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FEB. 13, INS
FARMERS & RANCHERS
FEED & SEED
H. E. Gholson
R. T. Cumbie
Phone 3601
FARMERS & RANCHERS
FEED & SEED
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R. T. Cumbie
, Phone 3601
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
VOIU LXIY—No. 25
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNT!, TEXAS, TECRSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1962
l**?CE TEN
GILES BRADFORD
Bradford Seeks
Representative
Job in District 80
Giles Bradford, native Sweet-
water resident, has announced
his candidacy for the State Rep-
resentative of District 80, sub-
jefit to the May 5 Democratic
primary.
Bradford, in announcing his
candidacy, stated that he felt
there is a need to give the vot-
ers of the district a choice. Con-
tinuing, he said that he was not
backed b yany club, group, or
concern and that he entered the
race of his own free will as a
conservative democrat. "I want
to give all the voters an oppor-
tunity to have a voice in their
state government," he remarked.
There are numerous exper-
iences arid previous--jobs which
Bradford believes will qualify
him for this post. He spent his
early life on his father's farm
and ranch located south of
Sweetwater. He attended and
graduated from Sweetwater pub-
lic schools. He holds a B.A. and
a M.A. degree in government
and history from the University
of Texas. For nine years he
taught school in Divide and
Sweetwater.
He graduated from the FBI
Academy at Quantico, Virginia,
and from 1941 to 1948 he served
as a Special Agent with the FBI
and as an Investigator, Assis-
tant Plant Protection Manager
and Chief Investigator for the
Arkansas Ordance Plant. From
1948 to 1955 he was landman
and district landman with the
Lion Oil Company, and since
1956 he has been an independent
landman and lease banker. Dur-
ing this time he has taught
several courses in Land Manage-
ment in the business school at
McMurry College in Abilene.
Scouting activities have also
been a part of Bradford's life,
and he has served on numerous
committees of the Chisholm
Trail Council, besides being an
aj active Scouter for over 35 years.
|He holds both the Eagle Badge
* and the Silver Beavrr.
Bradford is married to the
former Maggie Lee, a native of
Fisher County. They have two
* sons, Eddie, who is attending the
University of Texas, and Bob,
who is a junior at Sweetwater
High School. All four belong
to the First Christian Church in
Sweetwater.
Jack Ward
Ex-Stonewall
Resident Dies
William Jackson Ward, 78, re
sident of Elizabeth, Colorado
since 1950 passed away at 4 p.m.
February 20, 1C62 in a Denver,
Colorado hospital.
He was born In 1883 in Mills
County. He came to Stonewall
County in 1881. He moved to
Colorado in 1950. He we a re-
tired stock farmer.
Services are set at 2 p.m. Sat-
urday, February 24, at the First
Methodist Church here in As-
permont. The Rev. Rex Mauldin,
pastor First Methodist Church,
Munday, officiating.
Burial in Aspermont Cemetery
under the direction of Young
Funeral Home.
Survivors are his wife of
Elizabeth, Colorado; One daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Anderson of Eliza-
beth, Colorado; One son, Harold
Ward of Corpus Christi; three
sisters, Mrs. Minnie Vencil of
Pasadena, California, Miss Annie
Ward of Pcacock and Mrs. Nancy
Dobbs of Memphis. Tenn. Three
grandchildren and 2 great grand-
children.
Dumas Rites
Held Thursday
Mrs. Lenore Dumas, 52, died
in Haskell Hospital Wednesday,
Feb. 14, at 3:40 p.m. She had
been a patient there since Oct.
11, 1961 and several times dur-
ing the past 5 years.
Vnr,eral was held Thursday at
4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church, in Iaskell, with the as-
sociate minister, Roy Davidson,
officiating.
Burial was in Williow Ceme-
tery in Haskell.
Mrs. Dumas, the former Le-
nore Flowers, was born March 9.
