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THE ALTO HERALD
-d 1896
[Looking
Around
nib Reunion will be
,y and Sunday, July
Springs community.
b,ing out this week
okonib, president, in-
rubers of the Hotcon)t)
Kttmd the annuai Gct-
t,ub)es? Don't worry-
Epivcrttme'it wilt take*
To make things all
down on the farm,
^government has put up
]j,,!,;'<tdoHarstokeep
K) is still kicking in to
billion a year of the
money. The mess is
ever, but no one can
Eture is neglected. Due
he needs, times, and
of our city transit
hrt finding the going
La start, it is proposed
[s three-year period, tha
[it nf government kick
i)te than $500 million in
td tow-interest ioans.
Stive Taft estimates the
La! nt $20 billion. Rep-
Ocrwinski thinks that
Kout government grants
Burage initiative among
jtratnrs who might other-
their own problems;
pricing out of the field,
Hizc inefficiency." They
[t)-but never mind littir
that. The House has
taproposal to establish a
t Department of Urban
jphich would enable the
ovcrnment to run the
don't worry—the Mil
j^ck. There's lots of money
ye in Washington, so long
jon't worry about more
! taxes, more and bigger
worsening world trade
[inflation. and other such
jttf rs. Got yours yet?
*
) prire-cost squeeze on
nav tighten some during
to larger supplies and
ycrane prices of farm
along with higher pro-
costs. says John Mc-
^xtension economist. The
ftput in 1963 will raise the
m income but this in-
fill be offset by the higher
aid by farmers for pro-
band other expense items,
omist adds.
rthday Dinner
tLte Smith was honored
on her 80th birthday
Birthday dinner at Me
tMr. and Mrs. Willis Hol-
tA bountiful table was
P'th,, noon hour with all
children. grandchildren
y'a-grandchildren present
^lier enjoy the day.
iPrpscntwere- Mr and
' Maddux. Gerry and Joy,
Mr atiti' Mrs. Clarenco
j Leslie. Smith and Keith.
Mrs. Willie Leo Mann
Elizabeth Schuster.
Mr and Mrs. David
Eric and Angela, Free-
f'Hv 'L Black and Kevin.
Tlr and Mrs. Rawls Mad-
^niy, Scheila and Pamala,
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol
Janis. Carroliand
p''a"mont; Mr. and Mrs.
! R'x. Mrs. Minnie Mcln-
^ and Mrs Tom Btack and
"id Mrs. Willis Hol-
r*lR"nnic. Aito.
Of Thanks
^re inadequate to
^ sincere thanks and
' thp
acts
ex-
ap-
of
fam-
and
Little
^ ' for tn^ many „
T '' ^*"^cd upon our
F"'K the recent illness
L"' '-cloved son.
J" ""r many friends.
^ " Natives who ^
over our loved
f ^ent floral offerings,
L",''f"r<hemany
hat;''',very grateful
"'ways remember each
'^""ghts, deeds
, "^'ernadpour
E" " ".r pr.„
ady Duprce FimUy
neigh-
kept a
one.
ings
syn-..
prayers
Fire Insurance
Key Ratg Reduction
Announced
Fire Cltief Cltarles Pat;e. re-
ceived wort! from the State Board
of Insurance this week, that ef-
fective immediately. Alto's Kir"
Insurance Key Ratcwtmtm^
less. The credits given consisted
of: <a! Fire Chief reporting dniht
as required. 3c: <b) Iniprovoct
^qtnpment maintenance. 1c; (c)
Purciiase of addttional rcpiired
ladders. If.
The reduction of the Key Hat<t
from S .11 to $ .a)! will mean lowor
f:re insurance premiums on al'^
property inside he city limits.
Examples of Havings to homo
owners are as follows: On a frame
dwelling tin- premium for So,MO
for 3 years would he reduccn St.Dt).
Ots a brick dwelling the premium
for $10,000 for 3 years would he!
reduced' atxmt S'i.00. Additional,
key rate ere<iit is expected witl)
the completion ot the new watu-r
system.
and
burden of
God
prayer.
Alto, Texas, Thursday, July i ), ) 963
Number 6
Alto Fire
Department News
For the first time in severa'
weeks, no fire calls were received
during the previous week. We wel-
come a new fireman to the fires
department, Gerald Germany
jotned the department at the last,
drill meeting. July 2nd. Wo ail
regretted the loss of two good
men. Rev. Duncan Graham who
moved to Eustace. Texas, and
Hillv Crooks who moved to Lufkint
We. the Alt" Fire Department
and the Texas Forest Service, arn
igrateful to the people of Alto and
the surrounding communities for
their great efforts in preventing
grass and forest fire during thi^
hot and dry weather. It would be
almost impossible to stop a iarge
grass or forest fire. We ask that)
you keep this in mind and bo
careful and he absolute sure tint
mil trash fires are out before you
leave them.
