The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1948 Page: 1 of 10
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Cherokeean
VOLUME 100
US
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
1'HK RUSK. CHKKOKKKANT THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948
General Clean-Up
Week For Rus^
Is Being Planned
' Matter To Be
Discussed At
* Friday Meeting
Plans for a general cleanup
week for Rusk were discussed at
-the regular meeting of the city
Council Tuesday night. No defi-
nite date was set but is likely it
will be in the near future.
It was pointed out that the city
*«ruck is not sufficient to handle
all the refuse put out during
cleanup week and the suggestion
was made that trucks will be do-
nated for this purpose. Anyone
who can help out in this way is
requested to advise Mayor Thos.
S. Fitts at once.
f It was also suggested that plans
be worked out not only for a
cleanup week, but to keep the city
clean. Garbage cans with lids
"were suggested as a big possible
help.
Mayor iFitts said the matter will
be discussed further at the two
""Wclock meeting to foe held at the
courthouse Friday afternoon, at
which time the proposed Centen-
nial celebration for Rusk will also
discussed.
Salem Homecoming
.First June Sunday
The Salem annual homecoming
and memorial will be held the
first Sunday in June this year, it
^has been announced.
It is reported that some old-
timers now living in Alabama will
be present this year and a big
, ^attendance is expected.
Student Council
•Officer* Elected
The students of Rusk high
school elected officers for the
student council for the next school
Verna Man® Kyr. vrNe elect-d
president; Henry Westbrook, vice
president; and 'Joy Dover, secre-
jjtary-treasurer. ,
In determining the winners, a
petition drawn up for each stu-
dent nominated had to carry at
•-'least twenty-five signatures. A
special assembly was called and
campaign speeches were made by
high school students. Ballots were
^cast Friday morning.
One-Half Of Texas
•Cotton Is Classed
One-half of the cotton ginned in
Texas during the past season was
classed by UJS. Department of
•(Agriculture for farmers in organ-
ized improvement groups.
These 95 thousand farmers were
organized into 1,030 groups and
%iad over one million bales class-
ed under the Smith-Doxey Act,
John L. McCollum, manager
southwest area cotton branch,
^USDA's Production and Market-
ing Administration, Dallas said.
They also received without charge
market news services to guide
*them in selling their crop.
Group members planted near-
ly 7 million acres, of which over 5
million were seeded to improved
t varieties.
Applications may now be made
for free classification and market
news services on the 1948 crop,
'Ihe cotton branch manager point-
ed out. Groups first must organ-
ize, adopt a variety of cotton, file
application, arrange for sampling
land meet certain other require-
ments to be eligible.
Instructions and application
blanks may be obtained from cot-
(>ton classing offices in Dallas,
Ll'bbock, El Paso, Abilene, Austin
or Galveston or from county agri-
cultural agents.
Group applications should be
filed with PMA's Cotton Branch,
as soon as possible after all mem-
bers have planted their cotton but
*not later than July 1 for all coun-
ties lying entirely or for the most
part east of the 100th meridian.
Goal date for all counties lying en-
tirely or for the most part west
of the 100th meridian is July 15.
Markets Uneven
During Past [Week
v Uneven trends 'at southwest
farm markets left some products
selling higher and some lower
than a week ago, the C.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture's Production
and Marketing Administration re-
ports.
Oats and white rnrn scored fur-
ther gains for .the week, and wheat
showed some strength, but sorgh-
ums and barley closed a couple of
cents lower by Monday. No. 2
white corn sold around $2.79 a bu-
shel in bulk carlots at Texas com-
mon points, and No. 1 wheat
$2.52 . No. 2 white oats brought
$1.37 to $1.39 at Galveston.
Cattle sold unchanged to $1
lower than a week earlier at Tex-
as markets and steady to $1.50
higher at .Denver and Kansas
City. Oklahoma City paid to $32
for top choice fed steers Monday,
a new high for recent months,
and Denver gave $29.95 for choice
heifers, highest since last Sep-
tember. Choice fed steers brought
$32 at Kansas City also, and good
yearlings reached $29.25 at Wich-
ita. Medium and good slaughter
steers and yearlings ranged from
$23 to $28 at Texas markets.
