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ie Rusk Cherokeean
Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
VOLUME 95
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941
NUMBER 32
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Baptists Break
Ground Soon For
New Auditorium
Homecoming Also
Slated For Big
Day September 21
Ground will be broken Sunday,
September 21, for the new Baptist
Church auditorium, the construction
of which will probably begin immed-
iately after that date, it has been an-
nounced by the pastor, Rev. D. C.
Bandy.
In connection wifth the ground
breaking the church is planning a
'home-coming with invitations ex-
tended not only to all present mem-
bers, but to all former members of
the church, who have moved to other
locations.
An all-day program has been
worked out with all living former
pastors taking a part. The program
will extend through the morning and
afternoon with an old-fashioned bas-
ket dinner served on the grounds at
noon, The high point of the day will
be the ground breaking for the new
church structure.
Dr. Porter Bales, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Tyler, will
speak at three o'clock in the after-
noon, it has been announced.
The culmination of plans for the
new auditorium marks the success-
ful conclusion of many years of ef-
fort on the part not only of the
present membership, but also of
those who have moved away and by
quite a number who have not lived
to see their hopes realized.
Plenty Volunteers
To Man Watchtower
Over one hundfd volunteers have
offered their services for manning
the watchtower west of Maydelle
during the war game maneuvers in
Texas and Louisiana. The schedule
was being worked out this week in
four hour shifts and it was believed
by Curtis Ainswon'th, Manager of
the chamber of commerce, that no-
body would be called on to serve
•more than two shifts during the per-
iod.
All airplane movements will be
checked and reported to the proper
officials.
Fastrill Passes
Into The Realm
Of Ghost Towns
Postoffice To
Be Discontinued
September 30th
The once thriving Fastirill com-
munity will officially pass into the
realm of ghost towns September 30th
with the discontinuance of its post
office. For over a year there has
been a gradual exodus of its several
hundred population, mostly to Diboll.
The town originated as a logging
front of the Southern Pine Lumber
Company with timber moved over
the company tram railroad to the big
sawmills at Diboll. Most of the com-
pany employees will continue with
Southern Pine at the new location.
With its own school, church, post
office, stores and voting precinct,
Fastrill has been one of the thriving
communities of Cherokee county. The
school was disbanded at the close of
the last Winter 'term. The voting
precinct was abolished at the regular
August meeting of the commissioners
court, and the number used to desig-
nate the new voting precinct at Rusk,
created by the division of Precinct
No. 14. '
Postmaster T. M. Sherman this
week received notice from the post
office department tltat effective Sep-
tember 30 the Fastrill post office
-will be discontinued. After that date
all mail addressed to Fastrill will be
handled through the Rusk post of-
fice. Mail to the few remaining there
will be sent out over Route No. 1. E.
S. Marshall is postmaster at Fastrill.
Asked about the report that Mr.
Marshall will be transferred to the
Rusk post office, Mr. .Sherman saic^
that he had received no official in
formation on the matter,
RUSK HIGH SCHOOL EAGLES OF 1941
Front row: Myron Bobbitt, June
Cleveland, Lewis Jordan, and Bob-
bie Gregg, Mgr. Second row: Pete
Bagley, John Harper Stevens, Spooks
Norman, Arlie Williams and Byron
Thirty-Sixth Gets
Unjust Criticism
City Marshall C. E. Jay is in re-
ceipt of a letter from. Claud V. Birk-
head, Commanding General of the
36th Division calling attention to
some rather uncomplimentary re-
marks by a newspaper columnist in
regard to the appearance of the 36th
division at the time of its march
from Bowie to Mansfield. The article
also criticized the conduct of the
troops. Mr. Jay was asked for-his
impressions as to whether the criti-
cims were justified.
Mr. Jay assured the commanding
a-(torousvis
officer that Rusk is satisfied in ev-
ery respect with the appearance and
actions of the boys.
The Cherokeean seconds Mr. 3ay's
opinion. Anybody who expects 17,000
young men to maintain dress parade
appearance during a hot ride of sev-
eral hundred miles in army trucks
with uncushioned seats and laundry
bags instead of upholstery, is asking
a little too much and very likely
never rode a truck or wore a uniform
Rusk is ready to tell the world in
general and General Birkhead in par-
ticular that she is proud of Company
A and the whole Thirty-Sixth Di-
vision.
Bobbitt. Third row: Claud Johnson,
Bill Love, Daniel Goolsbee, Alton
Hubbard, Charlie Hudson and Rich-
ard Bobbitt. Fourth row: James
Grammer, Lloyd Dover, Elbert Banks
| Billie Post, Floyd Goleman, T. A.
