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THE ALTO HERALD
tshed ! 896
Looking
Around
Be te Moore is in Mon-
Dregon, attending an
summer course at
!h College. Mrs. Moore,
Ir in the Longview
tsas among the 45 chos-
[ovcr 2500 applicants to
Social Studies Schoiar-
ke coiiege. Neariy every
[represented by the nine
^nd 36 men which com-
class. Students attend
ktaphy classes daity and
Cmy interesting and ed-
fielo trips. Sherry
ccompanied her mother
bti and is visiting with
kvhile Mrs. Moore is en-
tin college
§ Ilea) wearing you down'.'
in most of the United
tn mid-summer. ]n the
Ad in the south, it's even
^)ut by iate July and Au-
often hot even in the
. Regardless of whether
nes the heat or the hu-
it's still hot. There's
kou can do about the out-
niperature. Unless you're
enough to have an air
Rud office or shop, home
there's nothing much
do about it inside either.
l\ are some things you
be more comfortable —
[hut can help you beat the
)Y out of the sun as much
iible, especially during the
{of the day when rays arc
{Wear light, loose clothing,
] the butter. The ladies have
e over the men in this
Drink more liquids than
but take extra salt only on
physician's advice, partieu-
you have liver or kidney
[or a heart condition. Take
!er or dip in the pool once
a day to cool off. Get
!of rest and sleep. Eatyour
diet and don't go over-
cn cold cuts and salads
K you like them anyway,
t early in the morning to do
^avv work on the lawn or
Or wont at dusk in the
. but try to avoid heavy
during the hottest hours
j day. You need exercise in
hmmer as well as in the
Abutdon'toverdoit. es-
[y on extra hot days. Don't
physical exertion, whether
or play. The more relaxed
}r life of thesummer months
tany advantages to compen-
But the heat. Stay relaxed
<e common sense, and you
at the heat — at least some-
Alto, Texas, Thursday, July 2 !, 1966
Number 8
LL-RQUND COWBOY CHAMPION
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'!y. !M^('!.U!<).Tcxas,;,^,,,] Cowboy trophy buekle
,wa.; proclaimed the Al!-Roundfo^ being the best all-round
Cowboy at the l!Mj6 Gladewater ^ the three-day cham-
( hamp onslup Rodeo. Bdly won
!thu bare-back bronc and bunP""shiP*odeo.
j riding championship trophies. Billy is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
He was then awaroed the AH- Ed May of Alto.
NOTICE
Story-Telling Hour spon-
I by the Thursday Study Club,
pave its final session Thurs-
Jnorning, July 21. We would
Sto take this opportunity to
our appreciation to the
) Baptist Church for providing
tc for us to meet, and to the
^tellers who gave of their
land efforts to making the
jet a success.
special thanks go to th '
for attending the Story-
g Hour. We hope that next
tr our Story-Telling Hour
L'aneven bigger and better
Funera) Services For
Oma Ellis Cole To Be
Held Thursday
Funeral services for Oma Ellis
Cole. 69. who died Tuesday
morning in an Ennis hospital
I after an extended illness, are set
for 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel
I of 0. T. Allen & Son Funeral
Home with Rev. Bill Cunningham
officiating. Burial will be in
Alto City Cemetery.
He was a lifelong resident of
the Alto area, and was a farmer
and stockman.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Lois Cole; two sons, Roger Neal
Cole of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Oma
Morris Cole of Troup; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie Doris Dickey of
Pasadena and Mrs. Faustine Skri-
vanck of Ennis; three sisters.
Mrs. Coye Mac Allen and Mrs. Lois
Waller of Alto, and Mrs. Freddie
iHilbun of Pasadena: and nine
grandchildren.
Farm Fires Cause
More Damage Than
City Fires
Austin.— When fire occurs on
farm or rural property, "amagc
is three to six times greater
than in the average city fire, the
Tcv .s Stif tv Association re-
!.„-'ts. Two-fifths ot all damage
!j's to dwellings and their con-
tents, another third to b.;rtis ana
tTf-tbtlldiigs.
m .chincr. : mt equipment. Ilve-
tcck :,d T''l
, „mic loss to the natton s farm
residents fro,n ff'"is 'W°'"-
' mately $193 million a year.
Cherokee Wildlife
Association Annual
Meeting July 25
The annual meeting of the
members of the Cherokee Wild-
life Association will be held in the
CountyCourtRoom, Rusk, Texas,
;at 8:00 p. m., July 25, 1966. The
purpose of the meeting is to elect
five (5) Directors. Each member
should make a special effort to
[attend.
A. R. Bice,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Little Leaguers Will
Go To Astrodome
August 7
It is with great pride that we
are able to announce the trip to
the Astrodome for the Alto Little
League Ball Club. The game
with the Astros and Los Angeles
will be one of the best games
played and we are sure the boys
will have a most enjoyable day.
