The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1974 Page: 1 of 4
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 76 NO. 38
Ajtt-attMQNr, SXOWISWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974
ASPERMONT IN . . .
Yesteryears
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
RUNOFF FOR JUDGE-
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(May 8, 1924)
Several men from the Bryant-Link
stores at Spur and Jayton came
down Wednesday and are makine
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the entire forces of the Spur, Jayton
and Aspermont stores tonight at
Camp-Ho-de-thot-it, which will
number from 50 to 100. It is useless
to say that they will have a good
time for they are a very hospitable
and congenital bunch who believe in
having a good time.
It was a real league baseball
game, the Sunday afternoon contest
between the Abilene Eagles and
Peacock, which ended 2 to 0 in favor
of the visitors. While Peacock has a
good country team we were almost
sure that the Eagles would defeat
them, but this was not so because at
the end of the ninth inning the score
was Peacock 2 and Abilene nothing.
You can't always tell from the size of
the town which has the best ball
team. Abilene has defeated nearly
everything in West Texas and
Peacock shut them out. This tells us
that Peacock has the best team west
of Fort Worth.
The new concrete sidewalks that
have recently been laid sure do walk
good during the muddy weather, but
it would be much better if we would
connect them up and let the city
make a crossing. More sidewalks for
Aspermont is a good slogan.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
May 13, 1954.)
Aspermont schools will end its
1953-54 term with commencement
exercises on Friday night of this
week, while Peacock and Old Glory
schools will close out on May 28th.
Some 22 seniors of Aspermont will
receive their diplomas at services to
be held Friday night in the high
school gymnasium.
Stonewall County and West Texas
were the recipents of more rainfall
this past few days, with some parts
of the county getting as much as four
inches. According to Albert Baugh,
local rainfall statistician, a recor-
ding of 2.96 inches was made for
Aspermont for Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
Wesley Robbins, principal of
Aspermont Elementary School,
announces that commencement
exercises for 29 students from junior
high into high school will be held at
10 a.m. Friday morning in the high
school gymnasium. Stephen
Cochran is valedictorian and Joy
Flowers is the salutatorian.
In what was considered one of the
heaviest vote in the history of this
county, voters of Stonewall County
went to the polls last Saturday to
reject the legalized sale of beer for
off-premise consumption by a
majority of some 159 votes. The total
vote for the election was 1155.
TEN YEARS AGO
(May 7, 1964)
Stonewall County scored well in
the 22-county District 3 contest last
Saturday at Wichita Falls, winning
seven first places, four seconds, two
thirds and three fourths.
Honor graduates for Aspermont
High School were announced this
week by High School Principal
Truman Sherrod. Heading the
graduating class are two girls,
Elizabeth McMeans and Marilyn
Rash. High ranking boy is Ronnie
Moorehead.
Work was begun Tuesday morning
on a park here in Aspermont. The
Aspermont Luncheon Club took this
on as a project. The park is being
developed south and west of the
swimming pool. Sand is being
hauled in so that grass can be sown.
Plans are that trees and tables will
be put on site.
CITY RECEIVES AWARD—Lee Ward, Aspermont Future Farmer of
America member, presents Mayor Oscar Dickerson with a Building Our
American Communities (BOAC) award for making the town a better
place in which to live. The award is in recognition of a street paving
project carried out by the City. Lee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Ward.
4-H'ers Place High
In District Meet
Stonewall County 4-H'ers
won three first, four second,
three third and one fifth place
awards in district com-
petition at Wichita Falls
Saturday.
Winning first in junfor
division were Marcene
Baldree, public speaking;
Kara Jones and Jamie
Pierce, safety.
Terry Hennig, Kevin
Shadle and James Swink won
Adult Ed
Class Sets
Graduation
The adult night class of
Stonewall County will have
their GED graduation and
party on May 13, at 7 p.m., in
the Aspermont School
Cafeteria.
The graduation party is for
all adults who attended
classes this year.
All family and friends are
invited to attend the
graduation.
The class was taught by
Ivanelle Marr.
first in senior division safety.
Hennig and Shadle were
second and third high in-
dividuals. The land team goes
on to state.
Winning second in the
District junior division were
Rhonda Hunter and Martha
McKee in Vegetable
Preparation: Brad Hennig,
Melinda Rimes, Tanya
Criswell faid Don Hunt in
Share The Fun; and Lisa Cox
and Gail Bryant in Vegetable
Production.
Winning third were Berry
Alvis in Public Speaking and
Rodney Dunham, Terry
Hunter, Wesley Martin, Billy
Jo Baitz in Rifle. Winning
fifth were Kathy Cochran,
Mary Hawkins and Dana
Mrazek in Quarter Horse
Judging.
Taking the 4-H'ers were
Mrs. Jack Jones, Mrs. Gien
Pierce, Mrs. Jimmy Cox,
Mrs. Bill Baitz, Mrs. Morlan
Jones, Mr. and Mrs H. L.
Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Rimes, Mrs. McKee, Mr. and
Mrs. Truette Hennig and Mr.
and Mrs. James Martin.
ISAAC CASTRO MENDOZA
. . . O. G. valedictorian
FREDDY BARRERA
. . . O. G. salutatorian
Mendoza, Barren Are
Top Old Glory Seniors
by Bern ice White
Isaac Castro Mendoza has
been named valedictorian of
the 1974 Old Glory High
School graduating class. He
has a grade point average of
93.6 and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Castro Sr.
Freddy Barrera was
named salutatorian with a
grade point average of 89.7.
He is the son of Mrs. Manuel
Barrera and the late Mr
Barrera.
Along with their scholastic
achievements, both boys
have earned outstanding
recognition in ex-
tracurricular activities
Commencement services
for the Old Glory class will be
conducted Friday night, May
24.
Honor students in the
eighth grade graduating
class are Biilie Jo Baitz, with
a 90.5 average as valedic-
torian, and Kevin Cox with
90.0 is salutatorian. Miss
Haiti's parents are Mr and
Mrs. Bill Baits. Mr and Mrs
J M. Cox are Kevin*
parents.
Grade school graduation
exercises will also be Friday
evening, May 24.
Homemakers
Hold Meeting
Here Monday
The Young Homemakers
Chapter of Aspermont held
their monthly meeting
Monday evening in the
Homemaking Building.
Mrs. A1 Fincher gave the
inspirational. Hostesses were
Mrs. Clyde Trammel! and
Mrs. Ray Rice.
New officers were elected
for the coming year, Mrs.
Jerald McCanlies was elected
president; Mrs. Rex Rash,
vice president; Mrs. Roy
Winter, secretary-treasurer;
and Mrs. Arvel McCoy 111,
reporter.
Members attending were
Mmes. Charlie Kirkpatrick,
Mike Hill, Phillip Parker,
Dickey Parker. Sam Taf-
finder, Larry LeFevre,
William Gholson, Bill
Meador, Clifton Blackburn,
Mike Jeter, Rash, Rice,
Fincher, Trammell, Mc-
Coylll, Winter and Mc-
Canlies.
David Moor
Gets Award
Midwestern University
junior David H Moor of
Aspermont has been named
to receive an undergraduate
award in analytical
chemistry by the American
Chemistry Society according
to Robert J. Palma. assistant
professor of chemistry.
recejved a plaque
with the award and a two-
year subscription to an
analytical chemistry journal.
He is the son of Mr and Mrs.
Lonnie O Moor of Star Route
in Aspermont
Peacock Sets
Homecoming
The Peacock Homecoming
Association met Monday
evening and discussed plans
for the Peacock
Homecoming, which will be
held July 14 in the Peacock
Community Center
'Hie food will be catered
and prices will be set at a
later date.
Two Incumbents Lose
In Voting Snturdny
B. A. Cumbie
Honored With
Law Awards
Bernard Allen Cumbie was
honored at the annual Baylor
Law Day at Baylor
University Saturday when he
was named winner of the
Fulbright and Crooker
Baylor Law Review Award.
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. A. Cumbie Jr. of
Roby, formerly of Hamlin,
and grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
B. A, Cumbie Sr. and Mrs.
Allie Betcher, all of Asper-
mont.
The ini>ijmh Rf pnunty
treasurer and an incumbent
justice of the peucs were
defeated by Stonewall County
voters in the Democratic
primary Saturday. A run-off
will be needed to choose the
party's candidate for county
judge.
Voters chose Mrs. William
(Pat) Gholson as the party's
nominee for county treasurer
over incumbent Sally Wright
by a 361-544 margin.
Also unseated was Tina
Hallum, justice of the peace
in Precinct 1, Place 1, who
lost to Eugene McDowell 327-
364.
In the county judge's race,
George Frazier and Fred D.
Brock will face each other in
a run-off. Vote in the three-
way nomination contest was
Frazier, 408; Brock, 369; and
L. D. Trammell Jr., 325.
Incumbent judge Warren
Frazier did not run.
In other contested county
races, incumbent Wayne
Thigpen won the nomination
for county commissioner
Precinct 2 over challenger
Taylor Cumbie, 149-139. Dean
Clark defeated J. D. Clay 167-
147 for county commissioner
Precinct 4.
Voters favored W. S. Heatly
Memorial
Day Coffee
Project Set
The third annual Memorial
Day Coffee Project to benefit
the West Texas Rehab-
ilitation Center is underway
in participating restaurants
throughout the Big Country.
Funds from the annual
event make possible a special
concentrated five week
program of therapy for 100
handicapped youngsters at
the Center.
Last year's project raised
$7,000. Officials at the Center
are hoping to raise $10,000
with this year's project.
Waitresses will be selling
plastic American flag pins for
$1.00 each through Memorial
Day. On Memorial Day, May
27, anyone wearing a pin is
entitled to drink coffee free in
any participating restaurant.
