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THE ALTO HERALD
ablished !896
Alto, Texas, Thursday, March !, !962
Number 39
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you remember when you
a red apple to school for the
ter? Or the first flowers
Mother's garden? Yes, those
the good old days, but to
/oungsters of today they are
same days"—different oniy
ndividual perspective. You
^join with the youngsters of
t neighborhood and visit the
y public school during the
ide observance of Public
)l9 Week, March 5 through
,u wili be welcome. It will
-nly be fun. but the privilege
e how the schools of today
meeting the challenge of to-
Yes, your neighborhood
1 invites you now to its
house Monday night, March
m 7 to 9 o'clock. You also
a special weicome any time
g this week, but you are
to visit Open House this
ig Monday night.
*
' Herald has been advised
)n March 1st the Robert Mc-
Insurance Agency and W.
lattuck Insurance Agency
<e joined into the McClure-
jck Insurance Agency with
3 in the old Continental
Bank Building. Robert Mc-
_ has been active in the in-
:e business for nearly 30
white the Shattuck Insur-
Agency is comparatively
but Bill Shattuck has been
urance some five years and
ibining their Agencies they
an extensive expansion for
insurance coverage. The
.gency wiil write a complete
nee coverage for the pub-
surance to cover anything
light want insured will be
notto and to mention some
broader coverages they
Automobile tLiability and
al Damage; Fire and Ex-
Coverage for your home
trm; ail kinds of Business
nee including liability,
"ten's
coverages,
other fire and casualty
tges. They, also, will be in
tn to offer the very finest
ospitalization, Life Insur-
Trip and Hunting Insur-
and many other special
policies. Robert McClure is
active in all civic projects
Lt tas headed many committees
e betterment of Alto and
urrounding territory. Bii)
uck returned to Alto after
)g in the U. S. Navy during
i War 1:1, and he, too, is
\ . : in most all civic projects.
^ Atnbining these agencies Alto
, have another fine business
^ tf* two well-known men who
/ ievoted to your insurance
ction and to the betterment
Jlto and community. The
Id congratulates this new
ess and wishes it success.
Tree Farm Program
Gaining In Connty
The Tree Farm program has
forged steadily ahead in Cherokee
County during 1961.
According to Henry E. Steitz,
Henderson, inspecting forester for
the Tree Farm program, five pri-
vately owned properties totaling
793 acres were added to the roster
of county timberland inspected
and certified by a professional
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State
, —. —ten a compensation, con-
**d (J r <and other coverages, and
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Poultry Shortcourse
Scheduled In March
Al! poultry growers are invited
t« attend a Poultry Shortcourse to
ho held each Monday night in
March. Those meetings will be
March 5, 12. 19 ami 2(i. 1962 in the
Extension Council Room in the
basement of the courthouse in
Rusk from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
A list of H'oc'i programs have
been planned for these meetings:
March 5, 1962, Ben Wormeli,
Poultry Husbandman, Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service on
"Minor Practices Primarily on
Sanitation; March 12, 1962, Bob
Clifford. Associate Poultry Pa-
thologist, Center to speak on
"Disease and Parasites Preventive
and Contrrnl Measures"; March 19,
1962, John Bradley, Manager
Poult)*;' Farm o- A. and M. Col-
lege, will discuss "Minor Practices
on the farm that will eliminate
/and prevent both low quality
broilers and eggs," and March 26,
1962, John McHaney, Economist,
Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, to disculss "outlook for
both the Broiler and Egg Industry
and Acquaint the producers witih
the Economic Situation of the
Poultry Industry and its Future."
This shortcourse wa9 planned by
the Poultry Subcommittee of the
Cherokee County Program Build-
ing Committee. The committee is
composed of Foster Brewer,
Chairman and members), M. A.
'Walters, Ben Hedrick, Donald'
Clayton. Jamas Weatherford, Wil-
lie Holcomb, W. A. Smith, A. N.
Walley Jr., Emmett Holcomb.
Leahmon Hassell, M. D. Snead,
Robert Carriker and Lonmie Crow.
forester as being properly man-
aged primarily for the production
of trees for commercial harvest.
