The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1950 Page: 1 of 16
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The Ruth Cherokeam
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
VOLUME 102
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN. THURSDA Y JUNE 29, 1950
NUMBER 53
Local Lady Sees Flying Saucer
Over South Cherokee Countv Sun.
Rusk Lions Club
Will Install New
Officers Friday
Frank B. Gillespie will be in-
stalled as president of the Rusk
Lions Club at the joint installa-
tion ceremonies of the Lions-
Lioness Club slated at Duren Lake
Friday, June 30th at 7:45 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Wilson of
Lufkin and Mrs. J. T. Pryor of
Rusk saw two flying saucers over
south Cherokee County Sunday.
The first saucer was sighted over
Summerfield at 6:25 p. m. and
the other was seen over Rusk at
6:45.
The first saucer appeared as a
round silver ball, and dissapeared
suddenly. A few seconds later, it
was seen again.
"It made a part turn high in
the sky and then shot straight up-
ward. The thing looked part shad-
ed and part silver," stated Wil-
son. "There is no doubt in my
mind .... it was a flying saucer."
The "flying saucer" over Rusk
was cigar shaped and was flying
in an east-westward direction. It
was shaped like a B-29 without
wings. Wilson explained that the
second saucer might have been an
airplane, but that he could not
see the wings.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have
seen flying saucers before over
Jacksonville back in 1947. Lots of
folks saw them then.
This was Mrs. Pryor's first time
to see the famous "flying saucers",
however.
Frank Gil'espie
He succeeds Obie M. Walker.
Mrs. O. M. Walker will take
over the duties as president of
the Lioness Club at this time. She
succeeds Mrs. Gladstone Thomp-
son, retiring Lioness President .
Ellis Carter, International Coun-
cilman, will give the address and
install the new officers.
Robert L. Banks will serve as
Master of Ceremonies.
Incoming Lions Club officers
are: President, Frank Gillispie;
1st Vice President; Alfred Elliott;
2nd Vice President, Morris B.
Elliott; 3rd Vice President, J. C.
Williams, Jr.; Tail Twister, Grady
B. Ellis; Lion Tamer, Harold Mil-
ler; Sec.-Treas., Wilbur Lee; Di-
rectors, Burnell Stovall, Robert
Shattuck, Felton Banks and John
Lester.
Retiring officers are: President,
Obie M. Walker; 1st Vice Presi-
dent, Frank Gillispie, 2nd vice
president, Gladstone Thompson;
3rd Vice President, Wilbur Lee;
Lion Tamer, M. H. Norton; Tail
Twister, Harold Miller; Secretary
treasurer, Morris Elliott; Directors
W. W. Countney, John L. Lester,
Felton Banks and Alfred Elliott. I
Officers elect for the Lioness
Club are: President, Mrs. O. M.
Walker; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs. Bur-
nell Stovall; 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs.
Victor Holmes, Sec.-Treas., Mrs.
Ralph Johnson, and Reporter, Mrs.
W. G. Donald.
Retiring Lioness Officers are:
President, Mrs. Gladstone Thomp-
son; 1st Vice President, Mrs.
Frank Gillespie; second Vice
President, Mrs. Charles Decker,
Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Joseph
Ross, and Reporter, Mrs. William
Donald.
7. Caso March of
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6.
Hazel Williams
Makes Honor Roll
At ETST College
Hazel Williams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Langston, a
junior student at East Texas State
Teachers College of Commerce, is
listed on the Dean's list for the
spring semester honor roll.
The announcement was made
by Dr. C. B. Wright, chairman of
the college scholarship commit-
tee. To be eligible for the Dean's
list, a student must have a grade
average of better than a "B".
Mrs. Williams attended Rusk
High School, and graduated in
1943 as an honor student. She
and her husband, Mike Williams,
are attending college together.
12.
FOR
1.
Cong Tom Pickett
Announces For
Reelection
Big Spraying Program
Is Underway In Rusk
Chamber Members Vote
Changes In Constitution
Ballot Names Are
Drawn For July
Primaries Here j
At a meeting of the County Ex-
ecutive Committee, Monday June I
19th, names were drawn for places j
on the July 22nd. Primary as fol- <
lows:
FOR GOVERNOR:
1. Charles B. Hutchinson of;
Dallas County
2. J. M. Wren of Harris County
3. (Mrs.) Benita Louise Marek i
Lawrence of Washington County j
4. Wellington Abbey Jr. of
Harris County
5. Gene S. Porter of Harris
County
6. Allan Shivers of
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nelson and
daughter, Frances, spent last Fri-
day in Dallas and Terrell.
