The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1956 Page: 5 of 16
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SEPTEMBER V, 1*54
Alonzo French,
Formerly Of Rusk,
Pies Wednesday
Alonzo French, 34, employed by
Texas Forest Service as a dispatch-
er, suffered a fatal attack while
on a fire call at Alec Moore farm
near Henderson at 4 p.m. Wednes-
day.
He was pronounced dead on ar-
rival at a Henderson hospital.
Mr. French went to Henderson
from Maydelle in 1953 when the'
Texas Forest Service headquarters
vere transferred to Henderson.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Wilma Whitten of Rusk
County; his father, Gus French of
Flint; two brothers, Elton (Red)
and Leroy French, both of May-
delle; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
Campbell and Mrs. Oweta Sanders,
both of (Flint.
Mr. French was a veteran of
World War II and member of the
Baptist Church
Funeral services will be held at
4 p.m. Thursday at the Maydelle
Baptist Church. Burial will be in
Pleasant Grove Cemetery under
the direction of Gragard-Spraggins-
Swofford Funeral Home of Jack-
sonville.
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Mickey McGuire Is
Honoree At Party
Wednesday Afternoon
Mickey McGuire, son of W. and
Mrs. Melvin McGuire, celebrated
his fifth birthday Wednesday aft-
ernoon, September I9th, with a
party at Jim Hogg State Park at
3 o'clock.
After playing of several gamed
«very one enjoyed opening the
many gifts and singing happy
birthday to the honoree. Mickey's
aunt, Mrs. Elvin Keells, baked the
very attractive birthday cake, dec-
orated with a clock design. The
hands pointed to exactly 5 o'clock.
Other refreshments were cookies,
candy, bubble gum and cold drinks.
Those present Avere Mickey's
classmates from Mrs. Pryor's kin-
dergarten: Dale Wayne Garrett,
Terry and Theresa Maness, Debor-
ah Chapman, Glenda Sue Maze, Ju-
lie Neel, Mack Birdwell, Beverly
Sue Walker, Jimmy Wynn, Janie
Sartain, Billy Jones, Wade Glover,
Gayle Matthews, Chuck Gabbert,
Jim Summers, Milton Gates, Cathy
Lynn England, Neal iWhitten, Lit-
tle Ralph Johnston.
Other friends were Kay, Jan and
Pani Maness, Charles Dansby, Jim-
my and Carolyn Lowery, Barbara
Lynn Ross, Glenda and Barbara
Little, Carolyn Stafford, Paul Hol-
land, Danny Keells and James
Murphy.
Mrs. Earnest Keells, Mrs. Jer-
jrellh Matthews, Mrs. Roland Man-
ess, Mrs. Mildred Little and Mrs.
Henry Pryor assisted Mrs. McGuire
with the party.
fStxk ChtrtktMn. Rusk. Texov
Niece Of Rusk
Citizen ¡Expires;
Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Pansy (Pat) Satterfield was
buried in Dallas Wednesday at the
Hillcrest Cemetery. Services were
held at 11 a.m. in the Highland
Baptist Church. Dr. Charles Pitts
officiated.
She is survived by her husband,
Gayle Satterfield; two sons, Gayle
Robert and Michael David; two
daughters, Leslie Jane and Linda
Lee Satterfield; mother, Mrs. Lucy
DeVries, all of Dallas; father, John
Thomas Brown of Corsicanav two
brothers, J. P. of Houston and Ba-
sil Brown of Jacksonville, Florida;
one sister, Mrs. Chester Mayhall,
also of Houston.
She was the niece of Mrs. Nina
D. Sherman of this city.
District Court
Cases Reported
For Past Week
District Clerk W. T. Bill Par-
rott reports the following cases on
file in his office.
Beulah,Blanche Jowell vs. Har
ry F. Jowell, .action for divorce.
H. & H. Sales Company et al vs.
K. E. Maness, d/b/a K. E Manesá
Furniture Co., action for collec-
tion of judgments.
Geneva Baxter Runnels vs. Rob-
ert Lee Runnels, action for di-
vorce.
J. W. (Sipper vs. Lillie Sipper,
action for divorce.
Cases disposed of are as follows,
Parrott reports.
Marvs Beth Broadway, granted
a divorce from Willie Morris
Broadway. Ella Churchill granted
a divorce from Moore B. Church-
ill, and Olen Gaston et al vs. Bob
Moore et al cause of action dis-
missed.
