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THE ALTO HERALD
Y')Ur ;
)b [! ablished 1896
i anif., —
Alto, Texas, Thursday, April 2!, ! 960
Number 46
t d Lookmg
^ AroMnJ
at vou-
hct-men laround Alto are wait-
<atiently for t)ie weather to
i up so the fish will start bit-
[ (inc fisherman was heard to
rk that water had to be 70 de-
A warm before bream would
Another stated that just as
j"-- the water cleared up. bass
;t,„[ y.. ) begin to hit. There is one
], this writer does know is that
, shermen liars are getting into
. i and same big ones wiii be
ted just as soon as the fish
,.f , to bite.
ol i*r, —
! a V;y. * i
Crook, candidate fbr U. S.
^ -ess, of Nacogdoches, was the
speaker for the Alto Lions
Tuesday at noon. He is a
speaker on any subject and
dk was enjoyed by the local
dibits at the ^l<t annual
^ican Cotton CongreM to be
at Texas A & M College, May
j . . vili feature the latest de-
H3)^7ments in several phases of
^atton industry. Included will
splays of the latest in wash
wear fabrics, drapery ma-
s and other cotton fabrics.
, testing and classing by au-
OtectlfMon and exhibits relating to
1 research by five depart-
future 9 from A & M s School of
ulture.
r !nsu ^
s week the Herald furnished
Uto High School graduating
with over 3000 high school
tions. Members at the class
-e busy mailing the invitations
eir friends. The Commence-
and Baccaluretate Exerciser
<e held together this yeai* for
Phoniest time. They wiii be held
' High School Auditorium Sun-
May twenty-second at two-
p. m.
^Y!
RANG
Henald received both com-
nts and condemnation on
dele in this column last week,
re not disappointed in the way
was received. We do
?ci,a.te the compliments ver^
t but for the disgruntled ones
m only extend our sympathy,
ave lived in Alto all our lives,
believe we are able to judge
s who", after having watched
community over that many
n Ann Payne To
nent Graduate
ice Recital
ss Jean Ann Payne daughter
[r. and Mrs. Henry Payne of
is, former residents of Alto,
present her graduate voice
al Sunday, April 24, 3:15 p.
in McFarland Hall, Southern
Mdist University.
an Ann Is a 1M6 graduate
Jto High School and is a for-
voice pupil of Mrs. M. M.
ler. She will receive her de-
in music from SMU in May.
is a member of the Gamma
Beta sorority, Mu-Phi-Ep-
i, a national honorary music
rity. Next fall she will teach
lie school music in the Dallas
aol System.
cordial invitatMn Is extend-
by Jean Ann and her parents
heir friends in Alto to attend
recital.
Lions Hub Celebrates
Twenty-Fifth Year h Alto
The Alto Lions Club will ob-
serve its 35th year in Alto with a
Silver Anniversary celebration
next Tuesday evening, April 26,
at 7:30 p. m.
The meeting to be held at tHb
Lions Clubhouse will honor the
following Charter members of the
local club: O. T. Allen, Oscar Al-
len, B. B. Brittain (deceased) J.
F. Cosper, C. H. Durham, Sam' D.
Fox, j. c. Hill, S. A. Hughes, M.
J. Hogan (deceased), G. S. Hart,
C. F. Knight, Dudley Lawson,
Robert McClure, Dr. I. H. Mc-
Daniel (deceased), Clyde Poore,
(deceased), T. D- Pearman, J. H.
Pearman Paul Rounsaville, J. A.
Shattuck (deceased), R. R. Strib-
ling, J. F. Smith, W.A. Trantham
Business - Professional
Men and Women's
Pictures to be Made
rs. Kate Grayson
tes Held Saturday
uneral services fop Mrs. Kate
:abeth Grayson, 69, who re-
xi In Wells, were held at 4:00
*r.. Saturday In the Wells First
)tist Church. Interment fol-
ed in the Mt. Hope Com-
ry.
Irs. Grayson was born May
1901, at Wells and had lived
re most of her life. She was a
mber of the First Baptist
urch.
Survivors are ner husband,
C. Grayson; mother, Mrs. Ad-
; Gaston; one sister, Mrs. Jim
3uinn, all of Wells.
, On Monday, April 25, a pho-
tographer will be at the Alto Her-
ald Office to take pictures of
business and professional men and
women. The pictures will be made
into single column engravings,
and used by the Herald at op- j However, as in
portune times. We want to keep
our files of cuts up to date. We
would like very much to have a
cut made of you.
