The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1974 Page: 1 of 6
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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 69 NO. 46
HAMLIN, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, 79520, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1974
PRICE TEN (10) CENTS
ASPERMONT IN . . .
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(September 16, 1954)
Mrs. A. R. Mancille, president,
announces that the local Parent-
Teacher Association will have its
first meeting of the new school year
tonight at 7:30 in the new high school
auditorium.
Beno Herttenberger, who operates
the gin at Old Glory, reports that the
first bale of cotton for the 1954
season was ginned at this gin for J.
J. Bubela, who farms about a mile
and a half south of Old Glory.
County Judge and Mrs. B. A.
Cumbie Sr., have recently returned
from Kensington, Ga., where they
visited their daughter, Mrs. Sam
Paylor, and family. They were
accompanied by their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Cumbie. The Cumbies toured seven
states while away, and report that
they saw lots of beautiful scenery.
The Aspermont Quarterback Club
met in the high school cafeteria last
Monday evening, at which time
plans were made for getting a large
crowd of local boosters to ac-
company the Hornets tomorrow
night to Loraine, when the locals will
play their second game of the 1954
season.
A 6500-foot rotary wildcat is to be
drilled 17 miles northeast of
Aspermont in Stonewall County.
Location is two miles west of the
Kiowa Peak Field. The new wildcat
is Union Oil Company of California
and Great Western Drilling Com-
pany No. 1 Minor Alexander.
TEN YEARS AGO
(September 10, 1964)
Stonewall, Fisher and Kent
Counties will be going together and
having a free barbecue and ribbon
cutting on the completion of high-
ways in these three counties.
Postmaster G. L. Hanke an-
nounced today that Rural Mail
Carriers will begin distributing
patrons on their routes about Sept.
12.
The Freshman Class elected of-
ficers recently. Elected were:
James Branch, president; Jimmy
Parker, vice president; Nathan
Ray, sgt. of arms; Bobbie Wor-
thington, secretary-treasurer and
Brenda Foil, reporter. Room
mothers are Mrs. Booty Hecht, Mrs.
Yvonne Hill, Mrs. Ruby Ray, Mrs.
Doris Branch and Mrs. Doris Hart.
Officers and members of three
Masonic Lodges in this area have
been invited to attend a workshop
which will be held at 8:00 p.m., Sept.
10, in the Spur Lodge Hall.
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Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(September 11, 1924)
The GDenins of school has been
postponed until Monday Sept. the 22.
The Stonewall Baptist Association
met with the Aspermont Church
Tuesday of last week. All the
churches but two were represented.
Mt. Olive and Shinnery Grove
Churches were admitted to the
association. Mr. D. R. Couch of
Aspermont was elected moderator.
He is one of our successful business
men that is always ready to do what
he can in the Lord's work. F. A.
Tippen, pastor of the Aspermont
Baptist Church, was elected
secretary.
In the recent meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union, it was
decided to ask every church in this
association to ship one or more
coops of chickens to Buckner's
Orphan's Home, Dallas, Sept. 16.
YOUR cooperation will be ap-
preciated.
The Baptist Church is beginning
on the new associational years work.
At the present we are working to
make our Senior B.Y.P.U. A-l. The
pastor is teaching the B.Y.P.U
Manual to a good class.
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TO QUANAH FRIDAY—
YEA, HORNETS!—Hornet cheerleaders, with head cheerleader Jamie
Branch at top, have lots of new yells and rountines for the football games.
Other cheerleaders are from left to right bottom row Bonnie McDowell
and Connie Craft; center, Lisa Willingham, Missy Moore, mascot, and
Angie Moore.
Regional Baptist S—day
School Convention Sot
BOB BOONE
. . . receives promotion
Bob Boone
Gets Jayton
WTU Post
Bob Boone, serviceman for
West Texas Utilities Com-
pany in Aspermont for more
than six years, has been
transferred to Jayton and
promoted to local manager.
He replaces Ronald Combs
who has been transferred to
Santa Anna as local
manager.
The announcement was
made today by Russell
Crownover of Stamford,
district manager for WTU's
Stamford District.
Boone joined WTU in
Stamford as a lineman in
1966. He was transferred to
Aspermont in 1968 as a line
serviceman and was later
made serviceman. Before
joining the Company, Boone
worked for L&F Construction
in Stamford as a lineman.
Boone was born and raised
in Stamford, attended the
public schools there and
graduated from Stamford
High School in 1963.
He is a member of the
Aspermont Volunteer Fire
Department and serves as
chaplin.
