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WEIMAR A SON. EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
THE ALTO HERALD
bsHED 1896
SUBSCRIPTION PRtCE. $2.00 PER YEAR IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.50 PER YEAR O'JtSIDE COUNTY.
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By Frank
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nut live to use it.
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^'ennar, Editor and Owner
L'.o Herald, who has been
A i:i the Nan Travis IIos-
[.[..cksonville for the past
ccks, is much improved
^ to be able to return
. tatter part of next week.
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neck is the 16th annual
[Sible Week, under the
tup of the Laymen's Na-
ommittcc. an all-faiths
[The theme for the 1956
is: "THE BIBLE—
AND ETERNAL."
H Faith, Wisdom and
n:c the five basic virtues.
:oo, arc timeless and
,nd these are found in
Sn let This Weak be
Ick.titc week to stress the
ccof His great book,
me house of spiritual
i .nid faith.
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Ain't No SantyClaus."
-Herald receuved a
ma reader. Here it is:
lius is comin' to town,"
drawn by a Republican
and a Democratic
! with presents for every-
[t'a-ie Sam has millions
f.crs who don't plant,
for workers who don't
nilions for everyone's re-
3tid billions for the up-
:::ud foreigners. All this
! of$278 biilions, too
some kind soul tell
the awful truth—
' ain't no Santy Claus!"
umncan only go so
at a fish story. Some
' tics and others out-
We will let you be
tt this one: Brother
; city and Roy Ginn
' a 12-hour trip one
k to the coast. As
uj to the bay about
were about four
' r;-:i people fishing
ate lanterns. The pair
to leep until morn-
fisliing about day-
' ' temt^tation was too
< tlieir fishing gear
n'i(]towork their
the other fishermen
^ ' ork the next day
i aught 283 Golden
i^hing from three
ta two pounds each. The
' ! tts he gave the fish
'elve families here,
atatie pictures of the big
of now we have nut
' find any of the peo-
gave the fish to or
i any of the pictures.
<unds a little fishy,
M^a think?
' do know this, the
l' -s has been on for
"k and if all the old
n are right the run
a until cold weather,
i half way fisherman
have a good time,
and tine and strike
' need is a state
Lewis or Martin
''' can get you this for
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS. OCTOBER 18, 1956
NO. 19
Sandies
Meet Grape!and
Here Friday Nite
Hare
i'ee.
, A. MEETS
SAY
!' '' Parent-Teacher As-
iM meet Thursday,
3:00 p. m.
People, Support Our
be the topic for
'udy. Guest speaker
^"?willbeDr. J. N.
' ^tf'phen F. Austin Col-
loches.
and eighth grades
he pupil program,
r^nth and twelfth -grades
'he social.
.a cordial invita-
]^-cnti this meeting.
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ALTO MAN'S
BROTHER D!ED
!N'D0CHES
Funeral services for George
Jefferson Rogers. 8ft. of Nacog-
doches, brother of Frank Rogers
of this city, were held at 3 p. m.
Tuesday in the EdenCcmetery
nearDotiHtas.
Mr. Rogers, a retiired farmer,
died about 8:]5 p. rn. Monday at
the residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Lewis Waiker of Nacogdoches.
Ho was born December 26, 1866
in Nacogdoches County and lived
there all his life.
Mr Rogers was a member of
the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include- h.< wife. Mrs.
Laura Rogers of Nacogdoches;
five daughters. Mrs. Walker of
Nacogdoches, Mr. Jess Harrison
of Sugarland. Mr;-. E. K. Henry of
Torrence. Calif.. Mrs. 11. C.
Prather of Torrent Calif., and
Mr. .LP. Fh'iliti^of Baytown;
ten sons. Horrt-e Rogers of Haus-
ton. G. R. H"?cr: of!atfkin. Tony
Rogers of Torrence, Calif., Eugene
Rru'ers of Baytown. 1'itiH'ipRogers
of Wilmington. Calif.: Riley
Rogers of Baytown. Jimmy Rogers
of Long Beach. Calif.. Forrest II.
Rogers of Saudi, Arabia. Wilbur
Rogers of Lubbock. and Enoch
Rogers nf Wilmington. Calif.; two
sisters, Mrs. Nan Goodman of
Big Sandy, and Mrs. Lizzie Kelley
of Port Arthur; one brother.
Frank Roger; of Alto; 29 grand-
cMidren. 24 great-grandchildren,
and one great-great-grandchild.
The Cason-Monk Funeral Home
of Nacogdoches was in charge of
arrangements.