Since engravings of uniform
size and quality are more desir-
able, we have arranged with Fox
International Studios, specialist
in this work, to take the pictures
and furnish the engravings. You
understand of course, there is no
charge to you. The studio will
supply extra prints for you if you
desire them, but we emphasize
there is no obligation in this con-
nection.
If you care to cooperate, your
photograph may be taken from
4:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. on April
25. The sitting will require not
more than five minutes.
Because the engravings are for
permanent use, it is necessary
that men be freshly shaven and
wear a coat and tie (while in front
of the camera.) Therefore, please
come prepared for a good por-
trait.
Wives of business and profes-
sional people are also invited for
a courtesy sitting though no en-
graving will be furnished. How-
ever, additional prints from the
studio may be obtained, if desired.
This is all a part of the process
of building a better newspaper; in
the interest of community service,
and we will appreciate your co-
operation.
Strs. Ben Brittain and daugh-
, Georgiann of Dallas, spent
! Easter holidays here with
:ir parent* and grandparents,
r. and Mrs. R. h.
Key Baptist Leaders
Meeting In
Nacogdoches
Six key leadens from each Bap^
tist church are expected to attend
one of two area-wide stewardship
emphasis meetings sponsored by
the Baptist General Convention of
Texas this week.
More than 1,000 Baptist leaders
are expected to attend the meet-
ings at the First Baptist Church of
Nacogdoches, Tuesday, April 19,
and at the First Baptist Church of
Palestine, Thursday, April 21.
Part of a series of 33 similar
gatherings across the state, the
stewardship meetings will empha-
size the local church's responsibil-
ity to world missions.
Pastors of the 260 Baptist
churches in the 12-county are) and
five ^ymcn from each church will
attend the meetings which will
begin with a stewardship banquet
at 6:30 p.m.
Leading the conference will be
a three-member team which will
speak on "Thb Forward Program
of Church Finance," "Steward-
ship," and "World Missions
Through the Cooperative Pro-
gram."
Speaking on the program will he
the Rev. O. C. Robinson, pastor of
the Shiloh Baptist Church of Del-
ias ; the Rev. Robert Wooddy,
patstor of the First Bnptist Church
Pi Corsicana; and the Rev. Jess
Moody, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Owtonshoro, Ky.
H. M. Treadwell, Lewis Terrell,
R. J. Underwood, W. B. Willis,
F. L. Weimar (deceased), and Gus
Whiteman.
Wives of all members of the lo-
cal club will be guests for the din-
ner and the program to follow.
Gus Whiteman will serve as
Master of Ceremonies for the af-
fair and Marshall Elliot of Port
Arthur, District Governor of the
Lions Club, will be the guest
speaker.
Various committees under the
direction of local Lions are exert-
ing every effort to make this a
memorable occasion.
A11 Lions and their wives are
invited and urged to attend this
meeting. Jerry Jackson, local club
president^ asked that all members
who plan to be present notify
Secretary Earl Cummings so that
the Planning Committee will
know the exact number of people
who plan to -attend.
For the past twenty-five years
the Alto Lions Club has served as
the only civic club in Alto. At
times the members have been
very active and interested, and
on other occasions the club as a
whole has been at a low ebb.
most organiza-
tions, good years follow bad years
and the club members keep
working together for a better and
more unified community.
The charter members are to be
commended for beginning the
Alto Club and for continuing to
remain faithful in attendance and
support. The present members
are to be commended for their ac-
tive support of community pro-
jects and the individual programs
which the ciub sponsors as a
group.
Membership in the Alto Lions
Club is for all men in the sur-
rounding communities and an
invitation to become a member is
extended to anyone who would
like to join the club and partici-
pate in its many enjoyable and
worthwhile activities.
P.IA. MEETS
THURSDAY
Thursday, April 21, 1960, will be
the regular meeting of the Alto
Parent-Teaaher Association. The
(meeting wiii be held in the audi-
torium at 3 o'clock.
Miss Josie Aima Watters will be
.in charge of the study called
"Meeting Community Challenges,
(with United Etfort.s."
The program will be brought by
the eighth grade.
Grades one and two will be hosts
during the social hour to be held in
the Homemaking Department im
^mediately after the prognam.
Reporter.
