The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1957 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ALTO HER.ALD, ALTO, TEXAS. JUIA*
1937
THE ALTO HERALD
TEXAS ASSOC !AT!0M
MWar
Frank L Weimar and Son, Editors and Owners.
A Leader in South Cherokee County Since 189G.
Entered as second class matter in 1896 at the post office in Alto,
Cherokee County, Texas, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1887.
Published every Thursday at Alto, Texas.
Any erroneous reflectior upon the character, standing or reputa-
tion oi any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the
columns of the Herald will be gladly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the Publishers.
Advertisement rates furnished on request.
Obituaries, Cards of Thanks and all like matter that is not news will
be charged for at two cents a word in advance.
THERE'S NO UMiT
We read a story recently which
reminded us that there were no
limits on what a person can do in
thislil'e. Usually, the main limita-
tion is one's own imagination.
The story we read concerned a
couple who lived in New York
and who were sick and tired of
city lift'. They wanted a life of
their own—in a small town.
Although it was a gamble, the
couple decided to move to Char-
lottesville. Virginia, the home oi
Thomas Jefferson and try to make
a go of it with a business of their
own. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burke
thereupon moved out of their New
York City apartment.
Mrs. Burke had been experi-
menting for some time in mixing
dried flowers with various herbs.
She finally believed she had
found a pleasant mixture—not too
sweet and not too pungent—
having a wholesome and pleasing
smell about it. and she and her
husband planned the production
jof the little sachet bags, which
were to be sold in stores.
At first the going was tough and
{the Burke's wondered if they
would make it. They even had to
) buy some of their products on
credit. But when the stores found
'they could sell the sachet bags
' and ordered more, the Burke's
! quickly got on their feet.
In about four years, they had a
$100,000 business going. had
[moved into an old plantation
home near Charlottesville and
were thoroughiy enjoying their
] new life.
This is merely one example of
couple. apparently set in their
lives. changing course and direc-
tion and making new horizons,
i'fhis is an example to all those
who need a change of environ-
; mcnt in life. One can usually do
anything he puts his mind to, if
ihe has the neccssary sclf-dlsciplinc
to back up his decisions.
ON PAY TELE.V!SiON
The climax seems to be ap-
proaching in the battle over pay
television vs. free television. Sev-
eral companies arc apparently
ready to go ahead with plans to
install pay television systems and
Congress might be cillcd upon to
decide the issue.
The great arguments 3gainst
pay television is that the television
air waves should be free, just as
are the radio wave lengths. The
American peoples should not have
to pay for programs which they
could see free if the advertisers
continue to pay for them as our
radio and television industry now
operates, according to this argu-
ment.
On the other hand, advocates
of pay television say that the pub-
lic would be allowed to sec pro-
grams they could not otherwise
view, and that television fare
would improve greatly if charges
could be made for high-quality
programs.
We think Congress should call
a hait to the initiation of pay tele-
vision operations until a thorough
j study of the question can be made.
[There would be no harm in ex-
perimental projects. some of
which have already been made,
but the question is too vast to bo
solved by default, so to speak.
Congress should decide the course
to be followed and direct the FCC
to implement its decision and this
should be done in the next two
months, although we know
chances probably are not good for
such action.
However. Senator Strom Thur-
mond Democrat of South Carolina,
has introduced legislation in the
Senate which would prohibit pay-
as-you-see TV, and in the House.
Representative Emanuel Celler,
New Y"P)r Democrat, has intro-
duced a similar bill.
CONVICTED
DOCTOR WON'T
HELP OWN CAUSE
Austin. —A Harvard-educated
sttrgeon who went on a wild Sun-
day-morning shooting spree in
1947 and kitted four persons, to-
day faces an ironic predicament
from his room in an insane
asylum.
He is Dr. Llovd 1. Ross, now an
inmate of the Husk State Hospital.
Doctors there say he won't try to
regain his sanity as long as a
death sentence hangs over his
head.
Hut through intricate legal
manipulations of a decade ago.
Dr. [loss is seemingly denied the
normal process of appealing the
sentence.
Atthough attorneys for Dr. Ross
have appealed to the state Board
of Pardons and Paroles to com-
mute the penalty of life imprison-
ment. a legal technicality is block-
ing any action on the appeal.
