The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1956 Page: 1 of 18
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1956
P
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BLANKET CIRCULATION
An E«tim*t*d 13,000 People Will
Read This Publication, Based
On Circulation Figures.
The Rusk Cherokeean
TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5 1*47
SERVING THE GREATER RUSK TRADE AREA
VOLUME 109
RUSK, TEXAS
18 PAGES
NOVEMBER 8, 19S6
NUMBER 20
'Hound . . .
Town
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SHOP
IN RUSK
LIGHTNING STRUCK TWICE . .
Eisenhower carried Rusk again
over his Democratic opponent Ste-
venson . . . only this time, Ike beat
him worse ... In 1952, Eisenhow-
er carried Rusk's three .boxes by
* margin of 737 to 606 . . . this
time Ike piled up 834 votes as
compared to Stevenson's 512. Che-
rokee County as a whole liked Ike
this time . . . Gave the President
slightly over a thousand vote lead.
Stevenson carried Cherokee Coun-
ty by 33 votes last time . .. Round-
about extends congratulations to
the winners, and condolences to
the losers . . .
ROUNDABOUT IS LOOKING
FORWARD to discussing the cam-
paign with his good friend, (but
political foe) LAMONTE TEUT-
SCH . . . Monte gets steamed up
over politics . . .
FOOTBALL SEASON FOR
RUSK is just about over unless
our Eagles settle down and play
football Friday night. Coach Mack
Philbrick's Feathered Flock jour-
neys to Crockett for their final
regular season game, if the Birds
can pull an upset, they'll wind up
co-champions of District 18AA . .
Roundabout is going to go out on*
a limb, and predict a Rusk vic-
tory by a very narrow margin.
Ike Scores Landslide Over Nation,
Rusk and County In Tuesday Vote
Armistice Day Dinner Slated Here Monday
District Championship At Stake Friday
When Rusk Eagles and Crockett Clash
Rusk's Eagles wind-up regular team in modern history, and the than Rusk, and has more experi-
season play Friday night whew 'Eagles are determined to maintain ence. They are primarily a run-
they invade Crockett with the
championship of District 18AA at
stake. In the event the Eagles take
the measure of Crockett's Bull-
dogs, Rusk, Jasper and Crockett
will be tied for the championship.
A flip of the coin will decide what
team will represent the district in
the state play-offs.
Crockett has not beaten a Rusk)
this "Jinx
The Bulldogs run from the split
T, and have excellent season rec-
ord. They have 7 wins against only
one loss to powerful Livingston.
"Two backs, Stew Barsey, 152.
ning team, but can pass.
Coaches Philbrick and Grimes
workd the team on timing, block-
ing and pass offense this week.
"If we get over Crockett, we'll
have to play lots better ball than
lb. quarterback, and Reney Knox, | we did last week," commented
190 lb. fullback, will give us lots Philbrick.
of trouble," moaned Coach Mack Morale is good, and the Eagles
Philbrick.
Crockett is a larger ball club
are confident that they'll take the
measure of the Crockett Bulldogs.
Highway 69 Widening Project To Be
Discussed Here November 20th
ROUNDABOUT HEARD A
GOOD_ONE ... a very good fri-
end of his called, and told of an
amusing letter she had received
from a cousin of hers . . . Seems
that he was complaining a bit ab-
out the water shortage in south-
west Texas ... He writes, and we
quote It's been so dry
in this area that the Baptists have
been forced to "sprinkle" their
converts, and the Methodists and
Presbyterians are using a "damp
cloth" . . .
A MIX-UP OCCURRED concern-
ing the Thanksgiving holidays . . .
Last year, it was decided to ob-
serve Thursday, Novmber 22 in
Rusk . . . However, since there are
5 Thursdays in November this
year, the schools and universities
decided to observe the 29th . . .
Most of our neighboring cities aro
observing the 29th, so the Mer-
chants Committee of the Rusk
Chamber of Commerce has chang-
ed the date from the 22nd to the
29th . . .
LOST IN THE MAZE of election
talk is another election next Tues*
day, November 13th . . . due to
some mistake in dates, the ninth
and last amendment will be sub-
mitted for voter approval, or dis-
H* H. Maness Dies
After Lengthy
Illness, Sat
Funeral services for Henry
Houston Maness were- held Sun-
day afternoon. 3 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church in Rusk. Rev.
Shirley Guthrie officiated. Burial
followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Maness died November 3rd,
in Nan Travis Hospital following
a lengthy illness. He was 67 years*
of age. He was born here, and had
lived here all of his life.
A Rural Route Mail carrier for
many years, Mr. Maness had been
employed by the local Post Office*
for a total of 43 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Maness of this city; one sis-
ter, Mrs. O. B. S 1 a v d e n, and a
niece, Mrs. Lois Henry, both of
Rusk; and one nephew, Osborne
Slayden of Houston.
Pallbearers were Fred Lunsford,
John Hunter, Charlie Christopher,
Claude Manning, B. P. Reed. James'
Banks, Don White and Virgil Car-
rington.
