The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE PRESS-JOURNAL
WORKING FOR A GREATER RUSK AND A MORE PROSPEROUS CHEROKEE COUNT1
Originally Established Fttoruary 27, I860.
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEgift, FRIDAY AUGUST 17, 1934.
VOLUME 18 NO 3
Shearer
Gordon
IDE CAPITOL DOME
Austin, T'exas, Aug. 17 (UP) Two^
entrants are announced already for
the 1936 race for state school super
tinendent.
T
NAY COST HUNTER
GOVERNOR'S RACE
Austin Texas. Aug 16 (UP) What
| part the Ferguson endorsement of
| Tom Hunter for governor will have
Supt Littleton A. Woods oa aped his run-off with Attorney General
this year without an oponent. Eut James V. Allred is puzzling politi-
but next year he will have at least cians. A former state official, who
two—JeffersonG. Smith, Austin, an has polled big votes, says that All-
R. E. Scotl, Richmond. red shouId « eize uPon the endorse-
t ment as the main issue of the run
Smith had announced as a candi- off campaign He would have the
date this year. He withdrew with the attorney gene^aj devote hisf timej
statement that he was merely defer to warning the state against a Fer-
ring his race until 1936. Scott an ^«>n puppet candidate
nouncd on a recent visit to the state Another widely experienced offi
HOME REPAIR LOANS
BEING RECEIVED
FORLD'S LARGEST
[OIL WELLS ARE IN
LONE STAR STATE
CHANCES GOOD FOR
RENEWED OIL AC-
TIVITY NEAR RUSK
capitol.
One member of the Legislature, at
cial gave just the opposite ad'vise he
would have Allred ignore entirely,
the Ferguson endorsement of Hun-
least, can vote impartially on the ter and bore into Hunters platform,
license fee for an automobile. Conde Allred's own decision seems to be
Hoskins, representative from Gon- j to ignore it.
zales county, has none. He is in a Regardless of how it should it can
run-off for releiction and announ- be treated, none denies it is a fac-
ced to voters in the Gonzales Inquir ^ j-or jn race anj considerable one.
er that lack of an automobile is pre-^ Already employes in administrattion
venting him seeing as mny of his controlled state departments are
constituents as he would like to see being give pep talks to brace them
before Aug. 25.
up from C. C. McDonald's defeat.
"Don't worry about your jobs,"
Parts of the state capitol have not (_bey were told in onq department,
beben repainted for 40 years it be«:.<yye have the balance of power."
came known, when painters began, McDonald, announcing Hunter as
a thorough refinishing of the inter setonj chioce of his followers gave
or walls and woodwork. | a hint along the same line. He will
. I not in any way discriminate against
A gallery of lexas scenery is w^en jJe .g g0vern0r| ,he said.
be found in the state highway offi | jjuner denied any trade. Allred,
i*Houston, Tex.* Aug. 16 (UP) The| With the end of intensive heat
. world's largest oil wells in sustained recently experienced near at hand, it
productive volume are in the yet'is predicted by many well informed
Houston, Tex, Aug 16 (UP) Appll'
cations for reconditioning and re-
pair loans under the National Hous
ing Act are being received here by undeveloped gulf coast field. of oil men that exploration work will
the Home Owners Loan Corporation.! as and Louisana. \ soon get well underway in the Rusk
Charles W. Oliver, regional direc-j Among the so w/.ls are l'c Texas area. Since discovery of the Wood
tor of reconditioning and repair, said Company's Nl. 1 Abrams in the number one well oil activity in the
that approximately 27,500 applica- Vest Columbia field of Brazoria county has been rather discouraging,
tions have been received. J county and the same company's No. but it is thought fall will find a
The applications, received at Hous 59 Hogg well on the land of th number of tests drilling in an effort'
MRS. JAMES I. PERKINS
SR. PASSED AWAY
LAST SATURDAY
ton, Dallas and San Antonio, ask for
a total of $3,130,000 worth of. re-
pairs and reconditioning.
The reconditioning and repair loan
former Governor, J. S. Hogg of Tex to more thoroughly define the extent
as now deceased. j of the Rusk producing area.
*Total production of the two wells; E. W. Thomason and Company of
sijiice they were brought in has been Denver have announced they plan to
will be made to three classes of home j more than 100,0X10,000 barrels of oil sink a test five miles south of Rusk
owners as follows.
