The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1953 Page: 1 of 14
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TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5, 1848
Serving The Great Trading Areas of Rusk And Cushing
VOLUME 105
5 CENTS
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN MARCH 12, 1953
14 PAGES
SUPPORT YOUR
HOME TOWN
NUMBER 37
Bids Asked On Paving In j*°Pe ?«y ®alse£.*1
Rusk At Council Meeting
Several Cases
Involving Liquor
On Docket
Several cases were filed recently
on the Criminal Docket of the
•County Court according to the files
of Mr. E. B. Musick, Jr. County
Clerk.
All of these cases involved liquor
in one way or another, according
•to the clerk.
W. J. Jordan, charged in case
14476, dated March 2, with Trans-
portation of Liquor in a dry area,
is the defendant in a case not yet
heard before the County Court.
Willis Richard Cole, Defendant
in case 14477, filed March 3, is al-
so charged with Transportation of
liquor in a dry area. On the same
day that this case was filed, the
Defendant waived trial by jury and
pleaded guilty as charged. The
jury found him guilty and assessed
his fine at $100 plus costs.
Billy Hassel Enos, defendant in
case 14478, filed March 5, was
•charged with Driving a vehicle
while license was suspended, and
on the same day, pleaded guilty as
charged. He was fined $25.00.
In case 14479, filecT March 6,
Broddius Browning, Defendant,
was charged with Transportation
of liquor in a dry area, and on
March 9, he pleaded guilty as
charged. His fine was $100. and
costs.
Odessa Saulter, Defendant in
case 14481, filed March 9, was
charged with Illegal Possession of
liquor for the purpose of sale. In
open court, the Defendant pleaded
guilty as charged and the court
found her guilty and assessed her
punishment at a fine of $200.00
and costs.
Another fine of $200.00 and
costs was placed on James Mitch-
ell, Defendant in case 14482, filed
March 9, in which he was charged
with Illegal Possession of Liquor
for Purpose of Sale.
On March 7, Herman Christoph-
er, Jr., Defendant in case 14480,
filed March 7, pleaded guilty to a
charge of Transportation of liquor
in a dry area, and was assessed
$100 and cósts in fines.
Korean Vets
To Be Presented
Awards Thurs.
All Korean Veterans are invited
to meet with the American Legion
at their regular meeting, Thurs-
day, March 19th, 7:30 p.m., accord-
ing to an announcement from Post
Adjutant J. Perrin Willis.
The Week of March 15-21 has
been designated as Korean Vet-
erans Week in Texas by Governor
Allan Shivers.
At the Rusk meeting all Korean
Veterans with discharge papers
will be awarded Certificates of
Appreciation by the Texas Depart-
ment of American Legion through
the Colcman-Isgatc Post of Rusk.
Mayo Starkey. Post commander
and J. Perrin Willis, post adjutant,
will present these awards.
Refreshments of coffee and do-
nuts will be served.
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SCHOOL BOARD ORD1RS
TRUST ILICTION
At the regular Thursday night
meeting of the Rusk,School Board,
an election was ordered tor Satur-
day. April 4th, according to Pmt
«lent W M Vlnlng
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PROCLAMATION
wrfÜREAS. The Americnn Legion, Department of Texas, with its
more than 800 Posts in this state has set aside the week of March 15 to
22 to honor those Texans who have sorved in the Korean conflict and
WHEREAS. Said organization has invited all churches, civic clubs,
schools and other organizations to ioln in this movement to honor this
great group of patriotic citizens in what has been designated by the
Governor of Texas, Allan Shivers, as "Korean Veterans Appreciation
Week", I do hereby as Mayor of the city of Rusk
Proclaim the week of March 15 to 22 as Korean Veterans Apprecia-
tion Week and urge each of our citizens to join with The American
Legion in dedicating the above period as one^ef appreciation to these
Texans who"have served their country in what has developed into a
bloody conflict namely the Korean War.
Given under my hand and seal this the 10th day of March, 1953.
W. H. Hanna
Mayor
Attest:
I. R. Aufricht
City Clerk
Maydelle Lioness Victorious In
First Game Of Waco Play-Offs
Cherokee County
To Draft Twelve
Men In April Call
Cherokee County will forward
35 registrants for Armed Forces
Physical Examination on April 1,
and 12 will be forwarded for In-
duction on April 6. Those forward-
ed for Inductioh will be twenty
years of age or older. This infor-
mation was received from Mr. Fel-
ton Banks. Chairman, Local Board
No. 19.
