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THE ALTO HERALD
L. WEtMAR A SON, EDtTORS AND PUBH8HERS
SUBSCRtPTtON PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR )N CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.50 PER /EAR OUTSIDE COUNTY.
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ABLISHED 1896
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS. MARCH 36, 1953.
NO. 41.
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our good subscribers asked
few days ago why we did not
anything in the Herald about
H/Stalin. When we first entered
newspaper business we were
'*if we couid not say anything
about the dead not to say any-
thing that cost the ieast and
the most, is just a pteasant
That motto has been hang-
over our desk for over a year.
Ms I have read it a hundred
j, and thought how true it
but I got a n^w angle out of it
this week. Go back and
it again and see ii you get it
the same angle I do. When you
somebody and smile, nine
out of ten, they smile too.
smile that you gave, it didn't
anything and caused a smile to
.ver the other fellow's face and
placed a friendly feeling be-
two people. It didn't cost any-
anything, yet it brought a
n feeling over human b-ings.
happens hundreds of times a
y The smile brought a feeling of
/ ^ ort to both parties. Then we
Jden our thoughts out to make
untries. H two people can takJ
^^-Jiile and make it do so much,
can't two cdbntries do the same
;? A smile has to be honest. It
be any other way. You can't
] H ?hratse it with anything un-
jl ant. It can't exist where th.re
f^a^ispicion. It travels only with
r and truth. It wili fade out on
ting that is unpleasant. Under
3.Hy existing conditions, we main-
that a smile is the handiwork
od. It tould not be anything
because it is as pure as run-
H'.' spring water. Any time we try
— intaminate it the smile is gone.
longs to everybody, yet nobody
<uy_M. It cannpt be copyrighted
when you use it in front of
)dy it invariably reflects it-
)ack and you see it in the other
v's face. Let's just suppose that
body in the world smiled. Ever
;ht what that would mean? It
1 placp every person in a good
ir and there wou.d be no cause
in anybody's heart. Then
would be no distrust, no sus-
no dishonesty. There would
wars because everybody was
Would not that be a won-
1 thing? And the most peculiar
about it ail, it cost the ieast.
ack again now and read it and
ieve that you will agree with
hat it really is a wonderful
TOMATOES G0!NG
0 FIELDS
H)S WEEK
i Farmers are starting to the fields
j this week with tomatoes, and with
I continued prevailing pretty weather
it is expected that at least half of
the crop will be in the fields by
April 1. This is about a week ahead
of th usual time.
According to J. F. Rosborough,
Market Specialist, the East Texas
ctop wiil run between 26,000 and
27,000 acres compared with 21,500
acres last season. He states that
with fair weather, the crop should
be one of the .artiest on record.
March weather conditions have
been warm with moisture well
above the average.
The danger that is ahead of the
East Texas grower at this time is if
the crop here is tco early, it will
lap into the rear end of the Valley
crop and have a tendency to hold
the price down here at the opening
of th: season.
Many growers are not anticipating
prices as good as last year because
of the fact that the crjp will not
only be larger in East Texas, but in
all tomato growing areas in the
United States.
CUCUMBER DEAL HONLER SOUTH
HERE NOW CttKKOKEEAN
ASSURED !N'53 MM SUNDAY
ne is slipping to get that auto-
le license. Next Tuesday is the
-- - < day. Tax Collector Alex Black,
M must bring your last year's
pt in order to get the new
se. License plates may be pur-
!d in Alto at the R. R. Stribling
and from Clint Sessions at
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Jto, I'
)UR NEW BOOKS
1NG PUT OUT
ricultural producers of the state
find much useful information
<ur publications recently re-
d by the Texas Agricultural
asion Service.
/estock producers wili find
' suggestions in a leaflet titled
rt on Grass." Several emer-
y roughages are mentioned
! with other feeding tips and
tgement hints.
tton producers will find in the
t Guide for Controlling Cotton
:ts" the latest information On
rates of application apd timing
nsecticides recommended for
in Texas along with practices
suggestions that have proved
tl in controlling cotton insects.
<st folks like to fish and the
builetin on "Farm Fish Ponds"
ers a lot of questions that pond
:rs have been asking about,
ing, fertilizing, weed control
pond management.
e fourth publication carries the
"Landowner-Operator Team-
: in Soil Building" and deals
problems related to the use of
building practices on tenant
ated farms. Included is a sug-
'd agreement for use by land-
** and tenant operators.
pies <g iMteh publication may
cost from local
...
