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;,usy throughout the
July and it looks tike
until the opening day
Smith and Cummings
;ept busy the last thirty
tping the school
id where once was
!<tw grows a beautiful
m. Several large trees
ted have been removed
<liool grounds shows a
ktearance. Brooks has
taaiing the school buses
)m ready for their fall
[and Mrs. Harmon Fel-
ons, have been busy
tf ks. waxing floors, and
<r necessary repairs.
t!ie Alto school is a big
tuch more than just a
sjob.
anre of the Cherokee
hnning tomatoes will go
; from Alto is the latest
e plant at Jacksonville
[down and all tomatoes
ere for canning will be
;Alto plant.
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tc Highway Department
the count" on Highway
have a man stationed
fthk' First Baptist Church,
ts every car that passes
' there and the Angelina
s is what is known as a
bunt and gives an idea of
the job will be to widen
indred and six degree
stayed with us in Alto
to't the day Tuesday. One
B reported to have died
[ heat stroke in Dallas,
is reported several cases
prostration.
[Cummings and his son.
Ear], were fishing on
Lake a few days ago when
^n-:er Cummings "hung"
u one time and succeed-
"Xing them in the boat,
nn.ings came to town and
!thr son tell the fish story,
yi'ig shat he didn't get a
T!iis is a case where the
r taught the son how to
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yecms to be lots of opti-
md Atto these days con-
the oi! situation. While
?! '! the Moore Decker
' i"' a iarge producer, it is
K <^i to the surface. Now
^ort is strong that there is
producer on the Malone
jAnnstrong farm one mile
^tnwn. Leasing has be-
^pul ir and several locali-
se nunc into the oil leasing
OURTHOUSE
OUND-UP
yases filed )rt County Court:
P Kn^ineeting Co. vs.
A Dean, debt.
Ctirtfhn Co. vs. James A.
jc< '!)). Wallace Paint Store,
f' Mattie Bolton vs. Texas
" 'it of Public Safety, ap-
Cases in County Court:
Aivin Hogg pleaded
'^gravated assault and
!' "HOdays in jail plus
ko'-,
Cases filed In District Court:
" H Jordan vs. Leona
F'' divorce.
Licenses Issued:
Elisha Jenkins and
L.nn Musick.
' King and Patsy Ruth
A nHerrington, Jr., and
^ ^'xander.
Dee Marby and Wanda
'raver.
, " Shackelford and Bar-
["'"kett.
Contract For Widening
Highway 2! To Be Let Soon
Miss Jalna Whiteman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whiteman
3f this city, will be one of the Ribbon Girls at the Nacogdoches Horse
Show to be held in that city on August 1, 2, 3, 4. She will represent
Aito in all of the show's activities.
County Given Mew
Fieid Prospect
Cherokee County appeared in
line Tuesday for another Wood-
bine sand pool find and stayed in
front in the East Texas wildcat
picture with three more locations
recorded.
The opener prospect is in the
south part l'i; miles northwest of
Alto at Samedan Oil Corporation
No. 1 M. W. Armstrong, Tillman
Walters survey. Hole was bottom-
ed at 5.670 and cased to 5.400 for
completion try following pay
promise on a drillstem test.
The favorable test was made at
5.312-35. and recovery in onehour
was 90 feet of oil and 480 feet of
oil and gas-cut mud, 50 per cent
oil. Free gas showed to surface,
and bottomhole flowing pressure
was 200 pounds.
The Ardmore. Okla. firms
prospect is about two miles cast
of a recent Woodbine sand find
made between these two opera-
tions and slightly south, Roy
Hurst. Lufkin. has filed to drtll
his No. 1 J. H. Singletaryasa
Woodbine test on a 25<92-acre
tract in the northeast part of the
Martin Lacy survey. Exact site
is unreported.
