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THE ALTO HERALD
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LAR & SON. EDiTORS AND PUBLISHERS
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SUBSCRtPTtON PRtCE. $2.00 PER YEAR )N CHEROKEE COUNTY. $2.50 PER YEAR OUTSIDE COUNTY.
,'etter this week front
L,. the poor boy who
};r Crackers Bend, went
unti! he moved to Alto
t,; ;j() He sends us $2.50
.-ar's subscription to
Lratd. (How much can
and). On the letter-
its!ed as district
he American Gen-
uraniv Company, and
timie in smati type it
-n.nre's ciub." That
, Ir; ^. and Ftvd
baddies. I can borrow
),nF!""cnceandnet a
,n my note. It's great
— n-.itlionaire class—I
^ s issue of the Alto
Krried a three column
,ent which oautioned
safely during the
holidays. It was paid
Ae Humble Oil and Re-
tCc That advertisement ap-
T h tit ireds of newspapers
it Texas, especially in
n part of the state. It
othpany thousands of
tsta few words, but
Ma well meaning mes-
morai to this item is to
<r that corporations are
blooded octopuses that
times think they are.
y be big. and they may
[but their destinies are
human beings just like
] If it were not so. they
it spend so much money
caution. Of course, we
Ibear the old song: "they
it off their income taxes."
be true, but they could
spent that money for
ig that would have done
ire good than warning the
be careful.
!o
Hus
days ago we sent a basket
tomatoes to our good
tack Harper at Dallas,
ere the best-tasting to-
[l have ever eaten," says
Take a basket of those to-
<St. Peter and he'll let
; through the pearly gates,"
;k That's good advice but
hfficult to follow. Suip-
don't pass out during
Mson, then what?
*
reached the writer a few
!o that it was being told
f did not need the office
of the Peace."
A.'! ve ever quit think-
!t: ^' terms about a public
tavo placed many men and
in office just because they
I a job without giving any
to the office itself.
! a !ong period of years we
^ p<"tptc elected to offices
okre County because they
!'"! "hand-"-hakers" and
talkers and told how bad
^el'dtho job. After they
^ccl in office it was fohnd
yere fir from qualified for
and obligations which
t <er) in their hands.
' t'-< tate to do anything
'or t .vn vears and as a
[tiepuhtic suffered from
r and inability to
" i :tirc. Many of them
' wn try to fill the office,
^ct'c looking for was
t""f ir< < ;nent is a big proh-
F ' <-t generally starts
F? la ' t< of the Peace.
' is a misdemeanor or
case, the first step is
he Justice court and
r ^ 'mes the action in
iecaics just how much
rendered when it
P " ' the highe- courts.
! ' ' the beginning that
offering our services
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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, JULY 8. 1954
NO. 4
First Baptist Church
Revival Starts Next
Monday 8:00 P. M
THEBKONE
THAT D!DN'I
CETAWAY
58th HOLCOMB REUN!0M
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
^''h?
hat it paid, and if
people of this pre-
' ^ he the last con
pon in
'"r minds. Webe-
^ Ac tan render a real
' " !<"onle of this pre-
not think so. all
T \a^ couldn't make
bp';f.
'i 'w. and have a!*
' ^'*d that when some-
!^!:
a public office
tM -ender should
^ the firat con-
f^^talsr) that the taw
The Revival Meeting of the'
First Baptist Church wdl besm
on Monday evening, July 12th.:
The services wilt continue through
Sunday night, July ]8th.
There will be morning services
Tuesday through Friday. A tenta-
tive hour will be at 10:00o'c!ock
in the morning and at the evening
services the hour wi'.i be at 8:00
o'clock.
A definite hour will be an-
nounced for the services on Sun-
day morning. July llth.
Prayer meetings will precede
each evening service, and will be-
gin at 7:30 o'clock.
The Reverend Joe Webb, pastor
of Shiloah Baptist Church near
Dawson. Texas will do the preach,
ing during the Revival. He is at-
tending the Southwestern Semi-
nary at Fort Worth. He is a very
fine Christian gentieman, a good
preacher, a good pastor, and a
good man. Bro. Joe Webb is the
son of Rev. and Mrs. Lonnie Webb
of Rusk, Texas.
