The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1955 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME 108
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN
DECEMBER 1, 19S5
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NUMBER 23
State To Spend $37,0uÜ At Rusk Hospital
Rusk Prepares For Big Treasure Hunt-Parade Dec. 9th
A Tribute Paid Our Merchants
(An Editorial)
Jack Nichols, manager of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce, came
up with a truly outstanding radio speech ovar KTLU last Saturday.
The C. C. manager's talk on Rusk is very thought provoking, end do*
serves every citizen's attention.
Rusk is blessed with more progressive merchants than the aver-
age city anywhere near its size, and, we believe, also enioys an unusu-
ally high caliber of citizenship. Rusk's future is indeed bright.
Here in a nutshell, is what Nichols had to say last Saturday. Read
it, and just ask yourself what kind of a city would we have without our
progressive merchants.
"I wonder if it has occurred to you that the City of Rusk has ap-
proximately 150 friendly merchants to serve your needs. These fine
people believe in Rusk. They have proved it by investing their money,
time, talents, and hopes for the future in Rusk. They are your fellow
citizens, many of them giving of their time and talents to help sup-
port and maintain the 30 or more active Clubs and organizations, all
devoted to the welfare and betterment of Rusk and YOU, their custom-
ers. Their children go to your schools, attend your churches. They af-
ford direct employment to many of you, and make the employment of
many more possible in jobs and professions not related to merchan-
dising establishments.
"Stop and think a moment of the tremendous amount of capital
they have invested; of the time they have taken, and the care they
have used in selecting and maintaining merchandise stocks which will
appeal to you, and which will fulfill your needs. They are your friends.
"Rusk, the trading center of Cherokee County's 38,000 people, has
a wide variety of business and in many cases, several establishments
in the same line of business. Have you ever stopped to consider just
these few examples? Rusk has 10 clothing and up-to-date dry-goods
stores, 2 strong and progressive banks, a huge, friendly and progres-
sive building and loan association, one of Texas' largest burial associa-
tions, 9 good restaurants, 14 grocery and food stores, 5 new car deal-
ers, 3 hardware stores, 3 auto supply stores, one of the state's largest
weekly newspapers, • modern, air conditioned hotel, 4 furniture stores,
3 builders supply stores, the county's most powerful radio station, and
many others.
"These people are your friends. They believe in you, and in Rusk.
With your help and patronage, they can make and will make Rusk a
better and larger City. They are here to serve you. They are competi-
tive. They offer a complete line of goods and services. Get acquainted
with them.
'They solicit your trade, and will go all-out to please you. Make
Rusk your shopping center, and thereby help in building a bigger, bet-
ter, and more beautiful city. Rusk's merchants need you, and you need
them," said Nichols.
The Rusk Cherokeean thinks Nichols' talk was outstanding. What
do you think?
Donald Woodard One Of Outstanding
R0TC Color Guardsmen At A & M
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THE FLAG — A spark of color, the proud flag of the United
States of America and smart, precision-trained cadets highlight the
huge Texas A. and M. College Corps of Cadets reviews held on spe-
cial occasions. The color guard shown representing the first regi-
ment of the Corps of Cadets is composed of four outstanding ad-
vanced ROTC cadets chosen for their military appearance and gen-
eral military excellence. They are, left to right, Robert B. Shearer,
of 2703 Tangley, Houston; Bob Horton of 162 Mary Helen Drive, San
Antonio; Jimmie T. Mobley, Stephenville, and Donald E. Woodard,
Rusk.
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Cherokee County 4-H Club Gold Star Winners are pictured above as they receive special recognition
in Nacogdoches recently. Hilton Hassell, extreme left, Linda Hugghins, Walter Scott, District Extension
agent and Miss Margaret Brocker, District HD Agent are shown above. A banquet at the Hotel Fre-
donia honored Gold Star winners from twenty East Texas counties.
Cotton Growers Will Vote
On Market Quotas Dec. 13
Husk's progressive merchants
are planning a "wing-ding-dilly"
oí a Christinas Parade and Treas-
ure Hunt Friday, December 9th,
according to W. E. "Jiggs" Butler,
Chamber of Commerce Parade
Chairman. The festivities begin at
noon Fridny when the merchants
will post the Treasure Hunt mem-
bers. The gigantic parade is sched-
uled for 3 p.m.
Thousands ot people from all
sections of Cherokee County, are
expected.
Santa Clans will be the. main
attraction, and he will be on hand
to take Christinas orders from the
small fry. Free candy will be giv-
en, too.
Bands from Jacksonville, Car-
lisle, Alto and Husk have already
accepted the invitations issued by
the Chamber of Commerce. Beau-
tiful floats will be entered in the
parade by the Library Study Club,
Husk B. & IV W. Club, Lioness
Club, TPEA Chapter No. 1!) of the
Husk State Hospital, Future Far-
mers and Future Homemnkers.
