The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1960 Page: 1 of 24
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COUNTYWIDE
NEWS COVERAGE
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Combining th« newsgatharlng facilities of Rusk and
Jacksonville agoncfes in the most complot* local
news medium in Cherokee County.
'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOL-
LY" goes the familiar Christmas
carol, but to our notion there eft-
peers to be a more sober attitude
toward the holiday season this
year of 1960 . . . could be there's
as much gaiety as in seasons past
and we've just been working too
hard to notice . . .
IF THERE is a more aroused in-
terest in the true meaning of this
Holy Time, wonder which political
party will seek credit . . .
THE NATIVITY SCENE U to be
enacted live on the lawn of hirst
Christian Church next week,
Roundabout learned today, and
from all early indications, the
•cene can expect to draw hundreds
of viewers. Youngsters of t h e
church will portray the familiar
characters from the Christmas
story, and are to be "on stage,"
so to speak, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
next Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday (21st, 22nd and 23rd) . . .
the public has been extended a
See ROUNDABOUT, Page 5
Lawyers Plan
'Law Day USA'
Observance
A committee to prepare for the
local observance of "Law Day
USA" was appointed by Robert
von Doonhoff, Rusk lawyer and
president of the Cherokee County
Bar Association.
Wilson McVicker of Rusk will
head a committee comprising him-
self, Bob Adamson of Jacksonville
and Dudley Lawson of Alto in
making arrangements for the May
1 observance.
Law Day is sponsored by the
American Bar Association. Its pur-
pose is to emphasize the American
system ruled by laws with a view
to justice for the individual. It is a
counter to international commun-
ism's appropriation of May 1 to its
own cause—totaliarianism.
The local bar association will
meet on January 10 for a dinner
and business session. The meeting
will be held in Rusk. Orvan Jones
and Morris Hassell are in charge
of arrangements and program.
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TEXAS OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIÓNEER JULY 5, IS',7
Serving The Greater Cherokee County Trade Area
10' per Copy
DECEMBER IS, 1960
THREE SECTIONS
NUMBER 24
City Council Meets With
Citizens Monday; Talks
Possible Annexation
BODIES RECOVERED FROM WOODS
Petition
Hunter Finds Downed Plane Must Be
Circulated
FORESTRY CONTEST
FULL DRESS REHEARSAL is scheduled Friday evening for the Christmas
Pageant to be presented at First Methodist Church next Sunday night, at 7 o'clock. All
lumbers of the cast which is composed of the church's young people, are to rehearse in
complete costume next Friday afternoon at 5:15. Mrs. Gloria Norton, director, adjusts the
wing of angel Nadmá Holcomb and receives th ■ full attention of Jaile Browning, right who
is to play the role of Mary. Dotty McClure, se-omd from right is also an angel in the tradit-
ional Christmas story to be musically presented Sunday night. Mary Kate Guinn is to serve
as narrator.
Bowl Game To
Be Broadcast
Live, KTLU
The University of Alabama will
be represented by the Tyler Jun-
ior College Apache Band and Bel-
les at the half time performance
Saturday, when Alabama meets the
University of Texas in the Blue-
Bonnet Bowl game at Houston.
The game is slated to be broad-
cast live over Radio Station KTLU-
1580 at 12:30 Saturday.
The Tyler aggregation will be
official representatives for the I
Crimson Tide players against the
Texas Longhorns in Rice Stadium.
In the group leaving Friday
morning is one Rusk student Lar- ¡
ry Christopher.
From Jacksonville are four stu-,
dents, David McCord and Mike
Jolly in the band, and Sarah Turn-;
er and Kathy Stapleton with thej
Belles.
Eight Chamber Directors
Elected At Tuesday Meet
Wins First In State
F M ST0VALL
Installed
As Kiwanis
Prexy T ues
Farmers Favor Cotton Quotas
For '61 Tuesday Vote Shows
Cherokee County voted overwhelmingly in favor of
cot'on marketing quotas Tuesday, the measure carrying
10'J to 9, stated Bob Persons of the ASC today.
The vote was conducted on a nationwide basis, and
final tabulation figures ar¿ expected to be released
shortly.
Some 1,300 voters are eligible to pariicipat3 in the
County election, however yesterday's participation was
only slightly less than last year's, which was 122.
A two thirds majority of the total vo<te cast must
favor cotton quotas for the program to continue.
