The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 1948 Page: 1 of 12
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Rusk
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
VOLUME 101
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948
NUMBER 24
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Two-Way Radios
For Sheriff's Cars
By January 10
Photographic And
Finger Printing
Equipment ,Added
The equipment of Cherokee
county's sheriff's department will
be brought up to date by January
10 when two-way radio equip-
ment will be installed in three
cars used by Sheriff Frank Brunt
and his deputies. Complete photo-
graphic and fingerprinting equip-
ment will also be added.
The action on this equipment was
taken at the regular meeting of
the commissioners court at its
regular session Monday. Com-
menting on the importance of the
new equipment, Sheriff Brunt
said it had been needed for a long
time but because of the expense
ordinarily involved they had been
getting along without it. An offer
'by Capt. Guy Smith of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety, of Tyler,
to permit this county to use the
state station at Tyler, brought
the original cost as well as oper-
ating costs down until it appear-
ed the offer should be accepted.
Sheriff Brunt explained that
the state operates three other sta-
tions like the one at Tyler. He
will be able to keep in contact with
officers in Angelina, Henderson,
Gregg, Nacogdoches and Ander-
son, as well at talk with any of
his deputies wherever they may
be. He will also, through the Ty-
ler station, be able to contact
Austin and officers thruout the
state. Stressing the importance of
this, he said that frequently he or
his deputies spot a car of which
they might be suspicious '>ut the ^
is not sufficient evidence to in-
vestigate. After January 10, they
can trail the car, for a few min-
utes while they call Austin and
find out who owns the car.
The use of the Tyler station
will save the county $2,500 in in-
itial cost as well as the expense of
maintenance and operation of a
local station, Sheriff Brunt point-
ed out. The total expenditure fur
the new equipment will be $1,600.
Should all of the radio equipped
cars be out of iRusk when a call
comes in a phone call to Tyler
will advise them of the location
and nature of the trouble.
f MRS. LAURA St'HOCHLER
Funeral services were held at
two-thirty Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 9, at Lynch Chapel for Mrs.
^ Laura Ellen iSchochler, 82. The
service was conducted by Rev.
J>. M. Schvwitter with Wallace
Undertakers in charge of ar-
gl rangements. She had been a mem-
ber of the church since she was
fifteen years of age.
She is survived by seven chil-
^ dren. They are Jodie Schochler,
Mrs. J. D. King and Mrs. J. R.
Scoggins, all of Rusk; Mrs. G. B.
Bice, Houston; Mrs. G. H. But-
fv ter, Iraan, Texas; Jakie Schoch-
ler, Houston, and Dudley Schoch-
ler, Alto.
She is also survived by twenty-
<• four grandchildren; thirty-seven
gr^at grandchildren and five
great-great grand children.
Pallbearers were Bill Scoggins,
• Carrol Schochler, Cullen Schoch-
ler, Viril Schochler, B. P. Reed,
and Lloyd Graham.
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This is no fittin' ivay to say it,
But, could you take our icish and weigh it,
Or, with some giant yardstick, measure,
You'd place it with your precious treasure
And guard it, with the utmost pains—
This Merry Christmas from
The Mams
Donkeys Winners
At Basketball
It was supposed to be a donkey
basketball game between the Ki-
wanis and Lions clubs last Thurs-
day night but the donkeys put. up
most of the opposition for both
teams and a referee would no
d ubt have declared them the win-
ners.
The five donkeys assigned to
the Kiwanians took the long end
of a 10 to 12 score.
From the standpoint of enter-
tainment, the game was a great
success and was well attended.
Doctors Entertained
By Dr. R. T. Travis
The Cherokee County Medical
Society was entertained with a
buffet supper at its last meeting
of the year Tuesday night at the
home of Dr. R. T. Travis of Jack-
sonville.
The program was in charge of
Doctors Girard and Lorsille, of
Dallas, both of whom discussed
"Low Back Pains."
At a business session officers
for the ensuing year were elected,
with Dr. J. L. DuBose of Wells
named as president. Other offi-
cers are Dr. J. T. Boyd, vice presi-
dent; Dr. T. H. Cobble, secretary-
treasurer; Drs. C. L. Jackson, J.
