The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1959 Page: 1 of 16
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had
E. R.
Grew, president of The Citizens
State Bank, his wife, and their
daughter, Jeanne Meyers, came to
close to near disaster at Lake
Striker last week . . . Seems they
had gone out in their boats to
fish when a high wind, near hur-
ricane force, hit the area . . .
Waves almost sank the small boat
that Mr. and Mrs. Gregg were in,
and Jeanne and her daughter,
Beth, got bruised as a result from
the "bouncing" they underwent in
the larger boat ... A number of j
boats were sunk during the brief
storm . . . None injured, however.
VOLUME 112
II PAGES
RUSK, TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 3, 1959
NUMBER 11
FOOTBALL SEASON is here . . .
Roundabout hasn't had an opportu-
nity see Coach Pete Grimes' Birds
work out any this fall, but under-
stands the boys are looking pretty
good . . . From what Roundabout
hears from Maxia, the Featherd
Flock will have their bands full
when they invade the Blackcats
den Friday night . . .
THIS WEEK'S CHEROKEEAN
begins the first of a 10 week series
featuring football . . . The Big
Football Contest is on pages 6 and
7 . . . The progressive and sports-
minded merchants of Rusk and
Alto are sponsoring the Contest
that gives everyone an opportunity
to win . . .
GAMES THIS WEEK are harder
than they'll be in the future . . .
Only Classes AA, A and B are
playing Friday night . . . The Con-
test will become a great deal more
interesting when we can list out-
standing college games along with
the top games in East Texas . . .
J'ville Council Orders
Assessments For Paving
J'VILLE—The Jacksonville City
Council in its regular meeting p. j.
Tuesday night approved an emer- l lOHS iNeOT
gency ordinance to assess costs of r*letirm Fn *
repairing and resurfacing streetsi V-OfTlpiCTTOn rOl
WE BELIEVE that this Football
Contest will have a great deal of
reader interest and appeal . .. will
appreciate any suggestions from
our readers . . .
KATE STOVALL, one of Rusk's
moat loved ladies, is a mighty
proud gal those days . . . Kate just
received her Master's Degree from
SFA College in Nacogdoches . . .
JOHN WHITE, Commissioner of Agriculture, spoke to
Farm Bureau members at their annual banquet in Rusk
Monday night. Seated is president of the County unit,
Grady Dupree.
Farmers Must Organize,
Get Out of 'Doghouse'
Farmers must organize to get officials and Farm Bureau officers
AMONG OTHER BARGAINS a-
round Rusk is the Rusk football
season ticket going for $5 . . . Vir-
gil Carrington is selling the
tickets, and they get you in the
gate for six big home games this
year . . . better get yours now . . .
Women Get
5 Years For
Bank Theft
themselves out of the "public's
doghouse," Texas Agriculture Com-
missioner John White told mem-
bers of the Cherokee County Farm
Bureau Monday night.
Agriculture is being blamed for
high food prices and agriculture
subsidies are being made to appear
as exclusive benefits for the farm-
er. White said that agriculture's
story is not being told. Mrs. Joe B. Copeland and Mrs.
He spoke to some 200 Farm; Georgia Lang will hold "Open
Bureau members and guests at j House" Saturday in their new
the annual Farm Bureau banquet specialty shop in Rusk
in Rusk Monday night. The observance begins at 9;30
"Never has agriculture been so Saturday morning, Mrs. copeland
misunderstood by the masses of
said.
and other guests. Candidates for
Farm Bureau Queen were also
introduced.
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New Specialty
Shop To Have
Opening Sat.
Hundreds
Return To
Classrooms
School children in near record
numbers swarmed back to class
rooms Wednesday morning to open
a new year of school in Rusk.
Administrators noted some of
the largest classes in recent years,
with the total enrollment expect-
ed to be the largest in the past 15
years.
Pupils in all classes attended a
full day's classes on opening day,
since most had pre-registered.
Altogether some 1,150 pupils
went back to school on Wednesday.
This includes Gallatin scholastics
who will attend Rusk schools as
a result of the recent consolidation
of those districts.
Sixty-one teachers, administra-
tors and supervisory personnel
will be employed by the schools,
an increase of eight teachers over
last year.
