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THE ALTO HERALD
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Alto, Texas, Thursday, August ! !, ! 960
Number !0
At
,ooktng
the City has a garbage
m service. This is one of
Approaching Marriage Announced
„,t ways to help the town
—^ ,i n,.w look. It is very hard
;t ctean community with
L,s that you are always
t;. haul off the next, day
i, the back corner of your
ti, <rvice is being render-
Troy Montgomery and C.
.naid. at a price that can
Lctud by almost everyone.
Tif.yy ask that during the
Lr months that you have
Jrubbish out early so they
§niak<- their rounds before
feather gotE so hot.
;i ])raw)Mrn. Lil)erty Ele-
n Srhitol principal, has ae-
t h c superintending
L ;,t IX'vers, Texas. Draw-
! a former Alto Elementary
p] principal.
*
m art' invited to attend the
at at Mt. Zion Methodist
:h. beginning Monday, Aug.
t!'<<tigh the following Friday
The Rev. Jewell McClure,
Alto man, will be in
yg nf the services. There will
^Itt services only, beginning
Ig tt o'clock.
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hunting and fishing li-
will go on sale.in Texas the
week in August at sporting
: stores throughout the State,
m meantime, fishermen still
[rebutted to buy this year's
cs if they fish with rod and
nr outside of their home
ity. You can get your license;
the Alto Wrecking Yard,
tted on Highway 69 north of
, week-end Revival will be
at the Missionary Baptist
Itch August 24-28. Cary Walk-
pf Atoy, will have charge of
i singing. Everyone is invited
Attend.
*
sher Landrum, Alto, Texas,
tcently purchased the regis-:
Brown Swiss Bull, Fishers
Lucky, 137368, from Grady)
pr't . Rusk, Texas, according
report from Fred S. Idtse,;
[ruary of the Brown Swiss!
!H< Breeders' Association, Be-
Wisconsin.
*
^ sixth annual Range Camp,
'ted by the Texas Section
e American Society of Range
^'Himent, will be held at the!
A&M College Adjunct,
^ti n, August 14-20. Bobby
'<-n!e, associate extension
specialist, said a main ob- j
fi^C'fthe camp—to beat-t
t )jy 32 outstanding 4-H
fl A members—was to make
jtn !i. )t{- familiar with the im-
<tanee of maintaining and im-[
[ "'H 'unge conditions in Tex
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Taylor Whiteman of Alto, announce the ap-
proaching marriage of their daughter, Jalna, to Mr. Wallace M.
Gayle, son of Mrs. Velma Gayle of Rusk. Miss Whiteman is a 1960
graduate of Alto High School, where she was drum-major and held
other honors. The couple will make their home in College Station,
where Mr. Gayle is a junior at A&M. The wedding will be an event
of September 3, at the home of Mrs. W. T. Whiteman, with the Rev.
E. G. Morgan, pastor of Alto First Baptist Church, officiating
minister.
^ ALTO SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN
AUGUST29
Alto Public Schools will open
Monday, August 29, according to<
Supt. Lawrence Smith. Registra-
tions will be made August 22, 23,
and 26. All high school students'
will register the 22 and 23. Seniors
and Juniors on Monday. Sopho-
mores and Freshman on Tuesday,
both days from eight a.m. to four
p.m. Busses will not run on these
two days. The students are askedi
to come by and register any tima
during the day.
The Elementary registration
will be on Friday, August 26, at
8:30 a.m. The busses will run on
this day and return the children ta
their home before noon.
Following is a list of the teachers
for the 1960-61 school term:
Mr. James Grammer, Mrs. John-
nie Mae Hargrove, Miss Ruthie
May Williams, Mrs. Thelma Shat-
tuck. Miss Edith Hendrick, Mrs.
Alene Moore, Mrs. Brice Jeter,
Mrs. Jean Peat'man. Mrs. Helen
Quaries, Mrs. Anola Martin, Miss
Josie Walters, Mrs. Loraine Hull,
Mr.Terry Moore, Mr. Donald Na-
tion, Mr. Davy Joe Hobson, Mrs.
Jo Frances Weimar, Mr. T. E.
Cummings, Mr. George Williams,
Mr. Hunter Cunningham, Mrs.
Helen Treadwell and Lawrence
Smith.
A public hearing on the school
budget for the coming year will be
held at the Alto High School Fri-
day night at 7:30 August 19th. The
public is invited.
