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VOL. LXI—NO. 23
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
ASPERMONT. STONEWALL C OUWTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1M9
PRICE: TEN CENT*
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By YE-HOODI
Can you remember way back
when a certain cigarette com-
pany, in advertising their pro-
duct, used the slogan: "Coming
Events Cast Their Shadows Be-
fore"?
o—•o
v- Weil, what transpired here on
last Monday evening and night
certainly brings that slogan to
mind.
v* o—o
VWe have reference to the fe-
f ^ious winds and the blowing
t Sj* !>nd- 0__0
°V it did just that.
f o—o
Made me wonder if I was out(
of my mind last week when I! f'e'd
made the statement that I would :
be glad to see the summer sun', j
NO. 1 ETTA BROCK COMPLETING;
LACKEY WELL OFFSET IS STAKED
A.
The new Mullen Ranch (Tan-
Inehill) Field; five miles north
of Swenson in Stonewall Coun-
ty, has gained its second well.
. It is Allison & Prestridge and
Sunray Mid-Continnnt Oil Com-
pany, et al, of Abilene No. 1
Etta Brock, et al. The well is
in Section 212, Block D, H&TC
Survey.
The No. 1 Brock had an 18-
hour potential of 131 barrels of
39.6 gravity oil. Calculated
.daily potential was 175 barrels
Flow was through a 1-4 Wi-
nch choke and open hole sec-
tion at 3207-16 feet. Completed
natural, it had a gas-oil ratio
of 350-1.
The well is located 1050 feet
southeast of the same firm's
No. 1 Wynonah Freeman, the
opener.
Down 2122 Feet
Allison & Prestridge and Sun-
o—o j ray Mid-Continent Oil Company
Forgot about all those times | No. 1 Pat Mitchell, in Section
—last summer—that we visited;212, was drilling below 2122 feet
the storm cellar/ { in shale and lime on Monday of
et al, of Wichita Falls No. 1
Swenson, in Section 160 of the
BBB&C Survey.
With the tool open for two
hours, gas surfaced in seven
minutes. Recovery was 500 feet
of emulsified oily salt water,
and 1300 feet of salt water.
The No. 1 Swenson has a pro-
posed depth of 5500 feet.
0—0
Those poor people in St. Louis
really caught it, didn't they?
o—o
We predict that toradoes will
be thicker'n hops this year.
O^O
While we think of it—we'd
like to congratulate those who
were responsible for getting the
debris and other matter cleaned
away from the curb along a cer-
tain section of Washington Ave-
nue this week.
o—o
We're real proud of you-all.
O—O
Keep up the. good work.
We have been informed by
*'iose supposedly "in the know"
hat there was a slight mix-up
*n the dispatching of mail down
ihe 'line last Sunday is why we
Received only three letters for
Aspermont in the inaugural run
Of Sunday mail delivery.
o—o
'Tis easily seen that it coulda
happened.
o—o
We'd like to tell you the story
of a brave Aspermont lad and
his heroic resuce of a little dog
that had wandered out on a pond
near town, and fell in during the
recent freeze.
O——o
As it was told to us, a dog be-
longing to the Rev. Hansel
Pearces fell through the ice on
the pond, south of town, and
little Danny Maxwell, son of
Mr. and Mrs, Paul Maxwell,
waded into the sub-zero water
and rescued the dog from almost
certain death.
O—O
' A couple of passersby saw
the proceedings and brought
\e boy to his home and appar-
ly their quick thinkfag saved
ly from any ill effects from
[eroic act.
o—o
[iterate that our fair city
the need of mor- rent
property.
O—O
Almost daily we are confront-
ed with b«**jiries relative to
furnished apartments or un-
furnished houses.
0 0
Reports aired Tuesday were
to the effect that Amarillo re-
ceived an earth tremor.
o—o
Later, it was reported that,
in all probability, a coupla jets
broke the sound Barrier, caus-
ing the explosion and tremor
o—o
That could be possible.
