The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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THE ASPiRMONT STAR
VOL. 74. NO. 3
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN
Yesteryears
. TEXAS
)RTY YEARS AGO
September 10, 1931)
Formal opening of the Aspermont
ublic School was held Saturday
piight at the school auditorium.
District attorney, H. F. Grindstaif
gave a very timely address on
Raising Values — this of course,
aCCOrdiTiE tG KnOwiwK,
Musical numbers were rendered by
Mrs. T. E. Knight and Misses
Herrine.
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As had been previously announced
by school Supt., Miss Etta Roebuck,
all who cared to look thru the new
$60,000 building had that pleasure.
Contractor, H. H. Shadle was there
to explain in detail.
The enrollment is very good. High
school has almost reached that of any
former year.
The greatest revival that has been
held at Valley View in twelve years
ended Sunday evening.
A large crowd attended each ser-
vice.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(September 6, 1951)
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Link are putting
last-minute touches to their new and
modern drive-in theatre, which is
located just south of town on the
Hamlin highway.
Workmen have been busily engaged
for the past 45 days, building screen
and sound projection room, readying
the ground for the speaking system
and all other necessary work toward
making this a popular amusement
center for Aspermont and surroun-
ding area.
Mrs. Link stated today that no
expense had been spared to give the
theatre - going public a most up-to-
date outdoor picture show. There will
be playgrounds for the children, and
all kinds of concessions, it has been
stated.
Mr. and Mrs. Link were in Dallas
the first part of this week, where they
purchased new projection and
speaking equipment, including
Century machines and Balentine
sound systems.
The new drive-in will accomodate
275 cars at one time.
More complete details will be an-
nounced in next week's Star along
with a program of the attractions to
be shown.
The drive in theatre is scheduled to
open Saturday, September 15.
TEN YEARS AGO
(September 14, 1961)
The Aspermont Luncheon Club met
in regular session Tuesday noon at
Hickman's Resturant.
The club voted to give the West
Texas Rehabilitation Center, located
in Abilene, $100 dollars.
The members also would like to
invite anyone interested in joining the
club to meet with them at noon each
^Tuesday.
This being the only civic club in the
|ity, there should be a big increase in
ttendance.
|The Aspermont PTA will meet
>nday night September 25, at 7:30
in the school cafeteria. This
;ting has been announced by Mrs.
larles Abernathy, president of the
PA.
The Aspermont Sub-Deb Club will
hold a bake sale Saturday, September
16th at 9:00 a.m. It will be held on the
porch of the Sub-Deb Club, the former
Christian Church across the street
from the Post Office.
The Sub Deb Club meets every
Monday night of each week. Initiation
of new members will be held Monday,
September 18.
The public is invited to stop by for
the bake sale Saturday.
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TO OPEN SEASON — The Aspermont Hornets will open the 1971 football
season at Rule Friday evening. Kickoff time is 8 p.m.
Kent County Golf Course
Opens Labor Day Weekend
The new Kent County Golf
Course was open tor the Labor
Day weekend for the first time
this year, according to golf club
President Mike Owen of Jayton.
The course will be noted for its
large greens with dwarf tiff
grass. Membership was taken
Sept. 4-6 at $20 membership fee
and $5.00 monthly fee. Also the
course will be open to greensfee
players.
The completion of the
clubhouse is set for December
15. Greenskeeper ToDy Mendez
has stated that this is one of the
nicest courses in this part of the
country. The public is invited to
come out and observe and play
the course.
The course was originally a 9
hold sand course, owned by the
city and leased to the golf club.
In 1970, the commissioners
court was petitioned for election
for community improvement
including a library, community
center and golf course with
park. The course was pur-
chased by the county.
With a real community spirit,
work was started by the Soil
Conservation Service with the
gathering of preliminary in-
formation on the water system,
seed bed preparation, grasses,
and seed rates of the fairways.
Greens, fairways and water
system was designed by Car-
mont Rhode of Silverton, and
the course was designed by the
golf club members.
The first green was
established by local volunteers,
Federal Land
Bank of Spur
Sets Meeting
R. H. Farris, Jr. of Crosbyton,
president of the Federai Land
Bank Association of Spur,
announced today that the An-
nual Stockholders Meeting for
the Association will be held in
Spur, Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7:30
p.m. in the Spur School
Cafeteria.
