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THE ALTO HERALD
WEIMAR & SON, EDtTORS
Lu'USHED 1896
iianctng
AroM!tJ
. ^aseyou are interested.
Nov. 7 is National (.'at
j ] t who started this and
ss, titm't know, but we have t
at our house that come
a couple of kittens in the
few days ago. She evidently
.mfu^edastothcdatemd
with the famiiy additions,
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rites of rain feii here Sun-
lit was one of those slow
, i iins and was welcomed in
; , , Ity farmers and cattiemen.
. have been able to iearn,
, . iiot damaged open cotton as
-A'.:; i accompanied the rain.
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a
issue of the Herald wi!t be
large advertisement that is
r.^ s]!onsored and paid for by the
independent School District,
the people to visit the school
}: :,, ,,:ne better acquainted with
Acuity who arc teaching their
:t-n and get first hand in-
;r.:ttion concerning the school iife
] Next week the business
professional men of Aito will
^Mr another advertisement of
t Fame nature. Also in this issue
;! be found the financial condition
.he school district, recently ap-
§;)vcd by the board of trustees of
{district. Alt of these things add
;o but one thing, and that is get-
the people better acquainted
the chiid life of the community,
tt :[t' contractor of the building
Isgram gets the building com-
Md the school board wilt issue a
;-.Mc:al statement of the cost of
r.tw improvements that have
W. made over a period of the iast
.ghteen months. Heraid readers are
;gtd to read these advertisements
look over the financial state-
:tr.t and become better acquainted
<th their school. Right at this time
t:^d be a good time to go up and
: over the vast improvement
that has been underway,
shouid visit the rooms where
^children are taught. Get bet-
s A'-)uaintcd with the teachers.
^innefitswiUbcmutuaitoboth
K t rhers and parents. Citizens
:< :ncmber that the schooi
a very large financial
] :< Thousands of doliars are
3g pent every year to educate
: chikiron, and this can be done
i ".t r where aii concerned
1' i . htcd with each other. You
K ^vitcd and urged to "know
rjr nhooi better."
HROKEE
MSISIOHOLD
NUALMEEUNG
: xiniateiy 1.200 delegates rep*
26 churches in the Chcro-
-!t! ' t Association are expected
*: rogatcatarallytobe held
i'i'ksonviPe Baptist Coilegc
29 at 7 p. m. in a statewide
" of coiiege emphasis dur-
* onth of October.
2f! 'leiegations will he seated
'-.'--a! convention style in the
mnasium where a 300-
' ir composed of church
the association and tht'
<l'c] choir wiil. provide the
m'the direction of choir
' !!' v. Wendell Wc!^h. Visitors
* ' led from all over the state.
ntito address wiii be given
b 1). N. Jackson, president of
^ Baptist College in Conway.
AND PUBLISHERS
MA L CARRiER
gT!NCAR
MiSHAP MONDAY
1, ,')!):<. F!".'.'L-rs.mai[ carrier lie-
^Jured Monday about
went" " ''''' Chevrolet car
"n' of control and crashed in-
''^htgh embankment on Highway
' seven miles north of Aito.
He received severe cuts ami
bru,.es about the head and face and
"'as badty shaken up.
i'assm.:; motorists eaiied the
^"'b!tnganibuiance from Aito, who
carried Mr. Fiowers to the Memoriai
H"sp.tai at Husk. He was later
jransferred to a hospitai at Lufkin.
The car was atmost demoiished in
the accident.
Postmaster Jim Thorn of Aito
went to the scene of the wreck and
brought the maii on to Aito.
SUBSCR)PT)ON PRtCE, $2.00 PER YEAR )N CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.56 P^R YEAR OUTStDE COUNTY.
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, OCTOBER 29, 1953
NO. 20.
ALTO YOUTH'S
MR PLUNGES
!N R!VER
Terry Ted Moore, and J. L. Pyie
Alto, and Deri Max Jones of
Uraxoria, were painfuity cut and
<!u:sed earty Monday morning when
I'die 1938 Ford sedan in which they
were riding piunged into the Ange-
lina River at the bridge, seven miles
east of Aito.
