The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1960 Page: 1 of 16
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The Cherokeean
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INTEREST IN CITY GOVERN-
MENT is at an all time high,
Roundabout believes . . . Forty of
Rusk's business people met with
the City Council Tuesday night to
work on the parking meter pro-
blem and to discuss the proposed
telephone rate increase . . .
VOLUME 112
JANUARY 14, 1960
RUSK, TEXAS
16 PAGES
NUMBER 30
STAN C H A P M A N was the
spokesman for the merchants who
advocated a two hour free parking
limit around the court house.
ROUNDABOUT KNOWS that he
is speaking for the vast majority
of the people when he expresses
appreciation to the Council for ^
voting to enforce the two hour
park'ng limit. We firmly believe
that this can be a big step forward
in our constant efforts to increase
the trade area of Rusk.
City Defers South western's Request For
Telephone Rate Increase in Rusk Exchange
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Two-Hour Parking Given 90 Days To Prove Worth
MAYOR MORRIS HASSELL and
members of the City Council would
like to hear everyone's comments
on the broadcast of the entire coun-
cil meeting. Tuesday night's meet-
ing was broadcast over KTLU from
10 a.m. Wednesday until noon. In-
terest was keen before the broad-
cast. KTLU had around 20 people
call to learn the exact time of the
broadcast.
Delegation Declares Free
MetersGood For Business
THIS BROADCAST was an "ex-
periment" ... if the people of
Rusk and area enjoyed the broad-
cast, Mayor Hassell and the council
may choose to continue. The boys
on tha city council feel that if the
people of Rusk really understand
the problems they face in operat-
ing our city's business, they'll re-
ceive more cooperation.
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN
ORDER to Lloyd Pipes at the First
State Bank. Lloyd was elected
president of The First State Bank
of this city Tuesday. Lloyd is a
very agressive, ardent booster of
Rusk. You can always count on
Lloyd to devote much time, effort,
and money for any project that
will benefit Rusk.
MR. AND MRS. F R A N K L.
MAIN, former publishers of The
Cherokeean, paid us a visit Satur-
day. They are now residents of
Palestine. Mr. and Mrs. Main are
two of the finest people Round-
about has ever known. Both are
doing well, and looking fine.
WAS GLAD TO SEE Rev. O. P.
Meador back in circulation. Bro.
Meador suffered a heart attack a
number of months back, and is
having to take it somewhat slower
these days. He looks fine.
Judge Drops 23
Divorce Suits
From Court File
District Judge .1 W Summers
I his week dismissed from 1 h e
court's docket 23 divorce suits.
The Judge's dismissal order said
Ihey were being dismissed for want
of prosecution. Divorce cases are
usually dismissed after Ihey re-
main on file for three years with
no move toward prosecution
At Kickoff Banquet
Free parking around the court-
house was given another stay Tues-
day night and this time the 2-hour
parking limit was put back into ef-
fect.
Councilmen approved a 90-day
trial period for free parking with
a 2-hour limit. The vote was un-
animously affirmative.
Meter posts are to be stenciled
with the notice of the 2-hour limit
and officers will be instructed to
make periodic checks, probably us
ing a tire-marking system to deter-
mine how long a car has been park-
ed in a free space.
At present there is no limit on
parking time m spaces surrounding
the courthouse. .Meter heads were
removed last fall upon request of
downtown merchants and the issue
has been a running controversy
since that time.
Druggist Stanley Chapman pre-
sented the merchants' argument to
the council, lie said Husk is at a
disadvantage in competing with
neighboring towns for trade in that
Baby, Mother,
Grandmother
Share Room
Itusk Memorial Hospital prob-
ably has a first on its hands. I'
has a new baby, his mother and i
his grandmother in one room!
The baby is two-day-old Terry
Lee Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Bryant of Houston. Mrs.
Bryant is the daughter of Mrs.
Ager Turner of Alto.
Mrs Turner (Inez) was admit-
ted to the hospital last week. At
3:30 on January 11. her grand-
son was born. Shortly after, Mrs
Turner was placed in the room
with her daughter. The represent-
ative of the third generation,
Terry Lee, is an occasional occu-
pant of the room
The youngster was born on
Monday Grandparents a r e Mr.
and Mrs. Ager Turner of Alto and
Mrs. E. W. Litton of League City
we do not provide at least limited
free parking.
The free spaces have been open
to unlimited parking and many of
them have been taken up by ears
that are parked all day in the same
space.
Chapman said Rusk business had
recognized some benefit from the
free parking and he asked council
men to assist them in keeping what
they have.
J. C. Williams moved to try the
00-day parking. His move was sec-
onded by .1 P. Acker and accepted
unanimously by other couneilmen.
About 40 business people and
other citizens appeared at the coun-
cil meeting in connection with the
parking issue. Asked to indicate if
they favored the proposal outlined
by Chapman, they voted unani-
mously by a show of hands in favor
of the plan.
Charles Kerr followed Chapman
arid gave some specific examples of
the way free parking had helped
Husk.
Later in the meeting, Mrs. James
I. Perkins addressed a statement
to the council in opposition to a
proposed ordinance that would pro-
hibit so called self service gasoline
stations.
