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THE ALTO HERALD
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A!to, Texas, Thursday, Aprii 2, 1964
Number 44
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GENCY
Hatpetr may be con-
toam B-5 of the Coun-
muse between 9:15 a.m.
-adit Tuesday.
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«. Room 200 of the
—e l#t^een 9:15 a.m.
S<aoh Thurada,y. Special
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id cars t600 in Rusk.
NEWS
FREEC8908
itomati was enjoyed by
'f r On j ante out to help with
evening,
accomplished and we
. tck Tuesday evening to
on fil! palnMng and cleaning.
'ARKE^ ^ fMahlng touch-
- . main hall.
bervice joyaMe ewentng wds
—^-K)9e that attendee) the
Saturday night. You
m ^ sHtmod feed and fun if you
!f present Why not plan
f the next meeting
report that Sfr. Bryant
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the meeting Thursday
ril 2. It Is Important,
officers, election
Mprll 16. If you are not
efend yourself you may
is one of the Post of-
^ :re will be a snack
\'II'rillbea dance Satur-
L (2ra- April 4. Come and en-
' ening of good fellow-
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^g^UNCEMENTS
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Co the following as can-
rthooffleos Indicated,
the action of the Dem-
Imary eteotten:
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) pffttiiW tit Representative:
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lo Mf) tttjp DIETZ, JR.
RD PRICE
\\ eek (Re-election)
14^ let Attorney:
gt $42:OLSTON
)e Pf'^ty Attorney:
=^i I. PERKINS
Aseeesor-CoHeotor:
E H. CONE
(Re-election)
iff:
IS R. omMts
OND TBAGUE
BLACK
DOTSON
(Re-election)
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Hstabie Preetwet 2:
** CEMcLAW
(Re-election)
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(SherweoN) HADAWAY
NEW STATION NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The new Premier Station is now open for business on Highway 6!). The station is one of the most
modern service stations in this area and is managed by Elmer Henley. Plans are being made for the
formal opening of the new building on Saturday, April 18. The station is owned by H. C. Polk of
Luikin.
Revival Begins
Hew Sunday
The A. Frank Smith Methodist
Church has issued an invitation
to Spirituai Renewal to the peopie
of Alto by inviting everyone to
attend the Revival Meeting which
wiil begin this Sunday. The serv-
ices wili begin at 11:00 a. m„
and at 7:30 p. m. on Sunday. The
hour for the services during the
week will be at 6:4)5 a. m. and
at 7:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Coffee and dough-nuts
will be served In the Fellowship
Hall foilowing the morning serv-
ices.
The Rev, Clayton Johnson, who
is pastor of Capitol Hi!) Meth-
odist Church in Okiahoma City,
Okla., wilt be the preacher for
the week. Brother Johnson is a
native of Paiestine, Texas. He
began his ministry in the Texas
Conference where he served for
several years on the Jacksonville
Circuit. In 1950 he transferred to
the New Mexico Annual Con-
Funera! Services Held
Friday For Former
Alto Resident
Graveside funeral services for
Mrs. E!la Mae King, 83. were
held Friday afternoon at 4:00
o'clock in the Shiloh Cemetery
with the Rev. J. Phil Kirby, of-
ficiating. Interment followed' in
the Shiloh Cemetery under di-
rection of O.T.Ailen and Son
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Hubert Lan-
drum. grandson, Robert L. Stin-
snn. great-grandson. J. R. Merri-
wethcr, Frank Ed Weimar,
Cnrlton Jones, and Bobby Hol-
comh, Alto.
'Mrs. King died Wednesday of
last week at Kenedy, Texas atter
a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were he'd
Thursday afternoon at 3:C0
o'clock in the First Methodist
Church of Woodsboro. Her re-
mains were brought to Alto
Thursday night.
Mrs. King was born in Smith
County. Texas, the daughter of
Tames P. and Carrie Byrd
Orecn. She was married March
4. 1W0 to John Henry King.
