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THE ALTO HERALD
^(1)596
A!to, Texas, Thursday, June ), 1 96!
Looking
hing diangcs, even the
eiish Y"U would most ]
.^censiderable difficul-]
a book bitten in the
,auccr nut back to out
,y new words. Here are
.. iftproptr' aon, leftist,
. grenitm. freeloader,
^.shopping center, sta-
)n, take-homePaycre-
diattotn. expediter, air
rawer, supersonic, water
sitter, geriatric, carhop,
tc;tk. drive-in' intercom,
L&ar. pony tail. soup*
kstati. 'iary front-juite-
[.rod, acetate, bikini, nil)
nd many, many more,
you're hep vou will have
[t-indiKKing"
, w
t, Theatre :tn<l
1 'rvititr: he
!].' t;,: i!y !.<!"' 'h'-ir;
f, Wait Disney's.!
r.Uiii.Y HOH1XSON."
L'. ss ;attheloetl
hn.<.wM ''day ami Tucs- j
CivitanClub
ve Charter Night
Jay, June 3
;i Ctvitan Club will
r( ai'.i Xi^)it Banquet
'' 3, in the
:
<t ";e ensuing year
. j.lmDerr. President;
J.}.:.- : nd Berry Kid-
tin-]h ients: James Do-
Tt';,i'.:;,:. i.!ini Hargrove,
t-r.Direc'.-r are: C. M.
t'.L'f:] rki . James Eari
ti Martin.
%er.-.:':it"t*<.f"utoftown
of. - - n hand for this af-
tl president urges
<attend.
nv<t"-en donated
narchants:
ne year's sub-
Hetald; Helen's
'hing suit; Con-
Hi.k credit iettcr
it!) )due debit
I"..ain.ny. one-way
Hogers Oro-
!''reeal;Pearmat)
it Chevrolet
High School,
Florist. one
'rug. twofig-
and hear no
3- " )ti. stick pulp-
Allen, five-
Holcomb
' undressed three-
: ne Star Feed.
"Ml;^d.<gfor)d;C. M.
P f.rev.-..rks. one box
''3! P-artrtan Motor Co..
'srkl .iL.C.ipcinrtfi Motor.
A hub caps; Alto
M''package srnur tablets:
ne children's pot;
i srrf n. ervingtray:
Bait Shop. $1.00
bait. Lyons Butane,
^Mheriti-,.m;)tional Har-
Co,. uti-named gift;
! R'ady-tn-Wear. one un-
Brunt's Building.
PR Stribling,
r-'ow point; Glady's
' <*ne hottle wonder
' -"y Shop 1
id'iioner.
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Loco! Man One Oi Twelve New
htema! Revenue Agents
One of tiw twelve new Interna) ^ "
Number 52
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twelve new internal !
Revenue Agents h:urd at work at a
tax sclwl in Dalian is an Alto
native. Joe A Moaka is one of tiw
fine young men recrtutefl by
Internal Revenue Service from
Stephen F. Austin State Collegu
this year. After thirteen weeks of
ciassroom training he will be as-
signed to his p<Mt of fiuty at Dal-
las for another thirteen weeks of
intensive on-the-job t r a i ti i n ;
under the guidance of e\peri<'tice<l
taxnten
Joegraduate<) fr<<m Alto Hn'h
School. His niottier lues on):.<ut<'
3, Alto, Texas. He is martini to
Mittie Zf'll 0<iom of Forest. Te\,t.^
The httertMl Revenue Service
follows a carcfutpl.m in nct-uit-
ing and developing qualified tax
peopie The Personnel Offieot-
visits the colleges and presents
to outstanding senior students the
important and interestittg ji.hh
that Internal Revenue Service has
to offer. The selected young men
enter an intensive six mo;ttli
training program un<ier experi-
enced instruttors. The t:ix in-
struct-.rs tnake sure th;tt the youn.
tax n)en get tlte tax answet^ they
solve the taxpayers' problems.
:.)!<) to always be fait- in ile.-i].: '
with taxpayers. lttte)tiiidHe\ nu<
Servieo teaehes eni' i -v. ' t . I.
as interested in seeing titat tla-
taxpayer gets fair treatment <
they ate in asstttitu titat tit--
govornt))e)lt.i;ets all tile t <x due
Qnfofthotaxitt.-tri!<ti'-i\-
plaineil, "Ot)t'!n".v tax men air
3)ighly qualified wheo they- t'i; i-:t
their first six tnonths. Titey an
teady to effectt\ely atidlaiiy
solve the taxpayer' )nible;t..
