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THE ALTO HERALD
tablished !896
Aito, Texas, Thursday, February i ), ! 960
Number 36
Looking
Around
The spring like weather that has
prevailing the past severai
's was quite a relief from the
npleasant weather we have iicen
** aving the past few weeks, .fust
/hen you have stood all the had
^feather you can, out comes tiio
un and you give a sigh of relief
^nd take a new lease on life. It.
i taking the rounds in Alto we find
^iat a number of improvements
nd remodeling has been going on
inoe the first of the year. Boyd's
harmacy has had a new office
ided to their store. Jake Hamilton
<?as finished repairing his store
s '[lowing an accident that broke
<jt the front of his buiiding. The
hiilips Feed Store has remodeled
id enlarged their store Mr. and
Ts. Blanton Brunt have recently
jrchased the Fisher budding and
t le now busy getting it remodeled
* ^hen finished will he one of
e most modem stores in Atto.
) take -tgy hope to be able to move into
ss n : eir new building soon and are
Chur:* anning to add a line of Men's
v fr eady-to-wear to their present
a!! ' ock. Rogers Grocery personnel
*ds is made unhappy Saturday night
dness tout 9:30 p.m. when a car,
con fir iven by a young man. jumped
eciaKy e curb when the brakes failed to
prayers Id and crashed into the front of
tcernM e store breaking out two large
iss windows and damaging the
} and r ick front. It is now in the
-ocess of being repairs). Two
XHS^^ung men have taken over.
? former L. M. Lusk Texaco
' rvicc Station in the west part of
^ vn, they are Willard Lawson and
tbert Johnson. They will cany a
mplete line of Texaco prod-
. ts and will appreciate a chance
! U service your car or truck at
J*\* y time. Go out and help these
ys by giving them a part of
ir business.
*
e Statior^brahgjn t^nooln. whose birth-
K i N. T E / anniversary the world ob-
this week, is perhaps more
ieal of the American hero th;m
other. Bom in a log cabin,
i beginnitng his life as a farm
<orer, the lanky American never-
' less became one «f the world's
latest champions of freedom
d liberty. Contrary to the belief
many, Lincoln was an outstand-
{ man in his community long be-
^ being elected President. Hit
minatian by the Republican
trty in 1860, instead of being the
iection of a comparative un-
town, capped a brilliant career,
lich had begun when Lincoln was
losen captain of a company of
olunteers in the Black Hawi:
tdian War. His patience, gentle
anner acid farreaching visiott en-
)led him to guide this country
trough the disastrous war of 1861
{65. Though soft-spoken, Lincoln
as nevertheless unmovabie <<t
mtters of principle, never waver-
)g in his courageous efforts t '
old the Union together As a na.
onal figure, no one, with the ex-
eption of George Washington, has
een able to equal his fame aid
old on to the hearts of the Amcri-
an public. No finer tribute can
<e paid each day at the Lincoln.
Memorial, In Washington, D. C. —
/here humble, visitors, at alt
tours of the day and night, silently
-Ad his immortal worth on the
reedom and dignity of man.
*
A politician's paradise is a cam-
)aign without any opposition.
*
The Senior Class wili sport or p
2ake Walk Saturday afternon at
2 p.m. The Cake Walk will be held,
in downtown Alto and wilt feature
delicious home-made cakes. The
Alto High School Band, under the
direction of Mr. Hunter Cuntting'
ham, will play for the affair. Mrs
Lorraine Hull and Mr. Terry Ted
Moore are sponsors of the senior'
class.
FARM BUREAU "WEEK" PROCLAIMED —Governor Price Daniel is shown signing a procla-
mation designating February 14-20 as "Farm Bureau Week" in Texas. Looking on are (left to
right) J. H. West. Bishop, president of Texas Farm Bureau; Miliard Shivers Waco, TFB Director of
Organization; and George K. Marshall, Leander, president of the Travis County Farm Bureau. Farm
Bureau membership enrollment activities will be concentrated during this special "Week." County
Farm Bureau's across the state have set quotas totaling more than 53,000. The 1959 membership of
the TFB was 79,414.