Rusk FFA Groups Ru*£ste
Elect Officers
For New Year
Rusk FFA Chapter members met
Earnest Workers
Hold First Meeting
Of New Year Thurs.
Earnest Workers Sunday school
class of the Methodist Church met
Thursday night, Sept. 20, in the
basement of the church for their
regular business and social meet-j to organize for the coming year
ing. The president, Mrs. Bill Shat-' at the High School Monday, Sep-
tuck, presided at the business ses-| tember 34th.
sion. Election of new officers was Elected officers were: President,
held and the same officers were Thomas Elton'Sparkman; vice pres-
reelected ¡for the new year. I ident, Harold Price; secretary, Dan
Members present were Mesdam-| Williams; treasurer, Bobby Jack
es Oliver Maness, Vernie Minter,] Parsons; reporter, Robert Penn;
B. P. Reed, Bill Shattuck. Watters; sentinel, Danny Costlow; and stu-
Singletary, Roy Isgate, Misses Bill j dent advisor, Wayne Wilcox.
March, Marian Mallard, Bernice i Junior officers chosen were:
R. S. H. Doctor
Talks To Rusk
Lions Thursday
INTERESTING FACTS
The Ovenblra DuUds a dome
shaped nest, divided into two
rooms, the mside qfie containing
the eggs.
Lions Club President Elma Mu-
sick presided at the regular meet-
ing Thursday at Smith's Cafe.
Program chairman Leon Pledg-
er, introduced Dr. Gus Levine of
the Rusk State Hospital, who dis-
cussed "The Aged and Aging," ex
plaining many of the problems
facing not only the very old, but
the age group in the later sixties,
who upon being retired, as a mat
ter of business policy, find them
selves without a real interest in
life, thereby acquiring the often
mistaken idea that they are neith-
er wanted or necessary in society
Dr. Levine's discussion was very
interesting and informative, and
some members of the club asked
for a copy of his talk.
Lion Bill Whitten h a d as his
guest, Dr. D. N. Ward of Nacog-
doches.
Williams and Mrs. M. W. Rozelle
of Alto was a guest. A covered
dish supper was enjoyed after the
business meeting.
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Saturday Dinner Is
Given Honoring Mr.
And Mrs. J. McKay
A dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs.
Tohnny McKay was given Saturday
evening by a group of Farm and
Home Development families and
Extension workers.
McKay has served about one and
one half years as Associate Agent
of Cherokee County, and will as-
sume the duties of County Agent
in Panola County October 1st.
Present for the dinner at Sad-
ler's Restaurant in Jacksonville
were the honor guests, Marie and
Johnny McKay, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Josey, Mr. and Mrs. C. Met*
Heald, Waymon Pierce, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady [Dupree, Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Walley, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Johnson, Miss
Johnnie Lou Weatherly, Mrs. Ir-
ene 0 d om, Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Nunnally.
J. L. Johnson Has
Medical Check-up;
Everything Fine
J. L. Johnson returned to Rusk
Wednesday after spending several
days in Houston. He went to tho
Anderson Clinic for a check-up.
and Mr. Johnson reports "I'm hap-
py to say they found me all right,
and I won't need to go back for1
another six months."
He underwent surgery for can-
cer of the eye about 5 years ago,
and now, thanks to great strides
in medical science, it has been
brought under control.
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president, Wayne Alexander; vice-
president, Travis Halbert; secre-
tary, Tommy Tread well; treasdter,
Bill Smith; reporter, Jerry Hender
son; sentinel, Joe Carlisle; and stu-
dent advisor, Robert Stover.
Adon Duncan is advisor for the
FFA chapter.
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CITIZENSHIP CLUB NEWS
The Citizenship Club met in Mrs
Boone's room Friday, September
21st. Lila Jean Long called the
meeting to order. Linda Weaver
read the minutes. Glitula is the LI
brarian for the week. Lila Jean
Long is the citizen for the week.
We have fifteen cents in our treas-
ury. Lila Jean Long adjourned the
meeting.
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The Cr*Vlen Gate Bridge is the
longest single span in the world,
4,200 feet in length.
NOTICE
Increased costs of publishing a newspaper has forc-
ed the publishers of The Rusk Cherokeean to announce a
very slight increase in the price of subscriptions and both
classified and display advertising.
During the past year, salaries of all employees have
been raised, the cost of newsprint increased, as well as all
printing material and supplies.
