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THE ASPERMONT STAR
VOLUME LXX NUMBER 20
ASPERMOiNT, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS 79502 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 3 968 PRICE TEN (10c) CENTS
Mothers March Collects $201.77 Teen Committee Bond Issue Election to be
For The March of Dimes Drive To Have Chili Voted on Tuesday at Band Hall
The 1968 Mothers March
for the March of Dimes was
a tremendous success, bring-
ing in $201.77. The fact that
the march wa? such a suc-
cess is due to the willing
mothers and 4-H members,
with their leader, Truett
Hennig, turned out despite
the cold weather and the
donors who opened their
doors and hearts to contri-
bute to the fight against
birth defects.
Mothers marching were
the three chairmen, Mrs.
MOD Chapter
Sends $200 to
WTR Center
The Stonewall County
Chapter of the March of
Dimes sent a check for S200.
to Shelley Smith, director of
the West Texas Rehabilita-
tion Center in Abilene. The
Center is in a financial bind
and are in need of support.
You may send contributions
to the Center, by mailing it
t.o the Abilene Reporter- ^
News, Abilene, Texas.
Bronc Hawkins, Mrs. John-
ny Pittcock and Mrs. Char-
les Clark along with volun-
teers, Mrs. R. D. Kluting,
Bur] Jameson, Rex Dillard,
Marchel Nauret, Wayne
Thigpen, Buddy McNutt,
Glenn Dunham, Bill Martin,
Wayne Yarborough and
Tony Hawkins
Members of the 4-H help-
ing were Jan Yarborough,
Jimmie Dulby, Fam Jones,
Bobby Hanke, Steffany Fra-
zier, Pam Clifton, Kaye
Spradley, Kathv Boyles,
Jane Gaither, Gay Walker,
Judy Pittcock. Renee Haw-
kins, Ted Ward, Tim Ward,
Joe Jameson, Juanita De-
Leon, Danny Dillard, Monty
Jones, Larry Clark, Danny
Clark, Rodoy Dunham, Car-
la Martin.
Also Jack Hahn, Douglass
Heathcott, Tommy Gaither,
Jeff Yarborough. Mike
Hinze, Ro.ky Anderson,
Terry Hennig, Michael Nau-
ert, Steve Yarborough, Tom
Jameson. Pat Hill, Don
Wayne Jones, Lester Martin,
Michael Godfrey, Ricky
Mitchell, Thomas Hanke
and Steve Kluting.
Lynn Ward, 4-H member,
distributed coin collectors
for the March of Dimes.
Supper Jan. 13
The Teen Committee for
the March of Dimes will
sponsor a Chili Supper Sat-
urday night January 13 at
■•he school cafeteria.
The supp?r will begin at
5:00 and go until 6:30. This
will be before the March
of Dimes Basketball Games.
Tickets may be purchased
in advance at 50c per per-
son from the Teen Commit-
tee. Debbie Gardner. Sharon
Phillips, Mike Samford or
Jackie Ray, are from the
Teen Committee advisor,
Troy Gauntt or from the
March of Dimes Chairman,
Mrs. Tony Hawkins.
The teen committee in
their hold-up Saturday col-
lected $110.00 for the March
of Dimes.
Conditions
Prevail Over Co.
Icy conditions prevailed
over the County this week
with only .13 of an inch of
moisture reported.
A low of 10 was reported
by weather observer Albert
Baugh for Sunday and Mon-
day morning.
Boiling Plains Executive Hopeful of
Larger Cotton Acreage for RPCG Area
Stamford — Cotton grow-
ers in both the Rolling
Plains and High Plains of
West Texas took steps this
week they hope will lead to
the planting of a much larg-
er cotton crop under the
1968 farm program.
Directors of the Rolling
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
and of the Plains Cotton
Growers, Inc. authorized
their executive vice presi-
dents, Charles G. Bragg of
RPCG at Stamford and
Donald A. Johnson of PCG
at Lubbock, to request US
DA officials in Washington
to extend the sign-up period
from March 15 to June 15.
"Directors of the RPCG
believe it is imperative that
every farmer have an op-
portunity to plant the larg-
est acreage possible in 1968,
based on his individcal farm
situation", Bragg said hero
Monday.
"Because of the abnor-
mally small crop? in 1966
and 1967, our cotton surplus
is gone" he said.
"This could result in per-
manent damage to the cot-
ton industry through the
further loss of markets due
to the simple fact that wo
would not have sufficient
stocks on hand to hold our
present customers"
Bragg mailed a request to
Horace Godfrey, Washing-
ton, administrator of the
Agriculture Stabilization
and Conservation Service of
the USDA. to extend the
1968 cotton sign-up period
from March 15 to June 15.
Johnson requested an ex-
tension of the sign-up dead-
line until July 1.
"Godfrey has the author-
ity to make such an exten-
sion in the program," Bragg
said.
Congressman Omar Bur-
leson of Anson, Congress-
man Graham Purcell of
Wichita Falls and Congress-
man Robert D. Price of
Amarillo said they would
keep in touch with top level
officials in the USDA in
Washington in connection
with the matter.
Under the 1968 farm pro-
gram producers wishing to
become eooperators must
sign up to divert at least 5
per cent of their effective
cotton allotment into soil
conserving uses. The sign-
up haar been set by the US
DA for February 5 to March
15. By signing up, farmery
become eligible to receive
price support loans and pay-
ments and acreage diversion
pavments.
