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PACE TWO — THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK. TEXAS—THURSDAY. JULY 24, IM
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Ants Are Good Diet
Most of us can find some good in just
about anything. Who would have ever
thought that the Black Widow spider
could provide any service to mankind.
That's pushing the goodness-issue pretty
much!
The black widow spider is perhaps the
most poisonous and the most feared
spider in the South, according to infor-
mation from the Texas Agricultural Ex-
periment Station at College Station.
However, we all have come to realize
there is another feared varmit in our
great southland. This little creature is so
very small, but oh, so deadly. The sting of
the little red fire ant is annoying at its
best. It can be deadly. Many young calves
have died at the hands of these ants.
Many of us humans have made a fast trip
to the doctor to get relief from their sting.
The article for the Texas Agriculture
Department says these two hated insects
are beneficial predators in cotton fields.
The spider is doing a fine job of trapping
a large number of the ants.
Allen Dean, Martin Nyffeler and Win-
field Sterling of the experiment station,
conducted their investigation last sum-
mer in unsprayed cotton fields near
Crockett.
The black widow spiders build
irregular mesh type webs in holes in the
ground. The spiders were found to be able
to overcome diverse types of prey up to
size of large Cicadas, the investigators
said.
They found that during a two-month
period, 27 percent of the diet of the black
widow consisted of fire ants. Also, two
barn dwelling spider species that build
webs similar to the black widow also feed
on the fire ant.
Fire ants on the other hand are eaters
of the tobacco budworms and boll
weevils. We see in this an attempt of
nature to balance itself in our insecticide
filled world.
The ant eater would be a welcomed
guest on any East Texas farm if he would
promise to eat to his heart's content on
the gourmet dish of fire ants.
gloria jennings
Beating Around
the Bush
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by Milton Bullock
In this age of secular humanism,
our politicians, school teachers,
judges, lawyers, publishers,
editors, news commentators,
writers, as well as the man on the
street, all seem somewhat paranoid
when it comes to publicly
discussing and acknowledging the
existence of God. In some cases,
such as school, they are forbidden
to do so.
Many scientists go to great
lengths to explain their theory of
evolution. They devote their lives,
fortunes and energies to unravel the
mystery of the origins of mankinds
and the universe. Though they fail
to scratch the surface, they speak
with authority as though they have
it all figured out. They scoff at
"fundamentalists" and call them
ignorant fools.
With this in mind, I was recently
delighted when I ran across a
quotation from William Jennings
Bryan. Bryan was the attorney and
associate prosecutor in the famous
Scopes trial at Dayton, Tennessee
in 192S in which a school teacher by
the name of John Thomas Scopes
was convicted of teaching doctrines
contrary to the Bible. I'd like to
share the quotation with you:
The Mystery of the Watermelon
"I have observed the power of the
watermelon seed. It has the power
of drawing from the ground and
through itselfh 200,000 times its
weight. When you can tell me how it
takes this material and out of it
colors an outside surface beyond
the limitation of art, and then forms
inside of it a white rind and within
that again a red heart, thickly
inlaid with black seeds, each one of
which in turn is capable of drawing
through itself 200,000 times its
weight — when you can explain to
me the mystery of a watermelon,
you can ask mfe to explain the
i «U ¿¿William Jennings Bryan
When it comes to the likes of
Williaitr Jennings Bryan, I wish we
had a lot more of them around these
days.
By LEROY HASSLER,
Pastor Eastside Baptist Church
"The Thrill Is Gone," is the title
of a song that recording artist B. B.
King sang a few years ago. This
song sums up the lives of many
people today.
The thrill may be gone from your
life. Many people just exist instead
of live. They have no purpose of
direction in life.
A person may be a success in
school, business or in their social
life, but inside they know that
something is missing. They know
that there has got to be more to life
than what they have.
Perhaps one of the reasons that so
many people are on drugs today is
that they are trying to find some
temporary happiness to make up
for what they feel is missing from
their lives.
Many people turn to alcohol, im-
morality, or some other form of
pleasure, which usually turns out to
be no pleasure at all, but only a
temporary thrill. Some find out that
there is not enough money in the
world to buy happiness.
Jesus Christ offers the only
lasting peace and happiness that a
person can have in this life. Christ
does not offer a thrill but a real pur-
pose to life. Read John, chapter 3.
Grow Old With Me
By ELTON L. MILLER
They used to kid me about being
"a hick from a small town."
It got to me at first, but then as
time wore on--days became weeks
and weeks grew into years-I took
the attitude that I had the last laugh
on my city slicker friends. As years
multiplied, I knew that I had
something they could never
possess. The valuable hick years
showed me how to appreciate the
good things of the city and the bet-
ter things of country life.
