The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1961 Page: 1 of 6
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR STONEWALL COUNTY
ASPEBMONT. STONXWALi.' COUNT*. TEXAS,; THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961
PRICE: TEN CENT*
DUST
Br R BOG0I
ie month of March is run-
t true to form, isn't it?
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ased on Tuesday afternoon's
."u-lu" of a sandstorm, we think
ne would be safe in saying that
larch came in like a lamb, but
'ill go out like a lion.
I "" y 0—U
This week has been declared
as Public Schools Week in
Texas (March 6th-10th).
o—o
It is a time set aside to take
especial, interest in your local
schools, its teachers, and the
work that is being done towards
preparing boys and girls for.
their place in today's world,
o—o
Why not take time out and
visit your schools during this
special week.
o—o
We'd like to join with many
in congratulating the
it High School Hornets
coaches for the won-
owing they made at the
basketball tournament at
stin last week-end.
fXy f' O-—-O
Although we came out fourth,
we know the boys gained much
valuable training from having
gained the state semi-finals.
o—o
We're proud of you, yes indeed.
TWO NEW FIELD WELLS ARE
POTENTIALED IN STONEWALL
VAL.
G. O. (Bottles) Masoh, who
was press representative, sJfrotjP
this newspaper, stated that he
felt highly honored in being
called upon to assist other press
representatives in voting for
the state all-tournament team
in Class B.
o—o
And he says that his "picks"
all got on the teams.
o—o
Understand that the names of
L. Lawrence, Otto D. Fra-
|:atn8 Doyle E. Rash will ap-
on the April 4th city elec-
i ballot.
o—o
The terms of Lawrence, Fra-
ser and R. V. McGilberry are
expiring this year.
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Aspermont basketball fans
"migrated" to the Capitol City
last week-end to back the Hor-
nets in their playoff.
o—o
Their absence was kuite con-
spicuous.
Q——O
FOR LAiFFS:
A disturbed looking man walk-
ed into the psychiatrist's office.
"Doc," 'he said, "I have been
.aving a terrible time. Every
me I say something I com-
pletely forget what I have just
said. It's embarrassing and
troublesome."
"Well," the psychiatrist said,
Tabbing his hands, "when did you
first begin to have this trouble?"
"Trouble? What trouble?" ask-
ed the man.
That's it for now.
o--o
Abysinnia.
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Oie the Classifieds.
Two new flowing oil wells
have been completed in fields
south of Aspermont in Stone-
wall County.
A new Ellenburger well, in
the Tompkins Field, is J. R. Mc-
Lean and J. D. Tompkins of Dal-
las and Abilene No. 13 W. B.
Trammell, et al. It is 10 miles
south of Aspermont in the Wil-
liam Vardeman Survey 347.
Daily potential for the No. 13
Trammell was HO barrels of 40
gravity oil, flowing through a
12 64ths-inch choke and open
hole section at 5,898-5,960 feet.
The pay was topped at 5,892
feet. Gas-oil ratio was 505-1.
Casing pressure was 600 pounds
and the tubing pressure was 100
pounds.
No. 2-B Rutherford Flows
Six miles south of Aspermont,
W. M. & A. P. Fuller of Mid-
land have announced results of
the potential test at the No. 2-B
T. B. Rutherford, in the Guest
(Canyon Sand) Field. It is in
the J. M. Baldwin Survey.
The daily potential was 105.10
barrels of 42 gravity oil and one
per cent water, flowing through
a 20-64ths-dnch choke and 152
perforations at 4,438-52 and
4,462-76 feet. The formation
See OIL NEWS on page 5
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EX-STUDENTS GROUP
PLANS FOR HOMECOMING
Officers of the ex-students' as-
sociation of Aspermont High
School are now in the process
^ planning for this year's
4if#n«ximing for the ex-students
and teachers of Aspermont High
School and all consolidated
schools in the Aspermont dis-
trict.
The association is now gather-
ing names for the mailing list
of exes, and a campaign to col-
lect all names and addresses of
ex-students and teachers has
begun. A door-to-door canvass
for names and addresses of ex-
students or anyone who ever
attended Aspermont Schools or
consolidated schools will begin
this Thursday afternoon. Any-
one not personally contacted is
urged to please leave names and
addresses in a special box, which
will be provided in the post of-
fice and The First National
Rank. The ex-students' associa-
tion mailing list needs reviving,
it was said, as many addresses
have been changed since the
last, mailing.
The homecoming has been
planned for Saturday, April 1st,
beginning with registration in
the public square at 1:30 P.M.,
and a parade following at 2:00.
The remainder of the home-
coming activities are not com
plete at this time, and will be
announced at a later date.
