The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1963 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ALTO HERALD
896
,ooking
.roMnd
s, president of the
ck Ctub, has caHed
Monday night, Aug.
ock. A)1 members
:?ted in sports for
ar, are urged and
^nd. The meeting
the Southwestern
e Company Corn-
s'
inn tickets witt go
MM for the six
^;,e book of season
avaitabte in the
finctpai's office from
ami from !:0<) un-
tie afternoon each
ijee is $6.00.
*
3'Alonrchascaiieda
^Friday afternoon at
\ugust 10th, for all
to participated
ea?o:t. The meeting
^in the Alto Gym.
#
! the Atto Lions Club
m'-'!'<-si('hcr Associa-
te plans for the an-
which will be held
Eptembcr27and28.
fativ ideas that wit!
the event better,
tin touch with any
these organizations
tii to make this one of
tivats that they have
oney made in Me
used for a good
Bd annua! Cherokee
show will be held
^c])tcmber 21, 1963.
iitt take piace in front
kock auction bam in
[with activities getting
! 10:00 a. m. The pur-
show is to teach
ristics of quality hay,
^cef and milk produc-
t usg of higher quatity
; a demand for quatity
stress the economic
of hay in Cherokee
Moore Announces
Football Schedule
For 1963 Season
Alto, T exas, Thursday, August 15, !963
Number ! !
Revival Starts
Monday Night At
Camp Ground Church
an-
Coach Terry Moore has
nounced the footbati schedule for ^ revi\-at meeting wit! begin
the 1963 season. C3'"P Ground Baptist Church
The Jackets wit] have six home "'ght. August 1!) and
games this year and four away. continue through Sunday
They usuaiiy have five home '""''"'"K' August 25. Night ser-
gatr.es and five away, but due to * 30 and the
ttic fact that they wiH not play service at 9:00.
Rusk this year, the coaches were ^ pastor,
abig to add Huntsviik B team to Tumtin, wiit be in chargc
their scheduie. which will be Miss Birda Dixon
piayed here, givinx titem an extra t ^ Piano, the last time
home game.
Games at home and away wiit
start at 8.00 p.m., during Me
month of September, Beginning
October 4th, ati games wiit start
at 7:30 p.m.
The Jackets witt opett ttie sea-
son tiers* Friday night. September
6th wittt Garrison. They witt
meet. Gaston at Gaston, Sep:mebcr
.1.1th: Huntsvilte-B here. Scptem-*
ber [9th. District play wit) start
October 1th at Coirigan. Three!
distrtct games will be ptayed at
home, Etkhart, October llth;
Trintty, October 18th; and Grape-)
land, October 25th. They witt
meet Dibo) at Diboll, November
1st; Groveton at Grovetot., Nov.
8thandciosethe season here
with Westwood on November ]5.
before going to Witls Point.
Bro. Cox has been pastor of
Forest burn Baptist Church near
Gainesvittc and witt soon move
to Houston where he witt teach
schoot.
Everyone is invited to attend
the services.
Camp Ground is west of Atto
in the Jones Chapet Community.
{Baseball Day"
Stadium
August 25
! August 25 will be
tebal] Day" at Cold
theHousto!Cott.')5s
^ Louis Cardinats in the
Rouston appearance for
^!s Gan*e time is 2:30
i open at 12:30 p. m.)
tth I'nsebait players,
if team uniform or
admitted free to the ]
"e and ate requested I
wtfietd gates at least
)Ef"tc,;amctimc.
J*3Ker and one coach
[team wit! atso be ad-
ALTO BOY
APPREHENDED
Jerry Wayne Hottis. 20, of Atto,
wanted in Nacogdoches on mis-
demeanor charges has been ap-
prehended in Brownsviite, Tenn..
Chief M. C. Roebuck said Friday
morning.
The young man was driver of a
pick-up truck which faited to
stop on North Street when sig-
nalled to do so by police, pro-
ceeded at excessive rates of speed)
out the Douglass Highway, and
overturned severat miies out of
the city August 1.
