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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 72, NO. 28
ASPERMONT IN . . .
ASPERMONT, STUNKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
Yesteryears
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(March 7, 1935)
A new business, Gibson Feed
Store, was opened here this week by
Case F. Gibson who has been in the
merchantile business in Aspermont
for a number of years. The store is
located in the building formerly oc-
cupied by Kenady Drug store. Mr.
Gibson announces that he has stocked
a complete line of feeds and seeds
and extends an invitation to patrons
to visit the store.
The basketball boys of Peacock
high school were entertained with a
banquet Friday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Bethany. Those
of the boys wishing to invited girls.
There were several good games
played both before and after supper.
The following menu was served:
chicken and dressing, gravy, sal-
mon salad, peas, creamed potatoes,
boiled ham, fruit salad, cake and
hot chocolate.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(March 3, 1950)
Local sport fans got their mon-
ey's worth the past weekend in the
annual basketball tournament. With
both boys and girls teams playing in
the final rounds Saturday night.
The games got underway Thurs-
day night and continued on through
the week.
The girls won first place, de-
feating all challengers.
The boys placed second losing
only to the strong Rule team in the
final game.
The girls are playing today and
tomorrow in a tourney at Abilene in
a round of the State play-offs.
Mrs. Godfrey and Ona Mae had
business in Jay ton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock have
moved back here from San Antonio.
Mrs. J. E. Patton is visiting in
Oklahoma City.
TEN YEARS AGO
(March 3, 1960)
The Junior Class of Aspermont
High School will present its annual
play on Tuesday evening, March 8th,
at 7:30 o'clock in the high school
auditorium. Mrs. June Adkins and
Mrs. John P. Ward, directors of
the comedy, "Mary's Big Lamb, "
promise an enjoyable evening since
the play is one of the newer ones
written by a favorite author, Jay
Tobias.
The cast of characters include
Wilma Jones, who plays the part of
Mary Lamb, a tall, happy bride;
Tommy Hill, the Edwin Lamb, a
small, scrappy groom. Linda Elli-
son is cast as Sally Peters a jittery
nurse; Wesley Duncan is Kip Van
Kirk, Mary's temporary husband.
Tommy Rogers appears as Codd
Fishback, Mary's rich, sports-lov-
ing uncle, and Penny Mancille is
castas Lobelia Bogtrotter, the rich,
man-hating aunt of Mary.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. Admission prices are: 60
cents for adults, 40 cents for stu-
dents in grades seven through 12;
and 25 cents for in grades one
through six.
faith, hope
end therapy
L
GIVE
TO
EASTER
\\ SEALS
NEIL'S SEALS — Astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, Chairman of the
1970 Texas Easter Seal Appeal, displays the 1970 Easter Seals for
John Fenley, 5, of Tioga, Tex. , official state Easter Seal child. The
statewide campaign concludes Easter Sunday, March 29.
Mike Hinze In Dickens County
Electric Co-op. Contest Finals
•Mike Hinze, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Hinze, was
among four finalists in the
oratorical contest sponsored
iby Dickens County Electric-
Cooperative, The finalists
were announced tills week by
Sam Houston, manager.
The winners' oratory on the
subject "Rural Electric Co-
operatives — Helping Texas
Grow," qualified them for
final consideration by the
committee of judges. Other
finalists were Melinda Ligon,
Patton Springs; and Nickey
Williams and Holly Hahn,
'both of Jayton. The four
young people will be inter-
viewed March 12 by a judg-
ing panel consisting of the
following persons: Mrs. Mary
Phillips, Home Service Ad-
visor, Lighthouse Electric
Cooperative, Floydada, Texas;
Mrs. Lois Grcathouse, Mem-
ber Service Director, Lyntegar
Electric Cooperative, Tahoka,
Texas; and Mr. Dean King,
Principal of Spur High School,
Spur, Texas. From the group
of finalists, one boy and one
girl will be selected as win-
ners of an all expense-paid
trip to Washington, D. C
with the Texas Electric Co-
operative Youth Tour in June,
Mr. Houston said.
