The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1943 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME 97
—
United War Chest
Campaign Brought
To Successful End
The Rush Cherokeean
Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1943
NUiil3ER 42
Contributions
1 Reach Total
Of $4,427.31
The United War Chest campaign in
Rusk was ibrought to a successful
conclusion this week with a total of
$4,427.31 turned ov.r to County
Treasurer W. P. Richey by Melvin
Sessions and Louise Jonos, Rusk
chairman and treasurer: This is
$$13.33 in excess of the Rusk area
quota of $3,870.48.
The following list completes pub-
lication of all contributions to the
fund:
Bowman Archie 2.50
Dick Traylor 5.00
W. t Lane 5.00
Lonnie Wiatts 5.00
Geo McKizzie . 2.50
Nathaniel Thacker 2.50
Lee Parmley 10.00
Willie Johnson 5.00
Roy Smith 1.25
Edward Christopher , 1.50
Otis Archie / 1.00
Lewis Mallard 2.50
I Addison Martin 2.50
.Robert Smith 2.50
Gason Hunt 2.00
Ed Odom 2.00
Emanuel Patterson 2.50
Oscar Verdelle 5.00
Curtis Weems 2.00
Albert Bagley 2.60
Joe Birdwell 2.00
A. G. Birdwell 4.00
Sallie Coleman 3.00
Henry Guinn 4.50
Will July 3.50
John L. King 3.00
Willie King • 3.00
.Homer Lacy 3.00
•Clifton Netson 3.00
Fred Sessions 3.00
Joe Bill. Sessions - 3.00
Carl Sessions 3.00
Nig Sessions 3.00
Henry Waggoner 3.00
Ham Warren 3.00
Peter Ward 4.00
Otis Coleman 2.50
Jasper Glen 3.00
jM. Stancil 2.50
George* Cook 5.00
Martin Elrod . 4.5'0
Harrison Glen 3.00
Douglas Wickware 3.00
Wade Jordan 3.00
Lloyd Sessions t 4.50
Autry price 4.50
Van Glen 3.00
• Clyde Glen 3.00
Raymond Sessions. 3.00
Leslie Hughes 5.00
Feiton Jones 3.00
Jimmie Sessions 3.00
J. L. bagley 25.00
J. M. Bagley 5.00
L R. Hardy 3.00
Mis. Raipn Johnston 5.00
Henry Attaway • 3.00
R. T. Shmn 5.00
Robert Henderson 3.00
W. I). .bagley 5.00
Rochester Mlallard 1.00
A1 Smith 2.50
Henry Mallard . 1.00
R. C. Isgate 5.00
C. E. Dossett 2.50
Mrs. Mildred Vermillion 2.50
Mrs. Nell Kurth 5.00
x Mrs. JacK Fitts 3.75
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Keahey 3.00
■ Billy Jean Tate .25
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Sales 2.00
Mrs. N. B. Hall 2.50
Faye Butterfield 5.00
W. L. Ellington 2.50
J. A. Trotter , 2.50
Louie A. Collins 5.00
O. C. Beasley 5.00
T. E. Beck 5.00
Morris Cook 5.00
Bill Curtis 5.00
Gerald Mlurphey 2.00
Will Lusk 4.00
C. W. Halbert 5.00
Everett Traylor 5.00
. Manniti v oodard 2.50
W. C. Kyle 2.50
H. C. Edwards 15.00
R. L. Edwards 15.00
Billie Edwards 10.00
S. T. Love 8.50
L. F. Ivienner 8.50
J. W. Hopper * 8.50
Joe Hicks 3.00
Jonah Hildreth 5.00
McLennon Cobb 3.00
Hardie McCall 3.00
Jessie Bradley 2.00
Ernest Thacker 1.00
Finis Skinner 2.00
• {Continued on Page Three)
MEN OF WAR
Forest Sergeant
Reported Killed
According to news reports Sgt.
Steward P. Harrison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Richard Harrison, of
Forest, has been killed in action.
He entered the service in Decmb-
er 1942. No further details were
available here Wednesday.
