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B!LLS PASSED
BY SENATE
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, JUNE 9, 1955
NO. 52.
m
unani-
getting
tenders who
the constitu-
Austin.-The Tcxa, Senate
rapid-ftre action Friday
mously passed two hills
tough with money
charge more than
tional limit of m per rent
A highly organized filibuster
."the Senate Wednesday nixht
h oeked action on a proposed con-
Atituttonnl amendment which
would have removed the m per
cent limit on Mans tjptnMflflanci
et the Legislature regulate such
tendings.
Thctwom.asures, introduced
Thursday by Sen. nttis Lock
Lufkin, who had helped
the constitutional
brought harmony
ring factions.
One provides' for a six-month-
to-two-year jail sentence for
charging more than [0 per cent
on loans. The other requires all
lenders of money in amounts of
less than $2f)tl to file annual af-
fidavits with the secretary of
state saying they have not chargcd
in excess of to per cunt during
the past 12 months.
Penalty for failure to file such
statement would be $500 to $2500,
and making a false statement
would be a felony punishable by
a prison term.
Segregation !s
Protection
of
sponsor
amendment,
between war-
rkit coming on and in
y a few lugs of toma-
^ 3 ar. To hold back
' t' the car would re-
worth of ice. If they
" e load the car
j t night and save the
lugs could be
I"'' "thcr sheds because
' " the same thing—
I'in h out a car. Ex-
' dty to his shed
! 'stion was made
f ..mh to finish the
L, ' Going out to
'omato patch just
Mtin^ ,i;irk, the crew
ked 17 bushels
' '-"'i brought them
' ! packed them
' and it rolled
* 'y night on the
1'hat's what you
nootiie.
He, *
yved hanging up
yt'idl[)ibprt please
^ as old as she
<<Sd when he quits
h,.".want to
f looking?
^ ' Protection there
°^Paratively little
There being some misunder-
standing of the word "segrega-
tion," the Courier has looked up
the word's meaning. The mean-
ing's designation begins with the
word "segment—one of the parts
in which any body naturally
separates; a portion." Then f«t-
lows: "Segregate — separate; se-
lect; to separate from others; to
set apart." The word then simply
means personally to set apart; to
separate the whites from the
blacks, as is now being done in
the schools, the churches and the
rooms, and in the matter
of marriage. If it is iilegal to do
so in onj, it is illegal to do so in
the other. Some (white or
black) may advocate the oblitera-
tion of color lines in marriage
until you ask them about their
own families, and then it is a
horse of another color.
Some of our segregation laws
were passed for the Negro's ben-
efit—the separate coach law, for
instance. Justification of that
law was that sometimes Negroes
were thought to have been mis-
treated by white people. The
law did not permit white people
to ride in the Negro's coach, and
thus he was given complete pro-
tection from rough white treat-
ment.
The Negroes have made great
headway in their own schools
under the same protective laws.
They have been protected in wor
shipping in their own way
their own churches, a
from the white people in estab-
lishing their own churches and
schools. The Courier editor has
talked with a few leading negro
citizens and they have
pressed themselves as
greatly pleased wtth the Progress
they are making by
creditable efforts; ..
not now care to make a 'V'st
of that credit with and for others.
They are worshipping
METHOMST
LOCAL PASTORS
RETURNED HERE
Rev. Ben F. Roper was re
appointed as pastor of the Alto
Methodist Church at the meeting
of the Texas Conference in IIous
ton last week. Bill Walker also
received the Alto Circuit station.
for another year.
1 ho complete appointments for
the Palestine District are asfol
lows:
H M. Mathison, district super-
intendent.
Alto, Ben F. Roper; Alto Circuit,
Hit1 Walker; Athens, James A
Chapman: Athens Circuit, F. D
Dawson, III; Buffalo, Charles E
Schneider, Jr.; Bullard, Paul
Moon; Cherokee Circuit, Don Me
Gown; County Circuit, Jack
Rogers; Dew Circuit, Jack Hooper
Elkhart, Frank M. Richardson
Jr.
Also, Eustace Circuit, William
J. Commer; Fairfield, Harold
Spann; Flint, Wayne Cannon
Frankston. D. Towns Windham
Grapeland, Leon Reed; Grapeland
Circuit, J. B. Davis; Hendergon
Circuit, John Derr,
Also, Jacksonville, Don F.
Pevey; Jacksonville Circuit, L. G
Stokes; Jewett Circuit, J. P. Kir-
by; La Rue Circuit, William C.
Jones; Latexo Circuit, OllieAl
sup; Malakoff, Everett Schrum;
Montalba Circuit, John Ford;
Neches Circuit, John Revis; New
Summerfield. William Helpen
stell; Oakwood, Loyd Holt.
Also, Palestine, First Church,
W. Morris House; Palestine, Grace
Church, B. R. Shelton; Palestine.
