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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 77, NO. 1
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1974
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ASPERMONT IN . . .
Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(August 21, 1924)
Mr. I. W. Kirkpatrick of Haskell,
Texas has recently been appointed
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missioner for the District that in-
cludes Stonewall and adjacent
counties.
It is greatly to the interest of the
State of Texas to preserve its supply
of fish and wild game; it is
especially to the interest of the
farmers of the state to see that the
birds that feed upon harmful insects
are not killed out of season. Mr.
Kirkpatrick asks the cooperation of
the citizens of his district in en-
forcing these laws.
Plans are being made and a
definite program worked out for the
Christian Endeavor Society
Convention for Abilene District to be
held at Stamford, Sept. 5-6-7. A big
program is planned and the mem-
bers of the Endeavor of Stamford
have made arrangements with the
citizens of the town so that the
delegates will be guests for the three
days in the homes of Stamford. The
only cost will be a fee of fifty cents
for registration.
Stamford is expecting a large
delegation, and wants your mem-
bers to come, and come strong.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(August 26, 1954)
Charley Lambert, manager of the
Aspermont gin, reported that S. G.
Senn, who farms about seven miles
southwest of Aspermont, brought in
the first bale of cotton to be ginned
here for the 1954 season.
The bale weighed 1990 pounds of
seed cotton, ginning out 495 pounds.
A price of 35 cents was paid per
pound.
A premium, subscribed by local
merchants and businessmen, in the
amount of $60.00 was presented to
the raiser.
Sam Cochran, who farms on the
Sam Tanner place, about 15 miles
southwest of Aspermont, brought in
the second bale. The bale ginned out
438 pounds out of 1800 pounds of seed
cotton.
Aspermont Baptist, along with
Baptists from other cities in the
Stonewall Baptist Association,, will
attend an associational stewardship-
evangelism conference at the
Peacock Baptist Church this
(Thursday) evening, August 26.
Dr. D. D. Sumrall, state Baptist
evangelist, of Dallas, will serve as
team captain and be in charge of the
conference. He will be introduced by
Rev. Marvin Burgess of Swenson,
stewardship chairman for the
association.
TEN YEARS AGO
(August 20, 1964)
M. L. Bilberry ginned the first
bale of cotton in Aspermont, Wed-
nesday morning.
The cotton ginned 520 pounds of
cotton, 800 pounds of seed. When
brought into the gin the bale weighed
2100 pounds.
School will open here Monday
morning August 24, at 8:30 a.m.
There will be a short assembly
program in the auditorium for the
students to become acquainted with
new teachers.
School will let out each day at 3:45
p.m.
Hayter Construction Company of
Abilene began work Monday on
Washington Ave., on the paving
project. Contract was awarded
recently to that firm by the city
council.
The Old Glory School Board has
announced the resignation of V. R.
Leverett as Superintendent. Mr.
Leveret* has accepted the position of
Superintendent of Wylie Schools. He
replaces R. H. Landers who is taking
a year's leave of absence.
SERVE AT KICK-OFF KOFFEE—Hornet cheerleaders who served
guests at the Kick-Off Koffee hosted by the wives of the Hornet coaching
staff are from left, Connie Craft, Angie Moore, Jamie Branch, Bonnie
McDowell and Lisa Willingham. Guests were mothers of the football
players.
First Baptist Church Sets
Revival Services Here
Victor McManus, who
comes from Belfast, North-
ern Ireland, will be the guest
speaker and soloist for a
revival at the First Baptist
Church, which opens Sunday.
Services will be held at 10:30
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. through
Sept. 1.
The Rev. McManus, a
native of Northern Ireland,
has spent over to years in the
Bristish Isles and Europe as
one of the most used
evangelists and Bible
teachers the Islands have
produced. Dr. Billy Graham
says, after hearing McManus
preach in Eastbourne,
England, "He has a unique
presentation of the Gospel,
gifted in the use of illustration
and is greatly used of the
Lord." Dr. Paul Rees of
World Vision, U.S.A., says
FHA Holds
Early Party
For Freshmen
On the night of Aug. 13, the
newly coming Freshman
girls were awakened and
taken from their homes by
nocturnal visitors. However,
these invaders were just
Future Homemakers of
America members taking
them for the traditional
midnight party.
