The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951 Page: 1 of 8
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ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNT*, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 1951
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Aspermont Rural High
i will begin the 1951-52
schoitt year on Septemi-
Tentative schedule for
includes two days out
jinksgiving—November 22
Christmas holidays will
'With the dismissal on
', December 21 and will end
w«tn school reconvenes on Jan-
•lihpy ?, 1952 (Wednesday). The
(Ming holidays will be the Friday
'{Monday before and after
nday, which comes
in the elementary school
- with changes in the"
and painting of hall and
uau ana painting oi nau ana
, rooms. Storage space is being
rw .4«1 ijj -most rooms. ' '
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OPENING DAY
Regular classes, will be held
I on Monday, the first day of
foool, since regular students
•. . w^re enrolled and registered at
P the end of school last year.
E? Mo«w o*. /lant<i will be enrolled
ral assembly in the
where announce-
1 be made. Lunch-
i attendants will sfcrve meals
*i day, and buses will run at
itely 3:30. For the
ivo weeks, fisst-grade
itswill '■ be dismiss! d at
;£t$2
each day.
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J- W Teacher assignments for the
i first seven grades are *--♦«
lively as follows:
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First, Mrs.
Scout Camp
Notices have been receive^ to
the effect that a Cub Scout day
camp is to be held at Rotan on
August 14-15-16.
The camp, which is to be held
f t the Rotan swimming pool, will
convene each day from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. A program of
swimming, handicraft- games
contests, model building and
molding will be had.
All who attend are asked to
bring sack lunch, swim suits,
ball gloves and bats.
All boys between eight and
11 years are invited.
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H.-S.U. to Conduct
Clinic Aug. 13-25
ABILENE, August 6.—A facul-
ty of band directors well known
throughout the Southwest will
head the twelfth annual Hardin-
Simmons University band school,
to be held August 13-25, Gen-
eral Director Marion B. Clure
has announced.
The group will include Pat
Arsers, San Antonio; George E.
Gates, Midland; Purris Williams,
Hereford; McClure, and J. D.
Schoonover, Hardin-Simmons.
Arsers, director of Alamo
Heights high school band, will
be serving his second year as
chief clinician of the school.
Gates, director of junior high
an# sJpmentary school bawds an
Midland, will be elementary
music director. He also served
on the faculty last summer.
In addition to his duties ps
general director; McClure will
, 'J Dalton Davis; second, Mr s. j jnstructc- of percussion irr-
I t Thurmand Kennedy; third, Mrs. struments. He is widely known
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fourth, Miss
mons; fifth, Mrs.
Abb Martin; sixth, Mrs. Lee
thl and seventh, Mrs. Jack
"n. Assignments for the
•igmi and upper classes will
made after schedules have
'1 Milton Gard-
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Whatever capacity he
e most overcrowded,
teacher to be added
enrollment last
probably work in the
second grades.
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colored school is
red to the Ham-
it District this
io final acceptance
school board. The
£'udents attended
t ye* r. It is felt
ilin colored school
teachers can give
people a better op-
a local teacher
8. Johnson.
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MEETING
ATTENDANCE
[ was On tend for
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of Christ, it is
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gad friends for
and aske that
back at any time,
ive the privilege of
tions at any time
or to speak tf you
and
as the director the Hardin-Sim-
mons Cowboy band.
Schoonover will be brass in-
structor. A member of the
H-SU School of Music faculty,
he is a former director of the
Cowgirl band. Before coming
to Hardin-Simmons in 1940, he
played in the Chicago Civic
oyiiijuioviy.
Williams, director of instru-
mental music in the Hereford
public schools, will be super-
visor of boys attending the
school. Supervisor of girls will
be Miss Aileen Culpepper, Har-
din-Simmons dormitory hostess.
Norma Kniffen, twice national
VFW baton twirling champion,
will teach classes in twirling and
drum majoring. A 1951 gradu-
ate of Hardin-Simmons, she has
been a member of the band
school faculty for the past four
years.
The annual two-week clinic
is designed primarily for band
members and directors and high
school and college music direc-
tors. Three hours in college
credit may be earned during the
session, McClure said.
Daily instruction in ensemble
and solo work, conducting, haY-
mony, musicianship and section
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REV. J. F. EA/BS
Assembly of God
To Have Revival
Rev. C. J. Green, pastor of the
local Assembly of God Church,
and his congregation are busy
with last-minute preparations in
regards to their revival, which
is to begin August/12th.
Evangelis t J. F. Eads of Ste.
phenville will conduct the ser-
vices and the public is being ex-
tended a most cordial invitation
to attend all services.
The church is located two
blocks north and one block east
of the courthouse square.
4-H Club Boys Go
To Camp Perkins
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County Agent Kennedy and
Houston Ward, adult sponsor,'
rece; My accompanied the Stone-
wall County 4-H dab boys to
Camp Perkins for a three-day
outing.
