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HERALD
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F. L. WEIMAR. EDITOR AND OWNER
VOLUME XL
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR
THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO, TEX..; p.tAY 30, 1940.
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NO. 4.
Oid Fiddtcrs
Meet At Crockett
June 14th
A Fiddle Band Contest sponsored
by the merchants and business people
of Crockett, Texas, will be iieid in
that city on the public square Jun<
14. The program will start at 10:00
in the morning and continue through-
out the day and part of the night.
The contest will be held at 7:30 p.
m., with 25 of the best fiddle bands
in East Texas participating, running
through a repertoire of fine string
band pieces which are enjoyed by alt.
Past Mayor Jack Beasley ana
Barker Tunstall are arranging in
addition to the contest many out-
standing numbers of entertainment
and enjoyment, one of which is the
Texas Prison Band. There will also
be high school band concerts in the
afternoon and notable citizens from
all over the state will be invited tu
participate in this affair. Seating
arrangements will be provided for
the comfort of those desiring them
and loud speakers will be used to
insure that everybody can hear the
program clearly and enjoy it.
Among the early registrations for
this event as contestants are the
Fiddling Fool. Dallas; Hillbilly
Band, Athens; Cherokee Band,
Jacksonville; Lone Star Band, Kemp;
East Texas Serenaders, Jacksonville;
Fox Chasers Band, Frisco; Whitehall
Grangers, Mabank; and inquiries
from others too numerous to mention.
This contest is being held for the
entertainment and pleasure of the
people in central and lower east
Texas and those who do not find it
convenient and possible to attend the
Athens event.
Everybody is invited to come over
to Crockett and have a good time.
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JUST A UTTLE MILK
OF HUMAN K!XDXESS
The following two letters were re-
ceived here this week from Gadsden,
Ala. The case in question is about A.
C. Lowery, who was sick in Alto for
several weeks and was taken care ot
by the citizens here.
The doctors here gave no hope for
his recovery and arrangements we ft
made with the county for funds and
A!to Short On
Assigned Red
Cross Quota
Alto is still short about $60.00 on
its county quota for the Red Ct'6ss,
according to O. L. Smith, who is local
Chairman. Mr. Smith stated that the
he was carried back to his home in ! drive will continue a few days longer,
Alabama, where he died a few days and it is hoped that the full quota for
later.
Concerning Alto and Cherokee
county courtesies extended to Mr.
Lowery, his mother wrote the first
letter below, before he died, and tht
second letter was written by the Bap-
tist pastor there after he died. Tut?
letters are as follows:
To the citizens of Alto and the
Commissioners Court:
"We wish to express to you our
deep appreciation and heart fett
thanks for the wonderful service you
rendered my son in making it pos-
sible for his return home. We wish
it were possible for us to thank each
one individually who had any part in
caring for him while in your good
town. We shall always be grateful to
you and everyone who was so good
to him. He is not any better, he
seems to be getting worse all the time
but we are so thankful he is here
where we can be with him in his last
days. Thanking you again for your
kindness.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ellen Lowry.
Alto will be raised.
Ail those who wish to help make up
this $60.00 shortage, are urged to see
Mr. Smith, or leave their donation at
the Herald office.
Deeds and Oi!
Instrument Filed.
FOR AMERICA
I WILL
SHREVEPORT GOOD WHJ
BOOSTERS HERE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Pledge. — For
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JACKSONVILLE
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I have just returned from con-
ducting the funeral services^ of the
man, A. C. Lowery, whom your city
sent by ambulance back to his
mother. I am writing this to express
to you and others responsible for this
good deed, the appreciation of the
friends of his mother. She is a much
beloved woman, but helpless so far
as money goes. Her husband who
died some ten years ago, was a
preacher and for several years pastor
of the Twelfth Street Baptist Church
here.
