The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1927 Page: 1 of 6
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The Alto Herald
F. L. WEIMAR. EDITOR AND OWNER
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 THE VEAR,
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VOLUME XXVII.
ALTO HERALD, ALTO TEXAS, AUGUST 4, 1927.
N(X 17.
BE
SURE AND VOTE
TUESDAY
[ developed, and probably the
I greatest need of Cherokee,
County is a broader marketing j
any progress field, for one can raise every- j
where you thing from syrup to beans on
every acre in the county. But!
if you can't deliver it and getj
Ne money for it, Why raise it?
A truck and paved roads en-!
Bond Election to Be
Held Next Juesday.
Ye can't make
just by stay in'
are;
Ye can'i make any speed by
settin' in a one-horse car.
Don't think because yer movin'
that yer surely gettin' there,} able one to h&ul more, go far-1 There will be a rousing meeting at Central High Friday night,
Unless ye get Good Roads, ye ther, and deliver oftener than i August 8, by those who favor the road bond issue. A large
can't get anywhere. 'any other local method of delegation is looked for from Jacksonville with a brass band.
Just because a man says that transportation to market. Rusk will be represented by a large number'of voters, including
good roads are a necessity, Ninety per cent of the water- SOme of the leading men of that city, and County Judge Bolton
don't accuse him of simply hav- melons sold in Shreveport, wjn address the assembly and explain the bond issue fully
ing "horse" sense. Of course, La., are from Texas, about to all who come. If it is possible for you to go, be there. Let's
any horse would say that. In half from around Tyler, 110 everybody tighten up the belt and help keep Cherokee county
reality, the man is downright miles away. The largest ice up 0n top". We were the first county in East Texas to have
cream factory in Shreveport is gooc} r0ads. Let's keep up that reputation.
taking all of the milk and —:— m—
cream the Appleby, Texas and Speaking in behalf of the bond issue will be held in Alto Sat-
Center communities can sup- (,rday afternoon at 4 p. m., the place has not as yet been des-
nly, and it is delivered daily. ignated, but Hon. Gus Blankenfhip and other prominent
When was that begun? Only speakers are slated to make talks.
recently, when the last lap of j—I—
road was finished, making it Next Tuesday, August 9th, is the day that Cherokee County
■,,. o and a half hours instead vote on the'road bond issue to see whether or not the
intelligent. And if he is a
poor man, like most news-
paper men, the more "sold" he
is on good roads, for this is the
day of transportation—when
you deliver and receive, when
you buy and sell, when, by
handling more you have the
opportunity to retain more for
yourself.
And now the opportunity is
presented to Cherokee County
by the State of Texas and
Uncle Sam to sell Cherokee
County good concrete dollars
for two-bits a-piece, and on the
installment plan, .so that every
industrious citizen, before the
last payment is due, will have
cleared $2000 annually, where-
as, without the concrete dol-
lars,, he would have worked
more, had less, and only clear-
ed perhaps $250. Why? Be-
cause with the development of
paved highways and lateral
roads and even graveled lanes,
new and larger markets are
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of a day from Shreveport. Two county js to have permanent highways.
weeks ago, the tax was lilted The voters should give this matter very serious considera-
on trucks coming here from lion before casting a ballot against t iis movement that means
Texas and Arkansas. Why did much to the future development of Cherokee county,
this help the Texas people Thil. js the secon(} time that it has betn'presented and will prob-
more than the Arkansas nbl be the last lime.
people : Because the roads in- men wj)c are s0 fritter again**,1 -this move should do a
to Texas are paved, while the gerious thinking of what they five, doing to defeat this is-
roads into Arkansas are not, f asthe large part of the blame will be placed upon their
and very few from there ven- Moulders in years to come. As we stated before in these
tin-'.! thway. columns, it is only a move to keep stop with the balance of the
I' is true that the present progress of Texas, and more particularly the Eastern portion,
roads are considerably bettgr gmjth county is connected to us on the^orth' with paved high-
than they used to be. My Ways; Angelina is connected to us,on; the: south with paved
father told me once that before highways; Nacogdoches on the East and Houston on the West,
the prairie by Tom Lisles place are now making the preparatory mike! td . vote issues in their
was ribbed with poles, that it respective counties for this same thing and tl^at will leave us
was pretty bad. He said that fitting in the middle with dirt roafls tfiat will.blacken Cherokee
one "wet" February he was re- countj* as nothing could possibly do, and it won't be for one
in i time, but every day for many year* to <;oine. We will be
noted as a county to stay away from on account of our roads;
land valuations all around us will increase, but we will go back-
ward. There are imany reasons why this bond should not be
defeated and the calamities that it will.bring fa all of us is
enough to dishearten the most progressive citizen if it fails this
time
Politics should be forgotten, prejudice should be laid aside
::nd slump speeches should be car«fu!fy weighed for facts
before they are believed.
