The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1957 Page: 1 of 16
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The Rusk Cherokeean
TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSMAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5, 1847
SERVING THE GREATER RUSK TRADE AREA
VOLUME 109
RUSK. TEXAS
16 PAGES
MAY 16, 1957
NUMBER 47
'Round . .
Town
tyl/itk Houndal&aUt
THE WATER-PROOFING job is
over, and Roundabout is indeed
grateful to his good friend Walter
Deckard for allowing workmen to
dig up part of his beautiful lawn
to waterproof our building. Walter
and his son Kent were most coop*
erative. Without hesitation,
Roundabout will say the Deckards
are the best neighbors a fellow
could ever ask for . . . Roundabout
feels that it's a real privilege to
know such fine folks . . .
SHOP IN RUSK
THE BOYS AT KTLU are migh-
ty proud . . . Rusk and Cherokee
County's Radio Station was heard
in New Zealand a couple of weeks
ago . . . KTLU went on the air for
test programming after 12 mid-
night a couple of weeks ago to
repair equipment ... As usual, we
received reports from all over the
United States, but this time some
sort of a record was set . . . Keith
Robinson, who lives in Kapuka,
No. 7, Rural Delivery, Invercar-
gill, New Zealand, wrote in that
he heard our signal ... He proved
it by telling us exactly what rec-
ords we played ... He said there
was no interference ... He be-
gan listening to KTLU at 1 a.m.
our time, or 7 p.m. New Zealand
time . . . and stayed with us until
1:23 a.m. when we went off the
air . . . KTLU's regular signal gets
out around 65 miles in all direc-
tions, but after 12 midnight, there
were no other stations on our fre-
quency to stop the signal, so' it
just went around the world . . .
CONTINUING ON THE SUB-
JECT of Radio . . . Rank Wallace
is a firm believer in Radio . . .
Rank had a mule stray off from
his corral Tuesday . . . Rank bux-
zed up to Rusk, and ran a couple
of spots asking anyone \yho had
seen the mule to call him . . .
Within an hour, he had his mule
back . . . FFA boys at Alto heard
the broadcast, found the mule,
and called Rank . . .
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN
ORDER to Morris Hassell on his
election as Chairman of the Board1
of Stewards at the First Method*
ist Church. Morris is very active
in church and civic activities in
Rusk, aad will make the Method-
ists a fine leader.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN Leila
and Doug's new restaurant, you're
missing a treat . , . Their Formal
Opening was an outstanding suc-
cess . . . Doug tells us that be-
tween 750 and a thousand people
visited them Wednesday . . .
IT WAS OVER IN A HURRY
. . . Roundabout is talking about
the patient in the Maximum Secur-
ity Unit escaping this morning
. . . The small negro was caught
in around 30 minutes . . .
IT'S NO SECRET ... big things
are underway at RUSK JEWEL-
ERS ... be ready for a big an-
nouncement, and nice surprise
from "Doc" Cain in the near fu
turel
ROUNDABOUT joins the many,
many friends of Ozella (Mrs. John-
ny) Williams, in wishing her a
speedy recovery. Ozella is suffer-
ing from a blood disorder, which
seems to have the medical experts
stumped. She is now at home, aft-
er several days in the hospital.
Chamber Of Commerce Board Meets
Tuesday; Air Strip Is Discussed
Morris Hassell
New Chairman Of
Methodist Board
Morris Hassell was elected
Chairman of the Board, when that
group held its regular meeting
"Wednesday, May 8th, at the First
Methodist Church.
Other officers of the Official
Board are Fred Lunsford, vice-
president; and B. P. Reed, secre-
tary.
District Judge J. W. Summers
is the outgoing Board chairman.
Bulah Community
Selects Official
Name And Motto
"Work Together, Whije Living
Together," will be the motto, and
"Bulah Community Club," will lie
the name of the organized Bulah
Community, according to the re-
porter, Mrs. Leahmon Hassell.
The club motto and name were,
adopted at the regular meeting
Tuesday night, May 14th at the
Bulah School house.