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Davis Leaves
Hospital For
Advance Study
Bryce Davis, chief clinical psy-
chologist at the Rusk State Hos-
pital for the past 14 months, will
leave the Hospital Saturday to be-
gin work on his Ph. D degree. ,
I He will begin the two-year study j,he annual Clty budget hearing for
at Baylor under a research assist-! Monday, September '
antship grant, after which he will! A request by the Texas Bank and
serve an interneship. Davis pre-1 Trust ( ompany to install an un< er
sently holds B. A. and M. A! de-> ground pneumatic tube under the
i gTees from Texas Christian Univer-: street from the bank to its planned
sjty drive-in facilities was approved. I
The vacancy in the Hospital's | The council instructed the city j
psychology department has not i attorney and city manager to meet
Rusk, Mexia Crack New
Football Season Friday
in the downtown area against the
property owners..
The ordinance was prepared hy
City Attorney Emerson Stone, Jr
and City Manager Walter Cook
as requested by the council at its
last meeting.
A large per cent of the owners
of abutting property have already
made deposits to cover their por
tion of the costs of this project,
and the ordinance provides for the
Mr. Gus Fete
The first whistle of the 1959 Football season will sound
off at 8 Friday nij^ht when R isk's Eagles meet Mexia's Black
Cats in the Mexia stadium.
For hundreds of Rusk fans, it backfield and Mexia averaging 188
will signal the kick-off of a 10 and 150.
.game season in which they hope Probable offensive starters for
to see their Eagles at the top of (he Birds has Larry Talley, Gary
a tough conference schedule. A Lloyd, Buddy Roye and Orville
few more than ¡10 white shirted Johnson in the backfield. Expected
Eagles with two weeks of off-on j start on the forward wall are:
practice under their pads will tus- Bill Smith at center, Robert Stover
sic with a Mexia squad that ought and Ronny Wood at guards, Hilton
to be a little shorter on experience Hassell and Charles Echols at
than it was last year. tackles, Robert Wood and Tommy
For the hometown boys it will Treadwell at ends.
Lloyd and Johnson are team
captains. The Rusk secondary will
feature one or more years of ex-
perience at each position.
Mexia has three lettermen in
superintendent, said Tuesday.
Arrangements were n e a r i n g
completion this week for a gala be a chance to even up the series
birthday party honoring Gus with Mexia that has the Black Cats
Blankinship, president of the First wi'h two wín and the Eagles with
National Bank on his 71st birth on«" win. It will also be an opportu-
day, Friday, September 4. Design- '"'y to recoup from the 27 6 de-
ated as Mr. Gus' Birthday party, vastation wreaked by Mexia before its offensive secondary unit, which
the event will be held at the bank a hometown audience last year, also features a scatback who re-
quarters, corner of Main and Com- i The 1959 version of the Eagles P°rtedly can do the 100 in 10
merce Streets, beginning at 3 will feature 12 lettermen to go up sftronds
, o'clock and continuing until 5 against 11 Mexia experienced re- rhe lo('al h<*ys ar<> expected to
balance to be assessed. The costs: 0.c|0ck turnees. Coaches claim the same emphasize defensive tactics against
and payment is divided in to three In announcing the event last size teams, with Husk averaging lheir four-time foes. Weather per-
annual payments at an interest rate (S#, plans NEAR Pane 8) 170 on the line and 150 in the fitting, fans may also look for
an improved passing attack this
year. The running attack has not
been an intense issue on Rusk's
training grounds, but most look
for a balanced running game,
handled by experienced backs.
Head coach Pete Grimes has
advanced no more optimism than
to say the two teams will provide
a good game—"worth going to
'Mexia to see."
the exact final scores of the j Friday night's tiff launches a
four high school games list-1 10-game schedule that promises to
ed will be awarded $50. The Provide its. share of bruises and
(See PLANS NEAR Page 8)
of eight per cent.
The council authorized the city j i IN^IDF
manager to place public notice of! L-iV->,wrSk- - - .
Win $$$ As A Pigskin
Prophet For Profit
Now you can get in thet
been filled, Dr. Charles Castner, 'with representatives of Flenigaivi game! If you're a successful t
(See J'VILLE Page 8)
PTA Official Board To Meet
In Jacksonville Friday, Sept. 4
J'VILLE — The First official , . j""
board meeting for the Texas Par- C*OOCn \3NITieS IS
ent Teachers Association, District |(jwQnis SDeoker
XII, will be held in Jacksonville on •*.
