The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1972 Page: 2 of 4
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PAGE 2, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1972
for USTACTION m tto
Announcements
NOTICE — All property owned
by Marguerite and or
Raymond Johnson is posted.
Trespassers will be
prosecuted.
$500.00 REWARD for in-
formation leading to the
arrest and conviction of
person or persons who stole
five cows and nine calves
from my property two miles
south of Asparmon*.
R. W. Johnson
Card of Thanks
CARD OF THANKS
With grateful hearts, we thank
all those who did so much to
help us in our time of grief.
The many beautiful ex-
pressions of sympathy were
most helpful.
The Clyde Littlepage
family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D.
Gibson and family
CARD OF THANKS
We want to express our thanks
and appreciation tor ail the
acts of kindness shown us
since our car accident. May
God bless each of you.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Thornton
Lost and Found
International Harvestor
Dealer, Richardson Truck
and Tractor, Haskell, 864-3474
— Nights 864-3417.
FOR PLUMBING and ditch
digging call Bill Payne, 989-
3326.
PLUMBER and cooler repair.
Live by Jack's Grocery. D. D.
King.
ACCUTRON
Complete — in shop — sales and
service. KNABELS 218 S.
Central Hamlin.
CARD OF THANKS
Words are so inadequate to
express our feelings of thank-
fulness and appreciation for
the many deeds of kindness
shown us during our time of
sorrow, For the food,
beautiful floral offerings,
those who sat at the fursaral,
visits, phone calls, and most
of all for the many prayers
and to those who sang and
conducted such a beautiful
service. May God bless each
of you abundantly as you need
him.
The family of Biliy E.
Morgan Sr.
Complete Prosit End
& Brok® Service
Factory Trained Mechanic
Latest Equipment Available
JOE HUDSPETH'S
DID YOU LOSE your hospital
insurance policy? We found it.
Call 989-2720:
LOST
A DIAMOMD from your
jewelry? Complete in shop
setting and repairs of
diamond jewelry. Knabels218
S. Central Hamlin.
See BLACKSHEAR LOCKER
CO. for your meat processing
and slaughter. We slaughter
on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays a.m. Call 272-4371, for
appointment. Can be brought
in day before, Spur, Texas.
LIGHT DOZER — For general
fAffn Air]
989-2955.
Automobiles
FOR SALE — 1960 Falcon, four
door, clean. One owner. Good
school car. Phone 989-2938,
Old Glorv.
915 576-3656
Hamlin
Business
Services
We pickup and service in-
ternational and Farmall
tractors with genuine IH
parts and by courteous,
factory trained mechanics.
All work guaranteed. Your
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MONUMENTS AND CURBING
J. B. Smith, 308 East 4th
Street Phone 735-3290, Rotan,
Texas
ATTENTION LOCKER &
HOME FREEZER
OWNERS: Complete
processing service for beef
and pork including curing and
smoking. Butchering 5 days
per week — Monday through
Friday. Meats sold at
WHOLESALE. Come to the
"Meating" place, l'/2 blocks
from the square in Stamford
ARLEDGE ICE & MEATS.
Merchandise
For Sale
MATTRESS OR BOX
SPRINGS, choice of size end
firmness, new and exchange.
Guaranteed — made by
Western Mattress Abilene
and San Angelo. Phone 989-
2722
USED REFRIGERATORS —
As low as $37.50. Used
televisions as low as $37.50.
Joe Hudspeth's, Hamiin,
Texas. Phone 576-3656.
FOR SALE — Bright watered
and fertilized coastal Ber-
muda hay. Three year old
registered Charolais bull
FWT breeding. E. L. Elmore,
Rule. Phone 5327 or 5001.
CATFISH FOR SALE every
other Thursday beginning
Mar. 23 at 4 p.m. east of
courthouse. Call Jim An-
derson about stocker fish.
SEE HARRY FLETCHER for a
good cancer indemnity policy.
Call 989 2248.
FOR SALE — Model A John
Deere fair rubber propane
Jeoffroy chisel plow with
remote cyl. I. H. steel wheel
grain drill. 12 miles north of
Aspermont on Farm Road
1263. W. D. Thornton.
The Joy
of Comfort
!fs easier to smile when you're
comfortably cool.
And an electric room air-conditioner keeps
you cool in the hottest weather.
Buy summer cooling now for the ones you
lovel
Low cost room air conditioners are at your
local electric appliance dealer's store.
Real Estate
For Rent
FOR RENT — Three bedroom
home in Hickman addition.
FOR SALE — Two male
poodles. Call 989 2639.
