The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1970 Page: 1 of 4
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Yesteryears
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(August 1, 1935)
The State Department of Ed-
ucation, with the cooperation of Dr.
Bradford Knopp, President of Tex-
as Technological College, Lubbock,
is conducting a school officials pro-
gram there August 9.
L. A. Woods, state school
superintendent, states that there is
a need of closer cooperation between
independent districts superinten-
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county boards of trustees, county
school supervisors, teacher-train-
ing institutions, parent-teachers
associations and the State Depart-
ment of Education, and he is invit-
ing all these various representatives
of twenty-five counties, including
Stonewall, to attend this program.
Mrs. Eva Conley entertained
members of the Past-Time Club and
a few friends at her home Friday
evening at 8:39 o'clock.
Following the games, a plate
containing cheese-fig sandwiches,
ripe olives, cookies and a delightful
fruitpunch, was passed to the guests.
They were: Mmes. R. Lyles, L. D.
McAfee, Pete Blackshear, J. S.
Harvey, A. A. Annis.Wm. Flowers,
B. Bingham, W. H. Bingham,
S. Bk Bingham, W. A. Springer,
Odell Mayers, Glen T. Hackney, B.
B. Bounds, J. W. Potts, Ella La-
nier, Fred Dalby, T. E. Knight and
Misses Gladys and Hazel Lyles, Ona
Mae Godfrey, Martel and Geneva
West and the hostess.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(July 28, 1950)
From the Wednesday morning
edition of the Fort Worth Star Tele-
gram we get this report of Stonewall
County oil interests:
Second Bend Conglomerate
oil discovery has been completed in
Stonewall County eight miles north-
east of Aspermont.
It is theRoarkand Hooker and
A. G. Hill No. 1 C. L. Williamset
al section (5, block C, AB and M
survey completed for a calculated
daily flowing potential of 9645 bar-
rels of 40. 3 gravity oil through 32-
64 inch choke and open hole from
5, 860 to 5, 874 feet.
Potential was based cr> an ac-
tual 20 hour flow of 803. 75 barrels
with 500 pounds of pressure on cas-
ing and flowing tubing pressure of
275 pounds. The Bend was topped at
5, 858 feet.
The new discovery is three
miles southeast of the county's pre-
vious conglomerate pool opener C.
L. Norsworthy Jr. of Dallas No. 1
C. D. Wiley section44 block, G Alice
Stephenson survey.
TEN YEARS AGO
(July 28, 1960)
On page five of this issue of
The Star will be found an advertise-
ment announcing the opening of a Go-
Cart race track in Aspermont.
The new business venture is
located on the east side of U. S. High-
way 83, just north of the Phillips 66
service station in Aspermont, and
will feature go-cart racing. The
track will open today (Thursday, July
28. )
George Frazier. Aspermont
restauranteur. is proprietor of this
new sporting business here, and has
stated that "Bub" Hill, also of Asper-
mont, will be associated with him in
the track, which is said to be one of
the fastest growing sports fads for
the entire family. Mr. Hill will be
i n charge of maintenance and re-
pairs, as well as operation of the
track
Frazier states that all brand
new equipment has been purchased
for the track, which is 275 yards in
length. The track, at the present, is
c a 1 i c hed but will be black-topped
later
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BAND STUDENTS AT CAMP—Band students
from Anton and Aspermont high schools get
some special attention at the annual Texas
Tech University band camp from Jim Sudduth,
a member of the band camp faculty. The stu-
dents, from left, are Carla Martin and Peggy
Calhoun of Aspermont and Randy Spradley of
Anton. The camp will continue through Friday,
July 24, and is being attended by more than
600 junior and senior high band students from
a wide area of Texas and New Mexico. (Tech
Photo)
Mrs. Opal Jones
To Attend State
In-Service Meeting
The State In-Service con-
ference for Homemaking
teachers and the annual
meeting of the Vocational
Homtftnaking Teachers As-
sociation of Texas (VHTAT)
will be held August 3-7 at
the Dallas Statler Hilton Ho-
tel.
Theme for the conference
will be Homemaking Edu-
cation — Dynamic Force for
the 70s.
Speakers include Dr.
Charlyce R. King, University
of Oklahoma, Dr. Margaret
Eppright, head of Home
Economics Department of the
University of Texas; consul-
tants from the Texas Edu-
cation Agency; Senator Chet
Brooks of Pasadena; and
Harold C. Bryson, consumer
and marketing. U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Mrs. Opal Jones of Asper-
mont High School will attend.
Local Ag Teachers to Attend
State In-Service Workshop
Dumontr Community
Sets Homecoming
The fourth biennial home-
coming celebration for the
Dumont Community is
scheduled for Sunday, Aug.
23 at Dumont.
A small registration lee
will be charged for the noon
meal which will be catered,
and those planning to attend
are asked to send their fee
of $1.50 to Box 84, Dumont,
Texas 79232, as soon as pos-
sible.
The public is invited to at-
tend and urged to help send
word to all former Dumont
residents to join in the cele-
bration.