The additions bring Cherokee
County's totals to 70 Tree Farms
covering 101,142 acres. This rep-
resents 30 per cent of the county's
timbered area, said Steitz, Texas
Forest Service forester.
Statewide Tree Farm totals are
1,522 properties embracing 3.8
million acres. Over 30 per cent of
the private commercial timber-
land in Texas has been signed up
in this industry-sponsored, non-
subsidy program.
County landowners who became
certified tree farmers during the
year were A. S. Hassell, 165 acres,
Jacksonville; W. D. Mauldin, 90,
Jacksonville; J. H. Pearman, 150,
Alto; C. H. Propst, 57, Shreveport,
La., and T. B. Warner Estate, 33i,
Wells.
Timberland owners who haven't
yet qualified as tree farmers may
hasten the process by putting to
use the simple management prac-
tices described in "Busy Acres in
Texas," a free self-help booklet
prepared by a panel of Texas
foresters representing both in-
dustry and state and federal
agencies.
The booklet may be obtained
from Steitz or by writing Chair-
man, Texas Tree Farm Commit-
tee, Box 470, Nacogdoches.
Card Of Thanks
It is a pleasure to be at home
after a stay in the hospital. We
do wish to thank everyone for
being so kind and' thoughtful while)
Carl was hospitalized'. Your f!ow-
(ers, cards and telephone messages
were greatly appreciated.
Emma B. and' Catl Yowell.
Over Million !n
Screw Worm Fund
Says Dr. J. C. Hill
Dr. J. C. Hill, chairman of the
Cherokee County screw worm
eradication program committee,
says "Texas stockmen and others
have contributed over $1,333,000
to the screw worm eradication
program." The goal for the State
has been set at three million dol-
lars. L-r. Hill urges all of those
concerned who have not already
contributed to leave their con-
tributions with representatives
at any bank in Cherokee County.
The federal government has
pledged to match the producer-
raised funds in this all important
program. Dr. Hill wishes to thank
all of those workers who have
helped in the fund solicitation
campaign and those who have
made their contributions. The
screw worm eradication program
is a reality and is evidence of
what group action can accom-
plish.
DONKEY BALLGAME
ifomia Man
its Father Here
*< A /rence McBee, assistant chief
' te hydro-electric division or
g^laa Aircraft Corporation.
^ ' Angeles, Calif., and son of
] L 'ce McBee of this city, has
J in the southern area for the j
*" ten days recruiting engineer- j
and scientist students, and
ing in his father's home.
_ r. McBee has interviewed i
ents at Georgia Tech in At-
- a, Ga„ the University of
' as in Austin, and Texas A&M
' ege at College Station.
^ pon his return to California.
'-*? McBee will be in charge of
a:Long Beach, Calif, plant. He
-c;—: s in Torrance, Calif., with his
Natalie, and their three
dren, Karen, Janell and Scott.
fA To Sponsor
3K
reus
veryone loves a Circus! Let's
the best Alto can offer in the
h School Gym Friday night,
fch 16, at 7:30 o'clock. The
-es are 35c for children and
for adults.
he program is planned and
the
nsored by the mothers of
,'A. Please cooperate. We need
help]
The donkey ballgame, which Is
sponsored by the Alto High School
Junior Class, is being held Satur-
day, March 3. It will be in the
A!to High School Gym at 7:30 p.m.
First there will be a donkey
derby with a scries o! races by
local people riding mechanical
donkeys across the gym. Next
there will be a series of entertain-
ing trictas and stunts by a trained
mute. The next part of the pro-
gram wiH be a girls' race for a
jprize. The next and' one of the
imost amusing parts of the pro-
gram is the men's "garment!
race". Four prominent men will!
ride donkeys from one end of the
gym to the other, dismount, put
on a special garment provided'
for them, and then ride the
donkeys back to the starting point.
Such garments on men you never
Musslewhite To
Begin Speaking
Tour March 6
Benton Musglewhite, Lutfkin at-
torney and' candidate for Congress,
7th District, will begin a marathon
2000 mile speaking tour of the;
(district, beginning in Madison
County, Marah 6. "I plan to carry
(my Bill of Rights for East Texas
Unto every community of this dis-
trict," Mussilewhite said. "As a
candidate for the office of Con-
gress, I believe that I am obli-
gated to fuNy inform the peopie
Of my ideas for this district."