Moore who was driving the car,
FFA BOYS
TO HAVE W!LD
L!FE PROJECT
J. W. Ashby of Crockett, activety
interested in the conservation of
wiid iife of East Texas, was a visi-
tor in Alto Tuesday afternoon pri-
mariiy to consuit with T. E. Cum-
mings, agricuiture teacher of the
Aito Public Schoois, relative to
piacing a buck deer with the schooi
here which wouid be under the
supervision of the Aito FFA boys
who wouid use it as a project in
wiid iife conservation.
Mr. Ashby stated that there were
several deers avaiiabie at Crockett,
and he wouid have a buck sent
over here to the class F'riday (to-
morrow). He stated further that
there was a possibiiity that a doe
may also be obtained and if it
couid be secured he wouid see that
it was sent over with the buck.
Mr. Cummings and his FFA boys
have aiready fenced in a spot of
ground near the schooi buiiding that
wiit be ideai to keep the animals in,
and the forage is sufficient to feed
one or more deer without having to
buy too much feed.
Mr. Ashby stated that he had be-
come interested in the conservation
of wiid hfe in East Texas because
the forests were fast being invaded
by timber interests and unless
something is done in conservation
work, it wouid not be too iong before
wiid game in East Texas wouid be
a thing of the past.
The deer sent to Aito and othet
,choois, white they are in the care
„f each ind.viduai group, wiil still
bdong the State Came Commis-
sion. and the offsprings w.ii be sent
'u other conservation groups until a
sixabte amount of deer is raised for
the East Texas territory.
Pictured here is the Ford automo-
bile, bottoms up, in the Angelina
River at the bridge on Highway 21,
that left the road and dived head-
long into the river. Terry Ted
Moore, Deri Jones and J. L. Pyle
were in the car when it went into
the river, but all three were able to
climb out and reach the bank in
safety.
D;:
the convention, church
' i'ives wili bo asked to
their goals in the financial
upport Jacksonville Col-
locai association has set
' f $2,500.
' Wide drive which will run
!ho month of October has a
' M.1.000 of which the $2,300
-'i by the association's a
.''"OR JACKETS GO TO
j^HART FOR GAME TONiGHT
.lohnnie Waidie wil! take
]. Jackets to Elkhart to-
'Thursday) for a return game
! Junior Elks of that city.
,^-c Junior Jackets played the
r Kiks here on October 22 and
l 'hem by a score of 20 to 0.
^ 'ie crowd of Alto fans wiil
"J'CcroWOotAHOta'"- —
,, 'he Juniors to ElMart to see
''-Sati.e.
stated that they had almost reached
the narrow bridge when he saw a
large truck come on the bridge
from the other side. He applied his
brakes to slow the car down, and
the car skidded from the wet road
on the south side of the highway
and went down the embankment
and plunged into the river, turning
over on its top.
Moore received severe cuts about
the head and legs which ref)uired
several stitches to close. Jones suf-
fered a badly lacerated face and
mouth. Pyle. who was seated in the
rear of the car. stated he crounched
down on the floor as the car went
^ovcr and suffered minor cuts and
(bruises.
AH three boys were treated at the
Alto Medical Clinic by Dr. Roscoe
Etter and were able to return to
their homes.
At the time of the accident they
were on their way to the Stephen F.
Austin Coiiege to attend classes.
Moore is a member of the S. F. A.
Lumberjacks football team and the
accident will probably keep him out
of the game for the balance of this
season.
COURT RULES
!AKA!NSTLUFK!N
0NTRA!NST0P
A Travis County district judge has
opened another chapter in the fight
waged by Texas and New Orleans
Raiiroad to discontinue two trains
between Houston and Shreveport,
via Lufkin and Nacogdoches.
Judge Charles O. Betts has upset
a Railroad Commission ruling which
denied the rai'.road permission to
drop the two trains.
Judge Betts upheld the T&NO's
claim it was entitled to halt opera-
tion of the trains between the two
cities—one per day each way—be-
cause they were operating deep in
the red.
The state gave notice of appeai.
