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The Rusk Cherokeean
VOLUME 93
Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
"RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939
NUMBER 25
Rusk Union
Revival Starts
Sunday Night
Four Churches To
Unite In Three
Week Services
Starting Sunday night the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian, Christian and
Baptist churches will unite in a re-
vival service lasting until Sunday
night, August 13. The service Sun-
day night will be held on the lawn of
the Baptist church starting at eight
o'clock as will all evening services.
Morning services will be held at the
Methodist church All morning ser-
vices will start at Sight thirty.
Rev. Ray P. Johnson, Methodist
evangelist of San Antonio, will do
the preaching. Harry P. Armstrong,
also of San Antonio, will lead the
singing. Both men are regarded as
.outstanding leaders.
Invitations have been extended to
all local people and those of sur-
rounding territory to attend the ser-
vices.
Land instruments
Filed For Record
(Supplied by Cherokee County Ab-
stract Company—Kerr & Hanna)
Chng. Descpt.—M. C. Roberts, Jr.,
to Humble Oil & Refining Co. 167.4
acres on John Jordan League. 22.5
acres on J. B. Hughes Survey.
Rel. 'Lease—The Texas Co. to J.
H. Quick, Sr., et al. 85 acres on John
T. Grisham Survey.
Part. Deed—Estate of J. C. Hamp-
ton, dec'd., to Alice Johnson. 46 Vi
acres (Tr. 5) on Jas. Hamilton Lg.
Rel. Lease—-Sun Oil Co. to J. E.
Sides, et ux. 217.78 acres in A. M.
Hallmark, 1. & G. N. R. R. Survey,
Beverly Pool League, and Thos.
Spears Survey. ,
Deed—Raymond West, et ux, to
S. E. Kesler, et ux. Lots 18 & 19,
Block 8, College Park Addition to
Jacksonville.
Deed—N. A. Slover, et ux, to Mrs.
L. C. Tucker. 220 ft. x 60 ft. in East
Jacksonville.
Deed—J. Harmon Schochler, et ux,
to F. L. Arrington, et ux. 55 acres on
Levi Jordan League.
Deed—J. T. Black, et ux, to Verdie
Black Pyle. Life est. in 14.1 acres on
the Peter E. Bean Survey.
Deed—N. A. Slover, et ux, to C. J.
Dial. Lots 2 & 5, Block 1, Dialville.
O & G 'Lease: Glover Margan et al
to Humble Oil & Refining Co. 167.4
acres on John Jordan League. 22.5
acres on J. B. Hughes Survey.
Q-C Deed—J. W. Chandler, Jr., to
Q. C. Priestley. 4.1 acres on J. Pineda
E. 4 Leagues.
Deed—R. H. Morrison to Maurine
Morrison. Undivided Vi interest in
580 acres on Jose Maria Musquez
Grant
Mineral Deed—Berry Mfiles, et al,
to J. S. Lewis. Undivided Zi interest
in 8.57 acres on Thomas Timmons
League.
Many People Visit
University Tower
If the 86,585 people who have vis-
ited the top of the 27-story Univer-
sity of Texas Mlain Building at Aus-
tin in the last two years were stack-
ed one above the other a column of
sight-seers Approximately 82 Guiles
high would result, a student calculat-
ed.
Orceneth Fly, student tower guide
from Hondo, said the parade, averag-
ing more than 127 persons d%ily
since the opening in July, 1937, most
frequently asked: "How much did it
cost?" (Approximately $2,700,000.)
"How high is it?" (307 feet.)
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Luster Shankles and Mrs. Mollie
Stevens
Philip I. Pavletich Jr. and Miss
Frances Carolyn Wood.
Eugene Pool and Miss Pearl Rose
Price Johnston and 'Miss Vassie
Ivie.
William Horace Watson and Miss
Lura Mae Johnson
L. K. Anderson and. Mrs. Vestie
Edwards.
Harmon Morton and MRss Odean
More
Cecil E. White and Miss Maxine
Hale
Visitors Injured In
Monday Collision
Rev. G. W. Weathersbee, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Adams and Miss Bea-
trice Stanley were severely cut and
badly bruised in a car crash about
three miles south of Rusk on the
Alto highway Monday afternoon.