After a mad ride about
town in the back of pickups,
the Freshmen were taken up
to the school for soft drinks
and cookies, then returned to
their homes around 3:00 a.m.
These early morning
initiation parties serve the
purpose of welcoming Fresh-
men and potential FHA
members into high school.
Mrs. Alton Parker Jr., Mrs.
Eugene McDowell and ap-
proximately 45 others were
present.
"He is a great Bible preacher
and has many other gifts that
the Lord is using through out
the world."
The Rev. McManus has
been endowed with "Irish
charm." A leading English
newspaper has termed him
"brilliant in Irish folk-tales
ai.d songs which he uses to
good effect in presenting
Christ to the world." His
early training was in the field
of music and dramatic art
under the guidance of Prof.
Maddock Davis, Royal
College of Music and
Dramatic Art, London. After
his conversion at the age of
27, McManus became a music
and song director for Dr.
Alan Redpath and Dr.
Stephen Olford. He was also
founder and director of the St.
Andrews Seminary Male
Singers in London, where he
also studied theology.
The Irish preacher was for
10 years Senior Evangelist
with the largest evangelistic
movements in Europe, known
as the Movement for World
Evangelization. He is
married and has four
children.
The congregation extends
an invitation for all to attend
the revival.
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Meeting Set
The first meeting of the fall
for the Aspermont Scouts will
be held Monday evening,
Aug. 26, at 6:30 p.m., in the
Scout Hut.
Registration
Now Open At
WT College
SNYDER- Pre-reg-
istration for fall students
at Western Texas College
opened Monday and will
continue through Aug. 29
from 1-4 p.m. daily. Students
who wish to pre-register are
asked to go first to the offices
of Dr. Mary Hood or Jerry
Baird, college counselors, in
rooms 102 or 103 in the
Student Center. Class
schedules will be worked out
with the counselors and
cleared through the
registrar's office and fees
will be paid at the business
office.
Students who pre-register
will report on regular
registration days only to pick
up parking permits and to
have pictures made for
identification cards and for
the annual.
Prospective students who
would like pre-enrollment
conferences with the coun-
selors are also invited to visit
the campus during the pre-
registration period. Students
who do not complete pre-
registration by paying fees
must follow the regular
registration procedures on
Sept. 3 or 4.
"We encourage students to
pre-register whenever
possible," Dr. Duane Hood,
Dean of Student Services
and Registrar, said. "Pre-
registration will save the
student time and give him the
best opportunity to work out a
schedule which will be best
for him. Evening students
may also pre-register."
Persons wishing additional
information about courses to
be offered by Western Texas
College may contact Dr.
Duane Hood.
Dr. L. Harlan Fort of
Georgetown is new Texas
Education Agencv deputy
commissioner for educational
programs and personnel de-
velopment
15th Annual Cattlemen's
Round-Up Now Underway
As the fifteenth annual
Cattlemen's Round-Up for
Crippled Children gets im.
derway, officials of the West
Texas Rehabilitation Center
in Abilene, Texas expressed a
guarded optimism con-
cerning the faii sale of
livestock to benefit the
Center.
Charlie Morris of Abilene,
general chairman, said,
"This has been a tough year
on the cattleman, but our
rancher friends have always
stood by the Center in
drought and plenty." Morris
added, "Our Round-Up
supporters know how im-
portant this fund-raising
event is to the continuing
operation of the Center, and
I'm confident they'll do the
very best they can."
The idea for the Cat-
tlemen's Round-Up for
Crippled Children originated
in the fall of 1960 when cat-
tlemen all over the Southwest
joined together to donate
livestock to be sold to benefit
the Center. Since then the
Services Held
Saturday for
C. L. Kluting
Funeral services were held
for Chester L. Kluting, 74,
longtime resident of
Aspermont, Saturday in the
Central Baptist Church with
the Rev. James Wood, of-
ficiating.
Burial was in the Double
Mountain Cemetery under
the direction of McCoy
Funeral Home.
