The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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The Rusk Cherokeean
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Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
VOLUME 95
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941
NUMBER 52
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Thirty-Eight
Volunteers Leave
Far Training Camp
Reports Indicate
Most Of Them Are
- Sent To Brown wood
Sixteen volunteers from Rusk and
eighteen from Jacksonville got off
Tuesday morning by special charter-
ed bus for Houston where they will
enter training under the selective
service act. The bus pickcd up the
Jacksonville volunteers who were
persuaded after some hesitation to
pile out at Rusk and pose for a pic-
ture with the Rusk group.
Following the snapping of the pic-
ture by the Cherokeean photogra-
pher, James I. Perkins made a brief
talk to the volunteers expressing the
appreciation of Rusk and Cherokee
county for the service they were of-
fering. •
Letters received by relatives later
this week indicated that most of the
CheTokee county men, if not all of
them, were being assigned to the
camp at Brownwood.
In the photo most of the Rusk
group is assembled near the rear of
the bus with the Jacksonville group
on the right.
Those from Rusk are: Ollie Den-
ton Dickey, Maydelle; Melvin Edgar
McGee, Gallatin; William Bronson
Cooper, Alto; Joe Edwards Halbert,
Rusk; James Welsey Bivif&S Rusk;
Henry Ford Jackson, Rusk; O verman
Lee Carpenter, Rusk; Vernon Leo
Mullan, Alto; Buford L. Herring,
Rusk; Ursulo Morano Mirando, Fas-
trill; Arba Lee Wells, Rusk; Cirilo
Morneo Mirando, Fastrill; Morris
Shepherd Berry; Rusk; Delbert Al-
len Jones, Alto; Odis Hall, Rusk,
Leeman Isaacs, Rusk.
Those from Jacksonville are:
James Irvin Armstrong, George Ed-
ward Bando, J. T. Bailey, Russel
George Benge, James EnniS Bounds,
Owen Brown, Frank Gilbert Dublin,
Albert Thomas Hamilton, Lonzo R.
Hassell, Jack Hopson, Carl Hubert
Miles, Allen Lee McDonald, James
Julian Pickron, Emery Tarrant, El-
vis Oswald Warren, Elmer Thurman
Womack and George Clifton Young.
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CiiSROKEE COUNTY'VOLUNTEERS LEAVE FOR CAMP
(Photo By Cherokeean Staff)
GOES TO MINEOLA
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Seriously Burned
When Iron Explodes
Miss Beatrice Beard was serious-
ly burned Thursday afternoon when
a gasoline iron exploded while she
was using it at her home in the east
part of town.
Both fire trucks made a run to
the place but damage to the house
was slight.
Rev. Bob Fling
Speaks To Lions
Rev. Bob Fling was the guest
speaker at the regular noon luncheon
of the Lions club Thursday noon at
Deckards cafe.
Other guests were Rev. Ira H.
Peak and O. A. Boedeker.
New members received into the
club were Edwin Dickey * and Fred
Lunsford.
It was announced that the club had
sold all the infantile paralysis seals
furnished for sale here.
The next meeting of the club will
be at Atoy next Thursday night.
CLAUD HOLLEY
More REA Lines
To Be Energized
The new eihgty-five mile, section
of line of the Cherokee County Elec-
tric Cooperative Association is ex-
pected to be energised within the
next few days.
The line has been tested and all
is needed is authority from Wash-
ington to turn on the juice, said O.
W .Davis, superintendent. The line
will serve 225 patrons at the start
with a possible 330 later.
Another section of 100 miles has
been worked up and the project is
in Washington for approval. There
are 300 signers on this addition.
About one fourth of it is in Cher-
okee county.
MIRANDA-LONA
Miss Virinia Miranda and Dematra
Lona of Weirgate, Texas were united
in marriage Saturday ngiht at 7:30.
The marriage took place at the
bride's home with Ymelda Sallas
acting as bridesmaid and Joe Salles
as best man.
The bride wore a gown of white
satin fashioned along princess lines
with embroidered neck. The sleeves
were lace trimmed and a very full
skirt ended in a train of lace.
She carried a bouquet of carna-
tions and lilies of the valley.
