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THE ALTO HERALD
1396
Alto, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 1959
Number 6
E
)i<t!!g
George Merriwether
Presented With Life
Membership Award
BRUCE CONNER
Mitniit '" owner of the
t.wvlrv Store of this'
— purchased the Henry
jbt' m<,n*tie north sidci
A aio Street, and wilt
<JL store to this iocatiom
-\tfew weeks, ttte^
..ill be completely re-.
L)ai ;<i when finished will}
he of H ' Texas' tnost mod- ^
§tlry Stores.
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.H(,('!]ibH(-unionofl959
, {c ise Wednesday July I
ich visiting, singing!
^mj< ' eating
Hpi wship. For many
tm t^uf the Hoicomh
g), <-ome together an-
;f, retmiott which has
II known throughout
M mana of the United
ttavel from att parts
from Arizona Catifor-
tia. Louisiana and
i D. C. just to be
Bt tin- one occasion each
gw <ousins. aunts and
Ec tn visited u!i in one
[ organization makes
K? ' t < maintain records
n . record of atl new
}] lt;s and pays tribttte
)iave passed on dur-i
' yen. As oider mem-;
ay t))e younger ones
.more and more the
.!) reunions, of activi-
st. h< i and grandfathers,
f those days as com-
! tht [tresent. Remem-
E. D. KEELS
HEADS LOCAL
DIES IN HOUSTON MASONtC LODGE
B. (Bruce) Conner, 5! of
-i23 Lvnnfietd St. Houston, died
at 7:45 p. m.. Tuesday, July 7 in
a Houston hospitat after.suffer-
ing a heart attack.
Funeral services were heid at
3:00 p. m., Thursday, Juiy 9 in
'he First Baptist Church in Atto,
I with the Rev. E. G Morgan,
pastor, officiating. Interment
E. D. Keels was installed Mon- j
day night Juiy 13, as Worshipful!
Master of Terretl Lodge No. 83!
A. F. & A. M. He will suceed )
Doug Scott.
4t)t)ter officers InstaUed include,
Perry Chapman, Senior Warden;)
Jerry Jackson, Junior Warden;
Gus Rounsaville, Treasurer; Earl j
Cummings Secretary; Homer!
Little Interest Shown In
Local Tomato Meeting
COUNTY TO SELL
$40,000 BONDS
, Landrum, Tiler; James G. Earl,;
was ,n the Arnotd Cemetery, near ) Deacon; Howard Tyre.
r.. ^ ^ Foley j^ior Deacon; .Mack Rogers,'
Senior Steward; Forest Mc-j
was pre-
Memttcr.
George Merriwether
sented with a Lifetime
stiip Award Monday night at the
regular meeting of the Terretl
Lodge No. 83 A. F. & A. M.
He has been an active member
of Masonry for forty-one years.
The award was presented by Jim
Hargrove.
TEXAS DRAFT
CALLS FOR
344 MEN
Austin — The state quota for
Texas draft boards in August calls
for 344 men. Cotonct Morris S.
Schwartz, state Selective Servicc
director, announced Wednesday.
The state's August cat! of 344
t are th^'empty l-'aees! '"mparvs with a quota of 382 for
l .vrd ones. AH these ^
draw them closer to- ^ ^
in pirit. Such a famity ^
for the Army. The July nattonal
quota was 8.000.
Colonel Schwartz also an-
nounced that the local boards
send around 1,500 men for pre-
induction physical and mental
examinations. These men return
home after being examined at
examining stations.
Local board quotas for Au-
gust wi)t be fitted with men who
are at least 22 years old on Aug.
1 with the exception of votunteers
or detinquents, who may be
younger.
Cherokee County will forward
nd its changes follows
] way the pattern of a
B] history. From this come
)t: /atiou that famity life
f groups such as this
)ch to preserve American
[ This family is to be con-
kd for establishing their
and maintaining it for
K years.