Hassell and David Littlejohn. At
rear, Coach Bill MeCluney.
County Surveyor To
Move Into Courthouse
County Surveyor Thomas Shearon
will have an office in the basement
of the new courthouse and will have
custody of the records of the office,
according to an order passed by the
commissioners court at the regular
September meeting.
Since October 10, 1938 the records
have been in the custody of County
Clerk Melvin Sessions by order of
the commissioners court on account
of the lack of facilities at the court-
house.
Rusk Eagles
Play First Game
IIc.c Friday Nite
A Hard Scrap Is
Expected With
Grapeland Eleven
A hard scrap is expected for the
Rusk Eagles in their season opener
with Grapeland Friday night on Mu-
sick field. Stinging under a three
touchdown defeat at the hands of the
Eagles last year, the Grapeland team
will come to Rusk with eight letter
men from last year's squad again
in the lineup. The Eagles recall that
i while the game was won last year
by a safe margin, the score does not
reflect the fighting spirit of the
team. Every member of the Eagle
squad agrees that /Grapeland was
I the hardest hitting bunch encounter-
! ed last year.
Coach Bill MeCluney will also have
1 some veterans to spark his attack,
however. Following is the 'probable
starting lineup with weights estimat-
ed by Coach MeCluney: Left end,
Byron Bobbitt, 155; left tackle, Da-
vid Littlejohn, 180; left guard, Al-
i ton Hubbard, 150; center, Billy Post,
150; right guard, T. A. Hassell, 158;
right tackle, J. F. Ramey, 170; right
end, Richard Bobbitt, 166; quarter-
back, John Harper Stevens, 155; full-
back, Spooks Norman, 172; halves,
Pete Bagley, 156 and Claud Johnson,
130.
In the reserves will be Floyd Gole-
man, tackle, 225; Myron Bobbitt,
backfield, 155; Elbert Banks, end,
130; Arlie Williams, guard, 168;
Lloyd Dover, guard, 140; Charlie
Hudson, 157; James Grammar, cen-
| ter, 130; James Whitaker, end, 130;
David Goolsbee guard, 170; and Bill
j Lane, end, 125.
OPENS MEN'S STORE HERE
Knox Ray of Jacksonville has
moved to Rusk and opened a men's
furnishing store in the Curtis build-
ing on the south side of the square.
Mr. Ray expects to have at an early
date a complete line of men's and
boys' wear and invites you to call to
see him.
NOEL SNELLING
Funeral services for Noel Snelling,
46, were held at Wallace Funeral
Parlor Sunday afternoon at four o'-
clock with Rev. M, M. Callaway in j
charge.
Mr. Snelling was born in Clinton,
Illinois, December 6, 1895. He was
married to Neoma Frances Able, De-
cember 23, 1914.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Jones,
Mrs. Dwight Monroe, Patricia Paul-
ine Snelling and Mary Mhrgaret
Snelling, all of Rusk.
He is also survived by an aunt,
Mrs. E. B. Snelling of Rusk and an
uncle, Wattie Snelling of Blooming-
to.n, III,
Burial was made in Cedar Hill
cemetery with W. H. Wallace in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Winkle Thomp-
son, J. A. Allen, J. B. Caywood, C.
D. Monroe, Bill Payne and Vergil
Coley.
MAN FATALLY INJURED
AT BOWMAN MILL THl RS.
According to information received
here Thursday afternoon, a Mr. Polk,
of Trinity county, was fatally in-
jured Thursday afternoon at the J.
A. Bowman mill near Hendricks
store.
It was said that a motor which
workmen were unloading fell injur-
ing the victim who died before he
reached a Jacksonville hospital.
Junior High School
Has A Heavier Team
There will be a great deal more
weight in the junior high school foot-
ball eleven than in any previous
year, it was announced this week by
Coach W. A. Miller. The starting line
will average 155 pounds and the
backfield 137.
The boys are not only larger, but
believe me they are tough, Mr. Mill-
er said. He has thirty-five out for
practice and not enough equipment
to go round. He said he may have to
play some in overalls but about three
are so tough that he thinks he can
put cleats on their feet and save buy-
ing shoes.
The juniors open the season with
Jacksonville September 27, at Jack-
sonville. Later in the season a re-
turn game will be played in Rusk.
