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THE ALTO HERALD
F. L. WEIMAR, EDITOR AND OWNER
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR
VOLUME XXX
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.
NO. 42.
i
GRANQ JURY POURS Aho OH Territory
!T ON SOME
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Representatives
the county and
; Jacksonville, Aito
from all parts of:
committees from
and Rusk are in-
PossibiHties Look Good
vited to meet with the county agents
at Rusk Friday
"Atto is destined to be one of the biggest and best cities in East Texas,
for the purpose "^d the climb upward wi)t be started in less than three months," is the way
advisability of " f-tizen of Cherokee county put it yesterday," if you wiil profit by the mis
! at the court house
To the Honorable C. A. Brazil, Dis- at 6:30 p. m.,
trict Judge, Second Judicial Dis- considering the aavtsaumty oi — - - , * — . . -
trict of Texas: having a county fair this year. This t'*^s °<* other towns around yon m East Texas, and not let the big oil oom-
We, the Grand Jury for the Jan-j meeting will be called promptly and "bottle you up," by leasing alt of your .,] territory."
uary Term, A. D. 1931, beg leave to wi]] not last long on account of those "You need n,o,t doubt but that there .s .,1, not 3nly around Alto, but the
make the following report. We have ^ might care to attend the re- ''"7 city itself is in the oil strata. Son., of your citizens know it, and the
, viva!.
and
and
large oil corporations know it, and have known it for some time."
I That is the brief story told the Herald man yesterday morning, and the
! information comes from a spmrce that has good grounds to be relied upon,
j Chesnut & Co. j Proof of that assertion looks good from the fact that only during the past
To Change Locations, three or four weeks, it has come to light that it does n<nt require a lot of
persuasion to get a well drilled in thh Alto territory. There are plenty men
R. II. Chesnut & Co. will move of financial responsibility who are repdy to start a well if they can get the
) about March 1, from their present Mocked out to drill on, and this tingle should be guarded carefully by
- location to the Arrant building .next "'0 'and owners. Know who is after the acreage. Beware of strangers who
been in session twenty-one (21) days
and have put forth every reasonable
effort ito investigate the violation of
the law in Cherokee County, Texas.
We have found indictments as fol-
lows: A total of one hundred
fourteen, including 90 felonies
24 misdemeanors.
In our work we have had the — = - .... - . , ... ,
operation of many of the best citizens to the W. E. Williams store on main ^nt to block up your acreagc. Get ^ local people who have the
of the county and we desire to ex-' street. on the oil game. We are fortunate m the fact that Alto has men
. .. . A,mni hi-nthfru nm nnw t<nt-inty "kc E. M. Decker, H. H. Berryman and others who are not urging you to
press our sincere appreciation to Airant Di,otners arc now tearing * " . ^ ^
them for their unselfish set'vices In! out the fixtures and floor of the '^s° your land with their hands .n then- pockets; on the contrary, they ire
... , ! 4 huildinu- -md tthe interior will be new Pitting their own land in with that of their neighbors and getting financial
this connection we desire to urge our, nunamg, ana ttne interior wm oe new * * ^ ^ ^ - i. -
citiyenshioaenerallvtosuooortthose throughout, with the latest kind of distance to drdl wells from an independent source, and no land is being
in officii nlaces' iJ thei^ efforts to! shelving. New lighting effects will '^Md until a drilling contract is being attached to every lease. It is oil wells
lue lw enforcemen n our' also be installed, and when the job A'to people are after, and not the dollar an acre lease money. That
secuie taw emorcement. m our, ' f i;n't a drop in the bucket, as to, wihati wiil come later.
opinion our government is t e most Locations in Alto. ^Ms paper has never been strong on giving the other fellow advice on
Mr. Chesnut. who was hJre yestcr- "hat to do with his own property, but we do give this advice now and it is
day, stated that he expected to t<- "stay with your Real men." Let the hig companies hunt elsewhere for
' double his stock of goods for the '''"Sfs. There are several towns, and they are not a hundred miles from
Alto store, and was planning to make A"o. that have thousands of acres ,of land ieased up around them by targe
this one of the largest and he.t ^'1 companies, who never intend to driii, but the sole purpose in getting t,he
andfeed ^oreshf E^t t° keep anybody else from drilling, an.) if Alto should fall under
Texas that condition, we Would be left sitting here, tied up lock, stock and barrel,
) lease tight, and no wella oould be drilled unless the oil companies wanted it
done, and right now they are curbing production at every turn. They tried
To Rebuild Packing
Sheds.