1909, at Old Glory. She married
Clvde Dumas in Anson April 23,
1933. He died August 19. 1948.
He was a veteran of World War
I and II. Since his death, she
was employed at Duke Appli-
ance, J. C. Penny Company and
Brooks Motor Company, all in
Stamford. She was a Baptist.
Her father, W. H. Flowers,
died Fob. 12. 1959. and an uncle
A. L. Flowers, died October 10,
1961.
Survivors include her mother
and a brother, Rex Flowers of
Abilene.
Pallbearers were Ch"-';e Ivy,
Stamford; Carl Hunt. Bill Tip-
ton, Lisbon Letz and Garland
Franklin, all of Old Glory and
Roy Herttenberger of Asper-
mont.
TO PLAY WESTBROOK, MONDAY NIGHT—These are the girls that will be carrying the
banner for Aspermont Monday night when they tak on Westbrook at Snyder at 7:30 p.m., in
their bi-district game. The girls; top row, left t o right: Ella Faye Greer, Carolyn Alsup, Sherry
Marr, Linda Lindsey, and Janice Smith. Botto m row: Glenda Frazier, Judy Johnson, Sandra
McDowell, Margie Daugherty, and Barbara Sm ith. Seated are Coaches Bill Teel and Truman
Sherrod. Not pictured, but recently mo\kd up to the Varsityy Squad were: Jo Ann Poorc,
and Carol Ann Burton.
Stonewall County Donates $3,000
Toward Eradication Program
Raymond Johnson
Candidate
Raymond W. Johnson has
authorized the Aspermont Star
to announce that he is a candi-
date for the office of County
School Superintendent for Stone-
wall County.
Mr. Johnson states: "In an-
nouncing for the office of County
School Sur>orintr>nd' nt, T have
only one thought in mind—to
offer my services to the school
children of our county.
I believe that my experience
^and training in school admin-
-/Mstrative will be of value to the
' schools of the county, and T
hope that enough voters will
agree with mo to allow mo to
prove it.
^ Chili Supper will be held at
the First Methodist Church
Thursday nieht beginning at
5:30 and run.nms* until 7:30 p.m
Children tickets will be 35c and
adults 75c.
March 3-10 4-H
Week in Texas
And Across Nation
March 3-10 has been designat-
ed as 4-H Club Week in Texas.
The same week will be observed
across the nation as National
4-H Club Week.
In his official proclamation
covering the weeklong obser-
vance, Governor Price Daniel
said, "The development of citi-
zens and leaders for America is
a high purpose in 4-H Club
work.
"The 4-H program stresses the
development of head, heart,
hands and health as well as
teaching the latest practices in
agriculture and home economics.
"Since the 4-<H program was
inaugurated by the United States
government in 1914, the move-
ment has sDrend across our na-
tion and established bridges of
understanding to more than 50
foreign countries. 4-H Club
result demonstrations and par-
members learn by conducting
ticipatinc in 4-H activities. By
nutting into action whnt they
l«im, club members imnrove
♦h"i>- homos and communities.
"Vnlnntfirv rt 11H t'>"dr>r<: work-
in*? with the club members pro-
"ide a key Ut the sucepco nf 4-H.
Parent's and friends of 4-H tfive
"iipoort and encouragement to
"■ j,-,r~ T{v> A ,11,
*Vfen«ion Service of the A&M
"^-tension agents, directs the 4-H
Club program.
There is greater urgency now
than ever in the drive to raise
funds for the screwworm eradi-
cation program sponsored by the
Southwest Animal Health Foun-
dation.
C. A. Scruggs, president of the
Health Foundation, reported ap-
T-oyimately $1 :<e-a 000 of the $3.-
000,000 goal of livestock owners
had been raised.
Also, it was disclosen that
Louisiana's legislature had tak-
en official actio" '1 assist in the
fund-raising effort. Seven pa-
riih?s in the state are already
organized and obtaining funds.