Yearbooks will be prepared at
•the County Extension office, one
for each family. Programs for the
entire year, April, 1957 throughi
March, 1958, have been planned,
and committee recommendations
have been presented to the Club.
R. L. Wilson, pharmacist at the
Rusk State Hospital was present-
ed as the guest speaker, and his
topic was "Health for Our Club."
"We cannot help or cure a men-
tally ill patient, unless that pa-
tient has good physical health.
Stated Mr. Wilson. "Good physical
health is a must if we are to car-
ry on our daily routine of life, ei-
ther work or play," he comment-
ed.
He noted the importance of the
committees on Rodent control and
Rabies control, headed by Emmett
Holcomb and C. C. Hassell, res-
pectively.
it was pointed out that all citi-
zens in and near Bulah, who have
dogs or other pets, which have
not been vaccinated this year, are
urged to bring them to the school
Thursday evening. May 23rd be-
tween 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Each
person is asked to bring enough
serum for each pet. Emmett Hol-
comb and Son Hassell will inject
the serum.
"Community Telephones" will
be the topic of the program, when
the Club meets again Tuesday,
June 11th, 7:45 p.m., at the Bulah
School House.
Bulah Picnic
Is Scheduled
The Annual picnic for the Bu-
lah community will be held on the
Bulah School grounds tomorrow,
Friday, May 17, according to Mr.
Gene Tomlin, Principal.
Everyone in the community Is
invited to come, and bring a bas-
ket lunch. It was stated that this
annual event is one of the tradi-
tional activities at the close of the)
.school year, and everyone seems
to enjoy it very much.
The picnic will follow the "close
of school" program at the school
tonight at 7:30.
The Board of Directors of the
husk Chamber of Commerce held
their regular monthly meeting in
the Chamber's director's room
Tuesday w i t h E. 11. Whitehead,
president, presiding.
Jack Nichols gave a report on
the need of developing an air strip
for Rusk. Mr. Nichols explained
that an airstrip would benefit the
community a n d existing indus-
tries. President Whitehead ap-
pointed Nichols as chairman of a
committee to procure an airstrip.
M. H. Norton and John Lester will
serve on this committee with Ni
chols.
The need to revise the By-Laws
of the Chamber of Commerce was
brought up by John Lester. It was
agreed to call a membership meet-
ing Tuesday, May 28th at 7:30 p.m.
in the County Courtroom. One of
the major changes proposed in
the By-Laws is the method of el-
ecting directors.
The membership of the Cham-
ber of Commerce will be asked to
either accept or reject a proposal
that the directors be elected by
the membership.
President Whitehead asked By-
Laws and Constitution Committee
Chairman Robert von Doenhoff to
prepare these changes.
A nominating committee, com-
posed of Glenn Miller, chairman
Ralph Travis, J. C. Williams, MeU
Heald, and M. H. Norton, was ap-
pointed by President Whitehead.
Other business coming before
the Board included an announce-
ment by Jack Nichols that a Dutch
luncheon will be held Thursday,
May 16 at Mrs. Smith's Cafe for
the purpose of hearing J o e L.
Brown, Recreational Director of
the Striker Creek Lake. Brown
will explain fully the plans for
recreational facilities, sale of lots,
etc. This program is sponsored
jointly by the service clubs of
Rusk, and everyone has a cordial
invitation to attend.
Sound Picture
Shown At Lions
Meet Thursday
A sound picture, showing the
right and wrong methods of using
a dial telephone, was the program
at the regular meeting of t h e
Rusk Lions Club last Thursday.
Mr. Sweat and Mr. Trimble of
Southwestern States Telephone
Co. presented the film. Bill Shar-
brough was program chairman.
This picture was both instruc-
tive and enjoyable. A conference
type telephone was demonstrated
that could be used for all in a
room to listen without removing
the handset from the stand.
Dewey Tower, new manager of
Perry's Store, was inducted into
the Lions Club by President Elma
Musick, Jr. Lion Tower comes toi
Rusk from Lufkin. He replaced
former Perry Bros, manager Jam-
es Johnston, who was transferred
to Carthage.