ML NOTICE
^ ate now operating a Gar-
!'iek-up Service in the Alto
we have failed to see you
' would like bo have your
picked up, please call
will make the residences
I 'ifiay and Thursday morn-
the business houses
Monday, Wednesday and
. nmrnings.
Froy Montgomery.
' H. Lenard.
Vets Urged To Get
Applications In Now
For Fa!! Term
Veterans planning to train
under the Korean GI Bill this
coming fall are urged by the
Veterans Administration to get
their applications in now, rather
than wait until the last minute.)
This same advice holds true]
for young men and women who
intend to start school in the fall ^
under the War Orphans Educa-
tion program, P. J. Mims, Man-
ager of the VA Regional Office in
Waco said.
By filing an application now,
early in the summer, all pro-
cessing can be completed long
before classes start, he pointed
out. Any snags or special prob-
lems can be ironed out with time
to spare. But waiting until the
last minute—when VA regional
offices may be swamped with
applications—may risk delay.
Appiications for Korean Gl
Bill training or for War Orphans
Education may be obtained at
any VA office.
VA estimated that approxi-
mately 2000 Central Texas vet-
erans will be in training this fal!
under the Korean Gl Bill. Sev-
tral hundred young men and
women are also expected to be in
school under the War Orphans
program.
Assistance and information on
the training programs can be
obtained from the VA office at
121 South Sixth Street. Waco.
FREE FOOD
' htTukec Count v Office of
'-s state Department of
^"Ifaro wilt issue USDA
's, Wednesday. August
* trsday, August 18 on the-
'<f the Courthouse square,
' to Mrs. Tish Smith.
' ' atop of the program.
, ' " will bo issued
' illy with the last name
with A through K on
! ''*and those starting with
L.'' '' 'X on Thursday.
'"Iding issuing cards, "ro
" t to be sure and bring
J. ' tins date. Those re- i
^ "nniodities are asked to
''amers for this food.
Jenny Harrison Circle
The Jenny Harrison Circle met
Tuesday morning, August.!. n
the beautiful home of Mrs. Meivin
Sessions with c^'tcen members
;md guests Present'
As guests and meml'ers arrive,],
they were greeetd by Mrs. ."-t
sions and ushered to the refresh-
ment table where dainty coloes
and delicious South Amertcan cof-
fee punch were served by Mrs. 1 .
p. Holioway.
Tin. Circle was privileged to
have Mrs. A. E Panheim bring a
heautifui devotional to us. its on)
shecando. i-hr-r
Mrs Rill Neat Shattuek.it'ln'
charming and interest.:-':
..resented the program "") < f" "
'fa ).,.k review. Taylor Calais
"The Great and Glorious Physi-
cian." This was thoroughly enjoy-
pil, ** **
chairman.
Saw Timber Needs
Expected To
Double By 1975
Estimates of future population
place the number of people In the
United States in the year 2000 at
somewhere between 275 and 360
million. In order to meet the
timber needs of such an increas-
ed population, America will have
to increase its timber output
from the present 47 billion board
feet to approximately 105 billion
board feet. The timber output
cannot be increased over night—
it takes years for trees to reach
maturity. Bill Smith, extension
forestry specialist, reports that
the Forestry Service, USDA, has
recently published a booklet in
which the timber situation in the
United States is appraised.
This booklet emphasizes four
ways of stepping "Pgrowth: in-
crease tree planting; keep newly
cut lands productive; strengthen
Me control of diseases, insects
and fire; use more of the timber
now being cut, including dead
and cull trees.
To increase sawtimber growth,
timberland owners should plant
more trees each year, says Smith.
Almost 50 million acres of land
presently need planting, and
many millions of additional acres
are not stocked to their full ca-
pacity. Too many acres lie idle
after timber cutting while the
owner waits for natural reseed-
ing. Such acres should be plant
ed soon after logging.
In addition to planting more
acreage, America must find new
and better ways of controlling
timber losses caused by fires, in-
sects and waste. The booklet em-
phasizes the fact that, if Amer-
ica is to have sufficient timber
in the future, work must be done
now—not twenty years from now.
Smith says that single copies
of the booklet, entitled "Look to
Your Timber, America." may be
obtained from Forest Service, U.
S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington 25, D. C.
MCE!!