The follownig men were Induct-
ed into the Army on March 3rd
from this county:
L. V. Hyter (Volunteer), Rt. 1,
Jacksonville; Enoch Bentley Herr-
ington, III, Jacksonville; Rawls
Smith Maddux, Alto; Bobby Earl
Laney, Rt. 1, Jacksonville; William
Hackney, Bullard; LaSalle Mar-
shall, Jacksonville; James Royce
Taylor, Rt. 4, Rusk; Charles Eldred
Wallace, Jacksonville.
The following transferred to oth-
er boards for Induction: Elex
Shamlin, transferred to Houston;
Robert Fay Singleton, transferred
ot Russellville, Arkansas; Royal
Nettles, transferred to Wichita,
Kansas.
Flu And Measles
Help Close
Maydelle School
The Maydelle School closed Mon-
day afternoon for the rest of this
week, according to Mr. Floyd Dot-
son, Superintendent. Illness and
bad weather made it imperative,
Mr. Dotson said.
On Monday thirty-six pupils
were absent. Flu and measles were
given as the main causes.
The last part of the week, the
girls will go to Waco to play in
the State Basketball finals, and
this would also tend to bring down
the average daily attendance for
those days, according to Mr. Dot-
ion.
With these various circum-
stances, in mind, the pupils wore
dismissed Monday afternoon and
told to report for classes again on
Monday, March* 18.
These forced holidays will have
to be made up at the end of the
school term.
The Maydelle Lioness played
their first game in the State High
School Girls Basketball League
Tournament at Waco today (Thurs-
day), at 9:45 a.m. They plaved
Evant, winner of the Jayton-Evant
tilt played Wednesday. The score
was Maydelle 51, Evaitt 40.
Frieda Hanson was high point
girl of the game with 26 points to
her credit. Maydelle was leading
28-22 at the half, and led 41 to 34
at the end of the third quarter.
Maydelle wilt play the winner
of the Litan-Tarkington game
which is being played today. That
game is scheduled for Friday, 2
p.m.
The semi-finals get underway
Saturday at 2 p.m. and the finals
will be played Saturday evening,
7:15 p.m.
Sealed bids will be accepted
April 14th by the City of Rusk
for certain street improvements,
according to Mayor W. H. Hanna.
At the January 20th meeting of
the City Council, a recommenda-
tion from the Chamber of Com-
merce committee to undertake a
street paving project was accepted
by the Council.
The work to be done on 10 dif-
ferent streets includes excavation,
various drainage structures, curb
and gutter, iron ore base and rock
asphalt surfacing. These streets in-
clude East 6th Street fjom Lone
Oak to Hall Street; Hall direct
from East 6th Street to East 5th
Street; East 5th Street from Hall
Street to Bonner Street; Bonner
Street from East 5th Street to
Highway 69; Euclid Street from
Highway 69 to East 4th Street;
Sycamore Street from West 2nd
Street to West 3rd Stré'ét; West
3rd Street from Sycamore Street
to Barron Street; West 3rd Street
from Barron Street to Railroad
property line; West 4th Street
from Barron Street to Railroad
property line; and Hall Street from
East 6th Street to East 7th Street.
Payment for these improvements
will be made jointly by the City
of Rusk and the abutting prop-
erty owners.
Plans and specifications are on
file in the City Hall at Rusk, and
in the office of the engineers,
Wisenbaker, Fix and Associates at
Tyler .
According to Mayor Hanna, this
paving program will get underway
by late spring or early summer.
"It depends on whether or not we
get a satisfactory bid," he added.
This is another step forward in
the continued growth and develop-
nitent of Rusk.
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Texa* weeded from the Union
to join the Confederacy February
1, UMI. and was re admitted March
3ft, tarn
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Tom Bowers Is
Named New Ass't
County Agent
Mr. Tom Bowers was employed
as assistant county agent by the
county commissioners at their reg-
ular session Monday. He was rec-
ommended to the court by Walter
Scott, District Agent for the Texas
A&M College Extension service.
Mr. Bowers replaces H. R. Garrett,
who began work as county agent
for Madison County last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers have al-
ready moved to Rusk and live at
1316 Henderson St.
Mr. Bowers will assist county
agent C. Metz Heald, and will
spend most of the time working
with the 312 club boys in Cherokee
County. There are 17 organized
boys clubs in the county.
Mr. Bowers is a veteran and
spent over two years in the Navy,
most of which was in various
parts of the Pacific.
State Hospital Aie Dim
Wallace Funeral
Home Employs
Russell Smith
Russell Smith of Alto has rec-
ently been employed by the Wal-
lace Funeral Home of this city.
