The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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Cherokeean
WORKING FOR A GREATER RUSK AND A MORE PROSPEROU S CHEROKEE COUNTY
Originally Established February 27, 1850.
RUSK. CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17, '930
VOLUME II, NO 32
I
Richard Gray Asks The
People To'Endorse Hiir.
As is customary and almost an
invariable practice, where a
county officer has had one term,
during which he has given satis-
faction, or as nearly so as pos-
sible, it is expected that he will
see* and be given a second term,
and acting upon this custom R.
R. Gray seeks the nomination
for his second term as sheriff of
Cherokee county.
However, Mr. Gray does not
rely upon precedent as his solo
claim for a renomination, but
rather on his record, which has
been plainly wriLten and thor-
oughly read throughout the
county Perhaps the acts of no
public official ever received
closer scrutiny, and from it he
lias no fears so far as the law-
abiding, loyal and higher minded
part of the citizenship is con-
cerned.
He went into the office with
serious obligations confronting
inn and conditions that would
have caused many men to weaken.
He went in to see that the laws,
irrespective of their nature,
were observed, so far as it was
humanly within his power to do
so. How far he has succeeded
it is up to the people to say, they
to judge from his individual as
well as the court records.
The records show that there
were more convictions in the
criminal courts of this county
durnig the year 1929 than in
twice the same period at any
time in the history of the county.
Particularly has this been true
in the efforts to enforce the pro-
hibitory law and no matter how
you feel about this momentous
questional! must admit that Mr.
Gray has done his duty, his
whole duty and nothing but his
duty. He has fought it hard and
successfully.
Either convictions or forfei-
ture of bonds have been pro-
cured in all but a few cases. Not
only this but he has never re-
lented in his search for the fugi-
tives and brought them back
from as remote parts as Missis-
sippi and Indiana
He has been careful in seeing
that none escape after once in his
custody and when he «oes after
ii man he gets him. This has
made him a terror to evil doers
as well as established him as a
fearless, competent officer.
Those who believe in ridding [
the county of crimeand criminals
down to the minimum can de-
pend upon Richard Gray contin-
uing to do in the future just as
lias done in the past, and that
will give no quarter to the
lawless in whatever realm they
may be operating. Upon this
premise he submits his claims
for a renomination.
Hoover-Democrats Nay
Be Barred From Ticket.
I Mass Meeting Endorse s jDistrict Court Grinding. Hanna District Boy
Proposed County Fair, j Grand Jury Makes Report Scout Vice Chairman.
.) W. Francis, Chairman of
the Democratic County Central
Committee, told us the other
day, that if the State Executive
Committee held that those who
voted for Herbert Hoover for
president, were not eligible t
have their names on the state
ticket, he would be consistent
and not allow them to go on the
ticket to be voted in the county
nominating primary.
Of course, this has nothing to
do with who shall vote in this
primary, as anyone can vote who
wiil take the obligation, regard-
less of their previous political
convictions.
Mr. Francis further observed
that in one voting box, that of
Ward's store there would be no
primary election held this year,
as there was not a vote cast
there for A1 Smith and therefore
no one to name as judges and
clerks.
At a mass meeting of the busi- j The second week of the District
ness men and other citizens of j Court, with a jury for civil cases,
Rusk, held at the District Court is finding but little to do. A few
room, Monday night, to consider i divorces have been grnated.
the question of the city and com- The case of C. D. Corley ,s.
munity taking an interest in the I Texas Employers Insurance Co.,
proposed County Fair, a goody praying for judgment; on a policy
sized assemblage met. j held by plaintiff, based on injur-
The meeting was called at the j ies received in an accident while
suggestion of the County Agri- employed at the Chronister Mill
cultural Committee, a week be-' about a year ago, was tried be-
fore, when it was suggested that j fore jury Wednesday and Thurs-
if Rusk wanted to see the move day.
go over, and would appreciate j Judge Hodges found he was
i s being staged in this city, not going to Jbe physically able
W. H. Hanna is the District
Vice-Chairman of the Boy Scout
Organization for this territory
which includes Rusk, Jackson
ville, Ponta, Maydelle, Reklaw,
Dialville, and surrounding-tow: s.
L. C Powell, with the South
erti Pacific Railway Company at
Jacksonville is the Chairman of "here he was to submit to a
Prominent Business Man
Undergoes An Operation.
Sam J. Smith, proprietor of
the RusU Bott ing Works, has
b< en a sufferer i^r some time
from a throat complications,
which teached critical pro port
ons and he was taken to the
Wnite & Scott sanitarium at
Waco, ,:he first of tne week,
mastoid operation, which is said
to be a very delicate one.
that it signify that disposition to
which the committee was favor-
able.
Dr T. H. Cobble was- made
chairman and speeches were
made by County Agent W. R.
Knapp, A. M. Jordan, Miss Irene
to continue the work and tempo-
rarily vacated the bench, going
to Marlin to recuperate.
