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J. P. ACKER, tomato buyer of
Rusk, told Roundabout over a cup
of coffee this week that he is
planning to buy tomatoes again
this year ... J. P. has been buy-
ing tomatoes in this area for the
past 25 years, and he says "with
the good Lord willing . . . he'll be
buying tomatoes another 25
years ..."
"MONTE" TEUTSCH, who now
lives in Oil City, La., was in Rusk
over the weekend ... his wife un-
derwent surgery, and at last re-
port it doing fine . . . Although
he moved from Rusk, Monte is go-
ing to vote her* . . . showed
Roundabout his poll tax, and pro-
mised to be back every weekend
when politics "warms-up" . . .
Teutsch is on* of the leaders of
the liberal Democrats, and prom-
Is** a real fight to continue their
control . . . the liberals won con-
trol of Cherokee County in the
last county convention . . .
HAPPY GRAND-PAW . . . that
describes Rusk's Mayor M. H. Nor-
ton . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nor-
ton of Leggett are the proud par-
ents of a 7 lb. 12 oz. boy. The
youngster was named Roger Lynn
. . . The big event occurred at the
Livingston Hospital at 8:15 Tues-
day, January 21st. Grandparents
are: Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Norton
of Rusk and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Rogers of Ventura, Calif. . . .
Roundabout extends his congratu-
lations . . .
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An Estimated 13,000 Peopl* Will
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The Rusk Cherokeean
TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5, 1847
SERVING THE GREATER RUSK TRADE AREA
VOLUME 110
RUSK, TEXAS
12 PAGES
JANUARY 23, 1958
NUMBER 31
PAY YOUR
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Poll Tax Payments Continue To
Lag Over County; Deadline Nears
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ROUNDABOUT'S GOOD friend
Abner Webb is making a business
change . . . selling out his dry
goods store and going into some-
thing else , . . didn't want to state
his future plans at this time, how-
ever . . . The Scott Company is
buying the fixtures and will open
a Factory Outlet, Abner tells us.
THE COFFEE HOUSE wasn't
the same Wednesday morning . .
Rusk's "Friendly Texaco Dealer"
J. C. Williams attended a meeting
in Waco and the joint was quiet
...The reason Roundabout is
complaining is that he had to buy
his coffee for a change . . . Round-
about enjoys coffee just about ev-
ery morning with Judge J. W.
Chandler, Elma Musick, Watters
Singletary and Finan Smith and
the "Friendly Texaco Dealer." . .
GRADY WOOD, owner of the
Piggly Wiggly store here, has
really changed the appearance of
his store . . . added new fixtures
and re-arranged the stock . . .
looks nice . . .
YOUTH CHOIR of > t h e First
Christian Church of Rusk has been
invited to present the choral mu-
sic for the Vesper Service of the
Ross Avenue Christian Church in
Tyler on January 26, 1958 at 5
p.m. Members of thw choir and
their guests will b* entertained
with a buffet supper and games
after Vesper Services.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Mrs.
G. T. Kennard of Rusk for witv
ning $125 in B*arden's KAR
KALL over KTLU . . . Mrs. Ken-
n*rd told Roundabout she secured
« Kar Kali sticker several years
ago and has been a faithful lis-
tener . . . Just goes to show you
. . , patience has its reward . . .
Posse Members
Take Exams In
First Aid Class
Twenty-three members of the
Cherokee county Sheriff's Posse
Tuesday night took examinations
in the first phase of a three-phase
first aid course.
Next phase of the course, ad-
vanced first aid, will get under-
way shortly. It is a 15-hour course,
to be taken in five three-hour ses-
sions.
About 12-14 of the Posse mem-
bers, it is planned, will follow up
the second phase with a third, the
instructor phase, and will them-
selves conduct classes in other
parts of the county.
Brazil occupies 47 per cent of
the entire South American conti-j
nent.
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Purpose of the 1900 Boxer Re-
bellion. according to its partici-
pants. was to drive all foreigners
front China
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TRADV AT HOMR
March Of Dimes
Total Is $861
In Local Drive
The March of Dimes drive total
to date is $861.33, John Claiborn
Williams, Jr., local chairman, said
Tuesday.
The efforts of several groups
and organizations combined to
give us this total he said.
