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VOL. LXm—No. 45
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
ASHSftMONT. STONEWALL COUNTY, TfcgAS. T8UB8DAT. JULY 13, 1M1
ASPERMONT
SOCIETY
The Baldree family had a get
together at the Hamlin bridge
July 4th. Those attending we re:
Mr. and Mrs .O .D. Baldree and
children of Old Glory. Mr. and
Mrs. Furman Mitcalf and son of
Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Lowack and children of Fort
Worth, Mr .and Mrs. Dickie Par-
ker, Mr .and Mrs. Vernon Bald-
Vree and children and Mrs. G. H.
Cross all of Aspermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lowack
and children Eddie and Vinita of
Fort Worth visited here during
July 4th holidays with the Ver- Camp has gone up from $25.00
non Baldrees and other rela- to $50.00 a day rent).
At Buffalo Gap
The Annual 4-H Camp at Buf-
falo Gap will be held August
1st and 2nd. All 4-IIers going
will meet on the South side of
the Court House in Aspermont
at 3:00 A.M., Tuesday, August
1st, coming back to Aspermont
around 6:30 P.M., Wednesday,
August 2nd.
The cost of the Camp will be
$3.25 per person. This will cov-
er insurance on everyone at-
tending, swimming, all food, ca-
bins to stay in and transporta-
tion. (The reason for the in-
crease in the cost is that the
Two Clubs to Serve As Host
For Fall Workshop of District
tives. They are former residents
of this community. Mrs. Lowack
is the former Nadine Baldree.
Mr. and Mrs! Dickie Parker
are the proud parents of a baby
•boy, born July 7th, weighing
eight lbs. They named him Earn-
est Lance. The maternal
parents are Mr. and "Mi i——
Baldree and the parental grauu
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dickie
J. Parker.
Jean Houseworth leaves
Thursday for New Orleans for a
visit with her sister Glenda
Houseworth who works there
with an oil company.
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Elizabeth Ann McMeans visit-
ed with her brother and family
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayne Mc-
Means at Gail, Texas last week.
Three of her little neices re-
turned home with her.
All Dads and Mothers are
urged to go that possibly can, but
it is not necessary that they go
for the 4-H'er to go. You will
need to bring the following: $3.25
Camp Fees, Spending money for
yourself, swim suit, towel,
change of clothing, sheets and
pillow (Bunk beds with mat-
—->• Oie furnlsred), and girls
, vear any kind of shorts, but
n.d V, /ear skirts or dress at
night.
This is a Recreational Camp; so
everyone must compete in the
Contests and all will receive
ribbons. Please let the County
Agent know by July 28th if you
plan to attend.
All 4-H'ers are eligible to at-
tend.
Mr. and Mrs. .Brady Shadle
attended the funeral services for
her aunt Mrs. J. B. Johnson, at
De Leon last week.
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Mr. and/Mrs. C. G. Kolb and
Bennie returned home last week
after visiting for a month in
Arkansas and Louisiana.
) Ir. and Mrs. K. K. Cox and.
family of Port Arthur, Texas
Visited her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks Ellison and other rela-
tiyes this week.
CAN
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SWENS0N
MRS. RAYMOND HOY
b«.. Dry West Texas has surd
/' turned into a wet country hasn't
^ it? We received approximately
two and one-half inches of rain
over the week-end, and that'*
considered only a good shower
$ by those south and west of here,
we understand.
- Mrs. Arthur Jones returned
home from Scott and White Hos-
pital in Tfemple, fast Saturday.
She is recuperating from major
surgery, and we hope she will
soon be up and out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Penrod at-
tended a funeral in Bridgeport on
Thursday, for Mr. Penrod's
brother-in-law.
Gene and Gary Holloman of
California, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Cub Holloman are spending the
summer with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Penrod.
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Mrs. Hoy's mother, Mrs. Ada
Tarrance of Abilene, visited here
Friday night .
Sunday School
Attendance
aspermont
First Baptist
First Methodist
69
18
Boys' Camp for
Baptist District
17 is Set
Intermediate Royal Ambassa-
dors' Camp for Baptist District
17 has been set for July 17-20,
opening at 1 p.m. for registra-
tion. The camp is at Lueders
Baptist Encampment grounds.
The Royal Ambassadors camp
is sponsored by the District
Brotherhood of which George
McDonald of Rotan is president.
Royal Ambassador director is
Rev. V. D. Walters of Abilene,
and the Missions Secretary is
Rev. L. L. Trott of Abilene.
Mr. Walters will be director
of the camp and Rev. Ralph
r*erkins of Ranger will be camp
pastor. Dr. W. H. (Dub) Jack-
son, missionary to Japan, will be
camp missionary. Recreation will
be under the direction of Rev.