0—0
Kf this one:
11 starts at a certain time
driving his car from New York
to Chicago doing 100 miles an
hour. Sixty minutes later, Joe
leaves in his car en route from
Chicago to New York, doing 75
IjMIet in an hour.
; When the two cars meet, which
is nearer to Mew York?
Answer next week.
o—o
k If a commerieal airliner
'Irashed on the U.S.-Canadlan
border, on which side would you
bury the survivors?
o—o
• Dear" Mom and Dad," a young
Proposed depth is
Both projects are slated for
this week
3250 feet
Tho No. 1 Mitchell is located 5900 feet with rotary.
one-fourth of a mile to the' o
southeast of the No. 1 Freeman.
Lone Star Producing Company,
et al, has staked the No. 1-A
W. H. Davis, et al, one mile east
of Aspermont.
Site for the No. 1-A Davis is
2310 feet from the north and
2550 feet from the east lines of
Section 95 in Block D of the
H&TC Survey.
Proposed depth Is 5000 feet.
Location is near the railroad
' ight-of-way, and 2300 feet to
the .southwest of Lone Star
Producing Company's No. 1
B. F. Lackeyr
Installing Pump
A pump was being installed
at the No. 1 Lackey, which is
completing as a discovery from
a Canyon sand. Perforations
are at 4,754-62 feet.
Tom B. Medders of Wichita
Falls has filed an application to
drill a proposed 6300-foot rotary
wildcat. The No. 1 McDowell,
it is nine miles northwest of
Aspermont.
Drillsite is 1795 feet from the
south and 330 feet from the
west lines of Section 176 in
Block D of tfce H&TC Survey.
Location is one and two-thirds
Demonstration Set
For Friday at 2:00
Announcement has been made
to the effect that Tom's Trac-
tor & Implement Company of
Aspermont, local distributors for
Massey-Ferguson farm tractors
and equipment, will conduct a
free tractor demonstration on
I Friday, February 13th at 2:00
P.M.
I The demonstration is to be
Alvin C. Hope of San An- held at the Lem Freeman farm
tonio has staked two locations on Highway 380 at Swenson.
three miles west of Jud in the Tom Hill, owner of the local j
Jud, West (Bend Conglomerate) M-F dealership, has stated that.
Field. (four tractors: Massey-Ferguson]
The No. 1 A. B. Kempton is"65"- "50"- "35" Deluxe and "35"
located in Stonewall County. | sPecial wi" bt! usod in ,hc' dem-'
This will be the first project to onstration. DeeP Pawing, list-'
be drilled on the Stonewall side ttmdem discinc. shredding
of the pool. It is located 6278 nnd chiseling will be done dur-
feet from the north and 330 feet|ing t^lc demonstration.
from the east lines of Arthar! Grover Howell, Massey-Fergu-
Slaydon Survey 57 SOn factory representative, from
The No. 2 L. A. Jones will be Dal!astwi11 asjisi with the, dei?*
drilled on the Haskell County °nstrat'on- amd the general pub-
side. It is located 1400 feet L/L ,?xtended fa COrdial
from the south and 1213 feet | mvitatlon to, be[ P^sent.
from the west lines of Lot 6,|Ift41
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TALKS BY VISITORS
Last Rites Held
For Simon Lair
COUNTY 1959 MARCH OF DIMES
DRIVE STILL SHORT OF GOAL
Last rites were held on Tues-1 The 1959 March of Dimes fund
day of this week at 2:00 P.M. I campaign has raised $804.15 in
in the Swenson Baptist Church1 Stonewall County to-date, as
for Simon C. Lair, 66, who pass-1 compared with $979.45 raised for
ed away at 5:15 P.M. on Sun-1 the year of 1958, an officer of
day. Mr. Lair died at ITamlin i the county chapter, National
Memorial Hospital following an I Foundation, has stated.
illness of several months. } Although a complete report is
The Rev. Frank Foster, pastor not available, it is felt that this
of the First Baptist Church. As- year's proceeds will fall short
permont, was the officiating, *
of the Arthur Slaydon Survey
57.
