The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1976 Page: 1 of 16
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Vol. 127
Number 8
The Cherokeean
Texas' oldest weekly newspaper, established as the Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27, 1850
Rusk, Texas, Thursday, April 15, 1976
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Council Increases Rates,
Accepts 10-year Masterplan
Now, tell me, can you REALLY lay eggs?
Shonda Burran, like a lot of other youngsters, is waiting for Easter Sunday
morning with expectation. The tradition of rabbits laying eggs on this holiday has
evolved through the centuries. Styles range from simple colored eggs to
jewel-encrusted collector items. But, as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Burran
knows, who needs the eggs when you have the rabbit? -staff photo
Water and sewer rates
were increased by Rusk's
City Council in a meeting
Tuesday night at City Hall.
During the four hour
session, councilmen debat-
ed the question of increas-
ed costs of operation and it
was with apparent reluc-
tance that a minimum
increase in services was
passed.
The previous rate of $2
minimum for 1,000 gallons
of water was raised to
$2.25. Sewer rates were
hiked 10 per cent. Present
rate for a one bath
residence is $2.00; the new
rate will be $2.20. Business
rate is $3.00 and goes to
$3.30.
The action was near the
end of a long agenda which
saw the canvass of the
recent election and instal-
lation of Councilmen Lewie
Byers, John Hunter and
Fred Lunsford who had
sought reelection for two-
year terms. In the reorgan-
ization of the body, J. C.
Williams was elected may-
or pro tempore, Mrs.
Nancy Florian, city secre-
tary and Paul Cox, city
attorney.
The Council reconven-
ed at 8:30 Wednesday
morning to discuss
personnel problems. No
action was taken, just a
discussion, reported
Mayor Hassell. The
Council amended its
resolution to increase
water and sewer rates,
Round
Town
With Mrs. Roundabout
Bids Let for Park
Utility Supplies
Wow, and wipe out! The
day thai was! Terrible
Tuesday lived up to its
name in our quarters. We
caught it all, or so it seems
in retrospect. But lest we
bore you with our prob-
lems, let's laugh a little. It
was the funny, clever and
witty Gene Kelley (if we
had his talent we could
make a million, at least)
who said to us, "No. Ginger
is out of town. (His wife.)
She's gone to the eye doctor
so she can see who she's
living with." He's also the
funny one who said. "Old
electricians never die.
They just blow a fuse." He
really said the first. The
second one we cleaned up.
They way he put it wouldn't
look too good in print!
Well, well...nine pounds,
and that many grandpar-
ents! Can you believe it?
Kathy (Richards) and Ray
Penn are the proud parents
of a baby boy. And no more
proud than silly ole'
"paw-paw" Richards who
immediately stuck up a
sign big as life in his store
window, "it's a boy!" I
figured some person would
come along and scrawl in
the question, "how much
will you take for him?", but
nobody did. Still, with nine
living grandparents, these
include the greats of
course, it's just gotta be
some kind of beginning for
a fine, young husky!" His
SOGF says, "He looks like
a good natured, even
tempered little baby."
And, one good turn
deserves another. Do, and
it's done for you. That's
sort of the way my day
ended Tuesday. I left the
office at 6 p.m. (exhausted,
naturally) and had my
mind on getting to the city
council meeting at 7 p.m.
As I walked to my car, I
noticed a man on the roof of
the home of Miss Flaye
Black. She was outside,
too. So, I deducted, "an
insurance adjustor." But
you'd have to look at the
pitch of that roof to believe
that monkey of a man. I
thought to myself, "fellow,
if you don't look out, you're
going to come off there, to
an unhappy ending." Hard-
ly reached my car across
from him when I heard.
"Lady, lady!" Looked up.
and sure 'nuff, he was
about to take a tumble
toward broken bones.
Just hanging there on the
edge of the roof. His ladder
had slipped. So had he. The
lady (Miss Black) obvious-
ly didn't hear his cry for
help. I threw my junk (that
filing cabinet I tote on my
arm and other gear) on the
hood of the car and ran.
hollering, "hang on. help is
coming." Mercy, I could
see that man splattered all
over everywhere. To make
a long story short, we (Miss
Black and me) with the
watchful eye of a passerby,
helped him get down. He
said, when he got his heart
back in the right place, he
just believed he'd send
Bobby Tosh out later to
inspect her roof for hail
damage.
