The Stonewall Courier (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 2013 Page: 3 of 8
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THE STONEWALL COURIER | THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 3
The 501
Old Glory News
Davy Crockett powder horns
don’t belong on a cattle farm
"T" f you were a child enamored of Walt Dis-
I ney’s Davy Crockett in the mid-1950s, you
JL might have collected some of the memo-
rabilia.
Somewhere among my souvenirs is a plastic
billfold, a tail-less coonskin cap and a plastic
rifle named Old Betsy.
If they made little Davy
Crockett dolls for us girls, I
wouldn’t have wanted one. I
had other dolls. For an only
child stuck in the middle of
a farm, Old Betsy was the
better toy. You can’t shoot
bears with a doll.
No doubt I also asked my
HANABA parents for a Davy Crockett
A TT TATAT Pow<^er horn. No doubt they
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WELCH Back then, Herefords
mled, and they had horns.
Polled Herefords were just coming onto the
scene. We didn’t have any. To rid our Hereford
and Hereford-cross cows of their menac-
ing horns, we had dehornings. My computer
doesn’t recognize the word dehorning if I put
an “s” on it, but what else would you call mul-
tiple dehornings? Periodic dehornings were the
closest thing to rodeos ever staged in our corral.
Bottom line, a farm kid in the age of horned
Herefords could collect enough lopped-off
horns to ply Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and
Kit Carson all at once. I kept my favorite horn
stashed near my favorite pair of redbud trees.
If I’d bought one of those fake Davy Crock-
ett powder horns, what would it be worth
today?
E-BAY PAUSE.
Hmmm. Before we talk dollars and cents,
here’s some trivia. Davy Crockett’s powder
horn had a name. I couldn’t have guessed it.
Maybe you can.
PAUSE FOR GUESSING.
It was Daisy. Are we really supposed to be-
lieve Davy Crockett named his powder horn?
For $250,1 can buy Daisy and the original
box without having to go through the bidding
process. I’ll pass.
ANOTHER E-BAY PAUSE.
Remove that Daisy trivia from your brain. I
looked again. Daisy is the name of the manu-
facturer — not the powder horn. I feel better.
As for dehorning, it still happens. Some
cows still have horns and know how to use
them. Note the bmise on my left arm. Long-
horn Rio Rita is contrary by nature, but I think
she was trying to zap a fly with her nose when
she got me. Collateral damage.
I wouldn’t have been standing so close, but
hand-feeding her a few feed cubes was part
of the overall strategy to get a different cow
loaded to take to the vet for — you guessed it
— dehorning.
Yep, one of our new heifers had a sizable nub
of a horn growing into her skull. We theorize
the cowboys who dehorned her and her peers
must have had disabling hangovers. If there’s
anything uniform about our set of longhorn-
Charolais heifers, it’s their botched horn jobs,
like bad nose bobs.
The vet took the offending horn off neatly
with a nifty cutting wire. It was too ugly to
make a good powder horn. Not that my grand-
son has every played Davy Crockett.
I think it’s time for me to give him Old
Betsy.
Hanaba Munn Welch is a columnist and contributor
to The Courier.
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"T" do hope everyone had a pleasant and
I safe Memorial Day weekend. Did you
JL take time and make special effort to
thank a veteran? Did you say a special
prayer for those that are in harm’s way?
God bless our men and women in the
service.
This has been a week to remember
for many students. Graduation is a great
turning point in a young person’s life
and a great moment
for the parents. There
were tears of joy and
tears of sadness. Con-
gratulations to all the
graduates of 2013. We
wish you the best in the
future.
The storm clouds
on Thursday were very
frightening. The furi-
ous wind threw objects
around at a great speed.
It was certainly a relief
when it finally decided
to calm down. With all
the bright lightening and loud thunder, I
don’t know what kept us from getting a
hard rain, but we only got a light shower.
Thanks to the hard rain they got
around Rotan, we had water in the river
down here, and it was flowing pretty
good. I have not seen that in along time.
The river has been dry so long it’s almost
covered in mesquite and brush.