Officers of the ex-students as
sociation are hoping that this
year's homecoming will be a
very successful one, and is ask-
ing the fullest cooperation of
all ex-students, business men
and civic organizations of this
school district.
Officers for this year are:
James M. Hickman, HI, and
Mmes. Sally Wright, Charles
Abernathy, Pat Cumbie, Rufcha
Belle Douglass and James R.
Hickman.
PIONEER RESIDENT
IS BURIED SUNDAY
J. W. (Uncle Joe) Matthews,
one of Stonewall County's pio-
neer residents, succumbed in the
Hamlin Memorial Hospital on
last Saturday morning about 3:30
o'clock, following a short ill-
ness. A resident of Peacock,
Mr. Matthews, 92, had been a
resident of Stonewall County
for 72 years.
The deceased was born on
Sept. 10, 1868, at Jackson, Ala.
Ho moved to Hood County, Tex.,
with his family as a child. He
was a retired stock farmer and
a member of the Peacock Bap-
tist Church.
Funeral services were held
last Sunday at 2:30 P.M. in the
Peacock Baptist Church with the
Rev. James Hall, pastor, officiat-
ing. Interment was in the
Double Mountain Cemetery, south
of Peacock, with Young Funeral
Home of Aspermont in charge
of arrangements. Grandsons of
Mr. Matthews were pallbearers.
Survivors include five daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lala Peacock of Lub-
bock, Mrs. Ann Smithey of
Stephenville, Mrs. Myrena Craft
of Hermeleigh, and Mrs. Betty
Wood and Mrs. Sallie Parker,
both of Peacock; four sons, Tom
and John Matthews, both of
Peacock, Bill Matthews of Fort
Worth and Joe Matthews of
Lubbock; 32 grandchildren. 70
great-grandchildren. and seven
r;roat-great-grandchildreB..
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t Attend the Church of Your Choice!
GRAIN FARM SURVEY IS
NOW BEING MADE HERE
W. H. (Henry) Eason, office
manager of the Stonewall Coun-
ty ASC, has announced that a
survey is now being made on
feed grain producing farms in
this county, and that said sur-
vey must be completed by Fri-
day, March 16th. This is a new
law that, in order to be eligible
for price support or a loan on
feed grain, a base has to be es-
tablished for the farm on which
grain is grown.
Eason said that the local of-
fice began signing up county
farms on Tuesday of this week.
Grain producers are urged to
go by the local ASC office and
given the personnel there the
information necessary for estab-
lishing a base on their farm. Im-
mediate atention to this matter
is being urged, due to the time
element involved.
This new program is a one-
year volunteer program, Eason
said, and will benefit fanners
in future years, as the federal
government will pay farmers
so much money per acre to re-
duce grain sorghum, such as
maize, hegari, etc, by at least
20 per cent.
Eason concluded by saying,
"Let me say again that this is a
hurry-up program and when you
receive your notice, make ar-
rangements at once to go to the
ASC office and sign up. We
will try to have enough help
that you will not have to wait
but a few minutes. Remember
that a feed grain report is re-
quired for each farm in the
county that is eligible, and your
cooperation will be appreciated."
ATTENDANCE IN SUNDAY
SCHOOL FOR LAST SUNDAY
Attendance in Sunday school
for two of Aspermont's churches
for Sunday, March 5th, was as
follows:
First Baptist Church—
Sunday school 162
Training union 49
First Methodist Church-
Sunday school 59
(out of a possible 140)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Each
week we will publish attend-
ance in the Sunday schools of
the churches in Stonewall
County, and are desirous of
having reports from every
church in the county. Please
furnish us with these figures
not later than Tuesdav at
6:00 PM each week.)
Club Will Conduct
Mop, Broom Sale
The Aspermont Luncheon Club
met for its regular weekly ses-
sion on last Tuesday at noon
in the dining room of Hick-
man's Restaurant The Rev.
Frank Foster gave the invoca-
tion. J. M. Hickman, III, club
president, presided.
Following the noon meal, the
club entered into a short busi-
ness session. Oscar Dickeron
reported the brooms and mops,
made by the Lighthouse for the
Blind in Fort Worth, were on
hand. The club voted to con-
duct the sale of these items on
Tuesday. March 14th, beginning
at 4:30 P.M. Each club member
is to meet at the city square,
and different sections of the city
will be assigned at that time.
Guests of the club for this
meeting were Aspermont High
School's Class B basketball
boys' team, who last, week-end
advanced to the state semi-
finals, before losing to a power-
ful team from Hutto. Aspermont
ranked fourth in Class B play
at the state. Lowell C. Welch
introduced the boys, with each
of them giving their team posi-
tion. Coaches Bill Teel and
Truman Sherrod were also in-
troduced, and they gave the
club first-hand information re-
carding the team's trip to Aus-
tin and highlights of the games
played there.
