The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1973 Page: 3 of 4
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LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST — Competing
in Wichita Falls livestock judging contest Feb. 8
were (1 to r) Joe Jameson. Billy Morrow, Gary
Weaver and Ronnie Morrow, all Stonewall County
4-H members. They placed fifth in Wichita Falls
Jaycee Junior Bee! Show out of 34 entries from
counties in Texas and Oklahoma. They also placed
third in District 3 4-H division.
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FOURTH PLACE — Max Gerloff, son of Mrs.
Laura Gerloff, won fourth place in the Poultry
Judging Contest at Ft. Worth last Saturday. He was
fourth high individual out of 252 boys. Other
members of the Aspermont FFA poultry judging
team are Mike Godfrey, Bennett Cook and Daryl
Schuhart.
AROUND
by Mrs. Brooks Ellison
989-3358
TOWN
Weekend visitors in the
homes of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Campbell and Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Fraser were their children,
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Fraser
and daughter, Amy, of Lub-
bock. Mrs. Fraser is the
I daughter of the Campbells.
[ Donnie will complete 0. R.
technician school in March.
[They will be back in Aspermont
[for a few months.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Marr of
[Clyde were weekend visitors in
fthe home of his brother and
iwife, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
jMarr. The Marr's daughter and
Ifamily, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hill,
)ebbie and Bobbie of Abilene
also visited in their home and in
the home of Billy's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Hill.
Mrs. Jimmie (Dalby) Parks
visited in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick
)alby over the weekend.
Jimmie is a student at Cisco
junior College. She was chosen
jis one of the judges at Fort
Vorth Stock Show.
, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Douglas,
lichel and Cheryi of Abernathy
jjsited this weekend with Clay
jugfass and family.
Ir. and Mrs. Ernest
seman and their daughter
husband, Mr. and Mrs.
ast Vasek of Stamford,
led last week in Abilene with
grandson and family A1C
Alapek, who has been
led in Thailand.
and Mrs. Mark Luttral
s. Virgil Ellison attended
eral service last week of
John (Addie) Byers at
jymour. They also visited
rs. Deaton.
Mrs. J. B. Lee visited last
leek in Vernon with her
lughter and family, Mr. and
s. Joe Overby.
!en Wharton of Wino Rock,
iz., visited in the home of his
its, Mrs Brooks Ellison,
(rs. H. If Shadie and Mrs.
Hie Betcher, this week.
Mrs Clay Douglass and Mrs.
ooks Ellison visited in
amford with Mrs. Jewel
tucker.
Visiting in the home of Mr
and Mrs. W. J. Hart over the
weekend were their daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Simmons, Sondra and
Randall of Vurnalillo, N.M.
SjfT ATE CAPITAL
Hiqhliqhts
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Sen. Hightower
Introduces Bill
On Predators
A bill involving predator
animal control with the use of
aircraft in Baylor, Foard,
Wilbarger, Knox, Cottle, King,
Dickens and Stonewall Counties
was introduced in the Texas
Senate Wednesday morning by
Vernon Senator, Jack
Hightower.
The proposed predator law
authorizes the Parks and
Wildlife Department to issue
permits for predator animal
control by the use of aircraft in
the eight named counties. The
department will issue permits
only when they find the action
necessary to protect or to aid in
the protection or administration
of land, water, wildlife,
livestock, domesticated
animals, crops, or human life.
Birds or fowl are not included as
predators under the proposed
law.
Wesley Robbins
Gets Honor
Wesley Robbins, a former
Aspermont resident, who is co-
owner of Knox Pittard Drug in
Anson, was recently honored
with the other owner, Charles
Boyd, when they received a gold
clock from Abbott Laboratories
in recognition of the drug store
filling their millionth
prescription.
The presentation was made
by Perry Dunlap, district
manager of Abbott
Laboratories, and O. J. Pittman
of Abilene, area representative.
The number to call when you
have news is 989 2622, The
Aspermont Star.
AUSTIN - A new kind of
"drug war" seems to be
shaping up in the Legislature.
Gov. Dolph Briscoe spelled
out his recommendations for
complete revision of drug laws
and promised to "lobby hard"
with all the resources at his
command as governor to get the
bill passed.
As introduced in the House
and Senate, it called for harsh
penalties against dope pushers,
annual registration of those who
deal in legal drugs — and
lowering the penalty for first
offense possession of marijuana
to a misdemeanor.
Briscoe's bill would allow
— possession of up to ?ight ounc??
oi marijuana without risking
felony charge on first offense.
However, the misdemeanor
WOllld bfi PuniohaHlA Kv nn fn a
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year in jail and-or $2,COO fine.
The Governor also called for
stepped-up education and
rehabilitation programs. The
bill was drawn, said Briscoe, to
mesh with the 1970 federal
controlled substance act to
allow governments at all levels
to work more effectively
together.
A few days later, however,
former Sen. Don Kennard of
Fort Worth, who headed a
Senate study committee on drug
abuse, assailed the governor's
proposals as "an out-and-out
fraud as a reform measure."
Sen. Chet Brooks of Pasadena
introduced in bill form the far-
reaching provisions of Ken-
nard's committee.
Brooks' bill would
"decriminalize" marijuana
possession and set moderate
felony penalties for sales. It
would also make simple
possession of most drugs
(heroin excluded) a mis-
demeanor and provide for
commitment of users to
rehabilitation facilities. On the
other hand, it would call for non-
paroleable life sentences of
convicted "big time" heroin
dealers.
The controversy continues to
boil on the reduction of
penalties on use of marijuana —
and increasing penalties on
those who sell marijuana or
hard drugs.
