The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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The Rusk Cherokeean
Successor to "The Pioneer" Established 1847
VOLUME 96
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942
NUMBER
Christmas Seal
Benefit Dance
At Hospital Mon.
All Proceeds Go
To Cherokee County
TB Association
A Christmas seal benefit dance has
been announced for next Monday
night at the Rusk state hospital re-
creation hall starting at nine o'clock.
Music -will be by the Red Jackets, di-
rect from the Ambassador hotel, Ty-
ler.
All the net proceeds from the
dance will be donated to the Chero-
kee County Tuberculosis Association,
it was announced by Dr. A. T. Han-
retta, Superintendent.
The admission including tax, is 55c.
More Gasoline For
Essential Salesmen
The following information receiv-
ed by the rationing board has been
transmitted to all gasoline dealers of
the county:
"Amendment to mileage rationing
regulations being prepared effective
January 1, whereby those persons
Who require travel in pursuit of a
principal and full time activity de-
voted to the sale of necessai*y pro-
ductive equipment for farms, factor-
ies, mines, oil wells, lumber camps
and similar productive or extractive
establishments if they are essential
to the war effort or essential food,
shelter, fuel, clothing or medical sup-
plies may apply for occupational mil-
eage in excess of 470 miles per
month. Such mileage, if allowed,
shall not exceed 8,600 miles per year
or 65 per cent of the same occupa-
tional mileage driven during 1942,
whichever is less. Regardless of total
mileage granted, those persons will
be entitled to recaps o'- grade three
tiro* ohiv _ i,if 4,uijfi^i
salesmen may drive on 'A' and 'B'
books at new rate but can not apply
for additional coupons until January
1. Letter containing background ma-
terial will follow."
Hog Production
Goal Increased
The 1943 hog call is for more and
fatter hogs—15 per cent more and
each one 10 pounds heavier.
Recent war developments have
made it necessary for Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard to up the 1943
hog goal to a 15 per cent increase in
farrowing over 1942's record crop.
Previously the Secretary had asked
for an increase of 10 per cent.
At the same time, he reiterated his
requests that growers market their
hogs with at least 10 pounds mors
weight on them and that they plan
farrovvings so as to result in orderly
marketings.
Although the Texas pork produc-
tion goal has not yet been announced,
B. P. Vance, Texas US1M War
Board chairman, said that Texas
growers would be asked to produce
their share of the increase being ask-
ed.
According to Secretary Wickard's
announcement, the Agricultural Mar-
keting Administration will support
prices of hogs so as to insure grow-
ers a price level of $13.25 average.
Chicago basis, for Good and Choice
grade butcher hogs weighing 240 to
270 pounds, until the fall of 1944.
PARENT TEACHERS
The Parent Teacher Association
regularly holds two meetings each
month. This year the first meeting
of the month carried out the State
P.T.A. program and the second was
a First Aid class taught by Mrs.
John Joplin.
There has been some discussion at
to whether there is sufficient inter-
est to justify the First Aid class.
Mrs. Joplin is a capable teacher and
anyone who wishes to attend may do
so whether a member of the jpTA or
not.
Another First Aid meeting will be
held December 17. The attendance at
this meeting will probably determine
whether the work will be continued.
At this meeting the Rhythm Band,
under the direction of Miss Tommie
Andrews, will make their first pub-
lic appearance.
At the last meeting, Mrs. C. Metz
Heald gave a report on the State
Convention. Rev. L. E. Wratten made
a talk on "Courage during Crises."
The meetings begin at 4 o'clock
.and are held in the junior high school
MEN OF WAR
ONE OF FOUR MILITARY
SONS NOW WEARS MEDAL
Mrs. Dora Pool Deal of Ru3k has
four sons in the military service, one
of whom was awarded a Soldiers
Medal for risking his life to rescue
crewmen from a crashed bomber at
a New Guinea airport. The following
dispatch from the New York Times,
relates the details of the act.
"At United Nations Headquarters,
Australia, Saturday, Nov. 28—Two
officers and two enlisted men, who
braved death to rescue wounded
crewmen from the blazing wreckage
|of a bomb-loaded plane that had
crashed at a New Guinea airport,
have received Soldiers' Medals, Gen-
eral Douglas MacArthur has an-
nounced.
"They are Captain Alonzo J. Beav-
ers Jr. of Houston, Texas, of the
Medical Corps; Lieutenant Robert D.
Lauer of Newport, Ohio, Air Corps;
Master Sergeant Howard W. Deal of
Rusk, Texas, Air Corps, and Private
John Leclair of Lakewood, Ohio,
Medical Corps.