AROUND THE
COURTHOUSE
Cases fiied in District Court this
week included:
Canary Loud vs. Sammie Loud;
divorce.
Wilbur M. Lee vs. June Lee; di-
vorce.
E. D. Rice et al vs. Eugene J.
Hunter; appointment of Receiver-
ship and Division of Profits from
oil interests.
Tom C. Buxton vs. Travelers In-
surance Co.; Insurance claim.
State of Texas vs. Heidleburg;
delinquent taxes.
County Court
State of Texas vs. Isiaah Coleman;
unlawfully cutting trees.
State of Texas vs. H.rndon Cook;
transporting iiquor in dry areas.
Fined $100.00 and costs.
State of Texas vs. Henry Ro e;
possession of liquor for purpose :i'
sale. Fined $100.00 and costs.
State of Texas vs. George Wil-
liams; driving while drunk.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Billie Joe Powell and Ada Ruth
Haws.
M. D. Hinton and LaWanda Sue
Jones.
Travis Brightweli and Mrs.
^ Kathryn Brightweli. „
James Odom and Joe Ann Musick.
Gerald Ray Steed and Lida Jo
: Manley.
] Lloyd Davis and Delores Mc-
Gaughey.
Earl Garner and Fannie Louise
,"omack.
REV!VAL STARTS
ATBARSOM
SUNDAY M0RN!NC
A revival meeting will start at
the Barsola church next Sunday
morning.
Rev. G. C. Nutt will do the
preaching and the meeting wili con-
tinue through Friday night.
Song services wiil begin at 7:15
each evening, and it is hoped that
everyone wiil come and taike part
in the meeting.
MAN HELD ON^
CHECK MARGE
A 24-year-old Cherokee County
man was arrested in Lufkin by
city police late Friday after he at-
tempted to pass worthless checks at
two local firms.
Charles D. Odum, 24, of Gallatin
in Cherokee County, was ordered
held in the county jail pending ar-
rival of Nueces or Smith County
officers with felony warrants on
similar charges.
City police held as evidence com-
pleted worthless checks and blank
check forms on Dallas, Lufkin,
Corpus Christi, Houston. Nacog-
doches and Tyler banks. Odum had
the checks in his possession when
arrested Friday afternoon.—Lufkin
News.
A cucumber deal for Cherokee
County has been assured, D. T. t
Peterson, Jacksonville businessman
and representative of W & W Pickle
Company of Dallas, announced.
Peterson said farmers in this area
have signed contracts agreeing to
plant more than 150 acres of cucum- j
bers this spring. He hopes to in- ]
crease the acreage to 300 by plant-
ing time, which is 10 days to two
weeks away. Between 80 and 90
area farmers have made plans to
grow cucumbers in 1953, Peterson
said.
The pickle company representa-
tive announced that he will con-
tract for acreag. up to Aprii 10,
proved ground has been prepared
for planting. Seed is here and is
being sold at cost, 01 per pound, he
explained. ,
Peterson said farmers will be j
guarant.ed $7 per 100 pounds for'
Number 1 cucumbers; $3 for No. 2's;
$1.50 for No. 3's; and 50 cents for^
No. 4 s. He estimated cost of produc- '
ing an acre of cucumbers under
ordinary circumstances at $20, and
said the gross should average $300
per acre.
The prices Peterson qt-oted are
minimum prices W & W Pickle
Company will pay. If the market !
should go higher, he said the firm j
will match prices paid by other j
companies.
This area has had cucumber}
deals in the past, and now is one of
the< leading sectors in production of
pickle-size cucumbers.
LON M0RR!S
GROUP RATED
"SUPERjOR"
In a state one-act play contest
for Texas Junior Colleges in San
Antonio, Lon Morris College of
Jacksonville tied with San Antonio
Junior College for high honors, ac-
cording to word received here Sat-
urday.
Presenting a one-act adaptation
of the play, "The Death of a Sales-
man," the Lon Morris group rated
"superior." the highest rating,
sharing that honor with the host
college.
Jack Gibson of Lon Morris was
named the best actor in the state,
while Nelda Peeples, also of Lon
Morris, was piaced on the state
all-star cast.
