The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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Hie Rush Cherokeean
VOLUME 94
Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
RUSK, CHHROKEE COUNTY;, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940
NUMBER 1
Walls Of Old
Courthouse Now
Coming Down
Rapid Progress Being
Made In Wrecking Of
The Old Structure
After a delay of several days
caused by the extremely cold weath-
er, workmen Monday morning re-
sumed the job of wrecking the old
courthouse building and by Thursday
the walls had started down. This
work was slow at first on account of
the coping of reenforced concrete
but before night good progress was
being made on the walls themselves.
Long chutes have been constructed
to carry the brick from the second
story windows to the ground. Later-
al chutes extend from the long ones
to the top of the walls.
Considering the delay caused by
the cold weather, good progress is
being made with the wrecking oper-
ations and it is believed the building
will be wrecked and the ground
cleared on schedule time:
ROBERT ANDREW HENDERSON
Funeral services were held Thurs-
day afternoon for Robert Andrew
Henderson, 52, of Turney, father of
Alton Henderson, of Rusk, who died
at a Jacksonville hospital Wednesday
morning following a four-day illness
of pneumonia. Rev. J. F. Jones, of
Blackjack, was in charge of the ser-
vice.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Beatrice Goodson Henderson; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hender-
son'; three sons, Alton Henderson of
R tk, Herman of Turney and Char-
lie Newburn Henderson of Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs.
Guy Tullis of Alto; three brothers,
Luther Henderson of Abilene and Ir-
win and Bruce Henderson of Jack-
sonville and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar
JAiyards of Jacksor •*i!l<? nd
Dan Garner of California.
NEW MANAGER AT
PERRY BROS. STORE
Curtis Ainsworth, of Nacogdoches,
has been named manager of the local
Perry Brothers store to s|iceeed
Ralph Myrick.
Mr. Ainsworth hag been associa-
ted with the Perry Bros. Store at
Nacogdoches. Mr. Myrick has not an-
nounced his future plans.
J. B. (Bart) Malone
In Constable Race
The Cherokeean is authorized to
announce that J. B. (Bart) Malone,
a resident of Rusk for more than 25
years, is in the race for Constable of
Precinct No. One, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic Primaries
Mr. Malone is well known for his
fearless qualities, his unquestioned
honesty and integrity and is season-
ed in judgment that qualifies him to
weigh carefully the needs of any
given situation. Mr. Malone is not
without experience and qualification
for this job in that he se'rved in the
ago while living in Kenedy county,
capacity of an officer sevetal years
Texas.
Mr. Malone made the race for
Constable four years ago and prom-
ises an energetic campaign again
this year. He hopes to meet all ot,
the voters and to discuss the issues
of this race with each of them. He
assures the voters of this Precinct
that if elected that he will give to
the office his careful, vigorous and
diligent attention and that he will
make them an excellent peace offi^
cer. The people of this precinct will
benefit by his mature judgment, con-
scientiously enforced, and all people
will receive fair and impartial ser-
vice at all times from him as an of-
ficer.
"The office of Constable is not
compensated by a salary," Mr. Ma-
lone states, "but the sole compensa-
tion derived from it is the fees of
office which are earned by an alert
and energetic officer. I feel that in
this capacity by a constant applica-
tion of my efforts to meet the needs
of this community, that I can render
the most service to this community
as its peace officer and at the same
time justify my time and service
rendered in the performance of its
duties. In asking to be elected your
Constable, I mi but asking for the
privilege of availing you of my ser-
vices, the payment for which shall
be made out of the duties actually
performed at fees fixed by law".
R. C. Musslewhite
In Senate Race
Announcement of his candidacy
for state senate from the third Tex-
as district was made today by R. C.
Musslewhite, prominent Lufkin citi-
zen, who is now serving a second
term as district attorney.