There will be two air-con-
ditioned buses here Sunday
morning, August 7, at the Alto
High School Baseball Field ana
all players are asked to be at
the field by 8:00 a.m.
A thirty-minute worship serv-
ice will be held from 8:00 to
8:30 a. m. The buses will leave
at 8:30 a. m. and return to Alto
around 8:30 Sunday night.
The trip will cost some $399.80
for tickets and transportation
and through the generosity of va-
rious people in Alto most of this
money has now been raised. If
you have not donated you are
urged to do so ana if you will
drop by the Southwestern Electric
Office and leave your contribu-
tion it will be appreciated.
Each boy is being asked to
take his own spending money
and we feel that he should have
at least $1.50 for eats, etc. If he
takes more that) the $1.50 that is
o.k., but please see that each
boyhasaminimumof$1.50.
There will be plenty men
aboard as all coaches and their
helpers will go, along with other
people who have worked in the
Alto Lions Club Summer Recre-
ation Program, and each adult
will be responsible for only four
or five boys.
The Recreation Program this
year has been a wonderful suc-
cess and a very sincere thanks
goes to each person who has
helpedtolmakeita good pro-
gram.
First Baptist Church To
Hold Revival Next Week
MUSIC DIRECTOR
REV. WALLACE PALMER
Funeral Services
Held Friday For
Mrs. Ethel M. Selman
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ethel Mae Selman, 53, were held
Friday at 2 p m.. in Old Pales-
tine Baptist Church with the
Rev. C. H. Haley and the Rev.
Marion Huckaby. officiating.
Burial followed in Old Palestine
Cemetery under the direction of
O. T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Selman died Wednesday
of last week in the Memorial
Hospital at Rusk after a brief
illness.
A native of Houston County,
she had lived mostof her life in
Alto, and was a member cf the
Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons,
James Selmin, Tommy Troy
Selman and Leroy Selman. all
"f Alto; one daughter. Mrs.
Wy Mnyftcld of Whit"house;
ere brother, Geo.'go Ferguson of
Altotthrecsisters, Mrs. Myrtle
Wocd rdandMrs. Corrlc Mont-
gomery, bolh of A'.to. and Mrs.
Evic Lucas of Crockett; and
eight grandchildren.
LLTO CHEERLEADERS WIN SECOND PLACE
AT SFA
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Cherokee Riders Club
To Hold Horseshow
Saturday, July 23
The Cherokee Riders Club will
sponsor a horseshow at the Rusk
Rodeo Arena Saturday, July 23,
according to Max Owens, club
president.
Owens announces that jackpot
cutting will begin at 8 a. m. on
July 23 and halter classes will
follow at 10 a.m. with judging of
quarter horses and Appaloosas at
the same time in a split arena.
He said that performance classes
are to begin at 2 p.m.
Some of the classes and events
will include: Flag relay for Shet-
land ponies 50 inches and under,
rescue race with classes for 12
and under, 13-17 and 18 and over.
Other classes are gaited under
English saddle, western saddle
horse, Tennessee walking horse,
and open classes for flag relay,
ribbon roping, jackpot and tie
down roping.
Three classes will be featured
in pole bending and barrel races
similar to that of the rescue race
Owens said some 500 entries
are expected for the horse show
anda trophy andfiveribbons will
be awarded to the winners in each
class.
The riders club members will
man concession stands at the
arena for horse show fans and
there will be no admission charge.
Funeral Services For
Arthur Ash Were
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Arthur Ash,
68, who died Tuesday morning
in Rusk M etm o r i a 1 Hos-'
pita! after a short illness, were
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the
First Baptist Church here with
Rev. C. H. Haley, pastor, offici-
ating. Burial was in Old Palestine
Cemetery under the direction of
O. T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.
He had been employed by the
Texas State Highway Department
for 38 years until his retirement in
1963. He was a native of Garrison,
but had resided in Alto most of
his life.
Survives include a daughter,
Mrs. Joe Marie Marriott of Hous- Funeral services for Shelly
ton; two brothers, Tom Ash of n^ond Hendrick, 57, of Alto,
Dr. Bradford Curry, pastor of
Central Baptist Church in Jack-
sonville, will be the Evangelist
in a revival meeting at the First
Baptist Church of Alto the week
of July 24th to 31st.
Dr. Curry has been pastor of
Central Baptist Church for over
nine years. During his ministry
the church has given nearly a
million dollars to all religious
causes.
Dr. Curry holds the T. H. D.
degree from Southern Seminary
inLouisville, Ky.
Rev. Wallace Palmer, pastor
of Beall Chapel Baptist Church,
will direct the music for the
meeting. He would like to meet
with all choir members at 7:00
each evening.
