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Traffic Situation
Critical Says Director
Of Public Safety
Austin.—The director of the
Texas Department of Public
Safety has described the traffic
situation in Texas as "critical"
at mid-year and appealed to all
motorists to make the Juiy 4
holiday week-end the turning
point away from a two-year up-
ward trend in fatal traffic acci-
dents.
Co[. Homer Garrison Jr., an-
nounced that "Operation Motor-
eide" wiii be in effect from 12:01
a. m. Friday, July 3 through 11:59
p. m. Sunday. July 5, in an ef-
fort to focus public attention on
the added hazards of holidav
road travel and at tiiesametime
bring about continued safety
consciousness among ail drivers
Dttring this three-day period, the
DPS es'imates that 32 persons
will be killed in Texas traffic
As part of this program, he
said, additional patrolmen from
the DPS License and Weigh'
and Motor Vehicle Inspection
Services wilt join the regular
Highway Patrol force for the
three-day holiday period
Garrison added that numerous
agencies, organizations and in-
dividuals will take part in Oper-
ation Motorcide" in a coordinated
attack on traffic accidents. Fur
example, he said the Texas Safe-
ty Associationwill conductapub-
lic information program stress-
ting the need for courtesy and
caution on a statewide basis and
coordinate local safety council
holiday safety emphasis pro-
grams. The Texas Council of
Safety Supervisorsand the Texas
Motor Transportation Associa-
tion will conduct a "Holiday
Road Patrol" in which a fleet of
33 to 40 cars will be used over
the state to assist stranded
motorists and thus help to relieve
highway patrolmen for more en-
forcement work. And the State
Highway Department will con-
duct acontinuing information and
education program instructing
drivers on freewav drivingand
the need for caution near con-
struction areas.
"And we know wo ran count
ort the press, radioand television,
as always, to carry the message
of safety to thepublic and there-
by make a wonderful contribu-
tion to the program," he said
tn a mid-year summary of the
traffic situation in Texas, Garri-
son stressed that fatal accidents
(Continued on back page)
Alto, Texas, Thursday, July 2, 1964
Number 5
tNDEPENDENCE DAY
!)!' WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Rites Friday For
Alfred Frey, 86
Funerat services were held at
9:30 a. m. Friday for Atbert Frey,
86, in the chapei oftheO. T.
Allen Funerai Home with the
Rev. C.H.Haiey, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Geneseo, 11].,
Monday in the Oak Wood Cem-
etery.
Mr. Frey died aerly Thursday
morning in the Rusk Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. Frey, a resident of Alto
since 1949. was born in Geneseo.
Survivors include his wife. Mrs.
JaneFrey.Aito; two sons, Allen
Frey. Earlsville. ]1.. and Arnold
Frey, Denver, Colo.; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Arlene Husband, Os-
wego, 111., and Mrs. Alberta
Berry, Aurora. IH.; and several
grandchildren.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Mrs. Creola Byers
Died Friday In
Lufkin Hospital
Mrs. Creola (Carson) Byers,
75. of,Lufkin. died Friday after-
noon in a Lufkin hospital after a
brief illness.
Funeral services were held at
10:00 a. m., Monday in the Gip-
son Funeral Home Chapel in
Lufkin with Dr. Arthur DeLoaeh,
officiating. Interment was in the
Gann Cemetery, near Lufkin.
Mrs. Hyers was born April 17,
1839 atPollokandhadresidedin
Angelina and Cherokee Counties
all r.f her life. She was a mem-
ber of the First Presbyterian
Church in Lufkin.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter. Mrs. M. H. Verceke, of Mans-
field. Ohto: two grandchildren,
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Active pallbearers were Joe
Sample. Kenneth Kilgorc. Vaughn
Arnold. Jim Arnold. Kenttie Wil-
cox and Leonard Kilgorc.
Mrs. Byers had visited friends
tn Alto many times, ant! had
numerous friends here who were
grieved to learn of the passing
of this good woman.
Those going from Alto to at-
tend the ftmcral were Mr. and
Mrs Vaughn Arnold, Jim Arnold,
Mrs F. D. Bullock and Mrs. Perry
Smith.
Circuit
Wide Revival County Highway
Projects Show *
Continued Progress
Ollie Landrum
r 90th Wedding
' *2 Open house
5 at their home.
Hie public is cordially invited to
attend. Mr. and Mrs. Landrum
have been residents of the Jones
Chapel Community since their
marriage July 12. 1914
Local Dodge Dealer
Appointed Area
Director
J. II. Pearman Jr. "f Poarmati
Motor Company, has been honored
w t'' ipp'it:tmcnt as mi Area Di-
re,tor of the Texts Automobile
Healers Association
His appomtm'-n' was announced!
l v feci) H.IMero''Midland Kldet-
,,;esident of TADA. a sta' w.'idc
o<":tniy<'io" witl'i i membership
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I ir and Irudt do tiers.
,n\real' reeloi. he will ad-
vise wijt the TADA Officers and
]T,.,t'.i.if Directors o:i legislation,
hi-imavsai. ly. and research de-
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t;,no:::n- motor vehicle ttuvcr*
of Texas.
