The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1955 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME 107
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN JANUARY 13, 1955
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New Budget Prepared For State Hospital
Poll Tax Payments Slow In County
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN HONORED
Local Children's Pictures To Be
Taken Free For Portrait Calendar
Commissioners
Vote To Boost
Officials Pay
Members of the Cherokee Coun-
ty Commissioners Court, meeting
Monday, January 10th voted to
-give elected officers of the County
the second pay raise in 19 years.
Only one pay increase has been
granted since 1936.
The elected officials will receive
a flat increase of 20 percent, while
deputies will receive from $10 to
$20 per month increase, depend-
ing upon length of service.
All County officials except the
Sheriff's post, County Treasurer,
and Commissioners, have been re-
ceiving $4,250, and with the raise
Will earn $5,100. The Sheriff's sal-
ary originally $5,000, will now be
$6,000. The Treasurer's Post did
pay $2,500 and with the increase
will be $3,000. Commissioners
"were receiving $2,500 and $1,200
each, with a pay raise on the first
figure, bringing their total salary
up to $4,200.
The new salary became effec-
tive January 1, 1955.
March Of Dimes
Drive Plans Are
Well Underway
According to Houston White,
Rusk Chairman for the 1955 March
of Dimes Drive, plans are well un-
derway for the local fund cam-
paign.
Coin receptacles have been plac-
ed in the various business houses
and the school reports coin cards
have been distributed to the chil-
dren and expect to complete their
■collections this week.
The O micron Gamma Chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Rusk
will be in charge of the Mothers
"March, 'Torchlight Parade" to be
staged the latter part of January.
According to Chairman White,
several special event projects are
.now under discussion.
"This is one of the most import-
ant drives in the history of the
March of Dimes campaigns," stat-
ed Chairman White. "It's vitally
important that we raise as much
money as possible, because re-
search is so near having a prevent-
ive developed to stop Polio," he
continued.
"This year may well mark the
turning point in the defeat of this
crippling disease. Scientists are
very hopeful for the results of the
(Continued on Page 4)
Saturday is the big day for the
picture taking of your youngsters!
The Rusk Cherokeean is having
pictures taken of all children who
are brought by their parents or
other guardian to the Rusk Hotel
between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. abso-
lutely free of charge. The Woltz
Studios of Des Moines, Iowa, a na-
tionally known portrait studio, will
be in charge of the photography.
The Rusk Cherokeean wants a pic-
ture of your child to print on a
new 1955 Portrait calendar. If you
have more than one child bring
them all and have a family group
made.
It often seems to parents that
children are little one minute and
are grown up the next, so fast
does a child's growing stage pass.
Here is a splendid opportunity to
catch a likeness of your child at
the present stage for the pleasure
you will get out of it in future
years and for the pleasure you
will enjoy seeing it on a calen-
dar.
There is no charge to the par-
ents. There are absolutely no
strings to this invitation. It is bon-
afide in every sense of the word.
Parents do not have to be sub-
scribers, nor even readers of this
newspaper to take advantage of
this feature and receive a new por-
trait calendar. Neither are they
obligated to purchase pictures aft-
er they are taken. Those who want
some additional prints may obtain
them by arrangement with the stu-
dio representative wher^ they se-
lect the pose they want printed on
the calendar.
So the mothers and fathers of
the communities in which this pa-
per circulates should remember
the date, Saturday, January 15, at
,he Rusk Hotel and not fail to
bring their children to the pho-
tographer. You will be mighty
glad afterwards that you did when
you see your child on that new
1955 PORTRAIT CALENDAR.
2 Children Are
Burned Badly
Last Week
Two children of this county re-
ceived treatment in a Jacksonville
hospital last week for second de-
gree burns.
Edith Troy Berry, 2, of this city
and Rita Kay Yarborough, 16
months of Dialville were injured
in their respective homes.
The Berry child sat in a pan of
boiling water that her mother was
preparing to wash clothing, and
Rita Kay Yarborough pulled a
coffee pot over her face and
shoulders.
Little State Basketball Tournament
Gets Underway At Dialville Soon
The Annual Little State Basket-
tall Tournament will get under-
way at Dialville January 26th and
continue through the 29th, accord-
ing to James D. Walker, Tourna-
ment Director.
There are eight boys teams and
eight girls teams. They are as fol-
lows:
Boys: Maydelle, Malakoff, Tyler
"B", Dialville, Glover, Broadus,
Central High (Nacogdoches), and
Alto.
Girls: Maydelle, Gallatin, Wood-
house, Whitehouse, Bullard, Mala-
koff, Dialville, Glover.
Maydelle and Central Heights
are seated as having the best boys
teams, however some participants
abilities are not known.
