The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1935 Page: 1 of 8
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WINS FIRST PUCE ■ §§|
IN SENIOR TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS
m
NOBODY'S
BUSINESS
By Julian C n(f, Jr.
Austin—The legislature is enjoying
a (food laugh at the antics of repre-
sentatives of an out-of-state concern
which is attempting to suck into its
channels literally thousands of adver-
tising dollars that normally go to
Texas newspapers and Texas printing
establishments.
The company in question is one
which is engaged in three enterprises,
that are carefully linked together.
Tbeyissue an annual edition of a book
which purport^ to 'r'ate'' insurance
companies, according to the "opinion"
which this company forms of each
insurance company's standing. An
alphabetical designation is given each
company. An "A" company is sup-
posed to be best, a "H" company
good, etc.
, The rating company then sells
thousand^ of copies of the book each
year to the nsurance companies it
rates. It also publishes an insurance
periodical, in which it sells advertis-
ing space to the companies, and sells
rating charts, which are a part oi its
"Berivce."
• • •
Trouble with this system ha. de-
veloped in many states, and bills
which would prohibit the out-of-state
concerns from circulating alphabetical
ratings pending in a number of
State legislatures at present, including
one by Sen. Holbrook in the Texas
legislature. In addition, a number of
comppanies, including many ranked
"A," have notified the rating company
that they do not wish to be included
in the publication. These officials
condemn the practice because they
say many insurance firms are loath
to refuse advertising <to the rating
concern because of the effect it might
have on their ratings.
But the real laugh corner i:i at the
trick the rating concern has adopted
to fight the bill in the Texas legisla-
ture. Its representatives wrote a cir
cular letter to the managing editors
of many Texas newspapers, telling
them the bill "Threatens the Freedom
of the Press." The bill has nothing
to do with the freedom of the press,
but it does forbid issuing rat ing with
one I' in id and selling' advertising with
the other. Any rating concern would
be ullowed to issue ratings, proaided
it dd not sell advertising.
• • •
k
The freedom of the Press is Ct pre-
cious to be used for the purpose ol
cloaking polite pressure selling and
it is doubtful that Texas newspaper
men will fall for such tactics. It is
ulso probable the legislature w ill pass
the bill prohibiting- the selling of ad-
vertising in connection with ratings.
Anybody who sets himself up to
"rate" banks according to his idea of
their salary would quickly find him-
self in trouble with the state and
federal banking laws. From the
standpoint of public intent, the ar-
btrery unsupervised rating of insur-
ance companies is no-, much different.
The supervslon promised by Senate
Bill No. 147 is the least thai should
be imposed, many legislators assert.
An alluring picture of thc future
j of the oil industry, which net* more
than 1,000.000 daily to Texans, is
given by Col. E. O. Thompson, chair-
man of the railroad commission. Com-
mission surveys show that Texas has
ft 10 oil fields, distributed imontc 122
counties. Oil consumption Increased
fi per cent in 1934, while production
was upped only 1 per cent. The bal
ante cat.io out of stored oil, which
lM| hung like a weight around the
industry'^ n«ck for year*. The aver-
an* price of crude last year waa 1 H
•ante, against «fl in 1WW. and recently
Oil for June delivery sold in New
York for $1J . With better times
Ahead for the induAry Ttwmpaon
believes the legislature will act fav-
orably on the commiaaion's desire for
mm «fMaUag funds from the oil
ttl NNMM, to «ab> H t k«* f
Peacock Takes First
In Literary Events
Old Glory high school captured the
senior track and field events lor
Stonewall county Saturday at Peacock
with a total of 52 points. Peacock
placed second with 42 Vit points and
Aspermont third with 40 1 * point
Johnson Chapel won the i ural
school division and Aspernionf loos
first in ward school and junior high
school divisions.
Following are results of senior
events:
120 yard high .hurdles - First A. < .
Bethany, Peacock, second liooKinan,
Aspermont, third Herrteiibci'gcr, Old
Glory, fourth Smith, Aspernioni.
Time 19.2.
100 yard dash— First Bookman, As-
permont, second Dippel, Old Glory,
third Townsend, Peacock, fourth
Bethany, Peacock: Time 10.:i sec.
One mile run— First Webb, O Id
Glory, second Trammel, Old Glory,
third Smith, Aspermont. Time 5 mil:.
117 seconds.