Those attending were Bobby
Douglas, Billie Gene Baumbach,
Mike McAfee,. Jim Ward and
Floyd Of fill.
At the camp there was a full
program of activity for those
in attendance. Various demon-
strations were put on by mem-
bers of the extension department
of Texas A.&M. College. Pic-
ture shows and other forms of
recreation rounded out the pro-
gram.
drill will be offered students.
Directors may study arranging,
harmony, materials, marching
and show techniques.
A full timq program of re-
creation will be conducted for
those attending the school.
Vg Million 4-H'ers Helping Reduce Farm Accidents
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until a memtorpftEelr fiunlbr or An average of 47 term peopleata
a neighbor's Is bait or lifcd, or accMentalljr kilM every 4sr
are a half
Oil activity continues liigh in
Stonewall County. Latest is the !
completion of two good pro-
duce rs, another project nearihig
the completion stage and' a new
w ildcat staked in the,
western part of the coipty l '
Skelly Oil Company's No. 2
Roy Day in Section 3, Block 1
of T.&NO. Survey, Kate Field
producer in the northeastern
part of the comity, has been
completed. |
The No. 2 Day gauged 125.58
barrels of 39.4 gravity oil dur-
ing an official four-hour poten-
tial test This would give it a
daily gauge of 755 barrels.
Oil flowed through an open
choke with 400 pounds press-
ure on casing and 260 pounds on
tubing. Production was from 36
perforations at 4784-90 feet.
Gas-oil ratjo was 321-1.
Location places , that well as
13 miles northeast of Knox City.
Another producer has been
added to the Flowers (Canyon
Sand) Field. It is Skelly Oil
Company's No. 2-A Darby, Sec-,
tion 19, Block D of H.&T.C,
Survey.
No. 2-A Dalby is an offset
project five miles southeast of
Aspermont.
The Flowers (Canyon Sand)
producer gauged 109.69 barrels
of 41.6 gravity oil during a six-
hour potential test. Daily gauge
would be 440 barrels.
The well was completed on a
one-inch choke. Flowing press-
ure on the casing was 500
pounds, and 150 pounds on the
tubing. Production was from
48 perforations in the section
4247-69 feet. Operator set cas-
ing at 4349 feet. Plueged-back
total depth was 4318 feet. Gas-
oil ratio was 520-1.
SkeHy has a project nearing
comoletion in the Old Glory
Field. It is the firm's No. 1
A. W. Pierce. M. C. Fuston Sur-
v ;y, offset eight miles north of
Old Glory.
Operator took a drill stem
test in the Strawn at 5055-59
fert. Tool was optn for eight
hours. Gas surfaced in six min-
utes. Oil flowed in one hour.
During a seven-hour period it
flovved 21.34 barrels of oil and
.C per cent salt water. Oil
flowed to tanks.
Recovery was 1620 feet of oil
and 3250 feet of salt water.
Flowing pressure was 2030
pounds. Shutin pressure in 20
minutes was 2105 pounds. Op-
erator is now drilling ahead.
Stonewall County oil play
moved west when a wildcat was
spotted in the Peacock area. It
is to be a deep test.
Continental O i 1 Company's
No. 1 C. S. Springer is to be
drilled 11 miles northwest of
Peacock That will place it five
miles northwest of the! Carlile
Field. The Carlile discovery
well was one of the first pro-
ducers in the county.
Drillsite for the No. 1 Springer
is 660 feet from the south and
I west lines <jf Section 201, Block
F. of H.&T.C. Survey. It has
been contracted for 7000 feet
'with rotary.
At last report, operator was
drilling below 3100 feet at Sid
fCatx and R. H. VenaMo's No.
4 H. B. Dozier in Ruthy Camp-
bell Survey, offset in the Katz
Field It is slated to go to 6000
feet.
A wildcat has been abandoned
seven miles northeast of Swen-
son.
The test was DeSoto Oil Com-
oany's No. 1 E. V.' Smith in
Section 110. Block D of HJtT.C.
Survey. It was "plugged at 6353
feet..
An offset prolect has been
abandoned in the Aspermont
North'Field. II miles northeast
ol Aspermont.
Phased t *900 feet wss
Hack Drilling Company's No. 1
r n w«lev, Tfart 1 of Section
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The 4-H Club boys and the
adult leader that -attended the
district 4-H club all had a good
time. The group went to Wi-
chita Falls on Monday and re-
tuncd Wednesday.
79 YEARS YOUNG—The above
photograph shows G. A. Par-
ham of Artesia, N.M. as1 he
posed for a picture on his
seventy-ninth birthday. With
Mr. Parham are his oldest son
and oldest granddaughter and
his oldest grandson.