Mr. Smith has formerly worked
for Burks-Walker-Tippet Funeral
Home in Tyler and the R. R. Strib-
ling Funeral Home of Alto.
Mr, and Mr*. Smith will live at
the Wallace runeral Horn* located
on the corner of mh and Baron
Rusk High Has
Big Talent Show
Slated, Mar. 13
Rusk High School will present a
Talent Show, Friday night, March
13th, 8 p.m. in the High School
Auditorium, according to Mrs.
Lewis McCarroll, sponsor.
The proceeds from the program
will be given to the Parent-Teach-
ers Association to purchase play
ground equipment for the Rusk
Elementary School.
Students taking part in the show
will be Kenneth Berry, Tommie
Lee Sartain, La Juan Crawford,
Chesterene Vining, La Verne
Fletcher, Barbara McElroy, Cle-
burn Welch, Janice Goleman, Don-
na Evans, Bobby Shirey, Kenneth
Mann, Anne McCluney, Gail Bag-
ley, Sue Madden, Mary Bess Lloyd,
Betty Sue King, the Rusk Dancing
Class and the High School A Capel-
la Choir. Dan Howell Heard will
act as Master of Ceremonies.
The admission price is 25c for
everyone* adults and children.
A native of Alto, Mr
1953 Ford Truck
Goes On Display
Here Friday, 13
J. C. Williams, Rusk's friendly
Ford Dealer, has recently return-
ed from a business trip to San An-
tonio.
Johnny was in that city Friday
for a preview of the new 1083
Ford Truck. The truck which goo*
on display here Friday, March
13th, according (o Johnny Ui*"the
newest thing in truck hUtory!"
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Leaders Of Rusk TPEA Chapter
Discuss Pay Raise Project Monday
Leaders of the Rusk State Hospital's Texas Public Employee As'
sociation are pictured above. Left to right they are, Mayo Starkey, Im-
mediate past president; Mrs. Ella Day, secretary, Mrs. Blllie Maneas,
president and Vester Douglas, vice-president. The TPEA met Monday
night and launched a movement to "educate the public" on the true
conditions of Texas State Mental Hospitals and Special Schools. Over-
crowding the patient, and shortage of personnel in all departments
retards the recovery of the patient. An increase In the present salary
scale would greatly help the situation, declared the new president, Mrs.
Maness. ' —Photo by Wiley Shattuck
Six City Officials To Be Voted
On Here In April 7th Election
Felton Banks
Buys Interest
Of Partner Here
Felton Banks, co-owner of Banks
and Smith Food Stores of Rusk and
Frankston, has assumed full own-
ership of the Rusk Store. He no
longer owns an interest in the
Frankston store.
The new name of the store is
Felton Banks Grocery and Market.
"There will be no change in the
store," said Mr. Banks.
Mr. and Mrs. Banks have been in
Rusk 7 years. He has been in
the grocery busniess 16 years. He
was manager of a Brookshire Bros,
store at Frankston for 5 years. He
and Jesse Smith joined a partner-
ship and opened the Banilrs &
Smith store at Frankston in 1942.
Felton entered the service in
1944 and served about 2 years.
Immediately after being flischarg-
ed, Felton and Jesse opened the
Rusk store. \
"Jesse Smith and myself have
greatly enjoyed our associations
for these many years." "He is one
of the best men I have ever
known," said Felton Banks.
Maximum brain weight ot a
la attaiaod at abmit the age of
MM Of
Drilling Begins
At 3rd Woodbine
Well Near Rusk
A fhird well in the new Fain
Woodbine oil field seven miles
southwest of Rusk in Cherokee
County has been spudded.
C. M. Ashby, Delias operator,
who discovered the pool, is drill-
ing the No. 2 C. H. Fain, on 40
acres In the S. S. Henry survey,
1.200 feet north of the discovery
well. Location is spotted 842.S
fe«t from the north and 330 from
the eaat line* of the survey. Pro-
posed depth li 8.200 feet.
Ashhy'a No. 1 Fain made 79 bar
reli of 33 gravity oil without water
twing through • lO-«*inch choke
on an official potential test some
lean <laMa ah* fkift taratftt la KaÍAiI
iwit Mi,fl I n* win a* iw«g«n
No opposition candidates have
filed for city office bV the March
7th deadline, according to I. R.
Aufricht, City Secretary. The city
election will be held\ in this city
April 7th.
Voters will cast their ballot on
the election of a Mayor, two alder-
men, a city attorney, Chief of
Police, and city secretary.