They will make their home in
Weirgate, Texas. fc.Ji.ilii
MRS. R. M. 60LEMAN
Funeiral services were held last
Saturday afternoon at Rockey
Springs church for Mrs. R. M.
Goleman who died at nine-thirty
Thursday night. Rev. J. J. DeFoor
of Rusk conducted the service with
W. H. Wallace in charge of arrange-
ments.
She is survived b y two sons,
Charlie Goleman, Rusk, and Obie
Goleman, Brownwood, and three
daughters, Mrs. J. A. Cribbs,' Rusk;
Mrs. Minnie Halbert, Whitney, and
Mrs. Mary Young, Bullard. She is
also survived by one brother, Lun
Johnston, of Rusk and twenty-six
grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Grady CiVhs, Alva
Cribbs, Lester Sledpe, Odes Wood,
Olan Wood and Odell Smith.
Manager Of
Chamber Of
Commerce Resigns
Claud Holley To Be
Replaced In The
Near Future
Claud Holley, manager of the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce since
its organization about a year ago,
has tendered his resignation to the
board to accept a similar position
with the Mineola Chamber of Com-
merce.
Mr. Holley came here about a year
ago and since that time Rusk has
experienced considerable develop-
ment as a result of the activities of
the organization. The two outstand-
ing achievements have been the lo-
cation of the Kraft Cheese plant
here and the location of the can-
ning plant in Rusk..Many other small-
er projects have been successfully
carried out and other major projects
are still in progress of development.
It was announced this week by
James I. Perkins, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, that Mr.
Holley's position will be filled as
soon as a satisfactory man is lo-
cated. Contacts have been made with
several and it is expected that a de-
cision will be made soon. •
All members of the oragnization
are enthusiastic about going ahead
with the program with as little inter-
ruption as possible, Mr. Perkins
said.
Mr. and Mrs. Holley expect "to
leave this weekend for Mineola.
GRADUATE COURSE IN
EDUCATION OFFERED
It has been announced that a group
of teachers will meet at the Joe
Wright School, Tuesday night, Feb-
ruary 4, for the purpose of organ-
izing an extension course in Edu-
cation.
Teachers taking the course will re-
ceive credit on their administrative
certificates as well as credit for eith-
er graduate or undergraduate work.
Prof W. A. Cain of Stephen F.
Austin College, Nacogdoches, will
meet with the teachers for the pur-
pose of helping them to organize.
HOLCOMB-THOMPSON
Miss Rose Mary Holcomb, daught-
er of Mr. and Mrs. George Holcomb
and Buddie Thompson of Fastrill
were quietly married Friday night
with Rev. S. L. Culwell reading the
marriage service.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are grad-
uates of the Rusk high school of the
class of 1940.
Fate leads the willing, but drives
the stubborn.
Your looking-glass will tell tytou
what none of your friends will.
THE RUSK HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Front row, from left to right, Annette Simmons, La Verne Jack-
son, Polly Wade, Maggie Dillard, Marie King and G. H. Thomas,
coach. Back row: Emaline Langston, captain, Ima Daniels, Anna
Beaudet, Dorothy Dover, Tot Parmley and Dorothy Long.
In spite of the fact that the Rusk Girls have attempted a very
ambitious schedule this year playing some of the outs.anding teams
of the itate they have had a very successful season. Out of eighteen
games played they have won twelve, lost four and tied two.
They go to Kildare for a return game Saturday night, play at
Wells Monday night and play Maydelle here Wednesday nigh.. These
will be the last games before the county meet.
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Buick Agency To
Open Here Soon
A new Buick Agency will be open-
ed in Rusk in about a week, it was
announced this week by Frank L.
Sewall, who will be in charge. He
will operate the business as the Rusk
Motor Company which will be located
next door south of the Sewall-Trible
Motor Co.
A load of cars is expected in within
the next few days.
CHEROKEE COUNTY WORKERS
CONFERENCE AT PONTA FEB. 5
Our Ceremonial Work will be the
theme at the regular Cherokee Coun-
ty Workers Conference which will be
held February 5 at the Ponta Baptist
church.
Following is the complete pro-
gram:
10:00 Devotional—Mrs. W.
Holman.
10:20 Home Missions — J.
Schwitter.
10:40 Foreign Missions—Mrs.
