The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1937 Page: 3 of 6
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THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937
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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF RUSK HIGH SCHOOL
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief .... Valera Conway
Columnist May Peace
Reporters
Grace Bagley
Jessie Faye Conway
Elaine Gardiner
Juanita Currie
Loraine Currie
Martella Haggard
Typists Mildred Cooke
Louise Derrick
OFFICE NEWS
The State Department has given
the public schools of Texas two
days in which to attend the Pan-
American Exposition. Students at-
tending on these days will not be
penalized for missing classess if a
sufficient number of pupils desire
to go on the busses. Two Fridays
will be taken fcr this trip. In each
case a date will be selected when
the football team plays away from
home. The first date will probably
be October 8th. Admission for the
round trip will be $1.00 p>er pupil.
The admission to the grounds will
be 25c Special rates on meals will
be given for school groups.
A sufficient number of teachers
will go on each trip.
Parents are urged tc- make their
decisions now, so the school au-
thorities will know definitely
whether a sufficient number will
go to make the trip to necessitate
dismissing school.
At the football game on Friday
September 24, there were about
420 paid adult admissions. Nearly
.260 students were admitted free.
They made up the pep squads and
bands.
No pupil will be permitted to
leave school during school hours
unless one of the parents ele-
phones the principal asking per-
mission for the student to leave.
Written notes will not be accepted.
All the teachers in senior high
school have signified their inten-
tion of becoming members of the
Ttachers Retirement System.
Enrollment in senior high school
according to grades at the end of
the second week of school was:
eleventh-55; tenth-65; ninth-75;
special students-6. The total num-
ber of students is approximately
200.
NEW TEACHERS, FLOORS.
TERRACES, AND CREDITS
The Rusk schools are well start-
ed toward a sucessful year based
on good work done in the past and
on improvements to the physical
equipment.
There have been several changes
and adjustments in the faculties of
the three schools. In the senior
high Mrs. J. E. Edson is teaching
biology until the permanent band
teacher arrives, Miss Ruthmary
Price, who replaced Miss Amy
Camp in the grammar school, is
directing the band. Miss Price, who
is teaching in the Rusk system for
her first year, is a graduate of
Stephen F. Austin College.
Mr. Murdock, who teaches Eng-
lish and history in the junior high
school in the morning, teaches in
the senior high in the afternoon.
During the activities period he
leads an enthusiastic glee club
group> of about sixty-five Mr. Mur-
dock is a graduate of Southwest
Texas Teacher's College, has stud-
ied music at T. C. U., and has been
teaching large music group's at
San Marcos for the last few years.
Mrs. A. S. Moore is teaching
English in the junior high school
until Mrs. Hugh Lester returns.
Of the 148 students brought by
the two busses, seventy-six come
on the one driven by Mr. G. H.
Thomas and seventy-two on the
one which Mr. George Mclntyre
drives.
The enrollments in the three
schools are:
l Senior High School—200
Junior High School—183
Elementary School . 285
This makes a total of 668 pupils
in Rusk schools. Of the junior high
school pupils ninety-nine are in the
eighth grade.
Thirty-one and one half affiliat-
ed units are offered in the high
school. Five of these were added
during 1936-1937, one and one-half
in vocational agriculture, one each
in choral music, general mathema-
tics and world history, and one
half in Texas history. The school
is applying for two and one half
additional units, one and one half
in vocational agriculture and one
in music. These will make a total
of 33!.j units, which is move than
many schools much larger than
Rusk can offer. Fourteen affiliat-
ed units are in vocational work,
preparing students for work in
home and farm and business life.
Athletic prospects for the year
are good. Though only twenty-five
have gone out for football at the
senior high and only four of these
are letter men, eight have worked
on the squad before and the aver-
age weight is about as heavy as it
ever has been. At the junior high
school about forty youngsters
started out for football, and arc
showing up well.
What is to be done about boy's
basketball since there is no gym,
is not known. There will be a girl's
basketball team. Other sports in-
clude: volley ball, tennis, and track.
