The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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ASPERMONT. TEXj
full observance of National Mu-
sVeek, May 3-9 is being carried
in most every city and town,
iy musical programs, including
certs, cantatas, operettas, min-
recitals and other kinds of
steal entertainment, will be
Pi
ited by music lovers• American
ic is being largely featured, the
onal anthem, "The Star Spangled
er" being included in every
gram. In the T.C.U. Stadium
rday night, Charles Wakefield
dm an, American composer,, will
ect the presentation of his own
imposition, an operatic cantata,
he Sunset Trail."
Sheriff W, B. Bingham and Depu-
sheriff T.F. Vaughan of Peacock
last Wednesday for El Centre,
ifomia to return a prisoner to
permont.
The officers traveled overland
rough four states, Texas, New
exico, Arizona and California.
The round trip covered a period
five days and 2,438 miles.
FWENTY YEARS AGO
[ay 10, 1971)
mm
P W. W. Douglass announced on
Wednesday that they are putting the
nishing touches on their new cafe
ind plan to open Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass have
' Spared no expense or trouble to
Snake this one of the nicest and best
©quipped cafes in West Texas.
Members of the Senior class ac-
companied by their sponsors Supt.
R. W. Johnson and Mrs. John P.
Ward are spending this week in
Saltillo and Monterrey, Old Mexico
on their annual trip. They will ar-
e home Sunday evening.
Light showers fell in the Asper-
mont area Monday night the total
rainfall amounting to 18 hundredths
ill -
1 of an inch.
HERALDING THE FFA RODEO — Members of the Aspermont Future
Farmers of America Chapter are inviting everyone to attend the fifth
annual Rodeo to be held Friday and Saturday. Pictured from left are,
with banner, Randy Suggs and Jerry Robertson; on horseback, Harriet
Martin, Jan Yarborough and Guy Walker.
200 Contestants Expected For
FFA Rodeo Friday, Saturday
Fifteen Stonewall County
4-H'ers entered the District
Contest Saturday at Wichi-
ta Falls. The 4-H'ers picked
two first' which was 99 and
100 First Places in the last
14 years of 4-H work in Stone-
wall County. No other county
has won this many first places
in the last 20 years of 4-H
competition in the District
Contest.
Placing first. was Junior
Land Judging, which scored
53 points higher than senior
teams in this contest. Team
members were: Lee Ward,
James Swink, Mike Nauert
and Terry Hennig. Hennig
was h'Sh point individual over
all junior and senior contest-
ants.
Other winners were: Mike
Hinze, second in Senior
Public Speaking. Placing
third were Mark Cox, Junior
Public Speaking and Guy
Walker, Tractor Driving.
Fourth Places wet to Susan
Baldrce, Public Speaking;
Senior Quarter Horse Judging
Team, Harriett Martin, Jan
Yarborough and Bill Morrow.
Placing ninth was Junior
Quarter Hor.so Judging Team,
Renee and Jan Hawkins,
Steve Yarborough and Judy
Pittcock.
Parents accompanying con-
testants were: Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. John-
ny Pittcock, Mrs. Bo Hawk-
ins Sr., Mrs. Brone Hawkins,
Mrs. Oren Baldree, Mrs.
George Rhoads, Mrs. Eddie
Jones, Mr. Wayne Yarborough
and Truette Hennig, County
Agent.
As we go to press Wednesday af-
ternoon it is sprinkling rain.
Last week the Mason Bros. Chev-
rolet observed the First anniversary
I of the opening of their automobile
J business in Aspermont.
Their sales have been high and
they have been listed as the top
dealer in this area for a town this
size.
A huge barbecue in celebration of
the new oil discovery wells to the
north and south of Aspermont, is now
being planned jointly by the Asper-
mont Lions club and the oilmen of
the community.
A full set of committees are out
making preparations and it is to be
a gala affair.
Plans are to invite Governor
Allan Shivers to make the principal
address.
Watch the papers for more de-
details.
TEN YEARS AGO
H (May 11, 1961)
Sixteen members of the 1961 gra-
lating class of Aspermont High
shool will observe their baccaluar-
ite exercises on Sunday May 14th,
8:00 P.M., in the high school
iditorium.
The annual Stonewall County 4-H
sultry Show will be held at the 4-H
irn in Aspermont, Saturday, May
13th.
