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THE ALTO HERALD
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A!to, Texas, Thursday, July 30, ! 959
Number 8
E
,oozing
§ Artmnd
Utt ! September 23, summer
nith us. By that time you
!wiuh""^'y ready ^
L.)e, winds, the dry weather
Egthe fatting leaves, burning
;,iui leaves, school, footbali
}.,nd!'atl that goes with fat!. But
M now the vacation season is
-ours for enjoyment. The days
ftr !ong. the nights short and
ning. camping, hiking and
go, r sports wiU be at their
Take advantage of alt
er Nature offers and find
to relax and refresh your-
: spiritualty and mentaiiy.
Exercise carefui planning and
things stowly. Too many
Utt tufts are kilted on the
-ay:: in swimming and in
The number of these sum
tragedies
Ips Beetles Killing
Local Pine Trees
pre-
The Texas Forest Service re-
ports that, several areas of pine
trees arc being killed by Ips
Beeties here in Cherokee Coun-
ty. At present pines are being
kiiicd in timber in the Alto-
Weils area by this forest
dator.
The Ips Beetle's attack usually
is recognized by the death of one
or more pines in an otherwise
heaithy looking stand of trees.
The tree attacked usually was in-
jured by lightning or weakened
in some way before being killed
by the beetles.
If the damage were confined
to one weak tree, the beetles
would not be considered as se-
rious forest insects. However the
increases each beetles breed up their population
a< more people buy boats j in a matter of weeks from about
more people visit lakes, a hundred insects to several
< . pools, etc. So, keep in
these things, and protect
yes of those near to you by
so and then enjoy this
nr. It will never return
the summer of 1959—and
ib; the world will have
gtd, or maybe we will not
at peace or beloved ones
he gone, at some later date.
Tcfure, make good use of your
)6—nut just summers alone—
every day that passes leaves
one day less.
*
ht Aito Theatre and the Alto
aid extends an invitation to
and Mrs. Forest McGaughey
their guests this week-end
}see the showing of "The
And The Fury."
MRS. FENNER AND
PUP!LS TO ATTEND
MUSIC SEMINAR
Mrs. Annie E. Fcnner, Alto,
affiliated teacher of Sherwood
Music School of Chicago, 111,
Mrs. Jeweit Daniels Alto, who
is an advanced student of Mrs.
Fenner, with Miss Sue Sessions,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Sessions of Puilok. and Jerry
F. ] [asset!, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Hasse!! of Rusk, who
have quatified for the Summer
Seminar session wil! !eave Dal-
las Airport August 9, at 9:19
for Chicago, lit.
This is the 22nd Annual
Seminar for teachers, as in the
^ i previous years teachers come
S. Savings Bond sales in! from all parts of the country for
p-nkee County totaled $15,520 j extensive training. including
June and $99,341 for the first' Master lessons and lectures, open
^months of the year, C. D Ac-
, chairman of the county Sav*
i tionds committee, reports.
! six-month total represents
per cent of the year's goal
the county.
tPW Club Will Meet
he Business and Professional
un s Ctub will meet Mon-
August 3, 7:30 p. m. in the
' f Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace,
members are urged to be
sent, as there are several im-
tant matters to be discussed.
§Th President is very desirous
the Committee Chairmen be
fit. in order that the pro-
is for the ensuing year may
f rmulated and the Yearbook
i led. Each chairman is
forums, theory classes, recitals.
The group of teachers and
prospective teachers will be able
to attend the evening Symphony
Concerts in Grant Park. The pro-
grams feature eminent conduc-
tors, famous soloists and Sym-
phony Orchestras.
'J A f) WtL I The Atto people will attend the
uesday, Aug. J WtMlj Chicago Land iMusic Festival in
Irs. Wallace ! Sotdiers Fietd. This incomparabte
! event is often described as the
greatest show on earth, 8,000 men
and women and children perform
in bands orchestras, choruses,
solos and pageantry before an
audience of 90,000.
Hotet reservations have been
made for the Alto peopte at 830
S. Michigan Hotel. Chicago, on
the famous Michigan Blvd., in
the best Hotel, Theatre, and
Shopping District. Within a few
minutes walk from Iltinois Cen-
tral, Grand Central Railway Sta-
fd to bring the 1959-60 tions and the "Loop." The hotel
'gram "Effective Living" tOi faces Lake Michigan, Grant Park
thousand. The insects, which
live under the bark, during this
time are busy eating tunnels a-
round the tree. When the tree is
comptetely encircted by these
beettes, it begins to die and the
insects, which cannot live on
dead food, leave in droves to
other pine trees.
