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; ALTO HERALD, ALTO, TEXAS, THURSDAY. MARCH 4, IMS
Make SafetyA Habit!
With the approach of Spring, Winter’s
house-bound youngsters are taking to the
outdoors in vast numbers. Away from the
attentive and watchful eyes of adults,
children become more susceptible to ac-
cidents.
According to a recent report, accidents
qre the major cause of death among school
age children.
Car-pedestrian accidents, drownings,
fire-related mishaps and firearm accidents
are four major death-causing misfortunes
among young children, says Diane Welch a
family life education specialist.
Even though the death rate from in-
jurious accidents has declined in recent
years, among children ages 5-14, accidents
are responsible for more than half the
deaths of boys and two-fifths of girls’
deaths.
Consequently, children as well as adults
should be aware of safety precautions and
learn to follow them as a matter of habit,
she adds.
Welch is on the home economics staff of
the Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
The Texas A&M University System.
CAR-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
Motor-vehicle accidents rank highest in
terms of cause of death for boys and girls,
the specialist reports.
Pedestrian fatalities account for one in
every two deaths in car accidents involvine
children ages five to nine and one out of
four at ages 10-14, she adds.
Most pedestrian fatalities occur when
children are playing in or crossing the
street, Welch notes.
Some precautions to help prevent car-
pedestrian accidents are:
^ help children watch for cars when
crossing streets,
^ teach children to ride bikes safely,
^ find areas away from streets for
children to play and
^ urge children to wear belts when riding
in cars.
V DROWNINGS
The threat of drowning has always haun-
ted parents when children are swimming,
the specialist says.
Drowning ranked second among boys and
third among girls in accidents causing
death, Welch reports.
To reduce the chances of children
drowning, Welch urges parents to:
✓ have children take swimming lessons
both for pleasure and protection,
^ have an adult swimmer or lifeguard
watch children when swimming and
^ make sure safety float lines or rescue
rings are readily handy.
FIRES
Fire and fire-related accidents ranked
second among causing death in girls and
third in boys, the specialist points out.
Careless smoking and children playing
with matches and lighters are the major
causes of one out of every five fires, she
says.
To prevent fires from occuring, Welch
says children should:
** know that matches and lighters are not
toys,
»/* learn what should be done in case a fire
occurs and
^ never be left alone in a house if they are
very young.
In addition, adults need to make sure fire-
hazardous articles are out of sight and
reach of children, the specialist says.
FIREARMS
Accidents involving firearms are another
major cause of death in school-age children,
Welch says.
Firearm accidents appear more frequen-
tly among boys than girls, she reports.
In addition, a large percentage of firear-
m deaths occur in the home instead of out-
side, the specialist adds.
Consequently, to prevent accidents with
guns from occurring in the home, Welch
suggests that:
^ if firearms must be kept in the house,
keep them unloaded at all times.
^ ammunition should be locked in a dif-
ferent place from guns and
^ children should not be allowed to han-
dle a gun until they receive proper training.
In addition to a large number of fatalities,
accidents can cause permanent impair-
ment, disability and time away from school
to young children, Welch says.
In order to prevent possible accidents
from occurring, parents should take the
precautions listed seriously and teach their
children to become aware of making safety
a habit, the specialist urges.
Minister’s Message
By GENE Kendrick
First Baptist Church
What do you see as you look into
your future? What is the hope on
which your life is being built?
In the epistle of First Peter, the ap-
ostle writes to believers who are
feeling the pressure of persecutions.
For them, the future looked hopeless
They were seeing fellow believers
being imprisoned, their land con-
fiscated, etc. Peter writes this epistle
in order to give them courage.
Much of what we see ahead of us
may well be a mirage Man in the
nuclear edge has begun to think of the
future as optional. Many are seeing
nothing in the future but a puff of war.
We know that certain things are
certain. Death is certain. Eternity is
certain. There is hope beyond the
graveyard or else we are “to be most
pitied”. The Apostle Peter says those
who have been “begotten again” (1
Peter 1:13) receive a “living hope”
because Jesus arose from the dead
He goes on to tell believers that have
this living hope because they have
been born again that they have an
inheritance awaiting them in heaven.
In 1 Peter 1:4-5, he tells them that
inlieritance is (1) incorruptible; (2) un-
defiled; (3) will not fade away; and
(4) is reserved for them. This is hope
to live by--hope means that no matter
what else happens, this is certain to
come to pass! Praise the Lord, in the
midst of persecution there is a living
hope.
What is in your future? What are
you building your future upon? Be
sure it is not a mirage. Jesus Christ is
real and brings real hope for time and
eternity into the life which by faith
makes Him Lord of all.