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ALTO THEATRE and the
)HERALD are inviting Mr.
h ttotlieDerrettandfam-
: their guests this week-
' TONKA."
tiff's Reserve
jches First Aid
jCounty Groups
' ' t 'kee County Sheriff's
t u n teaching various
' ronghout the county
[s < A<tvanced Red Cross
'd Courses.
!* ,])te of the Central
: itiity received their
, n Saturday night
[ taster, member of the
Pi ti^ t rve, who taught the
' urst-toMr. and .Mrs.
- 's.Mr.and Mrs. Thur-
!' Mr. andiMrs. Bill
^tts. R. F. Henderson.
! :,],eed course represents
"f instruction plus the
Funeral Home, Houston, and O.
f. Atlen & Son Funeral Home,
Atto.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Huby Conner; one son, Jerry Con-
ner; one daughter, Mrs. S. F.
Stephens Jr.; two grandchil-
dren. Freddie and Kay, at! of
Houston; three sisters, Mrs. W.
!) Gore, Beaumont, Mrs. J. D.
McGill, Hate Center, and Mrs.
Ola Simmons, Atto; two nephews,
James Simmons. Atto, and Sam
McGiH, Hale Center; one niece,
Mrs. C. J. Vachute, Pasadena.
Patlbearcrs were S. F. Stephen,
Jr., James Rogers, Horace Mc-
Lain. Vaughn Arnold, Ray Mar-
tin and Brum Brunt.
Out-of-town relatives attend-
ing the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Setf and daughter,
Nacogdoches; Mr. and Mrs. Ros-
coe White and Ownard Chumley,
Ltifkin;Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Packard, Roy Watkins, and Mrs.
Norma Shann, Ridgecrest Calif.;
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Taylor,
Dialvltte; Mrs. Nora Setf, Mr.
and Mrs. James Rogers and chil-
dren, Humble; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Setf, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Stephens,
Sr.. Camp Chumtey, and Miss
Johnnie Doyle, Houston.
"B!G ONE"
Gaughey Junior Steward, and
Rev. E. G. Morgan, Chaplain.
Instaiiing officer was W. P.
James and Installing Marshal was
Jim Hargrove.
Cherokee County Commission-
ers voted in regular session Mon-
day to seit 40 one thousand doltar
bonds which are part of $475,-
000 in bonds issued in 1946. Sales
of these 40 bonds !s to resurface
Mrs. Beutah Hughes of Rusk.
County Assessor-Coltestor re-
ported to the Commissioners Court
that his office staff is working full
time to complete the assessing of
state and county taxes on auto-
and rework the asphalt topped I mobiles and boats with about 50%
roads being maintained by com- ! of the owners having rendered
missioners in Road District No. 1 them at the time they rendered
now. } their other property tax.
three(3) men for Induction into
the Army on August 3. 1959 and
witt forward eight (8) for Pre-
Induction physical examination
on the same date.
PROGRAM ON
NEW LOAD L!M!T
LAW SLATED
An educational program per-
taining to the new 72,000 pound
Texas Load Limit Law. will be
conducted by the Texas Depart-
ment of Public Safety at Pates-
tine. on Tuesday. July 21 at 7:30
p. m. in the District Court Room
of the Anderson County Court-
h°use.
The law, which Soes into effect
January 1. t9K0 as well as other
. ...... .<n,o., new taws affecting 'he operatton
^'"quiredforthostandard of commercial vehicles, ^it! e
*"i course or a total of 26 discttssed at the meeting Maj'^r
ttf t th(.*se seven people have ^ W. J. EHi'itt. Regional ( omnian
in Fn t Aid Instruction. ! der of the Waco Hrgi'tn " t c
ndard coursc had five Department, tnade this atmounce-
M's. George R. Wood.. mcnt. and urges att mteres e
r McLain, Mrs. Jewell persons in this area to attui'
attdMr. atidMrs. C. meeting. .
The program will be conducted
by Captain SatnJ Griffin Li'
cense and Weight Service. Waco
Region. _
Major Elliott said this meetmg
wilt offer an opportunity for "it
f„-rt owners and att truck oper-
ators to discuss their Problems
in regard to the new laws.