Friday, September 4. beginning at At TUeS. Meeting
10 a.m. and continuing into the nr. Carl B. Case presided at
afternoon. The meeting will be Tuesday's regular Kiwanis Club
I held in the Community Room of meeting in Texas Cafe at noon,
the people," White said. The mis- BU1U 'the Southwestern Electric Service Progn-m chairman P. O. Hatley
| understanding is not in Cherokee The new business will feature a Co. Mrs. Lea Ledger of Copperas introduced Rusk Coach, Pete
J'VILLE—Two Jacksonville wo-,County or olherg like it, but it is complete line of fabrics and sew- Cove will be in Jacksonville for Grimes, who talked out the pro-
men, who bilked the Texas Bank¡ jn the metropolitan areas. in<? needs, and also linens, towels this meeting to conduct a school spects of this year's team. He re-
and Trust Company of some $130,- He asserted that every farmer and a n'ce slock °f items of instructions for this new board, minded them of the season's first
000 over a period of eight years, ought to belong to an organiza- Mmes. Copeland and Lang urged Mrs. Ledger is a State Vice-Presi- game this Friday night against
were sentenced to five years each' tjon that can ten his story They all their friends and patrons to dent. Mexia, there. Coaches Carroll,
on five counts in connection with must band together to get the '■come by Saturday during the open District XII covers a 13 county Pruitt and Watson were also guests
the embezzlement.
Miss Yola Renfro, 59. and Mrs.
Weldon Conner, 34, were awaiting
notice of where they will be im-
prisoned. They were sentenced in
Judge Joe W. Sheehy's U. S. Dis-
trict Court in Tyler Monday.
true picture put over.
In the matter of subsidies, White
admitted there had been unfortu-
nate incidents, but as a whole they
have helped stabilize agricultural
economy. But he declared that it
ing.
(See PTA Page 8)
at the meeting
Saturday morning quarter-
back, or just a fan with a
hunch, you can vindicate ¡
your professed prowess at!
prognostication and get
paid for it!
Turn to the inside pages
and get the signals on the
biggest local contest of the
1959 season . . . you may win
$15 or $500. depending upon
how much you know about
football.
Three people will split;
$30 each week . . . they will
be the ones who come closest
to guessing the winners of)
the 'JO games listed on the
football page inside. Cash
prizes are $15, $10 and $5.
Then, the fan that guesses
big money—$500— will g0 ¡ ^Pense. Six of the games will be
, played on Mustek Field.
to the wizard who can pro- Below is the roster of the 1959
phesv the scores by quarters Eagles:
of the four high school BACKS — Jimmy Ramey, Larry
games, including the final Talley. Bobby Brooks. Brent Smith,
scote.
Somebody will win each
week. In case of a tie prize
money will be divided a-
Kenny Black, Allen Ray, Gary
Lloyd, Buddy Roye, Orville John-
son, Terry Byerly.
CENTERS- -Robert Stover (C-G),
Bill Smith, Chris von Doenhoff.
Ronnie Wood, Leon-
David Black, James
mong the tying contestants. GUARDS-
Now, there are three ways Ben7'
Tl ... Spurger, Joe Weaver.
you can win. Rut, it you TACKLES — Malcolm Hanson,
think you need more, then union Hassell, Charles Echols,
the rules allow you to make Danny Ball, Charles Mitchell, Ray-
as many entries per week mond Vermillion.
as you think necessary. „ EN1DS~ Robert Wood, Tommy
J ... .. 2. Treadwell, James Norton, Jimmy
A studied prediction oi ajLee Bobby Long, Larry Hassell,
wild' guess . . . they all give Larry Hibbard.
you a chance to win cash Managers are James Shankles
this football season. <See RUSK Page 8)
Nurse Technician Class
Graduated By RSH Friday
sidies for 20 years without cost to « m
the taxpayers whereas now it costs Commencement exercises for 24: the students.
millions. However I am not here j Nurse Technicians were held Fri They were presented certificates
to make a political speech." (|ay at the Fjrgt Baptist Church by college officials for academic
_r White hit at those who claim in Rusk The graduation climaxed WOrk completed and by represent-
tences were given on three counts. í agncu,*ure ls a dec,m ng industry.; two years o{ extensive training for atives of the Nursing Service for
The women had earlier pleaded is Peculiar that the ,f<?deral K°ver" j
guilty to four counts of falsifying ment hand,ed *urPlusf and sub-J
bank records and to one connt of
conspiracy. They were sentenced
to five years each on two of the
counts, but the sentences were to
run concurrently. Suspended sen
Each of the counts carried a Agriculture's increased product!
maximum prison term of five v«ty, besides releasing m.ll.ons of
workers for industry, is respon-
years and fines up to $10,000.