Real Estate
For Sale
BLACKSMITH AND
WELDING shop for sale. See
Mrs. Bo Gholson.
FOR SALE — Three bedroom
house and six lots, $5,000.
ASPERMONT
STAR
FREE WIRING BONUS
Nomal FREE 220 volt wiring — In a psrmanantiy
QOMrtructMi MrvwJ by WTU~(or a n*w f
Electric Room Alr-Condltloner (1 hp or larger)
from a local otff. Ask tor detail*.
KMSSlFHgidaire
Electric Appliances
See them et
WTU
It xa^ Utilities
Company
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Published every Thursday at
The Star office in Aspermont,
Texas, by Pied Piper
Publishing Company. Entered
as second class matter at the
Post Office at Aspermont,
Texas 79502, under the Act of
Congress, March 3, 1879.
Bob Craig Publisher
Mrs. Gary Hester
Managing Editor
Yearly Subscription Rates
(in advance)
Stonewall and Adjoining
Counties WOO
Elsewhere in Texas W.00
Outside Texas *5 00
Terms available. Call 989-
3379.
TWO BEDROOM home for
sale, five lots. City water.
Priced for quick sell. Call 989-
2860.
FOR SALE — Two bedroom
house completely furnished,
cellar and two lots. Inquire at
First National Bank or
contact Mrs. Deryl Lawrence.
POLITICAL
CALENDAR
The Aspermont Star is
authorised to makr> the
following announcements for
office in Stunewall County,
subject to action of the
Democratic Primaries in 1972.
All political announcements,
advertising and printing are
CuSu in SuVaUCc.
For Commissioner, Pet. :t —
J. D. PARKER
MILES ELLISON
SYL GODFREY
CECIL NORRIS
(re-election)
For Commissioner, Pet. 1 —
J. C. GHOLSON
(re-election)
For Sheriff —
MARVIN CRAWFORD
For Tax Collector-Assessor
THELMA KLUTING
(re-election)
For County Attorney —
HUBERT ROACH
(re-election)
For District Attorney, 39th
Judicial District —
ROYCE ADKINS
(re-election)
For State Representative, 101st
District
W.S. (BILL) HEATLY
(re-election)
For State Senate. 30th District
JACK HIGHTOWER
(re-election)
For U. S. Representative, 17th
Congressional District
OMAR BURLESON
(re-election)
Central Baptist
To Launch Bus
Ministry Here
The Central Baptist Church is
starting a Sunday School and
church bus ministry this week.
Sunday school begins at 9:45
a.m.
Adults or children who would
like to ride the bus can contact
Rev. James Woods, 989-2214 or
Abe Rash, 989-2776.
ASCS Feed
Grain Offers
Accepted
The Secretary of Agriculture
has accepted all of the ad-
ditional five and 10 percent
offers of grain sorghum base.
Anyone that signed up to offer
any additional set aside under
the 1972 feed grain program will
receive a notice in the near
future with the number of acres
to be set aside under the cotton,
feed grain and wheat programs.
Setting aside this acreage
from production, maintaining it
in approved uses and meeting
the conserving base
requirements will qualify the
farm for program payment.
WEATHER
Mar. 22
Mar. 23
Mar. 24
Mar. 25
Mar. 26
Mar . 27
Mar. 28
76
83
85
68
79
86
72
48
61
54
37
64
57
46
Friday .07 moisture was
recorded bringing the total for
the month to .12 and for the year
.60.
WINDSHIELDS MUST BE
UNOBSTRUCTED
No person shall drive a motor
vehicle with any sign, poster or
other nontransparent material
upon the front windshield, side
wings or side or rear windows of
such vehicle which materially
obstructs, obscures, or impairs
the driver's clear view of the
highway or any intersecting
highway.
HAD COMPANY? That 's news,
call the Star. 989-2622.
AUSTIN — Texans have just
a few days more — until April 5
— to register to vote in the May
6 primary elections.
Major state candidates,
including Gov. Preston Smith,
viewed with alarm registration
Spicy Testimony
To sensation-seekers at the
courthouse, this was the big day.
A local politician was on trial
for seduction, and the victim—
a 16-year-old schoolgirl—was
scheduled to take the witness
stand and tell her story.
Hut the air! became so ner-
vous about testifying in public
that the judge ordered everyone
except relatives and newspaper
reporters out of the courtroom.
mam
rm r
Later found guilty, the de-
fendant appealed on the ground
that he had not had a public
trial. However, his appeal was
denied. The court said clearing
the courtroom was justified if
that was the only way to get the
girl's story.
