The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1969 Page: 1 of 20
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Last week's paper was a lit.
tie off schedule, because of
Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Roundabout Is glad we don't
try to publish each week on
Tuesday I
Because of our early publi-
cation deadline, we were un-
able to report results of the
City Sales Tax Election held
Tuesday, Nov. 25th. That out-
come Is carried in detail,
elsewhere this Issue.
It was a light vote, but a
clear call FOR the tax. In lieu
of other means of Increasing
the city's revenue. Should go
Into effect about next April
1st. , .and will be added to the
present state sales tax of
three and one quarter percent.
The same Items are taxable..
by state and city.
Our neighbors to the north -
Jacksonvllle--are to vote on a
similar proposal for sales tax
next Tuesday, Dec. 9th,
Cherokeean
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper, Established As T he Pioneer July 5, 1847
SERVING RUSK WITH
DISTINCTION FOR
122 YEARS
VOL. 122
RUSK, TEXAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER TT, 1969
12-PAGES
WMBER 25
Yule Season Kicks-Off With Parade
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Roundabout can't be anything
but proud this week. . . .His
"petticoat brigade'* (as we
fondly call our group of little
women) have outdone them-
selves In putting together a
super Issue. . .this week's
Cherokeean heralds the good
news of Real's opening In a
newly renovated home that Is
truly beautiful, and a fantas-
tic credit to our dry; we also
welcome another new member
to the business community,
David's Furniture owned by
David and Bill Stallings.
Thelr'big openings, plus a
tremendous effort of other
civic minded merchants to
present a real "treasure
chest of values", makes this
Issue more than worth your
reading!
look at it this way: Over-
head In Rusk Is understand-
ably lower than In a city, so
our merchants can afford to
price goods cheaper; and then
by the time you add in your
costs of transportation to
Cltyvllle, it just goes without
saying, "you shouId have bou-
ght at home and saved!"
These are rhe people who
pay the school, city and coun-
ty taxes to make life better
here. They deserve our sup-
port. ...
PANCAKFS FOR PEOPLE help provide pen-
nies for projects of the Rusk Kiwanis Club! The
club's annual fund-raising activity is this
Thursday night, 5 to 8 p.m. In Fellowship Hall
of First Methodist Church. Profits are used
to finance acts of charity. Kiwanis president
Johnnie McKay, Pancake chairman Finis Sto-
vall, Tom Perdue and Melvln Moore, ara just
four of the club's membership who will be cook-
ing and serving this Thursday! The cost is
$1.00 for adults, students under 12 75£
-STAFF PHOTO
8 Teams Enter
In case you are Interested,
but haven't heard; Dunbar
beat East Chambers 27-44.
It Is also Roundabout's think-
ing that no other team has
been able to score as many
points against the mighty Dun-
bar this year, as did the Rusk
Eagles with 18 big ones on
Nov. 7th! Understand Dunbar
meets Georgetown at Nacog-
doches this Saturday at 8p.m.
for another step In the action
toward the championship title.
Q'Backers Annual Girls Tourney
Slated Thursday-Friday-Saturday
Lots of action shaping up
this week-end, beginning with
Thursday: a joint meet of
Lions, Kiwanlans and Rotar-
ians at 12 noon that day; Pan-
cake Supper from 5 to 8, sp-
onsored by the Kiwanis Club;
Twilight parade at 5 p.m.
around the square; and Girls
Basketball Tournament In the
new gymnasium! Somebody
is going to have a busy day
Thursday I
The Rusk Quarterback Club
sponsored Girls Basketball
Tournament will be held this
weekend at the Rusk High
School gym, according to
chairman Wayne Townsend
and Jack Ball. Quarterback
Club President is Bill Par-
rott.
Participating In the event
will be Rusk, Crockett, Cen-
tral, Lovelady, I.aPoynor,
Cushing, few Sumtnerfield,
and Jacksonville.
The tournament will begin
Thursday and end with cham-
pionship rounds Saturday
night. Trophies will be pre.
sented for the Championship
team, second place, third
place. Sportsmanship, and
Consolation. An All-Tourna-
ment team will also be an-
nounced with trophies award-
ed the grils making the team.
The schedule set up for
Thursday is as follows; 3;45
p.m., Crockett vs. Central;
6:00 p.m., Lovelady vs. La-
Poynor; 7;20 p.m. Cushin^vs.
New Summerfield; and 8;40p,
m.. Rusk vs. Jacksonville.
The same time schedules will
be used on Friday and Satur-
day.
Concession stands will be
open during the tournament.
Admission to the tournament
Is 25 cents for students and 75
cents for adults.
By 4-to-l Margin
Rusk voters approved the
proposed city tax of one per-
cent on Tuesday, Nov. 25th by
a margin of tour to one, Ac-
eroding to city secretary,
Kendrlck Frazer, the total
vote was 289. He reported
236 votes for the proposal; 53
against It.
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"This is unofficial, of course
until the Council meets next
Tuesday and conducts a can-
vas oftheelection,"commen-
ted the city secretary.
Following next Tuesday's
canvas, Rusk's city attorney
M.M. Guinn will be authoriz-
ed to file the necessary data
with State C omptroller Robert
Calvert. Pending approval by
that office it Is believed that
the measure will become ef-
fective and payable on April
l, 1970.
Explains Attorney Gulnn;
'The law stipulates that the
State Comptroller's office be
given 90 days, or one full
quarter, to establish ne ess-
ary record*. for rhe collecting
an 1 repurthig of our one per-
cent. April 1, I0~0is about
the earliest We can expect to
accomplish all this."
