The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1943 Page: 1 of 4

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VOLUME 97
Rusk Area Still
Lagging On Its
War Chest Quota
Receipts Must Be
Doubled For The
Remaining Days
The Rusk area had contributed and
turned over to County Treasurer W-
P. Richey only $2,334.60 up to Wed-
nesday evening on its quota of $3,-
870.40 for the United War Chest, it
was announced toy Chairman Melvin
Sessions. This means that it -was nec-
essary to nearly double the rate of
cash receipts for the remaining: days
if the quota is to be reached. The
campaign closes Saturday night.
Following is the list of contribu-
tions for the past week from Rusk
proper. This does not include receipts
received from the schools and areas
outside Rusk which will be publish
ed later. The list follows:
J. H. Hughes
A. H. Shattuck
G. H. Thomas
Bill McCluney
Childs Grocery Co.
W. W. Jones
M. B. Ellis
G. M. Black
Ed Ratcliff
Tom Holcomb
' Mr. and Mrs. Riley Maness 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. C. H Fitts 5.00
' Mrs. H. W. Gee 20.00
R. R. Banks 15.00
Mr. and idrs. Alvin Pryor 25.00
Humble Oil & Refining Co. 180.00
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1943
R. L. Hassell >.
D. M. Moseley
J. N. Sanders
Beaulah Allen !
Cole Butler * ,
T. W. Butler
P. T. Butler
J. W. Williams
E. V. Daniel
Jlumcil Fureiiuui sr-«r-
Dorothy Long
Mrs. Vernie Mlinter
J. H. Williams
Rosamond Fisher
'C. Metzt Heald
Johnnie Hilton
Louise Jones ,
Mrs. Carl Sherman
Jane Stoy
A. Halbert
C. D. Welch ,
Ed Singletary
Guella Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. W. P. Richey
Organization Of
Gasoline Ration
Panel Completed
W. W. Holman Is
Shifted From The
Food Panel
The new gasoline panel met Thurs-
day and organized, elected Sam Fox
of Alto as chairman. W. W. Holman,
former food panel chairman, was
shifted to the gasoline panel.
The gas panel now stands with all
parts of the county well represented
on the board. W.W. Holman and John
O'Byrne for Jacksonville; Sam Ov-
erton, well acquainted with the farm
^problems of the north part of the
county; Jim Bailey for the Ponta
and Summerfiela district; Curtis
Ainswtorth and Ralph Benton, the
Rusk territory; Sam Fox for Alto
and G. B. Woods for Wells. These
fair-minded, outstanding men have
been selected to give their time and
expense in a difficult job and acting
as a board. It is their aim to considet
fairly every application with one
thought only, and that is to give the
people of Cherokee county all that
they can, within the regulations as
set forth by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration. The regulations do not
permit one member to act alone on
an application of any kind and with
this thought the board will apprec
iate very much the watching of gas
needs to give them time to act on
applications at board meetings. The
members of this new gas panel are
3.00 all busy 'men and the people of the
15.00 county are urged to consider this and
5.00 present their (applications or mail
10.00 them to the ration hoard offices at
5.00 Rusk for consideration only at regu-
20.00 lar board meetings. With this con-
50.00 sideration the gas panel will be able
1.00 to give careful study as a group to
.25 the gasoline needs df each applicant.
