The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1951 Page: 1 of 12
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THE
EDITORS PUBLISHERS
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PRICJE. $2.00 PEP YEAR IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.50 PER YEAR OUTSIDE OF COUNTV
ALTO.
'-.'is. JULY 12. 1931.
NO. 4.
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^lnt-V.'esteiiiniaike' >l)owe
ttiis.-e.isoni- autstandin in
showing :i^tro!]gin(.'iiu;,t)i,nt,
week of July 0-1). It a;ipe..
in quality and si/e from'-h..." ....
of watermelons hi Me Ka<! Te
effort tohohl the price dunn .t; e ;i:j:
firedpounds. and higher t.ii t \:!., -.
at lower prices tt improbable that,'
established that wit) tend ;,s,
ture downward. Centr;,I market-
got)d Last Texas Bl.,ck Uiatnotid tnel,.!;
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ORANGE MAYOR G!VES PARTY
.lO.tiUU pounds ot.stto -.atenneinn.'.^ent to ihanse list week,
Iteingput'chaseiiheieby^lay,,;.! ^l.Hunnel . Jr.. of Orange. The
Mayor gisesa])arty each yeai to tiieedi^en ifOinge and foots
tliebiUitin:sel:. iiee;ml,eseenin't;e f, iei;:'ou!i!ief this picture,
surrountleflbymelim^tliatliepuieiia-edhere. Titey v.,ie uuload-
etlonasheftattlie.'-'artain&L.'iekGin. The jiarty at Orngeis
slated for toiiig)it.(Juiy 12).
HE'S V/A!TING FOR A BUYER
of watermelon, to A)'.,, thi^ year. Pictured
up to the s,-a)e- a.id w.., waiting '.-r n Mr t'un nin-'s has
on the Job. Since the above picture was taken. Mt.'ut"mtnn h..
brought sc\'cm!nK)!'ei<m<lstt)tow!t.
CANNING PLANT "POPPiN " OPEN
„ ,,,]i ,.i,)acity. yannlntt
Uto Canning Conil'a'ty is ,i;,y f,.,. th" "j
tomatoes tiere.The 1'^'"'. .'\,t m sigt't In tt'c
twowceks. and the end .snot ,, \e.he n
MThonms. ' [t !t: t i tnf''! , t i -
and pays the farmers forth"'*'""
weighed.
'^JfE CALLED FOR
Jud
Ljst Texas
buyers ar?
! 'n:; tor the
He su{)crior
^ Growers
"Ui'i make every
' ' a $! .i)l) per hun-
<".v individuals sell
"larket level will be
genera! pri.'e struc-
tig a >ti.)ng .ieti.and for
iiSUE ALGUST 7
- ici^ulai meeting of the city
.. i.t id Motiday night an elec-
: w , ordered, and the date of
' 7 ct. to see whether or not
."'.itens of this city want to vote
i to get natural gas into Alto.
^<t ?ent plans point toward getting
!ie gas from the United Gas Co., by
of Husk. The bond money
s' uldbeused to build a line to
} "tiiiect with the United Gas line at
"at city and for the purpose of lay-
i'it gas mains and installations to
he \arious residences and business
, souses of the city.
'Die total issue would be $250,000
and would be revenue bearing bonds
<niy. and no taxes could be levietl
an the property within the city to
pay the bonds. The revenue would
have to come from the sale of gas to
pay the botids and accumulated in-
terest.
At the meeting Monday night it
was stated that in all probability,
the interest would be between 4
and4'^ per cent.
Should this election carry, the gas
would be purchased from the gas
company at a gate rate, that is a
meter would be placed at the end of
il.e line at Rusk, and the city would
i }iay tor whatever gas was used, at
; the end of each month.
! The matter of the price of the gas
!n tlie consumer will have to be set
ifto the bonds are voted and other
retails iittended to.
As the matter is now being ex-
; I'iained, no property will be liable
either for tlie gas furnished or the
pipe line installations. Ml of this
< ii! come out of the revenue which
he consumer pays for the gas.
ft is reported that several bond-
ing companies are sufficiently im-
pressed with the plan that they are
ready to buy the bonds as soon as
iliey are voted.
