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The Rusk Cherokeean
VOL. 3
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1922
NO. 38
"The Day After Tomorrow."
A message to the bankers of
America from the President of
the American Bankers Associa-
tion.
Everywhere one hears the que-
ry "What is the outlook for busi-
ness?" Never before have we.
faced so many great problems
clamoring for intelligent solution.
To America is the world looking
for far-seeing and constructive
leadership and upon us largely
depend the conditions which
shall prevail here and abroad on
the day after tomorrow; the day
after we shall have passed
through the period of re-adjust-
ment and re-vitalization and be
more actively engaged in produc-
ing and consuming in an orderly
business-like way.
Good business then depends
upon good judgment now. With
good judgment go individual ini-
itiative and hard work as the es-
sential elements in making 11)22 a
stepping-stone to financial stabil-
ity and industrial activity.
What is our first step? What
is our most important task at
this hour? What needs our most
careful, yes, prayerful, attention?
There is a real challenge in the
answer: Agriculture.
The fundamental wealth of
America is the productivity of
her soil. Transportation, manu-
facturing, jobbing, banking, mer-
chandising, labor, all take on new
life when the farmer prospers, all
suiter when his purchasing power
is materially curtailed. God in
His bounty has given us the land
and the water. We have the
machinery we have the gold
—shall we put them ; 11 actively
to work that the world may be
clothed and fed and America's
new era.of prosperity built upon
the firm foundation o f n e w
wealth created?
A crop that can be made and
is for any reason not planted or
harvested is an opportunity for-
ever lost, time and money 11 at
can never be regained. Rotation
of crops is agriculturally sound
and diversification is desirable,
provided, for a commodity of
which there is a great surplus
supply there be substituted some-
thing more sorely needed.
World movements indicate a
gradual clearing up of the foreign
financial skies. If the series of
international conferences being
held result in re-establishing the
buying power of Europe the fall
may find us facing an active de-
mand for our fundamental com-
modities. It will then b • too
late to plant the necessary crops.
Should the foreign situation
not improve materially then fi-
nancial America must provide
the machinery fop carrying the
surplus temporarily and prevent
demoralization in values. The
demand cannot be long delayed
if the needs of the world are to be
properly supplied. Today crops
may be both planted and financ-
ed on a materially different basis
of risk than was incurred during
the period of high cost of produc-
tion.
What Shall the Banker Do?
Help the farmers of his neigh-
borhood to approach this plant-
ing season with cheerfulness and
a rugged determination to suc-
ceed. Put new hope in their
hearts, through continued sym-
pathy and co-operation assist
them over the rough places.
Many of them are discouraged
and disconsolate as they review
the loss, s of the last two years.
They must be stimulated to look
forward not backward and the
banker must help bridge the gulf
between the disheartening past
and the promising future.
They still .need the banker's
active support, hp needs their en-
ergy and ability to create new
wealth if his loans to merchant
and lawyer, doctor and school
teacher, manufacturer and the
farmer himself, are to be liqui-
dated.
As in the immeniate past, dis-
play confidence in those who
have shown their willingness to
work and their ability to create,
once more assist them in financ-
ing their need for seed, fertilizer,
implements. If we are to press
forward sccessfully, agriculture
must not be allowed to becpme
demoralized.
For forty years the South's
crops were financed when the av-
erage farmer's only collateral was
his character and his chattel
mortgage. This collateral is still
available, make use of it. His
success is National Prosp -rity'.
Put the American farmer on
his feet, not through paternalist-
ic legislation or specious nostrums,
he neither wants nor needs chari-
ty, but through the application
of old-fashioned commonsense
American banking and business
principles.
Again pn his feet, he will stand
unsupported and as he stands
will American business be renew-
ed in strength and activity and
American labor find new fields
for employment.
Then shall we see the dawn of
the day after tomorrow.
THOMAS B. McADAMS.
President American Bankers As-
sociation.
New York, January 21, 1922.
Interscholastic League Try Outs.
Thursday, Friday and Friday
night the Rusk public school was
busy in eliminating for the Inter-
scholastic League Meet.
The following are winners in
the events named: 50 yards
dash, 1st, Delma McCord; 2nd,
Dick Shearon; 3rd, Guy Man-
ning. 100 yards dash, 1st Dick
Shearon; 2nd, Delma McCord;
3rd, John D. Lewis. 120 yard
hurdle, 1st, Jewel McGuire; 2nd,
Edgar Ford; 3rd, John L. Slover.