•°®" The place of W. W. Holman will
2.00
2.50
5.00
-7.50
25.00
5.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
4.00
2.50
15.00
2.50
1.00
15.00
2.00
5.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
5.00
25.00
4.50
5.00
Mr. & Mrs Alvin Sherman 15.00
C. M. Meazle 2.50
J. E. Wallace 5.00
Alex Black *- 10.00
Elton Grisham 10.00
Dora Long Grisham 7.50
Jack Garner 6.00
Oleta Dement 3.75
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sherman 26.00
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Main 25.00
Miss Ruth Gibson - 5.00
Miss May Gibson 7.00
Mrs. Jennie B. Gibson 2.50
'Roten Material Co. 25.00
J. C. Parker f. 2.50
L M. Leon 5.00
Morris Elliott 5.00
Tom Frazer 5.00
Mir. & Mrs. T. W. Fisher 5.00
H. B. Jenkins < 2.50
J. F. Joplin ' 25.00
Margaret York 5.00
Evelyn Covington 5.00
Esther Harrison 2.50
June Odom 2.60
R. L. Tucker 2.50
Miss L. P. Tucker 2.50
M. J. Mayes 16.00
Rusk Dry Goods 25.00
Edgar Banks 20.00
E. B. Musick 5.00
F. & M State Bank 25.00
Mrs. J. N Hooper 6.00
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hughes 5.00
Mable Horn
John Claiborne Williams
Winford Black
R. L. Moses
Annie Laurie Vining
T. ML Cook
Zella Kate Banks
Muttie Dee Lindstrom
Tom Lanier
J. S. Johnson
Mrs. Lois Henry
Mrs. G. H. Thomas
Mrs. A. S. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. L. C. Stuver
Murph Waggoner
Caieb Mallard
Grace Pryor
Amber Miller
J. C. Lovelady
Claud Ogden
Elmer Benge
Jeff Lovelady
4.00
12.00
2.00
2.50
2.50
ii.50
5.00
3.75
2.50
2.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
11.50
2.60
1.50
2.50
5.00
7.50
7.50
7.00
7.50
probably be filled toy the appoint-
ment of another member from the
south part of the county, B. E. Lan-
nom aaid Thursday.
VALIDITY OF BROWN STAMPS
We list below the validity period,
with consumers, for a new series of
brown stamps from War Ration Book
HI:
L, valid November 21; M Valid
November 98; N valid December 5;
P valid December 12 and all expire
January 1, 1944.
Chapman Elected
President Of
Kiwanis Club
Stovall V-President
Directors For New
Year Also Named
Supt. GeralrJ B. Chapiman was
unanimously elected president of the
Kiwanis club for 1944 when Kiwan-
ians balloted on club officers for the
coming year following the Tuesday
noon luncheon at Deckard's cafe. F.
M. Stovall was unanimously elected
(vice-president at the same time.
Directors elected Tuesday were
Mlaurice A. Walters, Frank L. Main,
Lewis McCarroll, E. R. Gregg, Dr.
Kay B. Urban, Dr. H. F. Bolding
and C. L. Langston.
Mrs John A. Beall, of Jacksonville,
was the speaker of the day and made
a strong appeal for the support of
the United War Chest drive now in
progress.
GIRL SCOUTS LEARN WEAVING
The Girl Scouts have been very
fortunate in obtaining Mrs. Rosella
Cook County Home Demonstration
Agent, as program consultant in
Handicrafts.
Mrs. Cook's wide experience and
training in this field makes her a
valuable advisor in Girl Scout work.
She has been meeting with the inter-
mediate troop each regular meeting
day during October and teaching
them tp weave. This project of weav.
ing is an interesting as well as pro-
fitable one, in that the girls are
learning a skill while at the same
time practicing economy.
Beginning with the simply woven
table mats the < irls are gradually
progressing to the point of making
the more complicated woven hand
bags. The material with which the
girls are working is a by-product
found at home—corn husks.
Mrs. Cook has been assisted by the
leader, Miss Bess Looney, assistant
leader, Helen Musslewhite, commit-
tee members, Mrs. Evelyn Goff, Mrs.
Leo C. Stuver, music director of the
troop.
M. V. Browning
6.00
John King
2.50
Quincy Lacy
2.50
Irene Cook
2.50
Watters Singletary, Jr.