Virginia Williams and Betty
Womack will serve as organist
and pianist for the revival.
The Sunday services will be-
gin at the regular time. Sunday
School 9:45, Morning Worship at
10:55; Training Union at 6:30 and
Evening Worship at 7:30.
The week day morning service
will be at 10:00 a.m., and the
Evening Services at 7:30.
AHpeopleofalldenominations
or no denomination, are invited
to come and be a part of this
evangelistic effort.
EVANGEUST
S. R. HENDRICK
RITES HELD
HERE TUESDAY
Waco and Mitburn Ash of Alto;
two sisters, Mrs. A. Z. Collier of
Kennard and Mrs. Cindy Brunt of
Alto; and a grandchild.
Pallbearers will be employes of
the Texas Highway Department.
329,300 Seedlings
Planted In District 2
For 1966 Season
A total of 329,300 pine seedlings
were planted with the adminis-
trative district boundaries of
District 2 during the 1966 plant-
ing season. Acreage wise this
represents approximately 325
acres planted. District 2 includes
the counties of Anderson, Cher-
okee, Panola, Rusk and Smith.
Panola County lead all coun-
ties within the district with a to-
tal of 137,000 seedlings planted.
Smith County had the largest
number of planters with 42 as
compared with 97 for the entire
district.
Almost eighty (80%) per cent
of the seedlings planted in Dis-
trict 2 were loblolly.
District 2 accounted for 7.3
per cent of the total pine sales
inTexas.
Alto Wins Baseball
T o urnament
I
The Alto Pony League won the
championship game of the Elkhart i miles of pipeline
who died Monday afternoon In
Rusk Memorial Hospital after a
brief illness, were held at 2:30 p.
m. Tuesday in the ehapel of O. T.
Allen & Son Funeral Home with
Rev. C. H. Haley officiating. Burial
was in the Hendrick Cemetery.
He was a farmer and rancher,
and was an employe of the Rusk
State Hospital. He was a lifelong
resident of Cherokee County.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Potiy Hendrick; a stepson, Bennie
Lloyd of Angleton; two sisters,
Miss Mearl Hendrick of Alto and
Mrs. Willie Pearl Wallace, of
Huntsville, Ark.
$160,000 Loan
Approved Rusk For
Rural Water System
Washington.—A loan of $160,-
000 to the Rusk Rural Water
Supply Corp. has been approved
by the Farmers Home Adminis-
tration.
Congressman John Dowdy, in
announcing the loan, said the
water company will use the funds
to develop a water system to
serve 154 rural families, a com-
munity center and three busi-
nesses.
Dowdy said the money will
allow construction of three
pumping stations, two 20,000-
gallon storage tanks, one 30.000-
gallon storage tank, and 33%
WITH THE BOYS
iN SENVIC
U. S. Forces, Korea (AHTNC)
- Army 1st Lt. Jerry W. Feldcr,
:< )0fMi. and Mrs. Grady L.
eider, Alto, Texas, was pro-
moted to Army first lieutenant
July 1 in Korea, where he is I
. rving with the 38th Artillery i
Brigade.
Lieutenant Felder, 23, ancx-i
eeutive officer in Battery E.4tht
Battalion of the brigade's 44thi
Artillery, entered the Army in!
Jitnuary of this year.
The lieete ,ant wa.T graduate.:
from Alto High School in I9.M)
and from Tex s Agricultural and
Met otitic.il University, College
Station, in 1964.
Tournament by downing the Pal-
estine Oiler 5-0, behind the one-hit
pitching of Gary McGaughcy.
Alto won their first two games by
beating the Palestine Buffs 13-2, [
and the Palestine Bears by a 10-0 j
count. Leading hitter in the tour-
nament for Alto was Ted Steahle
with6hitsfor 11 times atbat.
The application for the loan
was signed by Mr. Winston C.
Power of Route 1. Rusk, in be-
half of the company.
place the
for the coming year ^ Austin this summer. They
P'e Cheerleaders for Alto High Schoo Stephen F Aust n Trevathan
^ .leaders Association Cheerleaders Camp h<^ , Rice.
pictured from left to right: Myra Johnson, ^ Bobby Roberts. Sophom .
i"r and Head Cheerleader; Cynthia «
Notice Of Public Sale
The Bon d of Trustees of Alto
Independent School District will
sell the lollowing items by
scaled bids:
1. One 1954 Ford school bus.
2. One 1953 cr later GMC
sclioolbus.
3. A lot of used washing ma-
chines. driers, and deep freezer.
Fids must be sealed and in of-
fice of Superintendent by August
1,1966, by 5:00 o'clockp.m.
Your bid must state the amount
bid on each separate item.
The Board of Trustees reserves
the right to accept or reject ail
bids.
