The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1974 Page: 1 of 4
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ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAYS, JULY 4 and 11, 1974
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN
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Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(July 3, 1924)
On account of the continuous
irrigating during this dry weather
some of our citizens off of the main
re finding it almost impossible
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to get any water. Therefore it is
ordered by the City Council that
until further notice water will be
allowed for irrigating, or watering
gardens and iawns only from 4:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day. We are
placing an inspector on duty with
positive instructions to cut off
anyone violating the above. The City
Council regrets the necessity of
taking this step but the extreme dry
weather and a disposition on the part
of some to waste water have created
an emergency making it necessary.
The City Council.
A. A. Annis, Mayor.
The City Council wishes to im-
press on the people the importance
of enforcing the above water
regulation as it is the only way
possible for all of us to have water.
Anyone knowing of a violation of this
order will confer a favor by
reporting to the City Council.
A. A. Annis, Mayor.
Sixteen Camp Fire Girls had a
general good time at a slumber
party at the club rooms last Friday
night. Some did not slumber during
the whole night and were up and
dressed at five in the morning.
Everybody was ready to do justice
to the good breakfast which was
cooked and served from the Camp
f( v *"?ire Kitchen.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(July 8, 1954)
Prior to, during and since the
Fourth of July weekend, the ex-
ploding of fireworks within the city
limits of Aspermont has been much
in evidence. One case of injury, that
to a small girl, has been reported. It
would seem that someone threw the
firecracker in her yard, and it ex-
ploded, with injury sustained by the
young miss.
We have asked to warn those who
would sell fireworks or explode the
same, within the city limits, that an
ordinance prohibiting the same is on
file at the city hall and the same will
be rigidly enforced.
This is to serve notice that anyone
violating said city statute will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law.
The Aspermont team which plays
Softball, lost a close hardball game
to Munday, last Saturday night, in
Munday. The score was 8 to 7.
The team will play its last Softball
game tonight when they play
Grassland. The local team will finish
the summer by playing hard ball.
The reason for this is that Softball
games are hard to find.
TEN YEARS AGO
(July 2, 1964)
Chapel Homecoming was enjoyed by
a large crowd. We had with us two
granddaughters of the late Billie
Johnson, a Methodist preacher, that
the Johnson Chapel Community was
named. They gave us some details of
the early settlement and where the
dugout was that the Johnsons lived
in.
Mrs. Mureene Johnson gave a
jug to the one that owned the land
where the dugout was, in honor of
ho* late grandfather. The jug went
to M. L. Jones.
We who look upon our community
cannot help but stand in admiration
of all the older men and women who
worked so hard, whose names few
any longer recognize, but laid
everything they had upon the
foundation of Johnson Chapel
Community.
Our oldest one there was Mrs.
Dishman of Merkel, Texas. We were
proud to have several Senior
Citizens with us again this year and
hope to see you again next year.
RODEO RESULTS-
parade winner—Terri Myers, left, and Eva Clay, right, rode the
winning float in Thursday's rodeo parade. The float was sponsored by the
Aspermont Lions Club. Miss Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B.
Myers, is the club's senior sweetheart. Miss Clay, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Joe Speck, is the junior sweetheart.
friendship quilters—The Phoenix Club's "Friendship Quilters"
won second place in the rodeo parade Thursday. Pictured, from left to
right, are Mrs. M. C. Myers, Mrs. Ray Rice, Mrs. Raymond Dalton, Mrs.
Wesley Robbins and Mrs. Roy Herttenberger. In the center of the float is
Eddie Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson of Albuquerque, N. M., a
cousin of Mrs. Herttenberger. Riding with the float but not pictured, were
Mr. Marchel Naueft, Mrs. Charles Schwertner, Janey Schwertner,
Raylene, Ranelle and Revah Rice, Stacey Posey and Mr. Herttenberger.
Family Planning Center
Plans 2 Clinics In July
Two clinics are being
planned at the Family
Planning Center, 600 E.
McHarg, Stamford, for the
month of July. There will be
an adult clinic and a teen
clinic to be scheduled after
July 15.
The center offers a wide
variety of services through
its recently remodeled
facility in the Carnegie
Library Building.
Heading the center, which
is sponsored by the Com-
munity Action Program
(CAP) and funded by the
Department of Housing,
Education and Welfare
(HEW), is Anita Goodrich,
Two Break-ins
Reported Here
Over Weekend
Two burgluries were
reported this weekend, ac-
cording to Stonewall County
Sheriff Marvin Crawford.
Hie McNutt Truck Stop,
owned by Cammie McNutt.
was broken into Friday night.
Reported stolen Saturday
morning were a television,
$2.00 in nickels, a case of
motor oil and six cans of STP.
Also on Friday night the
home of Mrs. Fred D.
