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THE ALTO HERALD
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Alto, Texas, Thursday, August 29, !957
Number ! 2
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Giancing
Around
By Frank
(Mrs. E. S. Douglass have
trestaurmt business at
, nioved to Washington !
Dougtass wi)t teach in
[tent school. This couple
hto many years before
Rusk, a:id it was with
t we hear of them lcav-
K ihe Attn stores will be
m Monday, Labor Day.
give most of the eierks
holiday, which they
Btvu this hot weather.
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(rarez was back in Alto
and sold a half interest
(Mto shed 'o Oscar Phillip,
plant cauliflower near his
l^n this fall.
W
dog was running loose
<s the first of this week
! in that community and
[Linwood arc urged to
St for the animal.
P!ane Crash Near Here
Seriously tnjures Two
DR. J. L DUBOSE
OF WELLS DIES
tthe busiest place in Alto
County Tax Va!uat!ons
Up For Coming Year
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Assessed valuations in Chero-
kee County witl be up a million
dottars and total resources and
Hme is around the school'expenditures wiil climb $28,327.77
Teacher meetings pre- , under provisions of the 1958 bud-
Getting the r o o m s I get approved by the commissioners
fand the grounds cleaned court.
hso getting their share of
r.l
Football practice also
big part of the time, the
g in practice tilts twice
y Brooks has about com-
yethauling the buses and
ith has been assigning
for several days. The
is the largest organiza-
is section and the pay roll
ore money to Alto than
industries. School ac-
gets underway Friday
pils are registered and
j)Be; underway Tuesday of
tck. Football will get at
ifat September 6 when the
e of the season will be
ith the Garrison team at
. The first home game
September 13 when the
piay Woodville.
)ii play around Alto seems
out all over. The Arm-
ell had turned to salt and
re Decker well has ceased
Let's hope for better luck
e.
Alto Fire Department is
everything in readiness.
^ hole country is powder dry
y ;<re expecting calls every
t < extinguish both house
ss fires. The only thing
) promise is to do their
e safest
end land
as they can.
V
vacationists are returning
^'th a nice brown tan and
H"od tales of what a won-
vnation they have had.
C":ue:: the unhappy part:
^ili begin to flow in, but it
] t ' <st prove that they had a j
while it lasted.
Estimated assessed valuation for
1958 wilt be $27,000,000, compared
with $26,000,000 in 1957. Most of
the increase was brought about by
higher valuations placed on spe-
cial properties and oil lands.
County tax levy will remain at
90 cents on the $100 valuation.
From all county taxes, County
Auditor J. Finan Smith estimates
that a total of $370,800 will be as-
sessed. while some 90 per cent of
it—or about $333,720—probably
wiil be collected before it becomes
delinquent. This figure represents
the 90 cent county tax. a 30 cent
county lateral road tax paid by
the state, plus road district taxes.
The commissioners voted to
take five cents from the genera!
fund, placing two cents in the jury
fund and three cents in the road
and bridge fund; approved the
taking of two cents from the per-
manent improvement sinking fund
and adding it to the road and
bridge sinking fund; and okayed
the taking of ten cents from the
road and bridge fund to be placed
in the road and bridge sinking
fund, bringing the latter to 15
cents and leaving the operating
fund at five cents.
Through the 90 cent tax alone,
the county witl be expected to
.realize $243,000. atthough, on the
t'ling is for the ^ p;^t averages, ten per cent
owner to be just be cottectable until it be-
comes deiinquent.
The 30 cent lateral road tax
tpaid by the state is based on a
$22,000,000 valuation.
Total resources and expenditures
will be up $28,327.77 from $788,-
002.23 in 1957 to $816,330 in 1958.
The budget reveals that the
county's net outstanding bond and
time warrant debt as of January
1, 1957 was $862,500, and that the
figure witl have been cut to $854,-
500 bv January 1, 1958, when the
new budget goes into effect.