The entire nose section and both
engines of the bomber, a B-25, were
enveloaed in flames shortly after it
crashed and the fire was spreading
rapidly toward the bomb bay, filled
with six live 500-pound bombs, when
the four men charged into the plant.
Small-arms ammunition was explod-
ing in the forward section.
"Captain Beavers pulled out sever-
al injured crew members and attend-
ed to iheir immediate medical needs.
Lieutenant Lauer succeeded in ex- j
tracting the fuses from the bombs. I
Sergeant Deal, the first to reach the I
plane, pulled out the lower turret i
gunner and assisted in rescuing the I
co-pilot. Private Leclair removed two j
men from the wreckage and gave
valuable assistance to the flight sur-
geon in rendering first aid."
The other three Deal brothers in
the service are Pvt. Dwight Deal,
Barkley Field, Colorado; Geo. P.
Deal, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Rob-
ert C. Deal, also a veteran of World
War No. 1, whose present address is
unknown.
FOUR PAYNE BROTHERS
J. Ennis Payne, Carrol H. Payne,
Carl G. Payne and Hugh A. Payne,
sons of Mrs. Kate Payne are in the
Army Air Corps. J. Ennis Payne is
stationed at Duncan Field, San An-
tonio as radio technician; Lt. Carrot
H. Payne, stationed at Harlingen,
Texas, training as bomber piiot; Lt.
Carl G. Payne is stationed at Bakers-
iield, Cal., now instructing, received
promotion fro'm Second Lt. to First
Lt. December 9. Hugh A. Payne left
Houston December 3 to start his ca-
det training at San Antonio.
i
SHATTUCK BROTHERS
LEAVE FOR SERVICE!
Alvin and narold Shattuck lefij
Tuesday of this week to enter the
armed forces. Aivin has been sent to
Norfolk, Virginia, where he enters
a naval construction regiment.
Harold was sent to Houston where
it is understood he expects to be as-
signed for training as a ground me-
chanic in the air corps.
WOMEN OF WAR
Miss Evelyn Tosh, who recently
enlisted in the WAVES, is spending
a few days'here visiting relatives and
friends. She leaves from Houston
Saturday for Stillwater, Oklahoma,
for assignment to duty.
Pfc Olan McBrooim will return to
Camp Edwards Friday after spend-
ing a furlough here with relatives.
Sgt. R. D. Brown, who has been
in training at Harlingen Aerial Gun-
nery School has been awarded his
wings as aerial gunner.
Sgt. Howard (Chief) Gibson has
been awarded his wings as an aerial
gunner. He is stationed at Los Vegas,
New Mexico.
Corp. William George, whose home
is in Palestine, visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kojack Sun-
day.
Pfc Dick Main, who is stationed at
Randolph Field, is here on furlough
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank L. Main.
Pvt. Forbis Dial of Forest, who is
stationed at Camp Crowder, Mo., has
been promoted to Corporal.
James Jackson, a former member
of Company A, is now in North Afri-
ca, according to a letter received by
his mother, Mrs. Annie Jackson. The
letter was written November 17.
Robert Long has reported to the
naval training base at San Diego,
California, where he will receive his
Rusk Slightly
Under Bond Goal
During November
People Urged To
Maintain Schedule
During December
Rusk fell slightly under its quota
on the sale of war bonds during No-
vember, a final check-up of the sale
of all bonds here reveals. The quota
for the month Was $18,667 and sales
Amounted to $17,740, lacking $927 of
reaching the goal.
War bond purchasers are urged to
remember that the sale of these
bonds will count on the nine billion
dollar Victory bond sales scheduled
for December. This much larger quo-
to will be easier to reach if war
bond sales reach or exceed the De-
cember quota.
Sewing Room To
Close For Holidays
The Red Cross sewing room will
close Saturday, December 12th, for
the holidays. These instructions came
from headquarters at Jacksonville.
"We will resume work Monday, Jan-
uary 4th," said Mrs. F. B. Guinn,
"and we are asking the cooperation
of all sewers to rally to service, and
come as many afternoons as possible
during the week. We have m. jty
outing gowns on hand, that must be j
finished by January 15. They are j
packing them on that date in Jack- j
sonville, to be shipped out. Mrs. j
Childs has been kind enough to praise <
our work, saying that no garment* j
have come in that surpassed ours, in']
workmanship, neatness and speed." i
"We feel that is a just praise and j
it is a satisfaction to know we have
turned out work that merited such
commendation. Do not each feel
proud that you have helped in such a
splendid work? We are being urged
each day to do more, to give of our
time, and our hearts and thoughts
for service to our country. When we
have won this war. and our country
is again at peace, we can then return
to our hosekeeping, our pleasures,
and recreation. But first we mus:
win the war. It will take all each of
us can put into the struggle.
