The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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The Rusk Cherokeean
WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE PRESS-JOURNAL
WORKING FOR A GREATER RUSK AND A MORE PROSPEROUS CHEROKEE COUNTY
Originally Established February 27, 1850.
RUSK. CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY JANUARY '930
VOLUME II, NO 34
District Court Busy
On Liquor Cases.
Last Day To Protect
Your Right To Vote.
The District Court has been
busy this week, on the criminal
docket, and has disposed of the
following cases, all being for in-
fractions of the prohibitory law,
with one exception:
Staie of Texas vs Curtis .Tones,
charged with transporting liquor,
plea of guilty and given two
years in the penitentiary.
State of Texas vs Capt. Odom,
charged with transporting in-
toxicating li(|Uor, tried by a jury,
found guilty and given three
years in the penitentiary.
State of Texas vs John Loper,
charged with driving an auto-
mobile while intoxicated, plea of
guilty and nned one hundred
Dollars.
State of Texas vs Horton Ball,
charged with theft of a hog, ver-
dict, four years in the peniton
tiary and suspended sentence.
State of Texas vs J. H. Brown,
charged with possessing intox-
icating liquor for the purpose
of sale, tried by jury and found
not guilty.
State vs J. L. Beasley, on
charge of illegal possession, plea
of not guilty, tried by jury and
given two years in the peniten-
tiary.
State of Texas vs Pete Monroe,
charged with burglary, plea of
guilty and given three years in
the penitentiary.
State of Texas vs Mrs. J. H.
Brown, charged with possessing
intoxicating liquor, mistrial.
State of Texas vs Prank Flan-
agan, charged with possessing
intoxicating liquor, plea of guilty
and givsn three years in the
penitentiary.
A. R. Odom Suimts To
Importuning Of Friends.
Alter careful consideration of
the proposition from all its an-
gles A. R, (Berry) Odom. has de-
cided to be a candidate for re-1
election to the office of Tax Col j
lector, and is frank in telling |
why he is pursuing this course.
Mr. Odom has been under
tentative moral obligation to not
reenter the race this year, which
he had been and would have con.
tinued to respect, but from this
he states he has been absolved
and therefore feels that there
are no more strings to entangle
or infringe upon his candidacy.
You frequently hear of candi-
dates for office who have been
importuned and almost forced
by friends to make a race, but
tnis is always to be taken with
more or less allowance, however,
in this instance, Mr. Odom is
really and truly submitting to
the representations and appeals
not only of personal friends,
but of leadingjbusiness men irre-
spective of any personal feeling in
the premises, but who have done
so in what they regard as the
best interests of the taxpayers
and the people at large, basing
their representations upon the
admirable record Mr. Odom has
made and is making in the office,
and because they think him em-
inently the man for the place.
Mr. Odom's record speaks for
itself, and is recognized by all as
being a most commendable and
outstanding one. and his every
act has been directed in the best
interest of the county and he has
always had the courage to stand
for what he thought and he has
ever proven to be right, and we
must all admit that a better
qualified man for the position
can not ce found.
Today, Friday, January 31st.
is the last one on which the
voters can pay their poll tax and
have a right to vote in the elect-
ions to be held in the state or
any subdivision thereof, during
the year 1030.
There is no alternative in this
matter, no extension of time,
or penalty to apply, except that
you are barred from voting.
That is all there is to it.
It is not necessary that the
taxpayer appear in person before
the closing hour of the Collect
or's office, but it will suffice if he
or she has the remittance cover-
ing the amount in the mail by
midnight, today.
It is superfluous to dwell upon
the importance to every citizen
to see that this is paid and his
rights protected. It is a duty
that he owes not only to himself
but to his community and state.
Many vital questions are to be
submitted to the electorate dur-
ing the current year, including
the election of officers from Gov-
ernor down to the smallest of
municipal officials, in which
everyone should be interested,
to say nothing of possible bond
issues and other questions of
import to the citizen and taxpay-
er.
Pay up today, or bear in mind
that you will be just the same as
disfranchised during a very im-
portant year.
Good Woman Called.
t ast day to pay poll tax.
Mrs. Bonnie Gunter, wife of
Jewel Gunter, whose home is in
ftie Atoy community, passed
away, Tuesday, January 28th.,
at 5:00 p. m., from septicema,
resulting from the extraction of
a tooth.
Funeral services, conducted
by Rev J. A. Williams, of the
Rusk Baptist church, were held
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, at Atoy, A'ednesday
afternoon, after which the re-
mains were intered iu the local
cemetery under the direction of
the W. H. Wallace Undertaking
Company.