Final judging of the con-
testants is to be based on the
following: (1) knowledge of
subject — 40%; (2) speak-
ing ability — 30%; <3) poLse
Local Women
To Join World Day
Of Prayer Mar. 6
Church Women United
will join millions of people
on March 6 in a bond of pray-
er spanning six continents.
World Day of Prayer is
sponsored in the United
States by Church Women
United and will be celebatcd
in 25,000 communities.
Here in Aspermont all wo-
men are invited to join in this
worldwide fellowship at First
United Methodist Church at
2:30 p.m. Participating in
the celebration will be women
who arc members of the First
Baptist Church, the Christ-
ian Church and the United
Methodist Church.
The theme, "Take Cour-
age," was chosen by an in-
ternational committer The
program was developed as a
housewife from Egypt, a soci-
al worker from Guyana, a
church worker from the
Philippines, and a woman
from the U. S. A., discovered
a common bond of worship
and witness.
Women of all faiths are ir
vlted to participate in the
local celebration os this Pay.
10%; (4) personality —
10',; . and (5) appearance —
10%..
The group will travel to
and from Washington, D. C,
by chartered bus. Partici-
pants will be chaperoned by
six adult couples.
During four days in the
nation's capitol city, the
young people will visit various
governmental agencies and
sites of historical significance.
They also will visit the head-
quarters of the National
Rural Electric Cooperative
Association, national service
organization for about 1,000
electric cooperatives across
the natin. Mr. Houston said.
Each of the Youth Tour
participants will be given a
set of colored slides showing
highlights of the Washing-
ton Trip Mr. Houston said.
It is expected that the young
people will use the slides in
reporting highlights of their
Youth Tour experiences to
local groups such as youth
groups, service clubs, church
groups, farm groups or any
organization desiring an in-
teresting program for its
meeting.
Elect-ion Called for
Three Hospital
Board Directors
The Stonewall Memorial
Hospital board of directors
have set Apr. 4 as the date
for the election of three di-
rectors whose terms expire
this year.
Terms of J. M. Hickman
111, Carl Dickerson and Bill
J. Griggs are expiring.
Any person desiring name
to be placed on ballot must
file a petition with 25 quali-
fied voters signatures with
the Secretary of Board,
J. M. Hickman III.
March 10 is the deadline
for filing petition.
ROY
CAMl'ANELLA^
Speaks for
Easter Seal
GIVE A LOT
FOR
A LOT OF
CHILDREN
CMYK TO
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MAR 2d
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday for
Mrs. McMillin, 88
Mrs. Mattie E. McMillin, 88,
longtime Aspermont resident,
died at 3:50 p.m. Sunday in
Callan Hospital in Rotan.
Funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Aspermon Church
of Christ with Abe Martin,
minister, and the Rev. James
Woods, pastor of the Central
Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Aspermont
Cemetery under the direction
of Littlepage Funeral Home.
Mrs. McMillin was bom in
San Saba April 29, 1881, and
had lived here since 1905.
She married I. S. McMillin
in December of 1898 in San
Saba. He died Oct. 24, 1961.
She was a member of the
Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sis-
ters, Mrs. Marvin McLaughlin
and Mrs. Sam Farr, both of
McGregor; two brothers, B.
A. Ivy of Aspermont and J. O.
Ivy of Bangs.
Pallbearers were Raymond
Marr, N. L. Winter Jr., Tom
Hill B. O. Hawkins Sr..
Cecil Norris and Mark Lut-
trall.
TEXAS CONSUMER PROTECTION came Into th spotliiht
recently when Governor I'rcston SmKh ftifned a proclamation
for Agriculture Commissioner John C. White, (left), declaring
March 1-7 ss Texas Weight* A Measures Week. Under Com
missioner White, the Texas Department of Agriculture inapecta
all commercial Kcaies end measuring devices to make certain
that consemers reccive "a doiiar's worth of goods for n dollar
sp nt". Attending tae ceremony ran R. T. Williams (right),
director of the TDA Consumer Service and Protection Division.