2.00
Peggy Ann Jones
2.50
Mlorris W. Hassell
10.00
Mrs. Pearl Clark
5.00
Mrs. A. L .Bruce
5.00
Mrs. Edgar Ford
5.00
Mrs. F. B. Guinn
15.00
E. D. Guinn
10.00
Mildred Fulton
3.75
Marion Bolton
2.50
W. F. Barrows
5.00
Forrest Jones
5.00
Jeanecte Lewis
5.00
Kendrick Frazer
5.00
Oliver Bradley
2.00
Herman Bradley
2.00
Alfred Elliott
10.00
Curtis Ainsworth
10.00
J. O. Reasoner
5.00
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lang
5.00
Mrs. Lester Goff
3.00
George Bradford''
5.00
Guy Jones
2.50
Doyle Freeman
2.50
Azile Dotson
6.00
Mrs. Dunning Royie
3.00
Jake Conway
2.50
Dr. & Mrs. T. H Cobble
20.00
Mfcs. P. A. Roye
5.00
J. R. Westbrook
5.00
T. A. Kinsel '
3.50
Mrs. Beetle Lewis
2.50
Mre. L. D. Guinn
2.00
Christine Payne
2.50
J. F. Ray
2.50
Betty Choate
4.00
Mrs. gallie Belle Odom
2.50
H. E. Pryor
10.00
J. R. Banks
1.50
J. C. Banks
1.00
Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Bolton
5.00
Mrs. Fred Lunsford
5.00
G. W. Nelson
2.50
Gerald Chapman
10.00
J. M. Clark \
5.00
Henry Guenzel
12.50
Dr. E. M. Moseley
15.00
Southwest Telephone Co.
10.00
The way to fight a wqman is with
GERALD B. CHAPMAN
your hat. Grab it and run.
REPORT OF RUSK P. T. A.
MADE TO COUNTY COUNCIL
The following report of the Rusk
Parent-Teacher Association was giv-
en by the President, Mrs. A. A. Hpb
bard at the meeting of the County
Council, October 16:
Several women have completed a
12-hour study course under Mrs. Vir-
ginia Scharborough, Extension De
partment, University of Texas, chair-
man of Education for Hpme and
Family Life- 4
We are trying to touild up interest
of high school parents in PTA work.
We hope to increase the number of
subscriptions to State and National
Parent-Teacher.
We put First Aid kits in all three
schools last year, a cot with mattress
and linens at Junior High.
We plan to help increase libraries
of individual rooms or grades toy giv-
ing $2.00 for purchase of books to
jiio^ms having largest {number of
votes at each PTA meeting.
The lunchroom has a paid super-
visor and feeds same 350 daily. We
filled some 5000 cans this summer.
We .meet each first Thursday at
the Junior High using State program,
"For Every Child These Freedoms"
with different speakers each time
and with different grades furnishing
numbers for our entertainment. The
third Thursday we meet at the high
school tt Jwg the'program in Nation-
al Parent-Teacher, "The Family's
Stake in Freedom" led-toy parents. A
Sing-Song will be held at these
meetings.
Up until Saturday, Octobcr 16 we
had only 33 paid members. We now
have some 200.
Mrs. Hubbard makes the following
appeal to parents to become acquaint-
ed with the PTA organization:
"If a Parent-Teacher Organization
is a success each and every .mem-
ber needs to become familiar with
the work. This can be done by going
to the library in the junior high
building and checking out the litera-
ture we have there. There are sev-
eral copies of the Parent-Teachev
Manual, which is our official guide
book. There are many booklets on
The Strength—The Progress, The
Purpose and The Plan of work. There
are copies of State Parent-Teacher
and National Parent-Teacher.
MEN OF WAR
CAPTURE TWO GERMANS
A report received toy the Cherokee-
an from Fifth Army headquarters in
Italy states that Pvt. Guy Chapman,
of Dialville with a buddy from Ken-
tucky captured two Germans, who
were all that were found alive from
a German batallion after shelling by
U. S. artillery. They marched them
back to their batallion command post
and rejoined their outfit.
Pvt. Cary Eugene Yarbrough ar-
rived in Rusk Thursday on a six-day
furlough. He reports they have al-
ready had a snow in Camp McCoy,
Wisconsin.
PROMOTED
Capt. James L. Wright, chief of the
imedical service at the station hos-
pital, has been promoted to major.
He is the son of C. C. Wright of
Rusk. His wife, Mrs. Carrie Belle
Wright is from Clarksville. Major
Wright attended Lufkin high school,
Baylor University ahd Baylor Medi-
cal College.
J. R. Lunsford, Camp Roberts, Cal.
has recently been promted to 'Corpor-
AI. —>■ - '——
Word has been received by Mrs.
