The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1970 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 72, NO. 44
ASPERMONT IN . . .
j YesteryeorsJ
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(June 27, 1935)
A torrential rain failing Sunday
afternoon in the Double Mountain
community 8 miles west of here,
heavily damaged crops in that sec-
tion. The rain was approximately
8 inches and fell in a short period of
time.
Several small bridges and cul-
verts in the section were washed
out.
An attempt to rob the Peacock
Bank last night (Wednesday) was
foiled when Marvin Hughes, night
watchman, discovered them at work,
He fired several shots at them as
they were making their escape.
The three men gained entrance
into the building by prying the door
open. They did not get away with any
loot.
The program of Stonewall coun-
ty Adult Education classes that was
scheduled for June 14 and was post-
poned, will be given Friday night at
8:15 at the Court House. The same
program as was previously planned
will be presented, including a play,
musical numbers and exhibits from
the various classes.
Mr. W. C. Darnell, head of the
district's Relief Education program
will be the main speaker.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(June 23, 1950)
There has been a great demand
in Aspermont for some time for
good suitable residence lots with
clear titles. That need will soon be
met.
Anew addition is being planned
by Allie Foster and Peck Springer.
This new addition is at the south
side of town just at the edge of the
city limits. Plans are now being
made to get streets run, utilities are
being planned as well as to get it in-
corporated into the city limits.
It is being laid off in nice 75 ft.
lots 20 ft. alleys and 60 ft. streets.
There will be almost 100 lots.
This new addition will meet a
great need for place to build new
homes. Foster informed the Star
Thursday that they already had many
applications for purchase of the lots.
Both Springer and Foster are
to be commended for their foresight
in providing this new building area
as the growth of the town has been
more or less retarded because of the
lack of good lots.
Watch Aspermont grow.
There will be a soft ball game
at the local field tonight (Friday) be-
tween the Legion team and the Avoca
team.
This will be an official Brazos
Valley League team.
TEN YEARS AGO
(June 23, 1980)
The local Aspermont Semipros
evened their Brazos Vnlley League
record by beating Paducah 11 to 6
last Sunday. The Semipros are now
one and one in league play.
Jessie Selba was the winning
pitcher for the locals but needed
help from Wayne Mason in the 5th.
Selba gave up six runs, eight hits,
five walks, andstruckouttwo in four
innings. Mason pitched five, gave
up no runs, no hits, two walks, ari
struckout eight. Charley Johnson
was the loser for Paducah. Isaacs
r fieved him in the fifth.
Jessie Roa and Mason led the
lot . hitting. Roa had three singles
white Mason had a single and a
homerun. Johnson led Paducah's
hitting with three singles.
Next Sunday, the Semipros jour-
ney to Afton to play the third game.
Starting pitcher for the locals will
be Jim Melton who missed the Pa-
ducah game due to Father's Day.
Other games see Guthrie at Paducah
and Knox City at Hamlin.
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, JUNE 25, 1970
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
Parade Today to Open
Fifteenth Annual Rodeo
The fifteenth annual Ama- County Feed Store where the no entry fee for these events, 1>(>st three run averages, and
INSTALLS PRESIDENT—Don Welch, right,
outgoing president of the Aspermont Lions
Club presents the president's pin to Burl Ja-
meson, now president of the Lions Club.
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Stonewall County Rodeo As-
sociation, will be kicked off
by the rodeo parade at 5 p.m.
today.
The parade, which is spon-
sored by the Stonewall Coun-
ty Sheriff's Posse, will as-
semble at 4:30 at the American
Legion Haii and go east on
FM 610 to Washington Street,
then north on Washington to
the street north of Central
Baptist Church, then east to
the highway, then north to
the Magee Hotel turn west to
the First National Bank, then
north to Lambeths, east to
the highway any make a VJ
around the courthouse back
to the highway to Stonewall
Cheerleaders
Named Here
Aspermont High School
cheerleaders for '70 and '71
school year are Freida Har-
vey, Debbie Dickerson, Mona
Gerloff, Sandra Frazier, and
Pam Jones.
These girls will leave Satur-
day to attend Cheer-leading
school at Texas Tech Uni-
versity in Lubbock.
While there they will take
part in the halftime activities
during the Ail-American
Football game Saturday. The
game is to be televised.
Services Held
Here Tuesday for
W. E. 'Bill' Lee, 78
William Edward (Bill)
Leg. 78.. died at 6 aJm. Mon-
day in Stonewall Memorial
Hospital.
Funeral was held at 10 a.
m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church
with the Rev, Elmer Ward,
pastor, and Rev. James Wood,
pastor of Central Baptist, of-
ficiating.
