The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1964 Page: 1 of 6
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Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, 79502 Thursday, April 16. 1964
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Spools to Make
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Up Days Missed
Tpe Asiftfrmont School, which
we^e closed for three days last
vspak on account of a virus will
rtjake tip these days at the end of
tjjj| school term.
School was scheduled to turn
out on May 13 and graduation
scheduled for the 15. With that
schedule the school would have
f been in attendance for 176 days.
They have to teach 175 days a
year. Missing the three days they
rvill continue to operate on
Thursday and Friday, May 14
and 15. This will, take care of the
days missed. School will be turn-
ed out those days and also on the
13 at 2:30 p.m. Graduation will
still be held on Friday night,
May 15, according to Supt. of
Schools W. J. Teel.
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Dies of Auto
Wreck Injuries
Word has been received here
that Bill Smith, son of Ben Smith
a former Stonewall County resi-
dent, was killed in a car wreck
near Amarillo Monday night. He
is a\ relative of the Rutherfords.
New Deputy
Juanna Rash of Peacock, has
been hired by Stonewall County
Sheriff Charles Gibson, to serve
in the capacity of office deputy
Rev. Clyde Cook
To Pre&h at
First Baptist
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*''Tfe 'ke<J: f<blydc ^oLk of Espa-
nola, New Mexico, will be com-
ing before the First Baptist
Church of Aspermont in view of
a call to the local church on
Sunday April 19.
Brother Cook has pastored
churches in this area. He pastor-
ed the Baptist Church at Hodges
and the Trinity Baptist Church in
Stamford before going to Espa-
nola. He is married and has two
daughters. He will preach at both
morning and evening services.
Every member of the First
Baptist Church is urged to attend
both services Sunday, April 19.
Serving on the pulpit commit-
tee are jjtoyle Rash, chairman,
Oscar Dickerson, Fritz Burton,
R. V. McGilberry and Billy Joe
Speck.
GOLFERS
Four D-X tournament golf
balls will be given to the low-
est 18 hole score Friday, Satur-
day or Sunday.
Three golf balls will be giv-
en runnersup and two to the
highest score turned in.
New out of bounds and par
is now in effect. Players must
put name and score in the club
house and you must be playing
with someone to be eligible to
win, according to Troette Hen-
nig, president of the Golf As-
sociation.
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Local Women
Dies at Dallas
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W. E. Shelby, father of Mrs.
Vera Strickland and Mrs. Roy
Allen passed away at Dallas the
second of April. Mr. Shelby
lived in Aspermont several years
ago. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by five daugh-
ters, three sons and two sisters,
17 grand children and 22 great-
grandchildren.
His home was at Canton at the
time of his death.
Brother James Woods of the
Central Baptist Church held the
services.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Friends attending were Bro.
and Mrs. Woods and Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Ellison.
Appointed Treasurer
George Lair has been appoint-
ed as treasure of the Cancer
Crusade for Stonewall County.
Anyone wishing to donate money
to the Crusade may do so by
mailing it to him in care of the
First National Bank.
April has been designated as
Cancer Crusade month for the
purpose of collecting money for
research and cure of cancer.
The co-chairmen are asking
your cooperation in this drive
and are asking you to please give
your contribution early.
Senior Play
Set For Tonight
The t seifor piajF, •'•Mountain
Gal" which was scheduled for
Friday night April 10 has been
rescheduled for this Thursday
night April 16, in the school
auditorium.
The play originates in the
Ozarks. The cast is made up of
Ma Lindsey, Marilyn Rash: ner
,hustoand, Ronnie Moot-head, a
daughter by Ina Moorhead; an
orphan played by Ann Rimer;. A
touring couple from the North
played by Margaret Moore and
Bob Childress. The Lindsey
hired hand played by Joe Gallo-
way and the hired girl from the
next farm, Cardella Barton. Two
lawyers played by Steve Davis
and Donald Maxwell.
Mr. John Woods, higt. school
English teacher is the plays di-
rector. Tickets are on sale now
and will be on sale at the door.
Talent Show
Monday Night
The annual 4-H talent show
which had been scheduled for
April 13 was postponed until
Monday night April 20, in the
school auditorium.
The admission will be 50c for
adults and 25c for children.