364 MEN TO BE CALLED
IN MARCH DRAFT QUOTA
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 6—The
state quota for Texas draft
boards in March calls for 364
men, Col. Morris S. Schwartz,
state Selective Service director,
has said.
The jitate's March call of 364
men compares with a quota of
412 for February and 359 for
January. The March call is the
state's share of a'rwtional quo-
ta of 8000 men, all "tor the
Army.
Colonel Schwartz also an-
nounced pre-induction physical
and mental examinnations for
1152 men next month.
Local board quotas for the
March call already have been
completed and sent to the state's
137 local boards.
The March quota will be fill-
ed with men who are at least
22 years old on March 1, 1959,
with the exception of volun-
teers or delinquents, who may
be younger.
GINNING DROPS
According to latest information
, .. .from the U. S. Department of
Commerce, released January 29.
cotton ginnings in Stonewall
the Gloria Gay, West Field.
A project, which was drilled
nine miles north of Aspermont
in the Bertha (Tannehill) Field,
was plugged at 3270 feet in
barren Tannehill Sand. That
dry hole was Jake L. Hamon and
Roy Guffey of Dallas No. 1 Nora
B. Poore, and was in Section
149, Block D, H&TC Survey.
It was an east offset to a de-
pleted well.
Drillstem Taken
A drillstem test was taken at
3353-74 feet at a southeast
Stonewall County wildcat, lo-
cated seven miles northeast of
Hamlin.
It is G. E. Kadane & Sons,
CHURCH CENSUS TO BE
TAKEN HERE SUNDAY
A city-wide religious census
is to be taken here on next
Sunday (February 15), it has
been announced.
This project is being under-
taken by the various churches
of the city, and they ask the
cooperation of everyone.
All workers are to report at
the First Baptist Chhurch at
1:30 P.M., at whiih time the
rensus area will be mapped.
college student wrote home to
his family, "I haven't heard from
you in nearly a month. Please
-send a check so I'll know that
you're all right."
o—o
AH of you who want to make
a hit with the misses, bear in
mind that Saturday is Valen-
tine's Day.
o—o
Might be youf chance to get
out of the dog house, G. O.
o—o
Abysinnia.
The man who rows the boat
doesn't haw time to rock it,—4Ex.
County showed a total of 4943
bales in 1958 as compared with
a total of 5977 bales ginned for
the year 1957.
Mrs. Winnie Wilson was call-
ed to Lubbock last Friday to the
bedside of her granddaughter,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tracy Norris, who was ill with
double pneumonia in a hospital
there. Mrs. Wilson returned
home Monday. The <haby is re-
ported to be convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chambless
of Red River, N.M., are visit-
ing relatives and friends here
and at Dallas for a few days.
o
Attend church Sunday.
The Aspermont Luncheon
Club, which until recently was
known a s Aspermont Lions
Club, met for its weekly session
in the dining room of the Hick-
man Restaurant. Lowell C.
Welch, president, presided.
Following the noon meal, the
club held a brief business ses-
sion. The matter of sponsoring
the annual plaque, to be given
to the outstanding soil conser-
vationist, was tabled until the
first meeting in March.
The club then heard brief but
interesting talks by Joe Chil-
ders and Walter.. Pope, members
of Lions clubs from Abilene,
Childers, who is an immediate
past director of Lions Interna-
tional, told the group of attend-
ing the international convention
in San Francisco last year and
of the many foreign countries
who were represented there.
Walter S. Pope, Jr., who is
deputy district governor of the
Lions Club, told of the work be-
ing done in Texas by Lions.
Ray Guinn of Odessa and
Bill Lawson of Haskell were al-
so guests of the club.