Company A, manning roadblocks
around Rusk, collected $418. The
Mothers March last week netted
another $12(5.50. The Mothers
March was conducted by the two
chapters of Beta Sigma Phi.
The Telethon, over Tyler TV, in
which Rusk participated brought
in another $126.00 while the Busi-
ness Men's March raised $190.83.
The other events in the local
drive are a March of Dimes sign
to be set up in front of Smith's
Cafe on Saturday, January 25,
sponsored by the Lions Club.
Lions will attempt to fill the sign
with dimes, and the cafe will do-
nate all monies taken in from cof-
fee sales between 9 and 11 a.m.
on Friday, January 24.
Two Get Prison
Sentences For
County Burglary
Two county men "were sentenc-
ed Monday morning to three-year
terms in the State Penitentiary
after pleading guilty to charges of
burglary.
Judge J. W. Summers, Judge of
the Second Judicial District, pro-
nounced sentence following trial
of tfie two men here Monday
morning. Both waived jury trials
and entered pleas of guilty.
Judge J. W. Summers, Judge of
the Second Judicial District, pro-
nounced sentence Monday morning
on Bobby Garland Heard and Wil-
lard Baugh, both indicted by the
Grand Jury early this month on
burglary counts.
Baugh, 19, waived jury trial and
pleaded guilty to the burglary of
the May Wrecking Yard in Alto.
Twenty-six-year-old Bobby Gar-
land Heard pleaded guilty to bur-
glarizing the Jacksonville High
School, a job which netted him
four cents, court proceedings re-
vealed.
Judge Summers also pronounc-
ed a two-year probated sentence
on Forest Blackshear, 43-year-old
negro, who entered a plea of guil-
ty to child desertion. Blackshear
was also indicted by the Grand
Jury early this month.
Parking Meters
On Old Schedule
Mayor Reminds
A follow up reminder has been
issued by Mayor Marshall H. Nor-
ton that parkins meters are now
back on regular schedule, elimi-
nating free Saturday afternoon
parking.
The free hours on Saturday aft-
ernoon were authorized by the
city council late last year, but
with the stipulation that the ar-
rangement would be only for the
remainder of the year.
Motorists must pay for parking
now every day except Sundays
and legal holidays
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READ THIi CLASSIFIEDS
Members of Company A, Rusk National Guard Unit, shown her*,
manned a successful series of road blocks here Saturday, January
11, that netted $418 for the March of Dimes. Said Chairman of the
local March of Dime* campaign, John Claiborn Williams, Jr., "These
men deserve the thanks of the whole community for their service
during this campaign." Pictured, from left, are James Suratt, Don-
ald H. Mabry, Norman K. Jones, Thomas L. Parsons, Floyd R. Cleve-
land, Jr., William Walker, T. A. Hassell, William T. Walker, Sam
Chapman and Unit Commander, 1st. Lt. Henry D. Westbrook. (Not
pictured: Cecil Ham and Hubbard S. Clifton.)
Maydeile Telephone System To Open
In April; Bulah Telephones Planned
One Man Tried
In County Court
In DWI Offense
Judge J. W. Chandler assessed
a fine of $100 and sentenced Ar-
lon Carroll to three days in jail
for driving while intoxicated Jan-
uary 16. the only criminal case to
be handled by the court in the
past week.
Carroll pleaded guilty to the of-
fense.
One civil case was filed for ac-
tion, styled, Guinndoline Maddin
vs the Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety, Safety Responsibility
Division, appeal from order of
suspension.
A district court civil case filed
was styled, Leon O'Riley vs Trans-
port Insurance Company, compen-
sation.
One divorce was granted to
Dorothy Lee Sherman and Leon-
ard Sherman.
Local Lawyers
To Take Part In
Legal Institute
Lawyers in the Nacogdoches
area will go back to school Fri-
day, January 31, when the Nacog-
doches County Bar Association
and the State Bar of Texas jointly
sponsor a one-day legal institute
at Hotel Fredonia.