It was further disclosed that
a repsesentative of the USDA
" —Vine contact wth officials
of Mexico to formulate plans for
creating a buffer zone along the
Rio Grande border. Mexico has
already taken steps to establish
check points along the border to
lid in the program
o. --.wa]| County's goal is $5,-
The donations are not com-
plusory, but Ranchers are asked
''""•ate 50c a head for adult
cattle and horses, and 10c a head
♦'or :>dult hoes, sjoats, and sheep.
If von hn"-r> not donated to this
fund, and would like (o, you
leave your contribution at
the Farm Bureau office or con-
tact one of the following direc-
•or- Lee Smith. Charles Aber-
nathy, Marvin Bilberry, or W. S.
Proctor.
A meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, February 22, at 7:30
p.m. at the Farm Bureau office.
Anyone interested may attend.
OPERATION SCREWWORM
CONTROL UNDERWAY
Texas' multimillion dollar
screwworm contrfj1 program is
underway. It was launched Wed-
nesday morning (Feb. 14) when
sterile male screwworm flies
were air-dr o •1 over Havs
county
The release- f-r^t if its kind
in the Southwest—was timed to
coincide with a meeting of the
Southwest Animal Health Re-
search Foundation in Austin
Mum .mo i; ; t rv? k produc-
ers and sportsmen from Texas
and adjoining state attended the
mf> tin« The flv release
climaxed the efforts cf thou-
sands of stockmen and sports-
men who have worked on the
program for many weeks
C. G. Scruggs, president of
the SAHRF, said the program
involves the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Texas Animal
Health Commission, Texas A&M
College and the research founda-
tion. He reported that contribu-
tions by stockmen and sports-
Si,400,000. An intensive drive
men now totaled approximately
will be continued, SAHRF of-
ficials said, until the S3 million
goal is reached. Scientists, capi-
talizing on freeze-out overwin-
tering screwworms in January,
believe there is an opportunity
lor lowering—if not totally era-
dicating—screwworms from Tex-
as this year.
The program will follow the
pattern of the successful eradi-
cation effort in Florida and the
Southeast. Millions of artificial-
ly raised male screwworm flies,
made steril by exposure to ra-
dioactive material, will be re-
leased in the overwintering area
in South Texas and in a "buffer
zone" along the southern border
of the state. A giant screwworm
pioducing plant will be con-
structed in South Texas with an
expected capacity of 50-7^ mil-
lion flies per week. Facilities at
Kerrville Lab will eventually
produce 20 million flies each
week. Dr. S. Gartman, who has
charge of the Kerrville fly faci-
lities, will head operations at the
new plant. I
Speakers at the kick-off meet-
in gincluded Dolph Briscoe, Jr.,
Uvalde, president, Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers As-
sociation; Dr. F. J. Mulhern of
USDA's animal disease o radio-
tion division, and Dr. R. S. Shar-
man. ADE staff officer, who ex-
plained how the program will
operate.
Release of sterile flies is only
half the job, thev said The re-
mainder is on to the stockmen.
If maggot infestation is fours'',
stockmen are asked to remove
10 from the bottom of the wound
and report to their county agent
for a positive identification.
Workman Service
Held Thursday
L C. clinki)" "Vorkman, 36-
year-old Aspermont rancher, was
dead on arrival at Hamlin Me-
morial Hospital at 11:30 a. m.
Wednesday. Feb. 14, after suf-
fering a heart attack at his
home.
Born March in. 1.923 in Bon-
ham. he had been a resident of
Stonewall County since 1952.
Funeral was hold at 2 p. m.
Thursday in the First Baptist
Church with the pastor, the Rev.
Lewis Price, officiating. Another
service was held at 3 p. m. Fri-
day in Lovington. N. M.. and
burial was there
Survivors include his wife.
Leland Curtis of the home; two
Bonnie; two cons. Perry O. and
brothers, E. B. and Leo of Lov-
ington. N. M.: three sisters. Mrs.
Bennie Tarry f Gallup. N. M.
and Mrs. Nettie Karris of Clovis,
N. M.; his mother. Mrs. Edna
Stanbro of Lovington.