Murrell Johns of Knox City. The
camp nurse will be from Hen-
drick Memorial Hospital in Abi-
lene. Camp personnel will direct
the music, and the life guaro
for swimming will be furnished
toy the encampment.
Ages for the intermediate
camp will run from 13 through
16 years. Registration cards are
to be filled out by each church
*roup before leaving for camp,
one card for each: persoh. Fee is
$$7.00, including insurance.
The opening day will start
with recreation and at 5 p.m. a
get - acquainted period will be
held under the tabernacle. Aft-
er supper at 6 p.m., Dr. Jackson
will speak under the tabernacle.
After a free period, vespers will
be held at 9:15 p.m. down by the
riverside with the camp pastor
leading.
Tuesday at 8 a.m. after a sing-
song under the tabernacle, a
question and answer period will
be held with the missionary. A
mission study will follow at 9
a.m., and at 10 a.m. the Inter-
mediates will study oportunities
for vocations. Morning worship
will be at 10:45 a.m. with the
camp pastor, Rev. Mr. Perkins,
preaching.
Swimming will be a part of
each days' schedule. A similar
schedule will run through
Thursday.
The Junior R. A. Camp will be
July 24-27 for boys 9 through 12
yeairs. Both camps are expected
to have adult sponsors to accom-
Swenson Baptist 20 pany each group.
Hamlin's Fifty - two Study
Club and the Woman's Literary
Club will ho3t the fall workshop
of Mesquite District, Texas Fe-
deration of Women's Clufob, ac-
cording to Mrs. John P. Ward,
Aspermont Boy
Wins Sears Area
Litter Contest
It was announced last week
that Perry Workman, Asper-
mont 4-H'er, won the Sweet-
water Store Area Sears Heavy
Litter Contest. His pig litter was
651 pounds at 56 days. This was
200 pounds more per litter than
the closetslt contender in the
District.
Other Stonewall County Dis-
trict winners were: Rita Baldree,
third, Sharon Leverett 4th, Jim-
my Leverett fifth, Edward Pat-
ton ninth, and Tim Jones, tenth
places.
Aspermont president of the dis-
trict. i
Plans for the ; September 9
meeting of members from ihe 72
clubs in the thirteen county area
were completed Recently when
Mrs. Ward met with Mrs. Parker
Kelley, president of the Wom-
en's Literary, Mrs. Cecil Sellers,
president of the Fifty-Two, and
Mrs. Richard Young Jr. and Mrs.
B. O. Bell, immediate past presi-
dents of the two organizations.
Beginning with a coffee at
8:30, the sessions held in Hamlin
High School, wil Icontinue with
group and sectional meetings. A
mixer will be enjoyed at the
noon luncheon which will fea-
ture the Civil War theme in de-
corations. Afternoon hours will
be devoted to questions concern-
ing pertinent phases of work.
Centers of interest, "using ma-
terials relating to the eight de-
partments of club study, will be
set up by various clubs for ob-
servation by the delegates.
Approximately 150 persons
are expected to attend according
to Mrs. Ward.
TEN CISKTS
Application Filed to Deepen One Well;
Wildcat Plugged as Dry Hole
Texaco, Inc., filed application
to deepen to 6,100 feet to test
the. Bend Conglomerate at a pro-
ject one mile south of Old Glory,
Stonewall County, in the Corsica
Field.
The No. 4 H. E. Carr, it was or-
iginaly completed as a Sirawn
producer. Location is 330 feet
from the south and west lines of
Section 3. Block B. AB&M Sur-
vey.
Longyiuw No. 1 R. O. Carothere*
Section 13, BB'B&C Survey.
In the Mengel, East (Canyon
Sand) Field eight miles south of
Aspermont, a project was plug-
ged at 4,389 feet. The duster wu
W. M. & A. P. Fuller of Midland
No. 2 H. A. Henkel, et al, located
in M. B. Moore Survey.
M, F. C«'
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Suggs and
children from Abilene visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Criswell last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Mings
and baby from Hobbs, New Mex-
ico were visiting their grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hollo-
man the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Col lorn and
children from Eunice, New Mex-
ico, were visiting in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Dickson
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Myers and
children from Fort Stockton
were visiting in the homes of
their parents Mr .and Mrs. Bai-
ley Clark in Aspermont and Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Myers at Peacock
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Petty from
Dallas visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Rea Orick this
weekend.
Mr. Troy Meador and son and
daughter from Abilene visited
Mr .and Mrs. L. D. Moorhead
Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Ferrell and
Paul from Silver, and Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Morgan visited their
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Morgan and Mr- and Mrs. T. F.
Vaughn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dent from
near Grand Prairie visited Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Brennen Sunday.
