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THE ALTO HERALD
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SCHOOL OPENED
HERE TUESDAY
MORNING
ALTO, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER C,
1951.
NO. *12.
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Austin.
Registration beg.,,, n,e,.iay
mg at Alto Digit Sehoot md :eports
i38 enrolted on the
Sept. ] —A
< ^ ^'ef ot the Dnv
; vision of th
Public Suict
that
show
jdav. Severat addition-. are
within the next few d;,.-..-
[entering tins setioot f„i th,.
! this
expected
StU'tents
tirst time
F. Tempte,
. er j License Di-
tt'x< Department of
reminded motorists
tui Texas Operator's
'"'d Lommernat Operator's licenses
e September
LIFE TERMER
FREEDOM
'he fee
opening wil) be doubted et'fectiv
iu ding. In there- ,. ,, ^H''troiii(,i;in;,,.
, , and Centra! ttigti
t taxes nobody ts ,, """
ti out Houston schoot
W,
) to !
;d. but there are
)t is rendered far
(OuM be, and it is
pride, if nothing
- renditions be
they are equal
s who have been
[o: years. Regard-
tew may be on the
of one mind that
outdated school
taking care of the
sand is running
oid timers. We
;hiidren under the
time has taken
ty since our chil-
and we certainty
that their chil-
tlace to get their
titu Independent
)ti< s are the poor- j
East Texas: This
edy the situation. !
tow. a new school
r even be men- j
we can bear the j
sive district that
the children get ; ;t. unless
j dangered.
aiso, three
s. one from
from Richmond,
K'tt
hf<
up from mud
fonday and na-
to the Heratd
^us that he ran up
(oiks down there.
}he name of Mc-
tr that he was a
National Bank,
it gives us an-
)t we didn't know
Biit came in. We
sec him especial-
Ethat kind of in-
Lufkin, and one
Caiifornia.
The htgh school teachers and prin-
eipai worked with each student [ier-
sonaiiy to see that his or tm s.-hed-
ute was arranged to the best ad-
vantage.
A generai assembiy was heid toi
ttie higti schoot, Mrs. S 1' Fox of-
fered a prayer at the opening exer-
cises. New teachers. Mi John
Brothers, band director, and James
MeCauiey, math teacher, were in-
troduced. Mr. Nicar stressed to the
students that this was the most im-
portant year of their lives and to
make the most of it.
The elementary school enroUed
277 pupds by grades one through
eight as foitows: 31. 38. 33. 47. 30. 29.
39, and 28. Among this number are
severa) new students There wit)
probabty be 40 or 50 more students
to enroll.
Our great probtem is over-crowded
ctassrooms. The state department
wiH not accept ctass schedutes where
the room has more than 35 pupits in
the accreditation is en-
The schoot is using every
effort to work out the probtem as
fairly as possibte.
The facuttv was especiatty pleased
with the targe number of parents
who were present and their interest
in our schoots. ft takes this interest
to make a good schoot.
Att pupils of grades one through
three are reporting at eight each
morning so that they may be dis-
missed early in the afternoon from
the hot schoot buitding.
t95t.
ihe increase which was authorized
".s die .)2nd Legislature sets the new
price of the Operator's at $t.00 and
the C.ommc['eiat License at $2.00.
t' ee tor Chauffeur's License wiH re-
main at $3.00. t'he Operator's per-
mit wilt remain vatid for a period of
two years w hite the Commerciat and
Chautteur's w itt continue to be issued
tor one year periods.
QUARTERBACK
CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR '51
the first regutar meeting of the
Atto Quarterback Ctub was hetd at
Duren Lake Th.irsday night, attended
by approximatety seventy members,
who received att the barbeque they
coutd "tote off. The onty business
transacted was the reading of the by-
laws and etecting of new officers.
Thursday night, September 6. the
ctub witt meet at the City Hatt and
att members are urged to attend, as
there witt be problems brought up
that will affect the Atto Footbatt
Team and the future of Atto sports.
On Thursday night. September 21.
the ctub ptans to bring a fitm on the
hightights in Southwestern Sports for
!930.
Remember Thursday night Sept.
6, City Hatt Come yoursett and bring
a new member.
Reporter.