H. Bramlette.
11:00 State Missions—L. A. Thig-
pen.
National Defense
Shop Training
Course Started
Over 40 Out-of-School
Youths Have Enrolled
For The Training
Actual work got started last week
on the National Defense Shop Train-
ing course for out of school youths
which is operated in connection with
the vocational agriculture depart-
ment. Over forty have enrolled for
the course with thirty-eight in at-
tendance at present. Enrollment is
still open and it is expected that a
considerable number will enter as
soon as it is more generally known
that the course is being offered.
The course is sponsored by the
state and the federal government
with the provision that instructors
shall be men with actual experience
who have made the work a life vo-
cation. The present unit in metal
work and wood -work is being taught
by Pat Choate, local blacksmith.
This course will last about two
months or until around April 1, when
two more units will start. These
will be auto mechanics and electrical
work. The instructor for these units
has not yet been named, according
to D. D. Hart, head of the vocational
agriculture department.
The starting of the course here has
made it possible to provide the de-
partment with much equipment which
would otherwise not have been pos-
sible. The equipment, much of which
has arrived and the remainder com-
ing in daily, amounts to a total of
$660 in cost if the school had to buy
it, Mr. Hart said. It will become the
permanent property of the school so
long as vocational agriculture is
taught. The regular vocational agri-
culture class may use the additional
equipment -o uc-il as the special class
of after school youths.
The class meets in the afternoons
from one thirty to five thirty and
W.' at night from six thirty to nine
thirty.
Those who are enrolled and have
entered the class room work are
Billy Alexander, Billy Aufricht,
W.
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1:20 Song and Announcements.
11:30 Sermon—Frank L. Gayer. Manning Bagley, James and George
RUSK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL QUINTETTE
Up to the present the juniors have played eight games with class
B high schools, winning three and losing five. Shown above, left to
right, front row, W. A. Miller, .sones. u . . Wat,b. Gregg and
Price. Back row, DeFoor, Sanders, Stroud Meazles and Forest.
Other members of the squad not present for picture are Love, Pat-
rick and Hurlbut. (Photo By Cherokocan Staff)
Joe Vining Home '
Destroyed By Fire
The farm home of Joe Vining,
I about three miles south of Rusk, was
completely destroyed by fire short-
ly before two o'clock Thursday
afternoon. All furnishings and cloih-
ing also burned. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
Mrs. Vining was in town at the
time the fire started and Joe was
in the pasture near the house. The
Rusk fire department made a run
to the place but the building was
too far gone to do anything but
save outbuildings.
It is understood there was very
little if any insurance on either the
house or contents.
DISTRICT COURT
"The following cases were disposed
of in district court this week:
Sylvester Poluck, burglary, two
i years; D. D. Moss, forgery, sentence
; suspended; Edward Womack, burg-
j lary, two years; Clifford Brooks,
' burglary, two years suspended; E.
Etheridge, driving intoxicated, 60
days in jail; Daniel D. Jones, driving
I' intoxicated, 60 days in jail; Joe Wil-
; liams, driving intoxicated, five days
in jail and $100 fine; O. F. Wood-
ard, cattle theft, three years, Dudley
Hamilton, same charge, continued;
Noble Linicome, burglary, two years;
R. D. Lewis, burglary, five years sus-
pended; Claud H. Lee, driving intox-
icated, sixty days in jail.
Kiwanis Club Hears
Achievement Reoprt
The achievement report for the
year was read to members of the
Kiwanis club by Dr. Geo. P. Francis
at the regular noon luncheon Tues-
day.
In citing the work of the past
year it was pointed out that the
club has placed emphasis on under-
privileged child work, tne improve-
ment of city and rural relationship,
and the organization of the county-
wide tuberculosis association, it was
also pointed out that tne cluo lias
cooperated in an active manner by
sponsorship, finicial contribution or
personal endeavor with the following
organizations: The Empty Stocking
Fund, Chamber of Commerce, Boy
Scouts, Boys' and Girls' 4-H Clubs,
Welfare League, the P. T. A. and
other organizations.
It was announced that the average
membership attendance for the past
year was 37 an 81 percent average.