Courts generally agree that a
judge may exclude spectators if
the modesty of a witness makes
that necessary. But suppose the
purpose is not to protect the
witness but to protect the pub-
lic. May a judge exclude specta-
tors because he thinks the testi-
mony might corrupt their
morals?
Unless local law authorizes it,
judges ordinarily do not have
that power—no matter how lurid
the testimony may be. Thus:
In a rape case, the judge ex-
cluded spectators on the theory
that their "Only rhotive was to
satisfy their morbid tastes." But
an appellate court ruled that the
judge had exceeded his authority.
The court said the defendant's
right to a public trial is too
fundamental to be cast aside so
easily.
"A judgment of conviction,
where the defendant has been
refused a public trial, cannot
stand," said the court, "even
against the meanest criminal in
the land."
What if the defendant himself
wants to keep out spectators, for
reasons of his own? In a pander-
ing case, the defendant took that
position, demanding that the en-
tire proceedings be conducted in
secret.
But the court ruled that he had
no right to that much privacy.
"A crime is a public wrong,"
said the court. 'The community
is deepiy interested in the ad-
ministration of justice, and the
presence of its members at a
trial is as basic as (the presence)
of a defendant. The people have
the right to know what is being
done in their courts."
A public service feature of the
American Bar Association and
the Slate Bar of Texas. Written
by Will Bernard.
© 1972 American Bar Association
totals so far. They noted that
less than 3.8 million had
registered as of last weekend,
although there are nearly 7.7
million qualified voters in the
state.
Present registrations are
trailing the corresponding
period in 1968 by 294,000 and the
1970 figure by more than
370,000.
In 1968, observed guber-
natorial candidate Frances
Farenthold, 64 percent of
qualified voters were registered
before the primaries. This year,
only 48 percent of the poten-
tially eligible are registered.
Former U. S. Sen. Ralph
Yarborough pointed out that
63.4 percent uf those qualified
registered in 1970, and the 1972
dropoff is reflected in mauy
i — -i i - - —a
WUIAHIR VIQ99 IieiKII-
borhoods.
Nearly one million more
should register by April 5 if
previous patterns are followed,
Smith said.
Under the state's new voter
registration system, which
candidates Farenthold and
Yarborough lauded as one of the
nation's best, citizens have until
30 days before any election to
register and become eligible to
vote.
The U. S. Supreme Court
threw some confusion over the
registration system with a
ruling that 12 months' state and
six months' local residency
requirements for voter
eligibility (like those of Texas)
are unconstitutional.
The High Court said 30 days'
residency is sufficient for any
state. Secretary of State Bob
Bullock took the case under
study. Special legislative at-
tention may be necessary.
TPA POLLS NORTH AND
EAST TEXAS — Editors and
publishers were polled at the
annual meeting of the North and
East Texas Press Association in
Palestine last week.
First question was — "Who
will carry your county in the
primary?" In the Democratic
Governor's rate, the newsmen
voted: Barnes, 25; Briscoe,,20;
Smith, 8 and Farenthold, 3.
Republican gubernatorial
candidates rated were: Fay, 12;
Grover and Reagan, 9 each.
In the Lieutenant Governor's
race it was: Hall, 27; Connally,
14 and Hobby, 12.
The editors selected Sanders
28 to 19 over Yarborough in the
U. S. Senate primary.
Asked whom they would vote
for personally, the tally read:
Briscoe, 19; Barnes, 14; Smith,
8 and Farenthold, 5.
They selected Hall, 26 over
Hobby, 10 and Connally, 7. In
the U. S. Senate primary they
voted for Sanders 18 to 7 over
Yarborough. In the 1972
General Election poll they voted
for Tower 21 to 5 over Sanders.
SPEAKER'S BATTLE
LOOMS — House Speaker Gus
Mutscher, appealing a bribery
consent conviction in Sharp-
stown stock scandals, an-
nounced he will step aside as
speaker.
The long-expected move set
the stage for a head-on battle
for the key presiding officer's
THE ASPERMONT STAR, ASPERMONT, TEXAS 7950;
apartments.
A liberal group threatens ai
rump or challenge Texas)
delegation will go to thi
national convention unless n<
Democratic rules are altered.
A State Welfare Department
employee cannot continue
work and draw his state s*
while campaigning for . ^
council, according to a new
attorney general's opinion.
Department of Public Safj
reported it received only
complaints as the result of
than 3.8 million contacts
by its four uninformed
with citizens during 1971
Stanford S. Smith,
for the Democratic nominal
for State Comptroller, last
called on the Texas Sena!
Interim Committee
the administration of the
tax to "present all informatl
in your possession to the Tra
County Grand Jury."