MARR/ED ME/V
AfO CM/LORE#
TO RE DRAFTED
own
Hbte Ctass is still
despite the hot
)wd was present
rict Judge Brown
Sals witti the hard
day, and much
^h his courts in
Hies, and Ange-
pokc about those
)ortance of good
^na the errors of
'ho travel the
dge is a good
fh.) failed to hear
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STATE RAILROAD
BE!NG REPA!RED
a
The Texas state-owned raihoad is
being put in good condition, prepara-
tory to its return to the state next
July 1, the board of managers and
legislators have found after an in-
spection of the 32-mile road Fiida).
Traveling by motor cars from Pal-
estine to Rusk, the state's representa-
tives and railroad men found section
crews putting the roadbed in good
condition, found bridge crews at work
and even a station at Maydclte being
repaired.
The raitroad. the Texas and New
Orleans Raitroad, a subsidiary of the
Southern Pacific, has long hetd a
lease on the state's raitroad. It h.'^
been ordered to return the road to the
state in one year from Juty 1. when
official notice was given. The T&NO
has agreed to put in HO-pound t iis
.from the state hospital to Husk, onls
Even the worst j remaining (iO-pound raits, which wi
"t if hell is any mean connection with othet loads
eather, it's a [Palestine and Rusk.
Another inspection is planned
days before the end of the tease.
state's board of managers, 'leaded
—, Atva Sanders, a Dattas raihoad au-
^PH/IRGE ditor. hopes to find a tenant to. its
line which wilt return profits to tne
state. ,
The state's board is compose' j
'i ' C.-Elton K. Sanders. H M. Dcckc . Ji . '
J "d m charge sonvitle, and K. A. Anderson -
B-''t Texas Pas- pstine. Making the inspection toi
'"ccord- legislature were .'ark C.
, Lewis of the suffato and James H i'.""'" " h'k-
Lxperiment Sta- [- nt The raitroad men inrtuded L -
hoggins. Southern
Weatherby. division
[week that every
a 100-degree
H' not doubting
cn't tooked at a
put ours out in
l<!) to 120 and we
yt from bursting
stay a fer piece
!&ib)e Class Sun-
yiurch.
P. T. A. TO HONOR
NEW TEACHERS
Clifford Warren Atmas^ 19-year
old self-styled "impulse" murderer,
escaped from Central Prison Farm
No. 1 near Sugarland, Wednesday of
last week about 5:15 p. m., and was
apprehended about four hours later.
Information received on the break
indicates that Almas did not succeed
in getting very far from the prison
farm, but was picked up about 9:00
o'clock near the farm.
Accompanying Almas in the escape
was Jack Earnest Miles, who is
serving a three-year sentence from
Taytor County. Miles was appre-
hended about 5 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Almas shot William Leo Dau-
phinais, 25-year-old saitor. stationed
at Corpus Christi, Feb. 16 in Nacog-
dochcs County and dumped his body
out by the side of the road about six
miles south of Nacogdoches on High-
way 59. The body was not discovered
untit Feb. 24, when Almas was re-
turned to Nacogdoches County for
prosecution.
Trial of the young man began
March 26 and on March 28 a jury
found him guilty and sentenced him
to life imprisonment. He was carried
to Huntsville March 29 by W. E. Mc-
Nacogdoches County sheriff,
deputy sheriff
Thousands of childless married
men are due to receive induction
notices from their draft boards in
the near future.
The childless husbands are about
to lose their draft deferments and
be calted to military service.
The new draft law passed in June
requires that these men be classi-
fied 1 - A—available for military
service—unless they qualify for de-
ferment on some grounds other
than marriage. Previously, all mar-
ried men were placed in a 3-A clas-
sification regardless of whether they
had children.
Selective service headquarters has
never said how many men would be
affected by this change in the law.
but congressional experts estimated
that some 235,000 married men
would lose their deferments.
The Alto Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion will sponsor a reception on thejj_.g^
lawn at- the Henry Payne home and J. Farris Jinkins
Thursday night, September 6. honor-!of Nacogdoches County.
ing the new teachers of the Atto High j
School and their wives. j Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mason and
The pubiic is cordialty invited to'daughter, Barbara, of MarksviRe, La.
come between the hours of 7:45 and James Harold Mason of Jasper, and
!):30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo Bobbitt, Jr., of
There will be no regutar meeting Houston, visited in the home of Miss
of the P T. A. on Thursday. ! Marie Mason Saturday.
AFTER 44 YEARS-FISHER RETIRES
RUSK TO
COOPERATE ON
NATURALGAS
Mayor Chester Gipson, Melvin
Jeter and Arthur Brooks, council-
men, met at Rusk last Friday night
with the Mayor and city council of
that city to discuss the natural gas
situation.
