The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
VOLUME 96
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1942
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Canners, Inc.
Plant To Open -
Here Monday
Prevailing Price
Of $17.50 Offered
For Tomatops
The plant of Canners, Inc. will be
open for business Monday, June 29,
it was announced this week. Work-
men have been here this week getting
the plant ready for its start on the
tomato canning season.
C. R. iLloyd will be plant manager
and Roy Simpson will be the mechan-
ic in charge of machinery. Local la-
tor will fill all other positions at the
plant, it was announced.
Mr. Lloyd said his company will
pay the prevailing cannery market
price of $17.50 per ton for tomatoes.
This will be the third season for
Canners, Inc. to operate in Rusk. A'
iarge volume of tomatoes was canned
the first year and the amount han-
dled last year showed a large in-
crease over the first season.
Ladies Night For
Lions Next Thursday
"Next Thursday night will be La-
dies Night with the local Lions club.
Installation of officers will also be
pai't of the program.
The club was entertained this week
with the program on musical inter-
pretation which has been presented
before other organizations by Mrs.
James I. Perkins, Mrs. Joe B. Cope-
Jand and Mrs. .Webb Finley.
Seventeen Liquor
Cases Are Filed
Seventeen charges of violation of
the liquor laws were filed with Coun-
ty Attorney Edwin Guinn this week
<by Sheriff Frank Brunt, it was an-
nounced by the Sheriff's office.
Sheriff Brunt said the cases were
filed on evidence obtained while
working in cooperation with a liquor
Board inspector. All seventeen char-
ges are against people living in the
south half of the county, he added.
Women Spotlight
War Labor Picture
A prediction that women will be-
come increasingly important in the
war labor picture was made recently
by J. B. Haltom, local office manager
■of the United States Employment
Service, who said that the addition of
payrolls is a distinct probability as
thousand- of Texas women to Texas
war production soars and the reserve |
of qualifiel male workers dwindles.
Mr. Haltom quoted J. H. Bond, Di-i
rector of the United States employ- j
nient Service for Texas saying that!
employers not now using women
workers should review their needs
and the requirements of their jobs to
determne tlu< degree to which women
workers may be utilized.
Mr. Bond's statement said that
three million entirely new workers
must be drawn into the nation's war
industries during '42, over and above
the seven million who will enter war
production as the result of plant con-
version. It appears, he said, that two
million of this number musts be wo-
men. Other women must replace men
moving out of non-war industries.
"In the last war," he said, "the
proportion of women employed in
leading industries more than doubled.
They were employed in a broad range
of occupation.-, including even some
requiring heavy manual labor. An un-
limited number of occupations are
suitable for women, and in many ca-
ses jobs which are not suitable can
be broken down into component tasks
most of which can be performed by
women after relatively short periods
of training.
The Employment Service has made
a nationwide survey of women in war
and non-war industry and is in posi.
tion to advise employers, said Mr.
Haltom, in which occupations women
have definitely proved themselves to
be capable. The demand for women
■workers in war industries already has
resulted in the establishment of
training facilities to prepare them for
specific occupations and further fa-
cilities well be provided upon de-
mand, he assorted.
The local office manager of U. S.
Employment Service will be in the
'basement of the courthouse every
Monday from 8 to 12 o'clock to inter-
- view applicants.
MEN OF WAR
(The Cherokeean receives consid-
erable information about service men
from the public relations department
of the armed forces. It will apprec-
iate additional news from relatives
and friends of the boys in the ser-
vice.)
MISSING IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Cummins have
received word from the war depart-
ment that their son, Pvt. Joel Cum-
mins, is missing in action. He was at
Corregidor.
Joel volunteered in the service in
February, 1941.
Mr. and Mrs. Cummins recently re-
ceived a letter from their youngest
son, Elmer, who is in the navy. It
was the first word from him since
October and he reported that he is
O. K.
A third son is in training in a mil-
itary camp in this country.
ELLIS RADIO TECHNICIAN
Grady Ellis was immediately as-
signed to Fort Sam Houston as a ra-
dio technician after passing an exam-
ination in San Antonio last week.