The girls are more evenly
matched with Maydelle, Gallatin,
Woodhouse, Bullard and Dialville
all in the race. Some of these
teams are not known also.
Trophies 27, 25. 23, and 16 inch-
es for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 1st
Cons, respectively, will be given
as will 2nd Cons., 22 silver all-
tournament charms and two out-
standing player awards.
Billie Edwards was re-elected
Chief of the Rusk Volunteer Fire
Department, and all officers were
installed Monday night, January
10th. Mayor W. H, Ilanna install-
ed the officers.
Officers installed are: Billie Ed-
wards, Chief; Roy Isgate, 1st As-
sistant Chief; J. D. Norton, 2nd
Assistant Chief; John Lester, Trea-
surer; Joseph E. A. Ross, secre-
tary; Winford Black, Trustee for
3 years.
The Firemen met at Smith's
Cafe, and enjoyed a delicious Filet
Mignon steak dinner.
The Speech Class of Rusk High
School, under the direction of Mrs.
Lewis McCarroll, gave a very en-
tertaining panomime program.
Dan Heard was master of cere-
monies.
Mayor Hanna expressed his ap-
preciation for the fine work that
the Rusk Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment has done during t h e past
year.
"I feel that I am speaking for
the City Council and the good
people of Rusk, when I say thank
you for a job well done," com-
mented Mayor Hanna.
Volunteer Firemen are: Win-
ford Black, O. D. Blankenship,
Lewis Banks, Morris Elliott, Al-
fred Elliott, Roy Isgate, John Les-
ter, Raymond Magruder, Bill Shar-
brough, Bob Shattuck, Joe Ross,
Leslie Wilcox, Ben Shirey, Elray
Williams, Ed McCarty, J. D. Nor-
ton, Burnell Stovall, Leon Pledger,
W. E. Butler, John Butler, Lloyd
Hendrick, Glenn Miller, and Bil-
lie Edwards.
Auxiliary members are: Homer
Smith, R. C. Hassell and J. H. Wil-
liams.
Receipts At
Post Office
Break Record
The Rusk Post Office will be
designated a first class post office,
according to unofficial figures.
Postal receipts have gradually in-
creased for the past several years,
and reached an all-time high of
$42,156.03 at the close of business
this year. The year before receipts
were approximately $38,378 and
the 1952 receipts were around
$36,378.
In the event that the Rusk Post
Office is designated first class, it
will become effective July 1, 1955,
Postmaster Fred Lunsford stated.
Rusk patrons of the Post Office
will receive better service when
the office becomes first class.
Third Sunday
Singers Meet
Here Jan 16th
The regular 3rd Sunday Singing
will be staged in the District
Court Room in Rusk Sunday, Jan-
uary 16th, according to Felton
Banks, president of the Cherokee
County Court House Singers. The
program gets underway at 2 p.m.
A packed house is expected to
listen and take part in some Old
Time Gospel Singing.
New Convention Books have
been received, and will be used
Sunday.
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended everyone to attend and
take part in the program. Some
of the best singers in East Texas
will be on hand.
Word Ha* jutt baan racaivad
that M. L. Cuinn will be buried in
Naw York instead of in Rusk.
Poll tax payment time is here
again, according to County Tax As-
sessor - Collector Watters Single-
tary.
Payments so far have been very
slow. Only 850 people have paid
during the first 13 days of this
month. The usual off election year
payment is between 2500 and
3000. Around 6500 paid last year.
Sub-stations have been set up in
Jacksonville, Alto, and Wells, and
Singletary says that he hopes to
have one in Summerfield in the
immediate future.
The Rusk Hotel will have a book,
and accept payments, Singletary
said.
The Jacksonville Jr. Chamber of
Commerce has contacted the Coun-
ty Tax Collector, and indicated
that they plan a drive in that city.
The Rusk service clubs have al-
ways been very co-operative, and
are expected to assist in boosting
the poll tax payments in the Rusk
area.
Although this is a so-called
"off" election year, Rusk voters
will probably have several very
important elections come before
them. City voters will decide
whether they want parking meters
or not, and an election involving
the Upper Neches Authority may
come up this year, it is hoped by
authorities.
County Hires 1st
Woman Deputy
Sheriff Monday
Jack Nichols
Goes To Work
For Clayton
New Associate
Joins County
Agent's Staff
Johnny A. McKay of Athens has
gone to work as an associate Coun-
ty Agent in this county, according
to C. Met/. Heald, County Agent.
McKay was with the Soil Conser-
vation Service of Henderson Coun-
ty.
The new associate county agent
is a graduate of Texas A. & M ,
and holds his B. S. and Master's
Degree.
His work will be with individual
farmers in the Farm Home Devel-
opment Program of the Extension
that was created by the last ses-
sion of Congress. This is a new
program.
