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THE ALTO HERALD
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A)to, Texas, Thursday, May 28, ! 959
Number 5!
lotntJ
the 15th
{,]),)<!H'nH"dfowiHar-
Alt" Friday, May 29 at
rr,i R"deo performances
8]). m. on the
anni
rive
3:00 P-
wHlbeh<:!at
^.!ut.< 3. 4. 5, and 6. and
[[^dt pi t fortnances by the
f ainted Quadrille and
SwedfF' ' G«iden Re-
trieval Cattle Co., of
Orange ist""' '''*'^ the stock for
the four tanitt show. The annua)
is one of the
outstmd - ^'<ws of its kind pre-
sented it '' ' ' rodeo
ttrena is two
at town ' hatteville highway.
Highway 21
To Be Retopped
A contract for 27.9 miles of
construction <m State attd U.S.
Highway 84 & (!9 in Cherokee
and Rusk Coutttles has been a-
warded to a Shteveport, La. firm
it was announced it) Austin this
week by tite State Highway Com-
mission.
John G. Nelson submitted the
!ow bid of $2ti8..i!)7.to on the pro-
ject. Construction of aspltaltic
concrete pavement frotnAtto to
Nacogdocites County ]ine, from
ML Enterprise to the Shelby
County tine and fiom Jackson-
ville to Rusk. isexpectetltotake
LOCAL GRID
COACH ELECTED
AT OVERTON
Eighth Grade Graduation
To Be Held Tonight
FiDDLER'S
CONTEST AT
ATHENS MAY 29
The Alto Junior High Grad-
Buck rerrell, grid mentor at} nation Exercises will be held
i Alto for two years, was elected i Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the
j head football coach and director , ARt) High School Auditorium,
of athletics at Overton Saturday, , The invocation will be given by
according to an announcement by juanita Kesinger. Mr. James
Curtis McLcod, superintendent Crammer, Principal of Alto Ele-
Athcns — From all parts of the
Southwest fiddlers will converge
here for the 24th Old Fiddler's
contest and reunion scheduled this
year for Friday, May 29. 1959.
The event is an all-day affair
which offers young and old an op-
portunity to vie for cash prizes
awarded in various age groups.
Contests are also held for fiddle
Res]dcntEngmeer!,,.,„,j ^
— ,<t, . . hand.'- wtthcushprizes going to
at Husk will be m acttve charge
Your t ant\ Agent can supply t<fthe))iojectwhileitisutider
jnfprma on how to control construction.
red bugs on the home
The car wi!) present a pro- 8[) working da\. according to
tert) music attd en- w. W. Potter, district Highway
! during its brief stop Ettgineer at Tyler.
gum ot
tetaic"
in Alto
W.D.Harris
.chigyr
precise Ask for a copy of
. irMi} T< xa:. Guide for Controll-
' jng Hon !" td Insects.
County Deputy
Wounds Local Man
Here Tuesday
A Cl'tL'kee Cuunty sheriff's
depHt}s)t<tanAh.ontaninthe
{houldt t the tnan's home Tues-
day accordittg to Sheriff
Alien l' ! -'in.
on said the man was placed
BH^Nil atter receiving medical
bent He described the
I a a flesh wound in the top
part^of the shoulder and said it
it serious."
) deputies went to the man's
fatter his wife made a com-
^ !,atd Dotson. While the two
were inside the man's
,^they said the man took out
Mgun, and they were forced
BROTHER NED
!N HOUSTON
JohnMorriwether 68. brother
of George Merriwether of this
city, died Saturday of a heart at-
tack at Hertnantt Hospital in
Houston.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 p.m. Monday in Reid Me-
morial Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Edwin Summers, officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Thos. I. Beck.
Burial was in Resthaven Cem-
etery.
For the past 30 years, Mr. Mer-
riwether had taught mathematics
and woodshop at Burbank and
Edison Junior High schools in
Houston.
Merriwether who expected to
winning bands. Contestants
participating in the contests arc
j ttot charged an entrance fee or
registration fee but must register
lor the contests in which they
intend to participate.
The Farm Bureau will crown a
Queen at 3:0)) o'clock P. M., and
we will have a speaker of Nation-
ai renown fluting the morning.
There will be square and round
dancing in the streets adjacent
to the giant bandstand Friday
night.
So sack-up your fiddle, resin
your bow, and meet us in Athens
for a great gala event.
ac- j retire in two years, was born in
Houston County, near Crockett.
Cherokee County sheriff He taught in Newton, Trinity
Mid! tin man about 50, was
t him in the shoulder
ag to Sheriff Dotson.