Lunsford that Lt. Fred Lunsford has
arrived safely in England.
Sgt. Roland C. Acker of Camp
Polk, La. is spending a ten-day fur-
lough with his mother, Mrs. J. P.
Acker.
Lt. Elzie Jenkins, who has been
stationed in Virginia, has been trans-
ferred to Fort McClellan, Anniston,
Ala.
| (Sidney O Murdock has been com-
missioned a second lieutenant in the
Army of the United States after
successfully completing a course of
training at the Adjutant General's
School at Fort Washington, Md.
Pfc Leon Gowifl and Sgt. U. E.
Copeland have written Mrs Gowin
and Mrs. Copeland that they are O.
K. The boys are with the Fifth Army
in Italy.
A letter to the Cherokeean from
Pvt. Lloyd Collins, 165th Inf., Apo 27,
states that he has been in Hawaii
for nearly a year and had not seen
any one he knew until recently when
he met his cousin Pfc. Grady O.
S'chochler. llo says they enjoyed
their visit very much. He says "Do
your best on bonds and we will do
the rest."
S'iSgfc. Erza Cummins has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal at
the Blytheville, Arkansas Army Air
Field, where he is assigned to duty
as a clerk. He entered the Army,
Auguist 8, 1941. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Cummins,.
This imedal is awarded on the basis
of continual good conduct during at
least a year of military service.
A letter from A. L. Bruce, first
class petty officer in the Navy Con-
struction Battalion, to Mrs. Bruce
states that he is enjoying life in a
Naval Base in Northern Ireland.
in a recent letter to his mother,
James 'Clark repaints that he has
been promoted to technical sergeant.
He is serving with the 9th Marines
in the combat area of the Southwest
Pacific.
AWARDED MILITARY
MEDAL BY FRENCH
'Capt. Russell E. Snelling of Illi-
nois, formerly of Rusk, has been
awarded the Medale Militaire by the
French government.
News of this honor was received
in a letter, written to Ca})t. Snelling's
wife, by his buddy, Lt. David Camp-
bell, who is now in s hospital in this
country, recovering from wounds re.
ceived in action.
Lt. Campbell explained that Capt.
Snelling participated in the landing
on Africa, and his unit was torpe-
doed, but ianded safely. They fought
through the battle of El Guettar.
Good Progress
Being Made On
Blast Furnace
Defense Plant
Corporation Now
Checking Furnaces
According to the best information
the Rusk chamber of commerce has
been able to obtain, satisfactory pro-
gress i being made on the proposed
blast furnace at Rusk.
The matter came toefore the De-
fense Plant Corporation several days
ago and sponsors were advised that
a new inspection would have to be
made on the furnaces at Wells, Mich-
igan and Pembroke, Florida, before
final action could be taken. The
Freyn Engineering Company of Chi-
cago has been, employed by the de-
fense Plant Corporation to make the
inspections. It is understood that fol-
lowing completion of the Wells plant
the officials flew to Pembroke and
it is believed that inspection has now
been completed.
Frank Brunt Requests
1-A Classification
On the personal request and in-
sistence of Sheriff Frank Brunt, he
has been returned to 1-A classifica-
tion.
Sheriff Brunt came toefore the
board and stated his belief that he
should not be considered by the board
in the light of him toeing a necessary
peace officer, but only as a citizen
of the county subject to the call of
his country in the same manner as
if he had not been honored by the
people with the office which he now
holds. I
Band Concert Set
For Thursday Nit®
A free concert toy the high school
band will toe given next Thursday
night, November 11, at the high
•high school auditorium, it was an-
nounced this week by Band Director
Homer H. Carsey.
While the program is not a spec-
ial Armistice Day observance, some
recognition of the event will be giv-
en in the program. The public is urg-
ed to attend this concert if possible.
F.F.A. SWEETHEART: Miss Doris
Holcomb was elected FFA sweet-
heart for 1943-44 it was announced
this week. Former FFA sweethearts
are Ernestine Harris, 1942; Doris
Eoozer,
1940.