Houston Fat Stock Show
Shaping Up As Greatest
The 1960 Houston Fat Stock
Show and Rodeo is shaping up as
the greatest iin the 28 years old
history of the exposition. Dates
of the event are February 24
through March 6.
Entries, which were deadlined
December 15, will be in excess
of 11,000. Many of the exhibitors
are new to the Houston show.
The etntries mciudc fourteen
breeds of cattle, four registra-
tions of horses, eieven sheep
breeds, Angora goats, six swine
breeds, about twenty poultry
breeds and nine rabbit breeds.
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
The district clerk's office was
quite Monday, with all civil jury
cases for the week having been
settled or passed.
One new divorce case. Geneva
Grogan vs. Forest R. Grogan, was
filed in the District Court.
Virginia Cappock King was
granted a divorce from Raymond
Kin;.
The case styied J. T. Taylor, et
al, vs. W. W. Holman, et at, has
been set for hearing on February
15, at 10:00 a.m.
A dismissal order was entered
in the case of Carlton H. Bentley
vs. Continental Casualty Co.
Marriage licenses were issued to
George Franklin Harless and
Sandra Elizabeth Alerciiith.
John Baiiey Vickcry, Jr., and
Mary Ann Lowe; and Russeil Alton
Jones and'Martha Alice Moses.
The show is offering more than
$200,000 in awards with $160,142
specifically for the livestock di-
visions. Discounting smalt stock,
the open ciasses will share $52,-
600 and the junior classes wiii
vie for $71,913.
There are two scholarships
amounting to $6,300 to be pre-
sented outstanding junior exhibi-
tors. There are 273 trophies and
special awards and $1,245 in prizes
for Good Housekeeping.
Other premiums and awards
are: Horse Show—$18,275; Poul-
try—$2,585; and Rabhits-^1,724.
There are several "first" and
several changes in the livestock
show structure this year.
Arabian and Appalooia horses
will make their first appearance
in the show ring at Pin Oik
Stables where all horse entries
"will be stabled. The Quarter Horse
show and the Cutting Horse con-
tests are well established events
at the Houston exposition.
Guernseys have been added to
the open dairy show. Brown Swissi
wiil be admitted to the junior
dairy show along with Jerseys.
Holsteins, Guernseys and Milking
Shorthorns.
Cherokee Asks
Federal Funds
For Airport
Cherokee County's application
for federal assistance with buiiding
a centra) county-wide airport has
been sent to officials in Washing-
tort for consideration.
Backed by Alto, Rusk and Jack-
sonviiie leaders, the application
seeks aid in creating a centraily
located airport for Cherokee
County. County commissioners
t'lave looked with some favor on
the project, but have not com-
mitted the county to any financial
support of the project to date.
Cherokee County has not had a
public airport for about two years.
The last public airport, the city of
Jacksonviiie's, was sold to Nichols
Industries, Inc., when it purchased
the airport property it had not
bnught earlier in locating in Jack-
sonville.
Card Of Thanks
My wife and I wish to take this
opportunity to thank each of our
friends for the prayers, cards,
and food given in our behaif dur-
ing my illness.
I am now back In my place of
business and would appreciate a
visit from you.
Joe Crusetumer.
Miss Patsy Todd
Honored With
Wedding Shower
Miss Patsy Todd, bride-elect'
of Hubert Lange, was honored
with a wedding shower on Satur-
day night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Todd of Alto.
Punch was served from a milk
glass punch bow) to the sixty
guests who caHed during the eve-
ning. The round tab)e was )aid with
a face tab)e cioth over ye))ow. Art
i arrangement of buttercups, green-
ery, and yeltow tapers decorated
the table. Aitemating in serving
t!ie punch and cookies were Mrs.
Bill Partlow, Mrs. F. A. Fuqua,
and Mrs. Max Owens.
Mrs. Bill Lee presided at the
guest book. Over one hundred
and twenty gifts were received by
the honoree.
Hard work never kilis anylbody,
they say, but occasionally it wears
us down.