West Texas Rehab Center
Facing Financial Crisis
The West Texas Rehabili-
tation Center is in an acute
financial situation. This was
acknowledged at the Board
of Directors- meeting on
Tuesday, February 17. The
Center has suffered from
severely curtailed Medicare
payments and spiraling medi-
cal personnel costs.
Coupled with increasing
patient loads and inflation
in general, the non-profit
facility has slowly been los-
ing financial ground each
month.
Board President, Bobby
Sayles of Tuscola, states that
after examining last, year's
records, many regular donors
have not responded. After a
brief survey of the area, many
of the Board members stated
that they felt that the pub-
lic had the false assumption
that the West Texas Reha-
bilitation Center was financial-
ly solvent.
Sayles stated that the only
way the Center would con-
tinue to serve as a compre-
hensive rehabilitation center
for the vast West Texas area
Mrs. Inez Bass, 77,
Dies Here Tuesday
After Long Illness
Mrs. Inez Bass, 77, died
at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday in Stone-
wall Memorial Hospital after
a long illness.
Funeral was hold at 3 p.m.
Friday in the First Baptist
Church with the Rev. J. L.
Lee of Anson, the Rev. E. S
Cook of Ennis, the Rev. A. L.
Davis, and the Rev. E. J. Kil-
patrick, pastor of Macedonia
Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Aspermont
Cemetery under the direction
of Littlepage Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bass was born July
17 1892. She married Joe C.
Bass in 1021 at Hillsboro.
She had lived in Aspermont
since 1925 and was a mem-
ber of the Macedonia Bap-
tist Church and the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her hus-
band of Aspermont; one son,
James Bass of Dallas; two
daughters, Mrs Ethyl Bryant
of Abilene and Mrs Ollie
Johnson of Aspermont; two
sisters, Mrs Alvada Powell
and Mrs. Ada Stuhblefield
both of Aspermont: five bro-
thers, Isaac Benford of As-
permont, Arthur Benford of
Haskell. L. N Benford of
Lawton, Okla., John Benford
of Dallas and E. D. Benford
of Los Angeles, Calif.; 15
grandchildren; 17 great-grand-
children
Pallbearers included A P.
Johnson, Calvin ohnson, Glov-
er Miller Jr., Ira Harris, Irvin
Jones and James Taylor.
FFA Members
To Attend Stock
Show En Houston
Members of Aspermont
Future Farmers of America
Chapter will he attending
the 38th annual Houston Live-
stock Show and Rodeo, Mar.
6, 7 and 8.
Competing in the judging
contests will be the Grass,
Livestock and Dairy teams.
On the grass team are Sue
Andrus, Loretta Hanke and
Patoric Hoy. Tom Gaithcr,
John Childress and David
PeUerson make up the Live-
stock team. The dairy judges
are Randy Parker, Gene Six
and Randall Foil.
DeWitt Ellison III will be
in the Saturday night Catf
Scramble.
Now in Houston are Ron-
nie Teichelman, vocational
agriculture teacher, Steve
Spyres and Tom Gaither
with projects to be shown in
the Livestock show.
Accompanying the FFA
members will be Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Cochran and DeWitt
Ellison Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hart
visited with her son and
family, Mr, and Mrs, W. E.
Hart in Athens, Tex, and a
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Simmons of Austin.
was with continued public
support; that no stop-gap
methods would guarantee
month by month operations.
rt was pointed out that with
the present finanial situation,
emergency funds are needed
and it was hoped than an in-
formed public would be a giv-
ing public and help Mie Cen-
ter again reach monetary
stability.