Information available at this time
also states that the United Gas Com-
pany wislies to know whether or not
Alto looks with favor on this matter,
and if so, they can set their 1952
budget accordingly.
Members of the city council have
advised the Herald that they will
have all of the information that the
public wants to know regarding the
election in time for next weeks' Alto
Herald.
RE0R!PE
TOMATO PR!CE
CUT TEN CENTS
Red ripe tomatoes dropped from
70c to 60c per bushel Mtinday after
holding the 70c price since the
season started.
The heavy ittflux of canning to-
matoes that are going on the mar-
ket, together with the fast deterio-
rating ripe tomatoes, are being
blamed for the 10c reduction.
Canning plants throughout East
Texas are running full time on to-
matoes and thousands of cases have
Stribling Funeral Home lias charge'^" the
Mrs. Allen H. Jeter died suddenlv
yesterday about 11:30 a. m.
iat the family home in tiorth Atto.
She had been out in the yard at-
tending to her flowers and con-
versing with a iieighbor and walked
I upon the frotit porch and sat down
when stie was suddenly stricken, and
lived for only a few minutes after
being taken into the house.
Mrs. Jeter had been in bad health
for several months, but her condition
had improved considerably, and her
sudden death was a great shock to
the family and friends.
As the Herald went to press no
funeral arrangements had bpen made
pending the arrival of relatives
of the arraiigements.
past ten days.
AD VALOREM
TAX ELECTiON
JULY 28
Some farmers state that they
have just about cleaned their patches
of ripe tomatoes and others state
they can see the end in sight from
their crop.
The 70c price has helped con-
siderably to take some of the loss
outofthedisasterous green deal
for the farmer and the canning plant
I running full time has given a large
. number of people work here who
i would have otherwise been idle.
At the regular meeting of the Com-
missioners' Court of Cherokee Coun-
ty Monday at Rusk, an election was
ordered for Saturday. July 28 to
submit to the people of this county AVAZ-f,
the question of whether or not they SPEA& VOWGHT'
wish to retain the 30c ad valorem
tax that has been levied by the state!
up until last year. ) Maude Hall, who is on a short
This tax was abolished by the: ^ 'P w'th her mother and
legislature, and many of the coun-
other relatives in Crockett, before
ties over the state are taking the; 'cturning to Santurce, Puerto Rico,
matter up locally and voting it back principal of the Geo.
by counties. Both Smith and Ander- ^°^'"son School, will visit Alto
son Counties have already voted (tonight) and speak at
retain the 30c levy. Methodist Church. All Wesleyan
In Cherokee County the tax would Guild and W. S. C. S.
!<ring about S33,000. and would be , '"'c' any one who would
' i etained in this county for the pur- interested in learning more
hioseof building farm-to-market}
roads and help maintain our present!
[ rural roads.
If the measure is voted by the
people, it will mean that precinct
No. 2, will receive about $9,000.00
more each year to keep up their
roads. Heretofore this inotieyhas
al)ottt missionary work in Puerto
I Rico, are iiivited to this lecture.
] Miss Hall is a very interesting and
! inspirational speaker and tellt of
the work being done in Puerto Rico
tmder the sponsorship, influence and
' guidance of the Methodist Church,
i 1hetimois 800 p.nl.
Rev. Gene Tom!in
WH! Preach At Baptist
Church Next Sunday
ne!icrnlis
j„vitcd to attend fese
.liVl^ S I-. Fox spent <.-e
week-end in San Anton,, vi'it.
u "'d A!r^'ce Biisc.
In the absence of .^t'jaca!^,''r.!rLi"A^m< of Lufkin ac-
r i "otTcmtofR:.!"-- ...
fa"' the pulpit at the ^'to Mrs. Toin Dean lc^^^
Church Sunday ^, day for an extended ^
morning and night.
TEN MEN SENT
TO THE ARMY
LAST MONDAY
Ten Cherokee County youths left
Monday morning for Shreveport,
La., where they will be inducted
into the U. S. Army. Mrs. Hazel B.
