The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1930 Page: 1 of 6
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WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE PRES&-JOURNAL
WORKING FOR A GREATER RUSK AND A MORE PROSPEROU S CHEROKEE COUNTY
Originally Established February 27, 1850.
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY MARCH 2 , '930
VOLUME If, NO 41
To The Voters Of
Cherokee County:
With the hope of realizing an
ambition I have had for some
time, I am submitting my name
as a candidate for Distric Judge
of the Second Judicial £)istrictof
Texas, which includes Cherokee,
Angelina and Nacogdoches coun-
ties.
I have spent my entire life in
the District except the period I
was in school, and in the Army
during the recent war. In 1922
I received my law degree at the
University of Texas, since which
time I have been actively engaged
in the Dractice of the profession
in my native county.
With the experience I have had
in all the courts of this State, I
feel that I am qualified for the
position I seek at the hands of
the voters of this District.
If elected District Judge the
only promise I have to make is a
fair, faithful and impratial dis-
charge of the duties of th? office,
with the oath of the office as my
guide and an earnest endeavor to
see that justice is properly ad-
ministered.
Sincerely.
CULBERSON DENMAN
(Polical Advertising)
County Court Holds
A Brief Session.
Miss Beulah Allen and Mrs.
H. O. Ward went to Houston,
Saturday to attend the Grand
Opera production of Mary Gar-
den, Sunday afternoon, return-
ing home Monday. While in
the city thejfiwere the guests of
Miss Allen's.sister. Mrs. Van
Houston.
The County Court. Judge J.
J. Bolton, presiding, was in ses-
sion at intervals, the first two
dajsof the week, and while a
jury was called there was but
one case requiring their con-
sideration up for disposition.
The case of Cherokee County
vs. Ray Heath, was settled by
agreement, whereby the county
paid Heath $300.00 as damages.
This litigation grew out of
condemnation proceedings in
connection with the building of
a highway near Summerfield.
The commission appointed to
assess damages had fixed that
to the six and one-tenth acres
involved, was $100.00, but from
this award he had appealed, and
the compromise as indicated
was agreed unon and is regard-
ed as a fair settlement for all
concerned.
Hold His Age
Remarkably Well.
You wouldn't think to look at
him, but the fact is that our
progressive citizen, G. B. Keev-
er, has been in active business
life for over twenty years, but it
is the truth.
On March 12th., 1910, he
started on his apprenticeship as
an undertaker and embalmer,
in San Antonio, and has ever
since followed that vocation and
looks like he might live to see at
least two score more years of
real and effective service.
CLOTHING
For Men and Young
Who Desire Something
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Dress-Up Shoppe
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Lines Of Second Road
District Are Changed.
Byaspfciai act of the legis-
lature, pas.-ed Tuesday approved
by the Governor, the lines of
this, the Second Road District,
are changed, to make it a more
compact and consistent compon-
ent part of our road system,
eliminating some parts of the
old district whose interests
were not in common with the
rest of the district, and incor-
porating other territory that nat-
urally belongs within the des-
ignation.
Under the provisions of the
bill that part lying north of the
I. & G. N. railroad, this side of
the Neches river, covering about
a three mile square tract and
embracing Ward's store is elim-
inated. It now starts at a point
about two miles north of the
bridge over the river, on the
Rusk and Palestine road and
runs easterly, taking in May-
delle; but leaving Dialville about
one mile to the north; running
about three miles east; thence
north one mile; thence easterly
along the old line to a point about
one mile southwest of Ponta;
thence north to the north bound-
ary line of the T. & N. O railroad,
and thence east with said bound-
ary line to the Rusk county line,
thence with said line to Nacog-
doches line to a point near Sacul,
thence southerly with the said
county line to a junction of the
former district; thence west
along said line to the place of be-
ginning.
Thus it will be seen that the
south boundry of the district is
not changed, as some seem to
think would be the case, but
leaves it just as it was, and simp-
ly makes the proposition of
handling the interests of the
property owners easier to meet,
leaving out a part that never
should have been in the district
and taking in some that should
be incorporated.
