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THE ALTO HERALD
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WEIMAR, EDITOR AND OWNER
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)ME XXXVI
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, JUNE 11, 1936.
NO. 7.
AL!tt!eAdo
About
Something
By A. Hick
Seeks Commissioner
of Agriculture OiTice
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e Centennial opened Saturday.
' 6, with DaHas strutting her
, and otherwise covering herself
glory. DaHas may not be as
s Houston, as historic as San
* ^nio, nor as oid as Aito. But she
itlg c.sne thing that has got us ait
d—and that's the DaHas News!
' .*;-i't that Sunday Centennial edi-
Diot]]} ^ pippin? Why sakes ailve, it's
lole Texas History, fu'.l of pict-
M 'n everything. You just have to
off your hat to tic DaHas News,
here's ours r.nj, a very polite
[[ besides.
A-H
tme foiks seem to think that the
"*"***^,ennial Is over. My word, it's
****** beginning. There are to be
orations continued every few
! a!) over the state for the rest
<e year. You have to remem-
i Texas is a big country and it
a iong time to teii over fout
[dred years of history acMeve-
Next week historic old Mata-
ia observes her Centennial mem-
.is. At one time Matagorda was
chief seaport and largest. town
Texas. It was in this section
j t many of the earliest colonies
)ted. Here were the rich coast-
Y, ^plantations, with hundreds of
/es tilling the sugar cane and
ton fields. Around this territory
tied the Austin's, Whartons,
yans, Brooks, RugSeys, Wads-
rths, Pierces, Bordens, Kings, and
ny others who have made the
me and fame of Texas. The Cen-
ttial will last until December 31
d most likely the big show at Dal-
; will be held over until next year.
don't get the idea that you have
ttned all about Texas history.
)U have just started on the A.B.C's,
tt if you witl keep at [t perhaps by
e end of the year you can say: "I
low a little about the history of my
ate."
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'Next Saturday Is "Sing-Song day
, the Centennial, with fifty thous-
iMRkd Texas school children singing
8[ )r the president of , the United
S tates who is to be the guest of
^ exas and the fair for a few days,
herokee County children will be
i^ht there to show everybody just
,ow it is done. For if there is one
S^jhing more than another that this
ounty excels in it is the singing.
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Sunday morning preaching ser-
"^***iccs at the First Christian Church
W ^t 8:45 during the heated summer
^ ^ ,erm. Brother Welch, the pastor,
tas struck the key note. It shows
lie has looked the town over and
tized the situation to a T. That old
alibi, "It's too hot to go to church"
is now as badly busted as an Alto
tomato grower. Then took at the
v i 3 tjme left over to read the Sunday
flMSM Papers, take a siesta, and driva over
and visit the in-laws, or out-laws as
re atic tho case mhy be. Frank Weimar, Ed
Houston and Jack Lyon haven't got
a smidgen of an excuse coming to
CMMM'L''' present When (he pastor inquire! as
^to their absence.
A-H
Who said Alto wasn't on the up
1*nd up? Jake Hamilton returning to
—the old home towiy and opening up a
jewelry and watch repair shop at
Brittain's Drug Store. Knight's mak-
: WM pug so much money it can't all be
spent in Alto, so the firm is putting
in another store at Wells, nine to-
^*4^j*niato sheds running day and night to
tv handle the Alto tomato crop, and our
Igood looking city marshal, Biil
Ihrunt, warning motorists to Stop on
Right Turn—or else—aw Bill have a
heart, have a heart.
ATI
Now that the Centennial is going
in fuil blast, the candidates are hav-
a hard time competing for pub-
licity and getting the crowds to speak
their pieces to. The 7th District Con-
gressional race is getting exciting
th Patton, Stone tnd Frizzell
for fiS'st place. Governor
has thrca opponents each de-
Mf! ['ng that he sees himself in the
Pernor's chair. In fact, ail the
§f ^ OMkam seem to be somewhat
to the fina) outcome.
i! *M, except H. V. Sitton. He
irNtcuse to be getting
RIFLE
CLIFF DAY
Cliff Day, 47, Haie county farmer,
has announced candidacy for office
of Texas Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. A native Texan, Day has
farmed for 25 yeras. He is married
and has six children. A year ago he
sprang into nationai prominence
when he led 4,500 farmers in an
orderiy visit to Washington in in-
terest of national farm program.