Morgan near the Stonewall
county line toward
Stamford was burglarized. A
24" '71 or '72 model color
television, a portable black
and white television, and a
three-foot red and white
Teddy bear were reported
stolen Saturday. A large
minor was broken during the
robbery.
outreach worker.
The center is designed to
provide information and
education in regards to
family planning for persons
in Jones, Stonewall, Haskell,
Knox and Kent counties.
Mrs. Goodrich said that the
center is open three days a
week, Monday through
Wednesday, but may be open
more later as the need in-
creases. Office hours are 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Wednesday. On
Thursdays and Fridays, Mrs.
Goodrich is busy with
outreach work, contacting
persons interested in services
offered by the center and
following up on persons who
have visited the center.
Peacock Sets
Homecoming
Hie Peacock homecoming
will be held Sunday, July 14,
at the Peacock Community
Building.
A catered lunch will be
served at 1 p.m. Tickets are
52.40 per plate
Swim Party
Set July 10
Stonewall County 4-H'ers
and their parents will have a
swimming party and a
watermelon supper Wed
ncsday, July 10
Swimming at the Asper
mont Swimming Pool will
start at 5:00 pm The
watermelon supper will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
Trophies Presented to
Parade Winners Here
Shane Criawell, son of Mr
and Mrs. Donnie Criawell of
Clyde, was awarded a trophy
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102 Attend
Johnson Chapel
Reunion Sunday
The Johnson Chapel
Reunion held Sunday was
attended by 102 persons. A
basket dinner was served.
"Good old toetapping
country western" music was
played by Dean Clark, Gerald
Weaver, Pat Anderson, Jim
Anderson, Milton Weaver,
Danny Weaver and Mrs. R.
M. Weaver.
Mrs. Bobby Clark and
children of Morgantown, Ky.,
traveled the farthest
distance. Mrs. Mattie Coplen
was the oldest lady present.
Mark Luttrall was the oldest
man. Kelly Weaver of Rotan
was the youngest child.
Two former school
teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
chie Acker of New Deal, were
present. They taught school
at Johnson Chapel for seven
years. Pat Anderson, a
former pastor at Johnson
Chapel, and his wife, Joyce,
and children. Kip. Kim and
Gregory of Houston were also
in attendance
Others present were from
Waco, Canyon, Lubbock.
Guthrie, Ft. Bliss, Ft Worth,
Sudan, Granbury, Brown-
wood and one from
California.
Officers elected for the next
year are president, Wayne
Swink; vice president.
Vernon Jones; secretary,
Jewell Roddy; assistant
secretary, Juanita Powers;
directors. Sam Cochran,
Windy Jones and Earl
Roddy; publicity committee,
Netta Cochran and Edie Belle
Lee. entertainment com-
mittee, Jim Anderson,
Gerald Weaver and Dean
Clark
unassisted horseback rider in
the rodeo parade Thursday.
He is the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Lee.
Lorean Trammell was the
oldest horseback rider in the
parade and was also awarded
a trophy.
The Lions Club's float,
ridden by Terri Myers,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
B. Myers, and Eva Cloy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Joe Speck, was the first
place winner in the float
division. The Phoenix Club
won second place with their
"Friendship Quilters" float.
Holiday Flower and Gift Shop
won third place in the float
division.
Trophies were awarded in
the Sheriff's Posse division of
the parade. Winning first
place was the Fisher County
Sheriff's Posse. Second and
third places went to the Roby
Rough riders and the Knox
County Sheriff's Posse,
respectively.
The nineteenth annual
Stonewall County Rodeo
Association's amateur rodeo
concluded its three-day run
Saturday night. Final results
of the rodeo were as follows:
Bareback—1. Gerald
Hassloff, 63; 2. Bob Wilfong,
61; 3. Bobby Biddy, 59; 4.
Karl Kenner, 55.
Saddle Bronc—1. Ben
Rogers, 59; 2. Monty Jones,
57; 3. (tie) Jud Sims and Bob
Wilfong, 56.
Bull Riding—1. Wayne
Higgins, 66; 2. Robert
Growell, 63; 3. Rusty Morris,
56; 4. (tie) Allen Gathings
and Leroy Brewer, 54.
Calf Roping—1. Phil
Longacre, 9.7; 2. (three-way
tie) Pat Shelton, Ronnie
Kester and Tommy Wilson,
9.9; 5. Gary Woodall, 1C.8; 6.
Gary Rowland, H.2.
Old Man's Calf Roping—1.
Bill Guest, 18.4; 2. Fred
Dalby, 19.2
Team Roping—1. Terry
Maul din-Truman Maul din,
8.7; 2. Phil Longacre-Bill
Harrison, 9.4; 3. Sid Price-
Tom Price, 10,2; 4. Phil
Harrison-Bill Harrison, 10.5;
5. Bob Johnson-Buddy
Ingram, 10.7.