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First Methodist
Meetings Told
For Coming Week
sible for the employment of other
millions who are engaged in sup-
plying it.
Pointing out the need for farm-
er organization, White also said:
"There is no economic group in
the United States that has less
Two Charged
With DWI In
Past Week
ward training in psychiatric work
Dr. Chas. W. Castner, Rusk State
Hospital superintendent, gave the
welcoming address with Hender
son County Junior College Presi-
dent Orvil Pirtle introducing the
guest speaker. State Senator Mar-
tin Dies, Jr. The candidates for
Two persons were charged on graduation were presents by the
Announcement of activities at1 to gay about its destiny than the j the county docket in the past week Henderson County ( ollege Dean,
First Methodist Church have been farmers with driving while intoxicated. A {Dr. Ora Rhoades
revealed as follows by Mrs. June We haven't worked hard en- third was fined $25 for driving The conferring of college certifi-
Crysup, secretary: : ough to keep decisions in our own while license was suspended. cates was performed by President
WSCS to resume regular weekly hands. j The two charged were Johnnie | Pirtle Miss Josephine Lamb, R. N.,
meetings, Monday, September 7th .Th„re are t0o manv farm pro Jackson and Earnest Orville Lind Director of Nursing for the State
3 p.m. at the church, Mrs. Morris forward by politicians *ey. Fined was Herbert Chamber■! Hospital's Central Office, present-
Hassell president . .. . . . , .. |airi ed state certificates.
nasseii. prwioem. who listen to everybody but the ' «"• ^ ,
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday, farmer .. Four new su¡tg *ere filed with The processional was played by
night, 7:30 p.m. at the church, j wh)te added .Tve worked with the Distrkt Clerk They were: Loy Essie Madden, followed with the
Farm Bureau and I know they are Dean Crawford vs Judy Crawford, invocation by the Rev. Wayne Mor-
a democratic organization. Their divorce; Hattie (Wallace) Darnell row °* the Calvary Baptist Church,
programs originate at the grase- vs. James Y. Darnell, divorce, R. Kev Cwl Case, State Hospital
roots level." H Moore v. Lecuno Oil Campany; chaplain, gave the benediction.
Ensign James I Perkins Jr White was introduced by County Wanda Jean Butler vs Arnold Ray A reception was held in Fellow
is attending the Naval Officers Agent Steve Lilly, a long time ac Butler, divorce. ' *hip Hall following the exercises.
Training School in Athens quaintance. Grady. Dupree. presi Five marriage license* were to- Sponsors of the class were Gayle
r„r.„ AflM. th- pomnletion of dent of the Cherokee County Farm sued by the County Clerk. They DeFoor. State Hospital registered
this training In November he will Bureau, was master of ceremonies were issued to: Walter Copeland nurse, and Pal Thompkins Ball,
ht £i\en an assignment He introduced various extension (See TWO Page I) R N., H. C. J. C instructor.
To Complete OTC
In November
,?•
Above are graduates of the Psychiatric Nurse Technician
course at the Rusk State Hospital who were giaduated in
exercises last Friday. Pictured are, bottom row, from left:
Robert Lively, Barbara Lively, Berniece Adams, Autrey
Wellborn, Sehryn Murray, Iva I^ee Matlock, Esther Weav-
er, Carl Rabalai.s. Second row, Orene Lloyd, Cora Dement,
Dorothy Grasty, Frances Hicks, Hazel Foster, Mildred
Little, Myrtle Watson, Loma Carroll. Third row, Carroll
McGregor, Edward Freeland, Jackie Harris, Corry Phil-
lips, Samuel Adams, Frank Morgan, Leo Hicks.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1959, newspaper, September 3, 1959; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150304/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.