They were brought here for medio al
attention. Two of the women suffer-
ed considerable loss of blood from
cuts about the head.
The car was in collision with-two
new cars said to have been in trans-
port by Herman Nail, of Houston.
Stretching Wire
On REA Lines
Starts Today
Wiring Of Home Is
Still Lagging. Loans
For This Available
Today will mark the start of the
stretching of the first wire on the
Cherokee county REA project. About
seventy miles of poles have ibeen set
on the north section and the wire
will be stretched at once, it is report-
ed by Raz R. Martin, project super-
intendent.
Good progress is being made on
the south section but no indication
can be given yet as to when any of
it will be ready for the wire.
A good tmany homes have been
wired in the Troup section in the
northern part of the county but pro-
gress has been slow in this phase of
the work. Mr. Martin urges prospec-
tive patrons to attend to this matter
as soon as possible.
He reminds them that loans may
be secured for this purpose through
the Rusk office of the REA. Borrow-
ers have five years to repay the
loans in semi-annual payments and
the interest rate is only six percent.
Singers Wanted
During Revival
Members of the music committee
for the union revival which starts
next Sunday request the cooperation
of all singers of Rusk and vicinity.
Members of the committee are J.
E. Hamilton, chairman, E. R. Gregg,
Mtrs. Egbert Copeland and Mrs. C.
H. Fitts.
CHARLES D. CURTIS
Funeral services were held in Fort
Wf//th Wednesday for Charles D.
At/to, 59, son of the late Jim Cur-
Wi and Mrs. S. R. Curtis, of Rusk,
who died at his Fort Worth home
Monday following an illness of sev-
eral months. He was born and reared
here and started in the postal ser-
vice at the age of seventeen. He had
continued in this work all his life
and held a high commission in the
civil service. At the time of his death
he was Assistant Superintendent for
District 11 of the Post Office De-
partment.
Besides his mother, he is survived
■by his widow, Mrs. Charles Curtis;
a daughter, Betty Ruth Curtis, both
of Fort Worth, and one son, James
Curtis of Longview. He is also sur-
vived by his sister, Mtfss Ella Curtis,
of Rusk and one grandchild.
Burial was imade at Fort Worth. A
number of relatives and friends from
Rusk attended the service.
• '
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN MET THURSDAY
The B. & P. W. Club met in regu-
lar business session Thursday even-
ing, July 13, 1939 at Deckard's Cafe
Marion Mallard, president, presid-
ed. The Club voted for each member
to pay their local club dues to the
treasurer, Miss Irene Snelling, at the
earliest possible date, so as to pay
some bills incurred by the Club
which are past due.
The yearbooks have been publish-
ed and are now available to the club
members. Each member is to buy a
yearbook at 25c each .
Ripe tomatoes have an abundance
of vitamin A which guards against
"dry eye" night blindness and infec-
tions of the mucous membrane lining
of the nose, throat, lungs and other
organs of the body.
Newest Oil Test
Down Near 3,000
Feet Thursday
Drilled By Bunn
In Vicinity Of
Discovery Well
Rusk's newest oil test was report-
ed down 2,900 feet Thursday imorn-
ing with the rig shut down tempor-
arily for minor repairs. The well is
being drilled by John A. Bunn abou
seven miles southwest of Rusk on
the J. O. Hugghins tract of the Levi
Jordan survey.
flhe site is about two miles slight-'
ly west of south of the discovery
well and about one-fourth mile
southwest of the well drilled in 1936
on the J. E. Hugghins tract which
produced some oil.
' COUNTY COUNCIL
The Cherokee County Council of
Women's Home Demonstration clubs
•met July 15, one week later than the
regular meeting date, due to the
Agent and delegates attending the
Farmers' Short Course at College
Station. Five women, three girls and
a number of tooys with the agents at-
tended from the county.
A miniature short course for one
day will be held, when the delegates
will give demonstrations on method
of improvements for the home. Time
and pl'ace to be announced later. An
invitation is extended to all to at-
tend this educational program.
Twenty-nine members entered the
Ball Jar contest, canning acid and
•noja-acid products, with Mrs. Sam
Stockton, Mixon, winning first place
Mtrs. Will Roger-, Alto, second and
Mrs. L. H. Newbern, Craft, third.