Donations for the Rural Fird
Truck Tank Fund since last week
are as follows:
J. R. Acrey $10.00
Mrs.C. E.Christian 3.00
Doris Fifitiley 100
RoyBobbitt 3.00
Revival To Be Held
At Church Of Christ
Next Week
Cherokee County
Banks Show
Increases In Call
Resources and deposits in the
six Cherokee County banks
showed marked increases during
the past three months, according
to the recent statement of condi-
tions released by each of the
banks showing total deposits and
resources as of June 29, 1963.
Resources increased $2,231,539.-
33 during the past quarter and
deposits increased $322,225tl7.
Total resources as of June 29 in
the six banks. First National and
Texas Bank and Trust. Jackson-
ville, Ftrst State and Citizens
State, o f Rusk, Continental
State. Alto, and First State,
Wells, were $25,542,302.10. The
preceding bank call, dated
March 18, showed resources to-
taling $23,310,762.77 in the s
hanks.
Deposits in the six banks to-
taled $22,811,222.63 as of the
June 29 call and $22,488,997.46
in the preceeding call in March
Jacksonville Building and Loan
Association had assets totaling
$22,177,859.71 as of June 28 and
the Rusk Federal Savings and
t,oan reported assets of $12,320,
157.17.
Resources in the six banks arc
as follows: Texas Bank and
Trust. S8.795.532.01; First National
Bank. $7,543,080.94: First State
Bank. Wells. $1,286,340.57; Con-
tinental State Bank, Alto. $1,243.-
112.07; First State Bank. Rusk
32.495,704.31 and Citizens State
Bank. Rusk. $4,178,511.67.
Deposits in each bank are as
follows: Texpn Bank and Trust,
Jacksonville. $7,875,879.80: First
National. Jacksonville. $6,726,351 -
24: First State Bank. Wells. $1,-
106.401.25: Continental State
Bank. Alto, $1,019,786.57: First
State Bank. Rusk, $2,232,818.79.
and Citizens State Bank. Rusk,
33.350.184.98.
Resources of each bank as of
the last bank call are as follows:
First State Bank, Wells, $1,218,-
190.44; Continental State Bank,
Alto, $1,257,308 95: First State
Bank. Rusk. $2,406,318.86; Citizens
State, Rusk, $4,163,137.07; First
National. Jacksonville. $7,066,-
480.56 and Texas Bank and Trust,
Jacksonville, $8,145,785.89.
Deposits as of the previous call
are: First State Bank, Wells. $1.-
046,220.32: Continental State. Al-
to. $1,060,814.69; First State.
Rusk, $2,149,508.95; Citizens State
Bank. Rusk. $3,838,350.72: First
National, Jacksonville. $6.24.8,-
317.29 and Texas Bank and Trust.
Jacksonville, $7,199,327.47.
Mass Tuberculin
Skin Testing !s
Planned For County
The board of directors of the
Cherokee County Tuberculosis
Association met on Wednesday
afternoon of last week in the dis-
trict courtroom of the courthouse.
The groundwork is being formu-
lated for a mass tuberculin skin
testing for Cherokee County.
The meeting was well attended
and Mrs. Raiph Kesler of Jack-
sonville, president, presided dur-
ing the meeting.
Mrs. Tracie Pearman, Mrs. S. P.
Fox and Mrs. Clyde Poore at-
tended the meeting from Alto.
A revival will start Sunday at
the Church of Christ and will
continue through Saturday, July
20. Services witl begin at 7 30
each evening.
Evangelist Walter Stevens wtll
do the preaching. Bro. Stevens,
minister of the Church of Christ
in Rusk, is a very able and in-
teresting speaker and we believe
if you hear him at the start of
the meeting you will want to
hear him each service of t t
week. ,
Join with us in singing the old
fashioned gospel "hymns wc
love." directed by Brother Cectl
Stringer of Grapeland. No chmr,
no specials, every one sings o
offerings witl be taken except on
the first day of the week
A!to Chapter O. E. S.
WiH Meet Thursday
Alto Chapter No. 496. O. E. S^.
will meet Thursday. July
p. m.. for regular meeting. There
wilt be an initiation.
AH members are urged to be
present and visiting members are
invited.
Mrs. Dreba McDonald
Died Sunday !n
Jacksonville
Mrs. Dreba Singtetary Mc-
Donald, 61, died in a Jacksonville
hospital at 9 45 a. m. Sunday after
a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
3 p. m. Tuesday at the First Meth-
odist Church in Jacksonville with
the Rev James Heflin. officiating.