Mrs. Ellis and son, Jackie Bryant,
left Tuesday to join him there.
GILMORE ENTERS SERVICE
E. L. Gilmore left this week for
New Orleans where he is entering the
service as a radio operator in the
bomber service. He took preliminary
taining at Baton Rouge.
WALDROP BACK IN SERVICE
F. D. Waldrop, a first lieutenant in
the Officers Reserve, has been ord-
ered to Fort Sam Houston for active
duty with the Military police.
ATTENDING OFFICERS' SCHOOL
Sgt. W. C. Forrest, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Forrest of Rusk, who
has been in the Air Corps at Biloxi,
Miss., for the past year is now at-
tending officers' training school at
Fort Penning, Ga.
SPEND FURLOUGHS HERE
Sgt. Robert Stewart left Friday
for Macon, Ga. after spending a ten-
day furlough here with elatives. He
is in the Air Corps training for pilot.
Pvt. Decherd kVltcCord returned to
San Antonio Monday after spending
a ten-clay furlough nere witn home-
folks.
Board Ordered
To Halt Induction
Of Married Men
Temporary Order
Applies To Marriage
Before December 8
Cherokee County Draft Board No.
1 received telegraphic instructions
Wednesday to 'temporarily postpone'
induction of all registrants who were
married prior to December 8 provid-
ing they maintain bona fide family
relationships in their homes.
Commenting on the new order
which came from State Selective Ser-
vice Director Gen. J. Watt Page, I.
R. Aufricht said, "I sent some men
yesterday who would not have had
to go today and I have some slated
for induction soon who are being re-;
moved from the list." As he talked
he was busy removing from the file
the names of married men affected.
He pointed out that the new order
did not call for a change in classifi-
cation.
Following is the text of the tele-
graphic order:
"Due to impending legislation con-
templated to take effect immediate-
ly and pending receipt of new regu-
lations, and acting pursuant to Sec.
633.1 (b) selective service regulations'
you are directed to temporarily post- j
pone induction of ali registrants who j
were married prior to Dec. 8, 1941,
provided they have wives or children, i
or wives and children with whom ;
they maintain a bona fide family re-
lationship in Aieir homes."
TO EN'IKR .Mli.l i ARY SERVICE
ine lohowing men are aoout to be
■nuueted into uie army, it was an-
nounced tins week oy i. it. Auiriciu,
ciexK ox the local ooard.
.uon is Miepnerd Conway, James
Clemon Aua.r jJaney, nenry Rtcnaru J
'JicKmglii, Lopelanu Po.it Vv aid, r.ari i
Cro. oy, James isernaru liiiiw, ami |
joe r i ank ijic^ey.
IN N'A\.vl„ CUNSIKLCTiON
Lurneii otova.i ana Joe tali navej
arrived at camp Alien, isonolK, \ a. j
where they win remain in quarantine I
for three weeks preliminary to being ;
assigned to naval construction duties.
TO CORNELL FOR TRAINING
ltalpn Lewin liuell, Jr., who deceiv-
ed his engineering degree trom lex-
as Univeisity June 1, has received
nis orders .o report July 18 to corn-
ell University, Ithaca, N. V. where he
will study diesel engineering.
He win be commissioned as an en-
sign in the United States navy.
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
Lloyd h. Graham has been pro-
moted to sergeant.
Sgt. Graham is the son of Mrs. J.
E. Coker oi Maydelte. He is with the
Coast Artillery stationed at Vallejo,
California.
PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
Ross liuguet, who is in the Air
Corps in the war zone, has been re-
cently promoted to Captain.
Red Cross Instructor's
Course Is Postponed
The Red Cross istructors' course in
[first aid, which was (scheduled to
start next Monday has been indef-
initely postponed because of the busy
season which prevents many from
taking advantage of the opportunity
to get the training, it was announced
this week by County Superintendent
D. C. Stockton.
Lots of people's incomes are what
they can't live without or -within.
