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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 71, NO. 2
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY," TEXAS 79502 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1968
" PitlC E TE N (10) C E NTS
ASPERMONT IN . .
Yesteryears
50 YEARS AGO
(September 5, 1918)
The opening program of the
high school at the District Court
room Monday morning was well
attended. The talks, readings and
songs were enjoyed by all. The
talks by the Superintendent, mem-
bers of the school board and
patrons gave each an inspiration to
The opening program of the
high school at the District Court
room Monday morning was well
attended. The talks, readings and
songs were enjoyed by all. The
talks by the Superintendent, mem-
bers of the school board and
patrons gave each an inspiration to
do more for the good of our school.
It has been rumored that our
school would be cut short this year,
but this is untrue as the School
Board said that we would have at
least a nine-months term.
Miss Bessie Drake has charge
of the Music Department again this
year, we are fortunate indeed in
having secured her services again
as she is a talented musician and
an able instructor.
M. N. Davidson and family
moved to town this week to get the
benefit of our school.
A letter to the Star man from
Mrs. Dick Lester, of De Leon,
states that Frank Lee Trammel 1
had arrived safely overseas and
that her oldest son was serving in
the navy and that another son would
soon be in service. These are all
products of Stonewall county and
are doing their bit in the winning of
this great war.
Tuesday afternoon and night the
God of rain showered his blessings
upon the sun-baked fields and pas-
tures of the best country in the
world, giving us one and one half
inches of rain. This is the best
rain we have had in many months,
although it is loo late to make cot-
ton and will not make very much
feed, but it is very encouraging to
wheat growers and we predict
many acres of wheat to be sown in
this county this fall. We have lost
many good people on account of the
continued dry weather, but most of
them have gone fully determined to
return when the rains come. Now
we have had the rains and watch
the folks come back to Stonewall in
droves.
There will be a meeting of the
Confederate Veterans, Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock in the
District Court room. A good pro-
gram has been arranged and the
business men have agreed to close
their places of business for one
hour in order that all might attend
this meeting. Let's all attend this
meeting and give the old soldiers a
hearty welcome, for one of these
days they will hold their last meet-
ing on earth, and one flower now is
worth a hundred after they are gone.
4 0 YEARS AGO
(September 6 , 19 2 8)
Misses Sarah and Nora Hud-
speth of Rule, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Guest, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Guest.
Aspermont were visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hudspeth
at Peacock, Sunday.
F. Cook. Principal of Peacock
High School was a business visitor
at the county capital, Wednesday.
The Aspermont Public School
will begin Monday, Sept. 10. Child-
ren six years of age may enter
school provided they do so not more
than one week late. Such children
pay tuition at the rate of $3. 00 per
month.
The rate of tuition for all high
school pupils who are not entitled
to free schooling here is $5. 00 per
month,
2 0 YEARS AGO
(September 2, 1948)
Arthur E. Brown elected sher-
iff, tax assessor-collector. Asper-
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Hornets to Scrimmage
Hamlin Friday Night
NASHVILLE SOUND — Don Fowler, right, and his band, the Ilali
Marks, with featured singer. Miss -Jackie Burns, will be in the Asper-
mont School auditorium Thursday night. They are being sponsored by
the Aspermont Luncheon Club. The band is featured on the Grand Ol'
Opera in Nashville, Tenn. Fowler is a native of Jayton.
Grand Ol' Opera Show
Set Tonight At 8 p.m.
The Aspermont Luncheon
Club will host the Grand Ol'
Opera Show in the Aspermont
School Auditorium. Show
time will be tonight (Thurs-
day) at 8 p.m.
The show will feature Don
Fowler, formerly of Jayton
Roy Hill Family
Holds Reunion
Over Weekend
The descendents of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Hill met
in their annual family reunion
over the Labor Day Weekend.
This reunion meets each year
at this time
The reunion took place this
year at the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Hill.
Those attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Darvin (Uncle) Hill
and Dennis, Kelly and Glenda;
Mrs. Luda Hill; Linda, Bill
and Ronnie Morrow; Jack and
Lila Davidson; Ross and Lota
Winter, Joanne, Candy and
Glenda Cline; Loveta, Law-
rence and Buster Hill; Mrs.
Jan Coplcn, Mrs. Linda Elli-
son and John; Mr. and Mrs.