The Alto Quarterback Club will
hold a very important business
meeting Tuesday night, August
16 at the City Hall. All members
and ' prospective members are,
urged to attend.
J L. Pyle. Sec'y.
DANIEL JOINS SOIL
CONSERVATION
SERVICE
Joe Daniel, graduate of Stephen
F. Austin College, has joined the
staff of Cherokee County Soil
Conservation Service.
Daniel, who majored in forestry,
graduated from Stephen F. Aus-
tin College in 1950. During the
past year he has worked with
the U. S. Forestry Service in
California. A native of Wood-
ville, he was eager to get back to
East Texas.
Daniel is a regular employe of
the Soil Conservation Service and
will be dealing with the problems
and progress of the more than
1300 people of the county who are
interested in soil and water con-
servation.
Awards Presented to Centra! High
Community Monday Night
Awards for winning the commu-
nity improvements contests were;
presented to the members of the
Central High Organized Commu-
nity Monday evening. The awards
were given for the marked achieve-
ments and progress made in the
unified community improvement
effort during the past year.
The Electric Utility Companies
operating in Texas gave the com-
munity an award for Better Homes
and Better Farms accompanied by
a check for $50.00.
A $25.00 check and plaque was
presented to the group by the Tex-
as Plant Food Education Society.
Perry Smith, manager of the
Southwestern Electric Service
Company's Alto office, presented
COTTON CROP
APPROACHING
College Station.—The time for
harvesting this year's cotton crop
is fast approaching, and the
farmer should be considering how
this harvesting is to be done. If
the crop is to be machine har-
vested, the problem arises of
wheher it would be better to own
or to hire the machine.
Cecil Parker, extension farm
management specialist, says that
often it is cheaper to have the
crop custom harvested than it is
to own the equipment. By hiring
the custom work, the farmer can
avoid the investment in machin-
ery and use the capital elsewhere
in the farm business. The farm-
er's labor problem is eased if
the custom operator furnishes all
the labor for the job. Also, be-
cause the custom operator is skill-
ed in operating and maintaining
the machinery, the farmer may
get a faster, more efficient job,
Parker points out.
Before deciding on hiring cus-
tom work, however, the farmer
must make sure that the answer
to each of the following questions
is "yes." Is equipment for cus-
tom work available? Will it be
available when I need it? Are the
operators dependable and effi-
cient?
A machine may be purchased
however, with the idea of doing
custom work in addition to per-
sonal work. This would lower the
farmer's cost of harvesting his
own crop, Parker continues.
the awards to Bill Lee, president of
the Central High organization.
The organized community group
improvement program is sponsored
by the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service of A. & M. College.
Mrs. Irene Odom, County Home
Demonstration Agent, briefly ex-
piained the purpose of the awards.
Approximately 50 members and
guests from Alto, Rusk, and Jack-
sonville attended the meeting
which was held at the Community
Ccnt^er.The program for the eve-
ning featured a covered dish sup-
per, fun, and fellowship.
Attending from Alto were Mr.
Perry Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
James, Mrs. J. L. Pyle, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ed Weimar.
Officers of the organized com-
munity organization are Bill Lee,
president; Jim Wilson, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Vernon Ellington,
secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. Bill
Lee, reporter.
Mrs. Julia Gulledge
Died Early Tuesday
Morning At Rusk
Mrs. Julia Gulledge, 68. died
Tuesday morning in Rusk Memori-
al Hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the Oid Palestine Church with
the Rev. Paul Knous, pastor of the
church, officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in the Old Palestine Ceme-
tery.
Survivors include her husband,
Tom J. Gulledge, Alto; two sons,
Dewey F. and Tom J.. Jr., Hous-
ton; three brothers, Harmon,
Claude and Bcrryman Peguos.
Alto; five sisters, Mrs. Birdie-
Crosby of Houston. Mr#. Imat
Parker of Fort Worth, Mrs. Ethel
Todd of Hollywood, Calif., Mrs.
Mozelle Turney of Stephenville.
Mrs. Dixie Caudle of Fort Worth
and six grandchildren.
O. T. Allen & Son Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Card Of Thank*
I wish to express my thanks
to my friends, neighbors, and for
the kindness of Bro. Bill Morgan
for the prayers, flowers, cards,
and letters while I was in the
hospital. May God bless each one.
Mrs. Willie Wilcox.
