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JRMONT, TEXAS 79502
REE GRUBBING
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Robert L. Spalding
Rfc. 2, Stamford
773-2058
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SSURAiiCE IS
THE ASPERMONT STAR, ASPERMONT, TEXAS 79502
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1971, PAGE 3
Council Outlines Some Major Problems Facing City
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|§ Mayor and Council-
the City of Aspermont
ued a statement this week
tizens of Aspermont
discusses some of the
problems facing the
City.
g£The council noted that the
>ose of the statement was
to alarm the local citizens
only to inform them of
e of the new requirements
Tig the City.
on. the Texas State
th Department's newly
ted Municipal Solid
ite Rules, Standards, and
ilations, an cities must
ng their existing facilities
meet these guidelines or be
tfbjsct to fines and penalties,
council said that the
lems are not new ones
at halve developed overnight
the city is taking the
[necessary steps to correct
:hese problems in order that
puiTiino nr
a nncrannw t
have a Solid Waste DIs-
[posal Site, safe water, and
■proper sewer disposal system,
loll nf whfnh will hfl SppfQVSd
[by the State.
The statement read as fol-
lows:
There are three areas that
I the City of Aspermont must
immediately correct. Solid
Waste Disposal Site — Water
— Sewer.
i Solid Waste Disposal
Site: Recently a representative
of the Texas State Depart-
ment visited our city and the
present Solid Waste Disposal
site has been classified as
Category I area. To meet the
requirements under this
classification the city of As-
permont must carry out the
following recommendations.
A. A system within the
City of Aspermont for the
collection of refuse on a sys-
tematic method to assure that
tiie City of Aspermont refuse
will be collected ar.d disposed
of.
B. All exposed refuse should
be placed into an excavation,
compacted, and covered with
at least two feet, of earth.
C. The site should be ade-
quately fenced and the gate
uvwAn lunan on orronnanr ?k
not on duty. It is recommended
that gigns be used to direct the
public to appropriate dump-
ins a ron e nn the' nite.
D. Although the initial
cleanup and covering of ex-
posed refuse and farther
regular maintenance will be
helpful in the control of ro-
dents and insect populations,
additional control measures
through the use of pesticides
and rodenticides may be neces-
sary.
The city has begun a system
to correct the above require-
ments, by the establishing of
a Refuse services for the
citizeas of Aspermont. This
system was decided on after
studying nine cities of our
size for a period of 10 months.
This consisted of the pur-
chase of a new truck and dis-
posal unit; cleaning up the
dump grounds, fences and the
locking of the dump grounds.
Guidelines for the dump
grounds will be published In
the local newspaper,. and
each resident Is asked to
ahirto hv thpsp miirielinos. The
— — -«r — —— cj
council realizes that there
will be several problms that
we will have to work out and
your understanding with the
council and city employees
will be greatly appreciated.
2. Public Drinking Water
Supply:
The City's present drink-
ing water supply is adequate,
but the city must begin im-
mediately to take regular
monthly samples to be for-
warded to the Texas State
Department of Health in
Austin, Texas to see that
future drinking water In the
City of Aspermont is safe and
not harmful to its citizens.
There are some repalrg that
will be necessary to existing
equipment and some addition-
al facilities to be added to
assure the citizens of Asper-
•vtnnf Hint a mwl urfitA!* B!in.
V (jVVVl WW — — r
ply will be available at all
times.
3. Sewer Disposal Plant:
The present sewer disposal
plant operated by the City of
" Aspermont is not satisfactory
and some major imprvements
must be completed immediate,
ly. Under the new guidelines,
a city must have a permit to
dispose of its sewer waters
into streams of which our city
has been doing in the past. Be.
NOTES FROM
PEACOCK
By Mrs. Bertha Galloway
Every one at Peacock and
jOId
-!
by bernice white
Financial Report - City of Aspermon?
YEARLY REPORT
APRIL 1, 1971
balance on hand April 1, 1970
JEN E RA L FUND
Balance on hand April 1, 1970
Receipts
TOTAL
JISTRIBU TION S
Water District
Utilities Co.
Truck Expense
General Telephone Co.
Salaries
E. O. Morgan
Fire Boys
Redemption Fund
Truck & Bldg. Insurance
9,406.73
9,406.73
61*474.60
70,881.33
12,
5,
1,
21,
1.
3,
1,
Social Security & Internal Revenue 3,
Maintaining Dump Ground 1,
Billing Cards, postage & Sup.
Dennis 2-way Radio
E. A. Williams, digging & sewer
Insecticides 1,
Meter Repairs
Rohan, Clow & Cowan, &
Rockwell 5,
Motor Repair
)THER EXPENSES:
Pre-mix — Meter Deposit refund
signs, welding, hold elections,
attorney fees, oil petrol service,
petty cash, dues, box rent, &
service contracts.