They made their home in Alto
for severai years. Mr. King pre-
ceded her in death on August
31. 1939. at which time Mrs.
King moved to Woodsboro and
resided there since.
Her survivors include one son,
Charles P King of Kuwait. Per-
sian Gulf; three daughters, Mrs.
Ethel Sweatrran. Leming. Texas.
Mrs. Margerite Powel) and Mrs
C)eo Perkins of Woodsboro: one
brother. Lewis P. Green of Los
Angeles. Calif.; one sister. Mrs.
Jesse Burton of Waco, Texas;
five grandchlidren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
ference where he was Associate
Pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church in El Paso. He later
served pastorates in Betin and in
Roswell, New Mexico. Since
transferring to Oklahoma he has
served at Holdenville and in his
present Pastorate. Brother John-
non is an outstanding preacher
and has been in great demand
for revivals through the years.
The theme for the week wiil be
Total Commitment.
Music for the week will be
under the direction of the Choir
Director, Mr. Mike Norris. Rev.
J. Phil Kirby will be in general
charge of the services.
A visitation program is now
underway to contact every
n-cmber of A. Frank Smith
Methodist Church with a special
invitation to attend the services.
Attendance will be sponsored
each night by a different group
within the Church. The groups
will use a Fill-A-Pew plan
with each member of the organ-
ization being assigned a pew
Special prayer meetings will be
held in homes this week in
preparation for the revival.
City Election Tuesday
The City Election wiil be held
at the City Hal! next Tuesday,
April 7 from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m
Three candidates have entered
the race for re-eiection for city
aldetmom, without opposition.
They are Paul Martin, J. H.
Pcarman, Jr., and Douglas'
Bradford. i
These men have given a great
deal of their time, trying to make
a better community for you to
liee in. Take a few minutes of
your time next Tuesday and go
by and re-elecT them for another
term. l
Mrs. Smith Gives
Study Club Program
In HoIIc way Home
Mrs. Lawrencc Smith told a
beautiful Easter story for
members of the Thursday Study
Club when the group met In the
i'lome of Mrs. P. D. Holloway on
Thursday afternoon, March 26.
"What the Passenger Told the*
Gap'nin" was the title of the
lovely, but heart-rending, story
told by Mrs. Smith. It tells of
Simon of Cyrene, his experience:
rluring the crucifixion of Christ,
andtfieafecthiswalkwitth Jesus
Itadonltislifo.
A brief business meeting was;
conducted by the club president.
Mrs T. C. Hili. The library mem-
bership drive and National Li-
brary Week was discussed. Com-
mittee reports and a treasurer's
report given.
During the sociai hour a deii-
cious menu of shrimp satad,
creamed chicken in pastry shells,
'congealed salad, shirtbr^ad,
'toast strips and coffee wn s
served by the hostess. Guestn
were then invited into the dining
tonm for cake and coffee served
from a beautifully decorated
Itabte.
The many lovely and colorful
.Easter decorations and spring
fiowers placed at vantage points
throughout) the Holloway horn?
made one fully aware that the
lHastcr season had arrived. Thct
program, the fellowship, and the)
[hospitality of tthe hostess made a
imost enjoyable aftemr for
Hhose present.
Advertisement For
Bids Project Number
APW-TEX-37G
Sealed bids for Natural Gas
Transmission and Distribution
System will be received by The
City of Alto at the office of The
Mayor, City Hail until 2:30
o'clock P. M.. c. S. T., April 17,
1964, and then at said office pub-
licly opened and read aloud.
The information for Bidders,
Form of Bid. Form of Contract.
Plans. Specifications, and Forms
of Bid Bond and Performance
Bond may be examined at the
following:
Office, City Secretary, City of
Alto;
Dodge Room, Tyletr.
Texas:
AGC Plan Room, Dallas,
Texas;
AGC Plan Room, Waco, Tex-
as.
