The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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The Rusk Cherokeean
VOLUME 100
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN, THURSDAY, AIPRIL 1, 1948
NUMBER 38
^Cherokee County
Tomatoes Going
•Into Fields Now
Cool Weather And
* Need Of Rain
Are Late Worries
^ Quite a few Cherokee County
* tomatoes are now going to the
fields, County Agent C. Metz
Heald reports. This is especially
true in the south part of the
county, he said.
Mr. Heald said the moderate
cold wave which hit over the
weekend probably would set the
* plants back some and might cause
«ome further damage. Also need
of rain was causing some concern
among growers. A good shower
* just before or right after plants
are moved would be extremely
helpful, Mr. Heald pointed out.
Commenting still further on the
( weather, Mr. Heald said that 'bar-
ometer readings in this area went
dangerously low at mid-week. Un-
der such conditions tornadoes are
t likely to form. He said this ac-
counted for the severe gust of
wind which many people probably
noticed during the early hours of
* Wednesday morning.
Jones Is County
Attorney Candidate
Orvan B. Jones has authorized
this paper to'announce that he
will be a candidate for County
Attorney subject to the action of
the voters at the forthcoming
Democratic primaries.
Jones is 31 years of age, a son
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Lions Club Elects
Officers Next Week
Present plans of the Rusk Lions
club include nomination and elec-
tion of officers following the
regular Thursday meeting next
week, it has been announced. Club
members are being urged to be
present if possible.
The club was delightfully en-
tertained Thursday 'by the Jack-
son sisters, Jo Ann and Marilyn,
who presented a musical program
of vocal and accordian numbers.
Juice And Fruit
t or Lunch Rooms
One carload of single-strength
grapefruit juice and 146 boxes of
fresh pears are being distributed
now to community school lunch-
rooms in Cherokee county. They
were purchased recently by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture's
Production and Marketing Admin-
istration to make larger outlets
for this season's bumper crops.
S'chools participating in the
national reimbursable school
lunch program have also received
many other commodities in ad-
dition to the pears ar.d grape-
fruit juice, according to a state-
ment made by Robert L. Banks,
County Superintendent. Banks
is acting as agent for USDA in
distribution of commodities in
this county.
Funds for buying certain foods,
which are needed for well-round-
ed lunches are provided for in
the National School Lunch Act.
Other foods bought with these
funds and distributed in this coun-
ty so far this school year include
the following: 243 cases concen-
trated orange juice, 444 cases can-
lied whole tomatoes, 380 cases
canned tomato juice and 400
cases American cheese.
In addition to pears and grape-
fruit juice, USDA also bought
several seasonally abundant crops
this year to expand farm markets
and make full use of the nation's
total food supply. Of amounts
purchased, Cherokee county
schools have received 365 cases
dried raisins, 365 cases dried
prunes, 63 cases dried eggs, and
two carloads of Irish potatoes.
BUSINESS WOMEN'
SPONSOR (BOOK REVIEW
Through the courtesy of Sang-
er Bros., of Dallas, Mrs. Hei^bert
Emery will review the book,
"Bishop's Mantle" by Agnes
S'ligh Turnhill.
The review will be given April
23 in the high school auditorium
at 8 o'clock p. m. Adult admis-
sion tickets are 75c; children 25c.
The public is invited to attend.
Dr. Chas. M. Pearce and Dr. G.
C. Lovelace attended a dental
meeting in Marshall Tuesday.
Mrs. Lovelace accompanied them
and visited with friends in Mar-
shall.
of Mr. and Mrs. Hood Jones, of
Gallatin; he has resided in the
(Dialville and Gallatin communi-
ties all his life, excepting the time
he has been away in school, and a
member of thy armed forces of the
United States. He obtained his
education in the common schools,
of Gallatin, Rusk high school,
Jacksonville College and the Uni-
versity of Texas. Jones earned
his entire tuition and expenses
by working part time at a dairy
and various other employment. He
was admitted to the bar before
the Texas Supreme Court on De-
cember 3, 1940; volunteered for
the army in 1940; served overseas
in the European Theatre and was
released early in 1946, since which
time he practiced law in Rusk.
While attending the University
of Texas, Jones married Miss
Thelma Deaton, also a student
at the University. His family now
-•onsi«ts of his wife, hi-jtin, Nor-
man, and his daughter, Janis Ann.
Jones is a fine young man in
every respect, is courteous, po-
lite and congenial to all persons
with whom he comes in contact.