These mobs of insects usually
hit the nearest trees very hard
and within a few more weeks
these trees are dead and now
several hundred thousand insects
are on their way to more trees.
Soon, this everwidening circtes
of dead trees covers a targe area
and there has been many dollars
lost.
Control of these beetles should
be started as soon as discovered.
They may be discovered by ex-
amining the dying trees and if the
bark is riddled with small holes
(about the size of birdshot) the
tree has definitely been infested
by the beettes.
At] trees that are dying should
be cut and removed as soon as
possibte. If this is done most of
the insects witt be hauled out of
the woods. The remaining tops
should be sprayed with a B.H.C.
spray. Trunks of neighboring
trees can also be sprayed to pre-
vent the spread of the insect.
The spray mixture is made up
of one part of B.H.C. (Benzene
Hexachtoride) emulsifiable con-
centrate to 50 parts of No. 2 diesel
oii.
The important thing about
this insect is to stop him before
he gets too many trees. Be sure
to cut all the trees that are in-
fested with beetles. Keep the
timber stand healthy and vigorous
by occasional thinnings. Call on
the Texas Forest Service if your
trees become infested with these
beetles or if in need of further in-
formation.
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
Alt new cases fiied in the district
eterk's office were actions for
divorces. These are: .loann New-
burn Huey vs. Charles Edward
Huey; and Ruthie Moake vs. Ova'
A. Moake.
There were hearings on two
cases in the divorce courts withi
Bobbie Jean McDonatd vs. James
McDonald being granted a divorce.
Custody of the children was grant-
ed to plaintiff and the defendant
ordered to support the minor chii-
dren.
Martin Doyle Musick was found
in contempt of court for faiting to
compty with an order to pay child
support. He was fined $50.00 for
his failure to pay child support
and ordered to pay $175.00 due Jo
Ann Musick for chiid support.
No other cases on district level
were heard.
Two marriage licenses were is-
sued from County Cterk E. B.
Musick Jr.'s office during the)
past week.
Licenses were issued to:
Gary Alfred Kennedy and Glen-
da Jean Durrett.
Franch Lee Hooper and Jessie
Faye Grant.
[n meeting. j and is near the Chicago Public
*!t is important that every! library, one of the largest cir-
fiber attend the meetings. To cuiating libraries in the wortd,
Mr HPW Club as well as to the { containing over 2.000.000 vol-
itional Federation you are the, umes.
ence and the reason for ex-, Mrs Fcnner has written for
**nce. The power and the effec-j tickets to tour the Chicago Tri-
kness of your organization are! ),une Newspaper Plant as guests
^Podent on development and ,^,f Texas.
aectiveness of each member.
fact is the premise upon
hich the 1959-60 Program is
P'!t.
As v.e undertake the program
kiiicd, the investment that
H he required of you as a BPW
^ t<e evident—the investment
your precious time, of your la-
r your ideas—the investment
or very self. The measure of
C" s of the Program to your
^"lizntion and to your fellow-
'P however, will be in the per-
"'i dividends your investment
'turns to you—a member.
A you work toward a heatth-
* increasingty more enlightened
"lore secure world for ail
you will find that your
'!-<] Social Progress has de-
_ !"d deeper significance.
R'''nember the date and time
present to enjoy the in-
n and fellowship to be de-
'''' from being a BPW member.
F '
Cunningham Elected
Band Director For
Local School
Hunter Cunningham was
elected this week as Director of
the Atto School Band. He will
also teach public school music.
A native of Goliad, Texas,
Cunningham was a 1956 grad-
uate of Goliad High School.
He will receive his Bachelor of
Music degree from Stephen F.
Austin College August 20.
While attending college, Cun-
ningham has participated in
many college activities and has
been an outstanding student in
the SFA Music Department. He
is president of the SFA Music
Club. Presentty he is serving as
Director of Music for the Nac-
ogdoches High School's summer
music program.
Cunningham will assume his
duties as band director on Aug.
15. Dates for band training and
rehearsals will be announced in
this paper at a later date.
