The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CITY WITH PLENTY OF GOOD WATER
VOL.,UK—NO. 33
AaruaaoNT, stonswall county, tbxas. Thursday, febbuaay is. um
PRICK: im OVNtt
i (n this (Mjitnj it
dollar wiflTVlhe
lowtinglolfe twjh
, woman, a*4 child.
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IE LOC^L TRANSIT
fMWYVE AUTOO
Maury Survey No.
i of oil and gas
;er. et ux, to Rob* )
-covering land in
f Block F. - (Oil
Shaw to Chicago,
- covering above
l. of oil' and gas
•
;er, et ux, to Rob-
-covering land in
Block F. (Oil and
>haw to Chicago
overing the above
nent).
to S. Richard
overing Northeast
Sub. 11 of T. Dia-
es; Southeast part
\ssignment).
sr to W. D. Sor-
the above land.
Continent Oil Co.
irt, et al—covering
>rtheast one-fourth
>d gas lease).
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ds
bbons
k
i orr in
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STAR
DUST
ri? YK-HOOOl
The weather still remains the
No. 1 topic in these parts-—with
county politics fast climbing.
O- ■ n
That was really something to
wake last Friday morning and
see the snow covering the
ground.
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It was wet—too.
O <.
Albert Paugh reports that we
received four inches and ap-
ipoximately 39-100ths of an inch
of moisture.
n ~n
Farmers say that this moisture
will greatly aid their fields.
o—o
Speaking of politics (as we
were a few lines back up the
way) it shure 'nuf looks as how
us'ns is gonna have a good crop
of office-seekers this year.
,v 0
While we think of it—con-
gratulations to thoss respon-
sible for tearing down the old
building adjoining the courthouse
to the northwest.
o-—o
Is that the beginning of a
landscaping program, commis-
sioners?
n — o
Some people will stoop to
anything to get revenge!
n 0
Last Friday morning yours
truly had bizness at the county
seat of justice.
o—o
Thinking np one was looking,
we narked on the left^at the
urt) (heading east).
f\ . i
Seems F. P. and his "boss"
wuz alookin.
« —a
I wuz presented with a ticket
for $20.25 and three days in the
calyboose.
.. „ «
Later turned out to be a 'plot
to get revenge just because we
wanted to know what F.P. said
to F.B when the latter slammed
the cell door to.
o—o
See what I mean!
M M
People is SO mean to me.
o—o
Abyssinia.
MRS. NASH IS GRATEFUL
Mrs. Nash, county school
health nurse, wishes to express
her appreciation to the parents
and students of the Aspermont
Grade School for their coopera-
tion with the urine sugar tests.
There were 267 students con-
tacted. Of this number, only
six failed to participate. This
means that 97.8 per cent of the
school cooperated. She ''.spe-
cially wishes to express he:
^appreciation to Mr. Johnson's
'biology and chemistry students
wiho assisted in conducting the
tests.
•♦'•-•.in church Sunday.
AREA DRAWS NEW DRILLING PROIECTS
OLD GLORY SCHOOL DISTRICT
VOTES $100,000 BOND ISSUE
Voters of the Old Glory Ru-
ral High School District ap-
proved a bond issue in the
amount of $100,000 in an election
held last Saturday. The measure
carried, 75 to 12.
Money from the bond issue
will be used to build additional
buildings and for repairing the
present structures, we were told.
Plans call for the erection of a
cafetorium (a combination audi-
torium and cafeteria), to have a
seating capacity of 300. Other
improvements call for new
teacherages.
The present valuation of the
Old Glory School District is re-
ported to be approximately
$3,100,000.00, with a reported 85
per cent of the taxes being paid
bv the oil industry in that area.
The valuation next year is
thought to be nearly $4,000,000.
Last year the school under-
went a building program with
the gymnasium being enlarged,
rest rooms and showers install-
ed. and a new teacherage added.
The school has an enrollment
of 140 students, it was stated.
Harry McAfee Is
After Tax Office
H-. O. (Harrv) McAfee of As-
--MT'int 'its authorized The As-
normont Star to announce that
Im is a candidate for the office
of Countv Tax Assessor-Collec-
tor. subject to action of the
Democratic primaries.
Mr. McAfee has stated that he
will make a formal announce-
ment of his candidacy at a
later date.