Other members of the
Funeral rites for Mrs. Georgia
Viola Hicks, 80, wer held Monday
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the
Wells Methodist Church, the Rev.
G. Runge Neese, pastor, officiating.
Interment was in the New Hope
Cemetery at W lis with arrange-
ments in charge of the R. R. Strib-
ling Funeral Home of Alto.
Mrs. Hicks died at the home of
her daught.r, Mrs. Ben Bailey, Sun-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock after a
lingering illness.
j Deceased is survived by two
daughters, Mesdatnes Ben Bailey
! and John Cherry, Wells; one son,
William Hicks, Wells; two brothers,
Ben F. Warner and Gus Brewer,
Wells.
Ten grandchildren and eight great
! grandchildren also survive.
EASTER SUNR!SE
SERVICE SPEAKER
Glenn Goodwin
Glenn Goodwin, prominent East
Texas Layman from Jacksonville,
wiil be the principal speakeT for the
Easter Sunrise Service here on
Easter morning.
Mr. Goodwin is a member of the
Methodist church at Jacksonville j
"THE" BALL
GAME HERE
FR!0AY MGHT
We have before us a piece ot
paper that says a soft ball game
will be played at the Alto Studen
Field here Friday (tomorrow)
night between the Band Mother
Violets and the Lions Club Cactus
Outlaws.
According to the iittle piece of
! paper, John Brothers and his Alto
-iigh School blowers will open the
night's entertainment with a band
oncert starting at 7:00 o'clock,
j i,Som.body bring a watch so we
can start on time).
Then it says game time is 7:30
(p. m. of course,) and then at 8:00
o'clock p. m., it says "intermission."
, This must be so the players can
i rest awhile. During this rest period
Fish Bauman and his Lone Star
Boys ftom Rusk wiil take over and
furnish string band music. It don't
;ay so on th. little piece of paper,
but it is understood that you can
either sit still and enjoy the music
or dance. That is optional with the
party or parties who coughed up
the four bits.
Now we are getting down to
names. It says that "goo eyes"
George Williams will be umpire
until he gets kicked off, then Ray-
mond Johnson will take over the
job. After he is exterminated Tom
Steed will finish out the game, if
it lasts that long.
It don't givj a line-up, the little
piece of paper we mean, but we
presume there will be two of them,
one from the Band Mothers and all
members of the Lions Club. We say
ail of th.m because it wiil take all
of them to get the game completed.
The real boss of the game will be
Ralph Rozelle, who will be on hand
with a gun on each hip, to keep law
and orderr. Ralph says he won't
stand for no trouble and don't mind
shootin' a few men, especiaily those
ho are "half shot" already. He has
: iready issued the warning that he
has never shot a woman, but mighA
:;ave to do it if things get too
-nd actively identifies with Lay- ' rough.
mtn's work in
Texas.
this section of East
MAYOR G!PS0N
!MPR0V!NG AT
RUSKHOSP!TAL
Mayor Chester Gipson, who has
been confined to the Ru-k Memorial
Hospital for the past ten days, ad-
vises that he is much improved and
winning expects to be able to come home in
j cast were Ralph Wommack, Beverly
! Alaniva, James Moses, Wayne Jor-
'dan and David Jessie. Mrs. Arch
Pearson is dir.ctor.—Jacksonville
Ptogress.
four or five days.
He states further that he is very
grateful for the visits, cards and
letters received from Alto friends
while he has been on the sick list.
Engagement And Approaching Marriage Of
Miss Betty Jo Watson is Announced
Now, this is pure gossip, which
is something new in Alto, but we
have been whispered to that the
men will wear women's clothes and
the ladies will wear pants. It will
be a novelty to see men in women's
clothes, but no novelty to see the
women in pants, as they have been
wearing them for years anyhow.
It's going to be lots of fun for
everybody and you'll enjoy every
minute of it, but let's get serious for
the moment.
John Brothers is gradually build-
ng up a splendid band for the Alto
iigh School. He will have a larger
..oup this year than ever before.
This called for more instruments,
and some of the children who
wanted to be in the band were not
able to buy instruments, so Mr.
Brothers shopped around and picked
up several good used instruments at
the request of the Alto Band
Mothers Club, and the entertain-
ment Friday night will be presented
to raise funds to help pay for these
instruments. It will all go for that
purpose. Everything else is free
but the drinks and eats. Even these
tickets you buy are free to the Band
Mothers.