Names that will appear on the
ballot are: W. H. Hanna for re-
election as Rusk's Mayor; J. C. Wil-
liams and J. A. Eidson for re-elec-
tion as aldermen; and M. W. Has-
sell, City Attorney; C. E. Jay, Chief
of Police, and I. R. Aufricht, City
Secretary.
Rusk Fire Dept.
Brings Penguins
To Rusk March 16
Pam, the lady penguin, who
broke an age old tradition of the
Antartic clan by laying an egg
whlic in capitivity and her travel-
ing penguin companions will be In
Rusk, Monday, March 10.
The trio of Penguins, the only
ones on tour in the United States,
are coming here with their owners,
the McLaughlin Brothers of St.
Louis, Mo. under sponsorship of
the Rusk Volunteer Fire Dept.
The public is invited to visit the
exhibit of these strange birds from
the Antartic, which are traveling
in a special built van, equipped
with blocks of ice which the birds
like to stand on plus, a small pond
for their daily dips, which will be
parked down town for one day.
Exhibition will be open from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. No regular admis-
sion arc scheduled, but donations
will be accepted as the Fire Dept.
is sharing in all receipts.
Unlike other wild life that
changes their mates each season,
the Penguins lake their vows.seri-
ously and stay "married" for life,
the McLaughlins say. Their Pen-
guins are the Humboldt variety,
aecond largeat known to exist.
They *wlm like a dolphin, propel-
ling themselves with their flapper*
and guiding with their feet, they
At the regular meeting of the
Rusk State Hospital's TPEA Mon-
day night, employees were given a
resume of the trip made to Austin
recently by Rusk businessmen and
Hospital employees in regard to a.
pay raise.
Mayo Starkey, immediate past
president of the organization, told
the gathering that he was "hope-
ful," even though it does not ap-
pear likely that pay raises will
be granted during this session of
the Legislature.
Starkey pointed out that the pay
raise program has more support
from the Rusk TPEA chapter and
Rusk citizens than any of Texas,'
six mental hospitals. "When all
these institutions get trained on
this one target, we may get some-
thing done," he said.
Dr. C. L. Jackson, superinten-
dent of the Rusk hospital, talked
to the group. Dr. Jackson pointed
out the progress over the last 15
years in the treatment of mental
patients. He stressed the fact that
Texas' twenty three State Hospitals
and Special Schools exist for one
purpose, that of caring for the
mentally and physically handicap-
ped, "because the average family
is unable to stand the financial
burden."
Dr. Jackson emphasized the two
factors which retard the recovery
of a patient, over-crowded condi-
tions, and shortage of personnel
in all categories.
Texas' six hospitals has a normal
capacity of 9,000 patients, but is at-
tempting to care for 15,000. At the
Rusk Hospital alone, the number
of patients now totals 2,524. It can
only provide adequately for 1,761.
"These factors combined lead to
the disastrous events which your
occasionally read about," he said.
"Our hope for the future lies in.
the education of the public to this
situation," stated Dr. Jackson. This
can be accomplished by three
methods, he pointed out . . . dl-
rect conversation with the individ-
ual, talks to civic clubs and news-
paper publicity.
"Until we stop being too busy
to educate the public, then and
only then can we get needed help,**
stressed Dr. Jackson. "The legisla-
ture feels kindly toward our prob-
lem, they are intensely interested,
but as long as this needed educa-
tion is neglected, the legislators
hands are tied," he concluded.
A number of the Hospital em-
ployees volunteered information
regarding their salaried, revealing
the "average" salary stale of
$75.00 to $98.00 per month take
home pay. These employees are al-
lowed an additional $50.00 for out-
side maintenance, or live on the
grounds and received their laun-
dry, food, and cramped living quar-
ters free.
Mrs. Blllie Maness, new presi-
dent of the Rusk Texas Public Em-
ployees Association, urged the uni-
ty of all TPEA chapters. "An orga-
nized front is vital in our effort to
secure pay raises," she added.
•ad ean swim
aa hour
Decker Bros.
Drilling Well
Near Linwood
E. M. and Charles Decker are
underwriting a wildcat oil well
about five miles eaat of Alto near
the Linwood community. The well
is located on a 60-acre Cooper
tract and In the James Dill survey.
The well has already boen spud-
ded in and drilled sufficient to Mt
the surface casing Plan* are to go
5.800 feet if • showing is not made
before that depth
This la strictly a wildcat test, a
there are no oil well* anywhere tft
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1953, newspaper, March 12, 1953; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149962/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.