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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 75, NO. 50
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1973
PRICE TEN(10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN . . .
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Yesteryears Schedule
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FIFTY YEARS AGO
(August 9, 1923)
The Wards and the Trammells and
several families of each, who are
related by marriage, and who are
prominent ranchmen and farmers in
the north part of the county had a
reunion Tuesday on the old home
place of Uncle Johnnie Ward's THpv
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barbecued several fat calves, and had
lots of barbecue, bread, pickles,
coffee and ice water. There were
forty or fifty present and all report
having an enjoyable time.
Word came this Thursday morning
that Lubbock was the successful town
in securing the West Texas
Technological College. We suppose
Lubbock is as good a town and as good
a location as could be found in the
state for the location of such a college.
While we are frank to admit that we
were not for Lubbock, as we
preferred Stamford or Spur, as they
are more convenient for this par-
ticular section of the country.
The revival that has been in
progress for the past two weeks at the
Baptist tabernacle came to a close
Sunday night. The entire town and
surrounding country have felt the
effects of the earnest preaching of the
Rev. Smith. Mr. Ogden, the singer,
and Miss English, the pianist had
much to do with the success of the
meeting. The party left Monday for
Dimmitt to begin a two weeks
meeting.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(July 30, 1953)
Eugene Grerloff, scoutmaster,
announces that a meeting of the
Aspermont Boy Scouts has been set
for Monday, August 3, at 8 p.m. in the
high school building. Mr. Gerloff is
anxious for all scouts to be present at
this meeting.
According to an announcement
made this week by Mrs. W. D.
Powers, promoter and conductor, the
annual singing will be held at the
Veterans Memorial Building in
Paducah, on Saturday and Sunday,
August 1 and 2. There will be dinner
on the ground and free beds for the
singers. The public is cordially in-
vited to attend.
The Union Supply Company has
just completed a warehouse, 28 by 50,
and is carrying a complete line of oil
field supplies. A commodious living
quarters is now being completed
adjacent to the store, and a member
of the store personnel will be
available 24 hours each day. Bill
Griggs will be in charge of the
company's Aspermont store and
"Doc" Lampey, formerly of Rule,
will be assistant store manager.
TEN YEARS AGO
(July 25, 1963)
District 3 4-H Camp was held at
Buffalo Gap, July 23-25. From 22
counties a certain number of 4-H'ers
were selected to attend according to
their enrollment.
Drum major and twirlers for the
1963-64 year for the Hornet band are:
Drum Major, Jan Smith; twirlers,
Brenda Dalby, Juanita Griffith and
Celia Martin.
The Snyder National All-Stars
defeated Stonewall-Kent, 13-2, in
Snyder Saturday night to reach
higher play in the Little League
tourneys. Friday night Stonewall-
Kent defeated Hamlin All-Stars 9-2 in
the first round of Little League All-
Star play.
Steve Letz of Old Glory won the
Stonewall County Heavy Litter
Contest with an eight-pig litter
weight of 401 pounds. Second was to
Wayne McDonald of Peacock and
third to Jeffrey Rash of Peacock. The
winners will receive cash awards
from the Sears Swine Program. Next
year's program gives the gilts to Mike
and Rita Baldree, Marvin
Vahlenkamp, Jimmy Diekerson and
Perry Workman.
VARSITY FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE 1973
Sept. 7— Rule T
Sept. 14 — Open
Sept. 21—Jayton T
Sept. 29 — Throckmorton
H
Oct. 5—Albany
Oct. 12- Wylie
Oct. 19—Merkel
Oct. 26 —Baird
Nov. 2—Jim Ned
No*.'. 9 — Rnsco? H
Nov. 16—Rotan T
JUNIOR VARSITY
8:00
8:00
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30
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30
30
30
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30
6:30
Sept. 6 —Merkel T
Sept. 20—Spur T
Sept. 27 —Rotan H
Oct. 4—Spur H
Oct. 11 —Rotan T
Nov. 1 —Merkel H
JUNIOR HIGH
Sept. 6 —Knox City T
Sept. 13 —Roscoe H
Sept. 20—Spur T
Sept. 27 — Open
Oct.4 —Spur H 5:00
Oct. 11 — Open
Oct. 18 —Roscoe T
Oct. 23 —Haskell H
Nov. 1—Jayton T
Nov. 5 —Hamlin H
Nov. 13 —Haskell T
30
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UP AND DOWN!
Circus performer. Clarence
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Aspermont School Sets
Schedule for Opening
FAST GERMS!