Sharon Stuck won the
senior division barrel race
Thursday and Saturday
nights. Mary Guy won the
senior division Friday night.
Melody Walker won the
junior division barrel race all
three nights.
Services Held
Monday for
Mrs. Prichard
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p.m. in the First
Baptist Church for Mrs. G. D
(Clodell) Prichard. The Rev
Clyde Cook of San Angelo
officiated Burial was under
the direction of McCoy
Funeral Home.
Mrs Prichard, 48, died
Thursday in West Texas
Medical Center in Abilene.
She married Mr. Prichard
March 25, 1944, in Big Spring
She was city secretary of
Aspermont for several years
and was a member of the
First Baptist Church
Survivors are her husband;
one son, Rickie Lynn of
Lubbock; one daughter,
Vickie of Aspermont. one
brother, R D Ragsdale of
Odessa. and her father, E. F.
Ragsdale of Odessa.
Pallbearers were James
Suggs, Harold McNutt,
Michael Sanford, Res
Diliard. James Branch and
Oscar Dickerson.
Honorary pallbearers were
.1 J Mines and Deryl
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third place winner—Mrs. Clyde (Rita)
Trammell drove the Holiday Flower and Gift
Shop's entry in the Thursday parade. The
rainbow and flower display was awarded third
place.
No Paper Next Week
There will not be a Star next week, ac-
cording to Managing Editor Darrell Craig. In
making the announcement he said that this
week's issue has been combined with next
week's in order to give the staff of the Star a
vacation.
The Star office will be closed Thursday,
July 4 and will re-open Monday, July 15.
Anyone having news stories for the July 18
issue is urged to either mail them to the
Drawer B or bring them to the office on
Monday, July 15.
Three to Attend Camp
Roadrunner From Here
Three campers from
Aspermont are eligible to
attend Camp Roadrunner,
July 13-20, a residential
summer camp for mentally
retarded persons. Chosen to
attend are Cora Lucas.
Pauline Jacobs and Marie
Moore.
These campers will join
others from a 30-county area
of Central Texas at But man
Methodist Church En-
campment 30 miles south-
west of Abilene and 15 miles
south of Merkel.
Mrs. Jaylon Fincannon of
Austin, formerly of Hamlin,
will be camp director. She
and her husband initiated the
Couple Get
Probation for
Car Theft
Jewell Twilley and Donald
Brawley have been tried and
convicted in two courts on
charges of car theft, ac-
cording to Stonewall County
Sheriff's Department
The pair reportedly took a
county truck from Swenson
about 11:00a.m. on June 15. It
was reported stolen at noon.
The couple took the truck to
Paducah where they parked
the truck behind a school
building and then stole a car
The two were picked up in the
car within two hours by the
Stonewall Copunty Sheriff's
department as they headed
back toward Aspermont.
Trial was held June 21 in
Stonewall County and the
pair received five-year
probated sentences. They
were then taken to Paducah
to stand trial on June 25. They
received five-year probated
sentences to run concurrently
with the earlier sentences.
Brawley, who was serving
in the U. S. Army, was sent
back to the Army to face
court-martial.
The Governor's Committee
on Aging approved $688,000
in grants ana ratified earlier
action taken at meetings held
without adequate notice last
December and March.
camp program seven years
ago.
Camp Roadrunner is
financed through a camp fee
of $50.00 per camper. Money
for one camper was raised by
the Aspermont High School
Future Homemakers of
America in their Hike-Bike
program this spring. Hie
Phoenix and Lions clubs are
providing funds for one of the
camp fees. Donations will be
needed for the third camp
fee.
Donations may be given to
Mrs. Ted (Shirley)Freeman
weekday afternoons at the
First United Methodist
Church.
Mrs Tommy (Rhonda)
Leek will be attending the
camp as a counselor from
this area.
Camp Roadrunner is
planned for retarded persons,
12 years and over of any race,
to spend a week being happy
and carefree, helping each
other and learning new skills.
It is designed, not only to
provide recreation, but also
to demonstrate that the
retarded can learn to use
their time constructively.
The campers will have an
opportunity to live away from
home and to share in camp-
ing programs designed and
administered just for them.
The camp program is
designed to offer each
camper an opportunity to
develop natural talents and
skills. A complete program of
camping and outdoor ex-
ploration will be managed by
a specially trained staff and
counselors. The program will
include arts and crafts,
games, sports, campcraft,
field trips, hikes, swimming,
story telling and music The
campers will share the
pleasures and responsibilities
of camp life and will discover
the value of good friendships
with persons their own age.
A registered nurse will be
on duty at all times and there
will be at least (me staff
member for each five
campers. Accommodations
will be available for ap-
proximately too campers.
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Craig, Darrell. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1974, newspaper, July 4, 1974; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128269/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.