Burial was in Lowe's Chapel.
Mrs. McDonald, a native of
Alto, had lived in Jacksonville
"^nco 192S. She had been a teach-
er in Cherokee County 39 years
and had taught in Jacksonville 16
years.
Mrs. McDonald was a member
ofW.S.C.S. of the First Meth-
odist Church, the Delta Kappa
Gamma Society and the Rebecca
Lodge. She was active in the state
and national auxiliary chiroprac-
tor's association.
Survivors are her husband, Dr.
D. G. McDonald; one brother,
Albert Singietary, Alto; and three
sisters, Miss Nellie Singietary,
Alto. Mrs. Vivie Odom, Jack-
sonville. and Mrs. Betty Todd,
Santa Anna.
Vacation Bible School
Starts Monday At A.
Frank Smith Church
The A. Frank Smith Vacation
Church School will begin Mon-
day, July 15 and go through the
19th. The hours are from 8:30
to 11:30 a. m.
The kindergarten department
will be conducted by Suzanne
Bartlett. BiH Grammer and
Becky Kirby will assist her.
Mrs. Virginia Singietary will be
in charge of the primary depart-
ment with Mrs. Grace Reed,
Mrs. Eva Dean, Mrs. Mary Ethel
Roark, Gail Black and Mrs. Don
Roark, assistants. Mrs. Vivian
Kirby and Mrs. Ann Mason will
work with the juniors, aided by
Marcia Page, Oleta May and
Barbara West.
Barbara Jackson will play the
piano for the worship in each
department.
Mrs. Carmen Black wili be in
charge of the refreshments. Mrs.
Myrt Holcomb will be the regis-
trar and Mrs. Theima Shattuck
is co-ordinator.
The school is for children four
through eleven years of age.
The One That Did
Not Get Away
Hubert Womack
Heads Local
Masonic Lodge
Hubert Womack was installed
Monday night. July 8. as Worship-
ful Master of Terrell Lodge No. 83.
A F & A M. He will succeed
James G. Earl. W. G. Dominy
was installed as Junior Stewart.
Jimmv Chapman was the install-
ing officer and Hall McGaughey
was the installing Marshal.
Other officers were installed)
on June 27 at an open installation
of the Jacksonville Lodge No. 108.
A. M. & F. M. A. W. Raney, Past
Master of the Old Maydelle Lodge,
was Installing Officer and W. O.
Pennington. Past Master of the
Jacksonville Lodge, was Installing
Marshal Those Installed were:
Gradv Folder. Senior Warden:
J R. Mcrriwether. Junior Warden,
C D lock. Senior Deacon; Gary
nominy. Junior Deacon: Pete
James. Senior Stewart; H. G. Mc-
clain Treasurer: and C. A. Ken-
son! Tiler. James Dover. Secre-
tary. and Rev. C. H. Haley. Chap-
lain, were carry-overs.
First Baptist W. M. U.
The W M. U. of P'rst Baptist
Church met Monday at 2:30 p.
for a Royal Service program.
m
in
j W Richardson opened
with Prayer. The
See
"Let Others
The Joyce Viertel Circle was
charge
Mrs.
the meeting
in t," The program on
Changing Patterns in City Mis-
sions." was conducted by Mrs.
Bill Partlow.
Mrs. Mary Allen closed
meeting with prayer.
New Market * -
Potential For
Cotton Goods
Old King Cotton, Texas' major
farm crop, may get a much needed
shot in the arm from experiments
aimed at "fluffing it up a little"!
For years, the cotton usage has
been sagging downward from the
competition of synthetic fibers.
As new "miracle fibers" were
developed in laboratories, cotton
was pushed further aside.
Now comes a project to make
cotton knit goods more nearly
like wool—-without the scratch!
The goal is to giv^ cotton knit
clothing like sweaters and under-
garments more bulk, warmth and
dimensional stability. A scientific
breakthrough which would fluff
up the cotton thread and make it
stay that way regardless of clean-
ing processes could widen markets
for cotton---particularly on win-
ter-wear clothing.
The advent of wash and wear
cotton clothing a few years ago
proved to be a good stimulant for
the cotton market. Scientists had
succeeded in "stabilizing" the
cotton thread with finishing agents
to give the cloth its wash-wear
properties. However, when di-
mensional stability of cotton was
achieved, no increase in bulk or
warmth of the material was
gained.
