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THE ALTO HERALD
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A!to, Texas, Thursday, February 1 3, ) 958
Number 36
n mcooking
^ Around [
i Cherokceans awakened
ay morning to find the
' under a mantie of snow.
'Cgan to pepper down about
m. Tuesday night and oon-
to snow off and on aU dur-
night. This is the first
H for this areta since Jan-
, 1951.
33
icr one of those basketball
s coming up tonight (Thur-
the high schooi gymnasium
u can talk about after it's
The Rusk Lions are going
h their speed and strength
group of the local Lions,
bt there will be some loud
g, many bruises and several
during and after the game,
ney will be used for a good
, - o be sure to be at the Alto
[j School Gym. tonight at
^ K- The admission is only 25
ents. Immediately after the
. — a me, there will be another
3tween the Alto Independ-
d the Rusk Hospital team.
*
t this time of the year, we
o hear something about
hcoming tomato crop, but
now this writer has not
it mentioned. The tomato
ts been gradually slipping
okee County for the past
-S-" years. Just what the acre-
W i be around Alto cannot
)] lated at this time.
*
March -of Dimes Drive is
A' ut polio isn't. The thous-
i ho have been crippled by
' *ase will testify that tthe
< g effects aren't over,
The victims of polio are
lodistin need of therapeutic
; ;r nt and rehabilitation. If
oi—9 ^ not sent your money in,
rsh j^lo so today. The need Tor
chi?-tting still exists. Donors
),! Y nd their contributions to
F - A. McDonald, local chair-
* this city.
. Brooks Rites
J Wednesday
al rites tor James R.
88, were held Wednesday
week in Sunset Christian
Grapeland. Burial was
s Cemetery, Grapeland.
Brooks died Tuesday of
:k in Rusk hospital after
veek illness.
/ing are his widow; son,
rooks, Palestine; step-sons
, Tweedie, Ovie and NaMe
Alto, Melvin, Paul, and
Moake, Alto, Melvin and
Moake, Houston; dautgh-
s. Sam Ansler M,cGregor,
L. Bernaim, Hubbard, Mrs.
treen Jacksonville; broth-
n J. iBrooks, Seagoville,
Brooks, Grapeiland, E. Y.
)f Livingston, Leon Brooks
stine; sister, Mrs. Mattie
apeland; 14 grandcMldren;
^rea t -gra ndch ildren.
)
announcements are being
from Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
1ms of Waco, announcing
L of their daughter^ Kim-
ye. The baby born on
29, weighed eight pounds
ve ounces.
elms will be remembered
y TerreH. Mr. and Mrs.
:rrell of Alto are the
grandparents.
rd Of Thank*
sh to thank our many
or their kind *xpre<Hions
thy, also for the baauti-
1 offerings In the death
-ed one,Mrs. Hattie Usher,
/ery grateful for every
shown during her long
jtnd Mrs Jake HamtKon
' and Charles.
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Rusk-^Bto Lions
P!ay Here Tonight
The "has beens" will be in the
spotlight tonight (Thursday) at
the Alto High School Gum.
The Alto and Rusk Lions Clubs
wiii stage a game for members of
that organization. Some of them
played basketbaii as far back as
1888. This should be good, as gray
heads and ball heads will be one j
of the predominating features. In j
tha absence of suits for some of
the Alto players, the g'randpas will
be ailowed to play in their shorts. I
Long-handles arc barred.
There is no use in trying to get [
a line-up, as it would likely be!
Graveside Rites
He!d Per Gus
RounsaviHe, Jr.
Graveside services for Gus
Rounsaville, Jr., 48, were held
here Sunday at 2:00 p. m., at the
Alto Cemetery.Mr. Rounsaville
died unexpectedly Friday of a
heart attack in Dallas. Arrange-
ments were in charge of O. T.
Ailon & Son Funeral Home.
Funeral services were ht:ld Sat-
urday at St. Michael and All
Angels Episcopal Church in Dal-
las.