Women's Club Meets
With Palestine Club
The Rusk and Palestine Business
and Professional Women's Clups held
their installation of officers at Pal-
estine last Thursday night.
The following oficers were install-
ed in the Rusk club:
President—Mrs. Lois Henry
Vice-Pres—Mrs. James I. Perkins
Recording Sec.—Mr.?. H. T. Brown
Cor. Sec.—Leah Parmley
Treasurer—Mrs. Curtis Ainsworth
Attending the installation were:
Mesdames Agnes Stone, H. T. Brown,
Curtis Ainswortn, Esther Harrison,
James I. Perkins, J. C. Williams, Lois
Henry, Albert K|ojack, and A. R.
Odom, Jr. and Misses Beaulah Allen,
Leah Parmley, Wilma Perkins and
Mary Acker.
People Urged To Save
Ali Fats In Kitchen
Conserving kitchen fats ami oils:
is a wartime "mu-t" for every house-
wife, says Hazel Phipps. specialist
in food preparation of the A. ami
College Extension Service. "Don't
waste fats and spoil foods cooked in
fats with too much heat."
When l'at starts to smoke it .-'.artf
to break down chemically. Food
cooked in smoking fat will be harder
to dige.-t and may be irritating to
the digestive tract. Once fat reaches
the smoking stage it gets rancid
more quickly if saved for future use.
Many fats may be saved and reused.
For example, fat used for deep fat
frying may be saved and used sev-
eral times afterward if it is strained
each time before being put away. For
this purpose several thicknesses of
cheesecloth or other clean white cloth
are suitable.
Miss Phipps advises Using i'ato
while fresh. But she cautions against
adding fat on top of fat continuous-
ly and letting that poured up first
(on the bottom of the can) get ran-
cid.
"Every bit of surplus fat, unless
it is too strong in flavor or has been
scorched, may be used for cooking,
Miss Phipps says. "Fats which have
objectionable odors, tastes and colors
easily may be clarified at home. To
do this, melt the fat with an equal
volume of water, heating at a mod-
erate temperature for a short time,
stirring occasionally, and then cool-
ing until congealed. The fat then can
be lifted from the water surface."
All fats should be stored in close-
ly covered containers in a dark place
and away from strong-flavored foods.
Table fats should be kept very cool,
in a refrigerator if possible.
Highway No. 110
To Summerfield
Is Now Oiled
Much Highway Work
Going Into Roads
Surrounding Rusk
The first shot of oil was given to
Highway 110 this week from Mud
Creek to Summerfield in preparation
of the road bed for the asphalt to
follow. This now gives a goo.l sur-
face from Rusk to Summerfield.
Some piling has been driven for
the Mud Creek bridge and a tempor-
ary low water bridge is now being
built for the dragline which is used
in driving the piling.
The widening of the highway be-
tween Rusk and Jacksonville is mak-
ing rapid progress with the first
(shot being given to the extension
this week.
The road bed of the Fastrill road,
taken over recently as a part of tfie
state highway system, is being wid-
ened. It is expected that a dragline
now in use at Palestine *'ill be re-
leased this week ^nd arrive here for
loading the gravel. This highway
will have twenty-two feet of asphalt
when completed.
Business To Halt
For Sale Of Bonds
The following telegram, which is
self explanatory, has been received
from Benjamin H. Namm, chairman
of the Retail Advisory Committee,
Treasury Building, Washington, D. C.
"All retailers are being asked to
cooperate in nationwide tribute to
America's war effort on July first at
twelve noon by suspension all sales
of merchandise for fifteen minutes
and devoting this brief period to sale
of war Savings Stamps and Bonds
exclusively. ^
•'We are countikg upon your per-
sonal cooperation so that we may re-
port one hundred per cent unity in
this vital program to launch nation-
wide July campaign of "Retailers for
Victory." WTil you advise how many
of your local retailers will partici-
pate ? Please wire as soon as pos-
ible so that I may advise Secretary
Morgenthau and President Roosevelt"
NUMBER 22
HOMA SPEARS, Deputy Sheriff,
has resigned to accept a position with
the State Department of Public Safe-
ty, effective last Thursday.