Honorary pallbearers were: Hen-
approval, nent Tuesday. House! ry Pryor, Lonnie Spivey, Jot"
Joint Resolution No. 30, I* appro*. Guinn. Krazier Guinn. Bill Dudley,
ed, would add a new section, St-b, Bill Sutton, James Miweley and
to Article III of the Constitution Harmon Steven*.
of Texas. It would give the Legit- Arrangements were under the
lature power to provide assistance direction of Wallace Funeral
to needy individuals who are total-; Homo.
ly and permanently disabled by
reason of a mental or physical
handicap or both, where vocation-
al rehabilitation is not feasible.
The person assisted would bo
required to have passed their
eighteenth birthday and not bo
oidor then sUty five. If adopted.
not more tb«n IN por month from
Itotoe Kinds sou id be poid a pot-
o«« but with 9 odor si A*%t*t«neo VMh«>Ut*t thureh will me«d
of IM por «wonnh, « matitmum of Wednestlttv \t>ven to> Utb
Methodist Groups
Slate Meetings
For Next Week
Plans for the $(>00,000 highway
improvement on U. S. 69 are go-
ing forward according to A. C.
Gentry, District Engineer of Ty-
ler.
A «public hearing will be held
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 20
in the County Court Room at Rusk.
The "purpose of this meeting is
to comply with Federal law and
State Highway Department poli-
cies governing projects of this na-
ture, At this meeting the type of
improvement proposed will be ex-
plained by engineers of the hiway
department a n d an opportunity
will be given to any interested
person to make either orally or ii\
writing any statement they care to,
either for or against the work pro-
posed.
The statements m a d e will he
transcribed and submitted to the
proper officials of the Federal
Government through the State
Highway Department at Austin.
The State is ready to advertise
for bids as soon as Cherokee Coun-
ty secures right of way on the
project.
The Highway will be widened to
four lanes, beginning at the un-
derpass south of Jacksonville and
stop just short of Dover's Sinclair
Station in Rusk.
Free Food To Be
Issued Wed And
Thurs. Nov. 14-15
The lUfleml Hoard
The Cherokee County office at
the Texas Slwte Department of
Public Welfare will mu* V'SDA
¡ commoditl«M. WlÉMiwliy, Novem-
ber Uth and Thursday November
j |5ih tn the basement oi the Coun-
ty Courthouse, according U Mrs
it the Ftr«.l t'Ub Smith administrator of Urn
■ nest proaran1 These ttMeinudiUe *iU
at ? he issued alphabet!* allv with the
Technicians Meet
At RSH Mon. Nite
Discuss Project
The Rusk State Hospital Nurse-
Technicians met Monday night at.
7:00 at the American Legion Hall
for their regular monthly meeting.
The main order of business was
a discussion on the proposed NT
Rose Garden at the Rusk State
Hospital. This proposed project
would be a plot of ground at the
hospital which would contain ros-
es for the beautificntion of the
grounds and the enjoyment of the
patients, employees, and visitors.
The Nurse Technicians would
sponsor the garden and would be
responsible for its upkeep.
Also discussed was the offer by
live Arp Nursery to donate a rose-
bush per member for the initial,
planting.
Following the business meeting
the group enjoyed a covered-dish
supper.
Dr. Gus Levin, a Stuff Doctor
at the Hospital, spoke on the suIh
ject, "The Aged and the Aging"
and brought out the fact that the
number of old people in mental
hospitals is greater in proportion
to the number of old persons in
the United States today than wat
the proportion 30 years ago.
The final part of the night's pro-
gram was a pantomime program,
presented by Mrs. Floise MeCar-
rull's Speech Class of the Rusk!
High School, (in the program
were Matine Haskell, Lillie l ayo
King, Terrell Mane Fisher. Jewell
Iah* Maness, Angela Dickey, Satin
Personnel Head
Named At Rusk
State Hospital
Bill McSwain has taken over the
duties as Personnel Officer at the
Rusk State Hospital, according to
Dr. Chas. W. Castner, Superintend-
ent, He went to work Monday.
A native of Tennessee, the new
personnel officer comes to Rusk
from Shumaker, Arkansas where
he was .assistant Personnel manag-
er of the National Fireworks Ord-
nance Corporation. He has been in,
personnel work for a number of
years,
McSvvain's wife and nine year
old son will move to this city ar-
ound the first of the year.
He is a veteran of the last war,
and was discharged from the air
force with the rank of captain.
"We are happy to have Mr. Mo-
Swain join our staff, and feel thai
he will contribute a great deal in
our continuous efforts to improve
our Hospital," commented Dr.
Castner,
His duties at the Rusk State
Hospital will deal primarily with
employment, and personnel prob-
lems that arise at the institution.
o
Focus On Future
As TB Seal Sale
Time Draws Near
The focus is on the future as the
Cherokee County Tuberculosis As
soclation prepares for the 50th an-
nual Christmas Seal Sale which
opens November IS.
