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THE ALTO HERALD
^AR & SON. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.5t P^R YEAR OUTSIDE COUNTY.
;ED 1896
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO. TEXAS. OCTOBER 1, 1953
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Around
trchants consider their ad-
news in a nevspaper."
innent conies from F. W.
manager of the J. C.
' at Fort Worth. "Every
says Laughbaum, "is a
tntcr. especially is this so
.scAtfe who has a budget
watch. If a merchant has
J in his store that is worth
[ there is aiways somel)ody
Jhuy it. The newspaper is
hw.-f!) the buyer and the
!gi od suit of ciothes with a
! is news to the man who is
Li- a suit. That same thing
everything wc eat and
merchant should not kid
think he can sett the
American something he
int. In these times of high
_ fellow with the best mor-
and rcasonabte prices wiH
pc who sells, provided he
[generai public know these
^eur newspaper is that op-
The average reader don't
ads out of curiosity, they
HtH for something to spend
Car for. If your ad has that,
found a customer."
j people are born in the
States every minute and 38
[got those figures from Finan
-ounty auditor, and Elmer
fcounty clerk, Harold Miller,
jots Biack underwrite the
Et, so it must be so. We got
Mistical figures over a cup
,, in the Rusk Hotel Coffee
Be day last week. These boys
[ know their business, and ail
jumped at the chance to
us in a campaign for a
[office next summer. In fact
t agreed to vote for us but
Husick, and when he found
didn't want the County
[job because there's too much
h it. he made it unanimous.
Jyen't altogether made up our
Kust what office we will run
t there is another officeholder
courthouse who need not
Jabout his job and that is
KBrunt. We don't want any job
! we are liable to have some-
Ahuoting at us. It ain't healthy.
huxti the ^courtesy of the
)k Oil and Refining Co., the
.uarterback Club will have
portunity to see a film titled
Mghts of the 1952 football
at their regular meeting
t City Hall tonight.
[ members are invited to come
the film and take part in
[business matters that will be
ht before the club.
'A. MEETS
METHODIST
HCHIODAY
Attn Parent-Teacher Associa-
^ii'. meet Thurday afternoon at
m. at the Alto Methodist
h.
meeting is being held at the
n order not to interfere
the work now going on at the
buitding.
Juniors and Seniors will have
t' f the program.
parents are urged to attend
is the first meeting of the
^ year.
Ration is not to be confused
going to college—not these
"
NO. 16.
TEXAS NEWSPAPER WEEK PROCLAIMED —
official proclamation designating National News
tout top executives of the newspaper fraternity in
entksburg Standard and president of the Texas
Kowort is Pat Fincher, circulation manager of the
utci nf the Texas Circuiation Managers Association,
tin Professional Chapter of Sigma De'.ta Chi, nation
rapr.oi correspondent for the Houston Post. Next to
Texas Press Association. TPA, which represents
has its ottices in Austin. Sanford atso is national
observed the first week in October of every year by
JTYWiLL
[NSTALLPUMP
AT WATERWORKS
The Aito city council has entered
into an agreement with the Layne-
Texas Co., of Dalias, to install a
new water pump at the Alto water-
works plant.
The council was advised Tuesday
that the pump had already been
ordered out from the factory and as
soon as it arrives, will be installed
to take the place of the one now in
use and which has been in operation
since 1926.
The new pump will be much
larger than the one now in use and
will step the gallonage considerably.
Representatives of the company
also stated that while the installa-
tion job is being done, the well will
be cleaned out and deepened ap-
proximately 85 feet over the present
depth.
The city owns two 600-foot wells
and both are being used at thts
time, and one can be used during
the installation of the new pump.
Estimated cost of the new equip-
ment will be in the neighborhood
of $5,000.00, and the counctl has
been advised that when all. of the
material is on the ground the in-
stallation of the new pump can be
made within 48 hours.
$265.00 MSEC
FOR BOY SCOUTS
Headed by Blanton Brunt as
Chairman, a group of ^mess men
solicited funds for Boy Scout Troop
105 of A!.to. and secured $265 00.
Other men on the committee includ-
ed Dickie Allen. Prentiss Burroughs.
Doug Bradford, Pryor Black, J. D-
Boone. Brum Brunt. Alhson Kmg,
Hoyt Lyons, Robert McClure, J. B.
Ousley. Clyde Poore. Melv-n Ses-
sions J A. Smith, Dwight Campbell.
Fnnk Knight, Marshall Hampton.
M ^ Thomas. Sonny Pearman. and
Willie Holcomb.
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appreciation to all
to this organization.
Witnessing Governor A'.'an Shivers' signing of the
paper Week in Texas as Oct. 1 to 8, inclusive, are
Texas. Arthur H. Kowert, publisher of the Fred-
Press Association is first on the Left. Next to
Austin American-Statesman and secretary-treas-
on the right is Bill Gardner, president of the Aus-
al journalism fraternity. Gardner is also state
Gardner is Vern Sanford, general manager of the
some 500 daily and weekly newspapers in Texas,
chairman for National Newspaper Week which is
some 10,000 newspapers throughout America.