He was chairman last year of state
cotton advisory board, chosen by
farmers of the state.
A. W. ORR MEMORIAL ASS'N
TO MEET AT OMEN JUNE !9.
Tyler, Texas, June 4.—Announce-
ment is t)i!ade by Mrs. Ola Bonner
Roberts. Secretary of the A. W. Orr
Memoriai Association, that the old
student body of the late Prof. Orr's
school at Omen wit) hold their annual
meeting on the old school campus at
Omen on Friday, June 19. The Asso-
ciation's bylaws designate the third
Friday in June as the regular date
for the annual meeting of the body.
It is announced that a very elabor-
ate program, but largeiy informal, is
on string for this year's meeting. It
Will be largely reminiscent "with no
long speeches to be delivered."
Those of the old student body who
reside "within easy driving distance"
will bring weil-filled lunch baskets,
the announcement states, and dinner
wiil be served to all attending. Tabies
will be spread in the shade of the
large oaks remaining on that part of
the campus formeriy occupied by the
Gymnasium. Many of the State's
most distinguished sons and daugh-
ters of today were former students
of A. W. Orr at old Omen, and ad-
vance notices received by Mrs. Rob-
erts indicate that many of them will
be present.
Big End Of
Tomato Crop
Shipped Out
Tomato crop guessers who pre-
dicted 150 cats from the Aito sta-
tion will not miss their guess very
far.
According to the best information
available, last Monday was the "big
day" of the crop, and from that date
on shipments wiii decrease as the
season advances.
Up until Tuesday night there had
been only 74 cars shipped out of
Aito. Yesterday's shipments run three
cars. The best guess now is that be-
tween 125 and 130 cars wiii catch
the crop.
Very few truck shipments are
going out of Aito this year, and the
reason advanced for this is the fact
that the quality of the fruit has been
exceptionaiiy good, and practically
all the shipments made are graded
as No. 1.
In spite of the extremeiy short
crop, the price has been very dis-
appointing to the grower, as it has
never reached the three cent mark
and the average price throughout the
season so far has been about 1.75.
Next week wiil likeiy wind up the
season, as most of the shippers wil!
close their sheds, and the following
week will see shipments cease entire-
ly on another unsatisfactory tomato
crop for Cherokee county.
Tax Payers Notice
June 30. is the last day to pay
your last half of 1935 taxes without
penalty and interest. AH of those
who paid the first haif of the 1935
taxes in November last, will please
take notice.
C. L. Arnwine,
Assessor-Coiiector.
"us mexs"
From away off in Indiana came a
coupie who were taking in the Texas
Centennial. They passed through Ai-
to Monday en route to Dailas, and
stopped at one of the cafes for
iunc&. Among other vegetables on
the menu was the lowly blackeye
pea. It was a new "bean" to the
Indiana foik. They were very mtuch
pleased with the blackeye pea, some-
thing they never heard of before.
S. M. Hoicomb is renovating his
brick building next to the Allen
Drug Store on main srteet and ex-
pects to compiete the work by the
middle of next week. Several ap-
plicants to rent the building have al-
ready been made, and it is likely a
grocery and feed store will be the
new tenant.
up in the middle of the night to tear
the tail feathers out of the Amer-
ican eagle just to show folks how
patriotic he is and how much he loves
the dear people. He has no opposi-
tion, hence his peaceful state of
mind.
MisceHaneous
Shower For Bride-
Elect Tuesday
The home of Mrs. N. G. Agnew
was a piace of pleasant hospitaiity
Tuesday afternoon when the Order
of Eastern Star entertained with a
miscelianeous shower honoring Miss
Colita Ray bride-elect. Miss Lena
Guinn, Mrs. B. M. Ray. Mrs. Olivia
Palmer, Miss Coiita Ray and Mrs.
