The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1961 Page: 1 of 16
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Town
with Roundabout
THE FOURTH WAS, to all
appearances, a safe one In
Cherokee County, in contrast to
the national tragedy.
SERVING RUSK WITH
DISTINCTION FOR
114 Years
The Cherokeean jq
TEXAS OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED .45 THE PIONEER JULY 5, 1817
Serving The Greater Cherokee County Trade Area
per Copy
VOLUME 114
16 PAGES
THREE SECTIONS
Thursday, July 6, 1961
NUMBER 3
THE TOWN RESUMED nor-
malcy Wednesday after a quiet
holiday.
THIS FRIDAY IS RUSK DAY,
remember. Free parking all
day. Raymond Cooper's Retail
Trade Committee is planning a
sort of bargain fiesta in town
for the Rodeo Days next month.
RODEO IS
month away.
JUST about a
KTLU HAS NEVER formally
Introduced its newest staff
member. A number of towns-
people have met him, and radio
listeners have heard him. He
seems to remind all of them
of someone else.
HE IS ROY ACUFF. However,
he doesn't play the guitar, or
fiddle, or banjo. He's only been
to Nashville, Tenn., once. That
was to meet Roy Acuff — the
man who sang for Prince Al-
bert smoking tobacco.
BUT ROY WASN'T in town
when KTLU's Roy got to Nash-
ville.
MAYOR MORRIS HASSELL
Is up in Fort Worth this week
attending the State Bar Associa-
tion convention. He'll be gone
until Monday or Tuesday oí
next week.
J. C. WILLIAMS ASKS that
anybody who knows of an old
abandoned water well to call
him so he can have it filled. He
said several have been filled in
in the past three weeks.
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Guenzel Warns of
Red Infiltration
In Rotary Talk
Rusk Rotarians heard Henry
Guenzel speak Wednesday noon
on the basic fundamentals of
democratic government as es-
tablished under the original
Constitution of the United
States,
He spoke out strongly against
Communism and its increasing
menace to our freedom. He
said the tide must be stemmed,
and "apparently those who
must do this job will come
from the grass roots level."
Speaker Guenzel said Com-
munism is "at war" with us
now on an infiltration basis—
especially under its attack are
churches, schools and govern-
ment offices.
"Communism is anti-God, ft
is anti-freedom", said Guenzel.
His talk followed the instal-
lation of new officers by form-
er club president Robert Hayes.
Assuming the new duties of
president was Charles Ramey;
vice-president, Ralph W. Sum-
mers; and secretary-treasurer,
Houston White.
Thirteen
Indicted
By Jury
Thirteen indictments were re-
turned by a Cherokee County
Grand Jury in an eight and one-
half hour session Monday.
Only six of the persons named
in the indictments were in
custody and could be named.
They are: Láveme Jones, ne-
gro, charged with burglary;
Jim Trussell, for removing
mortgaged property; Harold
Finklea, for burglary; Waymon
Johnson, Jr., and Charles Whit-
taker, both negroes, for calf
theft; and Ezra Brantley, negro,
for rape.
Offenses charged in the sev-
en other hills could not be
named until persons involved
were brought into custody and
new bonds posted.
The Grand Jury, in its report
at the end of the day, com-
mended county law enforce-
ment.
Jurors elected J. D. Bearden
as foreman and T. C. Watson
as secretary.
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Townley
TakesOath
As Deputy
Bobby Townley, 28-year-old
former patrolman with the Jack-
sonville Police Department, was
sworn in Wednesday as a depu-
ty sheriff with the County Sher-
iff's Department.
Townley was employed as a
deputy last Saturday to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation
of Willie Dickson. Dickson was
hired by the Jacksonville Po-
lice Department.
Townley was a member of the
Jacksonville police force for
some two years.
He has been a resident of
Jacksonville for most of his
life. He and his wife have two
daughters. Townley has four
years service with the U. S.
Navy.
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Kenny McClure, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jewel
McClure, hoists the weights in a condition-
ing exercise being carried on during the
summer recreation program. About 50 boys
TV COUNTERBALANCE
are participating in the Monday, Wednesday,
Friday sessions, that go on ¡ill day. Kenny
is a junior in Rusk High School.
Dawn to Dark Weight
Program Working for
50 Rusk Youngsters
Young people just don't have
enough work to do, Rusk High
School Coach Kenneth Almond |
opines, and he has concluded
that interminable hours before
a television set results in
youngsters who are growing up
soft.
The TV, of course, may not
bo the real villain. But while
West brook
Joins CSB
Staff Here
a.m. each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. They come and go
up to 8.30 or 9 in the evening.
"We stay until the last boy is
finished," Almond said.
Training consists almost ex
clusively of weight lifting.
