The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1953 Page: 1 of 12
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FEBRUARY 26, 1953
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NUMBER 35
Cherokee County Vocational School
Is Approved For Korean Veterans
Garrett Named
County Agent For
Madison County
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H. R. Garrett, who has been
.-serving as Assistant County Agent
for Cherokee County since Jan-
uary 1, 1952, has been transferred
to Madison County according to
Mr. C. Metz Heald, County Agent.
Mr. Garrettt's headquarters will
be at Madisonville, and he will
serve Madison County as County
Agent.
For the past year Mr. Garrett
has also been Boys 4-H Club lead-
er for Cherokee County, and in
1952 forty-two boys in the 4-H org-
anization received honorable ment-
ion in the type of Demonstration
that was conducted.
• Mr. Garrett is very well advis-
ed in Junior Extension work as
well as adult work.
Before assuming the duties as
assistant to Mr. Heald, Mr. Garrett
was a veteran Vocational Instruc-
tor in the county. A graduate of
Stephen F. Austin College, he has
made many friends with the boys
and girls as well as with the adults
while serving in Agriculture Train-
ing in the past four years, Mr.
Heald said.
Heald added that Garrett is well
qualified for the position he will
undertake in Agriculture Educat-
ion.
Mr. Heald also says that Garrett
is one of the most outstanding ass-
istant agents that he has ever
worked with in Cherokee County.
i Cherokee County Vocational
School was recently approved for
the training of Korean Veterans
under Public Law 550. This ap-
proval includes training in Agri-
culture and Distributive Educa-
tion.
A new course in Farm Mechanics
is now being devised for the
Korean Veterans. This course is
designed primarily to train the
student who resides in a farm sec-
tion of the state with the basis
Principle of Maintenance and
operation as applied to farm equip-
ment. Basic skills in mental work-
ing, wood working, electricity,
engine, mechanical principles and
fundamental maintenance pro-
cedures will be stressed. The
trainee will repair tractors, farm
machinery, house, sheds, fences,
gates, and do ordinary forge
welding as well as oxyacetylene
welding.
Training in this objective lends
itself to several employment pos-
sibilities. It qualifies the trainee
for employment as a farm machin-
ery distributor; as a farm ma-
chinery demonstrator; and as a
farm machinery salesman.
A survey is now bping made of
Cherokee County to determine
how many Korean veterans are
interested in this Farm Mechanics
course. Korean veterans interested
in this course should get in con-
| tact with O. M. Walker, Coordina-
tor of Cherokee County Vocational
School, at Rusk, immediately.
The staff includes 12 people,
and it is hoped that sufficient in-
terest is shown by the Korean
veterans to keep the present staff
intact.
Water Prospects Very Good
Following Meeting Saturday
Four Cases Are
Filed In Dist.
Clerk's Office
Foyr Cases were filed in the
District Clerk's office recently,
according to Mr. A. C. Jenkins,
Clerk.
In case 19495, W. L. Cunning-
ham, Plaintiff, is suing Betty
Jo Cunningham, Defendant, for
Divorce.
A second Divorce case involves
Wylie H. Bailey, Plaintiff, vs. Ada
Bailey, Defendant. This case is
number 19497 and was filed on
February 18.
Herbert E. Glass, Plaintiff, in
case 19498, filed February 18, has
entered suit against L. M.
Storment, Defendant, for Manda-
tory Injunction.
Case 19496, filed February 18,
is for the Removal of Disabilities
of a Minor; Ex Parte: Petition of
Hubbard Williams, Jr.
American Legion
Post Gets National
Recognition
The Coleman-Isgate American
Legion Post 293, of Rusk, has been
awarded special recognition for
outstanding work in 1952, by the
National Headquarters.
A special Certificate of Most
Distinguished Service has been
presented to the Post in appreciat-
| ion for almost doubling the 1952
I membership, according to Mr. J.
1 Perrin Willis, Post Adjutant.
The Certificate, affixed with the
official seal of the National Head-
quarters, is signed by the National
Commander, Lewis Gough, and it
is also signed by Department Com-
mander, Albert Brown, Depart-
ment Adjutant, Henry Dudley.
In connection with- the Certific-
ate, the Rusk Post was awarded
an Honor Ribbon for 1953, the gold
and blue colors of the American
Legion.
Both the certificate and the rib-
bon will be framed aid hung on
the wall in the American Legion
Hall, according to Mayo Starkey,
Post Commander.
Adams Chapel
Has Big Singing
A big special singing will he
held Wednesday night at 7:30 p. m.
at Adams Chapel Church March
4th. according to Hulcn Wilcox.
Jimmy Landrum will bo In
cha rye of the program,
Special quartets (rom all sec
lion* of Fast Texas will he on
hand, and ¡MIO or more people art*
expected.
"We extend a special Invitation
to all «Inner* of thia section to
participate with u* March 4th."
Mr Wtlco* and Land rum
Plans are to tale ear* at «he
largest crowd that ha *w txM n
at Adama Chap ) tot thin big
Kiwanians Hear
Talk By Supt.