Entry of the Lufkin man was the
first annourucemelnt in the district
for this high state office which has
BUILDING A COMMUNITY
WITHOUT MONEY
This is one of a series of articles which will appear each week
jn the Cherokeean calling attention to ways a community may be
made to prosper without it costing any additional money or incon-
venience. Watch for them each week and remember they are pub-
lished with the hope we will all remember to do these things which
will mean much to our fellow citizens.
INVITE TRAVELERS TO LUNCH HERE
Filling stations can help a great deal in a campaign
to build the community without spending money.
This can be done by suggesting to out-of-town patrons
who stop at their stations near meal time that they eat
here. This should not be a direct invitation. Just say, "1
suppose you ara eating lunch while here." If the customer
says he expects to eat later, just remark that so many
make it a practice to eat here when it is convenient that
you thought they probably also expected to do so, as the
town has good cafes. Just tell them to choose any cafe
and they can't go wrong. Many who act on the suggestion
at the time or at some later date will buy other things while
they ara stopped for lunch.
Copyright 1939, Frank L. Main
R. C. MUSSLEWHITE
been held for two terms by John S.
Redditt, who has stated he will not
be a candidate for reelection.
Mr. Muss&white, closing ou 'the
fourth year of a particularly suc-
cessful record as district attorney in
the Angelina-Nacogdoches-Cher#)kee
district, is a native of this East Tex-
as section and prominently known in
legal, civic andi fraternal circles
throughout the third senatorial dis-
trict.
He was born in Cherokee county
on January 20, 1903, and after the
deaths of his parents in early child-
hood he lived with his grandparents
obtaining early school training at
Troup. Later he attended Rusk jun-
ior college, taught in Cherokee coun-
ty rural schools, and entered Baylor
university in 1922. He graduated in
law at Bylor, w!th honors, in 1925,
and received an A. B. degree from
that university in 1927.
He was married in September 19-
25, to Miss Mildred Guinn, daughter
of the late Judge F. B. and Mrs.
Guinn of Rusk.
From 1925 to 1927, Mr. Mussle-
white taught in a McLennan coujity
school, serving as superintendent
those two years, and then he return-
ed to Rusk to enter into the practice
of law. Shortly after, he moved to
Lufkin and became associated with
J. J. Collins in general law practice
here. He was associated with Mr.
Collins until early in 1930, when he
engaged in law practice with C. E.
Brazil, now district judge, and which
association was dissolved when
Judge Brazil became district judge.
Mr. Musslewhite became city at-
torney of Lufkin on September 1, 19-
30, and served in that post until Sep-
tember 1, 1934.
He was elected county attorney of
Angelina county in 1934, served one
term in that office and was elected
district attorney of the second judi-
cial distiict of Texas in 1936. He was
reelected to that office without op-
position in 1938.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Musslewhite hav^
three children, all boys, and all born
in Lufkin.
The candidate has been an active
| figure in Lufkin civic and commun-
ity affairs throughout his residence
there. He is a member of the Metho-
dist church, on the board of stewards
of that church and recently served as
board chairman. He is a member of
the Salvation Army- county advisory
board, of the Masonic order with
membership in Dixie Lodge No. 272
at Troup; a member o fthe K. of P.
lodge in Lufkin, charter member of
the Lufkin Rotary club, former mem-
ber of the board of directors of the
Y. M. C. A. there, and has been ac-
tive in Red Cross work, serving as
county membership drive chairman
one year.
In regard to his candidacy for the
state senate, Mr. Musslewhite said he
would carry his campaign directly
to the people.
"I will endeavor to see as many of
the citizens as possible in the district
and will express my views on the is-
sues now confronting the people of
this district and of the state of Texas
during my campaign," he said.
"I earnestly invite the people of
the district to consider and investi-
gate tny record as a public official
and as a citizen among them, and to
consider my worthiness for promo-
tion in the affairs of this district and
Big Increase In
Voting Strength
Of County
Over 6,000 Poll
Tax Receipts Issued
By Thursday Noon
A last day rush to pay poll taxes
sent the voting strength of Cherokee
county well above the 7,000 mark.
