The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1962 Page: 1 of 14
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1Round...
Town
with Roundabout
POLITICS AND THE weather,
it seems, came into their own
this week. One's hot, the other
cold.
FEBRUARY FINALLY got
ugly, even if it was on the last
day.
SERVING RUSK WITH
DISTINCTION FOR
114 Years
The Cherokeean jq,
TEXAS OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5, 1847
per Copy
VOLUME 114
TWO SECTIONS
14 PAGES
RUSK, TEXAS
Thursday, March 1, 1962
SCANNING OVER other
items briefly: The County
Health Unit may get a new
member. The State Hospital
board will meet on March 12:
Its agenda calls for approval
of final plans and awarding con-
tract for three Rusk State Hos-
pital doctor's residences, ap-
proval of preliminary plans for
a new rehabilitation building,
and commissioning of architects
for renovation of ward building
501.
COUNTY EXTENSION of-
fices are offering information
on a new recruiting drive for
Peace Corps people.
NUMBER 37
A PUBLICITY article for the
Salurdsy Evening Post says Lyn-
don Johnson has changed again.
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
wer;k observance is Monday ev-
ening. You are encouraged to
be present.
Memo:
Thursday, March 1
Lions Club, 12 noon, Rusk
Hold.
Husk P-TA. 7:30 p.m., Jr.
High Cafelorium.
Friday, March 2
Texas Exes banquet, 7 p.m.,
Quinlon's Restaurant.
Saturday, March 3
Scout swim party, YMCA, Pal-
est inc.
Deadline to file for City Coun-
cil.
Monday, March 5
Public School Week begins,
open house 7:30 p.m., Jr. High
Cafctorium.
Business employees training
school begins. Texas Cafe, 7:00 Í
p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Week of Prayer begins, First |
Baptist Church, service 2:30,
daily.
Canncr Testing school, 1-3 j
p.m., Council Room, Court-j
house.
Tuesday, March 6
Kivvanis Club, 12 noon, Texas!
Cafe.
I
Wednesday, March 7
Deadline to file for School
Board.
Rotary Club, 12 noon, Rusk
Hotel.
Deadline to
File, School
Board, Mar. 8
One School Board member
lias filed for re-election with
Bill Braswell, school tax assess-
or-collector. as of press time
Wednesday. He is Tom Sartain,
board chairman.
Other posts to be filled in the
April 7 election are those of
Ciladstone Thompson, who has
indicated he will definitely be
a candidate, and Don Crysup,
who has moved to Jasper.
The terms are for three years
each.
Deadline for filing is Thurs-
day March 8th, 30 days prior
to the election date.
Health Is
Topic Of
Program
The Rusk Business and Pro-
fessional Woman's Club held a
regular dinner meeting Thurs-
day evening, 7:15 p.m. at the
Rusk Hotel with these as hos-
tesses: Mesdames Ruby Deaton,
Louise Cromwell and Ruby Hol-
land.
Others present included pres-
ident Maudie Musick, Ruby
Ross, Louise Alexander, Mor-
gree Monroe, Ann Kerr, Viola
Gates, Thelma Jones, and guests
were Audrey Moses and Miss
Barbara Ledford.
Miss Ledford was the guest
speaker at the program, and
her topic was "Health and Safe-
ty." She discussed primarily the
duties of her office, and its pro-
gram of work. She is with the
County Health unit.
0
Prayer Week
Plans Are
Revealed
Week of Prayer for Home
Missions is to begin next Mon-
day, March 5th at First Baptist
Church, announces Mrs. W. H.
Hanna, prayer chairman. The
week's observance will be high-
lighted with daily meetings in ter 0f Music and Education the
the church at 2:30 p.m. "All past 15 months.
women of the church arc urged
to attend," states Mrs. Hanna.
Group Tells 3 New Candidates
* * * * * * * * *
Suit Against City To Ask Back Pay
C. (BUDDY) FEAZELL JR.
To Assume
Duties At
Marsha Mil
E. C, (Buddy) Feazell, Jr. will
assume the duties of director of
Music and Education next week
at the Central Baptist Church
in Marshall.
