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SPERMONT STAR
THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 78, NO. 9
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1976
PRICE 10C
ASPERMONT IN...
Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(October 14, 1926)
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Chamber of Commerce on Monday
was well attended and a great deal
of interest was manifest. Everyone
present being in favor of the
organization and realizing the
benefits that can arise from such
an organization.
On Friday afternoon the senior
boys went to Swenson for their first
game of basketball this year. They
received a very decisive defeat the
score being 10 to 19. The Swenson
boys are expected to play Asper-
mont next Friday and after the
changes that we see in the line up
for practice this week and the
extra work that the boys are
required to do we would say that
Swenson's scalp may be in danger.
The Senior Girls Basketball team
motored over to Swenson last
Friday afternoon to play their first
game of the season. Both teams
entered into the game eager to win,
but throughout the game the
Aspermont girls were far in the
lead. The guards on the Aspermont
team fouled out in the first quarter,
but subs were put in the game and
the game progressed just the same.
At the end of the first half the
score was about 2 to 6 but at the end
of the game it was 4 to 12.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(October 18, 1956)
Aspermont Public School first
homecoming, to be held on
Saturday, Nov. 3, will be
highlighted by the Aspermont-
Lueders football game at 7:30 that
night.
All ex-students and ex-teachers
and their families of Aspermont
and consolidated schools are in-
vited to attend the festivities.
Dowell Criswell, a superlative
140-pound junior right end, sparked
Coach Ed Cotton's Aspermont
Hornets to a convincing 21-13
victory over the stubborn Clyde
Bulldog eleven here last Friday
night.
Clyde's scrappy Bulldogs put up
a whale of a fight during the entire
game and hit pay dirt first, when
Hugh Tucker went eight yards
around right end for a touchdown.
The try for the extra point was no
good and the score ended up 21-13.
TEN YEARS AGO
(October 13, 1966)
The Aspermont Hornets begin
their district play when they take
part on the Jim Ned Indians at
Indian Stadium, Friday night in
Tib cola, game time is 7:30 p. m.
The Hornets fell to a determined
Cooper Junior Varsity team here
Friday night 20 to 6 in a non-district
grid tussle.
Zone 3 Soil Conservation District
Election of Supervisors will be held
at the First Baptist Church,
Swenson, Texas, October 15, 1966.
The new officers of the Stonewall
County 4-H Council met Wed-
nesday. Officers are Chairman,
Stanley Trammel; vice Chairman
Boy, Gary Six; Vice Chairman
Girl, Vickie Barnett; Secretary,
Reva Letz and Rita Baldree,
Treasurer.
Mr. Wayman Smith, Chairman of
the Stonewall County Savings
Bonds sales in this county an-
nounced the total of $5,017 during
August. Total to date 120,467.
Mrs. Carl W. Duncan recently
attended the TFWC State Board
Meeting in Austin. Mrs. Duncan is
serving as State LVN projects
chairman, this biennial and is
serving Mesquite District as Ar-
thritis Chairman.
ASPWMONT LANDMARK—
Open House Held
At Martin Home
Mr. and Mrs. Granville
Martin were honored
Saturday evening with an
Oiwn House in their com-
pletely remodeled home on
Broadway Street.
The Martin home was one
of the first houses built on the
Aspermont townsite. It was
first owned by Mr. and Mrs.
N. G. Rollins who were
owners of one of the first dry
goods stores here.
The large two-story frame
house has been completely
remodeled by the couple
Refreshments were served
from a table covered with red
overlaid with white lace cloth
and centered with a red and
white flower arrangement.
nofen Banker,
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Dies Tuesday
Services for Raleigh L.
Springer, 76, a prominent
banker in Rotan, was held at
4 p.m. Thursday at First
United Methodist Church in
Rotan.
Mr. Springer was in the
banking business here for 20
years before moving to Rotan
in 1945 to become president of
the First National Bank.