Moderate upward and down-
ward movements during the past
week left hog markets mostly 50
cents to $1 higher on butchers
and unevenly 50 cents lower to
50 cents higher on sows. Good and
choice medium weight barrows
and gilts ranged largely from
$21 to $22, and sows from $13 to
$14.50, though Texas markets
paid to $17.
iLambs started the new week
generally 50 cents to $1 higher
than a week ago, while ewes and
feeder lambs showed less
strength, Medium and good spring
lambs sold from $23 to $26.50 at
Oklahoma City, and $26.50 to
$27.60 at Wichita.
Mill buyers actively sought
staple and combing grease wools
in country areas.
Egg markets picked up sharply
last week, following the govern-
ment announcement of price sup-
port at 35 cents per dozen to the
ftnyr and 37 c«>nts delivered
drying plants. Poultry followed
slightly weaker trends. Heavy
hens brought 24 to 28 cents a
pound in the Dallas-M>rt Worth
area and fryers 38 to 40 cents.
Spring vegetables flowed to
market in increasing volume last
week, but railroad embargoes
on strike-threatened lines cut
sharply into rail movement over
the weekend. Short water supplies
began to hurt crops in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, where both
white and bantam corn brought
lower prices, and early tomato
shipments sold away below last
year's levels. Onions levelled off
after recent declines, and cucum-
bers started moving at $6 a
bushel. Citrus changed little.
Active export trade with Cuba
held rice markets firm last week.
Feeds ruled unchanged to lower,
with alfalfa meal and meat scraps
showing greatest weakness. Scat-
tered and narrow demand for hay
centered on the better qualities.
Seed peanuts advanced to mostly
22 cents a pound, as planting in-
creased in southern sections.
Cotton advanced sharply as the
current week opened, to bring
total gains to $4 to $6.50 a bale.
Spot middling 15-16 inch closed
Monday at 37.65 cents a pound
at Dallas, 37.60 at Houston, and
37.50 at Galveston and New
Orleans.
TO RECEIVE DEGREE
Dear Roy. Adams of Sam Hous-
ton State Teachers college has an-
nounced 223 candidates for de-
grees at the May 23 commence-
ment. ,
The graduating class will be
the largest in the history of the
college.
Included in the list of those re-
ceiving bachelor of science degrees
are James Duncan Long, of Rusk,
and Ollie D. Dickie of Maydelle.
<r' *
MR. AND MRS. A. J. STRAIT celebrated their Golden Wedding
Anniversary at their home March 28. Their seven children, sixteen
grandchildren and three great-grandchiidren were present.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS
Information concerning prep-
aration of reports, was the basis
of a talk made by Raymond West,
of Jacksonville Saturday, to the
Home Demonstration women at
their monthly meeting of the
County Council in Rusk.
Major Edgar Ford
Assigned To Greece
Major Edgar Ford of San Fran-
cisco, California, who has been
transferred to Athens, Greece,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrg.
R. J. Ford, this week. He was en-
route to Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Ford and daughters, Barbara and
Joyce, plan to join him at the close
of the school term.
Major Ford left Rusk with Com-
pany A. He was in the battle of
Salerno landing. He was serious-
ly injured at the Rapido river en-
gagement and was not returned to
active duty until after activities
ceased.
J. F. CRIBBS
Funeral services were held in
Huntsville Monday afternoon for
J. F. Cribbs, 70, a former resident
of Cherokee County.
Mr. Cribbs suffered a stroke of
paralysis twenty years ago but
his death Sunday was attributed
to a heart attack.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Walton of Huntsville, assisted by
Rev. L. A. Thigpen of Alto.
Burial was made at Hunts-
ville.
Besides his wife, he is sur-
vived by four children, Alzie, of
Henderson; Mrs. Estelle (Smith,
Wichita Falls and Joe and Miss
Vernis Cribbs, Huntsville.
He is survived by four sisters,
Mrs. J. R. Dickson, Rusk; Mrs.
Ada Barnes, Ennis, and Mrs. Lige
Halbert and Mrs. B. E. Halbert,
Alto; and two brothers, G. W.
Cribbs, Wells and J. A. Cribbs,
Ennis.
Crop Loan Cotton
To Be iPjooled Aug. 1
The U.S. Department of Agri-
culture ar.nounced today that all
1947-crop loan cotton, including
American Egyptian, still under
loan on August 1, 1948, will be
pooled on that date by Commodity
Credit Corporation for produc-
ers' accounts. The loans mature
July 31, 1948. On March 26, 1948,
loans were outstanding on nearly
170,000 bales of 1947-crop cotton
from the 269,000 bales placed
under loans to that date.
