The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949 Page: 1 of 4
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Rusk Cherokeean
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
VOLUME 102
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THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN, THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 1949
NUMBER 26
Gymnasium Floor
h Being Sanded
And Refinished
First Conference
Game At Timpson
•January 10
The floor of Rusk high school
gymnasium is being completely
refinished. The old varnish is
Being removed with a heavy Sand-
er with coarse sandpaper after
which it will be gone over twice
with finer paper to give a smooth
Sirface. Clear gym varnish will be
applied, which Coach Elmer
Thompson says will leave a light-
colored floor with an exceptional-
% hard finish.
Supt. C. L. Langston has tender-
ed the use of the Dialville gym-
nasium for the use of the Eagles
#1 workouts this week while the
Rusk gym is out of use. Scrim-
mage practice sessions will be
held with the Dialville squad as
4fie final of some of the workouts.
The first conference game will
be with Timpson at Timpson
January 10 with the first home
conference game with Carthage
Two days later. Prior to these
games the Eagles will meet Crock-
ett here in a non-conference
clash January 6. January 13 the
Ragles will enter a tournament
at Nacogdoches. They will play
Nacogdoches in the first round.
Following is the lineups of the
^ team:
Neal Woodard and Harold Hud-
nell, forwards; Nickey Theodore
and Jack Ball, guards; Kenneth
VWallis, center; Luther Chris-
topher, forward ajid Bobby
Thrash, utility man where need-
ed.
£ Members of the B squad are
Joe Taylor, Olaf Beard, Jerry Wil-
liams, Gerald Williams, Curley
Wallace, Terry Medford, Billy
j'^Lum Robinson, Jimmie Persons,
Wayne Kemp and Billie Edwards.
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A NEW ERA OF 365
HAPPY AND PROSPER-
OUS DAYS FOR YOU!
Rusk To Observe
New Year Monday
Most business houses in Rusk
will be closed Monday in observ-
ance of New Year's Day, it be-
came known this week. This is a
regular holiday and one of those
designated for observance here,
but since it falls on Sunday this
year there was some question
about whether or not stores would
close Monday.
It was requested last week that
parties interested phone Miss
Dorothy Long, advising them of
their wishes. Not enough did so to
determine if closing was generally
desired, so Wednesday afternoon
she called, on a considerable num-
ber and found them unanimous in
favor of closing.
It is reported that most neigh-
boring towns will observe the holi-
day Monday.
See Slight Decline
In Farm Exports
In summing up the prospects
for foreign sales of farm products
for the next year, Tyrus R. Timm,
extension economist of the Texas
A. & M. College, says total exports
of a g r ic u It u r a 1 commodities
should decline some but even so
should remain on a high level
throughout the year.
Although the short-run outlook
is good, there is little room for
optimism, he says. Much of the
outlook is "good" because our
government is making it possible
next year for us to sell to folks
in foreign countries considerably
more than we'll buy from them.
He points out that yiju can't op-
erate this way on a business basis,
however much of the 1950 foreign
trade wil not be on a business
basis.
Big Increase In
Tax Collections
During This Year
Delinquent Tax
Payments Boost
Far Above 1948
A preliminary check with
Cherokee county officals shows
that 1949 will be a good business
year for the county. The biggest
jump will be in the office of Tax
Collector C. R. Jenkins which
may show an increase of §100,-
000.00 over 1948 when the figures
are in for December.
The big increase in collections
is due mostly to the payment of
delinquent taxes. A delinquent tax
collection contract with local at-
torneys has brought in a large
number of payments, some long
past due. A small part of the in-
crease is brought about by the
increase in the state tax rate.
Following are the figures for
the first eleven months of the
year, showing a substantial in-
crease for each month in collec-
tions of state, county, road and
school taxes:
MONTH 1948
January $ 61,731.59
Think Doyle Bagley
Is Doing All Right
No word had been received up
to Thursday afternoon from
0Doyle Bagley who was taken to
New Orleans by plane Tuesday
night for removal of a chicken
hone from his lungs. The small
^jbone was inhaled when he choked
while eating about ten days ago.
He was taken to Longview but
the equipment was not available
—there for removal of the bone.
It is believed the New Orleans
-operation was successful since
Mrs. Bagley, who flew to New
Orleans with him, said before she
| ^eft that if he got along all right
they would not hear from her, but
otherwise she would phone.