These items may be inspected
at the bus yard at Alto School
A)to Fire Department
News
Fireman Kenneth Foster is at-
tending the Texas Firemen's
Train ng School at Texas A&M
t! ,s week. He v. i! take lessons ,
m fighting house lire^. car fires.'
using extinguishers, lire,thing
apparatus, ladder evolutions,!
ho^cvo!u.ion3, hose loads, andj
re euc operations.
Firemen !ave been kept busy
this month answering grass f're !
calls ;md three e tllr: to homes, j
We urge everyone to do NO
outside burning wh leHiL' grans
nnd woods arc so dr .
Donations: W.titer Reynolds.
SiO.OO.
SPECIAL NOTICE
NOTICE
The Cherokee County Soil &
Water Conservation District is of-
fering FOR SALE to the highest
bidder, the foliowing:
LOT ONE: Used D-7 Caterpillar
Tractor, Serial No.
17A11087 with No.
46 Hydraulic Con- ]
trol, No. 7S Dozer,}
Cob. brush rack &
misct. equipment: i
.or TWO: 1942 Model U-7144T
Truck-Tractor, 4-5
Ton Auto-Car with
closed cab over
engine; and 20 Ton
Rogers Low-bed
Semi-Trailer.
Bids will be received until Mon-
day. August 1st, 1966, on either
or both tots. Can be seen by ap-'
pointmcnt only. Phone Area 713,
No. 858-4486, Alto, Texas. Bids
may be mailed to P. O. Box 74.)
Husk. Texas, "5785. or delivered
HK. BRADFORD CURRY
176 Texas Counties
Planted 4.7 Million
Trees Last Year
Tree planters in 176 Texas
counties last year planted 4.7
million tree seedlings which were
distributed by the Texas Forest
Service's Indian Mound Nursery
at Alto, Mason Cloud, reforesta-
tion section head reported.
Of the total seedlings soid, 4.5
million were Southern yellow
pines—slash, loblolly and short-
leaf. Thirteen other species,
used mostly for windbreaks in
Central and West Tex.as, ac-
counted for 213,000 seedlings.
Four landowners in Newton
County planted more than 1.2
million loblolly pines. Tree
farmers in Trinity County plant-
ed the second highest number
or more than 3-4 million trees.
More than a thousand landown-
ers participated in planting the
4.7 million seedlings.
Windbreak species in order of
popularity this year were red-
cedar, Chinese elm. rose multi-
flora, sycamore, buffaloberry,
mulberry, cottonwood, catalpa,
black locust, osage orange, pon-
derosapine, Austrian pine, and
black walnut. Rose multiflora is
not considered a tree but is used
in many well-planned wind-
breaks.
About five million seedlings
will be available to tree planters
next year. Reguar lash, lob-
lolly and shortleaf pines will be
$6.12 per thousand, state sales
tax included. Pine seed produc-
tion area t.nd Bastrop seed source
loblolly pine seedlings will sell
for $7.14 per thousand. Prices
are f. o. b. the Indian Mound
Nursery.
Applications for seedlings to
be planted between December,
1966 and March, 1967 may be
obtained by contacting your
nearest Texas Forest Service
office, county agricultural agent.
MM conservationdistrict, Agri-
cultural agent, soil conservation
district. Agricultural Stabiliza-
tion and Conservation Service
office or by writing the Director,
Texas Forest Service, College
Station.
ito District Headquartirs to Coun-
ty Courthouse Annex, Rusk Texas.
We (O. M. and J. R. Looncy)
} have purchased the Horace Frank-
lin Farm, three miles south of ] Those enjoying a fish fry on the
[Alto on the Alto to Forest road Ncches River Saturday were: Mr.
next to George Freeney's farm. It
is posted and no trespassing with-
jout our permission.
J. R. Looney
O. M. Looney.
and Mrs. Kenneth Johnston of
Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Chandler, Steve and Karen, of
Lufkin; and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Chandler.
BASEBALL NEWS
CARDS vs. ASTROS
The Cards beat the Astros
Thursday night by the score of
16-10. The winning pitcher was
Robert Kesinger. The losing pitch-
er was Mike Wallace.
T!GERS vs. YANKS
The Tigers beat the Yanks
Thursday night in the eighth
inning by the score of 1-10. The
winning pitcher was Wayne May.
The losing pitcher was Tommy
Adams.
FINAL STANDINGS
W L
CARDS 10 2
TIGERS 6 5
YANKS 4 7
ASTROS 3 9
LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STARS
Jim Grammer, Mark McMahon,
David Cunningham. Mike Wallace,
Wayne May, Jerry Adams, Chris
Steahle, James Creel, Larry
Bowman, Dwayne King, Tommy
Adams, Robert Kesinger, George
Creel. Larry Parsons, John Rogers
and Ted Moore.
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