H<j will make a courageous and
determined defender of the rights
of the people in !he courts of this'
state, and none need have any fear
but that the office he seeks will be.
capably and efficiently filled in
the event he is elected.
Jones makes the following
statement in connection with his
candidacy: "First, I want to take
this opportunity to thank the citi-
zens of this county for the splen-
did manner in which they received
me upon my release from the
army, particularly during and
since my campaign for County At-
torney two years ago. I shall never
be able to express my appreciation
for my friends during that cam-
paign.
"With reference to my present
campaign, I want to say that, if
elected, I assure you that I will
give the office my very best ef-
forts, and in this connection, will
prosecute all law violations with
the same degree of zeal and dili-
gence, showing favoritism toward
none. I will not 'play politics'
where the public welfare is con-
cerned. It is my desire to meet
and talk with all voters in the
county before the primary elec-
tions, but I also want to take this
opportunity to earnestly solicit
your support for the office of
County Attorney, and to assure
you that no one will appreciate
your vote and support more than
I will.
Communoement exercisyjp
1m> May 25.
will
Eidson Buys Black's
Interest In Firm
The East Texas Real Estate
Service announces that J. A. Eid-
son is now associated with the
firm. He has purchased the in-
terest of J. Alex Black.
A. S. Moore and Mr. Eidson will
continue the business under the
name of the Ea3t Texas Real Es-
tate Service in their new loca-
tion in the Fitts Building where
they will be glad to serve the pub-
lic in handling real estate.
Mr. Black will devote his full
time to hiB monument business.
INVITATIONS ORDERED
The senior class has ordered
commencement invitations and
are scheduled to receive them this
week.
Palestine Hiway
To Be Closed
All Day Monday
Section Of Bridge
To Be Removed
For Repairs
Highway 84 between Rusk and
Palestine will be closed to through
traffic all day Monday it has been
announced by officials of the
Highway Department. A section
of the Neches river bridge will be
removed, it was reported.
Through traffic may detour
over 69 to Jacksonville and then
take Highway 79 to Palestine, it
was announced.
Grain And Cotton
Strong Past Week
Grain and cotton furnished
principal strong points at south-
west farm markets during the
past week as most livestock sold
lower according to the Production
and Marketing Administration,
U. S. Department of Agrinculture.
Sorghums gained 15 cents a
hundred pounds for the week, and
wheat 10 cents a bushel, with
other grains 1 to 5 cents higher.
No. 1 ordinary hard wheat closed
Monday at $2.58, No 2 white corn
$2.94 to $2.98, and milo $3.85
to $3.90.
Rice markets showed little
change last week. Rice planting
started in Texas and Louisiana.
Mill feeds and meat scraps ad-
vanced, while other feeds sold
steady to lower. Farmers rushed
their surplus hay to market, but
spring weather reduced demand.
Shelled peanuts continued slow.
Cold damaged early plantings in
Texas.
Cotton closed Monday around $5
a bale higher than a week earlier.
Dallas quoted spot middling 15-16
inch at 35.25 cents a pound.
Faster week trade held prices
fairly firm on eggs and poultry.
Increased egg production in re-
cent days more than filled the
gap caused earlier by cold weath-
er. Offerings of hens and fryers
barely kept up with demand. On
Monday, current receipt eggs sold
mainly from 37 to 41 cents a doz-
en, and fryers 38 to 40 cents a
pound.
Cabbage and spinach maintain-
ed strong trends during the past
week, while other southwest
fruits and vegetables moved in
rather dull trade at southwest
shipping points. Strawberry
movement from southern Louisi-
ana got into full swing. Prices
fluctuated widely, but weekend
auction sales at Hammond averag-
ed $7.10 per 24-pint crate. White
grapefruit netted Texas Valley
! growers around $4 to $5 a ton.
, Cattle sold strong to 50 cents
j higher for th£ week at Texas
| markets in contrast to losses of
mainly 25 cents to $1 at other
southwest terminals. Monday's
trading showed little change from
last week's closing trends. Me-
dium and good steers and year-
lings ranged from $23 to $28 a
hundred pounds in Texas sales,
$23 to $26 at Oklahoma City, and
around $24 to $27 for steers and
heifers at Wichita, Denver and
Kansas City. Good beef cows
reached $21 to $22.50 through-
out the southwest.