The price is only 50c for grown-
ups and 25c for children. That low
price should sure bring out a crowd
to help such a worthy cause.
Go out and see the entertainment.
Buy a ticket when you are ap-
proached. Even if you don't go, buy
a ticket anyhow. Let's help the kids
to have a band that all Alto can be
proud of.
MTE ANNOUNCED
/OR RUSK JUNMR
dVESTOCKSHOW
Rusk Kiwanians have moved up
their junior livestock show from fall
to April 25.
Harold Miller, chairman of the
Kiwanis agriculture committee, said
the one-day event will be open to
all Cherokee County Future Far-
mers and 4-H Club boys and girls.
He invited them to enter exhib-
its in the hog, beef cattle, dairy
cattle, broiler and laying hen divi-
sion. The latter two are being set
up for the first time.
Miller explained that a broiler
exhibit will consist of five birds per
breed, with exhibitors eligible to
show as many entries as they will
include three hens with or without
a rooster.
The show will be held at Rusk
rodeo grounds beginning at 9:00 a.m.
ASS!STANT
COUNTY AGENT
EMPLOYED
Mr. Tom Bowers was employed
a; assistant county agent by the com-
missioners at their regular session
last Monday. He was recommended
to the court by Walter Scott. District
Agent for the Texas A. & M. Col-
lege Extension service. Mr. Bowers
replaces H. R. Garrett, who began
work as county agent for Madison
County last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers have al-
ready moved to Rusk and live at
1316 Henderson St. They have no
children.
Mr. Bowers will assist county
agent C. Metz Heald, and will
spend most of his time working
with the 312 club boys in Cherokee
County. There are 17 organized
boys clubs in the county.
Mr. Bowers is a veteran and
spent over two years in the Navy,
most of which was in various parts
of the Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. WaLon of Rusk, announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their daughter, Betty Jo. to Jimmy
Ray Killion, son of Mr. Gracy Killion of this city, and grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. J. !). White of Rusk.
The marriage will be solemnized April 2.
BAR!T0NE TO
BE AT RUSK
Michael Rhodes, well known
baritone soloist, will appear at Rusk
on Monday night. March 30th in
the high school auditorium under
the sponsorship of Rusk Community
Concert Association. This will be
the final tonccrt of the season and
al! members of the Association art
ur ;ed to attend the closing event of
the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Irl Norton anr'
children of Bossier City, La., spynt
the past week-.nd here with tlx
f rmer's mother, Mrs. Chas. L
Miller.
BR0!LER PLANT
CHARTEROKAYED
Charter has been approved for
the broiler processing cooperative to
be located in Rusk, it was announced
Monday by J. Perrin Willis, one of
the organizers of the co-op.
"We hope to obtain the official
seal of the cooperative and to issue
stock certificates by April 4, now
that we have received our charter
from the secretary of state," Willis
said.
It will tak* about 30 days to in-
stall machinery in the Rusk plant
and ready it for production, Willis
said, but added that "we expect tv
be in production within 45 days."
Officers of the new co-op include
E. R. Elsbury of Jacksonville, presi-
dent, and Nathan Thedford of
Ponta, vice-president.
EAST CHEROKEE
TO GET 0!L TEST
The Rusk area is scheduled to re-
ceive another wildcat oil operation,
this one on the opposite side of the
county seat from tht' recent Wood-
bine discovery in the newlynamed
Fain field.
Texas Eastern Production Cor-
poration of Houston will drill the
No. l J. W. Summers Estate B, on
130 acres in the J. M. Musquez sur-
vey, seven miles .ast of Rusk, in the
vicinity of Atoy. Depth is slated for
4,800 feet, deep enough to test the
.Woodbine. Location is spotted 650
feet from the west and 520 from the
south lines of the lease. Th opera-
tor holds the adjacent acreage.
The venture is in the general area
)f Cherokee County's eariiest wild-
cat tests, which resulted in the
iscovery of a small amount of oil,
-.though it was never produced
jommercially.
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OPENHOUSE
In observance of th ir golden
odding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs.
e Henry King will hold open
iuse at their h"nie on Faster Sun-
<y, April 5 from 2:00 to 5 p. m.
o'clock. An invitation is extended to
all friends and relatives to call.
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1953, newspaper, March 26, 1953; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215280/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.