Wes!eyan Service
Guild Meets Tuesday
The Weston Sc^'e Guild
witt meet Tuesday. - J". ^
„ ,n . in the home of Mr^e
Poore. Co-hostesses will b "
Finan Smith 'j, t'be
AH members are urged to be
present and vigors are invtted.
M, Md M"
\i,rvA'encQuar-
remcmbereda. ][eten
,es. daughter «f
Qttarlesofthiscii.^
Pictured above is Monk Jeter
hotding a tomato that he grew
on his farm east of Alto. The to-
mato weighed two and one-half
pounds.
HELLO NE!GHBOR
'"- y. of the Central High
to receive their stan-
aifi certificates for
^ ! pkted 10 hours of first
- ' rtion taught by Tom
' ^ Jutian Payne of the
^outtty Sheriff's Re-
ECiAL NOTICE
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be a meeting Friday
'7th at 8:f)0 p.m. at the
" att) shed by the As-
' "'nato Growers of this
^ f the meeting is to
' s for the coming year.
being made by this
ure thepiantingof
' " d and a)s<) the use
"<t fcrtiiizer which
a inarketabte tomato
have the necessary
' to carry to the more
"i'"'kt't.
' *be date and be sure
' the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Jackson
announce the birth of their baby
daughter, born at the Rusk Me-
morial hospital July 10. weigh-
ing eight pounds and six ounces.
She has been named Sandra Kay.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bridges of
Rusk, and the maternal grand-
parents arc Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Jones of the Jones Chapet com-
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Germany
announce the arrival of a little
daughter on Monday, July 14 in
Husk Memorial Hospi,tal. She
weighed seven pounds and four
ounces and has been named Tena
Ann.
The paternal grandparents
arc Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Germany
and the maternal grandparents
Lre Mr. and Mrs. Wilber French
SCHOOL DAYS
JUST AROUND
THE CORNER
"School days, school days.
Good ol' golden rule days!" Here
they come again, and if you're a j
wise parent you'll get ready a-
head of time.
There is lots to do—buy clothes,
fit shoes—and if your child is
entering the first grade, chances
are you need a birth certificate
copy.
School districts in Texas re-
quire that entering students be
six years old before September
t. Otherwise they must wait
until the fotlowing year.
The best means of proving
your child's age and birth date is
to have a certified copy of his
birth certificate.
In many areas of Texas, copies
are available from local regis-
trars of vital statistics in health
departments or county court
houses.
You may also obtain a birth
certificate copy from the Division
of Vital Statistics of the Texas
State Department of Health in
Austin.
To do so, you must send one
doltar requesting a copy. Be sure
to include the child's name,
date and place of birth and thd
parent's name.
It is important that parents
take care of this chore as early
as possible.
During August and September
the Division of Vita! Statistics is
swamped with literally thousands
of requests each week for birth
certificate copies.
If you want to be sure your
child has his birth certificate
when school starts, request it
now.
Rough estimates place the
number of upcoming first graders
at about 250.000. That makes for
a lot of birth certificate copies.
In addition to birth certificates,
it would be wise to check with
your school district regarding
any vaccinations that may be re-
quired.
It would be a good idea—if
you have not already done so—
get your chitd started on his se-
ries of three Salk polio shots be-
fore school starts.
Also, a fourth shot or "boost-
er" is generally recommended for
added protection a minimum of
one year after the initial series.
Another smart idea that wit!
pay off, is adjusting your child's
schedule to approximate that of
school time including bedtime,
riattafcoutwtyotmet tmeulaizfy
meals and especially waking
time.
The 1946 issue of bonds was
voted at that time for the soie
purpose of construction and care
of roads in District 1. After the
roads were constructed, $100,000
remained which has been drawing
interest for use in maintaining the
roads.
Commissioners said Monday
they fett that from an economical
and engineering standpoint, sale of
these bonds now to resurface and
rework the roads was to the best
interest of the citizens of District
I.
