The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961 Page: 1 of 20
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E. H. Whitehead Enterprises and em-
ployees pictured here, representing: The
Cherokeean, KTLU, The Cherokeean Star
journal, and E-Z Vision, Inc., extend to
each of you season's greetings. Shown from
left are, Jean Arnold, Don McCoy, E. B.
folly, Bob Gibson, Mary Kate Guinn, Jim
Carroll, June Gentry, Marie Whitehead,
E. H. Whitehead, Glenn Brown, Travis
Spence, Don Barton, Curtis Hanson. Wil-
liam McGatha, and Stanley Draper.
'Round..
Town
with Roundabout
CHRISTMAS, IN CASE you've
been too busy to notice, is just
about three days away.
THIS DEPARTMENT, being
rather unimaginative at this
stage, can do no more than con-
form to custom in the custom-
ary language and say its greet-
ing , because there's not much
else that's appropriate.
The Cherokeean
VOLUME 114 RUSK, TEXAS Thursday, December 21, 1961 NUMBER 27
SANTA HIT WITH
LATE PERSUASION
LOCALLY, THE customary
greetings have run into the
gobs. On Monday Hone, says
the friendly and Christmas-
minded postmaster, Fred Luns-
ford, the post office handled 12,-
027 outgoing Christmas cards
(the ones mailed and postmark-
ed in Rusk).
AND LOCAL PEOPLE are ap-
parently becoming more greet-
ing minded .. . about five or six
per cent more, Fred estimates.
THIS MAKES US fairly appre-
ciate our post office folks . . .
and makes us wish wc had in-
deed mailed early so as to help
them out.
TELEVISION IS NOW into its
annual Christmas saturation.
Cowboys suddenly run upon sit-
uations which allows them to
display extraordinary kindness.
Eliot Ness might make up with
Frank Nitty this week and, in
the spirit of the occasion, Perry
Mason might throw a murder
trial to that ne'er do well prose-
cutor. •
AND SO ON around the chan
. See ROUNDABOUT, Page 5
You would think Santa Clans
had heard it all. In one sense
he has, but in terms of letters
from young admirers, he's still
opening them.
That is, his Rusk Post Office
helpers are opening them and
passing along their requests.
And some of them are little
gems of persuasion.
For example:
Dear Santa C'laus,
If you hring me a B-B gun I
! promise not to shoot at windows
or lights or point it at anyone
or shoot it at anyone. I also
promise not to shoot it. at any
of our song birds.
This one from Jacksonville
' used the unselfish approach:
Dear Santa C'laus,
Please hring me a popcorn
machine, and a super man suit,
and a robor comman, and a has
ketball game, and a guitar, and
a drum. And do not forget the
boy and girl.
And here is the play at mod-
esty:
Pear Santa,
I want a big cannon, a gun
and holster, and a truck. I've
been a pretty good boy.
Under the signature was a re-
minder that he was five years
jold.
From Cheryl Ann. five years
old. came this appeal:
_)ear Santa,
I have been a good little girl
this year. I go to Sunday School
every Sunday, i would like for
you to bring me a doll with
purse, clothes, hat and kleenex,
and a car. And please don't for-
get to bring something for my
little brother and two big broth-
ers, and all the other little boys
and girls.
Bring us some candy, fruits
and nuts.
I will leave you a piece of
cake under the tree. I love you
very much, Sánta.
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Memo:
Thursday, Dec. 21
Lions Club, 12 noon, Hu.sk Ho-
tel.
Progressive dinner party, 7
p.m. Young People of First Bap-
tist Church.
Friday, Dec. 22
Christmas (¡reetings Party,
Rev. and Mrs Jewel McClure
and family, church parsonage,
6 to 10 p.m.
Live Nativity Scene, First
Christian Church.
Home decorations to be judg-
ed. 7.30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23
' Stores open 'till 7 p.m.
HAROLD WOOD
YULE CARD
TRAFFIC UP
IN RUSK P.O.
Rusk people arc passing out
more Christmas greetings this
year, according to a tabula-
tion of Christmas cards mail-
ed through the Rusk post of-
fice.
Through Monday, they had
mailed nearly 58,500, Post-
master Fred Lunsford said.
This is an increase of about
six per cut over last year.
The heaviest day fur cards
was Monday when 12,027
were mailed. Card traffic on
other days was: Dec. 11, 5,-
078; 12. 5. 782; 13, 8,919; 14,
10,201; 15, 11.273; 18, 4,872;
17 (Sunday) 325.
