The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1959 Page: 1 of 16
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WE'VE RECEIVED many favor-
able comments from the broadcast
of Monday night's joint meeting
of The Citizens Committee and The
Rusk City Council. KTLU brood-
cast the entire meeting Tuesday.
GLAD TO HAVE JIMMY PER-
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mer. Jimmy is working at the
Citizens State Bank. Jimmy is one
of the finest young men Rounda-
bout knows . . . He's made a fine
record at the University of Texas,
VOLUME 111
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RUSK. TEXAS
JUNE 18, 1959
NUMBER 52
RUSK VOTERS WILL have an
opportunity to express themselves
on two mighty important issues in
the immediate future. An election
is due to be ordered to see if the
voters want to vote a $50,000 bond
issue to cover the city's part of
widening US 69 in the city limits.
The amount will buy storm sewer
and finance other paving projects.
No tax increase will be made un-
der this plan.
Another important election in
the future is to decide if Rusk
wants to stay in the Upper Neches
Municipal Water Authority with
Jacksonville and Palestine. Rep.
W. W. Glass and Senator Martin
Dies, Jr. pushed a local bill through
both the House and Senate that
will give Rusk the opportunity to
get out if the people want to. Gov-
ernor Price Daniel could veto the
bill, but he is not expected to do
so.
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VACATIONERS begin to hit the
highways this time of year, and
quite a number of Ruskites Jiave
joined in the "search for several
Passed Tuesday OK's Rusk
Vote on Upper Neches Removal
Jacksonville Councilmen]
Approve Street Paving
THESE SEVEN LADIES have a combined total of 150 years service
at Rusk State Hospital. They were awarded certificates in recogni-
tion of their retirement by the Rusk TPEA Chapter Monday night,
when a covered dish dinner was held in connection with Homecoming
at the institution. They are, front left, Mrs. Pearl McLeod, Mrs.
Mary B. Jeffrey and Miss Ida P. Harris. Standing left to right are
Mrs. Mollie Ava Reagan, Mrs. Gladys E. McClendon, Mrs. Martha E.
Bonner and Mrs. Gertrude E. Holden. Three retiring employees unable
to attend Monday night are George E. Mitchell, Mrs. Dora Talley
Gentry, and Mrs. Mary E. Vaught.
J'VILLE — Jacksonville's City pany, made an inspection oí the
Council voted to pave 19 blocks downtown streets and found that
in the business district Tuesday all of the concrete base was in
night. The action came as a re-1 good condition. It was Keene's
suit of the Chamber of Commerce opinion that the old asphalt sur
Downtown Street Committee's re-
port to the councilmen.
City Manager Walter Cook and
Walter Keene, representative of
the Uvalde Rock Asphalt Com-
Rusk To Vote
For US 69 Improvement
Rusk's city council Monday night
Mrs. Round- voted unanimously to call an elec-
members Lloyd Pipes and Ide Halli In a later move Monday night,
were present for the meeting. All
councilmen were presen*.
The order of election for the
days of relaxation
about says her Coke "buddy," Pete tion for a $50,000 bond issue to
Musslewhite and the Mrs. are leav- cover the cost of city obligations
ing Thursday for Memphis, Tenn., on the section of Highway 69 bonds is expected to be passed
to visit their daughter and family through Rusk, and for other related | some time next week. The elcc-
. . . You can look far and wide expenses. tion must be set for not less than
and then won't find anybody The motion by J. C. Williams 14 nor more than 30 days from
younger at heart than 35 (?)-year- stipulated that there should be nojlhe time the election is ordered,
old Pete . . . says he hates to hit raise in the city's $1 60 tax rate.
40 'cause he knows he'll get "fat" (A 25-cent raise to service bonds
... or warrants had been recommend-
—0— ed by the committee on finance.)
ALSO JOURNEYING NORTH- However, Bob Day, Tyler bonds-
WARD this week-end will be Lions man. told councilmen and commit-
Clwb president-elect, Leon Pledger tee members that the issue could
and family .. . They plan to spend be made without a raise in the
6 days in New York City attending rate. But he did suggest that the
the International Lions Conven- council take some action to coi-
tion . . . Last Sunday they did a lect delinquent taxes and work on
dry-run packing the car to see just its valuations.
the council unanimously approved
an economy move that is expected
to save tho city some $1800 per
year. They agreed to discontinue
Saturday morning work by city
employees who are on an hourly
wage basis.
