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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 71, NO. 20
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 71)502, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1969
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN . .
Yesteryears ^
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(January 9, 1919)
At 7:30 p.m. Friday evening,
January 10th, the Aspermont Orches-
tra will give a benefit program,
which will consist of a short play,
chorous, solo and orchestra music.
Chas. F. Gibson has purchased
the feed business of Frank Sutherlan
and took charge Tuesday.
SCHOOL NOTES:
The Senior Class are all wearing
dainty Senior Pins. The class this
year only contains six girls.
This week our eighth grade is
entering into the secrets of Latin
and Algebra and are taking hold as
if they meant business.
Say: just keep on driving across
our school ground. The ditches you
cut certainly beautifies your child-
ren's playgrounds.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(January 13, 1944)
According to information
released by Warren W. Frazier,
representative of the War Food
Administration, no permit is needed
to purchase protein feeds, cotton
seed meal, etc. in 500 pounds or
less.
The Old Glory High School boys
basketball tournament will be played
Friday and Saturday, January 14th
and 15th.
According to Supt. Hill 16 top
notch teams have accepted invi-
tations and will play in the
tournament.
The Aspermont High school
basketball teams played return
games with Jay ton here last week.
The Aspermont senior boys won
their game 20 to 30. The junior
boys also won their game. The
girls lost to Jay ton.
The holidays are over now and
the dark half of school has begun.
Mid-term exams are coming up
soon.
The school lunch room which
was recently partially destroyed by
fire has been undergoing repairs
and will be ready for use in a few
days.
NOTICE—Due to cold weather
the PTA program which was to have
been Thursday night the 13th has
been postponed until Thursday night
the 20th.
The program will be held at the
Aspermont High School Building.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(January 13, 1949)
Aspermont, Stonewall County
and the entire Southwest has been
in the throes of one of the most
severe winter spells it has suffered
in many years.
Sunday night the temperature
began to drop rapidly and by early
Monday it was down to 12 degrees
here and sleeting. Soon all traffic
was at a standstill.
That night it began to sleet a-
gain, causing ice to accumlate on
the lines and trees. Tuesday after-
noon telephone and telegraph lines
out of town were all down. Tuesday
the Abilene and Northern Bus line
discontinued operation and on
Wednesday, the TNM O tine
failed to operate.
Power lines were broken Tues-
<iay afternoon by the heavy ice and
were off for awhile, then came back
on. Theywereoffallday Wednesday
and all day Thursday.
Hotel Stonewall, erected in
1941 was purchased January 1st by
Bill Lee. He is to take charge on
February 1st.
The March of Dimes gets under
way again in this county beginning
January 15 and lasts through Jan-
uary 31, Harold S. Kenady, County
Chairman said Wednesday.
All persons of the County are
urged to help in this worthy cause.
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RECEIVES CASH AWARD—David M. McAfee of Montrose, Colo., son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. D, McAfee of Aspermont, receives a $300 cash
award from Eugene Boyt, field engineer at Morrow Point Dam where
McAfee is Bureau of Reclamation mechanical engineer assigned to the
Morrow Point Field Division of the Curecanti Unit. The award was made
"for alertness to the possibilities of straightening the draft tube and
spillway gates at the site by heat application. This method resulted in a
simple and economical solution to a potentially costly problem, " as
stated in a letter from the regional director in Salt Lake City, Utah,
(Bureau of Reclamation Photo)
Farm Bureau Week Designated
Here Jan. 13.18 by Co. Judge
County Judge Warren VV.
Frazier has designated the
week of January 13-18 as
"Farm Bureau Week" in
Stonewall County. The coun-
ty Farm Bureau organization
will have a special enrollment
drive during this period as
part of a statewide effort to
push Farm Bureau member-
ship in Texas over the 110,-
689 figure achieved in 1968.
*The official proclamation
called for citizens "to give
due recognition to this ob-
servance honoring the Stone-
wall County Farm Bureau."
Earlier Gov. John Connally
proclaimed the same period
as "Farm Bureau Week in
Texas."
Van B. Bullard of Asper-
mont Is president of the
Stonewall County Farm
Bureau.
The officers urge that
every farmer and rancher in
the county is needed "as a
member and leader" in Farm
Bureau.
"Each of us in agriculture
has too great an outlay in
our business not to do all
that we can to protect our
investment in capital, time
and labor," he declared.
