The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1938 Page: 2 of 6
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TTTF RT7SK CHEROKEEAN rTTf-AY, DECEMBER 16,-1938
i$5
THE
Rusk Clierokeean
....• uuu to get below the gopher's GINNING REPORT
an-.' of travel arul lesstn his chances
of finding the bait. • There were 11,714 bales of cotter
It is not necessary to place a bait ginned in Cherokee county prior t.
!%;;• '" j at each mound as one gopher makes December 1 as compared with 18,790
A Weekly Newspaper Published Ev- x series of several mounds to each bales to the same date in 1937.
ery Friday Morning At Rusk, Chero- niain. run; two or three well placed I his figuie leaves 193S trailing
kee, County, Texas. baits in each main run is usually 1937 by 7,084 bales.
sufficient to 'kill the gopher in. that
run. DO YOU 'ENJOY' POOR HEALTH?
(A complete and coordinated pro-1 ■
gram of soil and water conservation. "One would consider that the av-
mcludos farming practices which, erage human being has sufficient
treat, each acre in accordance with! real worries without borrowing imag. |
Entered as second class matter, Jul}
16. li)19, at postoff ice .at Rusk, Texas,
under the Act of March 3,1879,
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
In Cherokee County 1 year .... $1.00
tside Cherokee County $1.50
FRANK L. MAIN
Editor and Owner
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Conservation Notes
From J'vilie Camp
By Allen P. Goforth, Camp Con-
servationist, J'villee CCC Camp.
"Gopher control has saved me a
great deal by eliminating gully ero-
sion, terrace breaks, and damage to
crops on my farms", A. J. Sherman,
Jacksonville farmer stated recently
Mr Sherman, has been poisoning
and trapping this rodent pest for
several yeax-s with good results. "It
cost me $1.50 for poison to poison the
gophers on my 170 acres of land; I
usually do this work at odd times or
1 can cover 70 acres in one day of
steady work; I have not had a ter-
race break as
needs and adaptabilities.)
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race break as a result of a gopher ^ eyen ^ me jf rm not
tunnel since I started po.son.ng, and and constantly aware of the
tne damage to my tomatoes, sweet
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OPEN LETTER TO
A SCHOOL CHILD
By Norman Wright, Quitman, Tex.
Dear Little Friend:
I don't konw who you are or where
you are, but I do know that since
school has begun for you and mil-
lions of other little folks like you, it
won't be long until some of us,
somewhere, will lay your little body
under a mound of beautiful flowers
and tell you goodbye forever—be-
cause you are going to get killed.
It's hard to tell you this, and I
know it must be hard for you to
read it, but it's true. Some reckless
tool in an automoblie is going to
t>nuff out your precious life as quick-
ly as you could blow out one of the
candles on your birthday cake.
The thoughts of it make me shud-
der, because, just think, that fool
careful
and constantly aware of the respon-
sibility that rests upon me to do all
in my power to safeguard the path-
way that your little feet will tread.
It "isn't a beautiful picture to im-
agine the horror of your getting kill-
■ecj. Someone will pick up your lit-
tLe bleeding body with your eyes
gazing blankly from their sockets,
■an* rush you away somewhere to a
doctor or hospital where they will
take you into a little room and lock
the door behind you.
There, under a white, hot lamp,
with the smell of ether and anesthet-
ics about them, they will work over
you with needles and thread, fend
knives and scissors, trying desper-
ately to keep your life's blood in
your veins. But nothing the doctors
caa do will keep you from passing
on into the darkness from which you
will never return.
No matter how much you cry for
mother and daddy, and no matter
bow bravely you fight for that thing
called Life which only God can give
up in strips 1-4" x 1-4" x V/i", or by
[your efforts will be in vain because
use of commercially prepared baits
potatoes, peanuts and other crops is
much less than my neighbors have",
Mr. Sherman said.
Continued poisoning of gophers
followed by trapping to catch the
few stragglers that escape the pois-
on will lessen the operation from
year to year, and ultimately result
in complete eradication of the pest
provided farmersin the area will co-
operate and keep every farm clean.
Mr. Sherman considers gopher con-
trol as an esen.tial part of complete
erosion control program installed on
his farm south east of Jacksonville.