He died early Tuesday
afternoon at Fisher County
Hospital after a lengthy
illness.
The Rev. Cecil Tune,
pastor, officiated. Burial was
in Rotan Cemetery under the
direction of Weathersbee
Funeral Home.
Mr. Springer was born in
Haskell Dec. 14,1899. He was
active at one Ume in almost
all Rotan civic groups.
He was chairman of the
board of First National Bank
at the time of his death. He
was succeeded as president
of the bank by his son James
two years ago.
He is survived by his wife,
Golda; one son, James; three
grandchildren, Phil of Dallas,
Davis of Austin and Cindy of
Rotan.
Lackey Is
Elected Farm
Bureau President
Bill Lackey was elected
president of the Stonewall
County Farm Bureau at a
meeting held Monday
evening in the high school
cafeteria. Zearl Galloway
was elected secretary.
Delegates re-elected were
Van Bullard, E. V. Smith,
Earl Roddy and B. O.
Hawkins.
Refreshements were
served to 21 members.
Junior Class
Completes Fund
88aism^| CtssYti^^os^n
The Junior Class recently
completed a subscription and
tape sale and announced that
the subscriptions should be
starting in from six to eight
weeks.
The Class expressed thanks
to all who made purchases
during the sale. Also, if
anyone does not receive a
magazine in the proper time,
they are to notify a junior, or
class sponsor. Mrs. Margie
Lott.
Haunted House
The Youth Choir of First
Baptist Church will sponsor a
Haunted House on Saturday
evening before Halloween.
Plans are being made by
the young people, under the
guidance of Phil Burnaman,
youth director.
The house to be 'haunted'
has not been selected yet and
complete details are to be
announced later
Red punch and cookies were
served.
Hostesses were Mines. G.
A, McCfiBMind. Aiiie Foster,
Clay Douglass, Brooks
Ellison, Dewey Craft, Ella
Parser, Edna Graham, Roy
Herttenberger, Bridie Hecht,
Cecil Hallum, Frank Hoy,
Lee Gardner, Johnnie Fitz-
gerald and Odell Myers.
Here for the occasion were
a son and daughter and their
families, Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Martin and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Roseberry,
all of Fort Worth.
A special guest was Mr.
Martin's aunt, Mrs. E. V.
Green of Breckenridge.
Other out-of-town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Martin and son of Uvalde,
Mrs. Roy Carruth of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Walker of
Breckenridge, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Shaw of Stamford and
Carl Davidson of Rule.
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
In hospital Tuesday:
Roque Perez
Demps Griffin
Mattie Patton
Jesse Patton
Mary Richardson
Kate Pickard
Hazel Polk
Ann HbijJ
Gary Louis
Margaret Dennis
Oscar Healer
Henry Smith
Charlie Baker
Dismissed Oct. 5-11:
Leonard Yarborough
Roa Guadalupe
Guy Cheyne
Robert Isadore
Consuela Ramirez
Vera Heaten
Jamie Boldaz
Robbey Pritchard, Hamlin
Lucille Radcliff
Dolly Inman
Allie Foster
James Tabor
Kathyrn Jones
Tressie Robinson
Leland Workman
Dan McCoy
Dolly Inman
Mary Pritchard
NEWS FROM
Around Town
By MRS. BROOKS ELLISON
989-3358
Mrs. Gordon Morrow has
been visiting her sister and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Baldree in Abilene.
Mrs. Patsy Walker of
Glenrose spent several days
in the home of her mother,
Mrs. Pat Mitchell Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ward of
San Angelo visited in the
home of their son and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Dud Ward.
Mrs. Jim Alexander of
Lubbock and Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Randolph of Portales, N.
M., spent the weekend in the
home of their sister and
husband Mr. and Mrs. Odell
Myers and visited another
sister, Mrs. L. S. Jasper.
Mrs. Carl Fewrpfeil of
Woodbridge, Va., has
returned home after several
weeks' visit in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Marr and sisters
and families, Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Hill of Abilene and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Horn of
Denver, Colo.