R!TES HELD
WEDNESDAY FOR
INFANT
Funeral services ior the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gradv
Carlton Singietary were held
Wednesday miming at 10 10 at
the Stribling-Smith Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Bit) Morgan, pastor
oftheFirit Baptist Church of-
ficiating. Interment following in
the Shitoh Cemetery.
The infant died Tuesday morn-
ing at the Nan Travis Hospital
in Jacksonville.
Survivors include the parent'..
Mr and Mr-. Grady ^art^o^
Singietary. a brother and two
sisters; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Singietary, Alto, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barrow of
Tyler.
Words of Appreciation
Dear Friends and Re)a't""s:
For the sweet words of com-
fort, the Memorials, the lovely
fiorai arrangements, and so many
other nice things that was done
for us during the illness and at
the death of "Our Loved One,"
may we offer our sincere appre-
ciation. Truly we are grateful
and your thoughtfuiness wiil al-
ways be in our hearts for shar-
ing our grief in such a gracious
way.
Mrs. Clyde Poore.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hopson,
Mike and Jim.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd English.
Mrs. H.G. Singietary
Named Chairman Of
Precinct No. 2
Mrs. H. G. Singietary has been
named chairman of Precinct 2 re-
tracing John C. Rogers who died
recently.
Fred Ezeli has resigned as chair-
man of Precinct 10. Carl Durrett
has filed for chairman of this pre-
cinct for the next two-year term.
E. E. Mayfield. former Black-
jack nrecinct chairman More that
precinct was consolidated with
Pteasant Hill, has been named
Precinct 26 (Pleasant Hili) chair-
man.
Mirny Williams of Rusk was re-
appointed chairman of the absen-
tee voting box at the County Court-
house.
Harold Miller of Rusk, Demo-
cratic chairman of Precinct 14 was
appointed secretary-treasurer of
tile County Democratic Executive
Committee. He replaces Lewis
Banks.
Banks, who is a candidate for
county commissioner, resigned
from the secretary-treasurer post
and also from chairmanship of
Precinct 1. Jack Nichois is the
new Precinct 1 chairman.
In addition to filling vacancies in
the precinct chairmanship, the
executive committee set the fiitng
fees at 12 per cent of one year's
salary.
Twenty-six persons were present
at the committee meeting.
A. N. Barber, county Democrat-
ic chairman, presided.
A. Frank Smith
Methodist Church
Began Crusade
On Sunday, February 7, the
A. Frank Smith Methodist Church,
joined with ail Methodist
churches and churches of many
other denominations in the Worid-
Wide Church Attendance Movn
ment. The period of the camp tig-,
is from the First Sunday in Feb-
ruary to Easter, April 17.
The number in attendance a
each service, and the number of
additions will tie reported each'
week to the Board of Evangelism
who wiii print it in the Texas
Christian Advocate, which is is-
sued weekly.
A graph will be piaced on the
wall so members may check the
progress week by week.
The local church Commission
qn Membership and Evangelism,
urges fuilest cooperation of ail
members in this program, whose
success depends on regular atten-
dance at ali services.
Sometimes we think It would be
a good idea for somebody to lec-
ture some property owners about
the value of using good paint.
Seeding Ptanting
DrawingToMbse
Henderson — The 1959-60 pine
seediing planting season is rapidiy
drawing to a close. However, it wili
iast through February and the
first week in March.
Seediing saies are far behind the
number soid iast year. Through-
out the East Texas area there were
65miiiion seedlings sold by the
The United Nations
Should Become a
Part in Each Ones Life
The Study of the United Nations
recently conducted in the South-
western Electric Service Com-
munity Room by Mrs. A. E. Dan-
heim and members of the Wes-
leyan Service Guild and Mary
Martha Circle was quite interest-
ing as well as informative. As the
membership of the United Na-
tions grows larger and more in-
dependent in its individual judg-
ments, and as the problems con-
fronting the United Nations be-
come more complicated, the need
of citizen support and understand-
ing of it grows. Those who did not
attend this study missed a wonder-
ful opportunity to be enlightened
aiong the subject of the United
Nations what it means and what
it is doing.