Gerald Chapman
The Rusk Kiwanis Club met
Tuesday at Smith's Cafe fo? the
regular weekly meeting. J. A.
Eidson, program chairman for the
month of February, presented
Gerald Chapman, who addressed
the group.
Mr. Chapman, superintendent of
the Rusk Schools, discussed the
two controversial bills before the
legislature pertaining to teacher
salary increases. In a presenta-
tion of the bills, House Bill No. 216
and Senate Bill No. 24, versus the
Kilgore Bill, House Biil No. 3, Mr.
Chapman recommended the Club's
endorsement of the first two bills.
President Bill McCluney ap-
pointed a special committee com-
posed of J. A. Eidson, E. R. Gregg,
and W. H. Hanna to confer with
Gerald Chapman in drafting a
letter to this county's legislators,
endorsing Senate Bill No. 24.
Kiwanis Club To
Sponsor Pancake
Supper Thursday
The Rusk Kiwanis Club has
worked out the details with the
makers of Aunt Jamima Pancake
Flour to help the underprivileged
children of Rusk.
Aunt Jamima in person will be
at Smith's Cafe from 6 to 8:30
p. m. Thursday, March Sth, and
prepare the pancakes.
There will he entertainment,
drawings for gifts in addition to
the delicious pancakes.
Tickets will lie 50c for adults
and 25c for students and child
ren. There Is no limit as to the
amount of food that this money
will buy. Pancakes will l e served
with bacon or sausage
The full proceed* will go to the
underprivileged children's fund of
the Rusk Kiwanis Club
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Presbyterians
Schedule Week
For Evangelism
The topic of the Sunday morn-
ing service at the First Presby-
terian Church is "The Stewardship
of Leadership," Rev. J. H. Free-
land, pastor, announced. The of-
ficers recently elected at the Con-
gregational meeting will be
ordained and installed at this
service also.
Sunday night's sermon will be
"Revival—Why Have One?"
"Beginning March 8th, Rev. C. B.
Brown of the Leon Springs Pres-
byterian Church, will be with us
in a Simultaneous Preaching
Service," stated Rev. Freeland.
"The ministers of the Brazos
Presbytery exchange pulpits with
the ministers of Western Texas
Presbytery dilring this simultane-
ous visitation and preaching cam-
paign," he explained. "Services
will be held each morning and
evening at 7 o'clock throughout
this campaign," said Rev. Freeland.
VOICE OF GOD
God, I don't have to push apart
The grass to feel Tljy beating
heart!
For while I keep me clean from sin
I feel Thee breathing deep within,
And by the gift of Thy sweet grace
I hear Thee whisper face to face.
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I know not how such things can be,
But I do know He speaks with me,
Not from the grass nor from the
sod,
But in my heart the Voice of God,
Speaking Spirit unto spirit;
And if I listen, I can hear it—
Voice of God that calls to me
Out of His infinity!
—Ralph Spaulding Cushman
"Kiwanis Frolic"
Talent Show Is
Coming Soon
"Kiwanis Frolic," local talent
show will he presented March 3rd,
7:30 p m In the Rusk High School
Auditorium, under the auspices of
the Kiwanis Cluh
The program Is under the direc-
tion of Miss Robert Leake and Mrs.
Fdwln Die key
"An evening of mirth and
lauwhter' Is promised h\ Kiwanis
president, toll MeClumnt.
The fundi derived from this
show wilt he uaed to benefit the
children ami y with «I thta cum
immitv Prte** «I mlniu.il'n have
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UPPER NECHES COMMITTEEMEN—The Upper
Saturday night in the Palestine city council ch
district composed of Rusk, Palestine and Jackson
by the three cities. Front row, left to right: J.
Chairman Frank Ebaugh, Jacksonville; Mayor T.
sentativo W. W. Glass, Jacksonville; Ide R. Hall,
both of Palestine; Mayor W. H. Hanna, Rusk. N
man C. W. Hanks, Palestine.
Noches River Municipal Water Committee met
amber and approved a bill to create a water
ville to impound waters of the Noches River for use
C. Williams, Rusk; R. C. Buckner, Jacksonville;
E. Acker, Jacksonville. Back row: State Repre
Rusk, Mayor Ralph Irvine and K. A. Anderson,
ot present when picture was made was committee
(Herald-Press Photo)
Commissioners Court Inspects Agricultural Annex
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Members of the Commissioners Court and the Contractor are shown here inspecting the progress
of the $128,000 Agricultural Annex in this city. Reading left to right they are Commissioners
Prentiss Burroughs, Mack Allen, Contractor W. L. Slaughter, County Judge J. W. Summers and Com-
missioners G. M. (Boots) Black, and L. L. Etheridge.
The new Courthouse Annex, nearlng completion, will house all farm aaencles and Texas Public
Welfare offices now located in the Courthouse.