Judge F. B. Guinn was chosen
by members of the local bar as
special judge, and is presiding.
The Grand Jury was in session
Miss Bernice Williams
AskS Another Term
Among those announcing for
county office this week is Miss
Bernice Williams the present in-
cumbent of the office of County
Treasure r.
We don't know of anything we
can say with which the people of
this county are not familiar.
They havp known the young lady
as one of the most efficient, un-
assuming and yet obliging offic-
ials that ever held a position in
the court house
Her deserts and merits have
been setforth before and that
she has made good to the trust
and confidence reposed goes
without emphasis or repetition.
She is in everyjway deserving of
the position, both from the stand-
point of efficiency and trust-
worthiness, but more especially
by her womanly attributes, de-
votion to loved ones and consid-
eration for the rigi,is and en-
joyments of those w,th whom
she comes in contact
Price, Revs. Williams, Buttrill j until Wednesday afternoon when
and Hooker and others, and it it recessed until Friday morning,
seemed tfj be the unanimous con-; A brief report of six felony in-
viction that thejmove was ajprom-I dictments was made, three being
ising one and a resolution adop-1 against W. Jones, former cashier
ted endorsing it.
A committee of live, composed
of H. O. Ward,.]. C.Williams, W.
E.Sloan, I. R. Hall and J. H.
Forster were appointed to ad-
vise the originating organization
of the action taken.
The importance and possibili-
ties of the undertaking were
fully setforth and much enthu-
siasm displayed.
The County Agricultural Com
mittee will hold a speciai session
in the near future, when the en
terprise will no doubt be started
to carry out the plans for a
County Fair, to be held in Rusk,
some time during the coming
summer or fall.
of the late Citizens State Bank of
Ponta, charging him with receiv-
ing deposits after the bank had
become insolvement. Bonds of
$1,000 in each case were executed
and approved.
The criminal docket is to be
called next Monday morning and
the business will pick up.
Here Comes Clay, Bird
Dog Pup And All.
Sheriff's Office Makes
A Splendid Record.
F. C. Bingham, the present,
affable, efficient and most accom-
odating County Clerk that ever
served the public, is asking for
another term, and while you can
"Dixie" Arnwine Asks
Another Endorsement.
As stated last week, C. L.
Arnwine aspires to again be
chosen as Tax Assessor for
Cherokee county, subject to the
nominating primary.
Mr. Arnwine, while not a veiy
thorough an.xer and anything
but a politician, has been fortuj
nate in the pnst in that no one
has opposed him, and this he ap-
preciates and has shown by his
fair treatment of all, and his
strict devotion to duty as an .of-
ficial, always treating everyone,
nonresident as well as resident
OIlie Coupland Seeks
Re-election As J. P.
this district, which is known as
! District No. 4 of the Tejas Area
Council of the Boy Scouts of j
i America.
The Tejas Area Council em-
braces the eight counties of
Cherokee, Smith, Rusk, Nacog; J. O. Coupland, pioneer citizen,
doches, Shelby, Sabine, San.wjj0 [ias ^eld ^|1G office of Justice
Augustine, and Angelina. Phe ■ 0f the Peace for Precinct No. 1,
branch office of the Boy Scouts I which embraces Rask) announ-
of America is located in the cen i ces thiS week as a candidate to
ter of these counties at Nacog 3UCCeed himself.
doches. W. A. Zischang, form judf?e Coupland has made
erly a National Field Executive, good in this office during his en-
emplo.ved by this territory to tj,e incumbency. His is cap-
oiganizeand promote Scouting able and fair in his administra-
in this Area. tjon 0f ./Ustice, and has given
Next Sunday afternoon there. universa] satisfaction.
will be a meeting of the Execu He is alwa.\s on the job and
tne Board of the Tejas Area his courts are held with punct-
Council which is made up of rep uality, dispatch and a purpose
resentatives from each of the single only to rendition of justice,
eight Districts. an(j pe0pie are to be congrat-
ulated upon having a man of his
his success in this line is at-
tested by the fact that he has
given universal satisfaction in
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Presbyterian Workers.
Miss Roba Winston, of Hons
ton, Educational Director of
Eastern Texas Presbyterial, and
Miss Julia Lake Skinner of
Louisville, Ky., a representative
of the Executive Committee of
Christian Education and Mini*
terial Relief , were in Rusk Tues
day and Wednesday.
Miss Skinner addressed the
ladies of the auxiliary at the
Presbyterian Church Tuesday
afternoon on their work, and
spoke to a la rger assemblage at
the same place in the evening,
and also made a very interesting
talk before the High School,
Wednesday morning.
iim Yansey, attorney of Luf
kin, attended court here Wed
nesday.
Along wi'li the other routine
business ol the Commissioner's
Court, at its regular meeting
held e tirsi of the week, was
the consideration of the annual
reports of county and precinct
offices, and while all were not
on tile those presented were aps
proved
The outstanding feature, and
remarkable innovation was the
report submitted by Sheriff R.
