The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1950 Page: 2 of 16
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THE BUSK CHEKOKEEAN, RUSK, TKXAS
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN
Established July 5, 1848
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Rusk, Texas
under Act of March 3, 1879.
Any eroneous reflection upon the character, standing, or reputation,
of any person, firm, or corporation which may appear in the columns
of this newspaper will be gladly corrected upon being brought to the
attention of the publisher.
E. H. WHITEHEAD Editor and Publisher
MRS. E. H. WHITEHEAD Office and Business Manager
Communism?
I got a new twinge the other
day when J. Edgar Hoover, chief
of the F. B. I. appeared before
Congress and told them the ex-
tent to which Communism had
been developed in this country.
Communism. Mr. Hoover said.
Is "at a greater height than eith-
er Nazi-ism or fascism was In
the last war." "U. S. Commun-
ists," Mr. Hoover said, "are now
working underground. They have
stepped up their efforts to bur-
row into many Industries and
have made amazing strides to-
ward penetrating the legal pro-
fession. They are using secret
codes for communication between
Communists and Communist
groups in this country and other
countries. Communists have cut
public meetings and employ cour-
iers extensively. Secret printing
facilities and supplies have been
secreted for future underground
operations, Mr. Hoover testified.
Communists hare started a cam-
paign to worm their way into
communications and heavy in-
dustries. This, Mr. Hoover said,
has been particularly true in steel,
heavy machinery, mining, elect-
rical, airline and transportation
industries.
The Communists, Mr. Hoover
said, have set up a loyalty cam-
paign of their own, setting up in-
vestigating committees in each
state and making a thorough in
quiry into each party member's
history, activities, associates and
contacts.
Hoover said that there are 54,-
174 known Communist party
members in the United States,
25,000 of whom are in New York.
There is at the present time a
larger volume of subversive acti-
vities than existed at any period
during the last world war. Al-
though the Communist party
membership totals only 54,174
there is a potential fifth column j
of 540,000 people dedicated to
the philosophy of Communism, i
"Communists," Mr. Hoover said,
"have developed one of the great- j
est propaganda machines that civ-:
ilization hais ever known, and i
theycapitalize on .ill-founded j
charges designed to enlist honest, i
progressive liberals to support left I
wing cai:.=es. As an example, he
pointed out, that Communist ag- j
ents have been seeking to gain j
public support through the issue j
of civil rights. Their sole aim is '
to create dissention."
Coming from the head of the
country's greatest law enforce- j
ment agency this reveals a dis- 1
turbing situation. At least it does j
to me. I do not happen to be one !
of those Pollyanna types of opti-
, mists who profess to believe that I
everything is going to come out ;
all right, that a'l we have to do
is sit down, fold our ha-.ds and
merely wish for the best. I have
never believe;! the best comes as
a result of such indifference and j
i:ne:.-nsci rable biin.'ness. I be-;
lie-, e they happen because we
v.-crS to make them happen and !
fail to happen when we fail to >
V':a make them happen.
It s to me that the time;
5 car..a? when we are going to
J av.; to fight lire .vi'h fire. We
r e ~o:v.; m have . discover who .
s t re the . heep end who are the:
gca.s, who are the loyal Ameri- |
can.-; r.nd who are the traitors. ;
Kow best to do this I do not know, 1
but it might be that the time is
not too far away when the real
Americans are going to have to
organize across the land to pro-
tect themselves from the steal-
thy cancerous growth that has
dedicated itself to the destruction
of our political and economic
health.
TEXAS
WEEKLY
-NEWS-
TEXAS OIL PRODUCTION
HIKED AGAIN IN JULY
Oil production in Texas will go
up again next month, continuing
the trend which began a few
months ago. July daily allowable
production this year will be 555,-
000 barrels per day greater than
a year ago. The state treasury
will benefit to the extent of about
$70,000 a day through Increased
production taxes.
...
3-YEAR-OLD IS HERO
WHEN HIS HOME BURNS
San Antonio— Little Bobby
Ooodloe, 3, knew what to do when
he saw flames inside his home
He rushed in to the burning
house, found his baby sister who
was asleep, and carried her out
side to safety. The house was a
total loss. The mother left the
children alone at home while she
went shopping at a nearby- gro-
cery.
• • •
RATES ON TEXAS FREIGHT
SHIPMENTS UP 8 PERCENT
Texas railroads will be permit
ted by the Railroad Commission
to increase freight rates on ship-
ments within the state by 8 per
cent on June 25. This advance
parallels a similar increase in in-
terstate freight 'rates granted to
the railroads last August.