Smith pointed out that the debt
woutd have been cut to $754,500
but for the fact that the county
authorized issuance of $100,000 in
time warrants last spring for the
purchase of right-of-way ior im-
portant highway projects.
During 1958, $143,500 will be
sliced from the principal and $28,-
167.50 from the interest on out-
standing bond and time warrant
indebtedness.
At the present time, the county
has a total of $99,767.50 in road
district obligations, divided as fol-
lows between the four districts:
District No. 1, $51,965; No. 2,
$28,240; No. 3, $14,962.50; and No.
4, $4,600.
Of this amount, $77,849.39 is ac-
tuatty the county's share, $21,-
978.11, the state's. The state's share
comes from the one cent gasoline
tax.
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COURTHOUSE
1UND-UP
Court Civit Cases:
: Conditioning Training Co.,
Frod Barrett, d<*bt.
Conditioning Training Co.,
s Heubcn H. Bryant, debt.
Court Crlminat Cases:
^o!m Gilis Pond pleaded
driving while license
Pended and was fined $25
pu<'t cost.
[Cists Filed )n District Court:
B Riggs vs. Robert A.
i divorce.
Ann Hataway vs. Marvin
Jr.. divorce.
Jane Leonard vs. C. H.
^ divorce.
Hodringucz vs. Francis
' " z. divorce.
^ t Jacksonville vs. John
P'^' rland, et al, delinquent
License:
Melvin Placker and
ue Kaufman.
,nd Paul Hardin and Mrs.
P Holcomb Maddux,
r" ' - Perry Johnson and Mac
r Menard.
y e Wayne Cowan and Mere-
"'nmett. ,
JACKSONVILLE,
RUSKJ0!N
PONTA CROUP
Cherokee REA Is
Given $820,000
Extensions Loan
The Cherokee County Electric
Cooperative association has been
approved for an $820,000 im-
provement loan, the Rural Electri-
fication Administration announced
Tuesday in Washington.
The loan will finance 103 lines
of distribution tines to serve 380
new members of the association
and a general overhauling and
improvement of facilities.
The Cherokee cooperative serves
patrons in Cherokee, Rusk, Smith,
and Nacogdoches counties, head-
quartering in Rusk.
Lake Ponta association offi-
cials. meeting Monday in Lufidn,
agreed to inctude Jacksonville and
Rusk in the project as steps were
taken to launch more intensive
work on that phase of watershed
development.
The temporary association will
meet soon with Jacksonville and
Rusk mayors to decide on their
representatives to the association.
The group named Ned Shands. ^
Lufkin. chairman. Thomas \ _
Baker wilt represent Naco=-d .rhcs
and Ben M. Payne witl represent
Henderson. The d i s tr t c was
formed originally to budd Lake
Ponta, but sidetracked tha. pian
tohuitd smatter Lake Striker, now,
completed.
Lake Ponta p' <"s hive been
approved, revenue bonds have
been voted to fiance it. and tne
water right for th. take has about
,g months' timeteft
expiring. Since revenue
were voted for the lake, water
customers must bcfound_ ^
before
bonds
to buy
enough water to make the
firm, it is explained.
Lake Ponta would cover
40.000 acres in Cherokee.^ ^
about
Rusk,
and Nacogdoches
would cost about $15,000,000.
District Governor
To Visit Alto Lions
Club Next Tuesday
Sam Robinson, District Governor
2S-1, Lions International, wiil
visit the Alto Lions Club next
Tuesday at their regular noon
meeting.
All members are invited to come
and hear the distinguished visitor
speak.
Downtown Bible Class
To Have Fish Supper
The Downtown Bible Ciass witl
have a fish supper on Friday
night, September 6, at 7:30 o'clock.
Members and their family are in-
vited. Ptease let us know if you
and your famity witt attend in
order that we may know how
many to prepare for.
Contact Crcii Thomas and advise
him if you P*-'" there.
Stokes Reunion
The descendants of the late
Zack B. Stokes. I. of Wells. Texas
will meet for their annual reunion
at the Ratcliff Lake, Houston
County, on Sunday, Sept. 1. 1957.