Holmes Church, Denman Easter-
ling. Palestine Circuit, Oddl
Crouch; Rusik, Jewel Strong;
Rusk, Circuit. Jim Crawford;
Teague, W. J. Williamson; Trini-
dad, E. J. Davis, Sr.; Wells, J. T.
Campbell.
Special appointments: Con-
erence Board of Education,
'xccutive secretary, W. Rubal
Moore; Conference Board of Edu-
cation. youth director, Marshall
Hampton: Lakeview Assembly,
superintendent, G. Ray Loden;
Lakeview Assembly. assistant
superintendent. Gordon Alexan-
der.
Also, Lon Morris College, presi-
dent, Cecil E. Peeples; Dallas,
YMCA, Dallas, director, James
Hotchkiss; chaplain. U. S. Air
Force. Kenneth D. Summy, stu-
dent, Union Theological Seminary,
James S. Tiller; town and country
field worker. Jesse Roberson.
Other pastors that received ap-
pointments and are known here
were Archie Fiemmings, who
went to the First Church at Lib-
erty: Alton Jones, who went from
La Marque to the Trinity Church
at Port Arthur; F. D. Dawson from
Katy to Port Neches; E. J. Davis,
Jr.. former Alto pastor went to
Cameron: Leon Peacock went to
Rosebud; Don Box was returned
to Lindale and E. J. Davis, Sr.,
was returned to Trinidad.
m
aid
all cx
being
their own
that they do
and ed-
their own
Medica! Degrees
Conferred On
106 Student*
Dallas. June H.-The University
of Texas Southwestern Medical
School conferred degrees on 106
medica! students Monday.
The commencement exercises
were presided over by Dr. A. J.
Gill dean of SMS.
Dr. Kendall B. Corbin, neuro-
logy expert of the Mayo Founda-
' delivered the commence-
and degrees were
ALBERT HIKER DIEM
TUESMY AT 6RAPEUM
Albert H. Luker, 68, widely
known newspaper man in Texas,
died at his home in Grapeland
Tuesday. His death was unex-
pected. He had attended a Lions
Club luncheon Tuesday at noon
and went home complaining of
feeling ill. The family physician
stated that he apparently died of
a heart attack.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 4:00
o'clock at the Grapeland Methodist
Church with the Rev. Leon Reed,
pastor, officiating. Interment was
in the Grapeland City Cemetery.
Surviving relatives include his
wife; two sons, Ed and Merle
Luker, Grapeland; one sister, Mrs.
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
The following cases have been
'.'iled in District Court at Rusk;
C. W. Wyatt vs. Mary Frances
Wyatt, divorce.
Betty J. Hein vs. Aldon Hein,
divorce.
Lula Preston vs. Will Preston,
divorce.
Margaret Bell, et vir vs. Jewel
Gunter, action for damages.
First National Bank of Jack-
sonville vs. Tom B. Trahan, col-
lection of note, foreclosure and
S. R. Parker, Lufkin; one brother, [^0^^ of receiver.
Rev. Frank Luker, retired Meth
odist minister of Grapeland; and
three grandsons.
Mrs. J. R. Luker of this city is
sister-in-law of the deceased.
Luker spent his entire lifetime
in the newspaper business, with
the exception of three months at
Shiner, Texas, all of it was with
the Grapeland Messenger. He was
the first Mayor of Grapeland and
served on the school board for
many years. He was also a charter
member of the Grapeland Lions
Club and active member of the
Masonic lodge.
PREDICTS"
SHORT CROP
TOMATOES
tton,
ment address
ucating themselves m "^Jhy nr. James C. DoUcy,
the
way, according to their o\^
and traditions. They i'
company of personal and mdw-
dual associates, and are .
ing an uncomfortable and un^.se
situation—Crockett Couner.
Singing Convention
The West Side Na^oehes
Singing Convention will meet at
Looneyville. four miles sot'
Cushing. Highway 2^' ' "
June i2th. AH day stngmg
dinner on the ground.
Also Saturday night. J
the Buna Quartette wtll P"
free concert at '^end
The public is invited
b°.h -h"-
,,j,,e.prcsi'dcnt of the University
"^rtial support of the South-
western Medical School comes
from cash grants from the South-
western Medical Foundation, a
n„„.,-rofit organisation founded
in 1939 to perpetuate
education and research.
The 1955 graduating
Southwestern Medica! Schooljia-
.<jcttidents from 4? texda
35*. "-'M'
James Glenn.
„ have something you want
^ J a classified ad in t^e Alto
Herald wiH do the j
medical
class of
J. F. Rosborough
Last week tomatoes started
moving from most East Texas
shipping points. Shipment's ranged
from right to moderately heavy
This week harvesting should be
heavy. Most growers will clean
off the first cluster with this pick-
ing. Grower prices ranged from
-3c per pound. Quality and ma-
turity improved toward the last of
the week. The bulk of the ship-
ments rolled 80 per cent No.
grade.
