The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1967 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOLUMK I.XIX, Nl'MHKK .">()
ASIMOKMONT. STONKWAI 1, COUNTY, TEXAS. (79502), THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967
PRICE TEN (10c) CENTS
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Like any otlu-r session of a
state legislature, the current
Texas Legislature has its lull
share of a variety of bills thai
range from the ridiculous and
fetrlul to the extremel} worth
while.
And like always, a few of
these outlandish billes will slip
ito law, to the detriment of the
state as a whole, while some of
tin1 really outstanding pieces of
legislation will diy by the way-
side due to apathy or behind-
the -scenes maneuvering ol sel-
fish interests.
Two billes now Under study
crossed our desk this week •
one to exempt newspaper re-
porters and editors from jury
service and the others to allow
optometrists to continue to
advertise their services.
Newspaper folkes can't serve
on juries? Well, we'll admit
that some of us are screwballs
and such. Hut we cling to the
old-fashioned notion that jury
fluty should be considered a
privilege instead of a curse-
Many folks don't agree.
A judge in a not hei county
once told us, "All the merchants
and leading citizens hen off
jury duty, so we have to fill up
the panel with the town loafers."
Newspaper people not on
juries? Nonsense, unlcssthe case
happens to be one they have re-
ported in detail, then they can be
excused at the proper time. Lst's
just be thankful they still let
its have jui ies.
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The others bill mentioned
above, the one to allow opto
metrists to continue to adver-
tise, is a curiuos one.
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Some while back, the Texas
Board of Optometry made a
head in-the-sand ruling that
optometrists, the fellows who
fit and sell eye glasses, eoulr
not advertise.
The ruling was aimed at
knocking out the two big chain
opometry stores in Texas- I.ee
Optical and Texas State Optical
Both advertise also advertise
their services, usually with small
"pi ofessional cards."
We have no opomelrist in As-
permont, nor do any of them ad-
vertise in the Star.
Still, this is anothei tampling
of individual rights in (hat a
governmental agency declares a
certain group of people moy not
advertise. Advertising makes thi'
wheels of this nation go round
•the big wheels and the little
ones too.
If advertisng by oplomert is:"
is allowed to lie banned, watch,
the price of glasses for you at *
me go up Instead of ST' or so
a pair now, we'll be paying !>''
Competition, advertising and
free reins on merchandising arc
vital to our eeonom.v ■
Art Exhibition
Set For Saturday
An exhibit ton of gi ad" school
and high school art will be held
Saturday in canned ion with the
gi and opening ol llobbv I lawn,
located on the highway in As-
permont.
I 'id in c w ill be oil displav all
week, but prr.'e. and I thin 'lis
will be awarded at 1 pm Sat
urday. Also on displav will he
sketches from tin* adult wom-
en's art classes.
Anyone else with any kind
art obiccts pictures, paint
jngs, ceramics, handcraft or hob
by eralt whether made by their.
S' Ives oi someone else is invit
cd to tiring them to I lobby I lav
en by pm Friday to be ills
plavod .it the grand opening-
Refreshment ■- will he served
all day, and the public is inve
ed to the open house I lobby
1 lav en is located two blocks
north of First Baptist Church
Interstate Highway For Aspermont?
It's Under Preliminary Study Now
Methodist Consecration
Bishop 0. Eugene Slater! left) of San Antonio was in
Aspermont Sunday to preside at the consecration of the
new First Methodist Church educational building and
remodeled sanctuary. The Bishop heads the Methodist
Northwest Texas District. With him is the church's
pastor, the Rev. Ralph Cooper. (Star Photo)
High School Dedicated
Sunday Amid Visitors
Aspermont's new underground
high school was formally dedi-
cated Sunday cl'ternoon in cere-
monies preceding an open house
at the new sii ucttire.
Som< I'll) persons visited the
new educational plant during the
day. Many vvei e Aspermoni
lesidents, but a large number
also a I ("filled from surround-
ing localities.
The open house was sponsor-
ed by the local 1'aienl Teacher
Association, which served re-
freshments. Coffee and dough-
nuts were supplied bv West
Texas Utilities, High school
Asjpsrmorst Soldier
Asks Ciothing For
Needy Vietnamese
An Aspermont soldier in Viet
.Nam has written to his mother
requesting clothing and other
items be sent f<>i necdv Vietna-
mese people. I Me. Billv Lackey,
son ol Mr- and Mrs. Hill Lackey
of Aspei niont, vv i ote asking that
all types of clothing, wash
cloths, towels, sheets and bars
of soap be sent.