• 220 yard low hurdles— First Bak-
er, Peacock, second Herttenberger,
Old Glory, third Bookman, Asper-
mont, fourth Daltiy, Aspermont. Time
2fS 4-5 seconds.
•lit) yard 'lash-- First Herttenber-
ger, Old Glory, second Hash, Asper-
mont, third Galloway, Peacock 'lime
07 4-10 seconds.
220 yard dash— First Dippel, Old
Glory, second Baker, Peacock, third
Townsend, Peacock, Bash, Aspermont
Time 24 4-5 seconds.
K.HO yard run— First McCasland,
Aspermont, second Ellison, Old Cilory,
third Lewis, Peacocky fourth Davis
6ld Glory. Time i min. 25 seconds.
One mile relay— First Old (ilbry.
Time 4 m'n- ' '5 seconds.
Pole vault - First Davis, Old Glory,
Hughes, Peacock, Smith, Aspermoit
and Grantham, Swerison tied for see
ond. Height f feet 2 inches.
Bunning broad jump- - First Baker,
Peacock, second Dippel, Old Glory,
third Townsend, Peacock, foun.h
Davis, Old Glory. Distance 20 ft. I in.
Discus throw— First Dippel, Old
Glory, second Baker, Peacock, thir.!
McCasland, Aspermont. Distance 05
feet 10 Vi inches.
Running high jump- First Bake ,
Peacock, second Beathany, Peacock,
and Bookman, Aspermont tied. Height
5 feet X inches.
12 pound shot put— First Dippel,
Old Glory, second McCasland, Asper-
mont, third Ellison, Old Cilory, fourth
Townsend, Peacek. Dis. .'!!> ft. 0 in.
Javelin throw— First Bookman,
Aspermont, second McCasland, As-
pemont.
Bural Pentathlon— First McKee,
Wright, second Green, Rio Vista.
THREE BUILDINGS
The homes of Clyde Dodson, Prank
lrvin and u church building occupied
by two families, J. B. Kuteledge and
E. B. Newman, were completely des-
troyed late lost Thursday afternoon
when a brief but intense cyclone
struck six miles south of here.
The Dodson and lrvin families es-
caped injury by taking refuge in
storm cellers, along with nearby
neighbors. Mrs. Buteledge with two
small children ran south from their
home ami were able to get out of the
path of the storm. Mr. Newman and
his family did not get out of the
path , but were able to reach a thick
clump of bushes where they lay flat
on the ground and escaped injury.
A model A Ford car beli nging to
Sam Jacobs, standing in front of tin:
Dodson home, was completely demol-
ished, a number of parts have not
been found. The motor was .the larg-
est part that was left intact, it was
stripped of it's parts, such starter,
generator, fan, etc. The Ford truck
of Mr. Newman's was also destroyed.
Practically nothing was left that
the families were able to salvage. A
number of chickens and one hog was
killed.
TRACTOR DAY AT
BRYANT LINK CO.
RESULTS OF LITERARY EVENTS
(Held at Old Glory!
High School Declamations-
Senior hoy— First Howard Green,
Swerison, second W. B. Hogan, Pea-
cock.
Senior girl- First Jack Dameron,
Peacock, second Iris Galloway, Pea-
cock.
Junior boy First Beauford Gal-
loway, Peacock, second George I'lich
ar, Peacock.
Junior girl— First Dorothy F.aton,
Peacock, second Ethel Lawrence,
Peacock.
Rural Declamations-
Senior girl— First Majel Stewart,
Johnson Chapel, second Evelyn Fudge
Bethel.
i\mior boy—-First Lamoin Whntley.
Red Bluff, second Allwyn Payne,
Bethel.
Junior girl - Christine Jenkins,
Bethel, second Lenore Henw.n, John
aon Chapel.
Ward Declamations -
Junior boy- First Frank Hays,
Swenson, second Jay Pumphrey, Old
Glory.
Junior irirl Loudel Trice,
Glory, ascend Ester Tredemeyer
Okey.
Interesting New Sound Picture Will
Show Latest Tractor Development*
A new talking motion picture en-
titled "Partners" will p.rovid.fc a full
hour of entertainment and education
to farmers Who attend John Deere
Praetor Day, to be conducted !>>'
iryant-Link, local farm equipment
dealer, .aided by representatives of
the hn Moore organization.
This picture which is being enthusi-
astically received by farmers in other
localities, takes the audience into the
huge John Deere Tractor plant at
Waterloo;1 Iowa, and shows how trac-
tors are built and tested.