Money taken in at the talent
show will be used for summer
and spring expenses such as the
camps and for sending the Dis-
trict winners to State and in
other projects of the club.
SAMPLE BALLOT
You may vote for the candidates of your choice by scratching or marking out all
other names in that race.
PLEDGE: I am a Democrat and pledge myself to support the nominees of this Pri-
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GOVERNOR:
John Connally of Travis County-
Don Yarborough of Harris County
M. T. Banks of Jefferson County
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe of Washington County
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Albert Fuentes. Jr., of Bexar County
Preston Smith of Lubbock County
UNITED STATES SENATOR:
Ralph W. Yarborough of Travis County
Gordon McLendon of Dallas County
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE:
Joe Pool of Dallas County
Bill Elkins of Hunt County
Robert W. Baker of Harris County
Bob Looney of Harris County
Dan Sullivan of Andrews County
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Waggoner Carr of Lubbock County
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE:
John C. White of Wichita County
Millard Shivers of McLennan County
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE:
Jerry Sadler of Anderson County
Fred H. Williams of Dallas County
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
Robert S. Calvert of Travis County
STATE TREASURER:
Jesse James of Travis County
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER:
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine County
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER: (Unexpired Term)
Jim C. Langdon of El Paso County
Jesse Owens of Wilbarger County
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:
(Associate Justice, Place 1)
Sears McGee of Harris County
Jack Pope of Bexar County
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:
(Associate Justice Place 2)
Ruel C. Walker of Johnson County
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION
MAY 2, 1964
Note: Voter's Signature To
Be Affixed on the Reverse
Side.
Old Glory Net
Team Wins Title
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Old . Glory netters, capturing
first place in nine of 12 divi-
sions ,ran off with the 17-B ten-
nis Crown Monday in action at
Fair Park.
For the senior high boys,
Donald Boles of Old Glory, de-
feated Eddie Trice, of Hawley,
(i-0, 6-4, 6-1, and Old Glory's
Marvin Vahlenkamp and Jerry
Hahn teamed to defeat Bill
Story and Albert Wilhite, Lue-
ders, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
In girls' action, Stephanie
Letz ,of Old Glory, blanked
Lueders' Stacey Vinson, 6-0, 6-0,
and Beverly Garner and Nancy
Vahlenkamp whitewashed Avo-
ca's Janie Easterling and Te-
resa Pruitt, 6-0, 6-0.
Old Glory also captured junior
high boys doubles, junior high
girls singles, both the grade
school girls singles and doubles,
and the grade school hoys dou-
bles.
Old Glory's only looses were
to Avoea in the junior high boys
singles, the junior high girls
doubles and the grade school
boys singles.
Junior>hiph boys' singles Clif-
ford Gholson second. Junior high
boys doubles: Mike Baldree and
Gary Moore first. Junior high
girls' singles, Kay Myers, first.
Junior high girls' doubles, Judy
White and Darlene Whftsjon,
second. Grade boys sinjfles, Rus-
sell Letz, second, Grade boys
doubles, Kenneth Jont±s and
Jimmy Lcverett, first. Grade
School girls singles, Regina Letz,
first. Grade school girls doubles,
R^va and Heb&eg J>tz: ?!F3k
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^ast i..uiiday these students
won in grade school tennis in
Abilene.
MEET TITLE ON
Eowa|af: Van * Loon
pushed the Shot ' $2-11% here
Saturday to better his own mark
as the best in the state this year
during competition in the District
6-A track and field champion-
ship.
However, Merkei walked off
with the team championship,
scoring 107 points. Roscoe fin-
ished second with 98, followed
by Cohoma with 86%, Rotan
with 75%, Aspermont 72, Wylie
37 and Jim Ned 15.
Roscoe won the freshman di-
vision with 169 points.
Van Loon, whose previous
best this year was 61-4 and 3-4,
also established a new district
Bill Morgan Wins
Spelling Bee
At Wichita Falls
record in discus, sailing the
platter 161-10 and3-4. He broke
his own record in both |f|ld
events.
A total of eight reocrds went
by the boards during the meet,
three by the victorious Badgers.
Coahoma shattered two marks
with Aspermont getting the oth-
er.
