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VOLUME 103
Established as "The Pioneer" July 5, 1848
THE RUSK CIIEROKEEAN. DECEMBER 7, 1950
NUMBER 23
PKE-CHR1STMAS SALES ARE SOARING
COUNTY GETS DRAFT CALL
Citizens Asked
To Donate Food
For Needy People
In the near future the citizens
of Rusk are scheduled to see a
bushel basket in each grocery
store in town. Above the basket a
sign will be placed reading, "Say
a Merry Christmas to some needy
family by buying an extra article
of food and dropping in this bas-
ket, Thank you."
Under the direction of the
Chamber of Commerce, and with
the aid of the merchants, business-
men and citizens of Rusk, this
project is being carried out to
aid the needy families of this
County.
"An extra can of soup, chili, or
any small item will be used to
make some family's Christmas a
brighter one. Your Christmas will
be much brighter by giving to
make some one else's Christmas a
Merry Christmas," stated Jake
Johnson, manager.
Rusk C. Of C.
To Sponsor Xmas
Tree For Needy
The Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce will decorate a Christmas
tree and place it in the vacant
building next door to Hamilton's
on the southwest side of the
square.
The doors will be open from
8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. and will serve
as a collection place for Christmas
gifts donated by the more for-
tunate people. The gifts are to be
distributed to the needy families
of the county before Christmas.
"Plea^p do not gift wrap your
gifts, so that the committee in
charge of distributing the pack-
ages will know what each item is,'
explained Jake Johnson, manager
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Baptist Youth Drama Group Plans To
Present One-Act Play December 20th
7th District Of
American Legion
Has Fall Conv.
At the Fall Convention of the
7th District, American Legion,
held in Navasota, recently, Pat
Flaherty delivered the principal
address. Mr. Flaherty is director
of news and special events for
KPRC and KPRC-TV, subsidiaries
of the Houston Post.
In his speech, Mr. Flaherty said,
"Let's take a look at the world to-
day—and of course, in these days
and times, when you speak of the
world, you must put the United
States in the foremost position,
for "Gone are the Days" when
Uncle Sam could stand off and
watch the rest of the world roll
by—We, as Americans, are part
of the world at large. We had a
warning against out traditional
Isolationism, in the First World
War . . . and in the Late World
War. . .
Foresight can start within your
cwn organization — The American.
Legion—Let's make the United
States ^ Nation with Foresight ...
Foresight enough to be prepared
and capable of guarding and pro-
tecting the freedom of the World."
Homer L. Hinton
Now In U.S. After
Duty In Korea
Homer Lee Hinton, YN3, USN,
son of Mrs. M. D. Hinton,
Box 318, Rusk, Texas, arrived
back in the United States recently
after more than four months of
action in the Korean War. He was
aboard the attack transport USS
GEORGE CLYMER, a unit of the
Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force,
which docked at Navy Pier in
San Diego, California.
On hand to greet the ship and
its crew were Rear Admiral I. N.
Kiland, commander of the Pacific
Fleet Amphibious Force, members
of his staff and wives and children
of many of the bluejackets re-
turning from combat. Large signs
reading "Welcome jHome" and
"Well Done", traditionally the
Navy's highest praise, decorated
the pier as the ship drew into her
berth.
The GEORGE CLYMER was a-
mong the first units of the Fleet
to engage in action against the
Korean Communists. She carried
the flag for the Amphibious Task
Group which rushed elements of
the First Marine Division from
San Diego to the front lines in
Korea in mid-July.
Men of the CLYMER will be
visiting their homes on leave soon
after their ship enters a West
Coast Navy Yard for routine over-
haul..
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Shop now for Christmas.
Rev. H. Fagan
Talks To Local
Rotary Club
Rev. Harold Fagan, pastor of
the First Methodist Church of
Rusk, was the guest speaker at
the Rotary Club luncheon Wed-
nesday at the Rusk Hotel.
The pastor spoke on "Philoso-
phies of Life". He offered the story
of the Good Samaritan as an ex-
ample of the way all men should
live.
Meivin Jones of Crockett and
Rex Butler o£ Jacksonville were
visiting Rotarians.
First Christian
Church To Hear
Dr. E. H. Wyle
The First Christian Church will
have Dr. E. H. Wyle, pastor of
the First Christian Church of
Tyler, as its guest pastor Sun-
day morning, December 10th. Dr.
Wyle will deliver the 11 o'clock
message.
"December 10th is the begin-
ning of the extensive membership
drive that the Rusk church is
conducting. Members have been
visiting prospects the past month.
December 17th is Decision Day,
and 25 persons are expected to
unite with the church," explained
Rev. H. Milburn Fitts, pastor.