First, it was LaRue, of course,
the village where I was born and
reared. Everyone knew everyone
else. You knew the innermost
secrets of your friends and kin, next
door or a few miles away. Like in
Centerview, for instance.
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TIXAS PftIM
We didn't know what we were
missing without the electric power
from Texas Power & Light. I was
about five years old, I suppose,
when I saw the first electric light, a
40-watt bulb that hung from the
ceiling in the Eustace House, hotel
operated by the old Confederate
veteran, Captain Eustace. Mother
was taking us to Bardwell to see her
brother. We stopped in Athens after
taking the T&NO from LaRue town,
thence to the thriving city of Cor-
sicana.
That little electric bulb didn't
make as much light as our Aladdin
gasoline lamp, so it didn't impress
the youngster. It would be
President Roosevelt's Rural Elec-
trification Administration program
that would bring the bright lights to
LaRue many years later.
There was very little to do for en-
tertainment in LaRue country, ex-
cept the occasional dances at the
Hume farm or at Aunt Stella's, up
the hill from downtown. We had
graveyard working, once a year at
the Morrison Chapel (LaRue)
cemetery and another time for the
County Line yard southwest of Cen-
terview.
Everyone came to town on Satur-
days and the town filled up with
folks from miles around. It was a
time to visit, to buy flour and other
supplies, and to catch up with
politics. The boys played baseball
at the school diamond or hit flies
along the railroad tracks when it
was too wet to plow. The girls
powdered their faces and watched
their boy friends. There always
were the summertime revival
meetings-«ehen folks got religion-
and WMtaiday night singing with
V.O" Stamps, Charley Jackson and
Mule Owen
After a tenure In Waco, there was
• return to the hills of Cherokee,
whore for • few seasons we enjoyed
the hospitality of a wonderful
ta Husk is the kind of town was
filled with friendly, happy, decent
people, a place where you would
like to pitch a tent and slay a
lifetime.
Rusk College had closed its doors
just a few years before my arrival in
1934, but the spirit and intellectual
residue from the halls of learning
lingered. The spirit of James
Stephen Hogg, first native Texas
governor, seemed to permeate The
Cherokeean and often I imagined
him taking a nap on a stack of news
print. He lived in that office several
seasons, learning the tricks of the
newspaper trade from a great
editor, Andrew Jackson.
So when I moved up to faster
company, I was thoroughly endoc-
trinated with the ideals of country
living. One becomes a part of the
town's life and never forget such
great minds as Malcolm Guinn and
Ray H. Odom And in Athens such
salwarts as Joel H. Lusk, Rupert
Craig and Joe Taze Regester.
And as dad often said: "Don't
forget from whence you came."
Was I the "hick" they said I was?
Well, in Waco I got a message that
Western Union had some money for
me. It was from Willard T. Bright,
the Athens Review printer, with
whom I had worked in the summer
getting an AHS Hornet football
program together.
The WU manager said: "Walk
over to that window."
I did. Then he told me that Bright
had specified that I could be iden-
tified by "his cowboy walk." I was.
Herbert (Lucy) Reynolds, my
Baylor roommate, told sn upper-
classman that he was from Athens
The Baylor Bear sophomore made
him grab his ankles He know that
Lucy was from LaRuo, not Just
Athens That was a criminal offense
back In tho days of hasing.
Woll, oir, let it bo known: thore
aro just as many hicks on tho
streets of Dallas and New York as
thore are in UHw and Eustace
From Tho
LION'S DEN
By E. B. MUSICK JR.
When it comes to security, having
a live man is still better than a dead
bolt. V. Harper
Lion President George Dodd
recognized Dewayne King as a
guest of Lion Bill Draper. Surely
hope that he will soon be a Lion. He
is now chief purchasing agent for
Rusk State Hospital.
From Lions Marvin Smith and
Glen Stanley, some of the Little
League teams went to Carthage and
one of them wound up in third place
and things were very good for the
Rusk teams. A great big Lions
thanks to Lion Duane Sherbondy for
the outstanding job as chairman of
concessions at our little league
fields. His work could certainly be
the difference of winding up in the
black instead of the red. Lion Lewie
Byers said that it took some two or
three years to really learn the job,
so it could be Lion Duane is in for a
long term of service.
Lion President Dodd reported on
the Rusk Lions Club Swimming
Pool - the lights are up on one side
and will be up on the other soon.
Now they can have swimming
lessons or parties at night. Still
some problems but we know things
will soon work out as should be. Our
appreciation to Danny Berry for the
fine job of repairing and replacing
the filter at the Lions Pool and get-
ting everything in operation once
again. Many setbacks, but things
finally worked out.