Four significant areas of legal
interest will be studied by the
lawyers: Matters of Interest to the
Examiner of Texas Land Titles, a
talk by Fred A. Lange, Gulf Oil
Corporation, Houston; Develop-
ments in Probate Law Subsequent
to the Adoption of the Code by
M. K. Woodward, professor of law
at the University of Texas; Sum-
mary Judgments by Gus Hodges,
also a law professor at the Uni-
versity of Texas; and Preparation
and Trial of Personal Injury Cas-
es by attorney S. D. Kolius of
Houston.
Registration for the institute
will get underway at 12:30 p.m.
in the Banita Ballroom with Judge
J. W. Summers of Rusk presiding.
Judge James H. Moore of Lufkin
will welcome lawyers attending.
A dinner at 6:30 p.m. will con-
clude the institute.
Chairman for the one-day meet
is Edmund Benchoff, Nacogdoch-
es: assisted by a committee of
Ward Burke, Diboll; A. J. Thomp-
son, Nacogdoches; Parker McVick-
er Lufkin; Morris W. Hassell,
Husk; and ,1. J. Or eve. Nacog-
doches.
ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES
Mr. and Mrs. Will Sutton, Mrs.
T 11. Cobble, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Couplantl a n d Richmond Tucker
attended graveside services at
Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon
Jor Mr. Jim Allen of Dallas.
Maydeile area residents will
probably get dial telephones with-
in 60-70 days, C. R. Collins, man-
ager of the Eastex Telephone Co-
operative, Henderson, said Tues
day.
He told the Cherokeean tha!
the system is expected to go into
operation in early April this year
for some 115 subscribers in the
rural area around Maydeile.
AH .contracts for the Mnylelle
system have been let, he said, in-
cluding that for the central eq-
uipment. The building to house
the central equipment is now un-
der construction and should be
completed within 20 days.
Contract for the outside plant
was let just recently to Alma B.
Jackson Contractors, Abilene. The
company is under a 60-day con-
tract.
There will be a 75 - mile pole
line in the exchange area to serve
the initial 115 subscribers, Col-
lins said, but they expect to have
around 155 subscribers in the next
five years.
Jacksonville will be the toll of
fice for the Maydeile system and
also the master office, receiving
calls for information and trouble.
Bulah System Planned
The Eastex Telephone Coopera-
tive also is planning a similar sys-
tem for the Bulah area.
Collins said the federal loan ap-
plication for the Bulah system is
mow being processed in Washing-
ton and should be reported out
in February of this year.
Approval of the loan is the
green light for the Cooperative
to proceed with awarding con-
tracts and other preliminary work
on the Bulah system.
The Bulah system will serve
initially about 80 subscribers.
However, the Cooperative plans
"area coverage" which will enable
everyone in the area to get tele-
phone service at the same rate.
The Cooperative has not set a
schedule for the Bulah system.
Anything said of that nature now
would more than likely be con-
jecture, at least premature, Col-
lins indicated.
The loan must go through be-
fore contracts can be let and be-
fore even a tentative timetable
can be worked out.
However, almost certain loan
approval in February will be an
important first step in the Bulah
system.
Members Meet Of I^usk Eagles Win Over Woodville To
Remain Undefeated In District Play
Rusk Industrial
Foundation Held
The annual members meeting
of the Rusk Industrial Foundation
was scheduled to be held Wednes-
day night at 7:00 p.m.
The agenda called for election
of new officers and directors of
the organization by the members.
In addition, Leo Tosh, president of
the foundation, said his annual re«
port would be delivered at the
meeting.
A complete account of the meet-
ing will be published next week.
All members and citizens of
Rusk are invited to attend.
Money Continues
For TB Seal Sale
Campaign Here
Money continues to come in for
the Christmas Seal Sale, bringing!
today's total to $2,041.86, states
"W. T. Parrott. Treasurer — thus
showing that the people of Chero-
kee County are aware of the tu-
berculosis situation and the ne-
cessity of an organized means of
combating this "costliest" disease.
"Treatment is expensive, a n d
the time lost from work for treat-
ment — especially if the patient
is the breadwinner," pointed ouf,
Treasurer Parrott.
This week tuberculin "Patch
Test" are being given to the en-
tire school system at Churchill
with the Tuberculosis Association
sponsoring the first grade and
members of the school system pay-
ing for the remainder of pupils,
teachers and the cafeteria work-
D. N. Beasley Is
Guest Speaker At
Kiwanis Meeting
D. N. Beasley, for 20 years man-
ager of the Deep East Texas Elec-
tric Cooperative, San Augustine,
was guest speaker Tuesday noon
at the regular Kiwanis Club lunch-
eon.