They wdl m:tke sure that
[tayersitre given every cui'-iiit't't-
tiott but they wti! also niai:t tr
that taxpayer pay ail the tax
due."
NECHESR!VER
BOARD NAMES
NEW OFFICERS
Dean Tttrner, Henderson attor-
ney, was elected presidetit of the
Neches River Conservation Dis-
trict's board tjf directors at a
called tneeting in Jacksonville
Wednesday.
Mr. Turner succeeds Oscar Bur-
tot) of Tyler, a veteratt member
of the board and presidet)t for
the last two years.
Other officers
4
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Joe A. Moake
(hannetview Schoo! Addition
Named For G. S. Hart Of A!to
The Channclvicw Seho(d Board
First Baptist Vacation
Bible School Started
Monday Morning
Vacation Bible School started
with a bang on opening day Mon-
day morning with 125 present.
Mrs. Tom Kennedy, Principal
of the School, has done a wonder-
ful job of planning for the school
and has a fine faculty working
with her. Classes are prepared
for all age groups and everyone is
invited to attend.
Tlte school begins promptly at
8:00 a. m. and contnues until
11:00 a. m.
The school wilt close with Com-
mencement Services Thursday,
June 8, 7:0t0 p. m.
strttctionin that city, for G.S.
Hart of Alto. He was a former
supermtettdentof the Channcl-
vicw schools.
The board also named the new
eletncntaryschoid for Mrs. Viola
Cobb, school secretary, who died
last year. Both buildings are being
constructed as the result of a
$620,000 bond isstte passed in
March l!)t;o.
Mr. Hart was superintendent of
the Alt,) l!)dependent School be-
fore going to Channelview in the
early fourties.
Following is the letter tliat Mr.
Hart received this week:
Mr. G. S. Hart
Alto, Texas
Deal' Mr. Hart:
Ma recent meeting of Me
School Board, we took the liberty
of naming the addition to the
new Junior-High School in yout
hot)or. About the same time, we
also tiamed the new elementary
school after Mrs. Viola Cobb.
This is to notify you officially of
the board's action and hope that
it will be possible fur you to be
present at the dedication of these
two buildings which will be held
We do not
At Forest Sunday
The annual Homccoming will
be held Sunday, June 4 at Forest
Baptist Church. Forest, Texas.
Singing wiil begit) at 10:00 a. m.
Lunch will be served at the noon
hour.
This is an invitation to all who
enjoy good gospel singing to
la iug your lunch and enjoy a day
of fellowship.
elected at the sometime in the fall
kttow
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RACE
Deadline Near
For Patrolman
Applications
in'[){.]-
'!:<it) to 1)<
' rtttxsff
' itation w'][
' '^d;,s ^
us};, ' '-ad Republi-
L ' ' '' than 7.000
[ABiak;,. .
]"f Democratic
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It' ')S!,
'' of the
'' C;itt)plete.
' votes to
r'ToAt! '
f ' l /" ' ' 'o fi'e
''"m the first
i:.,,; ' . ' ' '!"alifying.
' k''e C;<l)))ty
^otor
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Catnp
^ny Friday,
Jacksonville meeting were Victor
B. Fain of Nacogdoches, vice-
president, at)d W. R Beaumier of
Lufkin. who was re-elected sec-
retary-treasurer.
W. N. (Biil) Shattuck of Alto
was re-ttamed business tnanager.
Welcomed as a new member
was C. N Stroud of Palestine. He
was appointed by Governor Price
Dat)iel to succeed the late Ralph
McAIister of Nacogdoches.
The board adopted a resolution
pledging its cooperation and all-
out support of the Blackburn
Crossing project and a full de-
velopment of the water resources
of the Upper Neches Valley.
Other action included adoption
of a resotution praising Mr. Bur-
ton for his long and faithful serv-
ice on the board, a review of the
{ recently-completed master p!n"
ior the NRCD. and a discussion of
present and potential p^^^
along the Neches River watershed.
Dr. J. M. Travis of Jackson-
^ ville. veteran member of the
board, was host at a lunehcott
! which followed the business
meeting.
