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THE ALTO HERALD
F. L. WEIMAR. EDITOR AND OWNER
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VOLUME XXXIX
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, i'EXAS. FEBRUARY 1. 1940.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR
NO. 39.
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About
Someth!ng
CHEROKEE NEGRO
SCHOOLS TO HAVE
NEW SUPERVISOR
A few Smart Alecs tried to poke
fun at Congressman Martin Dies and
his committee for the investigation of
un-American activities. But those
who have been foltowing Mr. Dies
know that he has rendered a valuable
Service. He has proved beyond ques-
tion, that the United States is swarm-
tng with aiiens, spies, communists,
facists, and nazis, who are working
day and night to undermine and to
overthrow the government of the
United States and set up a dictator-
ship. He has atso proved that com-
munism, nazism, and facism, are ail
one and the same thing, and that they
are all working together to gain con-
rol of the democracies. The house
voted 16 to 1 to continue for another
year the committee on un-American
activities.
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The Anderson Brothers concert,
sponsored by the members of the
Methodist Church Choir, which was
given last Monday evening in the au.
ditorium of the high school building,
was attended by a fair sized audience,
which was very appreciative of the
music rendered by these Chicago ar-
tists of radio and concert fame. The
proceeds of the entertainment wan
divided between the Andersons and
the ChoSr.
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Now [that the cold has abated tp
some extent, the plumbers and ropair
men are reaping a harvest. Practi-
cally every home was in need of a
plumber and the worst feature of the
situation was. everybody wanted him
at the same time.
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The members of. the Thursday,
study Club have securod their reset-
vat.ons for "Gone With The Wmd."
and will attend the matinee at the
Liberty Theatre in Tyler. February
117. The book, Gone With The Wind,
is one of the novels which is being
studied, in this year's course, and tht,
club believed that attending the rue-
ture w^uld add much to the
tanding of the lesson w
taken tjp in March
Thrcufh the efforts of County
Supt. D. C. Stockton and the county
school board, Cherokee County is to
have the frvices of Edna W. Mit-
chell, Jeanes teacher, as supervisor
of the Negro rural schools.
She is a graduate of Tennessee Ag-
ricultural and Industrial State Cot.
lege at Nashville, Tenn. Cherokee
County iias 23 Negro rural schools
with C5 teachers. Fifty-eight out of
C9 attended the first Negro County
Teachers Institute which was held in
Rusk Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Lewis
Died Friday; interment
At Nacogdoches
Highway 7 tnctuded
)n 1940 Road
Buitding Projects
Information has been received
here that the State Highway Com-
mission at Austin, has included
Highway 7, between Alto and the
new Neches river bridge in the 194S
budget, and that the contract for the
first four miles will be let from A3t(*
west just as soon as the deeds are al!
in and titles cleared to the land.
County Judge J. W. Chandler
states that all of the deeds on the
right-of-way have been obtained
but three, those of the Southern Pint;
Lumber Co.. New Birmingham Devet-
opment Co.. and John Gray. It is ex-
pected that these three deeds will be
in the hands of the court within the
next ten days or two weeks.
Abstractors are now working to
ctear the titles, and this part of the
work should be completed by tht
time the last three deeds are in.
Every indication now points to the
"fact that the contract on the first four
miles from Alto west can be let the
cariy part of Spring.
Included in this contract will also
be the straightening out of highway
21 entering the business part of town
at the Cotton Belt tracks. We under-
stand that a 160 foot right-of-way
will be required at this point to take
care of the traffic for both of the
highways. More right-of-way will be
needed on both sides of the road, and
will take a part of the Gulf Refining
Co.. land and Spears Filling Station
later met and married Mr. Lewis, on the north side, and the Fishet
who preceded her in death October 4, home place and Alto Gin & Crate Co..
1928. For the past two years Mrs. ton the south. All of these parties are
Lewis made her home here in Alto agreeable to the project and have
Epn
Funeral services were held Satur-
day morning at 11 o'clock at the Alto
Christian Church for Mrs. J. L.