Athletics are helped by campus
improvements. An excellent sod
has been produced on Musick Field
by diligent sprinkling, mowing,
and rolling during the fall The two
grandstands, built last year, have
been repainted. So the field shows
up well under the lights. A well-
lighted football field is one of the
factors which will bring the Lon
Morris-Baylor game to Rusk on
October eight.
The playgrounds of the elemen-
tary and junior high schools have
been improved with sodding and
terraces and shrubbery.
Preparation for the opening of
school included scraping, varnish- j
ing, and waxing of the floors of
the senior high school; varnishing
the desks in all schools; rapiring
the typewriters; and many minor
jobs.
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FROM THE SIDELINE
By Peace
The victory over the Jackson-
ville Indians iast Friday gives us
a great deal more courage. Our
hopes had been slightly deflated
because of two reasons. First, this
years team is not quite as exper-
ienced as previously. Secondly, We
lost the first game of the season
to Carlisle.
The weight of the team averages
about the same as heretofore.
Because we play Beckville on our
own field and because we are more
accustomed to the night games
than they, we should be able to
handle that game nicely—(we
hope). The rest of the games this
year are conference games.
The Eaglets (or the Junior high
team) were thrilled over their first
victory. Mr. Miller is coaching
forty-two boys. He has two main
teams, the first and second.
Many victories are expected of
the girl's basketball team.
Anyone who enjoys an all-
around show should have come to
the pep rally last Thursday night.
He would have* seen a great vari-
ety of drama. First, we take the
comedy.—The Junior Hi's furnish-
ed that. They tried very hard to
imitate the upperclassmen, Then
there was the tragedy part of the
show with the ex-football heroes
playing the roles of old-timers
casting wistful eyes on 'Ye old fa-
mous gridiron'. Of course no show
is complete without a" love scene
or two. The glamour girls of the
school were the frail Juliets
clutching strong (?) right arms
of the handsome (???) Romeos
as they tumbled down the bank—
which Mr. Moore proclaimed as
forbidden ground—even for those
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Millions prefer this "flavor
that is different7'
# It's a skillful cross between
mayonnaise and old-fashioned
boiled dressing — with a special
piquancy all its own! Miraclc Whip
is totally different from all other
dressings—smoother, fluffier, more
delicious.Try Miracle Whip—soon!
MIRACLE WHIP CONTAINS MORE-
FAR MORE-OF THE COSTLY INGREDIENTS!
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dainty feet. With such amusement
you cannot afford to miss the next
pep rally.
So if you will be present you can
pick your role (it%iay not l>e the
leading role but don't ge' discour-
aged).
RUSKITE R AMBLINGS
We Would Like to Know:—
Why Louise is treasuring a rose
thrown to her from the grand
stand Friuay nite.
Why Manning doesn't give some
of these girls a break.
Who "Jimmie" from Palestine is
Who John Ogle's lady love is
these days.
Why Pat frit bad FriJay.
Thanks to Verna. for his kir.d
words concerning our Pep Squad
ant! t> Miss Price for all she's
done for us. She's the new band
director.
We appreciate Dickey's kind re-
nnaiks concern-rig our P«p Squad.
He's gonna feel nice when he gets
no more yells.
Midniters—
Maxine and Verna—they make
a cute couple.
Frances, Wade and Early have
been going places—Helen McCord
and Hei-schell Thomas—he's from
Lon Morris, and is quite good look-
ing—Our glamorous Gladys Mae
with a baby and a cap Friday nite.
Grace Bagley and that cute James
Jackson. Martella Haggard and
Curly Sanders.
Shorts—Is Ado really growing
up!
Sweet Naomi, Heavenly Vermil-
ion were everywhere Sunday after-
noon.
This writer would like to tell on
John Ogle—James Long and Elm-
er Rae but papa might spank! I'll
skip it!
Frances refuses to pay for any
more ball games. She insists on us-
ing her "Spring" and ''Fall" tick-
et. Martella "Tish Tish" Haggard
never says a word. We're crazy
about our Glee Club this year. We
hear Mansel has turned black-
mailer.