At a recent meeting, the lo-
cal club voted almost unanimous-
ly to withdraw from Lions In-
ternational and to take the name
of Aspermont Luncheon Club,
which operated here for many
years. The club voted to main-
tain its same dues and to con-
tinue its various projects as in
the past.
On February 24. the club will
hear from other Lions Club
workers on the state level.
minister at the services, and was
assisted by the Rev. A. B.
Teague, pastor of Swenson Bap-
tist Church.
Interment was in t;io Asper-
mont Cemetery, with Springer-, , .. ,
Young Fiir.cr:.: K-.me n charge Isecond meetin« of the„.y?ar °,n
f the arrangement* J Monday evening in Hickman s
Pallbearers were" L B Mc_Hestauram in Aspermont The
dinner meeting was hosted by
LOCAL TEACHERS UNIT
MEETS HERE FEBRUARY 9
Members of the Stonewall
Count unit of the Texas State
Teachers Association met for its
e year on
Hickman's
were L. B
Means, Pete Shadle. A. C. Me-
Nutt, Frank Hoy, Ward Gard-
ner and Tommy McMeans.
Mr. Lair, a retired Baptist
minister, was born March 25,
1892 in Collin County, Texas.
He was married on October 10,
1914, at Hongy G rove He and
his wife, Dora, moved to Swen-
son in 1919 and had made their
home in that community since.
Survivors include the wife;
one daughter, Mrs. W. T. Max-
well, of Aspermont; one son,
George, of Swenson; one half-
sister, Mrs. Hubert Lovell. of
Fort Worth: one step-sister,
Mrs. Betty Eubanks, of Bonham:
four brothers. W. L., Elmer and
B. B„ all of Honey Grove, and
George D., of Elmont; two half-
brothers, John Lair, of Anton,
Texas, and Marty Lair, of Honey
Grove: one step-brother, Jack
Vaught, of Bonham: and two
grandchildren.
TO HOLD BAKE SALE
Members of the Dorcas Sun-
day school class of the First
Baptist Church announce that
they will sponsor a bake sale,
to be held at Don's Style Shop,
on Saturday, February 14. The
public is invited to patronize this
sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Metcalf
visited with their children in
Odessa and Pecos last week-
end,
Attend the Church of Your Choice!
FARM BUREAU WEEK TO
BE OBSERVED IN TEXAS
Governor Price Daniel has re-
cently signed a proclamation
designating the week of Febru-
ary 15-22 as "Farm Bureau
Week" in Texas, a spokesman
for the farm organization has
announced.
During the week", thousands
of volunteer membership work-
ers in almost 200 counties will
be asking their rural neighbors
to join Farm Bureau. The Tex-
as Farm Bureau's annual state-
wide membership drive is being
kicked off here today with a
big rally of county and com-
munity membership chairmen,
it was learned.
Governor Daniel, who is a
member of the Liberty County
Farm Bureau, congratulated the
state organization for having
the largest membership in the
nation last year—3351 member
families.
Afternoon speakers at the
Austin rally included TFB
President J. H. West of Bishop,
nnd Millard Shivers of Waco,
organization director. Harry
Bryson, Chicago, director of pro-
gram development for Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation,
was banquet speaker.
The Texas Farm Bureau end-
ed ity 1.958 membership year
with 76.032 farm and ranch
familie, which was enough to
make the state organization fifth
largest in the nation. TFB plans
to enroll enough new members
this year to move into fourth
olace—just behind Illinois, In-
diana -and Iowa.
The Farm Bureau is a free,
independent, non-partisan, gen-
eral farm organization, owned
and controlled by its members.
Three out of every four organ-
-ed farmers and ranchers in the
nation belong to the Farm Bu-
reau, it has been said.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McMeans
were in Snyder on last Wed-
nesday, to visit with their son.
Billy Wayne, who has boen a
patient in the hospital there.
Old Glory members.
Decorations for the T-shaped
table emphasized the Valentine
season. Runners of red, dotted
with lacy medallions and hearts,
extended the length of each
table. Cupids and myriads of
hearts completed decorations.