Vocational Agriculture
Teachers, some 1300 strong,
will parley in Dallas, August
3-7, for an annual meeting
and in-service Education
Workshop.
Attending the conference
from Aspermont High School
will be Steve Cochran and
Charles Kirkpa trick, Vo-
cational Agriculture teach-
ers and FFA Advisors.
The Adolphus and Baker
Hotel will be the sites for the
4-H'ers, Parents
Attend Party
Here Wednesday
Some 94 4-H'ers and par-
ents enjoyed the 4-H Party
last Wednesday. The party
started with a swim at the
Aspermont Pool at 5:00 and
Recreation Party at the Legion
Hall at 7:30 to 8:30, where
all members received Rib-
bons and Square Danced at
8:30 to 10:30 with Joel Wil-
son of West Texas Utilities
of Abilene doing the calling.
Winners of the Swim Race
were 1st - Tony Rash, Don
Wayne Jones, Eddie Wolsch
and Judy Pittcock. 2nd -
Gene Six, Tom Jameson, and
Susan Baldree. 3rd - Karen
Swink.
Beverely Newmann, Kathy
Wenderborn and Lynettc
Mier were in charge of re-
creation.
meetings which kick off
Monday, August 3 with regis-
tration beginning at 3:00 p.
m., announces David T. Mc-
Vey, El Paso, VAT and Presi-
dent of the Vocational Agri-
culture Teachers Association
of Texas.
A full slate of events make
up the agenda for the an-
nual affair. The first general
session will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday and the keynote
speaker will be Dr Edwin
Rippy, MD- Dallas, a mem-
ber of the State Board of
Education and Mr. John
Guemple, Associate Com-
missioner Occupational Edu-
cation and Technology, Texas
Education Agency, Austin,
will speak.
On Wednesday morning the
Association will sponsor its-
annual awards breakfast to
present tenure pins to the
membership and awards to
Legislators, School Adminis-
trators, Texas news media
and individuals who have con-
tributed to the progress of
Agriculture Education.
On Wednesday and Thurs-
day the teachers will take
part in Area meetings and
ten in-service workshops.
First Baptist Youth
Attend Glorieta
Missions Meeting
Thursday morning the First
Baptist Church Youth, along
with sponsors, left for a week
at Glorieta. They attended
"The World Missions Confer-
ences" through Wednesday,
July 29.
Those attending were Cyn-
thia and Donna Speck, Mel-
anie Ellison, Terry Myers,
Kathy Boyles, Lynnda Hurst,
Anthony Rash, Billy Heath-
cott, Tim Ward, Rickey Craft,
Donald Phillips, Danny Dow-
hower, David and Norma Dil-
lurd, Oscar, Dorothy, Debra,
and David Dickerson, Mitch-
ell and Flosie Kidd, Randall
and Dorothy Foil, Fred, Effie
and Jeana Thomas, and
Chris Hubbard.
Sunday night, August 2,
in the evening worship ser-
vice these young people will
tell of their experiences.
Mrs. Ruby Lewis left re-
cently for an extended visit
with a daughter in Irvington,
Calif. Mrs. Lewis is a sister
of Mrs. J. L. Chennault.
COW POKES
By Ace Reid
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L. W. 'Bill' Myers
Dies At Joyton
Home July 22
Spur - Lloyd Waylon (Bill)
Myers, 62, died about 5:30
am. July 22 at his home in
J ay ton following an illness of
several months.
Services were held at 3 p.
m. Friday in the First Bap-
tist Church in Jayton with
burial in the Spur Cemetery,
under the direction of Camp-
bell Funeral Home.
A native of Stonewall Coun-
ty, Myers made his home in
King County from 1942 and
1957 when he moved to Kent
County.
Survivors include his wife,
Rosa Lee; his lather, K. D.
Myers of Crosbyton; three
brothers, Porter of Post, E.
A. of Spur and Jack of South-
land: a sister. Mrs. Lola Mac
Palmer ot Garden City; and
four grandchildren.
Funeral Services
Held At Rule for
C. C. 'Fuzz' Cox
Rule — Funeral services
for Clifford Coleman "Fuzz"
Cox, G.'3, long-time Stonewall
County Farmer, were held
Friday July 17. at the Sweet
Home Baptist Church in
Rule. Pastor Jack Key of-
ficatcd, assisted by Rev. Hu-
bert Scgo of Haskell. Burial
was in Rule Cemetery.
Mr. Cox died Wednesday at
10:20 p.m. in the hospital at
Haskell after suffering a
stroke July 12, at his home
8 miles north of Old Glory.
Born February 15, 1907, in
Poolville, he moved to Old
Glory in 1931 from Rochester
where he had been a resi-
dent for 10 years. He was a
veteran of World War II and
a Baptist.
Survivors include two broth-
ers, "Spec" of Old Glory and
A. A. of O'Brien, and a sis-
ter, Mrs. Edith Bradley of
Stamford.
Visitirs in the J. L. Chen-
nault home over the weekend
were a son and his wife,
Woody and Vesta Chennault,
of Odessa. Also a nephew
and wife, Mr. and Mrs Cecil
Heglar of Ajo, Arizona,
"Zeb, I told you this would happen! You can't haul
four tons of beaf in a half ton pickup!"