I .
The Abrams well, which blew in. on the Addis estate land in the Jes-
Those who already obtained loans at the peak of high prices when coas se Jones survey between the new
from the HOLC. j tal crude was posted at $3.50 a bar , highway 40 and the rail road. The
Those who are eligible to
have ivl, paid off to its owners more than other sections of the county are ex-
their mortgage taken over by HOLC. | 6 million. The Hogg well, brought in' pectecd to be tested in the near
Those who own their homes clear ^ about the some time, has turned its future. Since so many companies
of any mortgage but only if they owners the tremendous sum of more'came here with the discovery of oil
cannot get reconditioning loans from than 9 million dollars. j and paid high prices f leases, it is
any private lending agency. No where else in the world can one thought they will try to >. ttect their j
. find oil wells that have returned so investment by sinking tests.
MRS. CARGILL THANKS VOTERS great a sums. J Another factor that may contri-
■ i The explanation lies in the charac bute to exploration activity near
I wish to take this opportunity of ^ of ^ coast formations and here is that major companies are
Mrs. James I. Perkins Sr., known
to her friends as Miss Mary, passed
away last Saturday after a linger-
ing illness"of about a years duration.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Rusk
nearly seventy years ago. being the
daughter of Hon. W. F. Bonner, or-
■ ganizer of the first bank in Chero-
kee County.
She was laid to rest in Cedar Hill
cemetery Mojnday morning at ten
o'clock. Miss Mary was an active
member of the Cemetery Associa-
tion and other civic affaiirs urrt.il
she suffered a stroke last September.
Survivors include a son Sam B.
Perkins, anfi five step-childr-etf?
j Mrs. James H. Kerr and James I.
; Pvrkins Jr., district counsel for the
; Home Owners Loan Corporation of
Houstom; Miss Julia Perkins of
Rusk; B. B. Perkins, president of
ces. Engineers from each of the 25
statn highway divisions have sent
the department photographs of road
commented it was to be expected.
Farmer Jim Ferguson's microscope
s.Iec.ion of Hunter likely will be
nd bridge *?rk and park sites. With ^]Iower by morc enlKusiasri.. su;,.
them goes much attractive seenery. I _ ^ ^ ^ ^ porum
A few examples will show that
Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Company
has brought in another big produc-
er in the Yates oil field. This gives
James V. Allred'
thanking those many friends who
voted for me and assisted me in my geo]ogistg ^
the base of the gulf coast oil, oil reliably reported to be actively
j seeking new oil reserves. There has
Gulf coast crude oil is free from no^ been a major discovery since
the Citizens State Bank of Rusk, and
Mrs. Mary Summers of Nacogdoches,
and three foster children, Mrs. D.
(Hulsey and Mrs. Mary Boston of
Dallas and Mrs. John House of Lin-
coln Neb. Her sister, Mrs. Tom Finty
Jr., California and two brothers,
Walter and Hubbard Bonner of this
city survive her. *
recent campaign for county treasur-
er. While I failed of election I feel ^ paraffin and asphaltum. Due the East Texas oil field. While that
repaid in a large measure or mak- ^ ^ naptha,enic basj of ^ crude'field is yet a prolific producer, most II nrQT pillpPD THANKS
ing the campaign because the friend ^ tn havo nil in HLDLIll 11111 LI! IIIHIlllU
ships made.
Sincerely.
Mrs. Jeane Cargill (Pol Adv)
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B. Lawson of Morrill was -in ' fields, gumming the sand and, t there will he a more deftA*te v«r-
D.
it flows freely, not clogging the oil; companies like to have oil in reserve
sands and porous linmestone as it in ev"«nt of failule of ^ field-
, seeps t0 the vein,' or drill hole. Par-j Most competent oil observes agree
UV)! ■ ^**|fethe- ban of the lighter | that it should not be many week:s jm
_ -• 1 rtrf f?
town on business Monday.
THE GOUNTYIVOTERS
I take this opportunity of sincerely
thanking those who, with their votes
leaders are picking a choice regard-
less of Ferguson.
Editor Marcellus E. Foster (Mefe
Attorney General James V. Allred I Qf ^ Hougton press) lists Former
another1 opportunity to wave the mil- Governor perguson as one of Texas
lion dollar check that figured in ^is, g.reatest men, but he is svinorting
first primary campaign. The check ^ A|livd in the VUn-off. '
was won for the state in a suit for a. ^ Jacob p Wolters who was
state share in the bonus paid by the. for Rqss gterlinK against Mrs. Fer-
Mid-Kansas for Yates oil lights. guson, is for anyone but Allred.