Weekend visitors in the
home of Mrs. Hattie Watkins
were Mrs. Arthur Berry of
Weatherford, Laverne Wood
of Azle, Mrs. Richard
Rodgers and children of Ft.
Worth, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Gilley of Swenson, Mr. and
Mrs. Edd Gilley of Mc-
Caulley, Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Norris of Rule, Mr. and Mrs.
Collie Gilley, Mr. and Mrs.
Sandy Gilley and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Dannie
Moorbead and children, Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Ellison and
Eddie, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Mai one of Weatherford, Mrs.
Edith Pierce of Old Glory and
Mrs. Luda Hill
Mrs. Don Gann and sons
Don Jr. and John of Houston
Ladies Exercise
Group Meets
Officers Tuesday
A new organization, Ladies
Exercise Spa, is featuring
group sessions Monday
through Friday at 8:30 a.m.,
4:90 and 7 p.m. in the former
of Lawrence Gre-
spent the weekend in the
home of her mother, Mrs.
Clay Douglass.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Whorton of Midland visited
last week in the home of his
aunt, Mr8. Brooks Ellison.
Tim Ward of Austin has
been visiting in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dud Ward. Tim is a student at
Texas University and works
in the Financial Aid Office.
Square Dane®
Lessons Offered
Square dance lessons being
sponsored by the American
Legion will be open for more
to join tonight only (Thurs-
day). Four sets attended the
first meeting held Thursday
at the Legion Hall. New
square dancers will be signed
up tonight at 8 o'clock, the
last chance to join this series
of lessons.
The fee is $3 per couple.
Leon Ivey of Munday is the
caller.
Eighth Grade
To Host K-Cty
The eighth grade travelled
to Munday Thursday. The
Stingers won 8-0. Jerry Lewis
made the touchdown and
Gary McDowell ran in the
extra points.
They will play Knox City
here today (Thursday).
Eighth Grade
Elect* Officers
At a class meeting held
Monday the eighth grade
elected Dana Mrazek,
president; Larry Clifton,
reporter; and Mary Hawkins,
secretary.
Room mothers are Mrs.
Branch, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs
Clifton and Mrs. Douglass.
eery.
The officers elected last
Tuesday are Sue Lipham,
president; Patricia Hunt,
vice president; Pat
Moorhead, treasurer; and
Charmane Walker,
secretary.
All ladies are urged to join.
Dues are f 10 per month.
Those interested in joining
may contact Mrs. Moorhead
or Floy* Kenedy at M A K
Variety or call 9MM303 or m-
XNMI
Former Resident
Funeral for Mrs. Addle
Louise Haynes, 71, of Fort
Smith, Ark., a former owner
of Ace Motel, died Sept. 90 in
a Fort Smith hospital. Serv-
ices were held Monday, Oct.
4 at 2 p.m. in Barling Baptist
Church Burial was in Oak
wood Cemetery in Paris by
Cox Funeral Home.
Survivors are her husband,
Ray; a sister, Mrs. Mae
Elkins of Richmond, Mo.; a
orother, Ziffle Smith of
Maiden, Mo ; three grand-
children and three great-
grandchildren
Hornets to Travel
To Haskell Friday
•itm Aepermost Hornets,
still suffering from the loss of
several players due to in-
juries, will travel to Haskell
GVi/latt frjk 4 nLo AM M* «l
• a sua/ II10IH w lane vil WIC ut
the top teams in District 7-A.
The Indians are 2-0 in district
(day and 4-1 for the season.
Last week while the Hor-
nets were suffering their
second district loss to
Paducah, the Indians were
running over the Rotan
Yellowhammers, 47-8. In
other district action Hamlin
defeated Knox Gty 35-0 and
Crowell and Munday played
to a 0-0 tie.