Scientists now believe, how-
ever, that means of applying the
chemicals can be developed that
wiil also increase the bulk and
warmth of cotton fabric. Ordi-
narily. fabrics treated with wash-
wear chemicals are passed through
squeeze rolls to remove excess
treating solution. The high-pres-
sure squeezing at present reduces
the bulkiness of the fabric.
The task now is to find new
processing methods that will im-
pregnate fabrics with the proper
amount of chemicals, fluff up the
fabric to increase its bulk and
warmth, and stabilize the fabric
in its bulky state. The end result
would be a fabric much like wool,
with many new uses opening up
for cotton in the winter garment
trade.
Clemson Agricultural College In
South Carolina is in charge of
the cotton research program In
cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Dannie Sdhochler caught a 21
pound Gar Saturday While flathing
,tor bass with a spinning reel. The)
gar was almost as lomc as he was
and he had a hard time landing it
on his smati rod and reel. He
caught tthe gar in Callard lake
tnear the Nechas River.
Last Rites Held
Saturday For
Henry Spradley
Funeral services for Patrick
Henry Spradley, 76, of Nacog-
doches, brother of Mrs. Kate
Johnson of Aito, were held Satur-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Oakley-Metcalf Chapel in Nacog-
doches with interment in Sunset
Memorial Park.
Officiating were the Rev. Bobby
King of Douglass. Baptist minis-
ter, and the Rev. Andrew Allen,
pastor of the Frodonia Hill Baptist
church in Nacogdoches.
Mr. Spradley died Friday-
morning at 4 o'clock in St. Luke's
Hospital in Houston.
Born April 15. 1887. Mr. Sprad-
ley was the son of Wiliiam Sprad-
ley, a native of Mississippi, and
Mattie Rowlett Spradley. He was
bom in Nacogdoches County and
had lived his entire life there.
He was a retired stockman,
Mr. Spradley was married
Jan. 19, 1908. to Rosa Moore,
who preceded him in death
Oct. 17, 1960.
Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. Vera Yates and Mrs. Verba
Matlock of Nacogdoches, Mrs.
Vonnie Haney, Beaumont, and
Mrs. Kathryn Tarver, Houston;
two sisters, Mrs. Kate Johnson,
Alto, and Mrs. Irene Noble of
Leesville, La.; three brothers,
John C. Spradley, Longview,
Albert Spradley, Shreveport,
iLa., and Horace Spradley, Nac-
ogdoches; 12 grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren.
43 Years Of Service
VFW NEWS
POST 8908
Alto should be proud of Post)
8908. We have made "AH State"
for the last two years. Conway
Rice received a diamond pin andi
cap. The Quartermaster received"at
ruby pin. We made Home Hotnor
Roll Post three years in a row.
Our meetings are on the 1st and;
3rd Thursdays of each month. If
an officer misses three meetings,
in a row, he is automatically sus-
pended and a new election will be)
<he!d. This was brought to our it-
tcr.tion at the Convention in Lub-
bock.
I^et's back the Auxiliary
for they are just getting started'
and need our help. They can maku
us p. better Post. Ladies please at-
tend your meetings and help the
officers.
I had a good time at Lubbock
r.nd learned more about V F.W.
and what it stands for. 1 havo
enjoyed behntg your District Com-
mander for the past year and wish
to extend my thanks and appre-
ciation for all the help and co-op-
eration that each of you have'
given me in making it a success-
ful one. Let's all ihelp "Pete" ta
make this year even better.
C. L. Butterfield
A Note Of Thanks
We would like to say Thanks
to each one who has been a cus-
tomer, and to each one who has
ever been employed by the Alto
Telephone Co. Tt has been a
satisfying work, and as we retire
from public labor, we wish the
best for each of you.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bynum.
On June 1, 1920, W. E. Bynum,
after spending the preceding
eighteen years working for a
Lufkin Telephone Co., purchased
the Alto Telephone Co., and until
June 1, 1963 owned and managed
that business. Forty-three years
of toil and sweat moves aside for
progress. The city of Alto moves
into another era as the dial sys-
tem replaces the present one.
In 1920, there were no paved
streets, no city water, no sewage
system era, the only telephones
were the hand crank, wall type,
which are almost obsolete now.
If you don't think they're so
rare or hard to get try to get one
of the few left and see how
available they are.
The first remembrance I have
of the Telephone Co., was when
it was located above the Thomas
Hardware and was the drop sys-
tem switchboard with almost
complete hand ringing. It was no-
thing unusual for one of the
operators to lean out of the up-
stairs window and yell to some-
one down on main street to "go
and answer the phone."
Mr. Bynum employed quite a
number of people in the office and
on outside work, but he worked
right along beside them, building
lir.es, digging post holes, cutting
brush, even working the switch-
board as an operator, and repair-
ing it when it needed it.