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Morgan Family
New Residents
Church Directory
A. Frank Smith United Methodist Rev. Wm. Jenluns
Alto Church of Christ Steven Klein
Calvary Baptist Church, Wells Rev. Horace Fletcher
Calvary Tabemacle United Pentecostal Rev. Tom Wxinwright
Camp Ground Baptist Rev. Manon Huckaby
Church of Christ, Hwy. 69 North J P. Fields
Church of Christ. Wells Cecil Stringer
The Church By Christ Jesus Anzie Schanfish
Church of the Lord je*.us Christ John R. Gmbba
Cold Springs United Methodist Rev. Calvin Dickey
First Assembly of God Rev. J.J. Andmon
First Christ Holy Sanctified , Mother B.B. Watts
Falvey Methodist, Wells Rev. John B. Roaell
First Baptist, Alto Rev. Gene Kendrick
First Baptist, Wells Elder Mathew McBryde
First PentecogtaJ Rev. Clayton McClendon
Forest Baptist Church Rev. Earle E. Cummings
Lynches Chapel Rev. Calvin Dickey
Missionary Baptist, Alto Rev. Gary Bryant
Mt. Zion United Methodist
New Hope Baptist Church Rev T .}■ Bagley
Old Palestine Rev. Marion Huckaby
Pollok Baptist Rev. Ken Shuman
St. Thomas Chapel A.M.E., Alto R-L. Ellis
Sweet Union Rev. J.T. Hart
Wells Chapel Rev. Cleo Kirkland
Williams Chapel A.M.E., Alto Rev. R.L Ellis
Wechet Primitive Baptist Elder Octor Motley
Union Hill Baptist Church Rev. H.H. Morrison
New residents have
moved to Alto end will
operate their business, Af-
filiated Surveyor*, Inc.
from their home there.
They are Wayne Morgan
and hi* wife Mar-
cia(pronounced Marsha),
their four and one-half year
old son, Kristopher, and
Marcia’s brother, David
Drew.
Wayne is president of the
company and his brother-
in-law is vice president.
They moved to Alto from
Houston.
In that city, Wayne
operated his company with
a staff of 30 persons and
two partners at one time.
He served such firms as
Hermann Hospital Estate,
and the law firms of
Fullbright and Jawarski,
also Vinson and Elkins.
“We were working 16
hours a day, and just wan-
ted out of Houston,” says
Wayne. “We found the
house we liked (the old
Dudley Lawson hone) and
bought it.”
The couple plans to
restore the lovely, old 14-
room house.
He is a native of Polk
County and she la a native
of Nebraska. He served In
the U. S. Army in Vietnam.
He organised his company
in 1977 at Houston. He has
been active in the Texas
Surveyors Association sin-
ce 1972, also the American
Congress on Surveying and
Mapping, is a director and
vice president of the Gulf
Coast Chapter, and chair-
man of its ethics commit-
tee.
The family is
Presbyterian and he enjoys
hunting and fishing. Mar-
cia enjoys stained glass
lead work. Her brother,
David, is 23 and single.
Tournament Slated
At Wells Friday
A fifth and sixth grade
basketball tournament was
to get underway Thursday
at the Wells High School
gym at noon with the Wells
Lady Buccaneers taking on
Apple Springs. The Wells
Buccaneers boys team play
Apple Springs at 1 p.m.
Other schools par-
ticipating in the three-day
tourney are Etoile, Alto,
Woden, New Summerfield
and Central Heights.
Donations
Being Made
To Class
The Alto senior class is
selling donations for a
drawing for either a
recliner chair, a push lawn
mower, a gas range or AM-
FM stereo.
Winner will make a
choice of the four items.
The prize is being donated
by Doyle Lindsey on behalf
of his dranddaughter,
Anita Lindsey.
The donation tickets can
be purchased from mem-
bers of the senior class.
Alto
Locals
Mrs. Fisher Harrison
and Mrs. Ophelia Harrison
spent Saturday in Jasper
with Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Burt. They also visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cole.
Mrs. Thomas E. Perdue
of Crockett spent Wed-
nesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Fisher Harrison.
Mrs. Edna Smith and
Mrs. Hattie Schlutz of
Jacksonville, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Fisher
Harrison.
David P. Danheim of
Houston and Alfred E.
Danheim Jr. of Pasadena
were weekend visitors in
the home of their mother,
Mrs. Verline Danheim.
The tournament will con-
clude on Saturday with the
championship game
scheduled for 8 p.m. Play
begins Friday at noon and
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Coach’s
Corner
By Lowell McCuistion
The Jackets got back to
work this past week after
charting last week. We are
holding strong with 59
young men in the off-
season program. We en-
courage everyone to come
out and support our track
and baseball teams this
spring.
Our track team does not
have the overall speed and
depth of last year’s squad,
but we do have some talen-
ted individuals.
The baseball team will be
playing on the new field at
the high school and should
be very competitive this
year. Coach Davis will
coach the team again this
year and he has around 20
hopeful players, a very
good turnout.
School Menu
Breakfast
March 4 thru March 12
THURSDAY
Pancakes A syrup,
bacon, juice, milk.
FRIDAY
Biscuits A jelly, sausage,
juice, milk.