V W. A TACKY PARTY
The Young Women Association
sponsored by Mrs. Roy Ginn, cele-
brated Saturday night with a
Tacky Party at the Baptist Church
The girls invited boys and instruct-
ed them to dress as tacky as pos-
sible. Seme succeeded.
The basement was beautifully
decorated in green, blue, yellow,
red, etc. Bitter weeds in green
baskets decorated with red bows
were placed around the piano. The
latest editions of those famous
magazines, Sears, Roebuck, and
Montgomery Ward catalogues
were on hand for amusement of
the group.
Games were played and songs
sung and then everyone went to
town for refreshments.
After a visit to Mr. Moore's ev-
eryone went to Jacksonville, or
rode around.
In passing, the Y. W. A. an-
nounces a new member—Miss
Smith, Miss Jones, or is is Miss
Hunt?
Time Magazine To Be
Used In History Club
The Literary Digest that has
been used in the American, Modern
and ^English Histories has been
changed this year to the Time
Magazine.
Since the Literary Digest had
consolidated, and is now the the
Digest, the Time Magazine was
selected by Miss Leake. There have
been 48 subscriptions for the mag-
azine in the history classes.
The Time programs are to be on
Friday's at the regular class per-
iod.
NEW BAND LEADER
A new band master will possibly
take charge Friday October 1st.
at Rusk High, although he had
been formally accepted when the
paper went to press. His name is
H. H. Carsey. He comes highly
recommended; especially as an ex-
ponent of popular music. He has
served as municipal bandmaster
and biologist for the last fifteen
years and has had extensive pro-
fessional service; has traveled
with Barnum Bailey Circus. He is
42 years old; married and has a
2% year old boy.
He is to teach band in both ju-
nior and senior high schoot and
hold study halls.
He is an A 1 showman and will
give Rusk people a musical pro-
gram of which we can be proud.
Bus No. 1 Welcomes Cool Weather
Carries Twelve Seniors
The cool weather was especially
welcomed by hte seventy-six stu-
dents who crowd into the space in-
tended for about sixty on bus
number one.
There are twelve seniors riding,
the bus this year. Those include:
Eloise Holcomb, Louise Derrick,
Jladelene Beaudet, Mattie Dee
Lindstrcm, Herman Mason, Nor-
man Magee, Ox Magee, Robert
Burchfield, James Penn and Betty
Holcomb.
F. F. A. BOYS ATTEND FAIR
Nineteen agriculture boys from
Rusk High went to the Tyler Fair
Thursday, Sept. 23. Half of the
class were football boys; so they
did not break training to go—re-
sult: we won the game.
Several hundred F. F. A. from
all over East Texas pax'aded down
town led by the Brownsboro High
School Band. The parade formed
on the high school athletic field.
They formed F. F. A. on the foot-
ball field for an aerial photograph.
The boys saw the dairy cattle
judged by a Louisiana University
man.
Forty boys have signed up for
Vocational Agriculture here this
year. The F. F. A. Chapter has not
as .vet been reorganized.
WE WONDER
Who Ruby Ethel and Edna Mae
went riding with Friday r.ight.
Who asked Buddy for a date and
got turned down.
Why Madeline is taking a post-
graduate course. Could it be pos-
sible she wants to learn more cr is
there another reason.
Who the Jacksonville girl was
with John Ogle last Friday at the
reception.
Why so many girls were down-
hearted when they saw th^ ban-
ner on Buddy's cap. They couldn't
be jealous of Edythe Newman.
What time the agriculture boys
got in from Tyler Thursday night.
How June and Herman are bit-
ing it off. Is there a noticeable
coolness between June and Gladys.
If Ethel is jealous of Pat O'-
Byrne.
Who Charles Derrick stepped
out with Friday night.
Why Eloise sits in the back of
the bus now. Who could be the at-
traction.
Who Joyce was with Sunday
night. Avis?
H(\v the foreign language de-
partment is getting along.
Why June smiles at Herman so
much.
Why Buddy Thompson put Ed-
ythe Newman's name on his cap.
Why some of the agriculture
boys didn't gc to school Friday.
Who has Edna Mae's heart now-
a-days.