The remaining $60,000 in bonds
of this issue wiil continue to draw
interest for maintenance. Inter-
est drawn on, or revenue from
the sale of these bonds can be
Henry Guenzei of the Cherokee
Abstract Company exptained to
the commissioners the detailed
work which was involved in as-
sessing taxes against the non-
producing minerals other than
iron ore. The court had previously
ordered that taxes be assessed
against the non-producing miner-
als.
As presented by Sheriff Allen
Dotson and District Clerk Bill
Parrott, the court assured that
they woutd support the Civil De-
fense and National Disaster pro-
gram for the county. They were
asked to obtain a requisition from
I Cherokee County tomato grow-
} <;rs are showing very slight inter-
i est in the proposed Associated
Growers Organization. Only sev-
enteen peopte attended the first
meeting with less than half of
these growing tomatoes.
Loreto Travino and H. A.
Lindsey are attempting to organ-
ize the Tomato farmers into the
association in order to market
their tomatoes cooperativety. The
organization woutd be simiiiar in
nature to those now in the Rio
Grande Vaitey with farmers in
charge of the association. Tomato
growers interested in the organi-
zation should contact Dudley Law-
son in Atto.
The tomato business has been
big business in Cherokee County
bringing as much as 2% millioa
dollars in good years. Estimates
show that this year's crop is only
going to bring in slightly over
$100,000 dollars.
A group representing Cherokee
County in an attempt to organize
a county-wide industrial com-
mittee will meet Wednesday, July
15th, at 10:00 a.m. in the county
court room. Members of the com-
mittee are:
J. W. Chandler, County Judge;
Pete James, Lester Etheridge,
the Civil Defense Program to pur
chase necessary equipment for; A. O. Cameron, and Reid Jones,
carrying out such a program in
used for no other purpose than the , Cherokee County.
roads in District 1. All of the - . i r**
bonds will be retired in 1966. Mary and L*ene
The 68 employees of Cherokee Decker On Study
County will come under a new {
health insurance program with a j
Blue Cross-Blue Shield contract!
to be effective on August 1, by
order of the commissioners court.
The employment of Mrs. Janice
Fountain as secretary in the coun-
ty agent's office was approved.
Mrs. Billie Wilcox was approved
as secretary to the County Auditor.
Newton Choate was approved
as an employe of Precinct No. 2.
Three Cherokee County employes
were given increases in pay; two
in Precinct No. 2 and one in Pre-
cinct No. 4.
County Commissioners ordered
that special commissioners for
condemnation cases be paid $20
per day for their services to the
county.
The commissioners approved a
plat of a subdivision of a part of in Dattas in the fall of i960,
the original bridge 30.6 acres of: Mary and Gene Decker are
the Wm. Anderson Survey for' former residents of this city.
Trip To Europe
Mary Decker and Gene Decker,
daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Decker, left Wednesday for
the first part of their trip to Eu-
rope. They went to Houston to go
aboard the KLM Royai Dutch Air-
lines Thursday for Switzerland.
Both Gene and Mary will be
enrolled in the University of
Geneva to study French until
September 12, preparatory to en-
tering the University Aix Mar-
seille where they will study for
a year.
Mrs. Decker and her sister. Mrs.
R. J. Gautier of St. Martinville,
La. plan to join Mary and Gene
next June for a tour of Europe
before returning home where
Mary and Gene will re-enter SMU
commissioners; H. C. Johnson of
Wells; Metvin Sessions, Robert
McClure of Aito; Morris Hassell,
E. R. Gregg. Rusk; Robert Huttash,
W. E. Baiiey, Jacksonville; and A.
N. Watley, Jr. of New Summer-
field.
Representatives of the Small
Business Administration will meet
with the group to help in out-
lining a county-wide industrial
program for Cherokee County.
Let's alt get behind this group and
give them our full support and
cooperation.
County Soi! Conservation District News
INTEREST RATE
INCREASED ON
C! LOANS
Effective July 195-9, the interest
rate which may be charged for
Gl loans witl be 5% percent. This
increased interest rate has no ef-
fect upon loans closed before that
date P. J. Mims, Manager of the
VA Regionat Office in Waco, Tex-
as, said today.