The ordinance was prepared for
presentation to the council and
was read by Mayor Morris Hassell.
Mrs. Perkins' statement called
such an ordinance punitive, con-
trary to the free enterprise system
and not in the public interest.
ft is not the province of this
council to prohibit any business
from coming to Rusk."
In other action, the council:
Heard a request for drainage
work by Roy Ginn.
Accepted a tire bid from W. M
Vinirig.
Accepted the bid of II Dossett
to replace paving al the city hall
driveway.
Moved to accept bids for paving
the alley back of the businesses
on the West side of the square.:
Cost of paving is to be paid by the 1
businesses.
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Company Says Return
On Investment Unfair
Husk luisine-sinon Tuesday nitfhl crowded tin town's council chambers to urgv upon
ouncilmen a I'ree-parkiiiK area around th<- courthouse with a 2-hour limit. About to mer-
chants and other citizens indicated their stand on the i.- i.< at the request oí the council.
Later many oí the group interrogated a Southwestern States Telephone official on roques!
ed rate increases.
Tosh Named On
Legislative
Expert Prescribes League Comminee
For Ailing Soils
Cherokee County soil needs a
prescription, an agronomist told
county agriculture leaders And if
enough farms follow this prescrip-
tion, it will amount, to a million-
dollar increase in county income
Frank Boyd, Virginia -Carolina
Chemical Company Agronomist,
said Cherokee County soils for the ¡
most part are not being fertilized j
properly About the only way to
determine if they are being given
the right fertilize is to Ret .i soil
test
Otherwise, farmers will have to
shoot craps for the best kind
Boyd, from Alabama, was the
keynnt speaker at a banquet Mon
day night kicking off the count',
soil fertility prngrim lie spoke
following the «warding of 30 refit
ficates ts) soil fertility leaders and
contributor*
Jack Barton soil conservation
ifllist and coordinator of the
«ion Serviré «oil fertility pro
1
cram, gave a commentary on a
series of slides documenting the
four point program he works with
in a six-county area.
The soil fertility program had
its inception in Cherokee County,
he said, and You've started some-
thing that has expanded to six
counties, and you arc to be con-
gratulated
Barton pointed up the need for
a soil fertility program in the
county The soils here, he said, are
largely deficient in one or more
nutrients He emphasized the im
port unce of a progressive attitude,
saying that agriculture in Cherokee
County is .i $7.000.000 industry
The principal speaker Boyd, said
general fertilizer recommendations
are no good for the individual
farmer Kach farm and each field
has to heve its own prescription
ll<" explained the three basic
fertilizers and said that while only
EXPfRT On P«|* •)
Leo W. Tosh, of First Federal
Savings and Loan Association, of
Rusk. Texas, has been appointed to
the Legislative Committee of the
United States Savings and Loan
League, W O, DuVall, L e a g u e
President has announced
As a member of the Legislative
Committee, Mr Tosh will aid in
the shaping and carrying out of
the League's legislative program
for the year 1900 The Legislative
Committee, consists of 120 officials
from savings and loan associations
throughout the country.
According to DuVall, the Com-
mittee will hold its first meeting
January 25 and 20 in the Hotel
Statler in Washington, I) C
The league is the nationwide
trade organization for the $03 bil-
lion savings and loan business
In Jacksonville
Bailey Is
Re-Named
CC Head
J'VILLK W. E. Bailey was re-
elected as president of the Jack-
sonville Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, Bailey served in that
capacity last year.
Re-elected also were First Vice
President I) Acker and Trea-
surer T C Wilson. F. (i o r d o n
Til ley was elected second v i c e
president
Bailey told directors Wednesday
that it had been a pleasure to
serve as Chamber president in the
past year and that he appreciated
the confidence expressed in him in
re-electing him to that office.
He said that 1000 will probably
see some "real accomplishments"
with the full cooperation of the
membership.
Sam Quay was re elected as man-
ager and the Chamber adopted a
1900 slogan, Let's Cío Like Sixty
in 'Sixty."
Burns Tilton, chairman of the
program of work committee, show
ed the board a questionnaire on a
two-yetir plan of action. The ques-
tionnaire will be mailed to all mem-
bers with a request for their ideas
M G Moore, chairman of the
Airport Committee of the chamber,
reported to the directors on that
project He said he felt progress
was being made and that every-
thing possible has been done to
expedite it
Rate Precedent Set?
The Southwestern States Town of llu.sk telephone talks may never
get to the courts, at least not without some administrative bassets first
But prolonged inaction or denial of the rates requested could result in
litigation much the same as experienced by the City of Jacksonville,'
which was defendant in a suit for injunction against enforcing its rate
i ordinance, brought by the General Telephone Company of the South
I west.
In that suit the company alleged its return on investment said
to be 4.9 per cent -was unfair. The court held il enjoinable since it
was below the fair return figures of 0 30 per cent set. by the city's ex-
pert witness and below the 7.25 to 7.50 said by the company's expert
to be fair.