Delegates chosen to attend the
State Home Demonstration Associa-
tion at Lubbock in September are:
Mrs. Cleo nolcomb, Mrs. Mi. O. Caus-1
ey and Mrs. Will Rogers with Mrs.
Jim Mpses 'and Mrs. Claude Wilson
as alternates.
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Texas Safety Council
Here Next Saturday
Mlembers of the Texas Safety
Council will visit Rusk Saturday,
July 22nd, in the interest of safety,
and to confer with the heads of the
schools and civic organizations, of-
feiing the assistance of this associa-
tion towards setting up a State Jun-
ior Saftej Council to function dur-
ing the next scholastic season.
Mieimbers of the party to visit here
will include Capt. J. C. Tappe, who
is in charge of the Traffic Depart-
ment, who will visit the principal
points of the city and brief addresses
on safety will be made.
'•The civic organizations, Parent-
Teacher groups, as well as the citiz-
enship can aid materially in the re-
duction of deaths through accidents
each year in Texas," stated Pierce
Brooks, recent candidate for Lieu-
tenant Governor, now Director of
the Texas Safety Council. "This can
be accomplished by impressing upon
the minds of the children, as well as
the adults, the importance of Think-
ing, Talking and Acting Safety. We
can materially reduce the death rate
of the youths of Texas by traffic and
safety education in the schools."
"The Council, composed of Texas
business men and women, is operated
on a non-profit basis and member-
ship is extended by honorary invita-
tion," Brooks stated. "The members
of this organization devote one week
of their time each year towards edu-
cating the public along the lines of
Safety in the homes and factories as
well as on the highways."
Kiwanian's Program
> By Youthful Artists
The Kiwanis club was entertained
Tuesday by three junior artists of
Rusk. Bobie Laney sang "Home on
the Range"; Bobbie Lou Andrews
read 'Mother Goose's New Hat", and
Eugenia Lannom rendered an instru-
mental number on the piano. Mrs.
George Francis sponsored the pro-
gram.
Guests of the club included Albert
Allen, president of the Jacksonville
club, District Judge C. E. Brazil and
District Attorney R. C. Musselwhite.
Demolition
Of Courthouse
Project Filed
Should Be Aproved
In Near Future
At San Antonio
A field inspection on the demoli-
tion of the present courthouse was
made last week and the project has
been submitted to the San Antonio
office of the WPA for approval. This
is expected by the time the present
session of district court is ended.
The tearing down of the present
building represents Unit No. 2 of
the blanket courthouse project, ac-
cording to Albert W. Belt, project
superintendent. Unit No. 1 was the
exploration and preparations of ma-
terials for the new building. Unit
No. 3 is the construction of the new
building. All have been approved at
Washington and only the San An-
tonio office needs to be cleared for
the rest of the project.
Approximately 6ne-fourth of the
whitfe sandstone needed for the
building has been gotten out and
shaped. A larger amount of brown
sandstone which will be used for the
entire foundation and interiors will
be required, but this is much easier
shaped than the white material.
Rediawn News
Future Farmers At
State Convention
Mrs. Carr of Abilene, Mrs. Charle
Verna, C. S. Blow and children ol
Tyler were guests ol Mtr. and Mrs.
C. b. Spivey Sunday afternoon. They
all motorea to Nacogdoches to visit
Mrs. Pearl Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Hill and daugh-
ter, Maurine of Lufkin, Mr. and Mirs,
nryon fciceeueir and children, Bob
David and Mary B. <ff Mt. Zion, Mr,
and Mrs. Loam Simmons and chil-
dren, June Joyce, Kenneth and De-
lores of Rusk were guests of Mir. and
Mrs. Bob Hill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Townson and
children, Mrs. Charlie Mason of Mt,
Zion, Mrs. C. L. Page and son were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Rogers
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blanton and
children of Victoria are spending
their vacation here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Saterwhite,
Mesdames Dock Odom and Delia
Thornton visited in Overton Sunday
with Mir. and Mrs. Dock Belk.
Thersia and Harold Sims of Luf
kin spent several days with their
grandmother, Mrs. W. S. McClain
this week.