Boone and his wife, the
former Linda Lindsey, were
married in Avoca in 1963 and
have two children. The
Boones are members of
Central Baptist Church in
Aspermont where he serves
as the young couples training
service teacher.
Date Set for
Pictures Here
The elementary, Junior
High and High School pic-
ture* are to be taken on Sept.
12, 13 of this week.
The Seniors announce that
their group pictures will be
taken at Grave Yard Hill this
year.
The Senior Play is set for
Nov. IS in the junior high
auditorium.
First Baptist Church,
Abilene, will host a Regional
Sunday School Convention,
Sept. 16-17. The convention is
sponsored by the Sunday
School Division of the Baptist
General Convention of Texas,
John T. Sisemore, Director.
Convention general
sessions and specialized
conferences will be keyed to
twin themes; reaching people
for Bible study, Christ, and
church membership; and
teaching the message and
meaning of the Bible. Special
Reach Out emphasis for 1974-
75 will be highlighted.
Inspirational speaker for
the convention will be Rev.
Bill Tisdale, former SBC
missionary to the Philippines
and presently pastor of Casa
View Baptist Church, Dallas.
Team leader and also Adult
conference leader is Hazel
Rodgers, Adult Sunday
School Consultant for the
Texas Baptist Convention.
Conference faculty for the
convention will be persons
who specialize in age-group
work or administration in
Junior Class
Elects Officers
The Junior Class has been
meeting regularly every
Thursday since school
started and have made a
great many important
decisions. They have elected
class officers, roommothers
and booths for the fall
festival.
The officers for the 1974-75
school year are: Bennett
Cook, president; Max Ger-
loff, vice president; Jane
Gaither, secretary; Bonnie
McDowell, treasurer and
Jeannette Wren, reporter.
Their Student Council
representatives are Dennis
Ward and Eva Clay.
Roommothers are: Mrs.
Pat Ward, Mm. Maude Ward,
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Godfrey,
Mrs. McCoy, Mrs. McDowell
and Mrs. Gaither.
Class members chosen for
other honors were : Class
Favorites, Rudy Gomez and
Bonnie McDowell; and Best
Looking, Lee Ward and
Connie Craft.
The Junior Clau booth at
the upcoming Fall Festival
will be a pie throw. They ask
for everyone's support.
Junior Class members plan
to sell magazine sub-
scriptions to raise money for
the Junior-Senior banquet
Special prizes and gifts will
be available with certain
magazines.
their own church and who are
qualified by experience and
training to provide expert
help to persons in attendance.
Conference leaders and
groups are noted: General
Officers, Robert E. Callahan,
Dallas; Adult Teaching,
Hazel Rodgers, Dallas; Adult
Outreach, Robert Graves,
Austin; Youth Leaders,
Dicky Dunn, Richardson;
Children'8 Leaders (1-4), Inez
Webb, Dallas; Children's
Leaders (5-6), Martha
Reynolds, Big Spring;
Preschool Leaders (B-2),
Mary Elizabeth, Headland,
Ft. Worth; Preschool
Leaders (3-5), Mary Ann
Boubel, Weatherford; Cradle
Roll Leaders, Mrs. Lewis
Robinson, Paris.
Local Chairman for the
convention is Bill Wiman,
Working with him in
preparation and promotion
are a number of committees
staffed by local and regional
leaders.
Convention sessions are
slated for 7:00-9:15 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 16 and 9:30-
12:00noon and 7.00-9:15 p.m.
on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Persons desiring additional
information may contact the
local chairman, area
Missionary, T. O. Upshaw,
Box 309, Stamford, phone 773-
2462 or the Sunday School
Division, 406 Baptist
Building, Dallas, Texas 75201.
Junior Varsity
Downs Hamlin
Freshmen, 20-0
The Hornets Junior Varsity
defeated Hamlin Freshmen
here Thursday 20-0. The
Hornets were leading 14-0 at
the half led by hard running
from Max Gerfoff and Kevin
Shadle. The remaining score
came in the fourth quarter by
Clint Cook. One conversion
was run by Gerloff for the
total of 20 points of the JV's.
The JV's received extra
yardage on several outside
scrambles by wingback
Domingo Castanada, who led
the JV's in rushing yardage.
The backs were finding large
holes behind fine blocking
from linemen Brad Dubert,
Steve Yarborough and Jerry
Selter.
The JV defense held
Hamlin scoreless behind
linebackers Shadle and
Gerloff along with tough
middle defense by Ollle
Fitzgerald and Rubin Floras
The JV's will host Jayton
here at ® a.m. Saturday.