'Producers may either sell their
equity" in the loan cotton or
redeem the cotton from the loan
and then sell it in the open mar-
ket. Producers are urged to give
serious consideration to market-
ing the loan cotton before it ir
placed in pools. At present mar
ket prices, farmers should be
to dispose of most of this (
at prices that will net them
profits above the loan ar.d charg
es against the cotton.
The 1947-crop loan cotton
redeemed before August 1,
will be placed in pools, as pr^
in the loan agreements, and
in an orderly manner 'by Commo
dity Credit Corporation. On
liquidation of all advances,
terest and storage, insurance,
handling charges will be distri-
buted among the producers whose
cotton was placed in the pools,
proportion to the amount of
loans on the cotton placed in
pools. No payment will be .n
to producers at the time their
ton is placed in the pools,
after July 31, 1948, producers
not be entitled to order the
of the cotton.
i able
cotton
good
not
1948,
: provided
sold
umo-
final
in-
and
in
the
i such
.itade
1 cot-
and
will
sale
No Verdict Reached
In Chapman Case
The jury failed to reach an
agreement on the Willie Chapman
case tried here last week on
change of ver.ue from Athens.
They were excused by District
Judge H. T. Brown after about
twenty-two hours when they re-
ported they were hopelessly dead-
locked.
Four non-jury criminal cases
were tried Monday with one four-
year sentence meted out and three
suspended sentences.- Win, Sim-
mons, of New York state, who
said that was not his real name
was convicted of automobile theft
and drew the four-year sentence.
He was taken at once to Tyler
where he escaped from the Sher-
iff several months ago and will
face charges there.
Attorneys reached ar. agree-
ment in a jury trial set for Tues-
day.
BENDIX LAUNDRY SCHOOL
IS WELL ATTENDED
About 185 people registered at
the Bendix Home Laundry School
held at Chas. L. Kerr's last Wed-
nesday night.
Mrs. I. C. Mowery, Mrs. L. U.
Gray and Mrs. Bill Vining re-
ceived first, second and third priz-
es, respectively.
FORD—-HAMMACK
Miss Marjorie Ford, daughter
of Major and Mrs. Edgar Ford, of
San Francisco, California, and
Robert V. Hammack, Jr., son of
Judge and Mrs. R. V. Hammack,
bf Paris, Texas, exchanged nup-
tial vows at a candlelight cere-
mony ' performed at the Post
Chapel, Presidio of San Francis-
co, on May the 10th.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, the bride's parents wel-
comed the guests to a reception
at the Presidio Officers' Club,
where wedding cake and punch
were served.
The bride wore a gold suit and
a hat of tiny white flowers and
green ribbon. She carried a bou-
quet of white bavardia and green
orchids. Her sister and maid of
honor, Miss Barbara Ford, wore
a pale pink suit and carried a
bouquet of pink roses.
The bride is a graduate of
Stephens College, Missouri. The
gwrn is a graduate of Texas
University where he was a mem-
ber of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
The newlyweds will make their
home in Hollywood, California.
Mrs. Hammack is the grand-
daughter of Mrs. Frank B. Guinn
and the late Judge Frauk B.
Guinn of Rusk.
Interest Grows
In Centennial
Celebration Here
Another Meeting
Scheduled For
Friday Afternoon
A representative crowd of citi-
zens which included members of
practically all local organizations
turned out last Friday afternoon
to discuss plans for a centennial
celebration for Rusk some time
this summer. It was decided to
call another meeting for two
o'clock this Friday afternoon for
further discussion of the plan.
All of those present favored the
plan and general discussion about
town this week has been enthusi-
astic. It is likely that some action
•Will be taken Friday towards
forming a Centennial committee
to engineer the project.
All citizens who are interested
or may have suggestions to offer
are urged to come out at two
o'clock for the meeting in the
county court room. It is desired
that all organizations be repre-
sented.
Lions Enjoy A
Musical Program
At the regular Thursday noon
luncheon meeting the Lions club
was presented with a fine pro-
gram by Herbert Teat, high school
band learer, and some of his stu-
dents.
Mary Jane Holcomb, Carroll
Mosely, Jo Langston, Joanne
Jackson, Sharon Richey and Ray
Henderson played several popu-
lar songs, and Joanne Jackson
played a solo on the xyloprone.
