The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1956 Page: 1 of 8

                                
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THE ALTO HERALD
^IMAR A SON. EDITORS ANO pun,
WISHED 1896
SUBSCRIPTION PPttCE. Rpnn YEAR IN CHEROKEE COUNTV. t2.S0 PER v^AO OU.attlE COUNTM
Gtancing
Around
By Frank
L]tcn I may, I want it said
[))y those who knew me
ta' I always plucked a
tr.d[)!antcdafi"werwhere
a Mower would grow.
—Abraham Lincoin
#
ave another Thanksgiving
Today is the original
giving. In our book Die
ur dav in November wilt
[be 'i'hanksg'iving. Frank-
Lt < [{oosevelt had Conga s
Lawmaking 'the fourth
ty in November ThattKs-
[buttite Pilgrim fathers
Tday as the last Thursday
nher. We arc staying
eni on tha't date, st) today
lervc the original Thanks-
; achieved success who
weil, laughed often and
Htch; who has gained the
[of intelligent men and the
little children; who has
jsnichcandaccomplishe<l
who has left the world
hi !) he found it, whether
Unproved poppy, a perfect
a rescued soul; who has
[lacked appreciation of
^auty or failed to express
}:ias looked for the best in
pud given the best he had;
[lite was an inspiration;
memory is a benediction.
—Mrs. A. J. Stanley.
*
is the stealing time of the
Merchants are remiaded
le Christmas holidays in
have always been the
ne of <the year for shop
With the stores crowded
[Christmas shoppers and
and counters loaded with
merchandise, tt is much
jfor the thief to nly his
Store managers should also
[their clerks to bf on ithe
for these characters, as
them are experts in this
)d can steal and you look-
at them.
is circulating that an-
ting station is to be built
main street just across
^'road tracks. Let'er come.
)dy gets a little business,
would be no ex-
^ )rful Visit. A few days ago
R.ittieTullis, who lives in
u'h eastern part otf <town,
^ned three neighbors who
!('. in her home lor a casual
Con visit. Their names were
phek. Mrs. Red and Mrs.
There is no doubt but
Urs. Blue, Mrs. Green and
ladies with colorful names
have been present had
t!i"wn of this unusual visit.
gPERHKHWAY
!N CHEROKEE
CO- PLANNED
THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS. NOVEMBER 29, 1956
NO. 25
"My Fb\st Thanksgiving in America"
Dt'Vt
-Yo.oprnen ofu. S. !lig),way
M into a split.[eve]
. . superhighway
is the htggcs! of seven stat,. iugh-
fot Liierokec County.
Ihe superhighway, spanning
! nuh- between Jacksonville
"n' 'tusk, j- expected to cost
a'.ou: $290.1)00. The present high-
way would be used for one-way
Iraffienorth.vard along most of
the route.
D. C. Greer, state highway
er)'.tmi'.;]nt Count.v.]u(]ge.j,\y
Summers conducted hearings be-
fore requesting that .the project
be gotten under way.
Another four-lanc segment of
1'. S f!!) already !s nearing com-
pletion in Cherokee and Smith
counties. The 16-mile strip ex-
tends from Tyler to Bullard.
Voters in Jacksonville this fall
turned down, for the second time,
a bond proposal that would have
permitted the "Main Street of
East Texas" <to come through that
city. Unless rerouted, the four-
lane segments will bo reduced
to two lanes from BuMard through
Love's Lookout State Park and
Jacksonville.
Greer said other projects now
being considered for Cherokee
County inelude:
Three and a half miles of re-
construction between Neches and
Jacksonville on U. S. 79.
Seven miles from Alto to the
Nacogdoches County line on
State 21.
Four new bridges between
Troup and Jacksonville on Farm
Road 347.
One new bridge on Farm Road
1248.
Six and three-tenths miles of
reconstruction of Farm Road
1911. between Brunswick and
Forest.