Since winter is here and' much of
the gopher's food supply, in the way
of green roots, has been killed and
is no longer available the gopher will
be more likely to eat the prepared
bait set for him at this season. The
poison bait can either be prepared by
the farmer by applying strychnine-
alkaloid at the rate of 1-8 to 1-4 oz.
to one gallon of sweet potatoes cut
The bait can be placed in the run by
first locating the run, with a probe
and dropping the bait down into the
run. The hole should be closed up
wih a small amount of soil.
An excellent probe can be made
for this work with the following ma-
terial: one 1-2" "T" joint, 1-2" wat-
er pipe-36" long for handle, 1-2"
pipe 18" long for probe end, and 1-2"
pipe 6" long for step. In probing to
locate the run care should be taken
not to let the probe punch into the
bottom of the ran as this will allow
COLDS
FIKMT DAY
Headaches
and Fever
inary ones. Yet there appears to be a
fair proportion of persons who are
not'satisfied with the ordinary trials
and tribulations that- life presents
but must reach out for the non-exis-
tent ones. Among them are the peo-
ple who 'enjoy' poor health," states
Dr. Geo. W. Cox, state health offi-
cer.
"For no reason at all such persons
insist on super-heated indoor air in
winter time, they pick and peck at
fancy foods and to some extent give
the plain, reliable and needed pro-
vender the go-by. They overload
themselves with clothing in temper-
ate and sometimes in warm weatlier.
and to top it all, they are on friendly
terms with all sorts of pills and oth-
er concoctions on tKe misguided the-
ory that doses of this and that are
far superior to fresh air, good food,
exercise and healthy living in gener-
al.
"Since we only live once, it is a
sad commentary on human nature
that any person is so foolish as to
make a psychological invalid of him-
self in this fashion. Obviously such
unjustified fancies deny them of the
real delight of a vigorous, zestful and
vital existence to which they are
justly entitled." Dr. Cox added.
"Misguided persons of this kind
do not realize that'the enjoyment of
poor health is a woeful substitute for
tbp abundant, zestful vitality which
can be attained usually through the
application of some common-sense
and a bit of discipline.
"Rest and restraint, of course, are
indicated in the presence of actual
disease, and when advised by the
physician in his treatment of illness.
Moreover, convalescence emphatically
calls for some physical restraint and
care. But that is a far cry from the
imaginary illnesses of which more
persons in varying degrees are vic-
tims than is generally suspecteed.
AN ORDINANCE
signated officer shall be required tc
keep a record of all building per-
mits issued in a well-bound volumt
that shall be available for the in-
spection of the public.
No building shall be moved from i
one location to another within the |
city limits of Rusk, Texas, until a i
permit has been obtained therefor. A
permit shall be issued only ini eas
the construction is in accordant
with this ordinance.
Section 3. Incombustible construc-
tion required within fire limits:—
That every building hereafter erec-
ted, altered or enlarged, within the
fire limits, shall be enclosed ow al!
sides with a wall constructed wholly
of stone, v.ijll burned brick or re-en-
forced concrete and shall have the
roof covered with incombustible ma-
terial. All cornices shall be rof incom-
bustible material.
The purpose of this section is to
prohibit the erection of any build-
ing of wood, stucco, ironclad and ve-
neer type within the fire limits.
Section 4. Frame Buildings:—No
structure of walls, wholly or in part
constructed of wood shall hereafter
be built or moved into the fire lim-
its as herein above designated ex-
cept as follows:—
(a) Temporary frame buildings o.'
one story for the use of buildings ii
the process of construction.
(b) Small out houses not exccedin;
100 square feet in area ar.d 8 feel
in height not located within 30 feet
of any other building or within i
feet of any lot.
Any existing frame or ironclac
building within the fixe limits, wh:c!
may hereafter be damaged by fire o:
otherwise to an amount greater thn
one-half the present value exclusiv<
of the foundation shall not be repair-
ed or rebuilt but shall be removed.
Section 5. Any person, firm or cor-
poration violating this ordinance or
any part thereof shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding $100.00.
This ordinance repeals all those or-
dinances, if any, which have been
heretofore passed and which may be
in conflict either in whole or in part
with this ordinance.
Approved and passed by a majori-
ty of the Aldermen this the 12th day
of June A. D. 1934. >
ATTEST: .
R. E. Finley, Secretary.
E. R. Gregg, Mayor
Town Seal
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HOLEPROOF
that reckless fool behind the wheel
will hae already robbed you of what
no earthly power can ever give back
to you.
