The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963 Page: 1 of 8
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ALTO HERALD
)lished 1 896
Aito, Texas, Thursday, April ) ), ! 963
Number 45
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- od, vigorous clean-out of
3R ANY one of the smartest
you can do to keep your
tnd family safe from fire.
C CHinart now, during Spring
L And it's smarter still
repeat the job at regular
throughout the year,
everyone's attic, closets
sement get to be the final
.... place for clothing, dra-
Aihed Finar lamp shades, mattresses,
-the list is a long one—
^ seem to be too valuable at
*** *^ment to be thrown away.
' Condition of bit of it ^s fuel for des-
T CT A Tr ' The risks of rubbish
^ * A i E ^wn by these National
, at ][,, 'rotection Association fig-
ive times an hour, 120
p. , t day, an American home
royed or damaged by fire
SETS % in rubbish. So add a
and cash iter^ an to the three tools you
[y are using this Spring—
rake and paintbrush. Fill
all the junk you can find
)p to bottom of your home
:s of papers and maga-
old furniture, cleaning
ust mops, curtains. Make
)u do the basement work-
for shavings, scraps, oily
.aint cans. Don't miss the
either. Remember, a little
grease now may save a lot
f from fire later.
nent ^
e attending the concert
bdivisio;. ed Friday evening by the
-- High School Band heard
* [ . )< nost enjoyable music. Des-
je inclement weather the
: was well attended. The
rrmnjTc ""der the capable direc-
' , „ Mr. Mike Norris, played a
.Iue$oP ^ numbers several o^
featured a ' brass section
30dwind sextet. As a fit-
max for their program the
played the "Civil War
1TAL ACCO ^ ' '
f the aboi -ximately 1,000 East Texas
condition ; embers are busy with their
orests. They are studying
y by tending some 35 small
tnd tracts. These miniature
are their classrooms and
laboratories where they
:e what they learn, reports
this 22nd mith, extension forester.
officer or &*t ^
Muriti Texas Agricultural Experi-
Not.ir-. r Station has announced the-
e of a new hybrid com,
36A and a new cantaloupe
, — y, Wescam. Both are des-
L L) i as improvements over
rttly grown hybrids and va-
tions,
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LITIES
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
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!LLO NEIGHBOR
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O/r . and Mrs. J. W. Sparkman
unce the arrival of a baby
r ,on Monday, April 1, in Rusk
orial Hospital. He weighed
pounds and four ounces and
been named Chad Emil. !
s.e grandparents are ) Mrs.
"t Sparkman of Alto and Mrs.
Hicks of Wells.
r. and Mrs. Julian Trudeau
Red Lake FaUa, Minnesota,
lunce the birth of a baby
who arrived at Sit. Francis
pital, Crookston, Minnesota,
^ March 28th. The little lady
eas!ty '^ed eight pounds, four and
-half ounces and has been
ted Kimberley Marie,
he proud grandparents are
and Mrs. Isaac Trudeau of
Lake Falls, Minn., and Mr.
Mrs. Boyd Germany of [Alto.
!fr. and Mrs. Dewey K. Mor-
^ of Lufkin are the proud
lents of a little daughter, who
!ived March 28, weighing six
- ^mds and three ounces. She
* ' ! been named Pamela Kay.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
gjP. Morgan of Lufkin ! and
W!]iv. and Mrs. B. F. Jones of
^ H Lmtsville and great-grandpar-
* ts Mr. and Mra. W. D. Solley
Lufkin, formerly of Alto.
[Pamela Kay is also the great-
eat-great niece of Mir. B. IM.
ay and great-greatniece of
rs. K. 3. Sutton, both of Alto.
B. O. Reynolds
Died Tuesday Night
Bennett Oscar Reynolds, 85,
died Tuesday night in the Sunset
Nursing Home at Jacksonville
after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in the Old Palestine Baptist
Church with the Rev. I.K. Holmes,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be
in the Old Palestine Cemetery
under direction of the O. T. Allen
and Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Reynolds was a longtime
resident of the Alto area and was
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Alto. Ho was preceded
in death by his wife many years
ago.