A young Pasadena, Tex. pilot,
who teamed to fly under the GI
bill, tried to land his rented Cessna
in a pasture near his father's home
but the plane crashed near the
Angelina river and seriously in-
jured him and his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Ray King,
23 and 20 years old, were taken
to City Memorial hospital in Nac-
ogdoches. King is a welder at the
Hughes Tool Co. in Houston.
Doctors said the man was the
most seriously injured. He was un-
conscious with a severe head in-
jury and possibly both ankles
broken. The woman suffered a
broken upper and lower jaw,
possible spine injury and possible
broken ankles.
Instead of landing at the Nacog-
doches airport 15 miles away,
King had his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. King, mark off a spot
in their pasture on the Angelina
River bottoms near Douglass,
Texas.
As the plane came in to land it
crashed just at the foot oi a hill
about 50 feet short of the pasture
runway.
QUARTERBACK
CLUB ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
On Friday night, August 23, the
members of the Alto Quarterback
Club held their first meeting for
the year 1957-58 at the City Hall,
for the purpose of election and
planning for the new year. At this
meeting the following officers
were elected to steer the Club for
the new year:
President, Jam e s Simmons;
Vice-Preident, Ford Gilcrease;
Secretary, Berry Kidwell.
Trustees — City: Walter Smith,
W. H. Lyons; Faculty: George Wil-
liams, James Grammer; School
Board: Jim Wilson, John M.
Dixon.
Membership tickets and Bar-B-
Q tickets will immediately go on
sate at $2.00 per membership and
$1.50 per Bar-B-Q ticket. Tickets
may be obtained from any of the
following ticket sellers:
Frank Knight, Chairman; Paul
Martin, Dr. R. E. Rossman, Walter
Smith, Blanton Brunt, Jim Bill
Boyd, Hall McGaughey, Warren
Whiteman, George Williams (Pro-
fessor), Leland Rozelle.
The Bar-B-Q Committee elect-
ed for the year and who will have
charge of all arrangements are as
follows:
Warren Whiteman, Chairman;
T. E. Cummings, Blanton Brunt.
The date for the first Bar-B-Q
is Tuesday, September 10. at
Duren Lake, 7:00 p. m. Get your
ticket now for this first Bar-B-Q.
Fund raising project Committee
consists of Paul Martin, Chairman;
Gordon Johnson and T. E. Cum-
mings. It is the responsibility of
this committee to plan projects
to raise money for the many func-
tions <f the Quarterback Ciub.
Fund Spending Co:r'nittoi c:n-
sists of W. H. Lyons, Ctiaimnn,
and Buck (Coach) Terretl. Al-
ready the etub has adopted a pro-
posed spending piogra-n of some
$800.00 for a wa.her and drier
to- the heavy uniforms.
Transportation of the boys after
practice witt be handtcd by the
Coach as requirements are need d.
Next meeting wilt be held
Tuesday and each Tuesday there-
after at the City Hall or a location
seiccted at each meeting. If v)U
are a member please make it a
point to be at the City Hatl next
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. If you are
not a member please help by join-
ing the Quarterback Club. Ycur
member: hip is needed.
Jackets Practice
TMt Underway
Wells.—Dr. J. L. DuBose, 84, of
Wells, died in a Jacksonville hospi-
tal Saturday afternoon following
a long illness.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day at 10 a.m. in the Wells Baptist
church with the Rev. O. P.
Meadows officiating. Graveside
ceremonies were conducted by
Weils Masonic Lodge 915. Burial
was in Mount Hope Cemetery
under the direction of the Gipson
Funeral Home.
Dr. DuBose had practiced med-
icine since 1900, the last 41 years
in Wells. He was a member oi
Wells Masonic Lodge 915, Wells
Chapter No. 400, Order of the
Eastern Star, and the Wells Bap-
tist Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mamie DuBose; four sons, Curtis
of Waco; J. H. of Brownsboro, J.