Interest is high for the Treasure
Hunt. Hundreds of dollars of gilts
will bo given away by the friendly
merchants. Just about every store
in Husk gives a w a y a valuable
gilt. Numbered tickets will be
placed in each participating store,
and if your number corresponds-
with the number posted in the
store, the gift is yours.
Around two thousand people
took part in this Treasure Hunt
last year, and an even larger
crowd is expected this year.
Participating merchants will be
announced in next week's Rusk
Cherokeean and over Radio Sta-
tion KTLU.
Rusk's merchants are dressing
their windows with the Christmas
theme, and all stores are loaded
with Christmas merchandise.
Swink Named To 7 Ail-American
Teams So Far; Flies To New York
Six Criminal
Cases In County
Court Recently
Six cases were filed on the
County Criminal Docket at the
Courthouse in Rusk this week, re-
ports Clerk Elma Musick, Jr.
The State of Texas vs. Hall Ful-
ghum, charged with driving while
intoxicated. The defendant waiv-
ed trial by jury, and pleaded guil-
ty. He was assessed punishment
of $100 fine, court costs, and con-
finement in the County Jail for
three days.
The State of Texas vs. James
Worley, charged with driving*
while intoxicated. After pleading
guilty and waiving trial by thé
jury, the defendant drew a $100
fine, court costs, and three day
jail sentence.
State of Texas vs. Cleveland
Bradley, charged the defendant
with posession of liquor for the
purpose of sale in a dry area. Aft-
er waiving trial by jury and en-
tering a plea of guilty, the defend-
ant received a fine of $100 and
costs.
State of Texas vs. Leon Clyde
Osgood filed November 26th, and
State of Texas vs. LeRoy Langston,
driving while license was suspend-
ad, filed November 28th.
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—NOTICE—
The Rusk Kiwenis sponsored
Pancake Supper has been post-
poned until next Tuesday, Decem-
ber 6th, announces Finis Stovall,
chairman. The delay is due to bad
weather.
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It may be straight bourbon but
it rare makes you see crooked.
Mrs. Mary Hargroves named
James Swink honor guest at a din-
ner party Saturday night at the
Colonial Country Club in Dallas.
The lovely center arrangement
for the table was of white mums,
each centered with the numerial
"23". Purple and white chrysanth-
emums completed the centerpiece.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Walker weré
house guests of Mrs. Hargroves
for the weekend, attending the
dinner and the TCU-SMU game.
Following the dinner, the group
accompanied James and Dr. Crab,
TCU team physician, to the Air
Port where they met Bo Bolinger
of Oklahoma University, also a
member of the Collier's All-Amer-
ican team. The three of them flew
to New York where James and Bo
appeared on the Ed Sullivan Toast
of the Town Show Sunday night.
James has since returned to
TCU, and he and Hugh Pitts will
leave today (Thursday) for New
York, again, to appear on a stage
show, December 3rd with film
star Kim Novack, Tommy and
Jimmy Dorsey and the June Tay
lor Dancers. This is to be televised
over CBS. They will be recognized
as two members of the Look All-
American team.
Other activities planned for
James and Hugh include a ban-
quet in their honor at the world
famous Leone's Restaurant, and a
party at the Hotel Lexington.
The famous Rusk Rambler,
James Swink, has to date been
named to seven All American
teams. They are the NEA, UP,
INS, NBC, Collier's, Look and Par-
amount News.
Citizens of Rusk are very proud
of this outstanding athlete and
any of them will tell you "that's
our boy, we are proud of him."
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READ THE CLASSIFIEDS
Cotton growers have an impor-
tant decision to make on Tuesday,
December 13, J. M. Vining, Chair-
man of the Cherokee County Ag-
ricultural Stabilization and Con-
servation Committee, reminds far-
mers.
On that day, growers will vote
in a referendum to decide wheth-
er marketing quotas will be in ef
feet for their 1956 upland cotton
crop.
"If at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the quo
tas," Mr. Vining explains, "mark-
eting quotas will be in effect on
all farms growing upland cotton
in 1956, penalties will apply on
'excess' cotton, and price supports
to those growers who comply with
their cotton acreage allotments'
will be available at the full level
of effective supports. Under cur-
rent legislation, this support will
be between 75 and 90 percent of
parity, the level depending upon
the supply situation at the time
the determination is made.
"If more than one-third of the
growers disapprove quotas, there
will be no marketing quotas or
penalties, but price supports to
eligible growers (who comply with
their allotments) will be available
at 50 percent of parity
(See COTTON GROWERS, Page 8)
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Youth, 17, Is
Arrested On
Auto Theft Sun.
Rusk Eagles Win
First Basketball
Game Tuesday
Rusk's Eagles won their first'
basketball game of the season
Tuesday night when Coach Pete
Grimes' Birds bounced Carlisle
57-51 on the local court. Morris
Hay Teutsch was high point man
with 20 points. Jim Bob Coker
was second high with 12. Other
Eagles who scored were: Odis Ech-
ols 8, Leon Booker, and Doug Jor-
dan 7 points, and Philip Burton
3 points.