Other members of the board
are J. B. Sallas of Crockett.
Thomas R. Carter of Camden, and
James W Peavy of Lufkin
The board was invited to hold
its next meeting at Hotel *r<*
donia in Nacogdocchcs.
Homecoming At
Lynches Chape!
Th" annual Homecoming ^
Lynches Chapel is Sunday June '
Come at'dbrtn:yout dinner""'
enjoy the fellowship with a'li.ou' g],,kes. Jr . ofWeH
friends, yottn" and old. :u'd ' '
the exact date at this time.
EAST TEXAS
CATTLE INDUSTRY
HAS F!RM BASE
Progressive cattlemen have
laid the foundation for a con-
tinued strong cattle industry in
East Texas.
Dolph Briscoe, Jr., of Uvalde,
president of the Texas and South-
western Cattle Raisers Associa-
tion, speaking at the third annual
barbecue supper and meeting of
the Shelby County Cattlemen's
Association May 27, said the use
iif grassland and cattle improve-
ment practices in East Texas
during the past several years has
made this part of the fLone Star
State one of the better cattle pro-
We hope that this meets with ducing areas m the nation.
vour approval and if it is con- He particularly cited the work
venicnt for vou to come by at j„ recent years of the Shelby
.,,-vtime we will be glad to have county Cattlemen's Association m
,.j,n ^-ith us. raising the percentage of calf
Carroll Schuchter. .r- p reducing loss of cattle from
^ disease, and boosting grassland
production through the use of im-
proved pasture management
practiccs.
Briscoe also pointed out the
n.< a^tine) vaiue of belonging to local cat-
"The June . ' < ^ Omen's organizations and to the
Texas and Southwestern Cattle
The TSCRA
Waco -
for accepting Texas and Southwestern
Seh..ol is fast „as founded by cattlemen
w.j ** * ---ass,<h.
i„tt, veteran In"
Klli
officer and
Department - -
W'iteo Regie.:), pointed .
,,department has openu.gs u, ah
jl^unifortncd
rinding Hi
l.icettse a;id
Dt iver l.ieenst
Vehicl
Any
Commander of 'he
of Public Safety s
field service-- in
patrol Service.
Weight Sci'V'cc,
. Sei v ce. an i ""
to
serve the needs of the cattleman,"
Briscoc said, "and this remains
the guidepost for all our activi-
ties. At present, 36 committees
trade up of cattlemen from areas
throughout the Southwest are
working on ways to make the
cattleman's job both easier and
more profitable.
25th Annua! World's
Champion Fiddler's
Festiva! June 9
Crockett Silver Jubilee plans
for the 25th Annual World's
Champion Fiddler's Festival are
moving toward the count down
and blast off date oi June 9th at
the open air pavillion here in
Davy Crockett Memorial Park.
The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
are sponsors of the annual World's
Championship Fiddlin' Contest
which will begin around 9:45 a.
m. and continue until after mid-
night on June 9th. Mrs. Grace
King is general chairman.
Special entertainment this year
will include the Louisiana Hay-
ride group who will be making
their first appearance of the sea-
son as they start their summer
tour. Featured entertainers in the
group will be Columbia Record-
ing artist Claude King, Margaret
Lewis, Michael Torok, Tillman
Franks, Dobber Johnson and Fel-
ton Pruitt. The Hayride group
wiil make three appearances dur-
ing June 9th and play for the
dance starting at 9 p. m. in the
Exhibit Building, Memorial Park.
The Wynne State Prison Band
will open the silver jubilee all
day show at 9:45 a. m. and be
featured throughout the morning
and afternoon of June 9th. The
band will be making its 10th ap-
pearance.
George Self and his East Texas
Ail-Stars, a five-piece string
band, of Nacogdoches will also be
featured during the day. Self's
western style group will also play
for the wind-up dance following
the afternoon contests.
Three age divisions of fiddle
champions will be named during
the contests which will get under-
way at 2 p. m. June 9th. Regis-
tration can be made at this time
for one of the age groups which
starts with over 75 years, 50-75
year old group and under 50
years. Cash awards will be dis-
tributed among the winners. The
all-over champions will then do
battle with the present world's
champion, 18 - year - old James
Chancellor of Dallas. Chancellor
is better known as "Texas Shor-
ty" and he will be fiddlin' to
keep a 24 inch gold trophy on
which he has claim by winning
the past two years.