Gus Rounsaville, Jr., was a na-
tive of this city, having been
bom and reared here, and attend-
ed the Alto Public Schools. He
was a graduate of the University
of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.,
and also attended Lon Morris
College, Jacksonville, and the
University of Texas, Austin. He
was a member of Delta Tau Delta
fraternity.
He was past president of the
Idlewiid Club and a member of
Terpsichorean Club, the North-
wood Club and the Downtown
Club in Dallas.
Mr. RounsaviHe had lived in
Dallas since 1933, where he had
been in the investment and bank-
ing business. He was in partner-
ship with Carlson & Company,
who specializes in LMe Insurance
and Bank Stocks.
Survivors include his wife and
step-daughter, Miss Margaret
Moore, Dallas; parents, Mr. and
Mrs, Gus RounsaviHe, Sr., Alto;
two brothers, Paul RounsaviHe,
Giadewater, and Herdis Rounsa-
viHe, Jacksonville; one sister, Mrs.
Roy Forrest, also of Jacksonville.
Sister Of Loca!
Woman Died !n
Lufkin Monday
Mrs. Fiorence Gandy of Lufkin,
sister of Mrs. A. Ivie of this city
died in a Lufkin hospital Monday
night after a lonig illness.
Funeral services were held in
the Gipson Funeral Chapel in
Lufkin Wednesday of last week,
with Oliver Murray, officiating.
Interment was in the Bennett
Cemetery.
Mrs. Gandy was born in Trinity
County where she had lived most
of her life, but for the past 12
years, she had resided in Lufkin.
She was a member of the Church
of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, E.
T. Gandy of Houston, and S. B.
Gandy of Lufkin; two daughters,
Mrs. E. I. Johnson of Lufkin and
Mrs. Floyd Madison of Baytown;
two brothers, Burl Womack of
Ccntralia, and Hood Womack of
Houston; two sisters, Mrs. A. Ivie
of Alto and Mrs. R. L. Watson of
Ccntralia; 11 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
James Myron Holcomb
To Receive Degree
Austin.—More than 200 Uni-
versity of Texas College of Busi-
ness Administration seniors are
listed as candidates for Bachelor
of Business Administration de-
grees, Jan. 30 at the close of this
semester.
No public graduation exercises
will be held untii the spring Com-
mencement Program May 31.
The January BBA degree list
includes: James Myron Holcomb
of Crane, Texas.
changed at the last minute any-
how, and would not be correct,
but the following list of players
has been submitted by "No Goid
Weatherford", the coach, all of
whom have practiced regularly
and are ready to me.t the old de-
erepits from Rusk. The list in-
ciudes such widely known stars
of the past as High Point Jerry
Jackson, Hit-Em Hard Klingle,
Cotton Belt Earl, Checkerboard
Witlie Holcomb, Three Point
Robinson, Slow-but-sure Doug
Bradford, Pine Treei Sundin, Low
Point J. M. Thomas, and last, but
not least, Rough House A. J. Vin-
son, Jr.
Remember, its at the Alto High
School Gym tonight at 7:00 o'clock.
The admission is 25 and 50 cents,
and the early birds get the best
seats.
After reading over the above
list of names, most anybody can
tell you that this entertainment is
going to be worth the money, so
be sure and be on hand for this
big game.
Farm Meeting To
Be He!d Here
Wednesday
A meeting of interest to Cher- I
okee County v.gctabic and fruit
growers has been set for next
Wednesday night. February 19 at
the Alto High School at 7:00
o'clock.
County Agent C. M. Heald said
that the meeting wouid be held
for the purpose of discussing the
outlook for vegetables and fruits
in this area.
Dr. J. F. Rosborough, horticul-
turist and district marketing'
specialist with the extension ser-
vice, wiii be the speaker. A talk
wiii also be given by P. A. Young
otf Jacksonville.
The County Agent also an-
nounced that a simiiar meeting for
county cotton growers will be
held here at the high school on
February 24 with Fr ^ Elliott,
Texas A. & M. cotton specialist,
as speaker.