Rev. W. T. Thomas is pastor
of the 1,300 membership
church.
Feazell has served the Rusk
First Baptist Church as minis
He holds a bachelor of music
degree from Stephen F. Austin
State College in Nacogdoches,
and a bachelor of religious ed-
ucation degree from Southwest-
ern Baptist Theological Semin-
ary in Fort Worth.
| Mr. and Mrs. Feazell are na-
! lives of Nacogdoches.
I They and their three youngs-
ters, Melody, Brad and Wyndi,, ,
will move to Marshall this trary t0„thc_
Í Thursday.
Will Seek
Ruling on
Dismissal^ \
A suit will be filed Thursday
against the Rusk City Council
seeking to recover two months'
back salary allegedly owed to
City Marshall Homer Smith.
Robert von Doenhoff, Smith's
attorney, revealed Wednesday
that he will file the petition
with the District Court on
Thursday.
Besides recovering the salary,
von Doenhoff said he will ask
the court for a declaratory
judgement to the effect that
the attempted dismissal of
Smith was illegal.
The lawyer said he was auth-
orized to file the suit in a
meeting of a citizens group
Tuesday night.
The petition will ask for $660
which is the amount said to be
owed Smith at this date.
Smith's salary was cut from
$330 to $2 per month by a
Jan. 9 city council order. The
officer announced immediately
however, that he would not re-
sign and he has remained in
uniform.
In appearances before the
council, von Doenhoff has main-
tained that the action was con-
The Fcazclls were to be hon-
stances. He said he would seek
the declaratory judgement "to
lored at a reception Wednesday dt>cIarc [hcu P™^ure ™s Ü-
eveiling, Feb. 28, following reg- lcRal and that thc Clty rcsolul'
ular worship services.
0
Thc theme for the week is
"Help Us, O Lord for thc Glory
of Thy Name."
A special offering for home
missions will be taken during
the series of meetings, said the
chairman,
0
Honor Rom
At Junior
High Told
Junior High students whose
names appear on the 4th Six
Weeks Honor Roll were releas-
ed today by Principal J. M.
Boone. By grades, the 76 stu-
dents are:
Sixth Grade — Linda Buxton,:
Mina B. Echols, Morris Hasscll,
Larry Long, Janis Martin, Fran-
ces Ralson, Barbara Ross, Grady
Wilcox, Jeanne Duncan, Peggy
Martin, Cathy Richards, Joyce
Sword, Galenda Taylor, Dennis
White, Carolyn Williams, Rod-
ney Black, Linda Carrington,
Dana Cox, Judy C.off, Clay
Goodman, Carolyn Greenwood,
Kathy Hood, Marilyn Spcnce.
and Patricia Wallace.
Seventh Grade - Mary Con-
way, Kay Kyle, Holly Lindsay.
Betty Lus.k, Carl Rogers, Mari-
lyn Tul I is, Barbara Bobbitt. mt-rcc. and authorized tele- j anf| I)r n g. McDonald.
3 Join
Daniel on
City Slate
Three additional candidates
for city council were announced
Wednesday after a Tuesday
night meeting of a citizens
group.
They are C. Metz Hcald, Har-
ry Tosh and J. li. West brook.
The three are in addition to
Ike Daniel, who filed earlier
for a two-year term on the
council.
The three are expected to file
Wednesday and Thursday. Ileald
will he a candidate for the
one-year unexpired term left by
the resignation of Houston
White. Westbrook and Tosh will
be candidates for two-year terms
as will Daniel.
The citizens group candidates
set out a list of six principles
which they said will be their
platform.