Anyone interested in buying either
roosters or pullets, contact the
county agent.
According to information re-
leased by W. H. Eason, office man-
ager of the Stonewall County ASC,
aerial spraying of mesquite will
start in this county on May 15th. Any
farmer or rancher interested in the
spraying practice, and who intends
to use this practice, must make his
application before the practice is
started.
Local Girls Capture Regional
Track Title At Jayton Meet
The Aspermont girls track
team went to Jayton Apr.
29 where they won Regional.
There were 48 schools par-
ticipatnig.
They scored 63 points to
their nearest rival, Spur with
56 points.
High jump — Dana Hight
4'10".
Tiple Jump — Dana Hight
33'9 3/4".
Long Jump — Brenda
Rimes 16'^".
440 Relay — Aspermont
52.5 — Vickie Jackson, Bren-
da Rimes, Anita Munoz, Dana
Hight.
220 Dash — Brenda Rimes
26.4
Hurdles
placed fifth
880 Relay -
son, Cynthia
Local Scouts Make Trip
To Carlsbad Caverns
The Aspermont Boy Scouts
spent the weekend at Carls-
bad Cavi rns at Carlsbad, N.
Mex. Members of the troop
met Friday at Scoutmaster
Carl Barton's for the week-
end outing. Trying to leave
by 4 p.m., they finally fot
away about 5:30.
Eleven Scouts and five
adults made the trip in two
cars and one pickup.
Their first stop was a road-
side park l>etween Seminole
and Hobbs, N. Mex., near the
Texas-New Mexico line. Here
they set up camp for the
night. After supper the boys
had a very enjoyable time
playing games. They were up
before sunrise the next morn-
ing. The group arrived at the
Caverns in time for the 10
a.m. walk tour. They enjoyed
lunch in the Caverns dining
Annual Girls Fair
Set- for Saturday
The 14th Annual Fair will
be held at the Aspermont
Home Eco. Lab Saturday,
May 8 at 9 a.m. under the
supervision of Opal Jones
and Truette Hennig.
All contestants should lab-
el their entry and bring their
entry sheet.
The contest is open to all
4-H and FHA Girls in the
county and will be judged by
Home Demonstartion Agents,
Alice Ballinger of Roby and
Barbara Elliott of HaskelL
room. Upon completion of the
tour of the Caverns the boys
visited White City Museum.
Their next stop was "Rat-
tlesnake Gulch," where they
camped for the night. After a
swim in Rattlesnake Spring
the boys had a steak supper.
Alter a big breakfast Sun-
day morning the boys con-
ducted their own church ser-
vices.
About 11 o'clock the boys
reluctantly crawlcd back In-
to the cars for the long trip
home.
They stopped at Carlsbad
Air Terminal to visit the home
of the Confederate Air Force
whore they saw several air-
craft from World War II of
the U. S„ Germany and Japan.
The group arrived home
about 6:30.
Those who made the trip
were Scoutmaster Carl Bar-
ton, Scouts Danny Dowdower,
Joe Kenady, Teddy Ward, Tom
Jameson, Randy Graham, Don
Wayne Jones, Mike Rimes,
Clint Cook, Brett Hight, Ira
Gene Harris, and Dwayne
Pittcock. Also troop commit-
tee men Alvin Graham, Bill
Jones, Geo. Kenady and Bill
Martin.
Dana Hight
- Vickie Jack-
Parker, Dana
Hight, Anita Munoz. Time:
1:52.2. Ties record for Trent
in 1969. Placed first.
880 Run — Carolyn Ward, 5.
The girls track team went
to San Angelo fo the Blur-
bonne tt Bell Relays Saturday,
May 1.
Results were:
Dana Hight 1. 80 meter
hurdles, 12.2: 2. Broad Jump,
16'53. Triple Jump, 32'.
10": 4. High Jump, 4'8".
Brenda Rimes 3. Broad
Jump, 16'Vi"; 2. 220 Dash,
26.1.
Vickie Jackson 2. Shot put,
32'; 4. Discus, 93'2 1/4".
The Aspermont girls also
placed fifth in the 440 relay
with 52.4; 880 Relay, 5. 1.50.2
Young H-makers
To Meet Tonight
The Young Homemakers
will have their regular meet-
ing Thursday (today) at 7:30
in the Home Economics cot-
tage.