Hog prices drifted downward
almost continuously since Mon-
day last week for losses of $1
to $2 at principal southwest mar-
kets. This week opened with Tex-
as markets showing a little
strength, but other terminals con-
tinued weak to lower. Top butcher
hogs ranged from $21.25 at San
Antonio to a high of $22.75 at
Denver.
Lamb prices eased downward
25 cents to $1 for the week at
most southwest terminals, al-
though wooled lambs sold strong
at Fort Worth and all classes held
steady at San Antonio. Aged
sheep held their own fairly well
at all markets. Fort Worth and
Oklahoma City paid $19 to $22.50
for medium to choice spring
lambs and $20.50 for medium and
good wooled lambs in this week's
early trade. Dust storms and un-
settled jyarkets almost halted
southwest wool contracting.
Paul B. Cox In
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Legislature Race
Paul B. Cox, Jacksonville at- I
torney, has authorized the Chero- j
keean to announce that he will i
be a candidate for State Repre-
sentative from this district, ■ sub- |
ject to the Democratic primaries.
Mr. Cox graduated from the
University of Texas in 1940 and
I has b^en in Jacksonville land
Cherokee county for a number of
years. He is vice president of the
Cherokee County Bar Association,
first vice president of the Jack-
sonville Junior Chamber of Com-
merce and Home Service Officer
f(# the Red Cross. He is married
and has one daughter.
In connection with his an-
nouncement, Mr. Cox made the
following statement:
"In announcing my candidacy
for state representative, District
31, I wish to bring into focus the
present need for firm and deci-
sive action in state government
today. In order to insure for this
country its place of leadership in
the world today, we must demon-
strate to all people that a democ-
racy is a workable and practical
form of government. The initial
step that must be taken, without
hesitation on the part of collec-
tive citizenship, is to again in-
vest state government with the
dignity and authority it former-
ly held and should rightfully
possess. In view of the recent
trends, this might prove difficult
to accomplish; however, the
Stakes are too high; our love for
freedom too dear, for us to re-
lax our belief in democracy and
permit the 'isms' to either de-
stroy or alter it.
"A strong state government un-
der the federal constitution and
conjunctively under our own state
constitution, is an absolute neces-
sity to guarantee democracy to
this country; and of itself is the
natural complement to the -^strong
federal government that now ex-
ists. I hold this to be self-evident.
"If this, then, is true a chal-
lenge is placed before each and
every voter in Cherokee county to
see that the 31st district is cap-
ably represented in the legisla-
ture.
"Accordingly, I make this
pledge to the people of Cherokee
county, that as your representa-
tie, if elected, I shall hold this
office as a sacred trust and will
at all times seek to serve you in
a manner worthy of the honor
you will have thus placed upon
me.
"I am qualified to meet the
obligations presented by this of-
fice, and will exert my every ef-
fort to carry them out. I will
meet every issue squarely ar.d
fairly and will give you honest
and straight-forward representa-
tion in the next legislature.
"Although I am making this
announcement after having been
solicited to do so by many of my
friends here in Cherokee county,
I wish to state that I am under
no obligation to any person or
group. *
"I shall extend every effort
towards meeting every voter per-
sonally and discussing this race
with each of you. I solicit your
serious consideration in my be-
half and will greatly appreciate
your support and influence in fav-
or of my candidacy as your rep-
resentative."
Maydelle Teams
Kiwanis Guests
Approximately thirty members
of the Maydelle basketball teams
and their coaches were guests of
musical program by Herbert Teat
day noon luncheon. Members of
both the boys' and girls' teams
were introduced by Coaches Hob-
son and Dotson.
Following the luncheon the
group was entertained with a
musical program by Herbeat Teat
and a group of his high school
musicians.
SPEECH CLASS PRESENTED
IN RECITAL MONDAY NITE
Mrs. Oscar L. Manning will pre-
sent her Speech class in an in-
formal recital, Monday evening,
April 5, at the high school audi-
torium, beginning at 7:30.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
A scarab is a stone carved in
the form of a beetle.
Nat'l Commander
Of Legion Due At
Palestine April 6
Dogwood Trails
Golf Tourney And
Track On Program
American Legion men from
throughout the state are expected
to converge on Palestine April 6,
when James O'Neill, national com-
mander of the legion, will visit
Texas dogwood trails.
The visit, and an Army Day
speech on the grounds of beautiful
Davey iDogwood Park, marks one
of a number of events planned
during the annual trails event,
which opened March 27, for a two-
week season.
