The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1952 Page: 1 of 15
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THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN SEPTEMBER 25, 1952
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NUMBER ia
Kiwanis Jr. Stock Show Diaws
County Spotlight Last Week
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JOK BAILEY of Ponta, Rusk High School FFA boy showed the Grand
ChjfiBipu.ii Beef Male at the l'.usk Kiwanis Club aniiual Jr. Livestoch
Show held in this city Friday and Saturday, September lit and
--Photo by Wiley Shattin-k
TUMMY GANSKE, Reynolds 1-H Club member, walked off with
t he 'Jraiul Champion honors in the Dairy Division at the llu«k j
1 ;i U Chi!, Jr. Livestock Show.
—Photo by Wiley ShattU' .-
! The 4th Annual Rusk Kiwanis
Club Jr. Livestock Show for
Cherokee County was held at
the Lions Rodeo Arena Friday
and Saturday, September 19-20,
according to Ralph Travis, Chair-
man of the Kiwanis Club Agri-
culture Committee.
Hundreds of people were on
hand to see the finest stock in
East Texas. The showr was com-
posed of entries from the FFA
Chapters and the 4-H Clubs of
Cherokee County.
Walking off with Grand Champ-
ion honors were Joe Bailey, of
Ponta, FFA boy of Husk High
School with his F5eef Male. Rich-
ard Stocton, FFA boy of Jack-
sonville had the Grand Champion
Duroc Gilt, and Tommy Ganske's
dairy cow entry won the Grand
Champion honor- in the Dairy-
Division. Tomm\ is a Reynold
1-H Club member.
Eagles Entertain Touted Groveton
Here Friday In 2nd District Tilt
Others who w
the
Depot Service Commemorates 75th
Birthday Of Cotton Belt R. R.
Shorthorn Bull
Is Bought By
Local Citizen
Harold Miller of Rusk has
bought one of the finest bred
Scotch Shorthorn bulls ever
brought to Cherokee County. He
bought IMarquart's Mercury 22D
from the herd of Marquart Farms
of Bartlett, Texas. The animal
was delivered Monday.
"We feel that we have made a
wise move in buying this beef
type bull. Bulls from this herd
is giving the results we like. We
selected Marquart's Mercury 22D
because he was? sired by Comrie
Mercury, a reserve champion of the
1947 International Congress Sale.
All calves by Comrie Mercury have
been truly outstanding," said Mr.
Miller.
Bulls of this same breeding have
been shipped to California, Cuba,
and Guatemaula.
His mother is Kamar Rosewood
2D by Maxwalton Reflector out
of a Rosewood cow by Divide
Sensation. This breeding of
Continued Page 5, Section 1
October 1st, marks the 75th An-
niversary of the Cotton Belt
Route. On this day in 1877, the
Tyler Tap Railroad went into
operation between Tyler and Big
Sandy.
To commemorate jne 75th birth-
day of the railroad, and to honor
loyal Cotton Belt employees who
have contributed much to the
success of the .railroad, a number
of ceremonies, have been planned.
So that as many members as pos-
sible may get together for the
occasion, several key locations
have been designated as places
to hold these ceremonies.
A service will be held at the
Rusk Depot with employees from
Alto and Jacksonville participat-
ing.
The program will Include a talk
by Mr. E. C. S wittenberg', road-
master from Tyler. He will also
read, the message from the presi-
dent of the Cotton Belt. *
Mr. G. W. Corley, Rusk agent,
will present service award pins
to all employees with twenty or
more years continuous service. A
huge birthday cake will be cut
and served with other refresh-
ments.
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entries were:
DAIRY HEIFERS,
,i..nths; Hi!' Ik Wr .
blue ribbon, and < : a
(",)i rine 1-H, lvd < ibbon. j
HFIFEKS fi nv.- 'ii to one year: !
John Holcomb, Craft 4-11, whit::!
ribbon; Leo Byrum, Ponta *4-H,j
blue * ribbon; Wesley Lindsey, i
Troup FFA, red ribbon; and
Marlon Anthony, Jacksonville
FFA, blue ribbon.
DAIRY HEIFERS, one year
and light Springers: Bill Bolton,
blue ribbon; Bill Bolton, white
ribbon; George Holcomb, Rusk
FFA, red ribbon; Otis Echols,
Continued Page 1, Section 2
Attend the football game Friday.
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RICHARD STOCTON, FFA boy of Jacksonville had the Grand
Champion Duroc Gilt at the Rusk Kiwanis Club's Jr. Livestock Show.
—Photo by Wiley Shattuck
Dowdy Elected Congressman
John Dowdy, Congressman elect
of the 7th Congressional District,
was elected to fill the unexpired
term of Congressman Tom Pickett
in Tuesday's special election.
Returns over the big 12 county
district gave Dowdy a huge lead
over Jim Norton and Jack Wisen-
er.
Dowdy announced Wednesday
that he would resign his job as
District Attorney of Henderson,
Anderson and Houston Counties
to assume the duties of Congress-
man.
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Jefferson City is the capital of
Missouri.
Kiwanis Club
Sponsors Free
Kiddie Show
In observance of National Kids'
Day, Saturday, September 27th,
the Rusk Kiwanis Club is spon-
soring a free show at the Chero-
kee Theatre, 9:30 a.m.
Serving on the Boys and Girls
committee of the Kiwanis Club
are Rev. J. H. Freeland, chair-
man, Adon Duncan and Curtis
McLeod.
The boys and girls of Rusk and
area are cordially invited to at-
tend this big free show, courtesy
of the Rusk Kiwanis Club, said
Rev. Freeland.