Troy Ray of Nacogdoches constituted
the personnel of receiving line, Miss
Ada Banks presided over the bride's
register and Mrs. Esther Wigginton
pinned the favors of the afternoon
which bore the words of announce-
ment Colita, Beverly, June 12th. A
contest of ballot voting was enjoyed,
to determine the queen of the after-
noon to sit on an especially designed
throne, Miss Colita Ray was unan-
imously elected. Mrs. Agnew then
with appropriate words crowned the
newly eiected honoree queen and
while soft strains of music from the
piano were played by Miss Mamie
Latham, the princesses, Mrs. Tommie
Durham and Mrs. Vioia Murphy,
formed a bower arch while the
charming tittle pages, Edwina Pal-
mer and Harry Frank Madden, es-
corted the queen through this bower
arch to the throne, and each gave a
sweet message teliing Miss Ray the
array of gifts were from loving
friends, the princesses approached
and offered their services in helping
unwrap these lovely gifts.
An enjoyabie program was given,
each person on the program perform-
ing with acco'mpiishment and artis-
try.
Piano solo, Miss Giadys Powell;
vocal duet. Mrs. Clinton Harrison,
Mrs. Fisher Harrison, Miss Latham
at piano; reading, Mrs. Carl Yowell;
violin solo, Miss Marie Scales, Mrs.
J. R. Acrey at piano.
Delicious refreshments consisting
of an ice course, were served. Those
assisting in serving were Mesdames
T. T. Powell, S. J. Earle and Myrtle
Bynum.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lawson left
Saturday for Cleveland, Ohio, where
Mr. Lawson is a delegate from the
7th Congressional District to the
National Republican Convention.
Mrs. Lawson will go on to Grand
Rapids, Mich., for a visit with rela-
tives.
After Oscar Weber fell dead In a
soup line in St. Louis officials found
$396 in cash in his pockets, along
with a bank book showing deposits
of $4,900.
Demented Thief
Caught in Theft
Attempt Here
A man giving his name as John
Richardson, and claiming Avaion,
Texas, as his home, was arrested
here Monday for steaiing a pair of
trousers out of the W. E. Wiiiiams
store.
Officers who searched' him found
relepse papers on his person showing
that he had recently been discharged
from the hospital for the insane in
the state of New Mexico.
Being without funds and friends
here, and upon a promise that he
wouid go home, a collection was
trken up and a railroad ticket pur-
chased for him and he boarded the
train from Aito headed for Avaion.
He walked into the Williams store
and asked for credit, but not until
after he had tried on two pair of
trousers. He took two pair of trous-
ers and went to the dressing room in
the store to try them on, and put one
of the new pair on under his old
trousers and managed to get away
without it being noticed until after
he left the store. Mr. Williams dis-
covered the loss after he was gone
and notified officers who found him
over on the Bertyman block. He was
brought back to the store and made
to return the stolen goods. It was
then that it was discovered that he
had been released front the insane
hospital.
Saturday Fina!
Date Candidates
May Fiie Names
Saturday. June 13, is the final day
that candidates for Precinct and
County offices have to fiie their
name for a place on the Democratic
Ballot in their respective county.
Monday June 15, the County Ex-
ecutive committee will meet at Rusk
to prepare the county bailot, and as-
sess candidates to pay the expense of
the primary election.
AUSTIN CALLAN'S "SUN SPOTS'
I for one plead guilty of being an
alarmist.
There are deep and threatening
shadows flitting across the face of
America that should be watched and
studied. If they
don't mean any-
thing. nothing is
lost. If they do,
one forewarned is
forearmed.
Some folks will
"pooh pooh" the
suggestion of Com-
munism being a
menace in this country. But unfusti-
fied confidence is of no value. When
nervous Pompeians expressed fear at
the smoke boiling out of Vesuvius
the town Smart Aleck began wise-
cracking. Nevertheless, old "Vesuvy"
did its stuff and the people perished.