Court Of Honor
Friday Night
A Court of Honor will be held
at seven o'clock Friday night at
the Legion Memorial Home in the
city park, it has been announced
by Scoutmaster John Cole. Par-
ents of scouts will attend and the
public is invited.
Scoutmaster Cole received a
scoutmaster's uniform last week
as a Christmas present from the
Lions Club. It was necessary to
order the suit, as Santa had none
in his bag at the time.
There Was Peace On
This Part Of Earth
I SATURDAY LAST DAY
j FOR TAX DISCOUNT
I People are reminded that De-
j cember 31 is the final date for dis- j There was peace on- earth and
| count on state and county taxes. ; good will towards men in Chero-
One per cent will be deducted if kee county over the holiday week-
j taxes are paid in December. j end. or at least there was little
December 31 is also the final ' work for the peace officers. There
date for payment of taxes for de- ' was not a single call to the office
|'•March of Dimes
Funds Solicited
People who wish to make con- I
kftlributions to the March of Dimes j
in time to deduct from 1949 in-
come should mail checks to O. M.
Walker, Chairman, March of
^Dimes, Rusk, he said this week.
Mr. Walker has been named coun-
ty chairman of the annual drive
and said such contributions will
|be appreciated.
The actual campaign for the col-
lection of dimes starts January
16 and continues through January
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31.
RUSK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Patients in the Hospital
W. L. Marshman, Alto—Ortho-
It £. pcdic.
C. H. Weaver, Rusk—Orthope-
dic.
Mrs. C. W. Ayers, Wells—Ortho-
pedic.
Mrs. Annie Mae Ashing, Rusk
—Surgical.
Mrs. Sallye Snow, Rusk—Medi-
cal.
® Dave Nelson, Jr., (Negro),
Rusk—Orthopedic.
Patients dismissed since Thursday
Mrs. Billie Edwards, Rusk—
Medical.
Mrs. John D. Bates, Port Ar-
thur—Medical.
J. L. Pyle, Alto—Orthopedic.
[ *« Mrs. Claud Jones and infant
daughter, Doris Willena, Rusk.
Mrs. Malone Knox, Alto—Ob-
stetricaL
44 Mrs. J. S. Brewster, Smithville
—Medical.
Edd Moffett, Alto—Orthopedic.
duction from 1948 income.
Trible Previews
New Dodge Models
The new Dodge cars which will |
be introduced January 4 will j
have a fresh styling appeal, new-
low body lines and many refine-
ments in design, according to J.
H. Trible, who has returned from
a dealer preview meeting in Dal-
las.
Mr. Trible said the new cars
will be on display in his show
room on January 4.
"Dodge's production and retail
deliveries this year'have been the
highest in Dodge history," he said.
"We're confident of doing even
better next year with the new! A. E. (Ed) Garner was the
improved models. They're beauti-1 guest speaker and Rusk scouts
ful cars. I personally believe they | were the guests at the regular
are the finest values we've ever j Thursday noon luncheon of the
had." club at the Rusk Hotel. Mr. Gar-
invites ner' imm°diate past chairman of
Shortage Reported
On Pine Seedlings
Sixteen and one-half million
forest tree seedlings were grown
this year by the Texas Forest
Service in their Indian Mound
Nursery near Alto. These seed-
lings, says Don Young, head of the
management department of the
Service, are sold to landowners at
cost and they are to be used for
re-forestation and windbreak pur-
poses. They cannot be used or
sold for ornamental plantings.
Y'oung reports that the supply
now available is limited to six
tree species and these species are ,
slash pine, bois d'arc, catalpa, A /', onen house ' the Tonlato District and now an
Russian mulberry and green ash. i everybody to his gala open house _ J_J
He says the bois d'arc and catalpa ! nuary through 7.
produce excellent fence
| of Sheriff Frank Brunt to report a
j disturbance of any kind. Chief of
; Police Jay reports that on Christ-
| mas Eve he remained on duty late
| and saw nobody who showed any
signs of too much Christmas
spirits, The same report comes
i from Jacksonville and other com-
i munities.
| There were a few minor distur-
j bances in some precincts which
constables handled.
Cherokee county contributed
| none to the great national toll of
highway fatalities. There were a
' number of car accidents but no
I serious injuries reported.