220 yards dash, 1st. Dick Shear-
on; 2nd, Edgar Ford, 3rd, Ses-
sion James. 440 yards dash, 1st,
Osburn Slayden; 2nd, Pete Ro-
ten; 3rd, Session James. 880 yd.
dash, 1st. Osburn Slayden; 2nd,
Pete Roten; 3rd, Reese Dupree,
1 mile relay, 1st. Delma McCord;
2nd, John 1). Lewis; 3rd, John L.
Slover, 4th, Edgar Foid. 1 mile
run, 1st, Lewis Robinson, 2nd,
Reese Dupree; 3rd, Roy Bagley.
Broad jump, 1st, Jewel McGuire;
2nd, Guy Manning; 3rd, John L.
Slover. High jump, 1st, Osburn
Slayden; 2nd, John L. Slover,
3rd, Edgar Ford. Shot put, 1st,
John L. Slover; 2nd, Guy Man-
ning; 3rd, Delma McCord, Pole
vault, 1st, Dick Shearon; 2nd,
p]llis Lewis; 3rd, Osburn Slayden;
Discus throw, 1st, Guy Manning;
2nd, Delma McCord; 3rd, John
D. Lewis.
The junior events and some of
the other events have not elimi-
nated yet.
Friday night: the debate and
declamation eliminations were
completed after a stormy display
of oratory. All of the contest-
ants were very good indeed, and
the judges had a difficult time in
deciding winners. Junior boys
declamation was won by Her-
man Sylvester. Junior g i r 1 s,
won by Janice Wiggins; Senior
girls, Thelma Pevoto; Senior
boys, Delma McCon'. Girls de-
bate was won by Ottice Allen
and Pauline Francis The boys
debate was won by Ellis Lewis
and John Ralson. The Judges
for these events were: J. T, Ellis
of Dialville .school, Clyde Lord
and C. P. Moslev of Rusk Coll-
ege.
The sub Junior spelling was
won by Virginia Shook, Junior
spelling was won by Helen Reed,
and the Senior spelling was won
by Jewel McCord.
Our chances to win all t h e
events are very favorable a t
present. Everybody come out
and help us win.
ROBERT J. GARNER.
Bagley's Chapel Burned
Bagley's Chapel burned last
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Sunday school was being held in
the building at the time and a
fire was burning in the heating
stove. A spark from the fire set j
the roof on fire and there was no
way to fight the flames so those j
present saved everything sava-
ble: getting out the benches,
lamps, blackboard, doors, win-
dows, and all such movable ma-
terials.
Sunday School was held there
regularly and about sixty persons
were regular attendants. On the j
first Sunday of the month the
Baptists held preaching services
and on the third Sunday the
Presbyterians held preac h i n g
services The chapel was locat- !
ed on the mountain a b o ut a j
quarter of a mile from the Swan
Lewis home.
Mr. Lewis has kindly consent-
ed to give them the use of a resi-
dence, known as the Smith:
house, on his farm in which they j
may hold their services and Sun- >
day School in the future, or until
such time as another chapel is j
provided.
A Convention for Rusk.
lTp at the High School audito-
rium tonight ladies of Troup will
put on a home talent play enti-
tled The. Suffragettes' Conven-
tion. It is said to be a very
laughable affair, a real scream
from start to iinish. Twelve la-
dies and one gentleman hold the!
stage in this convention and prom-;
ise to give you your money's
worth in mirth; and the charges|
will be only 20 and 3-5 cents.
Mrs. J. AI. Batte of Troup was j
in Rusk Monday arranging for
the presentation and she stated
that when it was rendered in |
their town they had a crowded j
house notwithstanding the weath-
er was very inclement. As an
opener they will give several mu-1
sical selections. A portion of the j
proceeds goes to Rusk High
school.
"Home Grown" Fertilizers.
The T. & N. O. railroad has
been doing a lot of improvement
work on the road between Pales-
tine and Gallatin in recent
months. North of Rusk at the
bigfill they have been at work for
some time with a«steam shovel
and moving a lot of dirt onto the
fill. In the prosecution of this
work they recently came onto a
large deposit of a dark sticky
substance that wasn't of much
service to ttiem and was hard to
handle. It transpires that this
deposit is marl and if it can be
gotten at and placed on the mar-
ket for use by the farmers of this
section it should mean a great
forward movement for our agri-
cultural interests.
Marl is clay mixed with calci-
um carbonate, or a decomposed
limerock with constituents of fer-
tility that are highly prized as
soil builders. If this deposit
should be developed and placed
on the market for use of 'i-*"
farmers of this section it would
be of great benefit and result in
the increase fertility of the soil
at a less expense than thru the
present fertilizing method. The
bed so far developed shows over
200 feet exposed and a depth of
five feet has been gone without
showing bottom.