Copies may be obtained at the
office of Uran, Soules and Com-
pany, Inc., located at P. O. Box
1788. 1818 Columbus. Waco,
Texas, upon payment of $50.00
for each set. Any unsuccessful
bidder, upon returning such set
promptly and in good condition,
will be refunded his payment,
and any non-bidder upon so re-
turning such a set will be re-
funded $25.00.
The owner reserves the right
to waive any informalities or to
reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must deposit with
his bid, security in the amount,
form and subject to the condi-
tions provided in the Informa-
tion for Bidders.
Attention of bidders is partic-
ularly calied to the require-
ments as to conditions of em-
ployment to be observed and
minimum wage rates to be paid
under the contract.
No bidder may withdraw his
bid within 30 days after the ac-
tual date of the opening there-
of.
Frank Ed Weimar. Mayor.
April 2. 1964.
Bids On Cas System Wi!!
Be Opened Hete Apn! !7
Trustee Election Will
Be Held Saturday
The trustee election of the
Alto Independent School District
will he held Saturday. April 4,
from 8 a. m. to 7 p m., in the
School Buildting.
The doors facing west will be
open whereby voters may enter
the building, receive their bailot,
go to a private room and mark
their ballot and return same to
the ballot box.
Two men are up for re-elec-
tion, T.D. Little and Paul Sun-
din. They do not have opposi-
tion. Both of these men have
made the school district out-
standing board members and
voters should show their appre-
ciation by going to the polls
Saturday and casting your vote
for their re-election for another
term.
Funeral Services For
James Gregg Crosby
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for James
Gregg (Jimmy) Crosby, 52, were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Old Palestine Bap-
tist Church with the Rev. John
Hart and the Rev. ij. Phil Kirby,
officiating. Interment followed
in Old Palestine Cemetery under
direction of the O. T. Ailen and
Son Funeral Home.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Mr. Crosby died suddenly
Monday evening.
He was a long time resident of
Alto, being the son of the latel
'William R. Crosby and Mabei!
Crosby Boyd.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Mallie Crosby, Alto; one
daughter, Mrs. Rita MdLain,
Goodrich; one son, Jimmy Car-
rol Crosby. Maljamar, N. M.:
two sisters, Mrs. Edith Rose, Alto
and Mrs. Billie Averitte. Pales-
tine, and eight grandchildren.
Indies VFW Auxiliary
Will Meet Monday
The Ladies Auxiiiary of Post
MM, VFW, will meet Monday,
April 6, at the home of Mrs.
Martin Bryant at 7:30 p. m.
Please be present as we will
nominate officers for the coming
year. We are happy to announce
that the membership is 19. Let's
try to do better this year.
O. E. S. To Honor
Masons With A
Dinner April 4
This is to notify all Alto Masons
that the Eastern Star ladies of
Alto Chapter No. 496. wiil honor
them on Saturday. April 4, with a
program and dinner at the Masonic
Temple, beginning at 6:30 p. m.
All Masons are invited. Come
and bring your family and enioy
the fellowship and good food
that will be provided.
Remember the date, Saturday.
April 4, 6:30 p. m.
BidH wiil be opened for a Natu-
ral Gas Transmission and Dis-
tribution System for South Cher-
okee County at theCity Hall in
AltoonFriday, April 17, at 2:30
p. m.
The system will be owned and
operated by t'.te City of Alto and
will serve the cities of Alto and
Wells. The line will run from
Allentown, a distance of thirty
mile: south of Alto, to Wciis and
up the old Alto-Lufkin highway
to Aito. A line will run to the
Lindsey Sawmill south of Alto
and as far north of Alto on High-
way 69 to the Bauman Lumber
Co. Lines will be built about a
mile out of Aito on all the high-
ways and farm roads leading
out of town.
The Gas System will be a big
asset to the community. The area
has lost a number of industries
by not being able to offer gas
to them. The iocal Sand Plant
will be on the new gas system.
The owners of the plant were in
Aito Friday and are making plans
to open the plant as soon as
natural gas is available to them.