N. L. Winter Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Wendell Morgan, Lias
and Lori; Diane Ellis; Andy
Mae and Judy Redding; Rod-
ney and Sharon Casper; Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Hogue and
Betty; Mary Jo and Mike
rlenson, Lester (Stud), Garland
and Sabra Hill; Mr. and Mrs.
Hap Hill and Jeff; Jesse Burt
Hill and Buddy and Pat Cris-
well.
and his band, The Haymakers,
and Miss Jackie Burns, who
has recently signed a contract
with Capital Records.
The Luncheon Club pro-
claims this as entertainment
for the entire family. Admiss-
ion will be $1.50 for adults anil
75 cents for children.
These musicians have ap-
peared with such art;-..* .is
Johnny Cash. Marty Robbins,
Porter Waggoner, Connie
Smith, Billy Walker and Tex
Ritter.
Last spring they decided to
form a troupe of their own
and have been on tour almost
continually. They only take
time out to make appearances
on the Grand Ol' Opera in
Nashville, Tenn.
The leader of the group has
a twin brother, John Fowler.
Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Nasta of
Fort Worth visited this past
weekend with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey McMa-
hon and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Kolb, and other relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arden Kenady
and girls of Amarillo visited
with his aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. C. Kenady Sr.,
and other relatives over the
weekend.
E. L. Yeats, former pastor
of the Aspermont first Metho-
dist Church from 1923-1926,
visited in Aspermont last Fri-
day. He is now retired and
lives in Roby.
living in Aspermont, and his
parents live in Jayton.
Proceeds from the show
will bo used by the Aspermont
Luncheon Club for improve-
ments in Aspermont.
The Aspermont Hornets,
ranked number one in Dis-
trict 6-A by the Abilene Re-
porter News, will scrimmage
the Hamlin Pied Pipers in
Hamlin Friday night at 8 o'
clock.
Local fans got their first
look of the season at the Hor-
nets here last Friday night
when they scrimmaged Mata-
dor in Hornet Stadium.
While the Hornets were
working out with Matador
Friday the Pipers were scrim-
maging Andrews at Post.
Stonewall County
Savings Bond
Sale Total $8,453
Savings Bond sales through
July 1968 in Stonewall county
totaled $8,453, according to a
report received from Mr.
Wayman Smith, Chairman of
the Stonewall County Savings
Bonds Committee. This repre-
sents 44 per cent of the coun-
ty's goal of $100,000 for 1968.
Sales of U.S. Savings Bonds
and Freedom Shares in Texas
for the first seven months
were $106,830,122 — an in-
crease of 8.9 per cent over
sales during the same period
of 1967. For the month of
July, sales totaled $15,862,130
— an increase of 11 per cent
over July 1967.
Sales of both Series E and
H Bonds and Freedom Shares
throughout the country total-
ed $416 million. Total sales of
$2,996 million for the seven
month period represents 54 4
per cent of the nation's goal.
The two varsities will run
20 plays each and then rest
while the two B Teams each
try 20 offensive plays. The
varsities will close out the
practice session by running 20
more offensive plays each.
Regular season play will
get underway next Friday
night Sept. 13 when Spur in-
vades Hornet land. Time for
this game will l e 8 p.m.
TERRY PRIEST
. . called into service
JERRY LOWERY
. . named coach
Coach Priest to Army,
Lowery Promoted
After one year as head
basketball coach at Asper-
mont, Terry Priest has been
called to serve in the Army.
Coach Jerry Lowery was
promoted to the head basket-
ball coach, according to W.
C. Robinson, superintendent
of Aspermont Schools.
In 1966, Priest received a
Funeral Services Set Today
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For Pioneer Ranchwoman
J. Carl Brian Dies Wednesday,
Funeral Services Held Friday
Funeral services were held
Friday for J. Carl Brian. 78.
who died at 9:35 a.m. Wednes-
day in the Stonewall Memorial
Hospital.
Services were conducted at
the Aspermont First Metho-
dist Church with the pastor,
Rev. Joe Walker and the Rev.
E. L Yeats of Roby, offici-
ating. Burial was in the Asj>er-
mont Cemetery under the di-
rection of Littlepage Funeral
Home.
He had lived in As[>ermont
since the eary 1920's, coming
here from Oklahoma.