The W omen's Missionary 1 n-
inn ot the l'irst Baptist < hurch
ai e collecting these items and
ask i hat anvone who wishes to
give a us clothing to In ing it to
1 he fellowship Hall at first
Baptist Church bv A pi il IS This
is a communit.v wide pi eject a nd
the WMF would like everyone
to have an opport unitv to part:-
eipate
A.nv'mi who w iail.I like to do
naic i.' tin project who is uu
able to bring art iel< to the
chill eh mav call I he < iuu eh of-
fice and someone will | a k them
Hp I'l e phone is IS.'> I.
1. ii |.c\ is man ied to the fot
mcr I 1 n<l.i Newman of * 'Id 1 Ho-
i y, \s 1 i<i w as recent Iv an eni
jtloyce of the Star ^he Is at-
I. ndim: school u Abilene now.
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Mi and Mi Billv I Morgan
Si and daitghtei I A'dia Ann ef
I villas v cited in t he .le- se and
Vati''i Mi'igau hoim ■ ovt the
vv eckcnd
Mr and Mis Marl I'oddv vis-
jt,.,| hi Colorado Cit> with he:
taothei Mi s t; M Gii gei and
Jici brothels last weekend.
girls served as guides 'through
the new building for visitors.
At the dedication ceremony,
(a'orge Calvin Kenady began
with the invocation. Superin-
tendent W. C. Robinson deliv-
i n d the well otric, then Raymond
llin/e, former school board
member, delivered the dedica-
tion remarks.
The i ibbon cut ting followed at
the door to the tax office ol the
school.
Anothei highlight of the event
was the presentation of a bou
quel ot red carnations to Mrs.
111a Kennedv, I he teacher wit Ii
the longest serv ice locallv, by It.
'I ('limbic, president of I lie As-
jii i mom school board.
Ill other school affairs, Su
pcrintendenl Robinson announc-
ed that all teachers have been
i' hired by the school system's
hoard ol trustees at tlieii March
meeting. Principals and the su-
pet inienilent had been re hired
by the boaid at its February
meeting.
Volleyball Meet
Tonight To Aid
Rehab, Seniors
Two even's, one tonight and
the otliei next week, will be
held tor tlii benefit ol the fas-
ti r Seal campaign here, along
with the Aspeimon; senior class.
Tonight, beginning at 7
o'clock, there will he a volley-
ball tournament held in the
si hool gvnma- .um. Half the ad-
mission fees collected will go to
the setiioi class and the other
half (•' the lasti r Seal Lund,
wlvch stipporls the West Texas
Rehabilitation Centei in Abilene.
Admission will he "in cents a
person Teams of students will
compete against each othei. and
t'-ams of adults will compete
against each r,tiler. Blue ribbons
will be awarded the winners, and
about ten teams are expected.
\i \t Thursdav. March .'VI. a
domino and bridge partv will be
belli m the school cafeteria, be-
ginning at 7:30 p m. Admission
will bi cue do|l n pci person,
vvitli proceeds going to the o-as-
tei Seal drive.
An interstate superhighwnv
routed through Aspermont has
been discussed before and by
the Aspermont Luncheon Club.
The plan, in the study stage,
would follow U. S. Highway 83,
which runs north and south,
from (jutbrie through Asper-
mont and on to Hamlin.
The entire route of U. S. 83,
and its Canadian link, extends
fiom northern Manitoba, Cana-
da, to the Mexican border at
Brownsville.
Officials of the Highway 83 as-
sociation met with officers of the
Luncheon Club to explain the
Federation Meet
Includes Report
By Mrs. Duncan
Mrs. Carl W. Duncan, a mem-
ber of the Phoenix Club and also
serving on the Mesquite District
and state board of the Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs,
attended and gave her report at
the Monday morning session of
the district convention held at
I he Windsoi Hotel in Abilene.
The Phoenix Club press brook,
compiled by Mrs. P.. (I. Cook Jr.,
received 'he first place award in
Class A division. The second
place award in fine arts depart-
mental report for over-all art
coverage was won by the club
also.
t >n display in the Garden
Loom was a papier macbe.bank
created bv firs. Ronnie Weaks,
another club member. Her work
ol individual art and talent pro-
duce! many admirable com-
ments.
In helping to preserve the
heritage of many successful en-
deavors and accomplishments in
the Federation by the Rachina
Club which is no longer active,
the names of lour of its mem-
bers were < hosen for the F.n-
dowmcnt Golden Book as "out-
standing clubwoinen."
They were Mrs. James R.
Hickman of Washington, P.
Mrs. Louis R- Dodson of Si in-
ett, Mrs. Jack Douglass and Mrs.
B. G, Cook .11., the latter two
now members of the Phoenix
Club.
Mrs. Duncan's name was
placed in the Golden Book as
"jewel" honoree tor the TFVVC
Diamond Jubilee, 1966-67.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Arnold Wal-
lace, piesidctit ol the Phoenix
Club, visited on the Windsor Ho-
ld mezzanine with TFWC [(resi-
dent Mrs. B- F. Seav of Andrews.