Ralph Travis, president, presid-
ed. J. L. Bagley was in charge of
the program.
Beasley traced tne developmenti
of ' the rural electrification pro-
gram from its inception some 23
years ago. He also pointed up the
accomplishments of RF,A since
that time and what it has meant
to rural America.
Guest of the Kiwanis Club Tues-
day were: F. B. Braly, Rusk, man-
ager of the Cherokee County Elec-
tric Cooperatvie Association; Dud-
ley Lavvson, Alto, attorney for the
Association; Joe S. Strickland,
Reese; M. A. Florence, Troup: E.
E. Smith, Arp; and Joe F. Cosper,
¡Alto, directors.
: Metz Heald was taken in as a
! new member by the club, inducted
i by Gerald Chapman.
Kiwanians were also reminded
I of the annual pancake supper,
Thursday, January 30, at Smith's
Cafe. The event will begin at 5:00
p.m.
The supper, sponsored annually
by Kiwanians to raise funds for
aid to underprivileged children,
features all the pancakes you can
eat for the admissions of 50 and
25 cents.
Seminary Student To
Preach Sunday At
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterians will hear Jim El-
der preach Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, when he fills th" pulpit
of the local church.
Elder is a student at the Pres.
bytorian Theological Seminary in
Austin reports Robert von Dotn-
hoff of the Pulpit Supply Com-
mittee.
"We cordially invite a 11 per
sons (o attend this worship sen
ice," he added.
er.
The Larissa and C u n e y first
graders were given the test by
the TB Association with the eighth
grade pupils paying for their own
tests individually. It is hoped that
the other pupils in the schools can
be tested at a later date if fundsi
can be raised in their communi-
ties. The Association's Secretary,
Mrs. C. J. Harkins, gave these
tests, assisted by Albertha Arm-
strong, Coordinator of Colored
Schools.
The Tuberculosis Association
would test all members of all the
school systems if their budget per-
mitted and it has been the goal
of the Board of Directors and Seal
Sale Chairman the past two years
to reach the goal thru the Seal
Sale Drive but it cannot be reach-
ed with the present budget. With
63 known cases of tuberculosis in
Cherokee County it is felt that the
need of more tuberculin testing is
urgent, states J. Alvin Milstead,
President
Fourth Sunday
Singing Set For
2 P.M. Sunday
The regular fourth Sunday sing-
ing will be held here this Sunday.
January 28, with a number of
county and area singers schedul-
ed to appear here.
The Singing will be held in the
district courtroom from 2-4 p.m.
The entire program will be broad-
cast over Radio Station KTLU for
the benefit of persons who are
not able to attend.
All persons who can, however,
arc invited to attend the singing. ¡
And groups or individuals who
wish to sing will be given the op-
portunity.
Several such singing groups
have already indicated they will
be here Sunday.
Bachelor was the term applied
to a man in the first or probation
ary period of knighthood.
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Back Bay is a fashionable resi-
dential district in Boston made by
filling in the Charles River.
SHOP IN RUSK
Some bricks made by the Baby-
lonians and Egyptians more than
4.000 years ago are still in per-
fect condition.
Buckeye is the popular name
for a species of chestnut abund-
ant in Ohio.
The Rusk Eagles presented a
clean slate in the first round of
district play Tuesday night after
defeating Woodville 6340. The
game was the halfway mark in
season conference play.
The local boys have gone unde-
feated in district contests up
through the first round and
there's cause for belief they may
finish the season undefeated by
another district 18AA team.
No district team in this first
round has come closer than 15
points to matching t h e Eagles
score. Jasper with one district
loss and Kirbyville with two are
the closest contenders. Coach Pete
Grimes said Wednesday the Ea-
gles would have to lose probably
two or three district games at
least to be knocked o u t of the
first slot.
James Scott was high point man
in the Tuesday night contest with
13 points. He was followed by
Gerald Coleman with 11 and Mar-
shall Dear with 10.
The Eagles pulled away in the
second half after leading bv only
seven points at half time.
The Junior High team lost their
contest by a 10-point margin Tues-
day night.