Dr. Ross was convicted of mur-
der in connection with the slay-
ing of four persons on a lonely
road near New Braunfels ten
years ago. A jury at LaGrange
gave him the death sentence, and
it was upheld on appeal.
But before the death penalty
coutd be formalty passed upon Dr.
Ross, the defense filed a motion
that he was insane at that time
and could not be sentenced. He
was declared insane and so was
never formally sentenced.
That is the technicality that is
holding up his chances before the
parole board. The board chairman,
Jack Ross, doubts if his group has
jurisdiction.
Two of his attorneys hope to
convince the parote board that it
can commute his sentence. C. C.
Joplin. Jr. of LaGrange and Julius
Schleycr of New Braunfels are to
submit legal arguments to try to
sway the parole board.
Meanwhile. Dr. Ross is con-
tinually aware of the death sen-
tence. Dr. Charles W. Castner, su-
perintendent of the Rusk State
Hospital, said in a letter that "this
knowledge is seriously interfering
with the mental improvement of
this patient. "
"In alio) our interviews with
him, he eventually goes into an
episode of extreme anxiety and I
usuatly terminates the interview j
by stating "wtiat's the use of try-i
ing to help you doctors help me !
get well when death awaits me
should! recover," the letter said.
Dr. Ross' attorney thinks he was
denied "a fair and impartial hear-
ing" in the original case. He was
convicted of the May 25, 1947
slayingofMrs.Willard York, and
{could still be tried for killing her
husband.Willard York,his mother,
Mrs. Mary York; and their son.
John. 9.
ANOTHER V!CT!M OF FOREST F!RES
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Governor. In.
to join in a
against nceiiit.
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routine check on ,,r. ]
almost atl return-
GOVERNOR
PROCLAIMS FARM
SAFETY WEEK
College Station —The death toll
from farm-work accidents last
year in the nation was higher
than in any other major indus-
try. "Farm accidents," said Gov-
ernor Price Daniel on June 13
when he issued his Farm Safety
entire Nation." jfect of accident-prevention pro-
In proclaiming the week of July 'H'ams has indicated that our ru-
'3!-27 as Farm Safety Week. Gov- residents, through attention to
crnor Daniel pointed out that the ———————————
Texas Safety Association, the
Texas F.uma'ifi Ranch Safety
Council and the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service would be
cooperating with the National!
Safety Council and the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture in carry- '
ing out a farm accidcnt-prcven
^ Secretary of S: ' t)^, ]
it would be "foliy ; . cmp
[dent Eisenhower'-
foreign-aid progr.,tr. wr-.-.'x
guarantee that Susie!
wt)uld reduce its ,1:1. prog
Weak Proctamatioti. 'have be- tioneducationa! effort. This cam-
come a serious probiem which not paign is in keepiti/ with a procla-
onty causes untotd suffering mation issued earlier by President
among our rurat population, but Eisenhower on a national basis. }
which affects the economy of the Governor Daniel said. "The ef- )
DR A NASH HOCUE
OPTOMETRIST
CARE OF VISION
WiM be in Alto on the First and Third
Tuesday Afternoons Of Each Month
Rear of Hamilton's Jewelry Store
PHONE 185 ALTO, TEXAS!
A giant glass cage to channel
the power of the H-bomb into the
generation of electricity is being
built in England and should be
ready for experiments by the end
of the year.
Information Without Understanding
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We think there is much truth in
the statement by an eminent edu-
cator, who declared: "Our univer-
sity graduates have far more in-
formation and far loss under-
standing than in our colonial
period."
There can be little doubt of the
fact that the process of specializa-
tion in intellectual pursuits has
developed considerably more de-
tailed information on a greater
number of subjects and that spe-
cific individuals, in their chosen
fields of study, have far more in-
formation than was available to
the students of preceding genera-
tions.
We are rather inclined to agree
i with the thought that the very
'process of specialization prevents
an individual from developing
ibalanccd information, which is
necessary to any comprehensive
understanding of human beings,
their environment and aspirations.
Inasmuch as human beings must
cooperate in a world which in-
cludes other human beings, it is
vitally necessary, in approaching
the problems of mankind, that
individual have a thorough un-
derstanding of other human
beings. This develops tolerence,
understanding and good will,
which it so happens, is what the
world needs so greatly today.
ALTO MISStONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Billy and Bobby Oden, Music
Herbert Hagood, Sunday School
A. E. Oden, Pastor.
Superintendent.
