The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1957 Page: 1 of 6
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My VK-HOODI
Well, ole 1956 went its way
and the new 1957 is here to stay
for a brief span of some 362 days
(more or less).
o—o
The ole boy that said 'The
older you get, the faster time
flies," certainly knew what he
wuz talking about.
o—o
Hereabouts, the first day of
the new year presented a bee-
utchiful array of clouds like as
if we wuz gonna git some mois-
ture, but as yet nothing has oc-
curred.
o- -
Hear that some who have
bothered to go back to statistics
claim this area's dry spell the
longest since 1800 and some odd.
0—0
Everything seems to have got-
* .en off to a fine start in the
county seat of justice, what with
the new offishuls taking over
their duties.
o—o
Lots of new faces over that
way.
o—o
TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN: That. Dickerson feller'll
have you buyin' the coffee all
hours of the day if you don't
watch him.
o—o
While we think of it, under-
stand that some motorists recent-
ly help "dedicate" the new
paving job at the school grounds
by sliding their brakes and tear-
ing1 big, ugly marks in the said
paving before same had a chance
to dry.
o—o
Considerable expense was en-
tered into to fix the streets in
and around and to the school
and this certainly shows lack of
forethought and appreciation on
the part of those guilty of such
a misdemeanor.
o—o
How did you enjoy the Bowl
games, Victor?
o—o
That T.C.U.-Syracuse tussle
turned out to be a better game
than a lot of folks anticipated,
o—o
For quite a number of weeks
your home countv paper ha«
been publishing a Sunday school
lesson, prepared by Norris On-
stead. pastor of Swenson Bap-
tist Church.
o—o
Mr. Onstead would appreciate
vour comments on the lesson as
he presents it weekly.
o—o
Dron him a line. By doing so
it will aid him in making tht
. lesson more interesting,
r (i—o
We want to wish Frank Hays.
' Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew
godspeed and lots of luck in
their new surroundings.
)
M''. Hays has Tone to Ralls to
be connected with the Croshv
County farm Bureau, and Mr.
and Mrs. Pettigrew have gone
to Wein^rt to take the pastorate
of the 6Jhurch Christ there.
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THE CITY WITH PLENTY OF GOOD WATER
ASPERMONT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1957
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PRICE: TEN CENTS
GLORIA GAY FIELD GAINS NEW
PRODUCER; OTHERS FINALED
members of
Understand that
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site forf ?he now ''"untv swim-
mine bool arP to meet with 'he
romrnlssif"6™' court on Mon"
day, Jaijpary
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Timi' "r Wine swimming will
be here I before too manv davs
and now.? the time to start the
ball a-rollfn'-
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We'll sfet back to schedule
(now tha-f Christmas and the
various flames are pasf
'X,ind mahv The Star at its regula"
fune on IThursdays.
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Abysm *nia-
\ 11 M OYEPS DIES
W ird w a-~ received here this
"rhurTltv 1 morning of the doatlt
o! A H Movers, 81. at Post,
(T xas. T deceased is the
ifa i •> nf I. " Movers, Asper-
tn. ; hi.. man- Funeral
kr rcpor't-^ sct *or 3 pm.
turday ^ Post.
AUeno<* church Sunday.
Second producer has been
completed in the Gloria Gay,
North (Bend Conglomerate)
Field, seven and one-half miles
north of Aspermont in Stonewall
County.
It is The New Seven Falls
Company & Sunray Mid-Conti-
nent Oil Company No. 1 M. L.
Bilberry, located in Section 139
of Block D in the H&TC Sur-
vey.
The No. 1 Bilberry had a
daily potential of 279.60 barrels
of 39.8 .gravity oil. Flow was
through a 12-64ths-inch choke
from four perforations per foot
at 6129 1-2 to 6133 1-2 feet. The
casing is set at 6176 feet, and the
hole bottomed at 6181 feet. Gas-
oil ratio was 313-1.
During the drilling operation,
the project was drillstem tested
at 6129-39 feet, with the tool
open for 50 minutes. Gas sur-
faced in three minutes, mud in
41 minutes, and oil flowed in
42 minutes.
No. 2 Flowers Finished
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
has completed the No. 2 W. H.
Flowers, located in Section 3 of
Block B in the AB&M Survey.