880-yard run-- 1. Mosley, Coa-
homa; 2. D. Frazier, Aspermont;
3. H. Cooper, Merkei; 4. F. So-
Relle, Rotan. Time: 2:00.5 (Mew
record — old record 2:03 by
David Baugh, Rotan, 1961)
120-yard high hurdles — 1. E.
Copeland, Aspermont; 2. Randall
Graham, Roscoe; 3. B. Weaver,
Coahoma; 4. J. Kelley Rotan.
Time: 15.3. (New record — old
record 15.9 by Dean Clark,
Wylie, 1963).
100-yard dash — 1. B. Weaver
Aspermont; 2. E. McHugn, Coa-
homa; 3. Larry London, Roscoe;
4. D. Dick. Jim Ned Time: 10.3.
180-yard low hurdles — 1
Bill Morgan, 8th grade student I Randall Graham, Roscoe; 2. S
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:
(Associate Justice, Place 3)
Robert W. Hamilton of Midland County
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: (Presiding Judge)
K. K. Woodley of Travis County
COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, ELEVENTH
SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT:
Chief Justice:
Clyde Grissom of Eastland County
REPRESENTATIVE: (13th District)
Graham Purcell of Wichita County
STATE SENATOR: (24th District)
David Ratliff of Jones County
STATE REPRESENTATIVE: (80th District)
Bill Mathews of Nolan County
Temple Dickson of Nolan County
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: (39th District)
Joe William of Haskell County
Royce Adkins of Haskell County
SHERIFF:
Lester (Farmer) Hill
Chas. L Gibson
Warren W. Frazier
Jack Samford
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR:
Fred D. Brock
Hlarry McAfee
COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3:
Cecil Norris
Paul Hallford
Bert Mullen, Jr.
Paul N. Poore
COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 1:
Travis Beil
J. C. Gholson
L. D. Trammel, Jr.
COUNTY ATTORNEY:
Hubert Roach
STONEWALL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN:
W I. (Bill) Gholson
OIL NEWS
Texas Pacific oil Co. staked
No. 9 I. S. McMillin, Account 3,
in the Frankklrk, East (Ca nyon)
Field Irl Stonewall County.
The plafified 4.600-foot venture
is five miles south Of Aspermorft
on a 640-acre lease, it spots 2,200
feet from t|.e south and 1,343
feet from the east line of Sec-
tion 19. Block U. T&P Survey.
Six miles south of Aspermont
in the Guest (Canyon) Field,
Texas Pacific Oil Co. No. 3 I. S.
McMillin, Account II, set 4%
inch casing at 4.681 feet. Com-
pletion will be made in the
Canyon Sand.
The project was drilled to a
total depth of 5}80 feet in bar-
ren Canyon reef.
Completion is being attempted
at Tamarack Petroleum Co.. Inc.,
of Midland No. 2 Callaway, Sec-
tion 59, Block F, H&TC Survey.
It is a plug back project in the
Bissett (Bend Conp/imerate)
Field, 18 miles north of Asper-
mont.
Operator is to abandon the
Conglomereate and is now test-
ing from perforation:; at 5,404-
10 feet in the Strawn Sand. Plug-
ged back toal depth is 5,420
feet.
The pay was fractured with
10.000 gallons of oil and 7,000
pounds of sand It has been
pumping approximately five bar-
rels of oil per day. Operator was
preparing to re-treat.
Union Oil Co. of California
staked No .J-B W. A. Springer
Jr. in the new Springer (Tanne-
hill) Field 15 miles southwest of
fONWte in King Sand.
Dirilisite is 467, feet from the
north and 843 feet from the east
line of Section 197, Block F,
H&TC Survey. It is a south off-
set to the discovery.
RETURNS PROM HOSPITAL
J. I.. McDowell has returned
to the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Carl Roberson. Mr. McDowell
has been a patient in the Rotan
Hospital for several days.
in the Aspermont School, will go
to Washington, D. C. on June
1st ot compete in the National
Spelling Bee. Bill, who has won
the county contest for the past
three years, won the District
contest in Wichita Falls on Sat-
urday, April 11th. In addition to
winning the expense paid trip to
Washington, D. C., Bill also re-
ceived a 24-volume Encyclopa§=
dia Britannica, a Zenith itoyal
2000 FM-AM ported ail - tran-.
sistor radiQ* a ftap.er Mate
Capri Pen $n$ B^^cil set.