They include:
l.i The offices of City Marsh-
! al, City Secretary and City Al-
ibis as- bring their children on this oc-j torncv, recently declared ap-
School Week will be observed sembly. Boone described Chap- casion so that they may discuss! pointive, "should be filled by
here Monday night in an open ¡ man's subject as "one we will | each t.hi|(].s prJLss with thc those persons elected by a dir-
nnuso at Inn Rusk Klnmpntnrv no hparinif a fn-al final annul in ! , . t c .,1 >
teacher without the child being l'ct V(),e of thc Pe°P|(; • • ■
AT THE ALL SPORTS BANQUET —
Quarterback club president. Robert von Doen-
hoff, left, and J. C. Williams. .Jr., right, arc
shown here with banquet speakers. Her by
Adkins and Ronnie Bull, following Saturday's
event which honored Rusk High Sports par-
ticipants.
School Week Observance Set Here
The beginning of Public of Texas schools al
C-C Group
Opposes
Agency
The Rusk Chamber of Corn-
ion is not grounds for dismis-
sal."
0
Kiwanians
Hear Health
Unit Report
house at the Rusk Elementary be hearing a giyat deal about in
school, Principal J. M. Boone future years."
announced Wednesday. Following the general assem-
The week will be observed |,|V| all rooms will be opened
nationally March 5-9 and has |or visitations. Teachers will be
been proclaimed as Public m their respective homerooms
School Week in Texas. for informal discussions with in-
The local observance will be- terested parents.
gin at 7:30 Monday evening. All All parents are urged to visit
parents and visitors are
quested to assemble in the work, giving special
present. i 2.) That all proceedings should
The State Board of Education ,)e kept open to the public ex-
has endorsed the observances < c'11 'n ¡"stances such as sealed
as a means to a more wide-
spread undrstanding of the re- 3.) A "workable" policy on
sponsihilitics of public schools, parking and traffic.
. iu v.a.t 'n a resolution issued in con- T'lc statement, issued by Rob-
re- the rooms, look over students' nection with Public School Week ert von Hoenhoff, also outlined
the work, giving special emphasis the board urged all citizens in R°als f,n slrec Pavin« and fls"
elementary school cafeteria at to the work of their children, the State to visit a public school Ul'
that time. Boone said. during the week. I The Tuesday night meeting
Superintendent Gerald Chap- The principal said the school This is the twelfth year of was seconc' held by the
man will discuss accreditation has asked that parents not the observance in Texas.
2 More File
For Maydelle
School Posts
Rusk Kiwanis Club members
Tuesday noon heard an explan-
mcrce was on record 'against a,ion ,of ,he work of tho Cout§
the executive order which "j1'1- anc¡ a report of
would have established a De- ■ ',s activities since its establish-
partment of Urban Affairs and ment. Guest speaker was Dr.
Housing. Goldfedder of Tyler, district
The organization's pro tes t ! supervisor. With him at the
was received and acknowledged meeting were two Cherokee
by offices of representatives of j County unit nurses, Mrs. Maur-
both houses. ine Norwood and Miss Barbara
The resolution was adopted Ledford.
Feb. 15 by the Committee on Visitors were four Kiwanians "le Maydelle
(lovernment and Legislative af- from Jacksonville, Joe Tuck, reelection.
fairs of the chamber of Com- Winston Power. Orvan Jones Other positions
Photograph Contest
Set for March 9th
Genny Butler, Eddie Goldsber-
r.v. Gregg Guynn, Jo Nell Vin-
ing, Lanice Wilcox, Bobby Tate,
Jeannie Townscnd, Dicky Tis-
dale, Jennifer Swift, Sue Ellen
Summers, Lu Ellen Strand,
Frankie Jenkins, Linda Brewer,
and Doreen Covington.
Eighth Grade • Elizabct h
Dear, Butch Dotson, Cheryl
Grimes, Bernice Halhert, Char-
les Merchant, Paul Osborne,
Cathy Webb, Billy Wilkinson.
graphed messages to appropri-
ate legislators.
Subsequently the order creat-
ing the agency was killed by a
House vote.
The local resolution stated
that the committee had deter-
mined the new department
'would be a dangerous infringe-
ment and encroachment upon
the Constitutional power and
authority reserved to the States h<' for helping underprivil
Two new candidates have fit
ed for places on thc Maydelle
school board. They are Calvin
Ricks and Jack Studdard.