The clty'« one percent tax
will be dimply added to the
«state's three and one quarter
percent which is collected and
reported to the Mate Compt.
roller. That office will re.
eorl and return to Rusk its
share of the ' ale tax.
Subject t< the charge of a
sale tax will he the ame it.
enru « n«vk .iih¡ec' to 'he
*t*te tax,
|n noting the election's out
come, May r I . H, Whitehead
•«pressed regret .it the light
vote, "H"w> ver,the >rer lwas
ft thli he! and the margtr
'* i co'tvim |ttg enough for the
Council t • lfr | t^at this re.
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Kiwanis Club
Pancake Supper
Slated Thurs.
The Rusk Kiwanis Club's an-
nual pancake supper will be
h' id here Thursday in the Fel-
lowship Hall of First Method-
ist Church, says Chairman
Finis Stovall.
Serving will begin at 5;00
p.m.
The traditional feast will
feature pancakes, bacon, sau-
sage, syrup, cold drinks and
coffee.
Tickets to the event, on sale
now, are $1.00 for adults and
75 cents for children under 12.
Cooks for the supper will In-
clude Jimniie Cone, Melvln
Moore, Pat Neill, Finis Stov-
all, Dr.CarlCase, RalphTra-
vls, Adon Duncan, Richard
Morris and others. Ticker
sales at the door will be hand-
led by Bill Parrott. Also as-
sisting will be Club President
Johnnie McKay and all mem-
bers of the Rusk Kiwanis Club
and members of the Rusk Key
Club.
MSU Patients
Set Christmas
"Open House"
Voters Give OK To SalesTax
Friday, patients of Maximum
Security Unit at Rusk State
Hospital are hosting a Chris-
tmas open house for friends
and relatives. The event Is
being sponsored by the Volun-
teer Council.
From 8;30 to 4 p.m. thepat.
ients can visit with their
guests, entertain them with a
program of music and skits,
and enjoy hinch together. The
chapel is also to be open that
day for use.
Tours of the facilities In
Maximum Security are also
available for guests interest-
ed.
Board To Meet
Rusk's School Board will
meet for its regular Decem-
ber session at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day night. The meeting will
be conducted in the Board
Room of the Administration
Building, according to school
superintendent Jack Martin.
Topping a lengthy agenda is
expected to be rhe discussion
of next year's 180-day school
year. Minimum now is 175
days.
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RUSK DONS CHRISTMAS ATTIRE-Lcrrely Christmas <Jacora-
tions for the City of Rusk were put up Monday morning by City
employees. The red and silver streamer decorations feature
large silver stars In wreaths, and Christmas bells. Pictured
here are J.D. Norton, director of city utilities, Herman Brad-
ley and Willie Watts. -STAFF PHOTO
Beall's Is Now Open
In New Location
Beall's Department Store,
serving Rusk and area since
1953, is now open In a new lo-
cation, and in newly renovated
facilities on the south side of
the square.
"All departments have been
greatly expanded In our color-
fully contemporary facilit-
ies," announces Don Crysup,
Beall's manager.
The bisque pink brick and
plateglass exterior keynote
the ultramodern theme re-
peated throughout the com-
plete department store. Wall
decor offers pleasing color
contrast with compliments in
carpet on the floors. All new
counters and fixtures have
vastly Increased the store's
ability to merchandise for the
shopper.
"We think we have a store
that will be a credit to the
area we serve," commented
manager Crysup here this
week.
See BEAI LS Page 11
Twilight
Event Set
Fur 5 p.m.
Santa Ciaus will make his of-
ficial visit to Rusk Thursday
during the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce *s Annual Christ-
mas parade, according to
George Dodd, chairman of the
event.
Parade entries will assem-
ble at 5 o'clock near the
First Baptist Church and
First State Bank for the route
areund the square.
Leading the parade will be
Miss Frances Stover and Miss
Kim Quinn, on horses,carry-
ing the United States Flag and
the Christian Flag.
Float entries Include Rusk
Parent-Teacher Association
Burnette Motors, Alpha Alpha
Gamma Chapter of Beta Sig-
ma Phi, Rusk's Our Little
Ml3s pageant winners. Forest
Mathews, Methodist Youth
Choir, Head Start, Omlcron
Gamma Chapter of Beta Sig-
ma Phi, Rusk High School
Future Homemakers, Rusk
Lioness Chib, Cherokee Bapt-
ist Church, and the Rusk State
Hospital. The Rusk Garden
Club and Alpha Alpha Gamma
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi #111
enter their Christmas duc-
hesses in the parade.
Lester Hughes, chairman of
band entries, reported that the
Rusk High School Band, Rusk
Junior High School Band, Alto
High School Band, and the
Center High School Band will
march in the parade. The
Rusk Eaglettes, directed by'
Mrs, Rita Price, will also be
In the parade.
At the close of the twilight
parade, Santa will meet with
all the youngsters In the Coun-
cil Room of the Courthouse—
to hear their requests, and
have their pictures made with
Santa If parents wish to bring
cameras.
Soft drinks will be served to
the band members participat-
ing In the parade.
Earlier this week. Rusk rea-
died the scene for the twilight
festivity. City employees aid-
ed by Southwestern Electric
staff people, erected garlands
of lighted decorations around
the square. Local businesses
are cooperating with window
trim in the season's motif.
Several thousand persons
are expected tovlew theclty's
annual Christmas parade,
which traditionally and offic-
ially opens the Santa Season
In Rusk.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1969, newspaper, December 4, 1969; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150838/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.