His survivors include one
brother, John Reynolds, Center:
one sister, Mrs. Ada Wall, Jack-
sonville; a number of nieces and
nephews.
Sunrise Easter
Service Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fisher Harrison of 404 Marcus Street, Alto,
Texas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Sammie Kate, to Mr. Billy Fred Burt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Burt of Alto. The wedding will take place June 15 in the A.
Frank Smith Methodist Church.
Miss Harrison and Mr. Burt arc both graduates of Alto High School
and are now students at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
of Nacogdoches, Texas, where they will continue their education.
FFA Students
Attend Piney Woods
District Meeting
Noel Bradford and Kelly Wood,
voting delegates for Alto FFA
Chapter, attended the Spring of-
ficers election of Piney Woods
FFA District Monday night in
Nacogdoches.
District officers, as well as
Area IX and State officer nomi-
nees were elected by delegates
at this meeting.
Singing Convention
To Convene At
Walnut Grove
Many sir-gers from throughout!
the East Texas area will meet
Sunday. Mar. 14, at 2 p.m., at the
Walnut Grove Methodist Church
located five miles east of Bullard
on the Troup highway. We ate
expecting a large number of
singers, and some of the best
soloists from over East Texas,
and many other special singing
groups.
Everyone is invited and urt;ed
to attend and help make this a
great convention.
Mary Fry, Chairman.
VFW NEWS
POST 8908
Don't forget the election of of-
ficers April 16,1963. Each member
has been notified so let's have a
good turn out.
We still need members. Send in
your dues now! )
We have four quota Posts in
the District. Nacogdoches got 89
members in the month of March.
Huntington enrolled 37 members.
The rest of the District didn't do
that well, but hope in April we
can secure enough members to
make up the difference.
We have the new curtains for
the post and would appreciate
a little help in hanging them.
The scrap book was mailed iast
week to the Department of Texas
V.F.W. We have ordered our
"BUDDY POPPIES" and will be
on sale Saturday, May 25, 1963.
Mrs. Acrey Honored
On 90th Birthday
Saturday, April 6, was a won'
derful day for Mrs. A. D. Acrcy
when friends called to wish her
"Happy Birthday" on reaching
her 90th milestone. Open house
was held between the hours of
two to seven p. m., at the Moore
Hotel when her daughters, Mrs.
Lola Moore and Mrs. Wilma
Briggs, were gracious hostesses
for this happy occasion.
Relatives from Nacogdoches,
Dallas. Waco and Port Arthur
were there and many friends
from Alto and surrounding com-
munities called to extend con-
gratulations to this good lady,
who had reached her 90th mile-
stone. i
Delicious cake squares and
punch were served to approxi-
mately thirty guests. A beauti-
ful birthday cake was the fea-
tured decoration on the serving
table.
On Sunday morning at the 11
o'clock service at the A. Frank
Smith iMethodist Church, beauti-
ful tributes were made to this
fine lady who has a long record
of love, loyalty and service in
this church, a very fitting climax
to a memorable occasion.
Barbara Jackson, a senior stu-
dent at Alto High School, has j
been chosen the Daughters of the
American Revolution Citizen in
the annual Good Citizens Con-
test.
Only senior girls are eligible
to enter the contest and each
school has one winner. She is
selected on the basis of dependa-
bility, service, leadership, pa-
triotism, and scholastic achieve-
ment.
Barbara is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Jackson. She is
editor of the School Annual,
plays in the High School Band,
of which she is Vice-president.
She is a member of the High
School Choir. Barbara is an ac-
tive member of her Church
Choir, plays the organ for the
night services and is President
of MYF in the A. Frank Smith
Methodist Church.
As the winner here she, and
ten other East Texas girls will be
guests at the April 17th D. A. R.
luncheon in the Fredonia Hotel
at Nacogdoches.
The A. Frank Smith Methodist
Church will be host this year to
the Annual Layman's Sunrise
Service on Easter Morning at 6:00
a. m. The Rev. J. Phil Kirby, host
pastor, will be in charge of the
service. The Rev. C. H. Haley,
pastor of First Baptist Church of
Alto will preach. Mr. Mike Norris
will be in charge of the music, and
Mrs. Grady Singletary will be
organist for the service.
