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ALTO HERALD
L WEIMAR & SON, EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year in Cherokee County. S3.50 Per Year Outside of County.
W,UME XLVni
THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO. TEXAS. MAY 26. 1949.
lancing
AfOMtld
NO. 51.
on paying
debts Mt of the tomato crop,
then the "gloomy
tictors" )^ us that for the
of tr"*#**?*- ^here will be no
„to crop. That last prediction
lM be an caiamity. We've
a here through drouths.
bliMM^
of those 30 years
Wt $HBjC;to have a tomato
t Why to eradicate it?
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us of the fellow
})M) phoned us iast
d three thousand
already loaded
tted to know if a
and if not. did
iw where there
We couldn't ac-
t, but we are still
lulled 3000 pounds
where he was going
e folks sure raise
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Tomato Season
Opened Here
Yesterday
The Alto tomato shipping season
got underway yesterday morning
when Gus Whiteman opened the D.
B. Bruno, inc., shed. The first toma-
toes received at the shed were
brought in by Raymond Mason,
who iaid three busheis on the shed
ptattorm early Wednesday morning.
Asked what the first day's opening
price wouid be. Mr. Whiteman stated
that whatever the price is in Jack-
sonville, that is what he wiH pay.
Monday was opening day at Jack-
sonviUe and the price paid there
Monday and Tuesday was 5c.
Blackrot is making fast inroads
on the Alto crops, and uniess rain is
received in the next week or ten
days, the crop here will be cut to the
minimum.
Alvarez Will Not
3uy Tomatoes In
Nacogdoches
ihc toiiowing articieis taken from.§UQ$Q€!V MtPht
the Nacogdoches Sentinel: I .# B) *
Martin Dies
Spoke Here
The tomato market for Nacog-
doches was out the window Friday
Hon. Martin Dies of Lufkin, former
congressman from the Lufkin district,
t eetsion not to addressed the ARo Lions Ciub mem-
, bers and their wives here Tuesday
night at the Lions Club room.
at..., ! Mr- Dies was guest speaker for
Eagle Pass, who earlier ,n the year ^stailation
had contacted to buy tomatoes here
with Joe Alvarez^
operate the Southern Pacific shed
here this season.
Mr. Aivarez, produce buyer from!
this season, this week advised E. F.
Johnston, tocat SP agent, that the
"deal was off."
"After making a survey of the to-
mato acreage in Nacogdoches County
* don't think production wit! war*
ger shooters" show
week, don't get
ts News came out
}438 pages and the
not roR them, so
ether one time and
4s were used to hold
hese bands were
Own, and no doubt.
to make "nigger
Umatl fry. Incident-
h* aiso caused some
postoffice as they
in the smaR boxes
ghanded out of the
* *
go ARo was in the
^ and a half between
i o'clock. During the
^.vas noted that one
ransformers at the
puthwestern Etectric
here was "acting
nspection, found that
ing a part of the
trden was all on two
anager Ciyde Poore
K in touch with the
pee and a crew of men
transformers were en
Ad in the space of 99!
oid transformers
:h the fauRy one }
new ones put in. This ]
[continues to give ARo!
Ctric service, which is j
this firm's customers
TOMATO SHIPPING
SQUABBLE STILL
NOT SETTLED
night when officers of
the club were installed for the coming
year beginning July first.
He spoke at length on "Un-Amer-
ican Activities." and for an hour and
i thirty minutes gave detailed infor-
mation concerning the subservice
activities of the Russian government
!RR[GAT!ON SAVING
SEVEN ACRES t*o!orea Man
OF TOMATOES Hit By Cotton
Be!t Train
rant my operating a shed in your 7"".""" "*,
,L. n, ., ... this country and how it had been
ctty this year," Mr. Alvarez explained.
Crowning blow to the already
shaken future of a tomato market
ior Nacogdoches came when C. B.
Williams, who for the past few years
has operated a shed het;e, moved his
machinery from the SP shed.
"Mr. Williams, although he was
not operating the shed here this sea-
; making inroads into the Democratic
way of life of the American people.
Mr. Dies was a member of Congres ;
for 14 years, the last six of which he
was Chairman of the Un-American
Activities Committee, and during
that time gathered more than a
million documents proving that
Russia was getting a foothold in this
son, had left his grading and other ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ country, but because of the lack of
machinery to be used by any buyer ,
' who might be contracted. This week,
cooperation from the leaders of this
Rio Grande Valley tomato growersjafter Mr. Alvarez withdrew from th*]",the ^sident of the
and State Agricuiture Commissioner job, he moved his equipment," Mr.