Hornets Take Opening
Win Over Bobcats, 27-0
The ball really began to
snap for the Aspermont
Hornets during the second
quarter here Friday night
against the Rule Bobcats.
Playing a brilliant defense
but leading only 6-0 midway
in the third quarter, the
Hornets' offensive squad
came to life and made a 27-0
thrashing over the Rule
Bobcats.
It was sweet revenge for
the Hornets, who lost the 1973
opener to Rule.
Coach Phil Petty got fine
execution from his front eight
on defense. They held the
Bobcats to only 55 total yards
and forced 11 punts.
Linebackers Joe Fincher
and Leland Workman, ends
Ira Harris and Ray Radcliff,
tackles Eugene Johnson and
Ronnie Lackey and guards
Victor Pena and Mike
English formed the Asper-
mont defensive forward wall.
Without the quarterbacking
of Ray Dodson and the
running of Leland Workman
the victory could not have
come about. They combined
for all three of Aspermonts
second-half touchdowns, with
Workman leading Aspermont
rushers with 51 yards on 15
carries.
The coaches were ex-
tremely pleased with the
progress made by the team
thus far. They feel that the
actual game experience will
benefit several unex-
perienced players plus some
that have changed positions.
The Aspermont Hornets
will appreciate a large
following to Quanah to back
the team. Kick-off time will
be 8:00 at the Quanah
Stadium.
HORNET VARSITY PLAYERS—The out-
standing players of the Hornet Varsity football
team were, from left, Ira Gene Harris, Clifton
Kolb, both senior two-year lettermen, and
Blane Hight, a senior three-year letterman.
NEWS FROM
Around Town
By MRS. BROOKS ELLISON
989-3358
Class Names
Favorites
The Freshman Class met
Thursday to elect class
favorites Those elected were
Jana McNutt and Steven
Godfrey.
Rhonda Woods and Eddie
Ellison were elected as The
Best Looking Boy and Girl
Freshman Class room
mothers elected were Mrs.
Patton, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Ellison and Mrs.
Ward _
Sets Meeting
There will be a Stonewall
County Livestock Association
meeting Monday, Sept. 16, at
8 p.m. in the Ag. building.
All parents of children
going to show an animal in
the show should attend this
meeting.
Dr. and Mrs. Dewey
Railsback of Waco and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Snailum of
Abilene were weekend
visitors in home of their
mother, Mrs. Ray Hahn.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy B.
Goodloe of Lubbock were last
Junior High
Drops Games
With Hamlin
The Aspermont Jr. High
opened their season against
the Hamlin Mighty Mice,
Thursday nijlht.
Hamlin defeated the
Stinger seventh grade 8-0.
This was the seventh graders
first regular season football
game and they made a good
showing.
The eighth grade lost their
game 16 to 6. The Stingers
drew first blood in the first
quarter with a one yard
plunge by David Dickerson,
the point after failed
Hamlin scored the next wo
times they had the ball in the
second quarter The second
half was dominated by the
defense
The local teams will host
Jayton here today (Thurs-
day) with the first game at 5
weekend visitors in home of
Mrs. Goodloe's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Dalby.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Lawrence of Dallas were
weekend visitors in home of
his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Ewell Lawrence.
Mrs. J. L. Chenault and
sister Mrs. Ruby Lewis
visited relatives in Haskell
last week.
Mrs. Mattie Coplen is a
patient in West Texas
Hospital in Abilene. Her
daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Baker
of Amarillo, is with her.
Mrs. Lyndel Ellison had
surgery in the Saint Edward
Hospital in Ft. Smith, Ark.
She is a daughter-in-law of
Mrs. Brooks Ellison.
Mr and Mrs. Clay
Douglass are visiting in
Houston in the home of their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Gann
Mrs. Jim Moore of Post is
visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Riddle.
Visiting in the home of the
M. L. Bilberrys were their
grandchilren Kay Whitman
of Snyder, Mark and Ray
Whitman of Abilene. Their
friends were Bob Halcom of
Roby and Nancy Clouse of
Caps
RECEIVING CHECK—Mrs. M. J. Jeter, left, is presenting a check which
made it possible for these three members of the outreach program to
attend Camp Roadrunner at Camp Butman during the summer. Money
was provided by the FHA Hike Bike, Lion's Club and Phoenix Club. Those
who attended the camp are Pauline (Sissy) Jacobs, Cora Lucus and
Marie Moore.
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Craig, Darrell. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1974, newspaper, September 12, 1974; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128278/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.