The system wilt be built with
$350,000 Gas System Revenue
Bonds and a $233,500 Federal
Grant. The bonds are to be paid
back from the revenue of the
Gas System and cannot be paid
by any other city money.
The information for Bidders,
Form of Bid. Form of Contract.
Plans, Specifications, and Forms
of Bid Bond and Performance
Bond may be examined at the
following places:
Office. City Secretary, City of
Alto; Dodge Plan Room. Tyler
Texas; AGC Plan Room, Dallas,
Texas; and AGC MM Room.
Waco, Texas.
Copies may be obtained at the
office of Uran. Soules and Com-
pany, Inc., located at P. O. Box
1788, Waco, Texas, upon pay-
ment of fifty dollars for each
set. The owner reserves the
right to waive any informalities
or to reject any or all bids.
Former Alto Resident
Died In Louisiana
Sunday Morning
Mrs. Ethel English Rudd, wife
of Robert Rudd of Baton Rouge,
La., and sister-in-law of Mrs
G. S. Hart of Alto, and a former
resident of Attn, died Sunday
morning in Baton Rouge General;
Hospital after an extended iilness.
The body was returned to Altx*
Monday night and funeral scrv-'
'ices held Tuesday afternoon at.
2 o'clock in the Rateliff Baptist,
Church with the Rev. John S.
Harris, pastor af Grace Baptist
Church in Baton Rouge, ofti-
ciutiii'-' Interment followed in
,ihe Mt. Vemon Cemetery ir^
Houston County. O. T. Allen &
Son Funeral Home was in chargo
of arrangements.
Pallbearers were 1st cousins.
Charles English, Roy English,
'Ray English, Claude English,
Morris English and Jesse Neves
Remaining 1st cousins served as
honorary pailbearers. '
Mrs. Rudd was born in Hous-
ton County, the daughter of the
late Myrtie and Lawrence Fng*
tisli, SheresidedinAitowithhet'
family for H years. t
Survivors include her husband,
iRobert Rudd. Baton Rouge, La.;
one son, Michael Rudd, Denton,
jTexas; two brothers, Dr. Jesse:
L. English, Beaumontl, Texas,
land E. W. English, West Palm
Beach, Florida.
Salvation Army To
Conduct Campaign
Dudlev Lawson and Martin
Bryant, committee members who
are serving the Salvation Army
Service Unit for Aito and Rusk,
announced today that the annual
campaign for Alto is scheduled
for kick-off on Tuesday. April
7. Campaign goal has been set af
$240.00.
If. for some reason, you are
not contacted during the coming
campaign, piease mail or take
your contribution to either Mr.
Lawson or Mr Bryant, or write
P. O. Box 511, Alto, Texas.
NOTICE
Dear Friends:
We would like to inform the
pubiic that we have purchased
the Alto Butane Company, for-
merly owned by Mr. Brum Brunt
and Mr. Paul Martin.
With some fifteen years ex-
perience in the butane business,
we feel that we are capable of
handling most any problem in
this field. We will do our nest to
continue the promot and efficient
service to which you have been
accustomed. i
Mrs. Cummings and Mr. Bob-
bitt wiil continue with us, and
they join us in inviting each of
you to visit with us and inspect
our line of gas and electric ap-
pliances. Any way we can serve
you will be appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Herman Smith
Travis Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Max Jones and
children, Dwain and David, of
Lake Jackson, were Friday night
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Lindsey.
Friends Of The Library Membership Award Winners
Mrs. Thelma Shattuck. third grade teacher in Alto Eiementary School, is shown presenting
Paula Copeland, left, and Robin Whiteman. right, with awards for selling the iargest number of
Friends of the Library memberships. Robin receiv ed first piace with forty memberships and Paula
won second place with twenty-eight memberships The Thursday Study Ciub extends a speciai thanks
to these girls and to all the other third grade students who entered the membership contest.
The extra donations given by individuais and businesses were greatly appreciated. Without your
support Alto coutd not have a City Library.
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1964, newspaper, April 2, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215821/m1/1/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.