Now. he made us feel like
we had saved his life!
That's a good feeling.
Especially on a day when
we'd all caught heck at the
office about something.
Later, in my haste to get to
the council meeting. I left
my park lights turned on in
my beat up jalopy. Bless
his heart, Councilman
Raymond Cooper saved my
battery by turning them
off! Can't compare a neck
and car batteries, but it
does help to help...some-
body else!
This week the staff is in a
real snite! Whatever that
means. Probably should be
+ See R'ABOUT, Pg. 16
Moore Supply Co. and
Carney Lumber Co., both
of Nacogdoches, were low
bidders for water and
electrical supplies,
respectively, at Rusk's
City Park. Bids from 11
firms were received fol-
lowing advertised notices.
Moore's bid was $1,100.26
and Carney's was $7,552.95.
"These bids cover
materials to complete the
park's water and electrical
service," explains Gene
Kelley, chairman of the
park's Board of Managers.
The board met Apr. 6 and
discussed in detail various
aspects of unfinished work.
Members were advised
that damage in the amount
of $633 was the result of the
recent flash flood. The cost
price covers gravel and the
use of a tractor to repair
the damage.
The chairman reported
work has begun for
Egg Hunt
Is Saturday
An Easter Egg hunt is
set for 10 a.m. Saturday.
The event will be
sponsored by the
Activities Committee of
the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce.
Children, ages three
and under, will hunt on
the north side of the
square. Those four to six
will hunt eggs on the
south side of the square,
and children, ages
seven to nine, will hunt
at the Footbridge Park.
More than 1,800
individually wrapped
candy eggs will be
hidden, according to
Mrs. Mary Ann Patter-
son, committee chair-
man.
making June I the
effective billing date.
Councilmen also amen-
ded a resolution of
commendation to the
City Planning Commit-
tee, to include represen-
tatives of ETCOG.
Mayor Morris W. Hassell
presided at the meeting,
also attended by Council-
men Raymond Cooper,
Willliams. Byers, Hunter
and Lunsford. The group
received the 10-year com-
prehensive masterplan
from City Planning Com-
mittee Chairman Louis
Nelms. Also present to
explain the joint effort of
the committee and the East
Texas Council of Govern-
ments was Don Edmonds,
executive director and
Tom Smyser, director of
physical planning The
council set a meeting for
further indepth discussion
of the plan with the
committee for 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 13.
Chairman Nelms urged
the councilmen to study the
two volume presentation
and come to the meeting
with any questions
concerning its implemen-
JP 2 Voters Request
Local Wet-Dry Option
Voters in Justice Pre-
cinct 2 have 30 days to
return a petition form
calling for a local option
election to legalize the sale
of alcoholic beverages
in that Precinct, according
to Mrs. Mildred Fulton,
county clerk.
Mrs. Fulton said she
issued the form on April 5,
following receipt of the
application on April 1.
Nineteen citizens signed
the application. To be
seriously considered, the
petition must be returned
with 204 signatures of
registered voters in voting
precincts 1, 2 and 17 which
are affected by the appli-
cation.
If the petition is returned
with the required number
of signatures, a check must
be made to verify that
each is a registered voter,
Mrs. Fulton said. Then the
petition will be filed and
will be presented to the
Commissioners Court who
has the responsibility for
calling such an election.
Mrs. Fulton said
opposition to the petition
can be expected. "We've
never had an election like
this that we haven't had
any opposition. I'm sure we
will have," the county
clerk said.
If the attempt to legalize
the sale of alcoholic
beverages is successful,
Justice Precinct 2 will be
the only "wet" area in
Cherokee County. How-
ever, an organization
headed by ministers in the
area to halt the drive has
already been reported.
tation. Edmonds pointed
out thai the plan is one of
five in Texas to be
recognized with an exhibit
at the UN meeting in June
at Vancouver He also
noted that the plan is
recognized as a special
Bicentennial effort in the
U.S.