The other two Cherokee loca-
tions, both Woodbine tries, are in
the north part. Northwest of
Jacksonville five miles toward
Reese. H. L. Gist, Jr., T. J. John-
son and James Gulley, Tyler, plan
No. 1 Crysup and Haberle as a
5,200-foot hole in the northeast
part of the Jose Pineda survey. It
was filed 800 from the south and
330 from the east lines of a 40-
acre lease. This location followed
abandonment of Gist, Johnson and
S. A. Cochran No. 1 U. G. Rags-
dale, three miles northwest of
Jacksonville, at 5,004 feet.
West of Jacksonville and also in
the Pineda survey, Nortex Oil &
Gas Corporation, Dallas, has set
No. 1 T. J. Cunningham as a 5,300-
foot test. Location is about a mile
north of the West Jacksonville
field and 467 from the south and
west lines of a 100-acre tract.
First national presidential nomi-
nating convention in the U. S. was
held in Baltimore in 1831.
In both England and the U. S.
the term "convict" refers only to
a person found guilty by a jury.
r' fht to remember: He who
*''Hh tension usually blows
Rites Hetd Monday
For Wat Patton Sr.
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Nat Patton,
Crockett, Texas,
former Congressman
78. who died Saturd
his home here, were
First Baptist Church
had been ill ?<" more
with a heart ailment
Patton wasa fartner
Sr.
- Rites for
Nat Patton.
ay night at
held at the
Monday. He
than a year
Contract for widening High-
way 21 between Alto and the
Angelina river is to be let soon,
according to latest information
available.
Workmen have lyeen busy for
the past several weeks getting
fences set baok on! the highway,
which is going to b4 an expensive
project for the county, supple-
mented with funds from the state.
One of the biggest jobs coming
up is the moving {of Allen Wil-
liams General Merchandise Store
from its present location, across
the road from where it is now
located. Several other smaller
buildings are to be moved back
farther from their present loca-
tion. Several curves are also to
be taken out of the. road, one near
the Old Palestine Church.
Contractors have already been
advised that the road will be
changed and that bids for the
work will be let soon.
and school-
teacher before he was elected to
the Texas House of Representa-
tives in 1910, while still a law
student at the University of Texas.
Later he was county judge of
Houston County and state senator
from the Fifth District.
In 1934 he was elected to Con-
gress and served until 1945. Since
then he had practiced law here
with a son, Nat Patton, Jr., who
is now county attorney.
At the time of his death he
was president of the Houston
County Bar Association. He was a
member of the Knights of
Pvthias, Elks, Masons and Meth-
odist Church.
Surviving are his wife; two
sons, Nat Patton, Jr., of Crockett
and Weldon Patton of Huntsville;
two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Louise
LeGory of Crockett and Mrs.
Clyde Smith of Washington, D. C.;
three sisters, Mrs. W. O. Durham
of Lufkin, Mrs. A. S. Lockey of
Grand Prairie and Mrs. Tom
Copes of Crockett, and a brother,
Jack S. Patton of Crockett.
LONG TIME ALTO
RESIDENT MED
THURSDAY
Mrs. Carrie Dickey, 83 a long-
time resident of Alto, died
Thursday night at 9:15. She had
been ill for several weeks.
Funeral services were held Fri-
day afternoon at 3:30 p. m. at the
First Baptist Church with the
Rev. J. M. Thomas, pastor, of-
ficiating. Interment was in Old
Palestine cemetery under the di-
rection of O. T. Allen & Son Fu-
neral Home.
Survivors include one son, Carl
Dickey of Alto; one daughter, Mrs.
Weldon Anderson of Henderson;
six grand children and 10 great
grandchildren.
WATERMELONS
HOLDMGFA!R
MARKET
Under a light movement of
good quality, watermelon prices
have remained at l-2c per
pound. Fewer Charleston Grays
and more Black Diamond's are
moving. Rain last week insures
good size and will prolong the
shipping season. Prices on July 26
for Texas melons were as follows:
Chicago, $3.25-$3.75 per hundred;
Kansas City, $2.50 to $3 per
hundred; St. Louis, $2.50-$3.50 per
hundred; Cleveland, $2.50-$3.00
per hundred; Detroit, $2.75-$3.50
perewt.