Both the Newton & Wallace and
Sam Fox Packing sheds will be re-
built in time for the coming tomato
season, according to W. C. Nicar,
Alto manager for Newton & Wallace.
Mr. Nicar stated that plans are
already formulated for the rebuilding
of the sheds and work would
POLL TAXES SHOW
8IE DECREASE
FOR IMS YEAR
Whether it was caused by the de-
pression, or because it is an off year
statt' politically, or possibly both, cannot
just as aoon.ag the insurance adjuster i be said, but poll tax payments took
insurance! an awful drop in Cherokee county,
can get here and get the
piatters straightened out.
according to the figures released by
the most 's completed this will be
liberal in existence. Under no other
form of government is the rights of
the individual citizen so fully protect-,
ed. Thif) function is performed for double his stock
the citizen by the government and
for this service the citizen owes the
government a duty and a responsibil-
ity. He owes it to his government and
those in charge thereof, whatever
their position may be, his unqualified
support in bringing about a more
wholesome respect for the laws of
TOMATO STICKS
Farmers wanting tomato sticks at
$1.40 per thousand delivered in Alto,
to hold it back at Van, they are doing their best at Kiigore and Henderson
nnd other towns, but the local citizenship of these communities with outside
!.! distance from independent operators, held out enough acreage in spite of
W. L. Turner
Died Saturday.
W. L. Turner, a well known and
highly respected citizen of this sec
tion died at the home o.f his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Crusetumer, Satur-
day at the of 77.
Funeral services were held at the
Shiloh church Monday afternoon
with Revs. Chapman and McCuistion
in charge, interment being in the
family burial ground at Shiloh cem-
etery under the direction of the
Stribling Funeral Parlors.
Mr. Turner had been a resident of
this section for many years, and had
made many friends, who are today
grieving with the loved ones in his
passing.
Memorial Services
At Masonic Hall.
Members of Terrell Lodge No. 83,
A. F. & A. M., and their families,
and members of the Eastern Star will
our land. Unless such support is had their efforts and have got oil, and if the farmers and other land owners of memorial services at the Masonic
from thoco who believe in the en- L m c e Attn w..-)- i t r..... ...in ... a t f im!an^ hatm t iii„..,i i ^] ..
Phone 114.
L. P. Moak.
Miss Joyce Donald of Houston Is
here visiting Miss Lera Satterwhite.
Alto territory will watch their corners, and have their land leased :md
blocked up by men whom they know, and understand want oil, and will drill
\<hen a block is leased up, we will ^av? oil in Alto and it will not be long,
ihis is one time that all Alto territory should stand together and DEMAND
a drilling contract within a rcaaomtblt time when they lease their land.
{foroement of our laws the present
condition of crime as it prevails in
all parts of our country cannot be
corrected.
We recommend that the Justices
*1 -the Pa*eo-a*d C<j*tXnbi*s-of the ——— — ' —t .'—
bounty co-operate more with eadh such officers. In one or two Instances
other. We find in some instances the evidence along this line was
this is not being done and for such deemed sufficient to justify the The derrick has) been about
reason the Grand Jury is called on to Grand Jury in returning bills of in- i pleted for the second oil well
[investigate many petty cases that dictment against the offending drilled in the Alto territory. This
should be taken care of in the Justice parties. In one case the Grand Jury location is made on the Decker farm
OIL ACTIVITIES
xmtble time
'W
com-. 1
to be <
This ^
hall Monday night commemorating
the birthday of George Washington.
All members of both bodies and
their families are urged to be in at-
tendance.
should start
fair weather.
Men Wanted
be
Courts. This not only consumes quite !wag advised that the punishment ad- about four miles southwest of Alto. Mirried men, men willing to
a bit of the Grand Jury's time but is ministered was authorized by the The crew to build the derrick came maMicd, men unwilling to be mar.
expensive and should be eliminated. County Judge; and such authoriza- Monday and immediately began fed,all men wanted at the Methodist
We find also in many cases, if the tion on the part of the latter office,! the erection of the derrick, a<, the Chuieh next Sunday. At 11:00 a.m.