Other events include ar. all-East
Texas track meet, the dogwood re-
lays, in which athletes from at
least forty schools will participate
April 3. The cinder show will be a
regulation fourteen-event affair,
and trophies will be awarded by
Palestine's quarterback club to
winners in two divisions, one for
Class AA and Class A schools,
and a second for Class B teams.
A second sports event, an East
Texas pro-amateur golf tourna-
ment, will be held April 5 at
Meadowbrook country club, where
open house will be held daily for
Dogwood Trails visitors.
Boy Scouts, members of local
service clubs, and others will be
guides for visitors during the
trails.
As for the main event, the trails
drive itself, Aubrey Meador,
president of the association which
sponsors the annual pilgrimage,
said that dogwood apparently will
be at its best. The hilly forest
through which auto trails and
footpaths are routed, will be
"a fairyland of white" by the
opening date.
Anderson county's dogwood
park is believed to be the largest
preserve of native dogwood in
Texas. In a picturesque setting of
pine and hardwood timber, liter-
ally thousands of dogwood trees,
little giants of their species, glad-
den the springtime landscape.
Four miles of the trails route
is oil-surfaced, and visitors may
travel that section of road in any
weather. An additional two-mile
road has been built this year,
but it is not surfaced. Its use
during this year's event will de-
pend on weather conditions, Mea-
dor said. ,
4-H Club Roundup
Dates Announced
The 4-H Club Roundup has been
set for August 16 through the
20th, and big plans have already
been made for the program.
Reversing last year's procedure
of the agent's meeting first, this
year's plans call for the 4-H
group meeting Monday night at(
an informal "get-together" on the
campus at College Station. Tues-
day .ind Wednesday are the big
days for the 4-lH boys and girls
in the 1948 schedule. Tuesday
morning is the introduction and
speech period, and Potts says the
speeches will be few and short
this year. That afternoon will be
spent in an educational demon-
stration, and Amateur Night
comes Tuesday after supper. Wed-
nesday morning the National 4-
H club camp winners give reports
on their trip to Washington; the
4-H Dress Revue will be held.
Wednesday afternoon is left open
for "the agents to show their boys
and girls around the campus of
Texas A. & M.
The 4-H [Roundup breaks up
late that afternoon; there will be
a movie for those who plan to
stay over that night.
The agent's conference and
meetings begin on Thursday, and
end Friday at 5 p. m. With this
idea of what the program will be
in August, start making county
plans now so everything will be
ready on August 16 say the
state 4-H club leaders.
PIE SUPPER
AT HOLCOMB SCHOOL
A Pie Supper will he held at
Holcomb School this Friday night
at 8:00. Funds will be used to fi-
nance the lunch program.
The public is invited.
County To Plant
More Hybrid Corn
The supervised demonstrations
in the growing of hybrid corn
in Cherokee county have proved
beneficial to most of the farmers,
in fact the benefits have been to
such an extent that eighty per
cent of the corn growers will
plant hybrid this year. This is
according to a survey made this
month by Q. Metz Heald, County
Agent. A check on the amount of
seeds sold by seed stores was
compiled March 27. This check in-
dicated the above statement was
true as to the amount of seeds
sold. All seed stores in the coun-
ty were out of certain numbers
of hybrid corn on .the above date.
One hundred sixteen 4-H Club
boys will plant 200 acres of hy-
brid corn, using Texas 12 and 18,
and Funks G 711. These three
varieties have proved the best
general purpose hybrid with
the club boys, and farmers'
hybrid in the county have increas-
ed yield 25 to 50 per cent t>ver
common corn. At some times they
have been found to be ten to fif-
teen days earlier in maturity,
which meant a corn crop ahead
of a drouth. ,
REV. WALTER RABB WILLIS
Methodist Revival
Begins Sunday
The revival at the Methodist
Church will begin next Sunday.
The pastor will preach at 11:00
a. m. and special music will be
presented by the choir.
At 7:30 p. m., the Rev. Walter
Rabb Willis, district superinten-
dent of the Jacksonville district,
and an outstanding evangelistic
preacher of Texas, will preach.
The Reverand Mr. Willis will con-
tinue as the revival preacher.
.Glen Johnson, minister of mus-
ic at First Methodist Church, Dal-
las, will arrive for the Sunday-
evening service, and will have
charge of the music during the re-
vival.
Services will be held during the
week daily at 6:30 a. m. and at
7:30 p. m.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served each morning.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend all of these services.