More than 100 restaurants
within a 100 mile radium of
Abilene were involved in the
1973 Coffee Day
Savings Bond
Sales Report
In releasing Treasury
figures, County Bond
Chairman Ralph Riddel,
announced today that sales of
Series E and H United States
Savings Bonds in Stonewall
County during March totaled
$3,544 Sales for the first
quarter of 1974 were $19,072
for 24 percent of the yearly
goal of $80,000.
Sales in Texas amounted to
$19,563,901 during the month
while sales for the first three
months totaled $61,244,066
with 26 percent of the $236 R
Mil. goal achieved.
Posse Elects
New Officers
The Stonewall County
Sheriff's Posse met Apr. 29 to
elect officers for the new
year Lawson Hart was
elected president; Johnny
Pitteock, vice president;
Betty Hawkins, secretary
treasurer; and Judy Pitt-
cock, queen.
They also voted to ride in
the Aspermont and Stamford
Rodeo Parades.
The next meeting will be
June 2 at 4 p.m in the show
bam. All members are urged
to attend and bring their
homes
uai> r r-.~ «AA
vtVi «>• i.MBOT WIHUIVj WlTUIV
for state representative,
Hi at rir t 1 HI anH nrafamnf]
— -■ «. |ftv VilVU
Ray Farabee over Charles
Finneli 635-369 for state
senator, District 30.
Stonewall County totals for
state Democratic races:
Governor—Briscoe, 736;
Farenthold, 114; Posey, 35;
and Alexander, 13.
a as ..
and Yarbrough, 311.
Agriculture Cohi-
mi8sioner—White, 676; and
Schroeder, 297.
Comptroller—Bullock, 750;
and Edburg, 173.
Railroad Commissioner-
Wallace, 673; and Kelly, 250.
Betting referendum—For
444; Against 489.
Appraisal, Certificate
Needed for Wheat Relief
Farmers who are not going
to harvest their wheat must
first report the disaster to the
county office of the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service.
Old Glory
4-H'ers Host
Parents Tues.
Hie Old Glory 4-H Club and
their adult leaders, Mmes.
Polly Baitz, Mittie Dunham,
Anita Baldree and Jack
Jones, entertained the 4-H
parents with a wiener roast,
Tuesday, Apr. 30.
Games were ied by senior
leaders, Susan Baldree and
Biilie Joe Baitz.
Those attending were
Sherry and Tom Lee Rhoads,
Gail Bryant, Jamie, Kim and
Denice Pierce, Berry and
Sierry Alvis, Jackey and
Kara Jones, Shelly and
Rodney Dunham, Wesley and
Lanham Martin, Ronnie
Wendeborn, Paul James,
Allison Cox, Terry and
Rhonda Hunter, Martha and
David McKee, Susan and
Marcene Baldree, Biilie Joe
Baitz, Eddie and Jamie
Woisch, Melissa Meier, Allen
and Vernette Rhoads and
parents.
They will request an ap-
praisal to establish eligibility
for payment under the
disaster provisions of the
wheat program.
Once an appraiser com-
pletes a damage evaluation,
and the acreage is released,
the farmer may devote the
acreage to other uses such as
sudan or summer fallow the
land for next year's wheat
crop.
Certification of program
crops is still important this
year for disaster benefits.
Certification before wheat is
harvested is necessary this
year
If wheat is harvested
production records must be
taken to the ASCS office as
the farmer may also be
eligible for a low production
payment.
WEATHER
Apr. 30
May 1
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
80
69
75
93
76
82
70
57
57
57
58
51
51
46
Rainfall of 1.29 inches has
been recorded for May,
making the total for the year
3.85 inches.
KOLLIN SHADLE
. . valedictorian
DAVID BINGHAM
. . salutatorian
Shadle, Bingham Are
Top Aspermont Students
Kollin Shadle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Brady -Shadle, has
been named as valedictorian
of the 1974 graduating class of
Aspermont High School.
Shadle has a four year
grade average of 94.92. He
played football and ran track
his four years in high school,
was chosen class president,
Mr A.H.S., Most Likely to
Succeed and annual staff
editor his senior year Shadle
was Mr. Football his junior
and senior year, cast
member in the junior and
senior plays, freshman class
favorite. received a
bookkeeping award his Junior
yecr and served on the
Student Council his freshman
and sophomore year.
Shadle will receive an
award for maintaining a 93 or
above average for the 1973-74
school year.
Salutatorian is David
Bingham, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayland Bingham, with a
four year average of 94.21.
Bingham went to UIL
Number Sense three years,
received a science award in
chemistry his junior year,
was cast member of the
junior and senior plays,
served as Student Council
{resident, Vocational Co-op
president and Texas History
Club president his smier
year. He will also receive an
award for maintaining a 93 or
above average for the 1973-74
school year.
The students will be
men cement ceremony May
34.
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Leek, Rhonda. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1974, newspaper, May 9, 1974; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128261/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.