The meeting is called for the
purpose of election of officers
and the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before the meeting. A
steak dinner will be served at
7:30 and cash prizes will be
awarded.
Other members of the Board
of Directors in addition to
Farris are Donald Wooten of
Crosbyton, Joe V. Jennings of
Lorenzo, Coy Morris of Afton,
N. V. Jay of Jayton and M. L.
Bilberry of Aspermont.
with the rest being contracted
by Jim Eagle Turf Company,
Fort Worth. Tiff grass was
chosen because it is heartier
and more adaptable to this
area. Ken Russel, Golf Pro from
White River Golf Course did the
finish work.
The putting surface is 12,000
square feet, and all greens have
their own character. The
fairways and tee boxes are
burmuds.
The golf club purchased a
complete set of maintenance
equipment to insure good care,
and hired a full-time green-
skeeper with 21 years ex-
perience. With the combined
effort of the golf club members,
the greenskeeper, the SCS, and
county workers, it is a course
everyone will enjoy, states
County Judge Bobbie Ted
Gallagher. Jayton High School
coaches are also com-
plimentary.
Mental Health Clink
Now Serving 3 Counties
In a decision made at a
meeting held at the Mental
Health Clinic Thursday with
Knox County Judge Sam Clonts,
Stonewall County Judge Pat
Mitchell, Haskell County Judge
B. O. Roberson, the clinic's
services will now be offered in
the three counties.
Haskell County Judge
Roberson welcomed the two
visiting judges. He said, "We
are proud of this clinic. It has
offered as much needed service
this past year, and I welcome
Knox County to join in with
Haskell and Stonewall Coun-
ties."
Stonewall County Judge
Mitchell expressed his ap-
preciation for the clinic. He
said, "I did not know there was
such a place anywhere that
offered the service this clinic
offers. The clinic has offered a
great service to our county this
past year and we are proud to
be a part."
A report was made by Aubrey
Headstream, director of the
clinic. He pointed out that the
services and medications given
this year in the three counties if
the people could have bought
them would have cost $55,316.00.
However, these services offered
by the clinic are not available
anywhere except the clinic in
the three counties. Services
offered to solve the problem are
diagnosis evaluation, in-
dividual therapy, group
therapy, family therapy,
medication, vocation
rehabilitation, social
rehabilitation, psychiatrist,
psychologist, social worker,
volunteer and hospitalization.
Plans were made to enlarge
the clinic building. Since a large
number of children are served
by the clinic a play therapy
room was included in the plans.
Painting and art and many
games are very popular among
adults.
Those at the meeting were
Judges Mitchell, Clonts,
Roberson, Aubrey Head-
stream; Mrs. Aubrey Head-
stream; Miss Norma Burnett,
clinic psychologist; and
Johnny Wilburn, Alcohol and
Drugs, from the Vernon Center.
The clinic was organized in
the Haskell County Court House
June, 1970. Many people of
Haskell County were a part of
this first meeting. The clinic
was then designed to meet the
needs of Haskell County. In
November of 1970 Stonewall
County was added to the clinic.
It is now another milestone to
add Knox County, says Mr.
Headstream.
The clinic is an outreach
service from the Mental Health
and Mental Retardation Center,
in Vernon. Doctor Frankie
Williams is superintendent,
Hames Brittnacher, outreach
coordinator, Miss Norma
Burnett, psychologist, Head-
stream, director, and Mrs.
Headstream, secretary.
Stonewall County
Teachers Group
Organize Here
The local Texas State
Teachers Association of
Stonewall County has organized
for the year 1971-72. This
organization is composed of
Teachers of Aspermont and Old
Glory Schools.
The following officers have
been elected for this school
term: president, Bill Wright;
vice president; Joe Searcy;
second vice president, George
Rhoads; secretary, Mrs.
Dorothy Rogers; Treasurer,
Mrs. Josephine Rhodes.