How Maxine' and Odejl are pro-
gressing.
PERSONALS
Ethel Lang spent the night with
Louise Derrick last week.
Mildred Cooke visited Betty Hol-
comb's home last week.
Ruth Clifton was a visitor in
Efsie Chester's home last week.
Helen King, former Rusk stu-
dent, who has been going to school
in Dallas, has started back to
school here.
We are glad to hear that Billy
Aufricht is abl to be back to school
school.
Ruth Clifton spent the weekened
with her grandparents of Holcomb.
Hildred Goetzmann visited in
Palestine Saturday With her par-
ents.
Dr. and Mrs. Spindle spent a
few hours in Tyler enjoying the
fair.
Mildred Cooke visited relatives
in Nacogdoches Sunday.
Some new students are: Blanche
Johnston, a junior, from Oakland.
She stays with her aunt of this
city. She is a member of the Glee
Club. Frank Sales sophomore from
Atoy: He stays with Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Bagley. He goes out for Vol-
ley ball. Maxine S'orrells, junior,
from Dialville. She plays basket-
ball.
EXTRA—The Pep Squad will ap-
pear at the football game Friday,
October First in uniforms—says
Mr. Murdock.
FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS GET
SUPPLIES IN PARACHUTES
Emergency parachutes made
from pieces of burlap about 6 feet
square have been used successful-
ly by the United States Forest
Service to drop food and other sup-
plies from airplanes for men on
remote fire fighting lines in the
national forests. Large burlap
sacks, used in bagging wool, gen-
erally are used to make the para-
chute.
In one experiment 9 dozen eggs
were dropped 500 feet in one of
the home-made parachutes and on-
ly two eggs were broken. Food in
glass jars, canned milk, water, and
even tools, have been dropped to
aid the fire fighters. Such delivery
saves much needed time in emer-
gencies.
Some people hate sin because
they are too old to enjoy it.
JUST HUMANS
By GpNE CARR
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'Yep, Ht Quit th' Fire Department Since He Tuck Up We&nn'
Celluloid Collars."
KNOW TEXAS
Edith Long, Benuect- GooUbee,
Palm oil is finding favor as fuel
for motor** in Belgium.
A whole town bottled up—such
is the situation in Three Rivers,
where over 100.000 bottles are
turned out a day. Milk bottles, bev-
erage bottles, food containers and
medicine bottles are a few of the
bottled goods produced by the
large glass factory located there.
The necessary raw products are
furnished by a heavy deposit of
white, fine-grained sand near the
town, which is located midway be-
tween San Antonio and Corpus
Although the widespread plain-
lands with their romantic cowboy
figures have received more public-
ity than any other aspect of Texas
its wooded areas could well claim
their share cf the glory. In 1930
the total commercial forest area
was 12,624,000 acres, and three
state forests in Cherokee, Mont-
gomery and Newton counties add-
ed 5.600 more acres. Principal
kinds of wood are yellow pine, oak,
red gum and tupelo, but with the
state forests as laboratories, ex-
perts " are now making research
toward growing new varieties.
Five towns in Texas have every
right to be dirty—their names are
Mud, Clay, Earth, Sand and Grit.
Among, other odd names is that of
Round Top, so called because it
has an old log house with a round
dome situated on a round hill. Or-
igin for one of the most optimisti-
cally named towns in the state,
Rising Star, has never been dis-
covered. And then there is the
town named Floydada by mistake,
because some post office employe
cculd not read the handwriting
which designated it as Floydalia.
First in size and second in
sweetness—that's Texas' placc,
since it ranks second in the United
States in the production of honey.
In the section around Uvalde from
one to two million pounds of honey
are brought to market annually.
One reason for the successful pro-
duction of honey in this state is
that the climate, with a long sum-
mer season, is particularly well
adapted. Another factor is the
abundance of cotton blossoms,
which are better than any other
flower in making honey.
"Most active and intelligent flea
in the world" is the title belonging
to the West Texas sand flea.
Trainers in circuses and side
shows' in the northern state send
messengers all the way down here
to get this particular kind of flea ^
because they say it takes a short-
er time to teach them tricks and
they are longer-lived. Those who |
have come in contact with the in-
sect may wish to give it another |
title—the hardest biter.