TOTAL
5 A LANCE ON HAND
April 1, 1971
500.00
649. 82
483.21
360.02
338.52
800.00
720.00
815.00
359.00
349.96
022.00
495. 50
210.00
355.00
114.18
515.50
042.41
441.59
tESERVE FUND
Balance April 1,
1971
SMERGENCY FUND
Balance April 1, 1971
REDEMPTION FUND
Balance April 1, 1970
Receipts from Water and
Sewer Operating Fund
TOTAL
Idistribution
Interest on bonds
Bonds No. 52 - 55 & Int.
total
balance April 1, 1971
WATER WORKS SYSTEM
Construction Fund
Balance April 1, 1970
Distributions
Balance April 1, 1971
SNERAL TAX FUND
Balance April 1, 1970
Receipts for Taxes
Distributions
Balance April 1, 1971
i pacing project
^PBalance April 1, 1970
Receipts
Balance April 1, 1971
I ROYALTY FUND
Balance April 1, 1970
Receipts
TOTAL
distributions
Balance April 1, 1971
1.155.42
62,727.03
8,154.20
12,644.60
5,000.00
3,181.48
3.815.00
6,996.48
1,105.00
5.120.00
6,225.00
771.48
Rain! The first we had to
amount to anything since last
October fell here last Friday
and Saturday. 2.20 inches was
measured in town.
The Q>d Glory Junior-
Senior banquet was held at
Frazier's Cafe in Aspermont
last Saturday evening. The
theme of the banquet was
Aquarius, and the speaker for
the evening was Cris Hubbard.
Carolyn Winsett, student
at Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity in Aibilene, spent Sunday
night here visiting with Judy
White.
Mrs. W. <5. Wienke received
word last Saturday of the
death of a great-granddaugh-
ter, Brenda Wienke. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Wienke of Idalou.
Funeral services were held
Monday. Several residents
from here attended.
Mrs. Minnie Schmidt and
Paul visited in Lueders East-
er Sunday with her niece,
Mrs. Don Fulgham of New
Orleans, La., who was visit-
ing relatives in Lueders. Mrs.
Fulgham Is the former Linda
Nell Koch.
Mr. and Mrs. Beno Erdman
and Kathy spent Easter in
Cisco with his mother, Mrs.
Lena Erdman and his sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Wende.
Mrs. Louise Spradley of Wa-
co and Mrs. Pauline Fuqua
of Stamford were here last
weekend visiting in the home
of their sister, Mrs. Katie
Gerloff and brother and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Beno
Herttenberger.
Grade School participants
in the recent UIL meet were
as follows: Story Telling:
Kara Jones and Johnny Bar-
rera; Sub-Junior Declamation:
Alan Rhodes, 1st, Marcene
Baldree, 4th; Picture Memory
Team: Sylvia Castro and
Jamie Pierce, 4th; Number
Sense: Mark Cox, Beverly
Neumann: 5th and 6th spell-
ing: Eddie Wolsch, Pete Cas-
tro; 7 and 8 Spelling. Manuel
Barrera, Mark Cox; Oral
Reading: Pete Castro 1st,
Beverly Neumann, 3rd; Ready
Writing; Beverly Neumann,
Manuel Barrera.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Dugan spent the Easter Holi-
days in Odessa visiting with
their son and family, the
Charles Dugans.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Perry-
man were in Brady last week
where they vsited with her
brother and wfie, Mr. and
Mrs. Ancil McBroom.
4-H
Lynette Meier, Reporter
Violet a Castro, 1969 gradu-
ate of Old Glory High School,
has been named recipient cf a
Ford Foundation Grant which
will cover most of her future
college expense. Violeta Is
currently a sophomore at
Ranger Junior College.
VARIETY CLUB
The Old Glory Variety
Club met for an all-day quilt-
ing last Monday in the home
of Mrs. Travis Beil. The quilt
was made for the hostess,
who served a delicious noon
meal to the ladies. Six mem-
bers and one visitor, Mrs.
Charles Gibson of Aspermont,
were present.
The next meeting will be
in the home of Mrs. E. H.
Diers Apr. 27.
Mrs. Lynn Flowers reports
that a new baptistery has
been added to the Old Glory
Church of Christ. Beno Hert-
tenberger and Malcolm Hert-
tenberger were in charge of
the work. This is reported to
be a beautiful addition to
the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vahlen-
kamp and their daughter
Billie Ann of Seymour spent
Easter Holidays in Dallas
visiting with their son and
family, the MeMn Vahlen-
kamps.
Jeff Flowers has been in
Pecos visiting with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Couch. They brought him
home last week and visited
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Flowers.