The following have been
appointed chairmen of the
various committees: Mem-
bership, Mrs. Joy Jameson;
Legislation, Dalton Gill; Public
Relations, Mrs. Willie Dippel;
T.E.P.S., Mrs. Maxine Klump
Professional Rights and
Responsibilities, W. C.
Robinson; Teachers Welfare,
Mrs. Lillian Hicks; Human
Relations, Joe Searcy.
The following are faculty
representatives: Aspermont
High School, Mrs. Margie Lott;
Aspermont Jr. High, Mrs.
Billye Jo Metcalf; Aspermont
Elementary, Mrs. Belle Boyles;
Old Glory School, Mrs. Ruby
Faye Norman.
Homecoming Set
Here October 9
Homecoming for ex-students
and teachers of Aspermont
High School will be held Oct. 9,
according to Mrs. Betty Smith.
"You are invited to attend,"
she said. "If you know of an ex-
student or teacher whose name
and address we may not have in
our files, please write to me at
Box 513, Aspermont, Tx 79502."
she added.
Center Here Federal Grant
Governor Preston Smith
today announced hiss approval
during the past week of a
community action grant of
$32,890 in new federal funds to
Aspermont Small Business
Development Center, Inc. in
Aspermont for Economic
Development.
The grant, funded under Title
II of the Economic Opportunity
4( f akn inynlyoc ^4,500 In
unexpended funds making a
total of $37,390, and is effective
Oct. 1, 1971, through Sept. 30,
1972.
Objectives of this program
include establishing, preserving
and strengthening small
business concerns; improving
managerial skills; mobilizing
private managerial skills and
resources; and assisting those
who have not had adequate
opportunities to enter into the
mainstream of a free enterprise
system. Also, the program will
strive to assist in establishing
or expanding businesses and
services operated by local in-
dividuals and groups, and to
locate outside industry for
community, tourism projects
and the development of natural
resources.
Aspermont Small Business
Development Center, Inc.
operates in the counties of
Armstrong, Briscoe, Castro,
Childress, Collingsworth,
Cottle, Crosby, Deaf Smith,
Dickens, Donley, Fisher,
Foard, Floyd, Garza, Hale,
Travis Higftt
fleeted Booster
Club President
The Aspermont Hornet
Booster club had their first
meeting of the year Thursday
night. They elected officers with
Travis High!, president; Sue
Lipham Secretary-treasurer;
and Kenneth Campbell, vice
president.
They voted to meet each
Tuesday night at 7:30.
Tuesday night there was a
watermelon supper for the
Hornet boosters and football
boys for a membership drive.
They will sell pins and West
Texas High School Football
Magazines to raise money for
the club for the season. Anyone
interested in joining the booster
club is invited to come to the
meetings. They will show films
of the games each week. Mr.
Hight asked everyone to please
back the boys and coaches.
Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Parmer, Randal!. Stonewall,
Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Scurry, Swisher, Taylor and
Knox, Lamb, Motley, Nolan, Wilbarger.
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LEADING THE CHEERS — Backing the Hornets
will be the loyal fans and students led by the 1971
Hornet Cheerleaders. They are: bottom row, Carla
Lambert and Dana Hight, second row, Mona
Gerloff and Harriett Martin, top, Pam Jones.
IIt!
Haves — and have nots — are
the second stage. The first stage
is dids and did nots.
—The Kennett Square < Pa.)
News and Advertiser
LEADING HORNET MARCHING BAND — Up
front this season with the Aspermont Hornet
Marching band will be the 1971 Majorettes. They
are bottom row; Carla Martin, Head Majorette,
Vicki Abernathy, drum Majorette Terri Myers;
standing, Brenda McDowell and Cyndi Mancille.
Our deeds determine us. as
much as wo determine our
deeds
George Eliot
LIONS DONATE TO WTRC - From left, Shelly Smith of West Texas
Rehabilitation Center in Abilene receives a check from Lion Marehel Nauert
for the local club's donation to the center as Lion Club President Leonard
Branch looks on. Smith was guest speaker for the Lions meeting last Wed-
nesday night when wives of members were guests. He showed a film of the
Center's activities and told the group that the Center could not operate without
the help of people who give to WTRC.
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McAnally, Mrs. Dean. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971, newspaper, September 9, 1971; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128123/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.