"'[heseat' in] 't'tanl areas c
our activity a. anassoci,ation. "
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dationslMaci-wcnt'on next May.
STORES WILL BE
CLOSED IN ALTO
SATURDAY, JULY 4
TMJ is Le^ «-e holidays that
^stores observe each year.
The Rev. Billie B. Bonner,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church in Fairfield and the Dew
Methodist Church in Dew, Texas,
wit! be the evangelist for a cir-
cuit-wide revivai meeting at the
Cold Springs Methodist Church
July 5-12. Services will begin at
3:09 o'clock p. m., each night.
The Revival Services will rep-
resent all of the Alto Circuit
Methodist Churches. Adams
Chape'. Cold Springs, Lynches
Chapel and Mt.Zion. Rev. Dale
Frazieris the pastor of the
charge.
Hev. Bonner is an experienced
revival evangelist in the town
and rural churches of the Texas
Conference of the Methodist
Church, and has done evangelis-
tic work also in the Central
Texas Conference and in Mis-
sissippi.
He has served as pastor of
Homer Methodist Church in Luf-
kin. the Timpson Circuit of the
Methodist Church, the Winfield
Circuit of the Methodist Church,
First Methodist Church in Kar-
nack. Texas, First Methodist
Church in China, Texas, Omega
McthodistChurchinNome. Tex-
as, and is inhis second year at
Fairfield
He is one of the few who hold
the honor as Outstanding Rural;
Minister of the Texas Conference
for a single conference year.
A civic worker as well as
minister. Mr. Bonner has served
in all of the offices of the local
Lions Clubs in various towns,
and as president of three dif-
ferent Lions Clubs.
Everyone is invited to attend.
REX ALLEN
WILL BE !N ALTO
MONDAY
Bex Allen wiH be in Alto
Mnndayat l:*5p.m.. along with
members of the Jacksonville
Lions Ctuh. to advertise the
Rodeo which will be held in
that city July 9. 10 "id H
Austin.—State Highway Engi-
neer has reported that marked
progress was made during the
past month on numerous Chero-
kee County construction jobs,
while others were just getting
underway. j
He gave the following report
on these projects:
SH 21 in Alto from the south-
west city iimit to the St. Louis
SW Railroad, grading, structures,
base and surfacing by Reynolds
and Huff Construction Co., 32
per cent complete with $22,274
used against Me $66,400 con-
tract.
SH 21 in Alto from US 69 east
for six-tenths of a mile, the same
work by the same contractor. 86
per cent complete $95,752 used
against the $99,875 contract.
US 69 in Alto from the north
city limit to the south city limit,
grading, structures, base and sur-
facing and hot mix asphaltic con-
crete pavement, same contractor,
81 per cent complete with $142,914
used against the $]77,702 contract.
FM 23 from the St. Louis and
SW Railroad in Rusk, south-
west for 8 8 miles, grading, struc-
tures, base and surfacing by the
same contractor, 96 per cent
complete with $77,044 used
against the $80,657 contract.
FM 1911 from Alto to Forest,
grading, structures, bash and
surfacing by Dan Pennington,
Inc., 95 per cent compiete with
$95,752 used against the $99,875
contract.
US 69 from Rusk to Alto, ce-
ment stabilizing base and one
course surface treatment by R.
B. Bowden Construction Co.. 53
per cent complete with $217,512
used against the $407,222 con-
tract.
US 69 from Alto to 7.4 miles
south, grading, structures, flex-
ible base and one course surface
treatment by R. C. Buckner. two
per cent complete with $11,752
used against the $419,668 con-
tract.
FM 2274 from US 79 to SH
204, grading, structures, base
and surfacingbySira and Payne
Inc., and Dan Pennington. Inc.
47 percent complete with $32,174
used against the $68,855 contract.
FM 2493 from US 69. 3.5 miles
north of Mt. Selman, south and
east to FM 177. grading, struc-
tures, base and surfacing by Rey-
nolds and Huff Construction Co..
one per cent complete with $1.42,3
used against the $96,283 con-
tract.
FM 2750 from FM 2064 near
Gould, east to SH 110 at Black
lack, the same work by the same
contractor, 20 per cent complete
with $14,884 used against the
$73,422 contract.
A Good Or Bad Year
For Copperheads
There have been an unusuaily
high incidence of snakebites this
year says the Parks & Wildlife
Department, with most of them
attributed to the copperhead.
There's no good reason other
than there are years with higher
copperhead populations than other
years, and campers and outdoors-
men are urged to use caution
when in the woods and on Me
lakes.
Many of the reptiles have been
reported killed inside the city
limits of some towns, and even in
flower beds and driveways. The
Department advises that the bite
of the reptile is seldom as serious
as the rattlesnake bite, but even
so the venom causes much pain
and swelling, requiring prompt
attention by a physician
Be careful, they advise, around
brush piles, leafy areas, in weeds
and around debris A gond clean-
up around the yard will destroy
the reptile's natural habitat,
making things much safer for
playing children. Campers should
always have a snakebite kit.