Weldon Norman, Old Glory
principal, introduced the guest
speaker for the occasion. Shel-
ley Smith, director of the West
Texas Rehabilitation Center, of
Abilene brought a most inform-
ative talk of work being done
at the center for children who
are physically handicapped. To
conclude his part on the pro-
gram, Mr. Smith showed a se-
ries of film, taken at the center.
Rev. Hansel Pearce, presi-
dent of the unit, presided for
the business meeting. The group
elected Reverend Pearce as their
delegate to the District VII
TSTA convention, to be held at
Wichita Fails' #n March 6th.
Mrs. Thelma Smith read com-
munications, and Mrs. John P.
Ward, the unit's delegate to the
state convention in Fort Worth
in November, gave a brief ac-
count of reports given there.
R. W. Johnson was elected as
legislative chairman for the unit.
Introduced as a new teacher
in the Aspermont system was
Mrs. Jerry Mitchell.
In closing the meeting, Rev-
erend Pearce presented a gift
certificate from all the teachers
in the county to Mrs. Becky
Nash, county school nurse, who
is leaving the system very
soon.
Thirty-nine persons attended.
—Reported.
Mrs. J. M. Turner visited in
the home of her son, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Turner, and family in
Denton, recently. While there,
Mrs. Turner attended her son's
graduation, at which time he re-
ceived his bachelor's degree in
mathematics.
Mrs. Glenn Hoy attended the
wedding shower of Miss Judy
Wood at Holliday on Tuesday
night. Miss Wood is the bride-
elect of Doug Hoy of Swenson.
of the collections of the
vious year.
Following is a list of organi-
zations that participated in the
fund-raising drive and the
amount each contributed:
Annis Sunday school
class $ 50.00
Kachina Club Mothers*
March 861.4*
Lions Club Basketball
Game 126.31
Phoenix Club 38.60
Rebecca Lodge 8.18
Boy Scouts' sale of
crutches 26.60
School cards 50.72
Downtown containers 68.22
Fire boys and Sub-Deb
Club game night 74.10
The local chapter has asked
The Aspermont Star to express
its apreciation to Truette Hen-
nig for the untiring efforts he
put forth as fund drive chair-
man. Thanks also go to mem-
bers of the differeent organiza-
tions who promoted the activi-
ties of their groups, and to the
different community chairmen,
for their work.
It would be impossible to list
each indiivdual who contributed
to the success of this campaign,
but local chapter wishes to
thank each and everyone who
gave of his time and money to
this year's March of Dimes.
MR. AND MRS. ELKINS
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elkins ot
Aspermont are inviting their
many friends and relatives to
attend open house at their home
on Sunday, February 15th, with
calling h*TT- being from 2:00
P.M. until 0:00 P.M. The occa-
sion is the observance of their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Elkins were
united in marriage on February
14, 1909, near Mangum, Okla*
and have resided in Aspermont
for the past 36 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beachley
and daughter. Margaret, of
Abilene spent the week-end in
the Brooks Ellison home.
o————
Mrs. Ray Gilley has spent
several days in Abilene with
her daughter, Mrs. Dickey Pack,
who has a new baby son.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pike of
Jayton visited here last Thurs-
day with his sister and family,
Mr, and Mrs. Floyd Winters.
O'
Mrs. Joan Wylie and sons of
Stamford visited with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Carman,
and attended church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Diggs of
the Plains are visiting here with
relatives and friends this week.
Our present calendar was
brought into use by Pope Gre-
gory XIII in 1582.
Guests over the week-end in
the Horace Brock home were
Mr. and Mrs. Bently Sinclair of
Biker, Montana, and Sam Smith
of Broad us, Montana. Mr Sin-
clair is Mrs. Brock's father.
n
Mrs. Frances Frazier is in the
Stamford Sanitarium, following
surgery. She is reported to be
recovering satisfactorily and it
is thought that she will be al-
lowed to come home one day
this week.
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