Cherokee County
Soil Conservation
District News
"It just shows what proper care
of the soil will do," says F. M.
Stovall speaking of the excellent
growth his row crops have made
this year. Stovalt, a long time
cooperator of the Cherokee Coun-
ty Soil Conservation District in
Rusk, planted 5 acres of cotton on
May 11. On land where Vetch has
been grown for the past 5 years,
this cotton on July 16 averaged
five feet high. A rotation of corn,
maize and cotton with the Vetch
ptanted each fall and turned
under late in the spring has been
followed on this field. The crop
residue has been shredded on the
field each fall. Stovall has 15
acres of corn planted 'May 4 and
it has been plowed twice. On
July 16, the corn averaged 9 feet
tall with two ears in milk stage
on practically every stalk. This
field has had the same treatment
as his cotton field.
J. B. Penn, cooperator with
Cherokee County S. C. D. has
done a good job growing a cover
of Bermudagrass on his pastures.
Mr. Penn grew oats and vtech on
his sandy pastureland to give the
Bermudagrass a start. In the fall
he overseeded with Crimson
Clover. His native Bermudagrass
is furnishing ample grazing for
his herd. Cross fences are located
so as to provide easy rotation of
the pastures. Mr. Penn's system
of allowing his pastures to rest
long enough to regain 5 or 6
inches of growth assures a longer
and better grazing period.
Mr. Penn mowed a bottom field
of Fescue, White Clover and Com-
mon Bermuda which averaged
100 bales of top quality hay per
acre.
Mark King, cooperator of Oak-
land Community has just finish-
ed mowing his pasture. Since
weed competition has been elimi-
nated, his pasture grasses have
shown a decided increase in
growth. An application of 30
pounds of nitrogen per acre will
still lengthen his grazing period
and improve the palatability of
the pasture grasses.
Mr. King has thinned 15 acres
of pine timber. Mr. King has
deadened 10 to 12 acres of cull
hardwood timber that was over-
topping young pines.
Conservationists with the Soil
Conservation Service, assisted
' J. R. Acrey, Dogtown; and W. S.
Hooper, Dialvitle, construct farm
ponds on their farms this past
week. The Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program provided financial
assistance to buitd these ponds to
provide a better distribution of
livestock water to prevent over-
grazing of pastures.
Tomato Growers To Meet
Here Next Tuesday Night
a practice
next: which has long injured this reg-
Cherokee County tomato grow- , East Texas tomatoes
ers wilt continue efforts
Tuesday night at 8:00 o'clock to i ion's tomato industry.
form a Grower's Association for { Several poor seasons in suc-
improving quatity and market- ] cession have sparked efforts to
ing conditions for the area's big { act on a big scale to save the cash
cash crop as they convene at the income source.
City Halt in this city.
Some growers have already
joined the organization, which
wiit have ruies governing seeds,
fertilizer and other conditions
designed to help produce a qual-
ity product which will create
buyers' demand, it is explained.
General plans for such an asso-
ciation were continued in a meet-
ing last week.
The association proposes a
quarantine on cull tomatoes to
prevent their being transported
from & five county East Texas
tomato belt. This will prevent
unscrupulous operators from tak-
ing culls to market centers, re-
placing them in various kinds of
containers and passing them off
to unsuspecting buyers as quality
H. A. Lindsey, Wade and Joe
Vining are leading the move-
ment.
Following is a letter that Mr.
Lindsey received from L. T. Mer- i
FORMER ALTO
RESIDENT MED
AT McGREGOR
News was received here Mon-
day of the death of William Ha-
gen, a former resident of Alto
from 1934 to 1944, He and his
family have a host of friends
here who regret his passing.
Mr. Hagen, 68, died at his home
in McGregor at 11:00 a. m. Thurs-
day of a heart attack
Funeral services were held at
10:00 a. m. Saturday in Lee's
Chapel in McGregor, the Rev.
Clifford iHerrington, officiating.
Burial followed in McGregor
Cemetery, with military services
under the direction of an attach-
ment from James Connally Air
Force Base.
He was a native of Spring-
ridge, La. He had lived at Car-
thage and Marshall before enter- this state and do the job.Nobody
Senator Explains
Austin Tax Task
Sen. Martin Dies, Jr., State
Senator of the Third Senatorial
District., today issued a statement
concerning the special session of
the legislature at Austin.