H. B. 86 by Rep. Lindon
Williams implements more
stringent penalties on those who
sell drugs.
It is backed by the Austin
based Legal Drug Control
Society, headed by E. E. Ar-
mistead. Armistead has passed
petitions for over a year, and
submitted these to the
Legislature.
"The Legal Drug Control
Society asks that concerned
citizens write their legislators
to express support for H.B. 86,"
Armistead says. "We realize
that there is no simple solution
on this complex problem of drug
abuse, but removing the pusher
and dealer from the scene will
certainly be a giant step in the
right direction."
Armistead started his
crusade against the drug
pushers when his daughter
jumped from the University of
Texas tower two years ago. Her
notes told about experiments
with drugs.
COUNCIL MAKES SURVEY
FOR LEGISLATURE - County
judges and clerks and District
clerks and judges have been
asked for important research
information to help the Texas
Legislature make decisions on
current legislative proposals.
Questions on marijuana,
automobile accidents,
probation, etc., have been posed
by the Texas Civil Judicial
Council — which is charged in1
Roping Club
Sets Meeting
The Roping Club will meet
Friday, Mar. 2, in the
vocational agriculture building
at 8:00 p.m. The purpose of this
meeting will be to elect officers
and discuss purchasing calves.
. stock ;
in^jnierica.
Buy U. S. Savings Bondu
state statutes with the duty of
supplying information to the
legislature affecting state
courts.
"It is understandably difficult
for a legislator to judge the
merits of proposed legilsation
wisely without any estimate of
its impact," said Ronald Earle,
chief counsel for the Judicial
Council. "The Judicial Council
is seeking to provide this needed
information instead of con-
jecture."
In seeking information
regarding the number of per-
sons currently on probation the
Judicial Article of the Texas
Constitution sets up machinery
for an Administrate" of the
Court — whose office would
compile statistics from the
courts on a year-round basis.
OIL OUTPUT WIDE OPEN
AGAIN — The Railroad
Commission ordered wide-open,
100 percent market demand oil
production for the 12th straight
month.
In making the announcement,
Commission Chairman Jim
Langdon offered "some good
news and some bad news." He
said there were no "tremen-
dously serious" shortages
during the crucial winter
months in spite of heating oil
stock declines.
However, Langdon warned,
the peak gasoline consuming
season is just around the cor-
ner, and gasoline stocks are 19.2
million barrels below 1972 in the
nation. Further, crude and
products stocks in the U. S. are
70.2 million barrels off last
year.
"The petroleum industry has
managed to get out of the frying
pan but now is in the fire," said
Langdon.
The allowable responded to
requests for 3,764,459 barrels of
oil daily in March, a decline of
17.003 from February. Ex-
ceptions from the 100 percent
allowable are the East Texas
field, 86 percent; Kelly-Snyder,
76 percent; and Tom O'Connor,
70 percent. Several other fields
are at 80 percent.
DELAY DENIED — Lt. Gov.
Hobby gave repeated
assurances that his plans for a
March 20-21 citizens conference
on ethics in government will not
delay senate consideration of
reform measures passed by the
House.
Meanwhile, some House
members blasted Hobby for
indicating final Senate approval
of the reform bills would be held
up until after he receives advice
of citizens on ethics legislation
at the conference.
Hobby said hearings will
move forward on ethics, lobby
control and campaign financing
measures. He noted it is ex-
tremely unusual for the senate
to vote on controversial
measures before March 9
anyway. The Lieutenant
Governor said the citizens
conference carries out his
campaign pledge to seek voter
input on matters of intense
public concern.
QUARTER PLAN
DELAYED - The Senate
passed and sent to the governor
legislation to delay for two
years mandatory imple-
mentation of the quarter
system in state public schools.
The bill (HB 92) moves the
mandatory start-up period for
the quarter system from next
September to the 1975-76 school
year. Small school districts
urged the delay.
SHORT SNORTS
The Senate rejected 13-17 the
appointment of Ray Kirk-
patrick to the State Insurance
Board.
Lt. Gov. Hobby asked Sen. H.
J. Blanchard of Lubbock to
investigate the spending of the
Legislative Property Tax
Committee, a panel set up to
seek ad valorem tax reform.
Parks and Wildlife Depart-
ment once more is seeking
authority to raise hunting
license fees from $3.25 to $5.25
and fishing licenses from $2.15
to $4.25.
Atty. Gen. Hill filed a motion
for rehearing of the U. S.
Supreme Court decision
January 22 which threw out the
state's abortion laws.
A bill to permit the Attorney
General to recover damages for
deceptive trade practices or
deceptive advertising victims
has Senate Human Resources
Committee approval.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1973, PAGE 3
Most people's attitude
toward giving blood is,'
the next guy do it."
Unless you're the
guy that needs it.
HaSi of iius population uf Liie U
.3. cu<
cut; qualified blood donors,
yet only 3% of that half actually donate. 3% of our population,
is supplying the entire nation with blood. And that's why our
blood supply is at a dangerously low level.
Giving blood is easy and it doesn't hurt a bit. In fact, donating
blood is good for you. It stimulates a healthy person's bone
marrow to produce more red cells. And anyone from 18 to 66
can give.
It all comes down to this, when you or any other person
needs blood, not dollars, not well wishes, nothing else will
do except blood.
Today, you be the "next guy" and visit your nearest hospital,
Red Cross center or volunteer blood « « \
center and give a little of yourself. \jlVB DlOOOL
And give life.^
This plea for blood sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Texas Medical Association, Texas Hospital
Association, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, and Texas Osteopathic Hospital Association.
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Hester, Mrs. Gary. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1973, newspaper, February 22, 1973; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128199/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.