MONDAY
Cereal, bacon, toast A
jelly, juice, milk.
TUESDAY
Scrambled Eggs, bacon,
biscuits A jelly, juice, milk.
WEDNESDAY
Waffles A syrup,
sausage, juice, milk.
THURSDAY
Grits, bacon, biscuits A
jelly, juice, milk.
FRIDAY
Oatmeal, sausage, toast
A jelly, juice, milk.
Mrs, Danheim
Speaks to Guild
Tbs Wesleyan Service
Guild of A. Frank Smith
United Methodist Church
met Feb. 8th In the old
fellowship hall of the chur-
ch.
Tables were previously
arranged for serving the
delicious refreshments of
chicken-spaghetti, crack-
ers, cake and hot chocolate
prepared by the hostesses
Laura Phillips, Glesnal
Smith and Edith Vogel at
the appointed hour of 6:30
p.m.
Four projects announced
by Mrs. Norma Biggs were
approved by the members.
A Love Offering was made.
Carrie Lofland, program
leader introduced Mrs.
Verline Danheim who gave
the program on “Making
RaMduttona and Decisions
For the New Year.”
The meeting adjourned
after singing the Guild
theme song. Prior to
singing the Guild song,
Happy Birthday was sung
to Mamie Lee Carter, who
was to celebrate her birth-
day on Feb. 12.
The March meeting will
be on March 14. Edith Roae
will be program leader and
hostesses will be Gladys
McClendon, Margaret
Griffith and Mary Tunnell.
On Simday, March 14 there
will be a general meeting in
the sanctuary at 11 a.m.
with Gene Decker,
speaker. A covered dish
luncheon will follow the
meeting.
Obituary
Comer Hubert
Hudson
Funeral services for
Comer Hubert Hudson, 83,
of Route 1, Rusk, were held
2 p.m. Saturday in the
Wallace-Thompson Funer-
al Chapel with the Rev.
Billy Don Garner and Rev.
Don Copeland officiating.
Burial was in the Cedar
Hill Cemetery under the
direction of Wallace-
Thompson Funeral Home.
Mr. Hudson died Feb. 24
following a brief illness. He
was born Aug. 21, 1896 in
Hudson Chapel Community
near Rusk and was a
lifelong resident of the
area. He was a member of
the Full Gospel Church of
Hudson Chapel. He was
self-employed as a carpen-
ter, saw mill and oil Field
worker and mill right. He
had worked for Campbell
and Kay Construction Co.
for many years. He was a
member of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters
of American and past
member of the Woodsman
of the World. His mother
Frances Maria Liva Hud-
son was one of the founders
of Hudson Chapel com-
munity.
Survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Mary Jane Hudson of
Rusk; two daughters, Mrs.
Frances Lusk of Rusk and
Mrs. Vivian Ward, Alberta,
Mich.; three sons Floyd
Hudson, Tyler, Comer
Hudson and Lloyd Hudson,
both of Rusk; one brother,
E.S. Hudson of Rusk; a
sister, Ethel K. Bishop of
Rusk; 12 grandchildren
and six great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Comer
Hudson, Mutt Lusk, Floyd
Hudson, Charles Hudson,
Wesley Hudson, Walter
Hudson and Billy Kimbreil.
Home Demonstration Club
Meet Held Feb. 17 In Alto
Central High Home
Demonstration Club met at
the Community Center,
Feb. 17 with fourteen
members and one visitor
present.
Mrs. Marcia Tunnell
read the minutes which
were approved. The roll
call was answered with
naming your favorite
flower. She also gave the
financial report.
Mrs. Evelyn Rogers con-
ducted the business
meeting. The Club voted to
not keep a scrap book. We
also voted to buy new cur-
tains for the kitchen.
Mrs. Danheim gave a
report on the last Council
Meeting and brought some
interesting reports from
the ot ier clubs in the Coun-
ty.
Mrs. Amye Henderson
and Mrs. Erma Richardson
were the program leaders
and gave an interesting
talk on “Mini Gardens"--
What to plant and how to
fertilize wss discussed by
the group. Mrs. Richardson
led the group in playing a
word game. Mrs. Danheim
had the most words made
out of "Mini Gardens.”
The Club is to quilt a
quilt to be given to the
lucky number at the
homecoming in May.
A jar of “Pickled
People” was shown and
created a lot of comments.
After grace by Mrs. Nellie
Ramey a delicious lunch
was served and we adjour-
ned until the next meeting
in March.
School
To Be Out
Early
Classes in the Alto In-
dependent School District
will be dismissed at 2 p.m.
Thursday rather than the
regular 3 p.m. to allow time
for preparation for open
house to be held at
school Thursday evenin<
Open house has been set
for 7 to 9 p.m., according to
.Inhn P CaaIt
— itiwia
dent.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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but age is a work of art.
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1982, newspaper, March 4, 1982; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth843991/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.