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PAGE TWO—THt ALTO HERALD Oh ALTO. I fcXAS-THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 1988
‘Sip & Say’ social conducted
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CARRIAGE PARK NURSING Center’s residents took another trip “Down Memory Cane” this past week. Marie
Thomas, standing left, shared pictures from Boyd’s Pharmacy with residents, from left, Mertie Brewer, Grace
Reed, Maudie Lindsey, Mittie Findley. George Wiggins, Webb Conley and Charles King. Cynthia C arroll. Activity-
Director, standing right, thanked Mr. Bill Warner, owner of Boyd's Pharmacy, and Marie I homas for this pi esen-
jOI1 photo by (Carriage Park
From the mayor’s desk ...
In 1961, the City of Alto borrowed
$60,000 to be used for street im-
provements. The last payment on
this debt was made in 1981. I know
that you are happy that this project
was undertaken
In 1964, the City of Alto borrowed
$350,000 so that we could have the
natural gas system that we have
today. Work on getting this money
took 13 years according to Mr.
Robert Day of RAUSCHER PIER
CE REFSNES, INC. The last
payment on the gas system will not
be made until 1999.
One hundred fifty thousand was
borrowed in 1963 for repair work to
the water and sewer system The
last payment on this debt will be
made in 1993.
At present we are negotiating to
borrow $475,000 for work on our
complete sewer system as ordered
by the Texas Water Commission. If
and when arrangements are made
for this money, we must remember
that it will be year 2008 when the last
payment is made.
When people ask me, “Mayor,
how are you coming with all your
problems?” My answer is “My
friend, they are not my problems,
they are yours. I am just trying to
help solve them for you ”
Now the big problem is do you
want to have indoor plumbing or bad
you rather save your money and go
back to the old outdoor type. The fact
is that if you want to have indoor
plumbing then you must understand
that we must obey the orders we
have from the Texas Water Com-
mission.
1 again tell you that I did not create
this problem. This problem existed
when 1 became mayor. We are to be
forced to do the repairs because the
City of Alto was not in compliance
during December 1986, January,
February and March 1987. These are
the four months preceding my
becoming mayor.
No one has spent more time in
worry than I have. And yet, I have no
choice but toobey the orders given to
meby theTexas Water Commission.
Linwood News
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Jowell's
recent guests were Mrs Bunella
White and Mrs. Edna Eaton, both of
Rusk
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Marshall
were in Lufkin Thursday attending
the funeral of Mrs Elma Bellamy
at the Gipsons Funeral Home. She
was the mother of Mrs Jessie Lee
Marshall from New Orleans, La.
and is the daughter-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Marshall.
Mr and Mrs Doyle Brumley
were in Tyler Tuesday on a
business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. James Smithhart
and daughter, Kim of Melrose,
were guests Sunday morning of
Mrs. Smithhart’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Goodman. Alter that
brief visit they were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reynolds at
the Townhouse Cafe in Alto After
Area ()bituaries
W. P. “Pete Fenley
ServicesofW P Pete'Fenley,75.
of Lufkin, were held January 22. Mr
Fenley, who died January 20, was
formerly a long-time resident of the
Wells area. Burial was in the
Largent Cemetery with the Rev.
Billy Thomas officiating
Mr. Fenley was born in Angelina
County. He was a member of the
Bethlehem Methodist Church and of
the Lufkin Masonic Lodge No. 669
A F and A M Mr Fenley served in
the U S. Army during World War 11
He was retired from the Texas State
Highway Department where he
worked for 18years.
Survivors include his wife, Lois
Fenley of Lufkin; son, Philip
Harrison of Tulsa, Okla.; three
daughters, Betty Rea of Salem,
Mass., and Beth Hamilton and
Marilyn Colombo, both of Dallas;
two brothers, Craft Fenley and Jim
Fenley, both of Lufkin; three
sisters, Agnes Sims of Nacogdoches.