The Methodist Men will serve
breakfast at the conclusion of the
service. All of the men of Alto
are invited to be present.
Card Of Thanks
We take this means of express-
ing our thanks and appreciation
to our many friends for the ex-
pressions of love and sympathy
shown us in the loss of our mother
and step-mother, Mrs. Molly
Gentry Cruseturner.
The Gentry Children.
And Cruseturner Children.
Dixon and Todd
Re Elected To Loca!
School Board
Alto Independent School dis-
trict voters re-elected John M.
Dixon and Ray Todd Saturday in
the election held at the High
School building.
Dixon lead the ticket with 303
votes; Todd, second with 277
votes. O. B. Sartain received 106
votes and Billy Ray Johnson, 65.
The Board met Tuesday night
and canvassed the election and
elected officers for the coming
year. Richard Johnson was
elected president; Herman Smith,
vice-president and Jerry Jack-
son. secretary.
Last Rites Held For
Mrs. M. Cruseturner
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Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie
Ellen Cruseturner of Houston,
were held Monday at Old Pales-
tine Church with the Rev. Gra-
ham of Pasadena and the Rev.
I. K. Holmes, pastor of Old Pal-
estine Church, officiating. Inter-
ment was in the Old Palestine
Cemetery. O. T. Allen and Son
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Cruseturner died Sunday
in Jacinto City, Texas.
Survivors include two sons, R.
C. Gentry, Baytown, and J. C.
Gentry, Phoenix, Ariz.; one
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Spears,
Houston: one sister, Mrs. Emma
Tobias, Corsicana; three half-
sisters, Mrs. Alice Cohen, Pales-
tine, Mrs. Annie Reed and Mrs.
Nell Frey, Alto; two step-sisters,
Mrs. A. C. Snyder, and Mrs.
Monnie Boggs, Alto; six step-
children, J.T. Cruseturner, Robert
Cruseturner, Joe Cruseturner,
Mrs. Mattie Thornton, all of Alto,
Mrs. Reba King, Houston, and
Mrs. Freddie Schriber. Philadel-
phia, Pa.; nine grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren; and a num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
PICTURE OF PROPOSED TANK FOR RURAL FIRE TRUCK
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Shown above is a picture of a proposed tank design for the Rural Fire Truck. This tank and hose bed was built by Smith Tank Co.,
of Tyler. The tank holds 750 gallons of water, has a removable top for servicing, and is plastic coated inside to prevent rust. The tank
has two baffles across and one lengthwise to control the movement of the water and make the truck easier to drive and turn comers.
The hose bed has two large built-in compartments for storage of equipment.
Confederate Marker
To Be Placed !n
Cherokee County
Senator Martin Dies of Lufkin
announced plans for erection
nf n Confederate Memorial In-
formation Marker for Cherokee
County. C.S.A., to be placed! on,
the county courthouse lawn in
Rusk.
Cherokee County was a manu-
facturing, supply and military
center during the Civil War. Also
located here were a Union pris-
oner confine and two camps, ono
being a camp of Instruction for
raw recruits.
"This will be one of the first!
Confederate Memorial Informa-
tion Markers erected by the State
of Texas," said' Senator Dies. "H:i
will inform an interested public
and school children who want to
learn more about their heritage
and realize tourist revenue for
Cherokee County."
The Texas State Historical Sur-
vey Committee, state agqncy for
historical preservation, is in
charge of research and inscrip-
tions for the markers. The State
Building Commission is fesponst-'
ble for their erection.
The marker is made of Texas
pink gTanite, stands five feet
high, and has the Texas star and
wreath incised at the top.
The marker is part of a three-
year program Ito mark Civil War
sites, graves and landmarks ini
Texas, adopted by the TSHSC.
Funds, set aside for the erection)
of markers and memorials, wilt,
expire in 1965 as directed by a
Constitutional Amendment.
In order to cover as man^
phases of Texas Confederate his-
tory as possible, the program has
been broken into the following
^divisions: markers at (the graved
of prominent Confederates; State-
Cemetery grave markers; Con-)
'federate Memorial Information
Markers for marking important]
Civil War locations in Texas,
distinguished Confederate units,
markers in the Counties named!