The text of the proclamation
issued by Judge Frazier
reads:
"Agriculture makes a vital
contribution to the economy of
Stonewall County, our State
and our Nation; and
"The productive efficiency
of our farmers and ranchers
has helped stabilize food
prices and the cost of living
for all our citizens; and
"This record of achieve-
ment has resulted from edu-
cational and technological ad-
vancements in agriculture
under the free choice system;
and
"Farmers and ranchers
have recognized the value of
joining together in an organi-
zed effort to promote and pro-
tect their interests; and
"Four out of five farm fami-
lies in this Nation belonging
to a general farm organization
are members of Farm Bureau;
and
"Fanrs Bureau Is a free,
independent, nun - partisan,
nongovernmental, voluntary
organization of families uni-
ted for the purpose of ana-
lysing their problems and
formulating action to achieve
educational impro vement,
economic opportunity and
social advancement, thereby
promoting the national wel-
fare.
"I, Warren W. Frazier,
County Judge of Stonewall
County, do hereby designate
January 13-18 as FARM
BUREAU WEEK in Stone-
wall County, and urge our
citizens to give due recog-
nition to this observance
honoring the Stonewall Coun-
ty Farm Bureau.
"In official recognition
thereof, I hereby affix my
signature this 6th day of
January, 1969.
Signed Warren W. Frazier
Stonewall County Judge"
AUSTIN, — Another legis-
lative session is just around
the corner.
Lawmakers are due back in
town Tuesday (January 14)
for their 61st biennial meet-
ing, and most observers pre-
dict it will be a lively session.
Senators and representa-
tives soon will be bickering
mightily over the following
and probably hundreds of
other less spectacular mat-
ters :
Spending and taxation.
Nearly everybody is convinced
that there will be a big tax
bill. But one of those who
isn't is none other than Gov.-
elect Preston Smith. He is
hopeful that he won't have to
be concerned with a tax pro-
gram this year. However,
there are demands for appro-
priations increases and school
teachers want a $200 million
pay raise.
Recommendation- of the
Governor's Commit tee on
Public School Education, par-
ticularly those of district con-
solidation and tax burden
equalization.
Liquor-by-t he-drink legis-
lation. What again? This
time, apparently, pro|X>nonts
will try the constitutional
amendment (let-cvcrybody-
vote-on-it) route.
Minimum wage legislation.
Constitutional revision.
Increasing workman's com-
pensation from $35 to $49 a
weak maximum and broaden-
ing coverage to public employ-
ees.
Air and water pollution
control measures.
Implementing the statewide
water plan.
Raising the public welfare
spending ceiling.
Incoming governor has in-
dicated he will attach personal
priority tags to these major
program areas; education
(with emphasis on vocational
and technical training), law
enforcement, finance, pol-
lution measures and water
matters.
NEW BUDGET PLAN
DRAWN — Legislative Bud-
get Board has recommended
$1.1 billion in general revenue
spending for 1970-71 — about
$77 million more than the
bare bones minimum level
estimated by Gov. John Con-
nally.
LBB calculated its own
modest version of appropri-
ations needs would leave
$60.7 million in uncarmarkcd
general revenue, but that
major programs such as im-
plementation of the gover-
takes into account no new
nor's public school study or
teacher pay boosts.
Board decided to order a
stop to salary supplements for
major college officials from
private funds and to recom-
mend the state pay whatever
is needed to get top men.
Tills would cost about $308,500
a year.
STATE
iff?
aPl
Under LBB proposals the
governor would get a pay
raise, too, from $40,000 to
$55,000 a year. That would
keep him ahead of lesser ap-
ponted officials, some of whom
actually have been paid more
than the chief executive con-
sidering their incomes from
private sources.
Budget proposal also in-
cludes $8.2 million in state
office building (to cut down
on $1.5 million annual rentals
paid by the stale to house
agencies in Austin) and an
$850,000 state records storage
center.
TECHNICAL TRAINING
BOOSTED — House Education
Committee has urged at
least $30 million outlay dur-
ing the next biennium for
vocational - technical edu-
cation in Texas.
HEC, which conducted
study and 10 hearings, found
that 16 vocational schools
should be provided in 10 years
to furnish 180 such facilities.
It said all private technical
and business schools ought
to be regulated by the Texas
Education Agency and that
Girls Down Lueders-Avoca, 45-32
In Finals to Win Hamlin Tourney
The Aspermont High School
(Jirls Basketball team defeat-
ed Lueders-Avoca Saturday
night in Hamlin 45-32 to win
the Hamlin Girls basketball
tournament.
