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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOL. 78, NO. 11
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, 79502, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1876
PRICE 10<S
Yesteryears
FIFTY YEARS AGO
(October 28, 1926)
A very pleasing program was
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fourth, and fifth grades last Friday
in the Swenson school.
The members of our senior class
have bfpught memory books which
after being filled with good-will
expressions from high school and
college friends, we shall keep as
cherished treasures for many
years to come.
Mrs. John Hoy was hostess to a
group of her friends at her home in
Swenson on last Thursday af-
ternoon, at which hour a "Forty-
two" club was organized.
J. K. Beauchamp night watch-
man of Haskell, was found dead
Sunday morning about 10 o'clock.
He seems to have been on duty as
usual when he suprised some
persons who were in the act of
looting the Davis Economy Store,
at that place.
The body was found lying in the
rear door of the store, a bullet hole
through the region of the heart and
another in the top of the head. His
revolver was near by and he ap-
parently fired one shot.
The statement has been made to
the effect that one suspect had been
arrested at Breckenridge, but that
three men seen at Haskell were
suspected in connection with the
case.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(November 1, 1956)
As ferment's Hornets, definitely
underdogs as the whistle blew to
open the Knox City-Aspermont grid
battle last Friday night in
Greyhound stadium, derailed Knox
City's title hopes when they rose up
to tie the Greyhounds who had
beaten them last year, 0-0 in one of
the finest struggles, both of-
fensively and defensively, wit-
nessed by fans in several weeks.
Norma Hill and Kenneth Norris,
senior students of Aspermont High
School, won the Halloween Car-
vival royalty honor last Saturday
night. The prince and princess of
grade school were Randy Jones
and Sherry Barnett.
The high school pep squad has
elected its officers for 1957-58.
Those elected were Nan Noris,
president; Carol Moore, vice
president; Joy Flowers, secretary-
treasurer; and Joyce Linsley,
reporter.
TEN YEARS AGO
(November 3, 1966)
Perry Workman, son of Mrs.
Bonnie Workman, won several
places in the Livestock show held
at the State Fair of Texas. His
Santa Gertrudis heifer won first in
her class, was Grand Junior
Heifer and went on to win Reserve
Champion. His bull won third in his
class and the Swine he entered won
a fifth, eighth and ninth place.
The Girls Basketball game with
Lueders that was scheduled for
Saturday night has been re-
scheduled for Monday night, Nov.7.
Tuesday night the girls will play
Goree here.
Boy Scout Troop No. 92, spon-
sored by the First Methodist
Church will attend the Jamboree at
Old Fort Griffin this Saturday.
"Shadow of the Boomerang" a
Billy Graham film will be shown
Satu**dav night at the First Baptist
Church In Aspermont, at 7:30 p. m.
Man against God, this a powerful
story of raw human emotions that
•pan two continents.
There will be a skeet shoot
Sunday afternoon at the Aspermont
Golf Course. All hunters and skeet
shooter are invited to attend.
General Election Polls Hornets to Travel
To Open At 7 Tuesday TO Crowell Friday
All voting boxes in
Stonewall County will he open
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Tuesday. Polls will open at 7
a.m. and ckse at 7 p.m.
Many officials across the
state fear the voting will be
light in spite of this being a
presidential election year.
Election box for Precinct
No. 1 will be in the high school
auditorium of Aspermont
High School.
Although there are very
few actual contested races in
Tuesday's election, voters
will be working with one of
the largest ballots on record.
The size of the ballot is due
primarily to its being bi-
lingual and it also has six
parties listed as well as the
write in column.
There are also two
proposed constitutional
amendments listed.
Even with the six parties
listed on the ballot there are
only three races that are
contested. One other race is
being contested but it is being
done by a write in campaign.
This is for Associate Justice,
Supreme Court, Place 2 The
place is being sought by Don
Yarbrough who is the
Democratic nominee. He is
being contested by Tom
Lorance and Sam Houston
who are each waging write in
campaigns.
Piyo of the gl* parties listed
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sident. They are the De-
mocratic Party with Jimmy
Carter and Walter Mondale,
Republican Party with
Gerald Ford and Robert
Dole, American Party with
Thomas Anderson and Rufus
Shackelford, Socialist
Workers Party with Peter
Camejo and Willie Mae Reid,
and Independent with Eugene
McCarthy. McCarthy does
not have a candidate listed
for vice president.
Four of these parties also
have candidates for United
States Senator. They are
Lloyd Bantson, Democratic
Party; Alan Steelman,
Republican Party, Marjorie
Gallion, American Party;
and Pedro Vasquez, Socialist
Workers Party.
Four parties also have
candidates for Railroad
Commissioner. They are Jon
Newton, Democratic Party;
Walter Wendlandt, Repub-
lican Party; Fred Rodriquez
Garza, Raza Unida Party;
and Pat O'Reiliy, Socialist
Workers Party.