Mrs. Bobbie Jo Furlow
from O'Donnell, will be a
guest.
She is president of the
O'Donnell Chapter.
Mr. and Mrs. Furlow are
visitors in the Charles Kir-
patrick home.
■WEATHER—
Temperatures for the week
of April 27 to May 3:
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Linda Parker celebrated
4-27
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60
her eighth birthday Apr. 28,
4-28
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at her home. There were 27
4-29
76
55
friends present. Games were
4-30
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played, refreshments were
5-1
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served and gifts were opened.
5-2
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55
Gas Revenue Bond
Election Saturday
Resident qualified nroters
of Aspermont will decide
here Saturday. May 8, if they
want the City of Aspermont
to issue $2,300,000 in revenue
bonds for the purpose of ac-
quiring and constructing a
horurol iTac niwi Tvir ilf lATi «vs-
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tem for Aspermont.
The election will be held in
the City Hall from 8 a.m.
until 1 m
* tr
The ballots will read:
"For the issuance of Natural
Gas Revenue Bonds secured
by a pledge of the net revenues
of the Natural Gas System."
"Against the issuance of
Natural Gas Revenue Bonds
secured by a pledge of the
net revenues of the Natural
Gas System."
The system, if approved by
the voters, would be operated
under contract by the Rim-
rock Gas Co. of Amarillo and
would serve all of the towns
up to Matador along with
transmission lines running
east and west to serve agri-
cultural users.
The revenue bonds, if pass-
ed by the resident qualified
voterg in Aspermont, would
be paid for solely from the
net revenues of the gas sys-
tem and would not increase
city taxes in anyway, ac-
cording to a spokesman for
Rimrock Gas Co.
The cost of operation and
maintenance of the system
and the principal of and in-
terest on the 40-year revenue
bonds would be paid solely
from the revenues derived by
the city from the operation
of the system. The bonds
would be secured by and
payable frm a first lein on
and pledge of the net revenues
of the City's natural gas
system.
Tftie city Of Aspermont
would receive a portion of
the income from the system
which can be used by the city
for any municipal purpose ac-
cording to Information fur-
nished by the company which
will operate the system. TSiey
also claim Chat domestic fuel
bills would be reduced by at
teast
The rate scheduled pre-
sented by the company calls
for a $2.00 minimum for the
first 1000 cubic feet of gas
per month and 96c per 1000
for the next 4,000 feet and
going as low as 60c per 1000
Teacher Retirement Policy
Set By School Board Here
The Aspermont School
Board in a recent meeting
voted to set retirement for
teachers at 65 years of age.
This wili pertain to teach-
ers who will be 65 before his
or her contract btgins.
The board also voted to
hire the following teachers,
subject to assignment, for the
1971-72 school year: Mmes.
Willie Dippel, Dorothy Mc-
Means, Belle Boyles, Ann
Bounds, Frances Davis, Mar~
gart Poore, Rena McGough,
Elva Lee Walker, Joy Jame-
son, Ina Kennedy, Cordellia
Marrs, Opal Jones, Margie
Lott, George Anna Robinson,
Dorothy Rogers and Miss
Judith White, men teachers
hired were Kirby Priest, Jer-
ry Allen, Steve Cochran, Char,
les Kirkpatrick, Jerald Me-
Canlies, Davil Wilson and
Charles Hearn.
Mr. W. C. Robinson, Super-
intendent is working on a
three year contract, which
was signed last year. Mr.
Burl Jameson, High School
principal and head coach
Geo. Boynton are working
on a two year contract
signed last year. Mr. Joe
Searcy, Elementary principal
was serving a one year con-
tract. He was given another
one year contract.
Christmas Seal MobileUnit
Due In Aspermont Tuesday
The Christmas Seal Mobile
Unit will be in Aspermont
Tuesday, May 11 at the
Courthouse, according to the
Texas Tuberculosis and Res-
piratory Disease Association.
The unit will be sponsored in
Asperrnun.i by the Lions Club.
The unit will be in operation
from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Last year 103 chest x-rays
were made here with a total
Stonewall County 4-H'ers
Mark 100th District Win
Over 200 contestants from
over 40 different schools
have entered the 6th Annual
Aspermont FFA Rodeo.