The raiiroad commission had
denied the company's petition to
discontinue the trains on grounds
that the Houston-Shreveport line
was not a iosing operation when
overall business, including freight,
was considered. It held that freight
and passenger business should oe
considered as one operation.
ALTORUNSOVER
LOVELADY 47-13
!ND!STRKTHLT
The AVo Yellow Jackets, playing
siambang football here Friday night,
rammed across five quick touch-
downs before the helpless Lovelady
Lions were able to reply. The
Jackets ended on top, 47 to 13.
Alto now has two conference
wins ' in four district starts. It
crushed Centerville last week, 28
to 0. It was Lovelady's fourth
straight conference loss.
After 30 and 40-yard sustained
drives in the first quarter, Terry
Koraska and Jerry Moore punched
over. Buster Al.len, who kicked all
four extra points last week, made it
six in a row, and Alto was ahead 14
to 0.
Alto got one more before the haif
ended, with Harlan Harrison going
over from the 1, Ai'.en kicking the
extra point and it was 21 to 0.
Allen scored and kidked his own
conversion early in the third quarter,
making it 28 to 0. In the same
period, Billy Hopson galloped 10
yards after another successful drive.
The kick was no good.
A 76-yard run by Sam Salisbury
gave the Lions their first TD of the
game at the halfway mark in the
third. The extra point was missed
and it was Jackets 34, Lions 6.
In the final minutes, Salisbury got
a touchdown spree of his own,
climaxing runs of 18 and 27 yards.
In the final minutes, Salisburg got
loose again for the final TD of the
game, with the final score, Alto 47,
Lovelady 13.
REViVAL STARTS
MONDAY N!GHT
The First Baptist Church wili be-
gin its fall revival next Monday
night at 7:30 p. m., November 2.
Prayer meetings will be held each
evening at 7:00 o'clock in the rooms
assigned in our church.
The Dr. John W. Ousley, brother
of the pastor, will bring the mes-
sages. Dr. Ousley is professor of
Bible in Baylor University, Waco,
Texas. He has been with Baylor for
several years. He has been pastor at
Glen Rose, Kerens, and Hewitt. He
is a graduate of the Southwestern
Seminary, Fort Worth, and received
his doctor's degree from the Sem-
inary.
The pastor and people are glad
to have Dr. Ousley come and lead
us in the revival.
The public has a cordial invitation
to come and worship with us in our
services.
The morning services will be at
10:00 and the evening services at
7:30. Come praying for the services
and that the Lord will pour out
upon you a blessing.
J. B. Ousley, Pastor.
Doing 3-Year Hitch
TR!N!TYT!GERS
LEAD!N
Dmni9-A
The Trinity Tigers held to their
first place in District 19-A last week
by holding the Woodville Wolves to
a 19-19 tie. This gives the Tigers a
half game lead over the Ei'khart Elks
and Groveton Indians who are
fighting to hold the second spot in
the district. The Tigers now have
three wins, one tie and no losses.
Both Groveton and Elkhart have
won three games and lost one each.
The Tigers have yet to p!ay Grove-
ton, Alto and Grapeland, and either
one of these three could dump the
Tigers.
The Groveton Indians have
Trinity, Lovelady and Alto to piay,
while Elkhart has Alto, Woodville
and Lovelady yet on their schedule
for this season.
The Woodviile Woives have two
wins, one loss and one tie, which
gave them the third spot in the dis-
trict.
The Alto Yellow Jackets and
Grapeland Sandies are even for the
fourth place in the district, having
won two and lost two in district
Piay.
The Lovelady Lions and Center-
ville Eleven are tied for the bottom
spot in the district.
This week again finds four con-
ference games scheduled in the dis-
trict. Aito wiil be playing host to the
Eikhart Eiks, and the Jackets should
take this game by at least seven
points.
Woodviiie will be piaying at
Grapeland for their fifth conference
game. We pick Woodville to win by
two or three touchdowns.
The Groveton Indians wili be
playing the Trinity Tigers at Trinity.
The Tigers are headed for the dis-
trict championship and are going to
be a hard team to stop. The Tigers,
with luck, and all the breaikis, should
down the Indians by one touch-
down.