T. N. Jones, Tyler, once berated
in the state capitol by Gov. James
Ferguson has not let the Ferguson
support swing him from Hunter.
Former Governor Dan Moody arch
State highway officials are being
urg.d to complete Highway 36 as an
outlet for the people of Freeport an
V'easco in times of Gulf Coast storms
and tidal waves. The route from Free
, ■ i ^ An foe of the Fergusons refuses to say
port to Rosenberg is about 40 miles.,
-V little more than four miles only, how he will vote. 'Yes I have made
near Freeport, remains unfinished. UP he sald-
, • „„„„ I The Kilgore News, publrshed in the
In storm time this becomes mipassa-
. . • i. „„ vr„ i'o great East Texas oil field says that
ble. The alternate highway, No. 19, |b
, in. ,. i„.;,i„oa the beat Jimmie Allred combination
has Oyster Creek and other bridges
u „ n was what made him lea<| in the first
that were out on such occasions. I he
Highway 36 has a high bridge over' Primary and predicts that it will el-
the Brazos River and a high grade. \ ectjiim Aug. 2o.
! How well Hunter will weather the
The Brazos River bridge was built'broadsides being poured at him and
over dry land. Then a new channel ( his trot line platform by the Attor-
pas provided sending the river under j
the completed bridge.
limes, slowing down and finally the d'ct as to extent of the Rusk produc-
stopping the flow of oil through the inP area. ga,.e me sucb a splendid lead in the
formations. ! July 28th primary. The continued
The biggest oil gusher ever com- ROGER DAVIS WILL SPEAK. support of those friends of nine, as
the | ; well as the votes of those who cast
Announcement is made from Ro- their ballots for eliminated oandi-
keeping Hunter from getting con- which flowed an estimated 100„000 ger Davis candidate for congress, dates, is herewith kindly solicited,
verts. For the opening week of tbe'babrrels daily, did not produce as that he will speak in Rusk Friday man could appreciate more than
ney General is the other big ques-
tion of the campaign. With a com-
fortable 50,000 lead, Allred seems^ pleited in the United Statfi-ri,
to have decided on a battle plan of Lucas discovery well at Spindletop,
run-off campaign he seemed to be' much oil in the long run as
pretty successful in keeping Hunter other gulf coast wells.
many night, August 24 at 8 o'clock. The ! that support.
candidate invites all who can to hear I have made but one promise in
The Abrams well, 115 miles south him discuss issues of the campaign.
west of the Spindletop, was discover j —-—— —
ed 20 years after the Spindletop and WALTER LONG RECOVERS
brought a total production through
the 14 years of approximately 100
million barrels of oil. Walte1
on the defensive.
Concrete advantages for each one
since the July primary are:
For Allred—His 50,000 Votes lea«l;
support of powerful West Texas pap
ers that were for Small; support of
the energetic and resourceful Hous- It was on July 22, 1920, that the j bas returned to work after being ab
ton Press; gains from those who Texas company drilled the No. 1 A-jsent from bis duties the past ten
view with askance the Ferguson andibrams to around 3,000 feet. The well J (jays because of an eye operation.
McDonald-Small embrace of Hunter blew in unexpectedly through the j jje reports he is feeling fine and is
after hard attacks on him in ^he drillstem. The oil gushed over the!a.|a(| to |3e back on th. job. Needless
derrick at the rate of 1.200 barrels; to say> the Cherokeean force wel-
an hour. The drill crew fled forjcoraes hjm back to the fold.
Doonald-Small 'endorsement; aid of [safety as the well blew in with a|
the Ferguson sections of the state, terrific roar, caused by tremendous i j|rs Can.ie Dickson returned last
admistration; help of senators aggri j gas pressure. | weefc fl.Q ma visit with her srr1t in
cved by Allred; victory over All- Many times sand, as effective as,porL Artbur an(] her dau^K • in
red in their home precinct; gain ofjan actylene blow torch, cut the four! jj0uston To- '-
unti-Allred votes that went to Small | inch steel connections as it came up
with the oil. | Mr. ant
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
first primary.
For Hunter
-The Ferguson Mc-
Witt, Hughes and McDonald in the
first contest in July.