Effective October 1st, subscriptions to The Chero-
keean will be; In county for \ year, $2.50} out «Í county,
1 year, $3.50. This brings the price of THo Cherokeean to
$ cents a copy.
Classified advertising will be 3 cents a min-
imum of 35 cents-
Display advertising rates will be increased 2 cents a
across the board.
Rusk O.E.S. Members
Visit Chapter In
Tyler Monday Night
Rose Garden Chapter of the Or-
der of the Eastern Star, in Tyler,
held its "Friendship Night" Mon-
day, September 24th.
Mrs. Iris Pope, Worthy Matron,
presided at the meeting, which
was followed by a beautiful pro-
gram illustrating the true meaning
of friendship. Other chapters rep-
resented were Henderson Chapter,
Lindale Chapter, Jacksonville
Chapter, Tyler Chapter, Troup
Chapter and the following mem-
bers of Rusk Chapter: Pauline
Powers, Worthy Matron; V e 1 m a
Holcomb, Associate Matron; Belle
Johnston, Associate Conductress;
Kate Love, Marshall; Mattie Davis,
Chaplain and Margaret N. Ross,
Secretary.
MarriageUcenses
Issued By County
Clerk Are Listed
The following couples applied
for marriage licenses in County
Clerk Elma Musiek's office t h e
past week:
Mr. Gerald Wilson Ingle and
Miss Bobbie |Mae Leffen.
John Lee Anderson and Hazel
Wells.
Grady Richard Hinton and Jcr-
lin Fry.
Willie Anderson (and Mac Avis
Sanders.
Truman Froy Sorrcll and Betty
May Seeling.
Johnnie Lee Punch and Lorene
Blanton.
Mr. Jack Mack Usry and Miss.
Carolyn Jean Jones.
Mr. Gerald Leroy Bennett and
Miss Thelma Cecilia Allen.
Mr. Dclbcrt jMcAnally and Mis¡j
Doris Juanita Norton.
Adolphus James Edward Regan,
and Ollie Mae Simmons.
T h o m a s Jefferson Overstreet
and Mustris Merlenc Bronley.
Mr. Emmett Eral Stephens and
Miss Eleanor Jane Willis.
John McDaniel and Albessie
Wembley.
Baptist Training
Union To Sponsor
Chili Supper Here
Thursday night ut 7 in Fellow-
ship Hall of Fimt Baptist Church,
there will be a Chili Supper spoil
sored hy the Training Union The
purpose of the meetinti is to in
tere*t the entire membership ut
thw training program of the chti
rch. Following the supper there
will he urgunutttioiMl meeting
of the adulti
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The «tost improved Eagle ,this
week is little Orren Bowling, who
won a starting position as full-
back. This 138 lb. Junior has look-
ed very good in practice all week.
Ends Foster Webb and Don
Weeks are out for the Troup game.
Webb is down with the flu, and
Weeks hurt his knee in scrimmage
Tuesday. Other members of the
team are in good shape physically.
Probable starters for Friday's
game are: Kenneth Arrington and
Kenneth Hassell, ends: Paul Hub-
bard and Wayne Wilcox, tackles,
Thomas Parsons and Herman Jon
es, guards; Donnie Bell, center;
Leon Booker, quarterback; right
halfback, Robert Watson; Fullback,
Orren Bowling; Left Halfback,
Danny Francis.
Outstanding players for the Ea-
gles last week were Leon Booker,
who played his first game of the
season as quarterback. Booker was
injured in a practice session be-
fore the season began. Robert Wat-
son, right halfback, drew praise
from his coaches for his fine per-
formance. Donnie Bell and Wayne
Wilcox were head and shoulders
the best linemen on the field last
Friday night.
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Roundabout-
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f6 make a complete «top befo«e
they enter Rusk to make certain
♦hat their brakes aro working. Th
law of averages my that we are
long overdue having tome people
killed when these big trucks come
roaring through town at 70 miles
an hour or faster without brakes.
Next time, some innocent persons
and the driver may die . . . Round-
about would like to see the law of
averages beaten, and stop death
before it has another chance to
come through Rusk . . . the old say-
ing "A stitch In time, «aves nine,"
can be changed to "A sign and
forced stop in time, can stop death
next time."
PAGE 5. SECTION 1
iJXZTZ'Z'Z&Z HOSPITAL NEWS
but husband, LEON, reports that
she may get back to work this
week. Former Ruskites Grady and
Jerry Ellis have their share of
troubles. His father, MR. M. B. EL-
LIS, and her mother, MRS. J. P.