In 1946 a complete new switch-
board of lights replaced the old
drop system. By this time all the
telephones owned by the Tele-
phone Co., had been replaced with
the modern phones that are now
being used.
The Alto Telephone Co. has
survived the depression, storms,
icey lines from freezes, and World
War 11. Numerous employees
have spent endless hours, opera-
tors have been on duty around the
clock, [cussed and discussed) to
give service to the public.
In behalf of the operators
through the years, may I as an
ex-operator express our thanks
to you the people for every kind-
ness shown us while working for
Mr. Bynum.
And now a? the town of Alto
undergoes another face lifting,
as the highways are widened the
I Telephone Co., in keeping with
the times moves into a new era
the dial system replaces the
switchboard, the Company chang-
es ownership and W. E Bynum
retires after 43 years of service to
the City of Alto and the surround-
ing communities and I write this
in tribute to his loyalty to the job
he took in 1920.
Inez Turner.
Annual REA
Meeting Will Be
Held Next Week
A circus tent seating 1,500
people is being set up at the Lions
Club Rodeo Grounds in Rusk to
hold the mammoth crowd for what
is expected to be the biggest An-
nual Meeting in the history of
Cherokee County Electric Co-
operative Association.
The meeting begins at 10 a. m.
Wednesday. July 17, but registra-
tion for two grand prizes — a
portable teievision set and electric
range with paid installation—
begins at 9 a. m.
Main business will be reports of
officers and the election of two
directors. The Nominating Com-
mittee has nominated Alvin R.
Davis, Troup: and E. E. Smith,
Arp. But according to F.B. Braly,
manager of the system, an out-
standing program of entertain-
ment and information will be the
highlight of the session.
We've booked Bob Murphey,
the Nacogdoches humorist, to be
our master of ceremonies," notes
Braly.
Murphey. the "cornpone district
attorney of East Texas," describes
a small town he once lived in as
so small it didn't need a news-
paper. "Oh, we had one all right."
says Murphey. "but We already
knew what everybody was doing.
We only read the paper to see
who was getting caught at it."
Other highlights of the program
include a short address by J. R.
Cobb, general manager of Texas
Electric Cooperatives, Inc., of
Austin; and a welcoming talk by
E. H. Whitehead. Mayor of Rusk
and publisher of the Rusk Chero-
keean.
Other entertainment will be
presented by David Sain, "the
Arkansas Quizmaster," of Little
Rock, Arkansas, whose questions
about Cherokee County Electric
Cooperative will enable those with
the right answers to win, s number
of other electric prizes.
And the Lions Club Concession
Stand will be open throughout
the meeting for the enjoyment of
those who attend.
Cherokee County Electric Co-
operative presently serves some
5,476 members on 1,407 miles of
line in four counties—Cherokee,
Smith, Rusk and Nacogdoches. It
is owned by those it serves.
Present directors of the rural
elettric system comes from sepa-
rate parts of the service area.
They are J. L. Bagley, Rusk, Presi-
dent; S. W. Gary, Winona, Vice-
President; M. A. Florence, Troup,
Secretary-Treasurer; E. E. Smith,
Arp; Joe S. Strickland, Jackson-
ville; H. H. Richey, Reklaw; and
L. G. Terrell, Alto.
Funeral Rites For
Rev. Frank Luker
Were Held Sunday
Funeral services for the Rev.
Frank Edward Luker, 81, were
held at 4 p. m. Sunday at the
First Methodist Church in Grape-
land.
Rev. Luker died Saturday in
Palestine after a long illness.
A retired Methodist minister, he
had served as pastor of a number
of East Texas Methodist Churches.
He was a veteran of World War
I. a 32nd degree Mason, and
served as chaplain of the state
senate during Gov. Allan Shivers'
administration.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Winnie Davis Luker of Chi-
reno; a brother, Floyd Luker of
Lufkin: and several nieces and
nephews, including two nieces
from Alto, Mrs. Robert McClure
and Mrs. Blanton Brunt, and one
niece. Mrs. Mildred (Jack) An-
drews of San Antonio.
Attending the funeral from
Alto were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McClure. the Rev. J. Phil Kirby:
and Robert Marshall McClure of
Bryan.
Card Of Thanks
I want to thank each and every
one who remembered me with
icards, visits, food and prayerat
hvhMe I was in the hospital and
sir cc returning home. I wont even
tforget my good friend's who wera
ro nice to me, also Dr. Evans.
(May God bless each and everyone
tof you is my prayer.
Mirs. R. W. Anderson
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