Mildred Alexander of Port Neetu -
and Ava Nell Modisetle of Lufkin;
and four gr andchildren
Nephews served as pallbearers
Myrtle Pounds I lowers
Services for Myrtle Pounds
Flowers, 76, of Wells, were held
Saturday, January 22 at Calvary
Baptist Chut -h with the Rev Fred
Neal officiating Burial was in the
Mt HopoCemciery
Mrs Flowers passed away
January 20
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PA VABI E In ADVANCE
$11 00 pei ye,it in (dimly
$13 00 pei /mil m lemr,
$ I S 00 pel yeill mil ul Idle
$70 00 pm yem ,ivi'i '.ed'.
Carl Eugene Holcomb
Funeral for Carl Eugene
Holcomb, 83 Alto, was held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 20intheO.T. Allen
and Son Funeral Home Chapel with
the Rev. William Snidow officiating.
Burial was to be in the Alto City
Cemetery.
Mr. Holcomb died Tuesday mor-
ning in a Pasadena hospital after a
brief illness
A resident of Alto for 17 years, he
was a retired engineer with Petro-
Tex Chemical Co. in Pasadena and
was a member of Alto First Baptist
Church
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Hazel Holcomb, Alto; two sons,
Charles R Holcomb, Kingswood
and Billy F. Holcomb, Pasadena; a
sister-in-law, Maurice Piratt,
Houston; a brother in-law, Marvin
Worthan, Alto; nine grandchildren
arid three greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. Edna Viola Smart
Funeral services were held for
Mrs Edna Viola Smart at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday. Jan. 21 in the Bailey and
Foster Funeral Home Chapel in
Palestine with the Rev. Davy Joe
Hohson officiating.
Burial was m the Oakwood City
Cemetery.
Mrs. Smart was horn in Roberson
County but had lived m Jacksonville
many years. She was a retired nur-
se, having worked at Newburn
Memorial Hospital and Nan Travis
Memorial Hospital. Mrs Smar t died
Tuesday, Jan. 19 in a Tyler hospital
Survivors are daughters, Mrs
Dorothy Kaye Gumpert, Jackson
villc and Mrs Joyce Marie Snider,
Neehes, sons, W A. Smart and C W
Smart, both of Grapoland and Billy
Smart of Reno, Nev ; sistei, Mrs
Dorothy Mae Craig, Mexia, 21
grandchildren, 25 great
grandchildren and three great
great grandchildren
Grandsons and nephews served as
pallbearers
JOHNSON S Building Materials
1 Mile South,
Hwy. f)9
Alto, Texas
858-4944
Our “sip & say” social was extra
special inis week! Reuniting with
friends from Townhall Estates to
chat and share memories over
cookies and punch was delightful
for both Carriage Park and
Townhall residents.
We would like to welcome Minnie
Parish to Carriage Park. Mrs.
Parish is the mother oi uene
Comer, Mary Kate West of Alto and
J. B. Lout of Lufkin.
Welcome! Mrs Ora Hicks returned
home this past week. She is missed
Lion's Club Report
Whether I am successful or not
depends partly on whether I have
any common sense - common sense
enough to handle a most difficult
situation courteously, gracefully
and never impatiently. Not only-
must the mayor have common sense
-- it is very important trait for each
of the council persons.
I encourage you to come to the City
Hall and read the orders that the
Texas Water Commission has given
to the City so that you will not be
misled by the wrong information
being spread by some of our local
citizens. At least that is the news t hat
I am receiving here at City Hall. 1
would like to challenge these people
to a public debate concerning the
issues. They seem not to understand
t he nature of the problem.
I am sure that I did not use com-
mon sense in making the above
statement - and yet what else can I
do.
R A Wallace, Mayor
By Clara B. Yeates
returning to Mr and Mrs.
Reynolds’ home, they enjoyed
playing several games ul 42 befon.
i eturning home.
Mr. and Mrs Bill Dove were in
Jasper over the weekend visiting in
the home of Mr. Dove's parents,
Mr and Mrs. Willie Dove.
Mrs Marshall It Corley spent
some time last week in
Nacogdoches with her mother, Mrs.
Charles Sharp of Rusk, who was a
patient in Medical Center Hospital.
Those who have visited recently
in the Corley home were their gran-
ddaughter Brittani Kirkpatrick of
Alto, and Mrs Corley's brother and
his wife, Mr and Mrs. Paul Sharp
ol Austin Mrs Coriey made a
business trip to Crockett last Satur-
day.