1 Road Work Completed
I W. F. Hutson State Highway
Division Engineer, was here first
; of the week and inspected the
Hatchett's Ferry Road and the
San Antonio highway at Alto,
both of which roads were recent-
I ly graveled by Smith Bros., and
■ finding them completed accord-
j ing to specifications accepted
them for the state. Mr. Harry
] C. Knickerbocker, representing
j Smith Bros, was here also clos-
j ing up the work of that company
I in and about Rusk. All of the
I roads in this Road District are
now completed and have been
accepted. And while on this
road question we would like to
I ask "Those Hamilton boys" of
; Palestine to prod up the super-
visors of Anderson county and
| see if it is not possible to get the
' bridge over the Neches river west
of Maydelle repaired so that
travel may be resumed on the
' Roger Q. Mills Highway. It
•Avould seem to we of Cherokee
; that a county like Anderson
j could look after the main arter
i ies of travel a little better than
i this one is being cared for. If
thev cannot, WHY NOT?
No. 887
tHIicinl Statement of tlic Finnm-ial Condition of tiir
Guaranty State Bank, at Ponta,
state of Texatf, a4 the close of business on the 10th day of March, 1922, published
in The Rusk CUierokeean.il newspaper printed and published at Rusk, State of
Texas, on the 24th day of March, 1932
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, personal or collateral $42,785.50
Loan*, real estate - • 11.440.0,')
Overdrafts • - - - - - - - 5.40
Steal F.state (banking house) 1.900.00
Furniture and Matures - 1,200.00
!>ue from other Banks and Bankers, and cash on hand .... 9,201,00
Interest In Depositors' Guaranty Fund ----- 848.01
Assessment Depositors'Guaranty Fund ------ 1,198.88
Other Resources; Collections ------- 232.50
TOTAL 08.202 15
i«i a hi liti i ;>
Capital Stock paid in
Surplus Fund - . - -
Undivided Profits, net -------
Individual Deposits, subject to check -
Bills Payable and Rediscounts ------
TOTAL 08.292.1
STATK OF TEXAS. I f
County of Cherokee We, \Y. T. Norman, as president, and W. C. Henry, n
cashier of said bank, each of us. do solemnly swear that the above statement i
true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
W. T. NORMAN, President.
W. ('. HENRY. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tills 171 It day of March, A. D. 1022.
E. B. MUSICK,
Notary Public Cherokee County. Texas.
CORRECT ATTEST:
O. II. DARBY. JOE I*. BAILEY, W. H. SHOOK, Directors.
$12,500.00
1,625.00
2.788.05
J.20
t.OO
W.378
12,000.(
Interscholastic League Meet.
March 31st and April 1st at
Rusk, Texas.
All the schools interested in
this meet should take due notice
of the program and be here on
time with all contestants.
Friday 1 30 p. m. at the High
School there will be spelling, es-
say writing, and the girls' de-
bate.
Tennis, both singles and
doubles, will be held on the va-
rious courts in town.
Friday night at 8.00 p. m. dec-
lamations, rural and high schools,
both juniors and seniors. Fol-
lowing the declamations there
will be the boys' debate.
Saturday 9 a. m. track and
field events will begin at the ball
park. We want to urge that all
contestants be there on time.
Saturday at 2.00 p. m. there
will be . baseball game.
Everybody is invited to come
to the meet.
Respectfully,
ROBERT J. GARNER,
Director General.
Rusk Lady Marries in El Paso.
Airs. Kate Bonner Cobble was
married on Wednesday, March
8th, in El Paso, Texas, to Mr. J.
R. House of that c i t y. M r.
House is said to be a prominent
business man of that city, being
manager of the Cunningham Mo-
tor Co. Mrs. Cobble is well
known in Rusk and is a member
of a very prominent old family of
this section. They will make
their home in El Paso.
Mt. Hope School Closes.
The Mt. Hope school taught
by Mr. [.ester Ball and Miss -fua-
nita Reed closed Friday, March
17, with a picnic and entertain-
ment. A very large number of
the patrons of the school and
many visitors were present to
enjoy the closing events. Prof.
Pfarr of Rusk delivered an ad-
dress on education in the fore-
noon. Dinner was a huge suc-
cess and after that momentous
event a program was rendered
by the scholars At. 2.30 a basket
ball game was played between
Mt. Hope and Maydelle. the
score being 17 to 27 in favor of
Mt. Hope. After the game most
of the people went home but re-
turned for t.ie evening's enter-
tainment which was given at 8
o'clock. Dialogues, monologues,
and readings were given and
then Miss Lucile Cox gave the
farewell address.