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Help those who help you. Shop
at home.
Jefferson
Coutny
McLennan
County
For LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
1. R. B. McAshan of Kerr County
2. G. C. Morris of Hunt County
3. Virgil E. Arnold of Harris
County
4. Pierce P. Brooks of Dallas
County
W. 0. Reed of Dallas County
Cyclone Davis Jr. of Dallas
County
7. Preston E. Smith of Lubbock
County j
8. Roger Q. Evans of Grayson j
County j
9. Fred (Red) Harris of Dallas j
County j
10. Ben Ramsey of San Augustine
County
11. Kyle Vick of McLennan
County
Peyton Elliott Womack of
Travis County
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Price Daniel of Liberty
County
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT (Place 1):
1. Will Wilson of Dallas County
2. Walter L. Wray of Dallas
County
3. Fagan Dickson of Bexar
County
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT (Place 2):
1. Alfred M. Scott of Travis
County
2. Robert W. Calvert of Hill
County
3. Hicks Harvey of Cass County
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT (Place 3):
1. Robert B. Kennan of Gregg
County
2. Matt Davis of Upshur County
3. Meade F. Griffin of Hale
County
4. George W. Harwood of Dallas
County
(Con. page 8 Sect. 2)
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Mr and Mrs. Miller Edmistou
and son, John, of San Antonio,
Mrs. Hoyt Lyons, Dwi*ht and
dianne of Alton, and Mrs. Olin
Vaughan of Ft. Worth were guests
in the Pete Nelson home this
past week.
"Standing squarely on my rec-
ord", Congressman Tom Pickett
of Anderson County formally an-
nounced his candidacy for re-
election to Congress for another
term.
Seniority, attained by continu-
ous service in Congress, is a con-
trolling factor in acquiring pres-
tige and influence. All new cons'
ressmen must begin at the bottom
and work up. Having gone through
the "beginners" period, diligently
applying myself to the job, I have
gained knowledge and experience
that will stand me in good stead
in future service. After six years
service I feel that I am much bet-
ter qualified to represent the 7th
Texas District than I was as a
beginner. The record shows I
have accomplished some worth
while things.
It is impossible to cover every
phase; therefore, the following
is only a partial report of the rec-
ord on which I stand and the
principles that will guide me in
future service as your Congress- ■
man.
My support of strong armed i
forces as a deterrent to aggres-I
sion and the best assurance of
peace will be continued, including
enlarging the Air Force to 70!
groups, research and experimen- , Pvliikit
tation in new and improved wea- 1 O Im.(XVC EiXIliUlL
pons, guided missels, atomic en-1 A Q f *
ergy, submarines, and an improv- j i\f NrJjfg J* rl
ed system of military juctice.
A strong bi-partisan foreign pol- ' The State Fair of Texas has se-
icy, designed to establish peace,: lected Cherokee County to have
miss Marion mallard was
recently installed as the presi-
dent of the Business and Profes-
sional Women's Club for the com-
ing year. She will assume the
duties of this office .July 1. This ;s
third time Miss Mallard has
: clecitd to this office. She
i>d as president from 1939 to
The £>. and P. W. Club is
of the most active service
s for women in Rusk.
Cherokee Co. To Receive Carload
Reseedinff Crimson Clover
County Selected
including measures to stop the
spread of Communism at home
and abroad, and opposition to ap-
peasement of Russia and her sat-
ellites, will have my continued
support. Communist expansion
has been stopped in Western
Europe, slowed in most of the
rest of the world. In this country
many Communists, fellow-travel-
ers and spies are being success-
fully prosecuted, others are un-
der constant scrutiny by the F.
B. I.
an Agricultural Exhibit at the big
| show slated in Dallas October 7-
1 22, according to Jake Johnson,
.Manager of the Rusk Chamber
! of Commerce.
Ray L. Wilson .manager of the
Agriculture Department of the
j State Fair will make a trip to the
1 Chamber of Commerec office in
Jacksonville Friday, June 30th to
; discuss plans for the exhibit with
agriculture leaders and Chamber
f cf Commerce managers of Chero-
! kee County. The meeting is set for
One essential for a strong na- [ 10 a- m-
tion is a sound domestic economy.! Mr. Ide Hall
To maintain it, we should oper-
ate the Federal Government und-
(Con. page 7 Sect. 2)
Local Man Fatally
Injuried In
Train Accident
Carl Heart Mehner, age 34, and
long-time resident of Rusk, was
fatally injured in a train accident
at Jacksonville, Thursday, June
29 at 6:47 a. m. Mr. Mehner was a
brakeman and conductor for the
T. & N. O. Railroad Company. He
was preparing to go out on his
usual run when the accident oc-
curred.