It appears that the yield of East
Texas tomatoes will be far short
of earlier estimates. An inspection
of a number of tomato fields in
leading tomato producing coun-
ties shows that the second and
third clusters failed to set a nor-
mal crop. It appears that this
week will see the peak for East
Texas shipments. The usual ship
ping season reaches its period of
greatest volume when the second
cluster is harvested. This year
good second and third clusters are
as scare as hen's teeth. It begins
to look Hke a repetition of the
short crop of 1954.
There is a strong local demand
for good pink tomatoes at $4—$5
per bushel. Most growers are
packing them in half bushel bas-
kets which are selling at $2—$2.50.
We cannot expect growers to do
much about improving quality if
shippers fail to recognize it. At a
number of packing sheds I watch-
ed growers bringing in tomatoes
in baskets which were lined with
newspaper and were not stacked,
one basket on another. In some
cases most of the tomatoes ran
mostly 5x5 and 5x6 sizes. The
quality was excellent. These
brought the grower the same price
per pound that a poor lot of small
tomatoes which happened to fol-
low at the unloading point. The
grower who didn't take pains in
handling his tomatoes didn't get
back any more cull tomatoes than
the man who had the good ones.
Growers say why try to take bet-
ter care of them if the good and
the bad all go at the same price?
First Baptist Church
Be sure you make your plans to
attend both morning and evening
services at the First Baptist
Church in Alto Sunday, June 12.
There will be a church con-
ference at the close of the 11:00
a. m. service
Bro. T. W. Smith will iHI the
pulpit at both services.
Reporter.
District Court Cases Disposed of:
Arnold Limbaugh vs. Gloria
Limbaugh, divorce.
In the cause styled Gene
Thomas Dwire vs. Texas & New
Orleans Railroad. A jury awarded
plaintiff $85,000.00.
County Court:
State of Texas vs. Tim Hang-
brook, charged with DWI, $100
fine and 30 days in jail.
State of Texas vs. Elgie Padgett,
charged with DWI, fined $100 and
three days in jail.
State of Texas vs. Ex Parte W.
H. Wiley, writ of habeas corpus.
Marriage License issued:
James Tate and Elizabeth
Walker.
Jewel Swinney and Elizabeth
Clakley.
Wiliiam Sanderson and Agnes
Christie.
Bobby Joe Grimes and Evelyn
Walding.
Woody Cunningham, Jr., and
Lula Mae Ford.
Johnnie Loftis and Elizabeth
Roberts.
Elmer Wallace and Lillie Mae
Thomas.
Bobby Joe Jennings and Miss
Gloria Bonita Guinn.
PEAK REACHED
ON TOMATO
SHIPMENTS
Best information available is
that the peak of the Aito tomato
crop has been reached. Biggest
day of the season was Tuesday,
when eight cars were billed out.
Up to Wednesday night 45 cars
had been moved out of Alto by
rail. No information can be ob-
tained on truck shipments.
In spite of the fact that the crop
is holding up good and fruit better
than average, the price is proving
to be very disappointing to grow-
ers. Prices paid here this week
were 3 and 3%c, most of the loads
going at 3c, which was paid all
day Tuesday.
Anybody's guess in the tomato
deal is a problematical statement,
but the opinion seems to prevail
that there will be some very high
priced tomatoes here at the end
of the deal. If this is true, it will
pay growers to hold back pulling
all they possibly can as it may pay
off in two ways, the fruit will get
heavier and the price will be
better.
HOYT LYONS
TO ATTEND
BUTANE MEET
BUTLER W!LL
SPEAK AT
TYLER JUNE 16
Pau! M. Butter
E. B. Lewis of Jacksonville has
been named Cherokee County
Chairman for the June 16 visit to
Tyler of Democratic National
Committee Chairman Paul M.
Butler of South Bend, Ind., ac-
cording to Dr. Howard Bryant of
Tyler, general chairman of the
visit.
Butler, a 49-year-old attorney
who has never campaigned for nor
has ever held a public office, will
be introduced by Grover Sellers,
former Texas Attorney General,
at a luncheon to be held at noon
June 16 at Tyler's Carlton Hotel.
Following the luncheon, an in-
formal open house will be held in
the Bryant Petroleum Building
for the purpose of giving all
Democrats an opportunity to talk
with the national chairman of the
Democratic Committee.
The luncheon and the open
house will be open to all Demo-
crats. and various Democrats have
already accepted invitations to
the event, according to Dr.
Bryant.
Mrs. Arthur Brooks and daugh-
ter, Nancy, returned home Sun-
day from a visit with relatives in
Houston, Freeport and LaPorte.