South Louisiana got underway
last week with truck lot ship-
ments of sweet potatoes and sales
as follows: St. Louis, $5.50-$5.75;
Chicago, $5.50-$6; Pittsburg.
$6.00-$6.25; Denver, $6.00 and
Kansas City, $6.00.
East Texas yields will far ex-
ceed those of last year. Prospects
for a good crop are as bright as
we have seen during recent
years.
MRS. PAGE
MED AT FOREST
SUNDAY
Mrs. Myrtle Irene Page, 69.
died at the family home in Forest
Sunday morning after a lengthy
illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock
at the Forest Baptist Church with
the pastor, the Rev. Gene Tomlln.
officiating. Interment was in the
Chireno cemetery under the di-
rection of O T. Allen & Son
Funeral Home of Alto.
Besides her husband, A. W
Page, she is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Thelma Morris of
Lufkin, and Mrs. Dixie Melvin of
Houston; one son, Roscoe Page of
Forest; and six grandchildren.
MDWELUN
DEPLOYMENT
OPERATMNS
Berry Kidwelt
Nacogdoches. — Berry Kidwcll
of Alto, a member of Naval Re-
serve Electronics Division 8-3,
Nacogdoches, has been selected to
participate in the Navy's Opera-
tion Deployment East and was
flown to Europe July 28 to join
the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Medi-
terranean.
Kidwell, a Boatswain's Mate
first class, was chosen by Cap-
tain Richard D. Harwood, USN,
Director of Naval Reserve in the
Eighth Naval District, to partici-
pate in the unique operation
along with some 180 other Naval
Reservists from all over the U. S.
The local Reservist left Alto
Saturday for the Naval Air Sta-
tion, Norfolk, Va., where he
boarded a Navy aircraft for Nice,
France, on the famed French
Riviera.
On arrival in Nioe, he was
transported overland to Cannes
where he boarded the radar
picket destroyer U.S.S. DYESS
for a two-week training cruise
which will include a recreational
visit to Lisbon, Portugal.
Kidwell will return to his home
here on August 15.
Operation Deployment East is
conducted by the Navy annually
for outstanding inactive Reserve
personnel as a means to improve
the readiness of the Reserve com-
ponent of the Navy and to stimu-
late interest in the Naval Reserve.
Baptist Reviva!
To Begin Sunday
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FARMING SHOWS
PUBL!C!NTEREST
Houston.—From a 121.000-acre
single piece of managed forest
property casually dubbed a "tree
farm" in 1942, the voluntary
American Tree Farm system has
grown to more than 43,000,000
acres in 1957, a Texas forest in-
dustry leader reported today.
"This interest in timber con-
servation has been phenomenal,"
said George W. Stanley, Houston,
chairman of the Texas Forest
Industries committee.
"The records are especially im-
pressive when you consider that
tree farming is voluntary on the
part of forest industries and small
landowners alike."
Stanley's committee represents
in Texas the national sponsor of
the tree farm system, American
Forest Products Industries, Inc.,
Washington, D. C. Texas is second
in the nation in the number of
registered tree farms.
"There are no subsidies in the
American Tree Farm system,"
Stanley continued. The owner
does his forest management and
protection to conserve his timber
and to improve his income. And
he uses it for recreation, too.
"Perhaps a good example of
just how great this growth has
been would be to compare the
121,000-acre original tree farm
tract and subsequent growth with
a sum of $121 in your pocket that
increased the same proportion.
"Tree farm acreage has grown
some 348 times the original area.
The $121 multiplied in the sapie
way for the 16 years would total
$42,108.
"Such interest in forest protec-
tion and management for conser-
vation and economic gain reflects
well on our free enterprise sys-
tem."
Retired After 44 Years
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After working 44 years and six
months for the Cotton Belt Rail-
road, J. D. Evans has retired and
will spend the rest of his life off
duty and enjoy the fruits of life
in Alto.. Mr Evans went off
active duty July 1,1957.