The well is one mile west of
Old Glory in the Corsica pool.
The No. 2 Flowers had a
daily potential of 143 barrels of
41 gravity oil and 15 barrels of
water. It is pumping from per-
forations in intervals from 5946
to 5962 feet. Total depth was
6041 feet, plugged back to 5964
feet.
Sun Oil Company has com-
pleted the No. 1-A W. F. Mar-
tin, in Section 136 of Block 1 in
the H&TC Survey. It is 10
miles south of Aspermont in the
Tompkins pool.
From the Canyon sand, it had
a 13-hour potential of 149.64
barrels of 38.9 gravity oil with
a trace of water. Flow was
through an 18-64ths-inch choke
from 72 perforations at 4791 to
4809 feet. Gas-oil ratio was
739-1.
The No. 1-A Martin, from the
Strawn Sand, had a 12-hour
potential of 126.96 barrels of 44
gravity oil with a trace of
water. Flow from that pay
was through a 16-64ths-inch
choke from 96 perforations at
5226-50 feet. Gas-oil ratio was
586-1.
In the same field. Sun Oil
Company's No. 2-A W. F. Mar-
tin. in Section 136, was drilling
below 5295 feet on Monday. It
is slated for 6100 feet.
A new project spotted in the
same field was J. R. McLean of
Dallas and J. D. Tomokins of
Abilene No. 1-A W. B. Tram-
mell. Having a proposed depth
of 6100 feet with rotary, it is
330 feet from the south and
'vest lines of Section 135 in
Block 1 of the H&TC Survey.
No. 1 Bryan Re-entered
Robert W. Bass of Kilgore
filed to re-enter an abandoned
wildcat, 12 miles south of Asper-
mont It is the No. 1 B. D.
Bryan, originally drilled by
J. M. West and plugged at 6279
feet. The wildcat is now to be
drilled out to 5600 feet.
Site for the No. 1 Bryan is
467 feet from the south and west
lines of the north-half in Sec-
tion 16 of Austin & Williams
Survey 348.
A wildcat, drilled one and
one-.half miles east of Peacock,
was plugged at 6692 feet in the
Kllenburger. It was American
Petrofina. Inc., W. B. Omo-
hundro & General Crude Oil
Company No. 1 E. H. Sieber, in
Section 263 of Block D in the
H&TC Survey.
In the Mullen Ranch (Ellen-
burger) Field, five miles norj^h
of Swenson, a project was
nlucged at 6480 feet. That dry
bole was ,T. B. Schick Drilling
Companv of Abilene No. 1
Tincev Godfrev. located in Sec-
tion 221 of Block D in the
H&TC Survey.
A wildcat, Ifi miles north of
Aspermont. was plugged at 6418
feet. It was George R. Brown
of Houston No. 1 M. L. Wilson,
in Section 98 of Block F in the
H&TC Survey.
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^The colors in the American
f'ac stand for courage (red),
liberty (white), and loyalty
SCHOOL CENSUS
IS UNDER WAY
An enumeration of scholastics
is now under way in Stonewall
County.
A session of the Texas Legis-
lature some' two years ago
changed the time of enumeration
of school children in Texas from
March to January.
The state allows $69 for each
school child who will become
six years of age on or before
September 1, 1957, and who will
not have attained the age of 18
years by that date.
Parents who have not been
contacted thus far are urged to
see Principal Wesley Robbins or
Supt. T. C. Clark at the Asper-
mont High School, and others
over the county should contact
County School Supt. O. L. Da-
vis at the courthouse, or Supt.
W. C. Robinson at Peacock, or
Supt. Vernon Leverett at the
j Old Glory school.
Attend church Sunday.
Tax Man to Speak
Here January 9th
Announcement has been made
to the effect that Alvin B.
Wooten, extension ecoonmist, of
College Station, will discuss so-
cial secuity, income tax manage-
ment, and agricultural outlook
information in Aspermont on
Wednesday, January 9, at 7:30
p.m. in the county courthouse.
Mr. Wooten will emphasize
income tax savings and social
security benefits as they concern
farmers. He will bring out
points on managing farm in-
come, profits, and losses in
reporting income, and how
greater social security benefits
can be arranged by properly re-
porting income and paying the
social security tax.
