The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1940
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IN AND AROUND
THE COURT HOUSE
The editor is sad this week be-
use the court house clock has
Iked and refuses to give out the
time of day. It ceased running
about the time the blizzard struck
Amarillo, and has been dead all
week. The gentleman who repair-
ed it, and had it running for more
than a month, is down sick in
Cook county and this editor has to
take all the razzing of the visitors
who come to Asperniont. Two
distinguished gentlemen from Vei -
non called at our office Tuesday
and lodged complaint, saying they
read in the Abilene Reporter
the Port Worth Star-Tele
\ where the editor had suc-
ed in getting the old town
ock to toll off the hour, ant!
__ ey were both without watchcs
and wanted to know what time to
leave town. We regret to mention
the matter, but this editor has
done more than any editor in tin*
past ten years, because we had her
running for thirty days. We ex-
pert to take this matter up im-
iately with County Judge Roy
rson, Farmer Dool and the
k|._ v_. I. H|||jHH
Other commissioners, and see if
something can't be done about i>.
In the meantime we expect every
editor in West Texas to Razz us
about the old town clock.
' Judge Knight, besides being our
county attorney, is assisting the
draftees in filling out their ques-
tionnaires, and is a real busy man
—even being late at the Luncheon
Club almost every Tuesday. The
Judge says he enjoys the work,
notwithstanding the government
allows him no compensation.
Petp Blackshear, owner of the
Jueen Theatre which was recent-
destroyed by fire, was making
headway removing the debris
week when the rain and colci
veather struck town. He says •'
can get several more tons re
moved he will be ready to begin
rebuilding. He hopes to have it
completed by the middle of Janu-
' ary, if the weather permits*
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TWo gentlemen were here last
week lotting for a building for a
,d?y goods store birt were unsuc-
i^eMful, as all buildings are occu-
|pied. The only way a person can
ige in business in this town is
to crect a building or buy somc-
out. There has been no vacani
iilding here for some time, and
Asperniont is growing the otit-
ic investors have an eye on our
Co. Judge Roy G. Anderson
l County Cimmissioner Tom
"W of Precinct 4, were in
Tuesday m the interest
. _e new road that will be built
l reiult of the recent bond elec-
We understand that the
i have already been contract-
r, and everything will be
l out within the next thirty'
y, days.
m
Aspermont observed last
as Thanksgiving) the
>f towns in this section
wil observe the origin-
today. Hamlin and
" f their grudge J
at Hamlin, and
Munday and
their annual
A number
expect to at
Hotel
The officers and stockholders of
the Stonewall Hotel mmmmmmmb
met Monday night in the office of
the First National Bank to discuss
the building of the Hotel Stonewall,
and about two thirds of the stock-
holders were present, Mr. Hall of
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora-
tion of Dallas was present and ex-
plained in detail how the corporation
would finance the project.
The cost of the hotel will be thirty
five thousand dollars, and the RFC
will advance half of this amount to
run over a period of-ten years with
an optional clause for renewal at the
expiration of that time. The citizen*
have already raised fifteen thousand
dollars and only twentv-five hundred
more is needed. Bill Springer, presi-
dent, informed us this morning that
the committee would leave no stone
unturned to raise this amount within
the next ten days.
Besides the hotel there will be font
other business houses, which have al-
ready been contracted for. The hotel
will be furnished with the necessary
furniture and this money will be a
portion of that received from the
government—in other words it will
be a turn key job
This is one of the big Christina*
presents for Aspermont and we fee'
sure that the necessary money will be
raised and plans approved by the gov-
ernment before the first of the year.
If any of the solicitors ask you to
subscribe stock to this enterprise, do
not turn them down, but dig deep fn
to your pocket and help Aspermon-
to continue to grow and go for warn'.
Meeting
Monday
ASURES
TWO INCHES
Stonewall county received one of
the best rains this week that has fal-
len ui several months. It began rain-
ing Friday night and continued ali
day Saturday and Sunday. It fell
slowly and was of untold benefit u.
pasture lands and crops. The wheat
farmers are all rejoicing and say that
winter pastures will be good for the
cattle.