A resolution was passed
by the council to commend
the work of the committee
Councilmen entered into
an agreement with Way-
mon Daniels, to develop a
38 lot residential section
just off U.S. Highway 69 on
Hill Street (behind the
Dairy Treat). Daniels,
meeting with the group,
offered to supply the
materials if the City would
agree to furnish the labor,
to lay water and sewer
lines to the proposed
project. He also agreed on
his share of street paving
costs Present city policy
calls for owners on either
See COI N< II.. I'. Hi
23 New Members Secured
Chamber Names
Motel Committee
installation of trash can
receptables. "However, we
need the donation of
30-gallon drums for the 75
trash cans we plan," he
said.
Other park development
discussed included paving
and oil of roads in the park,
landscaping, the use of the
park by a group of Boy
Scouts, authorized an ad-
vertisment to bidders for a
ditching machine on a
rental basis and a bid for
asphalt work.
Board members present
include Kelley, James P.
Richards. Frank Sum-
mers, J. W. Carter, Mmes.
Gene Meyers, Mary Buch-
anan and Marie White-
head. also Lyles Zabriskie.
The board will meet at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
community room of First
State Bank.
School
Agenda
Announced
Organization of the board
and approval of contracts
for the next school year
lead a 14-item agenda for
the Board ot Education,
Rusk Independent School
District, at 7 p.m. Monday
night in the Administration
Building.
Other matters to be
discussed include these.
-Amendment of budget.
-Hear reports of high
school's noon period.
-Discuss Student Beha-
vior Code Policy.
-Approval of acceptance
of Federal funds for
1976-77.
-Approve a school repre-
sentative to Region VII
Joint Committee
+ See SCHOOL, Pg. 16
Seven Absentee Votes Cast
The first two days of absentee balloting for the May 1
Democratic primary brought in seven votes,
according to the County Clerk's office. Absentee voting
will continue through Wednesday, April 27.
Registered voters may cast votes for candidates in
the Primary election from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. weekdays
in the office of the county clerk. Absentee voting began
Monday.
A $1,000 fund to attract
promoters of a motel
and the addition of 23 new
members were high points
on the Rusk Chamber of
Commerce directors'
agenda Monday.
Named by President Joe
Ray Ocker to a new
committee to seek motel
facilites are Joe Terrell,
chairman, also Frank
Summers, George Dodd
and Martin Watson. The
formation of this new
committee is in obvious
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RHS Top Seniors Named
Martha Sheldon, standing left, is ranked third high In her graduating class. Eileen
Chapman has the honor of being valedictorian and Danny Anderson, seated is
salutatorian for the I97< senior class. Selections are determined by National
Honors Test scores.
-staff photo
support of anticipated
visitors to the Rusk City
Park and Texas State
Railroad. The fund was
created by a $500 contri-
bution from the Tourist
Committee and $500 from
the Industrial Committee.
In his report for the
Tourist Committee, Chair-
man Frank Summers said
that shrub trees around the
square have been replaced,
or will be shortly ; he said
that the committee docs
not intend to sponsor any
more gun shows, but will
assist with any similar
activity. He told the
directors that the Tourist
Bus is nearing repair
completion and that the
Chamber will be repre-
sented at the Discover
Texas convention in Austin
+ See CHAMBER, Pg. 16
Ward
Bids
Asked
Bids to construct one
ward building and one
female maximum security
ward building at Rusk
State Hospital will be
received until 2:30 p.m.
Apr. 29. Official notices to
bidders have been placed
by the Texas Department
of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation in
Austin, Lufkin, Tyler and
Rusk newspapers.
The notices call for work
to "consist of construction
of building complete with
all systems and related site
work."
Bidders are asked to
respond to the TDMHMR
Design and Construction
Section in the auditorium of
Rusk State Hospital.
The two buildings were
included in the budget for
RSH approved by the last
session of the legislature.
State Rep. Emmett H.
Whitehead of Rusk served
as vice chairman of
Appropriative Matters per-
taining to MHMR and
sponsored the construction
legislation.
Dr. Robert B. Sheldon is
superintendent of the men-
tal institution.
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