^}e<l with being drunk
^^Hfbing the peace.
and
MRTHOUSE
WND-UP
k — Several new cases have
filed on the district civil
let in district clerk, Bill
t;'. office.
&'Cts are styled:
[at: n Borehcrding vs. Pacific
iloyu-s insurance Company—
a for compensation.
Homer Doyle Foreman—
n for removal of disabilities.
Fuller vs. Cleophus Fun-
ction for divorce.
'' Muilinix, et ux vs. E. H.
i" te ux—action for dam-
!l! nco McCoy vs. Blanche L.
[by H al—Action for contest-
'ill.
and Houston Counties, and be-
came superintendent of schools at
Katy two years prior to moving
to Houston in 1929.
He was graduated from Sam
Houston State College at Hunts-
ville in 1926. He received a mas-
ter's degree from the University
of Houston in 1942.
Merriwether is survived by his
of the Overton High School.
Terrell, a graduate of Port
Neches High School, attended
Tulane University for two years
and graduated from North-
western State College in Okla-
homa, lettering football all four
years.
His experience includes one
year at Guymon, Okla., an assist-
ant at Nederland for one year,
and was head coach at Livingston,
Bishop Burns in Port Arthur for
three years and at Alto.
Further division of the coaching
staff in relation to the other ma-
jor sports of basketball, track and
baseball will be announced by
Terrell at a future date.
mentary School will introduce
the guests.
Guest speaker for the evening
will be the Rev. E. G. Morgan, ;
Pastor of the First Baptist I
Church.
Superintendent of Alto Schools, i
Lawrence Smith, will present the
Lone Star Feed Store
Offers Samples Of
Grass Killers
Lone Star Feed Store of Alto is
offering free samples of Dowpon
grass killer to farmers of this
area, according to the manager.
"We would like to have all
growers in this area pick up a
sample and try it out on their own
land," he said. "This is the best
way we know for them to realize
what grass control around the
farmstead can mean."
"Dowpon offers the one really
effective method of bringing
problem grasses under control,"
the manager said. Cultivation and
mowing can hold grasses back al-
though the farmer usually winds
up losing a year's production with
his fields in fallow trying to bring
wife Mrs Mabel Merriwether of grasses like quack or Johnson
Houston- two daughters Mrs. under control, he pointed out.
Eveiyn Clark or Mary Esther, Spraying with Dowpon can con-
trol grasses, roots and all with-
Fla., and Mts. 'L . out taking fields out of produc-
Houston; a son. Elmer H. Merrt- ^
wether; one sister, Mrs. Lewis
Tipton. Kennard; four brothers.
George Mettiv.'th't. Jj* ' sprinkling can. Specialized spray
and Ed Merriwether, CrockcU,
attd Jim Merriwether Kennard;
NEWPTA
OFFICERS
INSTALLED
Officers elected to lead the Alto
Parent-Teacher Association for
the coming year are: Mrs. J. C.
Erwin, President; Mrs. Paul Mar-
tin, Vice-President; and Mrs. J. H.
Pearman, Jr., Secretary - Treas-
urer.
The incoming officers were in-
stalled by Mrs. S. P. Fox Thurs-
day afternoon during the final
meeting of this year for the PTA.
Second grade students, under
the direction of iMiss Ruthie May
Williams, present :d an interesting
program. A social hour sponsored
by the seventh grade, concluded
the meeting
diplomas to the graduates.
Faye Nell Rogers, Barbara
Jackson and Birda Dixon will be
at the piano for the processional
and recessional.
Ushers for the evening will be
Judy Merriwether, Sue Sartain,
Sandra Dial, Dianne Holcomb,
Donna Looney Dwain Grogan,
Kenneth Findley, Keliy Wood,
Danny Schochler and James
Jeter.
Billy Oden, member of the
graduating class, will give the
benediction.
Candidates for graduation are:
" Ann Arrant, James Barron,
Piano Pupils Register Gail Black Biily Bradley, Max
For Membership In ' C"r"--y. M'.rtha Cosper, Larry
. . ] Dover, Charles Hamtiton, Joyce
Nahonal Fraternity Hugghins. Barbara Jackson, Ray
Johnson, Norma Jones,' Juanita
Twenty-three local piano pu-! Kesinger, Larry Mike Knous,
pils from the class of Mrs. Annie Jimmy Landrum Linda May,
E. Fcnner, 100 Berryman St., in} Oleta May, Charlotte Nicar, Billy
Alto have registered as candi- { Oden, Bobby Oden, Joy Marie
dates for membership in the Na- Rice, Faye Nell Rogers Frank
tional Fraternity of Student Mu- Shuptrine, Joe Bob Smith, Car-
sicians, sponsored by the National: olyn Tobias, Mike Trevathan,
Guild of Piano Teachers of which ; Carroll Tuliis Johnny Woodard.
their teacher is a member. This i
group of young piano hobbyists Tomato Economics I
will play in the National Piano Things We Can Do
Dr. P. A. Young
tion.