Born Aug. 11,1900, in Roby,
Mr. Kluting had lived and
farmed in Stonewall County
most of his life. He had been
living at Leisure Lodge in
Haskell since his retirement.
He is survived by six sons,
C. D. of Skagway, Alas., W.
A. of Dallas, Ore., W. T. of
Alamogordo, N. M., L. R. of
Artesia, N. M., K. N. of
Gonzales and R D. of
Aspermont; two daughters,
Mrs. George (Jean) Berry-
man of Hobbs, N. M. and Mrs.
Don (Rebecca) Nelson of
Lake Arthur, N. M.; one
brother, Robert and one
sister, Mrs. Logan Hillhouse,
both of El Centra, Calif.; and
28 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by two daughters, Lou Ann
and Iona Rose.
Grandsons and nephews
were pallbearers.
unique Round-Up has been a
major source of income each
fall for the private, non-profit
out-patient diagnostic and
treatment facility.
The cattleman has played 0
major role in making the
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Center one of the largest and
finest facilities of its kind in
the Southwest. Since the
Center first opened its doors
in 1953, more than 21,000
handicapped persons from all
over the Southwest have been
treated. Last year alone 4,493
individuals were served,
emphasizing the phenominal
growth of the multi-faceted
facility, especially within the
past five years. During 1973,
patients were admitted from
122 cities in 51 Texas coun-
ties, as well as from eleven
other states and two foreign
countries. There are no
geographical limitations.
Anyone needing help gets it
regardless of age, race,
creed, color, or ability to pay.
A referral by a physician or
any accredited referring
agency is the only entrance
requirement.
NEWS FROM
"Since it has been a matter
of policy from the beginning
not to charge patients for
therapy, the Center is
primarily dependent upon the
general public for its ?up-
port," explained Shelley V.
Smith, Executive Director.
Smith added, "Since the sale
of donated livestock comes in
the last quarter of the year,
its success determines
whether we meet the budget
or not. We can continue to
grow and serve only as our
friends give us a helping
Hand."
The 1974 operational budget
for the Center is <648,000.
Last year's Round-Up raised
almost $125,000.
The Cattle Sale is set for
September 30, with the Horse
Sale to follow on October 5
and the Sheep and Goat Sale
on October 14. The Center has
the facilities to pick up
livestock at any time.
More information may be
obtained by writing the West
Texas Rehabilitation Center,
4601 Hartford, Abilene, Texas
79605, or calling (915) 692-
1633.
Around Town
By MRS. BROOKS ELLISON
989-3358
August 31 is the deadline
for cotton stalk destruction
under the pink boll worm con-
trol act for Cameron County
and lower portions of Willacy,
Hidalgo and Starr Counties
Nineteen applications for
permits to sell $6.7 million
worth of securities in Texas
were filed with State Sec-
urities Board during the last
two weeks.
Lee and Liz Driver of
Lubbock and Horace and
Vemell Driver of Hamlin
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Driver Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy H.
Robertson of Houston
recently visited his mother,
Mr. Jim Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Dalton have returned home
after a three weeks vacation
in Port Aransas. They
reported catching many fish.
Mrs. Elvin Jones visited
with Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Driver Sunday afternoon.
Fachonn and Terry Duncan
have returned home to Little
Elm after a visit with their
grandparents. Mr and Mrs.
Carl W Duncan.
Lowell Lawrence is a
patient in a Lubbock
Hospital.
Mrs. Robert Manix,
Charles Ray and Troy of
Snyder visited several days
in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Lee Gardner.
Mrs. Don Weaver of Spur
spent Saturday in the home of
her parents, Mr and Mrs
Oliver Penrod
Mrs. Joan Wood of Austin
has been visiting her parents,
Mr and Mrs. Johnnie Davis
and aunt and uncle, Mr and
Mrs. Elmer Ellison.
Ross Dodson of Stinnett and
his grandmother, Mrs Carl
W Duncan visited Mrs Lena
Ruth Dodson and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl W. Duncan Jr. and
children in Little Elm last
week. Ross also spent a few
days with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Duncan
before returning home.
Mrs. Alvie Hollenback,
formerly Opal Mayfield, is
seriously ill in an
Albuquerque, N. M., hospital.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Allen were
their granddaughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Terry
Lynn Taylor and Tresa and
their daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. James Mc~
Casley of Hooks.