Over 6,000 receipts had been issued
up to Thursday noon with many un-
opened letters still in the mail to be
attended to, according to Tax Collec-
tor J. W. Pearson. Overs and und-
ers entitled to exemption will run
over 1,000, which gives the county
the largest voting strength in its
history.
The presidential election year four
years ago was up to that time the
tops so far as poll tax payments
were concerned with 5,495. Two
years ago with only state and county
officers to be elected the figure was
near the 5,000 mark.
The largest voting box in the
county will be Box 14, Rusk by a
wide margin. This box contains the
state hospital vote and took the lead
over Jacksonville two years ago.
REA Demonstrations
Back Next October
The big REA Farm Equipment
Demonstration show will be back in
Rusk in October it was announced
this week by Supt. O. W. Davis. The
show arrived on schedule last week
but as announced in the Cherokeean,
was postponed on account of the un-
favorable weather.
The show left Rusk for Itasca. It
had been estimated that more than
two thousand people would have seen
the show here if the weather had
been favorable.
Frank Devereux, Jr., Pfnnncp Sfata
In County Judee Race j/°P0Se *>tate
Park In Memory
Of Jim Hogg
County Judge Race
Authorization has been given this
newspaper to announce that Frank
Devereux, Jr., of Jacksonville is a
candidate for county judge of Chero-
kee County, his candidacy being sub-
ject 'to action of the Democratic pri-
mary election of July 27.
In seeking this office, Mr. Dever-
eux is asking voters to return him I
to a place which he once filled with j
utmost efficiency and economy. He ,,,
served this county as judge for two , 11 0 ommrece a plan is now
terms, from 1932 until 1936, retiring ^ e'"g workt(i out f a lur*?e state
of his own will. It was during this park comP"sln& a to. <' over 170
time that the finances of Cherokee *Cre® lncluuln£ the old Hogg family
cemetery north east of Rusk. It is
Papers Being Drawn
Up For Transfer Of
Site At Once
Through the efforts of the Rusk
County Basket
Ball Tournament
Starts Today
Finals For Class A
Teams To Be Played
Here February 17
The county basketball tournament
will start at Rusk Saturday after-
noon when the Class B girls start
play, it has been announced by O. M.
Walker, superintendent of schools at
Gallatin, athletic director of the
tournament. Drawings will start at
one o'clock and the first game starts
at two o'clock.
Class B boys wrfUl start their
tournament Monday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 5. Play will follow the draw-
ings to be held at 1:30 o'clock.
Semi-final action for Class B boys
and girls is scheduled for February
9 anil 10.
Friday, February 16, is the date
set for preliminaries fpr Class A
boys and girls.
The finals and the consolation
brackec will be played February 16.
Finals for all winners in A and B,
both boys and girls, will be played
Saturday, February 17, starting at
6 p. m.
Admission prices will "be 10c and
15c until the final night, when the
tickets will be 25c.
The consolation setup is the first
ever held in the county, according to
Walker. This method guarantees
each team at least two games.
All schools must send their entries
by Saturday noon of this week to
W. A. Miller at Rusk, it was stated,
and the classification whether A or
B should be made known today.
county were placed on a sound basis,
and he left the county's affairs in
better shape upon his retirement
than they had been in years.
His tenure as county judge was
the only political office which Mr.
Devereux ever held. He feels that
his record in that office is ample
recommendation for again placing
his candidacy before the people.
Mr. Devereux is a native Chero-
kee county man, having been born
and reared in Jacksonville. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Devereux,
Sr. His legal education was secured
at Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, and he was admitted to the
bar in June 1929. Since that time,
with the exception of the time he
was serving as county judge, he has
conducted a successful law practice
in Jacksonville. He has hundreds of
friends throughout the county to
whom he needs no introduction or
recommendation.
Mr. Devereux is married and is a
member of the First Methodist
Church of Jacksonville.