THE ASPE3
INSUR
*$00
■
put out a fire
But it can furnish you with the ready cash when you go to
X* rebuild and refurnish . . . provided you have the proper
coverage. If you would like your present insurance re-
£v viewed, please call upon us. There is no obligation.
ralph riddel
1 insurance agency 1
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING p
|jl J>HONE 989-3505
post when Governor Smith calls
a special legislative session.
Reps. Rayford Price of
Palestine and L. DeWitt Hale of
Corpus Christi both claim
majority support to take over
the gavel during the special
session. Hale has agreed to
serve only as interim speaker
and pledges he will not seek the
job in the 1973 regular session.
Price is considered the leading
candidate for speaker in 1973,
but he wants to take over at the
first opportunity to enhance his
long-term chances.
Most other speakership
hopefuls line up behind the Hale
interim bid. Hep. R. B.
McAlister of Lubbock, radio-
television executive, announced
he also will seek the speaker's
position in 1973.
DEMOS LEAVE OFF DST —
Democrats ignored a legislative
resolution directing a May 6
statewide (non-binding) vote on
daylight saving time.
Republicans put the issue on
their ballots.
Authors of the resolution,
Reps. Hilary Doran of Del Rio
and John Poerner of Hondo,
blasted Democratic Chairman
Roy Orr of DeSoto who accepted
responsibility for the om-
mission. They also petitioned
the State Democratic Executive
Committee to reconsider and
overrule Orr.
HOUSTING SUB-
STANDARD — Nearly 350,000
Texas housing units need
replacement or major repair, a
statewide study informed the
governor.
The survey showed the
highest percentage of poor
quality housing in rural areas,
some in urban centers and
moderate-sized cities and the
lowest percentage in suburban
areas. Mexican-Americans and
blacks live in most of the low
quality residences. Only 4.5
percent of white households live
in inferior quarters, the survey
showed.
SHORT SNORTS
More than $1.5 billion in bonds
have been approved by the
attorney general in the last 15
months without a challenge.
Alabama Gov. George
Wallace launched a campaign
for Texas Democratic delegate
votes in the presidential con-
test.
Texas construction indexes
jumped to previously-
unachieved heights due to new
office-bank buildings and
Toll Roads
„ is the then
annual conven
ct TFWC
Windsor H
20-21.
USE OF MULTIPLE BE
ROAD LIGHTING EQUIP
MENT
Whenever the driver of
vehicie approaches an " on-
coming vehicle within five]
hundred (500) feet or whenever]
the driver of a vehicle a*>-f
proaches another vehicle from]
the rear, within three hundred
(300) feet, such driver shall dim j
his head lights.
DAILY
TAX FAX
Support stockings are
deductible with your
physician's prescription.
Source: U. S. Computer Tax
V Service
Mmao 1
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; George
mber; Lutfa
for the
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The meeting
by Mrs. I
son, pres
tesquUe Dist
district officers
Funeral
Held Fr
Billy Mn
Billy E. Moil
[ Route 1, Lai
Stonewall Coun
about midnight
in Baylor Uni
Center in Dalli
Funeral was
Friday in Firsl
of Aspermont v
Upchurch, pat
The Rev. Gens!
Peacock First
assisted.
Burial was
[ Cemetery unde
Byrum Fune
Lancaster.
A native of St
Mr. Morgan wj
1930.
He was gi
Peacock High
He was an Air
A resident of
for the past l(
I construction foi
Building Co. in
Survivors in
Mary; a son,
bock; a daughl
home; his pa
Mrs. Jesse M<
mont; a brot
JPeacock; a sii
'English of Asp
grandmother,
/Morgan of Har
Pallbearers
•Robertson of
| Godfrey of Pi
Driver of Han
and Bill Will
Jayton and Ha
Clairemont, al
NO JOB TOO LARGE
OR TOO SMALL
LARRY C. GREEN
Owner
Hamlin - 576-3867
z0lly lambirf
is now associated with
arrow ford in abilene
For the lowest price on a new Ford car or truck
see me. A large selection of clean used cars and
trucks are available. Phone 915-692-9500. I
would appreciate your business.
you can bank on it
LOANS
Sometimes even your savings
can't help cover an emergency,
or a change of plans. Perhaps a
low cost loan will help see you
through. Give us a call for details.
safety — experience — service
on us
■the mstm
national bank
< Buddy's Nort
is located 413
Stamford, phon
This is a mo
service station
find the emplc
nd accommi
eature the well
Petroleum pi
When you sto
Ways willing ti
impletely. Bes
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Hester, Mrs. Gary. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1972, newspaper, March 30, 1972; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128152/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.