There has been considerable said Hf.bojJt $350,000 that Jack- ,
;h£%tfuAy. Boiled down to a
Majestic Theatre
Thursday and Friday, August 4th and Sth.
Karl Dane and Geo. K. Arthur
TOTj&JL STATE TAX
RATE IS 67 CENTS
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
BROUGHT SATURDAY
The total State tax rate for
this year has been fixed at 67
cents on the $100 property val-
uation by the Automatic Tax
Board, composed of the Gover-
nor, State vComptroller and farmer residing on
State Treasurer, which is sev- farm east of town.
eral cents lower than was ex- The bale was ginned and
pected. wrapped by the Alto Gin &
This rate, it is expected, will Crate Company free of charge
cause the payment of $25,583,- and a premium of $42.00 made
The cotton season for Alto
was officially opened last Sat-
urday afternoon when the first
bale of the 1927-8 season was
brought in by C. Edwards, a
the Liles
346 in taxes of which $5,116,
669 will go to Tax Assessors
and Collectors and delinquents
The action was not taken un-
til after considerable argument
and the verification of figures
submitted by the Comptroller.
The amount fixed for general
purposes is expected to meet
all the State's obligations, with
no deficiency. A revision of
the estimated income caused
the prospective rate to go lower
than was, expected. The first
figuring indicated a general
purpose rate of 28c, but by in-
creasing the estimate from,the
lower rate was adopted.
The usual maximum of 35c
for schools was adopted on mo-
tion of Comptroller Terrell and
assures the schools of receiv-
ing the largest per capita ap-
poitionment in the history of
theJState. It will be $15 a child
and will be adopted when the
Board of Education meets next
month.
As required by law, the pen-
sion tax was made the maxi-
mum of 7c.
In all instances it is estimat-
ed that 20 per cent of the total
tax produced must be used for
the expense of assessing and
collecting the taxes.
NOTICE
We are giving a Dollar for
Sweet Potatoes. See us.
W. C. Nicar & Sons,
Day Phone 13—Night 124.
The World's Greatest
Comedy Team
IN
"Rookies
You've never seen a Merry-go-round of mirth like this
ne. The hilarious tale of a chap who goes to train-
ng camp to escape a six-month jail sentence. He
ran into enough escapades and romance and laughs to
last a life time, and enough trouble to make him long
for jail.
This is positively the funniest picture ever made!
Other laugh hits look like pale grins by comparison 1
No wonder the whole country has roared a welcome
second to none!
This picture was awarded the Blue Ribbon during the,
month of May.
Saturday, August 6th
Tom Tyler and His Pals
IN
Cyclone of the Range"
sonville was trying to put oft on
few WQrds, it has been stated that, Jg£j onville hatfroad bonds :
that are worthless, and the ritteeprw'Jacksonville are trying j
to fell them to the county because they can't -eell them any-'
where else. Voters should weigh those things carefully be-
fore believing them. Over two-thirds of the people of the j
Jacksonville district favor this issue, and if the above statement |
is true, two-thirds of the people of Jacksonville including the j
leading citizens of the town, are trying to pull off a crooked
deal. By carefully studying this over, any fair minded man can I
see how preposterous such a statement is. This paper would
hate to believe that two-thirds of our folks in the northern part
of the county, including all of the preachers, are a set of crooks.
There is not one single feasable reason why anyone should
!V>te against, giving this county better roads. The very best
business men of the county, the most successful met), and the
ones who pay the most taxes, favors the bonds. It's going to
cost the people c>f Jacksonville over twice as much as it will the
people of Alto from a tax standpoint, and we receive the same
■ benefits. The old time worn argument that the farmers in the
forks of the creek will not be benefited by the highways is also
bunk pure and simple. There are exceedingly few tax paying
farmers who do not own cars, and they will be found on these
highways just the same as anyone else, and they like the bal-11
jance of the population, will only pay 25c on the dollar for the : *1
; privilege, the state and government paying the other 75c. I -i
This paper sees no defeat for the bond issue from only one !
source, and that is indifference on voting day. There were
\ enough people in Alto who favored the bond issue on last elec-
tion day who did nol go to the polls to have carried it for the en-
tire county. If you favor the issue, go to the polls next Tues-
day, carry some one with you and then go see that some one else
goes. It will carry, the people generally over the county want
jit, but the votes must be registered to count.