McKay is married and the fath-
er of two children. He has already
made his home here. He is a na-
tive of Van Zandt County.
The Extension Service in Cher-
okee County is now able to ren-
der an even greater service to
farmers of this area. County Agent
Heald now has two assistants, Tom
Bowers and J. A. McKay.
Mrs. G. F Kyle
Is Associate Co.
H. D. Agent Here
Mrs. G. F. Kyle of Palestine is
now employed as Associate Coun-
ty H. D. Agent of Cherokee Coun-
ty.
Mrs. Kyle began work the first
of the year.
She is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Arkansas, and was assist-
ant County Agent in Arkansas for
two years.
Lunsford Family
Goes To Funeral
Of Close Friend
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lunsford and
Frederic were in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Monday to attend the
funeral service of Mrs. O. O. Mar-
tin, Sr., a close friend of the Luns-
ford family.
Mrs. Martin died suddenly Sat-
urday, January 8th. She was an
active member of the Methodist
Church and civic affairs of Okla-
homa City. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
were some of the old settlers ^f
that section. She is survived by
her husband, one daughter and
one son, and two grand daughters.
Jack Nichols, prominent chick-
en authority of Rusk, has gone to
work at Clayton Feed & Supply.
He went to work last week, ac-
cording to Donald Clayton, owner
of the Rusk Purina Store.
Mr. Nichols will supervise the
broilers and layers that are on
the Clayton Feed At Supply Pro-
gram.
lie has been in the chicken bus-
iness over 20 years, and is known
over the Southwest as one of the
most able authorities on chickens
in the country. He is approved as
a Poultry Blood Testing and Se-
lecting Agent, under the Texas
Poultry Improvement Association.
Nichols was manager of the Co-
lonial Broiler Chick Hatchery of
this city, and has been in Husk
for around 4 years.
"We are now offering labora-
tory facilities to diagnose poultry
disease through the Nichols Poul-
try Clinic," stated Mr. Clayton.
"We want all of our friends
and customers to call on us at
anytime that can use the experi-
ence of Mr. Nichols in regard to
any of their poultry needs," con-
cluded Mr. Clayton.
Eagle Football
Schedule Is
Now Complete
Rusk Eagles have completed
their 1955 football schedule, ac-
cording to Coach Elmer "Hotdog"
Thompson.
The Eagles appear to have a
somewhat lighter schedule next
year. They play four class A non
district games and two class AA
engagements before they enter
District 17AA competition.
Teague and New London are
their class AA opponents and
(irapeland, Alto, San Augustine,
and Troup are from class A foot-
bail.
Here is the schedule of the Ea
gles:
Sept. 9, Teague here; Sept. 16,
Grapeland there; Sept. 23, Alto
here; Sept. 30, Troup here; Oct.
7, New London here; Oct. 14,
Open Date; Oct. 21, San Augustine
there;
♦Oct. 28, Livingston there; *Nov.
4, Crockett there; /Nov. 11, Kir-
byville here; "Nov. 18. Jasper
there.
♦Denotes district games.
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TRADE AT HOME
Mrs. Davis Richards is Chero-
kee County's first deputy. She was
employed Monday, January 10,
and goes to work Monday. Janu
ary 17th
Mrs. Richards will work in the
bookkeeping department, and of-
fice work. She was employed so
that she could stay with women
jurors overnight.
The new deputy is well known
over this county. She has been a
resident of Rusk for 17 years. Her
husband is employed by the Cher-
okee County Electric Cooperative
Association. They have a young
son, age 3 ft.
Mrs. Richards has been employ-
ed with Dr. W, R. Townsend. Prior
to this, she was with First Federal
Savings & Loan Association and
the Public Welfare Office.
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School Census
Underway Now
Over Rusk Dist.
School census is now underway,
according to Gerald Chapman,
Supt. of the Rusk Independent
School District.
All parents with children who
will become fi years of age on or
before September I, 1955 are urg
ed to contact Supt. Chapman,
phone 173W on or before Febru
ary 1st.
'This is very important, and
will save much time when school
gets underway," explained Chap
man.
This census will determine how
many teachers t h e Rusk School
system will employ next year, If
as many as 30 students are over
looked, it will prevent the school
from having a teacher.
The Rusk Independent School
District has a total of around 1100
students enrolled now.
List Of Petit
Jurors For Jan.