Lions' Club Holds
Weekly Luncheon
With thirty-one present the local
Lion's Club held its weekly lunch-
eon at E-eckard's cafe Thursday and
the outstanding event of the lunch-
eon was the introduction of five dis-
| tinguished guests who are members
of the party here in regard to the de-
velopment of the iroa ore proposi-
| tion now being considered. Among
those present were Messrs Connally
of Lialias, George Easley of New
York, Farley, O.P.M., Washington,
McCune and Michaels of Fort Worth.
Mr. Easley was the or.ly one of
j the group, who made a talk, and in
a few brief words he expressed his
pleasure in having the opportunity
to con.act Rusk people and thanked
everyone for the many courtesies ex-
j tended him and his party while in
| the city.
Alton Hubbard, a high school stu-
dent gave a pep talk in regard to the
coming football season and said that
the outlooi; was promising for a win-
ning team this year. He urged ev-
eryone to get behind the team and
boost it.
By a vote of the club, the invita-
tion of the Christian Church ladies
to feed the Lions was accepted, and
it was decided to make this event
on Ladies night.
WRIGHT A. BRENT
Funeral services were held at el-
even o'clock Thursday morning at
Hendrick's cemetery for Wright A.
Brent, 56, who died Wednesday morn-
ing at his home near Rusk. Rev. D.
C. Bandy conducted the service with
Benton Brothers in charge of ar-
rangements.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Herrell Brent, four sons, James, Hen-
ry, Earl and Ernest Brent, and by
five daughters: Mrs. Will Gardner,
Mrs. Marion Hughes, Mrs. Robert
Patton, Evelyn and Blankie Pearl
Brent.
REGULAR MEETING AMERICAN
LEGION TUESDAY NIGHT
The local post of the American
Legion will meet in regular ses-
sion Tuesday night, Sept. 16th at
Deckard's cafe. All ex-service men
and members are urged to be present.
Hereford Sale Is
Set For Sept. 19
The East Texas Hereford Breed-
ers Association, will hold its second
I annual Sale at Tyler in connection
; with the East Texas Fair at 1 p. m.,
j Friday, September 19th.
This offering is 39 head of ex-
ceptionally fine quality cattle, con-
[ sisting of 13 bulls and 26 cows.
This Association features this sale,
| inviting entries from its membership
j throughout East Texas, as a means
! of improving and encouraging pure
bred Hereford development, which
movement is gaining more and more
emphasis throughout East Texas, «s
an important economical develop-
ment.
Directors of this Association be-
lieve that this sale will be one of
considerable success and will help
achieve the objective of the Assoc-
iation in educating the public to the
importance of good beef cattle to
Hit' income of East T«xans.
About Half Of
Officials In
New Courthouse
Special Venire To
Hear Arrant Murder
Case Next Week
About half of Cherokee county of-
ficals got moved into their new quar-
ters in the courthouse over the week-
end and the remainder will be mov-
ing in one at a time as fast as their
quarters are completed.
Those already in the new building
include the office of the county and
district judge, county and district at-
torney, county treasurer, tax asses-
sor and the district clerk.
Those still in temporary quarters
are the offices of county clerk, coun-
ty superintendent, county agent,
sheriff, justice of the peace, the coun-
ty auditor and county surveyor. The
auditor will probably be next to move
and the sheriff will be last.
Coming up next week before a
special venire will be the case of
James Ebb Arrant, ot Alto, charged
with the murder June 28 of Blake
Smith, 28, at Alto.
The case of Paul Horn vs Rube
Session, 'Jamages, was dccided in fa-
vor of the plaintiff on special issues.
The case of Mrs. Fannie Donnany vs
H. C. Edwards et ai oil trial this
week resulted in a hung jury. Jurors
were discharged Thursday morning
after failing to reach a verdict.
Court was then recessed for the
remainder of Thursday to permit
District Judge J. W. Chandler to go
to Lufkin to attend a special grand
jury investigation of a murder case
the:e.
Four youths charged with robbery
with firearms of an aged Tecula
couple will probably be tried at this
term of court. Up to Thursday after-
noon they had not made bond set at
$3,000 each and were confined in the
county jail.
The grand jury completed its work
after returning fourteen true bills of
indictment, all of the grade of felony.
The annual report was made to Dis-
trict Judge J. W. Chandler and the
jury dismissed.
Rusk Students
Leave For College
Texas University is a popular
choice of Rusk students going away
to school this year. A list of schools
and students follows:
Texas University, Austin:
Billy Aufricht, Bruce Goleman, .J. I
L. Beall, Chester A. Shaw, Wyatt j
Norman and Dick and Floyd Main.
Southwestern University, George- ;
town:
Carl Joplin and Mary James Bailey |
Texas A & M College:
Roy McDonald
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College, San Marcos:
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Murdock.