George Allen of Dallas spent this
week with his nephew, Tom Allen
and family.
Madalene Williams of Alto spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs
Horn Allen and family.
;Mlr. and Mrs. C. B. Spivey, Deba
Durham, Mrs. Richard Middleton
and children attended the home com-
ing and Memorial service at old
Walnut Grove in Nacogdoches coun-
ty Friday.
The Sewing Club met with Mrs. J.
J. Tullis last Thursday and quilted
(for the hostess. Nine members were
prestetit arid one visitor. Refreshments
of sandwiches, cookies, lemonade
and punch were served. The club de-
cided to have a bazaar in Alto the
29th. The proceeds will be used on
roofing the church.
The meeting began Sunday. The
public is cordially invited to come
and worship in these services.
Mrs. Joe Scott and daughter, Sara
Alma of Tyler visited her parents
Mr. ana Mrs. W. S. Satterwhite last
week.
Mrs. Oliver S*wain and baby of Shi-
loh spent several days last week in
this community with relatives.
Church school at 11 a. m. Epworth
League at 8 p. m. Sunday.
BABY DIES
According to word received here,
the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Miller died Saturday morning. No
details of the funeral arrangements
were available.
The child was about a year and a
half old. Mr. Miller was formerly
publisher of the Cherokeean and is
now located at Henderson.
Nothing is so difficult but that it
may be found out by seeking.—Ter-
ence.
D. D. Hartt, Vocational Agricul-
ture teacher left Wednesday for
Temple with three members of Fu-
ture Farmers clubs of the county to
attend the state Future Farmers
convention. Boys scheduled to make
the trip were Marion Goolsby, Ed-
ward Trevathan and Benford Hill.
All five clubs of the county were
represented at a meeting of about
thirty held in Rusk Mlonday night for
the purpose of making arrangements
for attendance of the Temple con-
vention and also an encampment
near Joaquin later in the season. The
five clubs are located at Rusk, Alto,
Jacksonville, Wells and Summerfield
Governor's Veto
Of Money Bills
Hits Hospital
Building jProgram And
Maintenance Shaved
By Many Thousands
Governor O'Daniel's veto of appro-
priation bills included $172,810.00 for
the Rusk State Hospital which in-
cluded an appropriation of $120,000
for a new infirmary and equipment!
$9,610 from salaries and $33,000
from maintenance, according to Dr.
M. S. Wheeler, Superintendent. The
appropriation bill as finally passed
reduced the number of attendants to
185 and failed to provide funds for
the continued observance of the 9-54
hour law for female employees.
In general the hospital will contin-
ue to serve its allotted thirty-three
East Texas counties about as it has
in the past, except that new patients
can be admitted only in case of death
or discharge of present patients, Dr.
Wheeler said.
Miller Leaves For
Commerce College
W. A. Miller left this week for
commerce, Te as where he will
serve on the faculty of East Texas
State Teachers Coliege for the next
six weeks, teaching summer students
a course in Visual Education.
Mt. Miller spent the past six weeks
teaching the saime course at Stephen
F. Austin College at Nacogdoches.
WILLIAM ERNEST WESTFALL
William Ernest Westfall, 46, died
at his home in Rusk about 5:30 Sun-
day morning, following about two
years of ill health. He was formerly
employed as storekeeper-accountant
at the Rusk State Hospital.
A short service was held at the
doctors' hotmifc at Rusk State Hospit-
al at four o'clock Sunday afternoon
with Rev. John A. Williams in
charge, after which the body was
taken overland to Garrison, his form
er home. Funeral services were held
at three o'clock Monday afternoon at
the family home. Burial was made
in the Garrison cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ann Westfall and one son, Billy. He
is also survived by his mother, Mrs.
Lula Westfall, a brother, Fred G.
Westfall, botR of Garrison, and two
sisters, Mtrs. Bob Latimer, Garrison,
and Mrs. Thomas Todd, Timipson.
Pall bearers were J. C. Williams,
Leon McDuffie, Jake Downing, Ho-
mer Mundren, A. L. New, Charlie
Hinton, Walter Richey and R. L.
Hatchett.
FOREST NEWS
Mrs. L. E. Linville and daughter,
Maxine, went to Houston last week
where Mirs. Linville is employed.