Pallbearer-; were *"Lind-
sey, Windy Jones, Walter Ivy,
B. O Hawkins, Gerald Lawrence
Orville McCoy and John Met-
calf.
Judy Frazier
In Band Festival
Names of high school girls
who have been selected for the
;ixt.h annual all-girl band festi-
val at the Texas Woman's Uni-
versity Feb. 23-24 have been
announced by Lowell P. Little.
Mr. Little, associate professor
of music and director of bands
at TWC, sent each winner a
letter of congratulations.
The girls will spend two days
in rehearsal fo- a concert in th"
University Auditorium at. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24. Parents and
friends of the workshop partici-
pants are invited to attend.
One o fthe highlights of the
two rhv, will be a con.ee-1 bv
'he TWU Lass-O Band and the
t\vU Modern Choir at 7 p.m..
Frdav. F-b. ".3.
Th" nreliminarv list of those
forming the all-girl concert and
stage bands at the festival in-
cludes:
.TiiHv Crazier. Box 247. of As-
permont.
At press time the latest word
was that the Regional tourna-
ment would begin at 9:45 A.M.
Saturday morning.
There are only 4 teams com-
peting in this tournament.
These teams are Aspermont,
Sterling City, Fort Davis and
Canutilio.
Monday night the Hornets won
the right to go into the Regional
playoffs by defeating West-
Two New Wells
Added in County
Stonewall County oil fields
have added two new wells.
Texas Pacific Con I & Oil Co.
completed No. 2 I. S. McMillin,
Account 9, located in W. E. Hod-
ges Survey. It is six miles south
of Aspermont in the Guest
(Canyon) Field.
The well had a 10-hour quage
of 120.96 barrels of 40 gravity
oil. This gave it a calculated
daily potential of 304.8 barrels.
Flow was through a 16-64-inch
choke with 342 potints tubing
pressure. It is producing from
156 perforations at 4,499 to 4,562
feet 4Vl" format'on was
fractured. Casing is set at. 4.617
feet. Total depth was 4, 24 feet
plugged-back to 4,585 feet
The other oiler is in the Men-
gel (Canyon Sand) Field nine
miles southeast of Asoermont.
It is W. M. & A. P. Fuller of
Midland No. 2 A. F. Smith Sec-
tion 143. Block 1, H.&T.C. Sur-
■vev.
No. 2 Smith had a daily po-
tential of 120 barrels of 41
gravity oil plus 10 per cent
perforations at 4.419-27 and at
water It is pumping from 64
4.436-44 feet where the forma-
tion wa« fractured. Casing is
sol at 4,542 feet, total depth.
Oil floyed on a drillstem test
taken in the second Strawn at
a project in the Kiowa Peak
Field 16 miles west -r O'Brien
in northeast Stonewall County.
It is General American Oil Co.
of Texas No. 7-B Brookreson,
located in F. T. Oliver Survey,
A-1738.
The test was run at 5.305-15
feet. With the tool open one
hour and 50 minutes, gas sur-
faced in five minutes. The pro-
ject flowed oil at the estimated
rate of 35 barrels per hour. Re-
covery was 5,215 feet oil, and
no water.
The project was drilling be-
low 5,820 feet Monday. Proposed
depth is 6,200 feet.
Location for a proposed 5,000-
foot rotary project was staked
in the Jud, South (4,970-Foot
Strawn) Field six -iinc couth-
west of Rochester. It is 426 feet
east of the Stonewall-Haskell
ccuntv line. The venture is So-
journer Drilling Corp., Katz Oil
Co. and Alvin C. Hope No. 1-A
Ab Hutehens.
Drillsite is 330 feet north and
west of the southwest corner of
Lot 9. A. Slaydon Survey 58.
but in A. Slaydon Survey 57.
A Jones County Regular Field
location was staked 10 miles
of Hamlin. It is Arnold & Olga
Barrett of Abilene and Gulf Oil
Corp. No. 3 Lillie F. Rivers.