PERJURORS
FOR WEEK OF
OCTOBER 22
The Alto Yellow Jackets will
meet the Grapeland Sandies here
Friday night for their second con-
tetence game of the season for
both teams. Game time is 7:30.
The Jackets dropped their
first conference game 25 to 13 to
Macjisonviite last Friday night.
The Jackets led 13-6 at half-
time but Manning tallied three
times in the sccond half to wrap
up the Mustang victory.
Manning hit the scoring column
midway of the first quarter with
a 53-yard scamper to gain an early
6-0 Mustang lead.
Following the kickoff Alto
marched 56 yards w'ith Doug
Maddux scoring from the one
yard line. George Williams put
the Yellow Jackets into a 7-6 load
with the conversion.
WiHiams returned a Mustang
punt 55 yards to add the final
Alto score in the sccond quarter
Manning rambled 28 yards in
the third quarter to cap a 63-yard
march and finally put the Mus-
tangs ahead with a burst of one
yard wtith 8:28 left in the game.
Mike Homsby ran the extra point.
Alto tried to get back in the
game with passes but Manning
grabbed an errant throw and re-
turned 75 yards behind beautiful
downtKeld blocking for the final
score.
Mr. C.E. Christian, Tommic
Fitts, Mrs. Ed Stanley, J. M.
Richardson,.loeLamb, J. C.Bo^d,
Joe W Turner. Roy R. Todd, Alto.
Mrs. 1! K Starcey. Mrs. L. R
Hardy, B. G Acker, Mrs. II. M.
Echols. J. 11. Stevens. Pearlcan
Hood. James Robert Thornton.
Mrs. Bessie Lundsford, Mrs. J. P
McKelier, John B. Mancss. Homer
Lacy, T. W. Butler. J. H. White.
C.G. Parson. Rusk.
M. P. Bobbitt. Allen P. Gofotth.
Harold Stalling. Mr. Ross War-
ren Virgil B. Woods, W. R- Gray.
A S. Hudspeth. W. Dean Forrest.
Mrs. Eln^ira Jones. Frank South-
ard Obie Davidson. Willie H.
Durrctt. E. E. McShan. Mrs.
Addle Townlcy. Leroy Thomp-
son. C. A. Childs. Lukcr Taylor.
Norman Ragsdalc, Leonard Gurnn.
Mrs. B. D. Hood. J. W. Mitchell.
Mrs T B Pearsall. Harold Ham-
1ns. H. C. Ward. Mrs. ^ H-
Chamberlain. Clyde Ray. Jr.. Park
Neely. Oscar Smith. C. E Shed-
den Mrs. Human Holman. Geo. T.
Anderson. D. B. Tucker. Mrs.
I/He Townlcy. Julius ruhl. J ''
Halbert. C. J. Dial. A. H. H^use.
Mrs. Charles Dial. JW T'*-
Robert Smith. Edwin P^" "
C Lattimore. Dell Hahcrle. . an
A Cobb. O. E. Miller. Mrs. Jac-
queline Rodgcrs. Earlc L. Allen.
Jacksonville.
MrsTrumm Baker. Ca .
^ Mr. ow.
Pnn'a- , ,
Blanton. James Baty. WadeNeeb.
Boyd Y^,^o^
G. Meador. MaydcHe; Mr.
nrd Martin, uncord J. J. Sm
Bullard: LceMcKn.ght^J.^
Knight. M G. Hopper. Wells. J-C
Bland. Rcklaw.
T E Cummings. Vocf^!
\ ^ the local school, left
Tpncher of me
Saturday morniing "' *
attend the National
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
Marriage Licenses tssued:
Decroy Cannon and Willie Faye
McNoal.
James Earl Wallace and Miss
Betty Carol Recce.
John Bill McCallum and Earce
Lee Wiley.
Garine Lee Bullard and Miss
Claudia Lee Wallace.
Jimmie Lee Wells and Eva
Annetta Jordan.
County Crlmina) Cases:
State vs. Aaron C. Jones,
chargcd with DWI, pending.
State vs. Terry Holder, chargcd
with DWI. plead guilty, purulsh-
mcnt assessed at 3 days in jail,
$100,000 fine and costs of court.
District Court Cases Filed:
Cecil Gamer vs. Glynda Garner,
action for divorce.
Hollie R. Martin vs. Mellie B.
Martin, action for divorce.
Gary George vs. R. C. Mc-
Elmurry, d bja McElmurry Motors,
action for cancellation of con-
tract.