These meetings are very im-
portant to vegetable fruiit and
cotton growers of this section,
and they are urged to be present
at ail of these meetings.
County Ejection
Judges Named
Better Farming
In East Texas
Dr. P. A. Young
Fertilizer is a main cost of crop
production in the fields of tnis
often rainy climate. Good farm
managment therefore includes
study to use fertilizers as effi-
ciently as possible. Lately, there is
increased emphasis of the fact that
fertilizers should not be drilled in
contact "with seeds. Fertilizers are
strong salts and kill seeds that
they touch. Instead, fertHizers
shouid be drilled 2 to 3 Inches be-
iow or on one or both sides of the
com, cotton or other seeds.
The kind of soil, rainfall, crop,
number of plants per acre and
[prospective selling price are main
factors to be considered in de-
ciding what kind and amount of
fertilizer to use. We cannot learn
enough about soil by looking at
it. Thus, it helps much to have the
soil analyzed. This costs a farmer
only one dollar per field. You can
get the necessary blanks and in-
structions from your County Agri-
cultural Extension Agent. If a
field contains both red clay and
gray sandy land, there should be
a separate sample for each main
kind of soil. The more infor-
mation that a farmer gives on the
description blank for the field,
the better answers he will receive.
The report will tell the acidity and
amounts of organic matter and
fertilizer elements in the soil, re-
commend any lime that is needed,
and suggest the proper amount of
fertilizer for the planned crop. A
soil analysis is a form of research
work in which we ask questions
of nature. We must ask fair ques-
tions to get fair answers.
Dr. F. E. Bear is one of the best
soiis chemists in the U. S. He tells
us that nearly all of our nitrogen
fertilizers increase the acidity of
our soiis. Moderate acidity (ph 6
ing much organic matter or clay
than in loose sandy soil. Water is
necessary for plants to drink
fertilizer so we can use more
fertilizer in seasons with adequate
rain than in dry seasons.
Crops have been analyzed so we
can know what amounts of ferti-
lizer elements that they need. For
example, a bale of cotton removes
from the soil 40 lbs. of nitrogen,
16 lbs. of phosphate, 16 lbs. of pot-
ash, 4 lbs. of calcium, 4 lbs. of
magnesium and 5 lbs. of sulphur.
If they were not in the soil, the
plants could not make the bale of
cotton.
Mustard and turnip greens have
the highest calcium contents of
any vegetables, according to
"Limelights". They also are high
in iron. We are lucky that our
turnip greens are a favorite food.
However, turnips cannot be rich in
calcium unless the soil contains
the calcium. Our health depends
much on the abundance of miner-
als in our soils; that is where our
food gets them. Weak soil makes
weak food for weak people.
A symphetic card in a cafe
said: "Don't complain about our
coffee; you may be old and weak
yourself some day." One of the
aggravating symptoms of senility
is a weak back. Loss of calcium
from the spine is a natural process
of aging of many people. This
weakness can be minized by diets
containing plenty of high-calcium
foods such as milk from well-fed
cows and turnips from high-cal-
cium soils, according to "Lime-
lights."
Abundant acid in the soil helps
to preserve organic matter in land
that remains very wet. This helps
to lexpiain the fertility bottom-
to 7) is desirable but stronger soils. However, to raise best
acidity (ph 4 to 5.8) is too strong
for best growth of ordinary farm
crops. Thus it is important to
know whether your soil is too
strongly acid. Then you will know
whether to put lime on the field
and how much. The lime neutral-
izes the excess acid and also adds
necessary Calcium. If you use
dolomite lime, you also add nec-
essary magnesium to your soil.
Sodium nitrate is an exception to
the rule for other nitrogen ferti-
lizers. Sodium nitrate has an
aikalinc effect on the soil because
plants use the nitrate part and
leaves much of the basic sodium
in the soil. Furthermore, sodium
apparency performs part of the
effect of potassium when soi) docs
not contain plenty of potassium.