Lewis, age 36, who passed away Fri-
day at 12:30, at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. A. C. Stone and Mr.
Stone of this city. The religious ser-
vices were in charge of the Rev. Sloan
Gentry of Grapeland, farmer pastor
of the Alto Christian Church, and thb
Rev. G. B. Carter, pastor of the Alto
Methodist Church, with interment in
the Oakwood Cemetery, Nacogdoches,
under the management of funeral
directors O. T. Allen and R. R. Strib-
ling of this city.
Mrs. Lewis was born and reared
near Nacogdoches, at Appleby, and
when a young woman her parents
moved to Nacogdoches where she
under-
hich \vi" be
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Beginning next Sunday. February
4. ex-president Hoover, hag ptanned
:t country-wide appeal for Finland
Week. He'hopes to double the million
odd doilars already contributed by
the United States. Sweden has at
ready sent Finland two and one-half
miilioni dollars. Argentine has con-
tribute^ two million busheis of
wheat. 'Brazil six million pounds of
coffee, and other North and South
American nations have sent liberal
donations. All of these contributions
are heiping Finland to keep the Com-
munists out of Scandinavia.
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Frank Ed Weimar, son of Editor
Weimai-. sustained a rather painful
injury ^Wednesday afternoon of the
past week, when a group ot school
boys were playing snowball, and <n
the tussle Frank Ed fell, and other
boys fail on him. spraining his left
wrist. After the wrist was bandaged
bv Dri W. A. McDonald, the doctor
advised a trip to Jacksonville for an
X-Rav!picture. The picture showed
no broken bones, but the wrist was
badiy wrenched, and joints pultcd
apart, which caused severe suffering
for sev'bral days. Frank Ed says that
.even a sprained wrist has its compen-
sations-he got out of bringing m
wood during all the long cold spei
when the ground was covered wtth
sleet and snow.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
their sympathy, and many acts of
kindnbss shown us during the tllness
.and death of our dear mother, daugh-
ter and sister. Mrs. J. L. Lewis, who
passed away January 26. 1940. Y out-
kind words of affection, your quot-
ing ptcscnce. your beautifu) ftowers,
,]) of these thoughtful deeds have
made!it easier to bear the great sor-
row of our loss, and we want you to
know! we appreciate it nl! more than
we can ever express in mere words.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stone. )
Mfs. II. R. Doolittlc and fat)ii!y-
with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stone.
During her residence here Mrs. Lewis
made many friends whn are sorely
grieved by hn puasfh*.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by bet
mother. Mrs. H. H. Doolittle. Diboll;
her daughter. Mrs. A. C. Stone. Aito,
two brothers, Austin Doolittle. Liv-
ingston: Alton Doolittle, Los Angeles,
Crlif.: two sisters, Mrs. Fred Nelson,
Diboll. and Mrs. Harry Howlin. Los
Angeles. Calif.
The Herald extends its deepest
sympathy to the bereaved relatives
and friends in this time of grent
sorrow.
R. C. Mussiewhite
Making Race For
State Senate
MASTER MASONS
TO HOLD MEETING
AT RUSK FEBRUARY 2.
AH Master Masons in this section
I are invited to Rusk Friday night,
I February 2, by Euclid Lodge No. 45.
of Rusk, when the Most Worshipful
.Announcement of his candidacy { Grand Master, Leo W. Hart, with hts
for state senate from the third Texas } Gilmer Degree team wiil confer
district 's made this week by R. C. Master's Degree.
TRhtsslewhite, who is now serving a
second term as district attorney.
! Entry of Mr. Musslewhite is tht ! members hope to have a targe repre-
first announcement in the district for I mentation there from neighboring
The Gilmer team is rated as the
best in the state and Rusk lodge
^Ms high state office which has been
))eld for two terms by John S.
Mdditt, who has stated he would not
be a candidate for re-election.