Lion Oren Spence had as hi.s
guest Lion Al Bossart of Jackson-
ville. Mrs. Lynn Banks was a
guest of Lion C. H. Crouch of Bry-
an and Lion George Martin had as
his guest Mr. Peppers of Tyler.
President Musick announced
that the Lions District Convention
will be held in Beaumont June 7
and 8. All Lions are urged to at-
tend.
Hospital Patient Captured After
Break From Maximum Security
SCD Gives Awards Tonite
Large Crowd Of Visitors Mark New
Business Opening In This City Wed.
Gerald Chapman
To Receive Award
At August Meet
Baptist Church
Plans Vacation
Bible School
Plans for Vacation Bible School
at the First Baptist Church in
Rusk are being formulated now,
according to Rev. Lonnie H. Webb,
pastor.
Work is planned for children,
ages 3 through 16. In addition to
worship, service, there will be
character stories, Bible Study,
memory work, and handicraft.
Rev. Webb is serving as princi-
pal of the Bible School.
Transportation will be provided
(Continued on Page 5, Sec. 1)
Boy Scouts Plan
Overnight Camp
Trip On Friday
Friday, May 17th, thirty boys
of Boy Scout Troop No. 413 will
leave for an over-night camp out
trip. The group will leave the
First Methodist Church at 4 p.m..
announces T. A. Hassell, Scout
leader.
The group will return Saturday,
12 noon.
"Of course if the weather is
unfavorable, the trip will be post-
poned," Hassell pointed out. "We
expect to have a wonderful time,"
he added.
Gerald Chapman was selected
Saturday for an outstanding honor
to be conferred in August, an-
nounced Jeff Davis, supervisor of
Vocational Agriculture, Texas Ed-
ucation Agency, of Crockett.
Chapman, Superintendent of the
Husk Independent School District,
was selected from the 29 county
area comprising Area IX, as huv
ing contributed the most to the
advancement of Vocational Agri-
culture.
Texas is divided into ten Voca-
tional Agricultural areas, arid
Chapman, with nine other school
superintendents, will be present-
ed an award in August, at the
State Conference of Vocational
Agriculture teachers in Houston.
This announcement was made at
the Area IX convention in Nacog-
doches. May 10th and 11th.
Connie Bailes, Jr.. and Malvin
Stringer, Husk FFA students, and
Adon Duncan, advisor, attended
the Nacogdoches meeting.
Husk's newest business, Leila
and Doug's Hestaurant, on High
way t>!) at the Y. formally opened
Wednesday, May 15th at I p in
The beautiful brick and red
wood .structure is western in de
sign and interior decorations
Many novelty accessories add to
the western theme
Approximately 1,000 persons
toured the modern, completely air
conditioned eating establishment,
Wednesday and enjoyed free cof
fee, soft drinks, and snacks.
"We are very grateful to every-
one for the messages of congratu-
lation, flowers, and especially the
citizens of Husk, for such a warm
welcome," commented Mr. a n d
Mrs. Douglas.
"It will be our sincere desire to
serve you, satisfactorily, for many
years to come," commented tin
owners.
Open House Set
For R. H. S. VA
Dept. Next Week
Open House at the Vocational
Agriculture Department at Rusk
High School is slated Monday and
Tuesday, May 20 and 21, announc-
es Adon Duncan, advisor.
Parents of t h e students, and
other interested friends are invit-
ed to visit the VA department be-
tween the hours of 7 and 9 p.m.
"Our purpose for holding open
house, is to let the parents and
others come down a n d actually
see how much improvement has
been made in our department,"
commented Duncan.
Next year will complete a five
year improvement program, to
bring the Husk Farm-Shop train-
ing program, to one of the best
in Texas, pointed out Advisor
Duncan.
"Everyone interested in the
youth of our school, is cordially
invited to visit our department
next Monday or Tuesday," stated
Duncan.
INTERESTING FACTS
The width of United States
ships is determined by the Pana-
ma Canal, and the height by the
Brooklyn Bridge.
A wallaby is a small kanga-
roo.
Congressmen cannot be arrest-
ed for traffic violation.