Cherokee County
Clean up Week
A Big Success
During the week of March 14-18,
Cherokee County clean-up week
was sponsored by the Commission-
ers' Court and the Homestead Im-
provement sub-committee. Ninety-
seven truck loads of rubbish were
picked up and carried to dump
grounds
In precinct two. Mr. Pete James,
named Mr. Cecil Goodman as pre-
cinct coordinator.
The eleven communities which
participated were:
Wells —< Mr. E. E. Alexander.
Forest and Sweet Union — Mr.
Gcady Dial.
Linwood - Mr. C. R. Murphy.
Central High — Mrs. L. L.
Rogers.
Cold Springs — Mrs. Richard
Johnson.
Jones Chapel — Mrs. Weldon
Hendrick.
Shiloh and Redlawn — Mr. Ma-
lone Armstrong.
Prim rase — Mr. Pet? James.
Morrill — Mr. Pete James.
Hrun3wick — Mr. Pete James.
All 12 communities participated
and 22 loads were picked up and
uarried to the dump grounds.
A new dump ground was secured
!n Wells and the commissioner
built a bridge and road into this
location. Also a new dump ground
was built for Alto and a road
rll around was made accessible by,
the commissioner. Plans are in the
making for a third dumping area)
for this precinct.
The aim of this committee is
to get each community to partici-
pate and provide a local dumping
ground. The commissioners h,ave
volunteered to bu.ld an adequate,
dump place for any community
svhen the ground has been secured
k)r one.
In case your community wishes
to participate in the program and
would like to have the trash picked
up twice a year, please notify your
commissioner, county judge, or<
some person in the County Agrw
cultural Extension office.
OPEN HOUSE AT
RUSK STATE
HOSPITAL
The people of Eaist Tex,is and
the Gulf Coast Area will have an
opportunity to visit the RUSK
STATE HOSPITAL during its
,EIGHTH ANNUAI. OPEN HOUSE
f'n May 6th and 7th, between the
hours of 9:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m.
OPEN HOUSE is a part of the
Hospital's NATIONAL MENTAL
HEALTH WEEK observance.
In making the announcement,
Dr. Charles W. Castner, Super-
intendent, st;ated that the Hospital
extends a warm Invitation to aH
the people to attend OPEN HOUSE
and see what our tax dollars,
medical science, and community
support are accomplishing in the
fight against mental illness. Last
year during OPEN HOUSE, more
than 2,000 visitors viewed the
various improvements that are
steadily being made at the RUSK
STATE HOSPITAL, and prepara-
tions are being made for that
many, at least, this year. Activi-
ties will feature guided tours of the
HOSPITAL'S facilities, a musical
program by Hospital patients, and
a social period for refreshments
and discussion.
The purpose of OPEN HOUSE is
to better acquaint people with the
services being rendered patients
through medical tre;atment.
nursing care, and rehabilitation of
the mentally ill. Various Chapters'
of the Texas Association for Mental
Health, along with many other
organizations, are cooperating with
the hospital to promote better
understanding and community
support for the mentally iil patient.
Almost four thousand people re-
ceived treatment for mental ill-
ness at RUSK STATE HOSPITAL)
during 1959. Theise people were
from 47 East Texas and Gulf:
Ccpst Counties. More than 2,000
left the hospital recovered suf-
ficiently to resume normal living,,
according to official figures from
Dr. Chas. W. Castner, Superintend-
ent.
"The mentally ili are no longer
alone — the people have adopted
their cause", the President of the
National Association for Mental
Health says, and this has certainly
proved to be true in Eaist Texas.
Sheriff's Reserve To
Hold Annual Banquet
Friday Night
The Cherokee County Sheriff's
Reserve will hold its annual ban-
quet in Rusk Friday evening.
Members will entertain their
wives and lady friends at the
event.
Reserve President Terry Per-
kins said a fine meal will be
served and good entertainment
provided. All members are urged
to attend, Perkins said whether
or not they have paid their cur-
rent ducp.
Anyone who has failed to re-
ceive a notice of the meeting is
is asked to telephone Mutual 3-
4119 in Rusk at once so additional
arrangements can be made.
The banquet will begin at 8:00
Friday evening in the Rusk Na-
tional Guard Armory.
Tomato Diseases
New Publication
Subject
Co'lege Station.— Tomato dis-
eases can be successfully con-
trolled if recommended manage-
ment practices are followed care-
fully. "Tomato Diseases," a new
extension leaflet lists the prac-
tices.