These virtues may justify the
relatively high cost per pound of
nitrogen in sodium nitrate. It is
quick-acting fertilizer.
It is profitable to use more com-
mercial fertiiizer in soi! contain-
crops on these fertile soils, the
excess acid should be neutralized
with lime. Pasture grass is a major
farm crop and cows soon find
where the grass is sweet with
plenty of lime. A dairyman told
me how he put lime on the grass
in one end of his pasture and
noticed that was where his cows
stayed.
Ten tons of tomatoes require
)00 ibs. of nitrogen, 40 lbs. of
phosphate and 200 lbs. of potash.
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and
peaches also require abundant
potash in their fertilizers.
Soils become difficult to work
when they lose their* calcium and
phosphorus. It is very important
for a farmer to maintain good
soil structure in fields by proper
fertilization. Soii containing much
organic matter or clay should not
be worked when wet. A picture
of early European agriculture
shows burghers in fields breaking
clods with mallets.
Election judges for 1958 were
appointed at thr regular monthly
meeting of the commissioner's
court at the coun!:y courthouse
Monday.
J. Finan Smith, county auditor,
presented the county's monthly
bills to the commission and they
were approved for payment. An
engineer from the highway de-
partment spoke to the group on
right-of-way situation in Cherokee
County and the commissioners or-
dered payment for movement of
some houses in various right-of-
ways on the county roads.
Election judges who w re named
to serve in 1958 ar. : (first named
person in each precinct is presid-
ing judge) Pet. 1, Rusk, R. R.
Banks Pat Holcomb, W. P. Rich-
ey, John C. Williams, Jr.; Pet. 2,
North Alto, John Rogers, Mrs.
Currye Singletary, Claud Rice. W.
S. Anderson; Pet. 3, Southeast
Jacksonville, Newell Barber, Louie
Lattimore, J. T. Ahearn Mrs. V.
P. Monkress.
Precinct 4, Mt. Seiman, J. M.
Vining, Cecil Carlton, H. W.
Walker of Bullard, Mrs. Charles
Douglas of Bullard; Pet. 8, Wells,
L. L. Simpson. E. B. Bailey, Clint
Sessions, Cecil Goodwin; Pet. 9,
Mixon, Arthur Looney of Troup,
Mrs. Will Braly, Troup; Pet.
10, [Maydelle, Fred Ezell, Cart
Durrett; Pet. 13, Forest, S. E.
Jones, Jack Bowers.
Rites For Loca)
Man s Brother
He!d At We!!s
Funeral services for Plummer
D. Stokes, 66, brother of F. W.
Stokes of this city, were held
Friday in the First Baptist Church
of Wells. Burial was in the Mount
Hope Cemetery, with final rites
under the direction of the Wells
Masonic Lodge.
Stokes died Wednesday. He was
born in Cherokee County and had
lived in Pollok for the past 24
years. He was engaged in farming
and ranching.
Survivors are his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Robert B. Richard-
son of Houston; one son, J. B.
Stokes Sr., of Weils; one sister,
Mrs. D. C. Ramsey of Dallas and
one brother, F. W. Stokes of Alto.
Rites He!d For
Mrs. Chris Neison
The many friends of Mrs. Chris
Nelson were deeply grieved and
shocked last week to receive the
news of her untimely death. Mrs.
Nelson, 43, died at the family
home in Corrigan after ia linger-
ing illness.
Funeral services were he!d at
the Corrigan Methodist Church
Thursday of last week at 2:00 p.
m. Interment was in Union Hill
Cemetery near Corrigan.
Other than her husband, Mrs.
Nelson is survived by four sons,
Chris, Thomas, Robert, and Ben
Scott; her mother, Mrs. J.J. Jack-
son of Beiton; and one sister, Mrs.
Mary D. Carpenter, Beiton.
Mr. Nelson served as superin-
tendent of the Indian Mound
Nursery for several years during
which time he and Mrs. Nelson
were active in all social, civic, and
church activities.