The sample can be applied with
hand spray equipment or a
yr< diyorec was granted Opal
Hatton vs. Roy Batton with
of chiidren to plaintiff
tt)e defendant supporting
!ft< n.
^ 'A cases were filed on the
nitninal docket a"d one
'ialduringthepastweek.
T were styled:
' White—-Offense—Posses-
luorforpur[X)seofsale.
J Jordan—Offense—Theft.
" i^rtt entered a plea of guil- ' '
* '!' httn;nt assessed 5 days
-'<1)0 fine attd costs.
a-, taken on some cases
^hltavt.
t!
and four grandchildren.
Words of Appreciation
My family joins me in express-
ing sincere appreciation for the
many nice things that have been.
and still are being done for me
while I was in Nati Travis Hos-
, pital at Jacksonville, and since I
have returned home and te-
!cupcrating at the home of my
i daughter. Mrs. Melvitt Sessions.
The lovely flowers, food, cards
: also your thoughtfulness in
'many visits were acts that
; tiot soon be forgotten.
Truly we are grateful for such
friends and may God richly
bless each of you.
Mrs. Mary Hunt and Family.
equipment is not
Dowpon.
Dowpon is a versatile product
with many uses. It can be ap-
plied as an over-all spray in se-
riously infested fields prior to
planting or after harvest. In other
812 Cherokee County
Farms Get Face Lifting
In 1958
Many Cherokee County farms
have undergone a "Face-Lifting"
ftperation in the past few years by
changing from row crop farming
to improved pastures. In perform-
ing this operation, the costs were
shared by the Agricultural Con-
servation Program. During 1958,
812 Cherokee County farmers re-
ceived assistance under the A.C.P.
Program and earned $178,663.88
for carrying out Soil Building
Practices. Jn carrying out these
practices 1244 acres were ..estab-
lished in permanent pastures;
limestone was applied to 1804
acres; Rock Phosphate was applied
to 444 acres; Pine Trees were
planted on 256 acres; 4886 acres
of permanent pastures were im-
Playing Auditions, C-D-E-F sec- }
tion and strive for Pledges, Local
District, State, National or even j
International honors which the}
Mother organization will confer
according to the number of stan-
dard ciassic, romantic and mod-
ern pieces chosen from the Mas-
ters of pianoforte literature each
student can creditably perform in
the presence of an imported ex-
aminer of note, Mr. Ernesto Beru-
men, New York pianist, who has
just presented a program of clas-
sical and romantic for the Chopin
Society.
Over 40,000 enthusiastic piano
pupils of the nation will partici-
pate in this annual national
piano-playing event being held in
403 music centers of the country
and every entrant worth his salt
will be certificated, given a gold
or bronze embossed pin, a year's
membership in the National Fra-
ternity of Student Musicians and
Piano Hobbyists of the World.
Names of the local entrants are: ] expense
Dorothy Ann Adams, Jimmie
C. Brunt, Dianne Crosby, E. C.
Daniel, Sandra Dial, Birda Dixon,
Verlene Duplichain, Norrie Fel-
der, Hilton Hassell, Jerry F. Mas-
Have you heard that misery
loves company, Then cheer up,
tomato raisers producers of
nearly all other crops can sympa-
thize with you. Only cattle, cot-
ton and peanuts sell well now,
and they have their limitations.
If you do not raise tomatoes as
one of your crops, then what will
you raise? Broilers, hogs, com,
peppers, plums, peaches, etc.- All
have been profitable crops and I
hope that they will be again.
A broker took me onto the
floor of the Chicago Board of
Trade and I wondered what the
commotion was all about. I asked
federal economist about the
purpose of justification of the
Board of Trade. "Because of it, a
farmer can always sell wheat for
a price," he said. Even though
that price is below the cost of
production sometimes, wheat
raisers get back some of
Southland Paper
Mills Announce
June Open House
Lufkin — Southland Paper
Mills, Inc. will hold an "open
house" for the public on Friday,
June 5, officials of the paper mill
announce.
Everyone over ten years of age
is invited to attend the open
house.
Plans are now being made for
guided tours of the mill including
all operations, distribution of an
illustrated souvenir bucklet de-
scribing the processes used in the
manufacture of newsprint paper,
visits by the public with plant
personnel on the job. and refresh-
ments for all who attend. The
open house will be informal and
the public is invited to wear sports
ciothes or other informal dress.