A fly-in breakfast will be
staged from 8 to 9:30 o'clock at
Houston County's 4000 foot hard
surfaced airport, two and a half
miles east of Crockett on High-
way 7.
tnspcctionServtc".
man '
,' 'il and 3a. and who'a"
'"''l"th* other <)uahf:cation.-.
,f the Depart- ,hjs opportunity
the
f 'ard Of Thanks
Gertrude and
invited to vi^'t one o
„„,„t s field '.rf'cc* ^
p„.,!bih<y of a care.-'
fitt-cemcnt
"We feet that
p,.rtunity for '
thi
securit\
many other bene
disco-
in law en-
js an op-
taat offers
well as
I wish to take
to express our
thanks to our neighbors, friends
,,„r) relatives for the visits, food,
f'„wcr<. cards and phone calls
during my recent stay in Rusk
Memorial Hospital, and smce I
have returned home. Especially
prestige ami men t^nk the Alto Faculty
who
.aid.
can
qualify.
' " '<ua'ify all
area
WeHs Man Receives
Degree At Texas
A.and M.
College Station
Maj " ' " "" club for the beautiful flowers and
e,ft and all the boys and girls of
school for being so nice to us.
Als„ a special thank you to Dr.
Evans.
Harmon and Gertrude Fclder.
Mr and Mrs. Richard Owens
and children. Jo Ann and Joy of
hear some good sin ting. ^'ring at 'he May 5? ' ^cr. Mrs. E. M. Kolb.
is invited to come and cnj< y , ^ Texas A and
day.
,laureate degree
_ John B
received his
it) civil en
t* ufkin were visitors Friday night
* i home of Mrs. Owens'
the
Wide Wor!d Of Sports
Features Tennis
June 3
Professions, tennis featuring
the world's greatest players wiil
be presented from 3 p. m. to 5 p.
m. (CST) on Wide World of
Sports over KTRE-TV, Lufkin,
Saturday, June 3. The program is
co-sponsored by the Humble
Company.
In the top match of the tele-
cast, world champion Pancho
Gonzales will play Spanish champ
Andres Gimeno. The other sing-
les match will feature Barry Mac-
Kay matching strokes with Frank
Sedgman.
Gonzales and MacKay will team
to play Gimeno and Sedgman in
doubles matches. All of the match-
es will be a best two out of three
sets.
Jack Kramer, former pro net
star and Jim McKay, regular host
on the program, will describe the
play. They will also interview
some of the players.
O.E.S. Installation Of
Officers Saturday Night
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
!nstaH Officers
Friday Night
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
VFW Post met Friday night to
elect officers. Marie Head, Dis-
trict President, instituted the new
auxiliary and installed the of-
ficers. Officers elected are as fol-
lows:
President, Virginia Rogers; Se-
nior Vice-president, Mary Allen;
Junior Vice-president, Ethel
Scruggs; Chaplain, Mrs. R. W.
Anderson; Treasurer, Albertine
Click; Conductress, Bonnie Heath;
Guard, Billie Selrr.an; Trustees
1. Faye Butterfield 2. Rita Baugh
3. Lillimae Treadwell.
Officers appointed by the new
president are as folows:
Secretary, Albertine Click; Pa-
triotic Instructor, Mary Turney;
Historian and Reporter, Mary Al-
len; Color Bearers, 1. Ann Mason
2. Ruth Barron 3. Dorothy Brooks
4. Bernice Henley; Musician, Ethel
Friday.
The Auxiliary plans to meet
each first and third Monday of
the month at 7:30 p. m. We urge
every member to be present.
Engagement And
Approaching
Wedding Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Francis T. Ses-
sions of Wells announce the en-
gagement and approaching mar-
riage of their daughter, Wanda
Carol, to Charles L. Page of Alto.
He is the son of Mrs. Brunette
Page, and the late Charlie Page
of Alto.
Miss Sessions is a 1961 grad-
uate of Wells High School. Mr.
Page was a 195<3 graduate of Alto
High School and is employed by
Doug Bradford, Internationa)
Harvester Dealer of Alto.
The wedding is scheduled for
July 1. at the A. Frank Smith
Methodist Church in Alto at 7:30
o'clock.