"When you have worked forty I
hours, you are entitled to a service j
Red Cross pin. They are lovely and j
a pin we will each be proud to wear, j
Monday November 16—Mrs. Frank I
Coupiand, Mr.s M. H. Schluter, Mrs.
Earl Wallis, Mrs. L. K. Belvin
November 17-—Mrs. C. E. Derrett,
Mrs. Rich Tucker, Mrs. L. R. Belvin.
November 18—-Mi's. Frank Coup-
land.
November 2S*—.Mrs. E. W. Long,
Mrs. Frank Coupiand, Mrs. H. T.
Brown, Mrs. L. R. Abies.
November 21—Mrs. T. W. Fisher,
Mrs. J. W. Cartwright, Mrs. M. S.
Gilbert, Mrs. Sam Maness.
November 23—Mfesdames E. W.
Long, H. T. Brown, Earl Wallis, M.
H. Schluter, Frank Coupiand, W. M.
Muse, Ned F. Jackson and F. B.
Guinn.
November 24—Mrs. E. W. Long.
Mrs. F. B. Guinn, Mrs. John Lester.
November 27—Mrs. Frank Coup-
land, Mrs. F. B. Guinn, Mrs. E. W.
Long, Mrs. Lottie Priet.
November 30 — Mtesdames Earl
Wallis, C. E. Derrick, L. R. Abies, M.
H. Schluter, E. W. Long, W. F. Bar-
rows, Frank Coupiand, F. B. Guinn
Cotton Marketing
Quota Voting
Places Announced
All Farmers Asked
To Cast Ballots
Next Saturday
Cotton farmers will decide the
'Floor Price,' not 'Ceiling price,'
when they vote on cotton marketing
quota Saturday, December 12, H. W.
Walker, chairman of the Cherokee
Co. ACA said.
"The bottom price is left up to cot-
ton farmers, because loans at 90 per
cent of parity are effective only
when quotas are voted, favorably."
Polling places will be open in the
county at the following places from
8 a. m. to 7 p. m. where eligible pro-
ducers may vote in the referendum,
Mr. Walker said;
Bullard (Walker Bldg.), Mixon,
Bell School. Griffin. Lone Star; Pine
Hill; Tecula; Jacksonville; Wards
Store; Oakland; Turney; Atoy; Red-
lawn; Parks; Jones Chapel; Lind-
wood; Sweet Union; Maydelle;
Mt. Selinan; Troup (City Hall);
Concord; Emmaus; Ponta; Lowe's
Chapel; Afton Grove; Cove Springs;
Antioch; Rusk Courthouse; Gallatin;
Woodville (Circle); Broughton; Bul-
ah; Cold Sprngs; H. A. Lindsey store
Hardys store; Primrose;
Larissa; Henry's Chapel; Black
Jack; Summerfieid; Rekiaw; Mt.
Enterprise; Mt. Hope Church; Reese;
Dialviile; Craft; Banks store; C
tral High; Sardis; Holcombs store, ]
Alto (Dr. Hills store); Forest; Wells
Thomas Chapel; Corine; New Hope;
Cuney and Ironton.
Mr. Walker requests all cotton
farmers in Cherokee county to exer-
cise their franchise by going to the
polls and voting.
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MRS. CHAS. A. SHELBY
No Hope Held For
Mrs. Shelby's Recovery
No hope was held Thursday for
the recovery of Mrs. Chas. A. Shelby
who underwent a major operatiorf
last Friday at a Tyler hospital.
Mrs. Shelby came to Rusk April
1 of this year as Director of Relig-
ious Education and Music for the
First Baptist Church. She had been
associated with the First Baptist
Church of Tyler as director of young
people's activities for several years.
She underwent a major operation
in October after being- forced to sus-
pend her work here because
preliminary naval training. He let't
here November 27 to report for duty.
S.F.3c Vernon Vaughn, taking au-
vanced naval training at Gulf Port,
Mississippi, was here on five-day fur-
lough last week to visit Mrs. Vaughn
and other relatives.
Pvt. Leo Johnsson is now stationed
at Kearns, Utah, Army Air Forces
Basis Training Center.
Pvt. Johnson has been in the Army
Air Forces since September 14.
Sgt. Ed McCarty, of Westover
Field, Massachusetts, is home on fur-
lough.
Alton Knight, Camp Wolters, is
home on a nine-day furlough.
Wm. T. Parrott has been promoted
to private first class and transferred
from Ellington Field to Los Angeles.