Earlier, Coy Pete Johnston,
who is a present member of
board, filed for
which must
be filled by election on April
Kiwanis president Bill Davis 7 are held by Gerald Allen and
officiated at the noon luncheon Wyatt Halhert
in the Texas Cafe. Deadline for filing is March
He welcomed two Key Club 8.
members, Kenny Black and Candidates from other indep
Kennith Martin. ,endent distric ts with fewer
Announcement wds also made than 500 scholastics who have
of plans for the annual Pan- filed with the County Jud e
cake Supper on March 15th at arc Jack livers of Wells and
the Texas Cafe, with funds to Olavis Tipton of New Summer
field. livers is seeking reelect
the
Big
arid
ic time
opening
child
ss ere
is almost here for would like to appear in this
of this newspaper's newspaper. If you wish extra
Photograph Contest photographs they may be pur-
ui nr.' all of our
readt r> to ha', e their children
reeds for the bit: day
W i list on li Lucas ol Irvine,
IVvas will hi in Rusk on Friday,
March !Jlh al Copelaiid's (¡e ir-
ía I ,\ one y hop from 10 a in. to
p m. for the purpose 1 I,iking
pictures in this \ iciniiv.
In addition to hasin.g their pic
tures priii ; ed in this new spa per,
i lie children w ill I e competing
for >20.00 in prizes, winch are
I" : 11 l: otl"rcd lor the three best
i hotn.■ ra¡>h- made during the
dav
I he ph itographs will be made
chased, but no purchase is ne-
cessary in order to compete for
the prizes. It is entirely up to
• cm. whether you buy pictures
or not.
There is no ace limit on the
ontest. and every child's photo-
: ,iph in this sect ion is wanted
group, described earlier by von
Doenhoff as an informal organ-
ization.
City elections will be on Tues-
day, April 3, Deadline for filing
for the offices, however, is Sat-
urday, March 3. Up to noon
Wednesday there were no ad-
ditions to the three candidates
filed last week They are M. G.
Higgins, Ike Daniel and James
Blanton.
0
Scouters Receive
Training In
Jr. Leadership
A training conference for Jr.
that they may all appear in Leaders, Boy Scouts of America,
and local municipalitiesis well
as a basic violation of the Am
egerl children. ion.
Church count showed lfi mem- Also
Lions Hear
Talk by Rev.
Talbert
Rev (¡rover C. Talbert, Jr.
was nest speaker at last Thurs-
day's I.ions Club meeting in the
Husk Hotel.
lie was introduced by Lion
lletu Wc.slhrook.
In bis talk the First Baptist
Church pastor appealed to his
audience to remember that
Chn-t is the onl> cure for the
world's si' kness.
Bui Draper, president, of
ficiaied at the luncheon and
weir 'lied l'i" J M Sehwitter
and Jud e I W (handler
Thirls nine members were
pt'esciu. I
proclaimed concept of local ship services Sunday,
self government and self deter-
mination."
The resolution went on to
"fieri; re unqualified opposi-
tion" to the measure and urged
congressmen to veto it.
filed
Schoo
Hart of Alto.
Francis Townscnd. Mike Cry- erican tradition and universally hers of thc club attended wor ( ounty
sup. Martha Dykes. Dixie Guinn,
Naomi Holcomb, John Raymond
Ross, Phyllis Tolar, Johnny Wal-
ker. Arlene Wallace, Johnny
Williams III, Joe Rozedle. Lela
Nobles, Janis Bowden. Jane
Browning, Kathy Cooper, Con-
nie Oruseturner, Glenda Gra-
ham. Sherry Rawls, Sandra
Sword. Vickie Tallcy, Charlene
Thompson, Shirley Urtlal, and
Mary Beth Wood.
0 ——
"lute!1 free ol char"", and iV.