You wilt be praying for him as
he comes to us and leads us in this
series of special evangelistic ser-
vices.
Everyone is cordially invited to
come and worship the Lord with
us. Let us be much in prayer for
the services and for the speaker
as he brings to us God's message.
Certainly it is time for us to be
working and praying for one an-
other and for our church that the
Lord may revive us and then we
can go and lead someone to know
our Saviour.
The young people of our church
will be very much interested as
they will help sponsor the meeting.
Let us do a lot of inviting others
for in so doing we will be inviting
others to come to Jesus.
J. B.Ousley. Pastor.
ALTO SCOUTS
AT TONKAWA
lUBWtEK
Rev. Joe Webb
C. F.HARDY MED
SATURDAY AT
NACOGDOCHES
Twenty-one Alto Boy Scouts are
at Camp Tonkawa this week on a
vacation trip. They wilt remain
there until Saturday morning.
Friday night will be visitors
night, and parents of the boys and
the public generally are invited to
bring their supper and eat with
the boys at the 6:30 o'clock hour.
Alto hoys in the group include:
Billy Fred Hooson. Billy Lee
Black, Johnnie Steed. Kenneth
Gayle, Wallace Gav'e. Jerry Sim-
mons. E. J. Holcomh.
Ray Bvnum. Charles Lewis Thom-
Herms Payne. Jr.. Doug Smith,
McCarty. Steve McCarty.
Moore. Jerry
Coleman Frazier Hardy. 77. died
Saturday afternoon after a 40-day
illness in a Nacogdoches hospital.
Funeral services were held at
the Alto Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, with the
Rev. Thomas I. Beck, pastor, offi-
ciating, assisted by the Rev. J. B.
Ousley, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, and the Rev. Bobby Ryan
of Dawson, assisting. Interment
was in the Cook Cemetery near
Linwood. Stribling-Smith Funeral
Home had charge of the arrange-
ments.
Besides his wife, Beatrice, and
one daughter. Maggie Hardy, he is
survived by four sisters. Mr-*.
William Foxworth, Cleveland,
Mrs. Charlie Ramey, Alto, Mrs.
Robert Redd and Mrs. Russell
Ramey. Houston. A number of
other relatives also survive.
Mr. Hardy was bom at Edge-
field. South Carolina on December
23. 1877. When he was quite
young, the family moved to Efst
Texas and he has spent most of his
lifetime 'n this immediate section.
Following the pattern of Ms
father, he spent his entire life in
farming.
Quiet and unassuming, he made
a host of friends in this section by
his rugged honesty and his sincere
desire to be of service to those
with whom he came in contact.
His passing brings deep regret
to everyone that knew him and
Marshall! sincere sympathy is extended to
those who were near and dear to
him during his lifetime.
as,
Jerry
Mike Felder. Jerry
Folder. Dickie McOaughey. Joscoh
Tullis. Tony Tullis. Robbie Robi-
son and Vaughn Arnold.
ALLEN NORTON
FUNERALHELD
Funeral services for Allen Ran-
dolph Norton. 78, retired Rusk
farmer, were held at 10 a. m.
Tuesday at Wallace Funeral Home
in Rusk, with the Rev. J. M. Sch-
witter and Rev. Lonnie Webb, of-
ficiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope
cemetery.
Norton died Sunday at his home
in Rusk after an illness of two
weeks.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Eva Norton of Rusk; four daugh-
ters Mrs. Joe Dearfoot of Gallup,
N M Mrs. Ola Kerr. Freeport.
must be made to do it. 'T^ "J Mrs. Jim Russell. Picyune. Miss.,
must . .. hold. Rusk: a sister.
was made to protect the innocent.
not to pcrsccu^
good citizen never
It is the people who won t rc. -
the rights of others that ha
brought law J.,°'
being The half-crazed human
being who races up ^ ^n -
highways has to he controlled by
the law or thev would ^
respect the lav
*y
carelessly
He who won't
on!v the fear of the law
. <""<—* "r," :<
Whenever the ia\s
mobile maniacs
slacks up. 'heir tribe -"cre-''^
In conclusion let
Cherokee Cou'i'v
Brunt a
rnestnt"t'ta't
owes Frank
„eht of latitude
cleaning up Ch^ee
^iHJ^tin that
man who is tust ^ ^^t
endeavor-Al'en
this countv kept clean an
that purpose, and n
what we might get out of it
monetary value
Mrs Katherine Jones. Rusk: 12
grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren. _
Mrs. Carlos Murphy and son.