They may divert an addi-
tional 30 per cent of their
farm allotment and receive
additional payments of 6
cents a pound on their pro-
jected yield.
"More than 90 per cent of
Aspermont Independent
School Distdict voters will
get to vote on a $35,000 bond
issue Tuesday January 16.
The bond issue is called
to construct a building to
be used for a fieldhouse, a
place for the weight pro-
gram and for track.
The bonds will be payable
by increasing the property
tax by six cents on the one
hundred dollar valuation.
The eelction will be held
in the band building with
March of Dimes
Basfcatbaf! Games
Saturday Nfght
Saturday night, Janu-
ary 13th ,in the Aspermont
school gymnasium basket-
ball games will be played to
benefit the March of Dimes.
A fashion shov by some
high school bovs will high-
light the halftime.
Teams playing will be Old
Glory men and ladies teams,
the Aspermont Fire Depart-
ment, the Asperm.ont school
faculty men and women and
a team of Aspermont wom-
en.
Games will begin at 6:30
p.m.
There will be basketball
games at th^ Old Glory gym
on January 20th for the
benefit of the March of
Dimes.
the 1.2 million acres alloted
to cotton in the 32 counties
of the Rolling Plains is dry-
land cotton, with rainfall
averaging less than 25 in-
ches annua ly" Bragg point-
ed out.
"Dryland farmers, if forc-
ed to declare their planting
intentions 60-90 days ahead
of the actual planting of the
crop as they would have to
do under the present sign-
up period, will 'play it safe"
and divert the full 35 per
cent of th^ir acreage per-
mitted", he said.
"In previous years our
planting datec have ranged
from May If to June 15. We
have reason to believe that
more and more producers
in our area will observe
even later planting dates.
"Further cuts in our cot-
ton production could result
in permanent damage to the
entire cotton industry
through the additional loss
<>f markets, due to the sim-
ple fact that we would not
have sufficient stocks to
hold even our present cus-
tomers", Bragg said.
The February 5-March 15
sign-up period was set up
to prevent cotton farmers
from "accidentally" comply-
ing with diversion require-
ments by virtue of unfavor-
able planting conditions at
the usual plantig date.
Funeral Held
Monday for
Mrs. DeLeon
Mrs. Get ruder Rios De-
Leon, 66, >f Peacock, died at
1:10 a.m. Sunday in the
Stonewall Memorial Hospi-
tal.
Funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Monday in First Baptist
Church in Aspermont with
the Rev. Paul Nieto, of Ida-
lou Baptist Mission, officiat-
ing.
Burial was in Aspermont
Cemetery under the direc-
tion of Littlepage Funeral
Home .
She was born Nov. 14.
1901, in Mexico and had
lived in Stonewall County
41 years. She was a mem-
ber of Peacock Baptist Spa-
nish Mission.
Survivors include her
husband, Ramon of Peacock:
three brothers Tgnacio Rios,
Luz Rios and Cresenzio
Rios, all of Mexico; two sis-
ters, Lorenza Rios and Sofia
Rios. both of Mexico; two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Benny
Castaneda, Ramon Flores.
Felipe Garcia, Domingo
Castaneda, Juan Pena and
Lorenzi Munoz
L. D. McAfee presiding
judge.
Eligible Voters
To be eligible to vote you
must have a registration
certificate or poll tax re-
ceipt for 1967 or have an
exemption, such ?s over age,
and you must own property
in the school district and
have it rendered with the
school tax office before
December 29, 1967.
Funeral Held
Tuesday for
Jesse Avery
^ Jesse Avery, 71, retired
Stonewall County farmer,
died at 7:35 o.m. Sunday in
Stonewall Memorial Hospi-
tal.
Funeral was held Tues
day at 2:30 p.m. in Central
Baptist Church here with
the R^v. lames Wood, pas-
tor. officiating, assisted by
Travis Bovd, Church of
Christ minister. Burial was
in Asnermont Cemetery un-
der the direction of Little-
paere Funeral Home.
Hp was born July 21, 1896
in San Saba Countv and he
had lived in Stonewall
County most of he's life. He
was a veteran of World War
I and a member of First
B'inti'-t Church.
Mr. Avery married Flor-
ence Parker Jan. 11, 1958, in
Haskell.
Survivors include his wife
of the home; a brother. Bob.
of Asoermont; four sisters.
Mrs. Bess Porgus of Asper-
mont. Mrs. Rosalia McPher-
son of New Braunfels, Mrs.
Georgia McEachren of Cisco
and Mrs. Francis McCoy of
California.
Pallbearers were L. D.
Trammel. Evin V. Gholston.
Gordon Morrow, Wayne
Thigpen. Tom Hill and
Owen Webb.
W, D. Ellison
Announces for
Sheriff's Office
W. D. Ellison has autho-
rized the Aspermont Star to
announce that he is a can-
didate for the office of
Stonewall County Sheriff.
He will make a formal
statement at a later date.
Gauntt to Soeak to
Luncheon Club
Troy Gauntt, Asoermont
School Athletic Director
will speak t > the Aspermont
Luncheon Club at noon to-
day (Thursday) at Frazier's
Cafe.
He will ;peak on the need
of a field house. All mem-
bers and interested persons
are invited to attend.
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The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1968, newspaper, January 11, 1968; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200398/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.