Pictures used in the As-
permont Star may be picked
up by owner at the Starr of-
fice within two weeks after
publication.
No Largemouth
Available for Farm
Pond Stocking
Donald Reed, District Con-
servationist with the local
Soil Conservation Service of-
fice. announced that he had
received the following infor-
mation from the National Fish
Hatchery at Albuquerque.
Because of requests for
fish stocking in large im-
poundments under Bureau-
State cooperative manage-
ment are unusuually high,
national fish hatcheries will
be unable to stock farm ponds
in Texas with largemouth
bass during calendar year
1970.
Wheat Referendum Vote
Postponed Until October
Secretary of Agriculture,
Clifford M, Hardin has an-
nounced postponement of the
national wheat referendum
previously scheduled for July
27-31, according to Herman
D. Dugan, Chairman of the
PAiiwtir Anrrinnltural
nation and Conservation (ASC)
Committee. The action was
authorized by Congress.
The postponement permits
the USDA to delay holding
Lions io Sell
Bumper Stickers
The Aspermont Lions Club
voted to sell "America —
Love It Or Leave It" bumper
Stickers.
Anyone wishing to pur-
chase stickers please contact
a member of the Aspermont
Lions Club.
New members of the Lions
Club this month were Charles
Kirkpa t rick and Sonny
Bounds.
Howard Sioan, veterans
seryice officer for Stonewall
County presented the pro-
gram, explaining the various
programs offered by both the
state and federal Veterans Ad-
ministration. Lions President
Burl Jameson presided over
t he meeting.
Jameson also announced
that the club has agreed to
donate approximately $350.00
to the Aspermont High School
Girls Track Team for the
purchase of new track uni-
forms.
the referendum not later
than October 15, 1970, or 30
days after Congress adjourns,
whichever date is earlier.
Accordingly, the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture's
ASCS, which administers the
wheat, feed grsiin, and simi-
lar programs, has instructed
its State and county offices
across the nation to with-
hold ballots and other refer-
endum materials, Mr. Dugan
said.
The Chairman explained
that basic farm legislation
requires a referendum for
wheat marketing quotas. How-
ever, the Agricultural Act of
of 1965 suspended this refer-
endum requirement from 1965
through the 1970 crop year.
Unless new farm legislation
now pending, is enacted by the
Congress, basic legislation will
again go into effect, and a
referendum will then be re-
quired in 1970 for the 1971
crop years.
Savings Bonds
Sales Above Goal
During June there were
new purchases of Series E
and H United States Savings
Bonds amounting .to $3,840-
Sales for the first five months
totaled $39,932 or 50 percent
of the 1970 goal of $80,000.
Texas sales during the
month were $13,658,647 com-
pared to $11,549,134 during
June of 1969, a raise of 18
percent. Year-to-date sales
totaled $90,771,252 for 50 per-
cent of the 1970 goal of $179.9
million.
New purchases of E and
H Savings Bonds and Freedom
Shares over the nation dur-
ing June amounted to $465
million — a 25-year peak —
while sales for the first six
months of 1970 were $2,514
million, 1 percent above 1969.
Exchanges of Series E for
Series H Bonds amounting to
$123 million were reported
for the first six months which
represents a 31 percent in-
crease over exchanges through
June 1969.
As of June 30, 1970, $52.0
billion ir, United States Sav-
ings Bonds were outstanding,
which is 23% of the privately-
held portion of the public
debt.
FFA Livestock
Judging Team
Attends Field Day
The Aspermont FFA live-
stock judging team attended
a field day Thursday, July
23. It was held at the Weldon
Edwards ranch 12 miles east
of Abilene. Besides the cattle
judging there were demon-
strations, weight guessing,
and a queens contest for the
Texas Hereford Association.
Those attending the judg-
ing were Jan Yarborough,
Gary Weaver, Joe Jameson,
DeWitt Ellison III, David
Peterson, Earl Spyers and
Richard Greer. They were
accompanied by chapter
sponsors Steve Cochran, and
Charlie Kirkpactrick.
The team will attend an-
other field day August 1 at
ACC. There will be a work-
out Friday July 31, at the
Ag. shop, for the cattle
judgers. Livestock judgers
are urged to attend.
FFA Chapter Sets
Annual Summer
Trip Aug. 11-12
The Aspermont FFA chap-
ter will take their annual
summer Ag trip August 11
and 12. This year the chapter
will go to Six Flags. The bus
will leave the Ag shop Aug-
ust the 11 at 4:00 a.m. All
FFA members who wish to
attend should contact Steve
Cochran or Charrles Kirk-
pa trick to make reservations.
The FFA Livestock judg-
ing team will work out Fri-
day night at 8-00 p.m. July
33, and attend the ACC Live-
stock Judging Contest on
Saturday. Last week the FFA
chapter held a combination
swimming party and meeting.
Plans were discussed and a
tentative date of September
25 and 26 was set for the an-
nual Aspermont FFA Rodeo.
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1970, newspaper, July 30, 1970; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128066/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.