The local quint last Friday
night got over what was consid-
ered the big hump in the first
round of District play, taking Kir-
byville by a score of 55-40.
The Rusk girls team was also
¡victorious, emerging from a thrill-
j er finish on the long end of a
I 38-36 score.
After a low-scoring first quar-
ter in the boys game, the boys
team pulled into the lead mid-way
of the second quarter. By the half
¡ they had doubled the Kirbyville
(alley 20-10.
They ended the third period of
,play 32-23 and kept anywhere
from an 8-10-point lead through-
out the last quarter.
New London Saturday night, al-
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Six and one-half days remain in
which to pay poll taxes. And in
Cherokee county, more than 3,000
persons must pay up to equal last
year's number of qualified voters.
At present something under 2,-
000 Cherokee countians have paid
the poll tax as compared with al-
most 5,000 who paid last year,
when there was almost no politi-
cal activity.
Ballots this year will carry can-
didates for national, state, county
and local elections. And the flav-
or of the Democratic Party in
Texas is expected to lie decided at
the various conventions, includ-
ing the important precinct con-
ventions, this year. The Democrats
of Texas faction is expected to
make strong bids at all levels to
gain control of the party.
The current political year has
been described authoritatively as
a critical year. And local officials
have voiced surprise at the slow-
ness of poll tax payments. In a
year comparable in political ac-
tivity to 1958, they said they ex-
pected a good deal more interest
earlier.
Tax Assessor-Collector Watters
Singletary said, while payments
are slow and are behind other
years, the roll of qualified voters
will swell considerably in the last
two days before the January 31
deadline.
But payments must more than
double, he said, to match even the
poorest year recently. He was re-
ferring to 1956. when only 4,036
payments were made.
Fifty-two persons paid the poll
tax on Monday.
Tax receipts generally, are off
at the present time, Singletary
said, but over all they show a
slight gain. While other months
are off some, last October was a
big month for receipts, he said,
making the over all picture satis-
factory.
He also reminded property own-
! ers to render property for taxa-
tion, especially in cases where
| they can still take advantage of
the homestead exemption.
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Í Johannes Brahms made his first
| public appearance as a pianist at
1 the age of 14.
Business Changes In Rusk Past Year
Show This City Is Going Forward
Mrs. G. T. Kennard Is $125 Bearden
Kar Kail Winner In KTLU Contest
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Kennard of Rusk, who have had a Kar Kali
sticker on their car since the contest was started some two years
ago, this week won thsir first jackpot in the contest and one of the
biggest ever offered—$125. They are shown here selecting their
merchandise from Bearden Furniture Company, co-sponsor of the
program with Radio Station KTLU. Thoy picked this platform rock-
er in which M s. Kennard is sitting, table lamps and coffee tables,
among other items. George Monroe, manager of Bearden'* store in
Rusk (at right), asiUts Mr. and Mrs. Kennard in their selection.
There's nothing static about
Husk! A survey of 1957, business-
wise, compiled here revealed this
fact strikingly.
For example, at least 25 busi-
nesses in the city limits under-
went some change during the past
year — ranging from a change in
management to a change in own-
ership. Others remodeled, moved
to new locations or expanded.
New firms also added to the
change in the overall picture. The
exodus to 69 accounted for two
of the completely new establish-
ments: Summers Skelly Service
Station and Quinton's Restaurant.
The Chevrolet Agency, formerly
Lee-McCarroll, now Isaacs Chevro-
let, experienced a change in own-
ership in the late spring and was
relocated near the Y on Highway
69.
New outlets around the square
include Abner Webb's Dry Goodd
store, McCarty Brothers Plumbing
and the recent Robertson Clean-
ers.
New faces appeared on the
square, too, as new managers and
new owners took on operation of
| established businesses. Paul Cope-
land and Leeman Isaacs became
' owners of Rusk Motor Sales, ac-
quiring it from Mercer Sims who
also acquired it in a 1957 transac-
tion.
Late in the year Grady Wood
purchased the Childs store and
now plans a sizable switch to the
Piggly Wiggly name with all that
implies
M. C. "Dick" Dickerson assum-
jed management of the Bealls store
here early in January. 1958, ami
I). I., Tower started managing the
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