The candidate's Bil] of Rights
isets forth an area redevelopment
program; development of the
Trinity Canal and other district:
{waterways; increased tourist at-
tractions; stepped up old age as-
sistance; adjustment of inequali-
ties in ve'Aefrans compensations;
an anti-pollution bill; more con-
centration on tOarn i. ranch and
school problems and a vigorous
attack on government waste.
Musslewhite will speak from his
"Friendship 7" trailer and the
first stops will be in Mid\vay, HL-
Georgc, North Zulch and Cotton-
wood.
County Program
Building Beef Cattle
Subcommittee Met
The Extension County Program
Building Beef Cattle Subcommit-
tee met Thursday. February 22,
in the County Court Room in
Rusk at 9:30 p. m. following the
meeting of the Cherokee County
Animal Health Committee. Chair-
man. Allen Gofoi'tli presided at
the meeting.
The Committee discussed and;
iset a definite date for the previ-
ously planned carcas.s evaluation
shortcourse for September 11 and
12. The committee discussed' a
Beef Cattie Clinic that ha<d previ-
ously been scheduled for April
and decided to postpone it. It was
decided tentatively t)o have a
series of Community Clinics,
sometime d'uring the winter
months of 1961-1962 instead of the
one County-wide Clinic. Details
are to be worked out at a future
meeting.
The committee again discussdd
and emphasized' the meed for an<
effective brucellosis control pro-
gram. '
Otthar members of the com-
mittee present were T. L. Gary,
Dr. J. C. Hill, Finis Stovall and
H. Grady Singletary.
fr.ave seen, and how they ride!
Between the preceding part oif
the program and the boy's donkey
basketball game there will be an!
.intermission. During the inter-
mission homemade cakes will be
auctioned off.
A!ter the intermission the boy's
will play a donkey bn! ;ame. The
igame is traditional and iis be-
tween the juniors and the seniors.
Action and interest increase until'
the final whistle. We arc sure
'everyone will enjoy all parts of
this program.
The tickets for the d'onkey hall-
game are 50c for students and 75c
for adui!t!s. Tickets may be pur-
chased at the door or from any
member of the junior class. Pre-
school children will be admitted
free.
Fay NeH Rogers, Reporter
Citation Awarded Local
Man By Health Dept.
335,000 Vehicles In
Local Region Must Be
Inspected By April 15
"There are over 335,000 ve-
hicles in the Central Texas Re-
gion that must be inspected be-
fore the April 15 Inspection dead
line," Captain E. C. Smith has
announced. Captain Smith, Motor
Vehicle Inspection Supervisor
for the Department of Public
Safety's Waco Region pointed
out that there are only about 40
more working days for the State
Approved Inspection stations be-
fore this dead line. "Although
there are over 640 approved In-
spection Stations in this 46
county region, these stations will
be hard pressed to finish the
job before the dead line, unless
the motorists start having their
vehicles inspected now. As Spring
approaches we face the possi-
bility of wet weather, which
means most Inspection Stations
cannot utitize all of the work-
ing days left. Take your vehicle
in now for the State Inspection,"
Captain Smith concluded.
Delta Kappa Gamma
Meets In Rusk
The Beta Alpha Chapter of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
met in Rusk Thursday, February
22. The meeting was held in the
lovely home of Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Hassell. Assisting Mrs.
Hasseil with her hostess duties
were other chapter members who
reside in Rusk and Gallatin.
The group was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Ava Rob-
erson. As a very pleasant open-
ing for this meeting Morris Wil-
liam Hassell favored the group
with a piano number entitled
"Pomp and Circumstance." Mrs.
Roberson presided during the
business session.
An impressive initiation ser- j
vice with Mrs. Anola Martin in
charge was held for Mrs. Mary
Ruth Grimes of Rusk.
During the fellowship hour
delightful refreshments of as-
sorted sandwiches, nuts, Indivi-
dual cherry tarts topped with
whipped cream, and punch were
served from a beautifully ar-
ranged dining table.
Several games of Bingo were
directed by Mrs. Hassell. Prizes
of candy and gum were given
the winner of each game.