An invitation is extended to
everyone to hear this outstanding
speaker and enjoy true Christian
fellowship at the Christian Church
of Rusk.
Members of the Youth Drama
Group of the First Baptist Church
are now working on a one-act play
which will be presented in the
church auditorium December 20
at 7:15 P. M.
The play, "White Christmas,"
is written by Dorothy Clarke Wil-
son, and has a misionary theme.
In the Marshall household there
are five individuals completely
surrounded by prejudices, but
they pride themselves that they
are free from any hard feelings
toward any race or creed or re-
ligion. However, their attitude to-
ward their Chinese servant, Char-
lie, is one of intollerance. When
Mr. Marshall's brother, who is
a missionary in China, sends
another Chinese boy to America
to study in an American college,
complications develop, but
through the Chinese boy, the Mar-
shall's finally see the error of
their ways.
The cast of "White Christmas"
includes: John Frank Hamilton,
Nan Webb, Bobby Mercer, Marilyn
Jackson, Drucilla Nolley, Becky
Clark, Joe Schochler, Sherrie
Hood, and Vera Mae Cowart.
Other activities of the Youth
Drama Club include a tableau for
the program of Christmas music
at the Baptist Church on Decem-
ber 24, a Lottie Moon drama, and
study of the book, "Drama in the
Churches."
The Club will meet Friday Dec-
ember 8 at 7:00 P. M. to discuss
further plans and to complete or-
ganization.
All Baptist Young People and
Intermediates are invited to at-
tend.
Rev. L. H Webb
Delivers Talk
To Baptist Group
Fellowship Supper
Enjoyed By Members
Of Christian Church
A Fellowship Supper was held
Wednesday evening at 7 p. m. for
the members of the First Christ-
ian Church. Everyone enjoyed
the good fellowship and delicious
food.
Lee - McCarroll
Presents 1951
Chevrolet Sat.
Added safety, greater driving
ease, and fresh re-styling highspot
the 1951 Chevrolet which goes on
display at Lee-McCarroll Chevro-
let Company, Saturday, December
9th.
"Important improvements and
changes are featured in both chas-
sis and body. These changes
range from the biggest brakes in
the low-price field to extensive
design innovations that make the
car appear much longer and
lower than any previous model,"
said Mr. Lewis McCarroll, partner
in Lee-McCarroll Chevrolet Co.
"The Powerglide automatic
transmission, Chevrolet's sensa-
tional driving advance, has been
refined for the latest models, al-
though remaining fundamentally
the same flexible driving control
that has already enrolled a quart-
er of a million satisfied owners
It will again be optional on De
Luxe models only," stated Mr.
J. E. Lee, partner in Lee-McCarroll
Chevrolet Co.
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R. H. S. Attend
Choir Workshop
The three choirs of R. H. S. at-
tended the Nacogdoches Work-
shop foiv Choirs, Saturday. Sev-
eral choirs sang for the judge,
Mr. Morton, director of the John
Tarleton College in Stephenville,
Texas. Each choir was helpfully
criticized by Mr. Morton. A short
concert was given by the S. F. A.
Choir.
For relaxation, all of the choirs
sang numbers together. Everyone
had a very enjoyable day. To add
to the day, our Gleemen got com-
plimentary remarks from every-
one.
Rev. Lonnie H. Webb, pastor
First Baptist Church, Rusk, deliv-
ered the main message at the
first meeting of the recently re-
organized Baptist Associational
Training Union. The meeting was
held with the Central Baptist
Church of Jacksonville on Monday
night, December 4 at 7:30.
4 Mrs. J. D. Sto'.Wenmier, Associa-
tional Tiding >-*nion Director,
presided at the meeting, and the
following Associatio.ial officers
were elected: Associate Director,
Gene Tomlin, Rusk; Secretary,
Rev. Paul Deal, Mixo'n; and Pastor
Advisor, Rev. James Draper, Jack-
sonville.
Other program personnel in-
cluded Mrs. D. R. Richardson and
C. P. Moseley in charge of the
music, and Miss Claire Wheatley,
who played two musical numbers
on the Miramba.
Chaplain Howard E. Waters, US
Marine Corps, spoke briefly on
"What I Think of Training Union."
Besides several visitors, the fol-
lowing churches were represented:
Alto, Jacksonville, Rusk, Old
Palestine, Cove Springs. Alto re-
ceived the banner for largest at-
tendance at the rally.
After Rev. J. B. Ousley an-
nounced that the next meeting of
the Associational Training Union
would be held January 16 at the
First Baptist Church of Alto, Rev.
Webb preached cin Decision, using
Ruth 1:16 as his text.
December 4 was observed
throughout the South as Training
Union Mobilization Night.