F. Johnson and H. C. McQuaile,
censors; Drs. W. A. McDonald,
L. L. Travis and W. H. Sorey,
public health and public relations;
! Dr. Geo. M. Hilliard was named
delegate with Dr. Cobble, Dr. L.
L. Travis and Dr. McDonald as
alternates.
(As has been the practice in
recent years, this ^ittle jingle
written by the editor for use on
personal Christmas cards becomes
the greeting to readers of the
paper from the Cherokeean.)
f> IRA HINSON JR. ENLISTS
IN THE REGULAR ARMY
Ira E. Hinson, Jr., volunteered
December 13 and was accepted
0 for a three-year enlistment in
the regular army.
Recruit Hinson is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Hinson of
tt Route 3, Rusk. He attended school
in Rusk and, for the past few
years, has been working as an
assistant electrician for an elec-
• trical manufacturing company.
MRS. JIM LONG
Mrs. Jim Long, a sister-in-law
• of Miss Emma Long, died recently
at the home of her son, Everett
Long, of Fairfax, Virginia. She
formerly lived at Rusk.
^ - She is survived by four sons
and four daughters.
Friends Pay Tribute
Tp Judge Perkins
The retirment of James I.
Perkins from public office has
been the occasion for his friends
to pay tribute to him for accom-
plishments during his tenure as
county judge.
Friday afternoon a group of
his friends presented him with a
fine watch. The presentation was
made by E. R. Gregg just prior
to the good roads organization
meeting at which Judge Perkins
presided.
The people ol the Atoy com-
munity, remembering their hun-
dred years of pulling through
sand and mud to get to town, also
figured they owed a debt of grati-
tude to Judge Perkins for his part
in leading the movement for the
present hard-surfaced road to that
community. They showed it with
a banquet party at the Atoy
school Tuesday night with a meal
that tested the capacity of the
sturdy tables.
O. B. .Walker served as master
of ceremonies and introduced E.
R. Gregg who spoke on the as-
signed subject, "James I. Perkins
as I Knew him." John Richards
was introduced and presented the
retiring county judge with a scroll
signed by about sixty Atoy resi-
dents expressing their apprecia-
tion for their road.
The party was attended by %
number of Rusk friends in addi-
tioif to about everybody from the
Atoy community.
MRS. TOM GUINN
Word was received here Tues-
day that Mrs. Tom Guinn, form-
erly of Rusk, died Tuesday morn-
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Auld, of Oklahoma
City.
Funeral services will be held
at two o'clock Thursday afternoon
at Oklahoma City where burial
will be made.
SING WHILE YOU DRIVE
Many people find it helpful to
break into song to prevent drowsi-
ness while driving. The following
suggestions may be found extreme-
ly helpful in keeping down acci-
dents during the holiday season:
At 45 miles per hour, sing —
"Highways Are Happy Ways"
At 55 miles, sing —"I'm But a
Stranger Here, Heaven Is My
Home"
At 65 sing —"Nearer My God
to Thee"
At 75 sing —"When the Roll is
Called Up Yonder I'll Be There"
At 85 sing —"Lord, I'm Coming
Home"
SOME SAFETY RULES
FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
It only takes a small amount of
carelessness to turn the joyful
Christmas holiday into a tragic
event. The Christmas tree is the
danger spot. There are a few sim-
ple precautions that will assure
a safe and merry Christmas.
Never burn real candles on your
tree.
Don't risk using frayed cords
and broken plugs.
Avoid placing powerful lamp
bulbs near fancy ornaments, syn-
thetic materials, paper or cotton.
Don't go away and leave your
tree lighted.
Be very careful when smoking
around Christmas package wrap-
ping material..
Secure the tree by wires to the
wall so that tiny tots will not be
able to bump or pull it over.
Place your tree so that, stand-
ing or fallen, it cannot block a
doorway which might be needed
to escape from the room.
If you go in for elaborate decor-
ations, better make sure they're
all made of incombustible mater-
ial. Flameproofed materials can
be purchased at many stores. In-
sist on them.
John Reagan Jenkins is serious-
ly ill in a Jacksonville hospital.