HEATON, are both on the critical
list in Jacksonville hospitals.
ROUNDABOUT sincerely extends
best wishes to all these people.
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Mrs. Gene Meyers
Now Associated
With Gregg Ins.
Mrs. Gene Meyers, daughter of
E. R. Gregg, Sr., is now associated
with Gregg Insurance Agency in
Rusk. The increase in personnel
was necessary due to the steady
growth the Agency has enjoyed in
recent years.
"We felt that we needed addi-
tional help in the agency so that
we may continue to give our cus
toiners prompt and efficient serv
ice." commented Mr. Gregg.
Other members of the staff arc
E. R. Gregg, Mrs. Helena Gregg,
'Mrs. Gene Meyers and Wiley Shat
tuck.
The Agency handles all types
of insurance, and has recently ad
ded a number of new types of pol
icies. It handles everything from
general life insurance to TV an
tenna. The agency has been estab-
lished since 1869, and is now lo-
cated in the rear of the Citizenri
State Bank Building.
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Prevent scales from forming In-
side a kettle by keeping an oyster
shell in it.
Patient in the Hospital:
Mrs. Ada Ridgeway, med., Rusk;
Mr. W. D. Firth, med., Rusk; Mrs.
Arrie Barclay, med., Rusk; Mr. En-
nis Morris, med., Rusk; Mrs. Char-
lie Whitehead, med., Rusk; Mr. A.
M. Tate, med., Rusk; Alton Lee
Ford, med., Rusk; Mrs. W. B. Arm-
strong. surg., Rusk; H. H. Maness,
med., Rusk; Johnny Walker, ortho.,
Rusk; Mr. C. C. Berry, nted., Rusk;
Mrs. Girtha Owens, med., Rusk.
Colored:
Jessie Cox, surg., Rusk; Bobby
Ann Willis, med., Alto.
Patients Discharged:
Don Weeks, Rusk; Mrs. Mae
Culp, Jacksonville; Mr. Roy 0. Bo-
gle, Maydelle; Mrs. Nora Pierce,
Rusk; Mr. ^Albert Kojack, Rusk;
Suzann Kitcher, Kilgore; Tom
Rhea Sword, Rusk; Mr. A. E. Mc-
Kinney, Jacksonville; W. B. Arm-
strong, Rusk; Mr. F. C. Hammers,
Cushing; Mr. fl\ J. Parish, Alto;
Mr. Adon Duncan, Rusk; Arlie
Bice, Jr., Alto; Mr. Don F. White,
Rusk; Peggy Sue King. Rusk; Mrs.
J. M. Collins, Grapeiand; Rosetta
Beck, Rusk; Mr. C. M. Pegues, Al-
to; Mr. L. A. Corbin, Rusk; Mrs.
Betty Townsend, Rusk; Mrs. Willie
E. Hill, Rusk.
Colored:
Cassion Hunt, Rusk; Velma Lee
Brown and infant daughter, Jack-
sonville; Michael Traylor, Rusk;
Ella Faye Hall and infant daugh-
ter, Wells; Annette Waggoner,
Rusk.
To scrape the bottom of a pet,
use the sharp enu of a wooden
clothespin for less damage to the
pot.
To remove dog ana cat hairs
from clothing and upholstery uae
a damp piece of sandpaper.
MORRIS ELLIOTT, who work,
for Tosh Insurance Agency, is
sniffing ORANGE BLOSSOMS,
Roundabout heart , . . Another
good bachelor gives up . . . The
wedding Is to be an event in Octo-
ber. The bride is Mrs. Fern Clif-
ton, who is employed at the Rusk
Memorial Hospital. Roundabout
wishes Morris and the future Mrs.
Elliott the best . . .
SORRY to say that so much
sickness has descended on tome of
our citixens, and their families.
The latest we've heard about is
the father of DON CRYSUP, JR.
He Is reported to be resting bet-
ter following a heart attack Wed-
nesday in Jacksonville. On the
bright side though, several have
returned home. J. H. FORSTER
who also had a heart attack is
home . f>. . our good friend, AL-
BERT KOJACK went homo today
... MR. MINTON MOSELEY con-
tinues to improve at his home .
and our good banker friend, WAL-
TER RICHEY, was able to come
home last Thursday. Nice to havo
you back, Walter. Southwestern
Electrlc's had It rough a few days
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1956, newspaper, September 27, 1956; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150151/m1/5/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.