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The Aspermont Star
Vol. LXVI, No. 14
Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, Thursday, December 5, 1963
Price Ten Cents
Governor Proclaims December 8,
As ^Safety Sunday in Texas'
AUSTIN—Officials of the Tex-
"as Safety Association today
praised Texas Governor John
Connally for his proclamation
designating December 8, 1963,
"Safety Sunday in Texas."
! "The Governor's interest in the
Jyelfare of the people of Texas is
evidenced by this action," TSA
President Quincy V. Tuma of
Houston, said. "The purpose of
'Safety Sunday" is to focus
^public attention on the moral ob-
4-H Banquet
Set For Dec. 9
Stonewall County 4-H Ban-
quet will be held at the Asper-
mont Cafeteria, at 7:00 p.m.,
December 9. For the sixth
straight year it will be sponsor-
ed by Ralph Riddel and the First
National Bank of Aspermont.
The banquet purpose is to honor
those most outstanding in the 4-H
work of the county for 1963.
Some 90 4-H'ers will be hon-
ored with County Awards and
on the State level. An expected
good crowd, and part of those
attending will include many out-
of-town guests and parents of
the Award Winners.
Senator David Ratliff of Stam-
ford, Representative Max Carrik-
er of Roby and _District Agent
J. G. Simmons, Vernon, will
present awards.
'omen to Sell
Light Bulbs
The Women's Society of Chris-
tian Service of the First Metho-
dist Church will hold a light
bulb sale, Friday, December 6
beginning at 4:00. The bulbs will
be sold for $2.00 a bag. This sale
was originally scheduled for
November 22, but was cancelled
by the death of President Ken-
nedy.
Phoenix Club
Meets Today
On Thursday, December 5 at
4 p.m. the Phednix Club will
meet in the home of Mrs. Court-
ney Robinson, wit'i Mrs. Marvin
Lott Jr., and Mrs. Loyd Tabb as
co-hostesses.
The International Affairs Pro-
gram will feature two foreign
students, one from Germany and
'one from Pakistan.
In their native dress they tell
of Christmas Customs in their
native lands. A display of Christ-
mas crafts, foreign and Ameri-
can will also be a point of inter-
est. Each member is to bring
something to contribute to ideas
for Christmas decorations. Mrs.
Raymond Marr will serve as pro-
gram leader for the day.
Luncheon Club to
Hold Turkey Shoot
Aspermont Luncheon Clubs
Turkey Shoot will be held
again Saturday, December 7,
in the old Mac's Superette
Building.
ligations and responsibilities of
vehicle drivers to protect their
own lives and the lives of oth-
ers."
In proclaiming "Safety Sun-
day," Governor Connally said,
"It is essential that every Texas
driver realize that safety for
himself, his loved ones and his
friends as well as other drivers
and passengers is a matter of
moral responsibility, and that
useless infliction of human in-
jury is an abuse of God's most
precious gift—life itself."
He noted that 2,421 persons
were killed and 144,943 were in-
jured on Texas streets and high-
ways in 1962 despite an intensive
and continuing campaign by
both official State agencies and
citizen-support groups.
"The experience of the Texas
Department of Public Safety,
the Governor's Office, the Texas
Safety Association, local safety
councils and thousands of law
enforcement officials indicate
that the solution to this critical
problem lies in the hands of the
individual driver," the Gov-
explained.
He urged all citizens to join
in a united effort to awaken the
conscience of every driver and
further urged the pastors of all
churches to remind their mem-
bers of their personal and moral
responsibility "to drive careful-
ly, to obey the traffic laws and
to protect the sanctity of human
life in our State."
As hundreds of lives are lost
each year during the Christ-
mas-New Year holiday season—
a season that "is dedicated to
peace and good will—it is fitting
that "Safety Sunday" be set
early in December when the
various campaigns for holiday
safety get into full swing, Tuma/
said.
The Texas Safety Association
Holiday Safety Campaign will be
conducted during the month of
December and through the New
Year's holiday.