^ Mt. Musslewhite. closing out tir?
fourth year of a particularly success-
ful record as district attorney in the
Angeiina-Nacogdoches-Cherokee dis-
,^-iet. is a intive of this East Texa^
section and prominently known in
legal, civic and fraternal circles
oughout the third senatorial dis-
rict.
s He was bom in Cherokee county
iba January 20. 1903, and after the
deaths of his parents in early child-
hood tie iived with his grandparents,
obtaining early school training at
Troup. Later he attended Rusk junior
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already signified that they wiU-SjP^
the deeps. Highway 7 will eWw^Sl
about 100 feet west of the Sp
tmhcloners S-'on!^ w.m " , , v
this afternoon to go over the ; ftuano.^
of straightening out 21, and it is like-
)y that an agreement for this land .
will be obtained while they are here
lodges for the ceremony.
The meeting will be at eight o'clock
in the evening at Rusk high school
gymnasium.
B. F. Sartain
Died At Tyter
Tuesday Night
B. F. Sartain, age 75, well known
citizen of Alto for many years, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Norma Wamack at Tyler Tuesday
night. Mr. Sartain had been ill for
several weeks, and for several days
his death had been momentarily ex-
pected.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at the Mt. Zion Church
at 4 o'clock with the Rev. J. W.
Treadwell officiating. Interment was
in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Sartain is survived by his wife
and seven children; five sons, C. F.
Sru'tain, Jacksonville, J. D. Sartain,
Monroe City. T. E. Sartain. Timpson,
F. B. Sartain. Alto, and R. F. Sartain,
Tyler; two daughters, Mrs. Alena
Reed of Alto, and Mrs. Womack of
Tyler. One brother. J. J. Sartain of
Rusk. 19 grandchildren and 3 great-
grandchildren also survive.
And CHI
instrument
BaM Fans Meei
Tonight To Hear
Financia! Report
Alto football fa:it; who compose
the Alto Ball Club, will meet tonight
at the school secretary's office to
further tire plans of a lighted football
field for Alto.
The main business of the meeting
tonight will be to hear the report of
the finance committee, and from re-
ports coming in. good progress has
been made in raising funds for the
project.
The plan of getting the ground in
final shape will be discussed tonight
and getting the fence around the en-
closure. It is believed that funds are
already available for this part of the
work, and early spring should find a
new park in readiness for the light-
ing system.
Every person interested in the wel-
fare of clean sports in Alto is urged
to be at this meeting tonight. It
doesn't make any difference whether
you are able to contribute to the
project or not. your help in getting
the park is needed, and if your fi-
nances won't let you give anything,
come out anyway and help with yout*
presence. This is a town wide move-
ment and needs"' and deserves your
support.
REA SHOW AT SUMMERFIELD
POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER
RUBE SESSIONS BUYS
477 ACRES OF TIMBER
IN HENDERSON COUNTY
!itit
TEXAS UNIVERSITY
GEOLOGY STUDENTS
VISIT ALTO.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cole had as
their guests for the week-end their
nephew, Atbert Wadsworth of Bay
City, and his friend Robert Redfieh
of Houston. These young men are
geology students in the University of
Texas and came over to visit, and to
make a tour of the East Texas Oil
Fields. They were also much in-
terested in the work being done bj.
the University of Texas Anthropology
department at Mound Prairie. The
students are gathering material from
which Mr. Redfield will write his,
Doctor's dissertation, and Mr. Wads-
worth wiil write his Master's thesis.
Mr. Wad-worth has often visited here
and wiil be remembered as the son
of the former Miss Luriine Andrews
of this city. It was Mr. Redfield's
first visit to this section and he was
much impressed with the beautiful
scenery, and also the geoiogical
structure of this particular territory.
The students will make other visits
here iater in the spring, when the
snows have melted and the structure
can be examined more in detail.
Rube Sessions, operator of a sav_
miil in the Fincastle section of Hen
derson County and a well knowt
lumber dealer of Wells, Texas, h^
purchased the timber from thrct
tracts of land amounting to 477 act^
The contract calls for "all of Un -
merchantable pine lumber manufac "j
tured from timber cut and removed^'
from the land." The timber land in ^
volved in the contract, lies on t)n
George Isaacs and the Thomas Chat-
fin surveys, and is one of the larger ^
of transactions of this kind in
number of months.