Bonnie Smith Gunter was born
and reared in Cherokee county
in the neighborhood of where she
passed her entire life.
She was married to Jewe>
Gunter on July 12, 1919, and to
them throe children, two boys
and one girl were born, who to-
gether with her husband and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Smith, and three sisters and
one brother, survive her.
Deceased had long been a mem-
ber of the Baptist church, and
had ever lived that true, christ-
ian life that proves such a com-
fort and hope when the hand of
the reaper reaches forth.
The esteem in which the good
woman was held by all was fully
attested by the large concourse
that paid their last respects and
sympathy for the bereaved ones
in the sad hour.
Help A (Hood Cause
Probably the most important
committee appointed by the
Kiwanis club each year is that
in the interest of the "unprotect-
ed child."
Mr. Robert Hatchett is chair-
man of this committee.
There is a barrel placed in the
club room to receive bed cover-
ing and clothing. Clothing for
ail n 1 ts also, will be acceptable.
Let us try 1o till this barrel
each month, at least until the
cold weather is gone.
Secretary.
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AEOLIAN CHOIR OF LON MORRIS COLLEGE
WILL SING IN RUSK, SUNDAY EVENING
Last day to pay poll tax.
Rev. J. E. Buttrill, pastor of
the Methodist Church, announ
ces the acceptance of the invi-
tation extended by his congre-
gation to the Aeolian Choir of
Lon Morris College. The pro-
gram will be rendered at the reg-
ular hour for the evening serv-
ices next Sunday.
Mr. Kenneth Runkel of Lon
Morris, Director of the choir,
writes that forty-five members of
the choir will make the trip to
Rusk and the special musical
program will be one hour. These
collegeiate songsters have made
quite a reputation for their or-
ganization in the many appear-
ances in East Texas Churches.
Miss Lillian Hancock, head of
the department of Voice at the
Jacksonville Institution, is soloist
for the choir and several of her
numbers will feature the pro-
gram. At the recent appear-
ance in Tyler, the Aeolian Choir
sang to more than 1200 people
who assembled at Marvin church
to hear them. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to the people
of Rusk to attend the special
program at the Methodist Church
next Sunday evening
The Rusk Music Club is spon
soring the concert, and urgently
invites all to attend.
Another Pioneer Is
Called In Death.
Mr. J. B. Ralson, aged 74,
j passed away at his home here
Sunday, January 26th. Inter-
ment in Cedar Hill cemetery
Monday afternoon, services te*
ing conducted by Rev. J. M.
Switter, assisted by Revs. Wil-
iarns and Buttrill, with the W. H
Wallace Undertaking Company
directing tho intermfnt.
James Buchanan Ralson was
born on May 26th., 1855, at
Shippingburg, Tenn., came to
Texas in 1883. He was married
to Emma Jane Castlelaw, on Oct-
ober 22, 1^90. To this union
five children were born, all boys,
namely: Hugh of San Antonio;
Roy of Trenidad, Colo; A. J. of
Rusk; and John of Sweetwater,
Texas.
He united with the Baptist
church in 1888 to which cause he
was always a loyal subject hav-
ing served his church several
years as church clerk, and as
superintendent of the Sunday
School for about seven years.
As a neighbor and citizen he
devoted his life to the better-
ment of his community and was
j always on hand to help those
friends and neighbors who were
! in need.
As a husband and father he
{discharged his full duty, pro-
viding for them every reasonable
' need of life, and brought them
j up to be useful citizens.
Watters Singletrry
For Tax Collector
A Last Explanation Of
Auto License Natter.
The Local Political
Situation Warms Up.
The last day for paying the
automobile license tax does not
expire until one day later than
other tax-paying, due to an un-
pardonable provision of the law,
but expires on February 1st., or
in other words the owner has
until February 2nd , before de*
linquency ensues, which means1
that they will have to be paid by j
Saturday, instead of today, as |
the case with other taxes.
If cars have been run since
January 1st., the full year's tax
will apply, and if the tax is not
paid by the date named a pen-
alty of twenty (not twenty-five
per cent, as generally supposed)!
will apply.
If the car has not been run in j
January, or is acquired after the j
first of February, the owner will
be required to pay a tax only on
a monthly basis of the yearly
tax.
The Tick Eradication
Problem Being Solved.
Under the provisions of the re-
cently passed state law, in which
Cherokee, Anderson, Panola and
two other counties are placed m
a separate and distinct Tick
Eradication district, the big
problem, so far as the counties
are concerned is being most
satisfactorily solved.