The rain all soaked in the ground
and in several places the farmers ami
stockmen report they caught some
water in their tanks. The average
rainfall over the county was two
inches.
MAHON HOME TO
TOUR DISTRICT
NAVY LOWERS AGE
LIMIT TO SEVENTEEN
Lubbock, Nov. 28.—Congressman
George Mahon arrived in Lubbock
Monday, returning from the session
of Congress in Washington. He stat-
ed that there was no activity in the
House of Representatives for the
present and that he was anxious to
get about over the district as much as
he could, visiting among the people
and learning first hand about flu-
attitude of the people on important
public questions. With the exception
of one month, Congress has been in
session all or a part of each month
for the past 23 months.
Mahon stated that his office in the
Federal Building at Lubbock wouTc!
be open until January 1. but that he
himself might be called back to the
capitol, as members had been author-
ized to return to their districts sub
iect to the call of the Speaker.
He stated that Congress had given
consideration during the session to
manv matters but that the perilou;.
world situation had kept Nations'
Defense in the forefront. "To fortif ■
our nation and stay out of war is the
objet of our Congress," he said.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Allen and
children of. Wink and Mrs. R. L.
Hooten of Odessa spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. G G. Howard.
The present expansion of the Navy
has created many vacancies in its
ranks. To meet the urgent demand
of the expanding fleets and schools,
for desirable young men, the age.
limit has been lowered to 17.
If you are between the ages of 17
and 18 and are interested in the e.v
cellent opportunities the Navy offers
you may, with your parents' consent,
enlist and serve until your twenty-
first birthday.
Applications must be made in per-
son at the Navy Recruiting Station,
Post Office Building, Abilene.
It is necessary for you to furnish
authentic proof of the date and place
of your birth. Young men who meet
the physical, mental and moral stan-
dards are enlisted as soon as the
necessary papers are comnleted and
transferred to the Naval Training
Station. San Diego. Calif.
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NUMBER 21
Bond Election
Tuesday Carries
SWENSON MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE
JOHN LEE SMITH
TO SPEAK TUESDAY
One More Week
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We have been requested to an-
nounce that the annual Red Cro..;
drive for Stonewall county will con
tinuc for one more week, as the
towns in other sections of the county
have not yet' completed their work.
Peacock, Swcnson and Old Glory are
working hard and will no doubt
oversubscribe their quota. Supt. G.
D. Railsback of the Aspermont pub-
ic school announced at the Luncheon
Club I uesday that four young ladies
from the school will solicit funds nil
day Saturday on the streets of Asper.
moot.
Jielow we are publishing a list
of those who have already donated
arid enrolled as members, and next
week we hope"to publish many more.
Look the list over and it your name
is not on it go at once to headquarr
ers and enroll.
Mrs. Archie Acker.. $1.0"
Archie Acker $100
rvin Pearson $1.00
Aspermont Star Editor .. $1.00
"Hen Dndensing , $1.00
Sons of Herman Lodge,
Old Glory $2(>.S >
Roy G. Anderson $1.00
A. B. Ellison $i.0(!
Curtis G. Winn $;.t)0
R. L. Springer $i.0rt
G. R. Nehring, Old Glorv $1.00
Dr. A. R. Mancille ' $;,()(}
A, A. Annis $1,00
J. K. Veazcy $I.;K)
.... $1.00
$1.00
.... $1.00
.... $1,00
.... $1.00
$1.00
1.00
.... $1.00
.... $L0l/
.... $4.00
.... $1.00
.... $1.01,
.... $f.00
.... *1.00
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Fred Dal by
$1.0U
Km Wright
$1.00
R. L, Spradley
$1.00
Oscar Peacock
SI.00
Mi.s Ruth Parker
$i.o;>
.Miss |6 Bulloch
$1.00
V. B, Bullard
$1.00
M. B. Austin
si.on
Ralph Riddel
$1.00
George Bradshaw
$1.0)
Obid Nelson
$1 00
Ravmond Man-....