This United Nations should be
as important to children as well
as to grown ups for until the
whole family become aware of
some of the U. N. plans, it will not
be a subject that will be interest-
ing, neither will it be enriching
to discuss.
The Woman's Division affirms
its belief that work for children
regardless of nationality, reli-:
gion race, or the form of govern-
ment under which they live is one
of the great hopes for the future
of world peace. We are glad to
see our government support a
great humanizarian effort such as
UNICEF.
Had you really thought in a
serious way that the primary pur-
pose of the U. N. is for World
Peace and to stop War? That our
President has said the U. N. rep-
resents man's best organized
hope to substitute the conference
table for the battlefield, and that
he issues a proclamation each
year calling upon every Com-
munity in the Nation to observe
U. N. Day on October 24?
Through the W. H. O. many*
health problems have been
solved; for instance it has been
teamed that one single shot of
penicillin will cure the disease
known as the "Yaws," which has
infected millions of Africans, and
through the world-wide broad-
casts by the W. H. O. which is
made three times daily enables
our Quarantine officers to deal
with passengers arriving in the
United States by ship or plane.
Did you know 1960 is refugee
year? Did you realize that today
millions of refugees are in need
of homes, medical supplies, food
and ciothing, along with voca-
tional training?
One refugee family is now
living in our own Cherokee Coun-
ty brought here by the World
Council of Churches through the
efforts of Rev. and Mrs. J. R.
Wilson, who live in the Cross
Roads community.
As a climax of this study a
representative group of women
from the two organizations met
with the refugee family, Mr. and
tMrs. Peter Jansen and their two
children, at their home for a so-
cial visit Wednesday afternoon,
carrying baskets of fruit and
homemade cookies.
City-School
Elections To Be
Held In April
Three city counciimen and two
school trustees are to bo elected
here in April.
The city election wili be heid
on Tuesday, April 5. and the school
trustee election on Saturday,
April 2.
The counciimen to be elected,
are to fill the expired terms of
Bueli Rogers, Doug Bradford and
Paul Martin.
In the schooi trustee election
that comes up on April 2, two
trustees are to be eiected to fill
the expired terms of Raymond,
Waliace and John M. Dixon.
County Pets To Be
Vaccinated For Rabies
Those of you who have pets and
want to get them vaccinated for
Rabies be sure to watch the sched-
uie for the time and place the
Veterinarians will be in your Com-
munity to vaccinate your dogs.
'Dr. E. C. Martin of Jacksonville
and Dr. James Teague of Rusk
are working together to make this
service avaiiable to you. So be
sure to protect your dog from
Rabies as well as your family atnd
friends.
Cherokee County
Rabies Vaccination
Schedule
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10
Iron ton at Brittan's Stare at
5:30 p. m.
Mt. Haven scnool at 6:30 p. m.
Atoy.at Maness Store from 5:00
p. m. to 6:00 p. m.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY it
Larissa Stor'e at 5:30 p. m.
Reese at Larson's Store at
6:30 p. m.
Lniwood Store from 5:30 p. m.
to 6:30 p. m.
HtHHY, FEBRUARY H
Alto Fire Station from 5:00 p. m.
to 7:00 p. m.
New Summerfield Schooi at
5:30 p. m.
Concord at Martin's Store at
6:30 p. m.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Pine Grove Schooi at 5:30 p. m.
Pierce's Chapei Store at 6:30
p. m.
Wards Store at 7:30 p. m.
Wells at Agricuiturai Shop from
5:30 p. m. to 7:30 p. m.
Forest at Dial's Stow from 4:00
p. m. to 5:00 p. m.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY tH
Turney Schooi at 5:30 p. m.
Gallatin School at 6:30 p. m.
Panta Community Center at
7:30 p. m.
Buiah Schooi from 5:30 p. m. to
6:00 p. tn.
Dr. Martin's Office in Jackson-
viiie will be open from February
17 through 20 untii 8:00 p. m. for
Jacksonviiie Area.
Dr. Teague's Office in Rusk wiil
be open from February 17 through
20 until 8:00 p. m. for Rusk Area.