• • •
HERE GOES ANOTHER
BATCH OF TEXAS GAS
WASHINGTON— Approval has
been given by the Federal Power
Commission for construction of
a new natural gas pipe line from
South Texas to a terminal near
Chicago, Illinois. The project will
cost $117 million and will have
a daily capacity of 305 million
cubic feet.
# * *
OLDEST TEXAN FOUND
BROWNSVILLE— Oldest living
Texan discovered by census work-
era is Francisco Cam&cho, who
says he was born 128 years ago.
• • •
SORTS 30,000 LETTERS
DAILY WITHOUT HANDS
AUSTIN—Charlie Comer takes
care of the mail department in
the state Department of Public-
Welfare. During the first 15 days
of each month the outgoing mail
averages 30,000 letters a day. The
unusual thing about it is that he
lost both arms when he was 15
years old. However he has mast-
ered the artificial arms and hands
and can handle all that mall
without difficulty.
• • •
RUBBER PAVEMENT LOOKS
GOOD AFTER ONE YEAR
SAN ANTONIO—A test high-
way near here paved with a mix-
ture of rubber and asphalt is giv-
ing good service after a year of
heavy traffic. Highway Depart-
ment officials are hopeful that
this test may point the way to
an improved method of surfacing
main highways, which could save
the state a million dollars a year.
• •
FLYING SHERIFF CATCHES
RUSTLERS FROM THE AIR
PORT LAVACA— Sheriff B1U
Crawford uses an airplane to help
track down cattle rustlers. There
are many Inaccessible parts of
the county which would take
weeks to patrol in a car, but by
using his plane, the sheriff says
he can cover the whole county in
three hours.
• • •
THEY VOTED IN FAVOR
OP RE8TORING REPUBLIC
NOCONA— An outraged group
of 200 citizens meeting here last
week petitioned the Legislature
to withdraw Texas from the US
and restore the Republic. They
were aroused by the recent Sup-
reme Court decisions on the tide-
lands ownership and on admis-
sion of Negroes to the state Uni-
versity.
• • «
COP AND DRIVER WERE
BOTH EMBARRASSED
HOUSTON—A city policeman
and a motorist were both embar
rassed when the cop stopped him
for a minor traffic violation. The
officer discovered he had run out
of traffic tickets and the driver
couldn't produce his operator's
license. The cop volunteered to
bring the summons to the of-
fender, if he'd give him his name
and address. The red-faced mot-
orist said he was Oscar Holcombe,
Mayor of the city. True to his
promise the officer showed up
at hizzoner's office in the City
jHall. The Mayor pulled his driv-
jer's license out of his desk draw-
i er, "just to prove I have one."
DALLES—M. O. Weeden, swit-
chman in a local freight yard,
literally snatched an elderly wo-
man from certain death last
week, just like It happens in the
movies. The near-victim walked
right In front of the locomotive
on which Weeden was riding the
"cowcatcher." He reached out and
grabbed her, just in time to pre-
vent her being crushed.
• * •
SAD RAILROADERS BID
GOODBYE TO LAST TRAIN
STAMFORD—As the Katy pas-
senger pulled out of here last
week, a small group of railroad
men and citizens sadly waved
"goodbye" for the last time. Af-
ter 50 years of service the train
has been discontinued because it
no longer "pays its cost of opera-
tion."
• •
NEW RESORT SITE IS
OPENED ON PADRE ISLE
CORPUS CHRIST!—Padre Is-
land, the 135-mile-long strip of
sand which extends from here to
Port Isabel, was opened to the
public last week. A $1,250,000
causeway built by the county was
dedicated and several thousand
people went across to see the new
beach area being developed there.
Congressman Lyle predicted that
Commissions May
Be Given Chance
To Be Reappointed
Austin, Texas, June 19th—Hun-
dreds of Army Reserve officers
whose commissions expire this
year will be given an opportunity
to seek reappointment for five
more years, Colonel Oscar A. Ab-
bott, Chief cf the Texas Military
District, announced here today.
Although current appointments
in the Organized Reserve Corps
are valid for six months after
the official termination of the
war, the Department of the Army
hr said.
• • •
NOW THEY CAN ALL SEE
THE TELEVISION SHOWS
DAYTON—All 34 members of
Mrs. Mattie Ripkowski's big fam-
ily can now enjoy the television
shows, since they won their sec-
ond television set, given as a prize
for having the largest family in
attendance at a Houston baseball
game. They won the first set last
year. Last week they carried off
the prize again, and won another
set.
has adopted the policy of renew-
ing the appointments of eligible
reserve officers on the fifth an-
niversary of their current ap-
pointments. This policy is intend-
ed to permit a phased program
for reappointment and to facili-
tate administration.