When Mrs. Lowery heard of tlm.
son's serious condition she was very
much concerned, but had no hope of
ever seeing him again alive or after
J he died. So when the message came
that he was being brought home, she
was inexpressibly happy. She, with a
true mother heart, stayed right by
his side until the end came. The
neighbors and friends all contributed
ThfiftV PftC0S**C0 expense.
***,,* ^ As her pastor, I want to say to you
and your city, "Thank you" for thit
.unusual deed. He was a stranger in.
[your midst and you could have kept
him there to die, and buried hirn^
Coo!, Dainty Sheer Lai^.j^ far ]ggg expense than you spen;
i : . R r n^mgs. sending him home. We knov
without hearing of your city before,
6 % ft ^ f whst kind of people live there, that
! VwwMv! ^ kind who have a heart that expresses
_ - practical Christianity, and that is the
Permanent ftmsh, requires no . r.L - *- -t *
Yet of iinen^'C only ktnd of Christianity that
I'eatlv matters. "Inasmuch as ye have
lone it unto one of the least of these
y brethern, ye have done it unto
'ne."—Matt. 25: 40.
With best wishes to you and your
, PritAood town, I am
Very sincerely,
W. T. Edwards,
Pastor Gadsden Baptist Church.
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80 Sq. Peppery
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WELCOME TO ALTO
€CC BOYS AND YOUR OFFICERS
We think you are a fine group of
young men, and hope we shall not
be disappointed during your stay in
Alto.
We shall do our best to make you
feel at home and contented, both in
the way of clean recreation, and the
more abundant life, the spiritual life
Alto Christian Church.
L. W. Rinehart, Minister.
HARRISON—NEWCOMER
Last Sunday evening at the home
of the brides parents in Brunswick,
occurred the marriage of Miss Evelyn
Newcomer to Mr. George H. Harri-
son, also of Brunswick, Justice of the
Peace, Judge B. M. Ray of Alto,
reading the wedding ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison were born and
reared in the Brunswick community
and have hosts of friends who are
showering them with congratulations
and all happy wishes. The young
couple will make their home in
Brunswick, where Mr. Harrison is
employed at the present lime.
PLAY BALL
The Soft Ball spason is here, and
finds two teams getting in shape to
give all comers plenty of tough com-
petition. One of these teams, the
CCC boys team, with Victor Surovec
as their manager, and the other team
"The Alto Cardinals," L. W. Rinehart
manager. We want at least two more
teams. Who thinks they can get up
a team that can play bali? Well get
busy then, and let us see you go.
Middle age business men of Alto, you
will just have to get you a team, for
there is a strong challenge to you
from a group of young ladies that is
in the making of a team that say they
can give you business men a good
fleeceing playing soft ball. You sure-
ty will not let them get away with
that. Bring on your ball players.
L. W. Rinehart.
Quit Claim Deed—John Cook to J.
F. Allen. 28 and 5 acres in Block 5,
John Durst Grant.
Quit Claim Deed—Mattie Ayret
Cook to J. F. Allen. 28 and 5 acres in
Block 5, John Durst Grant.
Quit Claim Deed—Florence Cook,
et al., to J. F. Allen. 28 and 5 at - es
in Block 5, John Durst Grant.
Quit Claim Deed — Ruby Cork
Hunt, et al., to J. F. Allen. 28 and 5
acres in Block 5. John Durst Gran'..
Quit Claim Deed—Pat Egbert, ct
ux., to J. F. Allen. 28 and 5 acres in
Block 5, John Durst Grant.
Deed—Joe G. Moore to Joe Hubert
Moore. Und. int. in small tract in
Alto.
Transfer Lease—C. C. Lanier to B.
C. E. Development Co. Block 3 of 42
acres on Whi. George League.
Deed—J. C. Duty, et al., to W. E.
Stone & S. A. Norman. 44.4 acres on
Crawford Burnett League.
Deed—Andy Lindsey to John S.
Lewis. 15.29 and 43.5 acres on A.