17 Is Re-Called
The list of Petit Jurors summon-
ed by Sheriff Allen Dotson to ap-
pear for duty the week of Janu-
ary 17th. are now being notified
not to appear. According to Sher-
iff Dotson the case originally set
for trial has been continued, and
it will not be necessary for the
following persons to appear for
jury duty:
James Turney, Rusk; J. W. Bice,
Rt. 1, Alto; D. M. Spencer, Rt. 4,
Jacksonville; N. B. Ham, Rt. 1,
Ponta; Dalford Stewart, Wells;
W. R. Whitten, Rusk; W. F. Wag-
goner, III, Jacksonville; J. A. Lee,
RFD, Rusk; Douglas Minton, Alto;
Charles Douglas, Bullard; Gilbert
Brown, Rt. 1, Ponta; W. J. Wilson,
Wells;
J. C. Williams, Jr., Rusk; Travis
C'lyburn, Bullard; Gordon Spark
man, Rusk; R. H. Allen, Rt. 3, Al-
to; Jeff Berry, Jacksonville; Jack
Roberson, Rt. 3, Troup; J. Z. Wal-
lace, Reklaw; M. D. Durham, For-
est; R. M. Shoemaker, Wells; R.
G. Thompson, Jr., Rusk; Ray Lew
is, Reese; E. H. Westmoreland,
Rusk; James C. Boyd, Alto;
E. C. May, Reese; C. A. Wilkin-
son, Troup; George Deaughmon,
Wells; Elbert Smith, Rusk; L. E.
Davis, Jacksonville; L. L. Wilcox,
Rusk; Don Allcorn, Rt. 1, Alto;
Ben Hedrick, Rt. 4, Jacksonville;
Alton Lacy, Rt. 1, Ponta; Johnnie
fricks, Weils; J. & Brooks, Rusk;
(Continued on Back Page)
I)r. C. W. Castner, Superintend-
ent of the Rusk State Hospital and
Cecil Parrish, Business Manager,
will go to Austin January 26, 27,
and 28th for a general meeting of
executives for Texas' Mental In-
stitutions. Appropriations for the
coming year will be one of the ma-
jor topics brought up at this meet-
ing.
The Rusk State Hospital will
ask for an increase of from $2.00
lo $3.00 per patient per day. This
amounts to an expenditure of $2,-
047,000.00.
The break down on this is as
follows:
(ionoral Food Service increased
from til cents per patient per day
to 8)1 cents Food cost accounts
for fit! cents, and 22 cents is asked
to pay for salaries, equipment re-
placement, etc.
Medical Treatment and patient
care needs to be raised from $1.23
to $ 1.03. This money is spent on
doctors and nurses .salaries, hos-
pital equipment, linens etc.
Service industries needs to be
raised from 5 cents to 7 Mi cents.
The mattress factory, garment fac-
tory, canteen, laundry, motor pool,
employees housing etc. are includ-
ed in this section
Administrative section amounts
to 11 Mi cents of the proposed bud-
get.
An increase in the personnel of
the Rusk State Hospital is hcini;
asked. A total of 724 employees in
105 and 047 in 1957 is asked. The
Hospital now employs 54fi persons.
An increase in the staff of doc-
tors is urgently requested. The
Hospital says it needs 9 more doc-
tors in 1950 and one more in 1957.
If approved by the Legislature,
the Hospital will have a staff of
14 doctors in 1958 and 15 in 1957.
This amounts to an expenditure
of $235,000 In the medical treat-
ment section for salaries.
The new budget calls for a to-
tal of 471 employees in the Hous-
ing, Care and Maintenance of pa
tients. This figure is now 343 em-
ployees. If approved, it will be an
expenditure of $1,030,050.
The Hospital's authorities ex-
pect to derive $128,500 from local
farm production. This is milk, gar-
den produce and pork raised at
the hospital. All of these products
will be sold to the Central Ware-
house, and consumed by patients
of this hospital
The agriculture section expect
an increase per patient per day of
from 1 % cents to 2 cents profit
during the next year.
The fiscal year for state hos-
pitals in Texas begins September
1, 1955.
Rusk C. Of C.
Directors Meet
Tuesday, Jan. 11
The Board of Directors of the
Rusk Chamber of Commerce held
their regular monthly meeting
Tuesday morning In the director
room at the City Hall. E. R. Gregg
president, presided.
The Chamber of Commerce will
give $100 to the Beautification and
Clean-up Committee.
Plans are getting underway to
stage a big campaign in the Im-
mediate future, according to Bill
Parkey, manager.
Mrs. W. E. Gabbert is chairman
of the Beautification Committee
and J, C. Williams, Jr. chairman
of the Clean-up Committee.
The Beautification Committee
will begin work on the lawn of the
Rusk Memorial Hospital. Flower*
and shrubs will be planted. The
land at the intersection oí U. S.
Highway 89 and North Main will
also be dressed up.
The Chamber is laying plans to
sponsor a big Autumn Trail this
fall. Visitors will be invited to
tour the beautiful country-side
around central Cherokee County
during the fall. This section is
known over Texas as being the
most beautiful section in Texas
during the fall mortths.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1955, newspaper, January 13, 1955; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150060/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.