"There's no t i m e for looking
backward to past successes in the
fight against tuberculosis," says
Robert Austin, Chairman of the
1956 Christmas Seal Sale in Rusk,
"We must iook forward ami plan,
increased efforts to protect tint
health of our people from this Ira
gic disease.
"It Is estimated that 22,000 Tex-
ans actually have tuberculosis
About seven hundred thousand of
these people don't even know they
are sick. There's no known immun
it.v Anytmn can become infected,
although T. B is not inherited
One active ease not uuder control
can infect vine entire family T H
The Rusk Uons Cluos annual
Armistice Day dinner will be stag-
ed ut Smith's Cafe Monday. No-
vember 12th, according to Klnut
Musick, Jr., club president.
lion Billy Roy Browning, com-
mittee chairman for this activity,
says that plans are being made to
feed around one thousand people
between 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
All proceeds go to t h e Lions
Club's general fund, and will bo
used on the Lions Club's swim-
ming pool, little league baseball
park, and other civic activities.
Free delivery service will be of-
fered, and all persons desiring to
have their meals delivered, are
asked to call Smith's Cafe, phone
60, before 11 a m. Monday, Brown-
ing stated. A member of the Lions1
club will deliver all you can can
for $1.00 for adult , and 50 cents
for all school children.
An outstanding menu for thi.-;
day is planned. Ham, Baked lien
and dressing, and a large variety
of vegetables will be served, plus
a salad and dessert," continued
Browning.
Food is being prepared by mem
bers of the Rusk Lioness Club.
Tickets are on sale now by all
members of the Lions Club, and
may be secured nl Smith's Cafe.
The club is asking everyone to
It was a landslide victory for
President Dwight I). Eisenhower
Tuesday. Ike whipped his Demo-
cratic opponent in 41 of the 48
states of this nation with 547 elec-
toral votes as compared to Steven-
son's 7 states with 74 electoral
votes.
Eisenhower's popular vote was
terrific. He piled-up an impressive
32,811,095 to Stevenson's 23,828,-
564. The Associated Press report-
ed Thursday morning that tag-end
returns magnified the mighty per-
sonal triumph of the President,
but the Republican Party did not
gain control of either the House of
Representatives or the Senate.
Rusk and Cherokee County vot-
ers igave Eisenhower a big major-
ity. In Rusk's three boxes, Ike
polled 834 votes as compared to
Stevenson's 512. The County as a
whole went 4,023 for Ike and gave
Stevenson 2,912 votes. In 1952,
Rusk gave Ike 736 votes to Stev-
enson's 606.
In 1952, Stevenson carried Cher-
okee County by 33 votes.
The Associated Press Texas
Flection Bureau at 5 p.m. Wed-
nesday had counted votes from all
of the 254 counties, 136 complete,
and Kiscnhower was running 199.
4ÍI7 votes ahead.
Here is what the \P reported:
President Stevenson 775,881;
Kiscnhower 975,308, and Andrews,
10,907.
In the Governor's Race, Price'
Daniel won an easy victory over
his two opponents Daniel had 1,
buy their tickets early so they eun ¡ 175 372; Bryant 238.597; and O -
exHctly how much food to i).m¡,,|, 99,837. Write-in candidate
W. l.ee (('Daniel polled slightly
know
prepare. However, those without
tickets may pay their admission
at the door Monday, November 12. tu,(. c()Uniy.
"Help your city, help your Itiisk
Lions Club, and enjoy a deliclou.4
meal by coming out for the big
Armistice Day dinner ;it Smith's*
Cafe Monday. November 12th be
tween II ami 2 o'clock," comment-
ed Elma Musick, Jr Lions Club
president
over one thousand votes in Choro
dra Burks Jimmy Cromwell, end! euiwtUute# a very serious rnvnuti
Welt ion Surutt who pantomimed' to the health o! our people
his I t Prue wiiuiuim number (rom "'the children on the IMS# Chr«
the "H A P W i'hlenl Show ol Itat ! udiiiu-i SenK lllusti.de the forward
Turkey Shoot
Planned By Rusk
PTA, Nov. 17
Plans for a turkey shoot. Novem
ber 17th ut Musick Field, went
discussed at last Thursday's PTA
meeting in it. he Junior High Audi
torium, announces Mrs Muurietic
11 itssel 1, president
A committee was appointed t<
make final plans Persons named
to serve were Mr. and Mrs, J. M
Boone, Mr ami Mrs. J f Williams,
Jr , and Mr ami Mrs. Pete Grimes.
Rev Clyde Woodward, pastor of
For Eisenhower, a Democratic
Congress is not expected to be
much of a handicap. Ho has had
one for the past two years, and
hits been getting along fairly well.
In fact, Democrats contend thatl
that on issue after issue, they have
given him a sturdier support than
have the Republicans.
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boxes wont in
lion Tuesday:
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th« general elec-
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