* * * " " F, M<n's Service will be conducted as
calibration of Washington's birth-
day. The qervice is under the auspices
of the Wesley Brotherhood. 150 men
and boys are expected to be present.
All men and boys urged to attend.
Women and girls are welcome. Come
within SO days Mrs. W. A. Brock and children,
Geneieve and G. W. of Shreveport,
La., spent the first of the week here
With the former's sister, Mrs. Tom
Durbin. Mrs. Dollie Cole returned
home with them for an extended
visit.
! the tax collector.
The 1930 poll tax payments show
there were 5,776 poll taxes paid and
this year it dropped to 3,266, a fall-
ing off of 2,510.
The two Alto boxes showed big de-
crease from 1930. Last year the
two boxes in Alto showed poll tax
payments of 762, this year it dropped
down to 337. Thege figures reveal
that Alto liked 188 of being just
half as much as they were in 1930.
The entire county for 1931 is giv-
en as follows, and it would be a goon
idea to clip it out anu save it, as it
)nay come in for handy reference be-
fore the year is out. It is an off
year as far as the democratic primary
is concerned, but from the trend of
affairs now at Austin, we will have
Home conistitutional amendments
that will demand the attention of
the voters before 1931 goes into his-
tory.
1—West Rusk ;236
2—North Alto 179
3—East Jacksonville 567
4—Mt. Selman 41
5—Griffin 58
6—Lone Star 27
7—Box Creek 57
8—Wells 92
9—Mixon 2S
10—Maydpie 68
11—Unian S
12—Bell School House 19
13—Forest 108
14—East Rusk 325
15—South Jacksonville *93*
16—Dialville 72
17—South Alto - 158
18—West Jacksonville 250
19—Nebo 36;
I the erection <of the derrick, ag the
time were taken by the Grand Jury in the opinion of the Grand Jury, was materia! was all on the ground wait-
to investigate, that the complaints made wholly without legal authority,
are more or less of a family or com- Wc want to go on record in condemn-
munity difference and if a violation (ing such practices on the part of our
of the law, should be adjusted in the officers and here state, that in our
Justice Court in which such party or opinion, the first and highest duty
parties reside. an officer owes to a prisoner in his
The Grand Jury has spent most custody is protection and for such
of its time in the investigation of the reason the Grand Jury condemns the
liquor traffic and its efforts. From practice of administering punish-
ing for them. Drilling machinery is
being brought out from Houston,
land unless something prevents, the
rig should be up and going within
ten days.
)
(Continued on Page 8.
our investigation along this line there
seems to be no doubt but that there is
moro or legs carelessness and indif-
ference on the part of the Sheriff's
Department in making investigations ;have been with us in
The Yowell-Davis well located on eve.ybody and bring all your friends.
the Dixie Farms 8 miles southwest of " is impossible to come m the.
Alto, and which is being drilled by doming, come to the evening service]
, *- thp Dpprinp Bros of Dallas is down ^ 9:45. Come early enoujn for!
ment to prisoners under any circum- ueering tsros., or uana^, !3 <iown ^
stances and the nraetice of giving au- 2400 feet, and have found hard Sunday School, ^possible. Regular,
ttrMv'f .r such Ju hmlf going, as they run into a rock forma- Meeting of the Board "f Stewards.
The District and County Attorney tion that has broken many bits, but ^ ^ ""
our investiga- ^ interest is running high on this °*f'ce of the Church.
and putting forth some plan by which tiong and have given us
such traffic and regard for law can co-operation.
be lawfully and properly stopped. I We desire to express our thanks to
We find that there are certain the riding baliffs for their services
games, known as pool and billiards nnd co-opcration.
and other games of similar character! The sheriff's department has given
their fullest location, and from the fact that lenses
are impossible to get under $10 per
ticre within two milc^ of the well
telhi a story that sounds like oil pros-
Huldleston,
pects. Core tests have been taken on
the well every twenty feet, and it is!
being run and played in different! the Grand Jury their very best ser-
communities in violation of law This
investigation has consumed a great
deal of our timie and could have been
avoided by the exercise of proper*
diligence on the part of those of-
ficials in charge of the enforcement
of our laws.