D. oi Wells and C.W. of Corsicana;
a step-daughter, Mrs. Homer Ses-
sions oi Marshall; a sister, Mrs.
Roxie Stroud oi Hemphill, seven
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
EQUALIZATION
BOARD MEETS
SEPTEMBER 7
The Equalization Board oi the
Alto Independent School District
will meet at the High School
Building on Saturday, September
7, 1957 between the hours oi 9:00
a. m. and 1:00 p. m.
Tax payers oi the district have
been advised by mail what their
property has been assessed ior
school purposes. Ii the individual
is not satisiied with the value
placed on property it is your right
to appear before the equalization
board on the day designated. Ii
you are satisfied, then there is no
reason for you to appear.
Jar*os Dover,
Tax Assessor-Collector
Alto Independent School
District.
The Alto Yellow Jackets held
their first practice tilt Monday
morning and will be out twice
daily the balance oi this week.
Twenty-seven boys showed up
for practice the first day. They ,
are:
David Rice, Jerry Lee Gilcrease,)
Tommy Williams, Kenny Williams, }
Jerry McCarty, Wallace Gayle,,
Charles Cummings, Dannie Felder.
Don Crosby, Gale Baugh, Jerry
Felder, Mike Felder, Charles
Thomas, Gerald Corbin, Gary!
Dominy, Foster McLain, Billy i
Doyle Lindsey, Doug Smith, Ken- [
neth Hayes, Marshall Ray Bynum, !
Carlton Jones, Gene Gardner,
Tommy Cummings, C. H. Pittman,
Tony Tullis, Ronnie Hendrick, J.
R. Price.
The Yetiow Jackets play their
first game of the season with the
Garrison Bulldogs next Friday
i.Tght, Septcmbts 6, at Garrison.
The first home game will be with
Woodville, September 13.
MANFOUND
DEADATNEW
SUMMERF1ELD
296 GET
DEGREESAT
NACOGDOCHES
Nacodoches.—Degrees were
conferred on 296 candidates at
summer Commencement exercises
for Stephen F. Austin state college
Thursday night.
Address to the graduates was
by the Honorable Albert Thomas,
Congressman, Eighth District of
Texas.
Dr. Paul L. Boynton, president gcott's head,
oi SFA, conferred the degrees and
gave the charge to the graduates,
who were presented by Dr. Joe
N. Gerber, Dean oi the college;
and Dr. D. D. Giles, Dean oi the
graduate school.
The Rev. J. B. Pruitt, pastor
oi College Heights Baptist church,
offered the invocation and the
benediction.
The college band, under the di-
rection oi J. T. Cox, associate
proiessor oi music, oiiered the
academic procession, recession
and dedication music.
Among those getting Master oi
Education Degrees included Emma
Reese, S. J. Earle, Jr. and J. M.
Grammer oi Alto and Mrs.
Marshall Hampton oi Lakeview.
Those getting B. S. Degrees in-
cluded Mrs. Alene Moore, Jay
Nita Sibley and Jaunita Smith,
all of Alto.
The death of a New Summerfield
man under mysterious circumstan-
ces is being investigated by ofii-
cers in three counties.
Dewey Scott, 56, died Monday
night. Just where he succumbed
remained a mystery Tuesday
morning.
His death was discovered at
the Jones service station near
Striker Creek when a pickup truck
j in which he was riding, was stop-
ped at the station by John Clardy,
j his brother-in-law.
I Station owner-B. W. Jones later
told officers he noticed Scott
slumped over in the cab oi the
i truck and that the man appeared
[to be dead. He called the Rusk
county sheriffs oiiice, and Rusk
County Attorney H. H. Welbom,
Justice oi the Peace Hubert White
and a deputy sheriii went to the
scene.
Wetbom told the Daily Progress
the trio noticed abrasions about
Scott's face, but could not deter-
mine the cause of death.