The location of tomatoes should
be rotated each year, says Harlan
Smith extension plant patholo-
gist. Tomatoes should not be
grown in the same field oftener
than once every five years, and
should not follow peppers, Irish
potatoes or eggplant.
Avoid planting tomatoes in
southern blight, nematode or bac-
terial wilt-infested soil. You can
test for presence of these pests
by growing a few plants in a
representative soil sample.
Grow varieties that are dis-
ease-resistant and adapted for
your area. . It is important to
grow fusarium wilt-resistant va-
rieties in east and south Texas,
he points out. Your county ag-
ricultural agent should be con-
sulted about the newest disease-
resistant varieties.
If adequate limestone is not
present in the soil, add sufficient
amounts to help prevent blossom-
end rot.
It Is best to use transplants
grown under disease-free condi-
tions, Smith emphasizes. The
leaflet explains how disease-free
plants can be produced.
In areas where fruit rot is
common, plants should be stak-
ed. After tomatoes are in the
field, it is then time to begin
spray treatments. A good spray
program is outlined in the leaf-
let.
Sixteen of the important to-
mato diseases are illustrated with
accompanying symptoms and
principal control measures listed.
Local county agents have cop-
ies of this leaflet, or it can be ob-
tained from the Agricultural In-
formation Office, College Station.
Ask for L-475.
City Calls Bond
Election, May 10
Traffic Accident
Summary Announced
Sergeant John McVean of the
Palestine Area, of the Texas
Highway Patrol, released An-
derson, Cherokee Houston, Mad-
ison, Leon, and Freestone Coun-
ties' Rural Traffic Accident Sum-
mary for the first three months of
1980.
The Highway Patrol in this
area Investigated a total of 168
accidents with the following
breakdown, property damage,
109; personal injury, S3; and fa-
tal accidents, six.
Sgt. McVean reported a total
property damage of $118,013.00
with 77 persons injured and nine
killed. This in an increase of 53
accidents and an increase of four
deaths over the same period of
1959.
BIG CATCH — Willie Holcomb
is shown here with fifty pounds
of catfish that he caught in his
pond north-west of Alto. He said
that the lake was stocked with the
catfish about two years ago.
:x^:,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tipton of
Kennard, spent Tuesday afternoon
here in the home of Mrs. Tipton's
brother, George Merrhvcthcr.
Tri-County League
Baseball News
By J. Ferrin Willis
It's baseball time in East Tex-
as—M.-tyor Morris Hassell of Rus!^,
threw out the (first hall and our
good friend, Rev. E. J. Brikelbach,
delivered the invocation—for wiw.h
we ball players and fans - s.ay
thanks. We believe, if more adults,
will lend Christian influence in ,all
programs which build men — this
would be a better place in which to
live.
At this time we have not re-
ceived the reports on the Franks-
ton and Grapeiand game. The one
thing we do know—it was a good
one. Of course some of the game.*
were a little one sided—but for the
first game of the season—that can
be expected. The game at Alto—
which was broadcast over
K T L U, was probably the tightest
game. Laneville, whi'ch has al-
ways been one of the best teams
ot the league, had their hands full
with Alto-Glover, the score was 12
to 10 in favor of Laneville. dardy
was the winning pitcher for Lane-
yille. Tills showed that Alto-Glover
is going to be one of the teams to
watch this year. Birchfield, one of
the best pitchers in the league,
just ran into one of those days and
was the losing pitcher for Alto-
Glover but don't sell him short, he
is good. Wallace, one of the best
slow ball pitchers in the league, re-
lieved Burchfield and did a fine
job.
The OLD WILDCAT of the Sardis
Cats had his team in high. Last:
year Sardis lost their first game to
Rusk. This year Sardis wjas de-
termined to win the first game and
did, scores were Sardis 16 and Mt.
Enterprise 5. Again, the score
doesn't mc,in so much, for the first
game and don't let no team think
.that Mt. Enterprise is a walk over.
Easter w,as the reason that many
teams did not have all their play-
ers. Mt. Enterprise will be fight-
ing for one of the top spots in thQ
league. Paul Middleton was the
winning pitcher in that game.