Mr. Holtis was admitted to City
MemoriaiHospitai for treatment
after the accident and a "hold
order" was ptaced on him by
potice. He left the hospitat. how-
ever, and got out of the state.
"We don't have anything but
misdemeanor charges against the
boy," Chief Roebuck said. "So ]
we don't ptan to extradite htm
But he's a parollee from the State }
of Louisiana and steps are being}
taken to revoke his paroie."
—Nacogdoches Daily Sentinet.
Miss Bemice Norton's
Funeral Held Here
Saturday Afternoon
Funeral aervices were held
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in the
A. Frank Smith Methodist Church
for Miss Bernice Norton, with the
Rev. J. Phi] Kirby and the Rev.
C. H tt*4*y. officiating. Inter-
ment fottowed in the Atto City
Cemetery.
Miss Norton. 52, died Thursday
evening in Nan Travis Hospital,
tacksonvitte. after an extended
ittness.
Miss Norton was born in the
Redtawn Community near Alto,
where she had tived untit mov-
ing to Atto somg 17 years ago.
She was employed by the Atto
Independent Schoot District and
was supervisor of the tunch room
for a number of years. She was a
member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are her mother, Mrs.
Mary Etten Norton of Atto, and
a hatf-sister, Mrs. Howard Ma-
son of Atto,andanumber of other
retatives.
Arrangements were under the
direction of O. T. Atten and Son
Funerat Home.
300 Students
Candidates For
Degrees At SFA
Nacogdoches.—More than 300
students, inctuding undergraduate
and graduate students, will be
candidates for degrees in sum-
mer commencement exercises at
Stephen F. Austin State College
August 15.
State Attorney General Wag-
goner Carr will be commencement
speaker. The graduation exercises
witl begin at 8 p. m., in the Grif-
fith Fine Arts Auditorium.
Listed as candidates for Bach-
etor of Science Degrees are Renna
Todd Darby of Aito and Rev.
Chartes Howard Haley, atso of
Alto.
ALTO FEED STORE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Approaching Marriage
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Tosh of
Rusk announce the approaching
marriage of their daugtttcr. Betty
Jo, to Jewet Kenneth McClure.
son of the Rev. and Mrs. Jewet
McCtttre, atso of Rusk. The wed-
ding is to be Friday, August!'),
!963 at 8:00 o'ctock in the evening
at the First Methodist Church
with a reception fotlowing in Fei-
towshipHa!! AH relatives andj
friends are cordiattv invited to
attend.
Last Rites Held For
Former Alto Man
In Pittsburg Saturday
Tittsburg—Funerat services for
James E. Dorsey, 69, a former
Alto resident, were held here
Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Eltis
Funerat Home Chapet. Buriat was
in Rose Hit! Cemetery.
Mr. Dorsey a retired govern-
ment employe and veteran of
World War!, died suddenty
Thursday in a Tyler hospital. Ho
iwas visiting a daughter in Tyk'r
when he became i!L He was a
member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Dorsev is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Inez Dorsey of Pitts-
burg; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia
D.Vanderhoof of i'yier; one sis-
ter, Mrs. Frances Botton of Pitts-
burg and three grandchitdren.
Alto Fire
Department News
On Thursday afternoon of last)
week, firemen were caHed to a
woods and grass fire on the Jack
Nirar farm at Cotd Springs. The
ftro was caused by lightning
striking a trete. Firemen stood by
while Mr. Ftoy Creel plowed a-
round t<he fire wi'th the Texas
Forest Servicc Fire Ptow.
Firemen were catled to the Alto
Feed Store about 12:15 a. m.
Saturday morning. On arrival,
they found' the north end of the*
budding involved in ftames. Rusk
Fire Department sent one truck
to assist in combatting the blaze
At though hampered by bursting
fire hose, firemen were able to,
keep tl^e fire from burning the,
feed grinder and stop the fire be-
fore it reached the office or th'j<
cotton gin. Damage to the building
and contents was estimated at,
around $15,000.00 which was only
partty covered with insurance.