Approximately -1,000 kits of
Holiday Safety Campaign ma-
terials already have been mailed
to various individuals and
groups throughout Texas. The
Association will furnish news re-
leases to all Texas newspapers
and spot announcements on holi-
day safety to all radio and tele-
vision stations in the state.
The Association Holiday Safe-
ty Campaign is sponsored by the
group's Church Safety Section
under the direction of TSA's
Vice President for Church Safe-
ty, C- P. Shirey of Beaumont.
Each x.ear holiday publicity ef-
forts are coordinated with the
Governor's Office and state
agencies, such as the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety and
the Texas Highway Department.
I
Plans Underway for the Erection
Confederate Memorial Markr Here
Plans are underway for the
; l ection of a Confederate Mem-
rial Information Marker for
General "Stonewall" Jackson
in Aspermont, Mr. John Ben
:'hepperd of Odessa, president of
the Texas State Historical Sur-
vey Committee, announc-
ed Tuesday.
The mayker will be placed in
the Courthouse yard. Stonewall
County Judge A. B. Barnett and
Roger Foil, chairman of the
Texas Historical Committee from
Stonewall County have been as-
sisting the TSHSC with the
marker placement from this
county.
"History is of prime interest to
tourists," said Mr. Shepperd.
"We must also not forget vthat
through this marker program
our school children can learn
more about the history of the
area and State."
A Texan, Gen Barnard Bee,
gave Jackson the famous sobri-
quet in the first Battle of Man-
assas, when Jackson was rally-
Charles L. Foote,
Brother of Local
Woman Dies
Mrs. John P. Ward, an Aspermont Resident
and currently a member of the English Facul-
ty of Sul Ross State College, Alpine, is pic-
tured with the famous Hoss Cartwright of TV's
Bonanza series. Cartwright, Dan Blocker in
private life, is a 1950 graduate of the Alpine
College and returned to be the featured speak-
er at the 1963 Homecoming Activities. Miss
Barbara Craig, on Blockers' left, is editor of
the school annual, The Brand, and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Craig, of
Ranger. Mr. Levin Davis, prominent Odessa
businessman, is president of the Sul Ross
State College Ex-Students Association.
Texas Safety Association Issued i Former Resident
Urgent Appeal to Use Care With Guns Dies at Lubbock
a
*lr. and Mrs. Mark Lutteral,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee and Judy
spent Thanksgiving in Stephen-
ville with Mr. Lutterials sisters
and families, Mr. and Mrs. Jess
traft and Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
syers.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Law-
rence and family of Lubbock,
Mr. and Mrs. Deryl Lawrence of
Andrews spent the weekend in
the A. L. Lawrence home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Speck
and family spent Thanksgiving
with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence.
OIL NEWS
Drillers, Inc., et al, Dallas,
have scheduled drilling in Stone-
wall County of a 5,100-foot ro-
tary wildcat.
No. 1 Lee Smith is located
four miles south of Aspermont.
It is 1,787 feet from south and
853 feet from west lines of Sec-
tion 127, Block D, H&TC Survey
and a 240-acre lease.
It is three-fourths a mile
north of the Johnson Chapel
Field.
W. A. Moncrief, Fort Worth,
has staked a 4,500-foot rotary
wildcat in Stonewall County.
No. 1 Percy Jones, located
eight miles southeast of Asper-
mont, is spotted' 660 feet from
north and 1,980 feet from west
lines of Section 15, Block A, Ar-
nold & Barrett/fi^vey and is on
a 474-acre lease.
Operator will test the Swas-
tika and Canyon sands.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pierce of
Old Glory had ass guests Thanks-
giving day, her brother, Mr. and
Mrs, Tommy Norris of Oleta.
AUSTIN — The Texas Safety
Association today issued an ur-
gent appeal to hunters to use
extreme care in handling fire-
arms.
"The need for caution with
firearms exists wherever guns
are—at home or in the fielr'
Bill Hoover, TSA Vice Presi-
dent for Farm and Ranch Safe-
ty, said.
"During the past four years,
8,796 persons in the United
States have died accidentally
from firearm accidents. Of this
number, 721 were Texas fatali-
ties."