Finally, when the air has closed in
so tightly about you that everything
has turned to blackness, you have
ceased to feel any pain because your
spirit has gone to God in heaven,
your friends will put clean, soft
clothes upon your little body and j
place you in a white casket.
Then, they will carry you to the
church and lay you before the altar
where the minister will speak words
of consolation to your heartbroken
mother and daddy and friends, and
>hen we'll all march around and take
a las); look at ypu and remember how
full of joy and life you were "only
yesterday. i
due to colds in* :u) mixctes j Wh n they take you away to the
liquid, tablets, salve, nose drops cemetery which will be your last
■ ■ resting' place, all your little school-
ma! es will come by to strew flow-
TKY 'KI/U-M Y-TISM'- A WOXOERKUI, LISIMEST
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j -res upon your grave, and perhaps
shed a tear, some of them, because
:hey loved you so much.
And who knows but ere another
| day has passed, one of them might
j rest beside you because some other
' fool in an automoblie has crushed
out his life too.
Although nothing can savie you
j and others like you, someone may
| read this and help save others of
your little friesids from the horrible
and unnecessary fate that awaits
you.
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Used Car Specials!
1934 and 1935's as low as $150—All kinds
and Models of Pickups.
1936 Pickups as low as $150.
1936 Pickups as lo was $150.
FORD SERVICE
STATION
An Ordinance requiring a building
permit for the construction or alter-
ation of any building within the
Town of Rusk, Texas, where the cost
of such alteration or construction ex-
ceeds $100.00, requiring the paymemt
of a permit fee; requiring informa-
tion concerning the class of construc-
tion used and providing a penalty for
the violation of this Ordinance.
Be it'ordained by the Town Council
9f the Town of Rusk, Texas:
Section 1. Fire Limits. The follow-
ing shall be and are hereby declared
to be the fire limits of the Town of
Rusk, Texas: An arc 850 feet from
the center of the Court House Square
in the Town of Rusk, Texas.
Section 2. Permit Required—No
wall, structure, building or par
thereof shall hereafter be built, en-
larged or altered until a plan of the '
proposed work together with a state-
ment of the materials to be used
shall have been submitted to the
building inspector or designated of-
ficer of the Town of Rusk, Texas
who shall, if in. accordance with pro-
visions herein contained, issue a per-
mit for the proposed construction.
Before such permit is issued, the
builder, his representative or con-
tractor shall be required to furnish
detailed information regarding the
name of the owner, proposed loca-
tion, character of occupancy, kind of
material, plumbing, wiring, roofing
chimney and flue construction, man-
ner and kind of heat to be used, es-
timated cost of building, estimated
time for completion and the name of
the contractor.
On securing this information, it
shall be the duty of the building in-
spector or other authorized agent
to issue a building permit upon the
paymerut of $1.00 by said owner
which gives the builder the right to
erect said building and the right to
place the materials required for said
construction upon the streets and al-
leys adjacent to the lot "where said
building is to ,be erected provided
that in no event shall such material?
be placed in any street or alley so
that it will interfere with tne traffic
over the through said street or alley
or endanger the public im passing
such building. All- other applicable
ordinances must be complied with
Permits are required on all building:
erected within the corporate limit?
of Rusk, Texas, with the exception
of buildings where the total cost doer
not exceed $100.00. Structures here
after erected without permit or not
in conformity with this ordinance
shall be removed.
The building inspector or other de
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if How many gift problems can be dt
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.. at no extra costl 1
$1.00 per Pair
J. L. BROWN
THE CHRISTMAS STORE
JACKSONVILLE. TEXAS
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND
who gives
is the lady
him ARROW SHIRTS for
Christmas!
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$2 and up.
J. L. Brown
The Christmas Store
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS
Santa Claus Is Coming
To Rusk!!
SEE HIM AT JARED'S 5c to $1.00 STORE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17,1 to5 P.M.
Dear Kids:
Santa Claus sent word to us that he would be at
JARED'S 5c to $ l .00 STORE, Saturday, December I 7th
from I 'til 5 in the afternoon. You are cordially invited to
visit our store, see old Santa, and tell him what you want
for Christmas.
Sincerely,
JARED'S 5c to $1.00 STORE
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1938, newspaper, December 16, 1938; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth325716/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.