Born Nev. 18, 1889, in Tus-
cola, III., he was a member of
the Methodist Church and a
past meml>er and an honorary
member of the board of trus-
tees. He was a member of the
Hamlin Masonic I^odge.
During World War I he
served in the Navy, and was
in Sousa's band during World
War I and traveled with the
band in raising funds for the
Liberty Drive.
He was married to the for-
mer Dahlia Link in 1928. She
died in 1949. He was married
to his present wife, Lucille, in
1953 in Roby.
A geologist, he worked for
many years with the Marland
Oil Co.
Survivors include his wife,
Lucille of Aspermont; two sis-
ters Mrs. Elizabeth McLain of
Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs.
Clyde DeMerltt of I^ake Worth,
Fla.; a stepson, James Hunter
of Oklahoma City; a step-
daughter, Mrs. Pat Boles of
Midwest City, Okla.; a nephew,
John Brian of Baytown; a
niece. Mrs. Dorothy Sadler of
Lake Worth, Fla.; a number
of grandnieces and grand-
nephews; and stcpgrandchil-
dren.
Pallliearers were Jerry
Douglass, Bill Flowers, H. G.
Flowers. James Kolb, B. J.
Dalby, Warren Frazier. Hono-
rary pallbearers were W. A.
Springer. Ralph Riddel, C. G.
Viertel, Henry A. Burke, P D.
Lamlteth. E. M. Lawrence.
Funeral services win bo
held today (Thursday) at 2
p.m. in Aspermont Church of
Christ for Mrs. Margaret
Elizabeth Ward, 97, a Stone-
wall County pioneer ranch-
woman, who died at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Holiday Lodge
nursing home in Hamlin
Mrs. Ward, had been a resi-
dent of this county lor the past
78 years. She was born Aug.
20, 1871, in Trinity County.
She was married to James
Q. Ward in 1899 in Mills Coun-
ty. He died Apr. 6, 1920.
She was a member of the
Church of Christ and the Or-
der of the Eastern Star. Sh"
attended Daniel Baker College
at Brownwood.
Officiating for the service
will be Travis Boyd, local
minister, and Rev. Clyde Cook
of Abilene, assisting.
Burial will be in Aspermont
Cemetery under the direction
of Littlepage Funeral Home.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie Mae Folliard
of Abilene, Mrs Elizabeth
Davis of Portland. Ore three
sons, J. Eric of Denver City,
John and T Houston, both of
Aspermont; two sisters, Mrs
Out of town visitors in the
Geo. C. Kenady home Sunday
wore Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hodges and Dan of Post, Mr.
and Mrs. Arden Kenady. Jill
and Kim of Ariarillo, Mr. and
Mrs. Boyce Foil of Plains, Mrs.
Martha Shelton and children.
Mark. Cindy, Sherrie and
Sonya. all of Plains. Mrs. Jim
Johnson and Jimo and Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Robbins of
Abilene.
Jim Strait, former minister
of the Aspermont Church of
Christ, received his Masters
Degree Thursday evening at
Abilene Christian College.
Jim and his family will be
moving to Emporia, Kansas,
September 3, where he will
head a Bible Chair and preach
for one of the congregations
there.
Ncwial Windham was ad-
mitted to the Big Spring Hos-
pital last Thrusday.
Mrs. Harold McNutt and
children of Abilene spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. McNutt at Swenson.
Jessie Black of Goldthwaite.
Miss Estille Duren of Brown-
wood; a daughter-in-law,, Mrs.
Reese Ward of Swenson; two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ada Duren
of Mullins and Mrs. Amy
Duren of Goldthwaite; 29
grandchildren. 55 great-grand-
children and six great-great
grandchildren.
A son. Reese, preceded her
in death in 1966. An infant
son died in 1892.
Pallbearers will be Doyle
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
ADMISSIONS:
Ernest Freeman, Swenson
Tommy Latham, Spur
Robert Kluting
L. C. Sherer, Girard
Chalmers Graham
G. II. Brown, Girard
Betty Ross
DISMISSED:
Nora B. Rodgers, expired
J. Carl Brian, expired
Tommy Latham
Robert Kluting
Hill, Pete Pittcock. Elmer
Ellison, Robert Hall. Bill
Childres-; and Van Bullard.