Hoover, who also is Director of
Information for the Texas Farm
Bill Lacy, Licensed
To Preach by
Central Baptist
Bill Lacy, layman in the Cen-
tral Baptist Church in Asper-
mont was licensed to preach at
the Wednesday night services.
Lacy has been leading the
singing in the local church here
for some time.
He will preach his first ser-
mon this Sunday morning at
11:00 a.m.
The Central Baptist Church is
a member of the North Colorado
Baptist Association.
Bureau, Waco, pointed out that Mrs. Alta Mae Butler. 48, died
since 1903, firearms accidents in Monday night, October 25. at her
the nation have averaged 2.100 home in Lubbock following a
per year. More than half of these j lengthy illness.
deaths are the results of fire- j Mrs. Butler was a native of
arm accidents in the home. j Haskell County but lived in
"Last year in Texas, 84 fire I Stonewall County many years-
fatalities out of a total of 164 i with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
occurred in the home," he add- | j McCall.
ed.
She was a member of the
Hoover aLso_ emphasized that j Northside Church of Christ jn
Lubbock.
j Survivors are her husband,
| three sons, a daughter, her par-
while many firearm accidents
occur "while hunting," there are
several other specific causes that
should be given special con
deration by hunters.
"In the past four years in Te\ j
! as, 52 persons were killed while I
cleaning or examining guns; 40
persons were killed in accidents
involving transporting or re-
moving guns from cars; and 31 j
persons were killed when cross- (
ing over or going through a '■
fence," he explained.
Hoover reported that safety
| cnts, four brothers, five sisters
; and two grandchildren.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Winfield
Hoy Featherston visited with the
W. S. Featherstons this week-
end. The Featherstons live at
Killeen, Texas.
IN HOSPITAL
R M. Gholson is in Stamford
Hospital with phenmonia. He is
doing fine.
Donation Certificates
Wanted by Church
Do you save Gold Bond
Stamps?
When you redeem your Gold j
officials throughout the nation j Bond star"P books- ask for aj
particularly are concerned about "Donation Certificate." The;
increases in teenage and young j Women's Missionary Union of
adult firearm fatalities. ; the First Baptist Church of As- j
"The largest fatality tolls in ! permont, are working on points '
Texas have occurred in the 15-24 j toward obtaining furniture fori
age group. In the past four years j the nursery.
there were 186 fatalities in this I Contact Nadine Bryson or
CARBONDALE, ILL. — Char-
les L. Foote, Southern Illinois
University zoology professor,
died early Wednesday at Doc-
tors Hospital in Carbondale after
a long illness. He was 51 years
of age. ... . .. .
Dr. Foote was a brother of
Mrs. Wayne McMeans of Asper-
mont.
A member of the SIU faculty
since 1947, Dr. Foote was grant-
ed an indefinite sick leave last
December. He has been under-
going treatment for a blood and
kidney disorder.
Dr. Foote and his wife, Flor-
ence, an associate professor of
! physiology had become a noted
| reaserch team. Their study of
j tissue culture had gained inter-
national attention, leading to
■ three trips abroad since 1955 for
research and reports on their
work.
They were among approxi-
! mately 40 persons from the U.S.
| who had been invited to parti-
! cipate in an International Sym-
j posium of Comparative Endocri-
i nology at Cite Universitaire,
i Paris, next July.
Author of some 50 articles in
j various journals and contributor
, to a textbook on embryolgy. Dr.
j Foote held a Ph.D. degree from
Iowa State University, a mas-
ter's degree from Texas A & M.
and a bachelor's degree from
North Texas State. He was born
in Haskell, Texas.
In addition to his wife, Dr.
Foote is survived by his mother,
Mrs. H. C. Foote. East Vaughn,
New Mexico and two sisters.
Mrs. Wayne McMeans of Asper-
mont and Mrs. Herman McAr-
thur of Winslow, Arizonia.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday at Huffman Fun-
eral Home in Carbondale. Inter-
ment was in Pleasant Grove
Memorial Cemetery near Car-
bondale.