Tours of the mill wiil be con-
ducted between 2 o'clock and 8 o'-
clock on June 5.
No program or speeches are be-
ing planned, according to the an-
nouncement.
Southland Paper Miils was
opened in 1940 and was the first
mill to produce newsprint from
Southern yellow pine. Since open-
ing nineteen years ago, the mill
has undertaken five major expan-
sion programs and is now one of
the largest wood products indus-
tries in East Texas.
The last major expansion was
the installation of a fourth large
newsprint machine. The project
was completed in the closing
months of last year.
STATE FFA
MEETING SET
FOR JULY 1H7
Austin — "Future Farmers are
coming to Austin in record-break-
ing numbers next July. You may
their i expect over five-thousand rural
money. That is what youth from a thousand com-
usually happens when a farmer ) munities July 15-17." Austin corn-
sells broilers for 15c per pound, mittee chairmen were told this
That is better than having almost [ week by Bill 'McDowell of White-
no market and getting back al-' wright, President of the Texas
most none of the cost of produc- ) Asscoiation of Future Farmers of
sell, Barbara Jackson, Ronnie ing the farm product. Of course America.
situations it can be used as a spot proved; 1699 acres were shrubbed
even an over-all treat- ! to make pastures; 1 spring was
the
will
spray or
ment in certain crops. Dowpon is
also valuable for cleaning cat-
tails. grasses and reeds from
drainage or irrigation ditches or
from headlands, turnrows or non-
crop land. Dowpon is equally
valuable for cleaning up farm-
yard operating areas, around
buildings and in walks
driveways.
Pteviottsly been filed
' 'U"ty civil docket.
( aude Jones vs. Depart-
fl'ulilic Safety; an appeal
t-utd judge ordered re-
" I'epartment of Public
per decree on file.
Wallace vs. Department
an appeal was
judge ordered restrain-
" taient of Public Safety }
L onfile.
ark etux vs. United on.lune20
!,
/''''-A' Safety;
B&PW Club
developed for livestock water; 54
livestock water ponds were con-
structed; pine timber stand was
improved on 339 acres; 12,200 feet
of terraces were constructed; and
11,672 acres were planted to
Winter Cover Crops.
The Cherokee County Agri-
and cultural Stabilization and Con-
servation County Committee has
the responsibility of administer-
ing this part of the U.S.D.A. Farm
Program. Mr. W. T. Rogers of
Route 1. Alto, Texas is Chairman
of this Committee. Mr. A. N. Wal-
Mainz, Germany (AHTNC) —j ]^y of Route 5, Jacksonville,
Army Sgt. Miller D. Lusk, 22, son Texas is Vice-Chairman and Mr.
WITH THE BOYS
!N SERVICE
Jackson, Lela Ann Keels, Ronnie
Lusk, David Lusk, Diane Lyons,
Mary Maddux, Sue Sessions. Cliff
Sessions, Wanda Sessions, Sherry
Tabor. Susan Tabor, and Sue Vin-
ing. These young peopie will au-
dition at Kiigore College June 1.
Several of the mothers of this
group will attend the audition
with the students.
Jimmie C. Brunt, Birda Dixon,
Ronnie Lusk, Jerry F. Hassell,
and Hilton Hassell will be ready
to compete for Artist Diplomas in
1960. Several of these young
people have Scholarships with
Chicago Conservatory.
we prefer to sell products for a
profit. At least remember, the
lower the selling price, the more
important it is to produce a large
yield of fine-quality produce.
Often, low-cost production gives
poor products.
Now that we see tomatoes in
proper perspective in relation to
other crops, what can we do a-
bout them? The selling price al-
ready is low farther south, but
there is a fair chance for the price
to increase before we are ready
to sell tomatoes. Here are some
Young McDowell spoke to
chairmen of the several commit-
tees planning the operation and
special events of the huge state
meeting of farm and ranch boys.
The committee heads met in a
special meeting at the DriskiU
Hotel in Austin.
Progress reports from com-
mittees on Registration, Exhibits,
Banquets, Attendance Prizes, Fun
Night, Entertainment and Trans-
portation, Sweetheart Contest and
Publicity indicated that plans for
the event are on schedule. Each
questions to ask yourself about
your field of tomatoes: Have I i committee is headed by an Austin
The regular meeting of the
BRPW Club will be
night June 1. at 7.30 oclock <n
the Southwestern Electric Servtcc
Community Room. O '
the new year were elected Thurs
day night, May 21-
f Henry E. Lusk, Route 2. Alto
Texas, recently participated with
the 8th Division's 504th Infantry
in Arrow Drop, one of the largest j sons
airborne training maneuvers ever
conducted in Europe.