A student who wins this con-
test is eertaiply to be congratu-
lated f©r an outstanding achieve-
ment. The words are very dif-
ficult and the competition its
keen. If a ocnteslanl misses a
word he immediately dorps out
of the contest. Words such
aeriferous, Syzgy, xylophagous
and many others that the aver-
age person Would find difficult
to pronounce are included on
the list. The group at Wichita
Falls started spelling at 10:00
and the contest ended at a little
past 2:30 P.M. leaving Bill Mor-
gan. the winner, the only con-
testant that had not missed a
word.
Along with Bill and his teach-
ers who should receive credit
for this accomplishment is his
mother, Mrs. Jesse Morgan, who
has encouraged him, pronounced
words for him, and has done a
splendid job in preparing him
for the conteest.
The contest here in the county
is sponsored each year by Mrs.
Thelma Smith, County Super-
intendent. The Spelling Bee was
first introduced into this county
through the efforts of Mrs. V.
R. Leverett, of Old Golry, who
after a great deal of correspon-
dence persuaded the Wichita
Falls Time and Record News
to include Stonewall County in
their district for the (first time
in 1961.
In his trip to Washington, Bill
will registar at the Mayflower
Hotel on June ,1st and then
enjoy the first of the memorable
sightseeing trips and a "Get-
Acquainted Party" for the
spellers. On Tuesday, June 2nd
there will be more sightseeing
trips and entertainment. Wed-
nesday, June 3rd will mark the
opening rounds of the National
Spelling Bee. Thursday, June
4th, Final rounds of the National
Spelling Bee, and resumption
of sightseeing trips. Friday,
June 5th, will see the final day
of sightseeing, annual Bee ban-
quet and presentation of cash
awards to every participating
speller.
The winner in the National
Spelling Bee finals will win
$1,000 in cash, plus a luxurious
week-end in New York City,
plus a handsome trophy and
plaque.
Mrs. Moragn is planning to ac-
company Bill on the trip.
Good Luck to Bill Morgan.
Rash, Aspermont; 3. Copeland,
Aspermont; 4. Eddie McHugh,
Coahoma .Time: 21.0. "
220-yard dash — 1. Jackie
Reynolds, Merkei; 2. B. Weaver,
Aspermont; 3. C. Jones, Roscpe;
4. D. Rich, Merkoi. Time: 22.8.
(New record *— old record 22.9
by Dean Clark, Wylie, 1963).
Miiti relay — if Coahoma (M.
Williams, J. Gibson, D. Allen,
M. Mosley): 2. Merkei; 3 Asper-
mont; 4. Roscoe. Time: 3:33.1.
(New record —• old record 3.34.0
by Rotan, 1961). %
Pole vault — 1. Larry Oweog,
Merkei, 10-9; 2. F. Herrena, Ro&-
T. Hart, Aspermont.
BIRTHS
PARENTS OF TWINS '""
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hogar, of
Sweetwater (former Willeae
Smith) are the proud parents of
twins born April 4. named Dav-
id Greg and Cindy De Ann. They
both weighed 6 pounds and 13
one-fourth ounces at birth. The
Maternal grandmother is Mrs.
Roy Allen of Aspermont.
A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Hoy of Abilene.
A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Day of Aspermont.
A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Meadors of Aspermont.
A girl to Mr. and Mrs. Dickey
Parker, Star Rt., Aspermont.
Sheriff's Office
Investigates Cose
Of Vandalism
The Stonewall County Sheriffs
office is investigating a case of
vandalism, where several pieces
of women's clothing have been
cut up. Mrs. E. H. (Slim) Pres-
cott has estimated that some
$400.00 worth of clothing has
been cut up or stolen from her
home.
CANDIDATES
As the first primary, May Z,
is fast approaching, candidate*
who desire to issue statements
in the Aosraiowt Star of Aprtt
■ ■ dm
30, the
election, the copy mart be taT
the Aspermont Star office bf
Thursday, April 23. It would
be appreciated if all candidate*
would observe this deadline.
Thanks (or your cooperation.
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Foil, Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1964, newspaper, April 16, 1964; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth127789/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.