Be, taught in Cherokee county
schools and entered Baylor I
^rsity in 1922. He graduated tn
tit Bnylor, with honors, in 1923.
Received an A. B. degree from
jniver^ity in 1927.
[was married in September. 1925.
ss Mildred Guinn, daughter of
kte Judge F. B. and Mrs. Guinn
tsk.
The REA show scheduled to be set
up on the Lee Heath farm January
25th and 26th near Summerfield.
Texas arrived on schedule time, but
weather conditions would not permit
the show to be set up. The ground
^ was coveted with snow and the tem-
perature was around twenty dc%rcyn. .
- Stt
u.dY.mce for shhw. they could do -*
nothing morf than move or,
next stop at
The performance for this stop w.ts
Oil and Gas Lease—Atoy Common
School District No. 24 to Riley Ma-j postponed until October of this year,
ness. 4 acres J. M. Musquez Grant. , The management of the show, the
Deed-Mrs. Laura J. Musick et al ; Electric Cooperatives and others wish
to Arch Holcomb. A lot in Alto on
John Durst Grant.
Release Oii and Gas Lease—Jas. I.
Perkins to J. W. Matthews et ux. 100
acres Thos. Stanford League.
Release Oil and Gas Lease—Wm. A.
m 1925 to 1927. Mr. Mussle- { stone to J. W. Matthews et ux. 292',;.
taught in a McLennan county I ;,cres J. M. Musquez & Thos. Stan-
serving as superintendent ford Survey.
Deed—Lawrence T. Smith et ux t(?
Hermit Wcich. Small tract on Moses
Perkins Survey. (1-2 mineral rights
reserved.)
Deed—.Toe Stone et ux to Ciyde I
Ira R. Lewis I
!sk
two years, and then he returned
to enter into the practice ot
hortly after, he moved to Luf-
d became associated with J. J.
s in general law practice here.
)s associated with Mr. Coilins![';)yne. 2 5-10 acres
:arly in 1930. when he engaged j Survey in Weiis.
practice with C. E. Brazii, now j Deed—G. P. Burroughs et ux to
t judge. t Allen Bailey. Lot No. 14 in Block No.
Musslewhite became city ] i3 of Webb Heights in Weiis.
to express their appreciation to the
newspapers, for the sptendid pub-
licity freely given, and to the ap-
pliance dealers for their proposed
participation and cooperation.
It was estimated with favorable
weather conditions more than ten
thousand peopie would have attended
this show on its two day stop.
Cherokee Workers
Conference Meet^ in
Jacksonvii!e Feb. 7
tta
F!u Precautions
issued By State Heaith
Officer Ceo. Cox
ebt To Th?
tr.
Rom. !:
"HeHo Ncighboi
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boyd of
Hobbs. New Mexico announce tht.
arrival of an eight pound son, who
made his appcarance last week.
Ernest Boyd is an Altonian, having
been born and reared near Altu,
and was n student in the Alto High
School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Boyd, and u nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Boyd. Ernest is a driller
for the Humble Company in New
Mexico.
Deal.
the Gospel.
D. Coppin.
Our Doc. tit
ht.—Edgar,
!)r Steward-
Mr. and Mrs. McKay of the Prim-
rose community, are rejoicing over
the coming of a little daughter, who
arrived Saturday night. January 27.
The Cherokee Count Worket
Conference will meet \s ii the Cen-
tral Baptist Church in acksonvillf^
February 7. The follovyg program
will be rendered:
Theme: "The Baptist
World."
Scripture: "I Am Det
14.
10:00 Devotional—Pa
10:15 The Preaching
the Missionary Debt.
10:35 The Teaching
trines, the Education:)
Parker
10:55 The Practice o
ship, the Financial Di
(1) Cooperative
Higginbotham.