From the factory, the cameraman
takes the audience out into the field
to see John Deere Tractors at work.
Woven into the picture is a story
of now a father and his son became
par, liers on the farm.
The meeting will be in session from
1:30 o'clock to 5:00 o'clock on Sat-
urday, March 30 in Bryant-!.ink hard- j
ware building in Aspermont.
"We invite every farmer in this j
section to be our guest and we parti- i
culatrly want the boys to come too," I
says Mr. ('. Speck. "The program
will be in charge of men who are
thoroughly familiar with tractor-. In
plain, understandable language and
illustrations they will demonstrate
the latest developments in tractors
and the I test ways to keep the farm
tractor tuned up for great efficiency.
"We are planning to make this a
sociable affair, but at the present time
a very worthwhile affair to farmers ,
and their families. We are counting
on a big crowd coming in to enjoy
Funeral service^ for Mr Louis I',
Browning, 52, New Mexico and Ariz-
ona representative of the Cyrus W.
Scott Mfg. Co. of Houston, were held
here Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from the First Methodist Church with
■Rev. M. M. Beavers, pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Sweet-
water, officiating.
Mr. Browning was stricken w-ith
flu while traveling in tiie northern
part of New Mexico. Shortly after
returning to his home in Lubbock, he
suffered a cerebral hemorage and was
taken to a hospital, "where he died
et 2:30 A. M. Sunday March 24.
Pallbearers were: G. C. King, Al-
bany; J. A. Smith, Stamfoid, A. 0.
Mcdee, Lubbock; W F. Turner, Has-
kell; Sam Davis, Rule; Joe Payne,
Winter. Honorary pallbearers were:
W. O. Willingham, Dr. J. M. Gordon,
P. T. Montfort, Koy Riddel, K. I!.
Ward, and (J. L. Sutton, Lubbock; J.
C. Bryant, Stamford; George S. Link,
Spur; Porter Campbell, Rule; Guy
Speck, Post; John Bennett, Abilene;
A. W. Springer, Aspermont, and R.
B. Bryant, Stamford.
•Mr. Browning was a native of
Tennessee but had lived in Texas
since he wa8 two years old. In IfO-l
he became a member of Bryant-Link
Co. sales force at Stamford, later a
member of the firm arid vice-president
of the organization He remained
with that organisation sev-ral years
before moving to Albany and estab-
lishing a business of his own. Five
years ago he moved to Lubbock and
became a representative of the Hous-
ton firm.
Survivors are his wife; n son,
Richard C. Browning who is a stu-
dent. in Texas Tech; four sisters, Mrs.
M. B. Austin and Miss Willie Mac
Browning of Aspermont, Mrs. A C.
Foster of Grand Sal-ne, and Mrs.
Dave Armstrong of Pheonix. Ariz.
Burial was made in Aspermont
Cemetery.
STONEWALL COUNTY HISTORY COMPILED
FOR TEXAS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIM
HIGHWAY IS WORK TO
GET I 'NDER WAV SOON
Contractor bids for construction
gurdinv :ind drainage structures on
Highway 18, form the river thi sidi
of Sagerton to Aspermont ar- h.-in:-;
received in Austin this week.
Contract will b,> let Friday, March
2! th and work will start at an earh
date.
STONEWALL CCC QUOTA
The quota for Stonewall county
CCC enlistments is f> juniors for April
filh to go to Arizona. It wdl Ire nec-
cessarv for each applicant to make
application atthe office of C. E, Bran
nen, county relief administrator by
April 3.
MAI!ON GUEST AT
ROOSEVELT I'ARTV
' big day with us."
'Don't miss it."
OM
SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
AT METHODIST CHI U( II
J. A. Scoggins
Plans are being made to have pro
niinent men from Haskell aid Stani-
f'ord to teach the two adult Sunday
School classes. If you are not attend-
ing elsewhere, be flresent at Metho-
dist Church Sunday morning.
Wood row Adcock, president of the
young people'* work of Northwest
Texas Conference will preach at !l
A. M. In the afternoon at A o'clock he
will ailifres^ th*. young people of the
Sunshine Union.
We want to make Sunday a record
day in attendance both church and
Sunday school. We need you. Come!
GOOD RAIN FALLS IIERK;
HEAVY HAIL STORM
A good part of Stonewall county
President Roosevelt entertained at
the White House last week for the
new Democratic members of thc
House of Representatives.