Eight new directors were elect-
ed to the Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce Board of Directors Tuesday
, in a regular meeting of that or
; ganization. The membership'!! sec-
ret ballot vote was cavasscd with
, the following persons elected to
three year terms: Ike Daniel, Mor-
ris W. Hassell, Fred Lunsford,
Glenn Miller, M. H. Norton, Lloyd
| Pipes, Leo W. Tosh, and J. R.
West brook.
Dr. Chas. W. Castner, president,
The regular weekly meeting of
the Rusk Kiwanis Club was held at
noon on Tuesday, December 13th
at the Texas Cafe, with president
Bill Davis presiding.
He announced there would be
no noon meeting of the Club next
Tuesday, but that the meeting
will be at seven o'clock in the
evening as a Ladies night
Christmas party.
Joel Lusk of Athens was pre-
sent on his official visit as Lieut.
Gov. of Division 14 of the Texas-
An intense search for two men
and their downed airplane was |
ended last Saturday afternoon ¡
with the chance discovery by an Th(, Rugk c Counal met ^ a
Alio man of the smashed craft. speda, rM mMf¡ng Mondny
The bodies of the two men were night to discuss the possibility of
I found lying in the wreckage oflanru,xing ^ thc city Limits the
Three years ago the Rusk High their Beechcraft Bonanza in a area out tj,c R0klaw Highway that
School FFA department set in densely wooded area eight and¡ includes the Daniels Addition and
motion plans lor entering the one-half miles southwest of Alto. ¡, nUmber of other dwellings.
State Forestry contest — which | TtH,y had been objects of a wide Mayor Morris Hassell. after brief
they won in strong competition ^ soar(;h ,sjncc late Monday when1 explanation of the purpose of thc
they were reported missing. The meeting, called on Councilman
same bad weather that had ham-: Houston White, who had been in
pered the search earlier in thc 1 contact with residents of the area
week, Saturday left the route to under consideration, to explain
thc scene of the crash nearly inac 1 more fully their intent and expect-
cessible. I ations.
last week.
According to Adon Duncan, Rusk
FFA advisor, his chapter placed
first in thc Texas 1960 Sears-Itoe-
buck Forestry Award Program,
with another county team, May-
delle, placing second. Other win-
ning FFA chapters were Overton,
third and Burkeville fourth.
Marvin G. Angle is president of
the Texas Forestry Association,
sponsoring organization of the con-
test.
The awards are first, $200; sec-
ond, $150; third, $100; and fourth,
arid I ^50 Each winner receives a plaque I
1 in addition to the cash prize. The
Forestry Awards program is spon-
sored by the Division of Vocation-
al Agriculture Education of the
Texas Education Agency and the
The aircraft nosed into thc earth
about 50 yards from a narrow road
that weaved into the thicky wood
ed area.
SEE PHOTO
PAGE FIVE
White report d, "The majority
of the residents oi the area I have
talked to arc anxious for annex-
ation, and want City water service
as soon as possible, although they
realize it will take some time for
sen ice to be initiated They real-
ize, too, that sewage service in
Killed in the impact were Bob thc fors<M>able future is practical-
Fowler, owner of a Killcen trailer ly an jmp0SK,bltlly... whi,e con.
Oklahoma District of Kiwanis In- j sears-Roebuck Foundation, with the
ternational. He was accompanied latter providing the prizes. Formal
by Mrs. Lusk. ! presentation of the awards will be
Gov I.usk officially installed the. made later by the Sears-Roebuck
Officers and Directors oí the Rusk Foundation at locally planned
Club for the coming year, as fol- meetings
lows | The FFA Chapter forestry cn-
l'resident, F. M Stovall; Vice | tries were judged by Pat Ebarb,
President, W R. Harrison; Treas- Texas Forost Service, Linden; Ira
urer, E. B. Musick; and Secretary, Black, Sulphur Springs, and Jeff
W. W. Finley I Davis, Crockett, Area Supervisors
Directors are: J. L. Bagley. John of the Vocational Agriculture Ed-
presided at the meeting and ap ¡Peak, Chas. W. Castner, J. M . j ucation Division; and Ed Wagoner,
pointed the following nominating Schwitter, Gerald Chapman, Adon j executive secretary of the Texas
committee: John Lester, chairman, j Duncan, and J. W. Chandler.