THE OTHER MAN
(Exchange)
Seize each opportunity to help
the other man. Welcome every
chance to do a good turn where
you can. Go out of your way
to say a word of kindliness—
something to relieve the strain,
the burden and the stress. Never
let a day slip by unmarked by
some* good things—a chance of
doing something that will
lighten someone's lond.
You can't go far along life's
road before you see a break-
down. The other man—he's al-
ways there, the stranger or the
friend. Perhaps a fellow trave-
ler. You turn around the bend
and there he is -a pal in trouble
-or an enemy, Help him!
Some people are even tempered
illy bvcause they are in a bad
end all the time.
(Nv 'he Obsqified.v
Smith Announces
For Sheriff Post
NO. 1-A W. C. WEIR IS TO BE A
NEW WILDCAT TRY FOR 6000 FEET
R* J. Smith of Peacock has
authorized this newspaper to
announce that he is a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of
Stonewall County, subject to
action of the Democratic pri-'l'&P Survey
Location for a 6000-foot rotary
wildcat was staked five miles
south of Aspermont in Stonewall
County.
It is Pan American Production
Company No. 1-A W. C. Weir.
Location is one mile north of
the Frankirk (Elleniburger)
Field and one mile southwest of
the Johnson Chapel (Canyon)
Field.
Site for the No. 1-A Weir is
660 feet from the west and 1980
feet from the north lines of
Section 17 in Block U of the
mary in July.
Mr. Smith, who is now teach-
ing vocational agriculture in the
Peacock school system, states
that he has had experience' in
the law enforcement field, both
in civilian life and in military
service. He served as safety
officer in the U.S. Army for 16
months, and has also worked
with law enforcement officers
in civilian life.
He was born and reared' in
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.
He graduated from high school
there and is also a graduate of
East Texas State Teachers Col-
lege of Commerce. He and his
family have been in Peacock for
the past four years.
Mr. Smith states that he will
personally see every vater in the
county prior to the election.
COMMUNITY CHOIR
The community choir is meet-
ing each Monday evening at
S o'clock in the First Methodist
Church. Parts have been as-
signed for the Easter play, and
practice is going forward, a
spokesman for the choir has
stated. All who interested in
the choir and its work are ask-
ed to be present each Monday-
evening.
NOTICE!!
Please check the date ap-
pearing on the address on your
Aspermont Star. This Hate is
the expiration date of vour
.subscription. If it is in error,
it will be corrected when
brought to our attention.
Postal regulations do not
permit the mailing of n
naners unless the sulwlntjrm
is paid in advance.
P"orn M will Insure
receipt of every eon** of v nr
horn town newspaper.
—Tile Editor.
In the Johnson Chanel (Can-
yon) Field, a project was
slugged at 6211 feet. It was the
Pan American Production Com-
pany No. 4 W. C. Weir, located
in Section 179 of Block 1 in the
H&TC Survey.
The Pumphrey (Conglomer-
ate) Field, two and one-half
miles west of Old Glory, has
gained a new well. It is Jake
L. Hamon. et al, of Dallas No. 3
Mrs. J. W. Brown, situated in
Section 1 of Block 9 in the
AB&M Survey.
Daily potential was 134.01
barrels of 41 gravity oil. Flow
was through a 24-64ths-inch
choke w^th Dacker sat on the
casing and 75 pounds of tubing
pressure. It is producing from
104 perforations at M106-35 feet,
treated with 250 pal Inns of acid.
Casinc is set on the bottom at
r<rm feet.
The well had a ^as-oil ratio
Of 650-1.
No. 13-A Brinklev Staked
Continental Oil Company has
•tnked location for a Flowers
(Canyon Sand) Field project
mPes southeast of Asper-
mont. It is No. 13-A Arthur
Brinkley. and i- slated for 4350
feet with rotnrv.
Drillsite i<; 10P.3 feet from the
south and 31*3 feet f>->m the
"'est lines of ReHjon 7 in Block
A of the AfcB Survey.
An outpost to the Tom-kins
Field, 10 miles south of Asper-
mont, was drilling below 4375
feet in shale and lime. Monday.
Slated for 6300 feet, it is J. R.
McLean St J. D. Tompkins No.
1 W. B. Trammel!, located in
Wm. Vardcman Silrvey 347.
Four miles northeast of Sager-
j ton in Haskell County, location
• staked for a Northeast
j Sagorton Field project. It is
• Oxford A- Rtasnev Drillinr, Com
I tinny and Howslev & Jacobs of
Albnnv No. Clyde Grice.