Rusk has 7 lettermen back from
last year's championship team.
Morris Ray Teutsch heads the vet-
eran lineup. Teutsch made all
district last year. Other lettermen
back are: Doug Jordan, Sr., guard;
Jim Bob (Joker, Sr., forward; Nel-
son Burton, Sr., guard; OdLs Ech-
ols, Sr., center; Lawrence Clayton,
Sr., forward; Leon Booker, Jr.,
guard. These boys are making
Coach Pete Grimes smile when he
thinks of the season ahead.
The boys, all football players,
are making the adjustment from
the football field to the basketball
court faster than Coach Grimes
had hoped.
"We still have lots of rough edg-
es to smooth out," stated the con-
servative Coach Grimes.
Right now, it looks like another
fight between Rusk and Livingston
for the district title, with Jasper
a strong dark horse. Rusk and Liv-
ingston wound-up in a tic for the
Melvin Wilborn, 17 year old championship last year, with the
Maydelle youth, was arrested Eagles winning the play-off. Liv-
around 3:30 Sunday morning by ingston has most of their fine
the Cherokee County Sheriff's De- team back too.
partment. The youth is charged Rusk's B team won over the
with the theft of a late model Carlisle youngsters 47-29. Billy
pickup in Palestine. Joe Fountain was high man with
Wilborn was apprehended by 12 points.
Sheriff Dotson, Constable W. R. The Eagles will entertain
Jordan, and Deputy Otho Black Troup's Tigers here Thursday
between Maydelle and the Neches night. The B game starts at 6:30
River, near the old CCC Camp, and the A teams tangle at 8 p.m
$37,000 will be spent in the
criminally insane ward at the
Rusk State Hospital immediately,
according to Cecil Parrish, Busi-
ness Manager.
This money will be used to in-
stall toilet facilities in each ward
room, and dormitory so that rooms
and dormitories can be kept lock-
ed at all times.
There will be no necessity to
let a patient from his individual
room at any time, except for feed-
ing," commented Parrish.
These toilet facilities will be
all steel construction, with alumi-
num wash basins and stools. IG
will be almost impossible to take
part of the now construction
loose. This precaution is taken so
that patients can not use any of
the installation as a weapon.
Material is already arriving, and
construction will get underway
soon,
This plan was arrived at follow-
ing an extensive study of th<> fa-
cilities of the Texas Prison Sys-
tem by Dr. Chas. Custncr, state en-
gineers, and others from the Hos-
pital Board.
All labor to construct these fa-
cililies will lie hired locally, Par-
rish said. Around 20 men are need-
ed that includes welders, pipefit-
ters, carpenters, plumbers, elec-
tricians, and common labor.
Thjs will not bo a contract job,
but will be under the supervision
of the Husk State Hospital Plant
Engineer, Brooks Johnson.
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Improvement Of
County's Farm
Roads Scheduled
The Texas Highway Department
has announced from Austin that
a new program of highway work
for the calendar year of 1950 han
been authorized by the T e x a .4
Highway Commission. This pro-
gram is primarily designed to pro-
tect the investment already made
in the Stale system of roads by
widening and strengthening of
pavement, widening and recon-
struction of bridges, seal coat
work, etc.
Of particular interest in Chero-
kee County is a project authoriz-
ing the reconstruction of four nar-
row bridges on State Highway 135
between Troup and Jacksonville
and construction of a new bridge
over Beans Creek on F. M. High-
way 1248 southwest of Rusk. Also
included in the program is a proj-
ect authorizing the widening andi
strengthening and resurfacing of
Farm Road 23 from State High-
way 294 Northeast 4.4 miles. Mr.
W. I). Harris, Resident Engineer
at Rusk, states that these projects
will be placed under construction
sometime during the calendar yeai*
of 1950.
Mr, Harris also advised that the
project on State Highway 21 from
Alto East to the Nacogdoches
County Line will be placed under
construction as soon as Right-of-
way can be secured by Cherokee
County, He stated that the County
is now actively engaged in acquir-
ing the necessary Right-of-way. Hd
stated that surveys are now un-
der way for constructing a divid-
ed four lane highway on U. S.
Highway 69 between Jacksonvillé
and Rusk. This will be accomplish-
ed by constructing an additional
two lanes adjacent and parallel
to the highway between Jackson-
ville and Rust
(See FM ROAD, Page 8)
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CORRECTION NOTICE
In the meat market section of
Plggly Wlggly'* id, Slab Bacon
should have been omitted, and in
Its place, "Smoked Picnics, Lb.
27c."
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Most of the major inland areas
of the Antarctic continent are
named for females, while most
mountain ranges and peaks, glac-
iers, bays and Islands are named
for males.
Texas ranks third among the 48
states In use of water by indus-
try-
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1955, newspaper, December 1, 1955; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150106/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.