By the way. the Lions still need
donations for the repair of the pool.
If you have not contributed, please
do so and you will be glad you did.
Lion Smith announced that the
soccer fields would be marked this
past Friday afternoon and things
will be ready to go very soon. Just
one thing after the other for our
Rusk youth, and that is the way it
should be.
Lion President Dodd introduced
Sheriff Allen Horton as our
program. He gave us a very in-
teresting talk concerning the un-
derground operation for dope at
Maydelle. They received infor-
mation concerning this and made a
raid and found four rooms under a
barn some 18 feet deep. 50 feet wide
and 150 feet long. There were no
people in Cherokee County involved
rather two from the great State of
Texas and the others from out of
state. The money came from
Florida and others involved from
overseas. The ones here were
clean-cut looking people recruited
from the University of Texas at
Austin
An architect 26 years of age with
a degree planned the building and
underground operation There was
supposed to be four people there at
all times They had their own
lighting system and 1.000 watt bulbs
Kissin' Kuzzins
By CAROLYN ERICSON
1014 Red bud
Nacogdoches. T*. 75MI
Gifford White has done it again!
His new book deals with Amy White
and the Austin Colony, in early
Texas. A volume prior to this Jamen
Taylor White of I irtfinia is now out of
print. This second volume Amy
White of the (Hd 300 is the account of
the family of William White. Amy
(Comstock) White, widow of
William, brought their large family
from Louisiana to the Stephen F.
Austin Cokmy in 1824.
This volume is handsomely bound
in a rich brown library binding,
stamped with gold lettering. These
132 pages are crammed full of in-
formation on the descendants of
this early Texas family and their
nine children. Personal dates after
1900 are not included. A full name
index makes this volume an easy
reference and helps you locate a
name quickly.
A summary of the New England
ancestry of Amy Comstock is given
and her pedigree chart is included
A short synopsis of the family of
William White from the first
volulme is also included
Also included are maps, early
family letters - facsimile copies -
and typed copies; military service
records from the Texian
Revolution, probate records, Bible
records, county records, personal
accounts and much more.
Mr. White is a very careful
researcher and anyone fortunate
enough to be related to this family
will be delighted with the records
which he has compiled The
children of William and Amy White
are: Mary White who married
William Whitlock; Reuben White
who married Christian Faulk;
Jesse White who married more
than once; George White who
married Rebecca Phipps, Rachel
White who married Mary Lee,
Henry White who married Mary
Ann Owens; Rebecca White who
married Presley Gill; William
White II who married Margaret
(Martha) Ryan; and Julia White
who married Felix P. Newman.
Some of the most often mentioned
names include: Alexander, Bass,
Beard, Brown, Bryan, Cain,
Callahan, Chambers, Choate.
Collins, Compere, Curtis, Davis,
Day, Delino, Dever. Dillenback,
Dunks, Faulk, FiUgerald, Foley,
Fowler, Gill. Gray, Green. Hardin,
Harp. Henry, Hoffman, Jettun.
Johnson. Keetch, Keeton, Lee,
Lloyd, Macomb, Maedgen, Mc-
Comb, McCracken, Miller, Moore.
Newman. Overland, Parrott,
Paschal, Rachal, Richardson.
Ricketts, Ridley, Robison. Ryan,
Scott, Shook, Singleton. Smith.
Stocking. Stringer, Trahan,
Waring, Weeden, Whaley, White.
Whitlock, Yarrington and Young.
This volume is a bargain for only
$15 which includes tax and postage.
Other your copy today from Gifford
White, 2405 Woodmont, Austin.
Texas 78703. This volume was prin-
ted in a limited edition. If you want
a copy of your own, you need to or-
der as soon as possible.
I am interested in the fsmily of
Jonathan Swift. Who was his wife'
A daughter Nancy Swift, born 1812
South Carolina, diod 1197
Nacogdoches, married 19 June 1930
Wiley P Dickinson in Greene Coun-
ty, Alabama
Tho parenU of Wiley P Dickinson
aro Joseph and \
Dickinson Wiley P was born in
Habersham County. Georgia
A will in the Old 96th District of
South Carolina of Colonel James
Mason names his grandson
Jonathan Swift Is this the
Jonathan, born 17 July 1790 S C ,
who died 20 May 1872 Nacogdoches''
Is Jonathan the son of William
Swift'
Jonathan Swift was the father of
Elizabeth,.born 12 March 1911. who
married M D. Walkgr Nancy,
born 1812, who married Wiley P
Dickinson; James C ; William H .
born 12 March 1816, who married
Nancy Ann Walker; and Willis,
born ca 1819 S.C , who married
Mary Briley in 1841
According to family tradition.