Rural Roads
Association
Is Organized
A Membership
Drive To Be
Launched Soon
The Cherokee County Rural
Roads Association, an affiliate of
the state organization, was or-
ganized in Rusk last week.
County Judge James I. Perkins
presided at the organization meet-
ing and it was voted that the
county judge will automatically
become president of the perma-
nent organization with County
Judge Elect J. W. Summers tak-
ing over January 1.
W. M. Vining was elected vice
president and Curtis Ainsworth
secretary-treasurer.
Twenty-one directors were also
elected with a minimum of five
from each of the four commission-
ers precincts. They are:
Precinct 1: E. R. Gregg, W. M.
Vining, J. Wylie Thomason, Hood
Jones, E. B. Musick, Sr.
Precinct 2: Melvin Sessions, W.
C. Wisener, Frazier Fuqua, Grady
Dial, Milbern Ash
Precinct 3: Will A. Lewis, C. C.
Arnold, Sam Bolis, F. D. New-
ton, Carl Williams, H. W. Walker.
Precint 4: A. M. Jordan, Mar-
ion Florence, Travis Fitch, Zack
Taylor, A. N. Walley.
The organization will cooperate
with the state organizations and
other county organizations of the
state in working for a satisfac-
tory road program. A campaign
for membership will be launched
at once, it was decided.
An infallible way to make your
child miserable, is to satisfy all
his demands.—Home.
MRS. JULIA AGNES BOLTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia
Agnes Bolton, 88, were held at
eleven oclock Sunday morning at
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
with Rev. O. P. Meador conducting
the service. Burial was in Pleasant
Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Bolton, a life-long resident
of Maydelle, died Friday night at
the home of her son, J. F. Bolton,
of Huntsville, with whom she had
made her home for the past two
years.
Other children surviving her
are W. E. Bolton of. Rusk; C. S.
Bolton of Houston; E. S. Bolton,
Jr., of Maydelle; E. D. Bolton, of
Marshall; ■ a daughter, Mrs. Ed
Acker of Maydelle; two brothers,
John Durrett of Jacksonville and
Bunny Durrett of Maydelle; two
sisters, Mrs. Allen Rainey of
Jacksonville and Mrs. Tom Benge
of Palestine; fifteen grandchil-
dren and sixteen great-grandchil-
dren.
Grandsons served as pallbear-
ers. They were Boyce Bolton, AI-
vis Bolton, Ennis Bolton, Marion
Bolton, Ralph Bolton, Marshall
Bolton, E. A. Mosley and AdaiJ
Acker.
Free Picture
Show Friday
Youngsters of school age are
again reminded, if that is neces-
sary, of the free show being stag-
ed for them next Friday at the
Cherokee theatre as guests of the
merchants of Rusk.
In addition to the thriller, "Man
Eater of Kumnon", a full hour of
cartoons will be shown. The free
show starts at ten o'clock Friday
morning and continues until six
o'clock in the evening.
No tickets are necessary.
Children have more need of
models than of critics—Joubert.
To pity distress is but human;
to relieve it is Godlike.—H. Mann
Rusk To Really
Close On Christmas
Rusk will observe Christmas
day just about as completely as
possible. Mercantile establish-
ments will remain closed. All drug
stores will remain closed. A cafe
or two, the picture show and some
filling stations will just about
complete the list.
IRON MOUNTAIN WHD CLUB
The Iron Mountain W.H.D. Club
met last Thursday for the annual
Christmas party in the home of
Mrs. Ben Smith.
Several Christmas games were
played and Christmas carols were
sung throughout the evening.
The hostess was showered with
many lovely gifts.
The president was presented an
electric kitchen clock from the
club.
Gifts were exchanged at the
tree in the usual custom.
Refreshments were served Mes-
dames Joe Sales, Thomas Smith,
Fred Campbell, Irwin C. Mowery,
Hubert Magruder, Louis Fergu-
son, James Penn, Layton Jones,
L. N. Bolls, C. M. George, Edgar
Banks, G. B. Waggoner. Claude
Jones, and Gordon Clifton.
The next regular meeting will
January 13 at the home of Mrs.
Hubert Magruder.