Hayden T. Brown
Wounded In Action
Lieutenant Hayden T. Brown, 26,
son of Mir. and Mrs. G. R. Brown of
Jacksonville, bombardier aboard a
Flying Fortress, has been seriously
wounded in action over Germany, his
wife, the former Miss Ethel Lang of
Rusk has been advised by the Adju-
tant General. ,
The wire follows: "Regret to in-
form you your husband, Second
Lieutenant Hayden T. Brown, was
on November 5, seriously wounded in
action over Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
You will be advised as reports of
condition are received."
A telephone call to the parents of
Lieutenant Eugene Shultz of Lock-
haven, Pa., who is pilot aboard the
ship to which Lieutenant Brown is
assigned, brought the information
that they had received no informa-
tion concerning their son. This indi-
cated that the pllane returned safely
and that Lieutenant Brown is in Eng-
land, from- where the ship was oper-
ating1.
Rusk Soldier Awarded
Medal In Italy
Staff Sergeant James i'eacock of
Rusk, has been awarded the Soldier's
Medal for heroism not involved in
conflict with the enemy.
Last spring in Algeria, Sergeant
Peacock was a member of an as-
sault detachment demonstrating an
attack on a fortified position. Upon
seeing a -fellow soldier wounded, Pea-
cock continued to direct fire of the
demolitions, simultaneously going to
the aid of the wounded man. After
administering aid, Peacock removed
the wounded man to safety.
The citation reads, in part: "The
heroism and devotion to duty display-
ed by Sergeant Peacock reflect great
credit upon himself and his organiz-
ation." V
He is now in Italy with the Fifth
Army.
COMPLETES TRAINING
Marsie M. Burns, Son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Burnes, of Rusk, recently
completed his course as a third class
seaman in the U. S. Maritime Ser-
vice at St. Petersburg, Florida and
probably has by this time been as-
signed.
He enlisted in the merchant ma-
rines Friday, the 13th of August for
good luck.
Sgt. Pete McColough of Alaska is
spending a furlough here with Mrs.
McColough.
Ensign and Mlrs. Drayton Boyd of
Corpus Christi visited in the J. H.
McDonald home last week.
bill Love, U. S. Navy, is visiting
homefolks this week.
Harold Shattuck, U. S. Army Air
Corps, Laurel, Miss, has been pro-
moted to Sergeant.
'Oarl Hufiter, who was recently giv-
en a medical discharge from the Na-
vy, has returned to nis home in Rusk.
Mrs. C. B. Yarbrough has received
word from her nepnew Sgt. Harmon
Hail that he has landed safely in
North Ireland.
Pvt< C. Eugene Yarbrough has
been transferred to Nashville, Tenn-
essee for maneuvers.
Word from Pvt. Edward Yar-
brough states that he is in Mont-
gomery Alabama.
Cpl. S. E. Ford, somewhere in the
middle East writes his cousin, Mrs.
E. B. Parmley that he is fine and
that he would like to be home for
Christmas. His home is in Heavener,
Oklahoma. He has Deen overseas for
more than a year.
Pvt. Rudolph Seabions of Romu-
lus, Michigan was called here this
week by the death ox his sister, Thel-
ma Frances Sessions.
I Major and Mrs. uoss Huguet and
daughter, Paula, of Foster Field,
Victoria visited in the W. H. Wal-
lace home last week.
Staff Sgt. Dwignt B. Deal has ar-
rived safely somewhere in England
according to a letter received recent-
ly by his relatives.
L. A. Corbin Jr., who is in Naval
Construction Unit, left last Monday
Ceiling Price
Set For Ribbon
Cane Syrup
Dollar Gallon
Maximum Price
For Delivery
The District Price Officers of the
Office of Pjrice Administration this
week in an announcement to the
Cherokee County War Price and Ra-
tioning Board ruled the following
ceiling prices were established for
East Texas Ribbon Cane Syrup:
Price per gallon paid to farmers
or producers, at the farm 95c; prices
when delivered, $1.00 per gallon.
These are prices paid to the produc-
er. Retailers are allowed a percen-
tage mark up.
Patton Asks For
Tomato Sheeting
Steps were taken over the weekend
by Representative Nat Patton to
make certain that Cherokee county
tomato growers will be able to obtain
tomato sheeting in time for hot beds
and cold frames.