Also in attendance on Tuesday
was another Phoenix Club mem-
ber, Mrs. John P. Ward, who
was the first piesidcnt ot the
Mesquite District.
Boy Scouts Take
Outing For Evening
Boy Scout Troop !)2 recently
went out to a spring on B. J.
Dalbv's land for the regulai
Tuesday activities Work was
done for advancement on
achievements, and then the boys
roasted vveineis ove-, the camp
fire and had chili dogs for slip-
per. before returning to Asper-
mont.
Those attending were Carlton
Me'-'wcn, senior patrol leader:
Tony llallum, assistant and
quai termasti-r; Kit by ShadL*.
scribe; Robert llanke, patrol
leader; Jim Linslev, Jeff Lin-
sley, Doug Fraziei. Steve Spyres,
Fail Spyres, Doug Heatbeott,
Ricky Craft, Sieve Hahn, Don
Verner, James Griggs, Tim
Win d, Jeff i lech i and Ralph
Cooper, scoutmaster. Troop 02 is
sponsored by First Methodist
t "hurch.
A fishing outing is planned
tins Thursday evening.
project, then literature and in-
formation was distributed to the
club's membership at the regular
Thursday noon meeting last
week.
The Luncheon Club, after dis
eussion on the highway study,
took immediate action. First,
the club joined the Highway 83
Association, a group promoting
travel along the route which
runs through the entire Great
Plains region—Northern Dako-
ta to the tip of Texas.
Then the Luncheon Club ap-
pointed a committee headed by
Dr. L. A. Wilcox to begin work
on a tourist brochure or pam-
phlet on Aspermont and Stone-
wall County's attractions. Ap-
pointed to assist Wilcox were
Jim Ward, mayor of Aspermont,
and Joe Mosby, Star editor.
Highway 83 is one of about
three routes through the mid-
section of the nation which are
under federal scrutiny for a ma-
jor interstate road running north
and south from border to border.
Such major projects are blue-
printed years in advance, but
present indications are that a
north-south interstate route will
'Artistic Texas
Heritage' Tops
Phoenix Agenda
Mrs. Nl, C. Myers hos'ed the
Phoenix Cub on Thursday,
March 2, when it met to study
"An Artistic Texas Heritage."
The meeting opened with
members answering roll call
with "interesting points in T?x-
as." Mrs. Dorothy Foil spoke
on ihe history of the Alamo,
followed by Mrs. Odee Marr
who related some facts about
the leaders of the Alamo. In-
cluded in these were Jim Bowie,
Davy Crockett and William 13.
Travis.
In closing, Mrs. Marr told of
how the few Texans had with-
drawn behind the walls ol the
Alamo and when it finally fell
March 6, all defenders were
killed. "However," she said,
"the Texans continued to fight
for independence, inspired by the
battle cries of 'Remembci the
Alamo.'"
Further enhancing the good-
ness and greatness of Texas
were four ceramic Texas trays
each labeled with a signifi-
cant message foi club member
and Texas. The green ones bore
"To Heart Campaign Give So
More Will Lve." The brown ones
bore "Let's Encourage LVN
Training All Over Texas." The
Mays were donated by Mrs. Ray-
mond Marr and Mrs. Carl VV.
Duncan for door prizes.
In giving the meditation for
the day, Mrs. Margie Lott dedi-
cated the program to the laio
Mrs. Flla Lanier and presented
a book, "History of Art" bv 11.
W. Janson. The book was a gift
to the club lrom Mrs. Marie
Ward. The club in turn donated
it to the Stonewall County LI
brary as a lasting memorial to
one ol its life members, Mrs.
Lanier.
The club closed with the read-
ing of the Club Collect.
Weather
Albert Raugh, Observer
be mapped by the federal gov-
ernment for a beginning around
3971,
Interstate highways usually
bypass all but the largest of
cities, but they also usually fol-
I>ny of Week
High
Low
Rain
Wednesday .
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Thursday ...
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Friday
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Saturday ...
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday ....
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1967 Rain-
-.71 inch.
low existing federal highways.
Thus, a route along U. S. 83
would bring the superhighway
close to Aspermont on both
sides, with access roads pro-
viding entry into the city.
Cotton Growers Convene
Today at Stamford High
All Rolling Plains cotton farm-
ers and others interested in the
future of the cotton industry in
the Rolling Plains are urged to
attend the annual meeting of the
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
which will be held in Stamford
at the high school auditorium
today, March 23, beginning at
2 p.m.
According to Charles Stem
holm, executive vice president of
RPCG, "this should be one of the
most important meetings ever
held in the Rolling Plains."