Having a proposed depth of
3,000 feet with rotary, it spots
490 feet from the north and 376
feet from the west lines of Sec-
tion 62, Block 1, B.B.B.&C. Sur-
vey.
Cities Serivce Petroleum Co.
is to drill No. 2-D Green in the
Hunsakor (Strawnt Field five
miles northeast of Rotan in Fish-
er County.
Site is 660 feet from 1ho north
and west lines of the southwest
nunrtor in Section 283, Block 2.
H.&T.C. Survev. Proposed depth
is 5.R00 feet with rotary.
David Lopez, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Lopez, will go on
eye surgery. Thursdav at Hen-
drick Memorial Hospital at Abi-
lene, Texas.
brook by a score of 68-49.
Westbrook had beaten Ira in.
a two-out of three series in or-
der to get into bi-district.
The victory, Aspermont's 30th
in 31 games. They have only
been beaten by 3-A Seminole.
Aspermont nevec/ trailed in
their conquest of Westbrook
opening up a 19-9 first-quarter
lead, and then leading by eight
or 12 points, until the final
stanza when they cinched the
game.
Westbrook trailed by only 8
points at halftime, but in the
third period, Godfrey scored 12
points, for a total of 29 for him
that night. Dickie Hill and Son-
ny King backed up Godfrey's
output with 14 and 11 points
respectively.
In the free throw circle As-
oermont made 18 of 27, while
Westbrook made 9 of 24.
Aspermont (68) fg ft pf tp
Godfrev 14 1. 3 29
Hill 3 8 2 14
Parker 10 4 2
King 4 3 3 11
D. Lawrence 2 5 4 9
Frazier 1 113
Lackey 0 0 2 0
Teachers to Meet
March 8-9
More than 3,000 teachers and
administrators from 23 West
Central Texas counties will
gather in Abilene March 8-9 for
the 2.1st annual convention <cX.
Oilbelt Teachers District 7, Tex-
as State Teachers Association.
"Education — Freedom's Fort-
ress" is the theme for the 1962
convention, which will feature
two general sessions on the
morning of Friday, March 9, a
deviation from the traditional
program plan. Other than the
two morning sessions, an after-
noon, general session, numerous
luncheons and an advertisers ex-
hibit of school materials and
supplies will be held.
The convention gets underway
at 7 p m. Thursday, March 8,
with a dinner meeting of the
H ruse of Delegates at Abilene
High School cafeteria. 1
General session for junior arid
senior high school teachers will
be held at 10 a. m. Friday,
March 9, at the Cooper High
School auditorium. Principal
speaker will be Dr. Evelyn NT.
Wood, professor of reading at
the University nf Deleware. Dr.
Wood's topic will be "Improve-
ment of Reading in the Secon-
dary Schools," with a demon-
I stration in speed reading being
given with the address.
Elementary teachers will meet
at Abilene High School audi-
torium in a general session at
10 a. m. Friday to hear Dr.
Morton Botel, assistant superin-
tendent of Buck County Schools,
Lcvittown, Pennsylvania, speak
on "Improvement of Reading in
the Elementary Grades."
Speaker for the afternoon
general session at 2:30 in Abi-
lene High School auditorium has
not been confirmed.
Luncheon meetings scheduled
at 12:15 p. m. include adminis-
trators, art, business education,
elementary principals and sup-
ervisors, elementary intermedi-
ate, elementary primary, English,
exceptional children, foreign
language, guidance, health and
physical education, homemaking,
library, mathematirs, music,
nhrses, secondary principals,
social science, speech and drama,
vocational agriculture, vocational
and industrial education, and
science.
Counties that will send rep-
resentatives to the convention
are Archer, Baylor, Callahan,
Clay. Cottle, Eastland, Fisher,
Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack,
.Tones, Knox, Montague, Nolan,
Shackelford, Stephens. Stone-
w a 11, Taylor, Throckmorton,
Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young.
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