Social security and income tax
are items facing all farmers and
ranchers at this time of the
year, and it is important to plan
for maximum social security
benefits, a spokesman for the
Stonewall County Farm Bureau
has stated.
The program promises to be
interesting and informative, and
every farmer and rancher in
Stonewall County is urged to at-
tend.
PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR WORK
TO PUSH GREAT PLAINS PROGRAM
TEMPLE, Tex., Jan. 3.—State
Conservationist H. N. Smith of
the U. S. Soil Conservation Ser-
vice today announced plans to
take quick action to put into ef-
fect the stepped-up Great Plains
program in this state.
Smith said that he has called
a conference of state leaders of
agricultural programs and agen-
cies in Texas for January 11 at
College Station to blueprint the
plan of action on the farm and
range lands of the 85 counties in
that portion of the state.
Administrative responsibility
for and leadership in the Great
Plains program was recently
placed on the Soil Conservation
Service bv Secretary of Agri-
culture Ezra T. Benson.
Smith pointed out that Secre-
tary Benson's order provided
for the combining of the re-
sources of the Department of
tions of Colorado, Kansas, Mon-
tana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
''The continued drouth in these
states has emphasized the need
for such a program to help de-
velop a more stable farm and
ranch economy in this region"
Smith said.
Wind erosion conditions in the
Great Plains area of Texas are
serious, with 403,000 acres dam-
aged during October and No-
vember. Approximately 6,500,000
acres in a 68-county area of
northwest Texas are in condi-
tion to be damaged by wind
erosion this winter and spring,
Smith announced.
lie emphasized that the Great
Plains program is not an annual
or disaster type program nor
does it replace any other exist-
ing agricultural program.
Agriculture's various agencies in j "This is a way to an enduring
a step-by-step process for mak- j agriculture based on the capa-
ing long-time adjustments in j bilities of land and geared to the
land use, cropping systems, and | climactic hazards that we all
now are ever-present in this
important area." he said. "It is
not a production adjustment or
an income supplement program.
It is a voluntary program with
long-term assurance of needed fi-
nancial help for a complete soil
and water conservation plan ap-
plied to individual farms and
ranches."
in the treatment of cultivated
iands and range, under the cli-
matic hazards of the Great
Plains.
The Great Plains program,
brought into being by Public
Law 1021 only last August, is
designed to give farmers and
ranchers, in the Great Plains
area of the 10 involved states,
both immediate and long-range
help in the use of their land
within its capabilities, Smith
pointed out.
He explained that Public Law
1021 authorized an appropriation
of not over $150 million for a
15-year period. Funds to aid
farmers and ranchers are ex-
pected to be available after
July 1, 1957. Expenditures may
not exceed $25 million in any
one year. u
The program will apply in
counties to be designated by the
Secretary of Agriculture in por-
TO PAY DIVIDEND
At the regular monthly meet-
ing of the board of directors of
the Stonewall-Kent National
Farm Loan Association, held in
December, a resolution was adopt
ed declaring a ten (10) nor
cent dividend on all outstanding
stock in the Association as of the
close of business on November
30. 1956. Checks for this divi-
dend should be in the mails the
latter part of January, 1957, ac-
cording to Em Wright, secretary-
treasurer of the Association.
Frank Hays, Jr.
To Crosby County
The Stonewall County Farm
Bureau directors have announced
a number of changes in the
oounty Farm Bureau officers
and personnel.
Frank Hays, Jr., who, for the
past 18 months has been local
service agent, has been trans-
ferred to the Crosby County
Farm Bureau, with offices in
Ralls, and he will serve in the
same capacity there.
The local Farm Bureau has
asked this newspaper to extend
its thanks to Mr. Hays for his
services, and has named Erwin
H. Diers of Old Glorv as Mr.
Hays' successor. Mr. Diers is es-
pecially well qualified for this
position because of his past ex-
perience in the insurance busi-
ness and his manv years of ser-
vice as an officer and director
in the Stonewall County Farm
Bureau.
Van B. Bullird, as the first
vice-president, necessarily suc-
ceeded the elected president,
Erwin H. Diers, when Mr. Diers
rF si<med the ^residency to ac-
cept the service agent's posi-
tion.