If Alto secures gas from the United
Gas Company, it will be necessary
to connect north of Rusk near the
State hospital in that city. The Alto
group were assured by -the Rusk of-
ficials that they would have the
fullest cooperation of that city in
their endeavor to get gas to Atto.
Gipson states that Paul Gregory
of the Altied Engineers of Fort
Worth, was here last week and
stated that the project was being
pushed as rapidly as possible, and
they hoped to close out a contract
with the United Gas Company dur-
ing the next few weeks whereby
Alto would get gas from that source.
It is understood that the gas company
will give this matter a hearing in
the very near future and citizens
from Rusk and Alto are to be in-
vited to attend the hearing which
wilt be heard at the gas offices at
Shreveport, La.
ft is hoped to have a large dele-
gation from this city to be at this
hearing.
lit) :
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Knapp who
htary service,
'tire investi-
*.<boratory for
graduation
*" A & M. Col-
to manage
of the J. D.
1*' m*! ford.
t!CHBOR
vis Spears of
"uncing the ar-
'' '0 ounce boy,
P m. He has
Eavlv.
of news we
kind of news
Cherokee County
Mi. Fishet tins C. Carter, r
,i,.,! ii,, w itt ctose his doors
and states that ^ ^ the merchandise
just as soon alter the
with
neer, and J..E.
engineer. Both are from H""s
The inspectors were pteasef
the good condition of
The T&NO has
since 1931. returning the st.a
$325.60 in that period, 'the '
ating (if"''' '
sate as possibte.
Hubert has been in the dry goods
,<j„ess in Alto for forty-four years.
ie„nth "f t'""' s'"""""' ""T
Coods Store in the
of Fistier's Dry
15 INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY
GRAND JURORS
Twelve indictments, all of the
grade of felony, were returned by
the Cherokee County grand jury for
'he August term of district court,
the jurors reported to District Judge
H. T. Brown.
Arrests have not yet been made
in the cases, it was understood. The
investigators completed their work
after being in session three days.
The report, signed by O. K. Ellis,
foreman, and Charles A. Sullivan,
secretary, read in part as follows:
"We appreciate the instructions
given us by the Court at the be-
ginning of our session, and express
our thanks therefor.
"During our investigations we
have had occasion to learn of the dili-
gent work being done by Sheriff
Frank Brunt and his deputies in en-
forcing our Criminal Laws and in
arresting persons who violate the
Criminal Laws. Therefore, we take
this opportunity to sincerely thank
Sheriff Brunt and his deputies for
the speedy and efficient discharge of
their duties, and urge the citizens of
our county to cooperate with them
in the enforcement of our laws. We
also express our appreciation to the
handte shoddy goods, and he never pottee force of Jacksonville for the
it's not the kind [much about it and says "it's just one
' like to print, nor is it the of them things," and lets it go at that.
that pooptc in South He has never been the sensational
want to hear. type of merchant, and has had few
represen- sales in his time, but bought the goods
that he thought his customers would
^ need and priced it_d.wn_!ow enough
to where he always managed to keep
moving.
The dependability of his goods was
the main thing that kept him a large
group of customers. He wouldn't
^,„„ls of hundreds of people, and to
, ihat it witt become a memory
board hopes
ports an oper
042 56 through i950.
Mr. Decker said the
to work out a program -y "
state will realize something on _
vestment. He does
abandonment, and hopts tam
may eventually be o '^reased^ , ^
fulness to the peop never
served, and to the state
tried to overprice what he had to sell,
tte would put a price on it that was
reasonabte and his friends bought
simpty because they knew that
Robert was being honest with them.
The Herald regrets, with others, to
sec him get out of the business circle
in Alto, as he has been one of the
foundation builders of the town, but
S b!"rrgrcttcd by hundreds who
know the kindty ht"e feHow who
'''^'t'rJeS' cflo lly
'^jr'tte Isn't much of a tatker and
keeps his council and troubles to hun-
., , u, his ctose friends know that
t) it !oPK span of years, he has will agree with him that 44 years
i manv peopte and never re- ^ [^g enough. We hope that he can
'tdad^
work it is doing."
BE CAREFUL WITH TRASH FIRES
paid,
Help conserve property, time and
water by burning your trash and
other refuse in a carefully guarded
metal or net wire enclosure.
The City is well blessed with
plenty of water now. but who knows
how long this hot dry spell is going
to last—so let us not expect too
. . much—be careful and help prevent
and enjoy life for just as
sit back
many years as he has served his com-
munity as a business citizen
Chester A. Gipson
Mayor-City of Alto.