Texas clays are used in every- j
thing from pottery-making to j
road building. Commercial refrac-
tory clays are sold for the manu-
facture of fibre brick, terra cotta, I
floor tile and earthernware. Two |
other products are kaolin, utilized
in the making of fine pottery, and
earth for the deodorizing of oils.
Many of the ordinary clays are
used ertensively for road-building.
RANGE PLANTS NUMEROUS
The United States Forest Ser- j ||
vice finds over 800 grasses, herbs, j §|
and browse plants of value to 11
ranchers and farmers on the graa- jp
ing ranges of the West. Ninety-
eight of those plants are true
grasses. The forester estimate that
altogether there are more than
10,000 flowering species on the
ranges. National forest range
management aims at quality, and
Quantity and continuity of forage
yield.
FORESTRY COURSES TO BE
TAUGHT AT A. & M COLLEGE
The Texas Legislatu.e is to be
congratulated upon providing an
appropriation item for the employ-
ment of a forester to teach fores-
try to certain groups if student in
the School of Agriculture. Thru
this action Texas A. & M College
joins the other Land Grant Col-
lege in offering instructional work
in forestry. Some of the courses
will be designed to meet the needs
of students preparing themselves
for the teaching of Vocational Ag-
riculture and for county agent ac-
tivities as well as students plan-
ning to become farmers. Approxi-
mately one-fifth of the State is
covered with some kind of tree
growth. It is important that young
men preparing themselves for pub-
lic service in the above mentioned
professions receive instruction in
forestry lines along with training
in the production of annual crops
and livestock.
The active interest on the part
of Dean E. J. Kyle of the School
of Agriculture and Director E. O.
Siecke of the Texas Forest Service
contributed largely to making
forestry instruction available to
the students of A. & M College.
LET'S TALK
ABOUT CLOTHES
Sunday-go-to-meetin' " dresses
this fall rival formal evening
gowns iti the number of smart
touchs and flattering new lines
they employ. A much sleeker sil-
houette is favored than the floun-
ces of last year would allow, but
skirts are still full enough for easy
walking.
Typical of the dresses which wili
be worn for date, picture show-,
informal parties and the like is u
little black silk crepe with the
skirt fitting like a snake neck sav*
for a bit of shjrred fullness in
front. Long, clinging sleeves are
tucked slightly at the shoulder,
and the simple V-neckline is fash-
ionably low.
Although Lady Style has turned
her most approving smile upoa
black as high color this season,
girls at Texas State College for
Women with experimental ideas
find that varied colors and mater-
ials can still be used' advantage-
ouly. For instance, heliotrope-biue
satin-back crepe form a smart-
looking draped number with the
shapely new corset-fitting look
around the waist.
Powdery blue velveteen is used
for another dress in the modern
yiode with shirred ring extending
from the waist to the hipline, thus
holding the fullnes of the skirt
into straight lines.
Daring color combinations carry
on the fight with conservation that
| they started several years ago,
j and one sees rust and lavender,
rust & turquoise, blue and fuchsia,
| blue and brown and gray and beige
Pink, so long in disfavor, is being
reclaimed and put with certain
tones of browns and grays.
As for materials, luxurious is
the word. Those leading so far in
far Paris and other style cen-
ters are velveteen, satinback crepe
sheer wool, moire and the easily-
drapable jersey.
j B. CHESSHER
CHIROPRACTOR
Dffice over Pryor Plumbing Shop
Rusk, Texas
DFFICE HOURS — 8:00 to 5:00
Full-flavored
—perfect
for cooking!
# Kraft American has a mellow,
full-flavored richness that makes
it perfect for sandwiches. And for
cooked dishes you can depend oa
this American Cheese to melt
perfectly.
One gallon
could lift o
three-ton
Mastodon
3% miles
EXTRA "LIFT"
IN H"C — road tests prove 15%
to 20% more smooth power
Ask the Sinclair Dealer
Agent Sinclair Refining Company (Inc.)
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