Under its provisions the workj
is taken over by the U. S. Gov
eminent, it to look alter all sup- j
ervision, appoint and pay the in- i
spectors, while the state furnish
the dip.
Dr. J. L. Shabram. who will;
have the supervision of this dist-
rict, accompanied by Dr. K E.
Maas. recently of Alabama, was
here the first of the week, going
over the preliminaries of the:
work and conferring with the
Commissioner's Court, prepara
tory to taking up the work j
proper.
Among other things receiving
While there are ye: sever 1
county offices for which but ot e
aspirant has declared them-
selves all of whom are the present
incumbents, it does not mean
that things are going by c.efault.
The inviting position of Tax
Collector is coming in for its
share of notice and interest by
the entry of A. R. Odom as a
candidate to succeed himself,
and Watters Singletary, of the
well known Singletary family of
Alto, has announced. It has
been repeatedly reported that
C. D. Shoemaker of Jacksonville,
is seriously considering making
the race, and then you can never
always tell what Pete Mussle-
white will do, but so far he has
refrained from declaring him-
self.
The Commissioner's race in
this precinct takes on new in-
terest by the announcements of
Ed Finley and D. H. Hell which
appear in this issue of the
Cherokeean.
So, far, no one has announced
for representative, but it bas
been supposed that Edwin Pal-
mer will ask for endorsement
and there has been some talk of
Geo. B. Terrell, present head of
the State Department ot Agri-
culture submitting his name.
In the weigher's race, which
is always an open field with
plenty of entries, but only three
warriors have enlisted so far,
but there may be others holding
back and W. R, Odom is acting
very suspicious.
S. W. Transportation
Co. Does Right Thing
The Southwestern Transpor-
tation Company, which is owned
a i J operated by and in conjunct-
ion with the Cotton Belt r.iilroad,
operating passenger buses and
freight trucks between Tyler
jandLufkin, did the very com-
| mendable thing when they went
to the Tax Collector's office and
I voluntarily paid the license tax
| on a freight truck and two pas-
senger buses, aggregating $748.
| 00-
While this was only right, in
view of their using our highways,
there might have been some
question about their being ab.
solutely bound to pay in more
than one county, but this shows
th it the company is broad gauged
as well as public spirited and is
I very acceptable to the county.
The announcement of Watters
Singletary, member of the well-
kno.vn and most highly respect-
ed Singletary family, pioneers
of Alto, appears this week, and
in treating of his candidacy his
home paper, the Alto Herald,
which should know whereof it
speaks, will have the following
to say:
"Practically every citizen in
South Cherokee county knows
| Mr. Singletary, as he was born
and reared in this immediate
! section, and we say it, not be-
1 cause he is running for office,
but in spite of it, that he is one
of the cleanest and best young
business men we have in this
county.
He has a good education, and
has a very pleasing pensonality,
and we know that Cherokee
j county would get no better of-
ficial should he be placed in the
tax collector's office.
We might also state that Wat-
ters is familiar somewhat with
j the office that he is asking for,
as he worked in the tax collector's
offise some while his dad, Mr.
Ben Singletary' was tax collect-
or for this county. Ha has been
for the past three years con-
nected with the office depart-
ment of the Ford Motor Com-
pany of Cherokee county, beiag
for a time with Parish, Forrest
and Williams at Rusk and is now
with the Alto Motor Co.. at Alto.
We heartily commend him to
the Cherokee county voters and
assure them that no mistake
will be made if he is placed in
tax collector's office.''
A>k> About Old Friends.
Mrs. S. R. Curtis received last
week, a letter from Rev. I. V.
Jolly of Harlingon, Texas, asking
about his "oid-time" friends in
Rusk. Mr. Jolly was pastor of
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church here about 40 years ago,
and was also connected with the
paper for a short time.
Mr. Jolly is now a retired Pres-
byterian minister and with his
wife, is living with a married
daughter at Harlingon.
Dr and Mrs. Maas of Atlanta,
Texas, arrived a few days ago,
and are rooming at the Chas.
Bhapman home. Dr. Maas is
tick eradicator for this county.
BEAUTIFUL
NEW
FORD
BODIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
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the attention of Dr. Shabram,
whose headquarters will be in
Palestine, was receiving appli-
cations for positions as dipper
for tho fourteen or fifteen dist-
ricts into which the county is to
be divided.
Dr. Maas will be in immediate
charge of the local work.
Last day to pay poll tax.
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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. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1930, newspaper, January 31, 1930; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291436/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.