Staff Sgt. Dorris Higgins, Fort
Bliss, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. II.
Higgins, of Maydelle, is home on
furlough.
Pvt. Lester Whitehead has return-
ed to Camp Barkley after a seven-
day furlough visiting friends and rel-
atives of Atoy.
Says Farmers To
Get Needed Gas
Congressman Nat Patton has an-
nounced that he has been given defi-
nite assurances by Joseph B. East-
man, Director of the Office of De-
fense Transportation, that the ODT
is taking ail precautions to see that
no curtailment in farming operations
be caused by the gasoline rationing.
Director Eastman advised Mr. Pat-
ton that, "Under no circumstances
should any farmer or rancher curtail
their farming operations in the
slightest because of any deficiency
in our Certificates. We will see to it
that alf mileage necessary to main-
tain their operations will be certifi-
ed."
Congressman Patton stated that j L. Hall
any farmer or rancher whose opera- 3-4; Mr:
tions would be curtailed by their
present certificates should immedi-
ately contact their local county agent
or County War Board and that nec-
essary reviews and necessary correc-
tions will be made. In the meantime,
local rationing boards are instructed
to see that the farmers and ranchers
are provided with the necessary gas-
oline.
Proposed Blast
Furnace At Rusk
Again In News
Patient Rallies
After A Few
Weeks Of Coma
For the past several months tho
proposed blast furnace at Rusk has
shown all the symptoms of a bron-
chial pneumonia patient with tem-
perature high one minute and sub-
normal a short time later.
And now the crisis appears to be
near. For the past few weeks it has
relapsed to an extreme sub-normal
with resultant coma and some have
felt that the end was imminent. But
the patient rallied this week follow-
ing a hypo administered by Doctor
Coke Stevenson in the form of a tel-
egram to Donald M. Nelson. A tele-,
graphic bulletion received Thursday
from Hospital Attendant Nat Patton
indicated that the patient was "doing
as well as could be expected" with
positive indications that the crisis
will be reached Monday, December
34.
Which is all just another way of
saying that Monday of this week
Governor Coke Stevenson sent the
following telegram to Donald M. Nel-
son, Chairman of the War Production
Board, Washngton, D. C.
"Re: Rusk Iron Furnace 'It
Your letter to me stated that if plansf
health. Apparently sne v. us making j were changed they would .probably be
: approved. Will you give Col. Me-
i Crossin an immediate presonal con-
i'erence in order that this matter may
be worked out and immediate con-
struction started on this vital war
industry."—Coke R. Sevenson. *
j Thursday morning the following
j telegram was received from Repre-
sentative Nat Patton by James I.
; Perkins, president of the Rusk
' chamber of commerce:
"Finally we secured appointment
with Donald Nelson for Colonel Mc-
I Crossin and me for next Monday.
Thanks for your fine cooperation.
Governor Stevenson's wire to Donald
Nelson was fine. We are not giving
up. We can't afford to lose. Rusk
must have that needed war project
for great iron ore blast furnace."
Whether or not this is another
pneumonia symptom will not be
known until alter next Monday.
Some otlieve that since the matter
has passed its most critical stage and
is on its feet again, that there is a
splendid chance for prompt approval
and that t.v furnace may soon be
under construction.
Oj. her
good progress until last Friday when
j her condition became critical and the
second operation was necessary. It
was said here Thursday that she had
not since regained consciousness.
Mrs. Shelby was formerly a music
instructor at old Rusk college.
Patriotic Service
At Salem Sunday
A special patriotic service for men
in the service will be held at the Sa-
lem church next Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock, it has been announced.
All service men and the general
public are invited to attend the ser-
vice.
Regular Legion
Meeting Tuesday
The December meeting of the
American Legion will be held next
Tuesday, December 15, at Deckard's
cafe, it was announced by Legion of-
ficials this week. Plans had been
15 Bandage Wrapping
Service Pins Earned
Fifteen women have earned iheir
Red Cross service pins by spending
over forty hours wrapping bandages
at the Rusk Red Cross bandage room
in Rusk, it was announced this week
by Mrs. M. M. Guinn, chairman. Mrs.
W. P. Ridley heads the list with a
total of seventy-three hours. Mrs. A.
T. Hanretta is second with sixty-
six and one-fourth hours with Mrs.
Egbert Copeland and Mrs; T. J. War-
ren close thirds with 65% and 65 j
and 3-4 hours, respectively.