.after men having Confederate
^service, and Travel Informaltion
Markers. More than 290 such]
markers Me planned.
County Historical Survey Com-
mittees, cooperating in the pro-
grant, are engaged in marking
the graves of all Civil War
veterans..
Alto Fire
Department News
The Fire Department made two
runs to Wallace's Mill Wednesday
of last week. The first was at
5:30 a.m. and the second at 11:30
p.m. In both cases the fire in th<?
shavings pit had gotten out of
control and was endangering the
planer.
Additional funds are still needed
for the Rural Fire Truck Tank
Fund. If you have not contributed,
why not send in your donation
today? Contributions may be
mailed to Alto Fire Dept., Alto,
Texas or left at The Alto Herald,
City Hall, or International Har-
vester.
Below is a list of donations since
last week:
Mrs. Dave Spears $ 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Crosby 2.00
William York 2.0<t
Elizabeth Land l.OO
J. E. Cates 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Selman 2.00
Hollis Skillern 1.00
Mrs. R. A. Starling 2.00
Alton Todd 5.00
Jack's Dairy Treet 10.00
Hollie Derrett 6.00
M. A. Hartman 10.00
G. O. Corley 2.50
D. W. Pyle .50
Alfred Willis 10.00
Boyd Germany 10.00
M. C. Adams ! 1.50
Dr. H. L. Evans 20.00
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boyd 5.00
Dick Price, Inc. (Alexandra
Motor Parts 1 25.00
Ima Lewis 1.00
A. C. Day - - 2.f)0
E. M. Pinkstpw - - 1-00
Mr, and Mis. Bruce Boyd 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Lanier 7.50
Soil Conservation
Clinic Held On
Hospital Grounds
Lioness Club Meeting
The Lioness Club met Thursday
afternoon, April 4, in the home of
Miss Ruthie May Williams. Hostess
for the meeting was Mrs. Frank'
Ed Weimar.
A delightful program was pre-
sented by members of tthe Altctl
High School Speech Class. Each
'studetut read a poem and gave
something of the life of the author
and tihe background of the poetry.
Faye Rogers read a humorous
poem entitled "Seein' Things At
Night" and' Charlotte Nicar read
"The White Magnolia Tree." Joe;
Boh Smith concluded the pro-
gram by reading a historical poem
entitled "Stonewall Jackson's Last
Charge." Mrs. Harvey Trcadwell,
program chairman, was in chargq
of the program.
Mrs. John M. Dixon, president,
presided during the business ses-
sion. Refreshments of cake and,
^coffee were served during the)
social hour. <
Cherokee County Soil Conser-
vation district's annual Woodland
clinic was held Thursday after-
noon on the grounds of the Rusk
State Hospital, Rusk.
Rusk FFA chapter scored first
place in both chapter team and
green hand team.
Forty-four boys from six schools
participated in the contest and
the scores were so close, a triple
check of the papers was made be-
fore declaring the winners. In
the Chapter team contest, Wells
won second place and Maydelle
third place. New Summerfield
won second in the green hand
contest and Alto third place.
First three place winners in
each category received banners at
the conservation district annual
award banquet which was held
Tuesday.
Contest judges were represen-
tatives of Southern Pine Lumber
Company, Texas Forestry Service
and Soil Conservation Service.
Vocational agriculture teachers
who had teams participating in
the contest included Adon Dun-
can, Rusk; E. E. Alexander,
Wells; T. T. Thomas, Alto; T. E.
Murray, New Summerfield; R. W.
Wlegreffe, Maydelle; C. E. Miller
and R. L. Moore, Jacksonville.
Alto Chapter O. E. S.
Will Meet Thursday
Alto Chapter No. 496, O. E. S.,
will meet Thursday evening,
April 11, 7:30 o'clock for regular
stated meeting, Friendship pro-
gram and initiation.
Members are urged to be
present and visiting members
are invited. ! ' /
Mamie Lee Carter, Sec'y. i
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sartain and
daughter, Sue, of Austin, and
Billy Spurger of Rusk, were
week-end visitors with the
former's mother, Mrs. Esther
Sartain. ' ^ ^ {
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963, newspaper, April 11, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215771/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.