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HOME OF THE PINE
TREE NURSERY
HE ALTO HERALD
SHOP !N ALTO FOR
BIGGER SAVINGS
^ WE)MAR A SON, ED)TOR8 AND PUBLtSHHRS
y BUSHED 1996
8UBSCR)PT)ON PR)CE, $2.00 PER YEAR )N CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.50 PER YEAR OUTSiDE COUNTY.
THE ALTO HERALD, ALi'O, TEXAS, MARCH 24, 1955
NO. 41
oupie of weetks ago this
i carried an item about a
that was in a cafe in Grape
nd among other eatables on
)ard was mentioned "Fired
m." The item was picked
Phil Dibert in his "Looking
East Texas" column in the
Morning Telegraph. From
it went to Paul Grume's
S. column in the Dallas
Where it went from there
telling. Things sure do get
1.
would have never believed
ie Aiken, the roving editor
, Crockett Courier has gone
)ing fish stories. He really
with a big one. Somebody
' a big fish in a lake near
- and the whopper popped
e like it was a piece of
according to Billie's tale.
' started fishing with a half-
tloH <pe and the fish broke that,
finally Sanded him with a
)f cable hooked on a pidkt-
^ ck and brought him in.
B told some and read many
y but this one should win
Htzer prize.
Gus Rounsaville Gets
50 Year Masonic Pin
tt thirty families in Lufkin
ve to go to the post office
t their'mail at the general
y window. Reason: Too
canines running loose that
; fond of biting the post-
L a certain area. We would
at a "dog-gone" shame
..15; +
had a real lightening dts
tout mid-night Sunday. The
s wer** hashing constantly
I Kit fifteen minutes and no
there were some who
. safety in storm houses. A
ind and rain followed the
, which was appreciated by
1p31; in this section.
e's always an aftenihath to
Gus Rounsaville, weli known
citizen of south Cherokee County,
was presented with a 50-year pin
by Terretl Lodge No. 83, A. F. &
A. M., of Aito here Wednesday
night of last week.
Mr. Roungaville has been a
member of the iodge for 53 years,
and has served as treasurer for
the past fifty years.
The presentation was made by
W. P. James, District Deputy
Grandmaster.
Twenty-six Masons were aiso
presented with 25-year pins.
These presentations were made
by L. M. Scarbrough of Jackson-
vilie. Men who were given the
25-year pins inciuded: W. E.
Bailey, Roy Biack, Eugene Gienn,
C. A. Gipson, V. H. Holcomb, A.
H. Jeter, Homer Landrum, George
Merriwether, Dudiey Lawson, Ben
F. Moore, Carl L. Musick, Jodie
Schochler, W. S. Griffin, J. A.
Singletary, J. F. Smith, H. M.
Treadweli, R. A. Turner, C. B.
Watkins, Dan Mayhar, Homer
McCiain, George Keily, Clyde
Poore, W. M. Rogers. J. H. Pear-
man and A. J. Garner.
Terrell Lodge is one of the
oldest Masonic bodies in Bast
Texas, being organized January
23, 1852. Records show Willis
Seiman to be the first Worship-
ful Master, H. B. Stevens, first
Senior Warden and G. M. Mc-
- Gaughey, first Junior Warden.
1!
The Alto baseball team will
\ing.TM. <**% 6nthe°P*" ^ Tri-County baseball
r. J. R. Wilkins reported ^ague here Sunday when they
- play the team from Bulah.
The game will be played on the
Alto school baseball field and ^ Fred Whitaker of Carthage,
starting time has been set at 2.30 The hrothers were charged wi
y moming that he had a
freeze to death Monday
tnd fall off the roost. We
uestioh his diagnosis in this
ut it could have died of
asles or chicken pox. Those
s are very prevalent around
ow.
gs new. Tracie Pearman is
tg about a new Chevrolet
that comes out for its first
mChance Friday. At the same
loyt Lyone Is yelling for
ody to come in and see the
taytag Deep Freeze that is
ike a refrigerator. A whole
' shelves instead of one big
ilanton Brunt is peddling
'ords and Station Wagons,
riantewest things on wheels,
like 1959 is really the new
We like to forgot, the Alto
i is getting a new automatic
cutter. More about that
3 Phares, a well known
Allied humorist comes up with
ne. Said there was an old
couple who had lived to-
* happily for M years— un-
! wife began reading "health
in the newspaper and de-
coffee was bad for her hus-
s digestion. Day after day
atgged him to give up the
Lj but without success. Final-
s' {asperated, she told him:
tc, if you dont quit drinking
I'll leave you!"