Most of the boys who are par
, . ... licipating will be in some ath-
congressional investigators are . .
being definitive about this, Al- 'ctic program in school next
mond is directing a daylight to fall. However, the gym is open
dark physical conditioning pronto all boys in the 8-12 grade
gram. I range.
Forty-five to fifty boys, from . .. .. . ,r .
.. • i ,u , fi u U- u Almond said his stair had
the eighth grade through high
school, begin coming in at 6 observed tremendous progress
! in the program. "Not all the
boys are weak, but those who
arc, gains strength rapidly," he
said. Many have gained weight.
In a short time, the coaches
can determine where a boy is
weak and can develop exercises
to correct it, Almond said.
He noted that the program
, „ , . . ... .fr, ... has given many youngsters
ed Saturday by Sheriffs off.- afidcfI confitlcnco in themselves.
Pair Arrested
Saturday for
Theft of Calf
Two negro men were arrest -
cers and charged with theft of
a calf. The men are both from
Jacksonville.
They reportedly stole the calf
They are doing things they
didn't know they could do.
For example, some 155 to
,,160 pound boys are lifting 265
from a arm near the city and rfs an (,xm>isc callc(,
then sold it for $7.50 outside ,hc |)cnch squat
the Jacksonville auction barn.
WHAT KIND OF TOWN
Distant Inquiries Lead
To a Look at Ourselves
If cities have reputations, as
individuals do, then the maxim
about first impressions must
hold true when the municipality
is introduced to strangers.
How about Rusk? It must ap-
pear as a pretty decent sort of
place in the wayfarer's first
glance. A San Bernadino, Calif.,
man was impressed. He wrote:
"My wife and I were in your
city this past Spring and liked
the things we saw very much."
That's quite flattering to us
inasmuch as the man looked at
us with a critical eye, for he
was looking for something
"We are looking for a quiet
place lo retire ..." he wrote
You could find numbers
whose first reaction would he,
"Well, we certainly are a quiet
place" The word quiet would
he cmphHNUefl, perhaps acidl)
of course, each lo hi* own,
and I hi man wanted a quiel
plate lie ulno wanted In know
ttlmUl ilH'li tilings AN te«| entitle
price , rental , IiihIiipmc* and
theater* late* water, na Mini
Iri> nervice*
• Mher «Iranger mat he look
Some don't care whether it's I other information helpful for a
quiet or noisy; they're looking
for opportunities.
"There's not anything to do
here," a waitress told a young
man Monday, a stranger who
asked about employment oppor
tunities.
"How about the whole area?"
he inquired further.
"It's nothing but a little farm-
ing," she replied.
When he got down to spe-
cifics, she was more compli-
mentary, hut had he stopped he-
fore asking for specifics, he
would have left with a sour
first impression.
The California man is prob
ably still looking, but he may
move here, build a home, pay
laxes and contribute to the city
economy and social life in many
ways II is doubtful if he could
Almond describes the pro-
gram, which will continue until
August 1, a necessity. He said
they wouldn't put in the time
that they do "unless we be-
lieved in it strongly".
HENRY WKSTBKOOK
City a Step Closer to
Highway Widening Job;
Still Seeks Two Parcels
Agreement
Reached
On 7 More
Three-Year-Old Dies in
Rusk County Car Crash
A two-car crash near Turner-
town, in Rusk County, Tuesday
night claimed the life of three-
year-old Bobby Wayne Dover of
Busk, son of Mr, and Mrs. Mack
Dover.
Hayes, Chief
Psychologist,
Leaves RSH
Bob Hayes, chief psycholo-
gist at the Rusk State Hospital,
has resigned that position ef-
fective July 24, but will leave
Saturday to accept a similar po-
sition in Florida.
Hayes will be a psychologist
at the Northeast Florida State
Hospital at McClenny, about 30
miles from Jacksonville.
His wife, Glenda, a former
secretary at the Rusk hospital
and a graduate of Gallatin High
School, is presently enrolled in
the University of Florida at
Gainsville where she is finish-
ing her studies.
Hayes, a graduate of Texas
Christian University, joined the
hospital staff here in 1957.
While here he has been presi-
dent of the Rotary Club, a
member of the teaching staff
for the- Psychiatric Nurse Tech-
nician school, a branch of Hen-
derson County Junior College,
and has twice served as spon-
sor of the Psychiatric Nurse
Technician Association.
Dr. Charles Castncr, superin-
tendent of ItOsk State Hospital,
expressed regret at Hayes's
resignation. Clinical psycholo-
gists of Hayc's caliber arc hard
to find, he said.
Hayes stated: "We both re-
gret leaving East Texas but my
new position will locate me in
the proximity of a large univer-
sity where I can continue my
graduate study."
