is extra fine, while the cotton
is a little backward for this time of
year, yet, as we have a good un-
derground season it is very probable
for us to make a bumper cotton crop.
T W E N T Y -- F IV E YEARS AGO
(June 15, 1944)
The election held last Saturday
on the matter on consolidating the
Swensonand Aspermont School dis-
tricts carried by a large majority,
according to unofficial tabulations.
The Swenson district showed a
27 vote majority in favor of the
measure with a large number of
voters going to the polls. At As-
permont less than 50 ballots were
cast, the vote being about 4 to 1 in
favor.
An election will be held soon,
Co. Supt. Johnson said Tuesday to
assume the bonded indebtedness of
thedistrict. If this election does not
carry the whole matter will be off,
officials state, as it is required be-
fore the merger is official.
In this election before a person
may vote he must qualify by holding
a poll tax and by having property
assessed in his name, either real
or personal. The date has not been
set for this election.
Stonewall County's new frozen
food locker system, one of the nic-
est in the state, opened Monday
morning for business. Early in the
day the farmers and ranchers were
unloading beeves and pork, getting
them in the large cooling plant.
T W E N T Y Y E A R S A G O
(June 9, 1 9 4 9 )
This country has been visited
this week by two rains, that have
completely halted the harvesting of
the wheat for several days.
Monday night the total rainfall
was 0.55 of an inch. Tuesday night
it was 0. 85 of an inch according to
Albert Baugh who keeps the record.
Tuesday night's rain was ac-
companied by strong wind that did
considerable amount of damage to
the crops.
A lot of the wheat land has water
standing in the terraces and it will
be several days before machines
will be able to get in and do the
harvesting.
Softball fans are promised a real
treat next Tuesday night when the
Legionaires take on Avoca in a
double header at the local field.
The team is playing 750 ball in
the league, having won games over
Rule, Rochester and Sagerton, and
lost to Knox City.
TEN Y E A K S A G O
(June 11, 195 9)
Several members of the Asper-
mont volunteer fire department were
in Seymour last Sunday to attend the
annual meeting of the West Texas
Firemen and Fire Marshals' As-
sociation. Marshall Formby, At-
torney from Plain view, was the
main speaker of the session.
Aspermont won third in the six
man team race and third in the wa-
ter polo contest.
Those attending from Aspermont
were Fire Chief Don Poe, Oscar
Dickerson, Curtis Alsup, James
Daughtery, "Clem" Clements, and
Bud Norip
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'IRST PATIENT — First patient to be placed on the Cardiac Monitor,
at Stonewall Memorial Hospital, isW.S. Foster of Spur. Here he is
shown with Mrs. Bill Anderson, R. N. , supervisor of nursing.
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READING AN ELECTROCARDIAGRAM - Dr. A. R. Mancille, local
physician, reads an electrocardiagram, while supervisor of nursing,
Mrs. Bill Anderson, looks on.
Stonewall Memorial Hospital
Adds Cardiac Monitoring Device
Stonewall Memorial Hospit-
al has recently purchased a
Cardiac Monitor, an elec-
tronic monitoring device which
will aid in better treatment
for patients who have suf-
fered a coronary (heart) at-
tack.
Coronary heart disease,
with its appalling yearly mor-
tality of over a half million
persons, ranks as one of the
greatest health problems, in
the United States.
Despite advances in medi-
cal knowledge regarding the
relationships of coronary heart
disease to heredity, physical
Inactivity, smoking, high
blood pressure, diabetes, high
blood cholesterol, and over-
weight, no preventive pro-
gram has yet gained general
aeccptanee.
Advances have been made
in diagnostic equipment and
electronic monitoring equip-
ment, such as the Cardiac
Monitor purchased by the
Hospital, with available funds
of the Stonewall County Hos-
pital district.
The monitoring device will
take care of two patients at
the same time. This machine
enables the trained nurses
and doctors to continuously
observe the patient's heart
activity and his pulse rate
from the central nursing sta-
tion as well as from the bed-
side.
Patients with both suspected
as well as definite diagnosis of
eoronnry heart disease should
be placed on the Monitor.
The attachment of the pa-
tient to the Monitor is ci^n
more simple than attaching
the paticn? to the regular
clcctrocnrdlagram machine the
public Is generally familiar
with.
If his condition allows, the
patient may ovrn get out of
bod and sit in a chair while
attached to the monitor.
This machine allows closer
nursing and medical obser-
vation of the patient. Early
cardiac warning signs can be
observed on many patients and
medication given which will
prevent cardiac emergencies.
Also purchased was an
emergency piece of equip-
ment known medically us a
Defibrilator. This is a heart
shock machine.
In certain cardiac con-
ditions this machine can bring
the failing heart beat back
to a normal beat.
The nursing staff of the
hospital has been training for
this specialized equipment
since the middle of April.