His successor had not been named
up to Thursday, Sheriff Frank Brunt
reported.
First Federal Adopts
10% Allotment Plan
All officers, directors and employ-
ees of the First Federal Savings &
Loan Association of Rusk have sub-
scribed to the ten per cent allotment
plan under which ten per cent of all
salaries and incomes will go to the
purchase of war savings bonds.
The directors of- the association
have pledged themselves to invest all j
fees in defense bonds and stamps, it j
was announced this week by Leo W.
Tosh, secretary-manager..
Mr. Tosh also announced that the
First Federal had declared a four
per cent dividend payable July 1. The
dividend totaled $15,222.05. The Citi-
zens State Bank, has declaed a five '
per cent dividend for the six months
period payable June 30.
Seventy-Five Attend
Duren Lake Fish Fry
The fish frj sponsored by the
Methodist Men's Bible Class ws held j
at Duren lake Tuesday evening with j
seventy-five guests and members j
present. Rev. Culwell, pastor ol the i
Methodi-t Men's 15..-de Class was held!
and introduced the guests fro i other |
churches and Alto guests.
The affair was rated as tops by i
those present and was enjoyed by j
everyone.
Presbyterians Call
Watts For Full Year
At a congregational meeting of the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
John E. Watts was called for a full
year as a supply pastor.
He had previously been called as
summer supply pastor for the church.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. McDaniel and
son, A. L. Jr. of Chandler visited his
brother, Rev. D. C. Bandy and Mrs.
Bandy this week.
Red Cross Sewing
Room Has Big Day
The Red Cross sewing room had a j
big day Wednesday with twelve wo-
men present, the largest number on
the job at one time since the sew-
ing room was started.
The sewing room will be open each
afternoon at two o'clock and womeo
of the town are urged to come out
as often as possible.
MRS. SALI.IE BURTON
Funeral services were held at ten
o'clock ThuiUday morning at the
Craft Baptist church for Mrs. Sallie
Burton, 69, who died early Wednes-
day morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G. -W. Peace, of Rusk.
Rev. Albert Meador, of Ferris and
Rev. C. R. Meadows, of Jacksonville,
conducted the service. Burial was in
Jarratt cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Peace, she is surviv-
ed by one step-son, Sylvester Burton
of Route 1, Jacksonville; one brother
Jim Morton of Tennessee; two sis-
tew, Mrs. Laura Wolfenbarger of
Fountain City, Tenn., and Mrs. Quin-
nle Hansard of Tennessee; and sev-
en grandchildren.
Red Cross Chairman
Talks To Kiwanians
F. C- Rand, county chairman, of the
American Red Cross, was the speak-
er at the regular Kiwanis Luncheon
Tuesday noon. Mr. Rand traced the
history of the organization, from its
first inception by Florence Nightin-
gale in the Crimean war where fight-
ing is centering today, through its
introduction in this country by Clara
Barton during the Civil War. He add-
ed that the Red Cross is now func-
tioning in sixty-one Christian na-
tions and that in America it has nine
million adult members and twelve
million junior members.
The purpose of the Red Cross is
primarily to relieve suffering on the
field of battle by supplying nursing
facilities. He mentioned the outlaw-
ing of the use of poison gas as one of
the major accomplishments of the
Red Cross.
His final appeal was for Women to
knit sweaters for the use of the men
of the navy many of whom it ap-
pears will have to spend next winter
near Alaska and Iceland.
Stamps Change Value
But Sugar Quota Same
Stamps 5 and (i in sugar rationing
books will be worth two pounds of
sugar each, it has been announced by
the local rationing board.
But don't get optimistic about it.
The four pounds of sugar will have
to last two months, so the only
change is that less stamps are used
but no more sugar obtained during
the month.