Sr. Class To Sponsor
Jr. Boxing Tourney
The senior class of Rusk high
school is sponsoring a junior
boxing tournament open to all
school children of Cherokee coun-
ty uhder twelve years of age and
who weigh approximately eighty
pounds. This tcurnarrtent is to give
the children who were too young
to enter the Kiwanis boxir.g
tournament a chance to box.
The tournament will begin Fri-
day night and go to Tuesday night
and Friday night, with the finals
on Tuesday night, April 12.
Admission will be 15c and 30c
or a season ticket may be bought
from any senior student. The
bouts will begin at 7:30.
HUMBLE PEOPLE HOLD
DISTRICT MEET HERE
The regular monthly sales
training meeting of the Humble
Company was held Wednesday
evening at the Rusk Hotel with
dealers W. E. Butler, M. J. Moore
and Frank Merriwether as hosts.
The meeting was attended by
about twenty members of sales
personnel of the Rusk, Alto, Jack-
sonville area. Officials present
were L. U. Res, Assistant Dis-
trict Manager, of Dallas, and Geo.
Wilmoth District Salesman, of
Longview.
Kiwanis Eoxing
Tourney Attracts
Ma*iy Fight Fans
Standing Room
Only During
Final Bouts
The Kiwanis boxing tourna-
ment came to a close Tuesday
night after far exceeding attend-
ance expectations all four nights.
Fight fans paid approximately
$640.00 to see the exhibitions in
spite of the fact that admission
prices had been cut to 25c and
50c. The approximat y twenty
per cent federal tax remained to
be paid out of the grofi? receipts.
Kiwanis Club membti■ ; were en-
thusiastic about the interest
shown in the tournar :-nt. Club
president Morris W. Ha sell Wed-
nesday expressed his appreciation
to fighterr, and fans a; well as
to club ir.sm'ers e l til others
who helpe 1 in various capacities
to make t. e tournament possible.
It was voted by the committee
on awards to present all boys
who reached the finals but did
not win a sweater, a "T" shirt
with the Kiwanis emblem.
Following is the list of school-
boy winner^ of last Thursday
nigh':
Donald Woodard, Kenneth Sim-
mons, Gerald Williams, Jerry WiJ-
liams, James Earle, Ray Hender-
son, Joe Max Taylor, Homer Hin-
ton, Bob McLean, Jimmy Bagley
and Jimmy Farrow.
Following is the list of school-
boy winners in the Tuesday night
finals:
Robert Shattuck, Gerald Wil-
liams, Jerry Williams, James
Earle, Joe Max Taylor, Bob Mc-
Lean, Jimmy Farrow and Ken-
neth Wallis.
Winners in the non-school di-
vision were:
Marvin Suratt, Dale Stroud,
Max Tredwell, John Perkins and
Bill Cowart.
In the non-school division Mar-
vin Suratt went through the en-
tire tournament without even an
argument. He drew byes all the
way through. John Perkins and
Bill Cowart aso drew byes but
fought exhibition bouts.
Meeting For Kin
Of Honored Dead
A meeting will be held at nim-
thirty Thursday morning, April
8, in the district courtroom at
Rusk of the next of kin or any
persons interested in making ar-
rangements for, or in obtaining
information about, the return «rt
war dead to this country.
Lt. Col. Charles D. Castle, and
Shag Floore, both of Fort Worth
Quartermaster Corps will be pres-
ent, and Col. Castle, following the
talk to those present, will held
private interviews with those who
have questions they wish to ask.
The invitation applies to all who
are interested, regardless of race,
or color. War dead of all branches
of the armed forces are included.
Highway Safety Unit
Coming Next Week
A big truck and trailer unit
now on a state-wide safety tour,
will be in Rusk Friday afternoon
of next week, it has been an-
nounced. The unit will arrive at
one o'clock and will be here for
the remainder of the day after
spending the morning at Center.
The tour is being sponsored
jointly by the Texas Motor Trans-
portation Association and Texas
Ford dealers in an effort to make
car and truck operators more
safety-conscious.
A more complete announcement
with picture of the big trailer unit
will be published ne)& week.
Seniors Plan Trip
To New Orleans
The senior class voted during? a
recent class meeting to visit New
Orleans for their senior trip. The
group will leave May 25.
Plans are being made to save
money for the trip. The junior
boxing tournament and the senior
class play, which will be present-
j ed May 2, will help supply th«
funds.
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1948, newspaper, April 1, 1948; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth341841/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.