Those boys present for the
noon meal were Sonny Gardner.
John Ray Godfrey, James
Parker, Dwayne Lawrence, Qticn-
tin Featherston, • Wesley Dun-
can, Tommy Hill, Sonny King.
Tommy Rogers. Joe Galloway.
Jerrv Price and Dickie Hill.
LOCAL CHURCH FOLKS TO
CONTINUE DRIVE HERE
A number of the young
people of the Central Missionary
Baptist Church of this city
will again be helping the
W.M.A. ladies gather newspapers
in their paper drive on Satur-
day, March 11th.
All those having catalogue.;
magazines or papers may call
4321, 3701 or 3786, and place
them on the porch or in the
driveway, and they will be
picked up. Members of the
church wish to again thank all
those who helped this project
to be very successful, by put
ting forth the effort to save
those things which can be
transformed into something use-
ful in the Lord's work.
An open invitation is extend-
ed to all who have not found a
place of worship in this area,
to meet with the Central Mis
sionary Baptist Church.
CLARENCE MAYS BACK
IN TAILOR SHOP HERE
Elsewhere in this issue of
The Aspermont Star will be
found an advertisement a n -
nouncing that C. E. (Clarence)
Mays is now operating The
Modern Cleaners, local cleaning
and pressing establishment. The
shop is located on the south
side of the square.
Mr. Mays, who has been out
of the tailor shop business for
the past several months, for-
merly operated this establish-
ment, and is well known in As-
permont and Stonewall County.
He states that he will render the
same efficient, courteors ser-
vice as in former days.
Carl Hulsey, who has been
managing Modern Cleaner?, will
continue to work in the shop
Mays stater!
SHOWS CHAMPION
JAYTON, Tex March 7. fSpl.)
.Tesse Daunhcrty of the Girard
•1 H Club, h wed th" grand
champion fleer M th- *nnur>!
Kent County <5 11 Club o.nd
FF.A. Livestock Show in Claire
mont on last Saturday. The
•152-pound Hereford steer brought
r.0 cents per pound at the auc-
tion following the thow. Ralph
Riddel, cashier of The First Na-
tional Bank in Asmormont. was
the successful bidder.
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ASPERMONT HORNETS TAKE
FOURTH AT STATE TOURNEY
'M
ON ALL-STATE TEAM —
Above is pictured John Ray
Godfrey, Aspermont High
School student who was named
to the Class B All-state bas-
ketball team following last
week's state tournament at
Austin. Aspermont Hornets
finished fourth in state com-
petition. Receiving honorable
mention from Aspermont were
Sonny Gardner, Tommy Rogers
and Dickie Hill. (Engraving
courtesy Abilene Reporter-
News).
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
BEGINS REVIVAL SERVICES
The rtev. W. Thelon Jones,
pastor, and members of the con-
gregation of the Aspermont As-
sembly of God Church are an-
nouncing that a revival meeting
is now in progress at that
church. The revival began on
Wednesday night, March 8th.
Services are bemg held each
evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
Rev. L. L. Newman of Dallas,
Texas, is the visiting evangelist.
There wiil be old-time Bible
preaching, and prayer each
night for the sick. with signs
following.
Both Reverend Jones and the
congregation are extending a
most cordial invitation to each
and every nn-> to attend these
service- and hear this Man of
God.
C. F. (JACK) BOYD OlES
Funeral services were con-
ducted San An^cio on Tuesday
of this week for C. E. (Jack)
Boyd, 66. prominent Sweetwater
man. Mr. Boyd, a brother to
L. C. Boyd, former Aspermont
resident, was owner of a num-
ber of ranches in West Texas,
and had extensive holdings in
Stonewall County, which con-
tains the Boyd (Conglomerate)
Field, north of Aspermont.
By HORNET STAFF WRITER
Aspermont High School's
Hornets traveled this past week-
end to the boys' state basketball
tournament, which was held in
Gregory Gymnasium in Austin.
The Hornets gained rave no-
tices when they met and de-
feated their first foe, Mertzon,
•r>4 to 52, last Thursday morning.
The game was t!ed with only a
r:nute to play. Aspermont
played "cool" ball, and Sonny
Gardner shot a 25-foot field
goal with just three seconds left
in the game. Th:= victory
' arned Coach Bill Teel's charges
a right to play in the semi-final
round on Friday morning.
Against Mertzon, John Ray
Godfrey scored 20 points and
Sonny Gardner shot 17. Tommy
Rogers had 12, Wesley Duncan
4, and Dickie Hall, 1. Fans
were thrilled with the boys'
playing, and many people from
all over the state hurried to
congratulate the coaches, the
team, and the Aspermont fol-
lowers.