The lovely fiower arrange-
ments, table centerpieces, and
the refreshments were in keep-
ing with the Washington birth-
day theme. Members thoroughly i
enjoyed the graciousness and
hospitality of the hostesses as
well as meeting in the spacious
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hassell.
Attending the meeting from
Alto were Mrs. Ed Martin. Mrs.
M. A. Hartman, Miss Nellie
Singletary, and Mrs. Frank Ed
Weimar.
Homemaking
Teachers Attend
Meeting In Huntsville
The annual spring In-Service
Education Conference for Area
IX Homemaking Teachers was
held February 23-24 in Hunts-
ville. The meeting which is spon-
sored by the Texas Education
Agency was held on the Sam
Houston College campus.
Guest speaker for both the
Friday evening and Saturday
meetings was Dr. Wathena Tem-
ple, Head, Home Economics De-
partment, East Texas State Col-
lege, Commerce.
Miss Clatie Hurt, Area IX Su-
pervisor, was in charge of the
meeting. Mrs. Mae Sallas of
Grapeland, Chairman of the Ad-
visory Committee, presided dur-
ing both meetings.
Cherokee County Homemaking
Teachers who attended were Mrs.
Jo Frances Weimar, Alto; Mrs.
Gladys Dotson and Mrs. Velora
Boyett, Rusk; and Mrs. Thelma
Cravy and Mrs. Mabel Heath of
Jacksonville.
Leon Compton To
Head Local Civil
Defense Unit
Leon Compton, local manager
of the Lone Star Feed Store, will
head the local Civil Defense Unit
in Alto for the next ninety days
Mr. Compton was elected at a
meeting held in the City Hall
Tuesday night. The Unit wiil
work with the Alto Fire Depart-
ment. The first course that will
be taught the group is a full
credit First Aid Course, which
will require ten hours, and will
be taught one night a week for
five weeks.
Charles Lester Page was elect-
ed secretary of the group. Next
meeting will be held at the City
Hall March 13.
Austin—An official State Health
Department citation was awarded
this week to Vernon C. Rix,
^upcrmtcndcnt of the Alto mu-
nicipal water and waste disposaJ
plant, for proficiency in sewer
management.
The impressively designed cer-
tificates otC competency, signed by
the state commissioner of health
and authorities of the Texas Water
and Sewage Works Association,
credit recipients with having
demonstrated "skill and knowl-
edge'' of Isewer treatment plant
management and an understand-
ing of the public health import-
ance of the work.
Under the State Health Depart-
ment's operator certification pro-
gram, operators are carefully
(examined on their technical ability
and' on their knowledge of their
work's influence on community
Hieal'.h. Each, must pass a stiff
written test to qualify for certifi- !
cation.
The Texas general sanitation. I
law requires that at least on plant
operator per shift be certified by,
the state health agency, but other
plant personnel and persons in
related fields frequently seek
certification on their own,
!t:me and at their own expense to
advance themselves professionally
and to increase their efficiency as
vital public servants.
"The recipients of these certif-
icates are qredit to their profes-
sion and to their communities."
sponsors aJ the certification pro-
gram said.
Points toward! certification arc
earned through actual work ex-
perience and by attendance at
annual district and state ishort
schools sponsored and conducted
by the Texas State Department of
Health, and engineering extension!
service of Texas A and M College,
and the Texas Water and Sewage
IWorks Association.
VFW NEWS
POST 8908
The nomination of officers will
be Thursday, March 8, 1962, and
the election will take pilacc March
H0, 1962. The installation Willi be in
April. Think about who will make
good officers and come to the
meeting and nominate them. Then
after election give the officers!
your support and we will have a
good year.
We have ordered our "Buddy
Poppies", they will be coming In!
soon it is time to make plans to!
sell them. If every one works it
will be easy, let's all make pilans
fto do our part in making this our
biggest sale ever.
SPECIAL NOTICE
This is to advise that I am no
longer a candidate for Justice-of-
the-Peace. For several reasons I
have decided to withdraw my
name from the official ballot. To
all of you who have offered to
lend your infiuence and support
in my behalf, I say thanks a
million, and do trust that you
might understand my position in
the matter.