The two amendments to be
voted on are:
Number 1 — The con-
stitutional amendment
authorizing an increase of
NURSING HOME NEWS
Church services are held
each Sunday afternoon at
3:30 at the Home. Everyone is
invited to come. A different
Church group directs the
services each week. The Rev.
Cecil Lanning, the Church of
Christ minister conducted
services Sunday.
Mona Gibson, Myrle Roush
and Willie Cryer visited Mrs.
Carlene Webb and enjoyed
seeing her beautiful rock
garden and antiques.
A pop corn social was
enjoyed by residents Tuesday
Oct. 19 in the dining room.
The home residents are
happy to welcome Mr. Henry
Smith of Jayton as a new
resident.
Visiting with Allie Mullen
were Shane and DeDe Gilley,
Betty Garner, Julie Garner,
Jana Garner, all of Abilene,
and Loretta and Ken Gardner
of Swenson.
Maud Ballard was visited
by Mrs. Babe Graves, Mrs.
Bob Graves, Lasater Hen-
sley, Mrs. Lum Rimes and
Mrs. Leo Ballard, all of
Guthrie, Mrs. Jess Freeman,
Ruth Humphries and Jessie
Alls, Mrs. Frances Martin of
Spur and Michael Harkins, a
grandson of Idalou.
Wilburn Hughes was
visited by Ray Guinn of
Odessa last week.
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
In hospital Tuesday:
Ruben Capps
Kate Pickard
Lucille RadcUff
Lovina Mitchell
Stacy Posey
Roque Perez
Shana McCoy
C. O. Walker
Roy Hahn
Mary Richardson
Ora Mobley
Bonnie Workman
Joe Baldree
Dismissed Oct. 18-25:
Margaret Dennis
Gabriel Capetilio
Ray King
Jane Rollins
Jackson Mobley
Kyle Warner
Amanda Letz
Jeff Hall
Hazel Polk
Henry Smith
Joyce Patterson
Jimmy Chensul!
Nola Dalton
Mrs. Grantham was visited
by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Marr
last week.
Dovie Stewart of Roby and
Rollie Curlee of Rotan were
visitors of Mattie Coplen.
Dora Sandlin was visited by
Sue Bradford of Peacock,
Dene Hawkins of Sandlin
Community and George Lair
of Carlsbad, N. M.
Mrs. C. E. Kennedy's
visitors were Jerry Kennedy
of Bedford, Mary Ann Garner
of Hurst, Mrs. E. Myers and a
friend of Jayton and Mrs.
Bigham of Cleburne.
Visiting Henry Smith were
R. G. Goodall, Gordon
Cheyne, Oleta Smith, Jewell
Goodall and Ralda Goodall,
all of Jayton, Howard Kear-
ney and Thelma Kearney,
both of Tulsa, Okla., and Ann
Paul of Dallas.
Vera Griffith, Henry and
Exia Harris of McAdoo, Ethel
Clark of Girard and Neta
Swink were visitors of Minnie
McGaha.
Social Security
Representative
Lists Schedule
The following schedule for
Stonewall County has been
announced by the new Social
Security representative, Jess
Kitchen: Nov. 9 and 23; and
Dec, 7 and 28.
Kitchen will be in the office
of the County Treasurer in
the Stonewall County court-
house from 9:30 to 12 noon on
the above dates.
He will serve patrons on a
first come, first served basis.
No appointments will be
made as before, he stated.
Those who need to see the
representative should go to
the County Treasurer's office
and secure a number.
Patrons will be seen in
numerical order. Kitchen
said that he hope* this will
mean faster service for those
who need to see the
representative.
Stinger News
The Eighth grade football
team traveled to Haskell
Thursday. The Haskell tesm
won 6-0
The Stingers will host
Rotan here today (Thurs-
day).
M00 million in the amount of
Tajrag WfltAr JVy«|mmant
SCHul that iu§y be issued on
approval of two-thirds of the
Tho Ajsnflrmnnt Hnrngt*
will travel to Crows!! Friday
night to meet the Wildcats in
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consolidating provisions of
Sections 49-c, 49-d, and 49-d-i
of Article III of the Texas
Constitution; and repealing
Sections 49-d and 494-1 of
Article III of the Texas
Constitution.
Number 2—A constitutional
amendment to increase from
$100 million to $200 million the
amount of Texas Water
Development Bonds that may
be issued for water qualtity
enhancement purposes.
Wildcats have only a tie with
Munday to mar their district
record.
Last week while the Hor-
nets were suffering a 49-7 loss
to the Hamlin Pipers, Crowell
was defeating Paducah, 16-0.