Firemen made five return trip^
to extinguish smoldering feed.
Aboult 11:00 p.m. Saturday night
firemen answered a call to a car
that was on fire just south of
Bauman's Mitl. A 1962 Pontiac
Tempest belonging Ho Chester
Parker svas severely damaged. The
tfire caught from a flooding
carburetor
At 3:30 p.m. Monday firemen
were catled to a car reported on
fire near the Negro Methodist
Church north of 'town on Highway
69. On arrivat. firemen found that
/titc fire that burned the wires and
carburctor on a new Ford Fairlane
Station Wagon driven by Mrs.
Dickie Attcn, had been extinguish-
ed by Cartton Jones and Edward
Bynum. Their quick work held
the dan,age to an estimate of
$33.00.
A donation of $10 has been re-
ceived from Don Jones since our
tast report.
The Alto Feed Store located on Highway 69 in Atto was almost completely destroyed by fire
Friday night about 11:45 o'clock. The cause of the fire which broke out in the north end of the
buitding is unknown. Damages to the building and content! are estimated at $15,000.00, accord-
ing to O. B. Sartain, owner of the business. T. D. 'Little is owner of the building.
VFW NEWS
POST S908
Remember the election Thurs-
day, August 15, 1963. Come and
support Post 8908, for this is your
Post. I
ILet's all go to the District
meeting in Jacksonville Saturday
and Sunday, August 17 and 18.
We can get the Gavel Bell. We
should have a good turn out.
Oscar B. Jones is the speaker for
the V.F.W and Mrs. Eunice Beard,
president of Auxiliary, Depart-
ment of Texas, will address the
auxiliary. It will do any member
good to hear these speakers.
Charles Botes of Lufkin will,
visit us and Inspect the Post. He
said he would like to see a good
turn out, so let's not disappoint
him, COME!
C. L. Butterfield.
Thank You
We wish to express our thanks
to the Atto Fire Department and
Texas Forest Service for their
quick response to our caU when
tightning ignited a grass fire in
our pasture. Their prompt action
saved us from a great loss.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicar
and Chartotte.
Alto High School
Band Rehearsals To
Begin August 19
Atto High Schoot Band rehear-
sals will begin Monday, August
19th, 7:00 p. m„ at the band hail.
Atl students who plan to be in
the Band this year should be in
attendance.
Mike Norris, Band Director.
Miss Josie Watters
Entertains W. S. C. S.
Wednesday Morning
It was a pleasure for the Jenny
Harrison Circte to meet with Miss
Josie Watters at her home Wed-
nesday morning of tast week for
its regular monthly program
meeting.
Miss Chartotte Nicar was the
guest speaker for the morning,
bringing a message "Doors to
Open." Mrs. S. P. Fox concluded
the program with a talk on "Mis-
sions."
Our new circte chairman, Mrs.
Jack Nicar, presided over the
business meeting.
The hostess served iced punch
and assorted cookies to the tttir-
teen tadies present.
SAND SOLD BY THE SACK
ALTO LITTLE LEAGUE CLOSES SEASON
A
[,V
, ^i, with a good season behind
'' ' ittlp League baseball team hung up their suits this ^ The Little League
- oaseoa" smith. Pictured
'up with a .500 per cent which Is %ood ^ was
PK'sored this year by the Alto Lions Club and the ""-"M Gary Bowman,
'° r'ght, on th. back mw, standing j^ry Todd, Phil Vaughn,
/"Ty Knott, Gordon Ivey. Teddy Steahte^ Bottom row.
'Gary Wallace, Clark Baugh. and Mike Watlace.
Carolyn Jeter Bynum
Receives Nursing
Diploma Friday Night
Mrs. Carolyn Jeter Bynum of
Atto received her diptoma from
Texas Eastern School of Nursing
.Friday night in commencement'
exercises held Friday night in
Wise Auditorium of Tyler Junior
Coltege.
Those attending the exercises
from Alto were: Mr. and Mrs.