Make-Up Session
Slated In Polio
Serum Program
All persons net ween the ages of
6 months and 20, and expectant:
mothers may receive the second
polio vaccination next Tuesday in
ia make up session, at 1:00 p.m.
The free polio program, spon-
sored by the Cherokee County
Medical Society, is an effort to
prevent new outbreaks ol the
<-d disease
A shortage ol the vaccine is ex
peeled, consequentl\ shots will be
given on I > to those persons who
received their first round of ser-
um in this program last month,
pointed out Dr W. E Gabhert,
chairman.
Colored persons will receive
their vaccinations al the George
W Bradford School, a n d white
persons at the Rusk Jr High Sch-
ool Cafetorium.
Rusk Drops First
Game To Sardis;
Henderson Next
Sardis defeated the Rusk Mer
chants last Sunday 2 to 1 Jones
was the winning pitcher for Sar
dis, allowing Husk only fj hits
R. C Hassell pitched all the way
for the locals Hassell gave up 1(J
hits, but kept them well scattered
Sardis pushed across their two
runs in the 81h inning without'
hitting the ball out of the infield
Marshall Dear was the only
Rusk player to get two hits.
(Continued on Page 5, Sec 1)
There was some excitement in
Husk at 10 a m Thursday morn-
ing Charlie Means, colored pa
tient in the Maximum Security
Unit, Ward No 7, escaped by
climbing over the 15 and 12 feet
Associational
Brotherhood Meet
Planned May 20th
An Associational Brotherhood
meeting is scheduled at the Sun-
set Avenue Baptist Church in
Jacksonville at 7 .'10 May 20th.
The program will open with
song and praise by C P. Moseley
and Bill Summers Rev. James
Garrett will read t h e scripturo
and prayer.
Introduction o f Churches, pas-
tors, and Brotherhood president*
will be handled by Mackie Joe
Pounds, and the secretary's re-
port given by O. O. Coultner
Report on Brotherhood Work
and aims will be offered by Rob-
ert Huttash.
Judge J. W. Chandler will in-
troduce the speaker, Dr James T. i
Draper, District Mission Secretary
of Marshall.
A onetime dentist who found
the lure of farming great enough
to pull hi in away from the medi
cal field is the Cherokee County
Soil Conservation district's award
winner tor 1057 as the most in
I'luential man in promotin." .oil
conscrvation practices
He is Dr .1 <' i.Ihiii Hill, svho
also owns the Internationa! Hat'
vester a g e n c > in Alto He has
farms near Alto and Wells.
Hill, sav KCS leaner, pioneered
many new agricultural programs
in tills area during the last few
years
"He really helps to get agricul
tural conservation across,'' tliey
say Hill is always one ol the first
to take advantage ol n e w lech
jaques advanced by agriculturists,
and in so doing has been very in
flucntial in getting other farmers
lo 11 y them with the result that
the number ol improved farms in
Cherokee county is considerably
greater than it would have been
without Hill's leadership
Hill and other 1057 district win
ners will receive plaques at a ban-
quet May Hi at Hu.sk Junior High
School
Top landlord tenant conserva
lion team ol the year in the Cher
okee County Soil Conservation dis
(rid includes landlord Hube Ses
sions and tenant George Hodges
of Wells.
Hodges has worked Sessions'
farm for nearly all of the last 2f>
years and continues to do so, even
though lie now has a farm of his
own.
As a team, they have had cover
crops every year but one in the
last ten on Sessions' place and
have installed a complete drain
age system. Most of the farm is on
flat land and terracing is not nec-
essary
"It is unusual to find a tenant
and a landlord working together
on a soil conservation program,
and especially in the manner
which these two men have done,"
an SCS spokesman said in an
nouncing them as award winners
"Ordinarily, tenants and land-
lords won't work this closely on
a project "
Hodges points out that through
use of soil rori.jcrvation proced-
ures, Sessions' farm lias doubled,
production in the last 10 years,
getting 7/liths ol a bale ol cotton
to the acre even in two bad dro
tin
compoum
tree within
fences surrounding
He was caught m
.'to minutes
Means, a very small negro, i i
not a criminal patient, \cting Bu
mess Manager Hill Draper explain-
ed. lie was sent to Husk becau <>
no other ln.st.ltution could kc>
him.