Eighit and three-tenths miles of
now construction on Farm Road
2274 from Ponta to U. S. 79 east
of JacksonviHe.
Also under consideration is a
proposed now route, Longview to
Houston via Lufkin, which might
be diverted through Jacksonville.
FOREST FiRES
DECREASED !N
OCTOBER
College Station.—Rainfall dur-
ing "the last month has decreased
the number of forest wildfires m
East Texas, according to J. O.
Burnside. head. Fire Control De-
partment, Texas Forest Service
at Lufkin. "However, we st 11
want to caution East Tcxans to
care when
be sure and use ca<^
burning trash, brush, or held de-
Even though the fuels may
^ damp, forest fires can resul
f,o„i careless debris burnmg.
^'-urcs for October revea' 441
t-ires^burned 4563 acres of '
nd Ihrdcst hit was Distr.ot 1
'"I;,si'-:''"'
 r.T?!"-'
',.omN«vc"ibct!'o--'
burned ("9
at 96 f"es
-h, . u tofthcdecrhur.'.-
- ' '.,i, c.,^! Tex:x hunters
'"d to be careful with
request dt year
cigarette ' . various
With ti'L' ; ,oplc are
hThis in. '.-<.-'<-s the
in the ' .-wewoul'l
, .firenrnbletn. ^ ,
fores."" drthispattin
like each hu'i' ^ ^ ..n^^,.}(]<<
.ircven'iMf"^'
— " research inst'-
a diverse pro-
-"TSSSt-'
rranioi'^-
mf"*' , ,.-o sororities antl fr"-
Atol"'"t— g with 960
]crniti''S3r''"" eight sororl-
^em'^r^! ' ,,e ]4 fraternities.
,ies and 620 became
affiliated witn
last year. p. Bruce is
Genera diversity,
president of ^
TENDING
(VERS!TY OF
JSTON
following students from
^ere enrolled at the Uni-
"f Houston:
S Adams—Radio Service
W. Bailey—Jun!ior Ag-
Economic major.
R. Holconnb — Junior
Administration major.
; Allen—Junior Phar-
R. Rix—Senior Me-
!'n-Sneering major.
\1. Fults — Freshman
Administration major,
beginning in 1934 as
r school, Me Uni-
had an enrollment in-
1110 to nearly 14.90f)
Accreditation of thf
- Association of Colleges
t'v Schools has un-
e University's rise to
'"nt educational instxtu-
fhysical assets vatucd
^ 'han $18,000,000.
aeatlcmicorganizntifrt
Colleges of Arts and
Business Admlnistra*
ion, Engineering, Law,
' ' Pharmacy, Technology
- " Junior College plus a
1 ' irchitecture, a down-
) ^hool and the graduate di-
the 1956-57 school year.
EDITORS NOTE: A 30-year-
old mechanic who led 35 men in
their fight for freedom aga'inst
:he Communists in Budapest was
j among the first group of refu-
;^ees to reach the United States.
[Adopting the new name of Imre
Nediert to protect relatives still
^in Hungary, he has written an ac-
count of his experiences. His
story, translated from Hungarian,
follows:
Camp Kilmer, N. J.—I have no
money. The only clothes I own
are on my back, i do not know
the fate of my parents and sister
in Hungary. But I stili had 100
times more reason to be thank-
ful on my first Thanksgiving Day
than most Americans.
I am thankful to be alive in a
country where there is more free-
dom than anywhere else in the
world, and where I can go out
and earn a living and live at last
like a Jrec human being.
11' I had not fled from my home-
land, I'm certain I wou^d be dead
by now. Thousands of Hungarian
men have been deported by the
Russians to Siberia, but if I had
stayed, I don't think hey would
have 'bothered to send me away.
[ would have been shot on the
spot. My sins against the Commu-
nists were too great.
I was the leader of a 35-man
rebel group that fought against
the Communists. The Russians
had me under arrest for 26 months
and almost killed me once. Their
aim was not so good, however;
they only wounded me in the
ankle. My companion was shot in
the chest, even though we were
unarmed at the time and carried
white flags.