Water Facilities
Available To
Farmers Now
Farmers Home Administration
County Supervisor, C. D. McKin-
zie of Cherokee County announces
that funds are now available
through the Water Facilities
Program to qualified applicants
who wish to improve the existing
water supply on their farms or to
develop and install new facilities,
and who are unable to obtain the
necessary credit from other estab-
lished sources.
Watar facilities loans are for
helping the farmer develop a sat-
isfactory water supply for his
farm and family. Loans may be
used to build stock ponds, dig and
case wells and cisterns, install
pump and pipe for distribution of
water where needed. Funds may
also be used for the instafl-atioa
of sprinkler irrigation system-,
en small acreage. These loar -
are with from 1 to 2'J
years to repay but no longer than
the useful life of the facility.
Farmers interested in oh:..'
this assistance should contain
Mr. McKinzie, whose offii-e i
located in the Post Office Build-:
iistr, Jacksonville, and discu-.-
with him their needs for develop !
ment of improvement of dom s-j
tic, livestock, or irrigation \va- j
ter supplies on the farm.
Rusk's win hungry Eagles en-
tertain the touted Groveton In-
dians on their home field Fri-
day night. The Feathered Flock
is still greatly handicapped by
injuries.
James Swink, who was injured
in the Carthage game, will not
be in top shape. He may play
some, however. Jack Suratt is
still suffering from a chipped
bone, and Howard Watson haa
a bad cut that he received 'in the
Madisonville ball game. Sam
Wallace and Jerry Smith, will
play under strain. A bruised
shoulder and a "charley horse"
have slowed these boys down.
•Groveton eased past a scrappy
little Alto eleven last Friday 7-
0, and will be seeking their sec-
ond district win against Coach
Thompson's Birds. The Indiana
are defending their district title,
and will be geared for a scoring
bee. They remember that they
were beaten by the locals last
year until a Eagle misque gave
them the winning touchdown in
the (•'■ -'ng minutes of the game!
if tile Bit'!.- hope to win this
ball . e, they must improve
ti -if pa s defease and blocking.
The a les are steamed-up, and
•!<•'• 1 to break into the
:iday. They know
that a ieft-at, will just about eli-
ira' t-.-i.e-, from any chance of
t! championship.
A big turn-out is expected at
Musick Field Friday night to see
the battle of the "T's" between
Rusk's Eagles and the, Grovetorj
Indians.
Shop at home.
Cherokee Riders
To Perform At
'DochesFair
The Cherokee Riders will be
an extra attraction at the Nacog-
doches County Fair this year,
October 1 and 2. An hour long
program will be given on Wed-
nesday and Thursday nights at
the Fair Grounds.
Besides their square dance on
horseback routine there will be
specialty acts, boot races and a
clown act by a well known Rusk
business man.
Eleven year-old Ann McKellar,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
McKellar of Rusk, will perform
with her trained horse Princess.
The Cherokee Riders rode in
the Forest Festival Parade in
Lufkin Monday afternoon.
The parade was the longest and
most colorful parade in the his-
tory of the Forest Festival.
Cherokee Chief Don Pledger
won third prize in the horseman-
ship class.
District l'j-A Calendar:
Results last week:
Alto 0, Groveton 7.
Rusk 6, 'Madisonville 6.
Grapeland 6, Woodville 0.
Lovelady 0, Elkhart 40.
Trinity lit, Crockett 13* .
* .Non-conference game.
District Standings
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Elkhart 1 0 0 40 ®
Groveton 1 0 0 7 ®
Gtapeland 1 0 0 6 ®
Rusk 0 0 16 6
Madisonville 0 O 1 6 S
Woodville 0 1006
Alto 0 1 0 0 T
Lovelady 0 1 0 0 4®
Trinity 0 0 0 0 ®
W denotes won, L logt, T tie,
Pt., points and OP opponents
points, •'
Games This Week
Alto at Lovelady. |
Groveton at Rusk.
Trinity at Madisonville.
Elkhart at Woodville. "5
* Grapeland at Crockett.
* Denotes Non - conference
game.
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Shop at home.
Mysteiy Men Add To Felt Hat Day In Rusk & Area
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It is. Felt Hat Time in Rusk.
The calander says it was last
week, and the cool days this week
sMould just about eliminate the
straw hats in Rusk for the next
seven months.
The progressive dry goods stores
of this city and The Rusk Chero-
keean have worked out the de-
tails of a big Hat Contest that
will add interest to the annual
Felt Hat promotion.
(Pictures of the backs of five
prominent Rusk citizens are pub-
lished on the front page of this
newspaper. The first person who
can correctly identify all five
may register at any of the four
participating stores and receive a
free hat. Four hats will be given
away.
The rules of the contest are
simple. To win a hat, a person
must go to any store participating
and write down who they think
the five men are. The registera-
tion slips are numbered, and the
person who guesses all five cor-
rectly will receive a free hat
from the store that he register-
ed with. Wives, mothers, and
sweethearts may try f win a
hat for the man of their choice.
A person may register in all 4
stores, but may^Srtn only 1 hat.
Employees and immediate fam-
ilies of the stores and the Rusk
Cherokeean are not eligible.
The winners will be announced
through th« columns of the Rusk
Cherokeean next "week. No mer-
chant knows who the "mystery
men" are. The registeration at
Mathews-Miller, Cole Dry Goods
Co., Rusk (Dry Goods Co., and
Knox Ray will be Friday and
Saturday. The contest closes at
6 p.m. Saturday.
There is no catch to this
test. Nothing to buy, just
ister.
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It's Felt Hat Time
Rusk, .
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Whitehead, E. H. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1952, newspaper, September 25, 1952; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth326330/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.