looked at her in bewildered
e for a full minute, then re-
sadly: "Honey, I'm really
t miss you."
i! ' e Alto Hi^ School Choral
entertained the Hons Club
eir noon day luncheon Tues-
grower
tl Lone date.
ALTO PLAYS
BULAH HERE
NEXTSUNDAY
MEASLES HIT
LOCAL SCHOOL
THIS WEEK
Measies and Chicken Pox are
taking their toti in the Alto Pub-
lic Schools, according to Supt. J.
D. Boone. Forty-two pupils from
the iower grades failed to show
up for classes Monday morning.
Mrs. A. E. Danheim, one of the
primary teachers, stated that she
had 16 pupils out Monday morn-
ing.
Mr. Boone stated that the first
and second grades were bearing
the brunt of the epidemic, but it
was expected that the third grade
pupiis wouid also be affected.
No high school pupiis had misl-
ed ciasses from either measles or
chicken pox.
NINE YEAR
TERMS GIVEN
BROTHERS
Two brothers were sentenced to
nine years in the state penitentiary
Tuesday upon their guilty pleas
to charges of rape and robbery
by assault in District Court at
Lufkin.
Bruce Upton McClure and Louis
Albert McClure were sentenced to
nine years in prison by District
Judge H. T. Brown. The sentences
wili run concurrently.
A district court jury heard evi-
dence on the rape charge in court
Tuesday morning and returned a
verdict recommended by agree-
ment between District Attorney
Bob Murphey and defense coun-
p. m.
Other teams in the league in-
clude Sardis, Lilbert, Woden,
Rusk, Douglass, Linwood, Sacul,
and Glover.
Other teams wiil also play next
Sunday and officially open the
league. Games wiil be played
each Sunday through August 21.
PLANS TO GIVE
530,000 CHILDREN
VACCINE READIED
Austin. — Plans to inoculate
530,000 Texas school children with
Salk polio vaccine are being com-
pleted rapidly, the state^Depart-
ment of Health said.
The actual starting date for the
anti-polio drive will depend on
licensing of the vaccine for gen-
eral use by the National Institute
of Health.
Licensing probably depends on
a forthcoming report of Dr.
Thomas Francis of Michigan.
Francis is in charge of evaluat-
ing studies made during iast
year's field triais in which about
35,000 Texas youngsters were
vaccinated.
The National Polio Foundation
wiil supply sufficient vaccine for
three shots to be given to ali
first and second grade chitdren
in public, private, and parochial
schools, with the consent of their
parents, the department said.
About 479,000 Texas children
are in this category. The 50,000
children in last year's trials but
who did not get the vaccine, will
bo eligible for vaccination.
They are an outstanding g^re, gold two houses of
) of singers and all Alto -
d be proud of them. They
:red several numbers, some
hich are difficult to sing, and
bers of the Liona Club were ^ ^ continued high price in
pleasanQy at the ^ matiitct, and other sales of this
chickens Monday night and re-
ceived 31c, which netted him
$2,943.00. That ain't hay in any-
body's business. Prospects seem
nature may be made in the future.
The Alto Lio* Club members ^ Thursday night at
The brothers were charged with
the Auguist 10 attack upon a
Keltys mother of five chitdren.
The woman told officers she was
raped by the brothers and dumped
out of their car near Crockett.
The rape victim was abducted
from a parked car on Highway 69
about three miles north of Lufkin.
Her mate companion was beaten
and robbed by the two brothers.
HOLYWEEK
SERVICES ON
ALTO CIRCUIT
Holy week services will be held
at each church on The Alto Cir-
cuit beginning April 4.
Cold Springs services on Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
April 4-6, nights at 7:30 p. m.
The messages will be brought by
Rev. Wayne Cannon of Fiint,
Texas.