•i i- ii" charge for their pub : apcr i .. ke plans now to have
iic.itn 11 in Tli" llusk ( hero •! photographs made in Fn
for reelection is pn,oL wiü be shown and da>. March 9th. Tell >our friends
1 Trustee G. S | p. ■ t; the ymi ni a v select the and neighbors the more, the
pa tun ol your child which you merrier.
was held at Palestine Friday
afternoon and Saturday.
Completing the course and re-
ceiving certificates from the
Rusk troop were Clayton Poole,
Bill Vining, John Lester, Lewis
o'N'cil, Bills Hasscll. Buddy
hab> brother Lindsay Eddie Goldsberrv, ifim-
ome political of- pi¡<. Sartain, John Ross, Johnny
Dotson, and Rodney Black.
Saturday morning. March 3.
Scouters will be the guests of
the YMCA of Palestine for a
swim party.
. ..." o
The iiirk Cherokeean However,
it i • neccssarv that all pictures
must he of uniform size, so they
mu i be made by Winston 15.
I.ti'.is on Friday. March nth,
in a m to 5 p in
Don't wait until little Mary
gets married or
h elect"'I to
lice i 11 see their pictures in thc
3 Rusk Precincts Have1424Voters
CannerTest
Schoo!Set
Cake Sale
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of First Methodist Church
has scheduled a cake salt
Saturday, March 10th.
A fanners Testing School has
been calendared for Monday,
March 5th from 1 to 3 p.ni. in
the Council Room of the Court
hou-e, announces Mrs Irene
for (idom, County lili A '.ent.
II anyone wants their can
Rusk's three voting precincts I to 5'I which is ;i sli. hth
this year have a combined vol- lower n-.tio than that foi the
ing strength of 1.424. or about counts as a whole Mo-t ot the
.i'i per cent of the Cherokee Negro vot rs are concentrated
County total, new poll lax lists in Precinct 14 where there are
completed last week reveal 228
And inore than half 71!) About fivoMVths of the coun
are women voters t> voting sti'iigth is in lewer
24
Precinct 14 is again the larg- than halt of tin .
est with WW registered voters precincts Over .< Ion votes an
Box 1 has 418, and No 31 has found in the '.I precinc's in and
337 about l!u>k .' a t k ' 11 v die Vlto,
The count) has some (¡ 020 \ew Summerl icld and ■ II
qualified voters including those 1 he lour Jacksonville pre
Persoi s interested in pur tier tested, and will bring it to evefinpt from paying the poll cm. t - alone hav, 2 130 ri is
chasing a cake from the group the Council Room on that date, terrd voter or m l is one thit I
are urged to remember the we will test it at no charge," In Rusk there are 251 Negro ot the countv total rh.it cits s
date ¡states Mis. Odoui. | voter*, a ratio of approximately ITvcnut .1 held on to the dis
',c! urn of lu in ' the !arg"-t
milt box In a safe margin,
n li its i U72 v 1111• i s it is larg-
th.-n a combination of .m>
ii 'i tli" 'ahci three Jackson
lie boxes
1111 a 1 sti'eiiltth.s ol other cities
id individual precincts in the
'Ur.'v are ,i« follows Negro
'it tren Mb is in parent!)
P-TA Slates
Meeting at
7:30 Thurs.
Jackson', il
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ileiirv s Cli.ipel. 50 itt \ Reese. Rusk P-TA members Will hear
ii:.' tit N Pleasant Hill, 142 Mildred Wilkening speak
12 N Punta. t¡8 18 N>, Con Thursday evening al the March
ci i, 71 i o v meeting of that organizaiion in
Yh. number ot qualified vot-' Jl,,,io1' 1Muh «'afetorium.
sear is something more '"i'Cting time is 7 30
hat vvas expected and ''1,1
the average for years We urge as many as possible
than general election attend,'' states Mrs. James
s cars . Fisher, president.
\I most one of every l ive Program topic is "Effective
about If per cent of ( hero- •■earning for Better Nutrition •
lac i ,Mints residents is a voter. -Vs They Fat, So They leant."
1 i .1 V ,• sole in the coun M>'s Wilkening is area school
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