The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1957 Page: 2 of 16
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The Rusk Cherokeean, Riisk, Texas
MARCH 21, 19S7
Forest New®
By A. L. Odom
Got some more good rain over
the weekend and having a beau-
tiful spring day today.
Mrs. Tennie James, E. D. Mel-
vin and James Bailey were busi-
ness visitors in Husk last Tues-
day.
Mr. Robert Durham of Port Ar-
thur was in Forest over the week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. I . C. I vie, ,lr. and
children of Center were at their
home here for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. F D. Smith and
Chyrl Lynn of Angleton were visi-
tors with her family, the 0. A.
Odoms, Sunday.
Mrs. W. L. Harrison was a busi-
ness visitor in Rusk Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. I.. Odom, I arry
and Gary of Nederland were week-
end visitors with his family, the
C. A. Odoms.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dowling came
by Monday for his sister. Mrs.
Lena Townsend, and went to Luf-
kin to visit their brother. Bud
Dowling.
Mr. H. C. Polk, Sr. visited kin-
folks in Grapeland last week.
Doris Oliver of Wells spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Che-
ba Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Leith Harris of
Pasadena visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Harris over the week-
end.
Mrs. Joe Lott and Mrs. Mildred
Glover and Debbie were guests of
Mrs. Cheba Durham.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mr. Allen Jones of
"Wells. Mrs. Deztie Hester. H. C.
Polk, Sr., Mrs. Nobie Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bailey and Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Burke.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bailey and
Mr. Robert Durham of Port Ar-
thur were business visitors in
Rusk Wednesday.
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Atoy New
By Sybil Morrk
I do believe spring has arrived
at last. The sky is almost clear,
sun shining brightly, grass is gel-
ting green, fruit trees blooming,
bees humming around them, also
the trees in the woods are begin-
ning to bloom and get green.
We are sorry to report Mr W.
A Murray is in the Rusk Memor-
ial Hospital. Hope he i* feeling
much better and able to be home
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. \V. A. Murray had
a \isitor from Oklahoma last
week. 1 believe a brother-in-law
of Mr. Murray's.
Mrs. It F. Berryhill had minor
surgery last week. She only stay-
ed iw the hospital one night. She
is homr and doing fine
Mr. and Mrs James Polk Ricli-
■ard and children of Houston were
visitors of his parents. Mr. and
Mrs John Richards, this past
weekend.
Bro. and Mrs. F. ,! Conwav of
Lilbert attended church services
at Atoy Baptist Church and had
lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Man-
e.-s anrl attended the singine at
the church again in the afternoon.
There will be an ordination ser-
vice at the Atoy Baptist Church
Saturday night. March 23 at 7:00
o'clock The purpose is to ordain
Bro. Warren Helm and Bro. Carl
Willingham as deacons. They are
both good Christian men and will
fill this office for the honor and
glory of God.
Mrs Chesley Richard had her
mother visiting them over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Wofford and
boys of Seagoville were visitors
in the T. C. Wofford home over
the weekend.
Mr. Troy Wofford is in Seago-
ville and Dallas visiting relatives.
He plans to stay a week or two.
Homer Rogers, Jr. (Peck) and
Ray Arnold Berryhill were homo
this weekend again. Seems as if
there is nothing interesting to do
in Grand Prairie and Dallas on
the weekends. They just have to
come to Rusk, Oh well, the air i«
sweeter and grass greener at homo
in good old Cherokee County
Everyone has a special invita-
tion to attend singing each Sun-
day afternoon from 2 'til 4 at the
Atoy Baptist Church, also prayer
meeting each Saturday night at
7:00 o'clock.
New Furniture Has Plastic Elegance
Engineers Claim
State Bridges Not
Strong Enough
Texas Highway Department en-
gineers are on record that the
state's bridges are not designed
to carry the 72,000-pound gross
weight sought by truckers in bills
before the legislature.
Randle B. Alexander, chief
bridge designer for the state, and
E. A Jelinek, supervising design
engineer, so testified before tho
House committee on motor traf-
fic.
Said Jelinek: "There is not a
single bridge in our state design-
ed for two tandem (double) 32,-
000 pound axles."
The trucking interests are seek-
ing to increase vehicle limits from
68,420 pounds to 72,000 pounds by
placing a second tandem axle un-
der trucks.