Marsha!! Bynum, Mrs. Mamie
Lee Carter, Rev. and Mrs. C. H.
Hatty. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vin-
son. III and daughters, Dianne
and Teresa, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
T. Williams, Mrs. J. C. Jeter and}
ebitdren, Donna. Sue. Chris and
Atice. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vinson,
Jr and granddaughter, Debra
Chenautt. of Houston: Miss Bar-
bara Jackson and
Jeter.
Local Dodge Dealer
To Attend Preview
Of 1964 Model Autos
J. H. Pearman, Jr., of Pearman
Motor Company, of Alto, will at-
tend a special preview of the 1964
Dodge cars and trucks to be held
August 21 in Daltas.
The day-long preview will open
with a morning sales meeting
highlighted by a stage show and
anniversary Dodge Mode!s for
movie presentation of the 50th
Anniversary Dodge Models foil
1964.
Following a luncheon, market-
ing plans for the 1964 model year
will be explained by corporate
and division executives, inctuding
Byron J. Nichols, Chryster Motors
Corporation vice president and
Dodge general manager, and
Robert B. McCurry, Jr., Dodge
general salesmanager.
Dealers of this area will viewa
display of the 1964 Dodge cars
and trucks during the afternoon.
James Allen
A Note Of Thanks
We woutd tike to express our
heartfelt thanks and appreciation
to our many friends who were
so thoughtful and kind during our
roccnt misfortune.
Thank you so much for your
visits, thoughts, kind deeds and
prayers, and our deep apprecia-
tion for the food, gifts and cards.
A very special thanks to those
who donated blood.
May Gods richest blessings be
vours is our prayer.
The Jerry Jackson Family lip
35*
Miss Cheryl Thomas
Honored With
Coke Party
Miss Chcry) Thomas, bride-
e!ect of Harrison B!ack, Jr., of
Alto was honored with a coke
party Saturday, in the home of
Mrs. Herbert Osborne of Rusk.
Frosted cokes, green and white
finger sandwiches, nuts and
mints were served.
The table was complimented
with an arrangement of greenery,
pom pom mums, white larks-
spur. miniature orchids in an
antique white bird cage, featur-
ing two pate green "love birds."
Feature attraction in the living
room was a beautifu) bridal doll
beneath an arch of dainty green-
ery, lity of the valley and topped
with two wedding belts tied in a
satin bow. Flanked on either
side of the arch were clusters of
wisteria, pom pom mums, and
lily of the valley.
Miss Nita Jane Minton served
the frosted coke from a crystal,
bowl and Miss Marsha Thomaa
assisted in the dining room.
The honoree was presented a
basket filted with gifts suitable
for the kitchen from the guests.
Those present were Misses
Dianne Holcomb, Nita Jane Min-
ton, Martha Clifton. Gail Btack,
Oteta May, Betty Joe Tosh. Dot-
tie McCture, Marsha Thomas,
Suzanne Barttett, Mrs. Martin D.
Thomas and the honoree.
Mrs Grace Reed is home for a
few days after spending the sum-
mer in Houston with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. M. R. Williams, who is
ill.
Bob Grammer. son of Mr. and Mrs. James Grammer, is pictured
above, sitting on several of the many bags of sand that the Alto
Sand Plant is shipping this summer. The sand is being sold in Dal-
las and Houston for childrens sand-piles. The big tank In the back-
ground is used as a si!o for storing the sand next to the railroad
tracks. Plans are being made for construction of six more of these
silos which will enable the Plant to give faster and more efficient
service to its customers.
Words of Appreciation
With sincere thanks and a,
grateful heart I wish to express
'my deep gratitude to my many
devoted friends and relatives who)
were so kind" and considerate of
me during my stay in Nan Travis
Hospital following surgery and
since I have returned home.
Your gifts . ftowers, cards, visita,
and your prayers were itruty ap-
preciated and did' so much to aid
in my recovery.
You will not soon be forgotten,
for I l^ve each of you.
Mrs. Allison King. 11a
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1963, newspaper, August 15, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215789/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.