In other district action
Munday upset Haskell, 21-6,
and Knox City defeated
Rotan, 104.
After four district games
Hamlin is the only remaining
undefeated team with a 4-0
NEWS FROM
Around Town
By MRS. BROOKS ELLISON
989-3358
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Jamer-
son of Water Valley visited
over the weekend in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick
Dalby. The Dalby's daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Clay and son of Wichita
Falls also visited.
Mr. and Mrs. Evin Ghoison
and Mr. and Mrs. R, T.
Cumbie have been visiting in
San Antonio in the home of
the Cumbie's daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Dabrell.
Mrs. Don Jaydon (daughter
of Mrs. Jim Alexander of
Lubbock) was injured in a
car wreck Saturday. Mrs.
Jaydon is a niece of Mrs.
Odell Myers.
Mrs. B. A. Cumbie has been
visiting in Snyder in the home
of her sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lyons.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Myers
have been visiting in Odessa
in the home of their daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
David Baum. They stayed
with grandson Tim while the
Baums were vacationing in
Hawaii. They came back by
Midland and visited in the
home of their son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Myers.
Virginia Hahn of Oklahoma
City, Okla., spent two weeks
in the home of her grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Hal lum. Mrs. Hallum ac-
companied by Mrs. Brooks
Ellison carried Virginia to
Wichita Falls Thursday to
meet her parents, Mr and
Mrs. Jack Hahn.
Bennett Cook of Texas Tech
visited his parents over the
weekend. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. G. Cook.
Ward Gardner is a patient
in the Methodist Hospital of
Lubbock where he had
surgery on his hip. The last
reports were that he was
doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Penrod
visited her mother Sunday.
Mrs. O. K. Cox who has been
ill but is improving.
Mrs. Clay Douglas visited
her son and family in Plain-
view last week.
Peggy Calhoun of Texas
Tech visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Calhoun this
weekend. She also attended
the gift tea in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Hill honoring
her sister, Mary Ann Mary
Annuals To Go
On Sale Today
The 1977 Aspermont High
School annuals will be placed
on sale today (Thursday) at
the school The annuals will
sell for 97.50 and must be
ordered from November
through December. Extra
annuals will not be ordered
because of rising costs.
Mack Peacock is the an-
nual sponsor
Ann is to be married to Allan
Light Nov. 13.
Mrs. Luda Hill and son
Studd Hill, her sister, Loveta
Thompson of Hobbs, N. M.,
Biggon and Tuff Drennan of
Abilene and Bud Drennan of
Odessa visited their brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Drennan in West Fork, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Britt
of California visited in the
home of Mrs. Luda Hill and
visited with his father and
Mrs. Hill's uncle, Ike Britt, in
Gibson Memorial Nursing
Home. Another guest was
Alice Wishert of Snyder.
Baptist Church
Plans Haunted
House Saturday
The public is invited to The
Haunted House Saturday
from 7:30 p.m. till. ... Ad-
mission is 50 cents per per-
son.
The Haunted House,
sponsored by the Youth of
First Baptist Church, will be
the first house south of the
Lee Owen Frazier home.
Directions to the house
have been placed on posters
displayed in businesses. The
Haunted spot is the second
house on the left after turning
south off of Farm Road 610
(Rotan Highway) at the
second block.
Proceeds from the project
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tivities of First Baptist
Church.
Rev. Charles Day
Is New Pastor
At Brownfield
Mrs. Willard Posey and
Mrs. Frank Hon visited
friends and relatives in
Brownfield Sunday. While
there they attended church at
the West Side Baptist Church
where Mrs. lion's son,
Charles Day, is the new
pastor.
The Rev. Day was a 1960
graduate of Aspermont High
School and entered the
ministry in April. He is
married to the former Patsy
Baker and they have two
children, Lynn and Tammy.
The Days will be moving
from Dell City to Brownfield
in a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duncan
were in Stinnett Thursday
afternoon to see their
grandson Ron Dodson play in
the 7th grade football game
between Stinnett and Gruver
and also visit with their
granddaughter, Vickie Sue
Dodson
MMtivj find Crowe!! is in
second place with a 3-0-1
record. Haskell is third with a
mark,
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Munday with 2-1-1 and then
Knox City with 2-2, Paducah
1-3 and A«pssf moist and Rotan
each with (M records.
This week it will be Hamlin
at Haskell, Munday at Knox
City, Rotan at Paducah and
Aspermont at Crowell.
iOSf TO HAMLIN—
Hornets Win First Half
But Go Down In Second
Although their moment of
glery was short lived, the
Aspermont Hornets were
ahead of the highly rated
Hamlin Pied Pipers, 7-6,
when the two teams went into
the dressing room at half
time. But apparently this was
only the calm before the
storm as the Pipers scored 43
points here in the second half
to remain undefeated in
District 7-A play.