Aly troubie with the Commu-
nists began in July, 1954, when I
was struggling to make a living
as a typewriter mechanic and re-
pairman. I was overheard to say
that it was impossible to earn a
decent living under such a regime,
with so little pay and food in such
difficult conditions.
For that I spent over two years
in a "political camp." I guess it
was really a concentration camp.
It was surrounded by wire and
men armed with machine guns. I
was released last September 27
and had been free for less than a
month before the anti-Commu-
n'ist rebellion started. Now I am
going to be free for the rest of
mylife.
t'
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W;
inn
are
cin:
COTTON VOTE
SET FOR
DECEMBER 11
Cotton growers have an im-
portant decision to make on Tues-
day. December ] 1, J. M. Vining,
Chairman of the Cherokee Coun-
y Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee, reminds
farmers.
On that day, growers will vote
in a referendum to decide whether
marketing quotas will be in effect
for their 1957 upland cotton crop.
Ail farmers who engaged in the
production of upland cotton in
1956 will be eligible to vote in
the referendum.
"If at least two-thirds of !the
growers voting approve the quo-
tas,"Mr. Vining explains, "mar-
keting quotas will be in effect on
all farms growing upland cotton
in 1957, penalties wilt apply on
'excess' cotton, and price sup-
ports to those growers who com-
ply with their cotton acreage al-
lotments will be available at the
full level oif effective supports
Under current legislation this sup-
port will be between 75 and 90
per cent of parity, the minimum
level within this range depending
upon the supply situation at the
time 'the determination is made.
"If more than one-third of the
growers disapprove quotas or
penalties, but price supports to
eligible growers (who comply
with their allotments) will be
available at 50 per cent of parity
"In either case, acreage allot-
ments wil! continue in effect for
the 1957 cotton crop as a means
of determining eligibility for
price support."
The Chairman pointed out that
the Secretary of Agriculture is
directed to proclaim marketing
quotas for the next upland cotton
crop when the cotton supply ex-
ceeds normal. Quotas are not put
into operation, however, unless
they are approved by at least two-
thirds of the growers voting in a
referendum on the question.
MRS. AlT
MAGRUDERMED
FRIDAY
MM. Daisy Eiva Magruder, 55,
'wife of A. G. Magruder of Alto,
!etl: tn' on Friday in the Husk
Ucmoriat Hospital after a lengthy
'""ess- .
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the Rocky
'si-rings Baptist Church near
')i:iivil1e\vith the Rev. J. M.
;Thomas, officiating. In-t'-rment
in the Rocky Springs Cem-
S tdet- the direction of O.T.
' \ilm & Son. Funeral Directors.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Ma-
)„. !,... is survived by four sons.
I .,i [ierbcrt,Jimmie, Alfred
y ,d^o!R^^H^^^w^A^
j,,,, yarruder of Baltimore. Md.;
In, 'daughter, Mrs. Katherine
Ruth Caveness <'f Rusk; 'w-o sis-
,,r<; Mrs. Elsie- Chamb!ess,Hous-
,oti and Mrs. Annie Allison of
Rockdale; one brother, Gordon
Crenshaw of Rusk-
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Earle vis-
ited with relatives in Jackson-
ville Sunday.
New FM Road
To Be Built
A contract for the construction ]
of grading, structures, base and [
surfacing on Farm-to-Market j
Road 2274 in Cherokee County j
was awarded in Austin this week,
A. C. Gentry, District Highway
Engineer at Waco has announced. I
The firm of E. W. Hable & Sons
Corsicana, Texas submitted the
lowMdof $121,365.37 on the
project which runs from U.S. 79
southwest to State Highway 204
at Ponta, a distance of 8.1 miles.
Resident Engineer W. D. Harris
of Rusk will be In charge of the
project for the Highway Depart-
ment, and it is estimated that the
work will take 140 days to com-
plete.