Congressman George Mahon was
among the guest8 of the affair. He
reported that Mr. Roosevelt seemed
to be in excellent health. He also
commented on the pleasing anil im
pressive personality of the President.
MARRIAGE OF CLAUDE
GREGORY ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Mary Gardner announces the
marriage of her son, Claude Gregory,
to Miss Beatrice Soil* of San Frnn
cisco, California on Saturday, March
Kith
Mr Gregory has been in the U. S.
Navy for the pas few years, station
«l on the whip, 1 S. S- Snn Francisco,
The couple will lie at home at 5{>ft
Golden Avenue l<ong Beach, Cali
fornia.
ENTERTAINS WiVK
on Last Page)
Old; nniivcd good rains last Thursday lite
tarnoon. Aspomiont iwlvtd about j mem her*
mdiM accompanied hv a heavy' banquet 1
Luncheon
their wive*
i of (oof.aMl
damai*d a
at Ce*. Cafe.
Mahon IJrg^s Passage
Oi' Crop Loan Bill
Goorge Mahon, Congressman from
the 19th District of Texas, : poke on
the floor of Congress last week urg-
ing the immediate passage of a hill
which was designed to make the Em-
ergency Crop Loan available, to
farmers.
Thc bill calling for $60,000,000 to be
provided for emergency loans for the
1935 crop passed lb,. Ifcouse and the
Semite several weeks ago. The lack
of funds made an appropriation liiil
necessary. The Deficiency Appropria-
tion bill which was considered hist
week contained the Crop l..>an item,
It did not have much opposition in
the. House and was speedily passed
and sent to the Senate for it-, con-
sideration
In urging immediate action or thi-
problem, Mr. Mahon said in pa-
"The people have already . a !•'<! a
long time for thi.- loan. Ii is < i->i
planting time in some -iections. an-
shortly it will be cotton planum- time
in my district. I know that ihi. loan
must be made immediately avail..hie
to the people in my .-.ecuon if the;,
are to make a crop. The t ■ ■ r ? j I >! < •
drouth has brought on a critic! . t. •
dition. The sumintorm.; -n, racing
across the areas of West Ti xas. The
people are discouraged. Course « car
not do a more meritorioUi. tiling than
to immediately pa.-s this im-a uie.
This appropriation will make it pos
•,ibit for many a farmer to produce a
crop in I'i.'ia ar d f'JOd his farnilv ur,<l
ret;iiii his confidence and self h-ihi
In many instances, it wdl mean the
difference between expensive relie'
rolis and |uofittdih- eniploymetit."
FFA And 4-H StocK
To Show At Lubbock
Lubbock, Mali h t^na1 me it
in the form of baby beeves, fat oi-- ,
fat lamb.- "on hoof", and dn • ■'■
lions, fed by FFA student i : H
club members; cttnneil ami - ' •■■
meats prepared by adults wdl •'
parade here April 1, 2 ami dm
the fifth annual Quality Meal Show.
The keenest competition ever u it
iiesseil here is anticipated and dm
the rise in food price, the on a1 - are
expected to bring th< Iw-I price:- ji.-.id
sine,, the show was first oia'anii-eii.
Judging of canned and cured me.ds,
and the fat lamb show takes place
the opening day April 1, I' -i. 1'ar-
sons, chairman of the Slues ( ommtl-
tee, has iinrouueed.
Judging of calves, pig ami capons
takes place April 2.
Exhibitors will be r.; -t. of I lie
Lubbock ihi.nibei of ("on uerci. at a
dance on the ev -nam of .\prii 1, and
a banijuet April 2.
Tile big day of the Show will be
April '1 with an auction sab of all
live.lock, preided ove- Col. Ear)
Cartin.
We luive the following ho-.-■ fi n,
A-peimont milking entries in tin
liaii\ lieef Division E. ,1. Smith,
Fred llalbj ThoniJif. ;\bli,,t!, Eiii;,
('ai)ble. Wilburn Ellison aim Arvei
McCoy.
MRS. Pirns ENTERTAINS
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Potts entertain
(ii a group «'f- friends with a New
England supper Monday, March 2<i.
The approach of Spring1 ai d Easter
was heralded by a color scheme of
green and white and the use of Eas
ter appointment
Guest present were: Mr.aml Mrs.