Trailing by sue points late
in the second period, Brad
Dubert took a pitch from
Greg Saiazar and passed into
the endzone to Kevin Shadle
for the Hornet's lone touch-
down. It was Domingo
Castaneda's toe that gave the
Hornets their moment of
glory as he split the uprights
for the point after.
After a week's absence Dan
Taggart returned to the
Hornet lineup to take rushing
honors for his team with 40
yards in 15 carries from a
running back position. But it
was Hamlin's big 205-pound
halfback Delbert Thompson
that took the offensive honors
for the night. He scored 28
points as he carried the ball
23 times for 223 yards.
The first period started out
as a punting duel with both
teams running three plays
and punting. A big 33-yard
pass play from Paul
Reynolds to Ronald Brown
started the Pipers on the way
to their first touchdown. But
it was Thompson who put the
ball into the endzone from the
15. The point after kick was
no good and the Pipers led 6-0
with 3:38 left in the first
period.
Following the kickoff, the
Hornets put together their
first drive of the night as they
moved from their own 23 to
midfield before having to
punt. Hamlin lost the first of
High School Band
To Compete In
Marching Contest
The Aspermont High
School Band will participate
in marching contests at Pete
Shotwell Stadium, Wed
nesday, Nov. 3.
The high school band is
directed by Charlotte Taylor.
Michael Nauert is drum
major.
Parents who are not
working are urged to attend.
The band will leave the school
early Wednesday
HAD A PARTY? That's
news, call the STAR.
Homemakers To
/Meet Monday
The Aspermont Chapter of
Young Homemakers of Texas
will hold their regular
monthly meeting Monday, at
7 p.m. in the Homemaking
Cottage at Aspermont School.
Mrs. Pat Ward will present
the program on Christmas
gift wrapping and small gifts.
All members and those that
would like to become
members are urged to b" - ■'
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duncan
attended the Central State
University and Langstun
University football game in
Oklahoma City Saturday
evening and to visit with their
grandson Ron Dodson who
plays guard for Central State.
STORY IN FIGURES
ASPERMONT HAMLIN
6 First Downs 20
88 Rushing Yds. 4S6
47 Passing Yds. 83
2 of 4 PassesComp. 1 of 3
0 Passes Int. by l
6 for 40.3 Punts, Avg. 2 for 39.5
7 for 54 Pen. Yds. 6 for 65
3 Fumbles Lost 3
A'MONT 0 7 0 0 7
HAMLIN 6 0 23 20 49
their three fumbles on first
down with the Hornets taking
over on the Hamlin 25.
Clint Cook was stopped for
no gain and then Saiazar
carried for gains of five and
three and on fourth down was
stopped just short of a first
down at £be 16. Hamlin
moved down to the Hornet 29
before Thompson fumbled
with Aspermont recovering.
But then the Hornets fumbled
right back to the Pipers on
the next play.
The Pipers managed to get
off two plays before they gave
the ball back to the Hornets
on another fumble. This
fumble was caused when the
Hornet defense rushed the
Piper quarterback when he
was trying to pass.
Taking over on the Hamlin
43, Taggart carried for five
and then was dropped for a
two-yard loss. It was at this
point that Dubert passed to
Shadle for the 40-yard touch-
down and Castaneda put the
Hornets out in front with 3:52
left in the half.
Hamlin failed to gain a first
down after the kickoff and
punted with the Hornets
running out the clock on the
first half.
Taking the second half
kickoff, the Pipers picked up
two first downs before the
Hornet defense stopped the
Pipers short of a first on a
fourth and two play at the
Hornet 41.
The Hornets picked up a
first down at the Hamlin 47
before being plagued by
onnfkar fitmKlg Taking over
on their own 48, it took the
Pipers eight plays to score
with Thompson going in from
the four. He added the two
pointer to put the Pipers out
in front 14-7 with 5:M left in
the third period.
But another fumble
following the kickoff cost the
Hornets as the Pipers
recovered the ball on the
Hornet 30 with Jones scoring
on the first play. He added the
point after.
After not being able to
move the ball, the Hornets
punted to the Hamlin 39 and
six ^ays later Thompson
scored again. This time he
carried in from the S7. A bad
snap on the point after try
forced Jones to pass to
Thompson for the two points
as the third quarter ended
Another Hornet miscue,
this time a pass interception,
set up Thompson's final
touchdown of the night This
time it was a 26-yard run with
Jones eddliRE the poM after.
The Pipers put IS more
pbints on the scoreboard
before the fsme ended with
Quarterback Reynolds t^ng
52 yards on a sneak for one
touchdown and fullback Mike
Hymer going 62 yards for the
other one. Joass added the
final point after to put 49
points on the board for the
Pipers for the night.
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