A COUOH TRAVELS AT
A VELOCITY OF
245 MILES PER HOUR!
The following information
pertaining to the opening of
school has been released by
Aspermont Public School of-
ficials.
Registration of students in
grades 7 through 12 will h<?
conducted in the high school
building as scheduled below:
Thursday, Aug. 9 — Seniors —
9 to 10:30 a.m.: Juniors — 10:30
to 12 Noon; Grades 7 and 8 — 9
to 12 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 10 —
Sophomores — 9 to 10:30 a.m.;
Freshmen — 10:30 to 12 Noon.
August 13 through 17 —
Teacher inservice and work
days.
August 20 — classes will begin
with full day of instruction.
Busses will run and lunches will
be served.
Registration for grades
Kindergarten through six are
Date Set for
Homecoming
The officers of the Ex-
Students Association met
Thursday to begin plans for the
1973 homecoming of ex-students
and teachers of Aspermont and
all consolidated school districts.
The date has been set for
Sept. 29. A program, some class
reunions, a supper, crowning of
the queens and the homecoming
game with the Throckmorton
Greyhounds are part of the
plans already started.
Everyone's help will be
needed in helping to secure
names and addresses of all ex-
students and teachers. Please
give any information to the
following officers: George
Kenady, president; Buddy
McNutt, vice president; Nancy
Douglass, secretary; Lady
Pittcock, treasurer; or Alice
Graham, reporter.
Social Security Statistics
Anuoonced for Stonewall
Social Security benefits were
being paid to residents of
Stonewall County at a rate of
$55,000 a month at the close of
1972, according to R. R. Tuley
Jr., social security manager.
Of the social security
beneficiaries living in Stonewall
County, 340 are retired workers
and their dependents. Another
106 are receiving benefits as the
survivors of workers who have
died and 34 are getting benefits
as disabled workers or their
dependents.
Tuley pointed out that
although most Social Security
beneficiaries in the Abilene
district are older people, about
two out of every eleven are
under age 60. In Stonewall
County, 80 people under age 60
Amarillo spent the weekend in
the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. V. Smith. Other
visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lanier and Mrs. John D.
Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Cumbie
Jr. of Hamlin were Sunday
visitors in the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
Cumbie Sr.
Staff Sgt. Lee Jordon spent
the weekend visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Luttrail and Mrs. Maggie
Jordon.
Delmon Ellison Jr. of
Seagraves is spending the week
with his grandmother, Mrs.
Brooks Ellison.
Vicki Sue Dodson has
returned after a week visit with
her uncle, aunt and cousins, the
Wesley Duncans.
Carl Duncan, Ron and Vicki
Sue Dodson, Mrs. Wesley
Duncan, Fachonn and Trey
Duncan visited Carl's mother,
Mrs. Ollie Duncan, Sunday.
Attending the Boys Camp at
Big Country Baptist Assembly
in Lueders last week were
Larry Clifton, Jerry Wayne
Davis, David Diggs, David
Dillard, Ron Dodson, Gary
Miles and Steve Swink.
around
Big Country Conservation,
Development Project Set
by Mrs. Brooks Klllmm
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Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Roddy this week
are their granddaughters, Dana
and Lana Lindley of Seminole.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Viertel over the weekend were
their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Hall and children,
Linda and Leslie of Fort
Stockton.
Visitors in the home of Mrs. L.
S. Jasper last week were her
daughters and families, Mrs.
Weldon Ferrel and Sandra of
Houston, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Ward of Camarillo, Calif., and a
nephew, Don Davis of Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bunch of
Borger spent the week with his
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Sharp. Also visiting the Sharps
were their granddaughter,
Radale Oglesby of Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mc-
Dowell , Eldon Harrison and
Lyn, of Vicksburg, Mich., spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Eldon Prescott.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ware and
children, Shirley and Elizabeth,
of Aberdeen, S. D., spent 10
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Bradshaw. Mrs.
Ware is the former Ann
Bradshaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dalby and
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Goodloe and
son, Ben of Lubbock visited
over the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Goodloe in San An-
tonio.
Mrs. Thelma King is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Dickie Rash.
Mrs. H. H. Shadle spent last
weekend in Hamlin in the home
of her daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Jenkins.
Mrs. M. L. Sherrod of Canyon
and Mrs. Cecil Manning of
are collecting social security
payments each month. Nearly
40 are under age 18, receiving
payments because a working
father or mother has died or is
getting Social Security
disability or retirement
benefits. Most of the 10
beneficiaries in Stonewall
County between 18 and 22 years
of age, are getting student's
benefits under a provision in the
Social Security law permitting
the continuation of a child's
benefits beyond his 18th birth-
day, and up to age 22, if the child
child is attending school full
time.