He is the father of two small
children, Sally Suzan and Jim
Heart. His wife is the former
Marie Turney of this city. He was
a member of the Methodist
Church, a true Christian gentle-
man .respected and admired by
all those who knew him. Mr.
Mehner served 5 yeras in the
Army, 33 months of which was ser-
ved over-sea&
Benton Bros. Funeral Home Is
in char.; ' of the services, arrange-
ments to be announced later.
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The United Strtes Postal Ser
vice is 175 years old.
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Four varieties of tea can
picked from the same bush.
be
chairman of the
agriculture committee of the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce, and Jake
Johnson, manager will attend.
Cherokee County is one of the
seven counties in Texas selected
to have an agriculture exhibit.
4 Rusk Students
Make Honor Roll
At SFA Recently
Four former students of Rusk
high School were listed on the
honor roll at Stephen F. Austin
State Teachers College for the last
term. One, Hazel Jean Caveness
Pearman is one of the nineteen
students in the college who made
all "A's" las* semester. Mrs. Pear-
•man is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. T. Caveness of Rusk. She
was in the ser.\;r class.
The other three honor students
are: Sharon Richey, junior stu-
dent, and daughter of Mrs. Car-
rey Richey of Rusk and Ponta;
Verna Marie Kyle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kyle of Rusk;
and Virginia Sue Carson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Carson
if Reklaw. Verna Marie and Vir-
ginia Sue are freshmen students.
Verna Marie was valedictorian
of the Rusk High School graduat-
ing class of 1949.
I The seed dealers of Cherokee
I County have pooled for one car of
reseeding crimson clover to be
distributed to farmers in Chero-
kee County from the various seed
houses. This was the only seed
available of the "green-tag" type
for this year. The "green-tag"
means that these seed are first
year certified. The farmers that
:,re interested in securing' seed
should contact the various seed
dealers of the county and let them
know how many seed they want.
The seed crop in Alabama is short
this year due to excessive rain
^nd bad weather conditions. Ac-
cording to C. Metz Heald, County
Agent this car load will be the
only seed available of the pure re-
seeding type that will' be shipped
in this year. Farmers should be !
very cjreful and be sure that their j
seed are pure, as there are other j
crimson clovers that do not re-
seed.
Land preparations ror planting
ohould be made in August for best
results according to Heald and
other agricultural workers of the
county. A job sheet will be printed
in the next few days outlining the
procedure in planting this crim-
son clover. Heald says that these
sheets will be avalable through
the Veterans Vocational Teachers,
the High School Voc. Teachers,
Soil Conservation Service, AAA,
seed dealers and the County
Agent's office. In order to be suc-
cessful in the growing of crim-
son clover, farmers should follow
instructions as outlined by these
agencies.
Dr. Masters Speaks
To Local Kiwanians
Dr. Masters, president of the
Kilgore Junior College delivered
the principal address at the
regular meeting of the Kiwanis
Club, Tuesday, June 27th, fol-
lowing the noon luncheon. Dr.
Masters spoke on "Racial Seg-
regation" and "Loyalty to the
U. S. Government." The elimina-
tion of Racial Segregation will
have to be a slow process or it
might have a most disturbing in-
fluence," stated Dr. Masters.
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Read the classified ads.
The members of the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce voted to
accept all amendments to the
Constitution at a mass meeting
held in the County Court Room
Friday.
Following is the amendments
voted on:
Article Six (6) of the By-Laws
now reads as follows:
Section 1. The Directors shaD
be elected by the Membership in
good standing by ballot. The di-
rector shall be elected to serve a
three year term but shall not be
at the expiration of this three
year term, eligible for re-nomina-
tion as a director for a period of
one year.
Section 2. A Nominating Com-
mittee consisting of five members
in good standing shall be appoint-
ed by the President, with the con-
sent of ihe Board of Directors,
■:t least thirty days prior to the
annual meeting and shall nomin-
ate and submit to the membership
at Vast ten days before the an-
nual meeting twice the number of
nominees as there are directors to
be elected at that meeting.