Dale Jowell, son of Mt and Mrs.
Wayne Jowell, has returned after a
short vacation spent in the Big Bend
area Dale will be leaving for
someplace in California the first of
February to join the Marines. We
wish for him the best in life, but he
will be missed, not only by his
family, but by all of his friends.
Just 1 Iome
Folks
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by Janet Gate^ (/
Jackie and Rusty McAfee, longtime
friends ot Madeline and Alfred
Danheim, were visitors in the
Danheim’s home last week. The
McAfees live in Port Neehes and
Toledo Bend.
Alto VFD Report
B\ MARTY BAUGH
Reporter
East Texas Emergency Medical
Services helicopter Air 1 from
Medical (’enter Hospital in Tyler did
not make it last Saturday, but is
scheduled to land at the fire station
Saturday, Jan 30 at 3 p.m The
public is invited to view the helicop
ter and meet the specially trained
personnel. Air 1 is a new type of
patient transfer service in East
Texas When every moment counts,
time can make the difference bet
ween life and death Make plans to
he tin-re Saturday
Donations to Alto Volunteer Fire
Department arc from Mrs H B
Houston, Si and Kloise Williams and
Mi Ola Holcomb Again, a lug
thanks'
By BILLSIIATTUCK
As we begin a new year the Alto
Lions Club invites you to join them to
help promote projects that will be
beneficial for our community. We
postponed our January fish fry due
to the weather, but will have fish and
ribs and all the trimmings on
February 5, (first Friday), and will
be serving from 5 to 7 p.m. All you
can eat for $6.00. Children under
eight are free and carry-out orders
are welcomed.
During the past several years we
are proud to report our club has
supported or participated in various
programs for the betterment of our
town and community. Following is
listed a few of the programs.
We support the Lions Club
Childrens Camp at Kerrville. Our
building is used for the nutrition cen-
ter serving meals five days a week
and is the distribution center for.
commodities. The Friendship Club
meets in the building once a month
and it is the center for the Country
Fair each year. The building is used
several times a year for family
photographs, blood pressure
checks, eye examinations for
cataracts and hearing tests. A
singing group from Palestine and
Nacogdoches practice here and
most all community meetings such
as reunions, club parties, cemetery
associations are held in the building.
Many of these meetings are held at
no charge to those groups. We have
helped raise money for the Boy
Scouts, the sheriff’s auxiliary, the
Alto ambulance fund, the Alto Fire
Department, the Alto Clinic and
many other worthwhile projects.
Our most important project at this
time is furnishing eyeglasses to
school children who are unable to
obtain necessary eye care. During
the past year the club purchased
some 19pairof glasses at an average
cost of $60.00 per pair This year we
are answering a call from the
Masonic Lodge, Knights Templar
Eye Foundation. Last year this
organization spent over $270,000.00
in Texas alone and they have asked
us to help by collecting used and
discarded eyeglasses. These glasses
are caliberated and repaired and
distributed to the poor and needy
seeking help for their visual
problems.
Friday night. Feb. 5, please bring
your old discarded glasses to 'he fish
fry and we will have a box for collec-
tions of these much needed items. If
you are unable to attend the fish fry
you may stop by the Alto Lions Club
building any day Monday through
Friday from 11 to 12 noon and leave
your glasses. You will help someone
see a better world who might never
have that gift if it were not for your
old glasses.
Please join the Lions Club and
help us help you.
Thanks and we hope to see you
Friday, Feb. 5 for this fish fry.
very much by staff and residents.
She has been ill. Welcome back!
ixeice Stewart, a dediesM vnlun-
teer, returned this week
Wednesday, the residents were
honored with singing from the Mc-
Cullougji Quartet and several
others. These people have dedicated
every third Wednesday of the mon-
th at 6 p.m. to bring music to our
residents. Everyone is invited to
hear this group at this time. Thanks
for vour time.
We have only one week left of
traveling down memory lane into
the past, so again, I invite anyone to
come and join us at 10 a m. Friday,
Jan. 29. I and the residents would
like to wish Mr. Jerry Clark a
speedy recovery. Mr. Clark is the
husband of Margot Clark who is a
weekly dedicated volunteer.