Among subjects to be covered
by experts in their fields are
what, mills are looking for in our
type of cotton, what we as cot-
ton farmers can do lo mept mill
requirements and what the, fu-
ture holds for the cotton indus-
try. Also, the possibility of me-
chanical classing of cotton in the
near future will be discussed and
this is most important to the
Rolling Plains.
The primary concern of many
in the textile industry, as well
as some other cotton producing
areas, is the pending shortage
of stapling 1'a inch and having
the desired strength, micronairc
and other qualities. However, it
is also obvious to most people
Methodist Youth
Hold Area Meeting
At Local Church
The Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship of Aspermont was host
Monday night to an area meet-
ing of young people. Serving
as president lor the occasion was
Roy McEwen, president of the
local MYF group.
A film on stewardship was
shown the group by Danny Fra-
zier. The meeting was held in
the new sanctuary at First Meth-
odist Church at 7:30, then dis-
cussion groups followed. Groups
present were from Haskell,
Munday, Jayton and other
places.
The next meeting is in May at
Seymour and will include an
election of officers for the sub-
district to begin June 1. The
group closed with a song serv-
ice led by George Abernathy and
Patty Partridge of Munday. The
MYF at Aspermont is activ e and
goes to all meetings. Ralph
Cooper is sponsor of the area
group.
Stonewall Passes
Bang's Re-Tfesting
Stonewall County successfully
passed Its re certification as be-
ing free of Bang's disease (bru-
cellosis) by the deadline Mon-
day, County Agent Truettc Hen-
nig reported.
Some 1.740 cattle were inspect-
ed and found free ol Bang's dis-
ease in inspections covering 46
different herds in a short period
before the deadline. Hennig ex-
presses his appreciation with
the cooperation given h'm by
the cattle raisers in the county
during the testing program.
Easter Holidays
Aspermont school students
will enjoy a tour flay holiday for
Easter this weekend. Classes
will be dismissed at 3:36 this
afternoon, to resume Tuesday
morning. No school will he held
Friday and Monday.
that there are markets, and good
markets, for cotton in the short-
er staples, assuming it is grown
and handled in the proper man-
ner.
The successful cotton farmer
of the past has been the one
who has raised the most pounds
of cotton per acre," said Sten-
holm, "but the successful cotton
farmer in the future will be the
one who grows the most pounds
of quality cotton."
The Rolling Plains area of
Texas can produce longer sta-
ple quality cotton that the mills
will buy at a premium price. To
do this, however, we must
change some of our time worn
methods of production, Ston-
holm declared.
Four Drilling
Projects Listed
For Stonewall
i -v ,
Font drilling projects have
been announced for Stonewall
County.
I. A Stephens of Lubbock Inc.
staked two locations 15 miles
northeast oi Hamlin in south-
east Stonewall.
His No. 1-.148 Swcnson Land &.
Cattle Co. is a planned 3,600-
lool rotary Swastika Sand wild-
cat. Drillsite is 1,050 feet from
the north and 1,525 feet from the
east lines < / Section 1 IS. BBB&C
Survey.
Loeaticr s 3-4 mile soul .east
of the (..ic-well Flat Top 147
His No. 1-147 Swcnson Land
and Cattle Co kas staked as a
north offset in the Flat Top 147
(Swastika) Field- Aiso slated
for 3,600 feet with rotary, it
spots 2,200 feet from the north
and west lines ol Section 117,
BBB&C Survey.
Bill J. Brooks and Sam H. Al-
len of Abilene staked No. I -B.
F. Hoy in the Gloria Gay, West
Field seven miles north of As-
permont..
Having a proposed depth of
6,600 feet with rotary to test the
Conglomerate, il spots 630 feet
from the south and 2004 feet,
from the east lines of Section
J 38, Block D, 1 l&TC Survey.
Southwestern Natural Gas
Inc., Midland, No, 1 Pumphrey
is a planned 6,200-foot rotary
venture for the (iunby <Con-
glomerate) Field 11 it miles
northwest of Old Glory.
Site is 1,900 feet from the
north and 560 feet from the east
lines of Jesse Gray Survey, A-
72. It is I,<100 feet northwest of
production in the three-well
field.
A project drilled 15 miles
north of Aspermont in the Bis-
seti, Last 1 Strawn Sand) Field
was plugged at 5,485 feet. The
dry hole was Tamarack Petro-
leum Inc. of Midland No. 2 Car-
ter Foundation, Section 42, Block
F, H&TC Survey.
Visiting in the Albert Baugh
home last weekend here in As-
permont were Mr. and Mro. Jim
Baugh, Miss Noma Davldmon,
Mrs. Pat Davidson and Mrs.
Margie Davidson, all ol Lub-
bock.
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