Stephens College, Columbia, Mo.:
Marjorie Mae Ford
Baylor University, Waco:
Barbara Jean Roach
Austin College, Sherman:
Arnott Ward
Defense School, Marshall:
Charles Derrick
Lon Morris College, Jacksonville:
Harrell Dudley, Elizabeth McLeod,
Ouida Hamilton, Bobby MicVicker
Stephen F. Austin, Nacogdoches:
Joyce Ginn, Virginia Hanna
MRS. ALICE HOSMER
Private funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at Cedar Hill
cemetery for Mrs. Alice Hosmer, 86,
who passed away at seven-thirty
Tuesday morning at her home in
Rusk. W. H. Wallace was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Hosmer was he daughter of
the late Supreme Judge S. A. Wil-
liams. She is survived by three sis-
ters, Mrs. W. D. Whitman, New
York City and Mirs. Lela W. Barrett
and Mrs. J. H. Meeks, both of Rusk.
ALVIN MURDOCH'S ATTEND
COLLEGE AT SAN MARCOS
Alvin Murdock, of Rusk, a grad-
ate of Lon Morris College, is a sen-
uate of Lon Morris College, who is
now a senior at SWTSTC at San
Marcos, has accepted the position as
manager of Riverside, San Marcos
State Teachers College Recreational
Park.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Murdock at-
tended college there the past sum-
mer and will continue there this fall.
Six Hundred
Tests Made By
TB Association
Three Active
Cases Located In
Cherokee County
About six hundred tuberculin
tests have been made in Cherokee
county under the sponsorship of the
Cherokee County Tuberculosis Assoc-
iation, mostly among school children.
Three active cases were' located by
the tests, it was announced Tuesday
to members of the Rusk Kiwanis
club, original sponsors of the assoc-
iation, by Miss Frances Condit, Seal
Sales Director of the Texas Tubercu-
losis Association. Miss Condit was
the guest speaker at the regular noon
luncheon of the club.
Miss Condit was emphatic in her
praise of the work done by the Cher-
okee county organization during the
first year of its existence. She went
on to say that thirty-nine xray tests
had been made of cases where tne re-
actions had shown positive.
Miss Condit reported that there
were fifty-five deaths in Cherokee
county during the past year from tu-
berculosis. She said that records
show an average of nine active cas-
es for each death from the disease.
However, it is pointed out that
the death rate from the disease
at the Rusk State Hospital is credit-
ed to Cherokee county. No figures
are available as to this influence on
the total. E. R. Gregg, president of
the association said that he would
not want to minimize the seriousness
of the situ-Jon but thai the hospital
was known to have a bearing on the
figure. But, he added, after talking
with doctors at the hospital he was
inclined to think thai deaths added
by the hokpital i e far less than
generally believed and more of the
cases are outside the hospital than
people think to be the case.
Other work done by the county as-
sociation included the distribution of
over ten thousand pieces of educa-
tional literature into Cherokee coun-
ty homes, mostly through the school
children. ,
Miss Cohdit said that the goal of
the National Tuberculosis Associa-
tion is to completely stamp tubercu-
losis in the entire nation by 1960.
Few Less Students
At The High School
The Rusk high school shows an en-
rollment of 237 for the first two days
a loss of about fifteen to the same
date last year, it was announced by
Gerald Chapman, principal. The
slight loss was expected and attrib-
uted to the; discontinuance of the
Fastrill bus.
The senior class is down five from
last year, Mr. Chapman said, in fact
the loss is about equally divided
among the high school grades.
There will be more registrations
but enrollment is not expected to
reach the peak of last year.
The junior high school will show
considerable increase owing to the
consolidation of new districts includ-
ing Reklaw.
Oldest Building In «-
Rusk Being Razed
The old brick building at the north-
west corner of the courthouse square,
believed to be the oldest structure in
Rusk, is being torn down. Workmen
s tarted the job Thursday morning
i.nd by middle afternoon the roof was
off and the walls started down.
The building was probably built
just prior to the civil war. R was
constructed of brick made by Mrs.
S. R. Curtis' father when she was
a little girl. An effort by S. G. Kerr
Thursday to locate the court order
for its construction failed to find
mention of it in early court records.
First built as quarters for keeping
the records of the county clerk, it
was later used for various purposes.
Mr. Kerr says he used it for an of-
fice for about fifteen years, and oth-
er offices were located there. Some
years ago the building was stuccoed,
modernized and converted into a rest
room for whish It bag been used ev-
er since.
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1941, newspaper, September 11, 1941; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth325859/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.