EX-SERVICE MEN
CALLED TO MEET
DECEMBER 4
All ex-service men, both V. F.
W. members and members of the
American Legion and men who
have never belonged to either
organization, are urged to be at
the V. F. W. Hall on Tuesday
night, December 4, 1956, at 7:30
p.m.
It is an important meeting for
all men who have wom the uni-
form of United States service.
V. F. Scruggs, Com.V. F. W.
Alto, Texas.
W J. TOWNSEND
RITES HELD
MONDAY
W. J. (Little Jim) Townsend,
HO, of 402 Paul Avenue in Lufkin,
died Sunday at his residence after
a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 p. m. Monday in the Gipson
Funeral Chapel in Lufkin with Dr.
Joe Z. Tower, officiating, assisted
by Dr. Arthur DeLoach and Rev.
L. M. Westmoreland. Burial was
in the Walker Cemetery.
'Mr. Townsend was born in
Angelina County on August 28,
1876, and had Lived in that coun-
ty ail of his life.
He was a member of the Ange-
lina County Bar Association, was
a former state senator, and was
former Angelina County judge
and county attorney. He also was
assistant to the statte attorney
general and served on the state
liquor board in 1941.
Mr. Townsend gained his higher
education at Sam Houston Col-
lege and the University of Texas.
He was a member of the First
Methodist Church in Lufkin.
Bids C!osed On
^ew P.O. Bui!ding
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
George
Can anybody imagine grand-
mother parading on the football
field, like the majorettes?
The Old And New
-- 'try " -
County Court
Criminal Cases:
The State of Texas vs.
Case!, Jr., DWI.
Civil Cases:
Henry Clay Goff vs. Texas
Dept. of Public Safety, appeal.
Jesse A. Paine vs. Aliison J.
Willis, damage.
Burns Tilton dbla TUton's vs.
Arthur England, debt.
Citizens Industrial Ins. Co. vs.
Eddie Harris et al, cancel In-
surance.
Marriage Licenses:
Jimmie Lynn Richardson and
Mary Helen Guerro.
Cecii Rupert Thomas and Mrs.
Berniece Tannery Smith.
Billy Ray Gaydon and Lillie
Doris Jemigan.
Don Bennett MeBride and Jes-
sie Mae Kemp.
William Thomas Tobias and
Mrs. Willie Etta Strickland.
Balin Colemand and Mary Ann
Fuller.
Cecil Verdell and Doris Jean
Clayborn.
District Court Cases Filed:
Shirley Joe Henry vs. Kenneth
N. Henry, action for divorce.
Homer Boiling, et al vs. Guar-
antee Reserve Life Ins. Co., col-
lection of funds.
Vesta Maddox vs. Arnold Mad-
dox, action for divorce.
Neva Finch Cranford vs. Alfred
F. Cranford, action for divorce.
Judgments Entered:
Charlie B. Dixon vs. Gertie* Fay
Dixon, divorce granted to piain-
tiff.
Jessie A. Paine vs. Ailison J.
Willis, dismissed.
Mary C. Keim vs. F. B. Lacey
et al, settied and dismissed.
The State of Texas vs. Jessie
Lee Starnes, 'tried and convicted
for theft of cigarette dispenser,
given two years prison sentence.
Al
DEC. 15 DATE
FOR DESTROYING
COTTON PLANTS
Under the Texas Pink Boll-
worm Law, the Commissioner of
Agriculture has set Dec. 15, 1956,
as the deadline when all cotton
plants must be destroyed, said
destruction may be accomplished
by plowing under the cotton
statks, or destroying them by the
use of a rotary type stalk shred-
der. Cotton stalks standing in any
field from Dec. 16, 1956 to April
1, 1957 shall be in violation of the
Texas Pink Bollworm Law.