Gibson League.
Deed—M. D. Heath to Cora A.
Smith. 72 acres on Helena Kimble oi
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ifLet everyone
tend Sunday School Sunday *
welcome awajts all who will atten
Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Mason and
daughter, Nell Fay, attended tne
singing at Craft Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Moore of Wells wa:
the guest jof Mrs. Fred Abshire Tuesr
day. ...
Mr. and Mrs -Tom Allen and chil-
dren visited Sunday in Shiloh with
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boyd and son,
Robert Roy, and Billie Boyd of
Hobbs, N. M., are here for an in-
definite visit with their parents and
grandparents, Mr. ^nd Mrs. Roy
Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Satterwhite
were business visitors in Tyler Fri-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Allen of Lin-
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Townley
and baby of Alto, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Armstrong and children of
Jacksonville were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Townley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cook and son,
Ray, of Linwood were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Allen Sunday.
Mrs. W. J. Tosh and daughter,
Evelyn, of Rusk and Mrs. H. A. Dick-
son of Fort Worth were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Tuliis Sunday.
Mrs. Tommie Belle Hilbem of
Monroe, La., is here at the bedside ot
her father, who has been very ill, but
we are glad to report his condition
seems very much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe ^"'"8 and
I'Snns are urged by Harry Hines,
St e Highway Commissioner and
C" 'dictate for Governor, to support
thi Mtionai defense program, oppose
an. subversive influences working
as i'nst our American system of gov-
et ' Ment or way of life, and to stress
Tt'e American Pledge."
^j^oMmissioner Hines said 'that
Curing these critical times facing
th<; worid every true Texan ana
citizen of our nation should make
an } keep this pledge, as follows:
'The American
America, I will!
"This is MY country. Here I havt
received my education and my train-
ing. Here I have built my *home.
Here I have reared my family. Here
I have earned my livelihood. Here 1
ha\'e invested, my money. Here I
have made friends. Here I—and
those 1 love—will live and work and
play and die.
"Because this is MY country, I
mean to stand by^ it. I mean to sup-
port it in thought, in word, and in
deed 1 mean to give it the best that
is ia me. Its strength is my strength;
its prosperity is my prosperity; its
future is my future.
"My country and I are one. Our
interests are inseparable. We rise and
fall together. Therefore, this is my
pledge:
"t will be loyal to America and to
American institutions.
"I sviit uphold its Constitution and
its Government.
"I will be proud of its traditions
and its ideals.
"1 wiH defend its flag—wherever i
it may fiy.
}'I will conduct ' my business
honestiy and fairly.
"I will respect the rights of other
meni
1 will be patriotic, ' lut'ageous, op-
timistic.
The Shreveport good will boosters
spent a fast fifteen minutes in Alto
Tuesday afternoon from five to
five fifteen. They came in on a six-
car train over the Cotton Belt and
were met at the station by May--
Treadwell and other citizens and es-
corted to town. On account of the
threatening rain, the visit was made
very brief and they continued their
trip to Lufkin where they spent the
night.
Appropriation
Made For County
Hea!th Program
Militant Methodist
G. B. Carter.
eopte
,d WPA
House
[A Professional and Servict
Alto and vicinity who kept
all last week, were mucn
[by the large number ot
citizens who called at the
)rojects to inspect the work
the various phases ex-
them in detail. Around 750
istered at the Sewing Room
^keeping Aide projects, and
number also visited the
ogy excavations being done
cient Indian Mounds west
The pastor is attending this week
the first Jurisdictional conference to*
be held under the organization set
up of the new church, and which has
functions such as the general con-
ference had formerly. However the
greatest function is to carry out the
legislation of the general conference
which has just closed in Atlantic
City.
The various meetings incident to
the reorganization of Methodism has
been a very expensive thing on the
pastors who wish to keep up with the
new movement. The many District
meetings and those of conference
wide interest, the one at Kansas City
and this one will cost this pastor
more than $200. But it is worth it. I
have always been willing to spend
and be spent in the service of the
church. It is not for my own personal
pleasure I do this, even though that
is very great, but for the benefit of
the church which I serve.