1941 and Hazel Langston,
ACKNOWLEDGES GIFT OF BOOK
The Rusk Library gratefully ac-
knowledges a new book, "The Road
to San Jacinto," written by L. L.
Foruman.
The book is a gift of Mrs. Lela
Barrett of Rusk.
Following this action his outfit
made a 200 mile forced move up to
the Codyinane, and fought through
to Matuer. From there they were the
first troops to enter and capture
Ferryville.
Capt. Snelling was at Bizerte, and
took part in the invasion of Sicily.
His wife lives in Texas with their
baby daughter, whom he has never
seen. He has two brothers in the
service overseas, S. Sgt. Thornton
W. Snelling and Pvt. Robert E. Snell-
ing.
"S" gasoline stickers are suggest-
ed on cars for those who use the si-
phon system.
NUMBER 39
More Casualties
Are Reported
In Company A
Two More Reported
Killed And Five
Others Wounded
Two more reports of Company A
men killed in action have been con.
firmed and five have been reported,
slightly wounded. Another Rusk boy,
a member of the air corps, is report*
ed to have died in a Roumanian pris-
on camp.
The latest telegram told of the
death October 3 of Thomas E. Lind-
strom, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Lindstrom. This was received Thurs-
day morning of this week. Lindstrom
was one of the older members of
Company A, serving some time be-
fore mobilization. He was released at.
one time because of having passed
the twenty-eight year age limit but
was later returned to duty.
The other report was the one which,
the Cherokean mentioned last week
tout was unable to confirm. He was
Pic. Carl Hubert Miles, 24, Route
No. 3, Jacksonville. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Miles, and was
one of the first seleetees sent from,
this county and joined Company A
while it was stationed at Camp Bow-
ie.
Dee Coster Havens, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Havens, who was re-
ported missing August 1 following a
bombing mission over Roumania,
died in a Roumanian prison camp,
supposedly from injuries received
when his plane was shot down. The
Roumanian government notified this
government of his death.
The five Company A boys report-
ed wounded were all enlisted men.
The Cherokeean was unable to learn,
the rank of them all so none is giv-
en. They ar«. Peon, ©ten Mc-
Broomy Rudolph Sorrells, Wm. F-
Parrott and Silas R. Stancil.
Masons Plan Big
Meeting Tuesday
A big meeting of the local Mason-
ic lodge is set for next Tuesday
night, November 9 when Masters De-
grees will be conferred on Sheriff
Frank Brunt and County Attorney-
Morris Hassell.
The work will start at seven o'clock
and arrangments have been made for
the use of the high school gymnas-
ium tor the evening. Visitors from
other Masonic lodges of this section
will be present and members from
all lodges of the county will take
part in the work.
All masons of Cherokee county are
invited to attend, it was announced.
Loans Available
To Buy Farms
At a recent meeting of Farm Secur-
ity Administration officials and com-
mitteemen in Athens, plans were
worked out to make it possible for
tenant farmers to secure ,loans to
purchase farms, according to O. K.
Ellis, Chairman of the Cherokee
County FSA Committee.
Ellis says sufficient funds have
been allocated to Cherokee County to
purchase six or more farms. Persons
desiring these loans should make ap-
plication at once to the FSA office
in Jacksonville, or see any one of the
three committeemen, who are: O. K.
Ellis, Route 1, Ponta, Sam Boles,
Route 2, Jacksonville, and James J.
Tullis, Route 3A, Rusk. Tenants,
sharecroppers and farm laborers are
eligible to apply, but preference is
given to those owning their work,
stock and equipment. All loans are
made for family type farms. These
farms will range in size from 75 to-
125 acres.
Land owners in Cherokee county
may list farms with FSA office in
I Jacksonville.
Mr. Ellis also states that loans
are available for tenants who need
funds to carry on their operations
and cannot secure them elsewhere.
Itusk To Observe
Holiday Thursday
All retail stores of Rusk will be
closed Thursday, November 11, in ob-
servance of Armistice day, it has
been announced.
This is one of the regular holidays
approved as a holiday some time ago
by ttfcf Retail Merchants Association
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