Scholars and patrons join in
pronouncing this the best term
of school and the most successful
fh the*history of Mt. Hope.
' ONE OF THEM.
John McCarty Died Saturday.
j John J. McCarty who was fat-
! ally injured at Bowman's mill,
| near Redlawn. Monday morning,
, March 13, died at the sanitarium
in Jacksonville Saturday. His
I back had been broken in the ac-
cident and severe injuries given
the spinal cord -) that it was im-
I possible to do anything to save
j him. He was brot home and the
| funeral held Sunday afternoon,
j interment geing in Russell ceme-
| tery south o: Rusk.
Mr. McCarty was 34 years of
age and vva> a native of this
state. He leaves a wif • and six
children. The wife was Miss Ava
Alexander oefore marriage. He
carried no insurance.
Wells Graduation Exercises.
The graduation exercises for
Wells school were held Tuesday
night. Rev. A D. Sparkman
gave the address of the evening,
and.Prof. W. B. Thompson pre-
sented the diplomas. There was
a class of ten graduated.
The Troup base ball team will
be here today for a game with the
Rusk Hi team. We may expect
some real game from the boys
today.
Rusk Hi Gets Another.
Rusk Hi baseball team won a
game last Friday afternoon from
the American Legion team of
this place in a closely played
contest. The score was 6 to 5 in
favor of the Hi team. Wilburn
Summers did the Babe Ruth
stunt foi the Hi team while Guy
Black did likewise for the Legion
boys. The Legion only got 8
hits while the Hi took 12 from
their opponents.
The batteries were: For the
Hi. Leslie and Rupert Murphy,
Norman, and Gregg; for the Le-
gion, Eldndge Gregg, Oscar
Manning, and Harrison.
The Cherokeean gives NEWS.
Will Hold Services.
Rev. Geo. W. Kitts of the i
Christian church will hold a se-
ries of meetings in Rusk begin-
ning with the service of Sunday
evening, April 16th. Meetings
will continue for eight days.
How about a Hosiery Mill for
Rusk?
Mr. D. R. Lewis of White-
wright visited in this city last
week with his daughter-in-1. w
Mrs. Besse Lewis. In conversa-
tion with us he remarked at the
beauty of the court house square
and how he liked to admire its
verdure; it was something they
were not favored with at this
season of the year at his home.
Perhaps as we get to understand i
some of the beauties we have:
here we will be more anxious to
preserve them and keep them in
condition at all seasons. I
No. 902
(Mlit'ijil Statement of (lie Finnnrial Condition of llif
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
:•! Maydelle. State of Texas, .-it the close of business on the hn'u day of March. 1922,
published in The Rusk ('lit okeean. u newspaper printed and published at Kusk.
Spite of Texas, on the 21th day of March. 102*.!.
UF.SOl K< I >
Loans and Discounts, persona! or collateral $lK.0t2.0l
Loans, real estate 8.183.31
Overdrafts 8.18
L. Bonds and W. S. s. 175.32
Real Kstate (banking housei 2,850.00
Furniture and Fixtures 1,585.00
Due from other Banks and Bankers, a..d cash on hand 4.540.37
Interest in Depositors' IJuaranl\ 1-uud 505.05
Assessment Depositors' Cuaranty Fund 1.413.08
School Warrants 3.477.15
Oilier Resources: Cotton 118.02
TOTAL ... . - . 40,708.99
LI A III LIT I !•>
Capital Muck paid in $10,000.00
Surplus Fund 541.24
Undivided Prolits, net 400.03
Individual Deposits, subject in clncU '.'0,670.31
Cashier's Checks 130.20
Other Liabilities: Suspense II. 151
TOTAL - - 40,708.90
ST \Ti: OF TFX \S.
County of Cherokee. We, W. H. Sh« ok. hs president. and .I no. T. Watson as
cashier of said bank, each of us. dosolemulv swear that the above statement Is
t rue to t he best of our knowledge and belief.
W. II SHOOK. President.
.INO T. WATSON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn t«> I'm*fore me this 17th day of March, A. D. 1922
c c. SHERMAN.
Notary Public Cherokee County. Texc
CORRECT ATTEST
F s. IIOLTOV It. T. TUFA DAW A V. .1. > MiFRMAN. Directors.
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Martin, W. L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1922, newspaper, March 24, 1922; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291246/m1/1/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.