Also in this 18-22 age group
are some other types of
beneficiaries, illustrating the
broad family protection that the
social security program
provides workers of all ages.
Some are children of retired,
disabled or deceased workers
who became disabled before
they reached 22 and who will
probably never be able to work
and become self-supporting, the
monthly benefits of these young
people, severely handicapped
by physical or mental
disabilities, will continue in
definitely. Benefits are also
payable to the mother if the
disabled son or daughter is in
the mother's care.
Tuley said that another
relatively small but significant
group of youthful Social
Security beneficiaries are those
who are receiving benefits as
disabled workers.
Hie second annual Texas
Folklife Festival will be held at
the Institute of Texan Cultures
in San Antonio September 6-9.
The application for the Big
Country Resource Conservation
and Development has been
approved by the USDA In-
terdepartmental Committee,
according to Judge Norman
Hahn, Chairman of the Big
Country RC&D.
Charles Black, District
Conservationist for the Soil
Tommy Leek
Attends State
Fire School
Tommy Leek, volunteer
fireman on the Aspermont
Volunteer Fire Department of
Aspermont, attended the 44th
Annual Texas Firemen's
Training School July 23-27. The
school, attended by nearly 1,200
students representing about 480
cities from 20 states, was held
on the Texas A&M University
campus last week.
Fireman Leek was sponsored
by Stonewall County Farm
Bureau and Texas Farm
Bureau Insurance Companies
by contributing toward their
cost of the school. Since
volunteer firemen are in-
terested in attending this school
to help do a better job of fire
fighting and fire prevention, 82
County Farm Bureaus and the
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
companies in the statewide
program have sponsored 102
firemen at the school.
"The Farm Bureau Insurance
Companies believe volunteer
fire departments have been
very effective in reducing the
amount of loss involved by fire
in rural areas," said President
J T (Red) Woodson of Gober.
"It is our hope in sponsoring
this program that the fireman
will help the Aspermont
Volunteer Department to better
serve the residents of Stonewall
County "
Conservation Service at Rotan,
has been assigned duties to
assist the sponsors in planning
of the area.
During the interim period
ahead awaiting funding through
Congress for planning, resource
committees throughout the area
will be formed to determine the
project measures needed to
bring about desired im-
provement for the area. The
nine counties included in the Big
Country RC&D are Knox,
Haskell, Jones, Stonewall,
Kent, Fisher, Nolan, Scurry,
and Mitchell.
Project measures such as
lakes, parks, flood drainage,
watersheds, sanitary landfills,
salt pollution control, and
recreation areas are some of
the projects that were
suggested in the application.
Benefits expected through the
Big Country RC&D are im-
proved family farm income,
decreased rate of migration,
improved housing, health,
improved water and sewage
systems, and development and
improvement of recreational
facilities.
Sponsors of the Big Country
RC&D are seven Soil and Water
Conservation Districts, nine
County Commissioners Courts,
and the West Central Texas
Council of Governments.
WEATHER
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
Rainfall
98
94
70
68
92 68
88 68
inches was
.24 inches
05 inches
of 1.51
recorded Sunday,
Monday, and
Tuesday, making total rainfall
for the month, 3.43 inches. 16.64
inches have been recorded for
the year
scheduled for opening day
August 20.JKindergarten and
first grade students need a birth
certificate. Parents are en-
couraged to be present with
elementary school children,
graces ix thru 3.
The kindergarten will be
DTP or TD —last dose since
orto a
"fev -
Measles — illness or vac-
cination
Rubella (3-day measles or
German Measles) illness or
vaccination
Smallpox —
conducted in two separate -• . *"s number of doses
classes as follows:
Morning session — 8:15-11:00
instruction; 11:00-11:45, lunch.
Afternoon session —• 11:00 —
11:45 Lunch; 11:45 — 2:30, in-
struction.
The school day will dismiss at
2:38 for grades 1-3. Bus children
will stay until 3:36 unless
transportation is provided by
parents.
Immunizations for kin-
dergarten and first grade
students are required as
follows:
Oral polio — last dose since
age 4
required have been received,
but last dose was before time
stated, then an additional dose
of polio, diphtheria-tetanus is
required.