Another Attempt
Made To Abandon
State Railroad
Again Blocked
Temporarily By
Perkins & Angley
The old problem of the abandonment
of the state railroad between Rusk
and Palestine popped up again unex-
pectedly Monday at a meeting of the
board of managers held in Houston,
Lynch Davidsosn, chairman of the
board, presented a proposition* to sell
the steel for $173,000. Immediate ac-
tion on the matter was blocked by
.James I. Perkins, of Rusk, and J. E.
Angley, of Palestine;, the other two
members of the board.-
Tuesday IfTr. Perkins, accompanied,
by Curtis Ainsworth and Frank L.-
Main, met with a group of Palestine
citizens at Palestine where the mat-
ter was discussed from various an-
gles. Clyde Hanks, president of Roy-
al National Bank, Palestine point-
ed out that the valuation set on the-
junk steel is now $123,000 greater
than when a similar effort to junk
the road a year or so ago was block-
ed by Mr. Perkins and Mr. Angiey..
Mr. Hanks said it must be recogniz-
ed that these men had saved $123,000'
for the state and n view of this hei
felt their judgment should be valued!
above that of the men who wouidi
have caused the state such a. great
loss..
Mayor R. H. McCloud, of Palestine,-
took a strong stand against any move
to abandon the road, and pledged the
cooperation of Palestine citizens in.
a fight to a finish on the matter.
It was expected that Mr.. Angley
would he at the Palestine meeting*
but he had not yet returned from.
Houston.. Wednesday Mr.. Perkins and.
ilr. Angley cast, their votes opposing
the sale of the steel from the road
at this time and it was reported that
a move might be made to dispose of
it over their opposition.
Rubber Drive In Rusk
Still Going Over Big
With an estimated total of ap-
proximately 35,000 pounds of rubber
collected by three service stations in
Rusk up to Thursday, the belief was
expressed by Johnnie Williams, Ki-
wanis representative, that the total
will reach well toward 75,000 pounds
before the deadline Is reached next
Tuesday night, June 30.
Bili Vining reported that Wednes-
day of this week was his biggest day
in the ruuber collection drive with
over 3,000 pound- bought on that day,
and Johnnie Williams and Boots
Black both it ru iter .-till com-
ing in at a rapid rate.
L is believed that old tires about
town are now fairly well collected
but housewiles are buiuc urged to
make sure that no old hot water bot-
tles, tenn:- shoes and other rubber
articles about the home are over-
looked. The amount of rubber receiv-
ed from such sources has been com-
paratively small and it is believed
that considerable rubber of this kind
remains to be collected.
PRICE CEILING RI LING
EXPLAINED TO MERCHANTS
A school for merchants from the
south part of the county at which
price ceiling regulations were ex-
plained was held at the District court
room Monday night.
The school was sponsored by the
State Board of Education. J. R. Har-
ley, district coordinator, was the
speaker.
Local Stores To
Close July 6th
Rusk merchants will observe July
4 this year as usual except that the
observance will be two days late.
It haa been decided to close Mon-
day, July 6 instead of Saturday, Ju-
ly 4.
Rusk Recruiting
Trips Discontinued
Sergeant Clifton G. Osborn, of the
Palestine Recruiting Station has an-
nounced that to conserve rubber, his
weekly visits to Rusk will be discon-
tinued until further notice.
The drive to obtain recruits for the
Army of the U. S. i> being intensi-
fied. Large quotas have been received
by the Army Recruiting Office in
Palestine, Aviation Cadets and Glid-
er Pilots lead the list. Limited va-
cancies are available in seven other
combat branches.
With the minimum pay of privates
set at $50 a mnth, more men are ex-
pected to volunteer their service to
the Armed Forces.
The Palestine Station will remain
open from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
daily. Those interested in volunteer
enlistment are urged to apply.
TREAT FOR VETS PROMISED
Melvin Sessions, adjutant of th«
local post of the American Legion, la
promising ex-service men that a treat
is in store for them for the July
meeting.
Just what will be the nature of
the treat he decline# to reveal.
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Main, Frank L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1942, newspaper, June 25, 1942; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth325900/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.