The body was brought to Jack-
sonville. where an autopsy was
performed Tuesday morning at
Nan Travis Memorial hospital. The
j autopsy was performed, it was un-
derstood, after attendants at the
Holmes Brothers funeral home had
[discovered a bruise on the back oi
Buckner Gets
Contract To Build
Alto Highway
Contract ior the iirst of two ma-
jor highway projects for Cherokee
county in the last half of 1957 was
let in Austin to a Jacksonville
contractor.
R. C. Buckner was awarded a
contract for $215,953 for grading,
structures and paving on 5.9 miles
of State Highway 2t from Alto to
a point west of the Angelina river.
Remaining to be let, probably in
October, is the contract for the
Cherokee and Gregg county oi-
iicers were brought into the inves-
tigation into Scott's death. Gregg
County Sheriii Noble Crawiord
said his oiiice came into the pic-
ture when it was reported that
Scott may have received a iatal
head injury while at a Kilgore
caie. Crawiord said he was inter-
rogating several persons in connec-
tion with the incident, but could
not call any oi the "suspects."
"We know there was a iight at a
caie in Kilgore last night (Mon-
day)," Crawiord commended, "but
whether it had anything at all to
do with Scott we don't jtnow."
Welbom said Clardy told him he
iound Scott lying in iront oi a Kil-
gore caie with his ''eet in the door.
Clardy added that he carried or
helped Scott to the truck and they
began the return trip to New Sum-
meriield. He also told Welbom
that he became aware something
was wrong with Scott when his
passenger slumped over against
the steering column. Clardy them
pulled into the service station to
seek help, he said.
Welbom said Clardy could not
tell him how Scott was injured.
Results oi the autopsy, complet-
ed about noon, were not announc-
ed.—Jacksonville Progress.
HELLO NEIGHBOR
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Davis an-
nounce the arrival oi a seven
ounce baby boy,
pound, eleven
new 4-lane portion oi U.S. High- jbom August 10 in the Nan Travis
way 69 between Jacksonville and {Hospital at Jacksonville. The
Rusk, along with a separate con- young man has been named Larry
tract ior the widening and paving Joe.
oi South Jackson street irom the
city limits to Rusk street.
Cart? Of Tlian':s
We are indeed grateiul to our
many friends ior every deed oi
kindness and words of sympathy
during the loss of our loved one.
We appreciate your thoughtful-
ness and may God bless you all.
You will always be in our prayers.
The Ellis Moses Family.
Miss Virginia Grogan
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Grogan are
announcing the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
, daughter. Virginia, to Allc. Buddy
Liopert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Etmer
Lippert of Coldwater, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Horton
and daughter, Billie Jean, returned
to their home in Belton Wednes-
day, after spending several days
visit with Mrs. Horton's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace.
Shiloh Homecoming
To Be Held Sunday,
September 1.
The Shitoh reunion will be held
:?ext f und ay. September 1. The
Herald announced it for August
22th. This was incorrect. The
correct date is next Sunday and
a large crowd is expected to at-
tend this annual event.
Junior Team Starts
Practice Friday
At 2:30 P.M.
The Junior High School football
team starts daily practice Friday,
Au?u!t 30. Atl beys who wish to
make this team are expected to be
The proud grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Pylo of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Grogan an-
nounce the arrival of a seven
pound, 14 ounce baby boy, born
August 22 in Rusk Memorial Hos-
pital.' The young man has been
named Tommy Lynn.
A!to Methodist Church
Walter HHn^te, Pastor
Church School Sunday morning
9:45 o. m.
Morning Worship 11:03 a. m.
M. Y. F. 6:15 p. m.
Evening Setvicc 7:30 p. m.
Choir Rehj^xal Wednesday,
7:^0 p. m.
Wcslcyan Service Guild Second
Tuesday in each month 7:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bynum of
Lufkin, and Mrs. A. B. Trevathan
at the High School gym on this of Houston, visited in the home of
date and hour. Mrs. Myrtie Bynum, Tuesday.
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