All immunizations should be
completed by the time school is
entered. However, if this is not
possible, all students will be
allowed to enter their respec-
tive school systems, and im-
munizations will be conducted
by the school nurse.
Anyone interested in sub-
stitute teaching is asked to
come by or call the high school
principal's office and leave
information and qualifications.
Peacock News
BY BERTHA GALLOWAY
Martha Morgan, Eric and
Melissa visited recently with
the Rev. and Mrs. Eugene
Farley, Robert and William in
Sweetwater.
Mrs. Eldora Smith visited Ina
Mae Godfrey Sunday evening.
Mrs. Maggie Clements has
returned from visiting her son,
Mr. and Mrs. Oval Clements.
Mrs. Myrtle House visited her
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Dane Boydstun in Jayton
recently.
Brother and Mrs. Charles
Galloup and family had lunch
with John and Meloda Anderson
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John McNutt
attended the Fletcher reunion
at Rule Sunday.
Mrs. Marvine Williams and
babies of Jeyton visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Parker Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Barnett of
Kendrix, Okla. returned to their
home this week. They had spent
several days with her mother
Bettie Rash.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Baker of
Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
McDonald and Freddy of Las
Vagas, N. M. and Mr. and Mrs.
Shane Whittington of Tye all
visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. McDonald this
weekend.
Shorty Greer is in the
Carlsbad, N. M. Hospital.
Bob McDonald underwent
surgery in the Methodist
Hospital in Lubbock last week.
Mrs. Gussie Wolverton,
Elizabeth and Lawrence Mc-
Donald and Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Patterson recently visited
Bettie Rash.
Visiting Mrs. Nola Parker
this week were her daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Johnson of Plains and her son
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Parker of Clairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parker
visited Mr. and Mrs. Artie
Boydstun Sunday afternoon.
Visitors with Mrs. Sallie
Farker were Don Parker of San
Angelo, Dale Parker of Roscoe
and J. D. and Lena Parker.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Patterson this week were Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Cunningham of
Tulsa, Ok. and Mr. and Mrs. Pat
House.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthews,
Mrs. Bessie Black and Ernest
Hunt are vacationing in
Ruidoso, N. M.
Mrs. Bettie Wood had the
following visitors this weekend,
Ruby Jordon of O'Donnell, Dick
Rigsby of Lockney, Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmie Rash of Hobbs, N.
M., Mrs. Bess Black and Ernest
Hunt of Ft. Worth, Joe and Eraa
Matthews of Peacock, Sally
Smith and baby, Tim aid Sissy
Meador and Pat and Myrtle
House.
Don Parkep of San Angelo
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Parker, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Morgan,
Melissa and Eric had lunch with
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morgan
Sunday.
Jerry Anderson is visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
N. Anderson this week.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs, John
Anderson this week is Gena
Neal of California, Latricia
Edwards of Brownsfield, the
Wolfenbargers and Marie
Grisham and Helen.
Mrs. Iva Bigon of Corning,
Calif, visited her sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rash.
The descendants of the Sate
Gorege and Belle Myers met at
Lake Cisco for their 13th family
reunion. Those attending were
from Gran bury, Ft. Worth,
Weatherford, Sweetwater,
Lubbock, Peacock and
Aspermont. There were 35
present.
The descendants of the late A.
N. and Lou Anderson met at
Carlsbad, N. M. for their annual
reunion on July 22 through 24.
There were relatives attending
from Bakersfield, Calif.,
Pacific Grone, Calif., Semi,
Calif., Hawthorne, Calif.,
Alpine, Odessa, Brownsfield,
Sundown, Dallas, Fairfield,
Peacock and Buffalo, N. Y.
TGO Club Sets
Flea Market
The Things Going On Club of
Aspermont invites the public to
attend their flea market on Aug.
8, in their building on the
square. Hobby items, new items
and old items. Come look, buy
or just visit with friends.
Members are urged to attend
the club meeting on Tuesday,
Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. Also plan to
slay for the pre flea market
clean-up.
Dues may be paid on or before
Aug. l, at M & K Variety and
members may also pick up their
keys. Women of all ages are
welcome to join the T.G.O.
Gub. A demonstration day will
be held in August, the date will
be announced later.
Library News
There were 144 books checked
out and 78 patrons visiting the
Stonewall County Library this
last week.
New members of the book
club include, Alana Fincher,
David Fincher, Tammy Fin-
cher, Freddy Benavidie#, Ron
Dodson, Vicki Dodson, Sherry
Rhoada and Tom Lee Rhoads.
The staff of the library thinks
all who have donated books.
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