Lloyd Pipes gave a report on
the organization and activities of
the Cub Scouts, and Elray Wil-
liams reported on the work being
done on the Boy Scout Hut.
Soil Survey Work
Here Explained
Irvin C. Mowery, who is making
a survey of soil types in Cherokee
county was the guest speaker fol-
lowing the regular Tuesday noon
luncheon of the Kiwanis club. C.
Metz Heald, in introducing the
speaker, explained that the sur-
vey was started in 1936 and ex-
cept for a period during the war,
has been in progress since. Mr.
Mowery has be<#i working in the
county for the past three and or.e-
half years, and estimated that it
will require several months long-
er to complete.
The speaker explained that a
detailed survey is being made of
the soil here and that maps will
be made showing the soil types
of the entire county. These maps
will be available to any who want
them. He told members of the club
that with a soil map it will be pos-
sible to advise a farmer as to the
type of crops best adapted to his
land, the proper fertilizing form-
ula, and also to give advice on
erosion control as the maps will
show slopes as well as soil types.
FORD HARRINGTON NEW
TEMPLE ASSOCIATES MGR.
Ford Barrington, of ILufkin, has
accepted the position as local
manager of Temple Associates to
succeed R. N. York, who has re-
signed. The change becomes ef-
fective Saturday, May 15.
Mr. Barrington has been with
the company for a number of
years. Mr. York has no definite
plans for the future.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Troy D. Stem and Miss Betty
Jene Purtle,
Howard Hamilton and Miss El-
la Delanay,
John A. Hale, Jr. and Miss Frel-
la Elizabeth Richardson,
Earnest Tilman Glover and
Miss Dolas Etheridge,
William Roy Tillery and Miss
Robin Etta Pond,
Edward McCann and Miss Mar-
tha Tillman,
W. E. Swift and Mrs. Helen
Freeland,
T. W. Coats and Miss Mary El-
len Green, •
EHjah Gtiin and Miss Folra Lee
Jackson.
James Monk Wins
Regional Contest
James Royce Monk received a
letter this week notifying him
that his essay, "What Soil Con-
servation Means to My Commun-
ity", has won a regional prize in
the "Save the Soil and Save Tex-
|a" awards program sponsored by
the Scripps-Howard newspapers
of Texas.
Students of high school English
classes taught by Mrs. A. Grady
Hallonquist wrote essays on this
topic, and that written by James
Royce won first place in the lo-
cal contest.
Prizes will be awarded to the
East Texas winners at a dinner
to be held in the Rice Hotel at
Rice Hotel at Houston on May
27th.
The complete text of the win-
ning essay follows;
[Without soil conservation in
my community, the business men
could not sell their merchandise,
because they are dependent on
the farmers of the surrounding
territory. The bankers depend on
the farmers to pay back the money
rhey borrow each year with which
to produce crops.
Soil conservation h&ps my
community in several ways. One
way is by producing vegetables of
better quality than those grown
on land that is washed and leach-
ed and where all the fertile top
soil is gone. Soil conservation
is practiced by putting the soil
into use producing vegetables and
food stuff fofr humans and ani-
mals. Also, this is accomplished
by plowing and growing cover
crops on land and by keeping it
from leaching and washing away.
There is more money in pro-
ducing livestock and the foodstuff
for humans and livestock on land
that has been properly plowed,
terraced, and fertilized, where
crop rotation is practiced, and
where livestock grazing is rotated.
Without soil conservation, a
farmer's home, barns and fences
are run down, needing repairs.
His fields are washing away, his
pastures need to be mowed. Also,
his land needs to be fertilized,
terraced and plowed. He cannot
buy needed clothes and food for
his family. His farm animals are
starving for feed.
Where soil conservation is
practiced, a farmer's home is in
good condit|on, his bams and
fences are in good condition, his
crops are well worked, his pas-
tures are mowed, and he has hay
and feed stored in a barn for his
livestock. Too, he has a car or
truck for transportation. He has
a few chickens. He also has a hog
or two, a milk cow, calves for
beef, a garden and an orchard. He
raises most of his food. He makes
a comfortable living for his family.
JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET
The Rusk High School Junior-
Senior Banquet was held Satur-
day night at 8:00 in the Rusk
Hotel. The Junior Class spon-
sored the banquet instead of the
traditional reception.
The theme of "Show Business"
was carried throughout the entire
program. The tables were deco-
rated with roses, rainbow colored
crepe paper, and paper dolls rep-
resenting different moving pic-
tures.