Calvary Votes for Revival
Kindergarten, Bible Sch.
Rev. Wayne Morrow, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist Church, Rusk,
announces the church's approval
to let the Kindergarten of this
how much they could take with Day said the town's increased j "77 . T j~'~
them on their three weeks trip . . J growth would take care of the im- ^^Qt I Ofl A\S K ^
Niagara Falls . . .
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Khaki is a Hindustan
meaning "dust colored."
word
city meet in the church this fall.
I£quipment and property of the
Kindergarten have already been
moved to Calvary Baptist.
Other projects receiving consid-
erable time and attention from
church members now are a Revival
and Vacation Bible School, both
elated in July. Dr. Porter Bailes
of Tyler has been secured as guest
evangelist for the week long meet-
lacing would not have to be re-
moved.
Keene recommended that this
surface be patched where needed;
and leveled and either overlay the
present surface with from one to
one and a half inches rock asphalt
or to place a seal coat on the
present surface and cover with
rock.
Keene suggested that overlay of
asphalt was better because the
seal coat process would last only
three or four years.
C. R. Heidelberg, local contrac-
tor, commented that the light seal
coat will not correct the present
waving and roughness of the down-
town streets. He felt that the
people of Jacksonville would not
be satisfied with this type of job
and suggested the city apply the
overlay of asphalt and a quantity
of 120 lbs. per sq. yard.
It was estimated the cost of 75
cents per sq. yard on Commerce
and Main Street, which ia 62 feet
(See COUNCIL, Page 4)
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Merchants Of
City Favor
Taking "4th
John McDonaid of Palestine
Tuesday reportedly had
strong rebuke for HB 61 that
allows Rusk to vote out of the
Upper Neches River Municipal
Water Authority.
The Palestine Press reported
McDonald as saying that Tyler
can now come into the Author-
ity with eontrol. The original
Authority act had been amend-
ed to allow Tyler the same num-
ber of directors as Palestine,
Jacksonville and Rusk combin-
ed, if that city chose to come
in.
With Rusk out and Tyler in,
Tyler's nine directors will out-
number the six from Palestine
and Jacksonville.
Tyler earlier voted against
coming into the Authority, but
the law on board representa-
tion has not been changed,
McDonald said.
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Pledger Gets
Lion Gavel
On Thursday
Cautious Litigants
: Say Suit Still On
The Texas Senate Tuesday voted $150,000 in bonds already voted by
its approval of a bill to allow Rusk the Authority.
i to vote itself out of the Upper Class told the Cherokeean Tues-
Neches Municipal Water Author- day that both Jerry Sadler, repre-
ity. Senate action followed a re- sentative from Anderson County,
cord House vote Monday on the: and Sen. Bill Moore of Bryan,
j bill that directs the Authority to, whose District includes Palestine,
; call a vote within 40 days after (See UPPER NECHES, Page 4)
i 20 per cent of the city's qualified — 0
voters submit a petition for elee TPL „ „ _ L. ^ _ _ J
i (¡on 11 hr6e LSiarged
The governor's signature is ex- ,
pected in a few days, Rep. W. W.!
I Glass of Jacksonville said Tues-j
day.
Glass introduced the measure in
the House. Martin Dies, Jr., of
I Lufkin handled it in the Senate.
The bill appears, in general, to
answer the objections of the more
than 400 Rusk citizens who earlier
this year filed suit in District
Court seeking restraint of the Au-
thority until such time as it would
be allowed to vote itself out. Such
a vote required a special act of
the legislature.
There was indication here Tues-
day, however, that the Rusk group
will not give up its litigation
Leon Pledger will take over the j moves until the issue is clarified.