Musick. clerk county draft board,
has revealed.
"They were Douglas Hinson, Rte.
3, Rusk; Obie Lee Gates (col.), Rte.
3, Jacksonville: Alonzo Milton Jack-
on, Rte. 1. Rusk: Ed Boyd, (col.).
Jacksonville; Archie Lee Palmer,
(col.), Rte. 2, Alto; Denver Ray
Dean, Jacksonville; Lucien Earl
Harris, Rte. 1, Bullard: George
Kdward Gunter, Jacksonville;
Samuel L. Glenn, (col.), Rte. 2,
Rusk; and O. Audrey Wofford, Jr.,
ttte. 4, Jacksonville.
On August 14, six men will leave!
ot- induction. No pro-induction call ,
s slated for that month, the clerk!
advised.
SCHOOL TRANSFERS
Mijsr //v
AUGUST* ;
This is to remind all parents that
applications to transfer school chil-
dren must be filed in the County
Superintendent's Office in Rusk on
,or before August 1st, according to a
tatemcnts issued by County Super-
intendent Robert L. Banks.
In making the announcement and
reminding parents of the deadline,
Mr. Banks pointed out that transfer
blanks may be secured by writing
the County Superintendent's Office
in Rusk or may be secured from
local superintendents over the
county.
been going into the state's general!
fund.
f
CountyJudgeJ. W.Summers met
with members of the Alto Lions
Club Tuesd y and explained the adi
valorem tax and stated that the]
commissioners' court thought the
people should have an opportunity^
to vote on this matter and see if i
they want to retain this ad valorem !
tax in this county inasmuch as other'
counties around us are being given
the opportunity to express their de-'
sires in the matter.
ALTO BASEBALL
CLUB PLAYS
NECHES SUNDAY
Baseball has been revived in Alto
again. and a bunch of youngsters,
under the managership of Raiph
Moore of Liberty Hill, are playing
every Sunday afternoon.
Last Sunday, they defeated Neches
at Neehcs by a score of 5 to 3.
The same teams will play here
jnext Sunday afternoon at 2:30 on the
j school ground diamond.
doches Counties, White said a j There is no admission charge to
special poultry marketing reporter! the game, but a collection is taken up
will be established to give reports on ; to pay for baseballs and other ex-
poultry. penses.
AT CAMP TONKAWA THIS WEEK
Every executive shouid have an
able assistant to do his work for
him in an emergency.
Pictured above is a group of Aito Boy Scouts from Trooo No. 105
that are spending the week at Camp Tonkawa. This picture was
taken Sunday at noon when the boys gathered together In front of
the Herald olfice for the take-off. They are under the supervision of
Frank Ed Weimar, Scoutmaster, and James Grammei. Assistant
Scoutmaster. Tlie boys will remain in camp until Saturday. Front
row. reading from left to right: Cecil Hahn, W. Gayle. Roger Cole and
Joe Brooks. Second row: Larry Holcomb. Bruce Cumbv. Billle Fred
Hopson, Cary Collins, Jerry Moore, Billie Lee Black. Johnnie Steed
and Jimmy Houston. Back row: Ford Johnson and Billie Joe Power
Charles Lewis Thomas is with the Alto Troop, but did not arrive in
time to have his picture made. The Lyons Butane truck shown in the
picture driven by Orville Collins, and the O. T. Allen truck, driven
by Dickie Allen, carried the boys' equipment.
Parents of boys in Boy Scout work and Scouts themselves are in-
vited to attend the annual Visitors Day and Stunt Night programs to
be held Friday. During the Visitors Day portion of the program, boys
visiting the large East Texas Area Council camp will be permitted to
use the swimming facilities. Persons visiting the camp are reminded
to bring picnic lunches since no eating facilities are available.
At present, three units from the Tomato District are in camp there.
Frankston's Troop 328 has fourteen youths and Alto's Troon 103 han
fifteen. Troop 402 in Jacksonville also has a large number of boys
enrolled for the week of camping.
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