Sincerely,
Chester A. Gipson. 39p
NOTICE
)
I have hot lied tomato plants
ready for the coldiframe.
Dooley Bivens. 39p
Washington Wildcats
Lose To Colorado City
Bulldogs
The lightning fast Colorado
City Bulldogs defeated the
Washington Wildcats Saturday
in semi-finai play at Prairie
View College.
Booker T. Washington Wiid-
cats, in the swim for the first
time, took a close one from the
Chester Bulldogs Friday morning
by a score of 60 to 58.
In a second game at 1:30 p. m.
the Wildcats defeated the Diboll
Dragons by a score of 61 to 53.
Saturday morning in semi-final
play, the Wiidcats led in the first
quarter. During the second quar-
ter, Colorado City turned on the
steam and led by 17 points at the
half. Alto pulled within three]
points of the Bulldogs during the !
third quarter, but a cold, cold
fourth quarter was their undoing. [
Final score was Wildcats 59,}
Colorado City 71.
The Colorado City Bulldogs j
won the Class A state champion- I
ship Saturday evening by defeat-!
ing Bcckville 70 to 56.
In the three games, James
Reagan scored a total of 79 points
for an average of 26.3 pts. per
game. Ernest Mitchell was second
with 35 points and an average of
11.7. Elton Scott and Carlos York
averaged 7 and 6 points respec-
tively.
Revons Taylor, Reporter.
Texans Oppose
Resolutions On
Mourning Doves
Texas sportsmen will oppose the
passage of HR9882, introduced by
Congressman Joseph E. Karth of
Minnesota. This Resolution would
amend the Migratory Bird' Treaty
Act, to prohibit the hunting of
mourning doves. H. D. Dodgen,
executive secretary of the Texas
Game and Fish Commission, has
written to Texas members of Con-
gress and to members of the
Commission, pointing out that the
mourning dove population in the
nation during the last two years
increased sufficiently that the U.
S. Fish and Wiildlife Service in-
creased the bag limit from 10 to
IP birds per day, and possesion,
limit from 20 to 30 birds. He says
that in the 1960 hunting season,
some 450,000 Texas hunters
bagged in excess of 14 million
birds.
The Resolution offered by Con-
gressman Karth provides that
"notwithstanding any other pro-
visions of this Act. the Secretary
of the Interior shall not alilow the
hunting, taking, capturing, kill-
ing, possession, sale, purchase,
shipment, transportation, carriage
or export at any time, of the
mourning dove."
The mourning dove has been
the principal game bird of Texas
for a good' many years. In Min-
nesota, however, it is considered
a song bird and the killing is
[prohibited under state law. This is
true in a number of states, par-
ticularly in the Middle West. The
bird being migratory, many of
tnose harvested in Texas came
from nesting grounds throughout
the Middle West.
Texans may express their at-
titude to their Congressmen in
Washington, according to Mr.
Dodgen.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors and everyone that
helped in putting out the fire
on our farm. It it had not been
for your efforts the fire would
have burned over the entire
farm.
We especially thank Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley, Mr. Creel and the
Alto Fire Department for their
prompt service.
Lela Garner and Children. 39c
Mt. and Mrs. Albert Holcomb,
Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Holcomb and
children, Tommy. Rosa Lynn and
David, spent the week-end in Port
Arthur with the T. R. Simmons
family.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
This newspaper is authorized
to announce the foilowing as can-
didates for the offices Indicated,
subject to the action of the Dem-
ocratic Primary etection:
For Congress:
BENTON MUSSLEWHITE
JOHN DOWDY
For District Clerk:
W. T. (Bill) PARROTT
For County School
Superintendent:
ROBERT L. BANKS
For County Treasurer:
EDNA BOBBITT BINGHAM
MRS. DAVID RICHARDS
MRS. M. WARD SEALE
For ( ounty Cterk:
LEWIS BANKS
For County Judge:
J. W. CHANDLER
For County Commissioner Pre. 2:
W. P. (Pete) JAMES.
JOHN M. REECE
Justice of the Peace Precinct 2:
E. B. LINDSEY
CHESTER A. GIPSON
TOM DEAN
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