A dinner of pear salad, baked
chicken and dressing, snow-flak-
ed potatoes, English peas, ice tea,
hot rolls and ice cream was served
to 116 students and faculty mem-
bers. Each person was presented
with a memory booklet as a
souvenir.
The following program was pre-
sented:
Welcome Verna Marie Kyle
Response Louie Denney
Class Will -Mary Nell Single-
tary
"Papa Won't You Dance With
Me"....,........Geneva Lanier and
James Clark
"Herb and Kent" Herbert "Teat
"iNow is the Hour" Joanne
Jackson
"Slap 'Er Down Again, Paw"....
...,Verna Marie Kyle and Sextet
"My Bonnie iLies Over the Ocean"
Rose Francis
Memories iLulu Vining
Through the Years Sextet
Sunday editions of newspapers
first appeared during the Civil
War.
NUMBER 46
Acquire Land
For Expansion
Of Blast Furnace
i
State Board Of
Control Gives
Plan Consideration
It is believed that the State.
Board of Control will give its
approval soon to a proposition try
representatives of the Valencia-
Iron Works to purchase eighty-
five acres of state-owned land ad-
jacent to the Rusk plant for ex-
pansion purposes. The proposal
was placed before the control
board Monday by a delegation
from Rusk headed by L. M. Knif-
fen. Mr. Kniffen told numbers of
the board that the land is needed
for access to the plant ar.d for fu-
ture expansion.
If the State Hospital land ia
acquired, the transfer will be made
under authority of a special act*
of the legislature known as House
Bill No. 5Z3 which was passed
unanimously by both houses and
approved March May 4, 1945. The
bill was sponsored by • the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce.
Following are quotations from
the bill:
"An act authorizing the convey-
ance by the State Board of control
of the State of Texas of certain
land for the purpose of construct-
ing blast furnaces, iron foundries
and any and all other improve-
ments for the purpose of develop-
ing the iron ore deposits in the
vicinity of Rusk in Cherokee
County, Texas; authorizing the
Chairman of the Board of Control
to execute conveyance of said
land; providing for disposition,
of funds from sales under this
Act; and declaring an emergency.
"It is to the interest to the en-
tire citizenship of Texas that the
iron ore resources of Cherokee
County, .Texas, be developed at
this time, and that the state o£
Texas should give its hearty as-
sistance to the effort now being
put forth, and the development of
such resources will result in great
expansion in tax values of the
properties located in said Chero-
kee County, Texas and will great-
ly expand and increase the reven-
ue of the Texas State railroad
which penetrates the lands."
Appearing before the board
with Mr. Kniffen were M. M..
Guinn, Curtis Ainsworth and Pat
Wiseman.
JOEL FRANKLIN LOVE
Funeral services were conducted
from the First Baptist Monday
afternoon at 2:30 for Joel Frank-
lin Love, 80. Services were in.
charge of the pastor, Rev. Lee C.
Perry who was assisted by Rev.
iFrank Denton of Waco.
Mr. Love was born in Columbia,
Ala., Aug. 8, 1867. He was married
to Miss Josephine Harris Aug.
3, 1890. He is survived by three
sons, Barton, of Rusk; Ray and
Jay of Dallas; three daughtew:
Mrs. E. B. Hale of Brockland*
Ark., Mrs. G. M. Whitney ef
Quanah, Texas, and Mrs W. B.
Harrell of Rusk.
Burial was in the Salem ceme-
tery with Benton Bros, in charge
of arrangements.
Active pallbearers were, Tom,
Cook, J. M. Caves, Elwin Keels,
T. C. Alexander, Norman Alex-
ander, and Dwight Deal. Honor-
ary pallbearers were the deacons
of the church W. H. Hanna, Roy
Ginn, J. H. Forster, C. L. Langs-
ton, J. E. Hamilton, J. A. Hartln,
S. :L. Hudson, J. B. PorterfieW,
Jno. Bloomfield, Irvin C. Mower*f,
Harry Tibballs, Layton Jones,
and Dr. C. L. Jackson.
Band And Choral
Concert Friday Night
The Rusk High School Band
and Choral Concert will be pre-
sented Friday night, May 14th *t
8:00 in the high school auditor-
| ium,
A program of various types of
music is being planned whieh
| should prove entertaining to all.
Tickets are being sold by all
band members.
They now call her the Jean-agv
girl.
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