Former Sheriff, A. B. Ellison,
Dies Sunday, Riles Held Tuesday
A B (Brooks) Ellison, 71,
former Stonewall County
Sheriff and retired farmer,
died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday in
Hamlin Memorial Hospital
following an apparent heart
attack.
Funeral was held at 4:30
p.m. Tuesday at. the First
Baptist Church here with the
Rev. Clyde Cook of Lubbock
and the Rev. James Woods,
pastor of the Central Baptist
Church, officiating.
Burial was in Aspermont
Cemetery under the direction
"I Littlepage Funeral Home.
Mr. Ellison was born May
Danny Frazier
On All District
One Aspermont basketball
player, Danny Frazier, was
chosen ori the District 6-A
All-District team.
Others making the first
team were Richard Dodson.
Ronald Watzl, Roscoe; Mike
Mumford, Robert Lee; and
Lynn Kiesling of Wall.
Making the second team
were Jackie Ray of Asper-
mont; Walter Hargrove and
Hank Day, both of Rotan;
and Jimmy Leveret t and
Rickey Kelley of Wylie.
Honorable mentions went
to Ervin Jones and Arthur
Johnson of Aspermont; Joe
David Key, Robert Lee; Ed-
die Holick, Wall; Randy
White, Wylie; Gary Rayburn
and David Lloyd both of
Roscoe.
4, 1898, in Comanche County
and married the former Clara
Martin Jan. 3, 1919. She died
in 1934. He then married
Mattie Metcalf on July 22,
1935, in Anson.
A resident of the county
since 1907, he was elected
sheriff in 1936 and served
until 1941.
He was a member of the
First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife;
four sons, Wilborn and Joe
Dean, both of Aspermont,
Lyndell of Arkansas and
Dolmen of Seagraves; one
daughter, Mrs. K. K. Cox of
Groves; two brothers, Elmer
Ellison of Aspermont and
Charlie Ellison of Lcvelland,
one sister, Mrs. Fannie
Chandler of Dallas; 14 grand-
children and five great-grand-
children.
Pallbearers were Frederick
Dal by. E. V. Smith, Chester
Smith,, Collie Gilley, G. A.
MeCasland and Ernest Kolb.
Honorary pallbearers were
Fred Dalby Sr., Mark Lut-
trell, Neal Smith, Dewey
Stubbs, Roy Allen and Clay
Douglass.
Honor Roll
Bur! Jameson, Aspermont
High School principal, an-
nounced this week the lourth
six weeks honor roll
Freshmen — Harriets
Martin and Dawn Quiet?.
Sophorrrores — James Al-
sup. Mnna Gerloff, Mike
Hinze, Patoric Hoy. and
Brenda McDowell
Juniors Randall Foil,
Mickey Gcrlofl, Mitchell
Kidd, David M«>or and Lynn
Ward.
Seniors Danny Frazier,
Belinda Gauntt. Barbara
Howell, Grace Hoy. Malcolm
Rash and Darl.i Thompson.
Parallel Terraces,
Waterway Stop
Water Damages
Outside water is no longer
damaging the Alfred Letz
farm located three miles
southwest of Old Glory.
Through a program of paral-
lel terraces and a vegetated
waterway Letz uses what
water he can then lets the
rest pass safely through his
farm.
The waterway was con-
structed and then seeded to
western wheatgrass in 1967.
Then, after it was fully es-
tablished, parallel terraces
were constructed this winter.
All of this work was done
with assistance through the
ACP with the Soil Conser-
vation Service providing
technical and engineering
help.
For more information on
what can be done about farm
problems contact the Soil
Conservation Service In As-
permont or one of the direct-
ors of the King-Stonewall
Soil and Water Conservation
District.
WESTERN WHEATGRASS - Don Reed, Dla-
trict Conservationist with the SC8 at Asper-
mont, examines western wheatgrass in th^
waterway on the Alfred Letz farm three mils*
southwest of Old Glory,
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1970, newspaper, March 5, 1970; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128045/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.