$1.00
W'. W. Douglass
$r,nn
T. M. Long
$1.00
T. K. Knight
$1.00
Pete Blackshear
$1^0
West Texas Utilities .
... *1.00
Frank Douglass
$k0->
R. L. Springer, cashier of the
First National Bank and Chairman
of the Highway Week observance
for Stonewall county, has made ar-
rangements for John Lee Smith,
scnator-elcct from Throckmorton, to
add ress the Luncheon Club member,-,
at their regular meeting Tuesday at
the Methodist church. Tailor Mayes
and Raymond Evans presented the
club with plenty of venison killed last
week in Mason county, and it will be
served the club Tuesday.
Smith is one of the outstanding
speakers in this section of the state,
and Mr. Springer was fortunate in
securing him for this occasion. AU
members are urged to be present. Ir
is hoped that District Highway En-
gineer Tread way of Abilene will al-
so be on hand.
Entertainment wiil be furnished
by members of the Aspermont high
school.
NEW PASTOR
ARRIVES FRIDAY
Rev. Raymond Van Z.uidt, the
new Methodist pastor, arrived Tn
Aspermont with his family Friday
from Stanton, where he served that
■ 1 nirch four years.
Rev. Van Zandt i> n<t. stranger In
'■his section of the state, as tic served
a number of years as pastor at fay
ton, Rochester and Clyde, lie called
at our office Monday and informed
that he Was delighted to be in
Aspermont, There were no services
rt the church last Suridnv because of
the rain, but the pastor has an an
ninineemcnt in this issue of the Star
•king the people to come out next
" uiday and Sunday night and wor-
ship.
At noon Wednesday the county
attorney and sheriff's office were
notified by telephone that C. P. Pol-
vadore, who resided one mile south
of Swcnson, had committed suicide. |
Sin-riff Brooks Ellison, County At-
torney and Justice of the Peace E.
B. Featherston left immediately for
the scene, and found the body in the
back yard and a 12 guage shotgun
Iving nearby. From the officeis we
learned that hogs were being killed j
at the above place, and Mr. Poha-I
dore went into the house and secured
the gun and went out into the hack
yard, tied a string to the trigger arid]
blew off the top of his head. Those,
on the other side of the house who
heard the shot say that PolvJidorr's
hat went twenty feet into the air.
fustice Featherston rendered a ver-
dict of death at his own hands. If
is survived by his wife and several
children. Mr. Po!vadore was about
sixty years of age jjijd had resided in
that section of the county for a num-
ber of years. The remains were taken
in charge by the Tri-Conntv Funeral
Home of Peacock, and as we go to
nress funeral arrangements have not
been completed
HAMLIN TO PLAY
CHILLICOTHE TEAM
The Hamlin Pied Pipers, winner?,
of the football title in that district.
Will meet the Chiflicothe Eagles,
winners in their district. Friday night:
December 6. in Hamlin. The ter.hre
are evenly matched and a stood gatr-e
is expected. A large number from
here will attend the game.
At the election last Thursday in
Road Precinct No. 4 tor the issuance
<'i bunds in the amount of forty
thousand dollars to build a paced
road from Aspermont to the Fisher
county line? the issue carried by a
vote in for and 43 against. The
i-ollowin:', is the vote In boxes:
Asperniont, .56 for, !7 against.
Double Alt. 14 for, 24 against.
Wright, 42 for, 2 against.
It seems that Wright was the
strongest box, as it voted twenty to
ojk: ior the issue, while Double
vlo'intain voted almost two to one
i''st it. Aspermont voted two M
one ior the issue. There was very
little interest in ill" ekiion in the
'own of Aspermont, a-, it was a
holiday and a great many who would
have voted were aw.n celebrating
'I banksgiving.
The commissioners canvassed the
returns Mondav and we understand
the bonds have already been contract-
ed for and will probably be sold In
December.
The Federal government agrees to
match this forty thousand dollars by
giving eighty thousand. The Statt
Highway Department has already an-
nounced that they will spend more
than two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars next year in this county on
the road from Old Glory to the Has-
kell county line and from theY north
of Aspermont to the King Qounty
line, and this addition from the bond
issue will make a total of more than
three hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars spent in this county on roads.