VOTE AND SEE THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR VOTES.
up by the business men of Alto-
and given Mr. Edwards for his
efforts in getting the first bale
to town. The bale weighed
470 pounds and graded strict
middling. Mr. Edwards also,
had the honor of bringing the
second bale, this one coming in
Tuesday. Yesterday Mr. B.M'.
Durham brought in the third
bale, and from flow on with
good warm weather, it is ex-
pected that cotton will be
brought in regularly.
O
NE
I will be in the cotton mar-
ket in Alto again this fall.
I will appreciate it very:
much to see me before you sell
I will be in office facing the
cotton yard.
BRING ME YOUR COTTON
FLAT BALE OR . ROUND
BALE.
W. L. Mangum.
BAPTIST CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rev. Ammerson, Baptist
pastor, left Sunday for Ken-
tucky, where he went to move
his household goods and family
to Alto.
He will not be back until the
last of next wfcek, and Rev.
Harry will fill the pulpit next
Sunday, both morning and
night in the absence of R«Vy
Ammerson. .
a
ALSO
MACK SENNETT COMEDY
TO THE PUBLIC
"FUNNYMOONERS
MATINEE 2:45
NIGHT SHOW 8:15
turning from town and saw a
man's hat in the mud. When
he got out to pick it up, he dis- I have purchased the interest
covered its owner beneath it. 0f Mr. W. M. Thomas in the
He asked if he could help him Ray & Thomas Dry Goods
cut and the man replied that Store and the business will be
maybe he could if he could get known as S. L. Ray Dry Goods
his feet out of the stfrrups, as Store in the future. The under-
lie was horseback. figned assumes whatever ob-
If we don't vote for the ligations may be had against.
COMING, -AUGUST 22nd and 23rd
Marie Prevost
"Getting Gertie's Garter.
I bonds we pay three times be? the former firm.
!*j | fore we get paved roads, first
'j j in the loss occasioned by the
• I old roads, second, the State
end Federal taxes we pay are
spent somewhere else for the
ame purpose, third, when the
S. L. Ray.
COW LOST
J. D. Sartain's Filling wStation
no no*
motor fuel
might
phone 200
GATES
tires and tubes
Repair Work and Accessories
gulp
gasoline
day
phone 299
One Red Pole Heifer. 3
first two facts finally come to -vears °'d, just fresh. Left my
l.ight, we then have the road to 'arnl July 22. Suitable re-
build, and perhaps pay for all vv;i"d for.reliable information..]
of. iL C. E. Mallory.
* *
If wr vote the bonds, we eat
our cake and have it, too, pay- FOR SALE
only once. So which wi'l ,, ~,
p„„,. ! t'Uu Sweet Potatoes, cracks
.. a if' l " and cuts- *ood eatiR* potmoc ,,/,
Altoite 35 cents bushel.
Shreveport, La. J. I). McEnery.
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YOUR INVESTMENT _
OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
When you have repairing to be done on your home
you want first class carpenters, who are properly
equipped to do you a good job. Whenever you em-
ploy anyone to do anything for you in your business
you look for experts to perform the duty.
Be As Careful With
Your Car.
You have several hundred dollars tied up in your
automobile, and when you want something done to
It, see that you get experts to repair it. Not only
have men who are experts, but be sure* they are
properly equipped to take care of your investment.
We want you to consider Mack's Service Station from
that standpoint. Here you will find thousands of
dollars in equipment and several expert mechanics
who know the automobile from the tail light to the
bumper on any make of car. All of this is here to
see that your car gets what you want it to have. The
very best that is obtainable. You make no mistake
when you trust your car in this station. We know
out business and have the equipment to do the work
with. No service can offer you more.
TRY US
Mack's
Service Station
McCIcndon & H°Icomb, Proprietors.
DAY PHONE 262 NIGHT PHONE 132
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1927, newspaper, August 4, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214440/m1/1/: accessed May 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.