Mrs. Frank Keys. Jr.. will be
i rotjlaced as soon as possible as
the Farm Bureau's office secre-
tary and she will join her hus-
! band in Ralls, where they will
make their home.
AND MRS "UTTTCRKW
GO TO WEINERT CHURCH
Announcement was made this
| week that C. Y. Pettigrew. min-
ister of the Aspermont Church
i of Christ, will take over the
I rastorate of the Weinert Church
of Christ on January 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew came
j t"> Aspermont in August of 1953
j tVom Crowell. During his pas-
| torate here. Mr. Pettigrew and
the local church have seen the
addition of 99 new members, as
"•ell as nrovid'ng new classrooms
the Sundav school, and a
s-ieaker system for the auditor-
ium.
Mr. Pettiffrew has asked this
r> wsnmer to nublish the follow-
ing statement: "Mrs. Pettigrew
and 1 wish to take this means of
exDres=ing our deen gratitude to
the s-">od neonle of Stonewall
Countv for the manv kind and
thoughtful things you have done
for us during our more than
three years in Aspermont.
"We also wish to say we are
r.jt burning any bridges. We'll
be as close to you as our tele-
phone and the latchstring will be
on the outside of our dc*>«-."
Development of a hardy,
drouth-resistant pine promises to
bolster the Texas lumber in-
dustry, says the Texas Forest
Service. A five-year test pro-
ject showed the pines would ma-
ture with 25 per cent less rain-
fall than normally required.
NEW COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKE
OVER DUTIES HERE TUESDAY
Stonewall County's newly-
elected officers, and their depu-
ties, were properly installed in
office on Tuesday morning of
this week.
Chas. L. Gibson, sheriff, has
named Tom Alls of Aspermont
as chief deputy, with J. L. Chen-
nault of Aspermont as his of-
fice deputy.
Pat Mitchell, Jr., new county
and district clerk, states that
Mrs. Doris M. Pittcock will be
his chief deputy and Mrs. Betty
Lou Smith, both of Aspermont.
will be assistant office deputy.
Both Mrs. Pittcock and Mrs.
Smith had been employed in the
clerk's office prior to January 1.
H. O. (Harry) McAfee took
office as county tax assessor-
collector, an office recently sep-
HORNETS WIN TV/O
BASKETBALL TILTS
By HERRING DENNIS
Hornet Sports Writer
The Aspermont Hornets trav-
eled to O'Brien on Tuesday night
to play the third in their series
of conference games. Both the
girls and boys brought home
victories.
In the girls' gfcme, Nancy
Galloway, with 22 points, and
Guien Millican with 17 tallies,
led the Hornets to a 50-38 vic-
tory over the O'Brien lassies.
Although the outcome of the
game was never in doubt, the
L-
Aspermont girls played their
arated here from the office of usuai good brand of ball all
sheriff. McAffee has named
John L. Garner of Old Glory,
former Aspermont business man,
as chief office deputy, with
Mrs. TheLma Kluting as assist-
ant office deputy.
Hubert Roach, Aspermont
attorney, was sworn in as the
newly-elected countv attorney.
All officials, their deouties
and wives enjoyed a dinner in
| the ballroom of Hotel Stone-
I 1 vail at the neon hour January 1.
r.OVFRNOR PROCLAIMS
MARCH OF DIMES MONTH
through the game.
The mascuine crew from As-
permont didn't have it quite so
easy. A fast-moving game kept
the boys going hard throughout
all quarters. When the final
horn blew, the score stood 56-52.
High-point man for the Hornets
was Ned Galloway, with 18
ooints, and runners-up were
Andv Springer and Doyle Hert-
tenberger with 10 points each.
The following is a schedule of
'he remaining .games:
Jan. 3—Weinert (there).
•Tan. 4-5r-Jayton tournament.
DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 2.—Gov. i 'Ian- ^""?;0^eStTer (therf)-
Allan Shivers this week issued ^ Jar" 10-11-12-Jayton tourna-
an official proclamation desig- ! meTnt
nating January as March of
Dimes Month in Texas.
The signing
ceremony was
held in the Capitol in Austin
with Governor Shivers and Ad-
jutant Gen. K. L. Berry. 1956-57
March of Dimes campaign chair-
man, participating.