Garner Speaks To
Lions And Scouts
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
6,250.98
4,604.40
4.114.19
4,184.26
4,114,-22
2,243.78
1,695.85
1,933.13
129,389.22
32,167.92
1949
$ 67,146.57
17,977.03
17,664.90
10,518.13
13,326.30
11,186.16
9,446.73
6.773.76'
9,818.79
149,588.19
36,469.10
S349.915.71
CHEROKEE COUNTY BANKS
TO CHANGE CLOSING HOURS
All banks of Cherokee county
announce this week that effective i
January 1, the closing hour will j
be two o'clock instead of three \
o'clock.
On Saturdays the banks will '
continue to close at noon as us- j
ual.
Total $252,429.54
County Clerk Harold Miller ad-
vises that his office will show
Getting our foreign trade back | gome decrease in the volume of
on a strictly business basis, he j business transacted. Abnormal oil
believes is going to be a very dif- j leasing in 1948 resulted in a big
ficult problem. This will mean! year for the county clerk. More
balancing our exports and im- ! rea] estate changed hands in 1948
Ports. than in 1949, the county clerk re-
Countires in Western Europe are ! ports, and there was also a de-
our best customers, he says, and crease is the number of marriage
their farm production is nearing : licenses issued. He did not say
prewar averages, however, it is j whether or not the fact that last
not high enough to give them pre-1 year was leap year had an .influ-
war consumption. This is due to i ence on the latter item.
Soil Conservation
Rusk State Hospital dairy cows
are getting lush grazing from
vetch and Abruzzi rye seeded this
fall. On one 16 acre field 52 head
of heifers have been grazing for
two weeks. A. M. Butler, farm
manager, thinks they can stay on
this pasture two more weeks be-
fore being moved. On a 21 acre
pasture 30 heifers and 52 hogs are
getting excellent grazing. These
County Attorney Orvan B. Jones
reports that his office will break
all records by in excess of 81,000.
The total will run well above
S8.000.00. November was his big
posts
when grown in the counties of
East Central Texas. The wood of
these trees is resistant to decay.
Slash pine is well adapted to the
same area.
The planting season extends
from December to March, but
past records, he points out, indi-
cate that many of those who wait
until January to place orders for
planting stock may be disappoint-
ed because the supplies now are
limited. Orders will not be ac-
cepted after February 1.
Young says that the Production
and Marketing Administration
will pay farmers a stipulated per
acre rate for areas successfully
planted in trees. This payment
will help cover the cost of the
seedlings and the labor for plant-
ing them, he says. Your local
County PMA Committee can give
you the details of this program
and they should be contacted be-
fore the planting is done.
Individuals desiring more in-
formation should contact their
local county extension agents or
write Texas Forest Service, Col-
lege Station.
Kiwanians Learn
Big Meal Was Free
A number of Kiwanians were
agreeably surprised this week to
learn that the big meal served
Tuesday of last week for their
weekly luncheon meeting was all
for free. The meal which far ex-
ceeded most banquet proportions,
was served at Smith's cafe family
style to slightly more than one
hundred Kiwanians and their
guests from the Rotary and Lions
clubs.
J. C. Williams was chief host in
providing the free meal, assisted
by James H. Rounsaville and Mor-
ris Hassell.
Mrs. Smith reports that seven
large turkeys were consumed.
Twenty-two mince pies were plac-
ed on the table along with four-
teen pecan pies, with both fruit
cake and white cake. The meal in-
cluded seven vegetables and seven
different types of salad. Celery,
pickles, large imported olives and
cranberry sauce rounded out the
meal, with as much coffee as was
desired.
area director, commended the
lions on their scouting work and
praised the scouts for the prog-
ress they are making.
He urged scouts to learn and
obey the scout laws in practice
at home as well as at scout meet-
ings. All scouts promised him they
would advance at least one grade
within the next year.
Mr. Garner brought with him
the sheepskin the Tomato Dis-
trict won for attendance at the
area meeting at Longview Decem-
ber 6.
4-H Club Boys Will
Exhibit Heifers
Two Cherokee County 4-H
club boys are working with their
dairy heifers getting them ready
for exhibition in the Houston Fat
Stock Show early in February.
These boys, Max Thomason of
Dialville and Russell Oden of En-
terprise, were awarded their
registered dairy calves as a result
of their participation in the milk-
ing race held in connection with
the Houston Fat Stock Show in
February of this year. Oden has
a Gurnsey calf and Thomason's
calf is a Jersey.
I the increase in population. There
I are now some 250 million people
| in western Europe and the popu-
, lation is increasing at the rate of
| 2 million persons per year. This
| means that from 15 to 20 per cent j month with SI.237.75. December
| more farm production will be j will be under SI50.00. He gives
j needed to take care of the^ in-, rredit to the peace officers for
crease. \ bringing him the business.