Prices on shots starting on Feb-
ruary 8-20 will be $1.50 for Live
Virus.
Mrs. A. H. Jeter returned home
Monday from several weeks visit
with her son, Cotton Spears, in
Lovington, New Mexico, and,
daughter. Mrs. Foy Builock in
Lawton Okia.
Texas Forest Scrvioe Nurseries
during the 1958-59 season. This
year, 1959-60 pianting season, the
Forest Service nurseries has sold
about 30 million seediings. This is
iess than one-half the number sold
iast year.
The seediings appear to be as
good or better this year than iast.
If you have any idie iand, it would
be to the benefit of the iandowner
to establish pine seediings on these
idie areas. Pines may be pianted
in open fieids, underplanted itn up-
land hardwood stands having few
or no pines, and interpianted where
there are too few pines per acre.
Some advantages of pine seediing
planting are increased property
values, a future cash crop, control
erosion and water run-off, and
boost the local economy.
Card Of Thanks
For ali of the kindness shown
us during the loss of our loved
one we are deeply grateful. Your
thoughtfuiness wiil always be re-
membered.
The family of Mrs. J. R. Luker.
Coming! America's
Funniest Game—
Donkey Basketball
The original Godfrey's famous
donkey basketball at its fun-
niest is coming to Alto! The game
wili take place Tuesday, Febru-
ary 16, at 7:30 p. m. in the Alto
High School Gymnasium. Ad-
mission prices are fifty cents for
students and seventy-five cents
for adults. The big event is spon-
sored by the Junior Ciass and the
proceeds will go for the Junior-
Senior Prom. The game will con-
sist of a Hobby Donkey Derby,
Men's Garment Race, and Donkey
Basketball. During the haif time
there will be a cake auction and
there will be a trick donkey act
between quarters.
Participating in the basketball
game will be the boys from the
Junior and Senior Classes:
Junior Team—Travis "Bulldog"
Smith; Steve "Mushin' Mac" Mc-
Carty; Ronnie "Slats" Smith;
Ronnie "Eddy" Arnold; Larry
"Wreckless" Womack; Johnny
"Colonel" Findley;Harr is on
"Hawkeye" Black; Jim "Tank"
Bice; Dickey "Duke" McGaughey;
Biliy "I k e" Brooks; James
"Spicey" Allen; Billy "Baby
Face" Black; Jerry "Firecracker"
Byrd; John David "Kid Kolt"
Kcsinger; Gerald "Wee Willie"
West; Gerald "Smiley" Bennett;
Biily "Tired Blood" Burt; James
"Roy" Rice; J. C. "Dangerous
Dan" Dover.
Senior Team—Jerry "Deadeye"
Felder; Robbie "Sap Head" Robi-
son; Foster "Quick Draw" Mc-
Lain; Carlton "Cowboy" Jones;
Ronnie "Blackeye" Hendrick;
Gale "Speedy" Baugh; Eddie
"Toothless" Boyd; Tony '"Tiger"
Hullis; Carroll '^Huckleberry"
Hollis; Mike "Little Joe" Felder;
Biliy "Wild Bill" Lindsey; Tom-
my "Krisco Kid" Cummings.
Come one! Come all! Thrills and
spills gaiore! Laugh tiil your
sides split! An evening of fun and
entertainment is guaranteed on
Tuesday evening February 16,
at the high school gym.
Tickets are on sale now.
POLITIC A!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
This newspaper Is authorised
to announce the foHowing ss can-
didates for the offices indicated,
subject to the action of ths
Democratic Primary election:
For District Attorney:
HULON B. BROWN
BILLY LEE THOMPSON
For Representative:
W. W. GLASS
For County Attorney:
PAUL B. COX
For Sheriff:
HOMER C. SMITH
ALLEN DOTSON
RAYMOND TEAGUE
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 1:
THOMAS WALLACE
For Tax Assessor-Coitector:
JIMMIE H. CONE.
For Constabie Precinct No. 2:
HORACE McLAIN
ALBERT WILSON
For Constabie Precinct No. 5:
A. (Pete) BAILEY.
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