Lynches and Adams Chapel ser-
vices to be held on April, 4 and 5,
Monday and Tuesday nights.
Lynches Chapel — 6:30 p. m.
Adams Chape!—7.30 p. m. Rev.
Walker bringing the messages.
Mt. Zion services on Thursday
-and Friday nights, April 7 and 8
at 7.30 p. m. Rev. Waitker bring-
ing the messages.
Easter Services at Lynches
Chape! at 10:00 a. m. Adams
Chapel at !1:00 a. m., with a
Layman, W. G. Nettles from Tyler
bringing the messages.
There will be preaching at Mt.
Zion at 11 a. m. on Easter Sun-
day.
Raster Sunrise services to be
held at Cold Springs at 6 a. m.
Easter Sunday is regular preach-
ing day at Co!d Springs.
Prayer meeting has been started
at Cold Springs on each Wednes-
day night at 7:30 o'clock.
Lynches Chape! prayer meeting
Mr in which they handled
assignment. Mrs. Jim Thorn,
cal director of th* school, is ^ ,
it congratulated M gathering fixing to "black-up" and come . ," +,
H!'"*er such a gn,up of talented ^ with another of their famous *<^3 Chapel prayer meeHng^
- ^ ntinstMls. Watch for the date and ^ ^ each Tuesday n.ght
-future announcements. This is ^ _ ococ .
goner be good, very good
Watch for Lions Club Minstrel organized
Prayer meeting for Mt. Zion
has not, at the present time been
Rev. W. M. Walker,
HIGHWAY
DEATHS TOTAL
2,431 INI954
A total of 2,431 people met
violent death on Texas highways
and streets in 1954, representing
a three per cent increase over
1953, F. Darby Hammond, Execu-
tive Secretary of the South-
western Insurance Information
Service in Dallas reported today.
Hammond said the 1954 auto-
mobile death figure was based on
a telephone report given him by
the Department &f Public Safety
in Austin, today^
"There were 208,552 automobile
accidents in the State during 1954,
in which 102,726 people were in-
jured. Of the total number of
automobile accidents, 57,000 re-
suited in injuries, and 2,017 were
fatal accidents. On the face of
these figures it appears that the
number of accidents and injuries
are down from 1953, but due to a
change in reporting procedures
instituted by the DPS, the figures
are probabiy low," Hammond
said.
The report indicated that as a
result of Texas' traffic accident
picture an economic !oss of $141,-
788, 750 was suffered.
"It is high time that the people
of Texas awaken to the serious-
ness of the automobile accident
situation. We cannot place the
biame on the automobile alone for
this shameful waste of life. We
know that the driver himself is
responsible for 75 per cent of the
problem, the vehicle only about
10 per cent, and the roadway
about 15 per cent," according to
Hammond.
METHODIST
MEN TO MEET
FRIDAYMGHT
The Alto Methodist Men's C!ub
will hold their regular monthly
meeting here Friday night in the
basement of the church.
WoUk for the next conference
year will be outlined, and plans
made to further the Sundav mom-
ing Easter Sunrise Service which
wit! be held at the church Easter
Sunday morning.
Lunch wii! be served by the
Mary Martha Circle and a social
hour will round out the meeting.
BASKETBALL
GAMEAT
JACKSONVILLE
Leldon Dover of Jacksonville,
was here Saturday and stated
that Alto basketball fans should
see the championship basketball
game at Lon Morris Coilege Sat-
urday night, March 26, at 8 o'clock.
The contest is between the Lon
Morns Championship team and
ex-students of the college. Slim
(Bob) Burrows, well known
bas):etball star will play with
the exes.
The game is sponsored by the
Jacksonville Jaycees.
Birthday Dinner
Wiley Black was honored with
a birthday dinner Sunday at his
home.
Guests attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Cleary and daughters,
Bllie Kay and Carolyn Dee, of
Kilgore; Mrs. Gorden Stamps of
Matagorda, Alvin Shattuck of
Henderson. Mrs. Myrtle Felder
a:d son, Mike; Mr. and Mrs.
Pryor Black and daughters, Vicki
and Sissy; and Mrs. Black, Alto.