On Friday morning in the
sem-final round, Hutto, a strong
East Texas team, proved too
much for the Hornets and de-
feated Coach Teel's boys, 54-46.
In this game, John Ray God-
frey scored 13 points, Sonny
Gardner 12, Dickie Hill eight,.
Tommy Rogers seven, and Wes-
ley Duncan six.
Clash for Third, Fourth
Friday evening at 6:45, As-
prrmont and Mauriceville clash■<
ed for third and fourth place
honor*. Mauriceville won. 81-60.
Nothing can be taken away from
th" H.trno'.1-.' valiant efforts in
this game. Those boys who
usually make a lot of points
were heavily guarded, and the
1 ■;M tmy-. from Mauriceville were
abe to tip in goals. In the game
with Mauriceville. John Ray
Godfrey scored 27 points, with
Sonny Gardner close behind
with 24. Tommy Rogers hit
fight. while Dickie Hill and
Wesley Duncan had five each.
On Friday evening, Coaches
:>nd Truman Sherrod, to-
gether with all their squad, were
presented in the center of the
f.vmnasium before the thousands
of fans and were given fourth-
place honors. The special award
was a plaque, engraved with
fourth-place recognition. Indivi-
dual awards were also given,
and these will be presented to
th" players in an individual
mrcmony at a special assembly.
That Aspermont, a school
with a high school enrollment
of 95 students, could attain
fourth place in their first trip
to the state meet is considered
quite good, and hundreds of
patrons and friends and families
of the boys and their coaches
are extremely proud of them
and their record.
During 19G0-G1, there were
508 Class B schools competing,
and to emerge fourth in that
group is a pbenbmenal record,
we believe.
Coaches Teel and Sherrod had
as Hornets this year: Sonny
Gardner, Tommy Hill, Wesley
Duncan and Tommy Rogers,
seniors. Dickie Hill, Jerry Price
and Dwayne Lawrence, juniors.
John Ray Godfrey, James Park-
er, Quentin Featherston, Wade
King, sophomores; and Joe Gal-
loway, freshman.
As the ball suits are put away
and thoughts turn to track and
tennis, this year's record will
last long in the memory of all
who followed the fortune*-
the high-flying Hornets in^ttifc '
quest for state championship^'
Much honor and respect go to
the two fine coaches, Bill
Teel and Truman Sherrod, to
Jimimy Elkins, the manager, and
to every person who has helped
with the keeping of scores or in
performing any other task, how-
ever menial.
Though the usual cry is
•Watch Next Year!", we'd like
to salute the team with these
words: "Remember the Hornets
of w9<V,.1%l"
MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE
CLOSES ABOVE ITS GOAL
According to Mrs. Bernice D.
While, secretary, Stonewall Coun-
ty's 1961 March of Dimes fund
drive exceeded its goal of
$1,250.00.
The last balance reported for
this year's fund drive was $1,-
232.34.
The following donations have
been added by Aspermont busi-
ness firms:
The First National Bank $25.00
R. B. Spencer & Co. 10.00
Aspermont Gin and
W. C. Lambert 15.00
This brought the total 1961
collections for the year to $1,-
282.34, or $32.34 above the goal,
set at $1,250.00.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wood
of Portales, N.M., and Ernest
Marquis of Lubbock visited in
the Joe Marquis home and with
their mother, Mrs. W. H. Mar-
quis. Sunday.
OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM
By PRICE DANIEL, Governor of Texas.
Austin, Texas
GREETINGS:
For each cf the past 11 years. Public Schools Week in
Texas has been set aside as a special time to place increased
emphasis on our educational system.
During this period, parents are encouraged ta visit
the public schools, and all citizens are urged through special
programs to recognize the tremendous importance of our sys-
tem of education. Our goal is to make Texas public schools
the finest in tihe Nation, and to achieve this our citizens are
urged to take an active interest in the school systems and to
cooperate with their school boards, superintendents, princi-
pals and teachers.
Never before in our history has there been a greater
need for educated leadership. As we rush to train young
people in science and technology to keep pace with world
events, it is also important to remember that our public
schools will furnish our leader- of tomorrow with the basic
human, moral and spiritual foundations necessary for more
advanced training and knowledge.
THEREFORE, I, as Governor of Texas, do hereby
designate the period of March Gth to March 10th, 1901, as
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK in Texas.
In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my
signature this 8th day of January, A.D., 1061.
(SEAL) PRICE DANIEL,
Governor of Texas.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1961, newspaper, March 9, 1961; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127625/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.