J. A. Cromwell
Opens Jewelry
Store In City
J. A. Cromwell, watch repair
specialist, is back in business in
Rusk. He is located in his old
location, next to the Rusk Hotel
and invites all of his old friends
to visit him.
The building has been com-
pletely re-modeled, and features
beautiful green tile brick on the
outside. The inside is finished in
pastel colors.
Cromwell is registered with
the Texas Watchmakers Associa-
tion, Inc., and will specialize in
all types of watch repair work.
He offers one to two days service
on most repair jobs.
o
Burning and over-cutting forests
are examples of man's part in
upsetting the balance of nature
and destroying the natural habitat
of wildlife.
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Shop now for Christmas.
The Cherokee County Selective
Service Board No. 19 has received
their 13th call for thirty-three
men to be delivered for Armed
Forces physical examination Jan-
uary 8, 1951.
"These registrants will be for-
warded to Shreveport, La. The
majority of the men will come
from those born in the year 1929,"
explained Mrs. Hazel B. Musick,
chief clerk of the Cherokee Coun-
ty Draft Board.
The following men left for in-
duction into the Armed Forces
Wednesday December 6: Carl Le-
on McCallum, J'ville; Joe K. Jones,
Wells; Vernon Gleen Greenville,
Wells; James Buford Reed, Alto;
Charles Edward Allen, J'ville Le-
onard Lee Montgomery, J'ville;
Johnie Young, Cuney; Hughy Lee
Conner, Alto; Jesse L. Wells, Rek-
law, and Coy Looney, Alto. .
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Last Rites Held
For Mother Of
C. McLaughlin
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. Tuesday for Mrs. Florence
McLaughlin, 75, resident of Italy
since 1919.
She was born at Milford and
was married to D. W. McLaughlin
in 1897. They moved to Italy in
1919 and he died there in 1927.
Funeral services were held at
Italy's Park Presbyterian Church
with the Rev. E. C. Cargill of-
ficiating. Burial was in the City
Cemetery at Milford.
Survivors are three sons: Cecil
McLaughlin, Rusk; Marshall Mc-
Laughlin, Baton Rouge, La., and
Charlie McLaughlin, Italy; one
daughter, Mrs. A. M. Cole, Dallas;
a sister, Mrs. Amy Hudson, Port-
land, Oregon; five grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren.
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4 County Boys
To Compete For
$2500 Award
For the second consecutive year,
L. E. Cowling, president of South-
ern States Life Insurance Com-
pany of Houston, will award a
$2500 scholarship to Texas A. and
M. College.
The scholarship will be pre-
sented at the 1951 Houston Fat
Stock Show and Livestock expo-
sition, January 31 through Feb-
ruary 11, President W. A. Lee
said.
It will go to a 1949 or 1950 win-
ner in the show's dairy calf
scramble or a winner of a dairy
heifer in the junior dairy judging
contest.
Included among those eligible
to compete for the L. E. Cowling
scholarship are: James Bates,
Route 3, Alto and Charles A.
Dement, of Gallatin. Also from
Jacksonville are Tommy Joe
Ganske and Russell Oden of Route
2. All four Cherokee county boys
will be exhibiting Jersey heifers.
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Mrs. E. Qopeland
To Present Review
Of Book, "Mary"
The book, "Mary", by Sholem
Asch, will be reviewed by Mrs.
Egbert Copeland Friday, Decem-
ber 8th at 7:30 p. m. in the High
School Auditorium.
This review is presented under
the direction of the Library Study
Club. For an enlightening evening
of entertainment, the public >is
invited to attend this free, Book
Review.
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The best cure for love at first
sight is to take a closer look.
Several Thousand
Visit Rusk Tues.
Max Thomason
Winner of NJVGA
$100 Award
Max Thomason, Dialville 4-H
club boy, recently received a
letter from Mr. Grant B. Snyder,
adult advisor of the National
Junior Vegetable Growers Ass'n.
advising him that he had been de-
clared a sectional winner in the
NJVGA Production and Market-
ing contest and that he would re-
ceive $100.00 as his reward.
Max entered his 4H (flub record
in the vegetable contest and he
was selected as the State winner.
His records were then forwarded
to the National. Headquarters at
Amhearst, Mass. for judging from
a regional and National stand-
point. It was from this headquart-
ers that Max received the an-
nouncement that he had been
chosen as a sectional winner.
The record which Max submit-
ted covered all his 4H activities
during the 4 years he has been
a club member, demonstrations
he has carried out, and a detailed
report of his work with vegetable
crops clujing 1950,
" Act idling to O. c Clifton, Ass't.
County Agent, Max started his 4H
work with a corn patch. He has
since expanded his demonstration
work to the point that in 1950 he
had corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes
and a dairy heifer.