The Athens and Rusk game was
the game we all wanted to see. It
will he remembered that Rusk
beat Sardis the first game last
year and that was the only game
Rusk lost until they ran into Sardis
again, when Sardis won the Lepgue
Championship from Rusk. But a
win is a win and no excuses.
Athens ran into a little tough luck
in one inning when Rusk r.an in
5 runs which made the score 13 to
7. So you can see what one little
slip will do taking that unearned
5 runs off. The winning pitcher was
Rusk's old reliable work horse. R.
C. Hassell, with Jones catching.
When R. C. is right, no team in
East Texas, is going to get too
many runs. Mel Foster was the.
losing pitcher for Athens and Jack-
son was c,at'cher. Jones was the
home run hitter (for Rusk. We
heard one of the players call him
pappa, but pappa sure hit that boll,
and is one of the most improved
player on the team. While we isrei
on this game, we did not get the
name of the Athens short stop, but
we will say this for him, he is one
of the best we ever saw and we
[mow Athetis will be hard to be.at.
We welcome them to our league
and expect to see them among the
top teams at the end of the season.
The games next week will be
Fr.ankston at Athens, Alto-Glover
at Sardis, Mt. Enterprise at Lane-
ville, and Rusk at Grapeiand. We
are proud of every team in our
league. First because they <u\*
gentlemen, next because we be-
lieve when each team has a few
more g.imes under their l)elt, they
are the best in Eaist Texas. So fans
come out and see the grime. Why
watch a team you do not know over
the television when you can see;
home boys play good ball.
The City of Alto lias called a,
street improvement Bond Idea-
tion to be held at the City Hall)
on Tuesday, May 10.
The money will be used to im-
prove local streets and to supply
the City's part to help re-build the
State highways through Alto.
The Bonds c,m be retired in
twenty-five years without an in-
crease in taxes to the pmperty
owners at this time.
Arnold's Honored
At Church
The First Baptist Church hon-
ored Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Arnold
Wednesday of iast week in the
Fellowship Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold left this week for Bee-
ville, where they will make their
future home.
The couple was presented
a beautiful lamp from the church.
Mrs. Jim Erwin made the presen-
tation. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold very
graciously accepted the gift and
expressed their appreciation to
the group.
Refreshments of punch and
cookies was served to about forty
who attended.
Guests for the occasion were
Mr. Arnold's sister, Mrs. J. D.
Little of Pearsall; Bill McClure,
also Mrs. A. E. Danheim and
Mrs. Robert McClure, who pre-
sented the Easter program pre-
ceding the fellowship hour.
Palestine Cemetery
Association To Elect
New Officers
The Old Palestine Cemetery
Association will have its annual
meeting Monday night, April 25,
at the Old Palestine Baptist
Church at 7:30 o'clock. The pur-
pose of this meeting is to elect
new officers and directors for the
present year, and any business
that needs attention.
All who are interested in this
Association are urged to be pres-
ent.
Mrs. Chas. R. Murphy, Sec'y.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S Hart spent
from Thursday until Monday in
Baytown visiting in the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Jim Ted
Wood.
Census Takers To
Track Down 'Floaters'
On April 22
Squads of picked crew leaders
and census takers wilt fan out oven
this area on the night of April 22
in a special 1960 Census drive to
count persons who do not have a
fixed address, acting District
Supervisor Robert A. VonDaenhoff
said today.
The census takers will visit mis-
sions, ail-night theaters, and city
parks in this special effort to make
sure that all residents of this area
are counted. Persons who do not;
have a fixed address are included)
in the population of the place in
which they are located by tlv
census takers.
The district supervisor pointed
out that und<er Census law, all per-
sons IS years old and over are re-
quired to answer official Census
questions. The Stime law specifies
that personal information collected
by Census takers must be kept con-
fidential. The person who willfully
refuses to answer the official Cen-
sus questions is subject to a maxi-
mum fine of $100 or 60 days in jail,
or both. The Census taker who re-
veals information about individuals
to anyone other than a sworn em-
ployee of the , Census Bureau is
subject to a fine of $1,000 or two
years in jail, or both.
Words of Appreciation
It is with humble and apprecia-
tive hearts that We express to
you, our friends our thanks for
the many thoughtful deeds ren-
dered during the time of the death
of our mother, Mrs. Cora Thomas.
We especially thank the traffic
department for directing traffic
at the time of the funeral and
Jacksonville Telephone System
for the prompt service given in
making the iong distance calls.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weaver.
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