Alexander declared that 9S per-
cent of the bridges can not safely
carry the proposed 72,000 pounds.
"Only a maximum of 5 per cent
of the bridges in Texas can carry j
72,000 pound loads," Alexander ¡
told committee members.
"I am not going to say that they|
are going to wreck our bridges, i
but in my opinion the life of the;
bridges will bo shortened."
He added that occasionally the)
Highway Department had to re-!
place or repair bridges damaged j
or destroyed by heavy trucks
Both Alexander and Jelinek'
pointed out that bridges on the'
'main highways are designed for.
loads of 40,000 pounds and that
those on the farm-to-market roads|
are built for ¡<0,000 pound traffic.
Numerous county judges and
members of county commission-
ers' courts testified that truck
are leaving the primary roads and I
are destroying the more lightly-!
constructed rural pavement a n d
bridges.
Their testimony was summed up
in statements by County Judges!
Henry ,J. Schovajsa of Fayette]
County and Sam Stone of William-j
son county that trucks do 90 per!
cent of the damage to the roads'
and that it is expensive to the
state and to the counties.
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Ingenious plastics give distinctive elegance to traditional and
modern furniture created by leading designers and decorators.
Taffy beiges and nut brown melamine plastic laminates and
matching vinyl upholstery have styled up dining furniture for open
planning. Refreshing newness distinguishes the dining group above
topped with melamine plastic laminate in a matched diamond inlay
pattern which shows special artistry and skill. The homemaker can
round out her selection with a buffst-hutch or tea wagon featuring
the same practical and aesthetic qualities. The chairs are decorated
with a fine textured fabric-like vinyl plastic which belies its dura-
bility. The seats are upholstered in vinyl foam plastic and will
never lose their "spring".
For those who prefer patterns with a grained or textured look,
dining table tops of richly simulated mahoganieB, or colorful
leather effects, with matching vinyl decorated chairs, will giv«
daily pleasure at every meal.
Satin-sheened melamine plastic laminates emphasize the new
refinement which characterizes easy-to-care for plastics. The home-
maker planning spring redecorating will find them in white which
smartly accents warm brown teakwood, or walnut, and makes a
beautiful and practical surface for a tea wagon, dining or lamp
table. These hard white plastics dramatize pull-out shelves on
bedside tables and room dividers, and make dressing tables stain-
proof. They need only a wipe-down to restore the timeless elegance
•f thsir built-in polish.
Dickerson, at Dallas. |with Mrs. Richardson's mother,
Mr. and Mrs. James Richardsoa Mrs. Lois Henry and grandmother,
of Bryan were Sunday visitors ¡ Mrs. O. B. Slayden.
Gallatin P-TA
Plans Supper On
Friday, March 22
The Gallatin P-TA is sponsoring
a supper Friday evening, March
22nd, beginning at 5:00 p.m., an-
nounces Mrs. (J. M. Hesser, presi-
dent.
The menu will include baked
chicken, dressing, giblet gravy,
string beans, salad, rolls, cake,
pie, coffee and tea.
Adults will be charged 60c and
children under 12 years, 30 cents.
"Of course, everyone is cordial-
ly invited," stated Mrs. Hesser.
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Mr . Nettie Ross,
Mr. Joe Peacock,
Married Last Week
Mrs. Nettie Ross and Mr. Joe
Peacock were united in marriage
Tuesday, March 12th, at 2 p.m. in
Cameron by the Rev. John Solo-
mon, who is pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in that city.
Arrangements of lillies and
stock in the manee formed the
altar for the exchange of vows.
Mrs. Ross chose a grey dress
with white accessories for her
wedding.
Following a short wedding trip,
they returned to this city Thurs-
day where they will make their
home.
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6-1 Class Meets
The 6-1 Class was called to or-
der by Martha Hancock. We
elected new officers: David Gro-
gan as safety patrolman; Jerry
Plaster as room captain; Mark
Seale as treasurer; Pat Smith as
buekskin, and he appointed three
helpers, Phillip Powers, Martha
Hancock and Brook Day.
SHOP IN RUSK
Mrs. Anna Martin
Expires; Buried
In Cedar Hill
Mrs. Anna M. Martin, aged 77,
expired Sunday night, March 10,
at tho Nan Travis Hospital in
Jacksonville.