SHERHTGETS
RECORD OF
JOHN BUTLER
After a great deal of research
work, Sheriff Frank Brunt has
finally found the record of John
Butler, the man who shot both the
Sheriff and Constable Pete Bailey
of Wells and forced them to shoot
him down, Wednesday, Sept. 10,
five miles east of Wells. Bailey
was shot through the hollow part
of the chest and the sheriff re-
ceived a bullet in the shoulder.
Butler died instantly as the two of-
ficers fired seven shots at him,
five of which entered his head and
other parts of his body.
He was brought to Alto by the
StribUng-Smith Funeral Home and
the remains were kept in the
morgue for a week and all efforts
to locate relatives failed, and he
was buried in O'd Palestine Ceme-
tery at the expense of the county.
In the meantime, Sheriff Brunt
continued to search for Butler's
relatives, or get some information
concerning the man. His efforts
were rewarded Friday when he re-
ceived a report of Butler from the
Department of Public Safety of
Louisiana with headquarters at
Baton Rouge.
It seems that he has one brother
living by the name of Henry Lowe,
who at one time lived in White
County, Arkansas.
Butler had served short terms in
the Louisiana State Penitentiary,
and went under several different
names. In January 1928, under the
name of Bill Owen, he was given a
pen sentence of eight months to two
years for larcency. This was at
Angola. Louisiana.
On March 18. 1931, he served a
term in jail on the charge of
"Lying in wait with a deadly
weapon." This was in Baton Rouge.
On this charge he gave the name of
Will Lowe.
Going back to Angola, Louisiana,
he was booked in that town on the
same charge, under the same name
and received a 2 to 3 years term in
the pen.
Continuing to use the name of
Lowe, he returned to AngoEo and
was arrested and convicted of
-Cutting to Kill." This escapade
(Continued on back page)
WELL KNOWN
CHEROKEEAN
DIED FRIDAY
Funeral services for Marvin
Marion TroublefieEd, 57, were held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the First Baptist Church in Rusk
with the pastor, the Rev. Lonnie
Webb, officiating. Burial was in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Troublefield, a weli-known
stockraiser, died Friday at 5:30 p.
m. in his home in Rusk after having
suffered a heart attack.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Maybelle Troublefield of Rusk; a
son, Marvin Marion, Jr., of Dallas;
two brothers, J. B. Troublefield of
Houston, and Will TroublefieEd of
Rusk; and one sister, Mrs. N. D.
Geddis of Athens.
MNUSTRtAL
COMMITTEE
APP0!NTED
In order to have a group of busi-
ness men who can have authority to
speak for the town in getting small
industries interested in locating in
Ai.to, a six man committee was ap-
pointed by President Jim Thorn Of
the Alto Lions Club at the regular
luncheon hour Tuesday. The com-
mittee is composed of Dudley Law-
son, Chairman; R. R. Stribllng, J. D.
Boone, Clyde Poore, J. C. Hill and
F. L. Weimar.
Several small industries have
indicated in the past that they
might locate here, but as there was
no organization to lend encourage-
ment, their intentions were given
very little attention and they were
allowed to go elsewhere.
It will, be the duty of this com-
mittee to take up these projects and
make every effort to get small
businesses to locate here.
Aito citizens who know of busi-
ness projects or industrial plants
that might be interested in coming
to Alto are invited to discuss the
matter with any member of this
committee.
A!! Eight Teams Start District
19-A Games Friday Night
The practice tilts of all. football
teams in district 19-A are over, and
the conference season wiii open Fri-
day night.
The Alto Yellow Jackets will en-
tertain the Grapeland Sandies on the
locai field. Game time is set at
7:30 o'clock.
Alto Yellow Jackets go into their
first contest as the underdogs, as the
Sandies defeated Rusk two weeks
ago by a close score of 12 to 6. Last
Friday night the Rusk Eagies defeat-
ed the Jackets 15 to 6. The Jackets
are off to a slow start this year, but
should h&ve their steam up by Fri-
day night. If they put up the brand
of football they played against Di-
boiE, they should defeat the Sandies
by one touchdown.
The Elkhart Elks will be playing
at Centervilie. The latter team is a
newcomer to this district, and comes
out of a class B circuit. The Elks
made a nice record in non-conference
piay with two wins and one tie. In
the three games pEayed, they have
scored 19 points and held the opposi-
tion to two. Centervilie has won two
games and lost one. We are picking
Elkhart to win Friday night by four
touchdowns.
Woodville meets the Groveton
Indians at Woodville. This game will
be a toss-up. Both teams have won
three non-conference games this
season. Groveton has rol'.ed up 67
points while their opponents have
made 7. Woodville has made 60
points, holding their opposition to
seven. The team that wins this game
will be knocking at the door of the
district championship. We pick
Woodville oniy because they are
playing on their home grounds.
