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PAGE TWO-THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAA. THURSDAY. MARCH :2.1M4
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Plans are underway for the Texas High-
way Department to widen Highway 69 South
.from Alto to Wells. In our estimation this is
long overdue. This stretch of highway is one
of the most dangerous in Cherokee County,
with a record of many fatal accidents and a
great deal more less serious, but very bad
accidents. Highway 21 East from Alto to
Nacogdoches is not the best of highways,
but people do not seem to drive the same on
21 East as they do on 69 South plus there is
not as much fast, heavy truck traffic on 21
East.
We make the drive from Alto to Wells on-
ce a week in broad daylight. This past week
for the second time in as many weeks, we
were forced to drive onto the emergency
lane as an 18-wheeler approached us from
the opposite direction, bearing down in our
lane. Why was it taking a chance that we
might not get over in time? Because of a
pickup truck in front of the larger truck that
would not pull over to let the 18-wheeler
pass. Perhaps he had been behind the
pickup truck for some miles and decided he
would pass even if it meant forcing us off
the highway.
Sometime last year, the television
documentary “20/20” ran a story about
truck drivers. It wasn’t too long ago that
they were considered the best drivers on the
road, said the commentator. Not so any
more. He went on to say that a large percen-
tage of long distance truckers using
America’s highways now were very often
high on one kind of drug or another. The
point of the program was that with all the
small cars on the highways today, they
should get over immediately if they see a
truck bearing down on them from behind,
and not assume that the truck will either
slow down or go around their car.
This message from “20/20” could have
been written for those of us who must drive
Highway 69 on a regular basis. There is not
a trip that I have made down to Wells and
back to Alto that I have not pulled over at
least a dozen times in order to let a vehicle
pass me. The one good thing about 69 is that
the emergency lanes are in good shape (as
opposed to being non-existent on Highway
21 East). It seems that we spend as much
time looking into our rear-view mirror as
we drive on 69 as we do looking forward.
We would like to suggest that it is a whole
lot better to have to slow down and pull onto
the emergency lane for a few minutes than
to have a vehicle behind you try to pass you
and force an oncoming vehicle off the road
in order to avoid a collision.
One word of caution. Do not ever pull onto
the emergency lane as you approach the
crest of a hill. On the other side of the hill
could be a child on a bike or a person taking
mail out of their roadside box. Always be
sure you can see far enough ahead before
you pull over. One day soon there will be
two lanes in each direction to take us to
Wells and back. Until then, we urge drivers
to use an extra amount,of .caution and
common sense when driving on Highway 69
South.
Betty Spaulding
Minister’s Message
In July 1976 my 16-year-old brother
was killed in a car accident. He was
thrown from the car, had massive
brain damage and died within 48
hours. At that time I had only been a
Christian several months but I knew
that God was able to heal my brother
and restore his health. As he was lying
in the I.C.U., I continued to pray.
Even in the funeral home I prayed
and asked God to give him life. God is
sovereign and He is in control and He
had chosen not to give my brother
back to us. So it is with Gari Sanders.
God will not always operate the way
you want Him to, but He will
ALWAYS be consistent with the Bible.
When my brother died I had several
choices. I could have gotten angry
with God and said something like "I’ll
never serve you again.” Another
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possible choice was that I could have
tried to figure out "Why did this hap-
pen?” Instead. I realized that the best
thing that I could do was to make sure
that his death was not in vain or wor-
thless. To teenagers, relatives, frien-
ds and people of Alto: 1 urge you NOT
to let Gari’s death be meaningless.
I recently heard a true story about
cotton farmers in southern Alabama.
One year the boll weevils came in and
destroyed the cotton. The farmers, in-
sted of getting angry or saying
"Why?” just shifted to peanuts. Since
then they have made more money.
Now, in one town tfiey have a
monument to the boll weevil They
turned a tragedy into a catalyst.
The disciples thought that Jesus
was their long awaited king. When He
was crucified they all gathered into
the upper room with the doors locked,
afraid for the'-, lives (John 20:19),
thinking His cause was over. Little did
they know it was just beginning
Several years ago, a young
missionary was kidnapped in Central
America. He was there with Wycliffe
Bible translators and he was in the
process of taking God’s Word to
people who had never heard it. He was
eventually killed by his abductors but
now, less than four years later. HUN-
DREDS of people have volunteered to
take his place and scholarships have
been started for people wanting to
take the Gospel to those who have
never heard it.
Mv brother was killed in a car ac-
cident. It was a "freak" thing The
car went off the road, the driver over
corrected, the car flipped and my
brother was thrown out. Some might
have said “Why.?” or gotten angry.
Instead I determined not to let his
death be without purpose.