We have inspected the County Jail
and find conditions generally very
good, seemingly not crowded.
We have inspected the Rusk State
Hospital for the insane and find it is
being kept in splendid condition
through the management and super-
vision of Doctor Thomns.
It has been called to our attention
that certain prisoners have been un-
lawfully punished by the sheriff's de-
partment and certain constables of
our county while in the custody of
. , . . . ; around 3000 to 3500 feet. i
yices and we want to express our ap-!
preciation to them for their assist-
ance. Another block of land that wil]
Having finished our work for the comprise about four thousand ncre^l
January Term, of our District Court, south of Alto, practically encircling
we make this our final report and the town, starting at the filling Sta*
e.r.k to be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. Goolsbee.
F. A. Jeter.
F. H. Holcomb.
J. B. Schochler.
E. J. Hunt.
W. L. Searcy.
W. R. Ellerbee.
G. K. Felps.
C. C. Ivie.
T. J. Sparkman.
Will A. Lewis, Sec'y.
M. J. Hogan, Foreman.
J.D.Sartain Fitting Station
GULF PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVELY
AJAX GOLD BOND TiRES AND TUBES
Gu*r*nteed Tin Repairing
CARS WASHED AND GREASED
Day Phone 259
Night Phone 260
tion one mile west 'of Alto on the
San Antonio highway, and extending
on the east of town out to the Malley j
Houston farm, is now underway.
Thi.) block will hardly go over one
mile from the city limits of Alto at!
nny point. The project is being push-
ed by Mr. H. H. Berryman, who . ^ '
states that if he can get the acreage' Miss Nina Leah Huff, Cosmet.can
together that drilling will .tart at '*h° will be at Allen drug store all
once. He has had geogolists to go ^ext week demonstrating the Mane;
over this territory, and 'they ap con- Tomhn beauty aids, nottce of which
fident that it is good oil territory. j""*'""'" Allen Drug Store ad-
^verti8ement in this paper this week, j
Pastor.
THE WAY TO A BEAUTIFUL SKIN IS PLAIN
MAR!E TOMHIN
FAMOUS BEAUTY AUTHORITY AND CREATOR OF THE MAR-
VELOUS LINE OF MARIE TOMLIN BEAUTY AIDS
IN PERSONAL TOUCH WITH YOU THROUGH
HER PERSONAL REPRESENTATiVE
Mi<s<s Nina Leah Huff
COSMETICIAN. WiLL BE AT OUR STORE
FEB. 23rd TO FEB. 28th
Will advise on better skin care—the Art of Make-Up and Simple
Health Problems.Extending to the Women a Most Cordiai Invita-
tion to make an appointment for one of
MARIE TOMLIN'S FAMOUS SKIN PURGE FACIALS
Without Charge or Obligation in Booth—Strictly Private.
ALLEN'S DRUG STORE
Phone 46 Aho, Texas
he will be
for several
A contract was signed here Tues-j
day between Dad Joiner, and T. J. Dr. W. A. McDonald was brought
Wilcox, Hub Maddux and E. J. Hoi-, home Monday from the sanitarium
comb, wherein, Mr. Joiner agrees to at Jacksonville, where he had been
drill an oil well on the tract of land for the past two weeks recuperating
hear Douglass, comprising 9f)t)0 from an operation. His condition is
acres. The contract specifies that greatly improved, but
drilling operations shall start within confined to his home
hinety days from Feb. 6th, but Mr. days yet.
Joiner stated that drilling would
Mart at once, and as evidence to *
that fact, he went over to Dough"<s
Tuesday afternoon and made 'T*I
rangementa for accomodations f«r
the derrick] crew, and immediately
got busy in having lumber cut for^
the derrick. Actual drilling opera-
Eat at
M!NTERS
New Hats New Hose
New Dresses
A]] that's new for Spring and Summer in these
items wi!) be found here for your inspection. We
have brought the teading sty!es in Ladies Hats and
and Dresses to Alto for you and you wiH find they
are as up-to-date as you can get in any town, and a
who!e !ot lower in price.
W. E. WILLIAMS
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1931, newspaper, February 19, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214585/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.