Trinity, also a hot shot for the dis-
trict championship, will meet Love-
lady on the latter's field. Trinity has
shown lots of power this season with
two wins and one tie. They have
rolled up 46 points and heid the op-
position to only six. Lovelady has
won two games and shows no losses.
They racked up 27 points and held
the opposition to seven. Trinity
should win over Lovelady by two or
three touchdowns.
19-A SEASON STANDINGS
(Non-conference)
.. °P
" W L T Pts. Pts.
Groveton 3 0 0 67 7
Woodville —3 0 0 60 19
Lovelady 2 0 0 25 7
Trinity 2 0 1 46 6
Elkhart 2 0 1 19 2
Centervilie .2 1 0 52 37
Grapeland -2 1 0 25 26
Alio 1....2-..0-—46.-22
Result* Last Week:
Alio 6. Rusk 15; Grapeland 0.
Crockett 14; Trinity 20, Madison-
vilie 0; Centervilie 21. Buffalo 0;
Woodville 21, Chester 12; Groveton
7. Kirbyville 0; Elkhart 0. Tyler "B"
Q; Lovelady 19, IoEa 7.
Games This Week October 2
Grapeland at Alto.
EEkhart at Centervilie.
Groveton at Woodville.
Trinity at Lovelady.
Ali conference games.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dean left Tues-
day for Houston, where the latter
will consuit a specialist for treatment.
f.
Eari Dover,
Cumby,
': y Koraska, Amos Danieis.
'''ster Aiien and Leroy Corbin.
"WE'RE READY"
SAYS CO-CAPTAINS
ALTO BAND TO
PARADE AT TYLER
ROSE FESTIVAL
Thirty-eight of East Texas' iead-*
ing High School, and College bands
with prancing Drum Majors and
drilling units will march in the Rose
Festival Parade in Ty'.er at 10:00
a. m., Saturday. Octobcr 3. Aito High
School band wiii be one of the
number.
A total of 2,884 uniformed band
members makes up the greatest
number of marching personnel, in
festival history.
The parade wiii assemble at the
Humble Building and move west on
Front Street, starting promptly at
10:00 a. m. The first unit wiii re-
quire 20 minutes along the miie
and a fraction Route to reach Rose
Stadium where 15,000 seats will be
available to spectators at 50c each.
Jake Langford, executive vice-
president of the strutters, parade
group, anticipates congestion of
spectators along the parade
route, and urges everyone who can
do so to go direct to the stadium
where pre-parade entertainment
will begin at 9:30.
FISHERHARRISON
APPOINTED
REGISTRAR
Austin, Texas, Oct. 1.—Fisher
'Harrison of Alto has been appointed
registrar for the Cherokee County
draft board to register men in the
Alto area.
Boys who reach the age of 18 can
register in Alto by calling on Mr.
Harrison at the City Hall in Alto.
A registrar is maintained in the
area so that men will not have to
travel to the draft board office at
Rusk.
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield,
state director of the draft system,
expressed public appreciation of the
services of Mr. Harrison.
"People of the Alto area should
appreciate the services he renders
to them," Generai Wakefield said,
"as he is doing this work) without
pay as a public service to his
country."
All. males are required to register
under the draft iaw on their 18th
birthday or within five days there-
after. Maximum penalties that can
be applied for failure to register are
$10,000 fine, or five years in prison,
or both.
GREYHOUND SETS
NEW SCHEDULE
THROUGHALTO
New schedules of Southwestern
Greyhound Lines which go into
effect October 5, wiii reflect the re-
quests of those attending the pub-
lic hearing held early in September
at Tyler by the Railroad Com-
mission, according to J. S. Judd,
General Traffic Manager of the
company.
Southwestern Greyhound has al-
tered leaving times from their
originaily proposed schedules to
afford what representatives from
various cities along their routes in
East Texas considered more con-
venient departure hours.
Schedules to go into effect Oc-
tober 5 wilE be: to Lufkin, 8:45 a.m.
and 7:15 p. m.; to Rusk, Jacksonvilie,
and Tyier, 7:i9 a. m. and 3:19 p. m.
Both the buses, one north and one
south, that has been coming through
Alto around noon, will be discon-
tinued.
Bu Allen and Bruce Cumby,
Co-Captains of the Alto High School
Yelic.v Jacket footbal' squad, state
they ar: ready to meet the Grape-
land Sandies here Friday night.
"We want that first conference
game," stated the co-captains, and
with just a few breaks, we hope to
win it."
HELLO NEIGHBOR
Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Hassell. of
Rusk, are the proud parents of a
little daughter, born September 26
at the Rusk Memorial Hospital. The
young Miss weighed seven pounds
and has been named Mary Ann.
Mrs. Hassell is the former Miss
Mary B. Morgan, daughter of Mr.
md Mrs. B. Morgan of this city.
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