J. E. McDonald remained far apart j Johnston explained.
Friday in a dispute over regulations Both Mr. Johnston and Sam,^,
governing sizes of tomatoes packed ] Heaberlin, president of the Nacog- ' " thmgs we brought up
United States, he was unable to bring
to light these things for the American
people to see. "Now," stated Mr.
for shipment.
The issue was whether the fruit
should be packed as McDonald order-
ed—in jumbled sizes—or in standard*
dochet County Farmer's Market As*
sociation, said they would "try to get
another buyer."
The situation Friday, however,
1 then, are now being brought to light
j for the first time, and the evidence
t we dug up is being used this late date
[ to warn the people of this govern*
ment of the danger of communism in
ized sizes as sought by the growers, j presented a dark picture for tomato' country "
Growers reached a partial agree-! buying here this season. j Ceding'the address of Mr. Dies,
ment Thursday with McDonaid. "Two major factors are against, ^ ^
Their spokesman, Austin Anson,I us, " Mr. Johnston declared. He'
by Lion J. B.
were installed
Wawthorn of Lufkin.
said the Texas citrus and vegetable listed these as lack of time to contact
shippers and growers had agreed to, buyers between now and when the! Anderson, President; O. T. Allen,
give up an injunction suit to restrain crop is ready to move on the market y,President; T. E. Cummlngs, Sec-
McDonaid from enforcing new reg-
ulations.
Anson, executive manager of the
shippers and growers, said McDonald
agreed to reinstate regulations in ef-
fect prior to May 4 in wrapping
branding, marking and grading of to-
matoes shipped in 30-pound lugs.
McDonald said the rules would be
lifted Monday, but the shippers and
McDonald failed to agree upon reg-
ulations regarding uniform sizing.
eney stops us on the
[iests that we announce
{[inn and dinner on the
Zion Church next Sun*
[and send him the bill
pay for it. We won't
ut if nothing prevents,
re around noon Sunday
ersonally. We are very
chicken.
* * * *
^ig. tall fellow remark
^t he had tomato vines
Hr feet high and there
!n on any of them. May-
Hs feil off and tomatoes
place. To say the least
for that.
Tomato Field Day To
Be Held Next Friday
At Local Laboratory
A Tomato Field Day will be pre-
sented tomorrow at the Tomato Di-
sease Laboratory, two miles north
of Jacksonville, from 9:30 a, m.
untit noon and from 1:30 to 4 p. m.
Dr. P. A. Young, plant pathologist
at the laboratory, stated that varie*
ties of tomatoes wilt be shown the
visitors as weil as dusting and spray-
ing equipment, a fertiiizer test and
other sections of the laboratory.
Witt resistant watermelon varie-
ties and dusts for pest control and
other exhibits wili be shown also.
County agents will guide the guests
to see the various crops.
During the afternoon, talks on
tomatoes by prominent visitors
I from the Agricultural Experiment
Station will be heard at the East
Side School Auditorium. A ques-
tion and answer period will follow.
retary; Melvin Sessions, Treasurer;
Clyde Poore, Lion Tamer; Ralph
Rozelle, Tail Twister; and C. F.
Knight and R. R. Stribling, Directors.
and low production.
"We have never been able to get
an acreage estimate although it is
conceded to be comparatively small,"
he said.
He added, however, that the A^TO MAN S
shed would remain available in thei^.——rUCT*
event a buyer could be obtained. j n
Meanwhile the reports indicate IN ^VACO
that the first of the crop will prob-j
ably be ready to move on the market i Waco, Texas, May 19.—Funeral
by the latter part of next week. services were held Wednesday for
First lug was brought in Friday.} Mrs. Mattie Bell James. 73. who had
May 13. by J. H. Sanders, farmer in lived in Waco for forty years. She
the Douglass community. At that j died in a Waco hospital Monday,
time. Mr. Sanders, who has ninej Mrs. James was born in Cherokee
acres in tomatoes, indicated that his County. She was a longtime member
crop would be ready in about ten
days.
Growers in this county will likely
have to scli their tomatoes elsewhere
of the Bellmead First Baptist Church,
where funeral services were held.
She was the mother of three Dailas
residents, the Rev. William H. James,
[rs. J. C. Erwin accom-
ormer's mother. Mrs. R-
Dallas Saturday. The
^isit relatives in Dallas
lite time. From Dalias,
!rs. J. C. Erwin went to
week-end visit with
ts brother, Berryman
Mrs. Miller.
^rch of Christ
hidy
10:00 a. m.