Mrs. Nelson, an accomplished
musician, endeared herself to the
people of Alto through her work
with the young people and the
choir of the Methodist Church.
Her rare ability of loving and
serving people, her talent for
leadership, and her genuine en-
thusiasm for life will long be re-
membered and cherished by those
who knew her.
Jimmy Moses, who is employed
with Braniff International Air-
way. with h adquarters in Hous-
ton, is spending a two weeks va-
cation here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Moses, and other
relatives.
Precinct 14, East Rusk, R. L.
Keahoy, Morris Hassell, Ken-
drick Frasier, John Richards; Pet.
15. Southwest Jacksonville, Homer
Edmiston, H. L. Earle, Cal Till-
man, Mrs. Biil Patton; Pet. 16,
Uialville, J. Wiley Thomason Mrs.
B mice Guinn, Mrs. Bruce Slo-
ver, E. B. Sewelt.
Precinct 17 South Aito, T. E.
Cummings, Ed Foss, Mrs. Otha
Harrison, W. P. James; Pet. 18,
Northwest Jacksonville, Mrs. Gra-
eine Griffen, Mrs. Aivin Gray,
Mrs. M. C. Dublin, Jr., Wesley
Bearden; Pet. 20, New Summer-
field, L. W. Davis and L. A. Gip-
son of Ponta, Fred MoCowan and
Ray Heath of Now Summerfield;
Pet. 21, Turney, Bruce Bounds,
Mrs. Jim Cannon; Pet. 22, Galla-
tin Mrs. R L. Jones, Forest Gui-
iion, W. C. Thompson, S. F.
Hicks.
Precinct 23, Rekiaw, Coy S.
Booker, J. C. Shankies; Pet. 24,
Henry's Chapel, R. R, Gray and
M. A, Florence of Rt. 3, Troup;
Pet. 25, Reese, J. J. Reed, Mrs.
Bulah May, Mrs. Joe Strickland,
Mrs. W. F. Handley; Pet. 26,
Pleasant Hili, Dan Childs, Crock-
ett Norman, Olan Dickey, Ted ]
Stovall; Pet. 27, Ponta, Mrs. Joe T.
Darby Elzie MeDonaid.
Precinct 29, Concord, Robert
Kee, Mrs. Ray McCollum; Pet. 31,
North Rusk, Ide Hall, Gerald
Chapman, Mrs. Lois Sherman,
Ennis Halbert; Pet. 32, Northeast
Jacksonville, W. W. Holman, Sam
Boles, M. ;H. Darby, Kenneth
Dixon.
A special canvassing board for
absentee baliots consisting of Ro-
bert Austin, J. P. Jared, Bill Mc-
Cluney, I. R. Aufriche was also
appointed by the board.
Judge J. W. Chandler presided
over the meeting and commis-
sioners attending were Reid Jones
Rusk; G. P. Burroughs, Alto; Les-
ter L. Etheridge, Jacksonville;
and A. O. Cameron, New Sum-
merfield.
Last Rites He!d
Sunday For Mrs.
Hattie Usher
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie
Usher, lifelong resident of Cher-
okee County, were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'ctock. Mrs.
Usher died Friday in a Jackson-
ville hospital, following an ex-
tended illness.
The services were held in the
First Baptist Church with the
Rev. J. M. Thomas, pastor, of-
ficiating. Buriai was in the Atoy
Cemetery under direction of
Stribling-Smith Funeral Home of
this city.
Survivors inciude two sisteTS,
Mrs. C. C. WRite of Houston, and
Mrs. C. Lambert of Jacksonville;
several nieces and nephews.
COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
Marriage Licenses [ssued:
Danny Doyal Batton and Nelma
Ruth Ham.
Willard Tennison and Josephine
Verdell.
Willie Lusta Kink and Earline
Tucker.
Albert Dewey Dominey and Mrs.
Cora M. Lawson.
County Crlmina) Activity:
State of Texas vs. Herbert Denny
charged with aggravated assault,
pending.
State of Texas vs. L. C. Williams
charged with driving while li-
crnse suspended, pending.