William H was deprived of a
mother's love and care when he was
about 2 years old Did she die in
childbirth when Willis was born?
Would like to correspond with
anyone who is working on the Swift.
Walker or Dickinson families
—James A. Watson. 1750 Tower
Drive, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73481.
• Jan Tracy, can you help this
man'
Desire information on William
Clayborn Amason of Willis. Texas
His parents were W T Amason and
O. S Abbott W. T Amason was
from Cuero, Texas and O S Abbott
was from Thornton, Texas Can any
of the Amason relatives help me
locate W T Amason He is my
father and 1 have lost him I would
certainly appreciate any help in
locating him
—Mrs. Williemay Amason Cheek,
1220 Jackson. Albion. Michigan
49224.
Need information concerning w
A Rhoades and wife E A found in
Hamilton County in 1880 They had
a daughter L I. and son Elijah
Family is said to also include W J .,
Jake and Hugh Hugh. Jake and
W.J were in Hamilton County.
Texas in 1900 Any help on this
family will be appreciated
—Ruth Wren, 5809 Tautoga, El
Paso. Texas 79924.
in the rooms. There was a shaft
4,i'x4lt' going down to the un-
derground operation. There was
found 5,587 plants growing, valued
at some 92 million dollars.
It is interesting in that Rusk is
now in the Houston District Nar-
cotic Division and they had a group
of people working in Cherokee
County for some 30 days and were
just finishing their work when this
operation was discovered. They had
located some 20,000 plants
throughout the county. Mo6t of the
plants were on other people's
property because if they find plants
growing on your property they can
take your property, vehicles, etc.
Sheriff Horton says that
organized crime is in Texas and a
large part of it is coming from
Mexico and that they are working
on it day and night A most in-
teresting program and we invite
Sheriff Horton to visit us again very
soon
When the avid golfer arrived in
Hades, he was overjoyed to find
himself on the most beautiful golf
course he'd ever seen Grabbing a
complete set of top-line pro clubs,
he gleefully asked Lucifer. "Now.
where are the balls?"
"There isn't a single one in ihe
whole place." replied his hosl with
a leer "That's the hell of it "
See You Thursday Noon Southern
Motor Inn
Letters To
The Editor
Editor:
My thanks to Mr Leon Burks of
Tyler for his captivating story in
last week's Cherokeean about New
Birmingham and the ghosts of the
old Southern Hotel
Mr Burks is the kind of man I like
to share a campfire with What a
warehouse of interesting tales he
must carry around oa his shoulders.
and obviously, he's a master
.story teller
Mr Burks, if you gel over in my
neck of the woods. I perk a mean
pot of coffee on an open fire under
the Maydelle stars
Milton HulUM'k
Kl. 4. Box IS2 A A
Rusk. Texas 737K5
Editor:
One Sunday in late April, a inend
of mine, myself and our children
rode the train from Rusk to
Palestine and back We had a won-
derful day On our way home, right
outside of Rusk, my friend had a
blowout No one stopped im-
mediately and my friend walked to
the state hospital to try and call for
assistance, to no avail I stayed
with the three kids In the mean-
time, Joe and Betty Lusk slopped
by and offered assistance Mrs
Lusk took us to pick up my friend
while Mr Lusk changed the tire
They wouldn't accept any money,
but money could never show our
gratitude Only someone who has
been in a similar situation can truly
appreciate what it meant to us to
have these fine folks stop All they
ask of us is that we pass the good
will on and we have This couple
was a wonderful representative of
your town'
Thanks again. Joe and Betty
Sincerely Yours,
Patty Farrell and Annette Grave*
I0J V t'arr
Mount Pleasant. Tx.
On Education:
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head, (ht'n n<j one tan lake it
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In Pride Of Plat e, Robert A.
M. Stern tells the story of
American architecture. He
journeys across the United
States visiting and exploring
the different styles of design
and in the process, presents an
ongoing biography of our
nation as seen through Us
buildings, places and people
Several now novels aro
ready for your enjoyment
laurea, by Malachi Martin
chronicles fivo dramatic
docadoo of lifo inaldo the
Vatican and the livoa of men
and women struggling between
faith and power. High Heart ,
by Rita Mae Brown is a work of
fiction taking place during the
Civil War. If you like spy books
you will want to read .4 Perfect
S/ty by John LeCarre.
We have an assortment of
new children's books also. In-
cluded in this group are books
about Texas to go along with
our theme for the summer
reading club, 'Celebrate
Texas ' Your child can sUU
take part. Come with them to
the library to sign up Wo aro
having a good time this sum
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