Recently I visited a friend who
laughed because I locked the car on
leaving it in front of his home. ' It
won't be bothered there," he assured
me. But the very next night his car
was stolen from that identical spot.
Cocksureness didn't protect his prop-
erty and it won't meet the challenge
of these insidious enemies.
Red writers and speakers, crooked
politicians and sneering critics keep
tho public blinded to facts which
should be known concerning the
proselytizing propaganda of com-
munists in our schoois, churches and
social organizations. Many of these
t'ave an influence that 's being em-
ployed to heip drive the dagger of the
radicals deep into the breast of
America.
They know that "Genera] Indif-
ference" is a recruiting officer of
the devil.
If you are inclined to be a scoffer
on this subject, you should not forget
that smart peopie never wait until a
hcuse burns down before calling the
fire department.
Let nue give you these facts to soak
in while waiting for further revela-
tions:
There are five times as many Com-
munists insidiously active in the
United States today as there were in
Russia when the Ketensky govern-
ment was overthrown and the peo-
ple of that nation doomed to a hope-
iess depotism.
God and liberty have been ban-
ished from) Russia and the aim of
Communism is to spread its dread-
ed disease over the rest of the worid
On Christmas day 1934. when there
were thousands of empty benches in
the churches of this land, a commun-
istic organization composed of young
foiks held a rousing anti-religious
demonstration in New York City.
The purpose of that gathering was to
shut out the light of the Bethlehem
Star and destroy the faith taught
us at a mother's knee.
A. E. Boyd Honored
With Stag Supper
The park at Terrell's Lake was the
scene of a very hiiarious party last
Monday evening. The occasion was
Arthur Boyd's fiftieth birthday, and
a group of his friends were heiping
him celebrate in the form of a "Stag
Supper." The whole affair was a
compiete surprise to Mr. Boyd, and
Alvin Sherman really deserves credit
for keeping him away until the
proper hour.
The tables, which were piaced out
under the trees, had places laid for
thirty guests, the Centenniai motif
being used throughout. A United
States f!ag and a Texas flag formed
the centerpiece, while miniature
Texas fiags on marshmailow stands
were placed at each plate. The huge
birthday cake further carried out the
Centenniai idea, by being adorned
with red, white, and blue candies.
Bouquets of summer flowers also
decorated the serving board.
The ceremonies were begun by
Gus Whiteman reading the following
toast, which was written by D. L.
Mercer of Paiestine. Mr. Mercer was
unable to attend the festivities, as
he was unexpectediy called to his
home in Wisconsin.
' Folks, we are gathered here at
this time to celebrate another, and
Important, milestone in the life of a
man whom we are justly proud to
call friend, brother, husband and
father. Mr. Boyd, in looking over the
past we find many experiences;
some were over a pretty rough road,
and others have had their pieasures
which leave a lasting impression
upon our memory. As we advance in
years, we reflect over these many
and various experiences and dis-
cover that, altogether, they have
made us more tolerant, more meliow.
They broaden our understanding and
make us better men.
"It must be a great deal of satis-
faction to you, my friend, as you re-
flect over the past, to know that
after all your hard work you are
emerging at the top of your en-
deavors; and I feel that in the face
of these past years of panic you de-
serve a heap of credit for the things
you have accomplished.
"We therefore wish to drink a
toast, and in the same breath we aii
wish you many more years of life,
and may they be filied with peace,
happiness, and prosperity!"
After the reading of this' toast
Jessie Tayior acted as master of cer-
emonies in his own inimitable style,
and it is needless to say that he kept
everyone entertained. Various others
gave talks—some comical, some se-
rious; but Mr. Boyd responded to
them all, expressing his thanks atso
for tha numerous gifts that ,he re-
ceived.
Those who were present for this
occasion were: Gus Whiteman, Bob
Stribling. H. M. Treadweil, Sam Fox,
Lewis Thomas, Jewei Pearman, Bill
Wiiiiams, Holt Durham, Punk Wig-
ginton, Charies Rayford Murphy.