Until next week. ..remember
your loved ones in the next coming
month - Valentines!
Auction held for ambulance fund
The Alto Ambulance Fund will be
holding a benefit auction at I p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Fast Texas
Auction Company, located north of
Alto.
Those w ishing to donate items are
asked to have them at the auction
barn from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 12 and from 8 a.m. until 12 noon
Saturday, Feb. 13.
A flea market will be held Friday
from 8 a.m. to6 p.m. and Saturday, 8
a.m. until 8 p.m. with free spaces
still available on a first come, first
served basis. Each space will have
two tables provided. “This is
B.Y.O.C. or bring your own chairs,”
said auction manager John Nickle.
Some of the items that will be auc-
tioned include a Maytag apartment
size dryer, a Sears electric lawn
edger, a floor polisher, antique bed,
antique seed planter, antique tur-
ning plow, five cash registers, old
Coke machine, set of bifold doors,
miscellanous coins including a
silver dollar, a set of sesquicenten-
nial postcards and over l.00»
miscellaneous household goods,
tools and other items too numerous
to list... something for ev eryone.
“Clean out the garage and the
storage area and bring it all to the
auction. If you would like to donate
these unneeded items to the Alto
Ambulance Fund, we would ap-
preciate it very much. However, the
Alto Ambulance Fund will receive a
percentage of every item sold at
auction even if it has not been
donated,” comments Nickle.
"Let’s all come out and help the
Alto Ambulance Fund have a sui-
cessful auction and have some fun
yourself. There will he a free hor-
seshoe pitching area available.
Snack foods and cold drinks will he
sold and free coffee will be served.
Each buyer w ill receiv e a free gift.”
For more information or to reser-
ve a flea market space call (109)
858-3796 in the ev ening between 6 and
9 p.m. Spaces are limited, so call
today.
Back by
Popular Demand
6 oz. Ribeye Steaks, V
potatoes, salad, drink
all for 5^95
at Flo s Townhouse
San Antonio St., Alto
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BAPTIST
Calvary Baptist
Bro Fred Neal, Pastor
Wells 876 4391
Campground Buptist
Rev Charles Russell, Interim Pastor
First Baptist. Alto
Rev William Snidow Pastor
Phone 858 4826
First Baptist, Wells
Fdward L. Davis, Pastor
Phone 867 4900
Forest Baptist
Jim Boone, Pastor
Hilltop Baptist, Alto
Rev Bill Morgan Pastor
Alto Missionary Baptist
Rev Odts Bryan, Pastor
New Hope Baptist
Rev T J Bogley. Pastor
Old Palestine Baptist
Rev Hollis Bass Pastor
Phone 858 3301
Pollok Baptist
Iro Bright Pastor
Phone 853 2835
Union Hill Baptist
Rev Issac Wiley Pastor
Weches Primitive
Baptist
Elder O. J Moseley Pastor
First Second & Third Sundays
METHODIST
A. Frank Smith UMC
Rev James K Knight eastor
Phone 858 4347
Lynches Chapel UMC
Rev Jimmy Hawkins Pastor
1 st & 3rd Sundays 9 30am
Cold Springs UMC
Rev Jimmy Hawkins Pastor
Falvey UMC, Wells
Rev. James F Wtlkerson Postm
Phone 867 4525
Mt. Zion UMC
Rev James R Knight Pastor
Fourth Sunday 2 30 p m
St. Thomas Chapel AME
Rev t G Reed Pastor
Phone 858 371 1
ASSEMHL Y of COD
First Assembly of God
Rev V C Troutman
Phone 858 4626
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Alto Church of Christ
Travis W Ferrell Postor
Church of Christ, Alto
John Peal Pastor
Phone 858 3829
Church of Christ, Wells
Cecil Stringer rosior
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First Church
of Holy Sanctified
Mother B B Watts
Sweet Union
Rev T J Hart Pastor
Church of the
Lord Jesus Christ
John R Grubbs Pastor
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Calvary Tabernacle
United Pentecostal
Rev Tom Wainwright Pastor
Phone 858 4360
First Pentecostal
Rev Clayton McClendon Pastor
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