Rodeo stock will be furnish-
ed by Dellbert Wise from
Stephenville. Mr. Wise has
been in the stock business for
several years and will bring
top horses and bulls for the
rodeo.
Announcer will be James
Merrill Green
To Speak Here At
All-Sports Banquet-
Merriii Green, head foot-
all coach at Cooper High
School, Abilene, will be the
guest speaker for the All
Sports Banquet to be held
Thursday, May 13, at 8 p.m.
in the school cafeteria.
The banquet to honor all
boys ad girls who participate
in sports is sponsored by the
Hornet Booster Club,
The 1971 captains will be
announced.
Parents are invited to at-
tend. Their tickets are $2.50
each and reservations need
to be made with Coach George
Boynton by Friday, May 7.
Powell from the Haskell
Livestock Auction. Donnie
Fitts of Jayton will be rodeo
clown-
A barbeque is planned for
6 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
This will take place between
the afternoon and night per-
formances and will be at the
rodeo arena. The menu will
include barbeque beef, pork,
venison and hot links and all
the trimmings.
Events to be featured are:
bull riding, hardback riding,
calf roping, ribbon roping,
girls barrel race, girls pole
bending, wild cow milking,
flag race, girls goat sacking
and sled race.
Entries were closed Wednes-
day, May 5.
This year's FFA rodeo pro-
mises to be the largest and
best rodeo ever, according to
Steve Cochran, advisor.
Everyone is invited to come
to the rodeo and barbeque.
of eight suspected abnormali-
ties found.
The association bears the
cost of having the film read
and reported to each person
in the survey. There is a fee
of $150 for the film and de-
veloping. A post card is mailed
to those having a normal
chest film. The ones who
have an abnormal reading are
notified by a first-class letter
which urges them to contact
their private physician, or
the local health officer for
further examination.
Everyone is urged to keep
the card with the number of
his x-ray film and the date
taken. These films are stored
at the office of the associ-
ation, and can be valuable
for comparison purposes if
some trouble developes in
later years.
Children under twelve years
of age are too small to be x-
rayed on this type unit, but
every adult is urged to take
advantage of these health
surveys.
David Moore Places
Fourth At State
In Number Sense
David Moore, who won
first in Numer Sense at reg-
ional in Lubbock Apr. 24,
participated in the University
Interscholastic League in
Austin Saturday and placed
fourth.
Others placing were Cindy
Stark of Cedar Hill, first:
Homer Metcalf of Bickvill,
second; Leona Scheel of
Marion third. David was ac-
companied to Austin by Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Robinson.
Young Farmers
To Meet Tonight
Rattlesnakes will be the
topic for Young Fanners
Thursday (today) at 8 p.m.
during the regular meeting.
The program will be a dis-
cussion of rattlesnakes, their
habits and how to catch them.
All persons interested in
this program are urged to at-
tend.
The meeting will be held
in the Vocational Agricul-
ture building at Aspermont.
Secretary J. M. Allan
would like to remind all
regular members that the
door prize has not been won
for the last three months.
Pee Wee League practice
starts June 1st at 5:30 p.m.
for 7-8-9 year olds. All play-
ers must be 7 before July 31.
Methodist Church
Observes Christian
Family Week
Sunday, May 2. began
Christian Family Week in
the First United Methodist
Church. It began with the
young people and children
taking part in the Sunday
church worship service.
Call to worship was by
Dennis Ward; responsive
reading, Roy McJSwen;
special music, Carta Martin,
Patti McAnally, Vickie Ab-
ernathy, and the children's
class.
Carolyn Ward led the MYF
benediction.
Response wa8 given by
Dennis Ward.
Wednesday night was cele-
brated with a covered dish
supper. The week will end
Sunday May 9, Mother's
Day.
Everyone is invited to cele-
brate Family week in the
Cb troh.
Ms. Alton Parker Jr. and
children, attended the Stand-
land reunion at Lufkin from
Apr. 23 until Apr. 25. They
also visited Mrs. Parker'*
father and sister at Naoog-
doches. They accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Parker of
Clairmont.
Weekend events should be
reported to the Star by nocp
Monday.
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Foil, Mrs. Roger. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1971, newspaper, May 6, 1971; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128106/m1/1/?q=%22Bob%20Craig%22: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.