Section 3. The Board of Direct-
ors elected at the annual meeting
on the First Tuesday in July,
shall draw lots for term of office
one-third of whom shall serve for
one year, one-third of whom shall
serve for two years, and one-third
of who shall serve for three years.
At theannual meeting of 1940 and
thenceforth annually one-third of
new directors shall be elected to
take place of the retiring direct-
ors.
Section 4. Directors shall also be
elected at the annual meeting to
serve unexpired terms, if any.
Section 5. Any member may
write in on his ballot names ol j
members for directors not includ- j
ed on the ballot.
Section 6. In case of a tie vote i
between nominees the election
shall be decided by such nominees
drawing lots.
The Board of Directors have ap-
proved the submission of the fol-
lowing amendment to the By-
iContinued on Page Four)
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Chamber Aids
Guard In Drive
For Membership
The Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce has appropriated $50 to
aid the local National Guard
Unit in their big recruiting cam-
paign. $20.00 will be given the
man securing the largest number
of recruits. Gifts of $15.00,
$7.50, $5.00, and $2.50 for men
securing the most volunteers in
that order.
Men between the ages of 17 to
35 years are eligible for member-
ship, and the Guard hopes to
have a potential strength of 85
members by the close of the drive
in August.
All young men interested in
serving themselves and their
country are issued a most cordial
invitation to meet with the Guard
Monday night. Pay ranges between
$2.50 to $15.00 per drill. They al-
so build their rating in the Army j
in the event of another war. Full
pay is drawn for encampments.
"State employees may drill
with the guard and go to state
encampments. Their time is
charged against their vacation,
and they can draw regular pay,"
explained James I. Perkins, chair-
man of the Military Affairs Com-
mittee of the Chamber of Com-
merce.
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The State Health Department
will .launch a Chloradane Spray-
ing Program in Rusk Friday at
6 a. m., according to Lewis Mc-
Carrell, Mayor of the City ofRusk.
The city is furnishing the
Chloradane, and the State Health
Department brings in the neces-
sary equipment.
All streets and alleys of the
city will be covered with this
spray in an organized effort to
kill mosquitoes, flys, and other
undesirable insects. Dr. George W.
Cox, State Health Officer, explain-
ed that Chloradane is a much bet-
ter spray than DDT because it re-
tains its killing power for a longer
period of time. The people are
urged to keep garbage cans closed
etc.
"This is a new program offered
by the State Health Department,
and Rusk is one of the first cities
in East Texas to receive the
Chloradane Spraying Program,"
concluded Mayor McCarrell.
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Cherokee County
Masons To Hold
Barbecue 4th
The fifth annual Masonic Bar-
becue will be held at the Rodeo
Grounds here in Rusk July 4th. All
Cherokee County Lodges partici-
pate in this annual event. The
Masons of Cherokee County are
invited to attend and bring their
families. An interesting program
is being planned by the Jackson-
ville Lodge. The guest speaker for
the day will be the Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Texas, Mr.
DeLang.
Last year approximately 600 at-
tended. Food is being prepared
this year for 800.
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Houston Post
Release Causes s
Excitement Here
A short article appeared in the
Houston Post Wednesday that
created a great deal of excitement
here and Jacksonville. George
Fuermann. Houston Post writer,
wrote in his column "Inside
USA—Though not anounced yet,
a guided missile testing plant
has just been completed for the
Navy in Cherokee County. The
cost: More than $1 million. Ex-
pected results: To important (and
too startling) for disclosure here
without Navy permission,"
No person in Cherokee County
knew of such a plant or even
plans of such a construction.
Jake Johnson called the Hous-
ton Post Wednesday, but was un-
able to receive a satisfactory
answer.
The opinion here is that a.
typographical error probably
crept into the story and that it
shoult have read .... a guided
missile testing plan, rather than
plant.
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Boy Scouts Get
Swim Meet Award
At Camp Tonkawa
The Rnsk Boy Scout Troop 405
has returned from Camp Tonkawa.
The local boys won 1st place in
four man rope throw rescue, 4th
place in man relay race, free
style, and 5th in shirt tail rescue.
The troop received a Swim Meet
Participation award.
John Cole, Scoutmaster, an-
nounces that there will not bo a
meeting of the troop Friday, June
30th due to the Lions-Lioness
Installation Banquet. The regular
meeting will be held the follow-
ing Friday. j\
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1950, newspaper, June 29, 1950; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth326213/m1/1/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.