Mrs. Wesley Tabb of Hous-
ton, who has been here visit-
ing with her parents, while
her father, H. G. Klump has
been in the hospital in Hask-
ell, returned home. She re-
turned to Arlington with her
nephew, Butch Elliott, and
then went back to Houston
from there. She also visited
in the home of her sister and
family, the Allen Letzes.
Ben Klump, who has been
a patient in the Stamford
Hospital for six weeks under-
went surgery last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ghol-
son and children of Fort
Worth were here over the
Easter weekend and left their
daughter Renee here to visit
with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Gholson. Last
weekend Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Coats and children of Wichita
Falls came, and their daugh-
ter Debra also stayed to visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Gholson.
She is also their granddaugh-
ter.
31,206.43
510.10
30,696.33
12,779.50
15,129.41
2,794.19
25,114.72
4,982.92
944.19
5,927.11
8,429.67
11.955.54
20,385.21
14,106.84
6,278.37
Old Glory 4-H'ers won the TOPS Club Makes
following awards at the Stone- MPWrnnnAr
wall County 4-H Talent Show V1, R , , SeS
At Meeting Here
held in Aspermont Apr. 5:
First (blue ribbons) — Song
by Debbie Jones and Jami
Pierce, Skit by Lynette Meier
and Susan Baldree; Musical
Number — folk dance, by
Kara Jones, Jamie Wolsch,
Leisa Cox, Johnny Barrera,
Jackie Jones, Marcene Bald-
ree, Sherry Rhoads, Allan
Rhodes. This number won the
Junior Overall Award, and
the participants will have a
free trip to 4-H camp.
Second (red ribbon) —
Skit by Doug Vahlenkamp,
Rodney Dunham, Kevin Cox
and Randy Wllks; Pantomime
by Celinda, Carntella and
Doug Vahlenkamp.
Third (white ribbon) —
Poem by Eddie Wolsch.
Some of the 4-H members
have their lcathercraft kits
and have begun work on them.
Apr. 21 is the date for the
Electric Show in Aspermont.
fore this water can be dis-
posed of in any stream, it
must be 100% pure of any
bacteria. This permit will
not be issued by the State
Department until our plant
is brought to the condition
that it will produce this type
of water for disposal. A rep-
resentative of the Texas
Health Department has visit-
ed Out plant a>~d maue recom-
mendations of which the City
has already began to com-
ply with, Mr. Deryl Lawrence
has completed two weeks o£
training on how to operate
and maintain a plant of our
type.
Andersons of Peacock Satur-
day.
Mrs. Dodson is formerly
Pearl Agnew and was raised
at Double Mountain Com-
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. HOrton
of Spur visited her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. v.
A. Galloway Monday. Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Farley, Robert and
William were other visitors.
surrounding
Community
(jlory News |
happy to receive the good
rain. We are saying Thank
God.
Visitors in the home of
Mi*. Settle Wood this week
were her sister, Mrs. Lala
Peacock of Lufcbock; Mrs.
Peacock's son, Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Peacock of Denver,
Colo.; Mrs. Sallie Parker
and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Craft of Aspermont.
Mrs. Maggie Clements has
returned home from visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Nettie
Smith of Sweetwaater.
Mrs. Minnie Myres, Mrs.
Bernice MfcNutt and Mrs.
V. A. Galloway attended the
funeral of Aunt Julia Law-
rence at Jayton this week.
Visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John McNutt
today were Rev. and Mrs.
Gene Farley, Robert and
William, Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Anderson and Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Yarborough.
Visitors in the home Sun-
day of Mr. and Mrs. V. A.
Galloway were Mr. and Mrs.
John Anderson .of Peacock.
We were happy to have
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthews,
Miss Carla Dickerson, Mr,
Joe Kidd and others vsiting
our church today. We had
60 present of 65 enrollment.
Every one is invited to
come worship with us during
our Revival this next week.
Bro. Gene Farley will preach.
Wayland Bingham of Asper-
mont will be our music di-
rector.
Mrs, V. A. Galloway talked
recently to her grandson, Roy
/""'U n mViAm cVlrt VQlCAfl
V/Ijunujv.a.) TTiiuin o «,
He lives in Buffalo, N. Y. They
are still having cold wet
weather.
She also got a call from
California that their oldest
girl, Mrs. Lucille Jenkins, is
in the hospital for a check
up. She asks for prayers for
her.
Mrs. Bettie Rash and Mrs.
Gussie Wolverton took Tom
Rash to the hospital Thurs-
day where lie will undergo
surgery soon. We wish him a
speedy recovery.
We were glad to have Mrs.
Alphtlia North in S. S. and
church Sunday. She's at pre-
sent living at Old Glory.
Mrs. Rosa Rash is kind of
under the weather. She will
be 81 years old Apr. 20. We
wish her a happy birthday.