He started to work for the Cot-
ton Belt Railroad January 9, 1913
at Kerens, Texas as a messenger
boy. From Kerens, he was trans-
ferred to Gilmer and took oyer
his first shift as telegraph oper-
ator and worked there until World
War I broke out and he joined the
90th Army Division and spent
two years in active service.
Returning to Gilmer after the
war, he again worked in that city
and was appointed as agent.
He cam: to Alto on August S
1936 and has been here since that
time.
Revival Starts Aug. 11
At Cold Springs
Methodist Church
A revival meeting will start
Sunday, August 11 and continue
through August 17 at the Cold
Springs Methodist Church.
Rev. John B. Davis will do the
preaching. Services begin at
10:00 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
The public has a cordial invita-
tion to attend these services.
Rev. Ollie W. Alsup, Pastor.
Mt. Zion Methodist
Church Reviva!
Starts Next Sunday
You arc invited to a revival at
the Mt. Zion Methodist Church,
beginning Sunday, August 4 and
continuing through August 10.
Services will begin each evening
at 7:45 o'clock.
Rev. Ollie W. Alsup, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Boyd, Sr.,
will leave Thursday, after a visit
with home folks, relatives and
friends, stopping in Tyler, Long-
view and Camden, Ark. They
wiil visit in Texarkana, Texas
with Cecil E Boyd, Jr. and family.
They will return to Van Nuys,
California by August 14th.
Woman's Society Of
Christian Service
WiH Meet Tuesday
Tim Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service of the First Meth-
odist Church will meet with Mrs.
Melvin Sessions next Tuesday at
9:30 a. m.
Ail ladies of the church arc in-
vited.
Card Of Thanks
We extend our profound thanks
and deep appreciation to our
friends who responded so thought-
fuily with their kind expressions
of sympathy during our recent
bereavement.
Mrs. John H. Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Finan Smith
and Graoe Evelyn.
Calvin Coolidge took the oath of
office as president at 2:30 a. m. on
Aug. 3, 1923, at the home of his
father.
Preston W. Springfield
On Sunday, August 4, the First
Baptist Church of Alto will begin
an eight day series of revival ser-
vices under Me direction of
pastor-evangeiist Preston W.
Springfield of the Beverly Hills
Baptist Church of Waco, and
music-youth director Bill Schahn
of the Calvary Baptist Church of
Tyler.
Pastor J. M. Thomas states that
these men will form one of the
most capable preacher-singer
teams ever brought to Alto by the
church. Large crowds are expected
to hear the powerful preaching
and inspiring singing oif this fine
team.
The public is invited to attend
the services at 10 a. m. and 7:45
p. m. daily throughout the week.
OPENAHT
REVIVAL AT
WELLS
An open air revival is sche-
duled at the Calvary Baptist
Church in Wells, beginning Aug.
4 and running through August 18.
Services wiil be held each morn-
ing at 9:30 a. m., and evening
at 7:45 p.m.
R.J. Simpson will do Me
preaching and James Henderson
will have charge of the song ser-
vice. Miss Nancy Simpson will
be pianist for the meeting.
The membership of the Calvary
Baptist Church extends a most
cordial invitation to the citizens
of Weils and surrounding com-
munities to attend these services
and hear the Old Gospel Mes-
sage in sermon and song during
this Evangelistic Crusade fot
Christ.
Oscar T. Smith, Pastor.
OPEN HOUSE ,
ATMETHOMST
CHURCH FR!DAY
There will be Open House at
the First Methodist Church on
Friday evening for all to see the
work of the Vacation Church
School. The time is from 7:30
through 8:30 p. m. Refreshments
will be served.
Come and see what our children
have accomplished this week.
Everyone is invited.
HELLO NEIGHBOR
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Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sides of
Houston announce the arrival of
a little daughter, born July 13 in
Rusk Memorial Hospital.
The little lady weighed seven
pounds and eight ounces, and her
name is Ola Jean.
Mrs. Sides wiil be remembered
as the former Miss Claire Ola
Heath, daughter of Mrs. Oia Heath
oi Alto. ,
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