11:00 a. m.
7:00 p. m.
7:30 p.m.
W Jones. Phone 162.
^rchrs of Christ Salutes
Rom. 16:16
DRUNK DRIVING
CHARGES FILED
AFTER ACCIDENT
"DWI" and "assult with a motor
vehicte" charges wilt be made
against Elton. Doyle Petty. 21. of
Forest. County Attorney
Moore said Monday.
meaning ARo, Timpson. Jacksonville. I pastor of the Cleveland Street Bap-
cr other nearby markets. Mr. Heaber- tist Church. Ernest James, and Mrs.
lin said. j Vera Gammon.
Reports from Timpson are that! In addition, she is survived by her
four ^heds wiii be .grated there husband: five other sons. Robert
this Reason and buying wiil begin James. Ulyss James, and Carmel
„ .,n ! James, ail of Bellmead; Charley
' ^ James of Waco, and Cecil James of
Seattle, Wash; a daughter, Mrs. Lu-
ther Jackson of Waco; a sister, Mrs.
Arthur Rankin of Durant, Okla.; two
brothers, Charley Bridges of ARo
and Robert Bridges of Tyler.
Vacation Bible
School At
Baptist Church
The annual vacation Bible School
wili start at the Alto Baptist church
on Monday May 30. and continue
through the following Friday.
AH Alto children are invited and
urged to attend this five days study
of the Bible.
Rev. L. A. Thigpen. Pastor.
BUSINESS CENSUS
BEING TAKEN
HERE
Roy M. Blake, Census Enumerator
for the United States Department of
Commerce, is in Alto this week tak^
ing the business census of the town.
This information is being obtained
through the United States and is
treated as strictly confidential by
this department of the government.
It works on the same basis as an
Cherokee County singers have individual firm making an annual
James'again organized and will hold sing- inventory, and when the census ts
) ngs in the District Court room at compieted tt gtves a fairly accurate
oore saiu —^ ^ ^ch week, financial condition of the United
Charges wili be filed in ^ext Tuesday night, accord- States.
with the highway collision Saturday^ - (mMm-d Dotson. President of
COUNTY WIDE
SINGING AT
COURTHOUSE
In the face of the severe drouth I
that has this immediate section in
its grip, and which is causing the
loss of several thousand dollars be-
cause of black rot in the tomato
fields, J. C. Hill has seven acres of
tomatoes that are in splendid con*
dition and will make an extremely
heavy yield.
Mr. Hiil is irrigating his tomato
crop with a sprinkling system, and
while the tomatoes are planted on
deep red land, the water is holding
the tomatoes in excellent condition.
He expects to start shipping about
the first of next week.
In addition to tomatoes, he ex-
pects to also irrigate com that is al-
ready waist high.
Mr. Hill has gone to considerable
expense to get his irrigation system
installed, and with the initial cost
high, in the long run it is a well pay-
ing venture for any farmer who
doesn't like the idea of gambling
with the weather.
The irrigation system has proven
profitable this year on the Hill farm,
and did aiso last year when cucum-
bers were planted for the first time
and more than $2500.00 worth of
cucumbers were sold from a small
patch. They brought as high as
$5.00 a bushel. Mr. Hill expects to
plant cucumbers again this fall and
irrigate the same as last year.
He stated to the Herald that he
was thoroughly sold on the idea of
irrigating, and while he had spent
around $8,000 in putting in the
system, he did it for the two-fold
purpose of making his farm produce
profitably and to also demonstrate
that it would pay in this country.
j Efton Jefferson, colored, was
' severely, but not criticaliy injured
last Saturday morning when he was
struck by the south bound Cotton
Belt passenger train as it was enter*
4ng ARo. The accident occurred
just in front of the Frank Knight
residence.
Jefferson is a deaf mute and was
walking down the track toward
ARo. The engineer saw him several
hundred feet ahead of th^ train and
blew the whistle repeatedly,"but the
negro could not hear the train and
it hit him before he realized the
danger.
R. R. Stribiing's ambulance took
him to Jacksonville and examination
showed that he received severe chest
injuries.
Jefferson had been working for
T. D. Little and came to ARo several
months ago from Louisiana.
MARVIN VANCE
TRANSFERRED
TO AUSTIN
Sprinkler Irrigation
Plant Keeps Crop Green
On Anderson Farm
Palestine, May 22.—Two truck
farmers 12 miles south of here are
keeping their crops green—with or
without a cloud in the sky.
R. W. Lasiter and his son, Rupert,
are believed to be the first in Ander-
son County to install a new type
sprinkler irrigation system in fields.
