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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 78, NO. 10
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79520, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1976
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ASPERMONT IN...
Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(December 24, 1925)
The town of Rochester has had
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Dec. 12, the Farmers Gin burned,
stating iosses at $30,000. On iast
Saturday three other buildings
were destroyed by fire. We un-
derstand that Knox City and
Haskell fire departments rendered
assistance that kept almost the
entire business section from being
destroyed. The wind was blowing
terribly and an old time sandstorm
was much in evidence, and this
made the work of extinguishing fire
a hazardous job.
Miss Bessie Larcher will be at
the Methodist Church, Wednesday
night, Dec. 30. Miss Larcher is the
organizer and manager of the
concert company bearing her
name which will appear on our
Lyceum course. As a reader of
plays, she occupies a high place in
ihe dramatic world, ohe also plays
the clarinet, drums and traps, and
hers is no small part of the com-
pany's program, though of course
she is ably supported by Miss
Beatrice Smith, pianist and ac-
cordionist, and Miss Ellen Foster,
violinist.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gibson of
Whitney, Calif., were making pop
calls on old friends in Aspermont
Friday of last week. They had
visited Mr. Gibson's mother in
Sagerton and were on their way to
visit Mrs. Gibson's parents near
Plainview.
Mr. and Mrs. Reece Ward of
Swenson are spending the holidays
in New York City.
A headlight test station is now in
the Pierson Building on the
southeast corner of the square.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(December 22, 1955)
Santa Claus will arrive in
Aspermont on Saturday, Dec. 24, at
2:30 p.m. and will be on the court
house square, according to a
communique just received from his
headquarters at the North Pole. He
will come to Aspermont on a fire
truck. There will be a lighted
Christmas tree and Santa will
distribute candy and talk to all
boys and girls who are present. The
civic clubs of Aspermont are
sponsoring a county-wide project in
connection with the visit of Santa
Claus, whereby certificates for
either groceries or clothing are to
be distributed to the needy families
over the county. Sponsors of the
project have stated that some
1235.00 has been pledged thus far
and that a goal of $500.00 has been
set.
Voters of the Road District No. 10
of Stonewall County went to the
polls last Saturday and approved a
road bond election in the amount of
$75,000.00 According to unofficial
returns, the bond election carried,
12 to 0. The Aspermont Lions Club
met in regular session on Tuesday
noon in the ballroom of the Hotel
Stonewall, with Lions president,
Oscar Dickerson presiding.
Following the meal, Lion Riddel
introduced Jim Watson of Lubbock,
field representative of the
American Red Cross, who narrated
a film of the flood damage brought
by Hurricane Dianne in Con-
necticut. T. C. Clark operated the
projector. Following the showing of
the film, a business session was
held at which time the community
Christmas tree was discussed. Lion
Rex Maulding told of the plans of
the civic organizations for staging
the event. The club voted to give
$100.00 from its recent pancake
supper, to the project.
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WE ARE DELIVERING
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We would like to deliver warm wishes for a safe, healthy and
happy New Year. We hope the coming year will bring you suc-
cess in all of your ventures.
Star Office Sets
Temporary Hours
Until further notice the
office hours at the Aspermont
5!sr wSli t>e m follows, ac-
cording to an announcement
by Publisher Bob Craig.
Monday 2 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Thursday 2 to 5 p.m.
Friday 2 to 4 p.m.
In order for Aspermont and
area patrons to be served
more efficienUy, Craig urges
that anyone not getting an
answer at the 989-2622
telephone number to please
call Hamlin (915 ) 576-3607,
collect, to report news or
place orders for supplies.
Judges Announced
For Livestock Show
Set For February
Judges for the Livestock
Show to be held here Feb. 13,
14 have been announced by
workers in the annual show.
They are 3uddy Sievers,
Albany lamb judge, and Bob
Doddey vocational
agriculture teacher at
Lueders-Avoca High School,
steer and hog judge.
Sievers raises registered
Suffolk and Hampshire lambs
and is also originator and
publisher of "The Stock
Show," a monthly magazine
of all major stock shows.
Doddey went to National
competition while on a high
school judging team and he
was also a member of the
Texas Tech judging team.
His Future Farmers of
America chapter competes in
all major stock shows.
The limited office hours
will be a temporary
arrangement but with each
one's cooperation, we should
be able to give the Star
readers the best paper
possible, Craig said.
Club reporters and
correspondents may still use
the slot in the door to leave
news items at the Star.
Others with news items are
also encouraged to leave
them at the Star. The name of
the person submitting the
news should be included so
that additional information
may be obtained if needed.
The Star will be closed this
Thursday, Jan. 1, for New
Year's. Advertising and
News deadlines will be 12
noon on Tuesday.
I. W. 'Bill' Gholson
Seeks He-election
As County Judge
County Judge I. W. (Bill)
Gholson has authorized the
Aspermont Star to announce
his candidacy for election to
his first elected term as
Stonewall County Judge.