Centerviile and Lovelady are
struggling to stay out of the bot-
tom spot in the district. Lovelady
has racked up 37 points and had
190 scored against them in the four
games they have played. Centerviile
has made only 12 points but held
their opposition to 128 points. If
scores mean anything, Centerviile
should win Friday night by at least
two touchdowns.
ALTO BAND WINS TROPHY AT DtBOLL
rtrizo at the Diboll Homecoming in that city Saturday
Aito Hinh Schooi Band P -e that had several bands from other points in the
T"' ^ They pa^icipated in a J^f^d Miss Gwin LaRue. band teacher, who is holding
'""TsL Above are members of ^ ^^^t to the best in the parade. The above group in-
procesAion. ^ awarded the band ' _ Bovd. Maggie Hardy, Bobby Martin, Miss LaRue.
the tr°Phy ' ^ ^ ^ ,.jght, front ' Morgan. Summers Hassetl, Eiieen Fox. James
gygS"!!" "SJBaK! t tn *** R.S, JCM. Ji-nmy
Robert Gi'.:reasc and A.va Joy
Kent McC,llcug.i.
9L<%
Roy Cumby
"See you in 1954," says Roy
Cumby, who is now on his third
year in the United States Marines,
and stationed at an advance base
camp 35 mites from Seoui in Korea.
Roy signed up for a three-year
hitch and says that he does not
expect to be home before some time
in 1954.
He is a graduate of the Alto High
School and was a member of the
Alto High School Yellow Jacket
football team. He also served in
the National Guard Company at
Rusk before joining the marines.
Encampment Committee
Partial To Aho Location
The encampment committee of
District 2 of Baptist churches com-
posed of Revs. M. B. Carroll of
Henderson, W. L. Shuttlesworth of
Tyler, W. E. Vaughn of Crockett and
V. G. Garrett of Jacksonville, met
with the Alto Lions Club here
Tuesday.
The committee is making a tour of
this immediate section of East Texas
to select an encampment site for the
district, which represents 25 Baptist
churches in this area.
Several pieces of land in this area
were visited Tuesday by the commit-
tee in company with a group of
Alto business men, and they were
very much impressed with one or I
two of the iocations but were def-
inately pleased with a location west
of town, and stated that if it couid
be obtained, they would recommend
that it be purchased for the camp
site. Several other locations in the
Rusk and Jacksonville sections are
also under consideration.
This encampment would mean
much to Alto and the surrounding
area if it couid be located here, as
it could be used by all groups and
denominations for outside activities.
19-A SEASON STANDINGS
(Conference Games)
Op.
W L T Pts. Pts.
Trinity 3 0 1... 88 31
Elkhart 3 1 0... 59 27
Groveton 3 1 0— 86 39
Woodville .2 1 1—112 53
Alto 2 2 0— 95 58
Grapeland -2 2 0— 82— .33
Lovelady —0 4 0— 37—190
Centerville 0 4*—0— 12—128
Results Last Week:
Alto 47, Lovelady 13.
Eikhart 13. Grapleand 7.
Woodville 19, Trinity 19.
Groveton 47, Centervilie 12.
Games This Week
Centerville at Lovelady.
Groveton at Trinity.
Woodviiie at Grapeland.
Elkhart at Alto.
EASTERN STAR
CHAPTER TO HOLD
SPECIAL MEET!NG
The Eastern Star Chapter of Alto,
will hold a special meeting for initia-
tion of three new members Thurs-
day night, Oct. 29, 7:30 at the
Masonic Hall.
All members of the order are
invited to attend this meeting.
HELLO NEIGHBOR
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ball of this
city are the proud parents of a little
son. born October 26 at Rusk
Memorial Hospital. The young man
weighed nine pounds and two ounces
and has been named Joe Felton.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison McLain of
Nederland announce the arrival of a
baby son, born October 15 at the
Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. The
young man weighed eight pounds
and three ounces, and has been
named Robert Wayne.
The proud grandmother is Mrs.
Oscar Chase of Aito.
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1953, newspaper, October 29, 1953; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215311/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.