Mike, spent Saturday in Tyler,
visiting relatives.
Mrs.
Smith and son.
Galveston, where
Mabel
^"latter underwent an operation
"«s"* ",°r
, , Re is recuperating satts-
SXnly. M
there for another week.
East Texas Tomato
Shipments Total
Under 1,400 Cars
With the tomato deal closed in
East Texas, total oarload ship-
ments out of the area stand near
1,400, nearly three times the 1953
total but less than one-fourth of
the Texas crop of this year.
Records supplied by the United
States Department of Agriculture
list East Texas shipments for the
year through Monday, June 26, as
1,342 car!oads compared to 4,325
for other Texas areas. Through
June 24 last year, East Texas had
shipped 579 carloads while other
areas in the staite had rolled 3,676.
This year's state shipments to-
talled 5,667 carloads compared to
4,225 a year ago.
Gerald Harmon West, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon West, is
shown here with a five and a haSf
pound bass that he caught in the
Neehes River Saturday morning.
Gerald says he "snagged" him
on a Lucky 13 plug about fifteen
feet from the river bank. "He
sure did pull and cut-up before I
could get him in," said Gerald.
"! SPEAK FOR DEMOCRACY"
Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Ellen Evans, of Buchtel High School
in Akron, Ohio, was a national winner in an essay contest on the
subject "I Sp°:ak for Democracy." Miss Evans is the daughter of an
employee o<f The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, of Akron, Ohio.
The winning sssay Mlows:
I am an American.
Listen to my words, Fascist, Communist.
Listen weH, for my country is a strong country, and my message
is a strong message.
I am an American, and I speak for democracy.
My ancestors have left their blood on the green at Lexington and
the snow at Valley Forge
... on the walls of Fodt Sumpter and the fields at Gettysburg
... on the waters of the River Marne and the shadows of the
Argonne Forest
... on the beachheads of Salerno and Normandy and the sands of
Okinawa
... on the bare, bleak hills called Pork Chop and Old Baldy and
Heartbreak Ridge.
A million and more of my countrymen have died for freedom.
My country is their eternal monument.
They live on in the laughtter of a small boy as he watches a circus
clown's antics
. . . and in the sweet, delicious coldness of the first bite of pepper-
mint ice cream on the Fourth of J uly
... in the little tenseness of a baseball crowd as the unmpire calls
"Batter up!"
. . . and in the high school band's rendition of "Stars and Stripes
Forever" in the Memorial Day parade
... in the clear, shanp ring of a school bell on a fall mominig
. . . and in the triumph of a six-year-old as he reads aloud for the
first time.
They live on in the eyes of an Ohio farmer surveying his acres of
corn and potatoes and pasture
. . . and in the brilliant gold of hundreds of acres of wheat stretching
across the flat miles of Kansas
... in the milling of cattle in the stockyards of Chicago
... the precision of an assembly line in an automobile factory in
Detroit
. . . and the perpetual red glow of the nocturnal skylines of Pittsburg
and Birmingham and Gary.
They live on in the voice of young Jewish boys saying the sacred
words from the Torah: "Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord
in One. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with aH thy heart and
thy soul and with all thy might."
. . ' and in the voice of a Catholic girl praying: "Hail, Mary, full
of grace, the Lord is with thee ..."
. . . and in the voice of a Protestant boy singing: "A mighty Fortress
is our God. A Bulwark never failing."
An American named Carl Sandburg wrote these words:
"I know a Jew fishcrier down on Maxwell Street with a voice
like a north wind blowing over corn stubble in January.
He dangles herring before prospective customers evincing a joy
identical with that of Pavlova dancing.
His face is that of a man terribly glad to be selling fish, terribly
glad that God made fish, and customer to whom he may call his
wares from a pushcart."