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A recent survey made by the
The Pledgers hope to visit parts mediate service cost of the bondsj" T w church members now are a Revival Commercial Division of the Rusk
of Canada returning by way of _said to be some $3,000 per yearÍM<aw Tr\f*\ Im and Vacation Bible School, both Chamber of Commerce shows a nathy. Lion Tamer; Henry West has until November 1 to present!individual suits against the follow-
at six percent interest. A lower I^CTT I I III K III «lated in July. Dr. Porter Bailes big majority of the merchants brook, secretary; Keith Kennedy, a petition for vote to the Author-! ing for collection of delinquent
rate was not ruled out. k 1 * I A A C ' A. °f Tyler has been secured as guest around the square in favor of tak- treasurer; and Ike Daniels, Tail ity. After receipt of the petition, ¡taxes-
Approximately $28,000 will be MflSTeClCl jllll evangelist for the week long meet ing Saturday, July 4th as a holi- Twister. the Authority must call an elec-j J. E. Choate, John Francis,'«ar-
needed to provide storm sewer un- Milstead of Jackson t0. 1>egm Y 12th' Vacat,on; day. The "ayes" carried by a 3 to Directors are: liillie Edwards, tion within 40 days. The election ¡ ence C. McCoy and Blanch L. Shel-
der the city section of Highway; , ff . u resultin„ Blble,School, Mrs. Bill Yarbrough, j margin. Wayman Pierce. John Lester, Dick is to he held at the expense of by, Ind. Ex., Alfred Clayton, Eu-
69, from the Y to the south city: from' a traffjc mishap ¡n Jackson- prmC,pa ' 18 tW immedlately fo,low The poll also settled holiday, Dickerson, Ralph Rozelle, Oran the Authority. genia Scales, George Davis, et ux.
limits, and from the curb and!vjHe hflg fj,ed motion for a new the r*vlval questions for the remainder of the Spente Rusk, however, is still obligated One divorce was granted, to Ida
guttering on North Main Street to (ria,'with the 145th District Court Paramount plans now under con-i year, with merchants voting better (See PLEDGER, Page 4) to pay its pro-rata share of the Mae Thomas and Raymond Thomas.
Lions Club president's gavel at
noon Thursday after his installa-
tion during the regular Thursday
meeting of the Club. Corry Wal-
lace's outgoing president.
Dr. Lawrence T. Franks of Ste-
phen F. Austin College, will install
new Lion officers and directors
in the ceremonies.
Other new officers of the club
include E. D. (Pete) Grimes, first
vice-president; James If. Fitts, sec-
ond vice-president; Paul Copeland,
third vice-president; Alton Aber
nathy, Lion Tamer; Henry West-
brook, secretary; Keith Kennedy,
But it was intimated that the
plaintiffs will seek to have hear-
ings or actual court proceedings
delayed until Rusk has a chance to
exercise its rights in the
measure.
Senate action on the bill re-
stricted the vote privilege to Rusk,
causing some to express reserva-
tions concerning its ultimate legal-
ity. It was felt in some quarters
that if the bill is used the result
could conceivably be contested.
According to Rep. Glass, Rusk
On Docket Of
County Court
Charges were filed a (Joins', three
on the County Court criminal dock-
et in the past week. Two were
charged with possefffien of liquor
for purpose of sale and one th"ft
charge was filed
Charged with the liquor viola-
tions were Bernice Derrett and
McBridc. Von Bennett. The latter
pleaded guilty to the charge and
was fined $100. Margie Lusk was
charged with theft.
The District Court issued a tem-
porary restraining order against
an estranged husband, ordering
him to refrain from directly or in-
directly communicating with the
family. He was also ordered to
appear on June 20 to show cause
new | why the order should not be made
into a temporary injunction.
Filed with District Court were
the following civil suits:
Mrs. Susie Vaughn, Ind. and
d/b/a Vaughn's Nursing Home vs
Bill Pratt, collection of account;
Rachel Olevia Hancock vs Harvey
J. Hancock, divorce.
The City of Jacksonville filed
Construction In
City Hits High
the Y.
Milstead's motion alledges that ¡«deration call for organization of ; than 2 to I in favor of two holi-
■ 11.. nw/i/in/Wi /Inert- n i CliHinl m n M tl^t L T.*_ 1 .1 — . .