Burial was in Lee Cemetery
under the direction of Little-
page Funeral Home.
Mr. Lee was born Sept. 13,
1891, in Stonewall County. He
was a retired randier. A life-
time resident of Stonewall
County, he was a member of
the Methodist Church.
Survivors include six sis-
ters, Mrs. R. H. (Rena)
•Nowell of Calif., Mrs. Harold
(TheLma) Rapp of Calif., Mrs.
Edna Cook, Mrs. James E.
(Lula Belle) Sherwood, and
Mrs. R. L. (Mabel) Woodard,
all of Houston, and Mrs. Ben
(Mary) Hutchenson of San
Antonio; two brothers, J. B.
and Sam, both of Houston.
Pallbearers were L. L.
Boyles, Lee Smith, Charles
L. Gibson, Raymond Marr,
Newt Caldwell, L. D. McAfee
and Frank Hays family usher.
RECEIVES AWARD—Lillian Hicks Aspermont
school nurse is presented an award by out-
going Lions president Don Welch for her work
on "the Lions Club projects. Welch stated that
if it had not been for her devotion to these pro-
jects such as the Polio Vaccine, TB X-rays
they would not have been a success.
Burl Jamson Installed As Head
Of local Lions Club Wednesday
Aspermont Lions held their
installation of officers last
Wednesday with Irvin Hiler,
Deputy District Governor of
District 2-E-l installing Burl
Jameson as president, Geo. C.
Kenady Jr., first vice presi-
dent; John Fowler, second
vice president; Darrel Law-
rence, third vice president;
Millard Schuchart, director;
Don Welch, director; Marchel
Nauert, secretary; Geo.
Rhoads, Lion tamer; and Ted
Jennings, tail twister.
This was also observed as
ladies night. There were 31
present for the installation.
Awards were presented to
Lillian Hicks, Aspermont
School nurse in appreciation
for the help she gave on Lions
Club projects such as the
Polio Vaccine and TB X-rays
projects.
Marchel Nauert, secretary
received an award for out-
standing performance. Lion
sweethearts Brenda Alsup
and Lynn Ward were pre-
sented gifts from the club
for their faithfulness to the
club.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Lackey is Mrs.
Susie Tipton from Lawndale,
Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoy and
son Britt are spending a week
in the Frank Hoy's and the
H. B Williams of Jayton.
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ON YOUTH TOUR—Russell Wayne Letz of Old Glory, center, is shown
with others traveling in his group during the tour to see their govern-
ment in action. With him on the steps of the nation's Capitol are, from
left, Lycia Ruth King, Carolyn Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Schoon-
maker, chape rones, all of Stamford. Their sponsor on the tour was
Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Three prizes will be awarded
for first, second and third
places in the float division.
Also a prize will be awarded
to the oldest and the young-
est (unassisted) rider. If you
wish to enter this contest you
should register at the Ameri-
can Legion Haii by 4:30 p.m.
today.
Mac's Super Market is
sponsoring for the third
year, a bicycle and tricycle
contest. Last year this v/as
an outstandisg part of the
parade.
There will be winners in
the bicycle division and three
in the tricycle division. Prize
money will be given as fol-
lows: first $5.00, second $4.00
and third $3.00. Judging will
be on the best decorated en-
try. Anyone wishing to enter
this contest needs to call Mrs.
tXeian McAnally 989-2692.
The bicycie and tricycle
contestants will meet on the
First National Bank parking
lot at 4:30 p.m. Boy Scouts
will help with the small ones
on tricycles.
A number of riding clubs
have responded to the invi-
tation given by the Sheriff's
Posse to ride in the parade
and Grand Entry.
The Stonewall County
Sheriffs Posse will feed the
visiting Posses at 6:00 p.m.
in the school cafeteria.
The Rodeo grand entry
each evening Thursday through
Saturday, will be at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $1.50 for adults
and 75c for children.
Frazier's Cafe will be the
office for the rodeo, with the
books opening at 8 a.m. June
24 and closing at 12 noon
June 25.
Events will include saddle
bronc riding, bareback 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; flag race, 12
years and under. There is
Mrs. Stephens
Found Not Guilty
On Wreck Charges
A Stonewall County judge
Wednesday June 17 found
Mrs. Patricia Stephens of
Hamlin not guilty in her trial
of neligent homicide second
degree.
Mrs. Stephens had been
charged after a wreck on
May 12 in which two people
lost their lives in a truck car
wreck on the river bridge be-
tween Aspermont and Hamlin.
Attorneys for Mrs. Steph-
ens were Jack Willingham of
Hamlin and Bruce Evans of
Abilene.
The jury only deliberated
for 10 minutes and returned
the verdict of not guilty.