Mrs. Cass Stephen and son
from Stamford visited her sis-
ter and family Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Parker Saturday.
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Parker Sr. this
week were a sister of Mrs. Park-
er's from California and Mr. and
Mrs. Gayle Craft and son from
Plains, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Al-
ton Parker Jr. and family from
Aspermont and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Parker from Hobbs, New
Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cobb from
Pecos; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pat-
terson and Elaine from Andrews,
Texas; Mr. and Mrs. David Yad-
en from Lawton, Oklahoma were
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. North Sunday.
REV. DAVID W. B1NKLEY
First Methodist
Announce
Revival Dates
Dates for the summer revival
meeting and the annual vacation
church school at the First
Methodist Church of Aspermont
have been set according to an
announcement by the pastor,
Rev. Melvin R Mathis.
Rev. David W. Binkley, pas-
tor of the First Methodist
Church at Seymour has been en-
gaged to preach twice daily in
the revival August 6-11. "I have
heard Rev. Binkley speak on
several occasions, and he is a
man with, a,message very much
worth hearing", the pastor de-
clared. He is in his third year
a: Seymour, having served pas-
torates at Memphis, Roby. An-
son, Stanton, Baird, and Fair-
mont m Abilene.
The Vacation Church School
is to be headed by Mrs. Charles
L. Gibson, assisted by Mines.
Char Irs Abernathv, R. L. Huff-
man. and others. Dates have
been set for July 24-28, with the
sharing program the evening of
July 28.
A wildcat drilled three miles
northeast of Olfi Giory was
plugged at 5,941 feet. The dry
hole was E. C. Johnston Co. of
MYF Elect Officers
The Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship met on July 2 and elected
officers, as follows: Plesident,
Rusty Nasta; Vice President,
Elizabeth McMeans; Secretary,
Jean Marie Mathis; and Treasur-
er, David Frazier. These officers
are to serve for three months.
The Purpose of the MYF was
given the Emblem explained.
The MYF colors are blue and
gold, the motto being "Christ
Above All." Six members and
two visitors were present for
the July 9 meeting, with Eliza-
beth McMeans presiding in the
absence of the president. Jean
Mathis and David Frazier gave
the program, with David also
leading the recreation. Those at-
tending the £>tamford. District
MYF at 'St. "John's Methodist
Church Stamford, the evening of
July 10 were Patty Dalby, Jean
Mathis. Sammy Hash. Eliabeth
McMeans, Mr. and Mrs. James
Dalby. Mrs. Melvin Mathis,
Brenda and Doll. Rev. Mathis at-
tended a pastor's meeting at the
same time. At. the present time
Mrs. Mathis is the acting coun-
1 selor, assisted by Mr. and Mr?,
j James Da lb v.
A Strawn well was plugged
back and recompleted in tfte
Swastika in the South Sagerton
Field in southwest Haskell Coun-
ty. It is F. H. Murphy and J. E.
Walker of Abilene "No. 1 W. G.
Wendeborn, A. F. Burchard Sur-
vey
Daily potential was 18.52 bar-
rels of 38 gravity oil, plus 50
per cent water. The well is
pumping from eight perforations
at 2,920-24 feet.
Location for a Jud, South (4,-
970-Foot Strawn) Field project
was staked six miles southwest
of Rochester in northwest Has-
kell County.
It is Katz Oil Co. and So-
journer Drilling Corp. of Abilene
N. 1 A. H. Hutchens. Drillsite is
330 feet from the south and east
lines of Lot 8, Arthur Slayden
Survey 58. Permit depth applied
for is 5,200 feet with rotary.
Five miles northwest o.f Ro-
chester, a Rochester West Field
project was staked. The venture
is Clark and Cowden Explora-
tion Co., Dallas, No. 1 E. L.
Michaels.
Slated for 5,000 feet with rah
tary, it spots 853 feet from tbt
southwest and southeast lines of
j Section 9, Block 14, H&TC Sur-
i vey.
A Jones County Regular Field
project was plugged at 2,933 feet
3% miles southwest of Stamford.
The dry hole was Sunray Mid-
Continent Oil Co. No. 2 W. F.
Walker, Section 8, Block 4, H&
TC Survey.
Mrs. Austin Gray and children
from Seminole, Texas; Mr. and
Mrs. Corkey Childress from As-
permont were visiting in the
M. F. Childress home Saturday
night and Sunday.
Annual Retreat
Of YWA's of
District 17 Set
' Annual Retreat of Young Wo-
man's Auxiliary of Baptist Dis-
trict 17 will have exceptional
personnel. The camp, at Lueders
Baptist Encampment, wil open on
July 14 at 9 a.m. and continue
through Saturday noon.
The theme wil be "Hk Mis- i
sion Fulfillirtg.' Mrs. O. B. Wood-'
rum. Abilene, district YWA Di-
rector, will be the camp director.