Funeral services were held tho
following Tuesday afternoon. 2
p.m. at the First Baptist Church
in Husk. Rev. Leo Rudd of Tyler
officiated, assisted by Rev. Bal-
ford Adamson of Gilmer, and Rev.
Lonnie Webb of this city. Burial
followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Martin had lived in Husk
since 1933, and was a devout
member of the First Baptist Chu-
rch.
Survivors include five daugh-
ters, Mrs. Pauline Lloyd of Gil-
mer, Mrs. Charles Smith of Mar-
shall, Mrs. Grace Wilson of Far-
mersville, Mrs. Juanita Watson, of
Jacksonville, Mrs. C. P. Moore of
Rusk; three sons, W. L. Gunner
of Marshall, T. J. Gunner, of Ty-
ler, Joe Taff of Houston; three
sisters, Mrs. Lulu Howald of Cum-
by, Mrs. John Denton of Lone
Oak, Mrs. Jewel Cartwright of
Ballinger; two brothers, Ferrell
Campbell of Lone Oak, C. C.
Campbell of California; thirty
grandchildren, and twenty four
great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were grandsons.
Arrangements are under the di-
rection of Wallace Funeral Home.
MAR |
MRS. WALLACE SCNNEI-
DEAU, Houston housewife, says,
"Thad Hutcheson is my choice for
Senator. He is conservative, he'll
strengthen Ike's legislative team
and give the President a Senate
that will help, not hinder. We
need a Senator like Thad to give
Texas a two-party system. I'm vot-
ing for Thad Hutcheson."
—Pd. Pol. Adv.
see JACK NICHOLS
Your Life Insurance and
Real Estate Needs.
JACK NICHOLS
LIFE INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
Phone 431
Over Southwestern Abstract Office
"LIFE INSURANCE IS FOR LIVING!"
FOR
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THAD SAYS . . .
"1 see where the Texas Commis-
sioner of Agriculture (who is
campaigning o n
the voter's time
when he should
be on the job in
< *'J Austin) is against
the President's
program for
flBhj drouth relief. He
® SB s H y s that the
great state of
Thad Hotcheson x e x a s> {inances
'are not geared for greater aid now
and the legislature must have
more time to plan for future par-
ticipation.' It seems to me that If
*his man had been doing his job
properly the yeans he has bee*
in Austin, an effective drouth re-
lief pregram would now be in
effect and our farming and ranch-
ing^populations would not b« in
sucn a desperate condition as they
are today.
"1 ask your support in the April
2nd Senate election. Farmers and
ranchers need immediate emerg-
ency relief through State and Fed-
eral partnership and long range,
government backed, low interest
iredit. Thad Hutcheson will wuik
'or y u uh these programs."*
Paid Political Adv.
what ....
RUSK FOLKS
. . . * are doing
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. R. Cartlidge
had as guests Sunday Mrs. Cart-
iidge's mother, Mrs. J. II. Scar-j
borough and her brother-in-law J
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. <V S.!
Reierson of Athens.
Mrs. Gerald Chapman returned'
Monday from Weatherford where j
she attended funeral services for
her uncle, Mr. W. C. Jones, Sat-
urday.
Mrs Hardy Fitts and son Gary
of Longview visited her mother,
Mrs. Winnie Denton, last. week.
Mrs. Denton accompanied them
home for the weekend and visit-
ed kor son and daugter-in-law,
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Denton at
Quitman. Rev. Denton is pastor of
First Baptist Church at Quitman.
Mrs. Tom Dilworth returned to
her home at Dallas Friday after
spending a week her# with rela-
tives Her father, C. E Jay, ac-
companied her home and spent
the weekend.
Mrs. W. T. Norman, Mrs. D. T.
Mowdard, and Mrs. Homer Geo
vwere Longview visitors Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Gabbert
were Dallas visitors Monday thr-
ough Wednesday where Dr. Gab-
bert attended a medical meeting
at the Hilton Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. L. If. Evans and
son Ted visitor! Mr. L. H. Evans.
Sr. and other relatives at Overton :
Sunday.
Rev. Shirley Guthrie attended a1
meeting of the Westminster Fel-
lowship of Texas University at
Austin Sunday evening.
Miss Carol Lee Cartlidge re-
turned Sunday from spending the
weekend with her aunt. Mrs. Don
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1957, newspaper, March 21, 1957; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150176/m1/2/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.