Tom Kennedy, Monk Jeter, Robert
Usher, James Crosby, Don Fox. J. R.
Acrey, Colvin Hoicomb, and Murphy
Acrey of Alto; Jim Pearson, Pete
Musselwhite. Bart Malone, and Alvin
Sherman of Rusk; Joe Earie, Jessie
Taylor, Rayford Prater, Elmer
Brown, Henry Averltte, and Bryce
Sumimerall of Palestine; and H. L.
Rose of Goodrich.
Assisting Mrs. Boyd in serving the
huge quantities of barbecue, fish,
salad, and cake were Mrs. A. Wig-
ginton, Mrs. H. L. Averitte, Mrs.
James Crosby, and Mrs. H. L. Rose.
Russe!! Makes
Effort To Get
On Ticket
FOR SALE
County Judge Angus T. Russeli.
candidate for the office of District
Judge of this Judiciai District, was
here yesterday to confer with E. J.
Hoicomb and J. M. Noel regarding
getting his name placed on the of-
ficiai ballot of the Democratic Pri-
mary which is to be held July 26.
Judge Russeti is making the rounds
of the county in an effort to see each
member of the Executive Committee
of Cherokee CoHnty and urged them
to iet his name go on the ticket.
Judge Russell stated that it was
simply an oversight in him not get-
ting his name filed before June 1,
and he had the impression that June
13 was the date instead of June 1.
The iatter date is the deadiine for
state and district offices, and June
13 is the deadiine for precinct and
county offices.
Judge Russell stated to the Herald
that he believed if the Executive
Committees of Angelina and Chero-
kee counties wouid let his nam<e go
on the ticket, they would be entirely
within their legal rights, provided
there was no contest raised by Judge
C.E. Brazii.the other candidate in the
race. Judge Russell also stated that
he had been informed that Judge
Brazil would raise no objection to
any action that the Executive Com-
mittees of these counties might take
in the matter.
The County Executive committee
wiil meet at Rusk Monday, and this
matter wiil be up to them for dis-
posal, according to Judge Russell.
He had filed iTis name in his home
county before June 1, but failed to
do it in time in Cherokee and An-
gelina counties.
R. L. Usher
Moved !nto His
New Bui!ding
R. L. Usher has moved his auto-
mobile accessory business in his new
brick building recently completed on
Commerce street next to the Green
Lantern Cafe.
Mr. Usher has been carrying his
line of merchandise in a building
erected at his home in East Alto, but
the new location and building gives
him a much better opportunity to dis-
piay his goods, and is much mbre ac-
cessable to the general public.
Mr. Usher is carrying the most
complete line of automobile acces-
sories in South Cherokee county, and
filis a need in this section that has
been wanted for some time. In con-
nection with the accessory business,
he also carries a full line of Firestone
and Giant tires and tubes and a good
many parts for Ford and Chevrolet
automobiles.
MRS. KNIGHT'S FATHER D!ED
Just two weeks after the death of
her mother, Mrs. Frank Knight of
this city also lost her father, J. M.
Carsweli, by death Sunday morning,
he having died in a sanitarium at
Jacksonville of appendicitis.
Their many friends in Alto extend
deepest regret to Mr. and Mrs.
Knight in their great misfortune.
SEW[NG MACHINE WANTED
Wanted a second hand sewing ma-
chine. Will buy if it can he made to
sew and price is reasonable.
McDonald,
The Watchmaker,
Old Postoffice Bldg.
BARGAINS IN P!ANOS
Good used Pianos, guaranteed in
A-one condition, from $37.50 up.
V. B. Tunstall, Crockett, Tex.
Good miik cow. See me at once.
John Hoicomb.
Rev. and Mrs. Waliace Clark, Mes-
dames Lige Halbert, T. W. Williams
and W. A. Trantham were in Jack-
sonviile Monday, to attend a District
W. M. U. meeting.
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