An injunction was granted, and in view of a failure to reach fur
ithcr agreement, the General Company has applied for a hearing to
make the temporary injunction permanent
The Southwestern States Telephone Company seeks to have its re
turn adjusted by the Town of Rusk from what, il says is now an unfair
5.42 per cent to 7.50 per cent. Therefore, according to a general pre-
cedent set in the judgement of the 145th District Court, the local situ-!
j at ion may be enjoinable, although there has been no official mention i
of contingent plans for seeking remedy at law
First the company would probably have to show that it had ex-
hausted administrative remedy which could entail one or more meet
ings with the Rusk council. No such meetings have been requested:
rather, the company's request was made in a letter to which was at-
tached four exhibits to justify its request, and in a personal presenta-j
lion by Division Manager II K Reeves (see story of presentation on
Page 1).
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In New County Program
CitiesPaid $4.30 A Mile
For Rural Fire Fighting
Nearly fifty Rusk citizens choked
the town's council chamber Tues-
day night and for the better part
of an hour tliey quizzed a South
western States Telephone Company
official concerning requested rate
increases ranging tip to 33 and one-
third per cent
II. F, Reeves, Southwestern . lii
vision Manager Iroin Henderson,
appeared before the Town Council
lo request the increases and was
besieged by inquiries from a hold
over crowd of citizens who had
earlier appeared in connection «villi
the downtown parking, meter is
sue
Reeves, under prodding, admití,
ed that Rusk rates are presently
higher than some other major ex-
cliang.es in this district He said
he did not expect an official ans
Fire Losses
Were $10,050
In City in '59
I i re losses in I he Town of Rust
in 1959 were roughly the same as
for the year before, according to
Flray Williams, Fire Marahal.
Wiliams said his report to the
Board of Insurance would show
losses of $10,050 last year Largest
loss was the building and contents
in the big fire which destroyed the
canning plant building early last
year.
wer immediately but he would like
to have his request considered.
The biased crowd drew detailed
explanations from Reeves on the
exhibits accompanying the request,
which he distributed among coun-
cilinen and citizens. Questions were
directed especially at the unusual
rate increases.
Near the end of his presentation,
Reeves said rates in s o in e ex-
changes in the Gilmer, Gladewater,
kiT'ore ( lass are substantially low-
er than Rusk rates, but he indicat-
. I tins «-.a- a concession to the big
loll revenue in these cit ies.
The council terminated the hear-
ing with a request for comparative
data from other cities. A motion to
deny i he increases outright was
withdrawn in favor of an agree-
ment to study the requests. Reeves
acknowledged the need for time
to consider the proposals, saying
that touiicilimm ore obligated to
the citizens of Rusk.
Introducing his request, Reeves
said increases were granted by
Rusk in May of 1957 after four
years of negotiations. "We gave
notice at that lime that they were
accepted under protest, but we
said we would operate under them
and come back and file again."
He called attention to increased
investment and service but the re-
venue it is now producing, he said,
is inadequate to serve company
debts in connection with expansion.
The company has requested local
(See TELEPHONE Page 5)
Pipes Named President
FINAN SMITH REAPPOINTED
County Auditor J Finan Smith
has been re appointed to that of
fice for a two-year term
District Judges James H Moore
and J W Summers filed their ap
poinUnent of Smith on January 9
Ilia term is for two year* from
January i«mo
Three Charge On
County's Docket
charges were filed against three
pi rsons on the County Court docket
in the past week Charges were for
theft liquor violation and dener
lion
Harold K r y, Tuesday pleaded
guilty to unlawful sale of liquor
in a dry aria anil was fined $100
and cost* of court Untried hut
charged were Ira Parson* charged
with theft and lYeston T i I I e y,
charged with desertion
Rural fire protection, or f i r e
fighting, was obtained by the coun-
ty for roughly $4.30 for each mile
traveled by a city fire truck in
1959 That's the way the total mile
age figured into the $5,000 appro-
priation made by the county to
give non-urban residents a more
even break with fire
Jacksonville received nearly half
of the county's $5.000 appropria
tion. traveling 530 miles to fight
rural fires in 1959 Jacksonville's
share was $2.312 34
Rusk's fire department, travel
ing. 404 miles outside of 'he city
limits, received S1.742 Wl Alto's
department received $044 78 for
traveling 219 miles
The apportionments were made
on the basis of reports lubmitted
by each of the ritiei' fire depart
ments at the end of the first year
that the county has participated in j
rural fire protection
Payments were made according j
to the number of miles each de-,
partmcnt traveled to answer rural
calls Together the departments
traveled 1,159 miles which made
the rale of payment roughly $4 30!
per mile.
That may he reduced this year,
however, since Billiard and Wells
haw indicated they will particí-
pate The county has appropriated
another $5.000 for this year
Mileage was kept down consider
ably in the early part ot the year
when generally wet weather kept
down rural fires Hut an outbreak
in November and December ran
the total up to about normal
I.loyd Pipes, left. Tuesday was named president of the
First State Bank of Rusk. Pictured also is Board Chairman
K B Mti-ick. Sr. Pipes was elected president in a monthly
meeting «> " the Kirst State board Tuesday. He haa been Ex.
ecutive \ rtce President of th« Bank for the past four veara.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1960, newspaper, January 14, 1960; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150323/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.