0
Henry Westhrook was named
assistant vice president of ( ill
zens Stale Bank this week, ac-
cording to Mr. Iv R. Gregg,
president.
lie was with the Rusk bank
six years prior to Ins recent po j Afjfj
sition with a bank al Hunting T
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. We.stbrook have |
already moved here and are! r uy Click, former director
looking forward to renewing of the Alcoholic unit at. Rusk
former acquaintances. State Hospital, was the guest
Guy Click
Kiwanians
tourist and a resident of your
city." She also wanted to be
told about our climate, natural a program pitched to their age
beauties, culture, educational group. He said baseball pro
and religious institutions. We grams and other sports claim
excel in some of these things, most of their time.
but it's not so easy to get that 0
story across to the casual ob-
server of the town.
Both arc active in church and speaker Tuesday noon at a
club work Mrs. West brook is I meeting of the Rusk Kiwanis
the former Joy Nell Dover, and Club in the Texas Cafe.
A girls' program on Tues-I taught second grade at the Rusk i In the absence of program
days and Thursdays has drawn ¡ Elementary School. I chairman, Dr. J. C. Stobaugh,
little response. It was to con "We welcome the return of the speaker was introduced by
sist mostly of organized games, j these two fine citizens," said Dr. Chas. W. Castncr,
Every aged hoy is welcome to Mr. Gregg. See ('LICK, Page 6 •
attend the boys' sessions, but
so far, Almond said, there have
been too few of the under
eighth grade group to make up
Mr. Dover, an employee of
South Texas Producers Associa-
tion, received a fractured knee
cap but is reported in satisfac-
tory condition in Rusk Mem-
orial Hospital.
The Dovers reportedly were
returning from a visit in Long-
view when their car was ram-
med by a 1955 Dodge driven by
Clarence Dunn, Jr., of Troup.
Dunn was charged with mur-
der with a motor vehicle and
his case was to be presented to
the Rusk County Grand Jury
Wednesday morning, Weldon
Bushy, Highway Patrol officer
who investigated the crash,
said.
Busby said the accident oc-
curred about 10:20 p.m. when
the Dunn car attempted to pass
another vehicle and rammed in-
to the side of the Dover car.
Mr. Dover avoided a head-on
collision by swerving his 1955
Chevrolet.
The Dovers were going soutfi
on Highway 259 about one and
one-half miles north of Turner-
town, Busby said.
Other members of the Dover
family riding in the car ap-
parently were not injured.
They were Mrs. Corine Dover
and daughters, Barbara Ann
and Brenda Kay.
Brenda and Bobby Wayne
were in the back seat of the
car, Busby said. The young vic-
tim was on the left side of the
vehicle, the side that caught
the impact of the crash.
Funeral services for the
young victim were scheduled
for Thursday at 4 p.m. in the
Oakland Baptist Church con-
ducted by the Rev. Wayne Mor-
row. Burial will be in the Oak-
land cemetery.
Survivors include his mother
and father; two sisters; grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W
Dover of Maydelle and Mr. and
Mrs. S. C. Johnson of Rt. 4,
Rusk.
Pallbearers will be James
Mason, J. E. Langston, Curtis
Ham and Frank Shuptrine.
Wallace Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
RSH Kitchen
Bids Rejected
All bids for the renovation
of the Rusk State Hospital kit
chen were rejected because
they were too high, Dr. Charles
Castncr, superintendent, said
this week
The board is presently re-
working the specifications for
'/more bidding.
MEMO
Conservative Group Plans
Americanism' Movement
Some twenty liiisk people, aimed at enlisting at least 60 icanism for its guide rather than
who may become the nucleus persons. These, and others who party dogma. He reasoned that
of a movement to champion may Join later, will form scv- the Democratic Party is no
inainlain Ins interim! in un if
lie luid encountered cili/ens , m Horn individuals and firms
who were indifferent and nia> i l''"ch one differs m some re
lie lyitUal «peels as to what they are look
A Hn.hei.ter New York, l d\ '«# f r in a town
i< also inleientoil hi the town i Doubtless all of them would
So one know* how she wn* hi prefer to haw
trodiieed to the town, but the hwlteve* in it
i liiiinin t of Coin inerte was the* ale not
A good many of the passers-
through, however, encounter
sparkling enthusiasm, such as a Thursday, July 6
young car-hop showed in an leadership Training La b,
other inquiry on Tuesday. 7 30
"I like this town." the young ''i<,ns tlub' 12 noon- Ym,lh
lady said to the stranger seek ( ,,,,,pr
ing information Sin', in effect,
recommended il to him. She ''1,1
tliav nul be able lo quote eco Saturday, July 8
limine statistics about the com Memorial Day service, Walk
niunity, bill she tells a hig er's Chapel Cemetery
slnrv about it Monday, July 10
Other frequent inquiries come Commissioners Court In am
fundamental American philoso eral independently guided
phies, met informaIÍ.\ Surtías study and speaking groups,
and made common cause around Noonan, who facetiously des-
a living room forum cubes himself as a "Jefferson-
Actual organization, however, inn Republican", probably
is expected lo conic some two struck the keynote for the or-
weeks hence.