Curtis Ainsworth wrote Mr. Patton
November 18 about the situation and
Mr. Patton'is reply was received
Tuesday. Mr. Ainsworth pointed out
that many farmers were forced to
use old sheeting last year and that
much of it was unserviceable for use
again. As a result a large amount
of sheeting will be needed.
Mr. Patton advised that he had
taken the matter up with the War
Production Board and that the board
has requested ,Mlr. Ainsworth's let-
ter be sent to them with the assur-
ance that everything possible would
be done. Mr. Patton sent a copy of
his letter which accompanied Mr.
Ainsworth's when he forwarded it,
pointing out that the need will be
urgent- and requesting prompt action.
He advised Mr. Ainsworth that he
will keep him informed as to pro-
gress made.
Jury Commission
Met Here Tuesday
The jury commission for selection
of the jury panel for the December
term of cunty court met in Rusk
Tuesday. Members were Gordon Til-
ley, Jr., Jacksonville, J. E. Copeland,
Rusk and Jam&s A. Shattuck, Alto.
The December term of county
court convenes December 6. ~-
for Virginia.
A posthumous Purple Heart Dec-
oration for Dwig.ht Monroe has been
received from the War Department
by Mrs. Monroe.
J. W. Isaacs, U. S. N. has been
promoted to 3rd class petty officer.
He is stationed at Camp Parks, Cal-
ifornia
County Lunch
Room Program
Big Enterprise
Two Carloads Of
Produce Recently
Distributed
The county lunch room program
has grown from a small beginning to
a big enterprise it is pointed out by
County Superintendent C. L. Lang-
ston. Concrete evidence of this is the
fact that Tuesday of this week a full'
car load of Irish potatoes was un-
loaded at Rusk jfor distribution
among the county /school lunch rooms.
The car was shipped from North Da-
kota.
Several days ago a full car-load of
carrots was distributed among the
•lunch rooms.
There are twenty-five white
schools participating in the lunch-
room program and twelve colored
schools. They are feeding a total of
4,0;i9 children each school day.
The twenty-five white schools are
Mixon, Gallatin, Turney, three Jack-
sonville schools, Craft, New Hope,
Corine, Reece, Ironton, Alto, Central
High, Cold Springs, Grange Hall,
Forest, Barsola, Maydelle, Oakland,
Summerfield, Afton Grove, Concord,
Rusk, Bulah, Salem, Holcomb and
Reklaw.
The twelve colored schools are Mt.
Haven, Churchill, Cold Springs Col-
ored, Sweet Union, Booker T. Wash-
ington, Pine Grove, Summerfield Col-
ored, Woodville, Shady Grove and Ir-
on Hill.
Believe Progress
Being Made On
Blast Furnace
Probably Definite
Decision Will Be
Made In December
•; .While there has been a decided
lull recently in news about the pro-
posed blast furnace, it is believed by
those here in close contact with de-
velopments that matters are shaping
up in a satisfactory manner.
Letters from Washington officials
indicate that information compiled
by the four engineers who recently
sbent several days in Rusk, is now
being considered. Ore samples are
being analyzed and other details
worked oUt.
It is not believed that definite ac-
tion either way will be taken before
some time early in December.
Forest Acres Burned
Doubles This Year
During October 1943 there occurr-
ed three forest fires in Cherokee
Truitt Lanier Sic, who was wound-1 county which burned over 293 for-
ed at the time of the invasion of Sic-
ily, is able to go back to duty.
Corporal Bryan S. Jared has re-
turned to Portland, Oregati, after
a visit here with his brother, J. P.
Jared and other relatives.
Pvt. Wyatt Lanier, U. S. Army,
has landed safely in North Ireland.
Homer C. Laniari North Camp
Polk, La. has been promoted to Cor-
poral.