Weekend visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Granville Martin were their
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Martin and Tanya of
Fort Worth and Mr. and Mrs.
Astor Alston of Avoca.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Kenady Jr. visited last week
in Alpine with their son and
wife. Mr. and Mrs. Kenny
Kenady.
Visiting last week in the
home of Mrs. Bill Dun woody
were her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Yates
Stafford and their daughter,
Mrs. Shelagh Nancorrou of
Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Jim Hunt and
daughter. Heather Lynn of
Fort Worth visited last week
in the home of her mother,
Mrs. Charlie Bryson.
Area Counties Receive Economic Development Grant
Representatives from
Haskell, Jones, Knox and
Stonewall counties agreed
here Thursday night to ac-
cept a $20,000 grant to be used
in developing the area's
economy.
The four-county area had
been selected earlier by the
Texas Concerted Services in
Training and Education
Committee (CSTE) for a
CSTE project.
CSTE is an experimental
rural program—a
cooperative federal, state
and local venture—designed
to coordinate the services of
various agencies for im-
provement of education,
employment, health, housing
and economic resource*
Ray Prewitt of the Com
munity Services Division of
the Texas Department of
Community Affairs told 75
persons attending Thursday's
meeting that 17 counties in
the U.S. maintain CSTE
projects, but only one of them
is in Texas: Red River
County.
He said CSTE is interested
in establishing other projects
in the state to illustrate that
the success achieved in Red
River County was not
isolated.
Since the CSTE project
began there in 1971, Red
River County had added five
new industries employing 800
people, increased it's
population and boosted sales
tax income by 30 per cent in
the county seat, Oarksviile
The West Texas four-
county area will be a pilot
project, Prewett said.
because more than one
county is involved.
Normally, one county
begins a project and other
counties may join in later. He
said the common interest of
the four local counties makes
the situation well suited for a
joint effort.
Prewett told the group that
the grant will finance the first
year of operation for the
project and that the state
committee will provide ad-
ditional funds for the second
year.
At the end of the second
year, the program will be
evaluated. If the four-
counties feel it should be
continued, part of the funds
will be sought from local
sources, he explained.
A 13-member committee
was formed Thursday night
to hire a project coordinator
and oversee the operation.
Committee members in-
clude the four county judges;
C, O. Richards of Stamford,
president of Brazos West
Economic Development
Council; and two private
citizens from each county
County judges are B. O.
Roberson of Haskell County,
Leon Thurman of Jones
County, Warren Frazier of
Stonewall County and Sam
Clonts of Knox County
Citizen members of the
committee, chosen in county
caucuses Thursday, are Alton
Byrd of Rochester and the
Rev. Joe Aalbue of Sagerton,
from Haskell County; Doug
Myers of Munday and J B.
Tabor of Knox City from
Kn«i\ i '< <)i> >
Stenholm of Stamford and
Joe Ford of Hamlin, from
Jones County; and Dalton
Gill of Aspermont and Tom
Alvis of Old Glory, from
Stonewall County
Stenholm was chosen
chairman of the sterring
committee with Aalbue as
vice chairman and Richards
as secretary.
The committee will meet
Thursday night to select five
nominees from applicants for
the position. The nominees
will be presented, along with
the group's recommendation
to the state office of CSTE for
approval
From the 13-member
committee, a four-man
screening committee was
selected to interview ap-
plicants for coordinator. This
committee plans to meet
Wednesday night.
Stenholm said the steering
committee will try to fill the
position as soon as possible so
that the coordinator can
attend training sessions in
Austin in September and in
Washington in October.
Prewett encouraged the
group to find a coordinator
from within the area or at
least with a local connection
to insure a feeling for the
area's problems and needs.
Salary for the coordinator
is usually arount 111,000 to
$12,000, he said. The
remainder of the grant
money is used for travel,
secretarial support and
other expenses.
Persons interested in ap-
plying may contact Stenholm
at 773-5238 or 773-3684 by noon
Wednesday.
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Craig, Darrell. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1974, newspaper, August 22, 1974; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128275/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.