Others who have earned their pins j
are Mrs. Joe B. Copeland, 46 3-4; j
Mrs. J. A. Eidson, 56 1-4; Mrs. Cur-I
tis Ainsworth, 59 1-4; Mrs. Ralph j
Buell, 44 3-4; Mrs. Lawrence Smith, j
52 1-4; Mrs. F. D. Sims, 44: Mrs. R. i
40; Mrs. II. II. Carsey, 43 j
Roy Ginn, 40 1-4; Mrs. M.
M. Guinn, 62 3-4 and Miss Kate Man - I
ess, 43.
Following is the list of total hour.s I
since the bandage room started for
all who have worked since Novem-
ber 14, the last date for which hours
were announced:.
Mrs. Ernest Andrews. 6 3-4; Mrs.
Lela Barrett, 26; Mrs. J. B. Belvin,
23 1-4; Mrs. H. T. Brown, 7 3-4; Mrs.
C. F. Bullion, 12 3-4; Mrs. T. W.
Butler, 2'/ii Joann Copeland, 3 1-4;
Miss Angelien Cobble 16 1-4.
Mrs. M. E. Davidson, 5; Earline
Davidson 1; Mrs. Ed Derrick 4 1-4;
Marie Deckard, 1; Mrs. Billy Ed-
wards 29 1-4; Mrs. Clete Edwards,
39J4; Mrs. M. B. Ellis, 17%; Mrs.
Maurice Harrison, 1; Mrs. W. H.
Hanna, 13 1-4; Mrs. E. V. Harris,
28 1-4; Mrs. Tom Holcomb, 26;i; Er-
ma Haiuy, 3; Mrs. J. G. King, 4 3-4;
Mrs. John Lester 21 3-4; Mrs. C. L.
Langston, 15; Miss Emma Long, 25%
Mrs. F. L. Main, 6; Mrs. C. L. Mann-
ing, 10; Mrs. W. T. Norman, 24 3-4;
Finnie Gene Norman, 1; Mrs. A. R.
Odom, 5 1-4; Mrs. H. B. Odom, 11;
R. C. Priest, 6; Mrs. Ed Ratcliff,
133.,.; Marvinell Roten 2 1-4; Mrs.
made to postpone the meeting for one j ^rs- Winston (_. Power, 17 J-4; Mrs.
week in order to give more time to j ^'na Sherman, 26; Mrs. ^ atcs Smith,
obtain a war film, but the film has I
already been received by Melvin Ses-
sions, adjutant, «nd it was decided
to hold the meeting on schedule.
The film is a talking picture 0
800 feet—the same as the combined
length of two films shown at the last
meeting of the post. It deals with
war information every former ser-
vice man should have and all mem-
bers are urged to be present,
No meeting was held last month
when plans to obtain the film failed
to materialize.
Every man starts life as a baby-
and the smart ones outgrow it.
.14 1-4; Mrs. Tom Whittington, 5; Zu-
ma Lois Wallace 2%; Mrs. S. ,3,
Wood, 6</ii Jane Weaver, 2 1-4, Mrs.
W. A. Whiteside, 35 1-4; Mrs. Joe W.
VV illiams, 6 3-4; Mrs. J. B. Schochier.
I 3-4;
To Dedicate Wells
Baptist Church
The new First Baptist church at
Wells will be dedicated Sunday
morning, December 27, it has bee «
announced by officials of the church.
The general public is invited to at-
tend the dedication service which will
be at eleven o'clock.
T. E. Acker Speaks
To Rusk Kiwanians
T. E. Acker, of Jacksonville, was
the guest speaker at the regular Ki-
wanis luncheon Tuesday noon.
Taking the present war in general
as his subject, the speaker discussed
the opportunities which will confront
this country in the post war period.
He emphasized that there are just
two possible outcomes—either the
Allies will win and dictate the peace
and dominate the post-war recon-
struction of the world, or the Axi3
will win and we will become the
slaves of dictator nations.
A committee was instructed to re
port next week on arrangements for
the annual Christmas ladies' night
party which the club has decided to
hold as usual with gifts given to the
empty stocking fund.
Maness To Build
New Tomato Shed
Excavation work wras started this
week preparatory to the construction
of a new tomato shed on the Cotton
Belt, it has been announced by Riley
Maness, who represents Alex WoU
dert, of Tyler.
The shed will be on the Cotton Belt
site formerly occupied by the Roten
Material Company warehouse, just
east of the depot. It. is understood
that constiuction will start next
Monday.
The building will be 60x100 feet
and the latest equipment will be in-
stalled in the way of graders, togeth-
er wun washing, wiping and drying
equipment.
Ninety-eight Engineering, Science
and Management War Training
courses are now in progress or ia
process of organization in 17 Texaa
cities under sponsorship of the Uni-
versity of Texas.
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