State vs. John O. Bothwell,
action for collection of funds.
Janie Sue (Sides) Blackwell
vs. Preston A. Blackwell, action
for divorce.
Judgments:
Wind Lois Tilley recovered
from M. L. Thompson the sum of
$150.00 minor son for medical
bills and minor son $300.00 for
personal injuries.
In District Criminal Court The
Following Judgments were En-
tered:
State vs. Richard Elmer Cason
tried on two counts of forgery
and received as his punishment 5
years in penitentiary on each
count.
State vs. Charles Daniel
Howard, tried for wife and child
abandonment and was adjudged
a term of 4 years in penitentiary
but placed on probation with the
condition that he contribute the
sum of $40.00 for the support of
his dependents.
State vs. Perry James, tnied for
DWI second offense and was
given 2 year probated sentence.
^ State vs. Lloyd Byron Mc-
Daniel tried for W. E I. but judg-
ment and sentence withheld un-
til October 19. 1956.
Wallace A. Phillips recovered
from A. A. Valdez judgment in
the amount of $917.81.
Card Of Thanks
Words arc inadequate to express
the love and gratitude in our
heart for the many wonderful
tributes of love extended to us
during the illness and death of
our loved one. Mrs. W. M.
Thomas. Without the help of such
friends, the dark hours would
have been much harder to bear.
The floral offering was beauhful.
and bore mute testimony of the
esteem in which she was hCid m
the community in which she ltved
and among her friend, and na-
tives fr.m distant places. For
every deed of kindness we are
indeed grateful, and ^y God
htf-ss each of you is our prayer.
The Famiiiy of Mrs. W. M.
Thomas and Mrs. Mattie
Scott.
DISTRICT 21-A STANDINGS
W L Pt.
Gr^cton 1 0...1000
Trin'ity 1 0—.1000
Madisonville 1 0...1000
Alto 0 1— .000
Grapeland 0 1.. .000
Elkhart 0 1-. .000
Results Last Week:
Madisonville 25, Alto 13; Trinity
40, Grapeland 6; Elkhart 6, Grove-
ton 20.
Games This Week:
Grapeland at Alto.
Groveton vs. Madisonville.
Elkhart vs. Trinity.
EMERGENCY
FEED PROGRAM
EXTENDED
Walter T. McKay, State Direc-
tor, Farmers Home Administra-
tion, has advised C D. McKinzie,
County Supervisor of the exten-
sion of the Emergency Feed Grain
Program in Cherokee County.
Under this extension, farmers and
ranchers may now file application
through December 3, i956 for a
supply of feed grain neccssary to
carry basic livestock herds
through December 31, 1936.
This extension of the Emer-
gency Feed Grain program now
coincides with the assistance
available under the Roughage
Program for Texas, and enables
county FHA Committees to con-
sider total feed requirements both
roughage and grain, through
December 31, 1956.
'57 CHEVROLET
WILL BE SHOWN
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
The widest selection In history
marks the 1957 passenger car line
which Chevrolet dealers show to
the public for the first time. Fri-
day, October 19.
The customer has his choice of
460 model-color combinations, al-
most one-third more than avail-
able at the outset of 1956 produc-
tion.
Here's how the variety in
models stacks up:
Bel-Air — Two-and four-door
sedans, two-door sport coupe,
four-door sport sedan, convertible,
Nomad station wagon and four-
door, six-passenger station wagon.
Two-Ten—Two-and four-door
sedans, two-door club and sport
coupes, four-door sport sedan,
two-and four-door, six-passenger
station wagons, and four-door,
nine-passenger station wagon.
One-Fifty Two-and four-door
sedans, utility sedan and two-
door, six-passenger station wagon.
Corvette—Two-passenger sport
model with manual or automatic
fabric or solid plastic top.
Overall length of the passenger
cars is increased to a total of 200
inches with wheelbase remain-
ing at 115 inches. The lowered
hood emphasizes the horizontal
sweep of body lines to the flared
.rear fender fins for balanced
beauty. The conventional hood
ornament is replaced by twin
lance-shaped windsplits. Head-
lamps are farther apart than in
the 1956 models.
Widest color choice In Chevro-
let's history is offered. The total
of 460 model-color combinations
compares wtith 364 at the outset
of 1956 production.
RiTESFORMRS.
THOMAS HELD
THURSDAY
Funeral services were held
Thursday of last week in the First
Methodist Church, at 3:00 p. m.,
for Mrs. Bertha Hester Thomas,
85, widow of the late W. M.