Means is
net out ol
He had
t tents and
the first man ever to
the enclosure in Husk,
bragged to other pa-
attendants that hi"
out of lu re.' comment
1' arti o. attendant in
the tower at the time
would ¡;et
ed E <■
charge ol
ol escape
Clyde While, Assistant Super-
visor, saw the 5 foot, 11 5 pound
negro, as he was climbing through
the barbed wire, and .ounded tho
alarm. By the time the gate was
opened, the attendants rushed oqt
side the first fence which is 13
feet high, Means had scaled the
12 foot fence and maneuvered
himself through the barbed wire
entanglement and was on the out-
side
Sheriff Allen Dot.son's depart-
ment was notified immediately,
and a search launched by attend-
ants and officers
Charlie Jenkins, an attendant,
spotted the patient up a tree
around 100 yards from the Maxi
mum Security fence
"It t(«ik lots of talk to get him
out of that trev," commented Bill
Draper.
Means was returned to the Max-
imum Security Unit around II a
in His clothes were tattered and
torn, and he was bleeding from
cuts received when he went thro-
ugh the barlxxl wire entangle
mcnts above the 15 and 12 foot
fences
The electric charger w a s not
working at the time he went over
the top.
"We're not sure why the charg-
er was off but are investigating
.so it will be working all the time
from this day on," said Draper
o — -
Bulah Students
To Go On Trip
Monday, May 20
Jghf
years, 1054 and 1 !)5(i
The Seventh and Eighth Grades
ul Bulah School will leave Mon-
day May 20, for a week , trip m
| Oklahoma and Arkansas
Before they started using con | The trip will lake the Indents
servatiun practices. Hodges said | a n d their spon -ors to Wistner.
the farm wa.s producing a half ¡Oklahoma for tho fir I night ', stop
bale to the acre on a five year av-jal the lovely Wistner hake Here
erage Over the last five years, in j they will spend the night in mod
eluding the two bad season., thejcrn cabins on an island in the
average fias been a bale to the'lake They will also vis* nearby
acre
Sessions and Hodges will re-
ceive their award at the annual
district banquet tonight also in the
Rusk Junior High School cafeteria
Robber's Cave
The next day ; journey will take
j them to I t Smith, Arkansas, and
¡ on to Eureka Springs Ark, which
' has Ix'en called the most unusual
I city iri the world
! On Wednesday trip will take
i them through some of the most
j beautiful mountain country of thd
jOzarks and Ouichita mountains.
Wednesday night the group will
attend Prayer services at Mt. Ida,
Arkansas, and the remainder of
the trip will be spent at the rug-
June 3rd through 7th has been|g*''l Caddo Camp on the lovely
Vacation Bible
School Set For
Week Of June 3rd
set as the week for Vacation Hi
ble School at the First Methodist
Church, announces Rev, C 1 y d e
Woodward, pastor
Miss Bill March will serve as
Dean of the School Working with
her will be Mrs. Billy Hoy Brown-
ing, Mrs. J C. Williams, Jr., Mrs.
Charles Ixing, Mrs Charlie Christ-
opher, Mrs Raymond Vermillion,
Mrs John O Summers, Mrs Webb
Finley. Mrs. H. B Odom, and Mrs.
Don Crysup.
Three year old children through
intermediate ages are invited to
attend the Bible School.
"We shall welcome every child
Caddo River.
Those to make the trip are Ian-
da Sue Hugghins, Sonja Huth Wil-
cox, Tana Hassell. Marvin Mose-
ley, Roger Williams, and Cary
Murray. Mr and Mrs Tomlin anil
Todd and Mrs. W. I). Wilcox will
accompany them as sponsors.
The group plans to return to
Rusk Saturday. May 25.
• o
INTERESTING FACTS
Naturalized citizens of the Unit-
ed States are entitled to all privi-
leges except that of becoming
president.
Generals Lee and Grant fought
in this area, who can attend," oa same side in the Mexican
commented Rev. Woodward. ,w*r-
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