Tomato Situation Not The Municipal Elections
Far From Normal. Soon To Be Held.
Some concern has been felt
about the effect of the recent.ex-
ceptionally cold weather on the
tomato plants, but so far as can
be ascertained, 6o material or
extensive damage has been done.
The freeze of March 1st., was
severe and where the plants
were exposed they were killed,
but fortunately only a small pro-
portion of the crop was subject-
ed to the devastation, and in
most instances the producers
had taken the precaution to have
the tender plants protected.
Tuesday night the thermom-
eter got down to dangerously
near the freezing point and frost
was reported in the low lands,
but so far the damage has not
seemed to have been very bad.
On the whole the crop, this
early is not suffering much and
with the evident increased acre-
age, if it is anything like a favor-
able crop season there will be
tomatoes galore, and the only
question to be contended with
will be the price, the regularity
of maturity and the proper hand-
ling on the part of producers
and buyers.
The elections of trustees|for
Husk Independent School Dist-
rict, and also that for members
of the board of aldermen of the
Town of Rusk, are approaching,
and while little interest is being
manifest, they are matters of
considerable import and should
arrest attention of the voters,
who wiil then be kept from criti
cizing everything that is done in
the future.
In the school election there
will be three trustees to elect, to
succeed W. H. Hanna, Mrs.
Louis Butler and Mrs. T. I.
Prazer.
There are three vacancies oc-
curing on the board of alderman,
the terms of E. R Gregg, R. L.
Hatchett and W. H. Shearer, ex-
piring.
The school election will be
held Saturday, April 5th., and
that for the city officials on Tues-
day, April 8th
Kethodisi To Start A
Series Of Meetings.
The Pfarrs Return
From Columbus, Ohio
Mrs. Ida Black Has
A Narrow Escape.
Mrs. Ida Black, our well known
and dearly beloved pioneer
citizen and matron, had a very
narrow escape from serious in-
jury in connection with a gas ex-
plosion at her home, on North
College avenue, Tuesday.
The good lady was lighting the
gas in the cook stove and seems
that it was not entirely disco-
nnected, or had sprung a weak
leak and wh. n she applied the
match an explosion followed, re-
sulting in her being painfully
burned about the face, her eye-
brows and the edges of her hair
burned considerably, with a
slight blistering of the face,
while her hands were more
seriously involved, but fortunate-
ly no serious or permanent in-
jury resulted.
H. H. Pfarr and family, con-
sisting of the good wife, daugh-
ter, Miss Louise, and son Clark,
returned the first of the week,
from their winter's stay in Col-
umbus, Ohio, where Mr. Pfarr
has been taking a graduating
course in one of the hight st
grades afforded by the jus! .y
famous educational institution
supported by the state.
The family will make their
home in Troup, until the tomato
season opens, when they wiL
come to Rusk and take np their
domicile in their commodious
residence of Henderson street,
while Mr. Pfarr will return to
his school work, which he com-
pletes this year, but return here
and be engaged in the tomato
shipping during the season.
It is a matter of congratula-
tion and a source of much grati-
fication to Mr. Pfarr's friends
that he has been appointed to a
professorship in the State Tech
School, at Lubbock, to take up
his duties at the beginning of
the coming year, in the fall.
Next Sunday, March 23rd.,
beginning with a morning serv-
ice at 9:00 o'clock, the First M.
E. Church of Rusk, will start a
series of revival meeetings, with
services twice a day, in the morn-
ing and at 7:30 in the evening.
Rev. Edward R. Barcus, pre-
siding elder of this, the Jack-
sonville Conference, will carry
the principal burden of the
preaching, with the assistance
of Rev. J. E Buttrill, the local
pastor.
Rev. Walter Willis, of Palestine
will have charge of the Young
People's work.
Appropriate and inspiring
music will be a feature of the
services, specially selected and
prepared, and it will be under
the supervision of the Pastor,
as 'Tune Heister," if you know
what that means.