Mrs. Minnie Myres visited
her son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Gwen Myers, Terri and
Gary Sunday.
Visitors jn the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Pat House Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mea-
dor. Kirk and Bridgett. Also
Mr. and Mrs. Dove Boydstun
and Mr. Clyde Boydstun from
Jayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sharp
from Aspermont, Mr. and
Mrs. Les McCombs and Mr.
and Mrs. Farris Kingfield,
all of Rotan, visited Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Anderson re-
cently.
Wayne Yarborough visited
his parents this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dodson
of Olney visited the John
Funeral Services
Held for Former
Superintendent
Mrs. Etta Couch, 85, a re-
tred school teacher and form-
er superintendent o£ Aspe-
mont School, died about 2 p.
m. Thursday in St. Mark's
Hospital in Lubbock. She had
been in ill health about
five years.
Mrs. Couch was an aunt
Christian Church with Rev.
Dudley Strain officiating.
Burial was in Resthaven Me-
morial Park directed by
Sanders Funeral Home.
Mrs. Couch, taught school
in Italy until 1915 when the
moved to Aupemont, where
she was superintendent of
schools, until 1937. She was
married to D. R Couch of
Lubbock and had made her
home in Lubbock since that
time.
Pal Shearers were Roy Rid.
del m, Ronald Riddel, Ralph
(Riddle Sr., Joe Nlslar, Cot-
ton Thompson find Johnnie
Davis.
rJf Dulnh D fif
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Funeral sendees were
held at 3 p.m. in the Fh-st
Mr. and Mrs. Don Welch
of Wellington, formerly of
Aspermont, are * lents at a
son, Matthew Don, bom at
7 pm. Apr. 15 in Memphis
Memorial Hospital. He weighed
8 lbs. 8 oz. He has a sister,
TjtmgHg 5-
News deadline is noon Tues.
JUST ARRIVED
IN TIME FOR
GRADUATION
MEN AND BOYS'
AND
SHIRTS
WALKING SHORTS
D & B CLEANERS
NATURAL
BOND ELECTION
Question:
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
WILL THE BONDS BE PAID FROM TAXES?
NO. THE BONDS WILL BE PAID SOLELY FROM THE NET REVENUES OF THE GAS
SYSTEM.
WILL THE GAS SYSTEM REDUCE BY FUEL COSTS?
YES. DOMESTIC FUEL BILLS SHOULD BE CUT BY AT LEAST 20%.
WHAT IS THE PROPOSED RATE SCHEDULE?
RATE SCHEDULE
First
Next
Next
Next
Next
Next
Next
Next
Over
1,000 Cubic Feet per month
4,000 Cubic Feet per month
5, 000 Cubic Feet per month
10,000 Cubic Feet per month
30,000 Cubic Feet per month
50,000 Cubic Feet per month
200,000 Cubic Feet per month
200,000 Cubic Feet per month
500,000 Cubic Feet per month
$2.00 (minimum bill)
0.95 per MCF
0.90 per MCF
0.85 per MCF
0.80 per MCF
0.75 per MCF
0.70 per MCF
0.65 per MCF
0.60 per MCF
Co-leader Mrs. Deryl
Lawrence called the meeting
of the Tops Club to order
Apr. 13 in the ho.nemaklng
cottage. There were 17 mem-
bers present with one new
member. Mrs. Alton Parker
was crowned queen for the
week with the most weight
loss.
Mrs. Geo. C. Kenady Jr.
assigned members to groups
Each group had to choose a
model and make a dress for
her out of new papers, using
only pins and scissors. There
were some very interesting
dresses.
Question:
Answer:
Question:
Answer:
Question:
WILL THE GAS SYSTEM SERVE OTHER TOWNS?
YES. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SERVE ALL THE TOWNS UP TO MATADOR
ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION LINES RUNNING EAST AND WEST TO SERVE
AGRICULTURAL USERS.
WHO WILL OPERATE THE SYSTEM?
THE SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATED UNDER CONTRACT BY THE RIMROCK GAS CO.
OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, WHICH WILL ALSO SUPPLY WHOLESALE GAS.
WHAT OTHER ADVANTAGES WILL THE NATURAL GAS SYSTEM BRING TO
ASPERMONT?
Pictures used in the Asper-
mont Star may be picked up
by the owner at the Star
office within two weeks af-
ter publication.
Answer: N0. 1 THE CITY WILL RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE INCOME FROM THE SYS-
TEM THAT CAN BE USED BY THE CITY FOR ANY MUNICIPAL PURPOSE.
NO. 2 AVAILABILITY OF NATURAL GAS WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE CHANCE'S
OF OBTAINING INDUSTRY IN THE AREA.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME AT CITY HALL AND A
REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT YOU.
RIMROCK GAS COMPANY
AMARILLO, TEXAS
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