I attended the District 14 Retired
Teachers Spring Leadership Conference
held at the Region 14 Education Service
Center in Abilene on Wednesday. The
day began with coffee and doughnuts fol-
lowed by the opening ceremonies, pledge
to the flags, roll call, invocation, and then
update from TRTA State Office First
Vice President Fran Plemmons.The
Legislative Update was given by District
14 Legislative Chairman Roger Huber.
Following the noon meal, leadership
training sessions were held. Others from
the Multi-County Retired Techers and
School Personnel attending the confer-
ence were Ed Womack and Ann Howell
of Hawley, Betty Wood of Stamford, and
Jeannie Staley from Lueders.
Phyllis Letz stated she spent most of
her week assisting her Mother, Martha
Spitzer, and her sister, Linda Burson, who
have both been sick. She informed us
that grandson, Eric Conner of Crowell,
was at state for the prose competition on
Tuesday and advanced. On Wednesday he
competed and took fourth in state. Con-
gratulations, Eric, we are very proud of
you. Danny Letz and his band played for
a dance at Loraine on Friday, and played
in Roscoe on Saturday evening.
Sherry Breeding and Rachel from Am-
arillo spent the weekend with her mother,
Bernice Rhoads. Bernice has not been
feeling very well, and she is glad to have
them with her.
We are sorry to learn of the death of
James (Dock) Dunham, 79, of Aspermont
formerly of Hobbs, N.M.
Doug and Debbie Vahlenkamp hon-
ored their son, D.J., with a cookout at
their home on Saturday evening. D.J. is
stationed at Fort Hood and was home
for the weekend. Enjoying the delicious
barbecue and all the trimmings together
were Miranda Gillum of Lubbock, Shane
and Ethan Scott of Roscoe, David and
Caylee Scott and Brinlee and Laycie Leb-
lu from Sweetwater, Joe Mac and Chas-
sidy Tomlin and Jackson, and Jose and
Joann Valenzuela, Trinity and Kennedy
from Abilene, Robert Vahlenkamp, Wes-
ley and Levi and Beunice Vahlenkamp, all
of Stamford.
Necie Worthington Robertson of
Aspermont and Mittie Worthington
Dunham hosted the cousin family re-
union at the Central Baptist Church Fel-
lowship Hall in Aspermont on Saturday
afternoon. About 40 cousins, children and
grandchildren, nieces and nephews en-
joyed the delicious food, visiting, picture
taking and comparing smartphones and
iPads. Folks came from Lubbock, Elgin,
Brownwood, Midland, Ozona, Dublin,
Greenville, Fort Stockton, Decatur, Okla-
homa, Aspermont and Old Glory.
We had a great musical at the Center
on Saturday evening with about 60 folks
in attendance. We had some great mu-
sic. We were glad to have a couple from
Denver City who shared their talent
with us. Thanks to all the musicians who
came to play. We were glad to have Her-
man Hearn back with us again. Thanks
to Steve Duncan for being the emcee, to
Susan Rosenberg and Ruby Faye Nauert
for the donation of pies, to Judge Ward
for the ice and to everyone that came and
supported our concession stand. Winning
the door prizes were Mildred Priest of
Albany and Bo Boggs from Denver City.
See you at the next musical in June.
Thought for the week: “Be joyful for
no reason other than its good for you.
Whatever you’re doing, you’ll do more
effectively when you’re happy.”
Happy birthday Judy McEwen, Isaac
Castro, Jim Tabor, John Vahlenkamp,
Carsyn Sue Allison, Beverly Tredemeyer,
Robert Pippen, Peggy Jordan, Juanita
Metcalf, Samlee Collins, Karter Rosen-
quist, Larry Letz, Wanda Thane, Tara
Callicoatte, Gene Teichelman, Paula Ste-
gemoeller, Ruby Vanderworth and Amber
Corzine.
We wish you many more.
Happy anniversary greetings go to
Beaty and Elda Bryant, Justin and
M’Lynn Johnson, Jace and Amy Manske,
and Clancy and Helen Lehrmann.
Anita Dozier is a longtime Old Glory correspon-
dent for The Stonewall Courier.
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Hodgin, Wayne. The Stonewall Courier (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 2013, newspaper, May 30, 2013; Childress, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741240/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.