This week while Aspermont
is at Haskell, Crowell will be
at Knox City, Paducah at
Hamlin, and Rotan at
Both FFaTfHA
Members Plan
to State Fair
Members of the Aspermont
Future Farmers of America
and Future Homemakers of
America will go to the Dallas
State Fair Saturday.
The group will travel by
bus, leaving here at 4:30 a.m.
and returning by 12 p.m.
Accompanying the group of
about 50 will be advisors
Jackie Daniels, FFA, and
Carolyn Simmons, FHA, and
bus driver, Elmer Ward.
Plans were made at a
called meeting of the
organizations Monday
evening at the high school
agriculture building.
In other business, the FFA
members received in-
formation on a current
money raising project,
selling smoked turkeys.
Orders are now being taken.
Refreshments were served.
In two district games the
Indians have scored $2 points
while holding their opponents
to 29. They defeated Paducah
to open district play, 35-21.
For the season the Indians
have scored 164 points while
giving >!« ™ TKs!? t~-
«y • •■ "B T" • VMI^ «WI
was to Stamford.
in riw District 7- A stand-
ings Hamlin and Haskell are
2-0, Crowell is i-G-I, Knox City
and Paducah are 1-1, Munday
is O-l-i, and Aspermont and
Rotan are 0-2.
Hornets Suffer Second
District Loss, 49-6
Trip
The Aspermont Hornets,
playing without both their
starting fullback and starting
tailback, suffered their
second District 7-A contest at
Paducah Friday night, losing
to the Dragons, 49-6.
Neither Mike Rimes nor
Domingo Castaneda were
able to go for the Hornets
Friday night. Rimes missed
the last two games and
Castaneda was hurt in the
Hornet's loss to Knox City the
week before.
Paducah took their first
win of the season Friday
when they scored 21 points in
the first period, 21 points in
the third period and seven iri
the final quarter.
Top ground gainer of the
night was Paducah's Weidon
Jones who carried the ball 13
times for 208 yards. High for
the Hornets was Brad Dubert
with 57 yards in 19 trips.
Kevin Shadle had 40 yards in
five attempts and Salazar 30
yards in 12 carries.
Aspermont took the
opening kickoff, but only ran
one play before giving up the
ball on a fumble at their own
35. It took Paducah just two
plays to score with Bryan
Walker going the final 26
yards for the score. Stewart
NEWS FROM
OLD GLORY
By BERNiCE D. WHITE
Our community received a
nice rain and a little taste of
winter last week as tem-
peratures dropped down to
the near freezing mark in the
early morning for a day or
two. In fact, a few folks even
reported scraping frost off of
their windshields.
Old Glory girls again won
over Euia in three out of four
games of volleyball when
they played them at Eula on
Tuesday night of last week.
The girls will be playing for
the district title here against
Rochester Oct. 28. Rochester
and Old Glory are the only
two volleyball teams entered
for district competition.
The girls will play a
practice volleyball game at
Hamlin at 5 p.m. Oct. 18.
Honor roll students for high
school are: all A's, J ami
Pierce; A and B: Joe
Barrera, Pete Castro, Kevin
Cox, David Martin, Billie Jo
Baits, Marcene Baldree,
Silvia Castro and Sherry
Rhoads.
Grade school—all A's;
Thad Jennings, Togo
Hallford, Amy Newman,
LaShawna Richardson,
Shawns Vahlenkamp, Cyndy
Griffin, Kim Pierce,
Maribelle Castro, Leslie
Jennings, Bevette Richard-
son and Denise Pierce.
Grade School, A and B:
Jackie Barrera, Lis Friske,
David Martin, Bobby
Lowack, Tony Barrera, John
Snitker, Ronnie Wendeborn,
Lanham Martin, Tom Lee
Rhoads and Janie Castro.
4-H Club News
The 4-H club held its
monthly meeting after school
on Oct. 6. After the meeting
was called to order, Billie Jo
Baitz and Sherry Rhoads led
the pledge, prayer and motto
Mrs. Edwina Daniel
discussed future meetings
and a fun project. Named to
the recreation and activity
committee were Leisa Cox,
Shelly Dunham, Denise
Pierce and Kara Jones.