Rusk building in the 12-month The remainder of the issue will in seVerai instances the court er cottage prayer groups to precede days at Christmas. Both Friday
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period from June 1, 1958, to be for reiate(j and contingent ex- red jn rui¡ng on objections and in
June 1, 195 , took what was per- penses and perhaps other minor ils charge to the jury. It also
haps unprecedented strides. projects. The bonds will not have to stated that in several of the spe-
The unusual home building ^ s0|d un]ess they are needed. c¡a| issues submitted to it the
boom that began last Spring has
resulted in $296,310 in residen-
the Revival one week.
Jr. League In
Curb and gutter is to ir paid for jury's answer was contrary to a 2-Week Pause
J'VILLE — The Jacksonville Jun
and Saturday, December 25 and
26, will be observed. With Sunday
added to the long week-end, this
year's observance gives the city
a lengthy, and rare, yuletide holi
day.
Other holidays previously ap-
Tomato Prices Halved During
Week, But Sheds Stay Open
$55,500 in the same period.
by property owners. The cost is "preponderance of evidence."
tial building, according to a re- egtimated to ^ roughly $150 per Richard Aynesworth was defen
port compiled by the Rusk Cham- ^ They wjn n()t haye tQ pay dant ¡n the suit recently heard by ior League baseball will have a two- proved for observance are I.abor
ber of Commerce. {Qr paving a 145th District Court jui^. The week lay off. Only games to be Day, September 7, Veterans Day, Tomatoes dropped down to three week. Buyers said the drop came All county buyers stated they
Business construction totalled Mrs James j Perkins chairman: jury awarded nothing to Milstead splayed are some makeup games for, November n, and Thanksgiving and one-half to four cents in most'after tomatoes hao reached eastern believed that tomatoes will im-
of the Finance Committee, and in the suit. Karnes that have been rained out Day, November 26. sheds in the county early this market and had failed to stand up1 P™ve here if they do not receive
as expected. damaging rains.
However, sheds in most instances Some buyers intimated they had
Wednesday were preparing to open 'aken a loss with the price drop,
as usual and most buyers seemed j but they agreed that, although
to think thft tomato quality would themselves and the inspectors rat-
continue to improve. cd the produce high, the tomatoes
The Bob Tankersley Shed jn niay have "«en a "little tender-
Jacksonville. which opened Mon- r s"'PP>n8-
day, by late Tuesday had loaded Barring rain, most looked for an
out four cars. The shed closed out improved quality and a correspond-
at three and one half cents Tues- ing improvement in price.
day. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville
In Alto, H. A Lindsey said farmer's Market held open a mar-
he had billed out a total of 15 ket for other farm P™duce. Man-
cars and had loaded out one and a^er "*ack Boone said ti«e market
one-half Tuesday. shipped 1,000 bushels of early
I ,, , . - ,,, , , peaches Monday and Tuesday at
Gus Whiteman said Wednesday T. 1 . . • j
., . . . . . $4. Pink tomatoes were active and
atternoon his shed was paying four 7 .
cents. He had shipped out 7,000 ,n¿üod q"a"Uty at Wa ^ A
lugs but marketing was light, due . e sai . ere IS. ma^i
. .. . 0 for snap beans, pinto beans and
'o the price drop. . . ' . .
new potatoes and that the market
He said he planned to stay open needs more of theí:e ¡tems Also
as long as practical. movement of fresh sweet corn,
J. O. Holsomback at Maydelle! field corn and cucumbers was good
; said the she<l there was paying four'and home grown peas of alt varie-
cents Wednesday. He also noted ties was needed.
that the amount of tomatoes had1 The market for all produce is
dropped with the price, but that!very good, Boone said, both for
P*P Grocery
Tucker's Marine Supply
Isaacs Chevrolet
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69 Area Growing
Xr "■ construction atony Hiyhway (>'■) han
TiU'Ved atony at an amaziny pace. In this
pictorial survey of the development are
shown new buildings and addition« to old-
er buHinessen in the growing section. The
outlook is tor considerably more deuelop-
wfivt as businesses are attracted more and,
more to the increasing traffic along the
the route.
K-N Drive-In
the shed would continue to buy
unless rain cut into the quality.
Nine cars had been packed in May-
delle.
truckers and local buyers. The
farmers' Market this year is sell-
ing in any quantity, from one
pound up.
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