TIME TO
SAMPLE SOIL
FOR FALL CROPS
Fall planting time is not too
far away, and plans should be
made now. Fertilizers and lime
cost money, and guesswork on
how much to apply is not very
efficient farming. Dr. W. F. Ben-
nett, extension soil chemist, says
the only way to eliminate this
guessing is to have the soil tested.
The farmer must remember
that soil samples are of very lit-
tle value unless they truly rep-
resent the actual soil conditions
of the field .Soil samples may be
taken in several different ways,
but Dr. Bennett says that anyone
taking a sample must remember
a few basic requirements. These
include:
Take one sample from each un-
iform area in the field.
A representative sample may
be obtained by taking a slice of
soil 4 to 5 inche^ deep, and re-
peating this at 15 or 20 different
places over the field.
Spade, soil augur, soil probe or
garden trowell may be used to
take a sample.
All of the small portions from
a single field should be mixed and
a composite sample taken and
placed in a soil carton.
AH blanks an the soil carton
and information shaet should be
filled out completely.
Samples should be taken early
enough to insure plenty of time
for testing. Soil cartons, infor-
mation sheets, mailing instruc-
tions and additional information
may be obtained from the local
county agent, Dr. Bennett con-
cludes.
Approaching Marriage Announced
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Texas Voters Should
Study The Coming
Election With Care
Texas voters should took to the
month of November 1960, as an-
other time of decision, for it is in
this month which a General Elec-
tion will be held.
At this time a new President
wiil be oiected. His running-mate,
the Vice President, on the Demo-
cratic ticket will be a Texan. Alf
other elective offices, both
Nationa) and State, will likewise
1)0 voted upon.
There will be much pre-election
campaigning and ballyhoo by
both Democratic and Republican
candidates. And, because of the
publicity in the newspapers, and
on radio and TV, interested
voters will be afforded ample op-
portunity to study the various
candidates and their respective
platforms.
At the same time Texans will
again be called upon to amend
their Constitution, but the four
propositions which will be sub-
mitted for approval or rejection
are not likely to attract as much'
attention as the candidates.
Nevertheless, these amend)
ments should be carefully studied
by every voter, because each in-
volves matters even though the!
specific subject matter of the
amendments is unrelated. The
amendments wiil be headed as
follows:
"PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 8. 1960."
Amendment No. 1 would au-
thorize the Legislature to create
a Hospital District including
Lamar and Hidalgo Counties, and
County Commissioners' Precinct
No. 4 of Commancho County.
Amendment No. 3 would in-
crease to three and one-half per-
cent (3%%) the maximum per-
missible interest rate on bonds
hereafter issued by the Veteran's
Land Board.
Amendment No. S would allow
an annual salary for Members
of the Legislature of not to ex-
ceed $4800 per year, and a per
diem allowance of not more than
$12.00 per day for the first 120
days only of each Regular Ses
sion, and for 30 days of each
Special Session of the Legislature.
The Regular Session would be
limited to 140 days.
Amendment No. 4 would give
the Legislature authority to clas-
sify loans and lenders, license
and regulate lenders, define in-
terest and fix maximum rates of
interest.
Voters shouid study these
amendments carefully, and watch
their newspapers for futher dis-
cussion of these amendments.
Above all. plan now to vote!
Last Rites Held
Here Wednesday For
Jewell E. Watters
Funeral services for Jewell E.
Watters, 74, retired farmer of this
community, were heid at the
M<Amt Zion Methodist Church at
2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial was in the Mount Zion
Cemetery. Mr. Watters died at
Sunset Home in Tyler Tuesday
morning.
NOTICE
All my land in the S. A. Dun-
can League is posted. Anyone
stealing fencing, surveying, tres-
passing, or any other unlawful
deed on my land will be prose-
cuted.
W. A. Bland. 13-p.
The air mail, so far as most
small communities are concerned,,
amounts to nothing except an
added postage expense.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McGaughey of this city announce the en-
gagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Joyce, to
Reverend John Willard Derr, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John W Derr,
Sr. of Quitman, Texas. The wedding will be an event of Saturday.
September 3. at the Cold Springs Methodist Church, 7:30 p. m. A
reception will follow the ceremony at the church. The public is j
cordially invited.
Drownings continue to make
the headlines as a major causa
of rural deaths. The Texas Farm
and Ranch Safety Council urges
all citizens to follow water safety
rules and stop the needless losses.
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