"I want to thank the people of
Cherokee county for the support and
consideration extended to me when
I previously was before them asking
for office and I want to assure them
that if I am elected I shall give my
best efforts toward an efficient, eco-
nomical and practical administration,
Mr. Devereux said.
Mr. Devereux states that during
the ensuing months prior to the
Democratic primary election, he will
make an active campaign and will
proposed that the park . ali be call-
ed The Jim Hogg Memorial Park in
memory of the: first native born gov-
ernor of Texas.
The purchase of the tract from
Brad Waggoner is being made thru
Mrs. W. H. Hanna, real estate dealer.
Under the plan title will 'be trans-
ferred to the county until arrange-
ments have been made with the state
park board to take it over. The prop-
osition will not be submitted to the
state park board until the abstract
has been completed and a satisfac-
tory title acquired, but it is felt cer-
tain the board will be very much in-
terested in the proposal.
Claud Holley, manager of the lo-
cal Chamber of Commerce, and Jas.
I. Perkins, president, made a trip to
Houston recently to confer with
members of the Hogg family on the
plan. They expressed their apprecia-
tion to the people of Rusk for their
plan to pay tribute in this manner
to the famous governor and volun-
teered to furnish the necessary $3,-
200 for the purchase of the tract.
Miss Ima Hogg, and Mike Hogg of
Houston and Thomas E. Hogg of
Kerr county are cooperating.
Rev. Andrew Dupree
Accidently Killed
Rev. Andrew M. Dupree, 51, Meth-
oifist evangelistic minister of Lub-
bock, was fatally injured Saturday,
near Lubbock, when he was struck
by an automobile he was attempt-
endeavor to see as many of the vot-! to flag down. He was a native oi
eis personally as is humanly possi-, Rusk. He was a brother of Mrs. J.
ble. However, in the event he should1 Moseley and Roy Dupree, who
fail to see you and personally dis-' with Mrs. Roy Dupree and Martin
MRS. J. B. KING
Mrs. J. B. King, 23, died early
Monday morning at hre home just
south of Rusk. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at Salem
cemetery where burial was made
with Rev. U. E. Monroe in charge of
the service.
She is survived by her husband
and four small children, two boys
and two girls.
Pallbearers were Wm. Neal, D. L.
Rawles, Geo. Moore, T. C. Ford.
Houston Goslett and Frank Ford. W.
II. Wallace was in charge of ar-
rangements.
Geo. Nelson Undergoes
Eye Operation Today
Geo. Nelson, who went to Dallas
several d.'rys ago for an eye opera-
tion was slated to undergo the opera-
tion at nine o'clock this morning. It
! was originally planned to operate
I Monday, but the postponement was
deemed advisable.
He has been assured that the sight
of his left eye can be returned, but
the doctors are less optimistic in re-
gard to the right eye.
cuss his campaign with you, he takes
this means of soliciting your consid-
eration and support.
Troup Basketeers
Win This Division
The Troup high school basketball i
Moseley attended the funeral at Lub-
bock.
With Mr. Dupree at the time of
the accident, were two of his daugh-
ters, who said that their father was
attempting to push the stalled car,
which was clear of the highway, with
the door open and flag the passing
team cinched the championship of motorist. Th.' door was torn from the
this division of the oil field confer- car- his h^a<i crushed and an arm and
ence by defeating Rusk Tuesday je£ broken. He died on the way to a
night, 32-22. If the Eagles had been
able to defeat the visitors the two
teams would have been tied for the
hospital in the car of a passing mot-
orist. The daughters said the driver
of the car figuring in the accident
championship honors wth a playoff i offered aid which was refused. He
necessary.
later surrendered to officers.
B. F. SARTAIN
B. F. Sartain, 75, formerly of Al-
to, died Tuesday night at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Norma Wo-
uaek, of Tyler, after an extended ill-
ness. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Zion
church with Rev. J. W. Tredwell in
charge.
He is survived by his wife and sev-
en children, five sons, C. F. Sartain,
Jacksonville, J. D. Sartajn, Monroe
City, T. E. Sartain, Timpson, F. B.