Sgt. Grady Cope, a former teacher
in Cherokee county, writes County
Superintendent C. L. Langston that
he has visited Oxford, Cambridge and
London and wishes for a Merry
Christmas.v
COLORED MEN ACCEPTED
FOR THE ARMED FORCES
The following colored men were
accepted for service in the Armed
Forces:
Army: S. C. Morrison, Charlie
Foreman, Ernest Newton Clemmons,
Jim Freeney, Ulyses Johns, Rufus
Bagley, Richard Williams, Finis Skin-
ner, V. A. Duvis, Fonzo Ferguson,
Ernest King, Charlie L. King, Louie
E. Lofton, George L. Tillman and G.
B. Wickware.
Navy: Johnie Randel, Ivel Thomp-
son, John Wesley Willis, Hosie Gos
sett, Ernest Thacker, Sam W'alter
Brown, James Cook, Oran Reagie, A1
bert Jones, Caesar Bradford Dear-
man, Rufus Johns, Will Johnson, Hu
bert Land, Joe Bass, Sammie Flakes
Marine Corps: George Elmei Dear-
man, Forest Blackshire, Alvin E.
Chatman.
Coast Gusnr: James Thompson.
ested acres according to M. V. Dun
■mires, District Forester. This brings
the 1943 record to 174 forest fires
and 10271 acres of forest land burned
over.
The record for the twelve months
of 1942 was not good, but in com-
parison with the ten month record of
1943 it looks better. The 1942 record
shows 188 forest fires and 5057 for-
ested acres burned over.
Of the fires for this year through
October 41 per cent were caused by
careless brush burning, 21 per cent
were caused by careless smokers, 8
per cent were caused by careless lum-
ber employees and the balance* of 30
per cent were caused by several caus-
es such as lightning, campers and
miscellaneous causes.
Grady Hallonquist
Is Kiwanis Speaker
The Rev. A. Grady Hallonquist was
the guest speaker at the Kiwanis
luncheon Tuesday noon at Deckard's
cafe. The speaker complimented Rusk
on the progress made here during
the past eighteen years since he first
became acquainted with the town.
Taking Happiness as his theme he
told Kiwanians that the great plan
of The Master is for people to be
happy and quoted Scripture to prove
his point. He indicated that the long-
faced church member is a poor ad.
vertisement for Christianity.
The speaker's remarks were enliv-
ened by numerous humorous stories
and was greatly enjoyed by the club
members
Rusk Installing
Testing Laboratory
Equipment and supplies have been
necessary chemicals, test tubes, and
tion of a water and sewage testing
laboratory in connection with the city
plant. <
The equipment includes all the
necessary cheTicals, test tubes, and
other equipment necessary for mak-
ing the complete analysis. It will be
set up in the near future.
, The laboratory is being installed
on the recommendation of the State
Health Department.
Store Visitation
Arrangements Made
Plans have 'been completed by the
Price Panel for County Wide Visita-
tion Schedule by the Women volun-
teers.
It is not the purpose of these la-
dies to check ceiling prices of Retail
Grocers, but to visit and work with
the managers, assisting him in keep-
ing the price he pays and price he
sells for in line with the ceiling pri-
ces as set by Office of Price Admin-
istration.
I
Lions Club Adds
Seven New Members
The Rusk Lions club has received
seven new members into the club
during the past two weeks.
They are Rev. A. Grady Hallon-
quist, Supt. Howard Walters and
Joe Moore, Maydelle, B. P. Reed, T.
T. Roach, Cullen Sherman and G. H.
Thomas.
The Rev. A. Grady Hallonquist was
the speaker at this week's luncheon
which was held Wednesday instead
of Thursday. He used the same sub-
ject he used before the Kiwanis club
the day previous.
It was announced that the cluu
has received another card from a
service man expressing his apprec-
iation for cigarettes. He is Cpl? L. E.
Butts who is, serving with the engi-
neers. More letters have also been
received from officers expressing
their appreciation to the club for
making the cigarettes available for
the enlisted men.
COUNTY SUPT. C. L. LANGSTON
was recently named president of the
Cherokee County Tuberculosis As-
sociating to succed E. S. Erwin, who
resigned on account of poor health.
MRS. G. L. GRISHAM
Funeral services were held Satur-
day morning tat Rocky Springs
Church, her girlhood church, for Mrs.
G. L. Grisham, who died at her home
in Houston Wednesday.
She is survived by her husband and
three sons, Lt. W. T. Grisham, North
Africa and G. R. and O. C., Houston
and .a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Chind-
er of Fort Worth.