"I would like to issue the state-
ment so thit the people may
know my stand on the tax mat-
ters," he said.
Sen. Dies' statement reads as
follows:
To the people of the Third
Senatorial District:
My duty as your elected State
Senator compels me to report to
you a condition which I consider
to be critical. I refer to the in-
ability of this Legislature to pass
a tax bill which will finance state
operations for the next two years.
I doubt that many people realize
the urgency of the situation. Un-
less we quickly face up to our
responsibility, and pass an ede-
quate tax bitl, our public schools
will not open this fall, old age
pensions will cease, and there will
be no further money for our col-
leges, highways hospitals or state
employees. Governor Daniel, on
July 17, stated the job must be
completed by September 1st, and
the Appropriations Bill must be
in effect by August 15, in order
for the 225,000 old age pensioners
to receive their September 1
check.
We have been here since Janu-
ary 13, trying to write a tax bill.
On five occasions I have voted
for a tax bill which would finance
ritl head of the Marketing, Inc.,
of Dailas, Texas:
Dear Mr. Lindsey:
I am very interested in the at-
tached story here in the News
about your determination to do a
better job marketing tomatoes.
If there is any way you can use
some of the methods of other
large groups who have had the
same problem: Texas Cattle
Raisers Texas Truck Associa-
tion, Texas Electrical Contrac-
tors Society—to name a few I
have heiped, I hope you will feel
free to give me a call.
The forming of your associa-
tion, once done is of vital im-
portance to the industry—and, its
members. However, I'm sure you
have been a member of civic
groups or business organizations
where the "lack" of a well
thought out program eventually
caused the members to gradually
drop out over the next year. In
fact, I have seen groups "start"
but never get to the job they set
out to do for the same reason.
For reasons iike this, there is no
good reason why a group with
such worthwhile objectives as
your own should not avail them-
selves of the latest techniques in
marketing. Thew exist — they
have been tried — are proven—
and are getting results at the
cash register.
Please feel free to phone collect
or to write should there be any
way I may be of assistance.
Sincerely,
L. T. 'Merrill.
ing the Air Force in World War
I, and had lived in McGregor ap-
proximately 18 months.
He married Miss Leona Farrell
at Bienville La., in 1921.
He had been employed 35
years by the Texas Pipeline Co.,
as a district gauger, and while
living in Alto was employed by
this company at its Douglass sta-
tion.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Leona Hagen; one daughter,
Mrs. Raymond Collins of Mc-
Gregor; and one sister, 'Mrs. Clif-
ford Jeter Shreveport, La.
Pallbearers were A. J. Gibson,
Pat Anderson Walter Gaskamp,
H. W. Fagg, F. C. Luedtke and
Charles L.ee Turner.
Those wishing to send condo-
likes a tax bitl and no politician
ever made many friends by voting
for one, but the times demand
that your Representatives rise
above politics. The tax bitl which
I have voted for have mainly
placed the additional increase}
upon natural gas, motor vehicle
sales, cigarettes and tobacco,
atcoholic beverages, corporation
franchise and utilities.
When a tax bill comes up for
vote, we must vote for it in
whole, or against it. These tax
bills all contain some items of
which I did not approve but
when faced with the choice of
accepting it or having no public
schools this fall, the choice for
me was obvious, and so I voted
PINK SEASON
ENDSATVAN
ZANDTSHED
The pink tomato season is
over at the Van Zandt Vegetable
Growers Shed in Grand Saline.
It was the most successful sea-
son in recent years, according to
Joe Boiin manager of the shed.
Approximately 400,000 pounds
of pink tomatoes were purchased
by buyers from Grand Rapids
Michigan with farmers of Van
Zandt receiving over $26,000.
[Laborers at the shed received
over $3,000, and the shed com-
mission amounted to $2,000 dur-
ing the 31 day operation.
Both buyers who have been
buying for seven years stated
that they planned to return next
year.
The only activity at the shed
now is the shipping of Porter to-
matoes a small variety of toma-
to which has been increasing in
popularity. This type tomato Is
selling at $2.50 a bushel and is
not packed in lugs. Shipping of
this tomato is confined to within
the Texas area.
lence may reach Mrs. Hagen at' I quite sure no tax
909 W. 6th St., McGregor Texas.
you have not joindd this i
earnestly solicit your {
i ' '' 'ship and feel that you wiit
r "I'deriatiy heiped and at the
"' time be doing your town
Grounding communities an
P^'r'unity for individual de-
iwient, leadership develop-
'''' and open the way for Com-
identification.