Family ushers will he Raymond
Marr and J. T. Hill.
Frank Hoys Back
From Trip to Visit
Daughter, Family
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoy
have returned from a visit
with their daughter and fami-
ly, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hurd
and Mike of Manassas, Va.
While there, they went to
Gettysburg, and visited the
Civil War Museum and several
old battle sights.
They visited several places
of interest in Washington. D.C.
Congressman Purcell's office
set up a visit to the capitol
building and the White House
and later served coffee to the
visitors in his office.
The Hoys spent several
hours at Ponotoc, Miss., the
birthplace of John Hoy, Frank's
father. They also took the Sky-
line Drive through the Smokey
Mountains.
Bachelor of Science degree at
Abilene Christian College. He
was an outstanding player on
the A. C. C Wildcat basket-
ball team.
Last year, as head coach,
Priest guided the Hornet team
to a 29-5 season record and
won the Class A state champ-
ionship in the most exciting
year of basketball Aspermont
has ever experienced After
winning the di-'trie' 6-A
championship, Coach Priest's
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tournament by beating Plains
in the second overtime, 58-52.
Still the Hornets rolled on. An
easy victory over Iraan, 58-42,
earned Priest and his team a
trip to Austin and the state
play-offs W< -t Sabine showed
strong desire but failed in
their efforts as they fell to
Aspermont 52-50 in an over-
time. Then Coach Priest and
the Aspermont Hornets reach-
ed the top of their ladder
when they defeated Louise by
a score of 63-62 to win the
Class A State Championship.
Priest was an assistant
coach at Aspermont in 1966
and taught math in Aspermont
High School. Last year, the
Abilene Reporter-News nam^d
Priest "Area Coach of the
Year."
Lowery also received a
Bachelor of Science degree at
ACC and taught in Asper-
mont Junior High School last
year.
This year he is teaching
speech and history at the
secondary level
Last year Lowery guided
the junior high boys basket-
ball team to a 14-1 record He
was also an assistant to Coach
Priest.
Final Plans Being Made for
Opening Of Fair Monday
All business in connection
with the 196X West Texas Fair,
opening Monday, Sept. 9. for
six days is now being conducted
in offices in the Livestock
Building in the area of the
judging arena at the Taylor
County Agriculture and Live-
stock Center, Fair president
Bob Morford announced Satur-
day.
Mrs. Mildred Smith, Fair
secretary, moved into the Ex-
position Center office Satur-
day, Morford said.
Any matters pert,lining to
the 1968 Fair will lie handled
there. The telephone numlwr
is 677-3343. To get to the Fair
office, vehicles may enter Gate
5.
Individuals and firms, who
have contracted for commercial
display space at the Fair, will
begin next Friday getting
booths set up for the official
opening at 10 a.m.. Sept 9
They must be ready at that
time.
There are still a few com-
mercial display spaces avail-
able in the exhibit buildings.
Don Waddington. chairman of
the Commercial Exhibits Com-
mittee stated Saturday.
Entries in the woman's de-
partment will close at 12 noon
Saturday, Sept. 7. with judg-
ing that afternoon, accord-
ing to Mrs. Schulz superin-
tendent.
Entry totals in all division-
of the livestock department
are below 1967 figures, accord-
ing to Superintendent Scott.
The Bill Hames Carnivel
will arrive in Abilene Sunday
mornine. Sept K f,,, |iv ,>
at the Fair, Chairman Conlan
said.
Buster Brown, general man-
ager, said the carnival's
special free midway act would
feature a trio of teenagers,
known as "The Great Arturos."
One rides a motorcycle on a
200-foot steel wire with two
others performing on trapezes
attached to and hanging be-
low the cycle.
All special attractions for
the free shows on the id way
Stage have been arranged
Among the first group due
to arrive in Abilene will be
the Golddiggers. the 12 sing-
ing and dancing girls who have
appeared during the summer
on the Dean Martin TV series
The girls are due Sunday,
Sept. 8, after completing a
two-day engagement at the
Spencer i Iowa I Fair. The
Golddiggers will In- at the
Fair for two shows, appruxi-
mately at 7 and 9.30 p.m. each
night during the week.
Glenn lackey visited his
brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy l-ackey in San An-
tonio this past weekend
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1968, newspaper, September 5, 1968; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200432/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.