Gholson was appointed to
the office about three months
ago. He will issue a formal
statement later, he said.
THANKS
The Aspermont Chapter of
the Future Farmers of
America and their advisors,
Charlie Kirkpatrick and Rex
Hash, express their thanks to
all the people who made the
December citrus fruit sale a
success.
New Doctor, Nursing Home Rates Top Stories Here In 1975
The opening of offices in the
Stonewall Memorial Clinic
and Hospital by Antonio
Serrano, M.D. and the con-
struction and opening of the
Gibson Memorial Nursing
Home were two of the top
news stories of the year in
Aspermont.
A brief review of the top
news stories of the year
follows;
Jan. 9 - New officers for
Stonewall County were sworn
in during a ceremony Jan. 1.
Sworn in were County Judge
Fred Brock, Commissioners
Dean Clark and Wayne
Thigpen, County and District
Clerk Betty Smith, County
School Superintendent
George Rhoads, County
Treasurer Pat Gholson and
Justice of Peace Eugene
McDowell.
Jan. 23 - The Big Country
Resource Conservation and
Development Committee
holds annual meeting in
AsDermont.
Jan. 30 - The trial of Dalton
Williams, a Colorado State
Prison escapee charged with
capital murder in the Aug. 24,
1974, shooting death of
Stonewall County rancher T.
L. Baker, is scheduled to
begin.
Feb. 6 - Only two jurors
selected in first two days of
the murder trial of Dalton
Williams.
Feb. 13 - Dalton Williams,
30, of Snyder received two life
prison terms Feb. 5 after
pleading guilty to the Aug. 24.
1974, shooting of Stonewall
County rancher T. L. Baker.
Stonewall County 4-H and
FFA Livestock Show to start
<mi Friday.
Feb 20 - Karen Cuchran
earned top honors with her
crossbred gilt and Scott
Metcalf won the grand
champion steer trophy in the
Stonewall County Livestock
Show. Stonewall County Soil
Survey published.
Feb 27 - Aspermont schools
to hold open house Mar 3.
The Housing Authority of
Aspermont has received a
$75,000 Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development contract
to modernize a low-rent
public housing project.
Mar. 20 - Eugene Johnson
was named to the District 7-A
All-District Basketball Team.
The Aspermont High School
track boys traveled to Jayton
Saturday where they took
first place in the meet.
Mar. 27 - Louis Ray Dod-
son, Aspermont High School
senior, signs with Cisco
Junior College.
Apr. 3 - Ground breaking
ceremonies for a new rest
home will be held April 5 at
the site near the Stonewall
County Memorial Hospital.
Apr. 10 - Jack Jones and
George C. Kenady Jr. were
elected to the Stonewall
County Hospital District
Board Apr. 5. Wayne Swink
and Buddy McNutt were
reelected to the Aspermont
Independent School District
Board of Trustees Apr. 5. A.
B. English, Hex Dillard and
Horace Brock were relected
to their positions on the
Aspermont City Council in
Saturday's election. Glen
Pierce was elected to the Old
Glory School Board.
Apr. 17 - City Council voted
to raise the water coverage
amount from 50 cents to 70
cents per 1,000 gallons, within
city limits and from 65 cents
to 85 cents per 1,000 gallons
outside of city. The refuse
charge was also increased 50
cents per month
May t - The Phoenix Club is
sponsoring an open house in
the Stonewall County Library
May 1.
May 8 Bobbie B Boyles
was named postmaster of the
Aspermont Post Office.
Marcene Baldree, Billie Joe
Baitz and Celinda
Vahlenkamp. Renee
Hawkins, Eva Clay, Angela
McCoy, Gay Walker, Judy
PHtcock, Dwayne Pittcock,
Joe Kenady and Lista Martin
qualify for three state 4-H
Contests
May 15 - Bennett Cook was
elected Area II FFA
President in San Angelo.
Commencement exercises
held for the Class of 1975 of
Aspermont High School.
May 22 - Aspermont City
Council approves a rate in-
crease for General Telephone
Company.
May 29 - Ina Furr Kennedy,
Belle Boyles, Rena McGough
and Alfred Rogers honored at
luncheon by school officials.
June 5 - Warren Frazier,
former Stonewall County
Judge, was awarded the
Outstanding Senior Texan of
Stonewall County at the
opening performance of the
Stonewall County Junior-
Senior Rodeo.
June 12 - The Stonewall
County 4-H Soils Judging
Team, composed of Kevin
Shadle, Terry Hennig and
James Swink, won first place
in the state Soils Judging
Contest.
June 26 - Parade to open
20th Annual Stonewall County
Rodeo Association amateur
rodeo.
July 24 - Roy H. Sallee hired
by the Aspermont School
Board of Trustees as
superintendent of schools.
Aug. 7 - An Open House is
planned for Gibson Memorial
Nursing Home on Aug. 9.