This will no doubtjyye employment
to all the WPA workers here, and it
is coming at a time when it is badly
needed, as all the WPA projects have
been cancelled in this cosintv.
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II
way
To Be Observed
Geo. C, Kenady ..
Wesley Robbins ....
Ross Smith
H. F. Hudspeth ..
F. C). Gibson ......
H. H. Shadle
G. D. Railsback .
R. W. Johnson ..
Barbara Kiglit
Mrs. Nadine Right
Rowroe Dooley
Marie Walker
Fourth Grade
O. A. Hart ...
Doris Durham
Haze) Lyies
To^ Borrowers Through the
Aspermont National
Farm Loan Ass'n.
Those that are delinquent on installmentor taxes
must make arrangements to pay these items before
December 1, 1940. as we are not going to be able to
carry delinquent interest or taxes after that date.
If you arc interested in protecting your land and
homes please make some sacrifice and put your loans
in current shape by paying your taxes and past due
installment of interest.
ASPERMONT N. F. L. A.
Em Wright, Secretary - Treasurer
R. Li Springer at Aspermont is to
be chairman of the observance of
Texas Highway Week, December i,
to f>, inclusive, ui Stonewall county.
it is announeed by the Texas Good
Roads Association, sponsor of the
week,
Mr. Springer has accepted the ap-
pointment to head the committee to
arrange and stage the Highway
Week program in this county and
will work out details arid name com-
mittees to assist with arrangement*
tor the event, the Association's office
at Austin advises.
Texas Highway Week will be ob-
served throughout the entire state
during the designated week by proc-
lamation of Governor <)'Daniel and
the public is urged by the proclama-
tion to take increased interest in then
state highway system and its needs.
Officials and civic leaders of the state
counties, cities and towns will lead in
arranging public meetings and cele-
brations during the period. The Tex-
as (iood Roads Association and the
State Highway Department are co-
operating in helping plan state-wide
observance.
The Governor's proclamation des-
ignating the week called upon ah
citizens to take inventory of the
manifold blessings brought to them
by the highways of this state, to con-
sider the progress that has been
made in the past towards a complet
ed highway system, and to give seri-
ous thought to the future highway
needs of the state so that Texas will
continue to grow and prosper as it:,
system of highway transportation fs
extended and improved.
Motor vehicle transportation" "lias
experienced phenomenal growtfi in
Texas during the last two decades,
the proclamation said, and it point
ed out that in the last fiscal year
1,758,761 motor vehicles were regis-
tered, as compared with onlv 4.14,
628 in 1920,
Not only have peace time need*
for nrtore and better highways rapiU-
ly increased, hut now, in view of the
national defense program and the.
mechanization and motorization of
the rapidly expanding Army, new and
heavy demands will be made on the
I e\;is highway system as a result,
the proclamation declared. Texas, b.:
inj; one of the most important states
in the national defense program on
account of it> extensive coastline and
the long international border on the
south, has 6,.?/^ miles of highway^
that have been designated by proper
national defense agencies a^ strategic
military highways.
The Texas (rood Roads Associa-
tion is urging observ ance of Texas
Highway Week in every County,
city and town possible and is busy
with plans for statewide celebration
of the week. Datus E. Proper, ev-
ecutive v ice president of "the Associa-
tion, announced,
THURSTON GOES
TO SPUR CHURCH
Last week the Star stated that
Rev. H. L. Thurston, who served
Aspermont four years as Methodist
pastor, had been transferred to the
church at Baird. He had made all ar-
rangements to move to the county
seat of Callahan county when a mes-
sage came from the district superin-
tendent at Stamford announcing that
Rev. Thurston had been transferred
to Spur. This was good news to Rev.
Thurston and his many friends Hrre,
as it is .quite an advancement and al-
so an increase in salary.
Aspermont people regret to see
Rev Thurston and his excellent
family leave here, hut wish them suc-
cess in their new field.
District Judge Dennis P.
District Attorney Ben
man and Court
Willobough t)f
Friday cloning
of district court.
regular term at
first Monday in
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