Belinda Gauntt led the As-
permont girls in scoring iri
this game with 19. Verdonna
Hays scored 18 and Doretha
Robertson hit 8.
Guards leading the defense
for the Hornets were Jorene
Moore, Brenda Alsup, Linda
Boyd and Dianna Patton.
In the first game of the
Baskelballers Play At Jayfon
Friday; Open District Tuesday
Both the boys and the girls
basketball teams will play
their final practice game
Friday night when they tra-
vel to Jayton with the girls
game starting at 6:30.
District play will open for
the Hornets Tuesday night
Harry McAfee
Dies After Long
Illness Monday
Henry O. McAfee, 71,
Stonewall County Tax- As-
sessor and Collector since
January of 1957, died at 2:45
p.m. Monday in Hendrick
Memorial Hospital in Abilene
after a lenghty illness.
Funeral services were held
;it 3 p.m. Wednesday at the
First United Methodist
Church with the Rev. James
Wood, pastor of the Central
Baptist Church, Rev. Joe
Walker, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church and Travis Boyd,
minister of the Aspermont
Church of Christ, officiating.
Born Sept. 6, 1897, in Des-
demona, he had lived in Stone-
wall County the past 60 years.
He married Vera Ruth Graham
in Aspermont Nov. 11, 1922.
Survivors include his wife;
one daughter, Mrs. Belva
Ruth Gardner of Aspermont;
two sisters, Mrs. Claude Hud-
son and Mrs. Bob Payne, both
of Aspermont one brother, L.
D. McAfee of Aspermont; and
two grandchildren, Ronnie
Gardner and Brenda Ru'th
McAfee, both of Aspermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Park-
er are the proud parents of
a boy, born Dec. 24th at 1:19
p.m. in Stamford Hospital. He
weighed 7 lbs. 11 1/4 oz. and
has been named Arthur
Heath. He has a brother,
Lance, and a sister, Dania.
when they meet the Roscoe
Plowboys at Roscoe. The
three game schedule calls for
the boys B team to open the
action at 5:30, followed by
the girls and then finishing
up with the boys varsity team.
Both the boys teams lost
to Paducah Friday night with
the Hornets dropping their
game 75-49 with Ervin Jones
leading the scoring with 16
points for the Hornets. The
B team was outscored 61-33
in their encounter with Pa-
ducah.
Funeral Services
Held Saturday for
Jack R. Hight. 71
Funeral for Jack R. Hight,
71, was held at 2 p.m. Satur-
day at the First Baptist
Church, the Rev. Darold Bald-
win, pastor, officiating, as-
sisted by the Rev. James
Wood, pastor of the Centarl
Baptist Church. Burial was
in Aspermont Cemetery under
direction of Littlepage Funer-
al Home.
Born Aug. 23, 1897, in Jack
County, he had lived in Stone-
wall County the past 45 years.
He was married May 2, 1925,
to Cleo Francis Lee at Asper-
mont. She preceded him in
death in 1967.
Mr. Hight died at 8:45 pm.
Thursday at Stonewall Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital after
a lengthy illness.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Grace Francis Guinn
of Clovis, New Mexico; one
son, Travis of Old Glory; two
sisters, Mrs. Carl Jackson of
Atwood, California, and Mrs.
Lawson Hart of Aspermont.;
one brother, Dee of Friona;
and six grandchildren.
Nephews served as pall-
bearers.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellis
and John of Fort Stockton
spent the holidays with their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Syl Godfrey, Michael,
Steven, and John.
tournament on Thursday
night the Aspermont girls de-
feated Haskell 58 to 39. Ver-
donna Hays hit the basket
for 22 points, Belinda Gauntt,
14, and Doretha Robertson, 10.
All the girls on the travel-
ing team, coached by Sonny
Bounds got to play in this
game.
In the second game on
Saturday morning Aspermont
defeated Hamlin 62-44. Be-
linda Gauntt led the scoring
with 27 points, followed by
Verdonna Hays with 19 and
Doretha Robertson with 18.
Verdonna Hays, forward and
Jorene Moore were placed on
the all-tournament team along
with guards, Cherie Wells,
Lueders-Avoca; Thelma James
of Anson and Cindy Sherley of
Rochester. Forwards were.