Sept. 4 - Aspermont High
School Hornets to open
football season with Rule
Bobcats at Rule.
Sept. 25 • Homecoming
activities planned for all ex-
students and former teachers
of Aspermont Independent
School District and its
consolidated schools. The
Aspermont Hornets are to
battle the Throckmorton
Greyhounds in the
homecoming game.
Oct.2 - Stonewall County
Judge Fred Douglas Brock,
71, dies. Hornets defeat
Throckmorton in Home-
coming game for their first
win of the season.
Oct. 9 • Glover Miller, 113,
longtime Aspermont
resident, dies. The Asper
mont Lions Club has com-
pleted arrangements for a
General Health Services
Program here Oct. 25 to
conduct a screening for
tuberculosis, high blood
pressure and diabetes.
Oct 16 The First United
Methodist Church of
Aspermont to have a "note-
burning" service to celebrate
the paying of the in
debtedness on the education
wing of the church
Oct 30 Antonio Serrano,
M.D, announces the opening
of offices in the Stonewall
Memorial Clinic and Hospital
for general practice of
medicine. City sales tax nets
Aspermont $840 in October.
Nov. 6 - Announcement of
Dwayne Pittcock and Renee
Hawkins as Gold Star Boy
and Girl highlighted the 18th
annual 4-H Awards Banquet.
&)0 persons attend open house
for new doctor.
Nov. 13 - Ruth Spradling
named administrator of
Gibson Memorial Nursing
Home
Nov. 26 - Crowell captures
championship in the
Aspermont Girls Basketball
Tournament.
Dec 4 - The Aspermont
Chapter of Young Home-
makers in charge of local
Goodfellows drive.
Dec. 18 - The Aspermont
Hornets won the champ-
ionship trophy in their own
tournament with an overtime
victory over the Hamlin
Pipers
WHKLY COLUMN—
WEATHER
Dec, 23
61
36
Dec. 24
41
32
Dec. 25
36
30
Dec . 26
48
33
Dec . 27
60
29
Dec 28
62
40
Dec. 29
42
36
Rain and
snow
in
December 1.51.
For the
year
27 74.
Tejas 1876' Looks At Early Texas
Visitors in the home of Mr
and Mrs. I^iwson Hart during
the Christmas holidays were
Ronald and Doyle Jr Hart of
Dickens, Mr and Mrs. Dick
Hart of Snyder, Jodie Hart of
Canyon, Mr and Mrs Pete
Hart, Dee, Penny and Joe of
Weatherford. Doyle Hart and
Pauline Butcher of Lubbock,
and Dwayne Wilson of
Throckmorton
Call The Aspermont Star
989-2622 or (915) 576-3607
(collect) to report news,
place advertising or order
printing and supplies.
Whatever was going on in
Texas a hundred years ago?
"Washington County: The
Brenham Opera House is
nearly completed, and is
indeed a fine structure."
"Fort Worth-For Sale: 80
acres of Umber, about five
miles from here. Price is $6
per acre."
"Navarro County-
Corsicana shipped from Sept.
1 to Dec. 29, 10,053 bales of
cotton, 33,700 pounds of wool,
58,403 hides and 1,383 head of
livestock."
It all happened in 1876
Texans will learn more about
their state as it was during
America's Centennial in a
new column to be distributed
through the Texas Press
Association.
It is called "Tejas 1876,"
and the material has been
compiled from 100-year-old
newspaper accounts by the
Department of Mass Com-
munications at Texas Tech
University, Lubbock.
Sarah J. Stone, now a
member of the faculty at
West Texas State University,
was the principal researcher
for the project while she was
a graduate student at Texas
Tech. She earned the master
of arts degree in mass
communications last August.
The column takes a week at
a time and begins with Jan. l-
7, 1876, with this entry:
"Fort Worth-Happy New
Year-this is the first day of
January, 1876. Quite a
number of drunks and downs
were reported for Christmas
Week, but not a single fight as
far as we have learned. Truly
Fort Worth is a peaceable
town."
Dr Billy I. Ross, chairman
of the Department of Mass
Communications at Tech,
said that Mn. Stone edited
news stories for length but
did not change wording.
"The style is strictly 1876,"
he said. "Length had to be cut
to allow variety."
Each column contains
about 10 items, and the first
reports happenings 100 years
ago in Fort Worth, Waco,
Houston, Galveston,
Brenham. Navarro County,
and Nacogdoches County.
The final item in each column
is an advertisement. During
the week of Jan. 23-30, 1878,
readers of the Galveston
Daily News were tempted by
this:
"Of all the saws that you
ever saw, saw, you never saw
a saw saw like those saws at
Manuel ft Company."
"While we are celebrating
the national Bicentennial,"
Dr. Ross said, "we think
Texans will enjoy looking
back to the American Cen-
tennial as seen acnes their
own state."
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