The effects of devaluation are District Clerk A. C. Jenkins was
i not expected to greatly influence ' at home sick and figures from his
the situation for next year be- ! office were not available, but its
! cause international trading in a work has been heavy owning to
; number of farm products is under j the number of delinquent tax suits
i special government contracts,; handled.
fields had a heavy application of j Timm says. He cites wheat and j All county officals are on a
complete fertilizer applied and' cotton as examples. The exports j salary basis and their earnings are
seeded to 40 pounds rye and 30 ! of these two crops are expected ! not changed by the amount of
pounds vetch per acre. In addi-! to continue not much below the business transacted.
tion to grazing the soil will be pro-1 1949 shipments.
tected from erosion and needed j Government restrictions by im- ,E. M. Beard Speaks
nitrogen and organic matter re-1 porting countries on dollar re- -p ij . r
turned to the soil. i strictions plus devaluation will ' ° Kotary L lUD
F. B. Elliott of Jacksonville is I hold down and may lower the Ellis M. Beard, Clinical Psycholo-
doing a fine job of improving his I volume of exports of other farm j gist at Rusk State Hospital, was
pastures. All gullies have been j products, especially fats and oils, J guest speaker at the Rotary Club
sloped and sodded. A large acre- j dairy products and fruits. On the Wednesday at the Rusk Hotel.
other hand, dollar aid from the I Mr. Beard gave a resume of
U. S. will keep exports at a rela-1 several of the tests used in work-
tively high level. j ing with and admitting patients
Our volume of exports for farm j and in their treatment. Each pati-
age has been fertilized and seeded
to Rye grass and Yellow hop
clover. Mr. Elliott also seeded
all his cultivated land to winter
legumes.
products will depend again in
In the Gallatin Conservation j 19o° v^.v considerably upon the
Group, R. B. Jones and son Gerald ?mount of1 fl™n«al aid this na-
C. Jones, have a total of 25 acres l'°n exte"ds to foreiSn countries.
of cover crops growing nicely. guap bfween what we want to
„ _ _ . sell abroad next year and what we
J. D. Evans of Griffin reports '
that he has a good cover on 20
or more acres of cropland. , Tjmm tQ be made up next year
Gerald Allen, a member of the by such means as importations
Maydelle Conservation group, has I 0f more goods and services, tour-
a good acreage of winter legumes I jst trade, shipments of gold to
growing off nicely. j the U. S. or liquidation of foreign
Ide R. Hall of Rusk has a good property in this country.
j are likely to buy from abroad is
i still wide. It is too wide, says
stand of reseeding Crimson clover.
Mr. Hall planted reseeding Crim-
son for a trial on sandy soil. This
clover is new to this Soil Conser-
vation District. Mr. Hall used a
complete fertilizer under the
clover. Reseeding Crimson looks
promising as a grazing crop for
East Texas.
FIRE HAZARDS
While the litter from Christmas
packages is still about be particu-
larly careful of smoking. Hot
ashes dropped on tissue paper or
a carelesly-tossed match could re-
sult in tragedy.
The outlook now. Timm con-
cludes, is that U. S. dollars will
be forthcoming to plug most of the
gap between our foreign pur-
chases and our much greater
foreign sales; however, at a rate
below but near the 1949 figure.
COMMUNION SERVICE
A communion service will be
held Sunday morning at the First
Presbyterian Church, it has been
announced by the pastor, Rev.
Stuart Rohre.
The sermon subject will be
"Consecration of Self to God."
The public is invited.
ent admitted is given tests to find
out the treatment necessary for
his particular case.
It was also pointed out how far
this study has gone into industry.
Many of our larger industries are
using some of these tests to find
out where an employee can be
placed in order to do his best
work. It was shown how this is
profitable by citing a case history
of a particular employee. This em-
ployee was assigned to a job in
a large plant. After a time he was
not making any progress. This
was repeated several times and
each time it caused considerable
loss of time and money to the
company. This man was given
the tests and placed in work that
he was suited to and became a
valuable employee in a short
time.
Dr. Reaser and Dr. Fechner
were visitors.
BREAKS ARM
John Francis Murdoch, year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Duke Mur-
doch, fell Monday breaking both
bones in his right arm.
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949, newspaper, December 29, 1949; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341833/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.