FHA Chapter Sets
Meeting Monday
The l-'HA chapter of Asper-
mont High School will meet
Monday, June 16, at 2 p.m. in
the Home Ec. building for a
regular meeting of the chap-
ter.
Mrs. Nora Macon of Rule
will give a demonstration of
Tri Chem. liquid embroidery.
This should be an interesting
demonstration, and the girls
In the chapter may choose
to do some liquid embroidery
for their summer work.
All young homemakers are
invited, and will be honor
guests of the group. FHA
girls are urged to bring their
mothers.
This meeting was originally
scheduled for June 9.
Called Meeting
Special called meeting of the
Phoenix Club will be held
Thursday morning at 10:00
a.m. In the home of Mrs.
Harold King.
Former Resident,
W. P. Gilcrease,
Dies June 4 In NJM.
William P. Gilcrease, 74, a
former resident of Stonewall
County, died at 11:49 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4, at his
home in Albuquerque, N. Mex.
following an illness of several
months.
He was the father of Mrs.
Lemuel Dippel of Old Glory
who is a first grade teacher
in the Aspermont Schools.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at the
French Mortuary Chapel in
Albuquerque, with Dr. M. Mor-
gan, pastor of Bosque Farms
Baptist Church, officiating.
Born April 24, 1895, in Edorn,
Texas, he was a retired fann-
er and a member of the Bos-
que Farms Baptist Church.
He married Pearl Kirk in
i927 in Merkei. His first wile,
the former Buelah Lewis died
In 1923. He moved to New
Mexico in 1935.
Survivors include his wife,
Pearl, of the home: two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lemuel Dippel of
Old Glory and Mrs. Howard
Black of Marysville, Ohio;
two sons, Arthur and Kirk both
of Albuquerque; one sister,
Mrs. Zora Hatch of Albuquer-
que; ten grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren; nnd
ft host of nieces and nephews.
Attend Wedding
Mr. and Mrs, Joe Maxwell,
Mr. and Mrs. Hulan Maxwell
attended the wedding of Miss
Lynn Maxwell and Stevln
Sammetinger in Odessa.
Miss- Maxwell is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
J. Maxwell.
Vickie Sue and Ron Dodson
returned home to Stinnett
Saturday after a week's visit
with their grandparents, Mrs.
Clyde Dodson and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl W. Duncan and
other relatives here.
Plans Being Made for
14th Annual Rodeo Here
The fourteenth Annual
Amateur Rodeo will be held
June 26, 27 and 28 in the
Stonewall County Rodeo
Arena. The shows will begin
at 8:30 p.m.
The rodeo, which is spon-
sored by the Stonewall Rodeo
Malcolm Rash
Takes First At
State 4-H Meet
Malcolm Rash, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. V. Rash won first
place in the 4-II State Contest
nt Texas A&M University
last week. The contest, Land
Judging had 24 teams and
86 4-H'ers representing all
12 Districts in Texas. Stone-
wall County teams placed
second to Coke County by
only 7 points. Other 4-H'ers
on the team were: Tony
Rash and Doug Smith.
Others to participate in
State from Stonewall County
were Carla Martin and Mike
Hinze. They received a red
ribbon for their act.
Lynn Ward placed 11th in
Public Speaking. Russell Letz
placed 16 in Public Speaking.
Ralph Riddel, Jr., Jack Hahn,
Tom Gaither and Pat Hill of
the Livestock Team placed
18th.
Taking the 4-H'ers to State
were adult leaders Jerry Mar-
tin, Maud Ella Ward and
County Agent Hennig.
Rash became the 20th State
Winner from Stonewall Coun-
ty since 1960.
Mrs. Nora Poore
Dies Following
Lengthy Illness
Mrs. Nora B. Poore, 92,
longtime Stonewall County
resident died Monday morning
in the Fisher County Nursing
Home at Rotan after a long
illness.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at
3:30 p.m. at the Aspermont
First Baptist Church with the
Rev. Clyde Cook, former pas-
tor, of Lubbock, the Rev.
James Wood, pastor of As-
permont Central Baptist
Church and Travis Boyd,
minister of the Aspermont
Church of Christ officiating.
Burial was in the Asper-
mont Cemetery under the di-
rection of Littlepagc Funeral
Home.
Born Aug. 15, 1876, in Gains-
ville, she had lived in Stone-
wall County since 1897. When
she and her husband moved
to Stonewall County there
were only two houses between
their home and the county
seat, at that time Old Rainer.
She was a charter member of
the Shinnery Lake Baptist
Church. She married Char-
les N. Poore July 22, 1896 at
Gainesville. He died March 16,
1939.
Survivors include one daugh ■
ter, Mrs. Sibyl Ti'arnmell of
Aspermont; two sons, Frank,
sheriff of Stonewall County,
and Paul, both of Aspermont;
one sister, Mrs. W. O. Mc-
Claran of Idalou; five grand-
children, six great-grandchil-
dren, three great-great grand-
children, a number of nieces
nnd nephews.