Mr
I Crockett Sunday
my campaign, and I hav made that
that to all alkie: that is, to be four
square. I am going into office, if I
FROM EYE OPERATION am clected, entirely free of ties to
1 any individual group. I will remain
T , . . ! so. I have had experience fitting me
Long, Cherokeean printer, j
I for the office sought under three
! County Commissioners and have
| work, d under some of the best En-
gineers and Contractors in the state.
! Constantly have I studied the vari-
ous phases of the duties of the Coun
; ty Commissioner, financial, roa.: and
bridge work, as well as the n.an:'
minor responsibilities. Consequently
I feel entirely qualified to meet any
i situation that mfcht aris before the
i Commissioner's Court, ably and with
| fairness. Assuring you again of
Pope Guinr. wrf. in my appreciation and repledging whol0
hearted service I remain,
Yours respectfully.
Albert Phifer,
Former Governor Dan Moody is a
frequent visitor at the state capitol
pposs room. There he chats interest-
ingly and •comments crisply on cur-
rent events, secure in an under-
standing that what he says on such
occasions is off the record. 1 he for
mer governor also likes to play jok^s
on the newsmen. One has a type-
writer adorned with an admonition
to keep off. Visiting the press room
when the owner was out, the trtnpta
ion proved too much for Dan. He sat
at the typewriter ad left a sarcasm |
tic message on its sacred platen, j
Public records are not always pub^ j
lie. There are several instances inj
which public records are required j
but with a provision that they shalL
not be made public.
House Bil 99 which calls for re-j
CONTINUED ON PAGF. EIGHT
' hree Most Beautiful Bridges of 1933 to be Decorated in August
C. C. BLAKEY PASSES AWAY
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Tho three most beautiful
hikl.ves of steel built last year
are tlie Cedar Street Bridge over
the Illinois River at Peoria, Illi-
nois; the Shark River Bridge bc-
tveeu Belmar and Avon. New
.It-Key; and the "Dr. John D.
M -I oiishlin Britlge" at Oregon
city. Oregon. These bridges
were selected by a jury of na-
' itinally known architects and
engineers to receive the sixth
annual award of the American
Institute of frcel Construction.
T>.ey will he decorated with
stainless steel plaques at unveil-
lns ceremonies to be held in
August.
Upper left : Cedar Street Brldgft,
Ifivcr Bridge, Belmar-ATon, N. J.s
Bridge, Oregon City, Oregon.
>nria, IW.j Upper Rieht: Shark
Centers l r. John I>. McLoughlin
The Cedar Stre-et Bridge at
Peoria was deigned by the
Strauss Engineering Corp., of
Chicago, and was fabricated atu.
erected by the McCllntic-.Marsh-
ail Corporation for the City rf
Peoria. It was judged the most
beautiful in Class A, which in-
cluded bridges costing more than
a million dollars.
The Shark River Bridge on
fie Jersey Shore was designed
by Morris Goodkhul. Bridge Kn-
Unoor, New Jersey State Highway
Dept., iit.ti was fabricated and
erected by the American Bridge
Company for the State of New
Jersey Highway Commission. It
was judged the most beautiful
among < 'lass B. bridges of medium
si;:e, costing less than a million
nnil more than a quarter million
dollars.
The "Dr. John D. Mc.Lougblln
Bridge" over the Clackamas
River at Oregon City, Oregon,
was selected an the most beau-
tiful of the small bridges, Class C. |
This structure was designed by
Dr. C. B. McCullough, Bridge
Engineer. Oregon State Highway
Commission, and was fabricated
and erected by Poole & McGon-
igle of Portland for the Oregon
State Highway Commission. •
On Aug 10 in Durant. Ok a . Mr.
Blakey pass, d away at the age of 80
years. He was born in Alabama but
I came to Texs when a very small boy
' and lived in Cherokee County until
I about 12 years ago, when he moY, tl
to Oklahoma. He first married Miss
j Evelina Thompson of Loves Chapel.
! To this union was born four child-
! ten two of which are still hvir.g, Mrs.
' Walber Williamson of Rusk and
Mrs. Fr-'d Herndon of Dennison
Mr. Blakey was a member of the
j Methodist Church in Rusk . His ^iany
■ friends here extend sympathy to re-
latives in their loss. A good man has
i passed to his Father's home in the
happy beyond.
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