Mrs. Nona Crawford and son,
Ralph, spent the latter part of last
veek in Woodville with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Harold
fryor and family.
BASEBALL
SCHEDULE FOR
1955 SEASON
The Alto Yeilow Jacket High
School baseball schedule has been
reieased by Coach Johnnie Mc-
Clendon as follows:
Alto at Crockett March 24,
night game starting at 7:30.
Alto at Cushing March 25, night
game starting at 7:30.
Gtover at Alto April 1, after-
noon game starting at 2:45.
Pennington at Alto April 12,
afternoon game starting at 2:45.
Glover at Alto April 15, after-
noon game at 2:45.
Aito at Grapeland April 19.
afternoon game starting at 2:45.
Aito at Pennington April 22,
afternoon game starting at 2:45.
Glover at Aito April 26, after-
noon game starting at 2:45.
Grapeland at Alto April 26,
afternoon game at 2:45.
FREEZECUTS
TOMATO CROP
25 PERCENT
The first day of spring. March
21, brought freezing weather to
East Texas, which has caused an
undetermined amount of damage
to the fruit and vegetable crop in
south Cherr.'.iee County.
There is no way to tell exactly
how much damage has been, or
will be done before the cold
weather finally lets up.
Very few tomatoes had been
set out in the fields, but those
which were are a total loss. Some
pi ants were killed or stunted in
the cold frames, but from various
sources the information comes
that the total overall loss will not
be over twenty-five or thirty per
cent as of today. Another cold
spell is predicted for late Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
What this will do to further the
damage, time can only tell.
Peach and plum trees were the
hardest hit victims of the cold
weather, as they had already be-
gan to shed their blooms and
small fruit had begun to appear.
Ten days to two weeks will de-
termine how bad this damage is.
Tomato growers who were
severely hit by the cold snap still
have time to replant from their
hot beds, and many of them will
do so.
GLADTOBE
IN ALTO SAYS
CIRCUIT PASTOR
Tax Payers Can
Get Federal Aid
Hev. W. M. Watker
Rev. and Mrs. Walker are very
happy in their work here. The
pieasant surroundings of Alto
have meant a great deal to them
in their work They wish to thank
everyone for the friendly way in
which they have been received
into the communities.
Rev. and Mrs. Walker wish to
extend to any and everyone a
weicome to visit with them at the
Parsonage.
The one aim for their new wortk,
according to Rev. Walker, is to
honor and giorify their Lord and
Saviour Jesuis Christ.
Rev. Walker wishes to extend
his thanks to the people of the
community for the way they have
cooperated with him this far.
Master Bruce Walker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walker of
Flint, and nephew of Rev. W. M.
Walker, pastor of the Alto Circuit,
spent the past few days here
visiting in the Walker home.
Mr. George T. Daye, Admin-
istrative Officer in Charge of the
Tyier office located at 818 W
Erwin St., announced today that
the Interna] Revenue Service has
resumed holding special Tax-
payer Assistance Days on Monday
beginning Monday, March 14th.
The hours are from 8:30 a. m. to
5:00 p. m. Taxpayers who have
read their instructions, who have
their W-2, Withholding Tax
Statement, and are fully prepared
to fiie their tax return but have a
technical question can go to the
local office for information on
Taxpayer Assistance Day. Addi-
tional Taxpayer Assistance Days
will be heid on Mondays, March
21, 28, Aprii 4 and 11.
Mr. Daye stated most taxpayers
can prepare their own returns
after reading the instructions
without any assistance from In-
ternal Revenue. The fact that
only one out of ten taxpayers
filing returns this year have con-
tacted Internal Revenue proves
that most taxpayers can prepare
their own returns without help
from Internal Revenue. During
January and February 124,877
taxpayers contacted Internal
Revenue for some sort of as-
sistance. 84,000 of these contacts
were questions over the telephone.
Taxpayers can get their questions
answered by calling telephone
Tyler 4-6688.
Mr. Daye urged that taxpayers,
desiring to call on the teiephone
for information, call on Taxpay-
ers Day. He expiained that the
regular work keeps the employees
of the Internal Revenue offices
out of the office for a very targe
part of the time on other days of
the week. Internal Revenue Ser-
vice personnel are remaining at
the office on Mondays and will
be very happy to answer tax-
payers' questions by telephone on
that day.