Volleyball practice, S assembly was atlilre-sed
Siindav by .Inn Noonan of lions
ton, young Hipublli an vote
getter who challen .«•< 1 hi Di*
tricl's Democrat i< t on '.ires-.man
in IIMin He is pti sent I \ engai
ed in private i.'-earth in con
Sel'\ al istn
The Itusk group stated pur
líelo sL er Hi*
Official Hoard meeting, First
Methodist, 7 30 p in.
Tu*%d«y, July 11
\\ SCN 1st Methodist, tl am
KiWalilN ('lull, U nooll, Tesas
ionization in repeatedly assert-
ing the need for self education.
lie claimed that in the main
public information channels
liave Imhii rendered useless by
,i conspiracy and expediency.
\i wspapers are against us;
they're just expedient . . they
■ Inn I care about right
wmn lie said.
longer the party of the people
and "the Republican Party is
about six years behind it "
He dropped oblique cncour
agement to the gathering, claim-
ing to see a "conservative
groundsweU" Noonan added,
"We are getting away from the
political hacks and are going
hack to the statesman with a
philosophy."
The city was one step
closer to a clear shot at
Highway 69 widening this
week.
Agreement was obtained
for another key parcel of
right of way. Two other
parcels were in doubt.
Only one condemnation suit,
filed last week, has come out
of the project. None was ex-
pected to be filed this week.
The curb and gutter ques-
tion, which could have been an
immediate stumbling block,
was sidestepped last month in
a move by the city council to
have the city put up escrow
money in lieu of immediate
property owner payment.
Negotiations were being con-
tinued on the two other parcels
still outstanding.
Meanwhile, the Texas High-
way Department announced that
it had entered into an agree-
ment with the city for the wid-
ening project.
The announcement stated
that the department will pro-
vide for widening the pave-
ment, while the city will pro-
vide right of way, curb and
gutter, utility adjustments and
storm sewers.
The city is attempting to
meet an August contract date
for the project, which will link
divided sections of U.S. 69 on
either side of (he city.
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Company
Pulls Out
For Camp
National Guardsmen from
Company A. Rusk and Kilgore
units, joined Guardsmen from
Jacksonville, Henderson, and
Palestine Sunday for a truck
convoy to North Fort Hood.
The group was scheduled to
arrive there at 5 p.m. and im-
mediately set up camp.
Two weeks of active duty
with the 40th Armored Division
will he experienced as part of
the prescribed Guard training
program.
An advance detail arrived at
Fort Hood last week to make
preliminary arrangements.
The first week of training
will be spent in firing mortar,
M I rifle, BAR, rocket launcher,
30 caliber and 50 caliber ma-
chine guns The entire division
was to move into the field
Tuesday and return to camp
Thursday of the first week.
The annual division parade,
featuring 10,00(1 men and 1,000
vehicles, is to be staged Satur-
day at 10 a.m.
Th" division will spend the
entire second week of training
m the field, running platoon-
sue problems while undergo-
ing army training tests. The
field operation will include
four problems, each of them
eight hours long.
The first and second days of
the second week are to be spent
in making a daytime attack
with three objectives
Guardsmen arc lo return to
camp Friday, July 14th, and
lie urged local studies, *n a leave for home around 5 30
descending basis, of religion,
economics, and politics, or gov
Hill (or a place mil *o quiet ,nkwd for lllaralure, limp* ami iied with Hunt
i cttiienrv which '
town even if Clly I ouncil. 7 III)
oiHpletely Natis W dn «ri«y, July 13
• <ut they ore , llolary, 12 noon, ltu*k Hi
, pose is i,,
II I' k to
nielli and
lot I ¿i I Inut
Ihim -
In it i , I
lion fault
Hal ion
>ii iiui 'iual iioviTii
applv the brakes to
Without Wil l kill
a in Sunday, July Hi.
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Yanks on Top
Husk's Junior I • igue Yan-
kees maintained their one gam*
league lead by walloping the
and crnmcnt The first is must un
! portant, he asserted, because
\'ni .ti .tin "Newspapers and the nation needs to go hack lo
politicians h a v e prostituted truth, mid truth and Godliness
tin nselves - the) do and say are synonymous"
tit.it II t \ think people want to We need to encourage (lis llravc* If) to 1! last Friday,
hear cipline ami return to right and Second place Cardinals hold
Noonan counseled the group wronti We have too little Ihal'ijiin in their second apol with a
to or iniie along mm pari man hl.uk and white and too much Kill will oxer the Ked Sox in
lute taking fundamental Amer, See MUVEMKNT, Pane U ¡the nightcap Friday,
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