Cases Filed )n District Court:
Felma Sessions vs. John Ed
Sessions, action for divorce.
Nina Marie White vs. Charlie
Hollis White, action for divorce.
J. B M.inton vs. Donald G.
Applegate, action for damages.
Minnie Irwin Rotramel vs.
James G. Rotramel, action for
divorce.
H. E. Coleman, d-b-a Coleman
Lumber & Supply Co. vs. C. C.
McCoy, et al, action for collection
of debt.
Viola F. Dean vs. Denver Ray
Dean, action for divorce.
Jury selected at 4:45 p. m. on
February 10 to try a damage suit
entitled William M. Chandler vs.
Malcolm A. Young, et al, trial in
progress.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank everyone for
Gordon Johnson
Rites Set For
Thursday 2 p. m.
Funeral services will be held at
the First Methodist Church Thiers,
day afternoon at 2:00 o'clock for
Gordon L. Johnson, 63 who died
at his home here Tuesday after-
noon. He had attended the Lions
Ciub iuncheon at noon Tuesday
returning home about 1:00 p. m.
Shortly after his return home he
suffered a heart attack and died
a few minutes later.
The Rev. Walter Klingle, pastor
of First Methodist Church, assist-
ed by 'the Rev. J. M, Thomas, pas-
tor of First Baptist Church, will
condudt the funeral service.
Interment will be in Old Pales-
time Cemetery with arrangements
in charge of Stribiing-Smith Fu-
neral Home of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moved to
Alto two years ago from Dallas,
where Mr. Johnson was cashier
for Magnolia Petroleum Com-
pany for more than forty years.
Although he had oniy lived
here a short time, he had made
many friends. He was a very ac-
tive member of the Lions Club,
Masonic Lodge and Order of the
Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Helen Durham Johnson; a
daughter, Mrs. Richard C. Johan-
son of Dalias; a brother, E. D.
Johnson of Waco; and five grand-
children.
Rites Hetd For
Loca! Ladies
Mother Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Addis
Pearl Jordan, 86, mother oif Mrs.
Lloyd Singletary and Mrs. Jim
Lavender of this city, were held
Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
at Alazan, with interment in the
cemetery there. Officiating was
the Rev. L. L. Pruitt, the Rev. J.
B. Thomas and the Retv. George
Nelson.
Mrs. Jordan died in the Nacog-
doches Memorial Hospital Sunday
night at 10:12 o'clock.
She was born July 26, 1871 a*
Mt. Pisgah in Houston County,the
daughter of Samuel Sullivan of
Georgia and Lucindy Spivey
Sullivan of Mississippi. She was
married April 22, 1897 to J. R.
Jordan, who preceded her in
death in 1954. Mrs. Jordan had
lived in Nacogdoches since 191B,
and had been a member of the
Baptist Church since she was H
years of age.
Survivors inciude four daugh-
ters. Mrs. Miller Barrett and Mrs.
Lonnie Johnson, both of Nacogdo-
ches, Mrs. Lloyd Singletary and
Mrs. Jim Lavender, both of Alto;
two sons, Luther Jordan of Nacog-
doches and Charlie Jordan exf Ty-
the wonderful kindness and sym- ' grandchildren and 20 grcat-
pathy shown us in our recent be- ^ iier<.n.
r.avcmont.
We will ever remember the help
you gave and Pray that when sor-
row comes to you, there will be
such friends to comfort you.
Mrs. B tty RozcMe and Children.
Mrs. L. M. Rozelle,
Lois, Enid and Maxine.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Poore were
visitors in Carthage Saturday
with their daughter, Mrs. M. H.
Hopson and family.
Grandsons at the funeral ser-
vice served as pallbearers.
Card Of Thanks
May I say, "Thank You," to
each person who sent cards, visit-
ed me, or cailed to ask about me
while I was in the hospital. Each
thought and act of kindness helped
to pass the days spent there. May
God bless each of you.
Mrs. Roberta Turner.
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