The two—after losing some produce
during last summer's record drouth
—now create their own artificial rain
when they want it.
The sprinkler system irrigates an
acre every three hours. It is easily
dismantled and set up in other fields.
A few minutes of switches sends a
constant shower of water over their
crops.
The Lasiter's pump 132 gailons of
water a minute from a 245-foot well.
Two of four acres of tomatoes being
I'trrigated are more than half a mile
from the well. Later in the year they
pian to irrigate sweet potatoes, okra,
cucumbers and another crop to toma-
toes.
The entire system cost $3000. They
already have an order placed for
more pipe to extend its range.
M. V. Stuteville, vocational agri-
cultural teacher in Elkhart, believes
the Lasiters will double their normal
income through use of the irrigation
unit.
"If tomato growers had installed
this type of system last year." Stute-
ville said, "they would have realized
three or four times as much profit
from their tomato crops."
Rev. Marvin Vance, pastor of the
First Methodist Church at Jackson-
ville for the past five years, has been
chosen for the pastorate of the First
Methodist Church at Austin, it has
been announced by Bishop A. Frank
Smith of Houston.
Rev. Vance succeeds Rev. Kenneth
Pope, who went to Houston First
Church to fill the vacancy left by the
death of the late Paul Quillan, who
died several weeks ago.
Rev. Vance will preach his last
sermon at Jacksonville next Sunday
night.
A new pastor for Jacksonville
will be chosen at the District Con-
ference which meets in Houston on
June 7.
GARNER BOYS
BUY ALTO
CASH GROCERY
Otis and Biil Garner have pur-
chased the Cash Grocery & Market,
formerly owned by J. S. Morton and
Pete Brooks, and have already as-
sumed charge of the business. Mr.
Brooks will remain in the store for
a few days to acquaint the hew own-
ers with the details of the business.
The Garner boys are well known
here, having been born and reared in
this section and are welcomed addi-
tions to the ARo business interests.
Biil Garner stated Wednesday
morning that there would be no rad-
ical changes in the operation of the
store, and good service and fresh
food and meats would be the main
concern of the new owners.
NEW TEST
WELL FOR
CHEROKEE
, .fternoon which injured three ^ults organization.
{ ,nd three children. j ^ ^ ^ ^
, Pett>. driver } courthouse Tuesday night and elected
.-olved in the accident, receded iac
P!ANO KECrTAL
] crationr. and contusions
! chest and hand. He
y'the" face temporary officers for the group.
^ ' officers wiit be
was taken to and permanent
, seiected at a future meeting.
Memorial hospital treatme . g^^body is invited to the sing- „
The pupils of Miss Mary Fisher
will be presented in recital at the
Methodist Church Thursday evening,
June 2nd at 8:00 o'clock.
A hearty invitation is extended to
sil.
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County Judge Htram Rolston. ^ur , <n* : ^ ^
kin News. . . M
FORMER ALTO
RESIDENT BURIED
HERE SATURDAY
Funeral services were held here
Saturday for Francis Vivian Nelson,
68. who died at Mexia, Texas Friday.
Mr. Nelson was a former resident of
ARo.
Services were conducted at Old
Palestine Church with the Rev. A. J.
McCuistion, officiating, assisted by
the Rev. G. C. Thomas and the Rev.
L. A. Thigpen. Interment was in Old
Palestine Cemetery, O. T. Allen &
Son in charge of arrangements.
One brother, J. P. Nelson of Port
Arthur, und one sister, Mrs. Ccnnie
Selman of Alto, survive.
A new 4500 test well is to be
drilled in Cherokee County, accord-
ing to the Dallas Morning News of
Tuesday.
The well wiU be drilled by R. J.
Caraway of Dallas. Tt will carry the
designation of No. 1 Ray McGee and
is located 330 feet out of the north-
west corner of the lease in the E.
Mosley survey about six miles south
of Rusk. This makes it 1200 feet
south of Caraway's No. 1 Thompson,
a recent dry hole.
Work is due to start immediately
on the new wildcat.
Information has reached ARo of
the death of a former ARo girl's
husband. Samuel Loice Gilmore, 43.
who lost his life in a traffic accident
near Kennedale May 13. Mrs. Gil-
more is the former Miss Connie
Owens of ARo, granddaughter of the
late M. H. Howard. Mr. Gilmore had
lived ir Ennis thirty years and
had been engaged in the plumbing
business there for twenty yeara.
Contentment is
for women's faces.
the best powder
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1949, newspaper, May 26, 1949; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215135/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.