Colonel Abbott said that his
staff will commence mailing re-
appointment application blanks to
eligible officers on or after Aug-
ust 1, 1950, and requests that re-
JlfTO 99, ltS*
servists wait until they receive
their application blanks before
taking any action toward having
their appointments renewed.
The great majority of ORG
commissions will be five years old
late this year and early in 1951
—the anniversary of the big post-
war separation period.
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Read the ads for better buys.
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CITIZENS STATE BANK
BILL gray, manager
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.—Phone 281
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AGAiNST THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE SERVED BY FIVE WESTERN RAILROADS
President Truman's EMERGENCY BOARD recommends a 40-hour week and a pay increase
of 18 cents an hour, or $1.44 a day for switchmen represented by the Switchmen's Union
of Korth America.
• Notwithstanding the tremendous increase in their
expenses involved, the
Hailroads' answer to Board is • • •
PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT
ENNIS— One night last week
v/as about the most exciting that
fever happened to Robert N. Rog-
ers. First he rushed his wife to
a Dallas hospital where he paced
the floor until the wee hours of
the morning. Then word came
from the delivery room that his
■wife had presented him with a
son. Relieved that the suspense
•was over, he stepped out for a
few breaths of the cool night air.
-Suddenly a hijacker accosted him,
brandishing a long knife, and took
his watch and $42.
o
You can aid the American Can-
cer Society by mailing your gift
to CANCER, care of your local
post office.
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of your laundry in the washer, put in soap,
push the button and away you go to easy
laundering. Clothes and other pieces come
out practically dry, ready to iron. An elec-
tric ironer will make your ironing problem
a cinch.
Talk to your dealer. He will give you the
rest of the story. He will tell you, also, that
with cheap electricity, your operating costs
will be very, very low.
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC
SERVICE COMPANY
'A Teres Company—Operoted by Tttani—Strvlng Texas Clflitnt
Union leaders' answer to Board is..
In face of Board findings to the contrary, union leaders insist on
48 hours pay for 40 hours work. This would be an average in-
crease of 31 cents an hour, or $2.48 a day. So Union leaders
have called a completely unjustified strike on S Western rail-
roads, effective June 25.
On June 15, an Emergency Board ap-
pointed by President Truman under the
terms of the Railway Labor Act recom-
mended the railroads grant switchmen a
40-hour week and a wage increase of 18
cents an hour, of $1.44 for an 8-hour day.
Despite the added financial burden in-
volved, the railroads are ready to accept
these recommendations, as they have al-
ways accepted Emergency Board recom-
mendations on national issues.
But the leaders of the Switchmen's
Union refuse to accept! They demand an
average increase of 31 cents an hottr or
$2.48 a day—although their present earn-
ings are substantially higher than those of
workers in other industries!
Board Says Demands Unjustified
In its report, the Board declared this de-
i mand unjustified by all the evidence pre-
sented. It also pointed out that it would
j give the switchmen an unfair pay advan-
{tage over other groups of railroad em-
ployes, and would add too great a burden
to railroad costs.
Here is another case of a railroad unioa
I flouting the findings of an Emergency
! Board—another case of calling a crippling
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strike in an outrageous and reckless at-
tempt to force demands which the Board
clearly labels as unjustified!
Leaders of the Switchmen's Union are
calling this strike in defiance of the Board
—in defiance of the facts—and at the ex-
pense of the public!
In its report on this cuae, the Board
made this statement:
"The railroad industry, the Board be-
lieves, needs above all else a period of
relative stability to adjust and adapt Itself
to present competitive post-war condi-
tions."
Despite this warning, the leaders of the
Switchmen's Union are upsetting the
apple-cart—forcing a completely unjusti-
fied strike against everybody who uses the
railroads.
FIVE WESTERN RAILKADS
AFFECTED BY THE iUNt 25 STRIKE \
Th five railroad* af/cctod by
thit ttrikm, which goes info affoct
at 6.00 AM. local time,
Sunday, Juno 25, f950, an:
CNcago Grsat Wittsrn Railway Com t«y
Chicago, Rock Island ( Pacific Railroad Compaq
Tlw OMYtr It Rio Brands Wasttrn Railroad Comjwy
treat Nortitorn Railway Company
Tin Wiitsm Pacific Railroad Company
.—t* .. —31
It is time to put an end to such ur«-'
American tactics!
The Answer to a Raw Attempt
At Dictatorship is "No!"
In the interest of the public who depend on
the railroads every day, there can be only
one answer to this outrageous and dicta-
torial action by the leaders pt the Switch-
men's Union. And that answeris—"NOI"
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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/m1/2/?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.