2 6 . ▁ ▁Cross ville ▁established ▁its ▁first ▁school , ▁a ▁one - room ▁structure ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁teacher ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁students , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁at ▁Bry ant ' s ▁Chap el ▁Church . ▁The ▁first ▁bank ing ▁institution ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁N . W . ▁Black ▁and ▁Boy ce ▁R ains . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Cross ville ▁was ▁granted ▁prov is ional ▁incorpor ation , ▁and ▁Charlie ▁J . ▁Cr ump ▁was ▁appointed ▁first ▁mayor . ▁Little ▁progress ▁was ▁made ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁and ▁the ▁incorpor ation ' s ▁dissol ution ▁followed ▁quickly ▁there after . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Dr . ▁Luther ▁F . ▁Er win ▁was ▁chosen ▁mayor , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁government ▁established ▁ordin ances ▁and ▁lev ied ▁privile ge ▁lic enses . ▁Collection ▁enfor cement ▁was ▁la x , ▁however , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ins u fficient ▁resources ▁to ▁maintain ▁basic ▁town ▁services . ▁Following ▁this , ▁C . W . ▁( B ill ) ▁Russell ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁He ▁h ired ▁Colonel ▁Mack ▁Kil cre ase ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁advis er ▁to ▁mayor ▁and ▁council . ▁This ▁group ▁worked ▁together ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁solid ▁town ▁government ▁with ▁tax ation , ▁collection ▁and ▁basic ▁town ▁services ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Cross ville . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cross ville ▁is