THELMA FRANCES SESSIONS
Funeral serivces were held at Atoy
Monday afternoon for Thelma Fran-
ces Sessions, 2% year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Sessions.
Rev. W. O. Chandler of Gallatin
was in charge of the services with
W. H. Wallace in charge of arrange-
ments. Burial was made in the Atoy
cemetery.
Besides her parents she is survived
by four brothers and four sisters:
Pvt. Rudolph Sessions, Romulus,
Michigan; Mrs. H. A. Finigan, Liv-
ingston; M!ary Helen Sessions, Dal-
las; and Travis, Joe, Shirley, Tennie
and Billy Sessions.
She is also survived by one grand-
mother, Mrs. Mlary Gates, Alto; four
uncles, I. B. Sessions, Mark Adams,
Pvt. Joe Gates and Henry Gates; two
aunts, Mrs. R. A. James and Mrs.
I la Ginshark.
Thirty-Sixth
Spearheaded
Salerno Landing
Dauntless Courage
Wins Everlasting
Fame For Texans
By Associated Press Writer
Known throughout the Army as
a "hot outfit," the untried 36th Di-
vision, composed mainly of Texans,
was singled out for the key mission
of spearheading the American inva-
sion of Italy at Salerno, it was dis-
closed Wednesday.
The division, whose men wore T
patches on their shoulders that morn-
ing September 9 when they hit the
beaches, went through some of the
hardest fighting experienced by any
American troops anywhere.
The letter T stood for Texas and
the patch for the 36th Division.
The story of that heroic body of
fighting men is now permitted to be
told.
Originally it had been slated for a
major role in the North African land-
ing but through a change in plans it
was held back for something bigger.
The 36th may have been untried,
but if you asked its officers why this
green division was given so impor-
tant an assignment, they unblushing-
ly replied, "'because it's a Texas di-
vision."
The division brought the Lone Star
flag with it and carried it into battle.
In the standard there is a parchment
bearing the copy of Col. William Bar-
rett Travis' last message from the
Alamo. Every man in the division,
including those not native of Texas,
can repeat it by heart.
When the division came ashore in
the Gulf of Salerno at dawn Septem-
ber 9, the defenses on the beaches
were well constructed and German
troops pp^ in them.
The surrender of Italy had been
announced the night before, but days
before, the German 16th Panzer Di-
vision had moved in on these partic-
ular beaches. And they were ready
and waiting. v
The 36th hit hard but ran up
against a stone wall. The first as-
sault wave was pinned down by ma-
chine-gun fire. The second and third
waded ashore through a hail of bull-
ets and shells. For a time, it seemed
as though none of the three would be
able to breach the German shore de-
fense.
With sheer courage, the division
finally broke through. In the face of
withering fire, their attack at that
moment rivals the greatest actions
of American troops in any of our
wars.
Their first objective was a railroad
line about 1,000 yards from shore
and, once off the beach, they roared
straight across the fields and through
some marshlands until they reached
it.
Then came the first of two critical
moments in setting up the beach-
head.
The 36th swept right past and
around a cluster of machine gun nests
and a few strong points which carc-
/ully remained quiet during the first
Texan charge.
The succeeding waves were caught
in the German fire when they tried to
come up to the railroad. At the same
time, German artillery in well-chosen
sites in the hills a few miles back
began shelling the beach.
For perhaps half an hour then the
battle hung in the balance.
At this moment, the Commanding
General and his staff waded through
the surf, crossed the beach and made
their way through the hottest part
of the action up to the railroad, where
the General took personal command
of the operations. His presence in the
thick of the battle had an electric
effect on the soldiers.
On the railroad, the post command-
er set up the first command post.
He began directing the battle from
there, ine fighting raged ail around
the staff. Twice the officers had to
pick up their maps ana equipment
and sprint down the tracks as Ger-
lan detachments pressed toward
,n€m.
Lt Col. Robert M. Ives, Houston,
neanwhile had worked his way about
.alf a mile beyond the railroad line,
| eached a church and climbed into
| i he bell tower to observe enemy troop
movements.
What he saw "almost jolted me out
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