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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
1
Rusk merchants stage BAR GAIN DAY with 30 to 40 prize drawings across participating stores. The city wide event is promoted by Bruce Pruitt assistant coach of the recreation program under the Lions Club with strong youth participation urged.
Grades 1 through 6 meet 8:30 to 10:00 am for soft ball volleyball ping pong and badminton. Older students in grades 7 through 12 gather 10 to 11:30. Boys swim Monday and Wednesday girls Tuesday and Thursday. Both sexes use the pool Friday at their hours. All activities are free except a small swimming fee.
Roundabout praises the recreation program as a valuable project and asserts parents may enroll their children with confidence in supervised wholesome activities.
The text notes a tomato deal starting in Rusk soon as rainfall could accelerate progress though fruit is late this year. Roundabout reports conditions improving with anticipated rain aiding the effort.
First Baptist Church reports 115 enrollments for its Vacation Bible School under Rev. Lonnie Webb with an average daily attendance of 107. A closing picnic and commencement are set for Wednesday June 11 at 7 30 p.m. The program runs for ages 3 through 16 with about fifty workers assisting in Bible study character stories mission study recreation and refreshments. All parents and friends are invited to attend.
A gospel song concert at Rusk High School auditorium on Thursday night features the Christiannaires Quartet and the Carl Lloyd Family to raise funds for medical dictionaries for Rusk State Hospital wards. Proceeds support the Nurse Technician group financing the dictionary project with 50 and 75 cent admissions.
The First State Bank president E B Musick Sr was feted by directors and employees at a birthday party last Saturday night. Musick noted 45 years with the bank and received 65 new one dollar bills as a gift. Attending were Jeff Austin board president Ide Hall M H Norton J W Summers Lloyd Pipes and others.
Twenty nine members of the Psychiatric Nurse Technician Freshman class will be capped in exercises at Rusk State Hospital Friday evening in the chapel at 8 p.m. Dr Harbert Davenport will give the main address. Dr Charles Castner, hospital superintendent, will welcome. The ceremony includes invocation, candlelighting, Bible presentation by Gideons, and a reception by the Sophomore class.
Sixty five men and officers of Company A the Rusk National Guard unit prepare to depart for the annual training camp at Fort Hood for two weeks of simulated combat. They will return to Rusk on June 22. Promos include multiple rank promotions among the unit. Bennie Murdoch of Houston visited his father Ben F. Murdoch over the weekend.
County court reports show one criminal case in the past week, Horace Elmer Hancock fined 100 dollars and jailed three days for driving while intoxicated. Civil filings include several divorces and foreclosures, with Ruby Lee Hogg and Eugene Hogg granted a divorce. Rusk’s third monthly Bargain Day will be held Friday with town wide participation and a lucky number contest across participating merchants.
John Raymond Ross observes an Eyed Elazer insect in a jar and notes its rare but increasing sightings. The report covers Junior and Pony League baseball at Dickinson Field with scores, upcoming games, and volunteer needs, followed by tomato market discussions in Rusk and surrounding areas amid hot dry weather and late East Texas crops.
The Rusk Lions Club will install new officers Corry Wallace president Leon Pledger first vice president T W Parrish second vice president Oran Spence secretary J R Westbrook treasurer Keith Kennedy tail twister Bill Sharbrough Lion tamer and directors Dick Dickerson Billie Edwards Wayman Pierce Paul Cox Jack Nichols at the June 26 meeting Installing officer will be Allen Caldwell International Counselor and former District Governor Outgoing officers include Bob Persons Corry Wallace O D Blankenship E D Pete Grimes Wm B McSwain W D Draper Lewis Banks Lion Tanner and Jim McKeown The club will also note past year achievements such as rodeo Youth Center Swimming Pool little league baseball park Cub Scouts glasses for 13 school children and donations to Lions Crippled Children's Camp and playground programs.
Mr and Mrs Duke Murdoch and their children Mary and John from Bryan were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs J F Murdoch and Mr and Mrs George Monroe, sharing time with their relatives.
The Rusk B&PW Club held a May 22 ceremony installing officers led by District director Irma Milstead. New officers are President Mildred Fulton Vice President Carmel Lee Recording Secretary Laine Heffington Corresponding Secretary Marjorie Dickerson Parliamentarian Ester Mae Durrett. Members and guests from nearby towns attended.
Bulah community leaders were presented with the progress award for finishing fourth in the Rural Neighborhood Progress contest. The community earned $50 in the 22 county District Nine judging.
Rodeo committees met to finalize details for August’s big rodeo sponsored by the Lions Club. Attending were Bill Sharbrough chairman Clyde Baker publicity chair Wayman Pierce Bud Parrish caravan co chair and James Pryor committee member. They heard committee reports and mapped further plans.
Steve Lilly, former assistant county agent of Rusk county and rural development agent for San Augustine and Shelby counties, was named Cherokee county agent effective August 1. He replaces C Metz Heald who retires after 22 years of service. Lilly is a Texas A&M College graduate.
About 600 persons attended the Rusk Lions Club pool opening day with 436 signing the register. Manager Charles Sibley credited unusually good attendance all day and anticipated solid turnout through the season due to lower admission fees of 15 and 25 cents, versus last year.
Rev J M Schwitter spoke to the Rusk Kiwanis Club about loyalty as a core element of life. He linked loyalty to home church and country, noting his past Baptist pastorates. Present were visitors Robert A Hearne Grady Harlan and Kiwanis president Ralph Travis. Texas has 782 incorporated towns and cities.
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