VFW NEWS
°OST 8908
We are happy to announce that
E. A. "Pete" Pietschker was
elected Junior Vice of the Depart-
ment of Texas last week in
Dallas.
There will be a regular meet-
ing Thursday night, July 2 Be
sure and come, for we have sev-
eral things to discuss.
There will be no activity at
the Post Saturday night, due to
July 4th, but we will have Bingo
July 11. Plan to come and bring
some one with you. Let's have a
good crowd.
1 want to thank each of you
who have helped to make this
past year a good one, and I plea
for your help again this year,
and for others to come out and
help make Post 8908 have one of
the best years ever.
C. L. Butterfield,
Post Commander.
FRED B. RAMEY
DIED IN CROCKETT
The following news item was
dipped from the Houston Post,
issue of Thursday, June 215, re-
lative to the death of a former
resident c f Cherokee County
and brother of Mrs. Mattie Hol-
comb of Alto, and the late Arch
Ramey of Me Central High
Community:
Fred B. Ramey, 84, of Au-
gusta, died Wednesday, June
24. in Crockett.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June 25, 2:00 p. m. in
the Waller Funeral Home at
Crockett. Interment was in the
Augusta Cemetery.
Mr. Ramey was a reitred farm-
er and a member of the Methodist
Church
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mamie Mae Laslter,
Eikhart, and Mrs. Freddie
O'Banion, Houston; three sons,
Charlie Ramey, Percilla. Mills
and Holland Ramey. both of
Houston; several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren
Grandsons served as pall-
bearers.
Jacksonville Rodeo
July 8-11
Jacksonville has begun to as-
sume a distinct western atmos-
phere this week as the eyes of
East Texas turned to this city and
its forthcoming worlds champion-
ship RCA rodeo scheduled for
July 8-9-10-11, with performances
each evening at 8 p.m. Festivities
will get under way at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, July 8
when Texas Attorney General
Waggoner Carr leads a huge
parade through downtown Jack-
sonville. First performance of the
gigantic rodeo will follow at 3
o'clock in the new 3,000 seat Jack-
sonville Rodeo Arena which was
completed only last year.
Holding the spotlight for the
four performances will be Rex
Allen and his horse, Koko, billed
as the "most beautiful horse in
the world". Entertainer Allen will
bring a variety of talents to the
Jacksonville extravaganza. He)
sings, composes, writes, and acts
iu screen, TV, and radio presenta-
tions. Some of his most popular!
records include "Crying in the
Chapel", Recorded in 1955,
''Streets! of Laredo", and ''Don't
Go Near the Indians."
Allen will be backed up here by
the renowned musical group, The
Country Gentlemen, composed of
Jimmie Widner, the leader, Kenny
Baker, who plays the electric
Guitar and banjo, and Hugh Fa-r,
violinist and vocalist who spent
32 years with the Sons of the
Pioneers. The musicians will ap-
pear nightly to add c°tor to the
proceedings. ,
While the rodeo sponsors have
gone ait out to provide musical
entertainment, they have not
neglected the principal order of
business--the provision of top
notch rodeo entertainment. Some
of the top cowboys of the nation
will be on hand tr) challenge the
stock furnished by Edward Kinney
and Cotton Kinney of Sulphur,
Louisiana, who have furnished
rodeo stock to top attractions
throughout the country for many
years The Kinney Brothers own
some of the roughest bulls and
horses on the rodeo circuits and
last year, provided some of the
bulls and bucking horses for the
National Finals Rodeo.
Glenn Carter of Dallas, whose
reputation as a rodeo announcer
parallels the abilities of the other
performers, again will be on hand
to do the announcing. It will be
ihis second appearance here, th?
first having met with universal;
approval.
In addition to top professional
talent, both in the rodeo and the
musical entertainment stand,
provisions have been made for
three appearances of the famed
Jacksonville Youth Q u a d r i i 1,
which wili be seen on the nights
ofJuly8, 10, 11. Thegroupof
young riders have won acclaim at
numerous cities during the past
year and have been Invited to
appear in the world-famous Tex-
as Prison Rodeo at Huntsville and
have been invited to appear in
nationally famous rodeo at Chey-
enne, Wyoming later this year.
Scheduled for Thursday night.
Juiy 9. is the Angelina County
Sheriff's Possce Drill Team, an
organization that has won acclaim
for precision riding in rodeos
throughout the eastern half of
Texas.
Labled "Tops in Texas" insofar,
as rodeos are concerned, the Jack-
sonville event is a point presenta-
tion of the Jacksonville Lions
Club and The Jacksonville Riders
Club
Woman's Society Of
Christian Service WiH
Meet Tuesday
The Woman's Society of Chris-
tian Service will meet with Mrs.
Melvtn Sessions Tuesday, July 7,
at 9:30 a. m.
Mrs. Coy Maye Allen will re-
view Charles Allen's book "Roads
to Radiant Diving."
Al) members are urged to at-
tend and visitors are invited.
Tidies VFW Auxiliary
WiH Meet Tuesday
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Post
8909 VFW will meet Tuesday.
July 7. at 7:30 p. m. in the Post
home.
Al! members are urged to at-
tend.
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