W. H. Hanna, E. R. Gregg, E. B. Previous to the installation, Gov.
¡Musick, Sr. and E. H. Whitehead. Lusk gave a talk to the Club on
¡The committee will meet Thurs- the subject, "You are important"
; See CHAMBER DIRECTORS Page 5 See KIWANIS Page 5
sales company, and Master Serge
ant Harry B Meeker of Gary Air
Force Base. The bodies which were
recovered from the scene appear-
ed to have been burned.
tinucd, "I have talked to no one in
the area oppewied to annexation.
In addition to the guarantee of
City Water service, residents in the
arta would be benefited by lower
Wreckage appeared to have been Insurance rates and their utility
scattered over a relatively small! rates will decline appreciably."
area. The plane seemed to have
nosed in at a steep angle, since
only one of the trees closely sur-
rounding the impact area was
damaged.
In the meeting it was determin-
ed that a petition would have to
be circulated apiong interested
parties who l?ve¡ ift the area under
annexation consideration in order
The wreckage was found about to determine the boundaries of the
3 Saturday by Sam Baugh of Alto territory which would be annexed,
who was deer hunting in the area j Mayor Hassell reported to th©
Early in the week the search «"ouncil that engineer estimates^
had been in a large area north j which had been' advanced somd
and west erf Lufkin. But by late ¡time earlier, called for approxin*-
in the week, isolated reports of' ate costs of $53,000 for the water
sightings began to pile up from! lines that would be needed, plus
Quarterbackers Honor 1960 Football Squad
The Rusk Quarterback Ctub play-1 Football Banquet, held last Friday ! School Cafetorium. of the 1960 Eagle Football squad
ed host to 105 people at the annual | night in the Rusk Junior H i g h | Those present included members and their dates, players' parents,
Rusk coaches and their wives, and
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1
i uirfor
award culminated a three1 residents of south Cherokee Coun |an additional $15,000 for a new:
Pumping Installation.
Forestry Association, Lufkin.
The
year program which gave the Rusk ty
FFA youths an understanding and The Sheriff's Department, act The Mayor also mentioned that
working knowledge of basic for ing on two reports which stated! the city, in ail probability, is go-
estry practices It afforded them that persons had seen the plane, in8 to have to install a new pump
an opportunity to see the import- and a few minutes later had heard before the summer months arrive,
ance of farm woodlands to the an explosion, was planning a Sat-! a"d that that expenditure would
economy of this area. Other object-' urday search if weather conditions have to come about whether or
ives included the development of permitted. See CITY COUNCIL Page 5
desirable attitudes toward conserv-
ing and improving forest
sources; the importance of protcct-
Quarterback Club members and inR fore3t ,and from ^
their families.
i development of leadership through
Alton Abernathy, 1960 president participation in meetings, dcinon-
of the local Quarterbackers pre strations and finally the satisfact-
sided at the rostrum, and com- ion derived from seeing a project
mented on some of the activities
of the Club during the 1960 season
through -from beginning to end.
Fifty eight FFA youths partici-
The invocation was given by pated in last year's work, and the
Rusk School Superintendent Ger same number again this year. In
aid Chapman two separate plots -one a five
Rusk High School principal M acre tract leased from Southland
II "Mack" Philbrick introduced the Paper Mills four miles north of
guest speaker for the occasion, Rusk on Highway 69 and a twelve
East Texas State College Line acre plot south of five miles
Coach Wayne "Boley" Crawford Rusk on Highway 60 -the chapter
Crawford spoke on the import members had ample room for put-
añee of ample preparation by high ' lni> into practice procedures
school athletes who wish to extend Earned in the classroom The
their athletic activity into college participants have seen fir^t hand
the results .vailnble when t;«mkI
remarks indicated management is practiced
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tor the event was pre • contest include par
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without " '' 'heir o
greater profit*
visor Duncan
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.11 IK IKS AND COMMITTEE members of the winning
Rusk FFA Chapter in th Stm'e For stry Contest hel l' recent-
ly nr. :: :il one of th< two plots entered in competition.
! i > . ritflit are iucljri Ed Wapiner, executive secretary of
i he Tt xas Forestry Association, Lufkin and Pat Ebarb with
the Texas Forest Service, Linden; and Rusk FFA committee
metnb rs Floyd Lusk, Stanley Draper and Raymond Ross
V ('million.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1960, newspaper, December 15, 1960; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150370/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.