There is a voice in the soul of every human being that cries out
to be free. America has answered that voice.
America has offered freedom and opportunity such as no land
before her has ever known, to a Jew fishcrier down on Maxwell
Street with the face of a man terribly glad to be selling fish.
She has given him the right to own his pushcart, to sell his
herring on Maxwell Street.
... she has given hiim an education for his children, and a tremendous
faith in the nation that has made these things his.
Multiply that fishcrier by 160.000,000—160,000,000 mechanics ag(l
farmers and housewives and coal miners and truck drivers and
chemists and lawyers and plumbers and priests—all glad, to be free
free to work and eat and sleep and speak and love and pray and live
as they desire, as they believe!
And those 160,000,000 Americans—those 160,000,000 free Ameri-
cans—have more roast beef and mashed potatoes,
the yield of American labor and land;
. . . more automobiles and telephones.
...more safety razors and bathtubs,
. . . more Orion sweaters and aureomycin. the fruits of American
initiative and enterprise;
. . . more public schools and life insurance policies,
the symbols of American security and faith in the future;
. . . more laughter and song—
than any other people on earth!
This is my answer, Fascist, Communist!
Show me a country greater than our country, show me a people
more energetic, creative, progressive—
bigger-hearted and happier than our people, not until then will I
consider your way of life.
For I am an American, and I speak for democracy.
(Compliments of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.)
Wedding Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lindsey request the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter, Floyce Lee, to Terry Ted Moore, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moore, at the First Baptist Church, Saturday,
July 24, at ten o'clock in the morning. Reception following the
ceremony in the dining room of church. No invitations are being
ttsued except through the press, and friends are invited in this
manner to attend.
Holcombs of Texas, Arizona,.
Louisiana, New Mexico and other !
states will meet at Cold Springs^
near Alto, for their annual re-
union July 13, 14 and 15th. This
reunion will be the 58th since its
organization by the late George
Holcomb, Thomas Harrison Hol-
cumb, Mrs. Jane Holcomb Sum-
mers and Mrs. Maggie Holcomb
Singletary in 1897. The date in
July is a traditional one, arranged
by the first group in that early
organization—always the Tues-
day, Wednesday and Thursday
atfter the second Sunday in July.
Joseph and Zack Holcomb came
to Texas in 1844 from Illinois and
Arkansas and settled near Rusk
in Cherokee County. Their sons
and daughters have preserved the
unity and fellowship of those
early days through the years by
this annual get-to-gether even
though members of the group are
scattered throughout many states.
Some three to four hundred I
gather each year on Tuesday I
afternoon to renew acquaintances, I
hear the latest news about the I
many cousins and continue the j
visiting, feasting and fun until!
Thursday morning.
)
The meeting is held at the camp ,
area of the Cold Springs Methodist
Church. Contributions in 1953
made possible the construction of
a pavilion for shelter for the
camp area. Talented members
provide music and entertainment
at intervals during the session. Of-
ficers in charge are J. C. Holcomb
of Alto, President; Henry Lee
Holcomb of Baytown, Master **f
Ceremonies; Rayford Holcomb of
Houston, Song Leader; Miss
Frances Matney of Longview,
Secretary-Reporter.
Frances Matney, Secretary.
MELON SEASON
OPENED WEAK
HERE TUESDAY
Watermelon shipments started
here Tuesday morning wi:ti one
shed, operated by H. A. Lindsey.
The season opened with a weak
-narket, prices being paid were
from a cent to one cent and three
quarters.
Three cars were loaded out the
first day, and shipments are ex-
pected to increase during the next
j two weeks.
) Both growers and shippers are
i hoping that the market will get
; stronger so that melons can be
! brought here from distant points.
Houston County is furnishing
some of the melons for shipment
here, several loads coming from
Grapeland Tuesday.
CHEROKEE'S TAX
COLLECTION
GOOD
AROUND THE
COURTHOUSE
Rusk.—Absentee voting began
Tuesday in the office of County
Clerk Elmer Musick, and will
continue through July 20.