RECEtVED MEDiCAL DEGREE—
Dr. Fern R. Spruill, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Spruill of Alto, re-
ceived his Doctor of Medicine
Degree from the Louisiana State
University, School of Medicine,
New Orleans, La., on May 28. He
will receive further training at
the North Louisiana Sanitarium
at Shreveport. Dr. Spruill is a
1944 graduate of the Alto High
School and member of the
Yeliow Jacket football team <for
three years.
String Band
WiH Be Here
Advertising Rodeo
A string band and songsters
from Nacogdoches will be here
Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock
advertising the Nacogdoches Lions
Club Rodeo that will be staged in
that city June 16, 17 and 18.
A rodeo parade will be staged
tn Nacogdoches at 4:00 p. m., on
June 16, lead by John C. Whtte.
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture.
All funds from the rodeo goes
into the Lions Club service funds.
92 PEAR OLD
PROUD OF M/S
V077AfG RECORD
Stitzer, Wis.—Henry Schup-
pener, 92, claims a perfect voting
record since he cast his first bal-
lot for Republican presidential
candidate James G. Blaine 70
years ago.
The retired general store-
keeper said he well remembers
the campaign because he ruined
perfectiy good overcoat while
taking part in a torch parade rally
for Blaine, who was defeated by
Grover Cleveland.
He said he never failed to exer-
cise his franchise priviiege and
raised my family the same way."
Planning to join with some six
hundred other butane dealers of
Texas in ceiebrating an important
milestone of the industry, Hoyt
Lyons, of the Lyons Butane Bas
Co., here, is preparing to go to
Dallas late in June. There he will
attend and take part in the Tenth
Annua! Convention of the Texas
Butane Dealers Association and
will attend the Southwestern Bu-
tane Exposition.
These events will attract nation-
wide attention, according to Mr.
Lyons, and attendance at the con-
vention and show is expected from
every section of the United States
and a number of foreign coun-
tries.
The local firm, which is a mem-
ber of the Texas Butane Dealers
Association, already has received
copies of advance convention and
exposition literature and, Mr.
Lyons said the program and the
many entertainment events assure
an unusually interesting and im-
portant gathering.
The dual event in Dallas, June
22, 23 and 24, is of importance to
far more Texans than the more
than six hundred butane dealers
who comprise the Association, the
local butane man pointed out. Bu-
tane and propane gas serves nearly
a million Texans in rural, subur-
ban and semi-urban areas, and
these users of this "magic fuel"
have a direct interest in whatever
affects the industry. At the con-
vention the assembled dealers will
view the newest and most ad-
vanced appliances for use with bu-
tane and propane gas. This li6t in-
cludes an array of appliances and
equipment from one and two-
burner hot plates through the en-
tire category of space heaters,
ranges, water heaters, clothes
driers, weli and irrigation pumps,
stationery engines of many types,
immense power plants serving
heavy industry, farm tractors,
truck, passenger-car and tractor
engines, metal-cutting torches,
weed and pear burners, and much
other equipment serving homes,
farm and industries.
Cherokee County
Soil Conservation
District News
Worship Hour Change
Beginning Sunday, June 12,
morning worship services will be-
gin at 10:55 o'clock instead of
11:00 o'clock, in the Alto Methodist
Church.
Ben F. Roper, Pastor.
Paul Karcher and Grady Collie
of Gould, have found a cheap way
to suppiy fence post. These men
are buying core blocks from a
Jacksonville box factory and
treating them with a wood pre-
servative and diesel oil.
The blocks are 6' 6" long and 6"
in diameter. A tabie saw has been
constructed for ripping the cores
in half. Karcher estimates he is
getting his post ready for use for
twenty-five cents each.
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H. H. Searcy, of Concord com-
munity, says his Ladino Clover is
half knee deep. Searcy has recent-
ly applied a heavy application of
fertilizer to his pasture.
* * *
Harman Searcy, a member of
the Henry's Chapel Conservation
Group, says his cattle spend all
their time grazing on the highly
fertilized part of his pasture.
* * *
S. Barron of Henry's Chapel,
has a wonderful growth of Ken-
tucky Thirty-one Fescue in full
seed. Barron 'is well pleased with
this grass and hopes to harvest
seed and plant more bottom land
pasture to the grass this fall. An-
other grass on the Barron farm
that looks good is Coastal Ber-
muda. A three acre Nursery plot
is doing so well that Barron is
planning to use Coastal Bermuda
extensively on his upland pas-
tures.
* * *
Mike Johnson, of Troup, reports
that his pine seedlings are growing
fine. Mike set out 16,000 pines
last December on his farm near
Troup. Mike is a seventeen year
old F. F. A. boy and a soil con-
servation district cooperator.
Freedom of the press involves
more than a publisher's right to
print propaganda for the owner.
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