The hearty cooperation of all
christians is earnestly solicited
and will be greatly appreciated,
with the view of making it a
regular community revival.
The meetiugs will probably
continue for about two weeks.
Cold Weather Played
Havoc With Our Trees.
The cold weather incident to
the hardest winter that this • ec-
tirn has ever known, has robbed
the court house yard in Rusk of
its most fondly cherished and
j beautiful adornments when it
j killed the numerous Oriental
ornamental trees that were
planted over twenty years ago
and had been the chief attract-
ion of the public grounds.
They were killed outright, and
had to be cut down and it cer-
tainly has forced an ungainly
and almost appalling sight that
it is going to take years to over-
come and the memory will ever
remain with the old settlers for
the rest of their days.
Such isone of the unsurmount-
able or unavoidable laws of
nature and there is nothing to
do but submit, but it seems
almost cuel.
The trees were of the same
specie that add so much to the
attractiveness of the state
house and grounds in Austin,
for which some apprehension is
felt, but as recent indidations
suggest that Austin can not be
over ten miles from h— l,it is
hoped that it never gets cold
enough to f reeze down there.
Incidentally, the freezes have
also killed nearly all the tig
trees growing in this section,
which had been a source of
much pride to the owners, as
well as a source of an abundance
of wholesome fruit.
Musical Comedy Tonight.
Relative Dies At
Home In Fort Worth
Telegraphic advice was re-
ceived here early Wednesday
morning, that Lemuel Day, aged
about 60 years, had passed away
at his late home in Fort Worth.
Deceased was a cousin of Mrs.
Ella Reagan, R. E. and Gene
Finley, of Rusk, was a son-in-law
of the late Mrs. Mollie Simms.
pioneer citizen of this community.
He is survived by his wife an''
two sons. Dr. Giles, prominent
physician of Fort Worth, and
Dr. Lemuel Day, jr., of Chicago.
Revised Pen Bill Is
Finally Passed.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Guinn
went to Texarkana, Saturday,
for a visit with friends.
Under the auspices of the
Parent-Teachers Association and
the direction of M rs. Hugh Les-
ter, a musical comedy "Gypsy
Land" is to be presented at the
High School Auditorium, this
evening, the proceeds to be used
for the P. T. A. work in the in-
terests of the school.
The program "will be featured
by a chorus of boys and girls.
The opening and perhaps
greatest number will be a rythm
orchestra presented by the
junior class of the school under
the direction of Mrs. E. S.
Erwin, teacher.
Rev. J. E. Buttrill was a visit-
or in Houston, the first of the
week, and in Jacksonville yester-
day.
Austin, March 19.—The forty-
first legislature, in its fifth call-
ed session, laid a prison con-
struction bill on Governor
Moody's desk this afternoon.
The legislature also assured at
least one big campaign issue in
the coming primary campaign.
The senate, by a unanimous
vote, joined the house in adopt-
ing the report of the conference
committee on a bill which all
agreed was not general prison
reform but emergency legisla-
tion to tide the system over un-
til something better could be
had. It carries an appropria-
tisn of $575,000, of which $150
000 is to be spent for sanitary
hospital and machinery appli-
ances at the walls and«the rest
for buildings, roads and other
impro\ ements on the prison
! farms.
The house adopted the report
1 this morning, without debate,
by a vote of 80 to 21.
Watch Your Speedometer
And when it has registered as much as
500 MILES
It needs New Grease and we handle the best
Alemite Lubricants
THAT LEADS THEM ALL
Put on by Patented
High Pressure Air
That Does the work, saves the grease and
gives entire satisfaction
Let Us Demonstrate
John McKnight of Dougl s
was here the first of the week.
W. H. Nay lor of Tyler, \va a |
i Rusk visitor Monday.
MS! FORREST 8 WHS
Authorized Ford Dealers
The Big Filling Station on the Corner
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Ward, H. O. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1930, newspaper, March 21, 1930; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291443/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.