Mrs. Mittie Dunham dis-
cussed the Food Show.
Several mothers attended
and refreshments were
served by Beverly Richard-
son. Carolyn Snitker, and
Mrs Bob White. At the next
meeting refreshments will be
served by Edwina Daniel,
Bernice Rhoads and Shirley
Brown.
Sherry Rhoads
Mrs. Emma Klianp ob-
served her 84th birthday last
Sunday, Oct. 10. Those who
visited with her on Sunday
included Mrs. Katie Gerloff,
Mrs. Adeline Letz and Mrs,
Bernice White. Others called
her on the telephone or sent
cards to wish her a haony
birthday.
Cecil Ray Gerloff of Belin,
N. M., came Sunday night to
spend a fev- days here with
his mother, Mrs. Katie
Gerloff.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown
were in Abilene last Tuesday
and shook hands with the
president's son, Steve Ford,
20 Several reported they saw
them on television news while
they were shaking handi with
Mr. Ford. Young Ford was in
Hamlin and Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roy
Hallum and little daughter
visited in Brown wood with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Gardner, Sunday.
STORY IN FIGURES
ASPERMONT PADUCAH
9 First Downs 14
143 Rushing Yds 363
5 Passing Yds 61
1 of A Passes Comp. 6 of 14
2 Passes Int. 0
5 for 36.8 Punts, Avg. 4 for 33.5
3 for 35 Pen. Yds. 7 for 95
8 Fumbles lost 3
ASPERMONT 6 0 0 0 6
PADUCAH 21 0 21 7 49
Burns kicked the point after
with 10:18 left in the first
period.
Following the kickoff, the
Hornets are forced to punt
and Paducah drove 63 yards
in eight plays to score again.
Quarterback Lee Tippen
passed 27 yards to end
Stewart Burns for the six
points. The kick was good and
Paducah led 14-0 with 6:36
left in the period.
Aspermont picked up two
first downs following the
kickoff before punting to the
Dragon 26. Jone6 picked up
five yards and fumbled with
the Hornets recovering on the
Paducah 31. It took the
Hornets only seven plays to
score with Taggart going
over from the one. The pass
play for the two points was
incomplete and the Hornets
trailed, 14-6 with 2:40 left in
the first period.
The Dragons scored again
in the first period on a 64-yard
drive that took four plays.
Tippen passed to Jones for 36
yards and the score. The kick
was good with 1:12 on the
clock.
Neither team could score in
the second period with
Paducah punting three times
during the quarter. Asper-
mont put together one good
drive that went 60 yards to
the Paducah 18 before it
stalled out. Shadle had 37 of
the yards in four carries and
Dubert picked up 21 yards in
four carries.
Paducah took the second
half kickoff and returned it to
the Dragon 42. Walker
carried to the Hornet 48 on
first down and then Jones
went the 48 yards for the
score. The kick was good and
the Dragons led 7M with
10:35 left in the third period.
The Hornets failed to make
a first down following the
kickoff and punted with Jones
returning it 70 yards for a
touchdown. The kick was
good and the score stood at
35-6 with 9:17 left in the third
period.
Aspermont picked up two
first downs following the
kickoff before punting with
Dubert and Salazar gaining
most of the yards. Taking
over on their own 26, Paducah
drove 74 yards in nine plays
with Tippen going the final 4t
yards. The kick was again
good and Paducah led 42-4
with 7:48 still left in the third
quarter.
Early in the fourth period
Paducah drove 46 yards to
the Aspermont ll-yard Una
and on fourth and seven faked
an 16-yard field goal with
Tippen passing to Burns for
the scons. The kick was good
and the score was 48-6 with
11:57 left.
During the remainder of
the game both teams played
with neither team aMe to
move the ball.
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