Installation The maneuver was designed to
test the combat readiness of units
date has not yet been set. ^ ^ ^ ^
At the meettng Thursday nig ^ defense in Europe,
it was decided to have a d-nne ^ entered the Army
Clavis Greenwood of Route 5,
Jacksonville, Texas is member
of this Committee. Mr R. J. Per-
s the County Office
Manager. The regular meetings
of this Committee are held each
Friday in the ASC Office in Rusk,
Texas.
^ 'UK etux vs. United on .tune-".- finish ntv- January);-."'. -
Insurance Company—, to raise money to help ' ].,st ncccmbcr at
' ^ of contract. De-! ing for the section s
r'-'
r
Hinal answer filed.
"f
concerning
in the
^^'t;
Further information
'' '''Pton vs. Legal Se-i the dinner will be ,
Insurance—offense— next issue of
Evelyn Smith of
eek-end here
t 'ntract; answer filed.
Investment Company
' hes Mattress Factory,
I '-59 P]ea of privilege
in the Miller buildtng, arrived in Europe
and is a medical
sergeant in the in-
fantry's Headquarters Company
in Mainz.
He attended Alto High School
and was employed by Texaco
Station before entering the Army.
His wife, Joyce, is with him in
Germany.
Miss Grace
Dallas, spent the W'
with her parents Mr an
Finan Smith.
Home Baked Cakes
Al'o Chapter No. 496, O. E. S.
Is continuing the Saturday Cake
Sales. If you would like to have
a good home baked cake with-
out the worry of baking it your-
self, just call Mrs. Clyde Poore.
122, or Mrs. A. H. Jeter, 180, and
tell them the kind of cake you
desire, and it will be baked for
you at the time specified.
New Officers Installed
For Wells W. S. C. S.
Rev. Billie Thomas gave the
charge to the 1958-1960 officers
of the Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service of the Falvey Me-
morial Methodist Church of
Wells, Monday, May 18 in the
church sanctuary. In concluding
the installation service, the mem-
bers of the society took Holy
Communion.
Mrs. L. E. Richardson gave the
devotion for the afternoon. The
business session followed, con-
ducted by Mrs. W. M. Bailey.
Following the business meet-
ing. Mrs. C. C. Gaston served re-
freshments to those present.
The next meettng wiil be June
1 with Mrs. W. <M. Bailey in charge
of the program and Mrs. E. B.
Bailey, hostess.
RECITAL
Miss Mamie Latham will pre-
sent her Students' Annual Re-
cital Thursday evening, June 4th,
8:00 o'clock, at First Baptist
Church. The public is cordially
invited.
dusted the tomatoes with 5% DDT
plus 6'^ copper each week to
prevent serious damage from
worms and early blight? Have I
pruned the tomatoes carefully a-
hout twice? Have I fertilized the
tomatoes and culti^ted them
well? Have I controlled weeds in
the field? Have I pulled off the
culi tomatoes such as splits and
catfaces? Have I provided ditch-
es between the tomato rows to
protect them from big rains?
Am I ready to pick really ma-
ture tomatoes for market? Do I
know the knife test for maturity
of green tomatoes? (A knife can-
not cut the seeds in a mature to-
mato they are in green jetty and
slip out of the way). Already we
have assurance that at least one
shed will open within convenient
trucking distance next June. Af-
ter the first load of tomatoes roll
by my house, can I restrain my-
self from picking mine if they
are not mature?
NOTE FOR WATERMELON
GROWERS: Cucumber beetles
civic leader, whose committee
membership numbers up to fif-
teen additional pt<ofessionai or
business men who are working
voluntarily to make the conven-
tion, the first for the FFA in Aus-
tin, an outstanding success.
Charles Treka, State FFA Vice-
President from Granger, advised
the group of high interest
throughout the entire state. "AH
state officers are telling dele-
gates to Area Conventions—now
in progress—of your fine plans
for their enjoyment. They ap-
preciate your good work, and
they will be here."
The Future Farmer Conven-
tion begins July 15 in Austin's
new city auditorium. Numbering
forty thousand in total state
membership, chapters will send
an average of five boys each to
the state meeting.
HELLO NEIGHBOR
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mason
I announce the arrival of a little
have been damaging watermelons) . . . ,
^ .. — — .i i daughter on Monday, May 25, at
lately. You can kill them or drive
them away by dusting the plants
thoroughly with 1% Lindane
dust or with 5-6 or C-D dust. Us-
ually only one dusting is needed.
Rusk Memorial Hospital. She
weighed eight pounds and three
ounces and has been named
Linda Lee.
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