Plated for 5B00 feet with ro-
tarv, it is 1650 feet from the
'south arid 467 feet from the
' :ist lines of Subdivision 5 in
NEXT SUNDAY'S LESSON—AND YOU!"
DfCmPFORTNE
HEARTS OF T£XA$
By REV. W. F. D f K Eli SON'
Pastor, Peacock Baptist Church
LESSON TEXT: 1.10:1 '0.
SUBJECT: Life's Great. • t
Choice
THIS WEEKS EMPHASIS:
I,uke 10:fl-fl(a).
"And Zaechaiiis stood, aril
■;aid unto the Lord; Behold,
Lord, the half of mv roods I
give to the poor: nnd if I have
taken anything from any man by
false accusation, I restore hin*
fourfold. And Jesus said unto
him, this day is salvation come
to this house."
BACKGrtOUNO O F T TI E
LESSON:
We are viewing the entrv of
•Testis into the border town of
Jericho. Jesus was nn His way
down to Jerusalem and the
cross. His fame had spread
and there wns a great crowd
lining the streets, mostlv out of
enriositv. whi^h is the wav that
crowds do But there was one
man. n Jew ,*>nd a hated tav
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Gatherer for the Romans. He
was rich in monev but noor i"
«n l wealth He w">"t«d
nini-e than his mo-iev He foitn''
T* suh that dav nnd he rtlno foun^
th«* riches of life,
TODAY'S LESSON FOR YOU-
I. The firvt thh«i h Is that
Jesus is ever seeking that lost
nil who will invit" Him in to
up with him. Of all that
crowd in Jericho, only one soul
was savod that day as far as w
know. I don't care how little
you may povi.xs in enrthlv
tiood v or how much. Jesus i-
<>vor looking for th" heart that
is seeking Him. Zaccha-us
climbed a tree so eager was he
to get to Jesus. The eve of H<m
fhat searcheth hearts knew the
one in all that crowd that want
ed the riches of life.
H. The next thnuaht th.V
salvation meant something to
Zacchaeus. He cot right with
Ood and h(s fellow man The
Jewish law r«ouired a restora-
tion of money if one had cheat-
ed a fellow Israelite. Zaecheus
was willing to m far bevond
that if anv man claimed he had
cheated him. But more tha*
this. Out of th« abundance of
his bank nccount, he gave out
right to the "oor. Brother,
that's o'l'vatj >n in notion. Toe
oft^n todav our churches nr"
full of one« who take the sal-
vation of the lyord. hut n«ver
rive anvthing in return.
The wry hea>-t of salvation
H giving# saerlfielhlly. .Testis
His life for vou—WHAT
WILL YOU GIVE IN RETURN!
the Coryell CSL Survey 62.
Two miles southeast of Ro-
chester, a Haskell County wild-
cat is slated for 5900 feet with
rotary. It is Thomas D. Hum-
phrey & Sons, Ltd.. of Dallas
No. 1 Kathleen Irwin.
Cage Play-offs to
Continue Tonight
The Weinert boys' cage team
defeated the Aspermont Hornets
by a score of 42-30 in the first
pame of the district play-offs.
The ^anu was played in the
Haskell gymnasium on Monday
night.
At the end of the first period
of play, Weinert led, 13-10 At
half-time, thev still held the i
load, 25-17.
Oscar Galloway was high-
pointer for Asnermont with 16
points. Fred Wiggins made 13
for the winners.
The second game of the Dis-
trict 14-B boys' basketball
playoffs will be played tonight
(Thursday, February 16) in the
Stamford gymnasium, with game
time .set at 7:30 o'clock. Wei-
nert holds a 1-0 record over
Aspermont in the two-out-
of-three game series.
The <play-off to determine the
1956 MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE
CHAIRMAN MAKES REPORT
NEW PASTOR — Rev. Norris
Onstead (above) has recently
moved with his family into the
Baptist parsonage at Swenson,
where he accepted oastorate.
Reserve
Planned
AUSTIN, Tex
Armories
for Texas
An extensive
Mrs. John P. Ward, Stonewall
County March of Dimes dine-
to r, reports that almeet all
money has been turned in and
deposits show that $1530.83 has
been given. Participation in
every community was
100 per cent, and the director
says that she especially wants
to commend workers in the vici-
ous communities as well as those
who volunteered their services
for work in Aspermont.