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J. W. Isaacs
Mtr. Co. Reveals
New '51 Pontiac
With vibrant new styling, the
1951 Silver Anniversary Pontiacs
will purr into public view here
Monday, December 11th, at J. W.
Isaacs Motor Co. They will feature
twenty-seven styling innovations
and sixteen mechanical improve-
ments.
Presenting the 1951 line—mark-
ing Pontiac's twenty-fifth year as
a stellar performer on the auto-
motive stage—J. W. Isaacs, owner
of J. W. Isaacs Motor Company,
said:
"Our Silver Anniversary models
are strikingly beautiful symbols
of a quarter century of quality
manufacture. We believe the 1951
Pontiac is the most attractive, best
performing Pontiac we have ever
produced. Public acceptance of
Pontiac last year broke every ex-
isting record. It is likely that the
1951 models will match that popu-
larity or surpass it," concluded Mr.
Isaacs.
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Cherokee County
Man Has Exhibit
In Fat Stock Show
Russell Oden of Route 2, Jack-
sonville, will be an exhibitor at
the 1951 Houston Fat Stock Show
and Livestock Exposition, January
31 through February 11 , in the
Sam Houston Coliseum, President
W. A. Lee announced.
The entry, one of the first from
Cherokee County will be a junior
Scramble dairy Jersey heifer to be
shown by Russell at the 1951 Fat
Stock Show.
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NOTICE
Mr. Lynn Orr of the Presby-
terian Seminary, Austin, will con-
duct the morning and evening
services at the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday.
Morning services begin at 11:00
A. M., and evening services at 7:00
P. M. All members are urged to
attend.
The Christmas Season officially
opened for Rusk and Cherokee
County when the Chamber of Com-
merce brought Santa Claus and
his reindeer to Rusk Tuesday.
Several thousand people, front
Cherokee and neighboring coun-
ties, were on hand to greet the
north pole visitor. Bands from
Rusk, Alto, and Jacksonville par-
ticipated in this unique parade.
Christmas sales are soaring in
Rusk. This city has always been
the trading center for Cherokee
County, and the merchants of
Rusk are offering the most com-
plete stock of Christmas mer-
chandise to be found anywhere.
This week's publication of the
Rusk Cherokeean is full of pre-
christmas specials.
"The people are buying presents
early this year," one of the mer-
chants "commented.
Rusk has already been deco-
rated with beautiful Christmas
lights, and it is one of the most
striking cities in East Texas at
night. The progressive merchants
of this city have decorated their
stores and display windows with
Christmas attractions.
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Baptist Ladies
To Observe Week
For Missions
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the First Baptist Church this
week joined WMS organizations
all over the Southland in obser-
vance of the annual Week of Pray-
er for Foreign Missions, known as
the Lottie Moon Week of Prayer.
The program, under the direct-
ion of Mrs. Will Payne, was held
each day, Monday through Friday
of this week, at the First Baptist
Church, with the theme: "The
Urgency of World Voices."
Each yea-, a Christmas offering
for Missions is taken at this time
also. The Southwide goal this year
is $1,600,000, and the goal for
Rusk has been set at $2,600.
The Wednesday night prayer
meeting was also given over to a
special program on Lottie Moon
with the young people in charge.
Those on the Wednesday night
program were: Marjorie Gregg.
Joy Hamilton. Ray Boyce Hender-
son, and Anita Simmons.
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Services Held
Sunday For Mrs.
Ellen Billings
Funeral services were held Sun-
day at 2:30 p. m. in the Sardis
Cemetery for Mrs. Ellen Dell
Masters Billings. Rev. J. M.
Schwitter conducted the cere-
mony.
At the time of her death, Mrs.
Billings was 48 years of age. She
was a member of the Sardis Bap-
tist Church.
Her survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mary Ethel Atkinson of
Dallas and Miss Emma Gean
Young of Hamilton, Ohio; one
step-son, Dolton Billings, and one
step-daughter, Mrs. Dires Lea
Erickson of Houston; one grand-
daughter, and 4 step-grand-sons;
five sisters, Mrs. Carrie Middleton
of Summerfield, Mrs. Martha Bell
of Rusk, Mrs. Georgan Warran of
Lindon, Mrs. Francis Reid of And-
erson County, and Mrs. Birtie Lue
Bairfield of Rusk; 3 brothers, Wil-
liam Masters and Elbert Masters,
both of Houston and Jack Masters
of Rusk.
Pallbearers were Edgar C. Bell,
G. W. Bowman, W. W. Traylor,
Wayne Chambler, Clarence Work,
| and Wm. E. Cary.
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1950, newspaper, December 7, 1950; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth326236/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.