Mrs. E. A. Cain of Brecken-
ridge, WMU President, will wel-
come the group.
Mrs. Elwin Skiles, wife of the
pastor of the First Baptist
Church at Abilene, who accom-
panied her husband on a 10-
week tour of the Orient last win-
ter, will speak on "His Missions
in Lands Afar" and later on,
"His Missions to Tell."
Miss Mary Jane Nethery of
Dallas, state YWA director, will
speak on "YWA Fashions" and
"Purposeful YWA."
Mrs. W, H. (Dub) Jackson,
will conduct vespers by the riv- j
erside on Friday night. j
The camp pastor will be the >
Rev. Maple Avery of Abilene. i
Fellowship will be directed by
Mrs. Marion Kirchner of Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Parker
from Lubbock visited their par-
ents Mr .and Mrs. Boss Parker
the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthews
from Lubbock visited their sis-
ter Mrs. Bettie Wood last week-
end.
Student Councils
To Hold
Abilene Meeting
ABILENE—The Texas Asso-
ciation of Student Councils has
scheduled its annual workshop
for high school student councils
at Hardin Simmons University
July 23-28.
From 120 to 150 high school
students from Central and West
Texas are expected, according
to George L. Graham, executive
vice p res ide n! of H-SU. The
guests will be quartered in H-SU
dormitories and will dine in the
university cafeteria during the
week-long conference
Program for the workshop is
being worked out by Jerry
Crawford, assistant principal of
the Thomas Edison High School.
Lubbock, and Joyce Brown of
Midland High School.
H-SU officials are handling ar-
rangements for meeting space,
dormitory reservations, food
service .and recreation, Graham
said.
Aspermont Boys
Win Scout Awards
In the annual Skill-a-Ree con-
test held last week at Camp
Tonkawa five of our boys fought
to win second place out of 30 Pat-
rols—145 Scouts in all.
Jimmy Windsor placed second
place individuals and Perry
Workman third place individual
in Knot-tieing.
The boys brought home a to-
tal of 25 medals and five diplo-
mas in archery.
Jimmy Windsor 8 medals; Na-
than Ray, 7 medals; Rusty Nasta
and Thomas Hallum 5 medals
and Perry Workman 2 medals.
Rusty Nasta received a merit
badge in both swimming and
canoeing and Thomas Hallum a
■merit badge in both Life Saving
and Canoeing.
Congratulations to these boys
for such an outstanding accom-
plishment
OLD G10RY NEWS
MRS. LYNN FLOWERS. (Reporter
Heavy rains fell over this area
Sunday with amounts ranging
from 1 to 5 inches. The area
south of town in the Mt. Zion
area received 5 to 7 Vi inches.
Stock tanks were filled to over-
flowing, terraces broken, small
cotton covered up with washed-
_ in dirt, and creeks were swollen,
'l T. W. Jennings reported 7%
inches at the Rayner Ranch
Saturday and Sunday. About 1
to 2V!> inches fell at Old Glory.
Mrs. V. R. Leverett accom-
panied Sharon Leverett and Peg-
gy Pringle to San Antonio last
week end where the girls parti-
cipated in a tennis tournament.
They returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Morgan Dugan of Rule
spent the week end witti her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Dugan.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Callicoatte
and children, Guy and Jill, of
Midland spent the week end
here with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Delos Callicoatee, and Mr.
> and Mrs. Charlie Letz.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Beil host-
ed a dinner honoring her moth-
er, Mrs. R. O. Gibson Sr., on
her birthday. Guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. R. O. Gibson Sr. and,
her sister, Mrs. Emma Dow, Sa-
cremento, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Gibson, O'Brien, Mr. and
Mrs. Beno Hertenberger and
Mrs. H .C. Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Newman
and daughter Linda and Mrs.
H. E. Carr recently visited his
mother, Mrs. R. W. Newman and
family at Snyder. Other family
members who met them there
were Mr. and Mrs. Orben New-
man from the state of Washing-
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Younts
and children from Greensboro,
N. C„ the A. C. Newmans and
Mr .and Mrs. Ennis Woodson,
who live at Snyder. The R, W.
Newman family formerly livedt
here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weinke of
Lubbock have been visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Weinke, and family. On Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Les Weinke and
the Doug Weinkes from Lub-
bock came.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Duden-
sing and children Dewey and
Marva, have been visiting the
Pete Hinzes at Johnson City.
Mrs. Hinze and Mrs. Dudensing
are sisters. The Hinzes are for-
mer residents of Old Glory.
Stonewall
County Rainfall
January 1.29
February 1.35
March 1.8®
April T
May 1.21
June ....,......,,,.,11.93
July 8.21
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