Family ushers were Virgil
Kolb and E. V. Gholston. Pall-
bearers were Chalmers
Graham, Frank Douglas, Col-
lie Gilley, Chester Smith, Pete
Sherrod and Eugene Mc-
Dowell.
Honorary Pallbearers wore
Elvin Jones, Marvin Bilberry,
Warren Frazier, Jim Sand-
lin, B. A. Ivy, Pete Shadle,
Pat Mitchell Jr., Oscar Pea-
cock, Fred Trammed, W. A.
Springer, Ralph Riddel, Cecil
Norris, Geo. Calvin Kenady
Jr. and Charles L.. Gibson.
Association, will be produced
by Red Wliatley of Crosby-
ton.
Events will include saddle
bronc riding, wild mare race,
barback riding, bull riding,
calf roping, old man's calf
roping — 50 and over, team
roping, senior barrel race,
and junior barrel race.
There will also be events
for the juniors. These events
will include: breakaway rop-
ing — 14 years and under;
and kids calf scramble — 10
years and under. There is no
entry fee for these events,
and trophies will be given the
winners.
Frazier's cafe will be the of-
fice for the rodeo, with the
books opening at 8 a.m., June
25, and closing at 12:00 noon,
June 26.
All events must be entered
at the office with the ex-
ception of the kids call
scramble. They will enter at
the arena.
There will be a jackpot each
night in the main events, with
trophy buckles to the best
three run averages, and tro-
phy buckles to the winners.
GOVI'RNOR SMITH SIGNS 'IIAG
DAY'' PROCLAMATION -On Juno 1?,
this year, the Hap, ol the United
States will ije 192 years old Gov
ernor Preston Smith is shown sign
ing a proclamation declaring the
week of June 9 15, 1969, as Na
tional flag Week and called on all
citizens in Texas to proudly display
then ("lags on June 17 Witnessing
the signing at left is Mr, (red Page.
Houston, President of the Texas
laundry and Dry Cleaning Associa-
tion, and Willis H. McGregor, Austin,
Department Adjutant, The American
legion ol Texas In recognition of
the occasion, members ol the Texas
laundry and Dry Cleaning Associa-
tion have agreed to clean all Flags
tiee between the period ot June
1 14. 1969.
FHA Chapter Girls
Visit Six Hags
The FHA Chapter left As-
permont. at 4 a.m. Monday,
June 2, for their end of school
trip to six flags over Texas.
They arrived there about 10
o'clock.
The girls toured the amuse-
ment center in groups of three
to five and did not miss one
show or ride. There were many
school groups represented.
This was an educational and
recreational trip.
Those who made the trip
were: Pam Jones, Pam
Schuchart, June Harvey,
Freida Harvey, Sue Meador,
Sally Meador, Brenda Mc-
Dowell, Vickie Prichard, Patsy
Greer. Sandra Rainbolt, Jua-
nlta Neatherlin, Patty Brad-
shaw, Peggy Calhoun, Cheryl
Paschall, Esther Gomez, Es-
tella Gomez, Joelene Mc-
Donald, Loretta Hanke, CHI a
Cota; and four mothers •—
Mrs. E. F. Jon<\s, Mrs. G. D.
Prichard, Mrs. Millard Schuc-
hart, Mrs. A. B. Meador; Mr.
nnd Mrs. Sonny Bounds and
Mrs. Opal Jones, advisor.
The FHA'ers spent the
Monday night in the Charter
Inn Motel, Weatherford.
The FHA girls wish to thank
the mothers anrl the bus
driver for accompanying them
cn this trip.
Kollln Shadle spent a week
in Big Spring with relatives.
Junior G.A. Camp
Registration Opens
Mon. At Lueders
Registration will begin at
z p.m. Monday, June 16 for the
Junior G. A. Camp to be held
at Lueders Baptist Encamp-
ment. Grounds. The camp will
continue through June 19.
Girls from Double Moun-
tain Area and Sweetwater
Association will be included
in the camp. They w ill be di-
vided into four groups; ages
9, 10, 11, 12 and o"or. Cost
will be $10.50 per person.
Scheduled activities will
begin at 3 p.m. Not new but
exciting is the way the pro-
gram is being described.
Theme for our camp is "One
World, One Message."
Bake Sale Sat.
There will be a Balce Sale
Saturday morning, June 14, at
Mac's Super Market. Pro-
ceeds will be used by the
Cemetery Association to pur-
chase a new lawn mower.
If you have not. boon con-
tacted about baking a cake,
contact Gay Gibson or Clyde
Littlepagc, if you would like
to donate one.
Visitors in the Carl Dun-
can home last week were Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Taylor, Mrs,
Duncan's brother and wife
from Detroit, Mich.
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1969, newspaper, June 12, 1969; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128007/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.