The family requested that in
lieu of flowers contributions be
made to the Charles Foote
Scholarship Fund, SIU.
ing his me!ri for a charge as oth-
er units', were retreating, by
crying5"'to his men, "There is
Jackson standing like a stone
wall. Let us determine to die
here, Phd we will conquer."
! In Battles of Gaines Mill and
| Malvern Hill, Hood's famous
1 Texas Brigade fought under
Jacksons' command.
The Texas State Historical
Survey Committee, state agency
for historical preservation, is in
charge of research and inscrip-
tions for the markers.
The State Building Commis-
sion is responsible for their erec-
tion. Members of the Commission
are Governor John Connally,
Attorney General Waggoner
Carr, and Honorable E. E. Mc-
Adams, chairman of the Board of
Control.
The marker is of Texas pink
granite, stands five feet high,,
and has the Texas star and
wreath incised at the top.
The marker is part of a three-
year program to commemorate
the Civil War in Texas in stone.
The TSHSC is endeavoring • to
place markers at important Civil
War locations in Texas, for dis-
tinguished Confederate Units,
and in counties named for men
who had Confederate service.
County Historical Survey
Committees, cooperating in the
program, are engaged in mark-
ing the graves of all Civil War
veterans. These committees are
also gathering information on
each county's part in the Civil
War to bjt? placed in individual
county folders in the State ar-
chives. - .
The week of April 20-26, 1964
has been set aside as Texas Civil
War History Appreciation Week
—a time for civic clubs and
school programs dealing with the
history of the war. The 110 his-
torical museums in Texas will
j be asked to feature Civil War
j exhibits. Nine seminars are be-
, ing conducted this year through
out the state, to encourage dis-
■ cussion and interest.
Centennial awards of merit
| are given each year to the au-
thors and publishers of out-
funding books on Texas in the
' Civil War.
The commemorative program
is being planned by the Civil
War Advisory Committee of the
TSHSC.
"The Texas program is not de-
signed to refight the Civil War
i but to honor the brave men who
j gave their lives for what they
| thought was right," Shepperd
| said. "We cannot bury this part
of our history by saying noth-
ing happened in Texas between
1861-1865."
A. W. Pierce
Hired as Deputy
A. W. Pierce of Old Glory has
been hired as a deputy sheriff
for Stonewall County. He has
been a former game warden and
a city policemen for the city of
Stamford. This now brings the
sheriffs department back to au-
thorized manpower.
age group," he explained.
The TSA Vice President urged
parents to instruct youngsters in
all firearm safety rules before
taking them into the field and
pointed out that guns and am-
munition should be put in a safe
place away from the small
children in the home.
Mr. and Mrs. Toy Henson and
family of Arlington and Mr. and
Mrs. Le Roy Morrow and family
of Jay ton were among those
visiting in the Farmer Hill home
during the holidays.
Dorothy Dickerson if you will
give these Certificates to the
nursery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Marquis,
Mrs. W. H. Marquis, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. C. Kenady Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. George Kenady and Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan Hart spent
Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Robbins in Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Perry
and children of Hamilton visited
here last week end with Mrs.
Isom McMillin.
Aboard Ship
Dwayne Lawrence is now sta-
tioned on the east coast with the
Navy at Norfork, Va. He is sta-
tioned aboard the USS Enter-
prise where he is a radio assist-
ant. He has just recently spent a
leave here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Lawrence.
Mr, and Mrs. Virgil Kolb and
Ira Hahn visited last week-end
in Midland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Driver
spent the week end in Lubbock
with their daughter Miss Sue
Driver.
Attend District
Conference Monday
Attending the District Con-
ference of the Methodist Church
from here were Mr. and Mre. C.
G. Viertel, Albert Baugh, Fern
Robertson and the Rev. and Mrs,
Howard Quiett.
The meeting was held at the
First Methodist Church in Rule.
Mr. and Mrs. David McDow-
ell and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Suchler of Abilene visited in the
Gene McDowell home Thanks-
giving.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lawrence
went to Brownwood recently and
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Lawrece's brother, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Jenkins. They also visited
with Mr. Gid Sin, who was
celebrating his 81st birthday.
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1963, newspaper, December 5, 1963; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127770/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.