A ruling handed down by state that
Attorney General John Ben Shep-
perd instructs officials to waive
requirements for poll taxes for
persons now in military service
or having served in the armed
Cherokee County had another
good tax collection year as figures
supplied by County Auditor Finis
Smith showed that his estimate of
a 90 per cent collection was ex-
ceeded more than a month ago.
Actually. Smith counted on col-
lections to run better than 90 per
cent, but he uses that figure each
year as a base for figuring the
county budget.
There was a total tax charge by
the county of $126,000. in round
figures, made for 1953. Ninety per
cent would be $113,400. But on
June I. the county had collected
$115,102. Current taxes were
shifted to the delinquent column
until July I.
Payment dropped off sharply in
the spring after the bulk of taxes
had been cleared by the end of
January, so it can be assumed
current collections through
June 30 totalled about $115,500.
That figure would be a 91.6 collec-
tion.
Current 1953 county tax collec-
tions as reported monthly to Smith
forces within the past 18 months.'were as follows: October, $71,216-
This does not
personnel.
apply to regular
In county court, Richard Glenn
of Jacksonville was charged with
aggravated assault; Edgar Black,
Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to a
charge of aggravated assault and
was fined $100 and costs; John
Stegall and N. C. Carlisle were
charged separately with possession
of unstamped liquor.
Marriage licenses were issued to
Willie Neal Holcomb and Martha
Lea Womaok, Lewis Charles
Crawford and Darthy Delos
Henry, Marcus Alton Linkous and
Delores Ann Frazier, Kenneth
Ray Reece and Mary Nell Gardi-
ner, Willie Hightower and Cal-
donia Wells. William Otis Knous
and Jonetta Irene Jones.
Civil cases filed within the past
week in district cqurt were styled
Mitchell Erwing vs. Freddie
Erwing, divorce; Western Ameri-
can Life Insurance Company vs.
Joe*B. Copeland et al. action for
bill of interpleader; Elizabeth
Booker Moseley vs. Johnnie
Moseley, temporary restraining
order and divorce; Myrtie Christie
vs. David Christie, contempt pro-
ceedings; Dennis L. Carlton vs.
American Genera] Insurance Com-
pany, workmen's compensation.
Divorces were granted in cases
styled Mildred Bennett vs. Travis
L. Bennett. Lucille Mclver vs.
George Mclver, Monnie Wiggins
vs. Frank L. Wiggins, Violet J.
Baker vs. Coy Jack Baker, Mary
Elizabeth Buffalo vs. Sheril! S.
Buffalo. Susie Bell Gaston vs.
Travis Gilmer Gaston.
Three Reklaw youths—Tommie
Webb. Charlie Byard and Jimmy
Johnson—were released after pay.
ment of fines for trespassing.
26; November. $16,750.83; Decem-
ber. $8,831.43; January. $15,443.12:
February, $1,464.67; March, $701 —
08; April, $273.56; and May, $421.-
06.
Penalty on unpaid 1953 taxes
jumped to 11 per cent July 1 and
will increase one-half of one per
cent per month until paid.
ROSSMAN FAM!LY
ARRtVED HERE
LAST FRH3AY
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Rossman and
two small sons, arrived in Alto
last Friday.
They have located In the home
purchased from Dr. Roscoe Etter
on Jeter street in north Alto.
Dr. Rossman is already busy at
his office in the Aito Clinic.
Dr. and Mrs. Etter left Thurs-
day for Fayettesville, Ark., where
they will reside for the present.
HELLO NEtGHBOR
The telephone rang at the
George Williams home Monday
night. It was Pete Williams calling
from Houston to tell his parents
that his wife had presented him
with a new baby son. Grandpa
Williams was walking on air
Tuesday morning. Now he can't
wait to see his new grandson, and
is waiting patiently until Pete
and the Mrs. can bring the new
heir up to Cherokee County.
The tittle fellow has been named
James Lawrence and weighed six
and three quarter pounds at birth.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gamer of
Houston announce the arrival of
a little son bom June 11 at a
hospital in Dayton. The young
man weighed six pounds and nine
ounces and his name is Everett
Nolan
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F. L. Weimar & Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1954, newspaper, July 8, 1954; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215347/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.