(2) Hundred
Dollar.—John A. Will
Fifteen minut!
11:25 Song. Roll
ments.
11:30 Sermon—H. ti
Noon
1:30 Executive Boi:
2:00 Reports.
2:15 Inspirational Air, —Fran
L. Gayer.
Adjourn. y
March conferencc Hbe held
the Lone Oak Baptism
post until i Bailey. Lot No. 14 in Block No. 13 of
; Webb Heights in Wells.
Deed—E. E. Sanders et ux to Allen
Bailev. Lots Nos. 15 and 16 in Block
Oil and Gas Lease—Roy
H. Mttness et ux. 70
teres of the J. M. Musquez Grant.
Release Oil and Gas Lease—Wm.
A. Stone to Mrs. Dovie Dykes Wyatt.
84.3 acres in the J. M. Musquez Grant
and Thomas Stanford League.
Release Oii and Gas Lease—Jas. I
and served in that
Mber 1, 1934.
was elected county attorney oi
iina county in 1934, served one
in that office, and was elected ! -3 ^
t attorney of the second judicial [ Release
t of Texas in 1936. He wasl^'chois toK
cted to that office without op-
ton in 1938.
and Mrs. Musslewhite have
children, all boys, and all born
lkin.
regard to his candidacy for the l
senate. Mr. Musslewhite said hej t'erkin.s to W. M. W yatt et ux. 84.3
P<i carry his campaign directly to; acres Musquez Grant and
people.
liar—F
§ach.
Atinouncc-
^hall Stnit!'
jnd W. Al. t'
will endeavor to see as many o!
[citizens as possible in the district
1 will express my views on the
3s now confronting the people of
[district and of the state of Texas
fng my campaign," he said,
earnestly invite the people of
district to consider and in-
pgate my record as a public offic-
"id as a citizen among them, and
"isider my worthiness for pronw-
in the affairs of this district and
- I respectfully solicit and will
^erety appreciate the support of
citizenship for this office."
Thomas Stanford League.
Release Oii and Gas Lease—Wm.
A. Stone to F. & M. State Batik and
Trust Co. et ai. <08 acres in the Thos.
Stanford League and the J. M. Mus-
quez Grant.
Release Oit and Gas Lease—Wm.
A. Stone to A. H. Walker et ux. 87
acres i" the Musquez Grant and
Thomas Stanford League.
Release Oi! and Gas Lease—Wm.
A. Stone to J. H. Murray et ux. 53'^
ticres in t!'c M. Musquez Grant
and Thomas Stanford League.
Husiness in Alto will be better
when merchandising methods are
and Mrs. Aron Cole, Mrs. A. M.
^ n. Mr. and Mrs. John Allen and
ygbter, Miss Ruth Allen, were the
nday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Pen in Jacksonville.
The strange noises you hear are
New Year's resolutions that are blow-
ing UP-
State Health Officer George Cox,
is warning Texans about the in-
fluenza that is likely to become pre-
valent after the extreme cold spell.
He offers these suggestions to avoid
the disease:
Influenza is believed transmissable
from person to person through mu-
cous discharges from the nose and
throat. To protect yourself and others
from contracting influenza or colds,
here are precautions to be followed:
Influenza is highly infectious.
Practically everyone is susceptible to
it. No matter how many times you
may have had influenza, you may
contract it again. Therefore, keep
away from people who are sneezing
coughing or sniffling, or who are ac-
tively ill with colds, influenza or
pneumonia.
Keep away from crowded places.
Never use towels, glasses, or per-
sonal articles other than your own
to which the cold germ might adhere,
and always wash your hands before
eating.
Keep yourself as fit as possible.
I Drink plenty of water, eat simple
! nourishing food, exercise out of doors
j every day. dress according to the
weather, and gut plenty of steep in
a weii ventilated room.
If you feel an attack of flu. or eve,t
what you may think is an ordinary
cold, coming on. go to bed. If the
cold becomes worse, send for yout*
physician and follow his directions.
A cold can too easily develop into a
fatal mistake.
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