Thomas, who preceded her in
death in 1952.
Mrs. Thomas died Wodnesday
night at 7:55 at her home here
after an extended illness.
The funeral service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Ben Roper,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church in DeKalb, a former
pastor of the Alto Church. He
was assisted by the Rev. T. P.
Hendrick, pastor of Alto First
Methodist Church. Interment was
in the Alto City Cemetery under
direction of the Stribling-Smith
Funeral Home of this city.
Pallbearers were Robert Mc-
Clure, Hoyt Lyons, Willie Hol-
comb, Melvin Sessions. Jim Bau-
man and Ralph Rozelle.
Survivors include four sons,
Lee Thomas, Commerce, Cecil,
Lewis, and Martin D. Thomas,
Alto; one daughter, Mrs. Nona
Crawford, Alto; eight grand-
children, five great-grandchildren*
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Thomas was a member of
the Methodist Church, the second
oldest charter member of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service, and was a regular at-
tendant at all church activities
until bad health prevented. For
the past six and a half years she
had been an invalid.
She was loved and admired by
her acquaintance for her pleasant
disposition and cheery smile.
We would not weep for the loss
of this good mother for we know
she has received her heavenly re-
ward which she so rightfully de-
served.
A!to Man Dies
!n Lufkin Crash
G! HOME LOANS
!NCREASED
!N TH!S AREA
GI home loan applications and
appraisal activity increased dur-
ing August in the area served by
the Dallas Regional Office of the
Veterans Administration, Mr.
Scott B. Harrington, Manager, re-
vealed.
VA received 828 home loan ap-
plications in August from private
lenders in behalf of veterans.
During August VA received ap-
praisal requests for 642 proposed
and existing homes.
For the nation as a whole, VA
reported a siight increase in loan
application and appraisal activity.
A total of 47,672 home loan ap-
plications were received, an in-
crease of nearly 5 per cent over
July.
During August, VA received
appraisal requests for 66,202 pro-
posed and existing homes.
?ASTOR^SWIVES
TO HAVE ANNUAL
RETREAT
Palestine.—Ministers wives of
the Texas Methodist Conference
will have their annual retreat at
Lakevlew Methodist Assembly
near here Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 19-20.
Program planners report that
it will be a time for relaxation
and an opportunity for wives of
the conference preachers to get
to know each other better.
Plans include a meditattion, a
"sharing" period, planned recrea-
tion and a discussion period.
Registrants must supply thdlr
own bed linens, towels and pil-
lows.
Members of the committee in
charge of the retreat are: Mrs.
Rubal Moore, Palestine; Mrs. Ellis
McGaughey, Katy; Mrs. Ray
Lodem, Palestine; Mrs. W. W.
Hawthorne, Nacogdoches; Mrs.
Chester PhilNps, Mt. Pleasant;
Mrs. B. A. Watson, Texas City;
Mrs. N. B. Crawford, Galveston.
Lee Bates, age 63, lifelong resi-
dent of the Forest Community,
eight miles south of Alto, was
killed instantly in a headon col-
lision in Lufkin about 4:30 o'clock
Saturday.
Injured in the wreck was Joe
Loftin, 20-year-old Lufkin man.
He is in the Memorial Hospital at
SLOW DOWN AT
N!GHT AND SAVE
TRAFHC DEATHS
More than fifty per ccnt of all
traffic deaths happen at night,
even though a lot less driving is
done at night than during the
day.
During an average year, if
there is such a thing as an aver-
age year anymore.the Texas Safety
Association estimates that the
milage death rate is between two
and three times as great at night
as in daylight hours.
There are four reasons for this,
that should be apparent to every-
one.
First, you can't see as well at
night, and you must see danger
to avoid it.
In the second place, too many
drivers try to maintain daytime
speeds, yet even the best head-
lights illuminate only a fraction
of daylight seeing distance.
A third reason is that night
driving is more likely to result in
fatigue, sleepiness and dulled
alertness.
Finally, night is the time for
sociability which, all too often,
means driving after drinking.
Figures, of the Texas Safety
Association, support these claims
by revealing that between sun-
set and sunrise sixty-three per
ccnt of all urban traffic deaths
occurred. In rural areas, fifty-
four per cent of the fatal accidents
happened during the same period.
It doesn't take brainc or skill
to send an automobile hurtling
through a tunnel of blackness. It
does take brains to soberly count
the hazards beyond the probing
finger of the headlight ber ^ and
skill to be ready for the emergency
which may loom out of the dark-
ness at any moment.