A. J. Linstrome, Treasurer.
Classes for all ages, both in
Sunday School and B. T. C.
Time Of Services
Morning Worship—11:00 a. m
Sunday School—10:00 a. m.
Bible Training*Course—6:15 p
j m.
Evening Worship—7:00 p. m
Mid-week Prayer Hour—7:00
p.m.
You are cordially invited to at-
tend all these services. tfp
A NICE RAT PACK
The Dayton, Ohio, sheriff's of-
fice recently became concerned
with the existence of a large pack
of rats in the backyard of an
eighty-year-old woman. The rats,
it was said, were being fed and
cared for by the woman.
The sheriff's office, represented
by Deputy Dorothy Lochncr, dis-
covered that the old woman was
feeding the rats daily and that
they were being treated as pets.
She reported that the rats were
playing like kittens in the old
lady's backyard.
The number of rats being fed,
{encouraged — and multiplying —
jwas estimated at 1,000. Finally,
the sheriff's office took action.
The old woman was picked up and
j is being held until authorities can
[determine whether she is to be
committed to a hospital. We do
not know what has happened to
the rats, but we assume that au-
thorities in the area have given
them the extermination treatment.
Alt of which goes to prove that
some people have strange ideas
about pets. A pack of a thousand
rats, for example, would appeal to
few of us. Maybe they have some
good points we fail to appreciate.
Meets second Monday
night in each month.
Special meetings each
Tuesday night for
work in the first three degrees
AH members should attend
Visiting brothers inv.led.
T. E. CUMMINGS, Sec'y.
PHONE
OXYGEN
EQUtPPED
AMBULANCE
SERVtCE
24 Hour Servfo#
SIMBLING-SMITH
FUNERAL HOME
ALTO. TEXAS
Ttsts Fotrhne MO Ctub Vtetodo, w"h
A!r Conditioning, co*t! tea* than mory
medium-priced cor* withoutoircondtti."*
!ng.+ Coot Tett on Air-Conditioned ford Mr
ot your ford Deoter't'
Fwd wins the battle of the buiMe
* Sure! Many people buy Fords because oi their long,
tow, whistle-collecting looks. Do you t)],une them?
But beauty alone isn't enough to earn tor a cat the
No. 1 spot in America's heart. And that's just what
Ford has earned. The rrvi? secrets of Ford's success
are the extTa values that go into a l ord. Let's
!ook at a few of these features. Ford shares them only
with a select number of America's most expensive cars.
But you get them at low Ford prices.
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!. Onty Ford in its field offer! o frame de-
stgn that lets you ride within the frame
side member: for greater roominess, more
smoothness and increased safety.
2. Onty Ford in its field gives you a modern
V 8 engine with rigid, deep-block design for
smoother, quieter, longer-lived operation.
3. Onty Ford in its field offers automatic
variable-rate rear springs that automatically
adjust to give a smoother ride no matter
how rough the road conditions.
4. Onty Ford in its field offers new swept-
boct batl-joint front suspension that ' rotts
with the punch" on rough, bumpy roads.
S. Onty Ford in its field offers as many as
f!ve strengthening roof cross members for a
more rigid roof. . . greater quiet and safety.
B. Onty Ford, among at) mot<*t, etectro"^
rn!l„ k-t——. s/ n white "tt
callybalancos every V-Songin*
operating under if! own power.
?. Onty Ford in Us ftotd oW*rs so m"ch
soundproofing for oqui*t*rrtd* under a
road and weather conditions.
!0. Onty Ford in it! fietd offer! such a welt
seated body for greater freedom from dut
and weather wherever you fravet.
A
1957
&.Onty ford offers suchasavingful car
ford Six beat all other cars in the
Mobilgas Economy Run in the miles per
gation department.
7-Onty Ford in its field offersofran^ with
3 tubular cross members. There ore 5 cross
members in all . . . enabling the frame to
withstand stress from oil directions.
*<h"td M """PC,on .! """"'Mln..,.' „<,9.,„d
11. Onty Ford in it! fietd offers rear door
assist spring! and two-po!ition front
checks for eosior entrance and exit.
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THERE8 MORE FUTURE )N THE NEW KtND OF
FORD
M°TOR COMPANY
AHo, Texas
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Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1957, newspaper, July 11, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215478/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.