JACKETS-WOLVES
OPEN FOOTBALL
i SEASON FRIDAY
I The Alto Yellow Jackets and the
^ San Augustine Wolves wit! open the
football season here Friday night, ft
wilt he a non-conference contest, as
Alto is in District 19 and San Au-
gustine in District !8.
Preparations for the football open-
ing has been going on here for sev-
eral weeks. The grandstand has been
undergoing some extensive repairs
and Coaches Ted Moore and James
Grammer have been getting the
grounds in readiness for the opener.
San Augustine will bring a heavy
team to Alto, according to the San
Augustine Tribune, and will have
eleven men that will run a t70 pound
average to start the game. The
Wolves are already being touted in
their home country as being real con-
tenders for championship of District
18, and Alto may find some rough
going for their first game of the sea-
son.
,While no line-up was available as
we went to press, we list here the
roster of the Jackets and the Wolves
and their probable places and
weights:
Alto Yellow Jackets
Leroy Corbin, 125, QB; Harlen Har-
rison, 125, HB; James Bland, 135, G:
Jack Holder, 150, RE; Bobby Cosper,
135, E; Harold Rice, 125, G; Marion
Loyd Adams, 160, RH: Bruce Cumby,
125, C; Joseph Tultis, 125, T; Billy
Joe Powers, 135, QB; Harold Bostick,
155, RT; Tracie D. Pearman, 135, LE;
Ford Johnson, 170, RG: Kenneth Col-
lins. 180. LT; David Felder, 140. LG;
Carol Blanton, 150, RG; Buddy Wood,
t40, LG; Don Koraska, 165, LH; Amos
Daniels, 135, C; Thomas Allen, 170,
FB; Jimmy Houston, 150, T; Harold
Blanton, 155, G; James Selman, 165,
RE; Joseph Roark, 150, T; Lee Mize,
125, G; Larry Holcomb, 115, E; Dan
Cates, 120, G; Terry Koraska, 125, QB.
San Augustine Wolves
Gordon Roberts, 170, G; David
Mangan, 110, C; Robert Kindrick, H0,
G; Kenneth Watson. 170, T; Lee Roy
Hanzel, 168, QB; Preston Nichols,
160, Half; Billie Neal, 180, T; Burton
Bate, 150, Half; Pete Smith, 150, End;
Donald Smith 140, G; Nelson Pate,
150, QB; Floyd Hensarling, 150, T; A.
J. Weisenfelder. 170, G; Nelson
Wright, 205, End; Wayne Smith, 130.
G; Hollis Nichols, 165, T; Herbert
Byley, 140, Half; Clifton Nichols, 165,
C; Lameeh Wright, 175, C; Bobbie
Smith, 145, E; Jerry Ford, 174, E;
Jimmie Newton, 140, E; Carl Shef-
field, 123, QB; Marvin Dickerson,
!40, Half; Charles Woods, 126, Half;
Keith Turner 127, G; Ambrose Kerbo,
134, G; Alvin Burns, 155, B; Carlton
Ray Goen, -150, Lineman and C. B.
Cox, 150, T.
Methodist Church
In October the Texas Methodist
Churches plan to have a state wide
Evangelistic campaign. The meeting
in Alto will begin October 7 and will
continue until October 12. The Rev.
W. O. Bucy of Trinity Methodist
Church in Denison will preach the
revival services and will also in-
struct the visitors who are to visit in
the homes during the week. This
Evangelistic Campaign seeks to en-
list the prayers of all Christians that
the power of Christ might be mani-
fest in the church and the commun-
ity. Who knows what God can do
through us when the flood tide of His
power comes through open gates of
prayer? The terrible ditemma of the
human family finds itself in today,
is an inevitable consequence of living
without justice, truth, honor, and
love. The Christian has another way
of saying this: "living without
Christ." A man without Christ is lost.
A nation without Christ is lost. The
world without the spirit of Christ is
lost. The Church must make a clarion
call to the virtues which have found
sanctuary in the Christian faith since
its beginning. Let the church unite in
praying, witnessing, and worship-
ing.
There is to be a meeting of the sub-
district Monday, September 10, at
7:30 p. m., in the Wells Methodist
Church.
The First Quarterly Conference of
the Methodist Church will be Wed-
nesday, September 5, at 7:45 p. m.
Marshall Hampton, Pastor.
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