Governor Shivers' proclamation
was "The National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis has made
tremendous strides in the past
few years in developing the Salk
Polio Vaccine which will
MEXT SUNDAY'S LESSON—AND YOU!
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By NORRIS ONSTEAD
Pastor, Swenson Baptist Church
BIBLE MATERIAL: Matt. 1
and 2.
SUBJECT: "WISE MEN SEEK
JESUS."
EMPHASIS: "They . . . fell
down, and worshipped him: and
when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto
him gifts: gold, and frangin-
conse, and myrrh." Matt. 2:11.
LESON BACKGROUND:
Herod, the king, sent his wise
men to seek out the new born
Christ-child. Following a star
to the place, they recognized
that He was the promised Sa-
viour of the Jews. Then they
worshioned the God-man, even
as a child, because they knew
He was the representation of
God revealed to man. Out of
gratitude, they presented the
fine gifts to Him.
TODAY'S LESSON FOR YOU:
God has chosen ways that
seem foolish to the wise of this
world. They that feel su-
premely wise, have no place for
faith because they feel they must
see all things before they will
believe. Yet, if you desire wis-
dom—and who doesn't—then
seek it bv faith in the ways of
God. The greatest wisdom is
that of God. His wisdom has no
flaws, no mis'akes. To sit at the
Master's feet is to obtain wisdom
with last;',f* ovnlifi-s. T>i •>-
the wise men: Seek Jesus with
nil your heart. When you real-
ize His presence bv
confess vour sins in r>ure wer-hm
Then, from cratitude
forgiveness of sins AT'R!!,^r,v
■RFVF/fVF.D. 'unoort His worV
in this life with vour materia1
""ifts th^t O^l'^rs rrnfrht nen* e to
know Him and worship Him.
.Tan. 15—Rule (here).
Jan. 18—Old Glory (there).
Jan. 22—P~:^t Creek (here).
Jan. 25—Mattson (there).
Jan. 2° t W-Hner* (here). '
Jan. 30-31—Guthrie tourna-
ment.
Feb. 1—Rochester (there).
Feb. 5—O'Brien (here).
Feb. 8—Rule (there).
Feb. 12—Old Glory (here).
Mr. and Mis. John Anderson
. . ., . P,ri ~ ; have returned from a two-
vent polio, and in the further ™ «■ .
, . , . , . ,. weeks visit in Paris, Mount
development of equipment, medi- 1 . , „
' , , ... , .' Pleasant and Commerce, Texas,
cines and technicians which can
care for those who unfortunate- „ , I ~~ . , 7 ..
, . . ... ... ... Oology is the study of the
Iv have been stricken with this . . . ,
; , j. ,, . , science of birds eggs.
dread disease. Yet. our people |
still need more services. We
must educate everyone to assure
that all those susceptible to this
disease takes advantage of the
Salk Vaccine. Vv'e must n-'u'-o
the continued treatment for
those already stricken.
' Let's Finish the Job is the slo-
gan for the 1057 March of Di^rv-
Campaign, and no other slogan
could be more appropriat > for
Texans.
"Now, Therefo •<. , I a Gover-
nor of Texas, do hereby desig-
nate the month of January,
1957, as March of Dimes Month
in Texas, and urge every Texan
to contribute generously to the
March of Dimes."
NOTICE!!
Please cheek the date ap-
nea ring on the address on your
Aspermont Star. This date is
th •> expiration date of vnur
subscription. If it is in error,
it will be corrected when
t rttiir*<t to our attention.
P'isfal regulations do not
permit the mailing of news-
napers unless the subscrinHon
is paid in advance.
Prompt renewal will insure
receipt of every copv of your
home town newspaper.
—The Editor.
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MARCH OF DIMES PROCI VMATION —Governor Allan Shivers is shown center, above, signing the
official proclamation designating January as March of Dimes Month in Texas. Looking on is Major
General K. L. Berry, Adjutant Geaeral oi Texas and 1956-57 State March of Dimes Campaign Chairman,
and Kaye LaGronc, 10-year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Gregory LaGrone, 1507 Preston Avenue, Austin.
Kayc has been a polio victim sincc September, 1955.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1957, newspaper, January 3, 1957; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200345/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.