.1. B. Pumphrey and sou, Jay, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen T. Hackney, Mr and Mrs,
< D. Stamey, M issen Etta Roeboeh,
lva liuHeson, and Nora Ellen Elliott.
\ SPERMONT (HRl V ON
TKCH HONOR ROLL
Two Aspermont girl# attend nc
Texaa Technological college In Lab
hock were en the honor nit for th.
fall wiwMter. Vel
By Mrs. C. F. Gilison
That the Centennial spirit state-
wale in its effort, has invaded Stone-
wall County, and Aspermont, and"
awakened Uie citizens to join in a pro-
J.i an, of "Dress Up Texas'", in 1988
m commemoration of the oae. huf:"V
(iti.dtii anniversary of Trtas' inde-
,k ude-.ee, pioneer settlers have been
• nl.ste., to recall and furnish records
of ev.-nts of early-day happenings,
and to j,resent to many tourists who
will pa - ar. v. ay to attend the cele-
bration, th(. possibilities available in
this section.
clans, for beuuAification of Aspcir-
iii,'lit and the highways crossing the
- oimr., aie being sponsored by the
Men'. Luncheon Club and the Wo-
mens Studj and Civic Club. Within
the m-xt few weeks intensive study
wdl be given to possible "beauty
■■■Iin A.-pcrmont and along these
newly acquired roads.
i imtors who travel Highway 4 en-
■ o.i;i.' to tin Centennial will pass over
wo new .-tee| aud concrete bridges.
' me pans tile Salt Fork of the Brasois
river; the other spans the Double
■iioiia'am I'on.. if traveling High-
wav Is mil. new concrete bridge will
on cio ■- d. Tin county js almost sur-
io.aiia-. oy tie se prongs which unite
• ae i a. terii part of Stonewall coun-
ty and marks the beginning of the
reai i.iav.o,- river.
■ m md sixty-live per cent of the soil,
•,, ,— ti between these prongs, is very
tei'tii,. and adapted to agriculture, the
rei-,,-.iti-..<t better suited to grazing.
Mii.-iai Ies-eirce.s ar.- .>ald to be iix-
a a i,i a.,; imdevt'lopea.: Out crop-
| i.i "i c,.j,,,ej-, and coal lire found
•• n> ... oi Gypsum of several
... p,-. mciimirn.: a fine_ Alabaster.
the west side of tIhl county,
in-.e a sentinel, i.)ouibK«l(>"Jl
tam. umi|ue in a way because no'
mo iiitaui ia11ai traverses this section.
> a,. ..ainntaiu a :;e\eral miles in clr-
■ leu nee .it its base and about four
imaiired feet wide at its apex. • Geol-
"Ki.-ls estimate its top to be on a level
witti tin land: in Floyd County. Dou-
se Mountain was a guide or sign
p" ' for the Indians and United States
soldiers hemic the settlers came. This
pan, at. that tine, was a buffalo range
■am a milium,r ground for Indians pas-
es ,!ire.m;s The last iiu.Taloes were
killed about tin. year 1877.
Stonewall County was created in
lS7ti from Fannin County, but was
not organized until 1S88 and was
named for the Civil War hero, Gen-
et al .!. T. (Stonewall) Jackson. Set-
tiers began coming- in the early eigh-
ts s when the Texas and Pacific rail-
road was extended from Fort Worth
west.
The first, settlement was Hodge col-
■i-i) located on Public land known as
Block "F".
One year after the county wag-4Mr-
.aaa ed on election, polling seventeen
votes, was held on the old Horne*hoe
Itanch.
The first. : eat of justice was located
1'ayner. Nothing, remains of this
town except the rock court house
which, in recent years, has been
changed into a residence on the Hold-
win Ranch.
The present, official town, Asper-
mont. founded by A. L. Rhomberg,
<apitahst, was moved from RayMT
in ISfai. Tiie word Aspermont meane,
"rough hilis."
Before either of the above iinniiip
ed towns waB founded all moll 4WM
from Hitson to the first Post OftH
Double Mountain, located «>n the m'
F. Lee Survey four miles southwWt
of Aspermont.
Mjrs T R. Duke taught tile
public .chool in 1SK6 and 1W7,1:
wall county, at that tim« Wfcll
for judicial puipowis, to Jo
which made it
Duke to go them to
her services.
The McKlnaie trftil
old Ft fWIBin in
to SMdler'e Mirnttd
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Hudspeth, Hylton F. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1935, newspaper, March 28, 1935; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth126888/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.