^AHs-Mr and Mrs. Eugene Mutlan, formerly of
MARR'ED 50 YEARS . ^ii an openhouse in cele-
Barsoia C''m" ""'^..^ing anniversary Sunday. The couple —-
brati'-nof their Texas. They were married
ve at i823 7,^'have hved in Waco for the past six years.
Juh 22. i909. ^ ^ Tims (Edna) of Longview,
Their eight chitdren are - ^ ,Mutian of Dalias. Lester
Ven on *!"""" R D Burson Jr. (Violet) of Waco, Mrs.
Mutlan of Houston Mr^ D^ ^ California^ Mrs. R F.
Russeit M. Smith <1"^,,^ gpach, Caiifornia and Doyie Mullan
Garrity (Juant a) ot n<.
of Qatar, Arabia.
Mrs R. P. Hughes has returned
to her home here after spending
the past year with her daughter.
Mrs. Richard Birge and family oH
[North Canton, Conn. Since re-
turning to Texas three weeks ago.
Mrs. Hughes has been visiting in
Channelview with her son, Neuian
and family.
Wesleyan Service
Guild Meets With
Mrs. Clyde Poore
Tuesday night, July 21, mem-
bers of the Wesleyan Service
Guiid met in the Clyde Poore
home for their regular meeting.
Mrs. Finan Smith and Mrs. Jno.
Ftoyd were co-hostesses with
Mrs. Poore.
Mrs. S. P. Fox brought a very
timely devotion and Mrs. Coy
M. Allen as program leader for
the evening, gave a most in-
teresting and informative tatk on
"The Buiiding of Christian Char-
acter in the Youth of Today." In
her discussion she offered a num-
ber of good suggestions to the
questions which are in most of
bill can be written which will not
include some objectionable items
to every member here. On the
whole, if the bill is fair and just,
and if it will do the job, it is our j
duty to vote for it even though
by so doing we dispiease some
interests and individuals.
I wanted all of you to realize
just how critical the situation is
and earnestly urge you to support
your Representatives who must
pass the largest tax increase in
the history of this State.
S. L. BAILEY
DIED IN HOUSTON
WEDNESDAY
S. L. Bailey of this city, died
I in the Veterans Hospital in Hous-
ton Wednesday morning after an
extended ittness.
Mr. Baiiey was a retired Navy
the minds "Who is delinquent? j man and he and his wife had re-
Why? What are some of the
causes, also how can delinquents
be made to see the folly of such
and make a change?
In the absence of the President
sided here for the past several
years.
Funeral arrangements are in-
complete as the iHerald went to
press. Stribling-Smith Funeral
'^rs. Wisher Harrison. Mrs. Poore , Home are in charge of arrange-
ments.
FFA Members
Attend Livestock
Field Day
Members of the Alto Chapter
of the Future Farmers of Amer-
ica left Wednesday morning for
an over night field trip. The
group will spend the night in
Galveston and on Thursday they
will attend a Livestock Producers
Field Day. This activity is spon-
sored by the Harris County Soi'f
Conservation District and will be
held at Angieton.
Making the trip are Don Par-
sons, Robert Earl Cummings,
Max Carley, Joe Bob Smith. Ron-
nie Smith, Clyde Weaver, Ronald
Rogers, Donny Wood, Joe Der-
rett, Ray Todd Charles Hamilton,
Ronnie Arnold, and Ronnie Bert
Rogers.
They are being accompanied by
T. E. Cummings, local FFA Ad-
viser.
for a short business j
presided
meeting.
A delicious salad plate and
punch was served during the so-
cial hour.
Mrs. Jack Camp of Dallas was
an out of town guest.
Miss Marsha Thomas of Frec-
p<,rt, came in Friday for a two
weeks' visit here in the home o^
Mrs. Earnest Haibert and othotl
friends.
Card Of Thanks
I wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to those
who were so thoughtful of us
during my shut-in weeks. Time
passes swiftly with friends like
you.
I trust I'll be out soon cheer*
ing and heiping you.
Sincerely
Mrs. Horace McBee.
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