Listed are those who were
HisiRned special duties: Mrs.
I B. Lee, Johnson Chapel;
Mr-.. James Brannen, Peacock;
M s. T. E. Beil, Old Glory; Mrs.
Claude Penrod, Swenson and
Brazos Valley; Mrs. Christine
Trammel, Shinnery Lake; Mrs.
Jiffie Williams, colored school
and the Negro residential sec-
tion; Thurman Kennedy, Asper-
mont business district; Mrs.
T C. Clark and other members
of the Phoenix piuto, women's
activities; Mrs. 'jack Douglass
and the Kachina Club, Porch-
'wht Drive; Mrs. Douglass and
Mrs. A Ion7.o Mayfield and the
Sub-Deb Club, sale of crutches
and street blockade; Oscar
Diekerson and the Lions Club,
benefit basketball rrr.me.
ship will begin
with Aspermont girls
Paint Creek at Paint Creek.
_ . ; Many fff-e valutfbfa
^L8 ^J4trida^mX'ir,Rram for "^truruon Of n*wjhour, {;f individual servjTO. to
Friday night, j Reserve armories in Texas has thp drive Mam, save lar-e
playing 11,een announced by Brig. Gen. (,,iftSt and others banned and
Lewis S. Griffing, chief of Texas j Sljp0rvised projerts of much
1 worth. Because it will be im-
according to: possible for the director to per-
Griffin«, is aimed at furnishing j mtnllv thank each who helped,
suitable training facilities for, Mrs. Ward would like for each
Marr Candidate for
Assessor-Collector
(Military District.
This program,
This newspaper is authorized
to announce that Raymond Marr
of Aspermont is a candidate for
the office of Countv Tax As-
sessor-Collector, subject to ac-
tion of the Democratic pri-
mary.
Mr. Marr states that he will
issue a formal announcement of
his candidacy at a later date.
Chas. L Gibson
Seeks Sheriff Post
Chas. L. Gibson of Aspermont
the expanding U. S. Army Re-
serves. expected to result from
passage of the Reserve Forces
Act of 1955.
At the present time, perma-
nent type Reserve armories are
located at Houston, Beaumont,
Fort Worth and Austin. In
other Texas cities and towns,
Reserve training is conducted in
either leased, rent-free facili-
ties, or at Regular Army in-
stallations.
Already under construction is
i 200-man type armory at
Hunt-ville, which is expecU*d to
be completed about Febuary 29;
a 200-man armory at Lubbock
about August 31; 400-man armor-
ies ; t Dallas and Waco about
has authorized Phe Asjiermont necertpibcr 31: and an additional
Star to announce that he n a I000-man arrnnrv in Dallas ex-
candidate for the office of t„ be completed about
Sheriff «f Stoffcewr.ll County. m iof>7.
•ubject to action of the Demo- Oeiie-n! Griff n- stated that it
■ -,t v primary f will
Mr. Gil.von ' r • ::•! he will h-- constructed in many more
make a more fn, -- d nnnon .ee-. Texas cities and towns as fast
"ion! of hi al a later as the Re-t.rvi '•♦renrtth :n t' . v
date. • •- V -
organization. club, class or
I't-oun or individual who helped
in any wav, large or small, to
know that the help is appreciated
greatly by all those in charge
of the 1956 campaign.
Area Men Report
For Military Duty
The following named nice
left Thursday, February 9, tor
induction in the Army: Charles
Ray Cheyne of Girard, Calvin
C. Lawrence of Aspermont, Let-
ter Murl Morgan of Seymour
and John W. Vickery, Jr., of
Afton.
These men reported to the
Armed Farces Recruiting Main
Station in Abilene. From there,
they were sent to a reception
tation at Camp Chaffee. Ark.,
I''ir their basic training.
Mrs. Ada Lou Joiner, clerk
of the Local Board No. 80, with
offices in Jnyton, states that
:lie nexl cal! will he on March
IS.
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•PROOF OF THE PUDDING' la la the ertb*, they kin Jut
and appetite* were never keener aa atodeata In and oven In farefrMiid. Bock
a maxs-fccdhtR demonstration to anb-freeatac tlea could be tMiMt la a hairy V
weather at Port Dea Mntoea. to., test the mimI Deonle to leave their hemea.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1956, newspaper, February 16, 1956; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136229/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.