Council Awards *132,500
Contract For New Plant
Rites Held Sunday for
Victim of Gun Mishap
Monday, Dee. 25
Christmas Dav
See MKMO, Page 5
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon for Harold
Denny Wood, 17-year old victim
of a hunting accident last Fri
day afternoon.
He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. (,Io<ih) Wood of Busk
lie was killed when a shotgun
held by a hunting companion ac
(¡dentally discharged and struck
him while the boys were duck
hunting in the north end of the
county.
Services were held in the Cal-
vary Baptist Church conducted
i by the Rev. Wayne Morrow and
the Rev .1 M. Schwitter. Burial
was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother
and father; three sisters, Mrs.
City Councilmen Tuesday af- 000 utility expansion program,
ternoon accepted an amended Tho successful bidder was
bid of $132,500 for additions to Clyde Smith of Austin His orig-
the Rusk sewer plant. ¡na| |)Ki Wils $139,500. The city
It was the last major contract insisted this was much higher
to be awarded in the city's $350,- than the original cost estimate
Chamber Elects
Von Doenhoff as
1962 President
Darla Darby of Rusk, and Misses
Mary Beth and Lila Jean Wood,
both of Rusk; grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs K. R. Yarbrough of
Rusk ami Mr and Mrs. S. J.
Wood of Houston.
Pallbearers were Connie
Bailes, Joe Dan Moakc, Jimmy
Lanier, James Beathard, James
Beck and Bobby Nolley.
Walacc Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ROW Check Sent
Al'STlX, TLX AS — A check
fur $7.972 84 for ritlht of way
payment was sent to Cherokee
County today by the Texas High-
way Department,
Robert von Doenhoff, Rusk at-
torney and abstracter, Tuesday,
was elected president of the
Husk Chamber of Commerce for
19<>2.
Elected also were Ike Daniel,
first vice-president; Raymond
Cooper, second vice-president;
and F. B. Musiek, Sr., secretary-
treasurer.
Daniel is manager of Gulf
Coast Federated Feed. Cooper
owns and operates the Piggly
Extra Patrol
On Highways
Extra patrolmen will be on
Rusk area highways during
Christmas holidays in a 24-
hour watch to curb accidents
Patrolmen will seek to
hold the country's 1961 high
way death toll at nine
through the danger period
No highway fatalities have
occurred in the past three
months. |
Wiggly store in Rusk. Musiek
was reelected to serve in his
post.
All were elected by acclama-
tion at a meeting of directors
Tuesday morning. They were
nominated by a committee com-
posed of M. II. Norton, Ii R
Gregg. Lloyd Pipes. Glenn Mill-
er and J R. Westbrook.
Outgoing officers .ire Shelby
Hood, president: Fred Lunsford,
vice-president: and Gerald Chap-
man, second vice-president.
New officers will he formally
installed at the Chamber's an-
nual bamiuet Jan. 18.
''on Doenhoff lias served as
vi ¡ Tsident of the local Cham-
ber < t Commerce and has been
a director for the past five
years. He has also served on the
Industrial and Civic Improve-
ment committees. He is secre-
tan treasurer of the Rusk In-
dustrial Foundation.
He is a former president and
director of the Crockett Cham
her of Commerce.
of the job, and Smith agreed to
trim $7.000 after councilmen ap-
proved minor changes in plans.
The changes must be approv-
ed by tho State Health Depart-
ment and by the federal govern-
ment which will pay 30 per cent
of the cost of project.
Total cost to the city is ex-
pected to be about $103,000.
Councilmen also voted to pur-
chase *7,467 pump from for the
plant Low bid on the pump was
submitted by Southern Engine
and Pump Company of Dallas.
Smith is expected to begin
Avork on the sewer plant about
Vpril 1. The contract calls for
work to he completed in 270
calendar days.
The city presently has over
*215.000 of utility construction
in progress.
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Damage Suit
Asks $50,936
From Wreck
A 56-yearold Harris County
salesman has filed suit here for
$50,936 damages said to have
resulted from a December 1959
auto wreck.
The petition was filed by Fred
Frady of Harris County. Leo L.
Bickerstaff was named as de-
fendant.
The accident was alleged to
have occurred Dec. 15, 1959, "a
few miles" west of Maydelle on
Highway 84,
Frady asked damages for loss
of income and medical expenses.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1961, newspaper, December 21, 1961; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150423/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.