SEVENMORE
DAYS TO GET
CAR LICENSE
Mid-night March 31, is the last
day to get your car tags, is the
statement of Watters Singletary,
Tax Assessor-Collector of Chero-
kee County.
The county quota is Bar behind
that of last year, according to Mr.
Singletary and there are still
about 9,000 cars and trucks in
Cherokee County that are un-
registered for 1955.
The numbers may be secured
at the courthouse in Rusk or from
the R. R. Stribling Hardware
store in Alto.
THURSDAY
STUDENTS WtLL VtStT
YOUR HOME FOR YOUR
RED CROSS MEMBERSHtP
BUSINESSMEN
SUPPORT ALTO
BALL CLUB
The foiiowing Alto business
men have purchased a baseball
suit for some member of the Alto
team that wiil be in the Tri-
County Baseball League this
year:
Lyons Butane Gas Co.
Aito Teiephone Co.
Green Lantern Cafe.
T. D. Little Enterprises.
Brunt-Whiteman Motor Co.
Hoicomb Grain & Produce.
Rozetie Guif Station.
Whiteman Foods.
Men's Mart (Jim Bill Boyd).
Treadweli Dry Goods Co.
Baugh TV Sales and Service.
Heniey's Premier Station.
Western Auto Associate Store.
Pearman Chevrolet Co.
Hi-Way Coffee Shop.
Kennedy Taiior Shop.
Keily & Dunsmore Grocery.
Biu-Fiame Gas Co.
Greet them pleasantly. The
chances are that you have some
relatives in the service. They
probably have also, and they are
taking time out to gather funds,
which will be largely used for
the benefit of the men in the ser-
vice.
When they knock on your door
and ask for your membership,
make them feel good by teliing
them you appreciate their efforts
and will be glad to join the Red
Cross and help Alto raise its
quota.
You will be visited by one or
more of the following students
who are members of the Alto
High School Student Council.
Their drive is sponsored by Paul
Drawhorn, Principal of the Alto
High School, and he will also ap-
preciate any courtesy that you
might show these boys and girls.
Join the Red Cross and be
proud to wear the little Red
Button.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas of
Commerce, spent the past week-
end with the formerls mother,
Mrs. W. M. Thomas.
TOM THUMB
STORE ROBBED
FRIDAnMHT
Thieves gained entrance to the
Tom Thumb store through a back
door Friday night and robbed the
store of an undetermined amount
of money.
The robbery was not discovered
until early Saturday moming
when James Berryman, proprietor,
opened the store.
The back door of the store
building had been pried open, to
gain entrance, and the thieves
confined their efforts only to the
cash register. Only quarters and
half dollars were talken, the
nickel section of the register was
not disturbed. Mr. Berryman
stated that he always took the
green backs out of the register at
night, but not the silver, as it was
unhandy to handle. He stated he
did not know exactly how much
was missing, guessing it to be be-
tween $12.00 and $30.00.
Nothing else was missing from
the store, indicating that the
robbers were not looking for
groceries or smokes.
NEW FM ROAD
CONTRACTLET
TUESDAY
Reynolds & Huff, road con-
tractors from Tyler, were the
successful bidders for a contract
to build Farm to Market road
2139. Their bid of $94,646 was
accepted by the State Highway
Department in Austin Tuesday.
This road starts from 294 in
Alto at the Texaco Service Sta-
tion and joins FM road 752 at the
Tom Holcomb farm, six miles
west of Alto.
Actual construction of the svorik
is to be started within the next
thirty days.
TIME TO PAY
CEMETERY DUES
It is again time to pay the an-
nua! dues for the upkeep of Old
Palestine Cemetery, and we would
appreciate your assistance again,
this year. The dues are $3.00 per
year. We will appreciate very
much your prompt response.
In case you are not a member
and wish to help keep up the
cemetery, we will welcome your
membership.
John Findley, Chairman,
Mrs. Berry Kidweli,
Sec'y-Treas.,
G. W. Cummings, A. E. '
Liles and Jack Rusk, 1
Committeemen.
And then there was the man
who took a tramp in the woods.
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