Stonewall County Judge
W. W. Frazier presided at
the trial.
Local Teacher
Attends Seminar
Mrs. Marvin Lott Jr., Eng-
lish and history teacher in
Aspermont High School at-
tended the newspaper seminar
sponsored by the Abilene Re-
porter-News.
The seminar, held Monday
and Tuesday, was to acquaint
the teachers on "the newspa-
per in the class room."
Mrs. Liz Carpenter, form-
er press secretary and Mrs.
Hope Shackleford, a
ninth grade teacher from
Liberal, Kan. were the speak-
ers for the luncheons.
atiu UUpilC9 Will uc given UIC
winners.
Ail events must be entered
at the office with the ex-
ception of the kids calf scram-
ble. They will enter at the
arena.
There will he a jackpot
each night in the main events,
with trophy buckies to the
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man's Cafe, Frazier's Cafe,
Veazey Motor Co., Tom Hill's,
First National Bank, Ward
Gulf, Mo's Piace, Tom's Coun-
ty Line Store, Mac's Super
Market and West Texas
Utilities.
Stock contractor is Red
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Lions to Sponsor Polio Vaccine
Booster Today At Band Hall
Polio vaccine booster will
be given today from 8 a.m.
until noon at the band hall
sponsored by Aspermont Lions
Club.
With the outbreak of polio
cases noted in the state, resi-
dents are urged to see that
each member of their family
that did not take the booster
given during the school year,
take advantage of this op-
Funeral Services
Held Friday for
John W. Elkins
Funeral for John W. Elkins,
72, of Abilene, was held at 4
p.m. Friday in the First Bap-
tist Church with Abilene
ministers Rev. Marvin Leach
and Rev. T. R. Bedford of-
ficiating.
Burial was in Double Moun-
tain Cemetery under the di-
rection of Littlepage Funeral
Home.
Mr. Elkins died early
Wednesday at West Texas
Medical Center, Abilene.
He was a former resident
of Stonewall County, having
Jived in Peacock fourteen
years.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Johnny Myers of Abi-
lene; three sons, Deral of the
home, Calton of Austin and
Freddy of Ft. Worth; a daugh-
ter Mrs. Johnny Bradsbay of
Abilene; one brother Andrew
of Gordon; and eight grand-
children.
He was preceded in death
by a son, Truman, in 1957.
Pallbearers were E. B.
Nichols, W. W. Frazier, Dean
Clark, Lawson Hart, Raymond
Marx, W. C. Robinson and
Frank Douglass.
portunity.
Children from three months
to 16 years will be given the
dosage free. They must be
accompanied by their parents
or have their parents written
permission.
Adults will be asked to ^jive
a $1 donation to help defray
the cost of the program.
Local Girls Place
In Brownfield
Track Meet Sat.
Six Aspermont Girls par-
ticipated in the Brownfield
Track meet Saturday. Par-
ticipating were Dana Hight,
Brenda Rimes, Cynthia Park-
er, Anita Munoz, Mona Ger-
loff, and Jammie Branch.
Results for the Aspermont
Girls were:
Shot put — Gerloff, 27 W.
440 — Gerloff, 75.5.
Broad Jump —■ Dana Hight,
2nd, 15' W; Rimes, 6th, 14'
3".
100 yard dash — Dana
Hight, 4th, 12.1.
50 yard dash — Hight, 3rd,
6.3.
440 Relay — Hight, Parker,
Munoz and Rimes, 3rd., 54.8
(best time for these girls).
This? same group will go to
Abilene Saturday, and will
participate in the Lions Club
Track meet in Aspermont,
July 11. The final meet of
the season will be the State
TAAF Meet at Abilene, July
24-25.
Any boys or girls, ages 11-
17 that are interested in form-
ing a relay team for our
meet here July 11 should
contact Coach Bounds. Other
schools interested in the meet
are Clyde, New Deal, and
Jayton.
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Texas Highway Department
reports some $53.8 milflon
worth oI work on U, S. High-
way 281 underway, program-
med or in advance planning.
IN FRONT OF CAPITOL—Local youngsters
pause on steps of the nation's Capitol during
tour to see their government in action. They
are, from left, Miss Melinda Ligonof Roaring
Springs and Mr. Michael Ray Hlnze of Asper-
mont. Their sponsor on the tour was Dickens
County Electric Cooperative, Inc., of Spur.
The tour group included 71 Texas boyp and
girls, mostofwhom were selected for the 12-
day trip as winners of oratorical contests.
While in Washington, the young Texans hosted
a reception for their US Senators and Repre-
sentatives and visited numerous historical and
educational points.
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1970, newspaper, June 25, 1970; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128061/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.