Sartain, Alto, and R. F. Sartain, Ty-
ler; two daughters, Mrs. Alena Reed
of Alto and Mrs. Womack of Tyler.
One brother, J. J. Sartain of Rusk.
19 grandchildren and 3 great grand-
children also survive.
state. I respectfully solicit and will
sincerely appreciate the support of
the citizenship for this office."
HENRY R. EVANS
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon for Henry R. Ev-
ans, 76, brother of Mrs. Claudie Wor-
tham of Rusk.
He is also survived by five sons,
Tom Evans of Tyler, Douglas, Ray-
mon and Phillip Evans of Griffin,
Herman Evans of Troup; three
daughters, Mrs. H. T. Brown and
Mrs. G. R. Brown of Jacksonville and
Mrs. Dewey Skillern of Troup; two
brothers, T. J. Evans of Jacksonville,
W. C. Evans of Troup and another
sister, Mrs. F. M. Elder of Griffin.
TAKES JOB WITH
CHEROKEE MOTORS
Pete White^ of Jacksonville, has
accepted a position on the sales force
of Cherokee Motors and moved here
with his family. They have taken an
apartment at the Mrs. Pearl Ward
home.
Mr. White has had considerable
experience as a car salesman and the
management at Cherokee Motors
feel that he will be an asset not only
to the company but to the communi-
ty as well.
Troup will now play the champions I • Dupree was serving his sec-
of the other division for conference; onc' >"eal" as district evangelist. He
honors. ; had former ly held pastorates in Tex-
Rusk played the final conference as' Oklahoma and Colorado.
game with Gaston last night but as
both teams were already eliminated
from the championship honors the
game had no bearing on the final re-
sults.
Mrs. Bill McCluney
Sings For Kiwanis
Faculty Play Set
For February 16
Mrs. Bill McCluney favored the Ki-
wanis club Tuesday by singing three
numbers, "Goodnight, Little Girl
Goodnight"; 'The Sleigh ' and "The
House That Jack Built". Mrs. Eg-
The Rusk schooL:-' faculty play bert Copeland was at the p ar,:>.
will be presented February 16, at the1 Another splendid number on the
high school auditorium, it was an- program vMas '.he preservation by
nounced this week. ! Miss Bernice Bay less of four of her
The play is a comedy entitled, junior pup.is. Misses Jenny Lynn
"Moon Over Mulberry Street". It is Jared gave a reading, Betty Joyce
directed by Mrs. Hugh Lester. Wallace gave an exhibition of tap
; dancing, Frances Ann Echols sang
Call Meeting Of . and June Rene Echols finished the
_ . __r , program with another tap dance
Legion Wednesday number.
A call meeting of the local post of | —
the American Legion has been mad
for Wednesday night, February 7, at
Deckard's cafe.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss a change in the meeting
dates, it was stated by Dudley Law-
son, post commander.
Many Masons May
Meet Here Tonight
Elabroate plans have been made
for entertaining many visiting Ma-
sons here tonight when the Most
Worshipful Oiland Master Leo W.
Hart and his Gilmer degree team will
confer a Master's Degree.
It is anticipated that Masons numb-
ering into the hundreds will be here
for the ceremony which will start
at eight o'clock at the high school.
JOHN WILLIAM MILES
John William Miles, 31, died at his
home in Wells, Texas at 2:30 a. m.
January 30. He was born in Chero-
kee county.
He is survived bv one brother,
Lonnie M. Miles, of Wells; two sis-
ters, Mrs. Pearl Pierce, of 1 inwood,
Texas and Mrs. Corcna J.mes of
Rusk, Texas.
Funeral services were held at the
Black Jack Church at 3:30 Tuesday
afternoon with Rev. H. D. ParnelL
officiating. Interment was in the
Black Jack cemetery. Benton Broth-
ers were in charge of arrangements.
Pure humanity, friendship, heme,
the interchange of k ve, bring to
earth a foretaste of heaven.
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