M'Delle Lioness
To Enter State
Finals Soon
The Maydelle Lioness walloped
the Woodhouso .girls 52-32 for the
final district 7-A game Tuesday
night at Maydelle. Coach Floyd
Dotson's girls will enter the State
Tournament March 10th through
14th at Warn. The meet will In
held In the Baylor University gym.
Twenty four teams (rom all sec-
tions of Texas will take part in
this tournament to determine a
State Champion. Drawings will
lie made the latter part of next
week Maydelle schmd authorities
will he notified then who and when
they will play
Maydelle has ene o! the best
record« ni any girl* twwMball
team in Tata The tauneoa haea
played 94 games and hrtd only
t watMued m Pace •
Rusk Chapter Joins In Observing
National FFA Week, Feb 21-28
The largest farm boys organiza-
tion In the world, the Future
Farmers of America, which has
grown to a membership of 350,000
in 29 years will highlight National
FFA Week February 21-28 with
Silver Anniversary celebrations.
FFA Week is ouserved tradition-
ally during the birthday week of
George Washington, America's first
scientific farmer. It was more
than a century a(t«r his death that
many of his agricultural practices,
such as ctadour planting, crop ro-
tation and other sod conserving
methods, were put into general
use
The 441,1100 Texas Future Farm
ers are high «ehuul hoys enrolled
tn vocational agriculture ruursea
tille
boy is required to have a super-
vised farming program of live-
stock, poultry or crops under the
direction of a vocational agricul-
ture teacher who is an agricultural
college graduate.
Members of the Texas FFA. who
make up almost one-eighth of the
tidal FFA membership, will join
with other Future Farmers in
each of the 4H slates, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico to observe National
FFA Week and their 28th anni-
versary.
In their farm training, futura
Farmers study new technical farm
tng process** and problema which
will confront them when they he
come toll time farmers, and (hen
put their traialmt Into practice on
their school and home farm* IV
hay* pratteipate to area and «tole
iCuattaued en Ptfe •
A proposed bill creating a
water district was approved by the
Upper Neches River Municipal
Water Committee Saturday night
in Palestine. Final approval was
given at a meeting of the Commit-
tee and interested business men
from the three cities, Rusk, Jack-
sonville and Palestine.
Frank Ebaugh of Jacksonville
and chairman, presented a resume
of the past year's work on the
project. Ho pointed out that the
first major step, receiving water
rights, had been granted and that
the next important move is the
introduction of the bill to the
Legislature and its passage.
Representatives W. W. Glass and
Jim Bob Paxton, and Senators Ottis
Lock and William T. Moore will
handle the bill creating the pro-
posed Upper Neches Water Dis-
trict.
As explained by Chairman
Ebaugh, the District would em-
brace the corporate limits of the
three cities only. The electing
body of each city will name two
memhers to the board, for a term
of two years. The Board would em-
ploy a general manager to handle
executive duties. Other territory
could be added to the District by
the consent of the voters of the
original District.
"The impounding of this body
of water would be of primary bene-
fit to East Texas and Texas," stat-
ed Mr. Ebaugh. "The State Rail-
road could expect to benefit from
it, tourists would be drawn here
for fishing purposes, future rec-
lamation programs, irrigation, etc,
could be planned on," he pointed
out.
T. C. Forrest, Jr. of Dallas, con-
sulting engineer for the commit-
tee, stated that this project Js
"the most, economical one he has
worked on 30 years of engineer-
ing practice."
In explaining the practicality of
locating such a water district in
this area, Mr. Forrest pointed out
the prolific water streams of East
Texas, the high annual rainfall
which is caught in the soil, and
given back to the streams, the
quality of the water which is soft
and fine.
Three dams have been propos-
ed, ranging in cost from two mill-
ion dollars for the smallest to 12
million for the largest. The cost
of treating plant, pipe to the three
towns and pumping equipment
would add approximately another
two million to the small dam. The
middle size dam is estimated at
a total of nine million dollars. The
small dam with a height of twenty
eight feet would impound 93,000
acre feet of water. According to
Mr. Forrest, the three towns, as-
suming they were industrial, would
only use 10,000 acre feet of water
per year, leaving a surplus of 83,
000 acre feet. He said, "the silting
condition in East Texas are marvel-
ous. The silt records of East Texas
rivers show the Neches to be the
most favorable. A reservoir on the
Neches could be expected to last
three times as long as on the
Brazos." Most reservoirs show a
considerable evaporative loss each
year, but the rainfall of Fast Texas
is such that the loss here would be
almost nil.
"It is hoped that this project
can be financed through revenue
bonds, rather than by taxation or
Federal aid,"stated Chairman Kb-
augh. "The prospects of financing
are much brighter than they ever
have been", he added.
It was brought out at the meet-
ing thai an amendment U now be
tore the Legislature proposing the
collection of fees on the "right
to use water the htll would aut>
horue few# not exceeding 10 cant*
an acre foot a yaar on irrigation
water, 8 milla an acre toot for
hydro eleelrie power ami
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1953, newspaper, February 26, 1953; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149960/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.