The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. Sam Duree,
Pastor of the A. Frank Smith
Methodist Church. The recep-
tion will follow in the Fellowship
Hall of the church.
AH friends and relatives arc
invited to attend.
Alto Chapter No. 496, Order of
the Eastern Star, will have open
installation of officers at 7:30
p. m. Saturday in the Masonic
Hall.
Mrs. Malone Shoemaker of
Jacksonville, Deputy Grand Ma-
tron of District I, Section 7. will
be installing officer. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Mattie Davis of
Rusk as installing marshal, Mrs.
Jewel Hesser of Rusk, instailing
chaplain; Mrs. Brice Jeter, or-
ganist; Mrs. Imogene Findiey,
warder and Mrs. Sallie Rogers,
secretary pro-tem.
The following officers will be
installed:
Mrs. Sallie Kenesson, Worthy
Matron; Carl A Kenesson, Wor-
thy Patron; Mrs. Gladys A. Law-
son, Associate Matron; Dudley
Lawson, Associate Patron; Mrs.
Mamie ILee Carter. Secretary;
Mrs. Viola Scalcs, Treasurer;
Mrs. Jessie Cliburn, Conductress;
Mrs. Reba Dominy, Associate Con-
ductress; Mrs. Myrtie Bynum,
Chaplain; Mrs. Zola Mae Engle-
dow, Marshal; Mrs. Annie E. Fen-
ner, Organist; Mrs. Odessa Mc-
Ciure, Adah; Mrs. Bertia Lee
Smith, Ruth; Mrs. Mayola Jeter,
Esther; Mrs. Nellie V. Ramey,
Martha; Mrs. Jewel Daniels, Elec-
ta; Mrs. Mattie Everett, Warder
and Mrs. Edna Merriwether, Sen-
tinel. '
Following the installation an
appropriate program has been ar-
ranged.
A reception will follow the pro-
gram.
The public has a cordial in-
vitation to attend.
B&PW Club
Will Meet Monday
The Alto Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club will meet
Monday, June 5. in the home of
Mrs. Beulah Poore. The time is
7:30 p. m.
Mrs. Erma Lee Lindsey, chair-
man of the National Security
Committee, will have charge of
the program.
It is urged that all members at-
tend this meeting as some very
important matters concerning the
weifare of the club will be dis-
oussed. The president asks that
you please make a special effort
to be present at this Important
meeting.
Before saying "never." remem-
ber "never" is a long, long time.
283 Receive Degrees
!n Stephen F. Austin
Graduation Sunday
Mrs. Emmeline Irwin Dodd,
Stephen Denton Kerr, and Miss
Jo Ann Walla graduated with
highest honors in the commence-
ment exercises at Stephen F. Aus-
tin college Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Newton Gresham of Houston,
vice-president of the Board of
Regents of the state colleges of
Texas, made the address to 283
students who were granted de-
grees. Out of the 283 degrees con-
ferred, 32 were Masters degrees.
Candidates were presented by
Dr. Joe N. Gerber, dean of the
college. Dr. R. W. Steen, SFA
president, conferred the degrees.
Invocation was by Rev. Aln Rich-
ard Reed, director of the Wesley
Bible Chair at SFA. Benediction
was by Rev. Gerald LoPere, direc-
tor of the Baptist Bible Chair at
SFA.
Playing for the processional and
the recessionai was Mrs. Joe Mil-
ler, college organist.
A special violin selection was
presented by Robert Pipkin, in-
structor of music at SFA. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Pipkin.
The Fine Arts auditorium had a
standing room crowd for the
commencement.
Following the commencement,
a reception honoring the grad*
uates was held in the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Steen.
The house party was composed
of members of the History and
Home Economics departments at
the college. A profusion of spring
flowers were used throughout the
house. The arrangements were
made by members of the house
party.—Nacogdoches Sentinel.
Card Of Thanks
Words are inadequate in ex-
pressing our thanks and appre-
ciation to our many friends for
the comforting words, cards, let-
ters, food, and beautiful flowers
during the tragic death of our
loved one. Wc sincerely thank
you and may God bless each of
you.
Warren T. Whiteman
and Children.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Williams
and Family.
Somebody can get rich quick by
inventing nn automatic desk;
cleaner for the business man
Whose desk is always cluttered up
with important "pending" matters.
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