G. A. PARHAM
IS HONORED
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anderson
of Aspermont were in Artesia,
New Mexico on June 29th to
help „ Mrs. Anderson's father,
G. A. Parham celebrate his
seveiitv-ninth birthday.
This gathering marked the
first time that the family had
been together in 29 years.
Forty-two were present on that
occasion to attend the birth-
day celebration and get-to-
gether.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were
the only out-of-state folks in at-
tendance.
The "elder Mr. Parham is a
former resident of Stonewall
County.
Bob Parham, the oldest son,
formerly taught school in As-
permont. He is now professor
of mathematics in the Artesia
high school,
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GUESTS IN SHADLE HOME
Guests of Mrs. H. H. Shadle on
Wednesday afternoon were Mrs.
Ernest Casey of Galveston, her
sister, Mrs. Tom v Upshaw of
Stamford and Mrs. Warren John-
son of Tuxedo. Mrs. Casey will
be remembered as Miss Sadie
Ragsdale. who taught school in
the old Rayner court house more
than 40 years ago. Mrs. Shadle
was one of her pupils..
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SWIMMING PARTY FRIDAY
All students who are inter-
ested in going swimming are
asked to meet at 1:30 Friday at
the regular place. The party
will be at Rotan. This will
make up for this week and next
week too until further notice,
says R. W. Johnson, sponsor.
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IMPROVED
Little LyndeU Quade of Sag-
erton, who is ill with polio in
UwiWilr Menw^Hoapital
Abilene, is improving,
mother, Mrs. Gleen Qbate; was
able to leave his bedbide io tlsit
relatives here for a 'short while
on Sunday.
The cotton insect situation in
Stonewall County is about the
same. There are lots of boll
weevils but the hot dry weather
seems to be holding the boll
worm down. There are a lot
of boll worm eggs but due to
the hot, dry weather, they are
not hatching to any great ex-
tent. The web worm is caus-
ing some damage where there
have been recent rains. Any cot-
ton poison that gets to the worm
will control it, but it is hard to
get the poison to the worm.
Farmers and other persons in-
terested in the welfare of ag-
riculture and farm life wiU
have a chance to express their
opinions about the agricultural
programs and policies which af-
fect the fatm family,- The Stone-
wall County Mobilization Com-
mittee' will Ks\%"
Thursday, August 9 to discuss
the Farm Family Review and all
formers and interested persons
are invited to attend and give
their opinions. If you have
any ideas as to how the agri-
cultural agencies could better
serve you, be at that meeting
and put in your opinion. This
review is an attempt to give the
farmer an opportunity to help
set. the policies of the agricul-
tural agencies.
A deal was
past week-end wll
Department Store of
was purchased by :
Mr. Dakil, who
from Childress, will be
owner of the store and
The Star to thank the
the patronage that
is now receiving.
sures the people of this
a complete line of
and popular-priced me
will be carried in Stock at
! times.
j Ted is the youngest of three
1 brothers, who own stores in Wel-
lington and Childress.
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Civil Service Has
Two Jobs Open
The United States Civil
vice Commission today
nounced examinations f^r#
teorologists, $3100 and
year, and Research and Develop-
ment Meteorolgist, $4800 to
$6400 a year. The positions *M
located & .Washington, O.C„
throughput, the United f
including the Territories,
positions may also be:
U.S. possessions and in
countries.
To qualify for both
meteorologist
cants muSt have
ate education of
a combination -
experience. No wrijttMSi
•required. The age limits,
for persons entitled to
preterance, are from 10 to
years for the $3100,jobs: auod It
to 62 for the others.
Applications should be sent to
the U S Civil Service Commis-
sion, Washington, 25 D.C. They
will be accepted until
notice.
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Potassium cyanate is the new
chemical that will control crab
grass in bermuda lawns. Di-
rections are on the can as to
how it should be applied and
how much. To kill out crab
grass in a lawn, you should spray-
three times at seven-dey inter-
vals. Crab grass, not in a lawn,
could be ki'led with less trouble.
Thurman Kennedy.
Announcements
tion forms may be set®
most first- and
post offices, from
regional offices; op
the U.S. Civil Sen
si on, Washngton 25, D.C.
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Demonsl
Jimmy Scott of Lubbock, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Vick Scott,
former residents of Aspermont,
spent the past week-end with
friends here.
Next Wednesday (J
at 2 o'clock a ribbon *
demonstration will be,
the Aspermont
homemaking de
Bert Mullen,
structor. will be in <
public is given a
tion to attend.
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hold BUSINESS MEETING
The two Baptist W.M*J.-«ircies
met jointly on Monday alter-
noon. They had a business
meeting and the Royal Service
program on missions.
cf Aspermont. Location fs in
Jones CoUnty, a short distance
from the Jonfes-Stonewall county
line.
It wiU be S. C. Herring Drift-
ing
Abilene, No. I
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951, newspaper, August 9, 1951; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127413/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.