Counties coming under this
date "Cleanup" are Cherokee,
Rusk. Henderson, Anderson, Pan-
ola, Smith, Shelby, Sabine, San
Augustine, Nacogdoches, Free-
stone, Limestone. iMeLennen. Na-
varro, Coryell. Lampasas, Hamil-
ton, Hill, Bosque, Somervilie, El-
lis. Johnson and Hood.
ALTO BAND
Ri
Top picture shows the new 'bridge that has just been completed
across the Angelina river, seven miles east of Alto, on Highway 21.
It is iocaited about 200 feet north <% the old bridge. Bottom picture
shows the old bridge which is now out of use. All' crooks and turns
in the river at this point has been eliminated and a new bddge
also buiit over the slough on the Nacogdoches side.
UrnyJU!
The Alto High School Band won
two places in thelnterscholastic
League Contest held In Longview
Tuesday. They won fifth place in
marching and second place in in-
pection.
Seventy-five bands competed
in the various cwtcsts.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our deep
gratitude to our many friends,
both in Alto and Rusk, and es-
pecially the pasitors of the dif-
ferent churches, who were so kind
to us during the iilness and death
of our dear wife and mother.
Your many Mnd acts and words
of sympathy and the beautiful
flora! offerings wi!! always be re-
membered by us.
A. G. Magruder and Children.
Time for sending in bid!) on the
erection of a new post office build-
ing has passed and it is barely
possible that some contractor will
get 'the contract to put up the new
building as a Christmas Gift.
As far as is known O. T. Alten
was the only person sending in a
bid from Alto. Other bids could
have gone in from other points,
as it was widely advertised by
the government.
The buildiing is ito be located
directiy across the street from
the present post office.
Mr. Ailen stated that should
he be the lucky bidder ithat work
on the now structure would begin
at once and work wei! underway
by January 1. He stated further
that if he got the contract, all
labor and material obtainable
here in Alto, would be used.
WISE MOTORISTS
MAY AVOID
INSPECTION JAM
Remember last April when cars
by the scores piled up at inspec-
tion stations on the iast days oi
the annual inspection period?
The wise motorist this year
will get the inspection chore out
of the way early. And it is not too
early now. )
The inspection period began
Sept. 15 and Will end April 15. As
of now the inspection stations will
give almost immediate service to
those who wiil take the time to
v*isit them.
Under Texas law the inspection
cannot be avoided. Getting it done
now would seam to be the smart
and easy thing to do.
PERRy CHAPM/t# /
RErt/RMS
TO SERV/CE
Pvt. Perry D. Chapman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Chapman of
this city, has been home ior the
past two weeks after completing
a three month course at Fort
Benning, Georgia.
Pvt. Chapman entered the
Army May 2, 1966 and completed
basic training at Fort Ord, Cali-
fornia in the middle otf July. He
was then sent to The Infantry
School at Fort Benning. While
there he studied the maintenance
and servicing of a!l Infantry
radio equipment. After gradua-
tion on November 1, he was
granted a 14-day leave and has
spent the time with Ms family
and friends.
He has now returned to Fort
Ord, California and will join the
10th Infantry Division in the
near future.
OiL SHOWING
!N WELL WEST
OF ALTO
Six miles west of Alto, Marshall
Steffenson. trustee, is running
driilstem 'test at No. 1 Wood Hol-
iday. Woodbine wildcat, after re-
covering shows of oil in core. J.
B. Fletcher Drilling Company of
Shreveport is contractor for the
5,500-toct test, with hoie now
bottomed at around 5.i40 feet.
Site is in the George Ruddell sur-
vey.
Smith-Thomas
Mr. Cecil Thomas and Mrs.
Bernice Smith, both residents of
this city, were united in mar-
riage Wednesday of last week
at 6:30 p. m.
The wedding was performed
by the Rev. J. M. Thomas, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, at
the parsonage.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
have many friends in Alto who
are extending sincere congratu-
lations to the happy couple.
The production of 1967 autos !s
rolling into high.
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