Mary McCaleg of Anson,
Mary Cork of Hamlin and
Watts of Lueders-Avoca.
Other Aspermont girls see-
ing action in the tournament
were Freida Harvey, Vickie
Prichard, Patsy Greer, Mona
Gerloff, Debbie Mullen, Deb-
bie Dickerson, Ruthy Taylor,
Cynthia Speck and Margaret
Johnson.
The girls played some oi
their best ball during this
tournament, especially during
the Hamlin game, stated
Coach Bounds.
School Census
Now Being Taken
The Aspermont School is
taking a census of all pre-
schoolers that will be six
years of age before the first
of September.
These names should be
turned in to the Superinten-
dent's office before Jan. 31.
This enables the school tc
be prepared for new students
coming into the school system
for the first time this fall.
James Suggs
Elected President
Fire Department
Aspermont Volunteer Fire
Department elected new of-
ficers Monday night. James
Suggs will serve as presi-
dent for the next year, along
with James Branch as vice
president; Ray King, secre-
tary; Deryl Lawrence, trea-
surer; and Dean Perryman,
reporter,
Wayne Thigpen was re-
elected Fire Chief and Bob
Stewart reelected as assis-
tant.
j
James Connally Technical In-
stitute at Waco should be
operated as a separate entity
for training scarce vo-tech in-
structors and counselors.
WATER HYACINTH E-
RAD1 CATION — A plant
hormone called "2-4-D" will
be used in the Texas Parks &
Wildlife Department's cam-
paign in the spring to eradi-
cate water hyacinths in the
Nueces, Frio and Atascosa
Rivers.
Marion Toole of the P & W
Department, says that state
workers, cooperating with the
Galveston office of the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers,
will apply the hormone when
the plants are just beginning
activc growth. No harmful
side effects arc expected to
result from the program. he
;,aid, since "2-4-D" is a hor-
mone, not a poison. "We've
sprayed Caddo Lake and areas
around Houston and Beau-
mont," he said, " and never
had reports of anything In-
jured."
Toole says that trie depart-
ment plans to carry the pro-
gram to other arear of the
slate after the South Texas
work. He reports that the de-
partment has been getting
pressure from Louisiana about
lis in Texas, this state must
the problem with the Sabine,
and since the upper Sabine
deal with the water hyacinth
infestation there before
Louisiana can get approval
for control where the river
links Texas and Louisiana.
INAUGURATION — During
the pre-session lull, secre-
taries and other workers in
the Legislature are busy ad-
dressing invitations from
Governor-elect Smith and Lt.
Gov.-elect Ben Barnes to the
January 21 inauguration
festivites.
Smith's inauguration pro-
mises to be the most public
of any such event since Aus-
tin became the capital of Tex-
as. He wants everybody to
come help him celebrate his
assuming the chief executive's
office.
Five of the six inaugural
balls scheduled are free. The
formal ball in Austin's Muni-
cipal Auditorium, featuring
Henry King and His Orches-
tra, will be the only one for
which admission will be
charged.
But the "free" balls sound
like more fun. Television Star
Jimmy Dean, a native of
Plalnview, Texas will enter-
tain at each of them. And
other famous Texans — Glen
Campbell, Buck Owen, Ray
Price, Charlie Pride and the
Casino Brass — will play for
dancing.
COURTS SPEAK — TeJS-
as Supreme Court threw out
orders of a Shelby County
court wheh attempted to in-
validate Department of Public
Safety drivers' license sus-
pensions of 83 who did not
live in the county.
High court exonerated two
Victoria doctors sued by n
woman who broke her hip In
a fall from a hospital bed af-
ter electric shock tiaatments.
Thirty-two des.th penalty
cases were pending as of the
end of the last fiscal year
says the Board of Pardons
and Paroles in its annual re-
port.
GUARD UNITS PRAISED
— Texas* Army National
Guard is at the "highest state
of effieoncy and readiness
ever achieved," Fourth Army
spokesman commented.
Annual general inspection*
of 121 units reflected that
more guard units were rated
"superior" than last year,
despite massive reorganiza-
tion. Twenty-one unit# re-
ceived distinction in Fourth
Army judging.
SHORT SNORTS
All statewide elective of>
ficials (except the governor
and lieutenant governor) who
serve the two-year terms be-
gan new terms on January
1.
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1969, newspaper, January 9, 1969; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127985/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.