It is well worth all we spend in
the matter of reorganization to have
this new set up. For it will reduce
the overlapping expenses of running
three churches as we formerly did.
Then it is a day when the church of
Christ must present a united front in,
the matter of evangelizing the world.
Denominations similar in doctrine
and policy should do this as quickly
as. possible. jtLPd all denominations
should do this in fhe spirit of service
and fellowship.
We will be back in time for the
preaching service Sunday, June 2nd,
which is our Holy Communion da)
and we shall be delighted to greet a
house l)nil of eager worshippers. If
there ever was a day when we
should turn our faces solidly toward
God and our footsteps toward His
house it is today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brunt, Mrs. Alex
Black and daughter, Winnie Jo, at-
tended the funeral of the Messrs.
Brunt's niece, Mrs. Lynn Bazor, at
Groveton the past Saturday.
children, Joe Wade and Lu!a Bell,
of Salem were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Vining Sunday.
NOTICE
Any young unmarried men in-;
terested in enlisting in the U. S
Army (all branches) are requested to
see me at Brooks & Pearman Chevro-
let Co.
Jim L. Hargrove,
1st Lieut. Inf.-Res.
The Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Thigpen
went to Huntsviile Monday morning
to be present at the graduation of
their daughter, Miss Edith, who re-
ceived her B. S. degree from the Sam
Houston State Teachers College. Miss
Thigpen, and her sisters, Misses Nina
and Josephine Thigpen, returned to
Alto with their parents where they
will spend the summer vacation.
3pie who called at_ the pro-
interested onlookers, and
m the literary clubs, social
ions, churches, schools, and
al tax paying public. Many
statement that in time past
not been ardent supporters
projects, but now after
:he actual operations and
the good that was being
ese workers, had changed
s and felt more willing to
e movement. Several Area
dents inspected the pro-
expressed themseives as
th the progress of the work
ne in this vicinity. The
dents and workers of the
Ito projects said that they
grateful for the splendid
nd co-operation given them
to people. The Open House
was a success from every stand-
t. and it was accomplished by
the friendly, neighborly spirit of cit-
izens, workers, and directors, co-
operating together for the good of al!
concerned.
B. E. Halbert and Mrs. Lige
Halbert of this city, and Miss Dorothy
Vaughn of Jacksonville went to
Huntsviile Monday to attend the
commencement exercises of the Sam
Houston State Teachers Cottege
which was held there at ten in the
moming. Miss Estelie Cribbs. a niece
of tht- Mesdames Hatberts, was one
of the graduates and received her
B. S. degree at this time. __
The Works Projects Administration
has announced that $20,612.00 will be
spent !n Cherokee county this year
on sanitary projects, which are being
sponsored by the State Health De-
partment and Cherokee county joint-
ly. Most of the work done will be the
building of sanitary pit type toilets
and septic tanks. This work to be
done on public property only.
The public advantage of this pro-
ject is that its operation will help to
fight typhoid fever, dysentery, hook
worm and other filth and fly borne
diseases.
WARNING ISSUED BY
SHERIFF S OFFICERS
TO THE FACULTY AND PUPILS
OF THE ALTO HIGH SCHOOL;
The proprietors of the Campus
Shop, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Bullock,
wish to express their appreciation to
the faculty and student body of the
Alto Public Schools for their gener-
ous business and splendid support
given the Campus Shop during the
past school year of 1939-40. We shall
miss each of you very much, but
we wish you one and all a happy
vacation, and hope to see you again
when the school bell rings in Sept-
ember.
Sunday evening. May 26, at 'he
Alto Methodist Church, the Rev. S.