Loans ctosed on or after the
July 2 date may be charged the
new higher rate unless the lender
has previously made a binding
commitment to grant the loan at
a lower rate, he added.
The VA Manager's explanation
followed a series of inquiries from
puzzled veterans following an-
nouncement of the new rate. Once
a loan has actually been closed,
subsequent legislation has no ef-
fect on the interest rate charged
for that toan Mims said.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duddles-
ten returned to their home in
Eagtc Lake Tuesday after several
days visit in the home of Mrs.
Heten Quarles.
WeMs W. S. C. S.
"Building Christian Character—
Youth" was the title of the pro-
gram presented Monday, July 6
to the Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service of the Falvey Memo-
rial Methodist Church of Wells.
Mrs. Hugh Sessions was the pro-
gram chairman. Those partici-
pating in the presentation of the
program were Mrs. Ben Bowman,
Mrs. Bitlie Thomas, tMrs. L. E.
Richardson and Mrs. Sessions.
Mrs. W. M. Bailey conducted
the business session which fol-
lowed. It was announced that
Mrs. C. C. Gaston would attend
the Conference School of Mis-
sions to be held at Lakeview, July
13-17.
Mrs. Billie Thomas served re-
freshments to the members pres-
ent.
C. H. Rice of Alto showing his improved pasture properly grazed.
C. H. Rice has five pastures mowed and are producing good
that he rotates dairy cattle on. - grazing for his cattle.
These pastures have been ferti-1 Jacob Norvell has completed
lized and Vetch grown to improve) planting 46 acres of Coastal Bor-
thc quantity and quality of
grasses grown. Care is taken not
to overgraze pastures on the Rice
farm. Cattle are moved when
grasses are grazed to four inches.
Fred George a cooperator with
the Cherokee County Soil Con-
servation District, has one of the
outstanding pastures in East Tex-
as. George has learned that the
use of heavy applications of ferti-
lizers pays on pastures. He recent-
ly topdressed native Bermuda
pastures with 200 lbs. of 32%
nitrogen fertilizer. He will cut
around M)o bales of hay per acre
from this pasture.
Orvin B. Jones of Rusk has
made good progress in develop-
ing improved pastures on his farm
in the Atoy community. Jones'
pastures have recently been
muda on his farm at Gould.
Soil Conservation Service tech-
nicians have assisted the follow-
ing landowners complete farm
Rura! Traffic
Summary For Six
Months Announced
Sergeant John McVean of the
Patestine Sub-Station of the Tex-
as Highway Patrol, released
Anderson, Leon, Madison, Chero-
kee Houston, and Freestone coun-
ties' Rural Traffic Accident Sum-
mary for the first six months of
1959.
The Highway Patrol in this
Area investigated a total of 277
accidents with the following
breakdown: Property damage 109,
Personal Injury 86 and Fatal Ac-
ponds: A. V. Cole of New Sum- cidents 12. Sgt. McVean reported
merfield; Fred Boone at Wards a total Property damage of $201,-
Store; Ethel Snowden and Mrs.
Lee Bates of Barsola.
Pasture mowing for weed con-
trol is the most important single
practice in improving pastures.
It is foolish to spend money to
improve pastures and neglect
mowing.
Clavis Greenwood is having
three mowurs constructed that
can be pulted by one farm trac-
tor. These mowers will cut a
space 15 feet wide. This type of
operation wilt speed up pasture
mowing.
502. 00 with 177 persons injured
and 17 killed. This is a decrease of
34 accidents and a decrease of 3
deaths compared to the first six
months of 1958.
During June 1959, the Patrol
in these counties made 377 arrests
for the following viotations: D. W.
I. speeding 154154, Improper
Passing 35, Wrongside of road 11,
Defective Equipment 41, All oth-
er violations 128.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kenesson
spent last week-end in Shreve-
port La. visiting relatives.
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