Baruch Gives
Success Pointers
Bernard M. Baruch, who start-
ed as a $3-a-week clerk and be-
came an adviser to Presidents,
lists a few rules for suceess.
The elderly statesman offered
these suggestions at the sixth an-
nual Youth Forum of the New
York Daily Mirror.
"Be quick to praise. People like
to praise those who praise them.
Be sincere in doing this.
"Keep yourself tidy.
"Interest yourself in politics.
If you're governed badly, it will
usually be your fault.
"Be polite. If you are, others
will be polite to you. That makes
life a little easier.
"Be helpful. That is the first
definition of success.
"Be cheerful. There are enough
crepe-hangers around, without
adding to the list.
"Don't be envious. By far the
better way is to assume that what
the other fellow does, you can do
a? well or better.
,'Don't,pity yourself. That gets
you nothing.
"Avoid prejudices. The other
fellow is as good as you are, ao
don't think you can knife him by
back-biting him."
Cherokee County
Soil Conservation
Gets Big Increase
Twenty Practices
To Earn Cash Help
During Coming Year
Funds availale for soil build-
ing and water conservation prac-
tices in Cherokee county during
1949 have been increased nearly
sixty-five per cent. The total for
last year was $75,000.00 and this
has been increased to §123,000.00
for 1949.
At a meeting held recently in
I|usk, AAA committeemen and
repersenta rives of all agricultur-
al agencies in the county selected
twenty soil building and water
conservation practices for use in
Cherokee County under the 1949
AAA program.
Financial assistance is avail-
able to any farms to defray part
of his cost in carrying out any of
these practices. The amount of
assistance offered is usually be-
tween fifty and seventy-five per
cent of the cost.
The increase in available funds
will enable each farmer to re-
ceive more assistance and means
that many farmers who have not
used this program in the past
can do so in 1949. In order to be
eligible for this assistance each
farmer must secure approval be-
fore the practice is started, carry
out the practice according to
handbook specifications and re-
port completion to the County
AAA Office as soon as the prac-
tice is completed.
The practices on which assis-
tance is offered in 1949 are: Ter-
racing, diversion terraces, vegeta-
tive waterways, subsoiling to per-
mit better pentration of water,
leveling for irrigation land for
which water is available, con-
struction of earthen dams for
livestock water or erosion con-
trol, elimination of destructive
plants on pasture and rangeland,
pasture mowing, seeding pasture
grasses, sodding of pastures, sum-
mer legumes winter legumes, rye
as a winter cover crop, kudzu or
iespedeza sericea, application of
superphosphate and potash to
pastures and eligible crops, ap-
plication for rock phosphate, ap-
plication of ground limestone,
planting forgst trees, improving
a stand of forest trees under tech-
nical supervision, and establish-
ing firebreaks for the protection,
of farm woodlind.
Evangelist Is ... t
Kiwanis Speaker
H. I. Taylor, Church of Christ
evangelist, formerly of Rusk bufc
now of Jacksonville, was the
guest speaker following the regu-
lar Kiwanis luncheon Tuesday
rroon at Smith's cafe.
The speaker talked on how to
be happy and backed up his di-
rections with scriptural referenc-
es- _ *
Makes Fast Record i
At Planting Pines
M. B. Ellis reports the setting-
of some kind of record for setting
out pine trees. Starting with thix-
ty-eight men Monday and fin-
ishing with twenty-five Tuesday,
they finished planting 75,000 by
three o'clock in the afternoon.
Last year Mr. Ellis planted
150,000 young pines with eight
men and found it a rather tedious
task.
REBURIAL SERVICE FOR
SGT. WILLIAM HOMES
Reburial services for Sgt. Wil-
liam Homes were held at two-
thirty Tuesday afternoon, Decem-
ber 14, at the Methodist church,
in Rusk with Rev. L. W. Nichols
conducting and Wallace Under-
takers in charge of arrangements.
Burial was in Cedar Hill ceme-
tery.
He is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Jewel Smith Homes, and
brother, Jaofc Homes, both ot
Houston; his grandmother, Mrs.
Sam J. Smith, Rusk; an aunt,
Mrs. Joe E. House, Houston, aad
an uncle, Burk Smith, of Louisi-
ana.
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