The club programs for the entire
year were reviewed and a report
made on the part taken in inter club
relations by sending delegates to
joint meetings with other clubs, and
serving as host to other clubs. A re-
port was made on the meetings of
all committees. The work of the
committees was reported in detail in-
cluding the help extended underpriv-
ileged children.
A fine cage won't feed the bird.
1:30 Meeting of Executive Board
and Woman's Missionary Uunion.
2:00 The Hundred Thousand Club
—Ira H. Peak.
2:20 A Missionary Song—W. E.
Hill.
Next Workers Conference will "be
held with the Old Palestine Church.
March 5, 1941.
ALTO FIRE DEPARTMENT
SENDS APPRECIATION GIFT
The Rusk fire department is in re-
ceipt of a gift of ten dollars from
the Alto fire department sent in ap-
preciation of the run the Rusk boys
made to Alto the night of December
26.
PTA MEETS FEBRUARY 6
The P. T. A. will meet Thursday,
February 6, at the junior high school
for a study course.
Tree Planting Is
Showing An Increase
Farm families cooperating with
the Extension Service of A. and M.
College in 1940 planted nearly twice
as many trees in their farm and
home landscapes as they did the pre-
vious year. .
Citing this trend toward increased
landscape and beautification work,
Sadie Hatfield, extension specialist
in landscape gardening, says in 1939,
53,677 trees were reported set out to
serve as windbreaks, to give shade
and furnish background for homes,
and during 1940 the figure jumped
to 223,985.
The specialist's report showed al-
so that there was more than a 25
per cent increase in the number of
lawns sodded. Extension cooperat-
ors and demonstrators sodded 3,151
lawns in 1940, compared with 2,436
the previous year.
"Increased appreciation of native
shrubs is also revealed in this year's
report," Miss Hatfield points out.
During 1939, 34,829 native shrubs
were reported growing in landscapes
around homes. In 1940 40,916 native
shrubs were reported—an increase
of 18 per cent.
Nursery shrubs set out during 19-
40 numbered 50,636. Other studies
revealed that 1,102 outdoor living
rooms and recreation areas were
provided by rural families dutring
the year and 2,368 pieces of recrea-
tional equipment were added,
Beasley, Silas Bell, T. H. Burke, Troy
Croft. Floyd and Joe Daniels, H. J.
Fitts, Leonard George, John Hunter,
J. W. Isaacs, John Reagan Jenkins,
Chas Long, Taylor Love, Roy Martin,
Harry Edgar Roy, Eugene Sanders,
Edward Snelling, Woodrow and Dan-
iel Weaver, Wiley Shattuck, Paul
Alexander. Martin Moseley, Clifton
Buckley, Adrain Posey, Edgar Man-
ion, C. Ii. Dover, John Ward and
Lacy George.
Similar courses have been started
in two other schools of the county.
They are at Summerfield and Wells.
Business Firms To
Change Locations
Several changes in locations have
been made during the past week or
will be made soon, it has been an-
nounced.
The office of Benton Bros., funeral
directors, has been moved in with the
Rusk Furniture Company and Cit-
izens Industrial Insurance Company
on the north side of the square. The
second floor of the building former-
ly occupied will be used for their fu-
neral parlor. Elevator service is be-
ing provided.
The ground floor of the building
formerly occupied by Benton Bros,
will be used by Ed Ratcliff for his
Western Auto Associate Store. He
expects to move over the weekend.
The Wallace building now used by
Mr. Ratcliff will be converted into a
modern funeral parlor, it was an-
nounced this week by Mr. Wallace.
Atoy Demonstration
Club Is Organized
Mrs. Rosella Cook met with the
ladies of the Atoy community,
Thursday, Jan. 23, and assisted in
the organization of a Woman's Home
Demonstration Club. There were six-
teen members present. Officers elect-
are: Mrs. Len Richards, president;
Mrs. John Richards, vice-president;
Mrs. Earl Maness, secretary; Mrs.
W. M. Muse, council representative;
Pauline Whitehead, reporter, and
Mrs. Adren Wade, recreation leader.
Mrs. W. M. Muse will be poultry
demonstrator. Mrs. Adren Wade will
be yard demonstrator.
TThe regular meeting days are the
second and fourth Thursdays of
each month.
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1941, newspaper, January 30, 1941; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth325827/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.