When I meet people who are in no
rush to accept Jesus I describe to
them the last day that my brother
had It was normal until it ended in
death. When I see people who just had
a friend or relative die suddenly, I can
go to comfort them because my God
has comforted me. When I find myself
getting complacent I realize that
there are people that need to hear the
gospel of peace through Jesus Christ.
There is nothing that you can do to
bring Gari back to school. There is
plenty that you can do to give her
death meaning. I challenge you to
make the most of every opportunity,
remembering how fragile life is and
how certain death is.
Ken Babington, Pastor
Old Palestine Baptist Church
Men Reappointed
To CCAD Board
Frank Howell of Rusk and Billy Ray
Johnson of Alto were re-appointed
Thursday afternoon to the Cherokee
County Appraisal District’s Board of
Review.
Their terms are through 1985. Term
of Woody Wood of Jacksonville, the
other member of the Review Board,
expires at the end of this year.
Chief Appraiser Sid Danner presen-
ted a report of the recent State
Property Tax Board’s study of the tax
appraisals in the state. He noted that
the ratio study done by the State
Property Tax Board showed that
there are various property inequities
in the county.
A re-appraisal will be conducted
this year and all property will be ren-
dered at market value This will
correct the ifieqiilties, according to
Danner
Danner explained that he and his
staff would conduct public hearings m
the various communities in the county
prior to sending out the 20 day notices
of evaluation changes
Upper Neches Basin Citizen’s Advisory Meet
Planned For Monday, April 9 In Rusk
A meeting of the Upper Neches
Basin Citizen’s Advisory Committee
has been set for l p.m. Monday, April'
9, at the Southern Gourmet
Restaurant in Rusk.
Among the items of special interest
to this area is a discussion of
operation and maintenance
evaluation of the Rusk and Wells
Sewage Treatment Plants.
The group will consider if the plant
should be expanded or modified to
handle any increases in loading, ex-
pected in the near future. They will
consider the construction of more
sludge drying beds, the installation of
a new flow meter on the plant influent
and the repair of the filter pump.
, The Angelina and Neches River
Authority has prepared a report that
evaluates the sewage treatment plan-
ts serving the cities of Rusk,
Colmesneil, Franks ton, Henderson,
Van, Wells and Whitehouse.
The agenda calls for a discussion of
expanding the Wells plant to increase
capacity, resolving the problem of
plant flooding after heavy rainfall and
acquiring a dissolved oxygen meter
for use in the process control. Also,
the employment of a full-time
assistant operator will be discussed.
However, it has been noted that the
However, it has been noted that the
cities in the study are not obligated to
accept any of the 144 recommen-
dations in the report or take any ac-
tion as a result of the report, which
was financed through a grant from
the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Texas Department of Water
Resources.
For further information concerning
the meeting, interested persons can
contact Angela Quillin at P.O. Box
387, Lufkin 57901.
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Breakfast
The United Methodist Men of
Falvey Memorial United Methodist
Church in Wells will have a breakfast
meeting Sunday beginning at 7 a.m.
Loyd Earl Richardson and B. P.
“Pat" Jordan will be cooks and C. W.
Williams will bring the program.
All men are invited to the once-a-
month meeting, according to the Rev.
James Wilkerson, pastor.
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Church Directory
A. Frank Smith United Methodist
Rev. Wm. Jenlun,
Alto Church of Christ
Ken McLrmore
Calvary Baptist Church, Wells
Rev. Horace Fletcher
Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal
Rev, T om Wainwright
C-imp Ground Baptist Church
Rev. F. Jat k Fxlward,
Church of Christ, Hwy. 69 North
J.P. Field,
Church of Christ, Wells
Cecil Stringer
The Church of Christ Jesus
Anzie Schanfuh
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
John R. Grubb,
Cold Springs United Methodist
Rev. Calvin Dickev
First Assembly of God
Rev. J. J. Anderjon
First Christ Ffoly Sanctified
Mother B.B. Uatt*
Falvey Methodist, Wells
Rev. Jame, E. WilkerKjn
First Baptist, Alto
Rev. Gene Kendnck
First Pentecostal
Rev. Clayton McClendon
Forest Baptist Church
Rev. Fade E. Cummmg,
Lynches Chapel
Rev. Calvin Dickey
Mission Baptist, Alto
Rev. Gary Brvant
Mt. Zion United Methodist
New Hope Baptist Church
Rev. 7 .J. Bagiev
Old Palestine
Rev. Ken Babington
Pollok Baptist »
Ira Bright
St. Thomas Chapel A.M.E., Alto
Rev. William Vaughn. Jr.
Sweet Union
Rev. J.T. Flart
WelU Chapel A.ME., Alto
Rev. William Vaughn, Jr.
Weches Primitive Baptist
FJder Octor Moaeley
Union Hill Baptist Church
Rev. luac Wiley
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