BR0!LERSSH0W
NCREASE OVER
AST YEAR
College Station, Oct. 4.—Broiler
placements continue at or near
record levels. By mid-September
approximately 75 million broiler
chicks had been placed on Texas
farms this year as against 61
million for the same period in
1955 . . .an increase of 23 per cent.
For the 22 major bt oiler pro-
ducing states, approximately 155.9
million more broiler chicks were
placed on farms than for the same
period a year earlier. This is an
increase of 20.6 per cent.
This increased production, ac-
cording to F. Z. Bcanblossom and
Kermit Schlamb, extension poul-
try marketing specialists, has kept
broiler prices lower than those of
a year ago with the spread be-
tween peaks and valleys also less
than in 1955.
As for the immediate future, the
specialists, say that present indi-
cations are that October and No-
vember broilers will meet heavier
competition for the consumer's
dollar from a larger , supply of
turkey and fowl. Too, they say,
the red meat supply may be slight-
ly higher if the present movement
of cattle from drouth areas con-
tinue to increase. Low prices for
cull breeder hens has retarded
their going to market and this has
been a factor in keeping the sup-
ply of broiler hatching eggs tp.
Cold storage holdings of broil-
ers during 1956 have been running
considerably higher than for the
same months in 1955, but as yet
have not reached excessive pro-
portions, say the specialists.
LuBkiin under treatment for shock
and injuries of his right arm, ribs
and facial lacerations.
Mr. Bates was alone in a 1955
Chevrolet pickup truck and Mr.
Loft'in was also alone in a 1949
Mercury sedan.
Investigating officers said that
the two vehicles apparently crash-
ed together about the center of
the highway.
Mr. Bates was hurled into the
steering wheel of his pickup,
causing fatal chest injuries.
Mr. Bates' body was brought to
the Stribling-Smith Funeral Home
here and funeral services were
held at the Barsola Baptist Church
Monday at 2.00 p. m., the Rev.
Marshall Taylor, officiating. In-
terment was in the Arnold
Cemetery under direction of the
Stribling-Smith Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife;
three daughters, Mrs. Ollie Dean
Smith and Mrs. Brown Hays, both
of Lufkin, and Mrs. K. E. Spears,
Houston; one son, James Bates,
Houston; four sisters, a brother,
and five grandchildren.
PR!CEDR0P !N
GASOUNE HELPS
FARMERS
Waco.—The reduction in gaso-
line prices to farmers announced*
recently by the major oil com-
panies will save Texas farmers
and ranchers about three-quar-
ters of a million dollars, accord-
ing to J. Walter Hammond,
president of the Texas Farm Bu-
reau.
Most petroleum companies rais-
ed their gasoline prices in June
by one-half cent per gallon to
farmers and ranchers only. This
was shortly after Con-ress had
exempted agriculture from the
two-cent (now three-cent) tax
on farm-used gasoline. Hammond
asked for a Congressional in-
vestigation to see if there had been
collusion in the price hike. A
hearing on the matter was held in
Washington in July. The com-
panies contended the price hike
was coincidental with the Con-
gressional action.
After Congress adjourned. Rep.
W. R. Poage of Waco, announced
a hearing for Waco, September
18. One major oil company an-
nounced before the hearing that
it was rescinding its half-cent
hike. Another major announced
at the hearing that it was doing
the same. Four days after the
hearing, the last two major pe-
troleum companies which had
hiked prices revealed they were
also reducing prices to farmers
back to pro-June levels. At pres-
ent no company is selling at the
increased price.
Hammond estimates that it will
save Texas farmers and ranchers
about $750,000 a year.
"I am gratified that the oil
companies have decided to reduce
the prices of fuels to the farm and
ranch trade to the same levels
charged other bulk users," Ham-
mond said.
COUNTY COUNCIL REPORT
"What is Home Demonstration
in Texas, It's adult education for
the farm woman," said Mrs. iL. L.
Rogers of Central High Cluib at
the council room at Rusk ^rom
1:30 to 3:30.
There were 7 clubs represented.
12 members, three vislitors, Mrs.
M. O. Causey, Craft community,
Mrs. Irene Odom, Home Demon-
stration agent, Mrs. C. O. Ousley
from Craft community. Mrs. H. E.
Reed, Mrs. Oliver Sowell and
Mrs. L. L. Rogers thanked coun-
cil for sending them to the Na-
tional Meeting in San Antonio,
Texas. Being no more business
council adjourned.
Reporter.
Most family men know that
this is the time of the year when
thetr better halves require new
outfits.
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