Mrs. Harkins and daughter, Pearle
and Mary Belle spent last weekend
in Groveton with relatives.
Ada McGill has gone to Beaumont
to work.
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Ramsey and
daughter Ru|h are vacationing tin
Bloominggrove, Fort Worth, Dallas
and other points.
Alice Margaret Dial spent several
days in Rusk last week with her
cousin, Martha Ann Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Long and sons
are vacationing in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Harris and son
Elmer spent Sunday in Lufkin with
M<r. Harris' sister.
Manager Of
C. Of C. May Be
Named Tonight
Temporary Officers
Made Permanent At
Tuesday Meeting
It is possible that a manager for
the Rusk chamber of commerce will
tbe named at a directors meeting to
be held tonight. In case such action
is taken, he will assume his duties
at once.
There have been a number of ap-
plicants for the place, all of whoim
have been thoroughly investigated
by a committee appointed some
weeks ago for that purpose. No def-
inite decision has yet been reached as
to which will be employed, but the
field has narrowed down to a limited
number of candidates.
At the membership meeting of the
chamber held last Tuesday night, a
constitution and by-laws were adopt-
ed and a decision made to incorpor-
ate the organization. It was vosed to
imake the temporary officers recent-
ly elected permanent with the direc-
tors drawing lots for one, two and
•three year terms. On this basis, one
third of the directors will be elected
each year.
While the canvass for funds has not
yet been completed, enough headway
has been made in the opinion of the
membrship, to justify going ahead
with plans for getting the organiza-
tion to functioning. The membership
campaign will be continued.
DISTRICT COURT
District court recessed Tuesday
noon for the week when the murder
case from Palestine being tried here
was continued because a material
witness was unable to be present.
The following cases were disposed
of during the week:
The State of Texas vs Waiter Mar-
tin. Offense, burglary; Plea, not
guilty; sentence 2 years.
The State of Teurr vs Me-t Hamp-
ton; Offense, murder; Plea not guil-
ty; Not guilty.
The State of Texas vs J. H. Wil-
liams; Offense, Driving Drunk, Plea
Guilty; Fine $75, and 5 days in jail
and costs.
Ethel Buchinger vs J. D. Buching-
er, divorce granted.
Marie Mleador vs Lee Meador, di-
vorce granted.
Ralph Lang et al vs DuPont De-
Armours & Co. et al Agreed judg-
ment.
G. C. Lovelace, et al vs. Dupont De
Anmous & Co. et al Agreed Judg-
ment.
Next week jury cases will again be
taken up with the following jurors
slated to report for duty:
Jack Partridge, Rusk
J. E. Croft, Jacksonville, Rt. 3
T. T. Newman, Maydelle
Ernest Odom', Jacksonville
W. P. Douglas, Mt. Selman
Joe Bailey, Alto
C. E. Gober, Rusk, Rt. 1
W. W. Black, Jacksonville
Hagan Martin, Troup
W. C. Hendricks, Alto
J. B. Roark, Bullard
L. H Newburn, Jacksonville
N. H. Darby, Jacksonville
Hamn Tyra, Rusk 4
Maurice Clark, Jacksonville
E. Buddy Lacey, Jacksonville
H. L. Earle, Jacksonville
Ellis Moses, Alto
Willis Bland, Alto
Oscar Allen, Alto
H. A. Lindsay, Alto
Calvin Holcomb, Alto
A. G. Darby, Ponta
Lee Heath, Ponta
J. D. Lowe, Jacksonville
V. W. Gray, Jacksonville
Dick, Tipton, Ponta
J. L. Qowen, Mt. Selman
W. S Johnson, Rusk
Roy M. Choat, Jacksonville
I. V. Barker, Forest
Will Milstead, Jacksonville, Rt. 1
M. J. Russell, Rusk
R. R. Childs, Jacksonville
S. H. Lightsey, Jacksonville
C. B. Frost, Alto
PETIT JURORS, Seventh Week—
J. C. Ivey, Jacksonville
W. H. Mason, Rusk
H H. Stripling, Bullard
R. C. Myrick, Jacksonville
J. Harmon Schochler, Rusk
Ed Poland^ Jacksonville
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