R. Gray, in that it showed up
very favorable, both as to his
managment and economy, as
well as resulting in a saving to
the county.
In his report on the upkeep of
prisoners in the county jail the
report showed that the amount
paid at the rate of T.'i cents per
head per day, was $71-80 more
than the actual cost, for which
the county was given credit. In
balancing the whole report, in
eluding all items of expenses
over and above fees collected,
the county only owed the sheriff,
after this dedcution something
like H)s.(K), widen is far less than
has ever been paid on a like ac
count in the past.
not tell just when he started his I taxpayers with the same just
campaign, but he may have been j treatment and the measure of
"still hunting" for some time.
H > has no campaign manager,
that he could trust, and is mak-
ing the race, if there is to be i this somewhat difficult office to
oik.', solely on his merits and |j||^ a!lu promises in the future
records as an official to adhere to the same policies
From the point of competency ant} principles that have charac-
he is without a peer in tht;! terized his past incumbency.
state of T'xas. When it comes
to alwa.T to be on the job, he j
has the Goddess of Liberty j Program For League
tied. When it comes to doing Basketball Tournament.
favors and extending every cor.-:
sideii lion to his friends and all
with whom he has business or
social relations his resources
know no bounds.
Those having business with
A. B. Littlejohn In
Public Weigher Race.
A. B. Littlejohn, well known
and practical farmer, who re
sides on what is known as the
Crocket Street road three miles
south of Rusk, has decided to
offer for the nomination for Pub
lie Weigher from Precinct No. 1,
] and so announces this week.
Mr. L ttlejohn is not only fully
qualified from an educational
and business standpoint, but has
had considerable experience as
an assistant in the local yard,!
and the work will not be new to
him, but something vvitn which
he will be familiar right from
the start, which is quite an adv
vantage.
He is industrious andctnsci,
entious in all his dealings and if
chosen to fill this oosition can be
signal ability and fair dealing to
preside over this branch of
remedial justice.
Files In Bankruptcy.
C. E. Jay, our well known and
popular groceryman, voluntarily
filed in bankruptcy, in the Fed
!eral Court at Tyler, last Monday.
A statement shows that the ac
tion does l.ot indicate very much
jofa loss to any concerned, as
Ins scheduled liabilities show
only about $'2,100, while his as
sets include stock and accounts
to the amount of about $1,700.
The embarassment that result
ed in the action has been due to
bad collections.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ernest Moses and Inez Dun
depended upon to render most can.
satisfactory service.
and
E. W. Horton, J. A Choat, C.
C. Williams, R S. Allen' Robt.
Minn, T. S Croft, W. .1, Conn
and C. B. Chappeli of Jackson
ville. were here Monday
Reba Mc
and Addie
Jewel Jones
Gaughey.
Levi Hampton
Sharp.
Floyd Storey and Margie R.
Grant.
Frank Ayers and Lula Hinton.
sWWSBSF'ffi
his office always find him or
some competent assistent ready
to serve, and this service with
out hesitation or delay and every
detail given the minutest at-
tentioi , and it is always with a
grace and manner to make one
feel that the favor has been
their's instead of the ones serv
ed
As a neighbor we have never
lived near a more considerate
one, and ifv his bird dog pup!
The Basket ball tournament of
' the Interchoiastic League of
)Cherokee county, for the current
j year, will be held at the Col
: lege gymnasium in Rusk, on
two days, that of the girls on
Saturday, January 25th, begin
; ning at 1:00 p. in., and that of
! the boys two weeks later, or on
February 8th , at the same pl.ee
| and hour.
The Girls line-up will be is
; follows:
A toy vs Maydelle
Dial ville vs Ponta
Rusk vs Tecula
Grange Hall vs Alto.
The Bovs will be lined
howls it is the natuie of the,j|ie following order
up 111
Mrs. E. Dupree, former Rnsk
citizen and now of Jacksonville,
was a Rusk visitor Wednesday
afternoon, and incidentally auth-
orized us to announce her candi-
dacy for County Treasurer, a
fuller reference to which we will
make next week.
brute and not from any example
set by the master
You all know Clay and just
what kind of an official he h is
made and that is all there is to
it.
Maydelle vs Suinmerfield.
Dial ville vs Ponta
Alto vs Central High.
Mixon vs ReKlaw
Grange Hall vs Jones Chapel.
Rusk vs Jacksonville.
The Interchoiastic League
Mr. and Mrs. R. L Hatchett | Committee of the county ruled
and Mr. and M rs. E R. Gregg . t
BEAUTIFUL ,
NEW
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BODIES
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were visitors in Dallas, last ween
end, and attended the play "The
Miracle" which has been show
ing there for the past two weeks.
that the various teams of the
county be placed in manner that
would create as much interest
as possible.
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Authorized Ford Dealers
The Big Filling Station on the Corner
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Ward, H. O. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1930, newspaper, January 17, 1930; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291434/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.