E.'Harry of Mathis, Texas, de'iverod
the Baccalaureate address to the
1940 class of 44 graduates. The house
was filled to capacity, and Mr. Harry
gave a most inspiring talk to the boys
and girls who have finished their high
school work. The Rev. Cyril Mc-
Gilvray sang one of his beautiful
solos, the Rev. L. W. Rinehart gave
the scripture reading, and the Rev. L.
A. Thigpen pronounced the benedic-
tion. Music by Miss Mamie LatHant,
and Miss Mary Fisher, and an anthem
by the combined choirs of the city,
completed the program for the
evening.
Officers of the sheriff's depart-
ment have sounded a warning re-
garding display of various punch
boards and slot devices. Through
Deputy Leon Halbert, Mrs. B. J.
Brunt, sheriff, has issued the follow-
ing statement:
"It has been called to the sheriff's
attention that many good people are
innocently displaying punch boards,
slot machines and other gambling de-
vices on the assumption that they are
not a violation of the law.
"The display of such devices is a
violation of the law which carries
a severe penalty. The sheriff's de-
partment has endeavored to enforce-
the law to the letter, and will do so in
the future, and if there are any mis-
informed about this matter, they
should immediately advise them-
selves.
"We will make a systematic in-
vestigation of the entire county to
eradicate this evil and file the nec-
essary charges to enforce the ^law."
In response to invitations sent out
by the Alto WPA House Kpeping
Aide, with Mrs. Janie B. Lee as
Superintendent; Miss Edna B. Wilkin.
Head of Home Economics Depart-
ment, S. F. A. College, Nacogdoches,
and Miss Ella Mae Lyle, Home
Economics Area Supervi^r, also lo-
cated in Nacogdoches, were interested
visitors to the WPA projects in Alto
the past Thursday afternoon, es-
pecially the Sewing Room and House
keeping Aide projects, during calling
hours of the Open House Week. The
ladies were enthusiastic about the-
quality of the work being accom-
plished here, and complimented the
workers, as well as their instructors
upon the achievements of the Alto
projects.
SEVENTH GRADE
GRADUATION
Fifty-two seventh grade students
were handed their diplomas by
Superintendent G. S. Hart the past
Wednesday evening at the higt
school auditorium, when the class
came together for their last meet-
ing as grammar school students. Tht
honor pupils of this class were
Dickey Allen and Melba Ruth Fults.
The program for the evening was
rather unique, as welt as simple and
informal. The subject of the talks
was, "Texas Songs And Theit
Authors." Several Texas songs were
sung, and a number of interesting
and informative talks were made
on the authors of Texas songs. The
seventh grade pupils in the school
band played one number, and a few
piano solos were also rendered
Neuien Hughes, who is sponsor of the
seventh grade, gave an introductory
talk and presented the class to the
audience.
RED CROSS TO
GET PART OF
DANCE PROCEEDS
Mrs. A. E. Boyd stated this week
that 25 per cent of funds derived
from the barn dance at Boyd's Ranch
Friday (tomorrow) night, May 31,
will be given to the local unit of the
Red Cross to help in the Alto quota.
Every person who purchases a ticket
at the dance will also be given a
barbecue dinner.
The public generally is invited and
urged to come out and enjoy tha
evening, have a good dinner and at
the same time help the Red Cross in
their relief work.
The teachers of the Intermediate
Department of the Methodist Church
Sunday School, were hostesses to the
members of the Alto High School
graduating class of 1940, the past
Sunday afternoon when they met at
the church pariors for a rehearsal for
the evening service of the class in
preparation for the Baccalaureate
sermon and services which were held
that night at the Methodist Church.
Iced fruit punch and coot^s were
served in the vestibule to the mem-
bers of the class and others having a
part on the evenings program. Those
sponsoring the entertainment were:
Mrs. R. R. Stribling, Supt. of the In-
termediate Department, Mrs. A. E.
I Danheim, Mrs. W. A. McDonald, and
'Miss Lula Sue Williams.
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